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If IVT is sotred at 0x0000:0x0000 in x86 , and after reset, processor starts at 0x00000000 then how does it work ? at the first time BIOS also has t ...
  1. 05-21-2008 #1
    matt_kleviar
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    Interupt vector table in x86

    If IVT is sotred at 0x0000:0x0000 in x86 , and after reset, processor starts at 0x00000000 then how does it work ?
    at the first time BIOS also has t eb loaded at 0x00000000, then if IVT is there how does processor runs at 0x00000000 ?
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  2. 05-22-2008 #2
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    booting Linux begins in the BIOS at address 0xFFFF0

    See here for Linux Boot Process
    Inside the Linux boot process
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