(1) Wrote piaware SD card image to microSD card using Win32DiskImager
(2) Opened drive letter of card writer. This opened /boot folder. In this folder created a blank file named ssh
(3) In same /boot folder, opened file piaware-config.txt
(4) In file piaware-config.txt, scrolled down and added WiFi credentials in following lines:
(replaced “MyWiFiNetwork” and “s3cr3t” by my WiFi credentials)
wireless-ssid MyWifiNetwork
wireless-password s3cr3t
(5) Scrolled to bottom of file piaware-config.txt, and below last line added following details
# Additional settings can be added below.
feeder-id xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx
rtlsdr-device-index 00001090
uat-receiver-type sdr
uat-sdr-device driver=rtlsdr,serial=00000978
(6) Saved file, ejected microSD card from Windows Desktop, slipped microSD card in RPi, and powered up.
(7) IMPORTANT: After first boot, checked current IP of RPi from router. It may be efferent from what it used to be before re-imaging
(8) Connected to RPi by SSH using IP found from router (item (7) above), and logged-in using following
- username: pi
- password: flightaware
(9) Configured WiFi STATIC network using Network Manager
sudo nmtui
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