Re: [SeaBIOS] [PATCH 04/15] Report stdvga modes in VBE via int10 (AX = 4F00h)

[Kevin O'Connor]

On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 06:59:32PM +0200, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> Am 03.09.2012 18:07 schrieb "Christian Gmeiner" <[e-mail]
> > :
> >
> > 2012/9/3 Kevin O'Connor :
> > > On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 05:12:55PM +0200, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> > > > As all supported graphic adapters are supporting VGA we should
> > > > list them in int10 (AX = 4F00h). Also clext.c and bochsvga.c
> > > > are haveing a function named like is_XXX_mode() which checks
> > > > if its a default VGA mode or a VESA mode. If its a normal VGA
> > > > mode stdvga_set_mode() gets called.
> > >
> > > [...]
> > > > void
> > > >  stdvga_list_modes(u16 seg, u16 *dest, u16 *last)
> > > >  {
> > > > int i;
> > > > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vga_modes); i++) {
> > > >    struct stdvga_mode_s *stdmode_g = &vga_modes[i];
> > > >    u16 mode = GET_GLOBAL(stdmode_g->mode);
> > > >    if (mode == 0xffff)
> > > >        continue;
> > > >    SET_FARVAR(seg, *dest, mode);
> > > >    dest++;
> > > > }
> > > > SET_FARVAR(seg, *dest, 0xffff);
> > > >
> > > > }
> > >
> > > This is a good idea.  However, I don't think vbe_104f01() will
> > > correctly handle all the standard vga modes as it is coded today.
> >
> > I will have a closer look at it during my following patches. If you want
>
> you
> > can skip this patch.
>
> Maybe it would be better to use this patch and update vga_modes array to
> reflect the modes we can do now.

All the modes work in the sense that one can switch to them.  (I've
tested that.)  However, I think that some modes (eg, cga) wont be
represented correctly by vbe_104f01.

-Kevin

[PATCH 04/15] Report stdvga modes in VBE via int10 (AX = 4F00h)

[Christian Gmeiner]

2012/9/3 Kevin O'Connor :
> On Mon, Sep 03, 2012 at 06:59:32PM +0200, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> > Am 03.09.2012 18:07 schrieb "Christian Gmeiner" <[e-mail]
> > > :
> > >
> > > 2012/9/3 Kevin O'Connor :
> > > > On Sat, Sep 01, 2012 at 05:12:55PM +0200, Christian Gmeiner wrote:
> > > > > As all supported graphic adapters are supporting VGA we should
> > > > > list them in int10 (AX = 4F00h). Also clext.c and bochsvga.c
> > > > > are haveing a function named like is_XXX_mode() which checks
> > > > > if its a default VGA mode or a VESA mode. If its a normal VGA
> > > > > mode stdvga_set_mode() gets called.
> > > >
> > > > [...]
> > > > > void
> > > > >  stdvga_list_modes(u16 seg, u16 *dest, u16 *last)
> > > > >  {
> > > > > int i;
> > > > > for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(vga_modes); i++) {
> > > > >    struct stdvga_mode_s *stdmode_g = &vga_modes[i];
> > > > >    u16 mode = GET_GLOBAL(stdmode_g->mode);
> > > > >    if (mode == 0xffff)
> > > > >        continue;
> > > > >    SET_FARVAR(seg, *dest, mode);
> > > > >    dest++;
> > > > > }
> > > > > SET_FARVAR(seg, *dest, 0xffff);
> > > > >
> > > > > }
> > > >
> > > > This is a good idea.  However, I don't think vbe_104f01() will
> > > > correctly handle all the standard vga modes as it is coded today.
> > >
> > > I will have a closer look at it during my following patches. If you want
> >
> > you
> > > can skip this patch.
> >
> > Maybe it would be better to use this patch and update vga_modes array to
> > reflect the modes we can do now.
>
> All the modes work in the sense that one can switch to them.  (I've
> tested that.)  However, I think that some modes (eg, cga) wont be
> represented correctly by vbe_104f01.

Can you look at it?

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Christian Gmeiner, MSc