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ok so i got me lcd today and i wire it i fire lcd smartie up and nothing happend but then i try lcd center and its kinda ok exept its very currupt ?
btw does lcdinfo support hd74480? (or whatever number it is :S)

ok i know whats happening but how to fix it???

if i make it say "test" in lcdcenter it shows on screen as "4%34" wtf is going on???????? my paralell port is ecp is that a problem??

Yes LCDinfo supports HD44780. You could try other LPT settings in the BIOS.
Also i'd triple check the wiring and check for proper grounding.
Which wiring scheme have you used?

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ok the wiring scheme i used is from www.electronics-lab.com
http://www.electronics-lab.com/projects ... ndex2.html
but i grounded pins 8-15 (i think thats what i did ), and even before i grounded them i got the same problem... my display is a wintek(?) wm-c1604m says HD44780 compatible compatible, my wiring is ok i checked like 4 times

{edit} my bios doesnt have an option for epp ONLY maybe a windows setting?

Use this one:
http://lcdsmartie.sourceforge.net/circuits.htm

whaddya mean 'i think i grounded 8-15'
pin 18~25 on the LPT connector should be grounded, also make sure you have the portdriver installed, see that Smartie site.

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re-wiring...

it works now,
how do i set up lcdinfo for hd74480?

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