2013-07-29, 22:36
(2013-07-29, 19:33)doveman2 Wrote: Just to confirm the problem I'm having with my hubs getting hot is nothing to do with these builds as it happens with Raspbian Wheezy as well, so it's either something at a lower software/firmware level or I've just got two faulty boards (maybe there was a bad batch around when I bought them).
Just recalled you are powering the Pi from GPIO. Not sure if the architecture of the Pi properly isolates two supplies either side of the USB - is it possible the two supplies fighting each other is what is causing the hub to heat up?