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From: Terry Lambert <tlambert@primenet.com>
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Subject: Re: >64MB
To: jamil@trojanhorse.ml.org (Jamil J. Weatherbee)
Date: Sat, 1 Nov 1997 02:13:20 +0000 (GMT)
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In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.971031171014.417B-100000@trojanhorse.ml.org> from "Jamil J. Weatherbee" at Oct 31, 97 05:11:03 pm
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> Why does the bootloader only report 64MB if you have >64MB
> you know right above the boot: prompt?

It reports what the BIOS tells it to report.

It reports less because the BIOS lies.

The value "right abouve the boot: prompt" is printed by the BIOS
(strange how it doesn't lie to itself ;-)).

Work on calling BIOS calls via VM86().  Get that working, and
dozens of people will be happy to correct the problem for you.


					Terry Lambert
					terry@lambert.org
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