[LCA2019 Chat] Headless RPi setup

[Wes Cilldhaire]

I used this[0] method to get a serial console on it, then used a normal usb-a to micro-usb cable plugged in to my laptop.  It sets up a usb serial gadget driver on the pi which presents to the host as a cdc_acm serial device then runs a getty on it.  From there I could configure networking easily, etc - though I haven't tried to connect to it via network on the conf wifi yet only my motel's wifi. 

Cheers,
Wes

[0] http://www.tal.org/tutorials/raspberry-pi-zero-usb-serial-console


----- On 21 Jan, 2019, at 12:47 PM, Matt Cengia mattcen+linuxconfau at mattcen.com wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> Has anybody found an effective way to set up their RPi Zero yet, in the absence
> of a male micro-USB to female USB A connector, and a mini-HDMI adaptor (or
> HDMI-capable screen)?
> 
> I've dropped [
> http://ucmirror.canterbury.ac.nz/linux/raspbian/2018-11-13-raspbian-stretch-full.zip
> | Raspbian full ] onto my microSD card, followed [
> https://medium.com/@DavidMaitland/raspberry-pi-zero-headless-setup-92fb72daf88d
> | this guide ] to set up networking, enable SSH, and have set a unique hostname
> in /etc/hosts and /etc/hostname, and then booted the device.
> 
> SSHing to <hostname> or <hostname.local> is unsuccessful. It's possible that
> inter-device connection is blocked on the LCA wifi, or that I've done something
> wrong.
> 
> Interested in others' experiences. No big deal, though.
> 
> --
> Regards,
> Matt Cengia
> 
> 
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