I tried this a while ago, but it didn't work for me. I tried several videodrivers (directfb, ggi, vgl, svgalib, aalib), but it alway quited with an error: 'no avaiable video device'. I changed SDL_VIDEODRIVER like the documentation mentions, but with no success.
On Tue, 6 Jan 2009 19:19:18 +1100 "René Dudfield" <ren...@gmail.com> wrote: > hi, > > yeah it should just work. I haven't tried it for a while though. If you > have any troubles, report back here and I'm sure it'll be easy enough to > fix. > > cu! > > > > On Tue, Jan 6, 2009 at 6:04 PM, Scott Sumner <scottinthebo...@gmail.com>wrote: > > > Hello all, > > I've got a Debian Linux system that I'm working with and I wondered if > > its possible for Pygame to do graphics without X-Windows installed? The > > system is being designed to run on a serial or network console but I'd still > > like to output select things to the monitor. Can Pygame do this without > > X-Windows installed? I thought it might be as simple as selecting the right > > mode for the video card and enabling full screen but I haven't had a chance > > to sit down and try it. > > > > Scott > > > > > -- evil monkey <there-is...@evil-monkey-in-my-closet.com>
