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First Raspberry Pi boot sequence

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This is a demo of the first time a Raspberry Pi boots up after its memory card has been flashed.

Apologies for the low quality, I haven't figured out how to capture directly the Raspberry Pi's video output.

Steps to flash the microSD card (this video shows step 5):

  1. Place the memory card in the adapter, then the adapter in your computer;
  2. Don't forget to configure the SSH and WiFi settings in the Imager tool before flashing;
  3. Flash the memory card with the Imager/etcher tool of your choice;
  4. Remove the memory card from the adapter and insert it into the (not powered) Raspberry Pi;
  5. Power on the Raspberry Pi.

    6. This video uses the following hardware components:

    • the microSD card you flashed in the previous step (~€7);
    • 1x Raspberry Pi Zero W board (~€16);
    • 1x micro USB cable with power pins (data pins not required, ~€7);
    • 1x keyboard with a micro USB cable end (or an adapter for ~€6);
    • 1x mini HDMI to standard HDMI cable (~€4);
    • 1x TV or computer screen with a standard HDMI input.
      • Total: about €40, assuming you already have they keyboard and the screen.

      (Last verified with Raspberry Pi OS Lite (32-bit) released 2023-02-21 and (64-bit) released 2023-02-21)

      The previous video used the following hardware components:

      • 1x working laptop or desktop computer with a USB slot;
      • 1x microSD to USB adapter;
      • 1x microSD card (8G and up).

        • (Or if you have a SD Card slot in your computer, along with a microSD to SD Card adapter, that works too.)

        Chapters:

        00:00 Nothing happens (I'm looking for the power switch)
        00:13 Generating SSH keys
        00:48 Rebooting
        01:37 Rebooting again
        02:20 Rebuilding keymap
        03:19 Rebooting yet again
        04:05 Ready
        05:22 On-device login with an attached keyboard

        Scripts are available at https://github.com/GuillaumeRossolini/rpi-home

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