problem with rom

[Gregg C Levine]

Hello from Gregg C Levine
Steve, now I am completely confused. Can you elaborate on the term
"gdt"? I am familiar with its use, on the PC, during the time period
that covers the pre-Linux era. Namely working in assembler for the
IBM-PC, itself, during the 1980s to the 1990s.

After that, I don't remember how it works. So, can you further
elaborate?
-------------------
Gregg C Levine hansolofalcon at worldnet.att.net
------------------------------------------------------------
"The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi
"Use the Force, Luke."  Obi-Wan Kenobi
(This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi )
(This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )



> -----Original Message-----
> From: linuxbios-admin at clustermatic.org [mailto:linuxbios-
> admin at clustermatic.org] On Behalf Of Steve Gehlbach
> Sent: Monday, May 05, 2003 1:29 PM
> To: Serafino Sorrenti
> Cc: linuxbios at clustermatic.org
> Subject: Re: problem with rom
> 
> Serafino Sorrenti wrote:
> 
> > # use DOC MIL
> > option USE_DOC_MIL=1
> > docipl northsouthbridge/sis/730/ipl.S
> 
> 
> >
> > # Need to "relocate the gdt" to use a standard flash part (???)
> > biosbase 0xffff0000
> 
> 
> I don't believe you want to mix these two settings.  ipl.S is real
mode
> code.  I would remove the biosbase setting altogether.
> 
> Further, some of the config you have is from the pcchips787.  The
> pcchips787 config is for the sis630 section; the sis730 code is
> different and many of the option settings from the pcchips787 are
not
> going to work well, unfortunately.  I converted the real mode code
in
> the 630 directory so it would work, I think the same thing might
have to
> be done for the 730, but I am not sure.
> 
> -Steve
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Linuxbios mailing list
> Linuxbios at clustermatic.org
> http://www.clustermatic.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxbios