hermit@eddie.MIT.EDU (Greg Menounos) (11/04/87)
Does anyone know how to tell the mouse driver that the card is in graphics mode instead of text mode. On a CGA, the driver intercepts bios video calls and thus usually knows what mode the screen is in. There is no bios support for the Hercules card so this method won't work with it. Neverless, Microsoft's documentation claims that the mouse software works with a Hercules card in graphics mode. Thanks, - Greg Menounos hermit@eddie.mit.edu mit-eddie!hermit
kevino@hpccc.HP.COM (Kevin Owen) (11/11/87)
/ hpccc:comp.sys.ibm.pc / hermit@eddie.MIT.EDU (Greg Menounos) / 8:47 pm Nov 3, 1987 / Does anyone know how to tell the mouse driver that the card is in graphics mode instead of text mode. On a CGA, the driver intercepts bios video calls and thus usually knows what mode the screen is in. There is no bios support for the Hercules card so this method won't work with it. Neverless, Microsoft's documentation claims that the mouse software works with a Hercules card in graphics mode. Thanks, - Greg Menounos hermit@eddie.mit.edu mit-eddie!hermit ----------
apn@nonvon.uucp (Alex P Novickis) (11/16/87)
In article <5060013@hpccc.HP.COM> kevino@hpccc.HP.COM (Kevin Owen) writes: >/ hpccc:comp.sys.ibm.pc / hermit@eddie.MIT.EDU (Greg Menounos) / 8:47 pm Nov 3, 1987 / > > Does anyone know how to tell the mouse driver that the card is >in graphics mode instead of text mode. On a CGA, the driver >intercepts bios video calls and thus usually knows what mode the >screen is in. There is no bios support for the Hercules card so this >method won't work with it. Neverless, Microsoft's documentation >claims that the mouse software works with a Hercules card in graphics >mode. Thanks, > > - Greg Menounos > hermit@eddie.mit.edu > mit-eddie!hermit >---------- It's quite simple. You don't need to. The microsoft device driver takes care of this for you, as it intercepts int 10 expressly for this purpose. If, however, you chose to set the mode in some perverse mannor ( read; not thru int 10 ), then don't expect things to work correctly. How do *I* know this... well.. that is a subject all in and of itself! -- Alex P Novickis [software engineering consultant] +1 707 575 9616 UUCP: {ames,sun,lll-crg,pyramid}!ptsfa!nonvon!apn CS: [76056,601] USMAIL: 1635 Ditty Ave, Santa Rosa, CA 95403 BITNET: EEFA02P@CALSTATE | Only those who attempt the absurd I think, I think it's in my basement|