zhcool wrote:Hi Guys,
FYI, Xbian includes a working VNC server. You can use it to see the displayed interface without having to switch on your TV to controle your XBMC.

Can anyone confirm this? Which client do you use? Seems odd, since everyone always points out that VNC needs X11

You are both probably right, the original idea was to save power, but spinning down the disks would be the cleaner solution than brutally unplugging them. Still I am wondering: Whenever the connection to the disks is lost, kodi warns me that device XY has been removed uncleanly. But xbian keeps the ...

I would like to use two USB powered external hard drives with my raspberry 2 running xbian. Connecting them directly to the PI caused instability, which I assume is due to lack of power. Therefore, I bought this USB hub with external power supply: http://www.amazon.com/Transcend-TS-HUB3K-Netzteil-Sc...

Plug it in and try it. You may be surprised. You honestly think I haven't done that BEFORE I post the question to a forum? ;) Also, I did mention Windows automatic driver detection, didn't I? So yes, I was surprised - surprised it is apparently not supported. Alright, never mind if it's impossible,...

Hey, I'm using the "official" Wifi USB dongle for my Pi and it works very well. However, it would be a nice additional feature if I could also use it for my desktop PC (running Windows 8.1 x64) from time to time, in cases when I need to put it somewhere away from the router. The automatic driver ins...