[MPlayer-users] VESA vs. SVGA

[Nick Kurshev]

Hello, Robinson,!

On Tue, 13 Nov 2001 16:33:48 -0500 you wrote:

> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read DOCS/bugreports.html &
>  http://gcc.gnu.org/gcc-2.96.html if you still have questions or problems]
> 
> I've switched to -vo vesa to support a new TV-out card, and am pleased to
> see it's a LOT faster than -vo svga. However, the black bars above and below
> the movie are filled with garbage - what looks like text characters from
> before the screen switch. Clearing the screen before playing the movie, and
> using the -quiet switch, don't really do anything to change this.
> 
> Minor annoyance, not really a bug, but isn't there a way to have the VESA
> driver clear the entire screen after switching modes and before starting the
> playback?
> 
It seems that you have LCD with 3rd VESA BIOS.
Indeed VESA passes corresponded flag to int 10h, but your BIOS
ignores that.
> Regards,
> Chad
> 
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Best regards! Nick