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vmware

VMWARE(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							 VMWARE(4)

NAME

       vmware - VMware SVGA video driver

SYNOPSIS

       Section "Device"
	 Identifier "devname"
	 Driver "vmware"
	 ...
       EndSection

DESCRIPTION

       vmware is an XFree86 driver for VMware virtual video cards.

CONFIGURATION DETAILS

       Please refer to XF86Config(5) for general configuration details.  This section only covers configuration details specific to this driver.

       The driver auto-detects the version of any virtual VMware SVGA adapter.

       The following driver Options are supported:

       Option "HWCursor" "boolean"
	      Enable or disable the HW cursor.	Default: off.

       Option "NoAccel" "boolean"
	      Disable or enable acceleration.  Default: acceleration is enabled.

SEE ALSO

       XFree86(1), XF86Config(5), xf86config(1), Xserver(1), X(7)

AUTHORS

       Copyright (c) 1999-2001 VMware, Inc.

XFree86 							   Version 4.7.0							 VMWARE(4)

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