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