From:	Damian Yerrick <Bullcr_pd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comRemoveBullcr_p>
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Subject:	Re: VESA only works in Allegro
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On Wed, 12 Apr 2000 01:25:56 +1000, "Alex Holkner" <xander AT yifan DOT net>
wrote:

>Hi, I'm a bit of a newcomer to djgpp.. maybe you can help me.
>
>I'm creating a program which uses VESA 1 to go to higer resolutions, and
>I've had no trouble getting information about the modes available and
>whatnot.  What I can't get to work at all is the setmode function (02h),
>which is constantly returning 02h in register AH.  This happens despite the
>mode I try to switch to.  I have tried the same modes using the Allegro
>library and these have worked.  I have downloaded Dark Angel's VESA tutorial
>and the examples there do not work (same problem I am having).  I am sure
>this problem is to do with a lack of initialization or something.. my
>computer is using VESA 1.2

I'd say look at the Allegro source if you want to see how Allegro gets
around the problem.

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