Re: SUDO

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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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

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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

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