NAME
pnozz —
Weitek Power9100 accelerated frame
buffer
SYNOPSIS
pnozz0 at sbus? slot ? offset ?
DESCRIPTION
Thepnozz is a color frame buffer with graphics
acceleration, embedded in the Tadpole SPARCbook 3GS, 3GX, 3TX, and 3XP
laptops. It is based on the Weitek Power9100 video processor and an IBM RGB525
RAMDAC.
If the
sparc/tctrl(4) device is also configured, the
pnozz will be powered down when the lid of the
laptop is closed or the screen is blanked.
SEE ALSO
HISTORY
Support for the pnozz first appeared in
NetBSD 1.6.
BUGS
There is currently no way to switch back and forth from the onboard display to the external connector. It is not possible to change resolutions or color depth.