DOS ain't dead - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted

New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted (Miscellaneous)

posted by Ninho , 19.03.2009, 21:22

> Did you try SVGATextMode?
> Perhaps nothing beyond basic VGA register tweaking for SiS chipsets, but
> at least you could have more text modes than BIOS provides.

Thanks for your kind answer! Yes I was aware of and tried STM for DOs, unfortunately that excellent program doesn't know how to program the SiS chips any more than I do. I even tried to contact the author by email a few weeks ago, but got no answer - either he was not interested/ had nothing to add, or the email address I used was not up to date ...

I know how to tweak VGA registers provided either I have the docs for the non standard ones, or a program which knows how to access the chipset ;=)
In this case I can't guess how the VClocks are accessed.

When posting here I was thinking, maybe someone has a physical SiS based "deluxe" video adapter (not the integrated, shared memory thing) and then if the BIOS for that provides a larger choice of modes, VESA or otherwise, I could study how it is programmed. Just a possibility.

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Ninho

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New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 19.03.2009, 18:16 (Miscellaneous)
- New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Khusraw, 19.03.2009, 20:40
  - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 19.03.2009, 21:22
    - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - rr, 19.03.2009, 21:25
      - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - RayeR, 20.03.2009, 12:03
        New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 20.03.2009, 13:18
        New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Laaca, 20.03.2009, 17:01
        New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 20.03.2009, 18:40
        New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 06.04.2009, 17:55
      - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 20.03.2009, 12:54
    - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Khusraw, 19.03.2009, 22:02
      - New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Khusraw, 20.03.2009, 07:07
        New text modes on SiS chipsets, info / docs wanted - Ninho, 31.03.2009, 12:55
    - New text modes on SiS chipsets, -solved- - Ninho, 13.04.2009, 11:22