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    jimmy
    last edited by Jun 10, 2010, 8:05 PM Jun 10, 2010, 7:18 PM

    @CaseyBlackburn:

    @jimmy:

    Tried the buttons: the display changes  (shows other info) but no backlight.
    (not even during of immediately after a reboot)

    If you don't see it even right when you power on your box, your backlight is dead.

    Weird… I own a second box, also an x700... It doesn't have the original flashdisk inside anymore so it won't bootup, but this one also doesn't light when I turn on the box.  Do I miss something? I mean, I can't imagine having 2 boxes with a dead backlight!   ???

    I will check a third box at the office tomorrow, that's one that's still operating with the original flashdisk, just to see what "should happen" with the backlight.

    EDIT: Found it already. My first box does have a dead backlight. It's a bit less light here now and I can see the backlight on the second box, but not on the first box. So it's time to switch boxes.  :-[

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      jjstecchino
      last edited by Jun 10, 2010, 8:45 PM

      @jimmy:

      @CaseyBlackburn:

      @jimmy:

      Tried the buttons: the display changes  (shows other info) but no backlight.
      (not even during of immediately after a reboot)

      If you don't see it even right when you power on your box, your backlight is dead.

      Weird… I own a second box, also an x700... It doesn't have the original flashdisk inside anymore so it won't bootup, but this one also doesn't light when I turn on the box.  Do I miss something? I mean, I can't imagine having 2 boxes with a dead backlight!   ???

      I will check a third box at the office tomorrow, that's one that's still operating with the original flashdisk, just to see what "should happen" with the backlight.

      EDIT: Found it already. My first box does have a dead backlight. It's a bit less light here now and I can see the backlight on the second box, but not on the first box. So it's time to switch boxes.   :-[

      [/quote]

      The backlit comes on for several seconds just after power on with or without disk. If it doesnt it is dead.

      If anybody is interested I may have found a solution for the watchdog errors. I posted it on a separate thread under hardware

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        jjstecchino
        last edited by Jun 16, 2010, 5:13 PM

        This box is getting better and better.
        Now…. How do we display more useful and pertinent info on the LCD?
        A network bandwidth graph
        current throughput
        vpn connections
        errors
        Boot  messages.

        All of the above and much more would be nice.

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          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by Jun 17, 2010, 12:32 PM Jun 17, 2010, 12:04 PM

          The default options are quite limited you have choices of:

          screen
              can be one of the following: 
          C CPU
              show detailed CPU usage 
          P SMP-CPU
              CPU usage overview: one line per CPU, especially useful on SMP systems. 
          G CPUGraph
              CPU histogram 
          L Load
              Load histogram 
          M Memory
              memory & swap usage 
          S ProcSize
              memory usage of 5 biggest processes 
          D Disk
              filling level of the mounted file systems 
          I Iface
              network interface usage 
          B Battery
              battery status 
          T TimeDate
              time & date information 
          O OldTime
              old time screen 
          U Uptime
              old uptime screen 
          K BigClock
              big clock 
          N MiniClock
              minimal clock 
          A About
              credits page
          

          Add the letters to where lcdproc is called in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lcdd.sh. Not all of them work. I went with C T U.

          Otherwise write your own client or use one someone else has written (a lot). It's supposed to be quite easy but since the  last time I coded anything was at Uni about 12 years ago it's  beyond me!  ::)

          Steve

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            jjstecchino
            last edited by Jun 17, 2010, 12:38 PM

            @stephenw10:

            The default options are quite limited you have choices of:

            screen
                can be one of the following: 
            C CPU
                show detailed CPU usage 
            P SMP-CPU
                CPU usage overview: one line per CPU, especially useful on SMP systems. 
            G CPUGraph
                CPU histogram 
            L Load
                Load histogram 
            M Memory
                memory & swap usage 
            S ProcSize
                memory usage of 5 biggest processes 
            D Disk
                filling level of the mounted file systems 
            I Iface
                network interface usage 
            B Battery
                battery status 
            T TimeDate
                time & date information 
            O OldTime
                old time screen 
            U Uptime
                old uptime screen 
            K BigClock
                big clock 
            N MiniClock
                minimal clock 
            A About
                credits page
            

            Add the letters to where lcdproc is called in /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lcdd.sh. Not all of them work. I went with C T U.

            Otherwise write your own client or use one someone else has written (a lot). It's supposed to be quite easy but since the  last time I coded anything was at Uni about 12 years ago it's  beyond me!  ::)

            Steve

            Steve I am away from home for a few days I can ssh to the boxbut I cannot see the lcd so I cant test.
            Are you able to display nework stats (letter I) on your box?

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              stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
              last edited by Jun 17, 2010, 1:08 PM

              Hmm, the screen shows up OK but no data is shown for I. Maybe with some tweaking.
              The only really useful things for me is how long since it last crashed and is the CPU pegged at 100% by some hideous crashed code. Anything else I'll just log in and look. To be honest none of the screens are very nice at 2X20. I should get off my arse and write something, it could easily have a single screen with cpu usage and uptime.
              Steve

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                jjstecchino
                last edited by Jun 17, 2010, 1:37 PM

                @stephenw10:

                Hmm, the screen shows up OK but no data is shown for I. Maybe with some tweaking.
                The only really useful things for me is how long since it last crashed and is the CPU pegged at 100% by some hideous crashed code. Anything else I'll just log in and look. To be honest none of the screens are very nice at 2X20. I should get off my arse and write something, it could easily have a single screen with cpu usage and uptime.
                Steve

                I agree 2x20 is not spectacular, but it can be used to display some nice cpu/ network graphs

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                  thewizard
                  last edited by Jul 10, 2010, 11:26 AM

                  hi

                  after following the above when i try to start lcdd.sh under usr/local/etc/rc.d

                  i get the following

                  /libexec/ld-elf.co.1: shared object
                  "libkvm.so.3 not found, requirded by "lcdproc"

                  any ideas on this one

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                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by Jul 10, 2010, 11:52 AM

                    You need to add the sym links:

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

                    This is assuming you're running 1.2.3.

                    Steve

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                      thewizard
                      last edited by Jul 10, 2010, 12:23 PM

                      @stephenw10:

                      You need to add the sym links:

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

                      This is assuming you're running 1.2.3.

                      Steve

                      Hi Steve

                      i am running 1.2.3

                      after entering the above i get

                      ln: libc.so.6: file exists
                      ln: libkvm.so.3: file exists

                      thorghts?

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                        last edited by Jul 11, 2010, 12:29 AM

                        Hmmm,
                        Had you already made the sym links when you installed the driver?
                        What exactly have you done so far?

                        Steve

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                          thewizard
                          last edited by Jul 11, 2010, 8:25 PM

                          @stephenw10:

                          Hmmm,
                          Had you already made the sym links when you installed the driver?
                          What exactly have you done so far?

                          Steve

                          After setting up pfsense i have loaded the web browser and gone to diag, command, and uploaded the lcdd.tar.gz

                          For a pc via 9 pin serial i have selected option 8 (shell)

                          I have navigated to the tmp dir and typed
                          tar -xvf lcdd.tar
                          chmod 700 install-embed.lcdd.sh
                          ./install-embed.lcdd.sh
                          Mount

                          Navigated to
                          cd /usr/local/etc/rc.d
                          type
                          ./lcdd.sh
                          error
                          /libexec/ld-elf.co.1: shared object
                          "libkvm.so.3 not found, requirded by "lcdproc"

                          Navigate to lib
                          ln -s libc.so.7 libc.so.6
                          ln -s libkvm.so.4 libkvm.so.3
                          error
                          ln: libkvm.so.3 read-only file system
                          same for libc

                          any help would be appreciated

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                            last edited by Jul 12, 2010, 1:08 AM

                            The embedded version of pfsense is mounted read only so to make any changes, like adding sym links, you need to first mount it read-write. Remember to put it back to read only afterwards to preserve your cf card.
                            This is all detailed on page 2 of this thread and in the docs here:

                            http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Remount_embedded_filesystem_as_read-write

                            Steve

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                              thewizard
                              last edited by Jul 12, 2010, 12:20 PM

                              @stephenw10:

                              The embedded version of pfsense is mounted read only so to make any changes, like adding sym links, you need to first mount it read-write. Remember to put it back to read only afterwards to preserve your cf card.
                              This is all detailed on page 2 of this thread and in the docs here:

                              http://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Remount_embedded_filesystem_as_read-write

                              Steve

                              thank you for your help Steve - led is now working great

                              quick question i have set the file system back to read only, when installing apps from the gui will i have to change the card to read / write?

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                                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                last edited by Jul 13, 2010, 9:39 AM

                                No problem!  :D
                                You shouldn't have to if you're using the gui. From, I think, 1.2.3 onwards the embedded install has switched to bsd nano and can support packages, however not all of them. Only supported packages show up in the gui though as I understand it.

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                                  StuartW
                                  last edited by Jul 13, 2010, 8:39 PM

                                  Hi,

                                  I have followed all the instrcutions on the various threads and now happily have a working pfsense system running on a firebox x500, complete with working ath0 interface and LCD.  Happy days :)

                                  The last thing that would really make this perfect would be if the LCD could display tempurature details from the motherboard.  I know this inof is available in the bios, but havent yet seen a way of getting this info out, either on the LCD or on the webGUI.

                                  Any ideas?

                                  Stuart

                                  P.s.  At this stage I am yet to see any of the fabeled Wacthdog timeout errors that seem to plague this device, and I've spent a long time configuring to get it how I want it.  Not sure why….

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                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by Jul 14, 2010, 11:17 AM

                                    I haven't managed this either.  :( Would be nice.
                                    See my thread for using mbmon here.
                                    I think it needs somebody with more coding skills than me (not saying much!) to write an lcdproc client that can take the output of mbmon. I haven't found any other client that can do it.

                                    Steve

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                                      JeffD
                                      last edited by Jul 15, 2010, 10:00 PM

                                      Sorry for the lame Q but I tried searching and cannot find an answer:    How do you upload the files to PFSense?  TFTP?

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                                        wallabybob
                                        last edited by Jul 15, 2010, 10:09 PM

                                        @JeffD:

                                        How do you upload the files to PFSense?  TFTP?

                                        Some options:

                                        • scp from Windows or Linux/Unix

                                        • From web GUI: Diagnostics -> Command, 3rd option to upload files

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                                          StuartW
                                          last edited by Jul 16, 2010, 6:33 AM

                                          @wallabybob:

                                          @JeffD:

                                          How do you upload the files to PFSense?  TFTP?

                                          Some options:

                                          • From web GUI: Diagnostics -> Command, 3rd option to upload files

                                          This was the option I used

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