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.\" $NetBSD: pcdisplay.4,v 1.8 2009/03/09 19:24:28 joerg Exp $
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.Dd March 20, 1999
.Dt PCDISPLAY 4
.Os
.Sh NAME
.Nm pcdisplay
.Nd PC display adapter driver for wscons
.Sh SYNOPSIS
.Cd options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
.Pp
.Cd "pcdisplay0 at isa?"
.Cd "wsdisplay* at pcdisplay? console ?"
.Sh DESCRIPTION
This driver supports PC display adapter hardware within the
.Xr wscons 4
console framework. It doesn't provide direct device
driver entry points but makes its functions available via
the internal
.Xr wsdisplay 4
interface.
.Pp
The
.Nm
driver is intended as a minimal
.Dq catch-all
driver for the different kinds of
.Tn MDA
or
.Tn CGA
compatible adapters. It doesn't support multiple screens, nor
colors or font loading.
.Pp
Supported kernel option(s):
.Bl -tag -width xxxx
.It Cd options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
Use a large, non-blinking cursor generated by software. The default is to use
the cursor provided by the underlying display hardware.
.El
.Sh SEE ALSO
.Xr isa 4 ,
.Xr vga 4 ,
.Xr wscons 4