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 Can't enter protected mode in my bootloader. 
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Post Re: Can't enter protected mode in my bootloader.
Here's a few questions to ask yourself:

Have you set up a GDT?
- Are all the entries zeroed out?
- Do you have a null descriptor?
- Do you have a data and code descriptor?

Have you set up an IDT?
- Are all the pointers set to zero?
- Do you have a valid exception handler?

Did you make sure interrupts are off before the switch?
- Did you turn them back on?

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