Re: install/41162: A20 gate legacy hook cause long pxeboot delay on Soekris net5501

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Subject: Re: install/41162: A20 gate legacy hook cause long pxeboot delay on Soekris net5501
From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:30:04 +0000 (UTC)

The following reply was made to PR port-i386/41162; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: install/41162: A20 gate legacy hook cause long pxeboot delay on 
Soekris net5501
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 2009 08:28:00 +0000

 Easiest solution is to probe and see whether or not A20 is enabled.
 If it is, don't mess with it.
 Otherwise we need to consider new BIOS calls, which are problematic.

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