[mythtv-users] VFD Display

[Brian Foddy]

On Sunday 25 March 2007 11:10 pm, Mark Bell wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org [mailto:mythtv-users-
> > bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of Brian Foddy
> > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2007 12:05 AM
> > To: Discussion about mythtv
> > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] VFD Display
> >
> > On Friday 23 March 2007 06:45 pm, Mark Bell wrote:
> > > Anyone get a VFD display working correctly in Mythtv
> > > I have an Antec Fusion case and followed the How to.
> > > I can get it to display an echo command but it will not display any
> > > thing in myth
> > > I can't get the driver to load at boot it keeps trying to load the
> > > curses driver even after I edit the LCDd file to load imon
> >
> > Just set it up on that case yesterday.  Sounds like its using another
> > config file.  I had problems getting the kernel module and driver
> > all in sync with each other, and some parts didn't work with Mandriva
> > 2007, but a little manual compiling and copying and I got them all
> > going, and have mythlcdserver working.
> >
> > Brian
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> [Mark Bell]
>
> [Mark Bell]
> I had it working yesterday don't have a clue as to how. But then had
> some other major issues and decided to just reinstall Mythdora. No big
> deal I thought. Well.. Now I can't get the Imon_vfd compiled for
> install.
> Did you install the stand alone VFD driver?
>
> I found this post but it has not helped me
> http://venky.ws/forums/viewtopic.php?t=179&sid=f475c7b0e6733b922b1ba0ba2
> 6e41d80
>

No the standalone driver seems to be very old and not working for 
non-devfs kernels.  Use the LIRC package and compile lirc_imon.
Even if you don't use that lirc compile (my Mandriva came with it already)
it will give you the kernel modules, you need lirc_dev and lirc_imon.

Brian