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From: Alexey Pialkin <root@abel.pdmi.ras.ru>
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Subject: Re: New doscmd available for testing/munching
To: j_mini@efn.org (Jonathan Mini)
Date: Sat, 28 Sep 1996 11:40:44 +0400 (MSD)
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> > > Actually, you mmap /dev/vga which roots at the base of video memory.  This
> > > is much cleaner, not to mention safer.
> > 
> > BTW, why ?
> 
> Say you're running on a SVGA/VESA 2.x video card and FreeBSD has code in
> it to use that (hah and double hah) -- VESA 2.x allows the card to create
> a linear framebuffer in the WAY-UP-HIGH mem addrs like 4G range. Using
> this, video memory for the cons wouldn't BE at 0xA000 like you're trying
> to map. But /dev/vga would be properly redirected. 

Hmmm. Never seen any card that will make linear access memory for _text_ mode
somewhere over 1 mb :) 

Alexey Pialkin