Re: debugging svgalib programs

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From: Matan Ziv-Av (matan@svgalib.org)
Date: Sat 18 Mar 2000 - 09:34:09 IST

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> How do I debug an svgalib program with gdb?  Every time I try, I end up with 
> a black screen and have to reboot.  Also, is there a shell command or 
> something to set the video mode back to text mode?

To reset the mode back to text mode try (in that order)
textmode (requires running savetextmode first)
mode3
vga_reset


For debugging, I use printf.


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Matan Ziv-Av.                         matan@svgalib.org

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