[Feature request] WiFi key import via /boot/wifikeyfile.txt

cyperghost

Hello together,
as posted long time ago here, I asked for a feature to automatically import our WiFi key via a file that is writeable via Windows file system. Windows lacks file support for extx-partition (usually used by Unix system). So the only partition we see if we insert a SDHC card in Windows mashines is the \boot\ - Partition which is a FAT32 system.

So adafruit saw the same problem as and developed a nice system >> OCCIDENTALIS
It was stripped down to such a small "Add-On" like raspi-config, as the devlopment of Raspian made huge steps.

So here we go >> OCCIDENTALIS
And here is OCCI (the tool) as GIT itself I installed it and it works on a DietPi installation!

And, as a bonus, a handy tool we wrote called occi - which will let you change the hostname and wifi details by plugging the SD card into any computer and editing the /boot/occidentalis.txt file (see below).

Looking for code? Occidentalis is maintained as its own GitHub repository.
Occidentalis comes with a configuration helper script called occi, which may be used to set various system options from a text file on your SD card.
The bootstrapping process will help you create the file by prompting for your desired hostname and wifi credentials, but it can also be created as occidentalis.txt on the card at any time. When the Pi is running, edit /boot/occidentalis.txt.

Example file /boot/occidentalis.txt:

# hostname for your Raspberry Pi:
hostname=mypiname

# basic wireless networking options:
wifi_ssid=your network here
wifi_password=your password or passphrase here

I think it's a real usefull feature. But it needed to be installed as default tool and should be accessed by RetroPie Menu. It's a real pain (esp. with the Pi zero) to get WiFi connection :)

cyperghost

Seems to be solved by myself... Can someone please verify?

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/4691/solved-feature-request-wifi-key-import-via-boot-wifikeyfile-txt