[SDL] all SDL apps require ^C to start before rendering [fbcon, Linux]

[Sam Lantinga]

> I've compiled libsdl to render to the framebuffer in Linux [vesafb, linux
> 2.6.17] and things are fine... almost.  All SDL apps I've tried [many of the
> demos from libsdl.org site] wait for a ^C before they start any rendering.

It sounds like the fbcon code is blocking on a device open.  You could try
putting printf() statements in the SDL fbcon initialization code to see how
far it's getting...

See ya!
	-Sam Lantinga, Senior Software Engineer, Blizzard Entertainment