What is sm712fb?¶
This is a graphics framebuffer driver for Silicon Motion SM712 based processors.
How to use it?¶
Switching modes is done using the video=sm712fb:… boot parameter.
If you want, for example, enable a resolution of 1280x1024x24bpp you should pass to the kernel this command line: “video=sm712fb:0x31B”.
You should not compile-in vesafb.
Currently supported video modes are:
Graphic modes¶
| bpp | 640x480 | 800x600 | 1024x768 | 1280x1024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 0x301 | 0x303 | 0x305 | 0x307 |
| 16 | 0x311 | 0x314 | 0x317 | 0x31A |
| 24 | 0x312 | 0x315 | 0x318 | 0x31B |