Mail Archives: djgpp/1994/03/21/15:34:33
> - I must use ``nodpmi'' in the GO32 environment variable, otherwise
> I get General Protection Fault when doing graphics. This happens both
> in the t05 test program in the tests directory and the grtask program
> in the samples/grtask directory. I use Quarterdeck's QEMM 7.03 and
> QDPMI which came with it (1.02 if I'm correct).
Correct. Graphics are not supported in DPMI mode.
> - The built-in VGA driver behaves differently (and, as far as I could
> understand from the program sources, incorrectly) than the vga.grd driver
> in the drivers subdirectory.
The built-in driver is a special VESA driver (vesa.grn or vesa.vgr I
think)
> Also, I couldn't find documentation of what is displayed by GO32 on the
> top line of the display. Some of the info I guessed, but some of it is still
> a mystery (especially those quick-flickering items at the right corner...).
RP (real/protected)
name of app
address of last syscall/fault
page space used (red)
phys mem used
phys mem remaining
paging reason (text data bss malloc stack <=in >=out)
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