Its simple to get the LCD on the VIA box to display messages.

Initially you have to see if the following packages are available: libusb and libhid. They should come with the installation itself.

Next, the source of picoLCD should be compiled on the device.

To see the text on the LCD, try this:

# cd /

/# usblcd clear

/# usblcd text 0 0 "My TEXT"

Here, the first 0 is for the row (0/1) and the second 0 is for column where to begin the message. Valid values can be (0-19). Try doing this and the LCD should display your message.

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