A headless system is one that runs without a monitor (the head).
Questions tagged [headless]
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How to shut down RPi when running headless
If I am running a Pi headless, is there a command I can use to safely shut down, or should I simply remove the power cord?
Eric Wilson
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How to get Pulseaudio working with Music Player Daemon?
I installed MPD, to prevent crackling sound I want to use pulseaudio.
So I configured MPD to use pulseaudio:
audio_output {
type "pulse"
name "MPD PulseAudio Output"
server "localhost"
}
But then MPD cannot connect to pulseaudio:
output:…
i.amniels
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Does Raspbian run any GUI by default? Can I uninstall some of its components?
I have downloaded default Raspbian distribution and now I'm already installing stuff on the Pi. Because I have no HDMI cable, nor USB keyboard I do everything via SSH. Successfully so far.
I also have no suitable SD card, so I use an old, tiny…
Tomáš Zato
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Finding or mounting boot partition to create /boot/ssh
To permanently enable ssh for a headless setup, my understanding is that the simplest method is to create an empty file /boot/ssh on the boot partition. However, when I write to a file using this pathname, the change doesn't persist after I reboot.…
user105131
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Turn off raspberry pi headless mode
My raspberry pi 4 is setup to work in headless mode and its working ok but I want to turnoff headless mode and make it working normally by connecting it to monitor and keyboard.
Is it possible now and if yes then what steps I need to follow?
Abhishek Kumar
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Can I swap as cards for a headless setup of a Raspberry Pi?
I recently got a new Pi Zero W for a smart home project and I'd like to set it up for SSH without getting micro adapters for display, keyboard, etc. I currently have a Pi 3 and I was wondering whether I could just change out the SD cards. Would the…
A Tyshka
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unmount root on headless pi
I have a set of PIs that I control remotely. I am going to update them to set the the root of the filesystem as read-only (to avoid SDACRD corruption problems). However, occasionally I will need to put the root back to read-write mode to apply…
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How can I see the Pi HDMI display when I VCN in
I have a Pi 3B set up with a 3.5" touch display. I want to use a laptop or tablet to VNC in and control the Pi headless. I have TightVNC running on the Pi and am using RealVNC as the client(Viewer). The problem is the remote desk top is a second…
PJ Bear
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