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Werner Almesberger wrote: > > Benjamin C.R. LaHaise wrote:> > If people really care about doing post-mortem analysis, modify the > > boot-loader to capture an image of RAM after reboot.> > I did this once with LILO and found to my great disappointment that the > BIOS would reliably garble the memory on every reset. I've tested this > on three very different PCs (AMI, Award, and IBM(?) BIOS), so it seems > unlikely that there are many machines around which leave useful > information through a reset. (I used the reset button for those tests.) As I've been forced to install W95 on one of my machines, I've been rebooting a LOT today. What I did notice is that Linux never prevents the memory test on a warm boot, while W95 does. In conclusion, is Linux doing the 0x1234 thingy, and is it working? Roger. -- ** R.E.Wolff@BitWizard.nl ** +31-15-2137555 ** http://www.BitWizard.nl/ ** Florida -- A 39 year old construction worker woke up this morning when a 109-car freight train drove over him. According to the police the man was drunk. The man himself claims he slipped while walking the dog. 080897 | ||||||||||||
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