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SWITCHING TO PROTECTED MODE

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:00 pm
by drkameleon
HOW CAN I SET UP 32-BIT PROTECTED MODE???

Re: SWITCHING TO PROTECTED MODE

Posted: Mon May 23, 2005 11:00 pm
by ManOfSteel
- disable interrupts
- load GDT
- load IDT (if you have one and wish to use it)
- set cr0 register bit 1
- do a jump to a 32 bits location
- load segment registers with their protected mode segment selector values
- setup new stack
- enable interrupts

Re: SWITCHING TO PROTECTED MODE

Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 11:00 pm
by frizzz
Look at my homepage and find a very well commented example, how to do what You desire...
www.rcfriz.de