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    • M
      mdima
      last edited by

      Hi Steve,
        I was thinking about you and your LCDproc problem this evening (no, I don't think it's awkward)…

      I am afraid it could be a problem on the driver or the combination between your panel and the driver... can you send me your lcdproc.conf file?

      Thanks,
      Michele

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        Brak
        last edited by

        I have multiple X-Peak units (x550e, x750e) if you all have a specific tests you want me to run.

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          fmertz
          last edited by

          @stephenw10:

          OK some interesting things to report.

          So this is on X-Peak only, Version 0.5.5 only, and with the "old" 0.5.4 driver?

          Can you give it a shot with the 0.5.5 driver? https://github.com/downloads/fmertz/sdeclcd/sdeclcd.so

          Was it working ok on 0.5.4?

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          • stephenw10S
            stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
            last edited by

            @ Brak The X-Peak is X6000 etc see list above.  ;)

            @ mdima The lcd in the X-Peak is identical to the X-Core but the parallel port hardware is different.

            @fmertz That's using the v0.8 package downloaded via the package manager. I thought that had the 0.55 driver version already? It is 14395 bytes in size.

            So today I bootup my X-e box to test some stuff and check out this nightmare boot log:

            
Jan 19 16:10:44 pfSense php: : pfSense package system has detected an ip change 0.0.0.0 ->   ... Restarting packages.
Jan 19 16:10:44 pfSense check_reload_status: Starting packages
Jan 19 16:10:45 pfSense php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
Jan 19 16:10:45 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
Jan 19 16:10:45 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
Jan 19 16:10:45 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
Jan 19 16:10:45 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
Jan 19 16:10:48 pfSense LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
Jan 19 16:10:48 pfSense LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
Jan 19 16:10:48 pfSense LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
Jan 19 16:10:48 pfSense php: : IPSEC: One or more IPsec tunnel endpoints has changed its IP. Refreshing.
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense php: : Restarting/Starting all packages.
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense login: login on console as root
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense sshlockout[40285]: sshlockout/webConfigurator v3.0 starting up
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Restarting the service
Jan 19 16:10:49 pfSense LCDd: Connect from host 127.0.0.1:64307 on socket 11
Jan 19 16:10:50 pfSense check_reload_status: Reloading filter
Jan 19 16:10:50 pfSense LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
Jan 19 16:10:51 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
Jan 19 16:10:51 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Begin package sync
Jan 19 16:10:52 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: Restarting the service
Jan 19 16:10:52 pfSense php: lcdproc: Connection to LCDd process lost  ()
Jan 19 16:10:52 pfSense LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
Jan 19 16:10:53 pfSense LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
Jan 19 16:10:53 pfSense LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
Jan 19 16:10:53 pfSense LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
Jan 19 16:10:54 pfSense php: lcdproc: Sync: End package sync
Jan 19 16:10:54 pfSense LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
Jan 19 16:10:55 pfSense php: lcdproc: Connection to LCDd process lost  ()
Jan 19 16:10:55 pfSense LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
Jan 19 16:10:55 pfSense LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
Jan 19 16:10:55 pfSense LCDd: Listening for queries on 127.0.0.1:13666
Jan 19 16:10:56 pfSense LCDd: Connect from host 127.0.0.1:23883 on socket 12
Jan 19 16:10:57 pfSense LCDd: Server shutting down on SIGTERM
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: LCDd version 0.5.5 starting
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: sock_create_inet_socket: cannot bind to port 13666 at address 127.0.0.1 - Address already in use
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: sock_init: error creating socket - Address already in use
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: Critical error while initializing, abort.
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense LCDd: sock_send: socket write error
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense php: lcdproc: Connection to LCDd process lost  ()
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense php: lcdproc: Connection to LCDd process lost  ()
Jan 19 16:10:58 pfSense php: lcdproc: Connection to LCDd process lost  ()
Jan 19 16:11:10 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
Jan 19 16:11:10 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
Jan 19 16:11:21 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
Jan 19 16:11:21 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
Jan 19 16:11:32 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)
Jan 19 16:11:32 pfSense php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

            Rebooted. Almost extactly the same thing!  :-\

            Steve

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              fmertz
              last edited by

              @stephenw10:

              @fmertz That's using the v0.8 package downloaded via the package manager. I thought that had the 0.55 driver version already? It is 14395 bytes in size.

              So today I bootup my X-e box to test some stuff and check out this nightmare boot log:

              
Jan 19 16:10:48 pfSense LCDd: Using Configuration File: /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf

              From memory, we never updated the actual driver file in the package from V0.5.4 to V0.5.5. Feel free to check the V0.5.5 file at the link mentioned above. But first, I would definitely cleanup the boot area. Have you checked /etc/rc.d/? Might have more than one instance of several scripts.

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                mdima
                last edited by

                @fmertz:

                From memory, we never updated the actual driver file in the package from V0.5.4 to V0.5.5. Feel free to check the V0.5.5 file at the link mentioned above. But first, I would definitely cleanup the boot area. Have you checked /etc/rc.d/? Might have more than one instance of several scripts.

                fmertz, maybe it's the case to ask to the development team to update the files under files.pfsense.org? You do or I do?
                Is it stable the V0.5.5 driver for SDEC?

                Thanks,
                Michele

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                  power_matz
                  last edited by

                  I have the following problem: everytime I am disconnecting a device from an ethernet port the LCDProc is stopping.

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                  • stephenw10S
                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                    last edited by

                    I have a feeling that's because every time pfSense detects an IP change on an interface it restarts all the packages.
                    I think it may be caused by trying to start a new instance of LCDd before the old one has been killed. LCDd then cannot open local port 13366 and quits leaving lcdclient.sh running and spamming the logs. In the worst case this happens several times with the result that several instances of lcdclient are running.
                    Perhaps this is caused by the sleep delay in between the kill statements? Perhaps it should kill LCDd first?  :-\

                    In my opinion lcdclient.sh needs to quit after, say 3, tries if lcdproc_client.php cannot connect to LCDd. Is that what Seth had in mind when he setup the counter variable in lcdclient?

                    What do you think?

                    Steve

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                      mdima
                      last edited by

                      @stephenw10:

                      In my opinion lcdclient.sh needs to quit after, say 3, tries if lcdproc_client.php cannot connect to LCDd. Is that what Seth had in mind when he setup the counter variable in lcdclient?

                      What do you think?

                      Steve

                      Hi Steve,
                        yes, I agree… I will do this improvement in the next update of the package...

                      Michele

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                        m4f1050
                        last edited by

                        I tried this LCDProc 0.5.4-dev and all it does is flash a few screens real fast then it says "Thank you for using pfSense" and sits on that screen forever…  :O

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                        • stephenw10S
                          stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                          last edited by

                          Could you show us your system logs?
                          I suspect you are seeing the same as me. Is that on your X-Core box?

                          Steve

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                            mdima
                            last edited by

                            @m4f1050:

                            I tried this LCDProc 0.5.4-dev and all it does is flash a few screens real fast then it says "Thank you for using pfSense" and sits on that screen forever…  :O

                            Hi m4f,
                              Did you set all the new properties in the service configuration?
                            Can you tell me what values did you enter?

                            Thanks,
                              Michele

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                              m4f1050
                              last edited by

                              Steve: Yes, it's on the X500 (I also have an X700 but they are the same hardware)

                              Hrm!   I had uninstalled it, when I installed it again it installed 0.5.5 v 0.8   :O

                              Here are my settings:

                              Under Server tab:
                              Enable LCDProc: checked
                              Com Port: Parallel port 1 (/dev/lpt0)
                              Display Size: 2 rows 20 columns
                              Driver: Watchguard Firebox with SDEC (x86 only)
                              Refresh frequency: 5 seconds
                              The rest are set Default and the LED option is disabled

                              Under Screens tab I have enabled:
                              Version, Time, Uptime, System, Disk, Load, States,
                              Load Balancer, Interfaces, CPU Freq and Internet Traffic

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                                m4f1050
                                last edited by

                                I get these on boot, but after it boots my LCD works with this newer version.

                                 Last 50 system log entries

Jan 20 22:05:37 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:37 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:25 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:25 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:13 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:13 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:02 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:02 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:05:01 php: : Hotplug event detected for opt2 but ignoring since interface is configured with static IP ()

Jan 20 22:05:01 php: : Hotplug event detected for opt4 but ignoring since interface is configured with static IP ()

Jan 20 22:05:01 php: : Hotplug event detected for opt1 but ignoring since interface is configured with static IP ()

Jan 20 22:05:01 php: : Hotplug event detected for opt3 but ignoring since interface is configured with static IP ()

Jan 20 22:04:54 check_reload_status: Linkup starting re5

Jan 20 22:04:54 check_reload_status: Linkup starting re4

Jan 20 22:04:54 check_reload_status: Linkup starting re3

Jan 20 22:04:54 kernel: re5: link state changed to DOWN

Jan 20 22:04:54 kernel: re4: link state changed to DOWN

Jan 20 22:04:54 kernel: re3: link state changed to DOWN

Jan 20 22:04:54 kernel: re2: link state changed to DOWN

Jan 20 22:04:54 check_reload_status: Linkup starting re2

Jan 20 22:04:50 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:50 sshlockout[17089]: sshlockout/webConfigurator v3.0 starting up

Jan 20 22:04:50 php: /index.php: Successful webConfigurator login for user 'admin' from 192.168.2.1

Jan 20 22:04:50 php: /index.php: Successful webConfigurator login for user 'admin' from 192.168.2.1

Jan 20 22:04:50 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:39 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:38 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:27 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:27 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:16 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:15 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:05 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:04:04 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:53 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:53 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:42 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:41 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:30 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:30 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:19 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:18 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:07 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:03:07 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:56 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:55 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:45 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:44 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:33 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:33 php: lcdproc: Failed to connect to LCDd process Operation timed out (60)

Jan 20 22:02:32 apinger: /usr/local/bin/rrdtool respawning too fast, waiting 300s.

                                EDIT:

                                I removed everything except SYSTEM TIME and SYSTEM STATS, good enough for me  :)

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                                • M
                                  mdima
                                  last edited by

                                  Steve,
                                    can you pls tell me which are your options/screen?

                                  Thanks,
                                  Michele

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                                  • stephenw10S
                                    stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                    last edited by

                                    I'm running the Time and Uptime screens. Both boxes.

                                    Steve

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                                      mdima
                                      last edited by

                                      @stephenw10:

                                      I'm running the Time and Uptime screens. Both boxes.

                                      Steve

                                      mmmhhh… I am trying to mess it up as much as I can, but really, after every try I only get 1 server and 1 client running (also with enable/disable of ipsec that foces a package resync)... with:
                                      Refresh: 1 second
                                      Driver: sureelec
                                      Screens: ALL

                                      I don't even find the problem on the stats and time screens, both from a machine running since 31 days or a machine just booted...

                                      Anyway, I will change the package in order to let the client make only 3 attempts to connect to the service then quit...

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                                      • stephenw10S
                                        stephenw10 Netgate Administrator
                                        last edited by

                                        I appreciate all your efforts, thanks.  :)

                                        It's looking like a driver issue is more likely then.
                                        There seem to be two issues here:
                                        1. When the package is started/restarted in quick succession some delay in the process can result in LCDd trying to start before the previous version has stopped. Or possibly the previous version simply does not stop as I have found when trying to kill it manually.

                                        2. The LCDd process can start to use a lot of CPU time causing the box to become unresponsive (but still routes traffic OK).

                                        For testing purposes we can either:
                                        Build the old driver against 0.55 or
                                        Swap out LCDd with a 0.54 version and equivalent driver.

                                        What do think? I may have 0.54 version files the fmertz mailed to me. I'll try that if I do.

                                        Steve

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                                          fmertz
                                          last edited by

                                          @stephenw10:

                                          looking like a driver issue is more likely then.

                                          Well, a driver is a shared library. It is coded so there is just one copy of the code between multiple instances of LCDd server. For instance data, everything is dynamically allocated, so each instance behaves independently. Obviously, as there is just one set of interface ports, and one LCD, this flexibility is not necessarily helping. I think fixing the multiple instances of the server will go a long way towards fixing these problems. I can look at the code again to see if I can fail initialization on second instance and up. Let me know if I can help compiling anything.

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                                            tix
                                            last edited by

                                            @stephenw10:

                                            2. The LCDd process can start to use a lot of CPU time causing the box to become unresponsive (but still routes traffic OK).

                                            I have just acquired an x700 from work and trying to get it running smoothly and am encountering this problem.  It is a clean full install (on HDD) of 2.0.1 with IPv6 git sync'd as of 21 Jan.
                                            I keep running into this within 16-24 hours uptime where the system is non-responsive but still routes although more slowly than normal.  I cannot SSH use the webif, or console when this happens.  The RRD graphs stop as well.  I have only the load and states screens enabled thinking maybe the number of screens was an issue, but today when it became unresponsive it was stuck on the load screen and the current load was displayed as a 24.4!!!

                                            I am also of the (pretty much worthless) opinion that it is too many instances of the LCDProc client as I can see the log entries posted above.  I am going to disable LCDProc-dev for now and see if everything stays stable for at least 24 hours.

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