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    • marcellocM
      marcelloc
      last edited by

      I saw this part of boot process.

      The change from the script you applied to this last one is that it does not check if process is running during boot, it just quit and wait for the final rc.d script to startup lcd driver.

      I saw only php process running on my test setup without lcd display.
      When you restart the daemon, do you have the LCDd process up and running(ps ax | grep -i lcd)?

      att,
      Marcello Coutinho

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      • stephenw10S
        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
        last edited by

        Ah, of course!  :-[
        Ok I added a notice line so I can see what is happening in the logs:
        [code]
        function sync_package_lcdproc_screens() {
        sync_package_lcdproc();
        }
        function sync_package_lcdproc() {
        global $g;
        global $config;
        global $input_errors;

        detect boot process and prevent syncing

        if (is_array($_POST)){
        if (preg_match("/\w+/",$_POST['__csrf_magic'])){
        lcdproc_notice("Sync: Still Booting!");
        return;
        }
        }

        lcdproc_notice("Sync: Begin package sync");
        config_lock();

        However this doesn't seem to prevent syncing at all.

        
        May 8 11:26:14 	php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
        May 8 11:26:14 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
        May 8 11:26:14 	php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
        May 8 11:26:14 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
        May 8 11:26:14 	php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
        May 8 11:26:15 	php: : Resyncing OpenVPN instances for interface WAN.
        May 8 11:26:15 	php: : Creating rrd update script
        May 8 11:26:15 	php: : The command '/usr/bin/killall 'ntpd'' returned exit code '1', the output was 'killall: warning: kill -TERM 56507: No such process'
        May 8 11:26:15 	dnsmasq[45442]: reading /etc/resolv.conf
        May 8 11:26:15 	dnsmasq[45442]: using nameserver 192.168.1.1#53
        May 8 11:26:15 	dnsmasq[45442]: ignoring nameserver 127.0.0.1 - local interface
        May 8 11:26:15 	dnsmasq[45442]: ignoring nameserver 127.0.0.1 - local interface
        May 8 11:26:16 	php: : OpenNTPD is starting up.
        May 8 11:26:16 	php: : pfSense package system has detected an ip change 0.0.0.0 -> ... Restarting packages.
        May 8 11:26:16 	check_reload_status: Starting packages
        May 8 11:26:17 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
        May 8 11:26:17 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
        May 8 11:26:17 	LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
        May 8 11:26:17 	php: : IPSEC: One or more IPsec tunnel endpoints has changed its IP. Refreshing.
        May 8 11:26:17 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
        May 8 11:26:18 	login: login on console as root
        May 8 11:26:18 	sshlockout[53057]: sshlockout/webConfigurator v3.0 starting up
        May 8 11:26:18 	LCDd: Connect from host 127.0.0.1:38259 on socket 11
        May 8 11:26:19 	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
        May 8 11:26:21 	php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
        May 8 11:26:21 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
        May 8 11:26:21 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Restarting the service
        May 8 11:26:21 	LCDd: Client on socket 11 disconnected
        May 8 11:26:21 	LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
        May 8 11:26:21 	LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
        May 8 11:26:21 	LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
        May 8 11:26:23 	LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
        May 8 11:26:23 	php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
        May 8 11:26:23 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
        May 8 11:26:23 	php: lcdproc: Sync: Restarting the service
        May 8 11:26:25 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
        May 8 11:26:25 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
        May 8 11:26:25 	LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
        May 8 11:26:26 	php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
        May 8 11:26:26 	LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
        May 8 11:26:26 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
        May 8 11:26:27 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
        May 8 11:26:27 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
        May 8 11:26:27 	LCDd: sock_create_inet_socket: cannot bind to port 13666 at address 127.0.0.1 - Address already in use
        May 8 11:26:27 	LCDd: sock_init: error creating socket - Address already in use
        May 8 11:26:27 	LCDd: Critical error while initializing, abort.
        May 8 11:26:27 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
        May 8 11:26:29 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
        May 8 11:26:29 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
        May 8 11:26:29 	LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
        
        

        Restarting the package manually during normal runtime, via the GUI Status: Services: page for example, works fine. Results in 1 LCDd and 1 lcdproc_client.

        
        [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@x-core.localdomain]/root(4): ps aux | grep -i lcd
        nobody 53996  0.0  0.6  3368  1464  ??  RNs  11:53AM   0:00.04 /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
        root   54141  0.0  6.9 36188 17004  ??  SN   11:53AM   0:00.33 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc_client.php
        [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@x-core.localdomain]/root(5): 
        
        

        Hmmm. Steve

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        • stephenw10S
          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
          last edited by

          And here is the other common after boot situation:

          
          [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@x-core.localdomain]/root(1): ps aux|grep -i lcd
          root   18314  0.0  0.6  3656  1356  ??  IN   12:01PM   0:00.01 /bin/sh /usr/local/etc/rc.d/lcdproc.sh start
          root   20671  0.0  0.5  3352  1148  ??  IN   12:01PM   0:00.01 /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
          nobody 20728  0.0  0.6  3368  1408  ??  RNs  12:01PM   0:00.13 /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
          
          

          This is without any boot detection code resulting in the package being restarted 4 times during boot.

          The first instance of LCDd you see above has failed to drop it's privileges to 'nobody', it's still running as root. Also this has caused the rc file to get stuck for some reason trying to kill it.

          Killing the root instance of LCDd will allow the rc file to finish starting an instance of lcdproc_client.

          Steve

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          • marcellocM
            marcelloc
            last edited by

            I'll take a look on this package and see if there is something else to change.

            take a look on this fix I've pushed yesterday to pfsense, it may help too.

            https://github.com/marcelloc/pfsense/commit/6ae78f0808747893f30b867c51b744dfe39e2190

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            • marcellocM
              marcelloc
              last edited by

              What is the binary for lcdproc?

              LCDPROC_SERVICE_NAME is set to lcdproc but starup comand uses LCDd.

              LCDd is the server and lcdproc is the client, but I need to understand better how they work.

              att,
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              • stephenw10S
                stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                last edited by

                lcdproc works on a server-client basis. The two can be on remote machines if required. The server LCDd runs according to its config file, lcdd.conf, which for use has it listen on localhost:13666.
                The client was written in php especially for pfSense, though many other clients are available. The server can connect to several clients at once and will cycle through them sequentially. Hence there are no errors when some instances of lcdproc_client.php are not killed.

                Both client and server are required.

                In the original lcdproc package, written by Seth Mos, the lcdproc_client.php program was run from a separate shell script, lcdclient.sh, but this was removed.

                The service name is set to lcdproc but the executable is set to LCDd:

                
                 <service><name>lcdproc</name>
                <rcfile>lcdproc.sh</rcfile>
                <executable>LCDd</executable>
                <description>LCD Driver</description></service> 
                
                

                Steve

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                • marcellocM
                  marcelloc
                  last edited by

                  Try to apply this patch and use this patched lcdproc.inc file

                  patch to etc/inc/service-utils.inc that is included on pfsense 2.1 and upcoming 2.0.2
                  https://github.com/marcelloc/pfsense/commit/6ae78f0808747893f30b867c51b744dfe39e2190

                  patched lcdproc.inc file with some changes on startup process
                  http://e-sac.siteseguro.ws/packages/lcdproc-dev/lcdproc.inc.txt
                  you can use fetch -o lcdproc.inc http://e-sac.siteseguro.ws/packages/lcdproc-dev/lcdproc.inc.txt to download the file.

                  diff in patch format

                  *** backup/lcdproc.inc  Tue May  8 12:23:59 2012
                  --- /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc.inc  Tue May  8 12:51:53 2012
                  ***************
                  *** 72,106 ****
                                  if($post['comport']) {
                                          switch($post['comport']) {
                                                  case "none":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "com1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "com2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "com1a":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "com2a":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "ucom1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "ucom2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "lpt1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "ugen0.2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "ugen1.2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "ugen2.2":
                                                          continue;
                                                          break;
                  --- 72,86 ----
                  ***************
                  *** 112,143 ****
                                  if($post['size']) {
                                          switch($post['size']) {
                                                  case "12x1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "12x2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "12x4":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "16x1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "16x2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "16x4":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "20x1":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "20x2":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "20x4":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "40x2":
                                                          continue;
                                                          break;
                  --- 92,105 ----
                  ***************
                  *** 149,171 ****
                                  if($post['port_speed']) {
                                          switch($post['port_speed']) {
                                                  case "0":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "1200":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "2400":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "9600":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "19200":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "57600":
                  -                                       continue;
                  -                                       break;
                                                  case "115200":
                                                          continue;
                                                          break;
                  --- 111,121 ----
                  ***************
                  *** 185,190 ****
                  --- 135,148 ----
                                  global $g;
                                  global $config;
                                  global $input_errors;
                  +
                  +               # detect boot process
                  +               if (is_array($_POST)){
                  +                       if (! preg_match("/\w+/",$_POST['__csrf_magic']))
                  +                               return;
                  +                       }
                  +
                  +               #continue sync package
                                  lcdproc_notice("Sync: Begin package sync");
                                  config_lock();
                                  $lcdproc_config = $config['installedpackages']['lcdproc']['config'][0];
                  ***************
                  *** 500,516 ****
                                          }
                                          /* generate rc file start and stop */
                                          $stop = <<<eod<br>! if [ `ps auxw |awk '/lcdproc_client.ph[p]/ {print $2}'| wc -l` != 0  ]; then
                  !       ps auxw |awk '/lcdproc_client.ph[p]/ {print $2}'|xargs /bin/kill
                  !       sleep 1
                    fi
                  ! if  [ `ps auxw |awk '/LCD[d]/ {print $2}'| wc -l` != 0  ]; then
                  !       ps auxw |awk '/LCD[d]/ {print $2}'|xargs /bin/kill
                          sleep 1
                    fi
                    EOD;
                                          $start = $stop ."\n";
                  !                       $start .= "\t/usr/bin/nice -20 /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c ". LCDPROC_CONFIG ."\n";
                                          $start .= "\t/usr/bin/nice -20 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc_client.php &\n";
                                          /* write out the configuration */
                                          conf_mount_rw();
                  --- 458,475 ----
                                          }
                                          /* generate rc file start and stop */
                                          $stop = <<<eod<br>! if [ `pgrep -f lcdproc_client.ph` ];then
                  !               pkill -f lcdproc_client.ph
                  !               sleep 1
                    fi
                  ! if  [ `pgrep -anx LCDd` ]; then
                  !       pkill -anx LCDd
                          sleep 1
                    fi
                  +
                    EOD;
                                          $start = $stop ."\n";
                  !                       $start .= "\t/usr/bin/nice -20 /usr/local/sbin/LCDd -c ". LCDPROC_CONFIG ." -u nobody\n";
                                          $start .= "\t/usr/bin/nice -20 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc_client.php &\n";
                                          /* write out the configuration */
                                          conf_mount_rw();</eod<br></eod<br> 
                  

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    Ok I've tried that. Replaced lcdproc.inc with your file. Change lines 132, 141 and 150 in service-utils.inc.
                    Result imediately after boot:

                    
                    [2.0.1-RELEASE][root@x-core.localdomain]/root(1): ps aux|grep -i lcd
                    root    1986  0.0  6.9 36188 16912  ??  SN    9:26PM   0:00.31 /usr/local/bin/php -f /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc_client.php
                    
                    

                    No server running. After the boot up sound the display is correct for around 3 seconds and then LCDd is killed.
                    The system log for that boot shows that it only restarted LCDd twice:

                    
                    May 8 21:26:39 	php: : pfSense package system has detected an ip change 0.0.0.0 -> ... Restarting packages.
                    May 8 21:26:39 	check_reload_status: Starting packages
                    May 8 21:26:40 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
                    May 8 21:26:40 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
                    May 8 21:26:40 	LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
                    May 8 21:26:41 	php: : IPSEC: One or more IPsec tunnel endpoints has changed its IP. Refreshing.
                    May 8 21:26:41 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
                    May 8 21:26:42 	login: login on console as root
                    May 8 21:26:42 	sshlockout[46758]: sshlockout/webConfigurator v3.0 starting up
                    May 8 21:26:42 	LCDd: Connect from host 127.0.0.1:10527 on socket 11
                    May 8 21:26:43 	check_reload_status: Reloading filter
                    May 8 21:26:45 	php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
                    May 8 21:26:48 	LCDd: Client on socket 11 disconnected
                    May 8 21:26:48 	LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
                    May 8 21:26:48 	LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
                    May 8 21:26:49 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
                    May 8 21:26:49 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
                    May 8 21:26:49 	LCDd: sock_create_inet_socket: cannot bind to port 13666 at address 127.0.0.1 - Address already in use
                    May 8 21:26:49 	LCDd: sock_init: error creating socket - Address already in use
                    May 8 21:26:49 	LCDd: Critical error while initializing, abort.
                    May 8 21:26:50 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
                    May 8 21:27:01 	php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
                    May 8 21:27:01 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (1)
                    May 8 21:27:09 	sshd[2220]: Accepted keyboard-interactive/pam for root from 192.168.1.111 port 51742 ssh2
                    May 8 21:27:12 	php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
                    May 8 21:27:12 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (2)
                    May 8 21:27:23 	php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
                    May 8 21:27:23 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (3)
                    May 8 21:27:33 	apinger: Error while feeding rrdtool: Broken pipe
                    May 8 21:27:34 	php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
                    May 8 21:27:34 	php: lcdproc: Too many errors, the client ends.
                    May 8 21:28:33 	apinger: /usr/local/bin/rrdtool respawning too fast, waiting 300s.
                    May 8 21:30:41 	check_reload_status: Linkup starting re2
                    

                    Result: no change!  ???

                    Steve

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                    • marcellocM
                      marcelloc
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10:

                      php: : pfSense package system has detected an ip change 0.0.0.0 -> … Restarting packages.

                      This maybe the cause.
                      It's forcing all packages to restart.

                      I'll check the startup script again.

                      att,
                      Marcello Coutinho

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                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                        Additionally the boot detection is now working so well that it inhibits all syncing at start up.
                        That prevented the new rc file being written out. I synced it manually. Still no change!  ::)

                        My thoughts are that it should be able to cope with this. Other packages don't have a problem being restarted multiple times. Also running LCDd with other drivers is no problem.
                        It seems more like LCDd cannot close correctly causing:

                        
                        May 8 21:50:30 	LCDd: sock_init: error creating socket - Address already in use
                        May 8 21:50:30 	LCDd: Critical error while initializing, abort.
                        

                        Again I really appreciate you looking at this.
                        Steve

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                          power_matz
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                          @stephenw10:

                          I have seen this behaviour at start up but not during normal running. Does it coincide with an IP change or an interface going up or down, when packages are restarted?

                          The old firebox lcd driver, which was 0.52 then 0.53, was not a pfSense package and as such it was only ever started once at boot. Currently there is an unresolved issue with the package being restarted multiple times during boot. This seems cause a problem with LCDd which cannot start/stop fast enough. On my box the daemon/client often ends up running incorrectly but after restarting manually it runs fine until I next reboot the box.

                          Steve

                          Hello Steve,

                          it seems that the IP change at night might cause the LCDproc to stop.
                          But after manually starting the LCDproc it shows sometime the info in the LCD panel CLI:0 SRV:0. And nothing more happen.

                          Can I change some config file to prevent the behaviour to stop at IP change?

                          Matthias

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                            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                            There is an issue with the firebox driver and the startup procedure with the lcdproc-dev package. See my posts above this. Hopefully we can get to the cause of this soon.
                            When you see 'CLI:0 SRV:0' on the LCD it's because the server, LCDd, is running but the client, lcdproc_client.php, is not.
                            Which firebox do you have?

                            Steve

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                              power_matz
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                              @stephenw10:

                              There is an issue with the firebox driver and the startup procedure with the lcdproc-dev package. See my posts above this. Hopefully we can get to the cause of this soon.
                              When you see 'CLI:0 SRV:0' on the LCD it's because the server, LCDd, is running but the client, lcdproc_client.php, is not.
                              Which firebox do you have?

                              Steve

                              Hi Steve,

                              I have a Firebox X750 showing this effect.
                              But yesterday I switched to my backup firebox X700 ;-). And there is not such a behaviour. It runs like a charm… with the same config.
                              After the nightly IP switch the LCDproc is still running cycling thru the different screens.
                              Maybe it depends on the X750 model?

                              Matthias

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                                Interesting. It does seem to be very dependent on the timing. The x750e has a much faster CPU. I was testing on an x700.

                                Steve

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                                  @stephenw10:

                                  Interesting. It does seem to be very dependent on the timing. The x750e has a much faster CPU. I was testing on an x700.

                                  Steve

                                  Yes, my box was upgraded with a 1.7Ghz CPU!
                                  But my X700 has also a faster CPU in it.

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                                    I have been trying lcdproc-0.5.5 pkg v. 0.9.4 in an AR Infotek Teak 3035L without success.

                                    Does any one have any experience with this device?

                                    The box comes with source code for a standalone Linux program which works with the LCD panel, so it may be that I just have to figure out how to write an LCDProc driver.

                                    Thanks
                                    Mike

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                                      Need more information. What type of LCD is it? How is it connected? Are there any drivers/example code available? Etc!

                                      Steve

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                                        The label on the panel says SC2002D.  I have found some suggestion that this is HD44780 compatable, but I could not get it to work with that driver.

                                        It is a serial interface.

                                        As I said in my original post there is Linux source code provided that does work.  If no one has any insites on a working configuration/driver then I will look at using this source to write a driver.

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                                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
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                                          I think in fact we already have that somewhere I remember reading the code.
                                          A quick search shows that there was some discussion on this on the pfSense mailing list:
                                          http://www.mail-archive.com/support@pfsense.com/msg20822.html

                                          I think there is a good chance that this could be persuaded to work with lcdproc. However currently there are a number of drivers and options that are not selectable via the package. In order to test them you would have to stop the lcdproc service and then edit /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf appropriately. Each time you restart or sync the packge this will be overwritten but it can easily be incorporated if you find a working combination.

                                          Currently if you select HD44780 as the driver it automatically selects USB2LCD as the connection type, which is obviously not right for you.
                                          See: http://lcdproc.sourceforge.net/docs/current-user.html#hd44780-howto

                                          Edit: Looking at the data sheet for the sc2002d it has a parallel interface so it's likely you have some serial-parallel converter somewhere.

                                          Steve

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                                            ezyclie
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                                            This thread brought me to this thread:
                                            http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,49481.0.html

                                            I am getting issue with my SureElec LCD with this error:

                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: SureElec: failed to configure port (Inappropriate ioctl for device)
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: Driver [SureElec] init failed, return code -1
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: Could not load driver SureElec
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: There is no output driver
                                            May 16 23:40:15 	LCDd: Critical error while initializing, abort.
                                            May 16 23:40:16 	php: lcdproc: Start client procedure. Error counter: (0)
                                            

                                            and this config:

                                            [server]
                                            DriverPath=/usr/local/lib/lcdproc/
                                            Driver=SureElec
                                            Bind=127.0.0.1
                                            Port=13666
                                            ReportLevel=3
                                            ReportToSyslog=yes
                                            User=nobody
                                            Foreground=no
                                            ServerScreen=no
                                            GoodBye="Thanks for using"
                                            GoodBye="    pfSense     "
                                            WaitTime=5
                                            ToggleRotateKey=Enter
                                            PrevScreenKey=Left
                                            NextScreenKey=Right
                                            ScrollUpKey=Up
                                            ScrollDownKey=Down
                                            [menu]
                                            MenuKey=Escape
                                            EnterKey=Enter
                                            UpKey=Up
                                            DownKey=Down
                                            [SureElec]
                                            driverpath =/usr/local/lib/lcdproc/
                                            Device=/dev/ugen0.2
                                            Size=20x4
                                            Edition=3
                                            Contrast=200
                                            Brightness=480
                                            
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