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diff --git a/man/intel_vbt_decode.rst b/man/intel_vbt_decode.rst new file mode 100644 index 00000000..a8d36d50 --- /dev/null +++ b/man/intel_vbt_decode.rst @@ -0,0 +1,69 @@ +================ +intel_vbt_decode +================ + +----------------------------- +Intel Video BIOS Table parser +----------------------------- +.. include:: defs.rst +:Author: Intel Graphics for Linux <intel-gfx@lists.freedesktop.org> +:Date: 2016-03-01 +:Version: |PACKAGE_STRING| +:Copyright: 2010,2012,2016 Intel Corporation +:Manual section: |MANUAL_SECTION| +:Manual group: |MANUAL_GROUP| + +SYNOPSIS +======== + +**intel_vbt_decode** [*OPTIONS*] + +DESCRIPTION +=========== + +**intel_vbt_decode** is a tool to parse the Intel Video BIOS Tables (VBT) and +present the information in a human readable format. + +The preferred ways of getting the binary VBT to parse are: + +1) /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_vbt (since kernel version 4.5) + +2) /sys/kernel/debug/dri/0/i915_opregion + +3) Using the **intel_bios_dumper(1)** tool. + +The VBT consists of a VBT header, a BIOS Data Block (BDB) header, and a number +of BIOS Data Blocks. + +OPTIONS +======= + +--file=FILE + Parse Video BIOS Tables from FILE. + +--devid=DEVID + Pretend to be PCI ID DEVID. Some details can be parsed more accurately if + the platform is known. + +--panel-type=N + Parse the details for flat panel N. Usually this is retrieved from the Video + BIOS Tables, but this can be used to override. + +--all-panels + Parse the details for all flat panels present in the Video BIOS Tables. + +--hexdump + Hex dump the blocks. + +--block=N + Dump only the BIOS Data Block number N. + +REPORTING BUGS +============== + +Report bugs to https://bugs.freedesktop.org. + +SEE ALSO +======== + +**intel_bios_dumper(1)** |