12 May
1998
12 May
'98
12:02 p.m.
[why does this thread exist?]
On Tue, 12 May 1998, Tony Duell wrote:
The problem is that the i80286 can go from real mode
to protected mode,
but not back again. At least not without a hardware reset.
Now, the keyboard controller output port bit 0 will, if pulsed low, reset
the microprocessor.
Wasn't there another trick? Tripple-fault will also cause a hardware
reset on most mobo's, and it's probably faster than diddling the keyboard
controller.
-- Doug