Re: error in reading frame-buffer device

[sojan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]

Hi, 
	Are you sure the framebuffer device is compiled in?
1. Do you get the penguin boot logo? 
2. Check /proc/devices for the fb device (29).

The "No such device" error you get is usually because of the driver not
being loaded.

Regards
Sojan.

On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, shubhendu wrote:

> hi Sreangsu 
> 
> > > i want to open  /dev/fb* for doing ioctl on it 
> > > my problem is open always returns -1 
> > 
> > i hope the program was running with root permissions.
> > 
> 
> why this should make a difference ?
> 
> well i swtiched over to root only after i was not getting 
> right o/p from simple user 
> 
> shubh
> 
> 
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