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The firmware is open source and you can compile and flash your own. You can even run your own version of their cloud access offering https://github.com/jetkvm

by philjohn 11mo ago

The firmware is open source and you can compile and flash your own. You can even run your own version of their cloud access offering https://github.com/jetkvm https://github.com/jetkvm

lloeki 11mo ago
Also you can SSH into it: https://jetkvm.com/docs/advanced-usage/developing#developer-mode https://jetkvm.com/docs/advanced-usage/developing#developer-... And the serial console is available over USB UART (SBU) If it's attempting to be a covert op it's doing either a terrible job or a very advanced one.
- Joel_Mckay 11mo ago
  It is similar to NanoKVM-Pro, and indeed one may also install PiKVM on that commercial hardware. Given that very distinctive "JetKVM" shape, I am now 99% sure I've seen this gadget someplace last year, If I recall the Mandarin Chinese name (difficult for me), I will post the hardware URI. One may be surprised how much hardware includes unsigned firmware OTA updates. And someone will need to audit the stack to check if it has that common problem, and predict if it also has SoM specific Linux kernel requirements. The Raspberry Pi foundation isn't just hardware, but comes with a proven 10 year OS lifecycle. =3
  - philjohn 11mo ago
    It's been on KickStarter for about a year at this point - could that be where you'd seen it?
    - Joel_Mckay 11mo ago
      The item was promoted on a China e-store site for awhile, and caught my eye given a video encoded streaming kvm at that price point seemed like "optimistic" marketing. I spend a lot of time sourcing electrical parts, optical components, and metric 304 steel fasteners on these sites. It might be possible something popped up that looked very similar to the Kickstarter ad. Could also just have been a 4th container product run common with China CM exports. =3
      - philjohn 11mo ago
        That's why it took off with hobbyists - $79 for an IP KVM is insanely good value. I picked up two which have been in my rack for a few months at this point and I've got nothing but praise for them. Sipeed nano also launched around the same time, but they were cagey at first with open sourcing the firmware, requiring a certain number of github stars before they'd do that.

The firmware is open source and you can compile and flash your own. You can even run your own version of their cloud access offering https://github.com/jetkvm https://github.com/jetkvm

lloeki 11mo ago

Also you can SSH into it: https://jetkvm.com/docs/advanced-usage/developing#developer-mode https://jetkvm.com/docs/advanced-usage/developing#developer-... And the serial console is available over USB UART (SBU) If it's attempting to be a covert op it's doing either a terrible job or a very advanced one.

Joel_Mckay 11mo ago
It is similar to NanoKVM-Pro, and indeed one may also install PiKVM on that commercial hardware. Given that very distinctive "JetKVM" shape, I am now 99% sure I've seen this gadget someplace last year, If I recall the Mandarin Chinese name (difficult for me), I will post the hardware URI. One may be surprised how much hardware includes unsigned firmware OTA updates. And someone will need to audit the stack to check if it has that common problem, and predict if it also has SoM specific Linux kernel requirements. The Raspberry Pi foundation isn't just hardware, but comes with a proven 10 year OS lifecycle. =3
- philjohn 11mo ago
  It's been on KickStarter for about a year at this point - could that be where you'd seen it?
  - Joel_Mckay 11mo ago
    The item was promoted on a China e-store site for awhile, and caught my eye given a video encoded streaming kvm at that price point seemed like "optimistic" marketing. I spend a lot of time sourcing electrical parts, optical components, and metric 304 steel fasteners on these sites. It might be possible something popped up that looked very similar to the Kickstarter ad. Could also just have been a 4th container product run common with China CM exports. =3
    - philjohn 11mo ago
      That's why it took off with hobbyists - $79 for an IP KVM is insanely good value. I picked up two which have been in my rack for a few months at this point and I've got nothing but praise for them. Sipeed nano also launched around the same time, but they were cagey at first with open sourcing the firmware, requiring a certain number of github stars before they'd do that.