Hi, > I am eager to understand the basics of Memory models (flat, segmented etc) > , CPU modes (real,protected) > and address translation (physical to logical etc.) and how all of them work > together. I am very confused > about this and would really appreciate if someone could provide good > references to these topics. You may find useful information inside i366 Programmers Manual. Anyhow, reading materials is the first step in understanding these concepts. You will have to actually read/write/debug pieces of code related to them. thanks, Daniel. [1] pdos.csail.mit.edu/6.828/2010/readings/i386.pdf _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies