mode3(8)

mode38

Set a vesa mode.

Usage

mode3 [modenum]

Overview

The video card is set to vesa mode modenum (or 3 by default) using the (real mode) vesa bios calls.

Releases

Unchanged in 5 releases since Debian 3.1 (Sarge).

  1. 3.1–7

Bugs

Using this program is unsafe, and might (depending on the bios) result in a video card in a state that requires a hard reset to restore to normal, or even a hung computer.

From svgalib-bin 1:1.4.3-33 in Debian 7 (Wheezy). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.