Describe /dev/vgabios.
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/n/sourcesdump/2005/1106/plan9/sys/man/3/vga:5,15 -
/n/sourcesdump/2005/1107/plan9/sys/man/3/vga:5,14
.nf
.B bind #v /dev
+ .B /dev/vgabios
.B /dev/vgactl
-
- .B /dev/vgaovlctl
-
.B /dev/vgaovl
+ .B /dev/vgaovlctl
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
The VGA device allows configuration of a graphics controller
/n/sourcesdump/2005/1106/plan9/sys/man/3/vga:23,28 -
/n/sourcesdump/2005/1107/plan9/sys/man/3/vga:22,31
it is used to implement configuration and setup of VGA controller cards.
This is usually performed by
.IR vga (8).
+ .PP
+ .B Vgabios
+ provides read-only access to the low 640kB of memory,
+ where the VGA and other BIOS ROMs are located.
.PP
Writing strings to
.B vgactl
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/n/sourcesdump/2005/1106/plan9/sys/man/8/vga:59,65 -
/n/sourcesdump/2005/1107/plan9/sys/man/8/vga:59,64
.TP
.B -c
disable the use of the hardware graphics cursor.
- (Since there is no software cursor, this disables the cursor entirely.)
.TP
.B -d
include the color palette in whatever actions are performed,
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