CC2-like Linux Program

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kwilhite

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I am looking for a program that is very similar to CC2 that runs in CentOS (Linux). Any suggestions?
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kwilhite

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jc634 said:
http://www.crystalfontz.com/links/index.html is the CF link for 3rd party software. There are some Linux programs listed.

I do not use Linux, so I have no idea how they work.

JC
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Very inconveniently. From what I have gathered, they are CLI only and have no where near the functionality of the Windows CC2 program I have been using... that is unless you are a Linux Guru and LCD Scripting master who can straight make everything needed from the floor up with no help at all.


I obviously am not. So my idea of moving my project over to Linux is pretty much going down in flames.
 
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rwalker said:
I did. I found them to be way out of my league.
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What was it about IILC that you found to be way out of your league? All criticism welcomed, and if I can make it better then that would be a great help.

BTW - Windows support is getting near completion.
 
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kwilhite

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IanB said:
What was it about IILC that you found to be way out of your league? All criticism welcomed, and if I can make it better then that would be a great help.

BTW - Windows support is getting near completion.
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I actually didn't try that one yet. I tried LCD4Linux and LCDproc.
 
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ehall

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I've used LCD4Linux with my 635. It's pretty nice, but nowhere near as powerful as CC2.

I couldn't get LCDproc to work at all hardly.

It would be wonderful to have CC2 ported over. It's just a service with text config files so... I imagine the driver models are pretty different though.
 
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kwilhite

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ehall said:
I've used LCD4Linux with my 635. It's pretty nice, but nowhere near as powerful as CC2.

I couldn't get LCDproc to work at all hardly.

It would be wonderful to have CC2 ported over. It's just a service with text config files so... I imagine the driver models are pretty different though.
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Which Linux were you using when you got LCD4Linux to run?

I've been trying using CentOS 4 without any luck... in fact, I haven't had any luck getting past the ./configure with ANY of these linux lcd programs using CentOS. :mad:
 
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kwilhite

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Could the directions for installation and configuration of these linux based LCD programs be anymore BROAD?!

My boss switched my project over to a Linux platform requirement and now my headaches have never been so bad. LCDProc and LCD4Linux are now my worst enemies.
 
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ehall

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'hwinfo --usb' and 'hwinfo --serial' should show the devices (that's the command under SUSE anyway). There is some other configuration work that has to be in lcd4linux done but that should get you going.
 
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kwilhite

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ehall said:
'hwinfo --usb' and 'hwinfo --serial' should show the devices (that's the command under SUSE anyway). There is some other configuration work that has to be in lcd4linux done but that should get you going.
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could you post your lcd4linux.conf file for me to take a peak at by any chance?
 
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KDB9000

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I didn't have a problem installing LCD4Linux in CentOS 4.4. I have had troubles in other Linux.

kwilhite

How can I figure out which PORT (ex. "/dev/ttyS0" or "/dev/usb/ttyUSB0") my LCD has attached itself to?
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In CentOS 4.4 it is /dev/ttyUSB0. Run:

ls /dev/

in the terminal and see if you have ttyUSB0 or anything in there that has USB on it. That should be the port you want to use (for USB displays). I am working with a guy on making the 635 work with a Trixbox system. Trixbox is an all in one installer for a VoIP phone server. He made his 635 work using PHP CLI scripting. It is still in the works.
 
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