i confirm last post that version 1.2 upstream solved the same issue for me
laptop:~# dfbinfo
=======================| DirectFB 1.0.1 |=======================
(c) 2001-2007 The DirectFB Organization (directfb.org)
(c) 2000-2004 Convergence (integrated media) GmbH
------------------------------------------------------------
(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2008-07-23 00:38)
(!) DirectFB/Core: Could not initialize 'system' core!
--> Access denied!
(#) DirectFBError [DirectFBCreate() failed]: Access denied!
laptop:~#
laptop:~#
laptop:~# ls /dev/fb0
/dev/fb0
laptop:~# ls -l /dev/fb0
crw-rw---- 1 root video 29, 0 2008-08-06 17:18 /dev/fb0
laptop:~# fbset
mode "1024x768-60"
# D: 65.003 MHz, H: 48.365 kHz, V: 60.006 Hz
geometry 1024 768 1024 768 8
timings 15384 -344 16 29 3 648 6
hsync high
vsync high
rgba 8/0,8/0,8/0,0/0
endmode
see output after using version 1.2
laptop:~/Desktop/DirectFB-1.2.0-rc1# dfbinfo
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| DirectFB 1.2.0-rc1 |~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
(c) 2001-2008 The world wide DirectFB Open Source Community
(c) 2000-2004 Convergence (integrated media) GmbH
----------------------------------------------------------------
(*) DirectFB/Core: Single Application Core. (2008-08-06 14:31)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'VT Switcher' (-1) [CRITICAL OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Keyboard Input' (-1) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Keyboard 0.9 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'PS/2 Input' (25042) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: IMPS/2 Mouse 1.0 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25043) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: AT Translated Set 2 keyboard (1) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25044) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Microsoft Microsoft Notebook/Mo (2) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25045) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: PC Speaker (3) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25046) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Power Button (FF) (4) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25047) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Power Button (CM) (5) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25048) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Sleep Button (CM) (6) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25049) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: Lid Switch (7) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25050) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad (8) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) Direct/Thread: Started 'Linux Input' (25051) [INPUT OTHER/OTHER 0/0]
<8388608>...
(*) DirectFB/Input: b43-phy0 (9) 0.1 (directfb.org)
(*) DirectFB/Genefx: MMX detected and enabled
(*) DirectFB/Graphics: ATI Radeon Mobility M7 (4c57) 1.2 (Claudio Ciccani)
(*) DirectFB/Core/WM: Default 0.3 (directfb.org)
(*) FBDev/Mode: Setting 640x480 LUT8
(*) FBDev/Mode: Switched to 640x480 (virtual 640x960) at 8 bit (LUT8), pitch
640
(*) FBDev/Surface: Allocated 640x480 8 bit LUT8 buffer (index 1) at offset
307200 and pitch 640.
(*) FBDev/Surface: Allocated 640x480 8 bit LUT8 buffer (index 0) at offset 0
and pitch 640.
Screen (00) FBDev Primary Screen (primary screen)
Caps: VSYNC POWER_MANAGEMENT
Layer (00) FBDev Primary Layer (primary layer)
Type: GRAPHICS
Caps: SURFACE ALPHACHANNEL BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION
Layer (01) Radeon CRTC1's Overlay
Type: GRAPHICS VIDEO STILL_PICTURE
Caps: SURFACE OPACITY SCREEN_LOCATION DEINTERLACING DST_COLORKEY
BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE SATURATION LEVELS SCREEN_POSITION SCREEN_SIZE
Screen (01) Radeon CRTC2
Caps: VSYNC POWER_MANAGEMENT
Layer (02) Radeon CRTC2's Underlay
Type: GRAPHICS
Caps: SURFACE ALPHACHANNEL BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST SATURATION
Layer (03) Radeon CRTC2's Overlay
Type: GRAPHICS VIDEO STILL_PICTURE
Caps: SURFACE OPACITY SCREEN_LOCATION DEINTERLACING DST_COLORKEY
BRIGHTNESS CONTRAST HUE SATURATION LEVELS SCREEN_POSITION SCREEN_SIZE
Input (00) Keyboard (primary keyboard)
Type: KEYBOARD
Caps: KEYS
Min. Keycode: 0
Max. Keycode: 127
Input (01) IMPS/2 Mouse (primary mouse)
Type: MOUSE
Caps: AXES BUTTONS
Max. Axis: 2
Max. Button: 2
Input (10) AT Translated Set 2 keyboard
Type: KEYBOARD
Caps: KEYS
Min. Keycode: 0
Max. Keycode: 127
Input (11) Microsoft Microsoft Notebook/Mo
Type: MOUSE
Caps: AXES BUTTONS
Max. Axis: 2
Max. Button: 2
Input (17) SynPS/2 Synaptics TouchPad
Type: MOUSE
Caps: AXES BUTTONS
Max. Axis: 1
Max. Button: 2
