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This setting is used to resize the sd card so that the maximum amount of space that is free on the card can be used. There is also an option to configure how big you would like the swap.
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1. "Resize root filesystem?" -- If checked, this option will cause the Pidora image to be expanded so that you can take advantage of all of the space on your SD card (recommended).
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2. Swap space - Select a size for your swap space. The default of 512MB is suitable for most purposes.
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Revision as of 00:29, 22 May 2013


What is firstboot ?

firstboot is the program that runs on the first boot of a Fedora or Red Hat Enterprise Linux system that allows you to configure more things than the installer allows.

Firstboot Modules

Welcome

The first time you boot up Pidora you can expect to see the welcome screen.

Welcome Screen

License

Followed by License Information

License Information

keyboard

The next step is to configure your keyboard language.

Keyboard Language

Create User

Here you will be able to configure a regular user. There is an option to add this user to the administrators group.

Create User

Root User

This screen is used to set the root password. This is the master administration password for your system; choose a password that is easy for you to remember but hard for other people to guess, and which is not based on a dictionary word.

(If you weren't running this Firstboot procedure, the default root password would be "raspberrypi").

Root User

Date and Time

This screen lets you set the date and time, or to synchronize the date and time over the network.

The Raspberry Pi does not have a battery-powered clock, so it loses track of the time when the power is turned off. Pidora has been set up so that when the system boots, the clock is not set earlier than it was when Pidora was last running.

If your Pi will usually be connected to the Internet, enable the network time synchronization option.

Date and Time

Time Zone

Select the closest large city in your timezone, either by clicking on the map or by selecting from the list.

Time Zone

Filesystem Settings

This screen contains two settings:

1. "Resize root filesystem?" -- If checked, this option will cause the Pidora image to be expanded so that you can take advantage of all of the space on your SD card (recommended).

2. Swap space - Select a size for your swap space. The default of 512MB is suitable for most purposes.

Filesystem Settings

System Settings

These settings are used to set the hostname for the Raspberry Pi, and to select how you would like the system to boot (Graphical/Text) Mode and the video configuration.

System Settings