> > > this would only work after the kernel has control, and the kernel
> > > needs far more than 10 cylinders...
> >
> > What about /boot/loader? Does that use the bios also? Can't we build
> > one with a modified fd0 in it?
>
> yes it uses the bios, and it is large enough (100+ KB compressed if
> you include forth, ~70KB without) to kill most of the savings coming
> from this trick.
So how about a options flag on the floppy driver which translates
block addresses beyond 1440K into the "extra" sectors? I don't
know that there's a "clean" way insert that into the driver, just
glancing at the code..
louie
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