HOW TO INSTALL OS :Raspberry Pi OS Lite (32-bit) with no desktop environment

No external monitor, keyboard and mouse needed to be connected to the Raspberry PI

Project date is 18 jan 2022

PROJECT SCOPE

GOAL : To ensure boot process only continues if a wifi network is connected

Config modification, no extra costs. 

OS/Software/Apps used:

Please be aware if you use a windows pc (or other device) to connected to your Raspberry Pi then it must be on the same wifi network (SSID).

SETUP GUIDE

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CHANGE RASPBERRY PI CONFIGURATION

This action is done on a Windows PC using Putty connection to Raspberry Pi

  • Connect to the Raspberry Pi using Putty
  • Logon to Raspberry PI 
    • Login as PI
      Default password is raspberry
  • Open/start the “Raspberry Pi Software Configuration Tool (raspi-config)”
    • sudo raspi-config
  • Select:
    • 1 System Options Configure system settings
    • S6 Network at Boot Select wait for network connection on boot
    • <Select>
  • Would you like boot to wait until a network connection is established?
    • <Yes>
  • Waiting for network on boot is enabled
    • <Ok>
    • <Finish>