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fbconfig(1M)		System Administration Commands		  fbconfig(1M)

NAME
       fbconfig - Frame Buffer configuration utility

SYNOPSIS
       fbconfig [-list | -gui | -help]

       fbconfig [-dev device_filename] [-prconf] [-propt] [-res \?]

       fbconfig	  [-dev	  device_filename]   [-res   resolution-specification]
       device_specific_options

DESCRIPTION
       fbconfig is the generic command line interface to query	and  configure
       frame buffer attributes.

       The following form of fbconfig is the interface for the device indepen‐
       dent operations performed by fbconfig:

       fbconfig [-list | -gui | -help]

       The following form of fbconfig is the interface for configuring a frame
       buffer:

       fbconfig [-dev device_filename] [-prconf] [-propt] [-res]

       If  the	-dev  option  is omitted, the default frame buffer (/dev/fb or
       /dev/fb0) is assumed. In the absence of specific options, the  response
       will  depend  upon the device specific configuration program and how it
       responds to no options

OPTIONS
       The following options are supported:

       -dev device_filename

	   Specify the FFB special file. The default is /dev/fbs/ffb0.

       -gui

	   Invoke the Graphical User Interface (GUI). The GUI is available  if
	   the SUNWdcm package is installed. All other arguments are ignored.

	   The	GUI  can  configure devices (as an alternative to the fbconfig
	   command line) and can update the  Xservers  file  without  directly
	   editing  the file. The GUI allows the user that is logged in on the
	   graphics device or devices to configure which graphics displays the
	   window system should use, their screen layout (where they appear on
	   the user's desktop), and screen properties (X attributes).

	   In addition, the GUI allows advanced users to create	 a  new	 video
	   format  (resolution)	 that  some  graphics  devices can select from
	   fbconfig command line or from the device-dependent portion  of  the
	   GUI. The GUI's online help explains all options and features.

       -help

	   Print  the  fbconfig	 command  usage	 summary.  This is the default
	   option.

       -list

	   Print the list of installed frame  buffers  and  associated	device
	   specific configuration routines.

	    Device Filename		 Specific Config Program
	    ---------------		 -----------------------
	     /dev/fbs/ffb0		  SUNWffb_config
	     /dev/fbs/ffb1		  SUNWffb_config
	     /dev/fbs/m640		  SUNWm64_config
	     /dev/fbs/cgsix0		  not configurable

       -prconf

	   Print the current hardware configuration.

       -propt

	   Print the current software configuration.

       -res \?

	   Print the current hardware resolution.

OPERANDS
       The following operands are supported:

       device_specific_options device_specific_options	are  specified	in the
			       format shown by the -help output, or the corre‐
			       sponding device-specific man page.

ATTRIBUTES
       See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:

       ┌─────────────────────────────┬─────────────────────────────┐
       │      ATTRIBUTE TYPE	     │	    ATTRIBUTE VALUE	   │
       ├─────────────────────────────┼─────────────────────────────┤
       │Availability		     │SUNWfbc			   │
       └─────────────────────────────┴─────────────────────────────┘

SEE ALSO
       SUNWgfb_config(1M),    SUNWifb_config(1M),   SUNWpfb_config(1M),	  SUN‐
       Wzulu_config(1M), afbconfig(1M), ffbconfig(1M), m64config(1M),  pgxcon‐
       fig(1M), attributes(5)

LIMITATIONS
       Because	of  limitations in the m64 kernel driver and related software,
       fbconfig (with the -prconf option) is unable to distinguish  between  a
       current depth of 24 or 8+24. The -propt option returns the depth speci‐
       fied in the OWconfig file, which will be in effect following  the  next
       restart	of the window system. The xwininfo utility, usually shipped in
       the package containing  frame  buffer  software	(such  as  SUNWxwplt),
       reports current depth of a specified window.

SunOS 5.10			 15 June 2004			  fbconfig(1M)
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