Re: where the XFree86 xserver opening the framebuffer device..????

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romel dutta wrote:

hii everyone..
here, i want some serious help...
i m trying to use XFree86 xserver for
framebuffer....but i m unable to find the place from
where it's opening the fb device.i want it to put some
of my codes in order to grab the frames ...,wht i
found from /var/log/XFree86.0.log
is tht it's going inside
/build/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86 directory..bt,WHR
it's opening the fb device is still unknown to me..i
doubt it's from fbdevhw.c in
build/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/fbdevhw ,bt not
sure..
can,any1 plzz help me get the hook..!!!


Which driver? Many of the drivers don't use /dev/fb at all. They access the hardware directly.

You can grab frames without writing any code at all. That's what the "xwd" tool is for.

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Tim Roberts, timr@xxxxxxxxx
Providenza & Boekelheide, Inc.

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