We are using the ATI RageXL driver for linux. and we can get output on the display by writting some random information to the screen using 'cat /dev/urandom > /dev/fb0'
Is this a configuration error, or have we missed a fundamental part ? -- Thanks for you help On 05/10/2007, Kumar Siddharth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You need to have System module implemented for the target, which can be > Frame Buffer driver or SDL or Any Custom Implementation. > > By default DirectFB needs a working Frame Buffer and hence the frame > buffer driver. From the log it seems that you do not have the framebuffer > driver for your board. If you need HW Acceleration then you will also need > GFX Driver in DirectFB for ATI Rage. > > Regards, > Siddharth > > ------------------------------ > *From:* [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Kieran Bingham > *Sent:* Fri 10/5/2007 6:14 PM > *To:* directfb-dev > *Subject:* [directfb-dev] Running DirectFB 7780 > > Hi Guys, > > Is it possible to run DirectFB on a system which doesn't have a supported > graphics driver built in.? > > One of my collegues is trying to run DFB on an SH7780 with an ATI Rage XL > but gets the following error > > =======================| DirectFB 1.1.0 |======================= > (c) 2001-2007 The DirectFB Organization (directfb.org) > (c) 2000-2004 Convergence (integrated media) GmbH > ------------------------------------------------------------ > (*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2007-10-03 14:59) > (!) DirectFB/core/system: No system found! > main.c <79>: > (#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate (&dfb)]: No (suitable) > implementation found! > > > he has compiled and configured with : > CC=sh4-linux-gcc > LD=sh4-linux-ld > > ./configure > --disable-x11 --with-gfxdrivers=none > --prefix=/home/ljones/nfs/usr/local --host=sh4-linux > > make CC=sh4-linux-gcc LD=sh4-linux-gcc > > sudo make install CC=sh4-linux-gcc LD=sh4-linux-gcc > > --- > Are we being too hopeful to assume it can just use software fallbacks when > there is no suitable driver available ? > -- > Kieran > > This message (including any attachment) is confidential and may be legally > privileged. Access to this message by anyone other than the intended > recipient(s) listed above is unauthorized. If you are not the intended > recipient you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or > distribution of the message, or any action taken or omission of action by > you in reliance upon it, is prohibited and may be unlawful. Please > immediately notify the sender by reply e-mail and permanently delete all > copies of the message if you have received this message in error. >
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