XBian Releases version 0.8 for Raspberry Pi
The XBian open source community have released a major upgrade, version 0.8 of their customized linux to run XBMC on the Raspberry Pi. Changes are as follows: New raspberry pi firmware Improved analogue...
View ArticleRaspbMC releases RC5.
There seems to be a real rivalry going on between XBian and RaspMC. RaspMC have released RC 5, indicating some major updates. From their website: Web interface enabled by default Some users made it...
View ArticleRaspbMC minor updates to RC 5
The guys over at RaspbMC have posted some more bug fixes and minor updates to RC5. Also rumors of a ‘final’ version. We’re excited to hear that! Kernel update This re-enables IPV6 support, adds full...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Model B – 512MiB Ram
Now this is exciting news! RaspberryPi.org have negotiated for an extra 256MiB of ram for their Raspberry Pi Model B! We’ve ordered supplies and will have them in stock soon. More details here:...
View ArticleXBian Update to 0.8.2
We would call this a minor update, but looking at XBian’s change-log, there are some pretty important changes in here. The addition of PVR functionality is probably a big plus for some people, but from...
View ArticleWho’s going to be the first to finish a Raspberry Pi In Car computer?
We’ve been trauling for a success story for someone with the in-car computer for a Raspberry Pi. It seems to us to be a no-brainer, the Raspberry Pi runs off USB, and in-car USB power supplies are...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi Network Attached Storage
One of the most obvious uses for a Raspberry Pi is to attach external USB drives and use it as a Network Attached Storage host. The guys over at eLinux.org have an excellent guide for setting up your...
View ArticleUsing the Raspberry Pi’s GPIO – Part 1
Here’s a few links to get you started with the General Purpose I/O on the Raspberry Pi, so you can start doing real things with your Raspberry Pi – not just playing in the virtual world. First, a...
View ArticleXBian version 0.8.3 is released
This release adds support for the 512MiB version of the Raspberry Pi, and the following minor updates: You can now view the CPU temp of your pi (System -> System information -> Hardware) (Thanks...
View ArticleAusPi 802.11b/g/n Wireless Adaptor Released
There is much anxiety in the Raspberry Pi community about getting a Wireless adaptor that works without a powered USB Hub, with native support in Linux. We have been searching different vendors to try...
View ArticleRaspberry Pi SoC Drivers are now Open Source!
Alex Bradbury from the Raspberry Pi foundation reports that the VideoCore driver code which runs on the ARM drivers for the Raspberry Pi are now Free, Open Source Software! This is big news for those...
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