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From: ron minnich <rminnich@lanl.gov>
To: 9fans@cse.psu.edu
Subject: RE: [9fans] loading plan 9 directly from linuxbios
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Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2003 09:12:07 -0700
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On Wed, 29 Oct 2003, Tiit Lankots wrote:

> >stage. here is my (doubtless incorrect) code. Can somebody
> >remind me what
> >the MSW is.
>
> MSW is the low 16 bits of CR0. Writing 1 into it sets the PE bit
> (i.e. switches to protected mode).

Thanks, I found that last night too, this is good to have confirmation.

I clearly don't need this from linuxbios, as it's already in protected
mode, but I see no harm in leaving it in.

ron