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  • @MatthewRock Have you tried vlc without X session? Commented Sep 2, 2015 at 11:01
  • Works without X. Nice! Commented Sep 2, 2015 at 21:02
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    You must have permission to write to /dev/fb0. So either sudo, or sudo usermod -aG video $USER. Or else fbi fails, and vlc renders ASCII art. Maybe audio group is also needed. Commented Aug 28, 2016 at 18:31