[mythtv-users] help me... i'm an idiot

[Stefan Haflidason]

On 3/5/06, Joshua Luckner <jluckner at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> still not working... all help welcome
>
>
> [root at myth1 ~]# /usr/bin/ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -noglobalalpha --localalpha
> /usr/bin/ivtvfbctl: option `--localalpha' requires an argument
> IVTVFB_IOCTL_GET_STATE failed (error: Invalid argument)
>
>
>
> On 3/4/06, Ted Rathkopf <ted-dated-1141958546.04bbb1 at rathkopf.org> wrote:
> >
> > "Joshua Luckner" <jluckner at gmail.com> hired
> > an infinite number of monkeys to write:
> >
> > > this project is suppose to help me learn linux...
> > > please keep that in mine!!!
> > >
> > > i get the following when I follow Jarod's instructions.  I think I am
> > > getting close
> > >
> > > [root at myth1 ~]# /usr/bin/ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 -noglobalalpha
> > -localalpha=on
> > > Option --localalpha must be either on or off
> >
> > you don't have enough dashes on your options.
> >
> > --localalpha not -localalpha
> >
> > --
> > Ted Rathkopf
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I think that should be:

# ivtvfbctl /dev/fb0 --globalalpha=off --localalpha=on

Running ivtvfbctl with the --help flag will give you details of what options
are available. This is the case for most unix command line utilities.
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