Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 02 Dec 1998 20:10:24 -0500 | From | Brian Gerst <> | Subject | Re: vesafb and Scitech Display Doctor/DOS |
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DAVID BALAZIC wrote: > > Hi! > > Can I upgrade an old gfx card to VESA 2.0 ( 3.0 ) with > scitech display doctor under DOS and then boot linux ? > > I tried it with an ASUS PCI-264CT ( Mach64CT based ) > , Scitech DD 6.53 for DOS and linux 2.1.130-pre3. > > I installed the SDD driver and loaded linux with loadlin. > > Some modes worked , others had a corrupted display. > > Did it work only accidentaly or it should work or what ?
If the card is capable of providing a linear framebuffer, then yes. The only time the VESA BIOS (be it in ROM or a TSR) is accessed is during boot, while still in real mode.
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Brian Gerst
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