source: archive/x7driver-vesa.xml@ 81076bb6

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  <!ENTITY % general-entities SYSTEM "../../general.ent">
  %general-entities;

  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-version "2.3.3">

  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-download-http "&xorg-download-http;/driver/xf86-video-vesa-&xorg-vesa-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-download-ftp  "&xorg-download-ftp;/driver/xf86-video-vesa-&xorg-vesa-driver-version;.tar.bz2">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-md5sum        "3690a5356ed121b1a7dfb59a6dcf4bf9">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-size          "300 KB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-buildsize     "2.6 MB">
  <!ENTITY xorg-vesa-driver-time          "less than 0.1 SBU">
]>

<!-- Begin Xorg VESA Driver -->
  <sect2 id="xorg-vesa-driver" xreflabel="Xorg VESA Driver-&xorg-vesa-driver-version;">

    <title>Xorg VESA Driver-&xorg-vesa-driver-version;</title>

    <indexterm zone="xorg-vesa-driver">
      <primary sortas="a-xorg-vesa-driver">xorg-vesa-driver</primary>
    </indexterm>

    <sect3 role="package">
      <title>Introduction to Xorg VESA Driver</title>

      <para>
        The <application>Xorg VESA Driver</application> contains the
        Generic VESA video driver for the Xorg X server. This driver
        is often used as fallback driver if the hardware specific
        driver fails to load or is not present. If this driver is not
        installed, Xorg Server will print a warning on startup, but it
        can be safely ignored if hardware specific driver works well.
      </para>

      &lfs76_checked;

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Package Information</bridgehead>
      <itemizedlist spacing="compact">
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (HTTP): <ulink url="&xorg-vesa-driver-download-http;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download (FTP): <ulink url="&xorg-vesa-driver-download-ftp;"/>
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download MD5 sum: &xorg-vesa-driver-md5sum;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Download size: &xorg-vesa-driver-size;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated disk space required: &xorg-vesa-driver-buildsize;
          </para>
        </listitem>
        <listitem>
          <para>
            Estimated build time: &xorg-vesa-driver-time;
          </para>
        </listitem>
      </itemizedlist>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Xorg VESA Driver Dependencies</bridgehead>

      <bridgehead renderas="sect5">Required</bridgehead>
      <para role="required">
        <xref linkend="xorg-server"/>
      </para>

      <para condition="html" role="usernotes">
        User Notes: <ulink url="&blfs-wiki;/xorg-vesa-driver"/>
      </para>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="kernel" id="xorg-vesa-driver-kernel">
      <title>Kernel Configuration</title>

    <para>
      Enable the following options in the kernel configuration and recompile the
      kernel if necessary:
    </para>

<screen><literal>Device Drivers  ---&gt;
  Graphics support ---&gt;
    Frame buffer Devices ---&gt;
      &lt;*&gt; Support for frame buffer devices ---&gt; [CONFIG_FB]
      [*] VESA VGA graphics support             [CONFIG_FB_VESA]</literal></screen>

      <indexterm zone="xorg-vesa-driver xorg-vesa-driver-kernel">
        <primary sortas="d-xorg-vesa-driver">xorg-vesa-driver</primary>
      </indexterm>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="installation">
      <title>Installation of Xorg VESA Driver</title>

      <para>
        Install <application>Xorg VESA Driver</application> by running the following
        commands:
      </para>

<screen><userinput>./configure $XORG_CONFIG &amp;&amp;
make</userinput></screen>

      <para>
        This package does not come with a test suite.
      </para>

      <para>
        Now, as the <systemitem class="username">root</systemitem> user:
      </para>

<screen role="root"><userinput>make install</userinput></screen>
    </sect3>

    <sect3 role="content">
      <title>Contents</title>

      <segmentedlist>
        <segtitle>Installed Xorg Driver</segtitle>

        <seglistitem>
          <seg>
            vesa_drv.so
          </seg>
        </seglistitem>
      </segmentedlist>

      <variablelist>
        <bridgehead renderas="sect4">Short Descriptions</bridgehead>
        <?dbfo list-presentation="list"?>
        <?dbhtml list-presentation="table"?>

        <varlistentry id="vesa_drv">
          <term><filename class="libraryfile">vesa_drv.so</filename></term>
          <listitem>
            <para>
              is an Xorg video driver for generic VESA video cards.
            </para>
            <indexterm zone="xorg-vesa-driver vesa_drv">
              <primary sortas="c-vesa_drv">vesa_drv.so</primary>
            </indexterm>
          </listitem>
        </varlistentry>

      </variablelist>

    </sect3>

  </sect2>
  <!-- End Xorg VESA Driver -->