-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On 12/03/07 21:22, Michael Pobega wrote: > On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 02:09:25PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> On 12/03/07 13:39, Michael Pobega wrote: >>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:24:38PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >>>> On 12/03/07 13:15, Michael Pobega wrote: >>>>> On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 01:07:42PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote: >> [snip] >>>>>> Wouldn't it be better to just give the "games" group rw access to >>>>>> the SDL framebuffer, and add yourself to the games group? >>>>> Perhaps that would be a better approach, how would I go about doing >>>>> that? I've no clue how to grant rw access to the SDL framebuffer, which >>>>> is why I didn't try it that way (That was the first thought to cross my >>>>> mind) >>>> Googling "sdl framebuffer" indicates that what you really mean is >>>> "how do I grant group write privs to the Linux framebuffer". >>>> What does "ls -aFl /dev/fb*" show you? >>> >>>> ls -aFl /dev/fb* >>> crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 Dec 3 10:22 /dev/fb0 >>> >>> The video group has rw permissions, and that's why mplayer -vo directfb >>> works, but I don't think that the SDL Framebuffer is one in the same as >>> /dev/fb0. >> Maybe you've mis-configured something? All my googling indicates >> that SDL can use DirectFB. > >> http://listas.apesol.org/pipermail/sdl-libsdl.org/2002-May/026885.html > > > Actually I think the problem is that I'm trying to initialize the > framebuffer from within Screen; Is there any way to pass the permissions > to Screen?
Ah. I doubt it, since /screen/ probably does squirrelly stuff. - -- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson LA USA %SYSTEM-F-FISH, my hovercraft is full of eels -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFHVMkRS9HxQb37XmcRAnSnAJ9RRL4TO+lPJ/lciWbrQWX7sIvWvwCfcw7/ eZ9+9oMZVRAIXhbpyQml0Bk= =jvg+ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
