[ILUG-Cochin.org] Graphics in console

[Sameer Mohamed Thahir]

Hello All,

I do it this way.

Pass "vga=788" as parameter to the kernel.
The number is the resolution for the framebuffer. To select
your own value pass "vga=ask".

title           Debian GNU/Linux, kernel 2.6.26-1-686
root            (hd0,7)
kernel          /boot/vmlinuz-2.6.26-1-686 root=/dev/sda8 vga=788
initrd          /boot/initrd.img-2.6.26-1-686

Boot the new kernel with framebuffer enabled. If you have frame
buffer support, you might see a tux on the top left corner (have not
checked with lenny kernel).

Once you are booted, goto any of the ttys (terminals) (Ctrl-Alt-F1) to 
(Ctrl-Alt-F6)

You can use fbxine or mplayer to view the movie.
fbxine is available as xine-console package in lenny.

Hope this helps :)

Thank You
Regards
Sameer Mohamed Thahir


On Tuesday 31 March 2009 08:49 PM, Jos Collin wrote:
>
>     If nobody answers and you find it yourself please share your
>     findings here...
>
> If you are imagining that I have found something, you are wrong. I 
> still don't have the solution. But I know that Framebuffer support is 
> to be enabled in the Linux kernel.
>
>     .when I tried cacaview filename.jpg , the output doesn't look like
>     a picture.But the screenshot given here is almost the same as the
>     picture( I think so).What may be the reason.
>     I've also tried mplayer -vo caca filename.ogv  and the audio
>     output was perfect , but the video was some squares and
>     letters.....I expect more from you.
>
>
> The reply send by Mahesh Aravind answers these questions. Thanks Mahesh.
>
>     BTW how to take a screenshot in terminal mode?
>
>
> I don't know how to take screenshot in ttys. I took that screenshot by 
> pressing Prt Scr button in gnome-terminal.
>
> - Jos Collin
>
> 2009/3/31 sanalkumar mr <sanalmadatheth at gmail.com 
> <mailto:sanalmadatheth at gmail.com>>
>
>     Dear sir...If nobody answers and you find it yourself please share
>     your findings here.....when I tried cacaview filename.jpg , the
>     output doesn't look like a picture.But the screenshot given here
>     is almost the same as the picture( I think so).What may be the reason.
>     I've also tried mplayer -vo caca filename.ogv  and the audio
>     output was perfect , but the video was some squares and
>     letters.....I expect more from you. BTW how to take a screenshot
>     in terminal mode? plz help...THANKS in advance.
>
>     2009/3/20 Jos Collin <joscollin at gmail.com
>     <mailto:joscollin at gmail.com>>
>
>         Anybody tried to view image files and movies in console (tty)?
>
>         I'm able to view it using caca libraries. The following is the
>         command.
>         $cacaview abc.jpg
>
>         It is working but the image is not displayed properly. Please
>         see the attachment.
>
>         Also I have tried to play movies in the console using the
>         following command.
>         $mplayer -vo caca abc.flv
>
>         This also has the same problem. Is there anything I have to
>         configure in caca to display the image properly?
>         Any Ideas?
>
>         Thanks,
>         Jos Collin
>
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