1 =============
2 What is lxfb?
3 =============
4
5 .. [This file is cloned from VesaFB/aty128fb]
6
7
8 This is a graphics framebuffer driver for AMD
9
10 Advantages:
11
12 * No need to use AMD's VSA code (or other VES
13 BIOS.
14 * It provides a nice large console (128 cols
15 without using tiny, unreadable fonts.
16 * You can run XF68_FBDev on top of /dev/fb0
17 * Most important: boot logo :-)
18
19 Disadvantages:
20
21 * graphic mode is slower than text mode...
22
23
24 How to use it?
25 ==============
26
27 Switching modes is done using lxfb.mode_optio
28 parameter or using `fbset` program.
29
30 See Documentation/fb/modedb.rst for more infor
31 resolutions.
32
33
34 X11
35 ===
36
37 XF68_FBDev should generally work fine, but it
38
39
40 Configuration
41 =============
42
43 You can pass kernel command line options to lx
44 For example, lxfb.mode_option=800x600@75.
45 Accepted options:
46
47 ================ =============================
48 mode_option specify the video mode. Of t
49 <x>x<y>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>]
50 vram size of video ram (normally a
51 vt_switch enable vt switching during su
52 switch is slow, but harmless.
53 ================ =============================
54
55 Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org>
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