BananaGonzo

Thank you Igor - it seems that the service is not running on startup even there is an entry at /etc/init.d :-(
I even tried to set up a cronjob (@reboot).
 
Doesn't work :-(
 
This is what its look like after reboot (connected via serial):
 
root@bpii:~# /etc/init.d/ssh status
● ssh.service - OpenBSD Secure Shell server
   Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/ssh.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
   Active: inactive (dead)
root@bpii:~# 
 
 
Ok, seems that when I'm connected via serial it is in emergency mode - I have to shut it down completely (shutdown -h now) disconnect power and FTDI, and connect power again.
 
Now it works...