fbdevhw(4) - Linux man page

Name

fbdevhw - os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access

Description

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(4) 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.

See Also

Xorg(1x), xorg.conf(5x), xorgconfig(1x), Xserver(1x), x(7), fbdev(4)

Authors

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

Referenced By

glint(4), mga(4), nouveau(4), nv(4), r128(4), radeon(4), xorg.conf(5)