--- grub-patch.1/stage1/stage1.S	2004-02-07 08:46:45.000000000 +0100
+++ grub-patch.2/stage1/stage1.S	2004-02-07 09:10:35.000000000 +0100
@@ -416,6 +416,7 @@
 	movb	$0xe, %ah
 	int	$0x10		/* display a byte */
 message:
+	cld
 	lodsb
 	cmpb	$0, %al
 	jne	1b	/* if not end of string, jmp to display */