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From: "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)" <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar>
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To: yorka AT dlc DOT fi (aYk), djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Date: Tue, 30 Jun 1998 14:19:03 +0000
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Subject: Re: VBE2 linear frame buffer
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yorka AT dlc DOT fi (aYk) wrote:

> On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 10:26:26 +0000, "Salvador Eduardo Tropea (SET)"
> <salvador AT inti DOT gov DOT ar> wrote:
> 
> >"Matt Barker" <matt DOT b AT clear DOT net DOT nz> wrote:
> >
> >> Can anyone point me in the direction of a ~working~ example of code that
> >> sets up a LFB VESA graphics mode and then returns SUCCESSFULLY back to DOS
> >> or Win95 ( I have found three bits of code on the net, all of which
> >> successfully setup the mode, but crash when they exit).
> >
> >What about Allegro using VESA 2.0?
> 
> The problem with the Allegro source is that it's cryptic as hell
> because of the generic multi-purpose nature of the lib, so it's
> extremely hard to learn anything from it and/or pinpoint the exact
> piece of code which you're looking for. 

Really?

> There is a real problem with
> the LFB stuff, the examples in the DJGPP User's Guide _crash_on_exit_.

I have some code for the LFB but I never tested it under W95. My 
program is for an specific chipset (TGUI9440) are you interested (is 
a very low level stuff and is workbench more than a program).

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