Good Morning from my Robotics Lab! This is Shadow_8472, and today, I am starting a small side adventure with my Pac-Man ghost inspired Raspberry Pi project. Let’s get started!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This week, I took a break from programming. For weeks now, I’ve had to share an HDMI monitor between my desktop and my Pi, which I’ve named Blinkie. In past weeks, I’ve setup a VNC server so I can remote in and take control of Blinkie from my desktop with a VNC client, but I have a few edges to smooth out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Firstly, the system seems to get its resolution from an attached HDMI display. If I boot it up headless (no monitor attached) then Raspian will boot the GUI into a low-resolution mode, presumably to save on CPU time. If I later connect a monitor later, it doesn’t auto-adjust, and I end up rebooting. I’ve taken to going behind my monitor and switch the HDMI inputs, and they can be difficult to get on the first try.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Secondly, when I’m no longer working on Blinky, I will have two jobs for it. Guard the kitchen, and stream the Church service on Saturday morning. This will imply both headless and headed operation. I can easily optimize for one or the other, but getting it just right will be tricky.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The bulk of my work this week went into turning Blinky from a more tiny Desktop into more of an actual security camera arrangement. I taught myself about SSH, the most fundamental skill I’ll need for operating it at a distance. SSH feels similar to VNC, but only for the command line in that it has a server and a client. Since I’m starting with optimizing for the security camera configuration, I found a way to boot to CLI, the command line only, and a way to enable a virtual desktop in memory from that command line. I ran into a little surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first problem I found was a quick fix. Instead of the traditional pointer I’m used to, it favored a black X. LINK to the forum thread I used. Another issue was the unexpected evolution of the aspect ratio. I ended up just moving the whole VNC window over to my other monitor, since it about fit and I don’t particularly relish the black boarder around the desktop. I can rework my workflow on Blinkie to accommodate the narrower work area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I still have some bits to figure out. The mouse buttons are still double swapping. If I’m going to be going between headless and desktop modes, I want to have a consistent, swapped button experience. The worst case scenario right now is where I run a bash or other kind of script and program it to change the setting based on if there’s a monitor connected on startup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I also need to find an easier SSH client for Windows or else find a way to zoom in on the text. Also against the default Windows SSH client is the fact I cannot just paste a long, super secure password into Command Prompt for logging in. In addition, I may be interested in looking into an Android SSH client for both now and future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I need to find an easier SSH client for Windows or else find a way to zoom in on the text. Also against the default Windows SSH client is the fact I cannot just paste a long, super secure password into Command Prompt for logging in. In addition, I may be interested in looking into an Android SSH client for both now and future projects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Final Question: Have you ever used SSH on an Android device before? Do you recommend any in particular?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Good Morning from my Robotics Lab! This is Shadow_8472, and today, I am starting a small side adventure with my Pac-Man ghost inspired Raspberry Pi project. Let’s get started! This week, I took a break from programming. For weeks now, I’ve had to share an HDMI monitor between my desktop and my Pi, which I’ve … <\/p>\n