[lcd4linux] add to Compiling on 2.4 kernels and a question =D

[Ralph J. <pen...@ca...>]

hi just read all the posts i got one thing to add for anyone that might
possibly be trying to compile for 2.4 kernels, especially on RedHat
distribution.
 
    the install of the kernel-sources rpm is somwhat broken. there is a
directory in /usr/include named asm. libraries for assembly if i am not
mistaken. however the directory is missing some header files. the best
way to resolve this and not recieve errors due to a "missing msr.h file"
is by creating a symlink to the correct directory which is found in
/usr/src this helped me:
 
        mv /usr/include/asm /usr/include/asm.old
        ln -s /usr/src/linux-2.4.18-14/include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm
 
I actually came across the resolution on a RedHat bulletin board. it
seems that for some reason they didnt add all the correct files into
/usr/include
 
Then proceed with make. be advised: in my case the directory was name
asm-i386 because that is my architecture. depending on what you are
running that directory may be different. just check out your own sources
directory. i'm telling you once i did that, boom boom, it compiled
beautifully and i had the thing up and running in less than 5 minutes.
 
I have a quick question, i did see in one post that scrolling is not yet
supported, i believe thats what i understood. However, is it possible to
create multiple screens, that are displayed at given intervals? I did
see a post about this but it was never answered. Also I did notice that
some of the new CrystalFontz LCDs do have inherent scrolling
capabilities, does this mean that if i send to it multiple lines it will
scroll on its own? I just havent tested it out for myself because i
havent yet bought an LCD, i've just been messing around with the X11
driver, which i think is excellent. Any help with this would be greatly
appreciated. thanks!
 
Ralph Jaquez
Mainframe Systems Support