DirectFB errors on starting Freevo, no clue what to do...

arandil · 02-22-2007, 08:22 AM

Hi there,

I recently installed Freevo on my Via Epia-system. As base sytem ubuntu server edition is used. Now when I want to start Freevo by giving the command "freevo", I receive a whole lot of output with no significant meaning to me whatsoever. This is what I've managed to capture:

Code:

Warning: display is set to x11, but the environment has no DISPLAY set. Setting display to fbdev.

Error: VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR not found
ROM_DRIVES: Auto-detected and added "('/media/cdrom0', '/dev/hdc', 'CD-1')"
Warning: Installed mmpython version is old.
Please update mmpython to version 0.4.10 or higher, get it with subversion
svn export svn://svn.freevo.org/kaa/branches/mmpython-0-4/mmpython mmpython-0.4.10

WARNING: PyLirc not found, lirc remo

       ---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.24 ---------------------
             (c) 2000-2002  convergence integrated media GmbH  
             (c) 2002-2004  convergence GmbH                   
        -----------------------------------------------------------

(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2006-10-13 15:40) 
(*) Direct/Memcpy: Using linux kernel memcpy()
(!) Direct/Util: opening '/dev/fb0' failed
    --> Permission denied
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Error opening framebuffer device!
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment variable.
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
    --> Initialization error!

       ---------------------- DirectFB v0.9.24 ---------------------
             (c) 2000-2002  convergence integrated media GmbH  
             (c) 2002-2004  convergence GmbH                   
        -----------------------------------------------------------

(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2006-10-13 15:40) 
(*) Direct/Memcpy: Using libc memcpy()
(!) Direct/Util: opening '/dev/fb0' failed
    --> Permission denied
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Error opening framebuffer device!
(!) DirectFB/FBDev: Use 'fbdev' option or set FRAMEBUFFER environment variable.
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
    --> Initialization error!

te control disabled!
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/main.py", line 137, in ?
    import menu    # The menu widget class
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/menu.py", line 37, in ?
    import skin
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/skin.py", line 98, in ?
    get_singleton()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/skin.py", line 79, in get_singleton
    exec('import skins.' + config.SKIN_MODULE  + '.' + config.SKIN_MODULE  + \
  File "<string>", line 1, in ?
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/skins/main/main.py", line 51, in ?
    from area import Skin_Area
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/skins/main/area.py", line 67, in ?
    import xml_skin
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/skins/main/xml_skin.py", line 54, in ?
    osd = osd.get_singleton()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/osd.py", line 122, in get_singleton
    _singleton = OSD()
  File "/usr/lib/python2.4/site-packages/freevo/osd.py", line 360, in __init__
    pygame.display.init()
pygame.error: DirectFBCreate: Initialization error!

I've installed libdrectfb, but that doesn't seem to help. The xserver-xorg-video-via driver is also installed, don't know if it's working however. Can someone please help me out with this?

mjmwired · 02-23-2007, 06:03 PM

Did you try with the x-server running? Or do you *specifically* require framebuffer?