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May 09, 2021

Shell script for displaying RN 214 LCD messages

Hi everyone, I made a small ssh shell script for displaying texts on Readynas 214 (or 204) OS6.0.xx LCD Display (e.g. for messages of an end of a ssh shell programm). Have fun with it! Name it a...

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8ohmh

Guide

May 13, 2021

Hi StephenB, just a question: Haven't you asked ayourself about "bluetooth_event"???. Does ReadyNas'es have Bluetooth module inside it or is it just a relict of other Nas'es??? So far lspci, lsusb, /sys/proc didn't show any bluetooth hardware/module in it - or haven't I researched enough Thanks for answer

Sandshark

Sensei

May 13, 2021

There were some ReadyNAS that shipped with a BlueTooth USB module, but Netgear said they never implemented its intended purpose, which was linked to Insight.. Looks like rnutil has some vestiges of that effort, too.

BTW, I was lookling at the display on my latest RD516 acquisition (which i converted to an RN516) and noticed some messages have the characters spaced out. Got me thnking that the K parameter may be Kerning. Since just any number doesn't seem to work, there must be an allowable range or specific values if that is it. Unlike the legacy panel, the newer one doesn't seem to have multiple font sizes.

StephenB
Guru
May 13, 2021
Sandshark wrote:

There were some ReadyNAS that shipped with a BlueTooth USB module, but Netgear said they never implemented its intended purpose, which was linked to Insight.. Looks like rnutil has some vestiges of that effort, too.

I agree that's likely what's going on here.
- 8ohmh
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  May 14, 2021
  Thanks to you both (Sandshark & StepjenB). Was wondering too about Bluetooth ind rnutil. As you wrote maybe a relict and/or for other devices (Softw Engineers maybe forgot to set a C/C++ macro at compiling OS & Toold for ReadyNAS). But anyway it is interesting. RN_LCD: K value, is a kerning value, but Kerning on a LCD Display. As far Reverse Enigineering the LCD tool, controller (Port/Address etc) would have be difficult and for what? As long we can show the texts, it is enough for me. I dont wanna have gfx on LCD Display, isn't it?