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    LCDProc changes for NEXCOM - HELP!

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      netmethods
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      I posted this under bounties, but thought I'd post it here as well since I haven't gotten too many bites.

      Basically, I have a Nexcom 1088N8 and I'm trying to get the LCD to work.

      For more details, check: http://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,15913.0.html

      I've been working with Nexcom to get this working and they provided me with a modified version of LCDProc. I was able to get LCDProc to run in 1.2.2 Dev, but it will only display the LCDProc server info and I don't know how to connect it to pfSense to manage it or display any stats.

      Below are links to the version of LCDProc Nexcom sent me as well as a picture of the LCD after we got the LCDProc server running.

      http://www.net-methods.com/download$/nexcom-lcdproc.zip
      http://www.net-methods.com/download$/nexcom1.zip

      Here is the additional notes they sent:

      ./configure –enable-drivers=nexcom
            make
            Then open the LCDd.conf and change
            Driver=nexcom
            driverpath =/usr/local/lib/lcdproc/  (<- the folder stored lcd driver)
            make install
            reboot

      run server =  LCDd
            run client (dispaly) =lcdproc + parameter.

      Then they also asked that we make sure we have this settings:

      Can you make sure that the LPT port resource with command “dmesg | grep ppc0?
            with Nexcom default LPT IO =378, you have to check it before install.

      For our test condition = FreeBSD 7.0 with BIOS 007, and attached the .conf file which mode from this test to  you.

      What will it take (time/money) to get this version of LCDProc working in pfSense? I would like to be able to configure the LCD/LCM within pfSense so that I do not need to use the Dev versions of pfSense. If someone is willing to help, I don't mind to doing the leg work. If someone would like to do the leg work and get this to a point where I can configure this in the pfSense GUI, I'm more than willing to pay for it. (within reason, of course)

      Thanks,

      Jason

      2x Nexcom 1088n8 in HA config
      2.4 GHz Quad Core / 4GB DDR2 / SATAII 160GB / 4x1GB Intel module

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