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| author | Joel Sing <jsing@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2007-11-27 15:31:01 +0000 |
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| committer | Joel Sing <jsing@cvs.openbsd.org> | 2007-11-27 15:31:01 +0000 |
| commit | 91e4040d93a4e30e2f59e581c586043a49d31e39 (patch) | |
| tree | acbed2ce71d3a9411e26e01fdccd1112e57fc2c4 /share/man | |
| parent | d1f8f49d4141edeb39ba6fbf589c776b8485f27d (diff) | |
Initial support for the SGI Graphics Back End (GBE) frame buffer found in
SGI O2 machines. We currently rely on the video hardware being initialised
by the ARCS firmware and can only use the initial resolution with a colour
depth of 32 bits. This driver is disabled by default.
ok miod@
Diffstat (limited to 'share/man')
| -rw-r--r-- | share/man/man4/man4.sgi/gbe.4 | 50 |
1 files changed, 50 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/share/man/man4/man4.sgi/gbe.4 b/share/man/man4/man4.sgi/gbe.4 new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..9efb1194777 --- /dev/null +++ b/share/man/man4/man4.sgi/gbe.4 @@ -0,0 +1,50 @@ +.\" +.\" Copyright (c) 2007, Joel Sing <jsing@openbsd.org> +.\" +.\" Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software for any +.\" purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the above +.\" copyright notice and this permission notice appear in all copies. +.\" +.\" THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES +.\" WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF +.\" MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR +.\" ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES +.\" WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN +.\" ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF +.\" OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE. +.\" +.Dd $Mdocdate: November 27 2007 $ +.Dt GBE 4 sgi +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm gbe +.Nd SGI Graphics Back End (GBE) Frame Buffer +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Cd "gbe0 at mainbus0" +.Sh DESCRIPTION +The +.Nm +driver provides support for the on-board Graphics Back End (GBE) frame +buffer found in SGI +.Tn O2 +machines. Console support is provided by the +.Xr wscons 4 +console framework. +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr intro 4 , +.Xr wscons 4 , +.Xr wsdisplay 4 +.Sh HISTORY +The +.Nm +driver first appeared in +.Ox 4.3 . +.Sh AUTHORS +The +.Nm +driver was written by +.An Joel Sing . +.Sh BUGS +Hardware initialization must currently be performed by the ARCS firmware. +The resolution configured by the firmware will be used, with a fixed +color depth of 32 bits. |