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| author |   Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com> | 2015-08-04 12:17:53 -0700 |
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| committer | Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com> | 2015-08-04 15:44:42 -0700 |
| commit | 9ca8dbcc65cfc63d6f5ef3312a33184e1d726e00 (patch) | |
| tree | 1c9cafbcd35f783a87880a10f85d1a060db1a563 /kernel/Documentation/fb/lxfb.txt | |
| parent | 98260f3884f4a202f9ca5eabed40b1354c489b29 (diff) | |
Add the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as base
Import the rt linux 4.1.3-rt3 as OPNFV kvm base.
It's from git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/rt/linux-rt-devel.git linux-4.1.y-rt and
the base is:
commit 0917f823c59692d751951bf5ea699a2d1e2f26a2
Author: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
Date: Sat Jul 25 12:13:34 2015 +0200
Prepare v4.1.3-rt3
Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
We lose all the git history this way and it's not good. We
should apply another opnfv project repo in future.
Change-Id: I87543d81c9df70d99c5001fbdf646b202c19f423
Signed-off-by: Yunhong Jiang <yunhong.jiang@intel.com>
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diff --git a/kernel/Documentation/fb/lxfb.txt b/kernel/Documentation/fb/lxfb.txt new file mode 100644 index 000000000..38b3ca6f6 --- /dev/null +++ b/kernel/Documentation/fb/lxfb.txt @@ -0,0 +1,52 @@ +[This file is cloned from VesaFB/aty128fb] + +What is lxfb? +================= + +This is a graphics framebuffer driver for AMD Geode LX based processors. + +Advantages: + + * No need to use AMD's VSA code (or other VESA emulation layer) in the + BIOS. + * It provides a nice large console (128 cols + 48 lines with 1024x768) + without using tiny, unreadable fonts. + * You can run XF68_FBDev on top of /dev/fb0 + * Most important: boot logo :-) + +Disadvantages: + + * graphic mode is slower than text mode... + + +How to use it? +============== + +Switching modes is done using lxfb.mode_option=<resolution>... boot +parameter or using `fbset' program. + +See Documentation/fb/modedb.txt for more information on modedb +resolutions. + + +X11 +=== + +XF68_FBDev should generally work fine, but it is non-accelerated. + + +Configuration +============= + +You can pass kernel command line options to lxfb with lxfb.<option>. +For example, lxfb.mode_option=800x600@75. +Accepted options: + +mode_option - specify the video mode. Of the form + <x>x<y>[-<bpp>][@<refresh>] +vram - size of video ram (normally auto-detected) +vt_switch - enable vt switching during suspend/resume. The vt + switch is slow, but harmless. + +-- +Andres Salomon <dilinger@debian.org> |