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Subject: Re: Framebuffer access via libvgl 
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> In reply to Amancio Hasty who wrote:
> > 
> > Actually, the code needs to be rip out from XFree86 and not from
> > svgalib.
> > 
> > 	Amancio
> > > 
> > > > > You want the Bitmap pointer...
> > > > 
> > > > Now, when will this work with linear framebuffers?  8)
> > > When you^H^H^Hsomeone rips the code out of svgalib.. :)
> 
> BZZST!, none of the above, we need to be able to do VESA BIOS calls
> from within the kernel. Give me THAT and I'll give you modes & linear
> buffer and what have you.
> Stop all the other bullshit, its only going to provide <50% solutions
> and will only run on a very limitted set of hardware, period.
> 
> Contractors ?? :)

Hmm.. now you got my attention , how much you  or whomever is willing
to pay for such a feature?

	Amancio




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