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Re: protected mode?
- From: Nick Garnett <nickg at ecoscentric dot com>
- To: Chuck McManis <cmcmanis at mcmanis dot com>
- Cc: ECOS Discussion Group <ecos-discuss at sources dot redhat dot com>
- Date: 04 Aug 2003 09:46:55 +0100
- Subject: Re: [ECOS] protected mode?
- References: <5.2.1.1.2.20030803220041.01a8a858@209.66.107.193>
Chuck McManis <cmcmanis@mcmanis.com> writes:
> Ok, so is there something I'm missing or does ECOS stay only in real
> mode on the PC?
No, eCos and RedBoot run entirely inprotected mode. RedBoot only runs
in real mode while it is using the BIOS to load the rest of itself --
while the dots are coming out on the display. The very first thing it
does after that is switch to 32-bit protected mode.
What makes you think it is in real mode?
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Nick Garnett eCos Kernel Architect
http://www.ecoscentric.com The eCos and RedBoot experts
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