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AssigneePhoenix Technologies Ltd.
InventorVan Anthony Lupo
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A method and apparatus for extending basic input output system (BIOS) control of the display screen beyond the loading of the operating system is described. In one embodiment, the BIOS, during power-on self test (POST), writes content to the display screen, redirects a video controller interrupt vector to a new handler, and traps I/O accesses to the video controller. During the time the operating system is starting, accesses to the video controller, through the interrupt vector or directly, is intercepted and/or redirected. Once the operating is loaded, the original interrupt vector is restored, and trapping of I/O accesses to the video controller is disabled, allowing the operating system to take control of the video controller and hence the display screen.
A method of controlling a video controller, comprising:
A computer program product, comprising:
A computer system, comprising:
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