I am having the same problem but with the latest links2 package.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] apt-cache policy links2
links2:
Installed: 2.1pre26-1
Candidate: 2.1pre26-1
Version table:
*** 2.1pre26-1 0
100 /var/lib/dpkg/status
2.1pre24-1 0
500 http://ftp.us.debian.org testing/main Packages
My error...
[EMAIL PROTECTED] links2 -g
---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.25 ---------------------
(c) 2000-2002 convergence integrated media GmbH
(c) 2002-2004 convergence GmbH
-----------------------------------------------------------
(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2006-10-17 10:09)
(*) Direct/Memcpy: Using MMXEXT optimized memcpy()
(!) DirectFB/core/vt: Error opening `/dev/tty0'!
--> Permission denied
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
--> Initialization error!
svgalib: Cannot get I/O permissions.
Interestingly...links2 -g will start as root but only in full screen.
Here is the output from links2 -g as root.
[EMAIL PROTECTED]/home/lontra]# links2 -g
---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.25 ---------------------
(c) 2000-2002 convergence integrated media GmbH
(c) 2002-2004 convergence GmbH
-----------------------------------------------------------
(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2006-10-17 10:09)
(*) Direct/Memcpy: Using MMXEXT optimized memcpy()
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'VT Switcher' (CRITICAL, 7456)...
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'PS/2 Input' (INPUT, 7457)...
(!!!) *** UNIMPLEMENTED [fusion_reactor_set_lock] ***
[../../../lib/fusion/reactor.c:853]
(*) DirectFB/Input: IMPS/2 Mouse 1.0 (Convergence GmbH)
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'Linux Input' (INPUT, 7458)...
(*) DirectFB/Input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (1) 0.1 (convergence
integrated media GmbH)
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'Linux Input' (INPUT, 7459)...
(*) DirectFB/Input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (2) 0.1 (convergence
integrated media GmbH)
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'Linux Input' (INPUT, 7460)...
(*) DirectFB/Input: PC Speaker (3) 0.1 (convergence integrated media GmbH)
(*) Direct/Thread: Running 'Keyboard Input' (INPUT, 7461)...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Keyboard 0.9 (convergence integrated media GmbH)
(*) DirectFB/Genefx: MMX detected and enabled
(*) DirectFB/Graphics: MMX Software Rasterizer 0.6 (convergence
integrated media GmbH)
(*) DirectFB/Core/WM: Default 0.2 (Convergence GmbH)
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Panning display failed!
--> Invalid argument
(!!!) *** WARNING [still objects in 'Window Pool'] ***
[../../../lib/fusion/object.c:226 in fusion_object_pool_destroy()]
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