1VESA(4)                    Kernel Interfaces Manual                    VESA(4)
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NAME

6       vesa - Generic VESA video driver
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SYNOPSIS

9       Section "Device"
10         Identifier "devname"
11         Driver "vesa"
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13       EndSection
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DESCRIPTION

16       vesa is an Xorg driver for generic VESA video cards.  It can drive most
17       VESA-compatible video cards, but only makes use of the  basic  standard
18       VESA core that is common to these cards.  The driver supports depths 8,
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SUPPORTED HARDWARE

22       The vesa driver supports most VESA-compatible video cards.   There  are
23       some known exceptions, and those should be listed here.
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CONFIGURATION DETAILS

26       Please  refer  to xorg.conf(5) for general configuration details.  This
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29       The driver auto-detects the presence of VESA-compatible hardware.   The
30       ChipSet  name  may  optionally be specified in the config file "Device"
31       section, and will override the auto-detection:
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35       The following driver Options are supported:
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37       Option "ShadowFB" "boolean"
38              Enable or disable use of the shadow framebuffer layer.  Default:
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41              This option is recommended for performance reasons.
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43       Option "ModeSetClearScreen" "boolean"
44              Clear  the  screen on mode set. Some BIOSes seem to be broken in
45              the sense that the newly set video mode is  bogus  if  they  are
46              asked to clear the screen during mode setting. If you experience
47              problems try to turn this option off. Default: on.
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SEE ALSO

51       Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5), Xserver(1), X(7)
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AUTHORS

54       Authors include: Paulo Ce´sar Pereira de Andrade.
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