Yes the OS should switch the processor into long mode. You will need to add this logic to the kernel that you are writing (I'm assuming that you are, as this logic is already in Linux or FreeBSD).
On 9/30/07, Simon Peter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > is it true that GRUB2 multiboot, while supporting ELF64 images, does > not switch to long mode on its own, before booting the kernel image? > > Thanks, > Simon > > > _______________________________________________ > Grub-devel mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel > _______________________________________________ Grub-devel mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnu.org/mailman/listinfo/grub-devel
