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Re: SUDO

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On Mon, Dec 03, 2007 at 09:27:14PM -0600, Ron Johnson wrote:
> 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.
> 

Enter sudo.

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