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In OSMC menu > Updating (Scan for updates now)
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sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install lcdproc lcdproc-extra-drivers
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sudo apt-get install dpkg-dev gcc
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sudo apt-get install build-essential
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Then Uninsall lcdproc:
sudo apt-get remove lcdproc -
Reinstall lcdproc.
sudo apt-get install lcdproc lcdproc-extra-drivers -
Then copied the patched hd47780.so file from here http://collaborate.osmc.tv/index.php/s/prPuDAFVUSk1wWT/download over the existing one in /usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lcdproc/
All thanks to goes to @mcobit for the working hd44780.so -
Then edited the configfile /etc/LCDd.conf to look like this:
This file was written by cme command.
You can run ‘cme edit ’ to modify this file.
Run ‘cme list’ to get the list of applications available on your system
You may also modify the content of this file with your favorite editor.
#Driver=hd44780
#DriverPath=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lcdproc/
Hitachi HD44780 driver
[hd44780]
ConnectionType=raspberrypi
D7=18
D6=23
D5=24
D4=25
RS=7
EN=8
Size=16x2LCDd.conf
This file contains the configuration for the LCDd server.
The format is ini-file-like. It is divided into sections that start at
markers that look like [section]. Comments are all line-based comments,
and are lines that start with ‘#’ or ‘;’.
The server has a ‘central’ section named [server]. Further each driver
has a section which defines how the driver acts.
The drivers are activated by specifiying them in a driver= line in the
server section, like:
Driver=curses
This tells LCDd to use the curses driver. The first driver that is
loaded and is capable of output becomes ‘the’ output driver.
All extra drivers can only serve as input.
The default driver to use is curses.
The drivers can read their own options from the config file, but most of
them don’t do this yet. They expect ‘command-line’-format parameters that
were previously placed on the command line. These parameters can be
given to the driver in the following way:
Arguments=“place arguments here”
The arguments between the quotes are passed to the driver.
As said before these are the same arguments that the driver would have
been passed under the old command line format of
-d “”
Note that the -d option still works, but not allows driverargs anymore.
If -d is specified on the command line, the Driver= options in the
config file are ignored.
[server]
Server section with all kinds of settings for the LCDd server
#Driver=none
#Driver=curses
Driver=hd44780
DriverPath=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lcdproc/
#Driver=lcdm001
#Driver=MtxOrb
#Driver=CFontzTells the server to load the given drivers. Multiple lines can be given.
NOTE: You may activate several input (input only) drivers but only ONE output
driver, which should be the first.
Bind=127.0.0.1
Tells the driver to bind to the given interface
Port=13666
Listen on this specified port; defaults to 13666.
#ReportLevel=5
Sets the reporting level; defaults to 2 (warnings and errors only).
ReportLevel=0 means NO DEBUG. This will avoid a flood of syslog …
ReportToSyslog=no
Should we report to syslog instead of stderr ? Default: no
WaitTime=5
Sets the default time in seconds to displays a screen.
User=nobody
User to run as. LCDd will drop its root priviledges,
if any, and run as this user instead.
ServerScreen=no
Enables the built-in server screen [Default: no]
yes : always,
no : when there are no other screens active.
Foreground=no
The server will stay in the foreground if set to true.
Otherwise the server will fork to background and report
to syslog
TIP: The following options can also be modified from the
server menu (which requires a driver that supports input)
Heartbeat=open
The server has serveral heartbeat modes
on Stays on all the time
off Stays off all the time
slash Rotating slash all the time
open Can be controlled by all clients
InitialHeartbeat=on
This sets the initial heartbeat state if the heartbeat mode is “open”
Affects the server screen only
on Heartbeat activated
off Heartbeat disabled
slash Heartbeat replaced with a rotating slash
Backlight=open
The server has serveral backlight modes
on Stays on all the time
off Stays off all the time
open Can be controlled by all clients
InitialBacklight=on
This sets the initial backlight state if the backlight mode is “open”
Affects the server screen only
BacklightBrightness=255
This sets the backlight brightness in state “on”
NOTE: Not all drivers/devices support setting the brightness this
way. Some don’t support switching the backlight on/off at all,
some can switch the backlight on or off only. If the latter is
the case BacklightBrightness must be > 0.
BacklightOffBrightness=0
This sets the backlight brightness in state “off”
NOTE: Not all drivers/devices support setting the brightness this
way. Some don’t support switching the backlight on/off at all,
some can switch the backlight on or off only. If the latter is
the case BacklightBrightness must be = 0.
[input]
Input section with settings that are related to input handling
NOTE: Not all drivers have input functionality
keypad settings
Keyname Function
Normal context Menu context
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PauseKey Pause/Continue Enter/select
BackKey Back(Go to previous screen) Up/Left
ForwardKey Forward(Go to next screen) Down/Right
MainMenuKey Open main menu Exit/Cancel
#FreePauseKey=yes
If set to yes, this prevents LCDd from handling the PauseKey itself
#FreeBackKey=yes
If set to yes, this prevents LCDd from handling the BackKey itself
#FreeForwardKey=yes
If set to yes, this prevents LCDd from handling the ForwardKey itself
#FreeMainMenuKey=no
If set to yes, this prevents LCDd from handling the MainMenuKey itself
TIP: Even if you “free” the above keys, you can still use the menu
provided you set FreeMainMenuKey=no
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Install LCDproc via OSMC
In the OSMC manin menu got to Settings >> Add-ons >> Get add-ons >> XBMC/Kodi add-on repository >> Services >> XBMC LCDproc >> Install -
sudo /etc/init.d/LCDd restart
Done
