Re: Linux/ix86 booting process and BIOS

From: Jeff Garzik (jgarzik@mandrakesoft.com)
Date: Tue Feb 22 2000 - 17:00:31 EST

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"Dunlap, Randy" wrote:
> Everything that goes into the EBDA (Extended BIOS Data Area, the stuff
> allocated below 0xA000:0000), e.g. certain SMP tables (not sure what
> they do - I just know that it kills SMP if LILO trips over them ;-)
>
> Where can I find docs on the EBDA?

Check out the OpenBIOS links page, especially the Phoenix BIOS
specifications link...

http://www.freiburg.linux.de/openbios/links/

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