> In sum, there is still a /bug/ around here: since the intent, and effect, of 
> the FreeDOS
> code is that this and similar "pass 0" directives be executed
> /inconditionally/ then Kernel /should'nt ask/ its Y/N question on them!
right.


> (3) The 1k limit for XBDA moving introduced by MS, and followed by
> FreeDOS is an anachronism. I suggest no arbitrary limit be set :
> EBDA sizes of 2 to 6 k are common, and during our testing we
> even found, with new "EFI" compatibilty BIOS modules, gigantic
> EBDAs (one 47 kbytes - OMG what do 'they' hide in there !)
btw as you are the XBDA expert:
does
  /E:512
mean 'copy the first 512 byte to low memory, the rest isn't needed ?
I can't find a technical specification

> (4) The Kernel is confused and corrupts the MCB chain in certain
> circumstances - rather than go on here,  I think I'll open a new
> thread for that apparently serious bug.
right. if possible make also a (small) virtual machine to reproduce
the bug

Tom


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