From 7dd81508302ecad9044ba7c2bd9a458f1557a8ce Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bjarni Ingi Gislason Date: Sat, 8 Feb 2025 01:17:50 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] fbdev.4: Some editorial changes for this man page [Debian bug #1095447] Originally from https://bugs.debian.org/1095447 Signed-off-by: Alan Coopersmith Part-of: --- man/fbdev.man | 62 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------- 1 file changed, 37 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-) diff --git a/man/fbdev.man b/man/fbdev.man index ed73d00..20f0bb7 100644 --- a/man/fbdev.man +++ b/man/fbdev.man @@ -14,49 +14,61 @@ fbdev \- video driver for framebuffer device .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .B fbdev -is an __xservername__ driver for framebuffer devices. This is a non-accelerated -driver, the following framebuffer depths are supported: 8, 15, 16, 24. -All visual types are supported for depth 8, and TrueColor visual is -supported for the other depths. Multi-head configurations are supported. +is an __xservername__ driver for framebuffer devices. +This is a non-accelerated driver, +the following framebuffer depths are supported: 8, 15, 16, 24. +All visual types are supported for depth 8, +and TrueColor visual is supported for the other depths. +Multi-head configurations are supported. .SH SUPPORTED HARDWARE -The +The .B fbdev driver supports all hardware where a framebuffer driver is available. fbdev uses the os-specific submodule fbdevhw(__drivermansuffix__) to talk -to the kernel -device driver. Currently a fbdevhw module is available for linux. +to the kernel device driver. +Currently a fbdevhw module is available for linux. .SH CONFIGURATION DETAILS -Please refer to __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__) for general configuration -details. This section only covers configuration details specific to -this driver. +Please refer to +.BR __xconfigfile__ (__filemansuffix__) +for general configuration details. +This section only covers configuration details specific to this driver. .PP -For this driver it is not required to specify modes in the screen -section of the config file. The +For this driver it is not required to specify modes +in the screen section of the config file. +The .B fbdev -driver can pick up the currently used video mode from the framebuffer +driver can pick up the currently used video mode from the framebuffer driver and will use it if there are no video modes configured. .PP -For PCI boards you might have to add a BusID line to the Device -section. See above for a sample line. +For PCI boards you might have to add a BusID line to the Device section. +See above for a sample line. .PP -The following driver +The following driver .B Options are supported: .TP .BI "Option \*qfbdev\*q \*q" string \*q -The framebuffer device to use. Default: /dev/fb0. +The framebuffer device to use. +Default: /dev/fb0. .TP .BI "Option \*qShadowFB\*q \*q" boolean \*q -Enable or disable use of the shadow framebuffer layer. Mandatory for 24bpp -framebuffers on newer servers. Default: on. +Enable or disable use of the shadow framebuffer layer. +Mandatory for 24bpp framebuffers on newer servers. +Default: on. .TP .BI "Option \*qRotate\*q \*q" string \*q -Enable rotation of the display. The supported values are "CW" (clockwise, -90 degrees), "UD" (upside down, 180 degrees) and "CCW" (counter clockwise, -270 degrees). Implies use of the shadow framebuffer layer. Disabled for 24bpp -framebuffers. Default: off. +Enable rotation of the display. +The supported values are "CW" (clockwise, 90 degrees), +"UD" (upside down, 180 degrees) +and "CCW" (counter clockwise, 270 degrees). +Implies use of the shadow framebuffer layer. +Disabled for 24bpp framebuffers. +Default: off. .SH "SEE ALSO" -__xservername__(__appmansuffix__), __xconfigfile__(__filemansuffix__), Xserver(__appmansuffix__), -X(__miscmansuffix__), fbdevhw(__drivermansuffix__) +.BR __xservername__ (__appmansuffix__), +.BR __xconfigfile__ (__filemansuffix__), +.BR Xserver (__appmansuffix__), +.BR X (__miscmansuffix__), +.BR fbdevhw (__drivermansuffix__) .SH AUTHORS Authors include: Gerd Knorr, Michel D\(:anzer, Geert Uytterhoeven