Raspberry Pi 3 Setup – WiFi using command line

Steps I used to set up my Raspberry Pi 3

To flash OS:
- https://www.raspberrypi.org/documentation/installation/installing-images/windows.md
- Follow directions without modifications

NOTE: Raspberry Pi devices typically do NOT come with an SD card!

Command Line WiFi
- I tried to do this: https://www.maker.io/en/blogs/raspberry-pi-3-how-to-configure-wi-fi-and-bluetooth/03fcd2a252914350938d8c5471cf3b63
- Which is simply typing this command
  - sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
- BUT
  - I have too many WiFi devices around so I wanted to pipe ‘|’ this to more, but the RPi wouldn’t allow it so I ‘have’ to solve this first!
    - I ‘needed’ pipe so I can look for my WiFi (Actually I can edit this file without looking at the information, but I really want to ensure all my steps work if my brother gets a Pi, so I’m documenting it all here!)
Sidebar to fix pipe ‘|’
- This link contains the solution:
  - https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=39806&p=331516#p331516
- Basically edit /etc/default/keyboard to contain the following.
  - Note that mine had XKLAYOUT=”gb”
- Reboot the raspberry pi by typing
  - sudo shutdown -r now
- Log back in & Test that pipe works by typing it
Back to WiFi Command line
- I type in the sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
- The logo cuts off much of the data with the 4 raspberry pi logos on top so…
Detour to fix this led me here:
- https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=66&t=120414
- Basically you edit /boot/cmdline.txt and add “logo.nologo” to the only line in the file
Back to WiFi Command line
- sudo iwlist wlan0 scan
  - SUCCESS!
  - reboot again:
    - sudo shutdown -r now