xfree86 man page for fbdevhw

FBDEVHW(4)						     Kernel Interfaces Manual							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
       XFree86(1), XF86Config(5), xf86config(1), Xserver(1), X(7), fbdev(4)

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

XFree86 							   Version 4.7.0							FBDEVHW(4)