> > INT 10h is the video BIOS - I want to set the video mode directly. > > By using INT 10h I don't have to learn and programme the card registers - > the BIOS takes care of this. > > Why is the video bios not available from protected mode ? > > Does this mean that making superfast graphics (as in DOS "demo's") is out > of the question ?
You can have superfast graphics (usually slightly faster than dos as you now has 32-bit computing power to do the work) You just don't use INT 10h for setting the mode, that's all. Use svgalib. You can then set a suitable mode and do what you want - fast. quake runs well in linux :-) Helge Hafting
