From: "DeHackEd" References: Subject: Re: GPF when trying to access VGA adapter Date: Wed, 17 Jun 1998 19:29:08 -0400 Lines: 14 Message-ID: <#PM6kfkm9GA.269@upnetnews05> Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp NNTP-Posting-Host: [142.194.137.205] To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com DJ-Gateway: from newsgroup comp.os.msdos.djgpp Precedence: bulk Two words: PROTECTED MODE. You CANNOT access any memory that you have not reserved for yourself! There are ways to get around this, some of which are less pretty than others, but think of it as a blessing. Anything done that could be dangerous (corrupting the interupt table, for example) cannot be done directly by screwing with the null pointer. Read the DJGPP FAQ -- "DeHackEd" My Email address in the header is fake (spammers). Assemble this to get it: (myname) 72 (at) hotmail.com