fbset(1)
NAME
fbset - show and modify frame buffer device settings
SYNOPSIS
fbset [options] [mode]
DESCRIPTION
fbset is a system utility to show or change the settings of the frame buffer device. The frame buffer device provides a simple and unique interface to access different kinds of graphic displays. Frame buffer devices are accessed via special device nodes located in the /dev directory. The naming scheme for these nodes is always fb<n>, where n is the number of the used frame buffer device. fbset uses an own video mode database located in /etc/fb.modes. An unlimited number of video modes can be defined in this database. For further information see fb.modes(5).
OPTIONS
If no option is given, fbset will display the current frame buffer
settings.
General options:
--help, -h
display an usage information
--test don't change, just test whether the mode is valid
--show, -s
display the video mode settings. This is default if no
further option or only a frame buffer device via -fb is
given
--info, -i
display all available frame buffer information
--verbose, -v
display information what fbset is currently doing
--version, -V
display the version information about fbset
--xfree86, -x
display the timing information as it's needed by XFree86
Frame buffer device nodes:
--all, -a
change all virtual consoles on this device
-fb <device>
device gives the frame buffer device node. If no device
via -fb is given, /dev/fb0 is used
Video mode database:
-db <file>
set an alternative video mode database file (default is
/etc/fb.modes), see also fb.modes(5)
Display bitfield colors:
-rgba <red,green,blue,alpha>
each in length or length/offset color format
Display geometry:
-xres <value>
set visible horizontal resolution (in pixels)
-yres <value>
set visible vertical resolution (in pixels)
-vxres <value>
set virtual horizontal resolution (in pixels)
-vyres <value>
set virtual vertical resolution (in pixels)
-depth <value>
set display depth (in bits per pixel)
-nonstd <value>
select nonstandard video mode
--geometry, -g ...
set all geometry parameters at once in the
order <xres> <yres> <vxres> <vyres>
<depth>, e.g. -g 640 400 640 400 4
-match
make the physical resolution match the
virtual resolution
Display timings:
-pixclock <value>
set the length of one pixel (in
picoseconds). Note that the frame buffer
device may only support some pixel lengths
-left <value>
set left margin (in pixels)
-right <value>
set right margin (in pixels)
-upper <value>
set upper margin (in pixel lines)
-lower <value>
set lower margin (in pixel lines)
-hslen <value>
set horizontal sync length (in pixels)
-vslen <value>
set vertical sync length (in pixel lines)
--timings, -t ...
set all timing parameters at once in the
order <pixclock> <left> <right> <upper>
<lower> <hslen> <vslen>, e.g. -t 35242 64
96 35 12 112 2
Display flags:
-accel {false|true}
set hardware text acceleration enable
-hsync {low|high}
set the horizontal sync polarity
-vsync {low|high}
set the vertical sync polarity
-csync {low|high}
set the composite sync polarity
-gsync {false|true}
set synch on green
-extsync {false|true}
enable or disable external resync. If
enabled the sync timings are not generated
by the frame buffer device and must be
provided externally instead. Note that this
option may not be supported by every frame
buffer device
-sync <value>
set custom sync flags. If specified, this
value is bitwise or-ed to the other sync
flags. This is useful for drivers that use
custom sync flags
-bcast {false|true}
enable or disable broadcast modes. If
enabled the frame buffer generates the
exact timings for several broadcast modes
(e.g. PAL or NTSC). Note that this option
may not be supported by every frame buffer
device
-laced {false|true}
enable or disable interlace. If enabled the
display will be split in two frames, each
frame contains only even and odd lines
respectively. These two frames will be
displayed alternating, this way twice the
lines can be displayed and the vertical
frequency for the monitor stays the same,
but the visible vertical frequency gets
halved
-double {false|true}
enable or disable doublescan. If enabled
every line will be displayed twice and this
way the horizontal frequency can easily be
doubled, so that the same resolution can be
displayed on different monitors, even if
the horizontal frequency specification
differs. Note that this option may not be
supported by every frame buffer device
Display positioning:
-move {left|right|up|down}
move the visible part of the display in the
specified direction
-step <value>
set step size for display positioning (in
pixels or pixel lines), if -step is not
given display will be moved 8 pixels
horizontally or 2 pixel lines vertically
EXAMPLE
To set the used video mode for X insert the following in
rc.local:
fbset -fb /dev/fb0 640x480-60
and make the used frame buffer device known to X:
export FRAMEBUFFER=/dev/fb0
FILES
/dev/fb* /etc/fb.modes
SEE ALSO
fb.modes(5), fbdev(4), /usr/share/doc/fbset/FAQ.gz
AUTHORS
Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be>
Roman Zippel <zippel@fh-brandenburg.de>
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