SvgaLib/doc/man8/mode3.8

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.TH mode3 8 "11 Mar 1999" "Svgalib (>= 1.4.0)" "Svgalib User Manual"
.SH NAME
mode3 \- set a vesa mode.
.SH SYNOPSIS
.BI "mode3 [modenum] "
.SH DESCRIPTION
The video card is set to vesa mode
.IR modenum
(or 3 by default) using the (real mode) vesa bios calls.
.SH 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.