Subject: Re: Junk computer+LCD(+keypad)->Jukebox
To: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_G=E1bris?= <gabrisgabor@gmail.com>
From: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@aydogan.de>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/23/2007 17:35:07
2007/3/21, G=E1bor G=E1bris <gabrisgabor@gmail.com>:
> Hi!
>
> I found some old hardware, a p2-500 Mhz Celeron processor and an
> all-integrated motherboard and I would like to build an mp3-jukebox to
> our family car. I bought a nice 2x16 character HD-44780-compatible LCD
> display panel. I soldered a bit last night  and it is working on the
> parallel port under linux+lcdproc. The next step would be to move it
> to my favourite OS: NetBSD. Lcdproc works under BSD systems (as they
> write on their homepage).
> The next step is to find some kind of mp3-capable media player for
> NetBSD, that can somehow show track informations on the LCD and can be
> controlled with a keypad.
>
> If anybody has any suggestions, experiences or ideas about the topic,
> please write them.
>
> Greetings
>
> Gabris Gabor
>
I think your  2x16 character HD-44780-compatible LCD display panel
won't work with NetBSD.
There is no LCD support yet...
Z.