Re: [Linux-fbdev-users] Redirect the framebuffer /dev/fb0 to a DVB-Card

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

I'm not familiar with the exact hardware you have, but usually, a composite
video or s-video output from a conventional video card just works. All of
the magic of converting the computer monitor display to a TV compatible
signal is done on the video card. Have you tried any other application that
is designed to use the frame buffer? Perhaps it is only a matter of choosing
the right one. If there is more than one video output on a system, there
will be /dev/fb0, /dev/fb1, /dev/fb2, etc... The fb's that actually have
drivers to hardware behind them will be valid and may be opened for read and
write.

Take a look at this:
http://www.akrobiz.com/ezfb/

It might compile and run on your system. If so, it will most likely tell you
something about your video situation.
Let me know what happens.

Good Luck!       James.   :o)


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jabiruh" <ja...@gm...>
To: <lin...@li...>
Sent: Sunday, July 10, 2005 3:29 PM
Subject: [Linux-fbdev-users] Redirect the framebuffer /dev/fb0 to a DVB-Card


> Hello,
> My linvdr (Mini-Distri for VDR) system has got two DVB-Cards and only a TV
> attatched to it (no other Monitor).
> Now I would like to install the webbrowser links2 which uses the
framebuffer
> to run graphic mode.
> Is there any possibility to redirect the output of the browser to TV over
the
> DVB-Card? Do I have to convert the framebuffer to mpeg first, so that
MPlayer
> can show it like other videos on TV?
> I already tried several mailing lists (MPlayer, ImageMagic and mjpeg) to
find
> a solution, but nobody knows how to do this).
> Reiner
>
>
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