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how toenable A20 address line

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:00 pm
by mindvnas
i have a slight problem enabling A20. all the methods i tried so far reset my computer, hang bochs and crash vmware. is there a solution that will work on any machine?

RE:how toenable A20 address line

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:00 pm
by TripleFault
If you have tried numerous methods then the problem may be in that BOCHS is configured incorrectly.  Make sure to check that out.  Try the tutorials at http://www.osdever.net/.  There are a couple of tutorials on different methods of enabling the A20 line.

RE:how toenable A20 address line

Posted: Sat Oct 18, 2003 11:00 pm
by TripleFault
Also, try using some other emulator such as what I use, VirtualPC.  It's a little on the expensive side but I haven't had any problems at all with it...so far.  Still, I wouldn't suggest paying that much money for it.  (My OS enabled PMODE ad A20 and it works fine on VirtualPC)