Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 8 May 2007 03:28:17 -0700 | From | Andrew Morton <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH] Make bootsector stub 16-bit-only (i386) |
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On Sat, 5 May 2007 12:44:52 +0200 Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@mailshack.com> wrote:
> The x86 bzImage contains a stub to inform people that it is not possible > any more to run a Linux kernel by catting it to a floppy and then > booting from it. This was meant to be all 16-bit code. The first > instruction, however, ended up as being coded as a 16:32-bit far jump. I > assume the intention was a 16:16-bit far jump. > > This patch changes only i386. > > Greetings, > Alexander > > Signed-off-by: Alexander van Heukelum <heukelum@mailshack.com> > > --- > > diff --git a/arch/i386/boot/bootsect.S b/arch/i386/boot/bootsect.S > index 011b7a4..ae9df0d 100644 > --- a/arch/i386/boot/bootsect.S > +++ b/arch/i386/boot/bootsect.S > @@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ #endif > _start: > > # Normalize the start address > - jmpl $BOOTSEG, $start2 > + jmpw $BOOTSEG, $start2
Sigh, another blow struck in the ongoing struggle between my Vaio and the rest of the world.
Stone-cold black-screen lockup immediately upon boot.
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