efore doing so.  Also, the boot loader must leave
the PIC programmed with the normal BIOS/DOS values, even if it changed them
during the switch to 32-bit mode.<P>

<H3>Boot Information Format</H3>

Upon entry to the OS, the EBX register contains the physical address of
a 'multiboot_info' data structure, through which the boot loader
communicates vital information to the OS.  The OS can use or ignore any
parts of the structure as it chooses; all information passed by the boot
loader is advisory only.<P>

The