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kodiuser1

They are not the same...

diff --git a/vorke-z6-vfd.conf b/tanix-tx9-pro-vfd.conf
index 3769853..fb6f36e 100644
--- a/vorke-z6-vfd.conf
+++ b/tanix-tx9-pro-vfd.conf
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # This file must be renamed to vfd.conf and placed in the /storage/.config/ folder.
 #
-# Vorke Z6/TX92 configuration
+# Tanix TX9 Pro configuration
 #--------------------
 #gpio_xxx:
 # [0] 0 = &gpio, 1 = &gpio_ao.
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ vfd_gpio_stb='0,53,0'
 #chars:
 # < DHHMM > Order of display chars (D=dots, represented by a single char)

-vfd_chars='4,3,2,1,0'
+vfd_chars='4,0,1,2,3'

 #dot_bits:
 # Order of dot bits. Typical configurations:
@@ -33,4 +33,4 @@ vfd_dot_bits='0,1,2,3,4,5,6'
 # [2] - Flags. (bit 0 = '1' - Common Anode display)
 # [3] - Controller.

-vfd_display_type='0x01,0x00,0x00,0x00'
+vfd_display_type='0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00'

RayW

Yes, because the main difference between the Z6 and TX9 conf files is the orientation of the display.

kodiuser1

You should use the TX9 Pro vfd, I just added it to the repository.

tanix-tx9-pro-vfd.conf

OpenVFD is no longer limited to just the front LED displays on TV Boxes. If you have a Odroid C2, KVIM2 or Le Potato, you can add a LCD or OLED display to your setup. Currently in the works, support for 200x200 monochrome e-ink/e-paper displays.

Here's a small gallery of how it looks.

v0rtex

From a quick check, the DTB doesn't contain the needed information about the VFD configuration. So this means I won't be able to figure out the correct configuration for your box. I'll another, more thorough look later today just to confirm.

v0rtex

The dmesg suggests that the FD628 driver did start correctly.

But then you turned it off 32 seconds later.

Either way, post the DTB from Android and I'll take a look.

RayW

https://forum.libreelec.tv/core/conversation-list/

RayW

Sorry, as I said I don't provide support for this method. I sent you a PM, read it.

thelinhlge

Here you go.

I can't guarantee it would work on any of the LE builds, since I don't do LE builds, and don't keep track of what they include. I *think* that the latest wrxtasy build includes a relatively recent version of the driver, you'll also need the right DTBs to go along with it, though.

On the last post of page 7 I posted a "how to" with the files necessary to get things working on older builds that don't have the vfd driver built in, it's also a relatively old version, but is better than nothing. I don't provide any active support for it, I simply posted it as courtesy for anyone who wishes to give it a try.

thelinhlge

To make the new driver start automatically at boot, this should work:

echo "OLD_PATH=$PWD" >> /storage/.config/autostart.sh
echo "cd /storage/downloads" >> /storage/.config/autostart.sh
echo "sh test_led.sh" >> /storage/.config/autostart.sh
echo "cd $OLD_PATH" >> /storage/.config/autostart.sh

For the icons (wifi, ethernet, etc.) enable the OpenVFD Kodi Addon.

RayW

That build probably doesn't have the vfd driver, so it won't work.

thelinhlge

Ah of course. You'll need an updated driver too. (attached)

You can extract it into the downloads folder for instance, then SSH into the box and start it by running

sh test_led.sh

Use the original vfd from the GitHub repository.

thelinhlge

Try the attached vfd.

Edit: The VFD attached in this post is wrong, and shouldn't be used.

dgamboa I sent you a PM.

thelinhlge

Make sure that you disable the advanced settings in the addon. Even disable the addon altogether until you get a readable clock.

You must use the gxl_p212_2g_g9sx.dtb, otherwise the display will not work at all.

RayW

I can't really help with builds that are not mine, because I don't know what vfd driver they have.

I don't have a TX9 Pro, I downloaded the firmware from Tanix, and extracted the DTB from it.
The configuration they use is identical to the Vorke Z6, and if the Vorke Z6 vfd doesn't work for you, then it's likely an issue with the LE build you're using. It either doesn't have a vfd driver at all or it's using an old version that doesn't support the vfd.conf file method.

dgamboa

Try the Vorke Z6 vfd conf and let me know if it works.

thelinhlge

Use the DTB from the device_tree folder on the SD card. And the g9sx vfd from the vfd repository here.

I'm not sure which version of the vfd driver the build you're using is running, so I can't really help you with that, may have to ask wrxtasy.

Also, I was asking for the DTB from the Android that is on your box, not the one you use with LE.