Filodej
X-window running on the box is really funny, but nothing more probably. It would be great if we could attach some screen to the device and keybord support. Do you think it is possible and worth doing?
Hello,
first of all, thank you for visiting my web.
I personally am just trying to learn something new and have some fun, but generally I do not think the X-apps on the box are just fun and nothing more.
As far as some communication channel can be established (e.g. via
TCP/IP in this case) the fact that input/output devices are not present does not matter so much. There is a whole variety of ways how to communicate with such a device.
For example following (mostly client/server) configurations are possible:(by building X.Org libraries I am just trying to enable the point 3 - I am interested mainly in X client part - not in server part - but do not know the exact dependencies and so I am building all)1) Web browser as a thin client connecting to a HTTP daemon running on the box (examples: built-in webUI, didiwiki, cvstrac, ...)
2) Telnet/SSH client running on separate machine and connecting to the box (example: mc)
3) X-client application running on the box and connecting to X-server running elsewhere (e.g. on a PC). Box serves as an application server and X client, PC serves as X server and app client (examples: X applications)
4)
VNC viewer connecting to VNC server (along with X server) running on the box (examples: X applications) - not sure it this is possible with
Airlive.
5) Some peripherals connected to the box (e.g. via USB). I tried to search the Web and have found some description
how to setup USB mouse and keyboard and that there is a
USB2SVGA converter and a guide
how to set it up. I have no idea what the real possibilities are for the
Airlive device and whether it is useful and practical but I think at least in principle it is possible.
Regards,
Filodej