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echo: rberrypi
to: DAVE LIQUORICE
from: JACK FEARNLEY
date: 2018-01-19 02:52:00
subject: Re: Connecting mouse and

On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 23:24:01 +0000, Dave Liquorice wrote:

> On Thu, 18 Jan 2018 21:37:44 +0000 (UTC), Kiwi User wrote:
>
>>> The problem is that, without the hub, I cannot connect both.
>
> The (known good) PSU for the hub is switched on and plugged into all the
> correct places it needs to be plugged in isn't it?...
>
> Command lines don't need a mouse...
>
>> Run it headless and leave the screen/keyboard/mouse connected to your
>> your PC.
>
> Mr Fearnley doesn't say if it's Pi Zero or Pi Zero W. The former will
> need a USB WiFi dongle or serial to USB console cable, or an ENC28J60
> based ethernet board to go headless.

It's a RPi zero W so, in principle, I could do the whole thing headless
if I knew how :-)

Also, if I was completely fluent in Linux commands I could probably do it
with keyboard alone.

Jack

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