[Inquiry]Using beagleboard without a DVI monitor

Hi, I'm new here although I've been following beagleboard for a little
while now.
There are still many things I don't understand about the board, and
I'd like to learn by doing.

Right now, I'm at a little bit of a dilemma, I really want to get a
beagleboard, but I really don't want to spend 100 bucks on a new
monitor because to me, that is still pretty expensive.

But I do understand that we can use serial console to interact with
the board, so I just want to clarify, is that separate from the DVI
monitor? As in I can use my computer and connect the serial cable to
the board and see the terminal on my computer's terminal?

My plan is to eventually interface with an LCD through the expansion
header and build everything around that

So if I do burn a copy Ångström image, I'm guessing I won't be able to
see any feedback through the serial terminal in terms of what goes on,
and in which case I must use a new monitor to see it?

If that is indeed the case, I'm just wondering if it's possible to
build some kind of LCD interface image (first I just want to get a
static picture up) and run it directly using things such as x-loader
or u-boot (sorry, I'm not very familiar with them, I don't really know
if I understood what these are yet) to at least get an image on my
LCD.

Basically, my question is: Is there any way for me to play with the
beagleboard without having to buy a new monitor?

Thank you guys very much

But I do understand that we can use serial console to interact with
the board, so I just want to clarify, is that separate from the DVI
monitor? As in I can use my computer and connect the serial cable to
the board and see the terminal on my computer's terminal?

yes

So if I do burn a copy �ngstr�m image, I'm guessing I won't be able to
see any feedback through the serial terminal in terms of what goes on,
and in which case I must use a new monitor to see it?

no, you can use the serial of course

Basically, my question is: Is there any way for me to play with the
beagleboard without having to buy a new monitor?

of course, use the serial

Also, you can use the USB to do IP over USB and run VNC.

Can you point me to how to get the GUI(KDE)going on the default Angstrom release? I am booting my C4 from SD using the HWVerification kernel
It would not make sense to vnc to a command prompt (-:

— On Sun, 9/26/10, jkridner@beagleboard.org jkridner@beagleboard.org wrote:


> From: jkridner@beagleboard.org jkridner@beagleboard.org
> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] [Inquiry]Using beagleboard without a DVI monitor
> To: “Beagle Board” beagleboard@googlegroups.com
> Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 4:52 PM
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> Also, you can use the USB to do IP over USB and run VNC.
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> On 09/25/2010 10:51 PM, Stanley Wu wrote:
>
> > But I do understand that we can use serial console to interact with
> > the board, so I just want to clarify, is that separate from the DVI
> > monitor? As in I can use my computer and connect the serial cable to
> > the board and see the terminal on my computer’s terminal?
>
> yes
>
> > So if I do burn a copy Ångström image, I’m guessing I won’t be able to
> > see any feedback through the serial terminal in terms of what goes on,
> > and in which case I must use a new monitor to see it?
>
> no, you can use the serial of course
>
> > Basically, my question is: Is there any way for me to play with the
> > beagleboard without having to buy a new monitor?
>
> of course, use the serial
>
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You get two serial consoles with the DVI. The serial terminal on the monitor seems to work better but thats an expensive terminal using DVI

I am hoping the $50 (Best Buy)DVI cable gets me a GUI. I already had 1080p HP monitor
and I had the DVI cable in storage but bought one. Make sure you look at the picture in the HW reference manual before buying the cable. The end that plugs into the monitor looks like a bigger VGA connector. I bought the standard DVI cable and returned it because all I looked at was the connection pictures

If money is an issue definately use the console or go the VNC route if X server is working(I posted a request for a link on howto do this)

— On Sun, 9/26/10, Vladimir Pantelic vladoman@gmail.com wrote:


> From: Vladimir Pantelic vladoman@gmail.com
> Subject: Re: [beagleboard] [Inquiry]Using beagleboard without a DVI monitor
> To: beagleboard@googlegroups.com
> Date: Sunday, September 26, 2010, 3:58 PM
>
> On 09/25/2010 10:51 PM, Stanley Wu wrote:
>
> > But I do understand that we can use serial console to interact with
> > the board, so I just want to clarify, is that separate from the DVI
> > monitor? As in I can use my computer and connect the serial cable to
> > the board and see the terminal on my computer’s terminal?
>
> yes
>
> > So if I do burn a copy Ångström image, I’m guessing I won’t be able to
> > see any feedback through the serial terminal in terms of what goes on,
> > and in which case I must use a new monitor to see it?
>
> no, you can use the serial of course
>
> > Basically, my question is: Is there any way for me to play with the
> > beagleboard without having to buy a new monitor?
>
> of course, use the serial
>
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I’m not sitting at a PC, but there is a full Angstrom demo image link and instructions on the DiagnosticsNext page on the code.google.com wiki.

Thank you guys, now I feel safe sailing into the beagle world xD