Mail Archives: djgpp/2007/09/09/03:32:03
"Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews AT gmail DOT com> wrote in message
news:1189267812 DOT 349671 DOT 165690 AT w3g2000hsg DOT googlegroups DOT com...
> On Sep 8, 2:17 am, "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_h DOT DOT DOT AT nowhere DOT cmm> wrote:
> ...
> > "RHIDE uses advanced VESA functions to save and restore the screen
contents
> > and mode-specific settings, and some SVGAs and video drivers don't
implement
> > these functions very well."
> > http://www.delorie.com/djgpp/v2faq/faq22_1.html
>
> Exactly my point.
faq22 seems inaccurate to me. RHIDE is only using text modes, AFAICT. I
haven't trapped the interrupts to confirm, but I'd seriously question why an
application would use special VESA functions for text modes. That would be
a serious coding offense, if not error, in my book. DJGPP has text
functions to save and restore screen contents.
Anyway, I have no need for RHIDE, so I'm probably about done trying to help
Ethan here...
> and the reason why I provided the source code for the
> program that allows to run RHIDE on "problematic" cards. If nobody
> tried that, do I need to e-mail the executable (or post in UUENCODE/
> BASE-64) or is there enough info and intelligence already on how to
> get an .exe from the source?
>
You might just want to put an .exe on one of your sites. No offense
intended to Ethan, but it appears he has very little experience with any of
this... I noticed it seemed he hadn't tried much of what I suggested
either.
Rod Pemberton
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