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to: CRAIG HART
from: FRANOIS DE MEY
date: 1997-12-11 19:52:00
subject: VESA

Hi,
 
 >  I'm using VESA for a prog, and I've to use int 10h-4f05h to change
 > window
 >  in Video memory.
 >  Is'nt there any way to use directly ins/outs to do that or a call to in
 > 10h
 >  to let Video mem in one block in the extended memory ( I use WATCOM )
 CH> There is no 'standard' way to change pages -- what works on one
 CH> chipset will probably fail on all others. 
 CH> What you probably want is to look at Linear Frame Buffer of VESA 2.0.
 CH> - your video ram appears as a continuous block of memory (1-8mb) at
 CH> high address range. you then just use 32-bit addressing to access it.
 CH> Very easy. 
 I tried to do this also, I program under Watcom, then it would be perfect!
 But, I look in FaqSys for info ( it's very complete ) & I didn't found.
 Haven't U any idea on wher I could foud that?
 Tx...
                        FeP
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