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GRFET(4)             NetBSD/amiga Kernel Interfaces Manual            GRFET(4)


NAME

     grfet -- 8/16/24/32-bit color graphics driver


SYNOPSIS

     grfet* at zbus0
     grf6 at grfet?
     ite6 at grf6


DESCRIPTION

     The grfet device driver supports graphics boards with the Tseng ET4000 or
     ET4000W32 chipset and a Sierra 11483 or Brooktree BT482 DAC.  It supports
     the minimal ioctl's needed to run X11.


HARDWARE

     The grfet interface supports the following ZorroII/III expansion cards:

           Domino   A Zorro II only card with the Tseng ET4000 chipset and a
                    Sierra 11483 DAC. From Village Tronic, manufacturer 2167,
                    product 1 for the memory base and 2 for the register base.

           Merlin   A Zorro II/III card with the Tseng ET4000W32 chipset and a
                    Brooktree BT482 DAC.  From Expert, manufacturer 2117, with
                    the product 3 for the memory base and 4 for the register
                    base.

           oMnibus  A Zorro II only Zorro/AT bridge board with a separate VGA
                    card usually with a Tseng ET4000 chipset and a Sierra
                    11483 DAC, but a few others are also supported.  Once made
                    by Oliver Bausch and sold by Armax, manufacturer 2181,
                    product 0 for the memory base and also 0 for the register
                    base.


FILES

     /dev/grf6   graphics interface special file
     /dev/ttye6  console interface special file for the internal terminal emu-
                 lator


SEE ALSO

     console(4), ite(4), grfconfig(8)


HISTORY

     The grfet interface first appeared in NetBSD 1.2.


BUGS

     grfet does not support the sync-on-green flag from grfconfig(8).

NetBSD 3.0.2                   October 20, 1997                   NetBSD 3.0.2