On 10/29/12 at 12:46pm, Rodrigo Rivas wrote: > On Mon, Oct 29, 2012 at 5:47 AM, Curtis Shimamoto < > sugar.and.scruffy@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > I did run into one problem though. I sometimes use mplayer from the > > console. To do this, I have set mplayer up to use fbdev2. Previously > > (when in all those groups), I was able to do this with no problem. but > > after making these changes, I suddenly had to be root to use mplayer in > > framebuffer mode. > > > > I realized that this was because /dev/fb0 was not included in the > > 70-uaccess.rules. I am no expert in udev rules, but I have written a > > few for various things. This file was dead simple to understand, so I > > copied it over to /etc/udev/rules.d and added: > > > > # framebuffer > > SUBSYSTEM=="graphics", KERNEL=="fb0", TAG+="uaccess" > > > > > I think it is better to add a file /etc/udev/rules.d/71-my-uaccess.rules > with just the line you need to add, instead of copying the whole > 70-uaccess.rules file. That way you still get the upgrades to the standard > file. Note that the names of the files make no difference, other than the > order of execution. > > Regards > -- > Rodrigo Yes, this was mentioned to me in the forums as well. It is a much better idea. Thanks for confirming that this is what I should be doing. So far, I have not heard any mention of this being a bad idea, or a security concern. So I guess I will be sticking with it until I find reason to do otherwise. Thanks again for the input Rodrigo -- Curtis Shimamoto sugar.and.scruffy@xxxxxxxxx
