[Tfug] Use laptop as external kbd/monitor?

[Bexley Hall]

Hi,

--- Angus Scott-Fleming <angussf at geoapps.com> wrote:

> Does anyone know of any way to use a laptop as an
> external keyboard+monitor for 
> systems that are running headless and can't run VNC?

There is a "weasel" device that gives a serial
port in place of your video card (i.e., this
capability is often available on servers, etc.).
But, you would have to purchase one for each
machine  :<

You can run serial consoles on many "non-PC's"
without requiring an OS to be running (i.e., so
you can actually boot *from* that serial
console).

You can use a frame grabber with display on the
laptop *if* you configure the "PC" so that it's
native resolution is within the capture range
of the frame grabber.

If the machines are all "local" to you, you can use
a KVM extender (effectively a long extension cord)
to bring the video *to* a convenient monitor
(instead of the monitor to the video).

Welcome to my world.  :<

--don


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