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Show HN: TinyPilot – Build a KVM over IP using a Raspberry Pi

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756 points mtlynch | 6 comments | 23 Jul 20 13:56 UTC | HN request time: 1.033s | source | bottom
1. EvanAnderson ◴[23 Jul 20 15:21 UTC] No.23928267[source]▶
This looks great. To be useful in the datacenter environments I work in such a device would need VGA capture, though. Most servers don't have HDMI ports in my experience.

Anybody know of a good, cheap V4L2 USB-based VGA capture dongle?

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2. diabeetusman ◴[23 Jul 20 15:32 UTC] No.23928401[source]▶
Could always add another dongle with something like this: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BKYBKGP maybe?
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3. bserge ◴[23 Jul 20 16:12 UTC] No.23928900[source]▶
Most obvious choice, but the USB port might not be able to provide enough power. You could splice in an external adapter with a bit of work, though :)
4. Nextgrid ◴[23 Jul 20 16:45 UTC] No.23929248[source]▶
Not sure if they are still easily available but look into https://blog.benjojo.co.uk/post/userspace-usb-drivers.
5. Nexxxeh ◴[23 Jul 20 20:44 UTC] No.23932047[source]▶
I've used one of these a couple of time and they work great, not yet hooked up into the HDMI cap device but can test if anyone is interested.
6. louwrentius ◴[23 Jul 20 22:38 UTC] No.23933461[source]▶
Most servers have built-in IPMI.