Re: cat /dev/fb > file; convert?

If you get this:

http://freshmeat.net/projects/ezfb/

You can do a "grab" of the screen.

As far as I know, Knoppix is always 16 bit color. EZFB will give you the
nearest thing as a 24 bit bitmap.

James.   :o)



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From: "Peter Toft" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, January 06, 2008 3:55 PM
Subject: [Linux-fbdev-users] cat /dev/fb > file; convert?


> Hi there
>
> If I dump the Linux framebuffer from e.g. a Knoppix CD, running 1024x768
> 32 bit; cat /dev/fb > framebuffer_output
> Then I get http://petertoft.dk/framebuffer_output
> The file size is as expected, however what is the easiest way to convert
> such a raw image to e.g. png/jpeg or alike. I would guess that such Linux
> utilities exist already...
>
> Best
>
> -- =

> Peter Toft, Ph.D. [[email protected]] http://petertoft.dk
> F=F8lg min Linux-blog p=E5 http://www.version2.dk/blogs/petertoft
>


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