[Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Volker Ruppert]

Hi all,

The bugfix release 0.5c of the LGPL'd VGABIOS is now available for download.
Here is a list of all changes in the 0.5 releases:

vgabios-0.5c : Jul 07 2005
  - Volker
    . BIOS configuration word usually reports initial mode 80x25 color text
    . vgabios function 0x0e (write teletype): linefeed (0x0a) only increment
      the cursor row value

vgabios-0.5b : May 24 2005
  - Volker
    . fixed return value for the default case in the VBE section (non-debug
      mode)
    . removed unused stuff

vgabios-0.5a : Mar 07 2005
  - Volker
    . Cirrus SVGA extension (initial patches from Makoto Suzuki, improvements
      from Fabrice Bellard)
    . vgabios image size is now exactly 32k with a checksum
    . a lot of vgabios and vbe functions rewritten in assembler
    . dynamicly generated VBE mode info list
    . write character function for CGA and LINEAR8 modes
    . read/write graphics pixel for some graphics modes
    . text scroll feature for some graphics modes
    . VBE 8-bit DAC support

--
Bye

Volker

Re: [Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Christian MICHON]

where do we download it from ? 
I tried to google but it all brings me back to bochs.
And it's an old version.
Christian

On 7/7/05, Volker Ruppert <info@vruppert.de> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> The bugfix release 0.5c of the LGPL'd VGABIOS is now available for download.
> Here is a list of all changes in the 0.5 releases:
> 
> vgabios-0.5c : Jul 07 2005
>   - Volker
>     . BIOS configuration word usually reports initial mode 80x25 color text
>     . vgabios function 0x0e (write teletype): linefeed (0x0a) only increment
>       the cursor row value
> 
> vgabios-0.5b : May 24 2005
>   - Volker
>     . fixed return value for the default case in the VBE section (non-debug
>       mode)
>     . removed unused stuff
> 
> vgabios-0.5a : Mar 07 2005
>   - Volker
>     . Cirrus SVGA extension (initial patches from Makoto Suzuki, improvements
>       from Fabrice Bellard)
>     . vgabios image size is now exactly 32k with a checksum
>     . a lot of vgabios and vbe functions rewritten in assembler
>     . dynamicly generated VBE mode info list
>     . write character function for CGA and LINEAR8 modes
>     . read/write graphics pixel for some graphics modes
>     . text scroll feature for some graphics modes
>     . VBE 8-bit DAC support
> 
> --
> Bye
> 
> Volker
> 
> 
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Christian

Re: [Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Volker Ruppert]

Hi,

> where do we download it from ?
> I tried to google but it all brings me back to bochs.
> And it's an old version.

Oops, I forgot to add the download link:

http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/vgabios/

--
Bye

Volker

Re: [Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Hetz Ben Hamo]

Fabrice, Christian..

Any chance that this VGABIOS can be merged to the QEMU CVS? 

(Fabrice, you're already committing stuff right now <grin>)

Hetz

On 7/7/05, Volker Ruppert <info@vruppert.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > where do we download it from ?
> > I tried to google but it all brings me back to bochs.
> > And it's an old version.
> 
> Oops, I forgot to add the download link:
> 
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/vgabios/
> 
> --
> Bye
> 
> Volker
> 
> 
> _______________________________________________
> Qemu-devel mailing list
> Qemu-devel@nongnu.org
> http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/qemu-devel
>

Re: [Qemu-devel] LGPL'd VGABIOS version 0.5c released

[Christian MICHON]

ok,

added to my bookmarks :)
I tried it directly: works fine with framebuffer on linux guests.

Christian

On 7/7/05, Volker Ruppert <info@vruppert.de> wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> > where do we download it from ?
> > I tried to google but it all brings me back to bochs.
> > And it's an old version.
> 
> Oops, I forgot to add the download link:
> 
> http://savannah.nongnu.org/download/vgabios/
> 
> --
> Bye
> 
> Volker
> 


-- 
Christian