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27.Dd $Mdocdate: April 23 2018 $
28.Dt VGAFB 4
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm vgafb
32.Nd VGA frame buffer
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Cd # sparc64, macppc
35.Cd "vgafb* at pci?"
36.Cd "wsdisplay* at vgafb?"
37.Sh DESCRIPTION
38The
39.Nm
40is a memory based color frame buffer driver for the
41.Xr wscons 4
42console framework.
43It does not provide direct device driver entry points
44but makes its functions available via the internal
45.Xr wsdisplay 4
46interface.
47Both unaccelerated access as a dumb framebuffer and
48accelerated access methods are provided to
49.Xr wscons 4 .
50.Sh SEE ALSO
51.Xr intro 4 ,
52.Xr pci 4 ,
53.Xr wscons 4 ,
54.Xr wsdisplay 4
55