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Moyamo

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Registered: 2012-01-20

Posts: 10

GNU Screen and framebuffer (uvesafb)

Hello,

I am using arch linux without X. I have installed a framebuffer (uvesafb) and
am using GNU screen to multitask. I have seen that the screen cannot use a
frame buffer as when a try to use fbi I get this output:

ioctl VT_GETSTATE: Invalid argument (not a linux console?)

But when I use mplayer it seems to work fine. The vidoes play fine (although
there is some flickering and the size is a bit small) and w3m seems to display
the pictures properly inline too. Which means that screen can use a framebuffer.

So my question is how do I use fbi and fbgrab (or fbshot) in screen. Is there a way
for screen to communicate directly with the frame buffer?

Moyamo

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Registered: 2012-01-20

Posts: 10

Re: GNU Screen and framebuffer (uvesafb)

Is there any other terminal multiplexer that can support a framebuffer besides screen?

bohoomil

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Registered: 2010-09-04

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Re: GNU Screen and framebuffer (uvesafb)

Is there any other terminal multiplexer that can support a framebuffer besides screen?

Tmux. I've been using it successfully for quite a while.

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Earnestly

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Registered: 2011-08-18

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Re: GNU Screen and framebuffer (uvesafb)

Other than the already mentioned there's also fbpad and/or dtvm