LCD Display

[wreuel]

Hi,

I'm using the FreeNAS 9.3, and I want to know if it possible to attach a LCD Display to it, to show if anything is wrong, at least the initialization, process, once I do not have a monitor near by to connect to it, every time that I need to restart.

So, if anyone has any idea how to do it! I would be grateful.

 

[jgreco]

No, there's no support for such a thing. However, you could certainly turn on serial console and have something like a Raspberry Pi with an LCD act as a terminal.

 

[Mirfster]

Does your system support IPMI?

 

[wreuel]

Does your system support IPMI?

I'm not really sure, how can I confirm that?

 

[Mirfster]

Refer to your motherboard/system manual. If it does have it and is turned on in the BIOS, then in the FreeNas GUI you should see an "IPMI" tab under [Network]. You can always tell us your motherboard/system make/model and others may clarify if you do/don't have that capability.

 

[wreuel]

Refer to your motherboard/system manual. If it does have it and is turned on in the BIOS, then in the FreeNas GUI you should see an "IPMI" tab under [Network]. You can always tell us your motherboard/system make/model and others may clarify if you do/don't have that capability.

Well,
My motherboar is one AS Rock N68-S3 FX, I think it doesn't have, does it?

 

[Mirfster]

Doesn't look like it to me. Maybe others will chime in and say differently though.

 

[gpsguy]

I doubt it. Typically IPMI, iLO, etc are only found on server class systems.

Note: the mobo doesn't support ECC RAM (highly recommended) and it has a 10/100 RealCrap NIC.


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[rogerh]

You only need a monitor if it doesn't start up. If it does you can use SSH or the GUI to check all is good. In practice failures may not not be very often.

 

[pirateghost]

You only need a monitor if it doesn't start up. If it does you can use SSH or the GUI to check all is good. In practice failures may not not be very often.

I don't think the OP is talking about that kind of LCD display...

 

[rogerh]

I don't think the OP is talking about that kind of LCD display...

No, but apparently that kind of purpose, rather than hardware monitoring; he said "attach a LCD Display to it, to show if anything is wrong, at least the initialization, process".

 

[jgreco]

No, but apparently that kind of purpose, rather than hardware monitoring; he said "attach a LCD Display to it, to show if anything is wrong, at least the initialization, process".

I'm assuming something like the LCD display on the QNAP or Seagate NAS Pro devices, which would be nice, but not that likely.

 

[Mirfster]

This looks pretty slick:
http://metku.net/index.html?path=mods/loginoki/index_eng

This site has some cool LCD Display stuff:
http://www.lcdinfo.com/

This was a case mod:
http://www.casemodgod.com/ModGuides/LCD1BayMod/lcdbaymod.htm

If you do get this to work, please post back with instructions. I think a lot of people would be interested. :)

 

[jgreco]

I imagine the OP was hoping for something like the picoLCD?

http://www.mini-box.com/picoLCD-256x64-Sideshow-CDROM-Bay

Which brings up an interesting point. If I go all cool watercooling and hacky fun on my new desktop hypervisor, I should see if I can add a LCD to it to show VM statistics...

https://www.adafruit.com/products/2109

That'd take 2 5.25" bays, but boy that might be cool

 

[Mirfster]

Which brings up an interesting point. If I go all cool watercooling and hacky fun on my new desktop hypervisor, I should see if I can add a LCD to it to show VM statistics...

Would be even cooler if the touch screen was full functional as well...

 

[rogerh]

I suppose it all makes better sense if your FreeNAS machine is somewhere you can see it. Otherwise it seems have less value.