I've been trying to activate the framebuffer on a Armbian Debian-server image.  The framebuffer doesn't exist on a server image but I need to be able to install it.

 

So I thought, what about DirectFB.  I've been searching the web for instructions on installing DirectFB.  I need to install it and not have to burn a new image (I'm not capable).

 

I just noticed that if I go to /boot/debian i find all the libdirectfb files.

 

Can somebody show me (step by step) how I could install DirectFB or directly activate the framebuffer using these files?  What files (including directories) to install, scripts to modify, etc.

 

Any help would be appreciated.

DirectFB is a abstraction level over initiated framebuffer.

 

Does "sudo ls /dev/fb*" show anything?

How does your display connected?

 

 

@YaR

 

Sorry, I was out of town this morning.

 

The response to "sudo ls /dev/fb*" is

 

         ls: cannot access '/dev/fb*': No such file or directory

 

If I log in as root or myself I get the same response.

 

I can connect through SSH or directly through the keyboard to look for the framebuffer.  I get the same response.

 

The display is attached through HDMI.  The system correctly knows if the HDMI is connected or disconnected.

 

Just no sign of the framebuffer.

 

This is a server version as I don't need a GUI.

 

Any suggestions?