[PROBLEM] Enable ssh & reset root pw before firstboot?

[kgoerbig]

I need to re-install xbian. I do so using dd in linux:

sudo dd if=/home/kgoerbig/Downloads/XBian1.0Alpha5.img of=/dev/sdd

After the write is completed, is there a way to enable ssh, and reset the root pw via config file before I do a firstboot into xbmc? Enabling ssh & resetting root/xbian pw's via XBMC menus is kind of a pain.

[Blightrt]

You can use for enable ssh "xbian-config" and then connect with winscp or putty.

sudo passwd root

To change root pw

[mk01]

@kgoerbig

boot first with additional parameter in cmdline.txt

Code:

init=/bin/bash