[mdlug] Raspberry Pi?

[Brandon]

I've worked with mine for a couple of months now. Would something like XBMC
work for you? There is a distribution called RaspBMC that has been
customized to work with the Pi. (www.raspbmc.com/).<http://www.raspbmc.com/>

For just an OS you can run their image of Debian, Arch or even RISC and
work from there. Remember that any software you want to install or compile
needs to be the ARM port. Also, remember that non-powered USB hubs won't
work reliably with the Pi and invest in a good cellphone charger, like mine
from Samsung, as a power supply.  If I recall correctly you'll need at
least .5A @5V to power the board.

Hope that helps, tell me if you have any more questions.

--Brandon


On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 6:09 PM, Art Dries <artdries at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have experience on the Raspberry Pi system on a chip?
>
> I'm getting 2 in the mail and would like to set up a personal video on
> demand client / server.
>
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