Raz Black

hello again, i have it working now with LCDproc in OPNsense.. works great. here are my files: LCDd.conf LCDd [server] DriverPath=/usr/local/lib/lcdproc/ Driver=hd44780 Bind=127.0.0.1 Port=13666 ReportLevel=5 ReportToSyslog=yes User=nobody Foreground=no Hello="--- OPNsense ---" Hello=" . " GoodBye=" System " GoodBye=" Shutdown " WaitTime=5 ServerScreen=no Backlight=on Heartbeat=off [menu] Hitachi HD44780 driver [hd44780] ConnectionType=winamp Port=0x378 bidirectional=yes Speed=0 Keypad=no Contrast=100...

here are some details after installing OPNsense: ppc1: <parallel port=""> port 0x378-0x37f irq 5 on acpi0 ppc1: Generic chipset (NIBBLE-only) in COMPATIBLE mode ppbus0: <parallel bus="" port=""> on ppc1 lpt0: <printer> on ppbus0 lpt0: Interrupt-driven port ppi0: <parallel i="" o=""> on ppbus0 ppc0: cannot reserve I/O port range</parallel></printer></parallel></parallel> I've tried, /dev/lcd /dev/lpt0 /dev/cuau1 /dev/ppc1 and anything else i could think of.. but nothing, only able to get the LCD to...

i know this is an old topic, but relevant to me here as I have a DX4000 now running IPFire and have been able to get atleast (for now) LCD4Linux to recognize the device. I am also interested in testing LDCproc, but will be doing that next. One thing to note about this LCD is that it is 'compatible' with the generic HD44780 and on the DX4000 it uses parallel port 0x378 I have not tested much yet.. i literally "just" got this working. you will need to add the parport device to the system by executing...

i know this is an old topic, but relevant to me here as I have a DX4000 now running IPFire and have been able to get atleast (for now) LCD4Linux to recognize the device. I am also interested in testing LDCproc, but will be doing that next. One thing to note about this LCD is that it is 'compatible' with the generic HD44780 and on the DX4000 it uses parallel port 0x378 I have not tested much yet.. i literally "just" got this working. you will need to add the parport device to the system by executing...