#1133109 O: vbetool -- run real-mode video BIOS code to alter hardware state

Package:
wnpp
Source:
wnpp
Submitter:
Boyuan Yang
Date:
2026-04-09 22:49:02 UTC
Severity:
normal
#1133109#5
Date:
2026-04-09 22:46:17 UTC
From:
To:
I intend to orphan the vbetool package.

The package description is:
  vbetool uses lrmi in order to run code from the video BIOS. Currently, it
  is able to alter DPMS states, save/restore video card state and attempt to
  initialize the video card from scratch.