--- src/sys/boot/pc32/cdboot/cdboot.S	2006/01/13 19:41:50	1.7
+++ src/sys/boot/pc32/cdboot/cdboot.S	2007/05/18 07:41:43	1.8
@@ -461,10 +461,17 @@ twiddle:	push %ax			# Save
 		ret
 
 		/*
-		 * Enable A20
+		 * Enable A20. Put upper limit on amount of time we wait for the
+		 * keyboard controller to get ready (65K x ISA access time). If
+		 * we wait more than that amount it's likely that the hardware
+		 * is legacy-free and simply doesn't have keyboard controller
+		 * and don't need enabling A20 at all.
 		 */
 seta20: 	cli				# Disable interrupts
-seta20.1:	in $0x64,%al			# Get status
+		xor %cx,%cx			# Clear
+seta20.1:	inc %cx				# Increment, overflow?
+		jz seta20.3			# Yes
+		in $0x64,%al			# Get status
 		test $0x2,%al			# Busy?
 		jnz seta20.1			# Yes
 		mov $0xd1,%al			# Command: Write
@@ -474,7 +481,7 @@ seta20.2:	in $0x64,%al			# Get status
 		jnz seta20.2			# Yes
 		mov $0xdf,%al			# Enable
 		out %al,$0x60			#  A20
-		sti				# Enable interrupts
+seta20.3:	sti				# Enable interrupts
 		ret				# To caller
 
 		/*