Figured it out. For anyone with a similar problem refer to this link:
http://www.cl.cam.ac.uk/freshers/raspbe ... intro.html

Bump. Really would appreciate any help.

Hi all, For part of my senior design project, I am implementing an object tracking algorithm. I've already developed the algo on a DSP using a CMOS camera, but I need to transfer the algorithm onto my Pi. I've managed to get the framebuffer up and running using this wonderful tutorial: http://raspbe...