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From:	Shawn Hargreaves <slh100 AT york DOT ac DOT uk>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: graphics
Date:	Sun, 19 May 1996 23:49:26 +0100
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On 19 May 1996, Watcom353 wrote:

> But I can't get a pixel on the screen.  I've tried
> unsigned char *scr=0xa000;
> with many different amounts of 0s after the a.  But I always get a GPF. 

You can't do that in protected mode: you have to use far pointers or the 
fat DS trick. Read the FAQ, or Brennan's VGA tutorial 
(http://www.rt66.com/~brennan/djgpp/how_to_access_vga.html).

> (Any suggestions for setting the mode without bios would also be 
> appreciated)

Why on earth would you want to do that? The BIOS is there to make life 
easier for you: it seems pretty silly not to use it :-)


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