Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] cat /dev/fb > file; convert?

[James L. <ja...@ak...>]

If you get this:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/ezfb/

You can do a "grab" of the screen.

As far as I know, Knoppix is always 16 bit color. EZFB will give you the
nearest thing as a 24 bit bitmap.

James.   :o)



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Peter Toft" <pt...@li...>
To: <Lin...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 3:55 PM
Subject: [Linux-fbdev-users] cat /dev/fb > file; convert?


> Hi there
>
> If I dump the Linux framebuffer from e.g. a Knoppix CD, running 1024x768
> 32 bit; cat /dev/fb > framebuffer_output
> Then I get http://petertoft.dk/framebuffer_output
> The file size is as expected, however what is the easiest way to convert
> such a raw image to e.g. png/jpeg or alike. I would guess that such Linux
> utilities exist already...
>
> Best
>
> -- 
> Peter Toft, Ph.D. [pt...@li...] http://petertoft.dk
> Følg min Linux-blog på http://www.version2.dk/blogs/petertoft
>


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----


> -------------------------------------------------------------------------
> This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft
> Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005.
> http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/


----------------------------------------------------------------------------
----


> _______________________________________________
> Linux-fbdev-users mailing list
> Lin...@li...
> https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-fbdev-users
>