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English Forums => General Discussion => Topic started by: leungda on July 24, 2017, 07:28:07 am
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Hi, I success to install OPNsense into the WatchGuard XTM5 unit. The only thing I want is to make the LCD working. On Pfsense, there is a guide that I can follow. Do you know how to do it on OPNsense. I want to switch all the watchguard units to OPNsense for my clients. It Is because It won't support the pfsense 2.5 even I upgraded the CPU to Xeon E5420 CPU and 4GB RAM
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Hi there,
There's a lcdproc package available, but no plugin available. It was discussed briefly here:
https://forum.opnsense.org/index.php?topic=3130.0
Cheers,
Franco
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Hi, I success to install OPNsense into the WatchGuard XTM5 unit. The only thing I want is to make the LCD working. On Pfsense, there is a guide that I can follow. Do you know how to do it on OPNsense. I want to switch all the watchguard units to OPNsense for my clients. It Is because It won't support the pfsense 2.5 even I upgraded the CPU to Xeon E5420 CPU and 4GB RAM
im also interested in LCD working on our XTM5's running opnsense with Stephenw10 modified bios (on other sense forum).
i can work with somebody to help create the plugin and test.
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Any News about lcdproc and LCDd for OPNSense for Watchguard XTM 5
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No plugin so far. People seem to make due with the package. :)
# pkg add lcdproc
Cheers,
Franco
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Any News about lcdproc and LCDd for OPNSense for Watchguard XTM 5xx
How to get the LCD working? or should I switch to PFsense
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It seems the only thing that is truly free is choice. :)
Cheers,
Franco
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The choice is with or without LCD support.
Its not about free.
Thanks
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The code does not write itself, that's all I'm trying to convey.
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I understand but maybe somebody already has written the lcdproq code for OPNsense.
I am not a programmer myself
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I understand but maybe somebody already has written the lcdproq code for OPNsense.
I am not a programmer myself
The code is already there for months now. The important thing to note is that you have to install it by command line and set it up manually as you would normally have to do on the majority of all *nix systems. There just is no plugin to install it via the gui is all. Franco was merely implying that the plugin will not write itself but lcdproc itself is already there in the repository (correct term here?), just manually install and config.
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Yes, package repository. All services are packages under modern *NIX like you said. They come bundled with service scripts to start, stop and configure them accordingly. We are simply missing a plugin that builds GUI pages for handling the package underneath like you can now on the console. :)
Cheers,
Franco
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We are simply missing a plugin that builds GUI pages for handling the package underneath like you can now on the console. :)
I cannot write a plugin as I am not having a device with a display (APU1 boards do have only 3 LEDs). So from my side, nothing will change in the near future.
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You do not need a plugin to run lcdproc in OPNsense.
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i have had lcdproc running from the command line for quite some time. though every time opnsense reboots, i have to manually start the 2 services. what links do i need to start the 2 services so they start automaticlly?
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If it is a service, you only need a rc.conf.d file in which you set a variable to yes.
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A first plugin will be released with 18.1.6:
https://github.com/opnsense/plugins/commit/132d96fa4a3
It may need adaption for your devices, but it's easy to do as Fabian said.
Cheers,
Franco