--- grub-0.96/stage2/char_io.c.orig	2005-02-18 09:12:39.163407496 +0100
+++ grub-0.96/stage2/char_io.c	2005-02-18 09:13:11.431502000 +0100
@@ -1202,34 +1202,59 @@
 }
 #endif /* ! STAGE1_5 */
 
+#ifdef GRUB_UTIL
+# ifdef __PIC__
+#  if defined(HAVE_START_SYMBOL) && defined(HAVE_END_SYMBOL)
+      extern char start[];
+      extern char end[];
+#  elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_START_SYMBOL) && defined (HAVE_USCORE_END_SYMBOL)
+      extern char _start[];
+      extern char _end[];
+#  endif
+# endif
+#endif
 int
 memcheck (int addr, int len)
 {
 #ifdef GRUB_UTIL
+# ifdef __PIC__
+#  if defined(HAVE_START_SYMBOL) && defined(HAVE_END_SYMBOL)
+  if (start <= addr && end > addr + len)
+    return ! errnum;
+#  elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_START_SYMBOL) && defined (HAVE_USCORE_END_SYMBOL)
+  if (_start <= addr && _end > addr + len)
+    return ! errnum;
+#  endif
+# else /* __PIC__ */
   static int start_addr (void)
     {
       int ret;
-# if defined(HAVE_START_SYMBOL)
+#  if defined(HAVE_START_SYMBOL)
       asm volatile ("movl	$start, %0" : "=a" (ret));
-# elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_START_SYMBOL)
+#  elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_START_SYMBOL)
       asm volatile ("movl	$_start, %0" : "=a" (ret));
-# endif
+#  else
+      erk! /* function would return undefined data in this case - barf */
+#  endif
       return ret;
     }
 
   static int end_addr (void)
     {
       int ret;
-# if defined(HAVE_END_SYMBOL)
+#  if defined(HAVE_END_SYMBOL)
       asm volatile ("movl	$end, %0" : "=a" (ret));
-# elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_END_SYMBOL)
+#  elif defined(HAVE_USCORE_END_SYMBOL)
       asm volatile ("movl	$_end, %0" : "=a" (ret));
-# endif
+#  else
+      erk! /* function would return undefined data in this case - barf */
+#  endif
       return ret;
     }
 
   if (start_addr () <= addr && end_addr () > addr + len)
     return ! errnum;
+# endif /* __PIC__ */
 #endif /* GRUB_UTIL */
 
   if ((addr < RAW_ADDR (0x1000))