HDMI Dummy Plug,Headless Ghost, Display Emulator （Fit Headless-1920x1080 New Generation@60Hz）

$8 HDMI Headless Ghost. Now you can set the resolution for that screen what ever you like and configure to your hearts content. Description says 1080 but the case shows 4K and I’ve got mine set to 4K.

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

Just get a dummy plug for Windows 10.

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

I wonder if you could use an HDMI Dummy dongle instead of an actual second monitor? Maybe this could enable you to send vr to the dummy while you use the main monitor normally?

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

You might be able to facilitate this using multiple monitors, or using a monitor dummy plug. You would then use the dummy plug/second monitor for Virtual Desktop and your main monitor would then be clear for others to use.

Do you mean won't start, or won't display KVM/remote desktop?

If the former, check your BIOS settings. If the latter, Intel AMT requires a display connected to display remote KVM/desktop (otherwise it will just display a black screen). I used these to get around this problem: https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

You can get them cheaper on eBay from china.

Agreed. Get one of these to make your games run with your monitor turned off. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_BXdyFbS6A03HK

Buy one of these HDMI Dummy Plug,Headless Ghost, Display Emulator （Fit Headless-1920x1080 New Generation@60Hz） https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_MNzdFbYVZGY5J

I think your problem is because your host monitor might be off. Windows does not like it when something tries to capture the display when there is no monitor / the monitor is off. You should plug in a dummy hdmi / display port plug into your gpu to fix this. I use this one and it works for me: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

Source: I'm travelling and currently connect to my home desktop via parsec.

I use this: https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

I got screwed by TeamViewer just like this! I also just moved to Chrome Remote Desktop but I did encounter one issue. Since my setup is headless when I restarted the server sometimes it would be locked at a very small resolution when I connected. So small that I could not change it because I could not see or get to any windows. I ended up having to buy this:

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Assuming it works when you plug in a cable to that port. You can use one of these to trick it into thinking a display is connected all the time. If you don't get a display you may need to adjust further settings in the BIOS.

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

I used an dummy plug like this one: HDMI Dummy Plug

For anyone else wondering, I got it to work using this one on Note 9!

HDMI Dummy Plug,Headless Ghost,... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

(frame rate gets wonky in screen mirroring but ok once switched to DeX)

Do you have a dummy plug installed in it?

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

I believe it's a monitor emulator for cases where you need a physical device attached to set local resolution for remote KVM access. Here's a similar plug on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/

/r/Pippibob's explanation was pretty low-level and explains why most people use Unraid. Probably, the YouTube channel they referred to explains the basics more in detail.

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But to try answering your questions directly:

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" Is Unraid some kind of product that lets you install Windows 10 on each VM"

Yes, basically. Unraid is a Hypervisor which is (typically) an operating system that's primarily meant for running Virtual Machines and sharing hardware like Hard Drives between them. Unraid was primarily designed to enable different types of Software RAID arrays (which I understand to be arguably safer than hardware RAID solutions for a few reasons) and share them over a network.

" and then on each VM you're allowed to tell it which one of the two cards to use via the GUI of Unraid?"

Yes, Unraid can do this. Strictly speaking, pretty much any distribution of Linux should be able to accomplish this. The thing is, Unraid and other Hypervisors are designed to be very small and simple (typically, they run off of a USB flash drive that can easily be removed and maintained) so that as many of your system's resources are available for your VMs as possible. Unraid, and most other hypervisors, have management features built into them that allow you to access them from the network. With Unraid, you can put your server's IP address or DNS Name into your browser and go to a management webpage, kind of like most consumer-grade routers. From that webpage, you could go to the 'New VM' section, where you'd define how much of the system's RAM the VM is allocated, what kind of disk space it has access to, USB devices like mouses and keyboards, and can go even further down to things like GPUs or other expansion cards like Sound cards, USB cards, capture cards...

If you try getting into this, you'll find there are a lot of quirks either by design (looking at you, Nvidia) or lack of consideration you'll probably have to overcome. For example, most consumer-grade video cards will not "have a display" for a desktop environment unless a monitor is physically plugged into and talking with the card. Most people get around this by using a cheap dummy adapter. Something like this.

So the app I use is Twomon SE, and unfortunately it does the same thing (requiring a monitor plugged in)

I keep a dummy HDMI dongle in my bag for it: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

Plug that in, wait for your tablet to connect, and then take it out. The tablet will then both be the main screen, and you can reconnect the tablet at any time during the session, so the dummy trick is a 1time after boot up.

I'd be interested. Apart from the headless issue (which seems easy enough to work around), how would you capture the frame buffer? `CGDisplayStream`?

The lid down function can't be disabled without modifying the hardware, and while that's probably reversible, it's not ideal. Easiest solution is to use a dummy plug to make the laptop think an external display is connected at all times. That should work pretty seamlessly with AnyDesk.

RDP does not support GPU acceleration over the pipe as far as I am aware. RDP spawns a virtual desktop when connected.

To solve this, you need to put an HDMI dummy plug into each GPU, and then use VNC to access each VM for full host GPU acceleration.

That still happens: https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

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I don’t know of software that can do this, but there’s cheap hardware.

You shouldnt need a screen, just something like this afaik.

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

If you've got a graphics card with multiple connections like hdmi, display port etc, you can buy a cheap dummy plug like this: Dummy. This will make your computer think a second monitor is attached. You can then set the dummy display to the same resolution as the surface pro and stream it across the network.

Software options are Anydesk, Splashtop, Parsec, Rainway and others. I use Anydesk. Works really well. Is free for personal use.

This way your desktop doesn't need wifi either. As long as it is on same neteork as the surface.

YMMV https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

In theory you could plug that in, configure it as your third desktop. As to how good it will be to play a game where 1/3 of your FOV is rendered but not actually visible... It will be like your in game char is wearing an eye patch

The card doesn't work without monitor connected and powered on.

You could use dummy HDMI monitor for card being active.

For RDP alternative - UltraVNC with DirectX support (additional monitor driver required) and single logon session will be preserved.

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

Buying this would work. That’s what I had to do when travelling with my laptop. It’s only a bdo issue

Does this work reliably for you? Which splitter are you using?

I guess you could also use a dummy hdmi plug instead of plugging it into any HDMI port. Something like this:

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_U_MbJJEbAGANV0G

>I want to passthrough the GPU, but when not using the VM, I want to be able to use the dedicated GPU on my host.

No it's not a problem. In your situation I would recommend looking glass so you can quickly swap between the guest and host without needing to shut down either one. You may or may not need a $8 dummy plug from amazon depending on your setup.

See my comment above: buy yourself a NUC, you don't need a lot of horsepower to run Plex...so a $300 model will be all you want. They also don't consume a lot of power, so you can leave it running all the time.

For the monitor, get yourself a headless HDMI dongle for a couple of bucks. Here's one here: https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=UNQBR2XJDGZY&dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+faker&qid=1607296071&sprefix=hdmi+fake%2Caps%2C245&sr=8-1

Set that dongle up as your "monitor" and then use VNC server on the NUC and VNC client on your phone or laptop to log into the NUC whenever you need to do maintenance.

Once it's all set up, spend the (well worth it) $20/year subscription to Plex+ which will get you a lot of nice features, including streaming outside the house.

Yes - there's some maintenance, and yes you have to cash outlay around $300-$350, but $20/year plus a few bucks extra a month for electricity... but that's it, and you're done. It's your music, your playlists...you've curated it over the years - so time to take back what is yours.

Streaming is fine for quick listens and music discovery, but I will *always* just by digital versions of the albums and tracks I want to have forever. No licensing bullshit, no company swapping services out from underneath you. Google, Microsoft, Apple and Amazon can all go pound sand.

I have messed around with using the Omen X with Rift S. I have some advice for you! Get a null display like one of these. Next, install Virtual Desktop and have it set to automatically start with windows. Also setup autologon. Now you can survive a game crash or even a reboot without having to take off the headset!

yep - also you will need one of these

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

tricks card into thinking there's a monitor attached.

1. Yes, but it'll be a hassle to get it working. You'll need to add in a GPU, and that'll make the fans run at near full-speed, and will be very loud.

2. Essentially a 16-core 1.8ghz CPU

3. You have to do both at the same time

4. Depending on the raid controller, probably not though

5. If you want to do software raid, you'll need to add in an HBA which will make the fans run near full-speed

6. See 5

7. It should work for years, but it will consume more power than a more modern machine

8. Either way has its pros and cons. If you do remote desktop (I recommend parsec) you'll need one of these

Overall, it's a pretty big hassle to run your daily PC as a VM on a server. If you do try, I'd recommend an R720. It'll be faster because it uses E5-26xx vs E5-24xx, have more RAM slots, and be far quieter.

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Something like that, just makes it so once you boot your VM you change primary monitors the the dummy plug, turn off the server's screen, and save electricity and startup times when moonlighting or vncing into the VM.

I use realVNC (remote desktop). I have a GTX1050ti in the server which doesn't feed remote desktop any video unless it's hooked to a monitor, so if you have an nVidia card, you'll need one of these:

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3HHE5ARFJGIDQ&dchild=1&keywords=hdmi+dummy+plug&qid=1586045297&sprefix=hdmi+dummy%2Caps%2C249&sr=8-2

Something like https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

You can also use something like this - https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

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Headless dongle which mimics another display. I've used it to deliver power point via Zoom.

Yeah. I'm using an HDMI dongle from Amazon (link below) to use parsec without a monitor. Works pretty good, just need to turn the setting called "Mousekeys" on in Windows 10, otherwise it will hide your mouse cursor.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B06XT1Z9TF/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I had the same issue, I was using it for music only and found it would not start properly without a monitor attached. Eventually I found an HDMI dummy plug like this one:
https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

works like a charm

Can't speak to that model specifically, but I have a mini PC which will not boot without a monitor connected. It's a thing I guess. And for that thing, there are these things:

https://www.amazon.com/dummy-Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080/dp/B075ZMVGQS

https://www.amazon.com/Headless-Display-Emulator-Headless-1920x1080-Generation/dp/B06XT1Z9TF

https://www.amazon.com/FUERAN-DP-DisplayPort-emulator-2560x1600/dp/B071CGCTMY