[Lcdproc] IRTrans with LCD Proc
Stefan Herdler
herdler@gmx.de
Thu May 25 16:09:01 2006
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Hi,
Joe Plunkett wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sorry for the noise on what I assume is in some way shape or form a
> silly question.
>
> I just picked up one of the zalman HD160's for my HTPC & it comes with
> one of the Origin VFD's http://www.origenae.com/product_vfd.htm --
> this is apparently a device made by irtrans -- and they provide some
> software at http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php which appears
> to be based around lcdproc version 0.4.3
Afaik has the official 0.4.3 version no irtrans driver included.
> -- which is all well and good except for whatever reason on my FC5 box
> running kernel version 2.6.16 the silly thing segfaults on me whenever
> I try and run LCDd...
Are you sure the segfaults are from by LCDd? It looks like that the
irtrans driver is the hardware dependent part.
>
> So, I sucked down LCD proc 0.5.0 -- but lo and behold there is no
> irtrans driver, but there claimed to be an lirc driver (which I was
> hoping would work since the irtrans server thing is apparently an
> lircd daemon replacement -- however a configure --enable-driver=lirc
The lirc-driver is a input driver, that passes data received by lircd to
the lcdproc-clients. I think you're looking for a output driver.
> has some error about no driver being found and although there is a .c
> and a .h file for lircthere is no method for making any of that jazz
> in the make files...
>
> The end-all question here really is, has/is anyone using lcdproc 0.5
> with this VFD ?
I've seen the Origenae-cases, they would be great for my VDR, but due to
financial reasons I don't own one of it.
> What do I need to do to make it go?
You have to port the driver to the new driver-API.
It is not as much work as it sounds, the driver is a very simple one.
I can make a prototype, if you like. Debugging and the documentation
will be your part.
> Absent any response I will probably rebuild 0.4.3 tonight and fire up
> old gdb & try and fix the seg fault, but I would prefer to use the
> more "modern" software if possible (esp. if support is there but I'm
> just being boneheaded).
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> ~joe
>
Stefan
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Hi,<br>
Joe Plunkett wrote:
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite">Hi, <br>
<br>
Sorry for the noise on what I assume is in some way shape or form a
silly question.<br>
<br>
I just picked up one of the zalman HD160's for my HTPC & it comes
with one of the Origin VFD's <span
style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a
href="http://www.origenae.com/product_vfd.htm">http://www.origenae.com/product_vfd.htm</a>
-- this is apparently a device made by irtrans -- and they provide some
software at</span><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><a
href="http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php">
http://www.irtrans.de/en/download/linux.php</a><o:p></o:p></span>
which appears to be based around lcdproc version 0.4.3</blockquote>
Afaik has the official 0.4.3 version no irtrans driver included. <br>
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite"> -- which is all well and good except for whatever reason
on my FC5 box running kernel version 2.6.16 the silly thing segfaults
on me whenever I try and run LCDd...<br>
</blockquote>
Are you sure the segfaults are from by LCDd? It looks like that the
irtrans driver is the hardware dependent part.
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite"> <br>
So, I sucked down LCD proc 0.5.0 -- but lo and behold there is no
irtrans driver, but there claimed to be an lirc driver (which I was
hoping would work since the irtrans server thing is apparently an lircd
daemon replacement -- however a configure --enable-driver=lirc</blockquote>
The lirc-driver is a input driver, that passes data received by lircd
to the lcdproc-clients. I think you're looking for a output driver.<br>
<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite"> has some error about no driver being found and although
there is a .c and a .h file for lircthere is no method for making any
of that jazz in the make files... <br>
<br>
The end-all question here really is, has/is anyone using lcdproc 0.5
with this VFD ? <br>
</blockquote>
I've seen the Origenae-cases, they would be great for my VDR, but due
to financial reasons I don't own one of it.<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite"> What do I need to do to make it go?<br>
</blockquote>
You have to port the driver to the new driver-API. <br>
It is not as much work as it sounds, the driver is a very simple one.<br>
I can make a prototype, if you like. Debugging and the documentation
will be your part. <br>
<blockquote
cite="mid20060525142626.23577.qmail@web31007.mail.mud.yahoo.com"
type="cite"> Absent any response I will probably rebuild 0.4.3 tonight
and fire up old gdb & try and fix the seg fault, but I would prefer
to use the more "modern" software if possible (esp. if support is there
but I'm just being boneheaded).<br>
<br>
Thanks in advance.<br>
<br>
~joe<br>
<span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;"><br>
<o:p></o:p></span> </blockquote>
<br>
Stefan
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