-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/03/07 13:39, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:24:38PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 12/03/07 13:15, Michael Pobega wrote: >>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:07:42PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: [snip] >>>> Wouldn't it be better to just give the "games" group rw access to >>>> the SDL framebuffer, and add yourself to the games group? >>> >>> Perhaps that would be a better approach, how would I go about doing >>> that? I've no clue how to grant rw access to the SDL framebuffer, which >>> is why I didn't try it that way (That was the first thought to cross my >>> mind) >> Googling "sdl framebuffer" indicates that what you really mean is >> "how do I grant group write privs to the Linux framebuffer". > >> What does "ls -aFl /dev/fb*" show you? > > >> ls -aFl /dev/fb* > crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Dec 3 10:22 /dev/fb0 > > The video group has rw permissions, and that's why mplayer -vo directfb > works, but I don't think that the SDL Framebuffer is one in the same as > /dev/fb0.
Maybe you've mis-configured something? All my googling indicates that SDL can use DirectFB. http://listas.apesol.org/pipermail/sdl-libsdl.org/2002-May/026885.html - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA %SYSTEM-F-FISH, my hovercraft is full of eels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVGJ1S9HxQb37XmcRAhu4AKC8OUttM5q63BlPiqHexil9wWJfcgCfTFSU Vd4JqT3Rb577Q4WhJ1BLJDA= =CCxU -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
