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   wolfgang kern to James Harris   
   Re: Q1-4: in UEFI boot basics   
   03 Dec 23 10:51:32   
   
   From: nowhere@never.at   
      
   On 02/12/2023 13:15, James Harris wrote:   
      
   >> 1. x86 32-bit UEFI boot may not be widely supported. You may be better   
   >> to be able to boot a 64-bit UEFI OS loader and switch to 32-bit mode   
   >> if you want to start a 32-bit OS.   
      
   Yes, that's what I have to try first even my 32-bit KESYS can switch to   
   LM and back, the whole thing will need a complete rewrite for the   
   opposite direction, I may this do later, (if I live long enough)   
      
   >   
   > I knew I'd seen somewhere that 32-bit UEFI boot may not be widely   
   > supported. I think it was at   
      
   >    https://forum.osdev.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=56668   
      
   I see, perhaps just contemporary on mobiles and earlier.   
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   wolfgang   
      
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