From: Endlisnis <s257m AT unb DOT ca>
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Subject: Re: HELP! System hangs when calling vesa function
Date: Fri, 28 Aug 1998 11:38:09 -0300
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Thomas Kunjan wrote:
> I have an ATI graphics card with TV output. When the
> TV output is activated and I call the vesa interrupt
> (with dpmi_int) to switch into a SVGA graphics mode
> my system hangs or even reboot.
> What can I do?
> Is there a more robust (or more DOS-like) way to call
> the vesa driver like dpmi_int?
	Well, assuming that you are changing screens properly, __dpmi_int is DOS-like
(whatever that means).  There is no other way, that isn't card-specific.
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