LCDProc package update
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looks like the merge request when thru, https://github.com/bsdperimeter/pfsense-packages/commit/c587fd97b5baaec9358b50f303326350d1c23088.
A couple of things tho:
1: Please remove libkvm.so.5 from the package, pfsense has it built-in already
2: libusb.so.2 should be located at /usr/local/lib
3: This maybe your next step, are your going to update to 0.5.4?I removed everything including manual files… installed the package and it started after clicking start under services. I have to verify that the screen is working but that will be later tonight... Swamp at work to prepare for the Hurricane and I'm on stand-by with the army national guard. Should be a fun weekend in NYC... Glad I live an hour+ away from the city.
If the screen is displaying correctly, then issue 2 wouldn't be an issue :-)
On another note, have either of you messed around with using lcdproc client that comes with LCDproc? I've enabled it on my build because I like the load graphical screen. Works pretty good. You have to copy lcdproc.conf.sample to lcdproc.conf and edit some of the settings. then you can run lcdproc from the command line or within a start-up script.
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Hi Cino,
about your points:1: Please remove libkvm.so.5 from the package, pfsense has it built-in already
I did it. For this:
2: libusb.so.2 should be located at /usr/local/lib
I am a bit afraid to mess up some other package or part that use that file… it should be better to leave the file in his own directory, so if someone uninstalls LCDProc does not remove a lib from a "common directory" that maybe is needed by some other package or similar, what do you think about that? Tell me when you're back home, if it works I would leave this file where it is, if it does not work I move it, ok? Just let me know...
About the update of LCDProc to 5.4, the changelog reports only a couple of drivers more and a small bugfix, I am not sure it worths it... anyway, now I am trying to manage a x64 virtual machine, + I have your files for both versions, let me think about it...
As for the graphical screens, no I didn't try anything... but consider that this package is done for a lot of different devices and panels, I am a bit scared about introducing features that could not be compatible with this devices...
It is very honorable of you being ready to serve your Country in case of need... I wish you the best for the Hurricane in NY...
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About the update of LCDProc to 5.4, the changelog reports only a couple of drivers more and a small bugfix, I am not sure it worths it… anyway, now I am trying to manage a x64 virtual machine, + I have your files for both versions, let me think about it...
Actually, for this, I was investigating a bit and I found out that LCDProc 0.5.4 is already present in http://files.pfsense.org/packages/8/All/ and http://files.pfsense.org/packages/amd64/8/All/ and in both files "lcdproc-0.5.4.tbz" there is both the Surelect then the picolcd driver… the only missing file would be libusb.so.2 that I can't find in the package...
So the update to 0.5.4 looks less painful than I thought...
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Please remove libkvm.so.5 from the package, pfsense has it built-in already
But only on 2.0. As far as I can see this package will still appear under 1.2.3 and won't work. Need to change pkg_config.7.xml? Or fork?
@Cino:2: libusb.so.2 should be located at /usr/local/lib
You've confirmed that you definitely need this?
Swamp at work to prepare for the Hurricane and I'm on stand-by with the army national guard
:o I was nailing some plastic over a window I didn't finish painting before it started raining earlier. I was cursing the weather. Then I watched the news and it put it into perspective! Good luck.
On another note, have either of you messed around with using lcdproc client that comes with LCDproc?
Until now that's the only client I had used. A forum user had written the driver for LCDproc 0.52 sometime ago and released a tarball with LCDd and lcdproc included. The lcdproc package client is far more flexible it's relatively easy to add extra screens but it doesn't look anywhere near as good as the standard lcdproc client. I think my screen has a slow update time. It's hard to read a lot of the scrolling info, especially as it goes in both directions. See the thread here. The second post is about making a package. Three and half years later it still hasn't happened! ::)
Maybe we should include the Watchguard driver in this package to give people more choice?
Steve
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@lcdproc:
TitleSpeed = SPEED
Set the speed how fast over-long title lines shall scroll. Legal values are 0 to 10, where 0 means that no scrolling takes place and 10 stands for fastest scrolling. Default is 10, where no artificial delay is inserted.Hmm, defaults to the highest speed. Room for adjustment there then.
Steve
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Please remove libkvm.so.5 from the package, pfsense has it built-in already
But only on 2.0. As far as I can see this package will still appear under 1.2.3 and won't work. Need to change pkg_config.7.xml? Or fork?
The picolcd.so driver wont work on 1.2.3. There is some usb hack that needs to be applied. I dont have the link but it was covered under the freebsd.org board somewhere. http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,13697.msg123473.html#msg123473
2: libusb.so.2 should be located at /usr/local/lib
You've confirmed that you definitely need this?
Don't need it seems :-) It's already located '/usr/lib'
I really need to learn the program.. I wanted to create a tab to the lcdproc package to add the different screens from lcdproc.
@mdima thank you so much for adding updating the package. When you get a chance, please remove libusb.so.2 from the package. It doesn't need to be part of since its built-in into the pfsense snapshot. Never noticed it before back when i first added the driver to 2.0-Beta4
i made a mistake saying that it adding a graphical screen, its really just a character based screen that looks like a bar graph… Its already part of the LCDproc package..
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@mdima thank you so much for adding updating the package. When you get a chance, please remove libusb.so.2 from the package. It doesn't need to be part of since its built-in into the pfsense snapshot. Never noticed it before back when i first added the driver to 2.0-Beta4
you are welcome, it was the 1st time I dealed with pfSense packages, for me it is still all new…
now I am thinking about the update to version 0.5.4, which will solve the problem of "binaries in the package repository"...i made a mistake saying that it adding a graphical screen, its really just a character based screen that looks like a bar graph… Its already part of the LCDproc package..
what you mean with this?
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The standard lcdproc client, confusingly called lcdproc, uses custom characters to display either vertical or horisontal bars to indicate values. Like this:
That picture doesn't really show it to full effect though. All idle!Because of the way lcdproc works you can have more than one client program running so it should be possible to use both lcdproc_client.php and the standard lcdproc and have them both displayed.
Steve
Edit: This thread should be in packages don't you think?
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The standard lcdproc client, confusingly called lcdproc, uses custom characters to display either vertical or horisontal bars to indicate values. Like this:
That picture doesn't really show it full effect though. All idle!Because of the way lcdproc works you can have more than one client program running so it should be possible to use both lcdproc_client.php and the standard lcdproc and have them both displayed.
Steve
Edit: This thread should be in packages don't you think?
that's great! I was also finding this one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vqo7ZTxlxyE
How do you do that?anyway, now yes, we start to be a little ot in this forum… or this changes apply only to the version 2.0?
I don't know, I don't have a pfsense 1.2.3 anymore... -
That video shows it much better. :)
To use the lcproc client you just call it with your selection of screens as command line options.
As described here: http://lcdproc.sourceforge.net/docs/current-user.html#running-lcdprocCurrently users of Watchguard hardware have a tarball with an install script that puts the files in the correct locations etc. Because it's not a real pfSense package you have to re-install it after each firmware update and it doesn't integrate with the GUI at all. Hence my effort.
In the script it is called from /usr/local/etc/rc.d with:
/usr/bin/nice -20 /usr/local/share/lcdd/lcdproc C T U &Steve
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Here is photo of the load screen:
http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,39362.0.html
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Any new progress? I was released from state active duty for the hurricane so i've been playing catch-up…
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Hi Cino,
I was asking to update the package to version 0.5.4… I don't know what is better between updating the current package or create a new package (LCDProc-dev) until it is stable to replace the current package... anyway, let's see what the guys will answer me...I will update this post when I have news about that!
Ciao,
Michele
