Messages in this thread |  | | From | "H. Peter Anvin" <> | Subject | Re: Re2: LOADLIN and 2.4 kernels | Date | 8 Sep 2001 13:02:05 -0700 |
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Followup to: <51.10cc64a8.28cb50f8@aol.com> By author: Floydsmith@aol.com In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > Yes, indeed, not loading himem does solve the problem I had. But, do to the > fact that I need extented memory (for a DOS ramdisk) and for some TSR(s) > (like smartdrv) for a LS-120 boot disk I use as both a Linux and DOS "rescue" > disk, I need "himem". >
Someone reported to me that LOADLIN consistently fails to load kernels > 1 MB both with and without A20 changes; probably it tries to use the old "sector count" field in the kernel. This would explain what we have observed, and so I consider this matter closed as far as I'm concerned. LOADLIN needs to be updated to continue to be useful, and I don't know if Hans is still around, even.
-hpa
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