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Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 9:59 am
by crackers
I was wondering if there is any way to remap video card memory from B8000/B0000 or A0000 to other address ???
Re:Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:15 am
by Dex4u
If you mean so you can use it from pmode, without switch back to realmode, then this info may help:
http://bos.asmhackers.net/docs/vga_without_bios/
Re:Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:22 am
by dc0d32
why would one want to do so?
Re:Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:25 am
by GLneo
virtual consoles, mabey?
Re:Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:37 am
by dc0d32
does "SetDisplayStart" (downloaded from int 10h) function help here? or is it for LFB only?
Re:Remaping video card memory
Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2006 10:51 am
by dc0d32
i know it does work for text modes