Thread: direct access of video buffer.???

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    Registered User matheo917's Avatar
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    direct access of video buffer.???

    hey there....

    i am using this code to access the "monochrome screen address" directly...


    Code:
    int main()
    
    {  
      char* screen;
      char ch;
    
       screen = 0xb0000000;   // this is where an error occurs...
    
       ch = 'a';
      
       *screen = ch;                 // simply supposed to print   (a) to the   
                                     //screen
    
       return 0;
    
    }

    the problem is in assigning directly a video buffer to (screen) variable...???

    any suggestions???

    matheo917

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    as you could most likly guess, i don't know the answer. but my attention goes to the pointer. can you do that?

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    Registered User matheo917's Avatar
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    yes you can, i just think it doesn't let me assign the value in hexadecimal....

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    ¡Amo fútbol!
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    Is it compile time or run time? If run time, it might be that your OS doesn't let you do it. I am not too sure about the details of Protected Mode so I am not completely sure.

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    it is a compile time error and it states:

    ............NONPORTABLE POINTER CONVERSION....


    hmmmmmm...?

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