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    • Spy AleloS
      Spy Alelo
      last edited by

      I have a bit of a situation where the LCDProc service does not start and nothing shows in the logs in regards to this. I am using a Firebox 1000. Tried installing and uninstalling the package as well with no luck. Tried installing the program manually even by using the script in this thread, still not working. Using 1.2.3-RELEASE

      Any ideas?

      Update

      All fixed, just permission problems.

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        CaseyBlackburn
        last edited by

        Anyone know about how to get the LCD on the x750e working? These instructions don't seem to work on it.

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          mericksonj
          last edited by

          I've done this on the X700 as well as the X5000  I can't imagine they changed things this dramatically in the newest lineup of hardware.

          What part of the steps aren't working?

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            CaseyBlackburn
            last edited by

            No errors are given but the LCD never displays anything I tell it. I believe the LCD is different, and so the driver doesn't work. The x550e, x750e, etc have a completely different motherboard with different network ports, memory slots, PCIEX ports, etc. I bet the LCD is different because these have a yellow back-light instead of the white like the x500, x700, etc.

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              mericksonj
              last edited by

              The x5000 has a yellow backlight too, doesn't mean much.

              Here are the step by step instructions I posted in the X700 thread, the links all refer back to this thread:

              Don't install the LCDPROC package, but if you follow RidnHard19's instructions exactly from the first page of this forum: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7920.msg46356.html#msg46356 it will help until you get to the symlink part.

              You'll want to replace the diver with Jean's updated version also in that thread: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7920.msg105179.html#msg105179

              Then, to wrap it all up and make it work follow the instructions to create the symlinks to the updated libraries: ( in the same thread)  http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7920.msg69315.html#msg69315

              You should then be able to start the LCDd script and view the results immediately on your  LCD panel.

              I just finished the install on my x700, a problem with a remote serial cable forwarded to a TCP socket(I was too lazy to bring it upstairs and use my known-good serial port/cable) made it harder than expected, but I managed, and was rewarded with CARP!

              Hope this helps!
              –James

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                CaseyBlackburn
                last edited by

                I know. I've got two x700 fireboxes that works just fine on. However it doesn't work on my x750e. I'm thinking that the lcd's port is different or it's a different LCD all together.

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                • stephenw10S
                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                  last edited by

                  The driver was written for the IT8712F chip.
                  Does the 750e have this or something compatible?

                  Steve

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                    CaseyBlackburn
                    last edited by

                    The LCD on the e-series seems to be a APEX 202001. You can see for yourself by looking on page 21 of http://www.watchguard.com/docs/corporate/wg_peak-eDe-MFR_instructions.pdf

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                    • stephenw10S
                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                      last edited by

                      Yes I see but the chip I was refering to is the I/O chip that handles the parallel port that talks to the LCD. I think!  :-
                      I'm a bit vague on this but if you read back this thread it explains most of it.
                      Anyway if watchguard (or whoever were making the boards) changed to a different I/O chip you'd probably need a different driver.

                      Steve

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                        fastcon68
                        last edited by

                        I just tried this process and it's hard.  It did not work and I got the several errors, it was missing a file and I lost the log.  I going to flash the 4GB card and try again.  Can somebody break down some of the commands.  I am having a real problem understanding the process.

                        I don't have a good hand on freebsd commands.
                        RC

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Have a look in the X peak thread.
                          I just had to re install it so I made some notes!  ;D

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                            fastcon68
                            last edited by

                            LIsted below are the exact steps I used to try to install the watchguard lcd driver.  anybody got any idea why I am missing this libary?  I formatted my card twice now.  I really want to get the LCD working before I start building the configuration.
                            RC

                            login as: admin
                            Using keyboard-interactive authentication.
                            Password:

                            *** Welcome to pfSense 1.2.3-RELEASE-nanobsd on pfsense-wg ***

                            WAN*                    ->  re0    ->      192.168.14.246(DHCP)
                              LAN*                    ->  re1    ->      192.168.14.3

                            pfSense console setup

                            0)  Logout (SSH only)
                            1)  Assign Interfaces
                            2)  Set LAN IP address
                            3)  Reset webConfigurator password
                            4)  Reset to factory defaults
                            5)  Reboot system
                            6)  Halt system
                            7)  Ping host
                            8)  Shell
                            9)  PFtop
                            10)  Filter Logs
                            11)  Restart webConfigurator
                            12)  pfSense Developer Shell
                            13)  Upgrade from console
                            14)  Disable Secure Shell (sshd)

                            Enter an option: 8

                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/root(1): cd /var/tmp
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(2): ls
                            bootup_messages      nohup.out            rules.boot
                            captiveportal.lock  pfctl_si_out        rules.debug
                            carp.sh              pfctl_ss_out        rules.debug.old
                            check_reload_status  php-fastcgi.socket-0 sdeclcd.so
                            config.cache        php-fastcgi.socket-1 sdeclcd.so.txt
                            dhcpd.sh            php-fastcgi.socket-2 tmp
                            ifconfig_re0        re0_error_output    tmpHOSTS
                            last_term_seen      re0_output          uploadbar
                            lcdd.tar.gz          re0_router          vi.recover
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(3): gunzip lcdd.tar.gz
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(4): scp lcdd.tar root@192.168.14.3:/var/tmp
                            Could not create directory '/root/.ssh'.
                            The authenticity of host '192.168.14.3 (192.168.14.3)' can't be established.
                            DSA key fingerprint is 1a:55:e5:ed:4a:64:58:47:a9:bd:85:92:a5:f8:7c:b6.
                            Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? y
                            Please type 'yes' or 'no': yes
                            Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/root/.ssh/known_hosts).
                            Password:
                            Password:
                            lcdd.tar                                      100%  243KB 242.5KB/s  00:00
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(5): ls -l
                            total 340
                            -rw-r–r--  1 root  wheel      89 May 29 04:01 bootup_messages
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:01 captiveportal.lock
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:00 carp.sh
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      9 May 29 04:17 check_reload_status
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    4682 May 29 04:10 config.cache
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    393 May 29 04:10 dhcpd.sh
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      48 May 29 04:00 ifconfig_re0
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      11 May 29 04:12 last_term_seen
                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel  248320 May 29 04:16 lcdd.tar
                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel    162 May 29 04:10 nohup.out
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    1776 May 29 04:16 pfctl_si_out
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    847 May 29 04:16 pfctl_ss_out
                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-0
                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-1
                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-2
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    296 May 29 04:00 re0_error_output
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:00 re0_output
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      13 May 29 04:00 re0_router
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    128 May 29 04:00 rules.boot
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    5610 May 29 04:10 rules.debug
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    5610 May 29 04:10 rules.debug.old
                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel  10780 May 29 04:08 sdeclcd.so
                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel  10780 May 29 04:11 sdeclcd.so.txt
                            lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel      1 May 29 04:00 tmp -> /
                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      0 May 29 04:17 tmpHOSTS
                            drwxrwxrwx  2 root  wheel    512 May 29 04:00 uploadbar
                            drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel    512 May 29 03:59 vi.recover
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(6): tar -xvf lcdd.tar
                            x install-embed.lcdd.sh
                            x lcdd
                            x lcdd/drivers
                            x lcdd/LCDd.conf
                            x lcdd/lcdd.sh
                            x lcdd/lcdproc
                            x lcdd/LCDd
                            x lcdd/drivers/curses.so
                            x lcdd/drivers/sdeclcd.so
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(7): chmod 700 install-embed.lcdd.sh
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(8): ./install-embed.lcdd.sh
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(9): mount
                            /dev/ufs/pfsense0 on / (ufs, local, read-only)
                            devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
                            /dev/md0 on /var/tmp (ufs, local)
                            /dev/md1 on /var (ufs, local)
                            /dev/ufs/cf on /cf (ufs, local, read-only)
                            devfs on /var/dhcpd/dev (devfs, local)
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/var/tmp(10): cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/usr/local/etc/rc.d(11): ls
                            lcdd.sh
                            [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                                                [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/usr/local/etc/rc.d(12): ./lcdd.sh
                            /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: [1.2.3-RELEASE]                                          [admin@pfsense-wg.cartersweb.net]/usr/local/etc/rc.d(13): Shared object "libkvm.so.3" not found, required by "lcdproc"

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                            • C
                              CaseyBlackburn
                              last edited by

                              You still have not followed the bit of instructions that have been mentioned in the link in the post before you and various other parts in this thread.

                              This is the part you seem to be missing:

                              [root@pfSense.local]/var/tmp(8): cd /lib
                              [root@pfSense.local]/lib(10): /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw
                              [root@pfSense.local]/lib(11): ln -s libc.so.7 libc.so.6
                              [root@pfSense.local]/lib(12): ln -s libkvm.so.4 libkvm.so.3
                              [root@pfSense.local]/lib(13): /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro

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                                fastcon68
                                last edited by

                                I am going to write this whole process up tomorrow.  It was quite confusing but came from two different posts.  It's now working.  After a quick format flast and rebuild tomorrow.  my watchguard goes into service.

                                I only have 256 meg in my box.  I am only uising it for DHCP/DNS and a few ipsec tunnels.  Should that sufice for now?
                                RC

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                                • stephenw10S
                                  stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                  last edited by

                                  Hmm, very confusing.  :-
                                  I don't really understand all the steps in your post. You seem to SCP the file from /var/tmp back into /var/temp  ???
                                  Never mind you seem to have got there in the end.
                                  Hopefully you now have a better understanding, I know I do.  ;)

                                  Has anybody made LCDproc run under 2.0beta?
                                  The simlinks have to be updated to the newer libraries but it's still not happening for me. No useful errors either.

                                  Steve

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                                    fastcon68
                                    last edited by

                                    Now I have gone back and reviewed everything and the buttons, and backlight are the only thingk left to address.   If I have gotten all of this straight this prcess should go something like this:

                                    1.  upload the following two files after downloading from PFSENSE or enduser location:
                                        a.  sdeclcd.so
                                        b.  lcdd.tar.gz
                                             Note: sdeclcd.so will be call sdeclcd.so.txt on your windows machine.  you will need to rename either on your
                                                            winodws macine or pfsense after you have copied it.
                                    2.  Make sure to enable ssh, I tried to run this via the serial connection and it did not work very well.  I am not sure why  
                                    3.  Open a ssh connection via putty, login with admin and your password
                                    4.  select option 8 and drop into FREBSD operation system
                                    5.  type cd /var/tmp and press enter
                                    6.  type ls and press enter.  you should get the following results
                                        bootup_messages      nohup.out            rules.boot
                                        captiveportal.lock   pfctl_si_out         rules.debug
                                        carp.sh              pfctl_ss_out         rules.debug.old
                                        check_reload_status  php-fastcgi.socket-0 sdeclcd.so
                                        config.cache         php-fastcgi.socket-1 sdeclcd.so.txt
                                        dhcpd.sh             php-fastcgi.socket-2 tmp
                                        ifconfig_re0         re0_error_output     tmpHOSTS
                                        last_term_seen       re0_output           uploadbar
                                        lcdd.tar.gz          re0_router           vi.recover
                                    7.  type gunzip lcdd.tar.gz and press enter
                                    8.  type scp lcdd.tar root@(enter the IP address of your watchguard device here):/var/tmp, you
                                        should get the following results:
                                           Could not create directory '/root/.ssh'.
                                           The authenticity of host '192.168.14.3 (192.168.14.3)' can't be established.
                                           DSA key fingerprint is 1a:55:e5:ed:4a:64:58:47:a9:bd:85:92:a5:f8:7c:b6.
                                           Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)? yes(spell the word out)
                                           Failed to add the host to the list of known hosts (/root/.ssh/known_hosts).
                                           Password:(enter the password for your watchguard here and press enter)
                                           lcdd.tar                                      100%  243KB 242.5KB/s   00:00
                                           you will get a command propt once the process is compete
                                    9:  type ls -l and press enter get the following results.  you are looking for the highlighted file
                                           total 340
                                           -rw-r–r--  1 root  wheel      89 May 29 04:01 bootup_messages
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:01 captiveportal.lock
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:00 carp.sh
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       9 May 29 04:17 check_reload_status
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    4682 May 29 04:10 config.cache
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     393 May 29 04:10 dhcpd.sh
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      48 May 29 04:00 ifconfig_re0
                                           -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      11 May 29 04:12 last_term_seen
                                           -rw-------  1 root  wheel  248320 May 29 04:16 lcdd.tar
                                           -rw–-----  1 root  wheel     162 May 29 04:10 nohup.out
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    1776 May 29 04:16 pfctl_si_out
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     847 May 29 04:16 pfctl_ss_out
                                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-0
                                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-1
                                            srwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:00 php-fastcgi.socket-2
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     296 May 29 04:00 re0_error_output
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:00 re0_output
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel      13 May 29 04:00 re0_router
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel     128 May 29 04:00 rules.boot
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    5610 May 29 04:10 rules.debug
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel    5610 May 29 04:10 rules.debug.old
                                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel   10780 May 29 04:08 sdeclcd.so
                                            -rw-------  1 root  wheel   10780 May 29 04:11 sdeclcd.so.txt
                                            lrwxr-xr-x  1 root  wheel       1 May 29 04:00 tmp -> /
                                            -rw-r--r--  1 root  wheel       0 May 29 04:17 tmpHOSTS
                                            drwxrwxrwx  2 root  wheel     512 May 29 04:00 uploadbar
                                            drwxr-xr-x  2 root  wheel     512 May 29 03:59 vi.recover
                                    10.  type tar -xvf lcdd.tar and you will get the following results:
                                            x install-embed.lcdd.sh
                                            x lcdd
                                            x lcdd/drivers
                                            x lcdd/LCDd.conf
                                            x lcdd/lcdd.sh
                                            x lcdd/lcdproc
                                            x lcdd/LCDd
                                            x lcdd/drivers/curses.so
                                            x lcdd/drivers/sdeclcd.so
                                    11.  type chmod 700 install-embed.lcdd.sh ans press enter
                                    12.  type ./install-embed.lcdd.sh and press enter
                                    13.  type mount and press enter ad you will get the folowing results
                                           /dev/ufs/pfsense0 on / (ufs, local, read-only)
                                           devfs on /dev (devfs, local)
                                           /dev/md0 on /var/tmp (ufs, local)
                                           /dev/md1 on /var (ufs, local)
                                           /dev/ufs/cf on /cf (ufs, local, read-only)
                                           devfs on /var/dhcpd/dev (devfs, local)
                                    14.  type cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d and press enter
                                    15.  type cd /lib and press enter
                                    16.  type /etc/rc.conf_mount_rw and press enter
                                    17.  type ln -s libc.so.7 libc.so.6 and press enter
                                    18.  type ln -s libkvm.so.4 libkvm.so.3 and press enter
                                    19.  type /etc/rc.conf_mount_ro and press enter
                                    20.  type ./lcdd.sh and your LCD should now be working.

                                    Optional step.  you can copy the updated file sdeclcd.so to correct location per the forum to get the buttons and backlight to work correctly.

                                    Enyjoy the script

                                    RC

                                    .

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                                    • stephenw10S
                                      stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                      last edited by

                                      Thanks for taking the time to note all this down and report back. However I think your post maybe confusing to other users (and me!).
                                      You seem to have repeated steps 1-7 three times. I assume this is just a typo, perhaps edit the post.
                                      (Post now edited)

                                      Step 8 is completely unnecessary. It does nothing at all!  ???

                                      Step 20 won't work because you are in the wrong directory. you have to call the script with the complete path or change to the correct directory. E.g. /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lcdd.sh

                                      I personally copied the newer driver into /var/tmp/lcdd/driver before running the install script so that it was installed along with the other files.

                                      Steve

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                                        fastcon68
                                        last edited by

                                        I go back over it one more time.  I removed the extra lines.  No clue how it happened.  I tookl instruction from about 4 different posts and combined them into one posting.

                                        I will see if I can run over see where I missed a step.
                                        RC

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                                          jimmy
                                          last edited by

                                          @trendchiller:

                                          fix it by:

                                          cd /lib
                                          ln -s libc.so.7 libc.so.6
                                          ln -s libkvm.so.4 libkvm.so.3

                                          then it works

                                          Did this, but I still receive:

                                          /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lcdd.sh

                                          /libexec/ld-elf.so.1: # Shared object "libkvm.so.3" not found, required by "lcdproc"

                                          I'm using the latest pfsense 2.0 beta, but as far as I can see that should not be the problem.
                                          libc.so.6 and libkvm.so.3 do exist, so making the links was not a problem:

                                          ls /lib
                                          …
                                          lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel        9 Jun  8 10:05 libc.so.6 -> libc.so.7
                                          lrwxr-xr-x   1 root  wheel       11 Jun  8 10:04 libkvm.so.3 -> libkvm.so.4
                                          ...

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                                          • stephenw10S
                                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                            last edited by

                                            That's because pfsense 2.0 uses libkvm.so.5 so you need to use:

                                            
ln -s libkvm.so.5 libkvm.so.3

                                            However when I did this it still wouldn't work under 2.0beta and there were no useful errors given either.

                                            Steve

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