Wouldn't it be easiest just to try and see if it works or not? I will even thrown in a free license for DOSBox if you try.

SDL supports fb output if it was configured to do so. See the SDL docs. No one so far tried dosbox on any SDL_VIDEO_DRIVER than x11, so let us know if it worked.

How about this:

http://bp2.blogger.com/_2CvALWrYfTI/R6hp4i_Gb … -h/dsc00258.jpg

Everything works except for the console framebuffer. DOSBOX starts ok, but the keyboard fail and the system completely hang even running with vesa framebuffer! So, this screenshot has been taken under X11 with xorg-fbdev driver under vesa framebuffer.

How to correct this problem with console framebuffers?

Thanks!

you claim sdlmame works with framebuffer.
Do you then use sdl or do you some additional parameter when starting mame?
DOSBox totally relies on sdl for keyboard input.

Though you'd need usescancodes=false in dosbox.conf i'd guess,
or hack that code out of sdlmain.cpp

Qbix wrote:

you claim sdlmame works with framebuffer.
Do you then use sdl or do you some additional parameter when starting mame?
DOSBox totally relies on sdl for keyboard input.

Hello!

SDLMAME works fine without any special configuration. Remember that SDLMAME is fully SDL instead of Directx or other API.

But when running under X11 / KDE, dosbox works fine. Did you see the screenshot?

I think DOSBOX can be updated to be fully SDL too!

Bye

I think DOSBOX can be updated to be fully SDL too!

Which part of dosbox is not "fully SDL"? Feel free to submit a patch!

wd wrote:

I think DOSBOX can be updated to be fully SDL too!

Which part of dosbox is not "fully SDL"? Feel free to submit a patch!

Hello!

Sorry, but I didn't want to be offensive. I just didn't understand about the SDL problem.

I know that SDL library can be compiled to use the framebuffer device when a software videomode is selected. It's possible to use X11 too. Mine is compiled with this option (mandrivalinux 2008 libsdl package).

Thanks again!

Is the keyboard the only problem? Then see above. If not please describe
in more details what doesn't work.

wd wrote:

Is the keyboard the only problem? Then see above. If not please describe
in more details what doesn't work.

Hello WD,

The keyboard really fails. When I digit some words, I got numbers too. Enter key doesn't work and after some seconds the system hangs up.

One interesting thing is that the autoexec parameters I put onto dosbox.conf didn't work too!

That's it!

Ps: The SDL library works with linux framebuffer by using the libdirectfb. I remember that yesterday.

Well read what i wrote above (usescancodes).

wd wrote:

Well read what i wrote above (usescancodes).

ok, I'll try!

And give the fbcon SDL video driver a try as well. DirectFB is a wrapper library around the fb device, and for me it doesn't work smoothly on some machines.

`Moe` wrote:

And give the fbcon SDL video driver a try as well. DirectFB is a wrapper library around the fb device, and for me it doesn't work smoothly on some machines.

Hum, my SDLMAME reports that is running with fbcon instead of directfb!

I'll try sdlmame with directfb driver too!

Bye

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