π-box v2 - Installation guide with a disk image

Hardware prerequisites

REQUIRED HARDWARE

• raspberry pi 3B (it works with Raspberry Pi 2)
  https://www.kubii.fr/raspberry-pi-3-2-et-b/1628-raspberry-pi-3-modele-b-1-gb-kubii-640522710850.html
• micro SD card (SDHC class10)
  https://www.kubii.fr/carte-sd-et-stockage/1795-carte-microsd-64go-classe-10-sandisk-kubii-619659161507.html?search_query=sd&results=112
• USB sound card (built-in output sound is crapy and there is no input sound by default on Raspberry Pi)
  https://www.kubii.fr/convertisseurs-adaptateurs-raspberry/2055-carte-son-externe-usb-vers-35mm-jack-adaptateur-audio-kubii-3272496009158.html?search_query=carte+son+usb&results=16
• power plug 5v (2.1A to 3A), (don't use USB phone chargers, as 1A is not powerfull enough)
  https://www.kubii.fr/14-chargeurs-alimentations-raspberry/1631-alimentation-raspberry-pi-5v-25a-pour-raspberry-pi-3-couleur-noir-kubii-640522711000.html

RECOMMENDED HARDWARE''

• WiFi USB dongle (2 WiFi USB dongles if you have a version of Raspberry Pi < 3) to connect to internet without ethernet cable
  https://www.kubii.fr/claviers-et-peripheriques-usb/64-module-wi-fi-usb-wi-pi-pour-raspberry-pi-kubii-3170111000385.html
• Radio antenna to expand the FM broadcast

OPTIONAL HARDWARE

• battery for mobile streams, or solar panels
  https://www.kubii.fr/14-chargeurs-alimentations-raspberry/1670-power-bank-li-polymer-15-000-mah-555-wh-kubii-3272496005013.html
• sound recorder (type zoom H4) or microphones, to broadcast soundscapes

Also required :

icecast server needed for upstream !

REQUIRED FOR THE INSTALLATION PHASE

• monitor + HDMI + keyboard
• a computer
• internet

Setup

Installation

1. Download Pibox image here on your computer

2. Burn the Pibox image on a SD card

3. Once completed, put the sd-card in the rapsberri pi and plug in the power cord

4. connect to the local wifi network where the SSID is "pibox_ssid"

5. connect on ssh

   $ ssh pi@192.168.100.1

6. change your wifi SSID (optionnal)

   $ sudo nano /etc/hostapd/hostapd.conf

   And modify the value for the ssid to the desired one. default is "pibox_ssid"

7. expand the file system

   $ sudo raspi-config

search in the menu for expand file system

reboot