SOLVED ! - VIM4 USB Ports FAILED

SOLVED
The VIM4 is VERY finicky about combination of KB, root hubs and cables.
I found a combo that works, but this means that my VIM4 won’t work with the NexDock Touch as a console device.

U̶N̶S̶O̶L̶V̶E̶D̶!̶ ̶S̶t̶i̶l̶l̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶!̶
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̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶o̶n̶s̶i̶s̶t̶e̶n̶t̶,̶ ̶m̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶o̶f̶t̶e̶n̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶i̶n̶g̶.̶ ̶W̶h̶e̶n̶ ̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶s̶,̶ ̶f̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶l̶s̶o̶ ̶f̶a̶i̶l̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶p̶i̶n̶-̶u̶p̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶b̶o̶o̶t̶.̶
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̶I̶’̶v̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶n̶e̶c̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶f̶a̶c̶e̶,̶ ̶a̶f̶t̶e̶r̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶f̶u̶n̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶k̶e̶y̶s̶ ̶i̶n̶ ̶O̶O̶W̶O̶W̶.̶
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̶T̶h̶e̶ ̶V̶I̶M̶4̶ ̶S̶y̶s̶t̶e̶m̶ ̶S̶t̶a̶t̶u̶s̶ ̶r̶e̶p̶o̶r̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶w̶e̶b̶ ̶i̶n̶t̶e̶r̶f̶a̶c̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶c̶l̶u̶d̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶f̶o̶r̶m̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶:̶
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̶̶#̶ ̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶e̶ ̶:̶ ̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶h̶u̶b̶ ̶d̶a̶m̶a̶g̶e̶d̶ ̶[̶K̶O̶]̶ ̶w̶ ̶:̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶f̶i̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶y̶ ̶u̶s̶e̶r̶ ̶u̶s̶b̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶i̶c̶e̶s̶ ̶[̶-̶-̶]̶̶
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̶S̶̶̶O̶̶̶L̶̶̶V̶̶̶E̶̶̶D̶̶̶ ̶-̶ ̶
̶T̶h̶e̶r̶e̶ ̶w̶a̶s̶ ̶a̶ ̶b̶a̶d̶ ̶u̶b̶o̶o̶t̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶E̶M̶M̶C̶.̶ ̶I̶’̶m̶ ̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶c̶e̶r̶t̶a̶i̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶h̶o̶w̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶p̶p̶e̶n̶e̶d̶,̶ ̶b̶u̶t̶ ̶e̶r̶a̶s̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶E̶M̶M̶C̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶3̶-̶b̶u̶t̶t̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶p̶r̶e̶s̶s̶e̶d̶ ̶a̶l̶l̶o̶w̶e̶d̶ ̶m̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶o̶o̶t̶ ̶O̶O̶W̶O̶W̶ ̶f̶r̶o̶m̶ ̶M̶i̶c̶r̶o̶S̶D̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶r̶e̶t̶u̶r̶n̶e̶d̶ ̶f̶u̶n̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶s̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶A̶ ̶p̶o̶r̶t̶s̶.̶
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̶I̶ ̶h̶o̶p̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶s̶ ̶o̶t̶h̶e̶r̶s̶.̶
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̶I̶’̶m̶ ̶p̶a̶s̶t̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶3̶0̶-̶d̶a̶y̶ ̶r̶e̶t̶u̶r̶n̶ ̶w̶i̶n̶d̶o̶w̶,̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶l̶o̶o̶k̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶h̶e̶l̶p̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶e̶.̶
̶B̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶U̶S̶B̶ ̶p̶o̶r̶t̶s̶ ̶o̶n̶ ̶m̶y̶ ̶V̶I̶M̶4̶ ̶a̶r̶e̶ ̶n̶o̶n̶-̶f̶u̶n̶c̶t̶i̶o̶n̶a̶l̶/̶n̶o̶n̶-̶r̶e̶s̶p̶o̶n̶s̶i̶v̶e̶.̶ ̶N̶o̶ ̶c̶o̶m̶b̶i̶n̶a̶t̶i̶o̶n̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶m̶o̶u̶s̶e̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶k̶e̶y̶b̶o̶a̶r̶d̶ ̶w̶o̶r̶k̶.̶ ̶T̶h̶i̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶t̶r̶u̶e̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶e̶m̶b̶e̶d̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶O̶O̶W̶O̶W̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶a̶n̶ ̶O̶O̶W̶O̶W̶ ̶d̶o̶w̶n̶l̶o̶a̶d̶e̶d̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶M̶i̶c̶r̶o̶S̶D̶.̶
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̶O̶f̶ ̶c̶o̶u̶r̶s̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶a̶t̶ ̶m̶e̶a̶n̶s̶ ̶I̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶n̶o̶t̶ ̶e̶v̶e̶n̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶f̶i̶g̶u̶r̶e̶ ̶W̶i̶F̶i̶ ̶o̶r̶ ̶S̶S̶H̶ ̶
̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶g̶e̶t̶ ̶a̶ ̶r̶e̶m̶o̶t̶e̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶s̶o̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶d̶i̶a̶g̶n̶o̶s̶e̶!̶
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̶I̶’̶m̶ ̶v̶e̶r̶y̶ ̶f̶a̶m̶i̶l̶i̶a̶r̶ ̶w̶i̶t̶h̶ ̶V̶I̶M̶3̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶V̶I̶M̶3̶L̶,̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶b̶u̶i̶l̶t̶ ̶c̶u̶s̶t̶o̶m̶ ̶A̶r̶m̶b̶i̶a̶n̶ ̶i̶m̶a̶g̶e̶s̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶ ̶b̶o̶t̶h̶ ̶b̶o̶a̶r̶d̶s̶.̶ ̶V̶a̶r̶i̶o̶u̶s̶ ̶i̶s̶s̶u̶e̶s̶ ̶l̶i̶k̶e̶ ̶i̶n̶s̶u̶f̶f̶i̶c̶i̶e̶n̶t̶/̶u̶n̶d̶e̶r̶v̶o̶l̶t̶a̶g̶e̶ ̶p̶o̶w̶e̶r̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶p̶l̶i̶e̶s̶ ̶h̶a̶v̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶e̶n̶ ̶a̶l̶r̶e̶a̶d̶y̶ ̶e̶x̶p̶l̶o̶r̶e̶d̶.̶

I’m hoping for some expertise in assistance from the admins or community - otherwise I have a USD 200 junk part!

Thanks,
— Jeremiah

Use a TTL to USB adapter and connect to the Linux port on the 40 pin header.

Yeah. That’s in a drawer somewhere!
apt install minicom. LOL

VIM4 is much faster speed than VIM3. Also make sure it is connected to the host via usb cable before powering it up.