Date: Fri, 29 Jan 1999 18:39:11 +0300 (MSK) From: "Aleksandr A.Babaylov" <babolo@links.ru> To: newton@atdot.dotat.org (Mark Newton) Cc: hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, mike@smith.net.au Subject: Re: Any way to get machine out of hires when it breaks into DDB> ? Message-ID: <199901291539.SAA06478@aaz.links.ru> In-Reply-To: <199901290306.NAA07795@atdot.dotat.org> from "Mark Newton" at "Jan 29, 99 01:36:29 pm"
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Mark Newton writes: > 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? ] BIOS can be buggy. I have S3 Trio V+ (I dont remember number) which do NOT restores by reboot - power cicle only > 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 > -- @BABOLO http://links.ru/ To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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