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From: Ronald G Minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
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Subject: Re: switching to real mode 
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On Thu, 6 Dec 2001, Mike Smith wrote:

> As John said, actually, really going back to real mode is hard.  It would
> be easier to just reboot the system, especially since we have probably
> left hardware in odd states.

True. For two kernel monte and LOBOS we never leave protected mode before
booting the new OS. Getting into real mode just isn't that important.

ron


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