On Tue, 16 Nov 2004 10:51:10 +0100, Colin Raven <duiker@haggis.nl> wrote:
> Matthew Reed wrote:
> 
> >As we all know the cobalt qube 2 has a 2x16 character LCD display, and
> >most people aren't aware that this can't display whatever you want. To
> >edit this to your liking, do the following.
> >
> >
> I never meditated on the actual dimensions of the lcd, but it's good
> that you posted it for posterity - Thanks!!!
> 
> >Edit the banner.sh:
> >
> >vi /etc/paneld/banner.sh
> >
> >(if you prefer a different text editor...by all means use it)
> >
> >Inside of banner.sh you will see the following lines
> >
> >echo "$HOST"
> >echo "[$ADDR]"
> >
> >
> This *is* useful....I knew there was a file someplace, but honestly
> couldn't remember where it was - good stuff!!
> 
> >
> >Finally to commit the newfound message to your lcd screen, you can do
> >1 of 2 things
> >
> >#1 - Reboot
> >#2 - Hold down select on the back of your qube to enter the menu on
> >the lcd, and then exit the menu, the new changes should pop up without
> >effecting your downtime.
> >
> >
> Didn't know that either....niiiice.
> 
> >
> >Hope you find this as useful as I have. I learned about this from the
> >great guys over at rushmere, their website is http://www.rushmere.net
> >, they have a very nice page regarding the cobalt and its setup.
> >
> >
> >
> It *is* a nice page! I intended to write to 'em offlist in the near
> future, because on or two (m.i.n.o.r.) issues exist in their writeup on
> installation.
> That said, a thoughtful serious installer can get around the issues in
> the howto with mostly only minor difficulty and mailing list assistance :).
> Those guys did a great job and my qube landing page acknowleges them
> (http://www.kozy-kabin.nl)
> 
> Good post - tahnks for that!
> 
> Regards,
> -Colin
> 

You can also echo to /dev/lcd (for those with paneld disabled).  For example:

echo -n "PC Load Letter" > /dev/lcd

You want to use the -n switch with echo to prevent the newline
character from being written to the lcd.

-Aaron