Rule#1 get it working first, ie, connect standard LCD monitor[1080] using the generic settings it >already< has
Rule#2 fix your remote login, etc, etc, etc on a nice happy looking #$#%@ LCD monitor with 1080
Rule#3 Then, make changes to fit your location​, ie small monitor for your rack Note: need linux tech support help
You're entirely missing the point. Pi was working fine. It still does work fine, in that it's functioning correctly as a file server to the tablets. Bill Dudley knows Unix/Linux as well as anyone I've ever met. However he found that he was suddenly unable to remotely log in the other day. Thus we need to connect a display directly to the Pi. We could spend a bunch of time trying to get a VGA working with it, or we could just get the right monitor in the first place -- one with an HDMI input.