From: James A Simmons <jsimmons@acsu.buffalo.edu>
  To  : luther@dpt-info.u-strasbg.fr, LUTHERSV@e-i.com
  Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1998 07:13:13 -0400 (EDT)

Re: libggi not working ...

On Thu, 3 Sep 1998, Sven LUTHER wrote:

> Hello, ...
> 
> i was trying to make libggi work on my linux/m68k based system.
> 
> at first i had some problems with the configuration, libc.ver was not
> found so i just touched it, and it did not recognize my system as big
> endian, you should add both m68k and powerpc to the debian definition.
> so i added a #define BIG_ENDIAN, and it compiled.
>

Can you post diffs for this correction.
 
> I find that the configuration process is not nice at all, you should
> think about switching to a autoconf/automake configure process,
> especially if you want libggi to be some kind of standard. or is there
> some reason not to use it ?
>
> Also it would be nice to have a libraries tarball and a kgicon tarball.

Their is a kgicon tarball. It on my homepage. The tarball also uses the
kernel Makefile system. The only thing is its broke. I'm working on it.

> 
> after building and installing libggi, i made the demo programs and then
> tried to launch them.
> 
> but it did not work :( i will append the output of it and of checkmode,
> the only demo programm that worked.)
> 
> i thought fbdev/fbcon was supported ?

Yes threw kgicon. What video card do you have?

> 
> Friendly,
> 
> Sven LUTHER
> 
> iliana# ./checkmode
> display-fbdev: devfile='/dev/fb0' mouse='none' joystick='none'.
> 		1/1	4/4	8/8	15/16	16/16	24/24	24/32	
> 320x200  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 320x240  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 320x350  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 360x400  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 400x300  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 480x300  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 512x384  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 640x200  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 640x350  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 640x400  	+	+	+	+	+	+	+	
> 640x480  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 720x350  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 720x400  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 800x600  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 1024x768  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 1152x864  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 1200x1024  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> 1600x1200  	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	
> iliana# ./demo
> display-fbdev: devfile='/dev/fb0' mouse='none' joystick='none'.
> Trying mode 0x0#0x0 D0x0 F 1 [0/0]
> display-fbdev: fb type (type=1) not supported.
> Suggested mode 0x0#0x0 D0x0 F 1 [0/0]
> display-fbdev: fb type (type=1) not supported.
> libggi: Failed to set mode: 0x0#0x0 D0x0 F 1 [0/0]
> libggi: (Upgraded to: 0x0#0x0 D0x0 F 1 [0/0])
> Can't set mode
> iliana# ./demo --clip 640x400[4]
> display-fbdev: devfile='/dev/fb0' mouse='none' joystick='none'.
> Trying mode 640x400#0x0 D0x0 F 1 [4/4]
> Suggested mode 640x400#640x400 D1x1 F 1 [4/4]
> display-fbdev: VT_GETSTATE failed: Invalid argument
> libggi: Failed to set mode: 640x400#640x400 D1x1 F 1 [4/4]
> libggi: (Upgraded to: 640x400#640x400 D1x1 F 1 [4/4])
> Can't set mode
> iliana# more /proc/fb
> 0 Amiga AGA
> 
>