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  1. Gặp lỗi Certbot trên PiKVM (BliKVM v4 AllWinner): khi chạy `kvmd-certbot` quá trình bị treo, PST service liên tục chuyển giữa RW/RO và vào vòng lặp restart. Log cho thấy PST mở session, remount storage, nhưng Certbot không tiến triển. Cần kiểm tra quyền PST, cấu hình kvmd‑pst và cách mount, hoặc tìm giải pháp thay thế cho PST manager. #PiKVM #Certbot #Selfhosted #Linux #BliKVM #Vietnam

    reddit.com/r/selfhosted/commen

  2. Hey @homelab folks. I'm looking for an IP KVM capable of connecting multiple devices, and that won't bankrupt me. I know the PiKVM is one of the best, but the base module plus the 4 devices module is just too much money. What else is out there?

    In case you wanna know, my fall-back solution, in case nothing pans out, would be the GL.iNet Comet (single device, $89 in the US). So I guess I'm willing to go up to $200, maybe $300 maximum. For sure not the $650 of a full PiKVM setup.

    #HomeLab #IPKVM #PIKVM #KVM

  3. [Перевод] Сборка устройства PiKVM v2 для удалённого управления компьютером или сервером по KVM over IP

    Удалённый доступ на уровне BIOS, восстановление при падении ОС и «оут-оф-бэнд» без танцев с RDP — для этого и нужен KVM over IP. В статье — практичная DIY-сборка PiKVM v2 на Raspberry Pi 4 : выбор совместимых компонентов (в т.ч. USB-HDMI капчур на MS2109), самодельный Y-кабель USB-C для HID-эмуляции, продуманный корпус с активным охлаждением, прошивка PiKVM OS и настройка доступа по LAN и через Tailscale. Разбираем ключевые нюансы подключения, безопасность и обновления, монтирование ISO из веб-интерфейса и ограничения по видео-задержке, чтобы получить рабочий plug-and-play IP-KVM для домашнего стенда или мини-серверной, независимый от ОС целевой машины.

    habr.com/ru/companies/otus/art

    #PiKVM #raspberrypi #raspberry_pi_4 #Захват_HDMI #Эмуляция_HID #Внеполосное_управление #KVM_over_IP

  4. Устанавливаем Pi-KVM 4.94 на любое железо с OTG

    Многие слышали про DIY проект Pi-KVM, позволяющий превратить ненужную малинку в IP-KVM. Не смотря на то, что разработчик проекта выпускает свое собственное железо, проект опенсурсный, но заточен только под одноплатные микрокомпьютеры Raspberry Pi 2, 3, 4 и Zero 2 W. Для того, чтобы поставить Pi-KVM на одноплатники других производителей существует хитрый хак, а именно скрипт, написанный энтузиастами. Лучше не знать, какая магия творится там внутри, но скрипт реально делает свое дело - ставит PiKVM версии 3.291. На этом вроде бы можно и закончить, если бы не одно "но" - в самой свежей версии 4.94 (на момент написания данной статьи) реализован режим эмуляции DVD-ROM, который позволяет монтировать большие ISO образы. Да и в принципе приятно когда установлен свежий софт, с исправленными глюками и багами, а не версия времен динозавров.

    habr.com/ru/articles/943432/

    #diy #pikvm #ipkvm #linux #diyпроекты #diy_или_сделай_сам

  5. If you have weird requirements for networking and controlling a machine remotely without installing anything on it, #NanoKVM is pretty fucking cool. Got mine recently and while the interface is not as nice as something like #Remmina (for example it can't capture all keyboard input in Firefox, and the video codec is not optimized for this purpose) it fits my weird little niche very well.
    I was originally going to buy a #TinyPilot or a #PiKVM, but this was much cheaper, plus it draws way less power, since it's not a full #RaspberryPi. (Also I did not want to give more money to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.)
    We'll see how it holds up in a few months, but so far it's been more reliable than the alternatives I've tried. (But again, I have a very weird networking setup that I can't really discuss.)

  6. If you have weird requirements for networking and controlling a machine remotely without installing anything on it, #NanoKVM is pretty fucking cool. Got mine recently and while the interface is not as nice as something like #Remmina (for example it can't capture all keyboard input in Firefox, and the video codec is not optimized for this purpose) it fits my weird little niche very well.
    I was originally going to buy a #TinyPilot or a #PiKVM, but this was much cheaper, plus it draws way less power, since it's not a full #RaspberryPi. (Also I did not want to give more money to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.)
    We'll see how it holds up in a few months, but so far it's been more reliable than the alternatives I've tried. (But again, I have a very weird networking setup that I can't really discuss.)

  7. If you have weird requirements for networking and controlling a machine remotely without installing anything on it, #NanoKVM is pretty fucking cool. Got mine recently and while the interface is not as nice as something like #Remmina (for example it can't capture all keyboard input in Firefox, and the video codec is not optimized for this purpose) it fits my weird little niche very well.
    I was originally going to buy a #TinyPilot or a #PiKVM, but this was much cheaper, plus it draws way less power, since it's not a full #RaspberryPi. (Also I did not want to give more money to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.)
    We'll see how it holds up in a few months, but so far it's been more reliable than the alternatives I've tried. (But again, I have a very weird networking setup that I can't really discuss.)

  8. If you have weird requirements for networking and controlling a machine remotely without installing anything on it, #NanoKVM is pretty fucking cool. Got mine recently and while the interface is not as nice as something like #Remmina (for example it can't capture all keyboard input in Firefox, and the video codec is not optimized for this purpose) it fits my weird little niche very well.
    I was originally going to buy a #TinyPilot or a #PiKVM, but this was much cheaper, plus it draws way less power, since it's not a full #RaspberryPi. (Also I did not want to give more money to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.)
    We'll see how it holds up in a few months, but so far it's been more reliable than the alternatives I've tried. (But again, I have a very weird networking setup that I can't really discuss.)

  9. If you have weird requirements for networking and controlling a machine remotely without installing anything on it, #NanoKVM is pretty fucking cool. Got mine recently and while the interface is not as nice as something like #Remmina (for example it can't capture all keyboard input in Firefox, and the video codec is not optimized for this purpose) it fits my weird little niche very well.
    I was originally going to buy a #TinyPilot or a #PiKVM, but this was much cheaper, plus it draws way less power, since it's not a full #RaspberryPi. (Also I did not want to give more money to the Raspberry Pi Foundation.)
    We'll see how it holds up in a few months, but so far it's been more reliable than the alternatives I've tried. (But again, I have a very weird networking setup that I can't really discuss.)

  10. Starting to take shape: I’m combining PiKVM and a TESmart HKS0801A1U 8x1 HDMI KVM to access my homelab devices. I started with an unused Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W, and just added the KVM.

    Still sorting out how to get PiKVM to control input switching. The TESmart config utility (Windows only, “unhandled exception” errors) and networking (fixed IP address, no DHCP) leave a lot to be desired. Hopefully I can get remote input switching working.

  11. Does something like a #rackmount #pikvm exist, but with 4+ inputs? I have a handful of 1L PCs and a #NAS that I’d like to connect up to such a device to monitor remotely. Ideally not something corporate and hugely expensive.

    #kvm #homelab #askhomelab

  12. The recording of the July 18th, 2024 #bhyve Production User Call is up:

    youtu.be/0eX5Id0ya3A

    We discussed moving from AWS/GCP to a private cloud, #PiKVM, upcoming AMD IOMMU fixes, virtio-console, virtio-vsock, #NoVNC, libarchive, system-wide management APIs, Netgraph queue length, #VxLAN over WireGuard and IPsec, a new-to-FreeBSD story, and more!

    "Don't forget to slam those Like and Subscribe buttons."

    #FreeBSD #illumos

  13. Also, #pikvm is something i really need. That way, i could use #fulldiskencryption on my server and still be able to reboot it or change #bios settings even when i'm not at home.

  14. Knew there was a newer Pi KVM thing than #PiKVM so I went looking and found #TinyPilot - they specifically have a marketing page for convincing people that their product is superior (marketing, after all) and one of the PiKVM features they use to describe its setup difficulty is one that the TinyPilot DOES NOT HAVE. (power control)

    Ripping on an open source project over a nontrivial feature that they implemented but you didn't is a good way to get me to never even consider your products for any reason.

  15. Knew there was a newer Pi KVM thing than #PiKVM so I went looking and found #TinyPilot - they specifically have a marketing page for convincing people that their product is superior (marketing, after all) and one of the PiKVM features they use to describe its setup difficulty is one that the TinyPilot DOES NOT HAVE. (power control)

    Ripping on an open source project over a nontrivial feature that they implemented but you didn't is a good way to get me to never even consider your products for any reason.

  16. Knew there was a newer Pi KVM thing than #PiKVM so I went looking and found #TinyPilot - they specifically have a marketing page for convincing people that their product is superior (marketing, after all) and one of the PiKVM features they use to describe its setup difficulty is one that the TinyPilot DOES NOT HAVE. (power control)

    Ripping on an open source project over a nontrivial feature that they implemented but you didn't is a good way to get me to never even consider your products for any reason.

  17. Knew there was a newer Pi KVM thing than #PiKVM so I went looking and found #TinyPilot - they specifically have a marketing page for convincing people that their product is superior (marketing, after all) and one of the PiKVM features they use to describe its setup difficulty is one that the TinyPilot DOES NOT HAVE. (power control)

    Ripping on an open source project over a nontrivial feature that they implemented but you didn't is a good way to get me to never even consider your products for any reason.

  18. Knew there was a newer Pi KVM thing than #PiKVM so I went looking and found #TinyPilot - they specifically have a marketing page for convincing people that their product is superior (marketing, after all) and one of the PiKVM features they use to describe its setup difficulty is one that the TinyPilot DOES NOT HAVE. (power control)

    Ripping on an open source project over a nontrivial feature that they implemented but you didn't is a good way to get me to never even consider your products for any reason.

  19. Why waste tty1 on getty, when you can have bpytop there instead!

    Sure, you don't get the prettiest version because Linux's console is a vt100, but it's still fun when KVMing to a server.

    Here's some Ansible to configure this on Ubuntu 22.04: gist.github.com/cmsj/69b214a5c

    (note that this is running as nobody/nogroup and has a directory on disk with that ownership, which is bad practice)

    #sysadmin
    #linux
    #ansible
    #pikvm
    #bpytop
    #ubuntu

  20. It's #Friday night, and I am entertaining myself by doing things that are basically indistinguishable from what I do for work. Unsure if that means I have no life or if I have an excellent job. Probably a bit of both.

    Currently battling to get my #rocchip based #arm SOC to see the #OTG ports so I can run #pikvm

  21. posted a video with one of the best thumbnails I've seen in a while 😂

    I put a computer in my computer - youtube.com/watch?v=cVWF3u-y-Zg

  22. I've been a longtime fan of @geerlingguy's work on Ansible and his experiments with Raspberry Pi. I was thrilled yesterday when he published a video demonstrating the TinyPilot Voyager, and he said many kind things about it.
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    RT @geerlingguy
    Control ANY computer with these Raspberry Pi KVMs: youtube.com/watch?v=TIrkEr2AeD #TinyPilot #PiKVM
    twitter.com/geerlingguy/status