I think it's time we do a thorough FAQ section on www.directfb.org/wiki, seems we get this question about not understanding that one needs a framebuffer (or emulate the environment using SDL/X11) for running DFB three-four times a week on this mailing list.
That and basic info about how to build open source packages. --Kent On 1/23/06, Unger Richard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi! > > Get a working framebuffer device first. > > See the Framebuffer HOWTO at > http://www.tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO.html > for some hints. > > Once your framebuffer is working you can attack DirectFB. > > Richard > > > ________________________________ > Von: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Im Auftrag von > Vikas > Gesendet: Montag, 23. Jänner 2006 06:31 > An: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] > Betreff: [directfb-users] Run Time error in DirectFB-examples > pgm---SampleOutput !! > > > Hello Everybody, > > I am trying to run the one of DirectFB-examples-0.9.23 Program and in > run time it shows following output: > ====================================================================== > [root at vikas src]# ./df_dok --draw-string > (*) DirectFB/Config: Parsing config file '/etc/directfbrc'. > > > ---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.24 --------------------- > (c) 2000-2002 convergence integrated media GmbH > (c) 2002-2004 convergence GmbH > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > (*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2006-01-20 13:05) > (*) Direct/Memcpy: Forced to use MMXEXT optimized memcpy() > (!) Direct/Util: opening '/dev/fb0' failed > --> No such device > (!) DirectFB/FBDev: Error opening framebuffer device! > (!) DirectFB/FBDev: Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment > variable. > (!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core! > --> Initialization error! > df_dok.c <1112>: > (#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate( &dfb )]: Initialization error! > ====================================================================== > > Is i need to change some DirectFB configuration? > > How can i activate my /dev/fb0 Frame Buffer Device which can recognize by > DirectFB application. > > If anybody have idea of this problem or any suggestion's then Please do let > me know the solution for this problem. > > Thanks, > Vikas S > > _______________________________________________ > directfb-users mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-users > > > _______________________________________________ directfb-users mailing list [email protected] http://mail.directfb.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/directfb-users
