Useful settings for my Raspberry Pi.

raspberry-pi-config.sh

# Finish headless installation via `ssh [email protected]`
# See /boot/config.txt

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get --purge dist-upgrade
sudo raspi-config
# Add locale en.us-utf8 (but keep en.gb-utf8)
sudo dpkg-reconfigure locales
# Timezone
sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata
# Update firmware
sudo rpi-update

# Create new user, enable sudo and video privileges
$ sudo adduser username
$ sudo adduser username sudo
$ sudo adduser username video
# Increase font size on tv console [utf-8, guess optimal, Terminus, 16x32]
$ sudo dpkg-reconfigure console-setup
# Echo command to tv console (as root)
> /usr/games/nethack >> /dev/tty1

## /etc/rc.local
# Turn off screen blanking
/usr/bin/setterm -blank 0 -powerdown off

## ~/.bash_aliases
alias l='ls'
alias ll='ls -lAh'
alias df='df -H'
alias du='du -h'
# Blank screen before playing. I never remember the r-pi media player name.
alias omxplayer='omxplayer --blank --refresh'
alias mplayer='omxplayer'
# Echo ssh console to tv console
alias mirror-console="sudo script --flush --command 'sudo -u $USER bash' /dev/tty1"

## USB drive
## /etc/fstab
/dev/sda1	/media/usb	ext4	nofail,auto,rw,user	0	0
# change permissions
sudo mount /dev/sda1 /media/usb
sudo chown pi:pi /media/usb
sudo chmod 777 /media/usb

#USB for fat formatted drive
#sudo apt-get install usbmount
## /etc/usbmount/usbmount.conf
# Mount a VFAT formatted USB drive as username for read/write permissions.
#FS_MOUNTOPTIONS="-fstype=vfat,uid=pi,gid=pi"

# Fix usb disk
sudo fdisk -l                   #for device
sudo umount /dev/sda1
sudo fsck.ext4 /dev/sda1
sudo dosfsck -t -a -w /dev/sda1
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda1 -L WDUSB4T #format as ext4 w/ label

## OSX Networking
# Finder > Go > Connect to Server: afp://ip...
# Edit /etc/netatalk/AppleVolumes.default to select directories
sudo apt-get install netatalk

# zeroconf remote access with 'raspberrypi.local'
#sudo apt-get install avahi-daemon avahi-discover libnss-mdns

## Print server with CUPS
# Edit /etc/cups/cupsd.conf to allow remote admin
sudo apt-get install cups
sudo usermod -a -G lpadmin pi
sudo service cups restart

## Some helpful commands
tvservice             #list hdmi info
vcgencmd              #info about the rpi board. 'vcgencmd commands' for list of commands
vcgencmd measure_temp #=> temp=42.2'C