On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Larry wrote:
>
> Maybe I don't understand how ggi is supposed to work but
> when I try out the programs in the libggi#.#.#/programs/demos
> directory I get an error that says my /dev/fb# doesn't exist.
>
> I had no problem with the installation. I installed ggi, gii,
> and the svgalib4ggi packages and everything went smoothly.
>
> I also rebuilt the kernel with:
>
> [*] Video mode selection support
> [*] Support for frame buffer devices
> [*] Vesa vga graphics console
>
> I made sure that /dev/fb# really existed.
>
> And this is the error I get:
>
> --------------------------------------------------------
>
> display-fbdev: Couldn't open framebuffer device /dev/fb0:
> No such file or directory
>
> SVGAlib target called from the SVGAlib wrapper! Terminating.
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------
>
> So can anyone help?
Sure. You forgot to load either the fbdev- or the kgicon-driver.
Example:
If you have a matrox card and you wanna use the matroxfb driver, then type
insmod matroxfb
> Thanks,
No problem.
Christoph Egger
E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
