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From: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Newsgroups: comp.os.minix
Subject: Re: RAM disk in extd memory (IBM)
Message-ID: <1854@ast.cs.vu.nl>
Date: 3 Jan 89 20:49:01 GMT
References: <3580016@hpindda.HP.COM>
Reply-To: ast@cs.vu.nl (Andy Tanenbaum)
Organization: VU Informatica, Amsterdam
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In article <3580016@hpindda.HP.COM> huilin@hpindda.HP.COM (Hui Lin Lim) writes:
>Has anyone considered putting the RAM disk into extended memory
>when MINIX is run on 386 systems?  I'm new to MINIX having just
>bought the book and software (v1.2) but haven't seen any
>discussion about this so far.

In 1.3, the root file system can be put in extended memory on a 286.
I don't actually know how that works on a 386.  The extended memory is
driven by a routine in klib88.s, so if 386 extended memory has to be
accessed differently, that routine will have to be changed.  Has anyone
used extended memory on a 386?

Andy Tanenbaum (ast@cs.vu.nl)