Help? bootup parameters

**liu_y_t** · 04-03-2005

Can anybody help!

The detail information of BIOS bootup parameters of X86 copied to _empty_zero_page?

**Jacob** · 04-15-2005

Originally Posted by liu_y_t

Can anybody help!

The detail information of BIOS bootup parameters of X86 copied to _empty_zero_page?

could you give some more information?

**liu_y_t** · 04-16-2005

In the 32-bit startup code "linux\arch\i386\kernel\head.s"

First 2kB data at real-mode address 0x9000:0000 will be copied to
protected-mode page: _empty_zero_page, it is for boot parameters,
and then all these parameters will used or checked in setup_arch()
function.

Second 2kB data will also copied to _empty_zero_page + 2048
position.

So, I just want to know the first 2kB detail information for a specific
architecture such as x86.

**drakebasher** · 04-17-2005

I'm not sure you will get an answer to your question in this forum. Most of us don't get down as deep as actually reading the source code. Is there some higher level problem that you need help with?

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