fbdevhw(4x)

fbdevhw4x

Os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access

Overview

fbdevhw provides functions for talking to a framebuffer device. It is os-specific. It is a submodule used by other video drivers. A fbdevhw module is currently available for linux framebuffer devices.

fbdev(4x) is a non-accelerated driver which runs on top of the fbdevhw module. fbdevhw can be used by other drivers too, this is usually activated with `Option "UseFBDev"' in the device section.

Authors

Authors include: Gerd Knorr, based on the XF68_FBDev Server code (Martin Schaller, Geert Uytterhoeven).

From xserver-xfree86 4.3.0.dfsg.1-14sarge7 in Debian 3.1 (Sarge). Parsed by carta from the page's man source.