Re: PC386 boot problems (solved)

[Joel Sherrill <joel.sherrill@OARcorp.com>]

VALETTE Eric wrote:
> 
> >>>>> "Quality" == Quality Quorum <qqi@world.std.com> writes:
> 
> Quality> On Mon, 6 Dec 1999, VALETTE Eric wrote:
> Quality> This loop is called once during start up, so the the point should be
> Quality> a reliable minimum delay time (this one will give you 1us on 1Gz
> Quality> processor), versus precision achived through a strange trick.
> 
> >> Could the guy that suggested the change test with 0x80?
> 
> Quality> The problem I found was that start16.s does not have enough delay
> Quality> time while doing Gate 20 operation. I just changed ldsegs.s along
> Quality> same lines, hence '%'.
> 
> Proabbly untested since it does not compile...

The does not compile part is my fault from merging the patch by hand.

> Furthermore :
> 
>    1) Linux does otherwyse and has been much more tested than RTEMS on pc386

This part is hard to argue. :)

>    2) Your loop does not work on our PC...
> 
> -- eric

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