DietPi-Cloudshell | Alternative Display

Teaser:

Alternative portable Display via USB connection, to use e.g. DietPi-Cloudshell

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What do you need:

  • cheap Android Mobile Phone or a Android Tablet

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  • Android version, which support USB-Tethering (no need for using WiFi or Cell Phone Data connection)

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  • USB cable connected to USB port of DietPi device (e.g. RPi, Odroid, …)

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  • Install JuiceSSH - SSH Client on our Android device

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  • on DietPi: edit " /etc/network/interfaces " and add following lines
root@Odroid-C2:~# nano /etc/network/interfaces

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## USB 
allow-hotplug usb0
auto usb0
iface usb0 inet static
metric 2
address 192.168.42.42
netmask 255.255.255.0
network 192.168.42.0
broadcast 192.168.42.255

and save file.

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  • configure DietPi-Cloudshell:
root@Odroid-C2:~# dietpi-cloudshell

and choose: " Output Display Setting: Current screen or terminal. " save and exit.
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  • reboot DietPi:
root@Odroid-C2:~# reboot
  • after reboot, connect your Android device via USB cable with one port of your DietPi device

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  • start USB-Tethering on Android device
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  • start JuiceSSH and configure to make a SSH connection to " root@192.168.48.48:22 " with password.

  • type in the new Android SSH terminal :

root@Odroid-C2:~# dietpi-cloudshell 2

to start DietPi-Cloudshell

  • scale up with Volume key (+) until display output fit to your screen

Result: