• Awwab@kbin.socialOP
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    1 year ago

    Im still fiddling with my 3d printer to get it working after sitting on a shelf for most of a year because of a move so I can have a nice case for this but I was able to get this setup with these parts for ~$30 in parts not including the Pi and SD card. Setup was a breeze and there is some mouse lag but if you turn on the mouse dot option in TigerVNC then its not noticeable at all.

    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256802405917750.html
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256804395443471.html
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/3256802674996160.html

    Also picked up some of these to keep it together until I get a case printed.
    https://www.aliexpress.com/item/2251832676215215.html

    Future case.
    https://www.printables.com/model/131408-raspberry-pi-zero-2-w-case-pikvm

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    1 year ago

    Hmm, what do you actually use it for?

    I always thought it is a neat idea, but the limited use-case wouldn’t be worth the cost.

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      1 year ago

      It’s good for critical systems that you might need to reboot and do things like see the BIOS (which you can’t see if you’re using a normal VNC-type remote access solution). It’s probably not necessary for most setups, but it can be very useful in certain situations. I made one myself, then literally never used it, and I’m now using that Pi in a different project.

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        1 year ago

        I thought about setting one up for my main server because every time the power went out I’d have to reconfigure the bios for boot order, virtualization, and a few other settings.

        I’ve since added a UPS to the mix but ultimately the fix was replacing the cmos battery lol. Had I put one of these together it would be entirely unused these days.

        It’s a neat concept and if you need remote bios access it’s great, but people usually overestimate how useful that really is.

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      1 year ago

      I use it mostly for remote access to my Windows environment that I can’t run as a VM. I would like to get a cell radio addon for true out of band remote access with one of the IOT type cell plans but I need to do more research on that.