Re: [MiNT] fVDI and ARAnyM (was: Re: Shutdown() discussion)

["Konrad Kokoszkiewicz" <draco@obta.uw.edu.pl>]

>> I would not accept the explanation that "it could not be done",
>> because obviously other VDIs can do it. The VT52 emulator is in ROM,
>> it knows where to output the text to, so if fVDI is lacking the
>> proper routines, perhaps it should just pass the stuff down to the
>> BIOS?
>
> This is interesting notice IMHO (redirect to BIOS - reentrancy?).

How a reeentrancy or no-reentrancy can be an issue here?

>> 4) All this wouldn't be very important, if it didn't block the
>> access to the boot menu, for example.
>
> Hmm, I do run my FVDI.PRG from within the /etc/rc.local script just a
> line before the finish. After that only the AES starts in my setup.
> So I can
> see the boot menu and everything I might ever need.
>
> Hope this helps.

Not much. I have to run FVDI from the auto folder.

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