PCDISPLAY(4)

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version 11.0 · 2 versions
, in nixpkgs unstable

💻 PCDISPLAY(4) 💻

okay so bestie, welcome to the pcdisplay(4) page from the Kernel Interfaces Manual — it’s giving “minimal PC display adapter driver for wscons” and honestly it knows exactly what it is 💅

🎀 NAME 🎀

pcdisplay — PC display adapter driver for wscons

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR

pcdisplay0 at isa?
wsdisplay* at pcdisplay? console ?

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

This driver supports PC display adapter hardware within the wscons(4) console framework. It doesn’t provide direct device driver entry points, but it makes its functions available via the internal wsdisplay(4) interface. no cap, that’s the whole vibe 🫶

The pcdisplay driver is intended as a minimal “catch-all” driver for the different kinds of MDA or CGA compatible adapters. It doesn’t support multiple screens, nor colors or font loading. like, it said “keep it simple” and meant it 😭

Supported kernel option(s):

  • options PCDISPLAY_SOFTCURSOR — use a large, non-blinking cursor generated by software. The default is to use the cursor provided by the underlying display hardware. so if you want the big software cursor, that’s your moment ✨

🔥 SEE ALSO 🔥

xoxo 💖 this iconic little page is from Debian, dated March 20, 1999 — PCDISPLAY(4) forever, periodt 🎀🌈✨

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