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From:	"Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrunews AT gmail DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: 1] Problems with compiler 2] Problems with Rhide -- Update More info
Date:	Sun, 09 Sep 2007 11:27:06 -0000
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On Sep 9, 12:31 am, "Rod Pemberton" <do_not_h DOT  DOT  DOT  AT nowhere DOT cmm> wrote:
> "Alexei A. Frounze" <alexfrun DOT  DOT  DOT  AT gmail DOT com> wrote in messagenews: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

Fair enough. Let's give it a shot: http://alexfru.narod.ru/RHIDE.EXE
-- the original RHIDE.EXE must be renamed to RHIDE0.EXE.

Alex

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