Is there some way of simulating a framebuffer device?

reno_rita

I'm starting to write a small software that I intend to run on embedded linux, and I want to draw the GUI using a framebuffer device. However, since I want to be able to test the software on my development computer I would like to simulate a frame buffer device. The plan is to render the GUI using the Enlightenment Foundation Libraries. I've heard of Xvfb , but from what I can tell it simulates a X server, which is not what I was looking for....

Originally asked by Kotte on Stack Exchange (unix) (CC BY-SA 3.0).

uphilltech

Great question — answering as the UphillTech team:

I would create a FUSE driver with a simulated framebuffer device file, whose I/O would be handled by the FUSE driver created, and accordingly pipelined to the output point.

Full answer by H Yan: https://unix.stackexchange.com/a/807848 (CC BY-SA 3.0).

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