Using TinyPilot with Raspberry Camera / without HDMI

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The camera has different settings from the HDMI capture board, which you can find here:

https://github.com/tiny-pilot/ustreamer/tree/1dafb54621515741ff2d76edc882de77033e06b0#raspberry-pi-camera-example

You'd need to modify the uStreamer settings.

To begin, open the ustreamer.service file:

nano /lib/systemd/system/ustreamer.service

You'll see an ExecStart line that begins like this:

ExecStart=/opt/ustreamer/ustreamer \
  --host 127.0.0.1 \
  --port 8001
...

That's where you'd apply changes for PiCamera settings.

To apply the changes to the video stream, run this command after saving the ustreamer.service file:

sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo service ustreamer restart

Additionally the mouse does not seem to work when the HDMI is not connected. Not sure if this is the device or the fact that there is no Video signal. The Keyboard seems to be recognized.

Some systems behave differently when virtual media is enabled. Can you try disabling virtual media?

Edit (2023-05-10: Disabling virtual media is no longer necessary after TinyPilot Pro 2.4.0.

Alternately can you use an adapter for whatever video output your device does have, such as DVI-D to HDMI or DisplayPort to HDMI?