Framebuffer HOWTO

• Index
• History
• Contributors
• What is a framebuffer device?
• What advantages does framebuffer devices have?
• Using framebuffer devices on Intel platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on Atari m68k platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on Amiga m68k platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on Macintosh m68k platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on PowerPC platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on Alpha platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on SPARC platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on MIPS platforms
• Using framebuffer devices on ARM platforms
• Using multi-headed framebuffers
• Using/Changing fonts
• Changing console modes
• Setting up the X11 FBdev driver
• How do I convert XFree86 mode-lines into framebuffer device timings?
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8. Using framebuffer devices on Macintosh m68k platforms

Currently, the framebuffer device implemented only supports the mode selected in MacOS before booting into Linux, also supports 1, 2, 4 and 8 bit colours modes.

Framebuffer suboptions are selected using the following syntax

video=macfb:<font>:<inverse>

You can select fonts such as VGA8x8, VGA8x16 and 6x11 etc. The inverse option allows you to use reverse video.