From: Speed <speed AT remove-this DOT linux DOT dpilink DOT com>
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Subject: Re: Vertical retrace
Date: Tue, 02 Dec 1997 19:30:42 -0800
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I'll make this short... there are other variations (like waiting until
the retrace is in progress).  This waits for the start of the vertical
retrace period:

void Wait_Retrace() {
   while (inportb(0x3DA) & 0x8) {
       // do nothing if retrace is in progress
   }
   while (!(inportb(0x3DA) & 0x8)) {
       // do nothing - wait for start of retrace period
   }
   return;
}

In English: when a vertical retrace is in progress, bit 3 of Input
Status Register 1 (port 3DAh) is set.  Of course you could easily do
this in assembly or as a macro, to avoid the function overhead.

- Mark

Craig Rennie wrote:
> 
> How exactly do i wait for the vertical retrace?
> I cant find anything on it anywhere, except for Borland, which i have
> but it compiles grafix stuff slower than DJGPP.