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  $Id: pvr2fb.txt,v 1.1 2001/05/24 05:09:16 mrbrown Exp $
  
  What is pvr2fb?
  ===============
  
  This is a driver for PowerVR 2 based graphics frame buffers, such as the
  one found in the Dreamcast.
  
  Advantages:
  
   * It provides a nice large console (128 cols + 48 lines with 1024x768)
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     without using tiny, unreadable fonts (NOT on the Dreamcast)
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   * You can run XF86_FBDev on top of /dev/fb0
   * Most important: boot logo :-)
  
  Disadvantages:
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   * Driver is largely untested on non-Dreamcast systems.
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  Configuration
  =============
  
  You can pass kernel command line options to pvr2fb with
  `video=pvr2fb:option1,option2:value2,option3' (multiple options should be
  separated by comma, values are separated from options by `:').
  Accepted options:
  
  font:X    - default font to use. All fonts are supported, including the
              SUN12x22 font which is very nice at high resolutions.
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  mode:X    - default video mode with format [xres]x[yres]-<bpp>@<refresh rate>
              The following video modes are supported:
              640x640-16@60, 640x480-24@60, 640x480-32@60. The Dreamcast
              defaults to 640x480-16@60. At the time of writing the
              24bpp and 32bpp modes function poorly. Work to fix that is
              ongoing
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              Note: the 640x240 mode is currently broken, and should not be
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              used for any reason. It is only mentioned here as a reference.
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  inverse   - invert colors on screen (for LCD displays)
  
  nomtrr    - disables write combining on frame buffer. This slows down driver
              but there is reported minor incompatibility between GUS DMA and
              XFree under high loads if write combining is enabled (sound
              dropouts). MTRR is enabled by default on systems that have it
              configured and that support it.
  
  cable:X   - cable type. This can be any of the following: vga, rgb, and
              composite. If none is specified, we guess.
  
  output:X  - output type. This can be any of the following: pal, ntsc, and
              vga. If none is specified, we guess.
  
  X11
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  XF86_FBDev has been shown to work on the Dreamcast in the past - though not yet
  on any 2.6 series kernel.
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  --
  Paul Mundt <lethal@linuxdc.org>
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  Updated by Adrian McMenamin <adrian@mcmen.demon.co.uk>
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