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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.


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Ron Johnson, Jr.
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