Some notes on setting up a fresh Raspberry Pi.
TL;DR Edit 4 files on the SD card before initial powerup:
Reminder for Windows users: Microsoft continues to try to out-think you by automatically adding a ".txt" to files created when right-clicking in Explorer. Check the box "View - File name extensions" in Explorer or use the
Some places will claim to not use quotes . I needed to use them around ssid, but not on psk.
The wpa_supplicant.conf file will be copied to
If you want to use a psk instead of a plain text password, and for some reason don't have a linux box or WSL to run
I saved these 4 files and simply copy them to the root of the CD card when burning a new image for a fresh Raspberry Pi setup.
TL;DR Edit 4 files on the SD card before initial powerup:
ssh(just create a blank one)cmdline.txt(add option to disabled IPv6)config.txt(edit to enable UART)wpa_supplicant.conf(config to boot with WiFi working)
Newer versions of Raspian (now called Raspberry Pi OS) come with the Serial UART TTL and SSH disabled by default. Enable SSH by adding a file called SSH to the root directory. The Serial UART can be enabled as described in the Adafruit Headless Quick Start by adding a line to the
config.txt file on the SD card before inserting into the RPi:
#enable pins 8 (TxD) and 10 (RxD) as serial TTY
enable_uart=1
Reminder for Windows users: Microsoft continues to try to out-think you by automatically adding a ".txt" to files created when right-clicking in Explorer. Check the box "View - File name extensions" in Explorer or use the
copy con: ssh
command from a DOS prompt (Ctrl-Z to write the file)
The network can be configured in the
wpa_supplicant.conf (new file created on SD card) as described in Setting up a wireless LAN via the command line by creating a file called wpa_supplicant.conf: (see docs
)
ctrl_interface=DIR=/var/run/wpa_supplicant GROUP=netdev
update_config=1
country=US
network={
ssid="YOURSSID"
psk=YOURPASSWORD
scan_ssid=1
}
Some places will claim to not use quotes . I needed to use them around ssid, but not on psk.
The wpa_supplicant.conf file will be copied to
/etc/wpa_supplicant/wpa_supplicant.conf
and the removed from the boot directory at RPi startup time. cmdline.txt file and add ipv6.disable=1 If you want to use a psk instead of a plain text password, and for some reason don't have a linux box or WSL to run
wpa_passphrase "YOURSSID" (installed with sudo apt install wpasupplicant) there's a Wireshark page that will do the conversion
.
We'll also (optionally) install log2ram as described in my prior blog on the Pi-Hole notes.
sudo rfkill unblock wlan
sudo apt-get update
sudo-apt-get upgrade --assume-yes
sudo apt-get install fail2ban --assume-yes
# log2ram install (optional)
cd ~/
curl -Lo log2ram.tar.gz https://github.com/azlux/log2ram/archive/master.tar.gz
tar xf log2ram.tar.gz
cd log2ram-master
chmod +x install.sh && sudo ./install.sh
# REBOOT BEFORE INSTALLING ANYTHING ELSE
I saved these 4 files and simply copy them to the root of the CD card when burning a new image for a fresh Raspberry Pi setup.
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