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Subject: Re: KERNEL BUG: console not working in linux
To: g.anzolin@inwind.it (Gianluca Anzolin)
Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2000 14:50:33 +0000 (GMT)
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>         inb     $0x92, %al                      #
>         orb     $02, %al                        # "fast	A20" version
>         outb    %al, $0x92			# some chips have only this
> 
> Then my system worked without problems.
> 
> Now what I ask is:
> 1) Why did they disable my videocard ?

Because your machine is not properly PC compatible

> 2) Whate are they supposed to do?

They switch on the A20 line


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