raspberrypi-ua-netinst v2.0.0 RC2

RC2 notice:

• This version should work without any limitations!
  Report results in #88.

Thanks for all your support and feedback!

Known bugs:

• root_ssh_pwlogin configuration variable not working in stretch

Changelog:

• support for Debian 9 (stretch)
• support boot or/and install from USB mass storage
• added or changed configuration variables
  • release is set to "stretch" by default
  • disable IPv6

Bugfixes:

• visual LED notification on Raspberry Pi Zero (W)
• fix log output chopping
• leave screen always on during installation

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v2.0.0 RC1

RC1 notice:

• This version is tested with models 2B, 3 and Zero in conjunction with Debian stretch only. Other models should still work without any limitations!
  Feel free to test other configurations with other hardware with different installer configurations and report results in #88.

Known bugs:

• set timezone on wheezy via installer-config not working

Changelog:

• support for Debian 9 (stretch)
• support boot or/and install from USB mass storage
• added or changed configuration variables
  • release is set to "stretch" by default

Bugfixes:

• visual LED notification on Raspberry Pi Zero (W)

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.5.2

Changelog:

• support for Raspberry Pi Zero W
• added limitation of installer attempts/retries with visual LED notification
• add config editability with Windows editors
• added or changed configuration variables
  • support for USB audio
  • separate option to disable raspberry logos (no longer included in quiet_boot)
  • disable rainbow screen
  • disable overscan
  • disable screensaver (console blank timeout)
  • enable custom device tree overlays

Bugfixes:

• sha256sums generated file format
• possibly missing apt-transport-https
• improve log output

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.5.1

Changelog:

• added or changed configuration variables
  • console mode as final_action
  • RTC support
  • changed enable_watchdog to watchdog_enable
• add apt config files
• use ntp client of systemd if available
• use mirrordirector for Raspbian packages
• support apt-cacher(-ng) for build- and/or installation process
• more stable build process
• improved log output
• improved module and driver loading for installer
• variable processing via conf file for build process

Bugfixes:

• wheezy installation
• config files in archive
• fix potentially wrong file permissions
• apt preferences files
• wifi for wheezy
• watchdog for wheezy

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.5.0

Very important note:
This is a release with many big improvements and important changes!

If you are coming from an older version, check your configuration options to see if they need to be changed and note that the customization files need to be placed in a new location! Also check, if you still need the "post-install.txt".

Changelog:

• consolidated and changed location of all custom configuration and installer files
• changed handling of custom files, so the "post-install.txt" is not required any longer for this
• set F2FS as default root file system
• added or changed configuration variables
  • enable SPI and I²C (I2C)
  • configure I²C baudrate
  • wifi region
  • changed root_ssh_allow to root_ssh_pwlogin
  • disable SSH password login completely
  • HDMI settings
  • remove installer after success
  • remove installer log files after success
• added logrotate to default server packages
• allow providing SSH public keys as files
• retry downloads if errors occur
• added more timezones
• many more big and small backend improvements

Bugfixes:

• filtered unnecessary installer warnings
• enable devices even if a custom config.txt is used
• configure system default locale if locales option is not used

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.4.1

Changelog:

• added configuration variables
  • set keyboard layout
• added method to set time with http
• dynamically add packages if needed by configuration variables
• added docs for configuration variables
• add hardware version 2 Model B+ (with BCM2837)

Bugfixes:

• locale selection
• backup kernel for reinstall (see #31 for workaround)

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.3.0

Changelog:

• improvements and tests on model Zero (many thanks to @thijstriemstra)
• added support for many USB ethernet devices
• added core packages to improve GPIO support
• added support for onboard Bluetooth on model 3B

Bugfixes:

• locale selection
• serial port handling with Bluetooth on model 3B

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.2.1

Changelog:

• added compatibility for onboard wireless lan with model 3B to get used by installer and system (no ethernet needed)
• added more configuration variables
  • allow user to access GPIOs
  • create/add user to (system) groups
  • permit/prevent root remote SSH login
  • ...
• accelerated boot when using custom network connection
• added serial console for model 3B
• added universal installer output to serial
• fix installation error handling
• minor fixes and improvements (output cleanup, code cleanup)
• improved quiet boot
• removed initramfs duality

Bugfixes:

• v1.2.0 build failed if git version had no tag

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.1.1

This is a bugfix release.

Changelog:

• Fixed installer customization to enable audio
• Added ability to install Raspberry Pi tools like vcgencmd, raspistill and similar
  (see #6 to patch existing systems)

raspberrypi-ua-netinst v1.1.0

Changelog:

• added installer variable to enable audio
• added installer variable to enable camera module
• re-added installer variable to customize the amount of memory assigned to the GPU