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Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. (Users)

posted by bretjohn  , Rio Rancho, NM, 07.02.2023, 15:47

> This way you can load your fonts into the video BIOS and you don't need any
> additional drivers to load them because when you change the video mode, the
> BIOS will load them automatically.

What Zyzzle is trying to do is much more complicated than loading new fonts. In addition, UMBPCI is very hardware dependent and may not even work at all on some computers. Your solution may be applicable to certain situations, but probably not this one.

Complete thread:

• Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - Zyzzle, 02.02.2023, 10:54
  • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - tom, 02.02.2023, 14:24
    • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - bretjohn, 02.02.2023, 18:02
      • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - Zyzzle, 03.02.2023, 02:53
        • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - CandyMan, 06.02.2023, 00:26
          • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - bretjohn, 07.02.2023, 15:47
            • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - Zyzzle, 10.02.2023, 05:25
              • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - CandyMan, 10.02.2023, 09:52
                • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - Oso2k, 11.02.2023, 23:54
                  • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - CandyMan, 12.02.2023, 09:24
                    • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - tom, 12.02.2023, 12:00
                • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - Zyzzle, 22.02.2023, 10:24
                  • Video BIOS shadowing on modern systems. - CandyMan, 26.12.2023, 19:48