colgeocol Posted May 28, 2018 Share Posted May 28, 2018 I've been trying to activate the framebuffer on a Armbian Debian-server image. The framebuffer doesn't exist on a server image but I need to be able to install it. So I thought, what about DirectFB. I've been searching the web for instructions on installing DirectFB. I need to install it and not have to burn a new image (I'm not capable). I just noticed that if I go to /boot/debian i find all the libdirectfb files. Can somebody show me (step by step) how I could install DirectFB or directly activate the framebuffer using these files? What files (including directories) to install, scripts to modify, etc. Any help would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YaR Posted May 30, 2018 Share Posted May 30, 2018 DirectFB is a abstraction level over initiated framebuffer. Does "sudo ls /dev/fb*" show anything? How does your display connected? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colgeocol Posted May 30, 2018 Author Share Posted May 30, 2018 @YaR Sorry, I was out of town this morning. The response to "sudo ls /dev/fb*" is ls: cannot access '/dev/fb*': No such file or directory If I log in as root or myself I get the same response. I can connect through SSH or directly through the keyboard to look for the framebuffer. I get the same response. The display is attached through HDMI. The system correctly knows if the HDMI is connected or disconnected. Just no sign of the framebuffer. This is a server version as I don't need a GUI. Any suggestions? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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