parkenPiDeployment

raspberry pi deployment scripts

Flash the firmware on the raspberry pi to support network boot:

1) If you for some reason need to "bake" a new firmware image, do the following:

You can edit this script to download whatever firmware version needed, the one in the script is verified to work.

• make sure your software is updated: sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
• run the following script to create a new firmware image that supports PXE booting: sh rpimakefirmware.sh

2) When already have an SD-card set up with the already "baked" fimrware:

• run sh firmwaredeploy.sh
• write down the 8 characters the script tells you to take note of(important later)
  • it might be wise to write on a piece of electrical tape and put on the pi.
• shut down the pi sudo shutdown now
• remove the SD-card, no need for that anymore.

Congrats, the firmware on the pi should be ready for network boot, now proceed with the following steps below to be ready to deploy.

Now, follow this routine to configure the server to provide the boot images for the pi:

• run sh addpi.sh 11223344 where the number will be the one that was provided in the previous step.

  • for example: sh addpi.sh 2f934686
  • This will create the boot directories the pi needs to be able to boot up.
  • Plug in power and networking, remember to double-check you removed the SD-card.

CONGRATS! YOUR PI SHOULD BE READY TO BOOT UP!