FBDEVHW(4)                                                                                                            FBDEVHW(4)



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

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



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