. = 0x8; .code32 jmp protected_start .previous
What in the world would use this? Is there am i386 CPU that starts in protected mode?
Jeremy Jackson jerj@coplanar.net writes:
The normal LinuxBIOS image.
The fallback LinuxBIOS image starts at the reset vector. Then it checks the cmos options to see if everything is ok. Decrements the counter in the cmos in case the count gets too high. Then it jumps to the end of the normal image.
Essentially it is easier to fix the end address then to fix the start address.
Eric
Eric W. Biederman wrote:
I could use some pointers, I find this a bit cryptic.
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Jeremy Jackson wrote:
note the offset of 8. this is called by code once we're in protected mode. This is not the reset vector
ron
ron minnich wrote:
I gathered that, I was wondering what code might be calling it, and does it have to be there for that code to find it.