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VoiDeR
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 Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 7:05 am Post subject: Qingy DirectFB help |
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Im trying to get qingy set up but i keep getting thie error messege
framebuffer resolution is '1024x768'
Session loking is NOT enabled.
(!)DirectFB/core/system: No System found!
Unrecoverable error: reverting to text mode!
Ive been searching for hours and can find any answers. Its on a G3 ibook with ati rage 128 card.
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:40 pm Post subject: |
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Did you install DirectFB and xdirectfb?
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VoiDeR
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| Posted: Sun Jan 09, 2005 3:52 pm Post subject: |
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I didnt install xdirectfb but directfb was installed when i emerge qingy. Ill emerge xdirectfb now and see what happens.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:00 pm Post subject: |
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| VoiDeR wrote: | I didnt install xdirectfb but directfb was installed when i emerge qingy. Ill emerge xdirectfb now and see what happens.
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Forget xdirectfb, it has nothing to do with qingy.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 12:03 pm Post subject: Re: Qingy DirectFB help |
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| VoiDeR wrote: | Im trying to get qingy set up but i keep getting thie error messege
framebuffer resolution is '1024x768'
Session loking is NOT enabled.
(!)DirectFB/core/system: No System found!
Unrecoverable error: reverting to text mode! |
Strange error... but that's always to be expected on non-x86 hardware when hardware-sensitive apps are run. You did emerge your DirectFB with the 'fbcon' USE flag turned on, did you?
| VoiDeR wrote: | | Ive been searching for hours and can find any answers. Its on a G3 ibook with ati rage 128 card. |
Which framebuffer driver did you compile into your kernel?
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VoiDeR
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:07 pm Post subject: |
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s4t4n: no i didnt emerge with 'fcron' flag. Im using the aty128fb, thats the one used in the bootsplash tutorial i was reading. Ive pretty much given up on qingy. Ive just discovered how theme able xdm is. Thanks for the help.
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:22 pm Post subject: |
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| VoiDeR wrote: | | s4t4n: no i didnt emerge with 'fcron' flag. |
That's the trick, the 'fbcon' USE flag gives console framebuffer support to DirectFB...
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VoiDeR
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 3:32 pm Post subject: |
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Hmm well i guess it wouldnt hurt to give it one more go  Ill post back and let you know.
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VoiDeR
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:12 pm Post subject: |
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Oh my goodness that worked. The picture and stuff is all screwed up but it works.
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s4t4n
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| Posted: Tue Jan 11, 2005 4:22 pm Post subject: |
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| VoiDeR wrote: | Oh my goodness that worked. The picture and stuff is all screwed up but it works.
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You still have to configure the resolution/depth/refresh rate of your framebuffer when using DirectFB. Feel free to contact me if you encounter any problems...
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Ok heres what i put in my /etc/directfbrc
system=aty128fb
fbdev=/dev/fb0
mode=1024x768-60
depth=16
Im still getting the screwed up backgound and cursor. Did i miss something?
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s4t4n
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| Posted: Wed Jan 12, 2005 10:03 am Post subject: |
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| VoiDeR wrote: | Ok heres what i put in my /etc/directfbrc
system=aty128fb |
This should be 'fbdev', which is the default, so you can skip this line completely
| VoiDeR wrote: | | fbdev=/dev/fb0 |
Again, this is the default and you can leave it out.
| VoiDeR wrote: | mode=1024x768-60
depth=16 |
OK
I suggest, as a first thing, you run the 'fbset' command without parameters, and paste its output as the first entry into /etc/fb.modes. This way the file will contain the actual framebuffer mode you are using. Then, rip off everything from your /etc/directfbrc so that it picks the defaults (which we now know are good). If it still does not work, I suggest you begin with trying the VESA framebuffer driver, which is the one that gives the fewest problems...
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| Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2005 3:46 am Post subject: |
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| s4t4n wrote: | | That's the trick, the 'fbcon' USE flag gives console framebuffer support to DirectFB... |
Thanks for the tip! I had been using qingy without issue for several months, but apparently a DirectFB update (and my ignorance) broke it. I don't recall having to USE fbcon previously; it's certainly not in my make.conf. Anyway, all better now. 
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| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2005 6:30 pm Post subject: xdirectfb & DirectFB |
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| I installed both not knowing xdirectfb wasn't needed. Will these programs clash? How doI uninstall xdirectfb? |
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s4t4n
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| Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2005 8:17 am Post subject: Re: xdirectfb & DirectFB |
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| erb69 wrote: | | I installed both not knowing xdirectfb wasn't needed. Will these programs clash? How doI uninstall xdirectfb? |
They won't clash.
emerge unmerge xdirectfb
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 2:00 pm Post subject: directFB video mode error |
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I'm having a similar problem trying to get Qingy to work.
After fixing the "respawing too fat: disabled for 5 minutes" error by reemerging DirectFB with use="fbcon" set I now get the following:
| Code: | (!)Couldn't set 1024x768x16 video mode no video mode large enough for 1024x768
(!) DirectFB/Core/Layers: failed to initialize layer 0!
(!) DirectFB/Core: could not initialize 'layers' core
--> general failure
(!) DirectFB/core: error during initialization (general failure!)
unrecoverable error: reverting to text mode
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Running fbset returns:
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mode "1024x768-85"
# D: 94.500 MHz, H: 68.677 kHz, V: 84.997 Hz
geometry 1024 768 1024 1536 32
timings 10582 208 48 36 1 96 3
hsync high
vsync high
rgba 8/16,8/8,8/0,8/24
endmode
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Which I have added to /etc/fb.modes. I tried removing all other entries from this file as well. There is nothing currently in /etc/directfbrc although I did try putting
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mode=1024x768-85
depth=16
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Which made no difference.
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s4t4n
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 4:48 pm Post subject: Re: directFB video mode error |
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| zoid wrote: | I'm having a similar problem trying to get Qingy to work.
After fixing the "respawing too fat: disabled for 5 minutes" error by reemerging DirectFB with use="fbcon" set I now get the following:
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respawing too fat? Lol!
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| zoid wrote: | | Any help would be appreciated. |
What video card have you got?
Apparently DirectFB is not able to initialize the graphic mode you chose. Try with a lower resolution, refresh rate or color depth...
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| Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 9:25 pm Post subject: |
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| Quote: | | respawing too fat? Lol! |
And I thought I'd checked for typos 
Anyway, I have an Nvidia Geforce 3. How do I lower the the display settings? I tried using
| Code: | | qingy tty1 -r 800x600 -v |
But it still starts up in 1024*768 (which is the resolution used by gensplash). Do I just need to adjust /etc/fb.modes and /etc/directfbrc? |
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| zoid wrote: | | Quote: | | respawing too fat? Lol! |
And I thought I'd checked for typos
Anyway, I have an Nvidia Geforce 3. How do I lower the the display settings? I tried using
| Code: | | qingy tty1 -r 800x600 -v |
But it still starts up in 1024*768 (which is the resolution used by gensplash). Do I just need to adjust /etc/fb.modes and /etc/directfbrc? |
That's probably because DirectFB cannot find any suitable mode in /etc/fb.modes, and thus defaults to the first usable entry in there. I suggesy you try changing your kernel boot parameters to have a 800x600 framebuffer at startup, then copy again the results of 'fbset' into /etc/fb.modes. This way, even if you start up in 1024x768, you should be able to switch to 800x600...
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| Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2005 7:57 pm Post subject: Getting there! |
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I've finally had a bit of time to try this out and have made a bit of progress. I now boot the system in 800*600 but just jet a flashing cursor in the top right hand corner of the screen.
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from a working terminal screen does start qingy (although it doesn't look too great at this resolution) and I can login using the keyboard but the mouse cannot be controlled properly.
How can I get Qingy to start correctly and is there any way to get get the mouse working properly? It is a logitech cordless mouse (receiver connects via USB)
I have added mouse-protocol=MouseMan in /etc/directfbrc. |
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| Posted: Wed Mar 09, 2005 4:27 pm Post subject: Re: Getting there! |
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| zoid wrote: | | I've finally had a bit of time to try this out and have made a bit of progress. I now boot the system in 800*600 but just jet a flashing cursor in the top right hand corner of the screen. |
Any news about this?
| zoid wrote: | | How can I get Qingy to start correctly and is there any way to get get the mouse working properly? It is a logitech cordless mouse (receiver connects via USB). I have added mouse-protocol=MouseMan in /etc/directfbrc. |
Leave this alone: DirectFB 99% of the time detects your mouse properly...
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| Quote: | | Any news about this? |
Things seem to have taken a step backwards. Now when qinqy starts it just goes to a text login prompt.
Indicates no errors. The last line before it goes to the login prompt is:
| Code: | | DirectFB/input: Joystick 0.9 (convergence intergated media GmbH) |
I'm not sure what changed to cause this to happen, although I think DirectFB may have been recompiled as a result of running revdep-rebuild
to fix another problem.
Also, I only added the line about the mouse in directfbrc because it didn't work without it and I found the suggestion in another post.
Any other suggestions on how to get this up and running would be greatly appreciated... |
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