Hi :-) DirectFB works absolutely fine on a virtual machine. But often, framebuffer device is not enabled by default. Just check whether you have vga= kernel parameter. If not, try adding vga=0x311 as a kernel parameter in /boot/grub/menu.lst, reboot, and check "fbset -i" again. For list of other modes and architectures, see http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Framebuffer-HOWTO-5.html
Leland Thorpe wrote: > I'm trying to install DirectFB in a virtual machine running Ubuntu 7.04, > which is being run through a Windows XP box. > > After following the install directions in the README (./configure, make, > make install), I don't have a working installation. When I run dfbinfo > in the tools directory, I get the following output: > > (*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2007-05-31 17:46) > (!) Direct/Util: opening '/dev/fb0' and '/dev/fb/0' fialed > --> No such file or directory > (!) DirectFB/FBDev: Error opening framebuffer device! > (!) DirectFB/FBDev: Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment > variable. > (!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core! > --> Initiallization error! > (#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate() failed]: Initialization error! > > > I apt-got fbset, and fbset -i returns > open /dev/fb0: No such file or directory > > And it's true: there are no /dev/fb* devices to be found. > > Is it probable that the virtual machine just doesn't give me access to > the computer's display? If so, is there a good workaround/a more correct > way to do this? > > Thanks. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
