From owner-freebsd-hackers Thu Jan 28 19:07:44 1999 Return-Path: Received: (from majordom@localhost) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) id TAA06051 for freebsd-hackers-outgoing; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:07:44 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG) Received: from atdot.dotat.org (atdot.dotat.org [203.23.150.35]) by hub.freebsd.org (8.8.8/8.8.8) with ESMTP id TAA06044 for ; Thu, 28 Jan 1999 19:07:40 -0800 (PST) (envelope-from newton@atdot.dotat.org) Received: (from newton@localhost) by atdot.dotat.org (8.9.2/8.7) id NAA07795; Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:36:29 +1030 (CST) Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 13:36:29 +1030 (CST) From: Mark Newton Message-Id: <199901290306.NAA07795@atdot.dotat.org> To: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Any way to get machine out of hires when it breaks into DDB> ? Cc: mike@smith.net.au Sender: owner-freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Precedence: bulk X-Loop: FreeBSD.ORG 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, newton@atdot.dotat.org but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1958-3414 ------------- Fax: +61-8-83034403 ----- To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message