nanogui: Thread: Facing Prblm for starting Nano-X and other applications

Hello All,
I had successfully completed the compilation of Microwindow in debian 4.0
base system.

But while am trying to start ./nano-X it's giving error message like

"error opening /dev/fb0 no such file or directory check kernel config cannot
intialise screen."

From the mail repository some where it's mentioned that have to enable fb in
kernel.
But while am trying to run it in background( nano-X &) and tried to run some
applications like ./nxterm  etc.. it's not opening but not giving any error
messages.

So is it really the problem with kernel or something else.


With Regards
Siji Sunny

As you are using a debian system it should be very easy to enable  
framebuffer - afterwards you should not experience any problems. You  
need to add the argument vga=791 to the bootargs in your bootloader  
config. For grub (default on debian systems) this is /boot/grub/menu.lst

Search the entries corresponding to your bootmenu (quite at the end of  
the file) and add the argument. For the meaning of 791 and a more  
detailed tutorial i suggest doing a google search :)

After a reboot your framebuffer should be activated.

Greetz Marius


Am 20.03.2009 um 13:26 schrieb Siji Sunny:

> Hello All,
> I had successfully completed the compilation of Microwindow in  
> debian 4.0
> base system.
>
> But while am trying to start ./nano-X it's giving error message like
>
> "error opening /dev/fb0 no such file or directory check kernel  
> config cannot
> intialise screen."
>
> From the mail repository some where it's mentioned that have to  
> enable fb in
> kernel.
> But while am trying to run it in background( nano-X &) and tried to  
> run some
> applications like ./nxterm  etc.. it's not opening but not giving  
> any error
> messages.
>
> So is it really the problem with kernel or something else.
>
>
> With Regards
> Siji Sunny