# HG changeset patch
# User sergeig
# Date 1300634839 0
# Node ID 03f0c5170e9d78c2e6f0cd599d806a4c16b2528f
# Parent  0092797d62f6f144a212264979cebcf0f7e5e6ae
* include/pcmb.inc: To allow the BIOS timer interrupt handler to
switch off the drive, we need to make sure interrupts are enabled.

diff --git a/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/ChangeLog b/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/ChangeLog
--- a/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/ChangeLog
+++ b/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2011-03-17  Horst Schirmeier  <horst@schirmeier.com>
+
+	* include/pcmb.inc: To allow the BIOS timer interrupt handler to
+	switch off the drive, we need to make sure interrupts are enabled.
+
 2006-06-02  Nick Garnett  <nickg@ecoscentric.com>
 
 	* include/pcmb_io.h (HAL_PCI_TRANSLATE_INTERRUPT): Fixed PCI
diff --git a/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/include/pcmb.inc b/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/include/pcmb.inc
--- a/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/include/pcmb.inc
+++ b/packages/hal/i386/pcmb/current/include/pcmb.inc
@@ -214,9 +214,12 @@
 _endload:
 1:
 
-	/* Lets be nice and wait for the diskette drive motor to go off
-         * before continuing. */
+	/* Let's be nice and wait for the diskette drive motor to go off
+	 * before continuing.  To allow the BIOS timer interrupt handler
+	 * to switch off the drive, we need to make sure interrupts are
+	 * enabled. */
 	
+	sti
 	movw	$0x40, %ax
 	movw	%ax, %es
 	movl	$0x40, %ebx