[mythtv-users] Antec VFD + lcdproc + Mythbuntu 9.10 works on fresh install?

[Douglas Mackay]

2009/12/14 Kingsley Turner <krt at krt.com.au>:
> Hey,
>
> Does anyone know if the Antec VFD works out of the box with Mythbuntu 9.10 ?
>
> Previously (18 months ago) I had to install a patched imon + lcdproc to get
> it to work, but of course with every update this breaks.
>
> Now that I've changed hemispheres, I need to do a major update of my
> mythbox, and I figured a re-install would probably be A Good Thing[TM].   Of
> course I've probably forgotten the hours of hacking to get the more esoteric
> parts of my equipment playing nicely with myth.
>

For the Antec VFD in Mythbuntu 9.10 I had to create a
/etc/modprode.d/options-imon.conf file with 'options lirc_imon
display_type=1' set. The only other change was setting 'Driver=imon'
in /etc/LCDd.conf