Get back the console in xbian when booting

  • system -> setting -> xbian -> service -> disable xbmc autostart-
  • set parameter in /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf
  • restart wlan0 
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    # ifconfig wlan0 down
    # ifconfig wlan0 up 
    # wpa_supplicant -B -c /etc/wpa_supplicant.conf -i wlan0
  • start xbmc service # sudo service xbmc start or # sudo xbian-config services start xbmc

Encountered problem:

  • showing fs resize and halt in screen

Solution:

  • remove splash and quiet in cmdline.txt

Reference
xbian-config-bash
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