[Lcdproc] xosd driver not working

[Brian Wallen]

>From: Peter Marschall <peter@adpm.de>
>To: lcdproc@lists.omnipotent.net
>Subject: Re: [Lcdproc] xosd driver not working
>Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2007 22:22:59 +0200
>
>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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I have all three.  I have gotten xosd to work otherwise, and I've got the 
xosd.so file.  Here's what I've got in my LCDd.conf.  Do I need something 
else in here?

## OnScreen Display using libxosd ##
[xosd]

# set display size [default: 20x4]
Size=20x4

# font to use
Font=-*-terminus-*-r-*-*-*-320-*-*-*-*-*

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