I want to be able to run an fbtv to a framebuffer device on my "pvr",
but in trying to test the concept I am running into troubles trying to
start fbtv from an xterm.  This is what I get:

$ ssh root@pvr xterm
[ on xterm on "pvr" ]:
# fbtv -v -M -d /dev/fb0
using linux console font "/usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/lat1-16.psf.gz"
ERROR: tty is not a linux console.  You can not start this
       tool from a pseudo tty (xterm/ssh/screen/...).
# fbtv -v -M -d /dev/fb0 </dev/vc/0
using linux console font "/usr/lib/kbd/consolefonts/lat1-16.psf.gz"
WARNING: remote display `localhost:10.0' not allowed, using `:10.0' instead

I want the keyboard input for the fbtv to come from the xterm.  Can I
not do this?  Is there a technical reason or was the above just put
into place to stop the "unaware"?

Also, on my system, /dev/fb0 is a Matrox G400 with the CRTCs swapped
so that fb0 is the TV-Out port with the BES rerouted to it.  It does
not seem to be scaling the output to my 800x600 framebuffer.  I must
be missing something.

Thanx,
b.

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Brian J. Murrell

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