# Problem DGA

**URL:** <https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/problem-dga/5847>\
**Category:** SDL Development\
**Created:** [January 17, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/problem-dga/5847 "2002-01-17T14:31:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![Guillaume\_Dorchies](https://discourse.libsdl.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/g/eb9ed0/32.png) [@Guillaume\_Dorchies](https://discourse.libsdl.org/u/Guillaume_Dorchies)\
**Post date:** [January 17, 2002, 2:31pm UTC](https://discourse.libsdl.org/t/problem-dga/5847/1 "2002-01-17T14:31:01Z")

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Hello

I want to use dga

SO I do  
export SDL\_VIDEODRIVER=dga  
and I execute my program but I have this error

Couldn’t initialize SDL: No available video device

I have XFree 4.1.0 from Mandrake 8.1 and I have dga extention  
I can use it with optimum-1.0 example

Thanks for your help

A french user qui n’en veut…