[Motion-user] Pre-built motion SD-card

[Matt G. <mg...@gr...>]

Hi everyone - 

This isn’t strictly a motion question but is related.   I am using a Raspberry pi and experimenting with new motion features like passthrough mode, and also motioneye.  That requires installing 4.2.2 on Raspian.  Raspian only offers 4.1.1 (I hope this changes someday)


The result of all this is I am following various instructions from various places (which are helpful but some dont apply to latest Raspian) and so I have troubles and I frequently want to start all over again.  And that means reprogramming the sd card with Noobs loader, and booting, and configuring the time zone and wifi password and ssh server and then installing the updates and enable the camera and this and that and so on -> point is all that takes time.

I’d like to be able just build up a pristine new Raspian sd-card, apply all the updates and upgrades, set the passwords and ssh server and all that, and then clone that card.  (I realize such a card is a perishable good because the updates change etc - but maybe for a day or so I would be fine?)

Then when I want to start over, I just make a new card, and I’m ready to go, with all the updating and configuring each time.


Is this a reasonable idea? Anyone know a good way to do it?


thanks