Is there going to be support to use LCD/VFD screens?
@mike390 its there , its buried but its there .
The path is : settings , add ons , get add ons ,kodi add on repository , services , xbmc LCDproc.
However I’m having trouble installing LCDproc via ssh currently. Telling me the package is missing !!
Are you using a RPI2?
Could be that the LCDProc program is not in the debian-armhf repositories.
You could try to get it from the raspbian jessie repository instead.
anything new? got the same issue with my model b. lcdproc wont install.
Fixing lcdproc configuration...
Warning in 'server DriverPath' value '/home/pi/lcdproc/': missing DriverPath dir (code is: ' defined $_ ? -d : 1')
Can't exec "/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at (eval 73) line 1, <GEN0> line 2404.
cannot run dpkg-architecture at (eval 73) line 2, <GEN0> line 2404.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in scalar chomp at (eval 73) line 3, <GEN0> line 2404.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in concatenation (.) or string at (eval 73) line 4, <GEN0> line 2404.
Can't exec "/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at (eval 75) line 1, <GEN0> line 2404.
cannot run dpkg-architecture at (eval 75) line 2, <GEN0> line 2404.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in scalar chomp at (eval 75) line 3, <GEN0> line 2404.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in concatenation (.) or string at (eval 75) line 4, <GEN0> line 2404.
Can't exec "/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at (eval 129) line 1.
cannot run dpkg-architecture at (eval 129) line 2.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in scalar chomp at (eval 129) line 3.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in concatenation (.) or string at (eval 129) line 4.
Can't exec "/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at (eval 131) line 1.
cannot run dpkg-architecture at (eval 131) line 2.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in scalar chomp at (eval 131) line 3.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in concatenation (.) or string at (eval 131) line 4.
Changes applied to lcdproc configuration:
- server DriverPath: '/home/pi/lcdproc/' -> '/usr/lib//lcdproc/' # applied fix
Can't exec "/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture": No such file or directory at (eval 134) line 1.
cannot run dpkg-architecture at (eval 134) line 2.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in scalar chomp at (eval 134) line 3.
Use of uninitialized value $triplet in concatenation (.) or string at (eval 134) line 4.
update-rc.d: warning: start and stop actions are no longer supported; falling back to defaultsHello.
I have same problem like @Ryan1nja
I’m using Rpi Modell B (512) rev2, and yes if we using old RaspBMC built
then LCD HD44780 work well.
If using OSMC Kodi built the LCD display is blank, not show a line of white blocks.
Also i see it how trying to install Lcdproc
"Can’t exec “/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture”: No such file or directory at (eval 122)
line 1, line 5"
"Can’t exec “/usr/bin/dpkg-architecture”: No such file or directory at (eval 122)
line 1, line 5"
But kodi using DriverPath=/usr/lib/arm-linux-gnueabihf/lcdproc/
instead of /usr/lib//lcdproc/.
maybe cause the problem?
no way to get it work, or any new guide for new kodi built?
I am not linux guru, but someone can help us ?
I would really appreciate.
(and sorry my bad English)
@szalay, I was trying to connect a LCD display using i2c. Also, I couldn’t install lcdproc properly until I installed gcc and dpkg. See this topic to solve that: LCD through i2c
@mcobit claims to have one connected, but he/she used one GPIO pin for every LCD control pin, so mcobit connected the LCD without using i2c, only using GPIO, which lets you only a few pins available for other proposes (like IR remote, or control buttons).
I don’t know what’s going wrong, but it has been two months since I tried to connect the display, and I don’t remember much of what I did.
I wish this could help you.
@fraret Thank you your reply !
Yeah my next project the using "i2c serial interface protocol ", but currently i want using “normal”
method vai PGIO’s to working my LCD HD44780 first.
“mcobit” how to get large LCDd.conf, he manually edited all ?
mine is by default after installed:
[server]
DriverPath=/usr/lib/lcdproc/
NextScreenKey=Right
PrevScreenKey=Left
ReportToSyslog=yes
ToggleRotateKey=Enter
[menu]
DownKey=Down
EnterKey=Enter
MenuKey=Escape
UpKey=Up
Here my GPIO’s it work with lircd, on Raspbmc built.
D7=22
D6=27
D5=17
D4=23
RS=25
EN=24
I really need install lcdproc-extra-drivers for non i2c ?
and ConnectionType=raspberrypi >>for Rpi1 B modell too, or only Rpi2 ?
I also edited to DriverPath=/home/osmc/lcdproc/ = i did put .so file
but won’t show.
I guess “mcobit” got it work LCD on Rpi2 not Rpi1 B modell
Also works with the B1. With the right hd47780.so.
Needed to install build-essential and some other stuff though so that the lcdproc dpkg configuration is happy.
Don’t know exactly where I got the driverlib from though. There are numerous download locations if you google for them. Had to try a few.
I got this configuration file from a tutorial on LCDd.
@ mcobit thanks your help 
finally i got it work my LCD HD44780 on Rpi B rev2 using OSMC Kodi built
Not simple steps, and few not really clean me, but working.
@szalay ,
could you run through the steps you made to get it working ?
I still haven’t worked mine out yet !!
Can you help with a step by step guide on how you got it working on the Raspberry pi 2.
It would help so many people and also me.
Thank you