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tee will also write to stdout, which can often mean that you get a bunch of binary gubbish splattered all over your terminal. I recommend instead using "|sudo

tee will also write to stdout, which can often mean that you get a bunch of binary gubbish splattered all over your terminal. I recommend instead using "|sudo dd of=/dev/fb0", or, if you have moreutils installed, "|sudo sponge /dev/fb0"

hackmiester 6y ago
But 'sponge' will put it all in RAM, so that's not ideal either. Lots of pitfalls here, wow.
rbanffy 6y ago
Shouldn't `| sudo cat > /dev/fb0` work?