From 2222adcfbe530be849f3d41faf624e14b8872221 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: William Ferrell Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2000 19:23:15 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] Modified the INSTALL file a bit -- we're using automake/autoconf now, not "edit Makefile, make, make install" ... :) --- INSTALL | 78 +++++++++++---------------------------------------------- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 64 deletions(-) diff --git a/INSTALL b/INSTALL index 46a5e69..cb19464 100644 --- a/INSTALL +++ b/INSTALL @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ 0. REALLY-QUICK START -Try this, if you're in a hurry: - edit Makefile.config (use your preferred text editor, of course) - make - su - make install +If you're in a desperate hurry: +./configure +make +su +make install 1. GETTING STARTED @@ -13,68 +13,15 @@ First read the README if you haven't already. 2. CONNECTING THE DISPLAY TO YOUR SYSTEM -WARNING! Danger, Will Robinson, Danger! This is pretty easy, but if -by chance you screw up your machine by crossing some wires or by -pouring water on things with the power turned on, don't blame us! -Neither we, Matrix Orbital Corporation, or any manufacturer of LCDs -you're trying to use shall be held responsible for damage incurred -by following these directions. - -These instructions are SPECIFICALLY FOR MATRIX ORBITAL'S DISPLAYS! -Other displays will quite obviously have different requirements! - -2.1. POWER CONNECTION - -Matrix Orbital has instructions online for connecting the power -cable. It's at http://www.matrix-orbital.com/addendum.htm -Go there, if you're online. Or you can just read this: - -The LCD takes either +5V or +12V, depending on which model you -bought. You should have the +5V model unless you requested -otherwise. Either amount can be provided conveniently by a slightly -modified floppy power cable. - - ************* For +5V, use the RED wire. ************** - *********** For +12V, use the YELLOW wire. ************ - -Basically, disconnect the wire you don't need (yellow for +12V, or red -for +5V) and one of the black wires (they're both grounds so it -shouldn't matter which one you use). Then move the two remaining -wires to the opposite ends of the connector. The power wire goes to the -clearly marked +5V pin, and the black one goes to the also clearly -marked GND pin. - -Assuming you modified the cable right (we'll have pictures on the -web site in a few days to show how this connection should be made), -plug the other end of your modified wire into your system's power -cables and turn the system on (you don't need to connect the serial -cable until you know you got the power working). The LCD should light -up and tell you what version of the BIOS it has in it. If it does, -you've got it. If it doesn't, uh-oh. Turn the machine off quickly and -try it again. - -2.2. SERIAL CONNECTION - -The LCD uses a standard DB9 serial connector. However you want to -get from your motherboard or add-in card's serial port to the back of -the LCD is up to you. In one of my machines, I just literally pulled -one of the DB9 connectors off the back of my machine and plugged it -straight into the LCD, so it was just running from the motherboard -right to the LCD. YMMV (your milage may vary). In my new machine, I -needed a longer cable, so I just went out and bought a 6' external -serial cable, rolled it up and put it on top of my power supply, and -everything worked. - -By default (at least mine was shipped this way ;) the LCD is -configured to run at 19,200 baud, 8-N-1. You might want to make sure -yours is set like this; otherwise you'll need to hack our code which -you shouldn't have to do for this to work right. +For now, please refer to LCDproc's hardware page at +http://lcdproc.omnipotent.net/hardware.php3 for details. Several +different types of displays are now supported. 3. BUILDING LCDPROC As long as you have a working gcc and make, this should work. - - Edit Makefile.config to configure some options. + - Run the configure script from the distribution: ./configure - Run "make" LCDproc will build in (hopefully) a few seconds. It's not very big. If @@ -89,6 +36,8 @@ to allow all users to write to the port (so users can run LCDproc). If you _don't_ want to allow this, change the permissions back after installing LCDproc. :) +[change this crap] + 4. RUNNING LCDPROC / MANUAL INSTALL First, you'll need to run the LCDd server. If you're in the LCDproc @@ -119,6 +68,7 @@ To install manually, you'll want to do something like the following: Some prereleases or development releases will have broken auto-install scripts, so manual installs may be necessary for those versions. +[this needs to be updated as well] 5. PUTTING LCDPROC IN SYSTEM STARTUP @@ -156,5 +106,5 @@ That's all the OS`s we've actually done this with so far.. Visit http://lcdproc.omnipotent.net/ for the latest updates and news for LCDproc. If you've got comments, suggestions, bug fixes, or problems (related to LCDproc, not women ;), send e-mail to either -William W. Ferrell (choadster@earthlink.net) or Scott Scriven -(scriven@cs.colostate.edu). +William W. Ferrell (willfe@yahoo.com) or Scott Scriven +(toykeeper@cheerful.com).