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Add to this list: small portable HDMI/VGA monitor for checking on headless machines.

npodbielski 1y ago
It is nice but I wish there would be just a dongles of some kind that is like a network monitor, you i.e. VNC into from another place to see what error machine is spewing.
- dasv 1y ago
  Like this one? https://github.com/sipeed/NanoKVM https://github.com/sipeed/NanoKVM
  - nagisa 1y ago
    Yes, although NanoKVM is probably a product with most caveats out of competing ones to recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJGZQ35Q6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJGZQ35Q6I. I'd recommend JetKVM instead, but unfortunately it is still only available to obtain through late pledges on Kickstarter.
  - npodbielski 1y ago
    Seems interesting. To bad you cant buy it yet.
    - thatfunkymunki 1y ago
      This is incorrect, I am currently using both nanoKVM USB and PCI models today
      - npodbielski 1y ago
        Website says 'preorder'. Is it available or not then? Preorder usually means it is not ready. Where did you buy it?
        thatfunkymunki 1y ago
        it looks like you can order the cube one on amazon right now.
        npodbielski 1y ago
        Ah ok thanks I will check it out.
- yonatan8070 1y ago
  I got one of these which does the job pretty well https://www.crowdsupply.com/techxartisan/openterface-mini-kvm https://www.crowdsupply.com/techxartisan/openterface-mini-kv...
  - unstatusthequo 1y ago
    Nice. Was going to mention TinyPilot but this seems even more portable.
- kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
  When we attain that technology we can call it RS232.
  - npodbielski 1y ago
    Do you often connect a monitor with keyboard via serial? Obviously I meant seeing boot errors of some linux machine, which is what usually monitor is for, but you have to be there, on site, with the monitor and keyboard to hook it up and see what the problem is. This is sometimes not possible and NanoKVM or JetKVM would be very helpful. I do not see relevance of you comment here. I hope you at least had a nice time writing it because it was otherwise a waste of time.
sgentle 1y ago
I use an iPad (that I have with me anyway) + cheap USB HDMI capture dongle for this.
- ansgri 1y ago
  What kind of dongles are compatible with iPad? Does it need some crappy proprietary app to view?
  - sgentle 1y ago
    Pretty much anything – I just bought a random cheap one from Amazon, though you might get better latency for more money. The dongles show up as USB cameras (ie UVC) which is supported since iPadOS 17. I use the (free) Orion app, but it's basically just a fullscreen camera preview so there are plenty of other options.

It is nice but I wish there would be just a dongles of some kind that is like a network monitor, you i.e. VNC into from another place to see what error machine is spewing.

dasv 1y ago
Like this one? https://github.com/sipeed/NanoKVM https://github.com/sipeed/NanoKVM
- nagisa 1y ago
  Yes, although NanoKVM is probably a product with most caveats out of competing ones to recommend. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJGZQ35Q6I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plJGZQ35Q6I. I'd recommend JetKVM instead, but unfortunately it is still only available to obtain through late pledges on Kickstarter.
- npodbielski 1y ago
  Seems interesting. To bad you cant buy it yet.
  - thatfunkymunki 1y ago
    This is incorrect, I am currently using both nanoKVM USB and PCI models today
    - npodbielski 1y ago
      Website says 'preorder'. Is it available or not then? Preorder usually means it is not ready. Where did you buy it?
      - thatfunkymunki 1y ago
        it looks like you can order the cube one on amazon right now.
        npodbielski 1y ago
        Ah ok thanks I will check it out.
yonatan8070 1y ago
I got one of these which does the job pretty well https://www.crowdsupply.com/techxartisan/openterface-mini-kvm https://www.crowdsupply.com/techxartisan/openterface-mini-kv...
- unstatusthequo 1y ago
  Nice. Was going to mention TinyPilot but this seems even more portable.
kevin_thibedeau 1y ago
When we attain that technology we can call it RS232.
- npodbielski 1y ago
  Do you often connect a monitor with keyboard via serial? Obviously I meant seeing boot errors of some linux machine, which is what usually monitor is for, but you have to be there, on site, with the monitor and keyboard to hook it up and see what the problem is. This is sometimes not possible and NanoKVM or JetKVM would be very helpful. I do not see relevance of you comment here. I hope you at least had a nice time writing it because it was otherwise a waste of time.

sgentle 1y ago

I use an iPad (that I have with me anyway) + cheap USB HDMI capture dongle for this.

ansgri 1y ago
What kind of dongles are compatible with iPad? Does it need some crappy proprietary app to view?
- sgentle 1y ago
  Pretty much anything – I just bought a random cheap one from Amazon, though you might get better latency for more money. The dongles show up as USB cameras (ie UVC) which is supported since iPadOS 17. I use the (free) Orion app, but it's basically just a fullscreen camera preview so there are plenty of other options.