Raspberry Pi

[Masscre]

This with the I2C expansion should make it a programmers/Modders Dream machine now. I have worked with the Atmel AVR and I2C chip sets before and they are very versatile. Also it is able to run Android ICS is just a plus The IR port will also make this board more useful and powerfull as an HTPC platform.

[Masscre]

Has anyone tried this installation from windows? I am running into problems with thier install because it mentions a batch file that needs to be in the download and it is not included in the RPi download that i am getting from the OpenElec site?

[TrailMyx]

I'm using Linux since it seemed to be waaaay easier.

[Endless Night]

Has anyone tried this installation from windows? I am running into problems with thier install because it mentions a batch file that needs to be in the download and it is not included in the RPi download that i am getting from the OpenElec site?

Yes i have but dont know anything about a batch file... I followed these instructions  (I downloaded the 3 items sperately as the combined zip does not hold the latest and greatest image)

http://www.squirrelhosting.co.uk/hosting-blog/hosting-blog-info.php?id=9

Installing was a peice of Pi  please excuse the bun.

[TrailMyx]

I got my little clear RPi enclosures yesterday from Ebay.  Very nice little enclosures, but are somewhat like a Rubik's cube to assemble.  lol.  I'll post a picture later.

Installing was a peice of Pi  please excuse the bun.

lol.  groan.

[Masscre]

Has anyone tried this installation from windows? I am running into problems with thier install because it mentions a batch file that needs to be in the download and it is not included in the RPi download that i am getting from the OpenElec site?

Yes i have but dont know anything about a batch file... I followed these instructions  (I downloaded the 3 items sperately as the combined zip does not hold the latest and greatest image)

http://www.squirrelhosting.co.uk/hosting-blog/hosting-blog-info.php?id=9

Installing was a peice of Pi  please excuse the bun.

Did you mean Pun?

[Endless Night]

Has anyone tried this installation from windows? I am running into problems with thier install because it mentions a batch file that needs to be in the download and it is not included in the RPi download that i am getting from the OpenElec site?

Yes i have but dont know anything about a batch file... I followed these instructions  (I downloaded the 3 items sperately as the combined zip does not hold the latest and greatest image)

http://www.squirrelhosting.co.uk/hosting-blog/hosting-blog-info.php?id=9

Installing was a peice of Pi  please excuse the bun.

Did you mean Pun?

What did i make a typo    p d d p ... all the same isnt it   

[Masscre]

I finally got mine working tonight now I have alot of exploring to do with it.

[TrailMyx]

One thing I found that was annoying but solvable is powering the RPi.  I found it to be unstable for some reason, until I used a dual-USB cable to gather more current from the host system.  I guess the current draw of the RPi approaches 1A which is out of the spec of USB, but using 2 USBs from the host caused my RPi to become way more stable.

Just a little FYI....

[UOMaddog]

Well I've been powering mine just beautifully through my 32" Samsung TV. However, I ran into the same buffering issues with 1080P content streaming from the NAS. Not sure what to do to reduce it. I'm going to try a straight hardwire into the router to see if any of it is the powerline adapaters. If that doesn't work, then I'll look at overclocking. If that doesn't work, I'm not sure what to try next! 1080P does work beautifully via USB thumbdrive or external hard drive connected straight to the RPi, but I don't want to be limited to that! Maybe they'll release a $40 version with 1GB of RAM and a 1GHz processor to handle buffering better!

[TrailMyx]

I've actually had much better luck by having adequate power and I've overclocked somewhat.  Also I changed the audio output so that it's not DTS, but just 2.0 stereo.  From that, I can get almost no buffering.  The power thing was killing me though, so it's working pretty well now.  I'll post my overclocking information when I get back upstairs.  It's pretty basic stuff that I found with a quick web search. 

[UOMaddog]

Not sure what you were using before, but a standard USB plug is usually only going to give you around 0.5A (500mA), whereas the RPi needs 0.7A minimum to function stable. So using that dual USB thing probably works great because now you can supply up to 1A. I believe I have my audio set to 2.0 (since I don't have a surround sound system hooked up yet). How did you go about overclocking it?

[TrailMyx]

just edit/add your config.txt file in the boot visible partition of your SD card.   You can follow this guide:
http://htpcbuild.com/htpc-software/raspberry-pi-openelec/openelec-overclocking/

[freddy]

http://www.raspberrypi.org/archives/2180

[TrailMyx]

Hmm, that right there will probably make me make a purchase tonight.  heh.  Thanks freddy.

Here's a Newark link with the added features:  LINKY