Check DirectFB

Synopsis

Checks the necessary setup and functionality for wyoDesktop (DirectFB/wxGDK).

Description

CheckDFB checks if the base environment is set up correctly so wyoDesktop will run. It checks e.g. if all devices are available, especially if the framebuffer device is available. The check application is written with wxGDK. The check does about the following:

1. Check for framebuffer device (usually /dev/fb0)
2. Check for keyboard device (usually /dev/tty0)
3. Check for mouse device (usually /dev/psaux)
4. Check and use for DirectFB library, showing its version
5. Check for multi application core kernel module
6. Check and use for GDK/DirectFB library

The output of the check is written to the starting console. After the base checks are done successfully, the following additional checks are done.

• Multi applications functionality
• Fonts availability and display
• Image display of various types (jpeg, png, etc)
• Clipboard functionality
• Drag and drop functionality
• ???

The check application should be done in a way so it never crashes or becomes locked. It should provide enough information to help the user to find a solution if something isn't correctly setup with his system.

Screen shots

The screen shots can be seen here.

Download

• checkdfb_0.1.beta.tar.gz    Platform in dependent source. Don't forget to look into the BuildInfo.txt.
• checkdfb_0.1.beta.tar.bz2  Linux/i386 binaries.

Everything and more can be downloaded from sourceforge.net or you can browse the CVS source tree.

New releases, latest info, open issues, etc.

See status section.

Feedback

To develop CheckDFB further I need to know what others think about. What is perfect, what is missing, what is wrong. It would be nice if you could write your experience after some use into the wyoDesktop mailing list (see feedback).

List of problems and their solutions

If your problem isn't listed here, please send a feedback with the correct description of your problem.

• shared library not found: Install the appropriate library first.
• access denied: You have to be user root to setup and check your system.

Author

Written by Otto Wyss, see support section.