What is sm712fb?
This is a graphics framebuffer driver for Silicon Motion SM712 based processors.
How to use it?
Switching modes is done using the video=sm712fb:… boot parameter.
If you want, for example, enable a resolution of 1280x1024x24bpp you should
pass to the kernel this command line: “video=sm712fb:0x31B”.
You should not compile-in vesafb.
Currently supported video modes are:
[Graphic modes]
bpp | 640x480 800x600 1024x768 1280x1024
—-+——————————————–
8 | 0x301 0x303 0x305 0x307
16 | 0x311 0x314 0x317 0x31A
24 | 0x312 0x315 0x318 0x31B
Missing Features
(alias TODO list)
* 2D acceleratrion
* dual-head support