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Date:      Mon, 12 Jun 2000 19:48:25 -0700
From:      carl <statik@cris.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: console reso.
Message-ID:  <4.3.1.1.20000612194655.00a76a80@pop3.concentric.net>
In-Reply-To: <39459EBF.74119C5B@earthlink.net>
References:  <4.3.1.1.20000612152727.00a6e570@pop3.concentric.net> <20000613011242.B233@parish>

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not really pertaining to which cards have VBE onchip, ..but what is a DOS
TSR files and what does it do?


>Would anyone know where to find a list of cards that have the VBE's
>on-chip?
>
>Thx!
>
>Emmanuel
>
>Mark Ovens wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jun 12, 2000 at 03:31:48PM -0700, carl wrote:
> > > I recently tried to get a 800x600 resolution console. As i read in the
> > > manual page for vidcontrol i put in the SC_PIXEL_MODE options in my 
> kernel,
> > > i then config'd,installed, and reboted. The manual page then said to do
> > > " vidcontrol VESA_800x600 " ..after doing this command i got an error msg
> > > stating
> > > it could not raster device, operation not supported by device.  I have a
> > > stb nvidae velocity 128 agp card, in xwin my resolution is just fine at
> > > 1024x768 so i know it isnt a hardware problem.
> >
> > Oh yes it is. Well not exactly a *problem*. In order to run VESA modes
> > on the *console* your card needs the VBE (VESA BIOS Extensions) to be
> > on-chip. ATI cards don't have this, you have to run a DOS TSR program
> > which of cause you can't do under FreeBSD. Running 1024x768 in X is a
> > different matter altogether.
> >
> > I too have an ATI card (Xpert@Work) and have the same "problem".
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > > please email back, thank
> > > you a ton!!!!!
> > >
> > > Carl
>
>
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