lcd4linux

Hello,

just for information, I installed lcd4linux on my openmedivault (HP N40L).

Please find attached a picture and the lcd4linux.conf, in case you want to use it.
Enjoy.

Tomte

PS: Compatible photo frames are still available for approx. 9€

Hi,

The display is connected via usb.
Here is a list of compatible/same/similar displays:
http://dpf-ax.svn.sourceforge.…/trunk/fw/knowntypes.html

There is a (small) risk, however, that it might not work, since there are variations. But the programmers are quite helpful.
Not all displays have the same bightness/quality, but still look ok.

FYI, the LCD screen itself is approx 36mm x 48mm, really tiny but a lot of fun.
They need a special version of lcd4linux.

They are different in bightness and sharpness (even though they look the same), and this one is one of the better, but not available anymore.
But the others are okay, too.

If you buy one, you cannot be 100% sure that it will work, but the programmers are quite helpful.
For people who know German, here are some helpful links.

http://forum.doozan.com/read.php?9,8553
http://www.vdr-portal.de/board…o-pearl-dpf-easy-hacking/
http://www.dvb-cracks.org/foru…earl-Display-f%C3%BCr-IPC

Since installation is straight forward, I can help if necessary.

Regards, Tomte

Here is a comparison of two photo frames from the list above,
but as I said, even the worse one is ok for me.
(I even ordered an additional one)

Regards, Tomte

Hello,

I doubt this, but I never looked at it.

The lcd4linux homepage is here:

http://ssl.bulix.org/projects/lcd4linux/

there is also a list of photo frames supported, but it looks rather old.

I personally use my apple devices to check my server status wireless.
See an example here:
http://www.synology-wiki.de/index.php/IStat_Server

and attached the output for my OMV.

Regards, Tomte

I found something here:

http://www.mobilepcmonitor.com/

There is a linux client, too.
In case you test it, let me please know how it is.

Regards, Tomte

Hello,

great, you're welcome.!
Where can I find tutorials? Is there a dedicated space for this?

Regards, Tomte

Hello,
in the vdr-portal thread mentioned above, in the post No. 185, there is an explanaition of how to compile a dpf-version:

wget http://tech.section5.ch/files/dpfhack-0.12devel.tgz
tar -xvzf dpfhack-0.12devel.tgz
cd dpf
make all
cd lcd4linux
make install
cd ..
cp dpfbig.conf /etc/lcd4linux.conf
lcd4linux -F

I assume, you need

apt-get install libtool automake autoconf zlib1g-dev libssl-dev python-dev libc6 libusb-dev libibus-dev subversion libgd2-noxpm-dev libgd2-noxpm

before.

That worked fine for me.
Attached, you can also get directly the binary.

There is not much more that you need for it. make sure, that you do

chmod 600 lcd4linux.conf

otherwise lcd4linux will not accept the conf-file.
Then start with

lcd4linux -f /path_to_conf/lcd4linux.conf

Ask, if you have problems, tell if it works fine.

Regards, Tome.

Hello,

I am setting up a wiki for this kind of picture frames:
http://ax206howtos.wikia.com/wiki/Main_Page
It is still kind of a mess.
Participation, specially for the OMV section is welcome!
For the autostart section, I have not figured out how to do this for the OMV. For my arm NAS systems, this was easier.
A udev-rule description would also be nice.
Regards, Tomte

So could you please add it in the according section?
You should have access.
You could even start an ubuntu section, if you want to.
The problem with the forums is, that the complete information is hard to find.
Tomte.