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| − | == Getting VFD panel to display time, temperature (with volume) and volume knob to work ==<br> | + | == Getting VFD panel to display time, temperature (with volume) and volume knob to work == |
| − | You need to compile [http:// | + | <br> |
| + | You need to compile [http://www.geexbox.org/src/devel/ Digitools ] | ||
My notes: | My notes: | ||
| − | wget http://www.geexbox.org/src/devel/digitools-1.03.tar.gz | + | wget http://www.geexbox.org/src/devel/digitools-1.03.tar.gz |
| − | tar zxvf digitools-1.03.tar.gz | + | tar zxvf digitools-1.03.tar.gz |
| − | cd digitools | + | cd digitools |
| − | apt-get install libc6-dev | + | apt-get install libc6-dev |
| − | apt-get install libasound2-dev | + | apt-get install libasound2-dev |
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| + | make install | ||
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Then I add this line to /etc/inittab (not sure if this is proper and nice way of doing it - but it works) : | Then I add this line to /etc/inittab (not sure if this is proper and nice way of doing it - but it works) : | ||
Revision as of 09:28, 29 September 2006
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I've also added Panel utility that lets you control LCD display...
Pros:
- small factor
- nice front panel
- integrated IR Remote
- Clock and Temp display (although Time under Pluto is not right at the moment)
Cons:
- cannot PXE boot (I simulate this with boot CD that is always in tray)
- Wake on Lan still doesn't work properly (but can be wrong on this one)...
HW clock problem
Digimatrix has nice little vfd screen that shows hardware clock. The problem is that when it is powered off that time is in GMT rather than local time (in my case this is two hours behind). This comes from default handling of time in Linux - HW clock keeps GMT time and software then handles it when powered on. But after powerdown it goes back to GMT.
Solution
Entry UTC=yes in /etc/default/rcS (for that particular MD and not on the core) has to be changed to UTC=no.
I have no idea if this breaks any automatic daylight time saving feature or anything else, but works on my Digimatrix now - so I can see proper time when powered off
Adding remote control
It seems pretty straightforward, but I it seems it starts to work only after few hard reboots...
Two additional kernel modules are required for remote to operate properly (lirc_dev, lirc_it87). They should be added as aditional kernel modules on Media Directors page. As I'm writting this, this feature doesn't work, so you must manually add them to /etc/modules and watch, cause that file could get overwritten (particularly if you click on 'Rebuild image')...
1. Add 'Digimatrix' remote control in the bottom of coresponding entry in Media directors web-admin page.
2. Select 'default' driver
Those actions will add two devices to Digimatrix MD parent device : 'Digimatrix' (remote) and 'default' which will start actual lircd daemon. Now some of buttons should work (left,right,up,down) but not all of them. There is another further step necessary :
3. Setting up remote mapping somewhere (where keys from lircd.conf on Digmatrix remote page have to be added to trigger proper DCE messages) (to be expanded)
Getting VFD panel to display time, temperature (with volume) and volume knob to work
You need to compile Digitools
My notes:
wget http://www.geexbox.org/src/devel/digitools-1.03.tar.gz tar zxvf digitools-1.03.tar.gz cd digitools
apt-get install libc6-dev
apt-get install libasound2-dev
make install
Then I add this line to /etc/inittab (not sure if this is proper and nice way of doing it - but it works) :
FP:2345:once:/usr/local/sbin/digipanel -l -s -t &> /dev/null & echo "Starting panel control"
(to be expanded)
