Virtual Media Emulator V1.0

This program allows to transform a Raspberry PI Zero W into a Virtual Media Emulator, it will mimic a CD/DVD drive, it could be useful to carry in a very compact size some distro and so on. It can be plugged directly into the target computer, even though it is advisable to provide external power supply if a boot from power off is required, for example for OS installations.

Components:

  • A Raspberry PI Zero W
  • MakerFun USB Dongle Expansion Board for Raspberry Pi Zero/Zero W
  • A micro SD, min 32GB or more to store the images
  • A Waveshare 1.3inch OLED Display Hat 128×64 Pixels SPI/I2C Interface

It enables USB Gadget Media profile and use the LCD and the buttons to provide a way to select a specific image from a list, the drive will appear in the target machine as if a CD/DVD is connected.
Interface somewhat works, installation way less.
Another thing that is missing is a remote interface, it is nice to play with the display, but real use is with scripts and remote operation. For the time being, commands could be issued remotely using plink or SSH.