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From: erik quanstrom <quanstro@quanstro.net>
Date: Fri, 20 Mar 2009 12:02:28 -0400
To: lucio@proxima.alt.za, 9fans@9fans.net
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Subject: Re: [9fans] I can not remember if I sent this or not: MIPS-64 (sort
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On Fri Mar 20 11:34:28 EDT 2009, lucio@proxima.alt.za wrote:
> > wouldn't it just be easier to use 32-bit compatability mode
> > (http://www.mips.com/products/processors/architectures/mips64/)
> > for bootstrapping using vc?
>
> Please don't go there!  I have just ordered (and paid for) one of
> those gadgets and foremost in my mind was the hope that I would not
> have to deal with a BIOS that needed emulation to be executed.

what leads you to believe that you need to call their open
bios, it doesn't deal with 32-bit mode, it can't be modified to
deal with 32-bit mode and mode switching is impracticable?
(or whatever the correct order is.)

- erik