How to improve our Linux images?

[jimd]

Please allow automatic ethernet on bootup.  I find it disturbing to have to go in and make a bunch of terminal changes just to get the thing working.  I have not had success with this yet.

[Marc Coussement]

Follow the Yocto Project
The Yocto Project is an open source collaboration project that provides templates, tools and methods to help you create custom Linux-based systems for embedded products regardless of the hardware architecture.

see www.yoctoproject.org

and be "Hob" compliant for easy edit existing image recipes and create your own image recipes

see www.yoctoproject.org/documentation/hob-manual-16

Marc,

[rouvas]

@jimd, try the following:

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# ------------------------------------------------
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# --- sample /etc/network/interfaces configuration
#
auto lo
iface lo inet loopback

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet dhcp

# - for WIFI with antenna
auto wlan6
allow-hotplug wlan6
iface wlan6 inet dhcp
  wpa-ssid "your-ssid"
  wpa-psk "your-key"

# - for WIFI that looks naked
auto wlan7
allow-hotplug wlan7
iface wlan7 inet dhcp
  wpa-ssid "your-ssid"
  wpa-psk "your-key"
#
# ------------------------------------------------