Setting up a fresh C.H.I.P

When I setup a Next Thing CHIP computer with a new OS, I want to be able to easily ssh into it. This means setting up a key for password-less login and giving C.H.I.P. a new hostname. I've done this so many times, I finally setup a script and some files. This is primarily for working with C.H.I.P. from an OS X machine, though most of this stuff should work nicely with a linux computer, too.

Get C.H.I.P. on the network

First, you'll need to connect C.H.I.P. to your Mac with a USB micro cable so you can connect via serial (you could also connect C.H.I.P. to a monitor and use the desktop with a mouse and keyboard):

screen/dev/tty.us #hit tab for auto complete

on linux, it will be something like

screen/dev/tty.ACM0 115200

Now, setup the network from command line:

nmcli d wifi connect (networkname) password (password)

You might want to get the IP address on wlan0 at this point:

ip a

If you don't get the IP address and only one C.H.I.P. is on your network, it's reasonable to ssh to chip@chip.local.

Make a Key on your Mac and Move Files to C.H.I.P.

Go back to the OS X terminal and use the keymake.sh script to make a key and copy it, along with all the scripts in this repo, to C.H.I.P.:

./keymake.sh

You'll be asked for C.H.I.P.'s password. If your computer can't find "chip.local" on the network, you can call the script with an argument with the IP address (or another name), such as ./keymake.sh 192.168.1.34.

Now on C.H.I.P.

All-in-one

Once the key is made and scripts copied to C.H.I.P., the script will ask for chip's password to login and ssh to C.H.I.P. (You could alternatively use a monitor, mouse, and keyboard and use Terminal) :

ssh chip@chip.local
cd ~/

Now you can run the main.sh script to put the key in the right place, setup a new name, and, optionally: setup a new password, install a bunch of development packages, install http://puredata.org, add afp services, and cleanup after yourself:

./main.sh

Individualism

You can also do these thing separately.

Copy the key to the right place by running this script on C.H.I.P.:

./keyset.sh

Once the key is setup, you can rename "chip" with this command, where you add your new name as an argument:

./rename.sh (newname)

(or use this script where it prompts you for a new name:./rename_input.sh )

Install some development packages:

./dev.sh

You can add afp services running this script:

./addafp.sh

Add the graphical music and media programming language PureData!

./puredata.sh

Finally, If you want to clean up your home directory on C.H.I.P., run this command to get rid of all these scripts:

./cleanup.sh