>> > 2) The Memory Map information under GRUB2 seems to be "zeroed" which
>> > leads me to believe that there must be something different in the way
>> > Legacy GRUB and GRUB2 handle Data and BSS segments (ie: initializing
>> > data by zeroing out).
>> The most common reason is the OS zeroing it o
Hi Vlad (phcoder),
On Wed, 2009-08-12 at 22:09 +0200, Vladimir 'phcoder' Serbinenko wrote:
> > However, when I boot using GRUB2, the Memory Map seems to have been
> > written over.
> >
> > Some observations:
> > 1) Legacy GRUB seems to use a combination of ELF and Multiboot header
> > informatio
> However, when I boot using GRUB2, the Memory Map seems to have been
> written over.
>
> Some observations:
> 1) Legacy GRUB seems to use a combination of ELF and Multiboot header
> information to boot the OS image; however, GRUB2 using the "multiboot"
> kernel type will use strictly Multiboot pr
Hi,
I am developing an eductional/hobby OS that is multiboot-compliant that
has been booted by Legacy GRUB successfully. In this particular
instance, I am examining the Memory Map information that I obtain from
the Multiboot Information structure that Legacy GRUB returns
successfully. Available
