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And another one funny thing - about SSD ;)
At least Corsair, at least on one motherboard model sometimes returns a garbage instead of data - while working through BIOS in PIO mode (prior to DANIS/AHCI start). After switching to native SATA in disk driver - everything becomes fine...
But on initial stage this produces strange traps, denied kernel file and so on...

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BIOS on EFI motherboards have a tonns of bugs ;) I've tested one on B75 chipset - and SPACE key in Installation CD initial setup (in text mode) was not working until BIOS update ;)
Trap can be caused by multiple reasons:
  * on later stages (just before PM) - new panorama + ACPI.
  * immediately after start - memory issues (list of usable memory in these BIOSes is some kind of chaos ;) - still thinking how to check it before use).

Another problem is - new APCIs patch something in IBM loader, or get some data from hardcoded offsets in it - and unable to do the same with alternative loaders. This is a bad method, when code is nailed up to 104 or 105_SMP kernel and loader.
I saw messages about successful results with /VW key only, i.e.:

    alternative loader + IBM kernel + new ACPI.PSD /VW

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And Martin - I can publish code, in the future :)
It least, when I will be tired of it ;) Or when IBM publish the sources (because my loader is much more usable, than IBM`s ;)) I'm not planning to sit on sources until the end of time ;)

p.s. again - there are TWO alternative loaders: OS/4 and QS (my project) and I can tell only for myself.

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And what, Eugene? ;)
Can you tell something real instead of robotized reactions? I think, no.
Or I am stole something from you or Mensys? No.
Ok, I am - an author of "QSINIT" - another one kernel loader (NOT OS/4). And I can tell only for myself: this loader was written from scratch (it has completely another structure and features). And I will not publish it under GNU licence :) Though I made this project for fun - it takes 3 years from me - and I won't grant its code to you, especially you.

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Martin, where you will find so many volunteers, who can support this project if it will be "opened"? I'm looking around and see no one. :)

And - this is my own opinion, but "open source" now - is only the method of stealing programer`s time and goodwill. Ok, in Linux, were system is "free" for all - it can be used, because it still create a some kind of sum from multiple sources: single authors, companies...

But here? Where everything is payable - even drivers! Opening under "free" licence will make only one thing - a GIFT of complete, workable thing to Mensys. They put own copyright on it and will start to distribute through subscribtion service ;)

And this - after all of this years, when Gorbunov proclaimed OS/4 as "piracy", fight with it everywhere (even with loader, ok - kernel can be questionable).
Do you really think what someone wants to make such gift for such persons?


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Apparently, it is not always "huge" blocks, and it can be more than 2-3. It depends on the specific system, and what I/O they have installed.
Yes, but there is no reason to use tiny blocks... Whole list can hold up to 20 entries and most of them - small in size. OS/4 loader just ignore blocks smaller 64k, as I know.
And - OS2LDR still can be rewritten from scratch ;) This is possible if you know how organized kernel loading process.

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This problem has ages, actually :) But now it occurs much often.
Some years ago I saw report about old HP notebook with 64 + 96 Mb onboard with a small hole between of them... And the user was very grateful to OS/4 loader ;)

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Using of +512Mb memory on modern chipsets requires a large patching of OS2LDR - or alternative loader ;).
Now you can get this memory only with non-IBM OS2LDR loader and /VW key in new ACPIs (or with ACPIs 3.1x).
The problem is simple - IBM (eCS) OS2LDR gets only 1st block of memory from system, but EFI BIOS split memory on 2-3 huge blocks...

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I use it only for backup, so never tried to insert a movie ... but my own written disks can be read - both in cfds and udf format.

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DVDDAO is supposed to have support for BlueRay, but I don't know if it works.
It works, really... I'm wrote some disks on 8x speed (36Mb/s) - on PC with danis... Nice result for 14 years old system and 16bit SATA driver ;)

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Hardware / Re: New hardware that works with ECS2.X
« on: February 17, 2013, 02:01:19 pm »
I also tried the older 8168 Multimac driver. That killed it instantly, and it wouldn't even work in windows, until the next morning (whew!). Of course, this one works perfectly in windows, so I tried GENMAC. So far, no joy.
You can try rtgnda (rtgnda13.zip)... It may set zero mac to card, so need to uncomment [NETADDRESS] section in nif file and setup address manually... Another thing - it can`t be used as NETBEUI (pure netbios) server... NETBEUI client working fine... Up to 40 mb/s speed.... But it works not on all cards...

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