OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi Part 2
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(2013-07-26, 19:52)doveman2 Wrote: I tried running with just the USB cable from the RPi to the hub and without the SD card in and my hub doesn't get warm at all like that.

With just the SD card in and not the USB stick, which /storage is on, so that OpenElec can't finish loading and halts at the OE splashscreen, the hub does get hot, so it's either the firmware or something in the initial stages of OE that's causing this.

I've tested with two boards and two cables, so it's not a faulty board or cable.

I hope this can be fixed as I'm not comfortable with my hub running hot all the time and it might be why I've had some of the problems I've encountered.
I don't see how you can come to any real conclusions without knowing what the software does to the hardware. You say that with the SD card in and the USB out and you are forcing a halt, you make an assumption that nothing is running. I would say your hub is getting hot because it's providing power to run the RPI and the internal power regulators are linear which produce heat. I also don't see how this relates to RPI test builds.

I would recommend you run through an ammeter between your hub and RPI and measure the current draw.


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RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi Part 2 - by JoeSchmuck - 2013-07-27, 03:49
AW: RE: - by DieterLumpen - 2013-07-29, 20:50
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RE: dual audio?? - by pootler - 2013-08-03, 17:13
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Remote Controllers - by tfft - 2013-08-14, 09:11
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