From: Ingo Stierand <stierand AT informatik DOT uni-hildesheim DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Allocating and using memory with the dpmi functions
Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:08:55 +0100
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Hello,

Aaron m Clemmer wrote:
> // dividing the number of bits-per-pixel by 8 gives you bytes per
> pixel... so I allocate
I don't know if this is the problem, but this is not true for all modes.

> buffer.size = info->xRes * info->yRes * (info->bitsPerPixel/8);
When you use a 4-bit mode for example you will get
	
	(info->bitsPerPixel/8) = 4/8 = 0

I hope this will help.

Ingo