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Subject: Re: > 80x24 ?
To: avalon@coombs.anu.edu.au (Darren Reed)
Date: Tue, 26 Mar 1996 13:55:28 +0100 (MET)
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In-Reply-To: <199603261310.FAA03395@freefall.freebsd.org> from "Darren Reed" at Mar 27, 96 00:13:07 am
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In reply to Darren Reed who wrote:
> > Go read a bunch of "booklets" for different video cards, then read a
> > couble of books on PC video hw, and then come back with a better
> > understanding of the problem(s).
> > Then tell me again how easy it will be to make this work on ALL
> > video hw....
> > 
> > PS: If you don't have any PC hw books handy, look at the XFree86
> >     sources for the video hw they support.
> 
> How very sad.

Endeed.
 
> Is there such a thing as a "most common" method for changing the text
> resolution ?  What about for PnP devices ?  PCI video vards ?

Well, syscons allows you to switch between all those modes that are
"common" already..

There is hope I guess, but until the vendors get their act together
and actually FOLLOWS the standards, sigh..

> I know PC suck, but this reaches new heights.

I'd say low's :)

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