---
name: "mode3"
section: "8vga"
platform: "linux"
package: "svgalib-bin"
version: "1:1.4.3-7"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/mode3/8vga"
---

# mode3(8vga)

set a vesa mode.

## NAME

mode3 - set a vesa mode.

## SYNOPSIS

**mode3 \[modenum\]**

## DESCRIPTION

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

## 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.