Monday, 22 June 2020

Installing and Configuring Raspberry Pi

Installation

1. Download

Download Image from https://www.raspberrypi.org/downloads/

2. Write Image

Plug memory card into a Linux PC

# Identify id of card which has just been plugged in
dmesg

# Copy the image onto the card
dd bs=4M if=<imagefile.img> of=/dev/sd<x>

Configuring (via HDMI)

Booting

Connect Pi to HDMI screen, and connect USB keyboard
Plug card into Pi, and turn on

Logging In and Enabling ssh

# Login with user/password as pi/raspberry

# Enable SSH (interfacing options, select Yes to SSH)
sudo raspi-config

# Reboot Pi
sudo reboot

Enabling Wireless

sudo raspi-config

Configuring (Headless)

Enabling SSH

# Remove and re-insert card into the Linux PC
# The drive should auto-mount

# Create an 'ssh enable' file
touch /mount/<user>/boot/ssh

Enabling Wireless

# Create a wireless configuration file
cat > /mount/<user>/boot/wpa_supplicant.conf 

country=GB ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev update_config=1 network={ ssid="your_real_wifi_ssid" scan_ssid=1 psk="your_real_password" key_mgmt=WPA-PSK }

Upgrading

sudo pri-update

References



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