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diff --git a/constype.man b/constype.man index 9d7f5e0..4da1e9f 100644 --- a/constype.man +++ b/constype.man @@ -1,5 +1,5 @@ .\" $Xorg: constype.man,v 1.3 2000/08/17 19:48:29 cpqbld Exp $ -.\" +.\" $XdotOrg: $ .\" $XFree86$ .\" .TH CONSTYPE 1 __xorgversion__ @@ -13,22 +13,32 @@ constype \- print type of Sun console .B \-num ] .SH DESCRIPTION -The -.I constype -program -writes on the standard output the Sun code for the type of display -that the console is. +.B constype +prints on the standard output the Sun code for the type of display +that the specified device is. The types output include these: .sp 2 .in +0.5i .nf bw? Black and White, where ? is 1-4. (eg) 3-50s are bw2 -cg? Colour Graphics display, where ? is 1-4 +cg? Colour Graphics display, where ? is 1-6, 8, 12 gp? Optional Graphics Processor board, where ? is 1-2 ns? Not Sun display \(em where ? is A-J .fi .in -0.5i .sp 2 +If the OS and device support the VIS_GETIDENTIFIER ioctl, the value +returned from the ioctl is the value printed by constype. Sample types +output for these include: +.sp 2 +.in +0.5i +.nf +SUNWffb Sun Creator 3D (ffb) Graphics Accelerator +SUNWm64 Sun PGX8, PGX24 or PGX64 Frame Buffer +SUNWtext Generic vgatext console for Solaris x86 graphics devices without specific kernel drivers +.fi +.in -0.5i +.sp 2 This is useful in determining startup values and defaults for window systems. .LP @@ -51,8 +61,20 @@ The program exits with status 0 if it identified a known console type, 1 if the type was unknown, and 2 if the device could not be opened or another error occurred. .SH BUGS -Not tested on all monitor types +Not tested on all frame buffer types +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.BR visual_io (7I) .SH COPYRIGHT Copyright 1988, SRI +.PP +Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and its +documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted, provided +that the above copyright notice appear in all copies and that both that +copyright notice and this permission notice appear in supporting +documentation, and that the name of SRI not be used in advertising or +publicity pertaining to distribution of the software without specific, +written prior permission. SRI makes no representations about the +suitability of this software for any purpose. It is provided "as is" +without express or implied warranty. .SH AUTHOR Doug Moran <moran@ai.sri.com> |