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(8th Jan, 2014 12:45 AM)CurlyMo Wrote:  Concretely, how can i currently fix the network boot issue?

made it bold in previous post. literally it means that configuration for eth0 must look like this:

Code:

auto eth0
iface eth0 inet manual

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(8th Jan, 2014 02:59 AM)snowman58 Wrote:  I have a RPI based installation of the latest release (installed using the Windows based installer).

It works sometimes, but most of the time it goes into a re-boot loop;
"Starting xbmc"
blank screen for 10-20 seconds
Initial (in my case weather) screen for a few seconds
a command line screen for a second.

please check if this is your case:

https://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian/issues/478#issuecomment-29559179