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Date:      Wed, 27 Jan 1999 13:04:19 +0000 (GMT)
From:      Doug Rabson <dfr@nlsystems.com>
To:        Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au>
Cc:        Matthew Dillon <dillon@apollo.backplane.com>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Any way to get machine out of hires when it breaks into DDB> ?
Message-ID:  <Pine.BSF.4.01.9901271302530.95594-100000@herring.nlsystems.com>
In-Reply-To: <199901262329.PAA19662@dingo.cdrom.com>

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On Tue, 26 Jan 1999, Mike Smith wrote:

> > 
> >     It sure wouuld be nice if DDB could restore the video back to VGA.  
> >     Anybody have any ideas?
> 
> Please search the archives for discussions of this.  The short answer 
> is "it can't be done".

I don't understand why we can't use VM86 bios calls to switch modes these
days.  Mind you, I don't really understand the VM86 code.

> 
> You should be using gdb-remote anyway.

Of course!

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Doug Rabson				Mail:  dfr@nlsystems.com
Nonlinear Systems Ltd.			Phone: +44 181 442 9037



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