correction: > Actually %bx is probably non-zero, it simply contains the offset into > the next 64k segment. Therefore %bx should be left alone. Otherwise the > sectors that didn't fit into the current sector will be overwritten by > successive reads. current segment that is. -- Kernelnewbies: Help each other learn about the Linux kernel. Archive: http://mail.nl.linux.org/kernelnewbies/ FAQ: http://kernelnewbies.org/faq/