VNC not working unless...HDMI is plugged in (?)

[ledan]

Am i alone with this dilemma?

I think it is related to what is described here as well:

Headless RPi5 boot issue

While waiting for official V5 kits to be available, I’m experimenting a bit with separate hardware bits, possibly eventually to mount inside a master keyboard to get a self-contained instrument. Anyway, after having successfully booted an RPi3 headless a while ago, I was surprised when I tried the two latest images (oram-2503 and oram-2504), as none of the boots up properly on the RPi5. First I thought it might be a lack of sound card, so I plugged in my Keystage and changed jack2.service to po…

and i guess that it is an rPI5 issue?

But what would be the best way to sort this issue out?