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ffbconfig(1M)

mmap(2)

fbio(7I)

ffb(7D)

NAME

ffb − 24-bit UPA color frame buffer and graphics accelerator

DESCRIPTION

ffb is a 24-bit UPA-based color frame buffer and graphics accelerator which comes in two configurations. 

The single buffered frame buffer consists of 32 video memory planes of 1280 × 1024 pixels, including 24-bit single-buffering and 8-bit X planes. 

The double buffered frame buffer consists of 96 video memory planes of 1280 × 1024 pixels, including 24-bit double-buffering, 8-bit X planes, 28-bit Z-buffer planes and 4-bit Y planes.  The driver supports the following frame buffer ioctls which are defined in fbio(7I). 

FBIOPUTCMAP, FBIOGETCMAP, FBIOSVIDEO, FBIOGVIDEO, FBIOVERTICAL, FBIOSCURSOR, FBIOGCURSOR, FBIOSCURPOS,  FBIOGCURPOS,  FBIOGCURMAX,  FBIO_WID_PUT,  FBIO_WID_GET

FILES

/dev/fbs/ffb0 device special file

SEE ALSO

ffbconfig(1M), mmap(2), fbio(7I)

SunOS 5.5.1  —  Last change: 26 Oct 1995

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