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working in LESS than 1280*1024 under Dos (Developers)

posted by DOS386, 28.04.2013, 15:26

> But I would like to use "bigger" resolution, especially the 1680*1050 one.
> (Though my question is also for the 1440*900 and 1920*1080 resolution).

Please make sure that your programs will run and be usable with 640 x 480 or at least 800 x 600 too. It sucks to see messages like "you need at least 2048 x 1536 screen resolution" or even "better" broken or black screens without knowing what is actually broken.

> I think that the standard VESA modes go up to 1280*1024, but not with 16/10
> or 16/9 ratios.
> But I suppose that some cards do support these specific mode ?

* VESA 2.0 deleted fixed mode numbers
* VESA 3.0 deleted the obligation to support "legacy" modes like 640 x 480 or 800 x 600 ... but I haven't yet seen a card taking this "exclusive privilege" :-\

Note that some cards may support more modes and have more memory in the hardware (use > 100 MiB Windaube drivers to get full functionality) than they report and offer through VESA.

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Complete thread:

• working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 22.04.2013, 21:17
  • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 22.04.2013, 23:26
    • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 23.04.2013, 17:47
      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 23.04.2013, 22:25
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 23.04.2013, 23:40
          • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Doug, 24.04.2013, 05:49
          • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 24.04.2013, 12:43
            • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 24.04.2013, 18:32
              • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 24.04.2013, 19:34
                • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 24.04.2013, 20:05
                  • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 25.04.2013, 10:41
                    • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Doug, 26.04.2013, 05:05
                      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 26.04.2013, 17:06
                      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 26.04.2013, 18:34
                      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 26.04.2013, 23:34
                        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Doug, 26.04.2013, 23:59
      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Zyzzle, 24.04.2013, 06:42
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 24.04.2013, 10:52
          • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Laaca, 25.04.2013, 07:33
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - bretjohn, 24.04.2013, 18:38
    • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 01.05.2013, 17:47
      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 02.05.2013, 17:17
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 02.05.2013, 22:34
          • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - RayeR, 06.05.2013, 20:00
            • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 07.05.2013, 18:56
      • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - tom, 02.05.2013, 18:12
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 02.05.2013, 22:22
        • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - Zyzzle, 03.05.2013, 02:36
  • working in LESS than 1280*1024 under Dos - DOS386, 28.04.2013, 15:26
    • working in LESS than 1280*1024 under Dos - Damien, 01.05.2013, 17:53
  • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - freecrac, 28.08.2013, 06:27
    • working in more than 1280*1024 under Dos - freecrac, 28.08.2013, 06:29