On Friday 22 December 2006 15:20, Duncan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote about '[gentoo-amd64] Re: Emerging package as both 64 and 32 bit': > "Boyd Stephen Smith Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted > [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, 22 > Dec > > 2006 08:54:59 -0600: > > Also, it's technically possible for the bootloader to switch into > > extended mode before loading the kernel, but not done (in GRUB, at > > least) for solid technical reasons. (IIRC, there's some memory > > mappings that have to be set up before entering extended mode.) > > That's something I've actually always wondered, so it's interesting to > see a bit on it. Is there anything not /too/ technical* but somewhat > more detailed you could point me to?
I don't have anything bookmarked, but I'll look around after I get back from work and see if I can dig up any more references. -- "If there's one thing we've established over the years, it's that the vast majority of our users don't have the slightest clue what's best for them in terms of package stability." -- Gentoo Developer Ciaran McCreesh
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