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You can try plugging the USB HD after geexbox has been successfully loaded.

"Screensaver" is out of the question, because nobody wants to have to disable screensaver every time they watch something. Menu auto-off is possible and might be implemented in future. Still, it will not be 100% safe, as you will still get screen burns if you leave and forget while viewing...

Always download from the project homepage or sourceforge page and follow the installation and debugging instructions given on the homepage.


About the hfs+ issue, you might want to try removing "hfs" from /GEEXBOX/etc/filesystems.

Blue light flickering is the sign of linux booting.

What you describe is probably just another manifestation of the known network initialization bug in HBC, or something very similar.

Please read and follow the corresponding info on the homepage.

Homepage -> upper left: Archived versions

If the flash disk is not shown in 'Open', then it is not recognized.

try 0.1beta1 or earlier and see if it gets louder.

It would be MUCH MUCH easier to just use those wii linux distros out there.

Native DVD is only usable in mini version and drive chips might interfere.

Read the homepage.