Re: emm386 hangs when booting from linux

From: H.Rosmanith (Kernel Mailing List) (kernel@wildsau.idv.uni.linz.at)
Date: Sun Mar 02 2003 - 05:29:54 EST


> I've still not found a solution, but at least I know what's happening
> when emm386 or similar crash the system. e.g., when starting "loadlin"
> (with no parameters!) the system will hang too. Reason is that loadlin
> will generate an int 0x13, which is the general protection fault.
> I wonder *why*. Well, the int 0x13 handler I wrote just writes

just to be a bit more specific: yes, it is somehow related to
protected mode switching, but the in eflags, the VM86 bit is clear!
So I dont understand what's causing the fault.

best regards,
herbert

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