---
name: "display-fbdev"
section: "7"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi-target-fbdev"
version: "1:2.2.2-5"
release: "Debian 6.0 (Squeeze)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/display-fbdev"
---

# display-fbdev(7)

Display using Linux kernel framebuffer devices

## NAME

**display-fbdev** - Display using Linux kernel framebuffer devices

## SYNOPSIS

```
display-fbdev: [ [-noinput] | [ [-nokbd] | [-nomouse] ] ] [-novt]
               [-physz=<sizex>,<sizey>[dpi]] [<framebuffer>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Uses the Linux **/dev/fb\*** devices to do fullscreen graphics.

When using a regular fbdev driver, **/etc/fb.modes** is used to determine the available modes for the device.  Driver timings and resolutions can be automatically obtained when running under KGIcon.

## OPTIONS

- *framebuffer*

  The filename of the framebuffer target to use.  The default is to get it from the **FRAMEBUFFER** environment, or the framebuffer associated with the current console if that is unset.

- `-nokbd`

  Do not open any libraries for keyboard input.

- `-nomouse`

  Do not open any libraries for mouse input.

- `-noinput`

  Same as both `-nokbd` and `-nomouse`.

- `-novt`

  Disable virtual console support.

- `-physz=<sizex>,<sizey>[dpi]`

  This option will provide a physical screen size for applications which wish to remain resolution independent. *sizex*,:p:**sizey** are the x,y size of the screen in millimeters, unless the optional `dpi` string is affixed, in which case, they represent resolution in dots-per-inch.

## FEATURES

- •

  DirectBuffer always available.

- •

  Accelerated when using KGIcon or matroxfb.

- •

  Multiple frames.

- •

  Panning.

## SEE ALSO

`fb.modes(5)`