[Lcdproc] xosd driver not working

[Peter Marschall]

On Wednesday, 18. April 2007 19:00, Brian Wallen wrote:
> >From: Robert Buchholz <rbu@gentoo.org>
> >To: Brian Wallen <brian_wallen@hotmail.com>
> >CC: lcdproc@lists.omnipotent.net
> >Subject: Re: [Lcdproc] xosd driver not working
> >Date: Wed, 18 Apr 2007 18:39:20 +0200
> >
> >Brian Wallen schrieb:
> > > I've just emerge 0.5.1-r4 in gentoo.  My real hd44780 works, but I
> > > can't get xosd to work.  When I start LCDd, I get this error:
> > >
> > > xosd: xosd_create() failed
> > > Driver [xosd] init failed, return code < 0
> > > Could not load driver xosd
> > > There is no output driver
> > > Critical error while initializing, abort.
> >
> >Did you run it from a window that can access the X-Server? If not, try
> >starting LCDd from an xterm. If you did, please check whether you can
> >start any other X application from that terminal.
> >
> >Peter: Could you please add a note to the LCDd.conf that the  "font"
> >argument for [xosd] like so:
> >-# font to use
> >+# font to use, in in XLFD format, as given by the "xfontsel"
> >    application
> >
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >Robert
> >
> >
> >
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>
> At first I ran the command where I couldn't access X.  I just tried doing
> the same thing in xterm where I can launch other X applications, but I
> still get the same message.

Just a few questions:
- Do you have the xosd libraries and development files installed?
  They are the prerequisite to compile the driver in LCDproc.
  If they are missing, the driver will not be built.
- Have you build LCDproc with the xosd driver?
  You should have a file named xosd.so in the path
  designated by LCDd.conf's DriverPath= config option.
- Do you have the font specified in the LCDd.conf's [xosd]
  section?

Hope it helps
Peter

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Peter Marschall
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