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authormarko <marko@FreeBSD.org>2000-10-03 22:51:27 +0000
committermarko <marko@FreeBSD.org>2000-10-03 22:51:27 +0000
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Change macros Em -> Dv.
Also removed hard sentence breaks introduced in my last commit. Suggested by: sheldonh
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@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ The console driver will call the
driver to manipulate video hardware (changing video modes, loading font, etc).
.Pp
The keyword
-.Em conflicts
+.Dv conflicts
is required, as the video card may use I/O ports in the same range
as other drivers.
.Pp
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ VESA support can either be statically included in the kernel
or can be loaded as a separate module.
.Pp
In order to statically link the VESA support to the kernel, the
-.Em VESA
+.Dv VESA
option (see below) must be defined in the kernel configuration file.
.Pp
The
@@ -83,15 +83,15 @@ can be used to control the
driver.
These options provide compatibility with certain VGA cards.
.Bl -tag -width MOUSE
-.It Em VGA_ALT_SEQACCESS
+.It Dv VGA_ALT_SEQACCESS
You may want to try this option if the mouse pointer is not drawn correctly
or the font does not seem to be loaded properly on the VGA card.
However, it may cause flicker on some systems.
-.It Em VGA_SLOW_IOACCESS
+.It Dv VGA_SLOW_IOACCESS
Older VGA cards may require this option for proper operation.
It makes the driver perform byte-wide I/O to VGA registers and
slow down a little.
-.It Em VGA_WIDTH90
+.It Dv VGA_WIDTH90
This option enables 90 column modes: 90x25, 90x30, 90x43, 90x50, 90x60.
These modes are not always supported by the video card and the display.
It is highly likely that LCD display cannot work with these modes.
@@ -99,12 +99,12 @@ It is highly likely that LCD display cannot work with these modes.
.Pp
The following options add optional features to the driver.
.Bl -tag -width MOUSE
-.It Em VESA
+.It Dv VESA
Add VESA BIOS support to the driver.
If the VGA card has the VESA BIOS extension 1.2 or later,
this option will utilize the VESA BIOS service to switch to high
resolution modes.
-.It Em VESA_DEBUG=N
+.It Dv VESA_DEBUG=N
Set the VESA support debug level to
.Fa N .
The default value is zero, which suppresses all debugging output.
@@ -114,16 +114,17 @@ The following options will remove some features from the
.Nm
driver and save kernel memory.
.Bl -tag -width MOUSE
-.It Em VGA_NO_FONT_LOADING
+.It Dv VGA_NO_FONT_LOADING
The
.Nm
driver can load software font to EGA and VGA cards.
-This option removes this feature. Note that if you use this option and
+This option removes this feature.
+Note that if you use this option and
still wish to use the mouse on the console then you must also use the
-.Em SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE
+.Dv SC_ALT_MOUSE_IMAGE
option. See
.Xr syscons 4 .
-.It Em VGA_NO_MODE_CHANGE
+.It Dv VGA_NO_MODE_CHANGE
This option prevents the driver from changing video modes.
.El
.\".Sh FILES
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ in order to enable the VESA BIOS Extension support.
.Pp
If you do not want VESA support included in the kernel, but
want to use occasionally, do not add the
-.Em VESA
+.Dv VESA
option. And load the
.Nm vesa
module as desired:
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