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List:       linux-newbie
Subject:    Re: Linux Display silly question
From:       Jeremy Abbott <jkbullfrog () comcast ! net>
Date:       2005-03-23 18:54:55
Message-ID: 4241BB7F.2000001 () comcast ! net
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Mukund JB. wrote:

>Hi all,
>Hi all,
>
>I am very new to the GUI thing. I don't know how it works. 
>I just have base Linux kernel running on an EBD9312 ARM Embedded Board
>with Linux Prompt working & no display.
>
>Now, I want to provide GUI support to the existing Linux. Now I just
>want to know are there any kernel modules that the kernel should have to
>support the GUI?
>The framebuffer driver is already active. I have NO X server on the
>machine because of memory constraints.
>
>I have gone through a lot of Maillists which say I need to some GUI
>Library or tools like
>
>	GtkFB - does NOT use X11
>	Qt/Embedded - Direct Framebuffer access and so on.
>
>I have a very basic doubt here. I mean how I can launch the GUI
>Application when there is no UI (NO X server).
>I think there will be an intermediate desktop like thing which I am
>missing from where I can launch my application. Is there any thing like
>that for an ARM embedded system.
>
>Please help to understand this?
>
>Regards,
>Mukund jampala
>
>
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I dunno if this will help since I am not sure of the memory usage, but 
there is an alternative to X that is in its infant stages.

http://www.y-windows.org/

Jeremy Abbott
jkbullfrog@comcast.net

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