Re: [lcd4linux] Display for a router

[Stefan B. <st...@tr...>]

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:59:01 +0200, <sp...@fr...> wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I am using an old PC as router for my home network.
> At the moment it is standing beside my desktop pc and I have a monitor  
> attached to it.
>
> Now I wanted to place the router some where elses and I also wanted to  
> remove the monitor from it.
>
> I thought a small LCD display would be great to display the status of  
> the box.
>
> Now my question is:
>
> Is it possible to display the "power off" message on a LCD? Or at what  
> stage of the shut down is the driver unloaded, so that no further  
> display is possible?
>
> I would like to have a message on the LCD when it is safe to power off  
> the router, without destroying my installation.
>
> Thanks for reading,
> FReAK

There's a Linuxfocus article about a Shutdown-Led:

http://linuxfocus.org/English/January2001/article186.shtml

Or get a PC with ATX Power, which shuts itself down.

However you could re-write the lcd4linux code where the 'Goodbye' message  
is displayed, when the program is stopped.

Greetings, Stefan