Public bug reported:
Binary package hint: lcdproc
Hi,
I have an L.I.S. MCE 2005 VFD device. This device goes over a serial-to-usb
convert and requires the "lis" driver that is currently not packaged with
Ubuntu.
Please note that this driver requires the "libftdi-dev" package (ftdi.h)
be installed in order to build successfully.
Thanks,
-G
For others in the same boat who don't want to wait for a fix, here is the
procedure to roll your own interim package:
sudo aptitude purge brltty # supposedly required to free up /dev/ttyUSB0 on
Ubuntu??
sudo apt-get build-dep lcdproc
sudo aptitude install libftdi-dev # lis won't build without ftdi.h
LPV=0.5.2
NV=${LPV}-ubuntu-cvs`date +%Y%m%d`
wget http://lcdproc.sourceforge.net/nightly/lcdproc-CVS-current.tar.gz # get
CVS snapshot
wget
http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/universe/l/lcdproc/lcdproc_${LPV}-0ubuntu1.diff.gz
tar -zxvf lcdproc-CVS-current.tar.gz
ln -s lcdproc-CVS-current-`date +%Y%m%d` lcdproc-${LPV}
zcat lcdproc_${LPV}-0ubuntu1.diff.gz | patch -p0
rm lcdproc_${LPV}*.deb
cd lcdproc-${LPV}
# prevent Ubuntu from overwriting my package by adding a change log entry to
bump the package version
sudo cat <<EOF > debian/changelog.new
lcdproc (${NV}) gutsy; urgency=low
* LIS MCE 2005 driver
-- Garth Dahlstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> $(date +"%a, %d %b %Y %T
%z")
EOF
sudo cat debian/changelog >> debian/changelog.new
sudo mv debian/changelog.new debian/changelog
sudo chmod +x debian/rules
sudo debian/rules
sudo debian/rules binary
sudo dpkg -i ../lcdproc_${NV}*.deb # Answer Y to replace /etc/LCDd.conf, so
you get the [lis] block
sudo nano /etc/LCDd.conf # change Driver=curses to Driver=lis
sudo /etc/init.d/LCDd restart
** Affects: lcdproc (Ubuntu)
Importance: Undecided
Status: New
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RFE add "lis" driver for L.I.S. MCE 2005 display (available in "current" CVS
nightly snapshots)
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/178599
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