I am running my Pi 4 headless using VNC. Everything works as expected, however when I reboot the Pi, VNC does not reconnect unless I physically connect a monitor directly to the HDMI port on the Pi. After that all is good and I can disconnect the monitor from the Pi.
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How do you connect with VNC? Do you use the IP address or host name? – SkyPlayX Mar 21 '20 at 15:16
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Connecting using the IP address Pradhyumna – Clive Mar 22 '20 at 14:07
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Is it a static or dynamic one? – SkyPlayX Mar 22 '20 at 14:49
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Static, IP remains the same for the Pi4? – Clive Mar 23 '20 at 15:06
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If you want to run without a monitor you need to create a DISPLAY
See https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/a/109282/8697
Alternatively you can you can create a Virtual Desktop
See https://raspberrypi.stackexchange.com/a/106627/8697
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2Great thanks for the help, this was sorted... So with default settings and no monitor attached, VNC will NOT work, as the booted RPI4 will not have a video output system that can be used by VNC. Adding hdmi_force_hotplug=1 to /boot/config.txt solves the problem. The Pi4 running headless, will now be able to be accessed via VNC. – Clive Mar 22 '20 at 14:19
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