Hi,

That's correct. Dm6467 does not support frame buffer driver. It supports only 
V4L2 drivers. I have not seen X11 running on V4L2. I am not sure but it might 
not be possible.

Thanks,
Brijesh Jadav
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Benjamin C. Nowak
Sent: Sunday, January 11, 2009 10:32 PM
To: Benjamin C. Nowak
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Subject: Re: X11 on dm6467

This is the message that startx produces: 

X- server 
X Window System Version 6.8.2
Release Date: 9 February 2005
X Protocol Version 11, Revision 0, Release 6.8.2
Build Operating System: MontaVista Linux [ELF] MontaVista Software, Inc.
Current Operating System: Linux 192.168.1.101 2.6.10_mvl401-davinci_evm #1 Wed 
Oct 22 19:05:32 IST 2008 armv5tejl

Build Date: 05 July 2006
 Before reporting problems, check http://wiki.X.Org

 to make sure that you have the latest version.

Markers: (--) probed, (**) from config file, (==) default setting, 
        (++) from command line, (!!) notice, (II) informational,
        (WW) warning, (EE) error, (NI) not implemented, (??) unknown. 

(==) Log file: "/var/log/Xorg.0.log", Time: Thu Jan  11 12:00:45 2009

(==) Using config file: "/etc/X11/xorg.conf" 

(EE) open /dev/fb/0: No such file or directory 

(EE) No devices detected

Fatal server error:

no screens found  

The device node /dev/fb does not exist. 

- Ben 


> Hi all,
> 
> I am working with a dm6467 and went through the walk through
> http://wiki.davincidsp.com/index.php?title=USB_Webcam to get a Logitec
> quickcam recognized by the system.
> 
> I would like to use SDL to capture images from the camera and then use
> X11 to display them to the component output (after some processing).
> 
> The startx command fails because the frame buffer devices are not in the
> system. My understanding is that the dm6467 does not support fbdev
> because it is based on V42L.
> 
> If this is the case, is it possible to start an X-session on the dm6467?
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> Ben Nowak
> 
> 
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