Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 27 Mar 2002 11:35:58 +0200 (SAST) | From | Zwane Mwaikambo <> | Subject | Re: mdacon.c minor cleanups |
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On Wed, 27 Mar 2002, Matan wrote:
> The mdacon.c in 2.4.18 does not actually test for an MDA card, it only > test for ram where the MDA vram is. The problem is that almost any vga > card maps ram to that address. > There is a test, but it is somewhat wrong (it changes registers, but > does not save and restore the original values) and is commented out. If > you fix this and uncomment the test, it works in some cases (this was > discussed under the subject "MDA video detection request" on July 2000).
Aah, thanks for clearing that up.
Zwane
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