Re: [lcd4linux] Almost HD44780 Compatible?

[Michael R. <re...@eu...>]

Hi there,

> Ok I got lcd4linux working, but my lcd display does not display "full 
> blocks" but rather an inverted "P",

Well, you suffer from the "Portishead Syndrome" :-) 
http://www.portishead.co.uk

> What can I do to get a full block? if it is just a case of the full 
> block being in a different memory location on the lcd then it would just 
> require a modification to the lcd4linux driver, but if my lcd does not 
> have a full block (i.e. it was replaced with the "P") then probably i 
> would need to define a custom character as a full block and use that 
> instead.
> 
> Any ideas on how I could accomplish this?

As a starting point, you could try to read the documentation.

on https://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/wiki/HD44780 it says:

"asc255bug: set to 1 if you don't get solid blocks in bars, but an 
inverted P (the Portishead syndrome :-)"


have fun, Michael

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