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28.Dd $Mdocdate: May 31 2007 $
29.Dt PCDISPLAY 4
30.Os
31.Sh NAME
32.Nm pcdisplay
33.Nd PC display adapter driver for wscons
34.Sh SYNOPSIS
35.Cd "pcdisplay0 at isa?"
36.Cd "wsdisplay* at pcdisplay?"
37.Cd "option PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR"
38.Sh DESCRIPTION
39This driver supports PC display adapter hardware within the
40.Xr wscons 4
41console framework.
42It doesn't provide direct device driver entry points but makes its
43functions available via the 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 MDA, CGA and EGA compatible adapters.
52It doesn't support multiple screens, nor colors or font loading.
53.Pp
54Supported kernel option(s):
55.Bl -tag -width xxxx
56.It Cd option PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR
57Use a large, non-blinking cursor generated by software.
58The default is to use the cursor provided by the underlying display hardware.
59.El
60.Sh SEE ALSO
61.Xr intro 4 ,
62.Xr isa 4 ,
63.Xr vga 4 ,
64.Xr wscons 4
65