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tietze · (This post was last modified: 2012-10-29, 12:40 by tietze.)

Hello! (first post)
I'm having problems with getting my syslog filled with LCDd errors every time XBMC becomes idle.

It seems that XBMC runs some kind of info screen or screensaver on the LCD. This results in a lot of error messages, like the one below. When music or videos are playing this information is displayed and no errors occur.

Can this info screen/screensaver be turned off or adjusted?

Code:
Oct 26 12:12:08  LCDd: last message repeated 3 times

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: error: huh? Invalid command ".#016"

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: Invalid command from client on socket 6: .#016 #010

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: error: huh? Could not parse command

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: error: huh? Could not parse command

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: error: huh? Invalid command "#017"

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: Invalid command from client on socket 6: #017

Oct 26 12:12:08 hostname LCDd: error: huh? Could not parse command

What I notice is that 4-8 error messages are generally put out every second when this info-screen is displaying.

Ubuntu 12.04 (LTS)
XBMC 11 (Compiled : Apr 24 2012)
LCDd is setup to "reportlevel=2" (default).
LCDd driver is MtxOrb.

Sorry this should have been posted in the correct subforum.

tietze · 2012-10-29, 12:37

Apparently the problem is the LCD InfoLabels mentioned here: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Use...InfoLabels

Especially what is causing the trouble is the following (the trouble being generating error messages amounting to around 1,3mb an hour):

Code:
LCD.TimeWide21

LCD.TimeWide22

Modifying ~/.xbmc/userdata/LCD.xml by commenting out line 31-32 like below solves the issue:

Code:
<screensaver>

      <line>$INFO[System.CurrentWindow]</line>

<!--      <line>$INFO[LCD.TimeWide21]</line>

      <line>$INFO[LCD.TimeWide22]</line>-->

      <line>Freemem: $INFO[System.FreeMemory]</line>

</screensaver>

**herrnst** · 2013-01-30, 23:27

As already stated in Trac#13463, please disable the internal LCD/VFD support and try https://github.com/herrnst/script.xbmc.lcd/. For instructions to get this running, please consult the addon wiki (currently no "real easy" install via an addon repository yet, sorry).

Regards,
nst

tietze · 2013-02-02, 19:22

Thanks for your reply, I'm going to test it out as soon as possible :-)

**herrnst** · 2013-02-02, 20:11

Please note that today the location changed slightly - The addon is now to be found at https://github.com/herrnst/script.xbmc.lcdproc alongside the addon wiki.

It'd be greatly appreciated if you could test by installing this version as it contains fixes and acts as a candidate for a 1.2.0 release - feedback very welcome Wink

tietze · 2013-02-02, 20:53

Downloaded, installed, and working so far - going to test it a bit later. One note, on the wiki under headline installation "disable Settings - Video - Use LCD/VFD" should be "disable Settings - System - Video output - Enable LCD/VFD".

tietze · 2013-02-03, 00:40

No problems repotted so far to syslog and info about playing movie is displayed on the lcd.

**herrnst** · 2013-02-03, 15:06

(2013-02-02, 20:53)tietze Wrote: One note, on the wiki under headline installation "disable Settings - Video - Use LCD/VFD" should be "disable Settings - System - Video output - Enable LCD/VFD".

Oh, thanks for the pointer - wiki fixed Wink

tietze · 2013-02-06, 10:41

In my experience the script addon seems to work well! :-)