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Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS (Developers)

posted by RayeR , CZ, 01.06.2008, 13:26

> Hm, the critical code is in .\drivers\vmode.asm

Aha, it's completly outside VRR :)

> You are right - the code is badly readable. It seems that principle is

BTW what means MCALL? It's seen often in code, sometimes alone sometimes with some numerical args.

> that you set higher videomode, remember setting of some CRTC registers and
> then you switch to lower videomode and replace the current CRTCs with the
> previous ones.

Yes, I got this from readme. It's intersting idea/hack to preserve CRTC if they cannot(?) be set directly.

> However better would be to contact the author. His name is Trans and can

I already mailed him so hope he tell us more.

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Complete thread:

• Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - RayeR, 01.06.2008, 01:34 (Developers)
  • Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - Laaca, 01.06.2008, 11:27
    • Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - RayeR, 01.06.2008, 13:26
      • Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - rr, 02.06.2008, 10:52
        • Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - RayeR, 02.06.2008, 11:20
          • Kolibri OS can chg refshrate on new NV VGA! - usefull 4 DOS - Laaca, 02.06.2008, 12:39