Advanced Raspberry Pi: Raspbian Linux and GPIO Integration

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Warren GayAdvanced Raspberry Pihttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-3948-3_19

19. Linux Console and Pi Zero

Warren Gay¹ 

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St. Catharine’s, Ontario, Canada

 

The Raspbian Linux console is configured (or assumed) by the kernel command line at boot time. Before we examine serial console access however, let’s step through the challenges of setting up the Pi Zero or Zero W. The main challenge is working with the single USB port and having the correct adapters. Then we’ll examine the option of a serial device console.

Pi Zero / Zero W

Starting up a Pi Zero is a problem for two main reasons:

1. 1.

   The ssh access is disabled on new Raspbian images.

    
2. 2.

   There is only one USB port to attach a keyboard and mouse to.

    

And to see what you’re doing, you’re ...