Here below is Step by Step process of installing the Raspbian OS on your newly acquired Raspberry Pi. Before you Start, make sure you have the following components and setup.
- An SD Card of minimum 4gb
- Connection of the raspberry pi to a monitor via an HDMI cable
- A keyboard
- A mouse
Step 1: Install Raspbian OS
- Access the following link from your PC and download the software (Raspberry Pi Imager) to install Rasbian OS on your micro SD card: https://www.raspberrypi.org/software/.
- Insert the SD card into your card reader from your PC, then run the app.
- Select the Operating System, SD card and press WRITE.
- After install, insert the SD card into Raspberry PI and turn on. Configure the OS with your country and language (by default English).
- Change password: default user and password are pi and raspberry.
- Set up screen: check if your screen has shows black border.
- Update software: choose skip.
- Setup complete: your raspberry pi is now set up. Restart.
Step 2: Configure Your Raspberry Pi
- System: Boot – To Desktop, Auto login – Login as user ‘pi’, Network at Boot – Do not wait, Splash Screen – Enable
- Display: Overscan – Disable, Pixel Doubling – Disable, Screen Blanking – Enable
- Interfaces: Camera – Disable, SSH – Enable, VNC – Disable, SPI – Disable, I2C – Enable, Serial Port – Enable, Serial Console – Enable, 1-Wire – Disable, Remote GPIO – Disable. Remember to enable Screen Blanking otherwise your mouse and keyboard may not respond!
Your Pi is now ready to go. You may like to connect to your Pi via remote desktop. See the configuration process here
