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Date:      Tue, 16 Feb 1999 16:37:39 +0900
From:      Kazutaka YOKOTA <yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
To:        Jake <jake@checker.org>
Cc:        current@FreeBSD.ORG, yokota@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp
Subject:   Re: vesa and X wierdness 
Message-ID:  <199902160737.QAA14348@zodiac.mech.utsunomiya-u.ac.jp>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 15 Feb 1999 23:03:21 PST." <199902160703.XAA00471@h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca> 
References:  <199902160703.XAA00471@h24-64-221-247.gv.wave.shaw.ca> 

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>Hi, if I load the vesa kld module from loader.rc, in order to
>use a high-res splash screen, when X starts the screen is very dim.
>Usually I start xdm from ttys, but its the same if I use startx.
>The cursor looks normal, its really bright against the dim screen.
>Its fine if I don't load vesa and use a 320x200 splash screen,
>and if I do load it, the vesa modes work great; I can load
>a 1024x768 splash image, its just when X starts.

Please try the attached patch for /sys/i386/isa/vesa.c and
see if it works.

Kazu

--- vesa.c-1.17	Sun Feb  7 14:01:43 1999
+++ vesa.c	Tue Feb 16 16:36:02 1999
@@ -838,9 +838,9 @@
 	if ((adp == vesa_adp) && (vesa_adp_info->v_flags & V_DAC8) 
 	    && ((bits = vesa_bios_set_dac(8)) > 6)) {
 		error = vesa_bios_save_palette(0, 256, palette, bits);
+		vesa_bios_set_dac(6);
 		if (error == 0)
 			return 0;
-		vesa_bios_set_dac(6);
 	}
 
 	return (*prevvidsw->save_palette)(adp, palette);
@@ -855,9 +855,9 @@
 	if ((adp == vesa_adp) && (vesa_adp_info->v_flags & V_DAC8) 
 	    && ((bits = vesa_bios_set_dac(8)) > 6)) {
 		error = vesa_bios_load_palette(0, 256, palette, bits);
+		vesa_bios_set_dac(6);
 		if (error == 0)
 			return 0;
-		vesa_bios_set_dac(6);
 	}
 
 	return (*prevvidsw->load_palette)(adp, palette);



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