[mythtv-users] Anyone heard of a remote KVM/Display device for Mythboxes/Linux?

[Matt Emmott]

On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 5:01 PM, R. G. Newbury <newbury at mandamus.org> wrote:

> On 11/01/2010 04:31 PM, Mark wrote:
>
>> Tom Lichti wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:21 PM, Greg Oliver <oliver.greg at gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 3:16 PM, Tom Lichti
>>>> <redpepperracing at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> On Mon, Nov 1, 2010 at 4:12 PM, Ben Kamen <bkamen at benjammin.net>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> On 11/1/2010 3:09 PM, Mark wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Just like many, I sometimes bork my own machine, or have hardware
>>>>>>> fail
>>>>>>> etc... when away from Mythtv or Linux boxes.
>>>>>>> Has anyone heard of a device ( Like a raritan remove console )
>>>>>>> that would
>>>>>>> allow remote server admin?
>>>>>>> Like the ability to reboot, power off/on a box and see the console
>>>>>>> on boot
>>>>>>> with keyboard?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does such a device exist? Would sure be handy.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> There's always SSH. SSH is your best friend!
>>>>>>
>>>>> The only thing I have seen is a Raritan or similar device, unless you
>>>>> are using an HP or similar server that has built in ILO capabilities.
>>>>>
>>>>>  There are lots of IP based kvm solutions, but unless you just sweat
>>>> cash, they are kind of pricey for home :)
>>>>
>>>> Quite a bit cheaper are ip based power switches you can put between
>>>> the wall and pc.. Someone posted one a while back on the list.. They
>>>> can be had for usually around ~$110 a port I have found..
>>>>
>>>
>>> If you have another linux box nearby you could redirect console to the
>>> serial port and watch it on the other box. Not fun to setup though.
>>>
>>
> There have been comments from time to time on the list by people who are
> running mythtv in a virtual instance on a box. I understand that there are
> problems with getting this working...understandably! Some tuners are easy to
> get working, and others are NOT.
>
> But if you are not nearby to the box and *if* you can use a virtualized
> setup with your tuners, it might possibly be the answer. I am of course
> presuming that the problems you are experiencing are with the setup of the
> mythbox and not mythtv directly.
>
> Of course, one answer to that is to *stop fiddling with the box!* once you
> have it up and running. Set up another box to fiddle with, but leave the
> main box alone. If you don't touch it, no-one can say 'It wasn't boken but
> he frixxed it anyway'.
>
> Geoff
> Been there, done that, now they give me hoodies so I can hide my face!
>
>
>
>
> --
>             R. Geoffrey Newbury
>
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We use Dell and HP IP KVMs here at work, they're all made by Avocent.
They're pretty pricey although you can occasionally find a cheap (cheap
being around $200) deal on eBay. They give you the functionality you're
looking for.

On another note, when building my Dell Precision workstation I noticed in
the BACS Broadcom Windows software that my Broadcom NetXtreme 57xx card MAY
have some sort of remote console functionality built into it. I spent an
hour or so poking around and wasn't able to really turn up much, but perhaps
those with better resources than I could find more information.
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