Trying to get a wireless HDMI adapter working
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24 Jan 2026 00:20 #341807
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Trying to get a wireless HDMI adapter working was created by yoshimitsuspeed
More of a general Linux question but it's probably been a decade since I logged into any of my old Linux forums lol.
My CNC machine is on wheels and my monitor sits on top of a file cabinet next to it. I broke my last monitor absentmindedly pulling the machine out to work on it and have almost done the same with my new monitor.
My new monitor has HDMI or VGA.
My computer internal GPU only has displayport.
I bought an HDMI wireless adapter I would love to try to get working but it hasn't gone so well so far.
I plugged it into my displayport to HDMI adapter cable but the internal GPU doesn't seem to see it and won't send signal to it.
I bought an active displayport to HDMI adapter hoping that would fix it but no luck.
I also have an old quadro 600 card that has a displayport and DVI. I haven't tried a DVI to HDMI yet. I might have an adapter laying around somewhere.
With the HDMI wireless adapter plugged into the quadro with the active displayport to HDMI adapter it displays the boot manager to boot up but deactivates before it gets to the login screen.
Now I'm trying to figure out the best way to move forward. I think I could probably figure it out on my own but I think it could take hours more. Possible options I think might be worth persuing.
1. It seems like there is a way to force a signal to be sent to a displayport but it seems like the displayport still needs to detect something being there before it registers as a device to have that command work?
2. The built in displayport doesn't display anything on startup with the HDMI wireless adapter into the displayport adapter, into the computer.
The quadro card does but goes off before the login screen.
Maybe it would work to force the signal to this port instead?
A semi related topic I found online suggested installing the Nvidia drivers. This is getting into a much bigger box of worms than I had hoped for my little Linux machine but if this would likely solve the problem I would do it.
3. I think I can find a cheap graphics card online with an HDMI port. If this would be a better option and work out of the box, even just if it saved me needing to mess with installing proprietary drivers or anything I would be open to that as long as I was confident it would work. But if it puts me in the same situation as I have with the Quadro then I might as well just go with that.
4. if there is an option, a wireless adapter, or anything else that would work better than anyone knows of let me know.
If it's any help this is the one I currently have.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVXVG3ND?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
It doesn't look like displayport wireless transmitters are really a thing which is kind of interesting.
My CNC machine is on wheels and my monitor sits on top of a file cabinet next to it. I broke my last monitor absentmindedly pulling the machine out to work on it and have almost done the same with my new monitor.
My new monitor has HDMI or VGA.
My computer internal GPU only has displayport.
I bought an HDMI wireless adapter I would love to try to get working but it hasn't gone so well so far.
I plugged it into my displayport to HDMI adapter cable but the internal GPU doesn't seem to see it and won't send signal to it.
I bought an active displayport to HDMI adapter hoping that would fix it but no luck.
I also have an old quadro 600 card that has a displayport and DVI. I haven't tried a DVI to HDMI yet. I might have an adapter laying around somewhere.
With the HDMI wireless adapter plugged into the quadro with the active displayport to HDMI adapter it displays the boot manager to boot up but deactivates before it gets to the login screen.
Now I'm trying to figure out the best way to move forward. I think I could probably figure it out on my own but I think it could take hours more. Possible options I think might be worth persuing.
1. It seems like there is a way to force a signal to be sent to a displayport but it seems like the displayport still needs to detect something being there before it registers as a device to have that command work?
2. The built in displayport doesn't display anything on startup with the HDMI wireless adapter into the displayport adapter, into the computer.
The quadro card does but goes off before the login screen.
Maybe it would work to force the signal to this port instead?
A semi related topic I found online suggested installing the Nvidia drivers. This is getting into a much bigger box of worms than I had hoped for my little Linux machine but if this would likely solve the problem I would do it.
3. I think I can find a cheap graphics card online with an HDMI port. If this would be a better option and work out of the box, even just if it saved me needing to mess with installing proprietary drivers or anything I would be open to that as long as I was confident it would work. But if it puts me in the same situation as I have with the Quadro then I might as well just go with that.
4. if there is an option, a wireless adapter, or anything else that would work better than anyone knows of let me know.
If it's any help this is the one I currently have.
www.amazon.com/dp/B0FVXVG3ND?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title
It doesn't look like displayport wireless transmitters are really a thing which is kind of interesting.
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24 Jan 2026 01:30 #341810
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Replied by tommylight on topic Trying to get a wireless HDMI adapter working
To late but would have been better and probably cheaper to get DP-HDMI cable with more length, higher quality one should be 20-30$.
Do not install NVIDIA drivers on a machine PC with RT kernel, it does not work to be happy with it, and sometimes at all.
Now some better news, boot with the add on graphic, wait for it to go blank, wait a bit more, after roughly 2-3 minutes press and hold CTRL+ALT and press several times backspace, this should reset the X server and maybe, just maybe switch to working monitor.
Tip 2: connect another monitor to VGA port, boot Linux, go to prefernces and screen or monitors or displays, there chose and turn on the monitor on WiFi link, apply. If it works, reboot to check if the settings stick.
Tip 3: power on the PC with a working monitor, press or beat the right SHIFT key till you get the GRUB menu, hit E, use arrows to go to line containing "quiet splash" or similar and add after it "nomodeset", press F10 to boot, connect the WiFi monitor and disconnect the working one, wait for it to boot.
If any of those do not work, probably the WiFi dongle does not comply with HDMI standard communication, as i doubt the DP-HDMI adapter is not working, although i have seen DP-HDMI cables failing miserably to work on some PC's while worked fine on some other PC's.
Do not install NVIDIA drivers on a machine PC with RT kernel, it does not work to be happy with it, and sometimes at all.
Now some better news, boot with the add on graphic, wait for it to go blank, wait a bit more, after roughly 2-3 minutes press and hold CTRL+ALT and press several times backspace, this should reset the X server and maybe, just maybe switch to working monitor.
Tip 2: connect another monitor to VGA port, boot Linux, go to prefernces and screen or monitors or displays, there chose and turn on the monitor on WiFi link, apply. If it works, reboot to check if the settings stick.
Tip 3: power on the PC with a working monitor, press or beat the right SHIFT key till you get the GRUB menu, hit E, use arrows to go to line containing "quiet splash" or similar and add after it "nomodeset", press F10 to boot, connect the WiFi monitor and disconnect the working one, wait for it to boot.
If any of those do not work, probably the WiFi dongle does not comply with HDMI standard communication, as i doubt the DP-HDMI adapter is not working, although i have seen DP-HDMI cables failing miserably to work on some PC's while worked fine on some other PC's.
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24 Jan 2026 01:58 #341812
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Replied by NWE on topic Trying to get a wireless HDMI adapter working
For what it's worth, did you try to connect USB power to both adapters? They appear to have a 'charger port' in the side. I think HDMI can supply some power but it seems quite limited.
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