From:	Sampo Niskanen <sampo AT lizard DOT compart DOT fi>
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Problem with linear video memory
Date:	14 Aug 1997 19:12:35 GMT
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How can I make a selector to access the memory of a linear framebuffer
(VESA VBE 2.0, __dpmi_set_selector doesn't work) and how can I write in
it? When I try to write to it (with a selector which can access all 4GB
of memory), it always segfaults. Is there something else to do than
just to set a (vesa) videomode with bit 14 set and to check the position
of the framebuffer to get a linear framebuffer?

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