nanogui: open("/dev/fb0") by two programs
Subject:
Re: [nanogui] open("/dev/fb0") by two programs
From:
Scott A McConnell ####@####.####
Date:
12 Jul 2001 12:55:52 -0000
Message-Id: <3B4DBB45.A9D1F1A5@cotw.com>
####@####.#### wrote:
> I want to be able to dump the video straight to the framebuffer. I was just
> wondering if it is bad to have the nano-X server have the framebuffer device
> open at the same time as my application?
At this time it appears you can have it open twice. However, you have to
coordinate the access to the fb. When Nano-x redraws the screen is it
going to clobber your video?
It also looks like they are going to disallow multiple open's of the
same fb in 2.5. See the thread in linux-fbdev
http://sourceforge.net/mail/?group_id=908
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Scott A. McConnell
