Index: locore.s
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/i386/i386/locore.s,v
retrieving revision 1.184
diff -u -r1.184 locore.s
--- locore.s	8 Jul 2004 22:35:34 -0000	1.184
+++ locore.s	13 Oct 2004 04:35:05 -0000
@@ -789,7 +789,11 @@
 
 /* Map read-only from page 1 to the beginning of the kernel text section */
 	movl	$PAGE_SIZE, %eax
+#if 0
 	xorl	%edx,%edx
+#else	/* for dcons */
+	movl    $PG_RW,%edx
+#endif
 	movl	$R(btext),%ecx
 	addl	$PAGE_MASK,%ecx
 	subl	%eax,%ecx
Index: machdep.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/i386/i386/machdep.c,v
retrieving revision 1.598
diff -u -r1.598 machdep.c
--- machdep.c	5 Sep 2004 02:09:52 -0000	1.598
+++ machdep.c	12 Oct 2004 14:43:08 -0000
@@ -1833,7 +1833,11 @@
 			/*
 			 * block out kernel memory as not available.
 			 */
+#if 0
 			if (pa >= KERNLOAD && pa < first)
+#else			/* preserve loader and dcons buffer */
+			if (pa < first)
+#endif
 				continue;
 	
 			page_bad = FALSE;