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VERITEFB(4)             NetBSD Kernel Interfaces Manual            VERITEFB(4)


NAME

     veritefb -- Rendition Verite V2100/V2200 framebuffer driver


SYNOPSIS

     veritefb* at pci?
     wsdisplay* at veritefb?


DESCRIPTION

     The veritefb driver provides support for Rendition Verite
     V2100/V2200-based PCI and AGP cards.  These are 2D/3D video cards based
     on a MIPS-like RISC ASIC with a fixed-function pixel engine.

     veritefb provides an unaccelerated 2D console until the root file system
     is mounted and the firmware file v20002d.uc becomes available.  After
     this, 2D acceleration is enabled via the rasops(9) framework.

     During initialization, veritefb attempts to detect the characteristics of
     the display using DDC/EDID information.  If this fails, it falls back to
     a preset VGA (640x480) video mode at 60Hz.


SEE ALSO

     genfb(4), pci(4), wsdisplay(4)

     Rendition, Inc., V2200 Integrated 3D/2D/Video Accelerator Technical
     Specifications, January 1998.


HISTORY

     The veritefb driver first appeared in NetBSD 12.0.


AUTHORS

     The veritefb driver was written by Radoslaw Kujawa.


CAVEATS

     The microcode required to use these cards with 2D acceleration has
     unclear distribution terms and must be obtained separately.


BUGS

     V1000-based cards are not supported.

     Currently, the driver is limited to 8-bit color depth.

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