Hey Sameer, It works. Thank you for suggesting a solution using mplayer, which is my favourite media player. But it is working when I log in as a root. When I log in as a sudo user only audio is coming out.
Is there any tool for viewing images in console? - Jos Collin On 31/03/2009, Sameer Mohamed Thahir <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello All, > > I do it this way. > > Pass "vga=788" as parameter to the kernel. > The number is the resolution for the framebuffer. To select > your own value pass "vga=ask". > > title Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686 > root (hd0,7) > kernel /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/sda8 vga=788 > initrd /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686 > > Boot the new kernel with framebuffer enabled. If you have frame > buffer support, you might see a tux on the top left corner (have not > checked with lenny kernel). > > Once you are booted, goto any of the ttys (terminals) (Ctrl-Alt-F1) to > (Ctrl-Alt-F6) > > You can use fbxine or mplayer to view the movie. > fbxine is available as xine-console package in lenny. > > Hope this helps :) > > Thank You > Regards > Sameer Mohamed Thahir > > > On Tuesday 31 March 2009 08:49 PM, Jos Collin wrote: >> >> If nobody answers and you find it yourself please share your >> findings here... >> >> If you are imagining that I have found something, you are wrong. I >> still don't have the solution. But I know that Framebuffer support is >> to be enabled in the Linux kernel. >> >> .when I tried cacaview filename.jpg , the output doesn't look like >> a picture.But the screenshot given here is almost the same as the >> picture( I think so).What may be the reason. >> I've also tried mplayer -vo caca filename.ogv and the audio >> output was perfect , but the video was some squares and >> letters.....I expect more from you. >> >> >> The reply send by Mahesh Aravind answers these questions. Thanks Mahesh. >> >> BTW how to take a screenshot in terminal mode? >> >> >> I don't know how to take screenshot in ttys. I took that screenshot by >> pressing Prt Scr button in gnome-terminal. >> >> - Jos Collin >> >> 2009/3/31 sanalkumar mr <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> Dear sir...If nobody answers and you find it yourself please share >> your findings here.....when I tried cacaview filename.jpg , the >> output doesn't look like a picture.But the screenshot given here >> is almost the same as the picture( I think so).What may be the reason. >> I've also tried mplayer -vo caca filename.ogv and the audio >> output was perfect , but the video was some squares and >> letters.....I expect more from you. BTW how to take a screenshot >> in terminal mode? plz help...THANKS in advance. >> >> 2009/3/20 Jos Collin <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> >> >> Anybody tried to view image files and movies in console (tty)? >> >> I'm able to view it using caca libraries. The following is the >> command. >> $cacaview abc.jpg >> >> It is working but the image is not displayed properly. Please >> see the attachment. >> >> Also I have tried to play movies in the console using the >> following command. >> $mplayer -vo caca abc.flv >> >> This also has the same problem. Is there anything I have to >> configure in caca to display the image properly? >> Any Ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Jos Collin >> >> -- >> Use free software. Defend your freedom. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailinglist mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> ****************** ****************** ************************ >> ************ ************- >> ********************************************************* *************** >> ****************** ****************** ************************ >> *************************************************- >> ********************************** ****************** >> ***************.......... >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailinglist mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Use free software. Defend your freedom. >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Mailinglist mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Mailinglist mailing list > [email protected] > http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org > -- Use free software. Defend your freedom. _______________________________________________ Mailinglist mailing list [email protected] http://ilug-cochin.org/mailman/listinfo/mailinglist_ilug-cochin.org
