Firebox LCD Driver for LCDProc

[stephenw10]

In case any of you are still looking at this. CMB recently found a bug in rc.renewwanip which seems relevant:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=76735.msg421118#msg421118

Steve

[Cino]

i will have to try this… anytime apinger kicked in that an interface was down for a second, i would have to restart LCD-Proc manually

[TieT]

LCDProc isn't working on pFsense 2.2

[stephenw10]

Yeah there's a bug in the PBI for LCDproc-dev that makes it fail to find the conf file. It works fine if you use almost anything but the default meathod to start it.  ::) Altrernatively you can copy the LCDd.conf file from /usr/local/etc and put it in /usr/pbi/lcdproc-i386/local/etc and it will work. See:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php?topic=83747.0

Steve

[unknown001]

Man, this version 2.2 is giving a lot of issues for firebox. I no longer can install LCDproc-dev in system packages on webgui. Anyone have the below issue? I'm just encountering issue after issue. Something about "No digital signature!".  By the way the LCDproc packages installs without any issue.

Beginning package installation for LCDproc-dev .
Downloading package configuration file... done.
Saving updated package information... done.
Downloading LCDproc-dev and its dependencies... 
Checking for package installation... 
 Downloading https://files.pfsense.org/packages/10/All/lcdproc-0.5.6-i386.pbi ...  (extracting)
 ERROR: No digital signature! If you are *SURE* you trust this PBI, re-install with --no-checksig option.
of lcdproc-0.5.6-i386 failed!

Installation aborted.Removing package...
Starting package deletion for lcdproc-0.5.6-i386...done.
Removing LCDproc-dev components...
Tabs items... done.
Menu items... done.
Services... done.
Loading package instructions...
Removing package instructions...done.
Auxiliary files... done.
Package XML... done.
Configuration... done.
done.
Failed to install package.

Installation halted.

[stephenw10]

Ah, is it still not signed? It should probably be merged back into lcdproc, which is now using a newer version.

There's a check box to allow installing unsigned packages in System > Advanced, Misc tab.
Note my above post though, you'll find it won't run initially.

Steve

[lharris428]

Thanks for this info guys.  In addition to my firebox, I have an MSI MS-9211 that has an LCD on com2… I've spent the last couple of nights not understanding why I couldn't get LCDProc to start.  I totally nuked the install and started over thinking my upgrade had borked.

They should fix up the package before signing it again.

[stephenw10]

The sdeclcd driver is now included upstream and the original package is now a more recent version than dev. The two should be merged.

Steve

[wwwdrich]

I also found that on 2.2 lcdproc would fail to connect to LCDd if you are using IPv6 and the dev version of the package. LCDd is binding to 127.0.0.1 and lcdproc is trying to connect to ::1. In order to get it working I had to:

• smlink /usr/local/etc/LCDd.conf to /usr/pbi/lcdproc-i386/etc/

• edit /usr/local/pkg/lcdproc.inc and change the define for LCDPROC_HOST to point to 127.0.0.1

I tried editing LCDd.conf to use ::1, but it doesn't bind properly.

[moogoom]

Hello Steve and guys !
My WG X700 has installed LCDProc-dev. :-)

But I've still problem with LCD in X700, because not work.
In Status –-> Services: lcdproc is STOPPED, and I can't running.

I read description in links, but not can't solve the problem. :(
LCD lights all the time and it annoys me, because he destroys… (I installed new LCD blue color) ;-)

[stephenw10]

You should try to start it with Shellcmd entries instead of using the package as described here:
https://forum.pfsense.org/index.php/topic,7920.msg344513.html#msg344513

Steve

[moogoom]

Hello Steve  !

Thanks to You, my LCD in X700 worked. :-)

A few more comments:

• Not work navi buttons on the X700.
• I can not turn the LCD backlight.

You can do something about it?

[stephenw10]

The buttons should work, the code for them is in the driver. Did they ever work with the Watchguard OS?

Steve

[moogoom]

on version 2.1 was all OK.
After completing the upgrade to version 2.2 LCD stopped working.

[stephenw10]

Hmm, well that's trickier then. I'll try to upgrade my X700 and see what happens when I get a chance. Hard to see what that might be though. Port permissions problem? Wrong port mode? Do you see anything parallel port related in the logs?

Steve

[stephenw10]

Ok, pulled out and dusted off my X700. I added the line to disable DMA in 2.2 to loader.conf.local and hit auto-upgrade. Went really without a hitch. I had to reboot to start LCDproc as the first boot it's reinstalling but then everything is up and running. The buttons work fine. I had forgotten how much better the LCD is in the X-Core box than any of the subsequent boxes. So much faster.

Steve

[avihu]

Hi
As I understand, I need to
1. install a 2.1

2. install lcdproc

3. Change the file boot / loader.conf.local /
By adding the following line:
hw.ata.atapi_dma = 0

4. update 2.2
5. reboot

I tried it but unfortunately it to an worked.
Would love to know if I was wrong in the process
Thank you

[doktornotor]

hw.ata.atapi_dma=0 has no effect under 2.2 - https://doc.pfsense.org/index.php/Boot_Troubleshooting#pfSense_2.2_and_later

[avihu]

I've tried both commands

2.1.5 - hw.ata.atapi_dma=0
2.2 - hint.ata.0.mode=PIO4

Am I missing something ?

[stephenw10]

In 2.1.5 you don't need to disable DMA because it's disabled  by default in the 32bit Nano images. Is that what you're running?
You have to either add the line:
hint.ata.0.mode=PIO4
to /boot/loader.conf.local before you upgrage to 2.2 or if you've already upgraded then interrupt the bootloader and add it there in order to boot.

Did you successfully install and boot 2.1.5? What hardware are you using?

Steve