RADEONFB(4)

📦 version 11.0, in nixpkgs unstable

🎀 RADEONFB(4) 🎀

okay so welcome to the radeonfb page, from the Kernel Interfaces Manual bestie, and yes we're gonna get through the whole thing together 💖

✨ NAME ✨

radeonfb — the ATI Radeon framebuffer driver. that's it, that's the whole vibe. it makes your Radeon show pixels. slay.

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

radeonfb* at pci?
wsdisplay* at radeonfb?

look at her go. attached at pci?, and a wsdisplay* hangs off of her. iconic config energy 🫶

💅 DESCRIPTION 💅

so the radeonfb driver is out here providing support for ATI Radeon GPUs, no cap. it gives you backlight control on laptops via wsconsctl(8), and it also does 2D acceleration for rasops(9) operations. two jobs. main character energy fr fr ✨

the tea is: this driver is primarily used on architectures that don't have support for drm(4). but on newer systems, you can use radeondrm(4) instead and get that full hardware acceleration. glow up 💫

👑 HARDWARE 👑

bestie, the following chipsets should work — emphasis on should, okay, don't come for me:

  • Radeon VE / Radeon 7000 (RV100)
  • Radeon 7500, 7500 LE (RV200)
  • Radeon 8500, 8500 LE (R200)
  • Radeon 9000, 9000 Pro (RV250)
  • Radeon 9100 (RS350)
  • Radeon 9200 / 9200 SE (RV280)
  • Radeon 9250 (RV280)
  • Radeon 9500 / 9500 Pro (R300)
  • Radeon 9600 / 9600 Pro (RV350)
  • Radeon 9700 / 9700 Pro (R300)
  • Radeon 9800 / 9800 XL (R350)
  • Radeon X600 Pro (RV380)
  • Radeon X300 / Radeon X550 (RV370)
  • Mobility Radeon 9000 (RV250)
  • Mobility Radeon 9200 (RV280)
  • Mobility Radeon 9500 (RV360)
  • Mobility Radeon 9550 (RV360)
  • Mobility Radeon 9600 (RV350)
  • Mobility Radeon X600 (RV380)
  • Mobility Radeon X300 (RV370)
  • FireMV 2400 (RV380)
🫶 note that this list is likely incomplete. so if your card isn't here, don't panic — it might still work, the list just isn't the full story, iykyk.

🦋 SEE ALSO 🦋

go read those too, they're the supporting cast 💜

🌈 HISTORY 🌈

the radeonfb driver first appeared in NetBSD 4.0. a legend was born, periodt ⭐

⚠️ CAVEATS ⚠️

okay bestie, important part, pay attention 🙈

ATI Technologies Inc. ("ATI") has not assisted in the creation of, and does not endorse, this software. and ATI will not be responsible or liable for any actual or alleged damage or loss caused by or in connection with the use of or reliance on this software.

translation: they didn't help, they don't back it, and if something goes sideways it's not on them. noted. 💀

🌸 that's the whole page, you ate that. this one came to you from Debian, dated April 14, 2025 — go be iconic with your framebuffer, love u, bye 🎀✨

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