Raspbmc the XBMC build for the Raspberry Pi has reach the Release Candidate 2 stage. This build needs a reinstall and will bring you wireless support including installing via Wi-Fi, installing Raspbmc to a NFS share, updated installers and a smaller file system.

If you want to try the Raspberry Pi as a Media Center then you should give this a try. Details from the Raspmbc blog:

Wired and wireless networking support in Raspbmc – you can now install Raspbmc via a wireless network connection too

NFS root – you can now install Raspbmc to an NFS share.

New Windows, Linux and OSX installers to facilitate the above two options.

Time issues are completely gone

Issues with rebooting are resolved

A smaller root filesystem, thanks to a more efficient watchdog

Samba shares will now show in Windows by default

Seeking is now possible on Raspberry Pi – thanks Gimli.

Various XBMC memory leaks are fixed.

Firmware improvements from Dom.

libCEC 2.0.5

Much more!

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