hi i cant seem to enable any icons, i have tried as you said vfdctl +usb but this does not work for me.

fp_control -i 1 1 only gives
SPARK7162:~# fp_control -i 1 1
fp_control: SW Version 1.04
Model: spark7162
vBoxType: 11
Selected Model: Edision Spark frontpanel control utility
Spark_init
checkConfig
configs: DISPLAY = 1, DISPLAYCUSTOM = 1, CUSTOM = %H:%M:%S
, WAKEUPDECREMENT 300
seticon: : Timer expired