Question
Framebuffer shell through ssh on Debian?
- Posted on September 25, 2015
- System ToolsLinux CommandsMiscellaneousMonitoringDebianUbuntu
Asked by FinFihlman
Hello!
I run a Debian 8.0 x64 stock install on the cheapest plan and would like to run my shell in the framebuffer mode and forward that through ssh (so I can draw arbitrary graphics :>)
Unfortunately /dev/fb0 (or fbn for that matter) doesn’t exist. How can I fix this? Alternatively, I’m also fine with other solutions as long as I can draw arbitrary pixels to the (ssh tunneled) screen.
Help really appreciated, Emil
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Hello,
A framebuffer device is present when there is a graphics device or hardware, which a droplet doesn’t have.
If you can go into more detail what you are trying to do, there might be another solution. If you are trying to draw to a screen, there isn’t one for a droplet, so it’s not really something you would be able to do. Although with the limited detail here I don’t want to make an assumption.
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