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LCD-Linux

This driver supports the HD44780 kernel driver LCD-Linux.

Note that this project is called LCD-Linux, not LCD4Linux. Nevertheless there's a LCD4Linux-driver for LCD-Linux :-)

For instructions about compiling, configuring and installing LCD-Linux see their project page.

Display Section

Display <name> {
    Driver    'LCD-Linux'
    Size      <string>
    UseBusy   <0|1>
    asc255bug <0|1>
    Icons     <number>
}

Parameters

Driver'LCD-Linux'
Size<columns>x<rows> e.g. “16×2”; overwrites the size specified when loading the kernel module
UseBusy0 (don't use Busy-Flag checking, default) or 1 (use Busy-Flag checking)
asc255bugset to 1 if you don't get solid blocks in bars, but an inverted P (the Portishead syndrome :-)
IconsNumber of user-defined chars reserved for Icons (default: 0)

Example

Display LCD-Linux {
    Driver   'LCD-Linux'
    Size     '20x2'
    UseBusy   0
    asc255bug 0
    Icons     1
}