> plan9.ini as well with *norealmode=1 > i can't remember what i did for plan9.ini.
i don't know if this causes trouble with memory sizing. or of the 5501 supports e820 (mine do), but i've used real820.s in /n/sources/contrib/quanstro/9loadaoe (or 9boot) in 16bit mode so bios calls are a bit less problematic. - erik
