[Raspbian-devel] Raspberry Graphical Output without expensive H/W setup..

[Arunprasad Rajkumar]

Great. Thanks for your help. Whether Motorola Atrix lapdock is $50 or $500?

On 26 December 2012 18:53, Francois Dion <francois.dion at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Wed, Dec 26, 2012 at 7:47 AM, Arunprasad Rajkumar
> <ararunprasad at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Hello,
> >
> > Is there any way to see the graphics output of Raspberry Pi without using
> > expensive h/w setup. I have only laptop & don't have TV/Monitor.
> >
> > I thinking to have below solutions,
> >
> > 1. Using VNCServer - But Debian Squeeze doesn't come with vncserver by
> > default. At-least to install vncserver I should have monitor/tv. If ip
> > address is known then we can SSH into the board to install & setup
> > vncserver, else console must be routed via UART(which GPIO pin to use).
>
> Use a zeroconf setup. I've posted about this on my blog, but that
> entry is in portuguese:
> http://raspberry-python.blogspot.com/2012/12/bonjour-zeroconf-avahi.html
>
> Translation in english by google, clear enough to understand:
>
> http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=pt&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fraspberry-python.blogspot.com%2F2012%2F12%2Fbonjour-zeroconf-avahi.html&act=url
>
> Of course, to ssh the first time, you'll need to discover your ip
> address. You can use a mobile app like Fing, or use a tool on your
> computer like nmap, or if you have access to the dns server, check the
> MAC addresses that start with:
>
> http://hwaddress.com/mac/B827EB-000000.html
>
>
> > 2. Running XServer on laptop & making the Apps running on Raspberry to
> use
> > the remote XServer. Again it needs a solution like #1.
>
> The sidekick mode:
> http://raspberry-python.blogspot.com/2012/09/sidekick.html
>
> http://raspberry-python.blogspot.com/2012/09/sidekick-2.html
>
> You can also use IPV6 and skip an external DNS. That way you connect
> with cat5 the laptop and the Pi. Combined with zeroconf, and you are
> set.
>
> > 3. HDMI to USB - I can't able to find the proper
> solution/software/hardware.
> > What I'm thinking is to convert the HDMI signal to USB & displaying it on
> > the laptop.
>
> I have used a usb tuner with video in, I connect through composite. I
> dont know of any HDMI solution.
>
> You could also pick up a Motorola Atrix lapdock and skip the laptop.
> Think I had paid $50 for mine:
> http://raspberry-python.blogspot.com/2012/10/risc-laptop-cables-cabos.html
>
> Francois
> --
> www.pyptug.org  -  raspberry-python.blogspot.com
>



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