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27.Dd March 20, 1999
28.Dt PCDISPLAY 4
29.Os
30.Sh NAME
31.Nm pcdisplay
32.Nd PC display adapter driver for wscons
33.Sh SYNOPSIS
34.Cd options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
35.Pp
36.Cd "pcdisplay0 at isa?"
37.Cd "wsdisplay* at pcdisplay? console ?"
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39This driver supports PC display adapter hardware within the
40.Xr wscons 4
41console framework. It doesn't provide direct device
42driver entry points but makes its functions available via
43the internal
44.Xr wsdisplay 4
45interface.
46.Pp
47The
48.Nm
49driver is intended as a minimal
50.Dq catch-all
51driver for the different kinds of
52.Tn MDA
53or
54.Tn CGA
55compatible adapters. It doesn't support multiple screens, nor
56colors or font loading.
57.Pp
58Supported kernel option(s):
59.Bl -tag -width xxxx
60.It Cd options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
61Use a large, non-blinking cursor generated by software. The default is to use
62the cursor provided by the underlying display hardware.
63.El
64.Sh SEE ALSO
65.Xr isa 4 ,
66.Xr vga 4 ,
67.Xr wscons 4
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