Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 18:15:45 +0400 From: Arseny Nasokin <tarc@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> To: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console in 1024x768 mode? Message-ID: <20060630141545.GI2475@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> In-Reply-To: <20060630090210.GD734@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <463aea570606240729u6b696c05vc1de0b1e03afae0f@mail.gmail.com> <20060624222706.GE747@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <200606271242.50222.peter@wemm.org> <20060630032951.GR74776@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> <20060630033351.GA2475@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> <20060630090210.GD734@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org>
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On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 07:02:10PM +1000, Peter Jeremy wrote: > On Fri, 2006-Jun-30 07:33:51 +0400, Arseny Nasokin wrote: > >On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 07:29:52AM +0400, Arseny Nasokin wrote: > >> Can it be needed for something else, not only for VESA videomode emulating? > > > >yes, it can: binary drivers, such N-Vidia =) > > Building a vm86 emulator that can handle occasional calls to VESA BIOS > to change screen configuration is relatively easy - efficiency is > irrelevant and you could adapt a x86 disassembler with minimal effort. > > Building a VM86 emulator that can usefully execute a binary driver - > especially a performance-critical one like a video driver - is a > totally different undertaking. > > -- > Peter Jeremy Understand, thanks -- Best regards, Arseny Nasokin
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