NAME

       restoretextmode - save or restore the SVGA registers for textmode.

SYNOPSIS

       restoretextmode {-r|-w} filename

DESCRIPTION

       The  state  of  the  SVGA  is  written  to or restored from filename using the vga_gettextmoderegs(3) and
       vga_settextmoderegs(3) functions.

       As of this writing this file is 385 bytes long but this might change with future versions.

       Please do not fiddle with the contents of the file except when you know what you do. It might even result
       in hardware damage. Because of that, you should think twice to make this command available to  all  users
       on your system.

       The  purpose  of  this  program  is usually to recover from a crashed console due to an svgalib, Xfree or
       other program bug. First save the state of the SVGA card when on a text console. After the crash  restore
       this state. The savetextmode(1) and textmode(1) script makes this procedure very easy.

OPTIONS

       -w filename
              write the SVGA state to the file filename.

       -r filename
              restore the SVGA state from the file filename.

SEE ALSO

       svgalib(7),   vgagl(7),  libvga.config(5),  vga_gettextmoderegs(3),  vga_settextmoderegs(3),  dumpreg(1),
       convfont(1),  fix132x43(1),  restorefont(1),  restorepalette(1),  runx(1),  savetextmode(1),  setmclk(1),
       textmode(1).

AUTHOR

       This  manual  page  was  edited by Michael Weller <eowmob@exp-math.uni-essen.de>. The exact source of the
       referenced utility as well as of the original documentation is unknown.

       It  is  very  likely  that  both  are  at  least  to   some   extent   are   due   to   Harm   Hanemaayer
       <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>.

       Occasionally  this  might  be wrong. I hereby asked to be excused by the original author and will happily
       accept any additions or corrections to this first version of the svgalib manual.

Svgalib (>= 1.2.11)                                2 Aug 1997                                 restoretextmode(1)