From:	eggbrains AT aol DOT com (Egg brains)
Newsgroups:	comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject:	Re: Using A Higher Resolution Than 320 *200(Mode 13h)
Date:	3 Oct 1997 22:02:14 GMT
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DJ-Gateway:	from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp

>Hi,
>
>I'm wondering if anyone can help me.  I'm new to graphics programming in dos,
>and seem to be
>having problems selecting a higher video mode than 13h.
>      I'm not really sure of the technical terms as I'm just learning about
>the
>various video modes
>that you can get, but I believe it be VESA modes that I can't obtain.  I'm
>not
>really too sure about
>where to obtain a comprehsive reference on the problem. I downloaded a demo
>(from where I can't
>remember that should run in VESA but it just crashes the machine (it compiled
>with no errors), the
>screen top and bottoms come down a bit and that's it.
>      I running DJGPP/RHIDE under Win95 and have a P133 and a Trio64V+ video
>card.
>I believe that the make of the video card maybe the problem, and that there
>may
>be a way round
>it.
>      If anyone could shed anylight on the situation.(with possible some
>reference URLs)
>I really would be extremely grateful caus 320*200 is quite a poor resolution
>to
>be working with
>and I want to do a graphicly based demo.
>
>      OK, thanks in advance,
>
>Ian
>
>

First, please refrain from sending more than one copy... and second, to achieve
 higher video modes, you can eaither switch to VESA stuff, or use unchained VGA
 video modes.  If you do a web search, there is a fair number of results.    

I would recomend downloading Allegro 2.  Then you can either use that, or see
 how they use unchained VGA and VESA...

Paul

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