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Date:	Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:26:03 -0700
From:	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
To:	Yuhong Bao <yuhongbao_386@...mail.com>
CC:	chris@...muel.org, alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk, tglx@...utronix.de,
	mingo@...hat.com, x86@...nel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: 2.6.38.3 and 2.6.39-rc4 hangs after "Booting the kernel" on quad
 Pentium Pro system

On 04/22/2011 06:46 PM, Yuhong Bao wrote:
> 
> If it was really BIOS-e801 and not BIOS-88 returning this, looks like this is probably a kernel bug in the parsing of the results.
>>> This would be easy to diagnose with DOS DEBUG with no himem.sys
>>> loaded.
>>
>> Would be happy to try with some instructions if it would help.
> Enter these instructions using the A command and execute with the T command:
> mov AX, E801
> INT 15
> INT 3
> And provide the results of the AX, BX, CX, and DX registers after the INT 15h.
>  

Executing these from DOS DEBUG won't give you real results, because DOS
intercepts this call.

	-hpa

-- 
H. Peter Anvin, Intel Open Source Technology Center
I work for Intel.  I don't speak on their behalf.

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