DirectFB problem

nbcjr · 2004-12-04 23:43:11

I'm trying to get qingy to work, i did a pacman -add directfb... (with a pkg found here), but it seems it wasn't installed.

[root@Hall nbcjr]# dfbg /home/nbcjr/background/buffalo1.jpg 

       ---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.20 ---------------------
             (c) 2000-2002  convergence integrated media GmbH  
             (c) 2002-2003  convergence GmbH                   
        -----------------------------------------------------------

(*) Single Application Core. (with MMX support) (2004-12-04 23:41)
(*) DirectFB/misc/memcpy: using MMXEXT optimized memcpy()
(!) DirectFB/core/fbdev: Couldn't open neither `/dev/fb0' nor `/dev/fb/0'!
    --> No such file or directory
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
    --> File not found!
(!) DirectFB/Core: Error during initialization (File not found!)
(#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate() failed]: File not found!
[root@Hall nbcjr]#

i did a manual install too (passing my card in the configure), and everything is the same.

Please help me, as i'm eager to user qingy.

Thanks a lot

nbcjr · 2004-12-04 23:51:20

forgot to post this

[root@Hall nbcjr]# fbset
bash: fbset: command not found
[root@Hall nbcjr]#

grub

   
# (0) Arch Linux
title  Arch Linux  [/boot/vmlinuz26]
root   (hd0,4)
kernel /boot/vmlinuz26 root=/dev/discs/disc0/part5 ro

nbcjr · 2004-12-06 02:14:44

Edited because i could install directfb, but when i :

[nbcjr@Hall root]$ fbset -i

mode "1024x768-76"
    # D: 78.653 MHz, H: 59.949 kHz, V: 75.694 Hz
    geometry 1024 768 1024 768 8
    timings 12714 128 32 16 4 128 4
    rgba 8/0,8/0,8/0,8/0
endmode

Frame buffer device information:
    Name        : VESA VGA
    Address     : 0xd0000000
    Size        : 1572864
    Type        : PACKED PIXELS
    Visual      : PSEUDOCOLOR
    XPanStep    : 0
    YPanStep    : 0
    YWrapStep   : 0
    LineLength  : 1024
    Accelerator : No
[nbcjr@Hall root]$

Accelerator : No
this is weird because i have a mx 440 with nvidia drivers and glxgears works well.

my inittab is like this:
c1:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/1 linux
c2:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/2 linux
c3:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/3 linux
c4:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/4 linux
c5:12345:respawn:/sbin/qingy tty5
#c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/qingy vc/6 --resolution 1024x768
c6:2345:respawn:/sbin/agetty 38400 vc/6 linux

i'm testing on tty5. When i boot and enter tty5, i get a screen all distorted w/ very strange color, but it's qingy because i could login (mouse works too). Why is the screen distorted, where can i fix this resolution (i think) problem. I tried the --resolution 1024x768 and everything is the same. i'm going to pass a lower res to see.

Thanks

aias · 2004-12-06 19:35:26

nbcjr,
I took a look at your posting. First off, let me say that I am not running quingy nor have I installed fb (yet). But I think I'll put in my $0.02.
1 - your first posting seems to say that it couldn't find /dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0. I would have imagined that either devfs or udev would have automagically created one for you. you don't mention this in the others, so I am assuming you either figured out that you don't need it or you created it.
2 - I don't know if you need acceleration for this part of process (again, that's just an opinion)
3 - did you set a lower resolution? if so, did it work?

nbcjr · 2004-12-06 19:51:36

aias wrote:

nbcjr,
I took a look at your posting. First off, let me say that I am not running quingy nor have I installed fb (yet). But I think I'll put in my $0.02.
1 - your first posting seems to say that it couldn't find /dev/fb0 or /dev/fb/0. I would have imagined that either devfs or udev would have automagically created one for you. you don't mention this in the others, so I am assuming you either figured out that you don't need it or you created it.
2 - I don't know if you need acceleration for this part of process (again, that's just an opinion)
3 - did you set a lower resolution? if so, did it work?

Hi!
1- framebuffer is working A-OK, i added vga=773 on grub, and i's fine.
2- I don't know also
3- I tried all resolutions and everything is the same

thanks anyway. I contacted qingy's author and she replied very quickly, i'm sure she will help me with this.

phrakture · 2004-12-06 20:42:20

nbcjr wrote:

Hi!
1- framebuffer is working A-OK, i added vga=773 on grub, and i's fine.
2- I don't know also
3- I tried all resolutions and everything is the same
thanks anyway. I contacted qingy's author and she replied very quickly, i'm sure she will help me with this.

I was going to say, check framebuffer by using the vga= switch in the kernel boot line... after discussing with the qingy author, let us know what the resolution was...

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#1 2004-12-04 23:43:11

DirectFB problem

#2 2004-12-04 23:51:20

Re: DirectFB problem

#3 2004-12-06 02:14:44

Re: DirectFB problem

#4 2004-12-06 19:35:26

Re: DirectFB problem

#5 2004-12-06 19:51:36

Re: DirectFB problem

#6 2004-12-06 20:42:20

Re: DirectFB problem

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