GMU:Autonomous-Collaborative/patchbox setup

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Objective: We want to be able to connect to the RaspberryPi with patchboxOS so we can connect to it via a local Ethernet cable directly connected to the computer without any router. Steps to follow:

Prepare the system

download the patchbox os image and put it on SD card with Etcher.

  1. setup fallback fixed IP if no DHCP server is in the network
    1. Method A: connect an HDMI monitor and USB keyboard to the RaspberryPi. Go to step 5 :)
    2. Method B: connect Raspberry and computer to a router with DHCP.
  2. open the terminal type ifconfig to see the local IP address of the computer.
  3. type ping patchbox.local to see if the Raspberry is running and find its IP address. Tto stop the output press Ctl+Shift+C.
  4. type ssh -X patch@patchbox.local} to connect to the Raspberry. Default password of the user "patch" is "blokaslabs"
  5. Follow the setup and change the password.
  6. add a fallback static IP if no DHCP server is in the network: Type
sudo nano /etc/dhcpcd.conf

You are in a text editor now. Uncomment (remove the # symbol) the lines defining the fallback address like this https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/dhcpcd#Fallback_profile

Once that is done, you can connect to the internet and bring the OS up to date:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
sudo apt-get dist-upgrade