Seeking information on the frame buffer

[John-Mark Gurney]

Glen Stormbind wrote this message on Sun, Aug 08, 2004 at 21:25 +0100:
> I'm looking to create a display system but I'm stuck before beginning.
> 
> I know pretty much what I'm hoping to create, and have the design
> concept mapped out, but it will be my first low-level project and I
> don't know diddly-squat about frame buffers :(
> 
> Soooo... can someone please point me in the right direction to getting
> started with the frame buffer? Thanks for your time!

If you want a raw frame buffer, take a look at svgalib... It has calls
that will get you the linear mapped frame buffer for most svga cards
on i386...  If you're looking for other platforms, that might be a bit
more complicated...

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