The original Firebox X-Core LCD had limited backlight life. So when these boxes were supported by LCDproc, the driver author did implement some bakclight auto-cutoff. Things have changed, and today Fireboxes are more reliable. So it's time to remove this backlight auto-cutoff.

We've tested this modification on 3 Firebox XTM-5 so far, but it should work on other models (even older ones). Also got some positive feedback on x550e. Feel free to leave an issue with your feedback ;)

This driver is based on LCDproc's sources, therefore we also distribute it under GPLv2.

These instructions suppose you already have a working LCDproc installation. If not, I can't help you :(

• Stop LCDproc service if running
• Make a backup of the current SDEC driver :

mv /usr/local/lib/lcdproc/sdeclcd.so /usr/local/lib/lcdproc/sdeclcd.so.bak

• Download the patched sdec driver (our builds are available here) and copy it to /usr/local/lib/lcdproc/
• Set correct permissions for the new driver : chmod +x /usr/local/lib/lcdproc/sdeclcd.so
• Start LCDproc service
• Enjoy !

Firstly, refer yourself to this webpage to find the matching FreeBSD release for your pfSense version. Install it to a VM (same CPU arch, I don't know how to cross-compile on BSD). Download this git repository. Then run ./configure and make. Locate the sdeclcd.so you just build, and follow the instructions above to install it on your pfSense hardware.