From: Liche <liche AT tp DOT silkera DOT net>
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Subject: Re: Problems with pointers
Date: Sat, 31 Jan 1998 01:11:23 +0800
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A. Sinan Unur wrote:

> Liche wrote:
>
> > void PCXimage::showbuffer()
> > {
> >      dosmemput(imagebuffer, 64000, video_buffer);
> > }
> >
> > A general protection fault occurs, and the program terminates.
> > video_buffer is an  unsigned char * to 0xA0000, the physical address
> > of VGA memory. Does anybody know how to resolve this problem? Please
> > email me for the complete source.  Thanks
>
> this is actually a FAQ in disguise.
>
> try
>   dosmemput(imagebuffer, 64000, 0xa0000);
>
> or, equivalently,
>   movedata(_my_ds(), (unsigned) imagebuffer, _dos_ds, 0xa0000);
>
>   -- Sinan

  Those also do not work.  Trying to cout imagebuffer (an array of
unsigned chars) also produces a fault.  Upon setting a watch to
imagebuffer, i find that *imagebuffer, imagebuffer, and &imagebuffer all
are _nonexistant_?!?!  Yet it compiles correctly...
Is this a problem with my class definition?

Liche