Subject: Re: Junk computer+LCD(+keypad)->Jukebox
To: Zafer Aydogan <zafer@aydogan.de>
From: =?ISO-8859-1?Q?G=E1bor_G=E1bris?= <gabrisgabor@gmail.com>
List: netbsd-users
Date: 03/24/2007 16:35:57
The lcdproc website says that it was ported to NetBSD... I don't know,
I didn't have time to try it yet.

2007/3/23, Zafer Aydogan <zafer@aydogan.de>:
> 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.
>