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devg-vesabios.so

Generic graphics driver (VESA 2.0)

Syntax:

io-graphics -d vesabios [option[,option...]] ... &

Runs on:

x86

Options:

For the general io-graphics options that you can use with this driver, see io-graphics.

Description:

The devg-vesabios.so driver provides 2D support for the specified graphics chipsets.


Note: If you install the Advanced Graphics TDK, this driver is replaced with an updated driver that works with io-display. See the Advanced Graphics TDK documentation for updated information about this driver.

Supported chipsets

  • Any video adapter compliant with VESA 2.0 (or greater)

Acceleration features

None

Video Overlay/Scaler support

None

Other features

Feature Provision
Hardware Cursor No
TV Out Yes (see below)
Video capture No
DPMS (power saving) Yes

Restrictions:

  • TV Out provision depends on BIOS capability.

Resolution and refresh support

Display size (pixels): Refresh rate (Hz): Color depth (bits per pixel):
640x480 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32
800x600 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1024x768 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1152x864 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1280x1024 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32
1600X1200 60 8, 15, 16, 24, 32

Restrictions:

  • BIOS capability determines which of these resolutions and color depths are available on your system.
  • Other refresh rates may be available if the BIOS is VESA 3.0.

Files:

This driver needs the following at run time:

libffb.so
Software rasterization library.

See also:

crttrap, devgt-iographics, io-graphics


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