[MPlayer-users] /dev/fb0 no such device

[armin.gerritsen at philips.com]

Felix Cuello wrote:
> [Automatic answer: RTFM (read DOCS, FAQ), also read
> DOCS/bugreports.html]
>
> Hello,
>
>    Somebody have this problem?.
>
>    "/dev/fb0 not such device."
>
>    any help?
>
>    thanks,

This often means that

- either /dev/fb0 simply doesn't exist. In that case, a

mknod /dev/fb0 c 29 0

as root often helps.

- or there is no framebuffer driver loaded at all (or both this and the
previous is the case). Do a

cat /proc/devices

and see if a device with major number 29 is present.

Regards,

Armin