---
name: "vga_reset"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "svgalib-bin"
version: "1:1.4.3-33"
release: "Debian 7 (Wheezy)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/vga_reset"
---

# vga\_reset(8)

reset video graphic board

## NAME

vga\_reset - reset video graphic board

## SYNOPSIS

**vga\_reset**

## DESCRIPTION

Call real mode c000:0003, which should be the video card's initialization routine. Should work in some cases when mode3 fails to restore text mode.

## 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.

## SEE ALSO

[**mode3**(8)](/mode3/8.md).

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Guillem Jover \<guillem@debian.org\>.