From: jim AT curved-logic DOT com (James Shaw)
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Subject: Re: VBE Mode List
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 1998 11:07:41 GMT
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"Adrian Francis" <adrian DOT francis AT cableinet DOT co DOT uk> wrote:

>Hi,
>
>I have created a VBE interface in DJGPP but I am having problems
>with the VideoModePtr, which is a pointer to a list of available video modes.
>
>I have read the VBE2.0 specification and it does not seem to state
>what sort of pointer this is.  I have presumed that it is a real-mode
> far pointer but no matter what I try I cannot get access to the list.
>
>Can anyone help?  A code snippet would be useful!

#define FLAT_PTR(x) (char *)(((x>>12)&0x000ffff0)+(x&0xffff))

char *flat_address = FLAT_PTR(card_info->vidmodeptr);

The format is a ulong, word:word, the first word is the segment, the
second is the offset.

You'll need to use DPMI function 0x800 (physical->linear mapping)
before you can write to that address though.

Jim