On Tue, 24 Sep 2002 00:18:49 +0100 (BST)
Bart Oldeman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> > other than a kernel with VESA support(and a VESA resoulution)
> 
> well the way it works now it completely bypasses the kernel. AFAIK with
> a kernel with VESA (lfb) support you can just switch to a preset
> resolution at boot time and NEVER again.

Actually i've got a utillitie called `vidmode` that will let me change the VESA res on 
the fly.


> > In the console i get a standard no VESA driver available, and in X running with 
>xdosemu it works fine.
> 
> Yes. In X, VESA is provided by DOSEMU itself, and then works using
> *emulated* registers. In the console, VESA is provided by the card's
> video BIOS, using *real* registers. This is why xdosemu works for
> everyone in the same way but the console stuff is hardware dependent.

So i'll have no luck with just a "generic VESA 2.0 kernel driver"?
And have to use one of the card specific drivers?
As for dosemu, do i need to specify anything if everything else is set up properly?
(BTW: Console VESA would be faster, since it's not emulated?)

Thanks.
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