initdisk.c: work around Xi8088 ROM-BIOS bug for int 13.41 [fixes #156] #224
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…#156] Setting ds = 40h for int 13h function 41h is to work around a Xi8088 ROM-BIOS bug. All LBA extensions functions are affected, but only the detection call will reach the bug code because that BIOS reports that it doesn't support the LBA extensions. Refer to FDOS#156 and https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=21275
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Setting ds = 40h for int 13h function 41h is to work around a Xi8088 ROM-BIOS bug. All LBA extensions functions are affected, but only the detection call will reach the bug code because that BIOS reports that it doesn't support the LBA extensions.
Refer to #156 and https://www.bttr-software.de/forum/forum_entry.php?id=21275