Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 19:02:10 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy <peterjeremy@optushome.com.au> To: Arseny Nasokin <tarc@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> Cc: freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org Subject: Re: console in 1024x768 mode? Message-ID: <20060630090210.GD734@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> In-Reply-To: <20060630033351.GA2475@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> References: <463aea570606240729u6b696c05vc1de0b1e03afae0f@mail.gmail.com> <20060624222706.GE747@turion.vk2pj.dyndns.org> <200606271242.50222.peter@wemm.org> <20060630032951.GR74776@tarc.po.cs.msu.su> <20060630033351.GA2475@tarc.po.cs.msu.su>
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--k4f25fnPtRuIRUb3 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Fri, 2006-Jun-30 07:33:51 +0400, Arseny Nasokin wrote: >On Fri, Jun 30, 2006 at 07:29:52AM +0400, Arseny Nasokin wrote: >> Can it be needed for something else, not only for VESA videomode emulati= ng? > >yes, it can: binary drivers, such N-Vidia =3D) Building a vm86 emulator that can handle occasional calls to VESA BIOS to change screen configuration is relatively easy - efficiency is irrelevant and you could adapt a x86 disassembler with minimal effort. Building a VM86 emulator that can usefully execute a binary driver - especially a performance-critical one like a video driver - is a totally different undertaking. --=20 Peter Jeremy --k4f25fnPtRuIRUb3 Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (FreeBSD) iD8DBQFEpOiR/opHv/APuIcRAvgsAJ414t5jQBimvZ1W3j2JxHbKURb10gCgn6vt O6+Pkf39vmKxBVQQpIEEem0= =Z7rB -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --k4f25fnPtRuIRUb3--
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