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From: Jason <unleet@qwest.net>
To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca
Subject: Re: Loadlin question
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2001 17:02:37 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <01112717023700.24380@lightstar> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.LNX.4.33.0111271832500.285-100000@rocki.nycap.rr.com>

AFAIK no, there's no difference.
they both kick out the BIOS and any "real-mode" programs that are running, 
the only difference is the method used, LILO uses native code and a few BIOS 
vectors, loadlin uses VCPI.

On Tuesday November 27, 2001 04:34 pm, you wrote:
> Hi.
> Is there
>  any difference in system resource availability if I load Linux from a dos
> prompt as oposed to loading Linux right from the Lilo prompt?
> Just curious.
> Later


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