/members-area/personalblogs/b/nico-tewinkel-s-blog/posts/remote-desktop-for-avnet-smartedge-iiotNote: this is still a work in progress...At this point, I&#39;m still only seeing a black screen when I connect using Remote Desktop.I also tried the RealVNC player: https://help.realvnc.com/hc/en-us/articles/360002249917-VNC-Connect-and-Raspberry-Pi#seten-USTelligent Community 12https://community.element14.com/members-area/personalblogs/b/nico-tewinkel-s-blog/posts/remote-desktop-for-avnet-smartedge-iiotSat, 20 Feb 2021 08:49:59 GMT93d5dcb4-84c2-446f-b2cb-99731719e767:197868fc-9f4a-4cd9-a448-6f20450deab6Jan Cumps1<p>The ssh file in the boot root is in case you prepare the OS and there is no keyboard and screen to connect.</p><p>You typically do that right after flashing the OS, before first startup. When the disks are still available on the host pc you used for flashing.</p><p>SSH will then be available at first boot.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>In the other case, when you have a keyboard and screen attached when starting up the box first time, you can directly use raspi-config to enable ssh.</p><p>It&#39;s one of the menu options.</p><img src="https://community.element14.com/aggbug?PostID=10874&AppID=296&AppType=Weblog&ContentType=0" width="1" height="1">