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FAQ

Whether you are a beginner or an experienced developer, you may encounter questions or issues while working with the development board. This FAQ aims to provide answers to common questions about Luckfox PicoKVM, helping you develop and experiment more efficiently.

1. Failed to Mount MicroSD Card​

  1. Ensure the MicroSD card is of reliable quality. We recommend using Class 10 or higher cards to guarantee sufficient read/write performance and stability. We have verified that cards from SanDisk, SmartQuickly, and Netac work properly. Since there are many brands and models on the market, it is impossible to test them all, but the above brands are recommended.

  2. Verify that the MicroSD card is properly formatted. Supported file systems include FAT32 and ext4. If you are using the card for the first time or have recently changed the system, please reformat the card to ensure compatibility.

2. Ubuntu Login Screen Blackout / HDMI Signal Drop​

sudo apt install dbus-x11 -y
sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-type 'nothing'
sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gsettings set org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay 0
sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gsettings get org.gnome.settings-daemon.plugins.power sleep-inactive-ac-type
sudo -u gdm dbus-launch gsettings get org.gnome.desktop.session idle-delay
sudo systemctl restart gdm3

3. Dedicated GPU Fails to Output BIOS Display​

  1. Navigate to Video → Configure Video & EDID, and enable Force EDID Output.
  2. In the EDID dropdown menu, change the default “KVM Default” to a common monitor resolution such as 1920×1080 or 1920×1200 (e.g., DELL D2721H 1920×1080).
  3. Reboot the KVM device.

4. Keyboard or Mouse Not Responding​

If the keyboard or mouse connected through PicoKVM becomes unresponsive, reinitialize the USB device from the PicoKVM web interface.

Go to Settings -> Advanced -> USB Device Reinitialization, then perform the reinitialization operation. After the process is complete, reconnect to the controlled host and check whether keyboard and mouse input has recovered.

5. Failed to Switch to H.265 Video Encoding​

  • Issue: The interface may become stuck when switching to H.265 encoding.

  • Solution: If your host computer is equipped with a dedicated graphics card, enable Hardware Acceleration in your browser settings.