fbdump is a simple tool to capture snapshots from
the Linux kernel framebuffer device and write them
out as a PPM file. Currently, most packed-pixel
framebuffer formats and the vga16 framebuffer are
supported.
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This release added partial support for static pseudo-color frame buffers, including the offb driver in 8-bit modes on cards without a supported palette hack.