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- From: drew@verdix.com (Drew Johnson)
- Subject: Memory addressing in protected mode (specifically address pin A20)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.193519.13638@verdix.com>
- Organization: Verdix Corp
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 19:35:19 GMT
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- I am trying to run some code on a 'bare' IBM AT board, ie no DOS. I have
- everything working fine except for one problem: I cannot get the board
- to recognize address bit 20. If I access memory at address 0x100000, it
- is the same memory as at address 0x0. I am switching the board into protected
- mode 'manually', not by using the BIOS function. Does anybody out there
- know what I have to do to get a PC board to use bit 20 in protected mode?
- On a PS/2, there is a configuration I/O address that you have to write to
- to turn on gate A20 addressing. I can find no equivalent for the AT.
-
- Any help would be greatly appreciated.
-
- Drew Johnson
- drew@verdix.com
-