[lcd4linux] Custom Plugin or Timer

[Bradlee L. <bra...@gm...>]

I'm using Devil Linux, and trying to get the IP address to show up on
the LCD, but it seems that the version of lcd4linux is only at 0.10.0
for this distribution (it's a pain to upgrade, because we are booting
from flash).

One way I'm trying to do it, is to use a file that contains multiple
lines. It will read 2 lines to display on the LCD, and then read the
next 2, and so on. But, either the Timer is not working (I have a
widget, and it is in the layout), or the assignment ("=") is not
working, but it's not really giving me an error. Is the timer widget
new to like 0.10.2 or something? (It would be a good idea to put
version numbers in the plugin doc pages). I'll would just update the
file on occasion with the info I need using a different program, but I
can't seem to get it to read any more than one screen of lines because
timer isn't working.

Alternatively, if the netstat plugin was available, I would use it,
but I think my version is too old for that one as well (again, not
specified in the docs, but it should be).

If I could write a plugin, I would, but it's hard for me to change any
directory except for /etc and /root, and I don't know where plugins
are kept (if they are even separate from the lcd4linux binary).

Thanks for the help,
Brad Landis