.\" $XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw/fbdevhw.man,v 1.1 2001/01/24 00:06:34 dawes Exp $
.TH FBDEVHW 4 "xorg-server 21.1.3" "X Version 11"
.SH NAME
fbdevhw \- os-specific submodule for framebuffer device access
.SH DESCRIPTION
.B fbdevhw
provides functions for talking to a framebuffer device.  It is
os-specific.  It is a submodule used by other video drivers.
A
.B fbdevhw
module is currently available for linux framebuffer devices.
.PP
fbdev(4) is a non-accelerated driver which runs on top of the
fbdevhw module.  fbdevhw can be used by other drivers too, this
is usually activated with `Option "UseFBDev"' in the device section.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
Xorg(1), xorg.conf(5),
xorgconfig(1), Xserver(1), X(7),
fbdev(4)
.SH AUTHORS
Authors include: Gerd Knorr, based on the XF68_FBDev Server code
(Martin Schaller, Geert Uytterhoeven).