DirectFB needs root to work as far as I know. You may want to contact the DirectFB-users mailing list and as them if there is a way, but I never got it to work except as root.
Also, I don't think DirectFB accesses /dev/fb*, it uses a different method to get to the framebuffer entirely. On Thu, Jun 26, 2003 at 04:13:33PM +0300, Petri Damst?n wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Hi, > > Have anyone managed to get freevo working with normal user rights and with > directfb. I'm running my G400 tv-out with directfb and it works great when > I'm root but I can't get it work with normal user rights. I get following > error message: > (!) DirectFB/Keyboard: KD_GRAPHICS failed! > --> Operation not permitted > > I have set read/write rights to /dev/psaux /dev/fb* /dev/tty* /dev/fusion. > > - -Petri- > > > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.2.2 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQE++vF9vZDJ0CPrXBoRAlQjAJ9t/y45rybAHknCeikDM4xDqUEUJwCeOsdM > Uhaj0r6nrCFrfpIZ5klW7yE= > =LdE7 > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU > Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. > Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! > INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php > _______________________________________________ > Freevo-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by: INetU Attention Web Developers & Consultants: Become An INetU Hosting Partner. Refer Dedicated Servers. We Manage Them. You Get 10% Monthly Commission! INetU Dedicated Managed Hosting http://www.inetu.net/partner/index.php _______________________________________________ Freevo-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/freevo-users
