[lcdproc] LCDproc, my HD44780 setup, and CPU utilization

[McMeikan, Andrew]

Hi Derek,
	have you posted your changes on a web site somewhere?  I'd be
interested in a look.
any reason why you wanted the 8bit interface?  to maintain compatability
with other software?

	cya,	Andrew...

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Derek Konigsberg [SMTP:konigd@rpi.edu]
> Sent:	Monday, November 08, 1999 12:49 PM
> To:	LCDproc
> Subject:	[lcdproc] LCDproc, my HD44780 setup, and CPU utilization
> 
> Hi,
>     Today I managed to hack the HD44780 driver in LCDproc so it would
> work with my 40x4 LCD that's hooked up to my parallel port with the
> 8-bit interface.  There were two obvious quirks in this setup, but
> they're not really problems now.  The first, is that it's a 40x4
> display (LCDproc is designed for 20x4).  Right now it just shows
> LCDproc screens in the left half of the display.  Does LCDproc do any
> 40x4 stuff, and how do I use it?  (-t 40x4 doesn't work).  The second
> is the 8-bit interface (whoever wrote the LCDproc HD44780 stuff used
> 4-bit), but that was an easy work-around.
>     Now my big problem is CPU usage.  LCDd seems to be eating up
> 40-50% CPU (according to ps aux / top) on my P2-266 system.  How can I
> fix this?  What do I do about it?  (long-term, I want to move this
> LCDproc setup to a P-100 stand-alone box.)
> 
> Thanks,
>     Derek Konigsberg
>     konigd@rpi.edu
> 
> 
> 
> 
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