1 2003-08-17 15:44 cbothamy
5 - added the old ChangeLog in the HOSTORY section of the README file
6 - update History for 0.4a release, with a summary of Changes
8 2003-08-17 15:24 cbothamy
12 - fix Makefile for "release" target
14 2003-08-16 01:49 cbothamy
16 * Makefile (1.10), README (1.2), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.24),
17 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.24), vgabios.c (1.34):
19 - update the Makefile for releases - remove references to old
20 plex86 website - update the Makefile so it build
21 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin and VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
23 2003-08-07 18:17 vruppert
25 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.23), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
28 - current VBE mode now stored in BDA (unused address 0xBA)
30 2003-08-07 17:54 vruppert
32 * vbe.c (1.34), vgatables.h (1.5):
34 - current VBE mode now stored in BDA (unused address 0xBA)
36 2003-07-20 18:05 vruppert
38 * vgabios.c (1.33), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.22),
39 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.22):
41 - fixed a few functions accessing the attribute controller
43 2003-07-19 09:33 vruppert
45 * vgabios.c (1.32), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.21),
46 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.21):
48 - re-enable video after programming the attribute controller -
49 biosfn_set_all_palette_reg(): number of palette registers fixed
51 2003-07-16 22:32 vruppert
53 * ChangeLog (1.18), vbe.c (1.33), vbe.h (1.17), vbe_display_api.txt
54 (1.7), vgabios.c (1.31), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.20),
55 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.20):
57 - LFB flag now stored in the register VBE_DISPI_INDEX_ENABLE -
58 release date in Changelog fixed - release date of VBE BIOS 0.6 was
59 the same as VGA BIOS 0.3b - year changed in copyright messages
61 2003-07-15 12:40 vruppert
63 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.19), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
66 - new function dispi_get_bpp() - function
67 vbe_biosfn_set_get_logical_scan_line_length() fixed for >8bpp -
68 number of image pages of all VBE modes fixed
70 2003-07-15 12:35 vruppert
72 * vbe.c (1.32), vbetables.h (1.21):
74 - new function dispi_get_bpp() - function
75 vbe_biosfn_set_get_logical_scan_line_length() fixed for >8bpp -
76 number of image pages of all VBE modes fixed
78 2003-07-14 19:45 vruppert
80 * vbe_display_api.txt (1.6):
82 - description of VBE_DISPI_ interface 0xb0c2 added
84 2003-07-10 19:07 vruppert
86 * vbe.c (1.31), vbetables.h (1.20), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.18),
87 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.18):
89 - 15 bpp VBE modes added - "Bochs own" mode 0x142 (640x480x32bpp)
92 2003-07-01 19:00 vruppert
94 * vbe.c (1.30), vbe.h (1.16), vbetables.h (1.19),
95 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.17), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
98 - VBE preserve display memory feature implemented - VBE mode
99 entries 0x117 and 0x118 added
101 2003-06-30 21:27 vruppert
103 * vbe.c (1.29), vbe.h (1.15), vbetables.h (1.18),
104 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.16), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
107 - VBE mode info blocks of modes with >8bpp enabled - VBE modes with
108 24 bpp: bytes per scanline fixed - vbe_biosfn_set_mode() now
109 supports >8bpp - VBE will be enabled with new VBE_DISPI_ID2
112 2003-06-29 12:53 vruppert
114 * vbetables.h (1.17), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.15),
115 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.15):
117 - duplicate lines with VBE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE_GRAPHICS_MODE removed -
118 VBE mode info items of currently unsupported modes fixed
120 2003-06-15 21:19 vruppert
122 * vgabios.c (1.30), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.14),
123 VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.14):
125 - function write_gfx_char() rewritten
127 2003-04-26 09:27 vruppert
129 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.13):
131 - added missing VBE function dispi_get_bank() - added missing
132 return codes for VBE function 4F05h - memory size is always
133 reported in VBE function 4F00h - fixed scan line length for VBE
134 mode 0102h - fixed function set_active_page() for graphics modes -
135 fixed the page sizes of some VGA modes
137 2003-04-26 09:22 vruppert
139 * vbe.c (1.28), vbetables.h (1.16), vgabios.c (1.29), vgatables.h
140 (1.4), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.13):
142 - added missing VBE function dispi_get_bank() - added missing
143 return codes for VBE function 4F05h - memory size is always
144 reported in VBE function 4F00h - fixed scan line length for VBE
145 mode 0102h - fixed function set_active_page() for graphics modes -
146 fixed the page sizes of some VGA modes
148 2003-04-20 09:51 vruppert
150 * vgabios.c (1.28), vgatables.h (1.3), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin
151 (1.12), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin (1.12):
153 - function write_gfx_char() now supports different font sizes -
154 some entries of the static functionality table fixed
156 2003-04-18 09:23 vruppert
158 * vbe.c (1.27), vbe.h (1.14), vbetables.h (1.15):
160 - applied patch #1331 * new function dispi_set_bank_farcall() *
161 VBE mode info item WinFuncPtr points to the new function if the
162 flag VBE_WINDOW_ATTRIBUTE_RELOCATABLE is set * flag
163 VBE_MODE_ATTRIBUTE_EXTENDED_INFORMATION_AVAILABLE added
165 2003-02-11 20:17 vruppert
167 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.11), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
168 (1.11), vbe.c (1.26), vbetables.h (1.14):
170 - VBE mode search rewritten * improved function
171 mode_info_find_mode() is now used by the VBE functions 0x4F01
172 and 0x4F02 * removed all mode list entries with the LFB bit set.
173 LFB detection is now present in the function
174 mode_info_find_mode()
176 2003-02-09 20:59 vruppert
178 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.10), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
179 (1.10), vgabios.c (1.27):
181 - function write_gfx_char(): memory address now calculated in this
182 function; background color is always black - function
183 biosfn_write_char_attr(): the count parameter is now used in
184 graphics modes too - function biosfn_write_char_only() works the
185 same way as function biosfn_write_char_attr() in graphics mode -
186 copying charmap data optimized using memcpyb()
188 2003-02-09 11:36 vruppert
190 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.9), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
193 - VESA mode 0x102 added (uses existing SVGA mode 0x6a) - all VESA
194 modes with the LFB flag set removed from the list (Linux doesn't
195 like mode numbers > 0x07ff)
197 2003-02-09 11:02 vruppert
199 * vbe.c (1.25), vbe.h (1.13), vbetables.h (1.13):
201 - VESA mode 0x102 added (uses existing SVGA mode 0x6a) - all VESA
202 modes with the LFB flag set removed from the list (Linux doesn't
203 like mode numbers > 0x07ff)
205 2003-02-08 13:04 vruppert
207 * vbe.c (1.24), vgabios.c (1.26):
209 - vbe_biosfn_return_current_mode() now returns the active standard
210 VGA mode TODO: return VESA mode if enabled -
211 biosfn_set_video_mode() now clears the screen in CGA mode correctly
212 - write character functions are now working in all PLANAR4 graphics
213 modes - added stubs for unimplemented features in graphics modes
215 2003-02-04 22:19 vruppert
217 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.8), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
220 - set video mode: clear vga memory in graphics mode - set video
221 mode: load default font in text mode - write character implemented
222 for graphics mode 0x12
224 2003-02-04 22:06 vruppert
228 - set video mode: clear vga memory in graphics mode - set video
229 mode: load default font in text mode - write character implemented
230 for graphics mode 0x12
232 2003-01-21 19:30 vruppert
236 - remap the cursor size if the char height is > 8 and the new
239 2003-01-20 18:24 cbothamy
243 - fix so make -j2 does not overwrite temp files
245 2003-01-19 12:35 vruppert
249 - function set_scan_lines() recalculates the number of rows and the
250 page size - new values for char height, text rows and page size are
251 stored in the BIOS data segment - asm helper function idiv_u
254 2003-01-15 18:49 cbothamy
256 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.7), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
259 - compile vgabios rev 1.22
261 2003-01-15 18:49 cbothamy
265 - fix bug found by ams : a 8bits index value was compared to 0x100
266 in some cases in biosfn_set_all_dac_reg, biosfn_read_all_dac_reg,
267 biosfn_perform_gray_scale_summing
269 2003-01-15 17:34 cbothamy
273 - fix symbol table file names, discovered by ams
275 2003-01-04 21:20 vruppert
277 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.6), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
278 (1.6), vgabios.c (1.21):
280 - biosfn_set_video_mode(): reset attribute controller flip-flop
281 before setting up the controller's registers (bug found with
284 2003-01-04 09:50 vruppert
288 - VBE function 0x00 returns VBE 1.x compatible information if no
289 VBE signature is present
291 2003-01-01 12:44 vruppert
293 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.5), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
296 - SVGA mode 0x6A (800x600x4) added to the list of graphics modes
298 2002-12-31 18:07 vruppert
302 - SVGA mode 0x6A (800x600x4) added to the list of graphics modes
304 2002-11-23 10:38 cbothamy
306 * ChangeLog (1.17, v0_3b):
308 - fix changelog for 0.3b release
310 2002-10-20 17:12 vruppert
312 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.4), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
313 (1.4), vgabios.c (1.20) (utags: v0_3b):
315 - new function set_scan_lines() for the font size change (patch
316 from Hartmut Birr) - cursor shape start and end must be updated in
317 set_scan_lines() - set_scan_lines() is called by the functions
318 0x1110, 0x1111, 0x1112 and 0x1114 after copying the font data
320 2002-10-04 08:20 vruppert
322 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.3), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
323 (1.3), vgabios.c (1.19):
325 - biosfn_set_single_dac_reg(): the red value is stored in DH
327 2002-09-19 19:05 cbothamy
329 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.2), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
332 - updated with latest changes
334 2002-09-19 19:03 cbothamy
336 * ChangeLog (1.16), Makefile (1.7, v0_3b), vbe.c (1.22, v0_3b),
337 vgabios.c (1.18), vgabios.h (1.3, v0_3b):
339 - updated the Makefile - removed display of copyrights. - changed
340 the Copyright string to "LGPL VGABios developers"
342 2002-09-08 21:14 vruppert
346 - set the cursor shape depending on the current font height - clear
347 BL before calling int 0x10 function 0x1103 in vgabios_init_func
349 2002-08-23 22:58 cbothamy
351 * vbe.c (1.21), vbetables.h (1.12, v0_3b):
353 - added lfb-mode numbers (patch from mathis)
355 2002-07-21 21:57 japj
357 * vbe.c (1.20), vgabios.c (1.16):
359 gcc2/3 preprocessing fix
361 2002-05-18 16:55 cbothamy
365 - include patch from Volker that adds some text font functions
367 2002-05-01 23:13 japj
369 * VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.bin (1.1), VGABIOS-lgpl-latest.debug.bin
372 adding latest bin & debug bin of the vgabios
374 2002-04-29 14:50 japj
376 * ChangeLog (1.15), vbe.c (1.19), vbe.h (1.12, v0_3b), vbetables.h
377 (1.11), vgabios.c (1.14):
379 - applying hw scrolling/multibuffering patch
381 2002-04-25 21:59 japj
383 * Makefile (1.6), vbe.c (1.18), vgabios.c (1.13):
385 - reverting #asm/##asm & endasm patch (does not work with with
388 2002-04-19 19:38 japj
390 * Makefile (1.5), vbe.c (1.17), vgabios.c (1.12):
392 - fixing preprocessing of vgabios with latest gcc (from Mandrake
395 2002-04-08 23:44 japj
397 * ChangeLog (1.14), vbe_display_api.txt (1.5, v0_3b):
399 - preparing docs for new DISPI interface (for hardware scrolling)
401 2002-04-03 19:06 japj
403 * ChangeLog (1.13), TODO (1.9, v0_3b), vbe.c (1.16):
405 - defaulting LFB on + updated changelog & todo
407 2002-04-03 00:38 cbothamy
409 * vbe.c (1.15), vgabios.c (1.11):
411 - changed the logging ports to 0x500 -> 0x502
413 2002-03-14 17:54 japj
417 - vbetables.h is dependant upon some defines (VBE_HAVE_LFB), so put
418 the include *after* the define
420 2002-03-13 21:47 japj
422 * ChangeLog (1.12), TODO (1.8), vbe.c (1.13), vbetables.h (1.10),
425 - made LFB dependant upon define - not implement vbe functions
426 return failure - updated todo & docs for things after bochs 1.4
428 2002-03-13 19:46 japj
430 * vbe.h (1.11), vbe_display_api.txt (1.4):
432 - added max video memory + documented what is in the 0xb0c0
435 2002-03-12 02:33 cbothamy
437 * ChangeLog (1.11), Makefile (1.4):
439 - updated for 0.3a. Merged vgabios.bin and vbebios.bin
441 2002-03-10 21:36 japj
443 * ChangeLog (1.10), vbetables.h (1.9):
445 - added LFB modes for testing with vbe-lfb patch in Bochs
447 2002-03-10 17:42 japj
449 * vbe.c (1.12, v0_3a):
451 - show people when they do NOT have VBE support available
453 2002-03-10 17:36 japj
455 * TODO (1.7, v0_3a), vbe.c (1.11), vbe.h (1.10, v0_3a), vgabios.c
458 - cleanup of vbe internal functions (set 8bpp mode is now dependant
459 on ModeInfo content instead of hardcoded functions)
461 2002-03-10 17:20 cbothamy
463 * ChangeLog (1.9, v0_3a), TODO (1.6):
467 2002-03-10 17:19 cbothamy
469 * vbe.c (1.10), vbe.h (1.9):
471 - added vbe_has_vbe_display function that detects an attached vbe
474 2002-03-10 17:12 cbothamy
478 - vbe calls are done only if a vbe display is detected
480 2002-03-10 11:25 japj
482 * vbe.h (1.8), vbe_display_api.txt (1.3, v0_3a):
484 - preparing for LFB support
486 2002-03-09 14:25 japj
490 - fixing initial cursor shape to _ instead of -
492 2002-03-08 23:08 japj
494 * ChangeLog (1.8), TODO (1.5), vbe.c (1.9), vbe.h (1.7), vgabios.c
497 - updating vbe code to new API
499 2002-03-08 21:48 japj
501 * vbe.c (1.8), vbe.h (1.6), vbetables.h (1.8, v0_3a):
503 - updating vbe code with #defines from API
505 2002-03-08 21:31 japj
507 * vbe_display_api.txt (1.2):
509 - adding some text about how banks work
511 2002-03-08 21:09 japj
513 * ChangeLog (1.7), vbe_display_api.txt (1.1):
515 - adding vbe_display_api documentation
517 2002-03-07 21:36 japj
519 * ChangeLog (1.6), vbe.c (1.7), vbetables.h (1.7):
521 - added 1024x768xbpp support - some more cleanups/comments
523 2002-03-06 21:55 japj
525 * ChangeLog (1.5), TODO (1.4), vbe.c (1.6), vbetables.h (1.6),
528 - updated changelog with new modi - added 640x480x8 (Mandrake
529 Installer can use this!) - added pre VBE2 compatible 'detection' -
530 fixed problem when normal vga set mode wouldn't disable vbe mode
532 2002-03-06 20:59 japj
534 * TODO (1.3), vbe.c (1.5), vbe.h (1.5), vbetables.h (1.5),
537 - adding 640x400x8 and 800x600x8 vbe support (this depends
538 HEAVILY on my bochs vga code patch - japj)
540 2002-03-06 18:00 japj
542 * vbe.c (1.4), vbe.h (1.4), vbetables.h (1.4):
544 - implemented banked & lfb support for 320x200x8bpp (some fixes
545 for vbetest program not displaying anything)
547 2002-03-05 20:25 japj
549 * Makefile (1.3, v0_3a):
551 for vbe debug bios: - print debugging information in assembly
552 output - print source code in assembly output
554 2002-03-01 19:39 japj
556 * ChangeLog (1.4), TODO (1.2), vbe.c (1.3), vbe.h (1.3),
559 - added vbe support for 320x200x8 using the standard vgamode (0x13)
561 2002-02-19 00:29 japj
565 - updating ChangeLog with lfbprof
567 2002-02-18 23:26 japj
569 * tests/lfbprof/: lfbprof.c (1.2), lfbprof.h (1.2) (utags: v0_3a,
572 - fixed unsigned short for mode list (-1 != 0xffff otherwise) -
573 fixed LfbMapRealPointer macro mask problem (some modes were
574 skipped) - added some extra 'debugging' printf's
576 2002-02-18 23:07 japj
578 * tests/lfbprof/: Makefile (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a), lfbprof.c (1.1),
581 - Adding lfbprof testprogram (for vbe testing purposes) It needs
582 to be compiled with the Watcom C Compiler
584 2002-02-18 18:48 japj
586 * vbe.c (1.2), vbe.h (1.2):
588 - cosmetic updates to vbe.c/h + added bunch of FIXMEs for work that
591 2002-02-18 18:34 japj
595 - cosmetic updates in vbetables.h
597 2002-02-18 18:32 japj
601 updated changelog with merge of vbebios 0.2
603 2002-02-18 18:07 japj
607 - small cosmetic cleanup in vgabios vbe code + added FIXMEs
609 2002-02-18 17:55 japj
611 * Makefile (1.2), dataseghack (1.2, v0_3b, v0_3a), vbe.c (1.1),
612 vbe.h (1.1), vbetables.h (1.1), vgabios.c (1.2), vgabios.h (1.2,
615 - merging with vbebios 0.2 release
617 2002-02-18 11:31 cbothamy
619 * BUGS (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a), COPYING (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a), ChangeLog
620 (1.1), Makefile (1.1), Notes (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a), README (1.1,
621 v0_3b, v0_3a), TODO (1.1), dataseghack (1.1), vgabios.c (1.1),
622 vgabios.h (1.1), vgafonts.h (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a), vgatables.h (1.1,
623 v0_3b, v0_3a), tests/testbios.c (1.1, v0_3b, v0_3a):