nanogui: Linux example binaries
Subject:
Re: Linux example binaries
From:
Kyle Harris ####@####.####
Date:
23 Jun 2000 13:19:14 -0000
Message-Id: <395362DF.6BB5726C@nexus-tech.net>
"Frank W. Miller" wrote:
>
> Greetings,
>
> I've recently made a switch from FreeBSD to Redhat 6.2 on my primary
> workstation. I've downloaded the Linux binary examples: microwin and
> mterm but when I start them, I get a message like /dev/fb0 cannot be
> initialized. I have a /dev/fb0 device in the /dev/directory so what
> gives?
>
You'll have to make sure that the kernel has a fb device compiled in and
also that it is booted with fb enabled (see
/usr/src/linux/Documentation/fb). I use the stock vesa fb, which works
well on my machine. You can tell if fb is enabled at boot time, since
you should see always see a graphical penguin in the upper left corner.
Hope this helps, Kyle.
