Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:36:29 +1030 (CST) From: Mark Newton <newton@atdot.dotat.org> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: mike@smith.net.au Subject: Re: Any way to get machine out of hires when it breaks into DDB> ? Message-ID: <199901290306.NAA07795@atdot.dotat.org>
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Mike Smith wrote:
> > I don't understand why we can't use VM86 bios calls to switch modes these
> > days. Mind you, I don't really understand the VM86 code.
>
> The BIOS can only be expected to move from one known state to another
> known state. Because the BIOS hasn't put the card *into* the mode that
> the X server is in, it can't be expected to get it out.
Speaking out of ignorance here: The BIOS can reset the card, can't it?
[ if not, how does the video mode get restored when you reboot? ]
It's in a known state once it has been reset, one would hope...
- mark
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