Not a question - but - was watching a few intertube vids of a project to make an RPi4 (or Zero) into an IP based KVM : I think it was a link provided by the admin / owner of Gaming on Linux : https://www.gamingonlinux.com/ - one of my top 5 Linux websites (I don’t rank them, but It’s FOSS is also in my top 5!).
How cool is that? And if you want your KVM to do more computers (than one) - you can grab a HDMI/USB KVM and use your Pi “IP KVM” to remotely keyboard / monitor your computers… I’ve got one server that’s VGA only - but there are ways and means (apparently it works okay with a HDMI -> VGA adaptor - but I’m not convinced - I’ve had mixed success with suchlike).
This kickstarter launched today - I’m tempted - I’ll “uhm and ahh” over this for a few days, but probably kick in for a single unit reward…
I’ll need some sorta “software switching” KVM too, and some sorta VGA <-> HDMI converter (the main remote KVM I need is for my FreeNAS NAS on VGA - I guess I could always plonk a HDMI PCIe card in it).
I looked at the campaign. The more I read, the more I like it. It would actually solve a lot of problems I still have with my Raspberry Pi setup, after all these years.
I just wish it’d be cheaper. 130 bucks for a single unit, which means you can only do the magic to a single Raspberry Pi. I understand the price, but it’s truly A LOT. I’m very tempted, but I’m not sure if I’m ready to pay 130 bucks to have a great KVM on a single 60 to 90 bucks device.
If they would demand 60 bucks for one, I would probably buy 2 and spend about 120 bucks. But these 130 bucks for a single unit… Not sure!
The more I think about it - the more I agree with you…
You could probably buy an “enterprise” grade IP KVM from a data centre salvage 2nd hand for close to that price…
The most I’ve ever paid for a hat is about $80… for a PiJuice… and - I’m not even using it… it’s a REAL PITA to get it working on ANYTHING besides armhf Raspbian Buster… such a PITA, I’ve given up…