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Re: High Mem for i386 PC w/ GRUB
- From: Andrew Lunn <andrew at lunn dot ch>
- To: Frank Pagliughi <fpagliughi at mindspring dot com>
- Cc: ecos-patches at ecos dot sourceware dot org
- Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2005 20:31:42 +0200
- Subject: Re: High Mem for i386 PC w/ GRUB
- References: <42B0AAE2.8030708@mindspring.com>
On Wed, Jun 15, 2005 at 06:25:38PM -0400, Frank Pagliughi wrote:
> This patch allows you to use the High Memory Option (2MB) for i386 PC
> Targets that use the GRUB startup option. This allows you to launch eCos
> apps from other Multiboot-compatible loaders that use the lower memory.
>
> In particular, this works with the "eXtender" protected-mode DOS
> extender (http://oslib.sourceforge.net/x.html), which allows you to
> launch eCos apps from DOS. This is helpful for some debug setups or
> maybe launching from a DiskOnChip or similar.
>
> Frank
>
Committed,
Thanks
Andrew