How to Customize Monitor EDID and USB Name on StarTech KVM via SSH or Other Methods?

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Hi everyone,

I’m looking for assistance with customizing the EDID (Extended Display Identification Data) for monitors and renaming USB device names on a StarTech Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter . I would appreciate any guidance on whether this can be done via SSH or through some other approach.

I am using a start tech KVM Console to USB 2.0 Portable Laptop Crash Cart Adapter.

My Questions:

Monitor Name and Resolution Customization:
Right now, this device shows up as “KVM Adapter” in the display of the target device. Can this be customized for better compatibility with old servers and their BIOSes.
Can I change the name of the monitor that the Crash Cart Adapter emulates?

USB Device Naming:
Can I also tweak the names of the USB Keyboard and Mouse devices that gets emulated and presented to the target device?

I appreciate any guidance or tips.

Thanks in advance!

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Hello @Ricky,

Thank you for posting on the Startech.com Community!

I would be happy to look into this for you to see if it is possible to customize these settings.

As we have a few different crash cart adapters, I just want to make sure I refer to the correct unit that you have. Can you confirm which of the following crash cart adapters you have:

Can I also please confirm the operating system the host computer would be running, as well as the make and model of the host computer if possible?

I look forward to hearing back from you.

Lukas T

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Hello @LukasT ,

Thank you for your prompt response!

I am currently using both the NOTECONS01 and NOTESCONS02 crash cart adapters.

Regarding the host device, I will be utilizing the adapters across multiple systems running various operating systems, including:

  • Windows (latest version)
  • macOS (latest version)
  • Linux (Endeavour OS).

If you require any additional details about the host systems, feel free to let me know! I appreciate your assistance in helping me customize the settings.

Looking forward to your response.

Thank you,
Ricky.

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Hello @Ricky,

I appreciate you providing this information.

I am currently investigating and will post again if I have any additional questions or if I have any updates.

I will get back to you as soon as I can, thank you for your patience.

Lukas T

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Hello @Ricky,

I am still looking into this for you. I apologize for the delay.

For reference, can I please ask how many units of NOTECONS01 and NOTECONS02 that you have?

Lukas T

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Hello @LukasT

We have close to 25 devices that we have purchased.

Thank you.