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

[Dave H. <da...@ho...>]

On Sat, 7 Sep 2019 18:10:34 -0700
Matt Grob <mg...@gr...> wrote:

> 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)

There's now a 4.2.2 deb for buster at
https://github.com/Motion-Project/motion/releases :)

> 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?)

You can always make a fresh copy and then apply updates to keep you
up-to-date.

> 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?

As David said, dd will clone the card.

> thanks
> 
>