---
name: "display-fbdev"
section: "7ggi"
platform: "linux"
package: "libggi-target-fbdev"
version: "1:2.0.1-2"
release: "Debian 3.0 (Woody)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/display-fbdev/7ggi"
---

# display-fbdev(7ggi)

Display using Linux kernel framebuffer devices

## NAME

display-fbdev - Display using Linux kernel framebuffer devices

## SYNOPSIS

**display-fbdev** **:** \[  **\[ -noinput \]  \[  \[ -nokbd \]  \[ -nomouse \]  \]**  \]  \[ **-novt** \]  \[ **-physz=***sizex***,***sizeydpi* \]  \[ *framebuffer* \]

## 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***,***sizeydpi*

  This option will provide a physical screen size for applications which  wish to remain resolution independent.  *sizex*,*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)](/fb.modes/5.md)