Version history for OpenELEC (RaspberryPI Build, Disk Image)

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Changes for v8.0.3 - v8.0.4

• OpenELEC 8.0.4 release has been published. Users running OpenELEC 8.0.0 or later with auto-update enabled will be prompted on-screen to reboot and apply the update once it has been downloaded and enabled in some hours. Users running older OpenELEC releases or with auto-update disabled will need to manually update. If you would like to update from an older OpenELEC release please read update instructions/advice on the Wiki before updating. Manual update files can be obtained from the downloads page.
• Kodi 17 (Krypton) support
• OpenELEC 8.0 release contain a Kodi major version bump. If you are updating from OpenELEC 7.0 or earlier we strongly recommend you perform a full backup before performing a manual update. If you experience issues please perform a soft-reset to clear OpenELEC and Kodi settings.
• OpenELEC 8.0.4 is a maintenance release for OpenELEC-8.0 series. The main fixes are:
• fix crash in WeTek DVB driver on WeTek Play (1st gen).
• enable Kernel NEON mode for RPi2 builds.
• enable some more SOC sound drivers for RPi/RPi2 builds.
• enable Regulator support on all builds.
• enable Extcon support on all builds.
• fix loading for some I2C sound modules on RPI/RPi2 builds.
• fix loading splash screen on systems with Nvidia GPUs.
• fix speed problems on Nvidia ION systems.
• fix problems loading dvbhdhomerun addons.
• fix using user created sleep scripts.
• build PNG support with SSE support for x86_64 builds.
• update to linux-4.9.30, mesa-17.0.7, alsa-lib-1.1.4.1, alsa-utils-1.1.4, kodi-17,3, mariadb-10.1.23, samba-4.6.4.
• OpenELEC 8.0 series is a feature release. The main changes are:
• Platform changes:
• New Platform WeTek Play 2Play 2 supported with a own Build.
• WeTek Play 2 brings endless entertainment to your living room. Enjoy the latest movies and series in 4K UHD, play games, browse the internet, keep up with the news, or use the DVB modular tuner to watch thousands of TV channels via satellite, terrestrial and cable connections.
• New Platform WeTek Hub supported by a own Build.
• Taking advantage of the latest hardware advances, we’ve maximized performance and optimized design. Introducing, WeTek Hub, the smallest WeTek device yet, and one of the most powerful Android streaming devices on the market.
• Raspberry Pi Zero W supported by Raspberry Pi (1) builds.
• Core OS updates and changes (old version in brackets):
• Pulseaudio updated to 10.0 (9.0)
• Binutils updated to 2.28 (2.26)
• GCC updated to 6.3 (5.4)
• glibc updated to 2.25 (2.23)
• LLVM updated to 4.0 (3.8)
• Linux kernel updated to 4.9 (4.4)
• Mesa updated to 17.0 (11.2)
• ffmpeg updated to 3.2 (2.8)
• libva updated to 1.8 (1.7)
• connman updated to 1.34 (1.31)
• libressl updated to 2.4 (2.2)
• systemd updated to 233 (229)
• xorg-server updated to 1.19 (1.18)
• samba updated to 4.6 (3.6)
• MySQL replaced with MariaDB-10.1
• HFS and HFS+ Filesystem support removed.
• iSCSI support removed.
• NFS, NBD, iSCSI Network boot support removed.
• LIRC support removed, LIRC was always installed as a enhancenment to the Kernel RC drivers, and was only used for very old IR Hardware like classic XBox remote and others - which support is now dropped.
• Apple TV 1 IR remote driver driver removed.
• X11 AMDGPU, ATI (Radeon) and Intel GPU driver driver replaced by X11 Modesettings GPU driver.
• Driver and firmware updates and changes:
• updated WLAN and DVB drivers and firmwares.
• updated Nvidia Legacy driver to xf86-video-nvidia-340, which removes support for legacy Nvidia GPUs not supporting VDPAU.
• Kodi updates and changes (old version in brackets)
• Kodi updated to version 17 final (16)

Changes for v8.0.2 - v8.0.3

• OpenELEC 8.0.3 is a maintenance release for OpenELEC-8.0 series. The main fixes are:
• fix crash in Kodi while playing streams.
• fix some non working screensavers, this only works if the non working screensavers are installed the first time.
• disable CONFIG_USB_UAS to fix issues with some external Harddrives on RPi builds.
• some fixes in the installer.
• update libcec to fix some upstream problems.
• update to mesa-17.0.5, linux-4.9.25 (Generic/RPi*), mariadb-10.1.22, samba-4.6.3, connman-1.34, libsndfile-1.0.28.

Changes for v8.0.1 - v8.0.2

• OpenELEC 8.0.2 release has been published. Users running OpenELEC 8.0.0 or later with auto-update enabled will be prompted on-screen to reboot and apply the update once it has been downloaded and enabled in some hours. Users running older OpenELEC releases or with auto-update disabled will need to manually update. If you would like to update from an older OpenELEC release please read update instructions/advice on the Wiki before updating. Manual update files can be obtained from the downloads page.
• OpenELEC 8.0.2 is a maintenance release for OpenELEC-8.0 series. The main fixes are:
• disable RTL8XXXU driver, which was loaded together with RTL8192CU/EU driver and caused conflicts with some WLAN USB dongles.
• add CONFIG_SND_SOC_STA32X and CONFIG_SND_SOC_WM8804_I2C for RPi builds, needed for some RPi Sound modules.
• remove 0 byte database files in Kodi, to workaround database upgrade failures in Kodi.
• build Kodi with SSE4 support for Generic builds.
• fix broken Kodi addon library names for x86_64 builds.
• force loading fuse module to fix mounting ntfs and exfat partitions.
• update to mesa-17.0.4, dbus-1.10.18, linux-4.9.24 (Generic), linux-4.9.23 (RPi), libdrm-2.4.80 and curl-7.54.0
• OpenELEC 8.0 series is a feature release. The main changes are:
• Platform changes:
• New Platform WeTek Play 2Play 2 supported with a own Build.
• WeTek Play 2 brings endless entertainment to your living room. Enjoy the latest movies and series in 4K UHD, play games, browse the internet, keep up with the news, or use the DVB modular tuner to watch thousands of TV channels via satellite, terrestrial and cable connections.
• New Platform WeTek Hub supported by a own Build.
• Taking advantage of the latest hardware advances, we’ve maximized performance and optimized design. Introducing, WeTek Hub, the smallest WeTek device yet, and one of the most powerful Android streaming devices on the market.
• Raspberry Pi Zero W supported by Raspberry Pi (1) builds.
• Core OS updates and changes (old version in brackets):
• Pulseaudio updated to 10.0 (9.0)
• Binutils updated to 2.28 (2.26)
• GCC updated to 6.3 (5.4)
• glibc updated to 2.25 (2.23)
• LLVM updated to 4.0 (3.8)
• Linux kernel updated to 4.9 (4.4)
• Mesa updated to 17.0 (11.2)
• ffmpeg updated to 3.2 (2.8)
• libva updated to 1.8 (1.7)
• connman updated to 1.33 (1.31)
• libressl updated to 2.4 (2.2)
• systemd updated to 233 (229)
• xorg-server updated to 1.19 (1.18)
• samba updated to 4.6 (3.6)
• MySQL replaced with MariaDB-10.1
• HFS and HFS+ Filesystem support removed.
• iSCSI support removed.
• NFS, NBD, iSCSI Network boot support removed.
• LIRC support removed, LIRC was always installed as a enhancenment to the Kernel RC drivers, and was only used for very old IR Hardware like classic XBox remote and others - which support is now dropped.
• Apple TV 1 IR remote driver driver removed.
• X11 AMDGPU, ATI (Radeon) and Intel GPU driver driver replaced by X11 Modesettings GPU driver.
• Driver and firmware updates and changes:
• updated WLAN and DVB drivers and firmwares.
• updated Nvidia Legacy driver to xf86-video-nvidia-340, which removes support for legacy Nvidia GPUs not supporting VDPAU.
• Kodi updates and changes (old version in brackets)
• Kodi updated to 17.1 final (16)
• Kodi 17 (Krypton) support
• OpenELEC 8.0 release contain a Kodi major version bump. If you are updating from OpenELEC 7.0 or earlier we strongly recommend you perform a full backup before performing a manual update. If you experience issues please perform a soft-reset to clear OpenELEC and Kodi settings.

Changes for v8.0.0 - v8.0.1

• Fix broken automount for (external) USB storage devices.
• Fix always blinking LED on SolidRun's Cubox.
• Fix broken Filesystem resize on new install.
• Rename Kodis old database files when updating, to try to fix updating issues when Kodi updates the own databases.
• Readd SFTP support on user requests.
• Always load TUN driver for VPN users on user request.
• Updated WeTek DVB driver to prevent issues when running TV.
• Rename users samba configfile to force the user to include own changes in a new config then using the old one.
• OpenELEC 8.0 series is a feature release. The main changes are:
• Platform changes:
• New Platform WeTek Play 2Play 2 supported with a own Build.
• WeTek Play 2 brings endless entertainment to your living room. Enjoy the latest movies and series in 4K UHD, play games, browse the internet, keep up with the news, or use the DVB modular tuner to watch thousands of TV channels via satellite, terrestrial and cable connections.
• New Platform WeTek Hub supported by a own Build.
• Taking advantage of the latest hardware advances, we’ve maximized performance and optimized design. Introducing, WeTek Hub, the smallest WeTek device yet, and one of the most powerful Android streaming devices on the market.
• Raspberry Pi Zero W supported by Raspberry Pi (1) builds.
• Core OS updates and changes (old version in brackets):
• Pulseaudio updated to 10.0 (9.0)
• Binutils updated to 2.28 (2.26)
• GCC updated to 6.3 (5.4)
• glibc updated to 2.25 (2.23)
• LLVM updated to 4.0 (3.8)
• Linux kernel updated to 4.9 (4.4)
• Mesa updated to 17.0 (11.2)
• ffmpeg updated to 3.2 (2.8)
• libva updated to 1.8 (1.7)
• connman updated to 1.33 (1.31)
• libressl updated to 2.4 (2.2)
• systemd updated to 233 (229)
• xorg-server updated to 1.19 (1.18)
• samba updated to 4.6 (3.6)
• MySQL replaced with MariaDB-10.1
• HFS and HFS+ Filesystem support removed.
• iSCSI support removed.
• NFS, NBD, iSCSI Network boot support removed.
• LIRC support removed, LIRC was always installed as a enhancenment to the Kernel RC drivers, and was only used for very old IR Hardware like classic XBox remote and others - which support is now dropped.
• Apple TV 1 IR remote driver driver removed.
• X11 AMDGPU, ATI (Radeon) and Intel GPU driver driver replaced by X11 Modesettings GPU driver.
• Driver and firmware updates and changes:
• updated WLAN and DVB drivers and firmwares.
• updated Nvidia Legacy driver to xf86-video-nvidia-340, which removes support for legacy Nvidia GPUs not supporting VDPAU.
• Kodi updates and changes (old version in brackets)
• Kodi updated to 17.1 final (16)
• Kodi 17 (Krypton) support

Changes for v5.0.5 - v5.0.6

• OpenELEC-5.0 is the next stable release, which is a feature release and the successor of OpenELEC-4.2.
• The headline change is the update from XBMC 13 (Gotham) to Kodi 14.2 (Helix) and the big switch from XBMC to Kodi branding. Both project teams have conducted a major find/replace but if you spot residual mentions of XBMC anywhere please let us know. The name change affects more than the GUI; all references in code have been changed and in the OpenELEC filesystem /storage/.xbmc will be recreated as a symlink to /storage/.kodi to ensure hardcoded paths in addons or scripts continue to work. For information on Kodi 14 you can find on http://kodi.tv/kodi-14-0-helix-unwinds/.
• Due to the potential for typo-bugs and breakage from Kodi renaming YOU ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO MAKE A FULL BACKUP before performing a manual update and perform a “Reset System Settings to defaults (Soft Reset)” after the update if you update directly from OpenELEC-4.x or earlier.
• Please note many addons and skins remain to be ported by their developers. This is out with our control an until this happens they will either not work or be marked as broken by Kodi. If an addon or skin is essential to you please confirm with its developer prior to upgrade if it is compatible with Kodi (Helix).
• Other notable “under the hood” changes include a version bump from v3.16 to v3.17 Linux kernel, and a switch from OpenSSL to LibreSSL following the heartbleed disclosure. The LibreSSL package includes better licensing and allows OpenELEC to be simplified by removing support for other cryptographic libraries such as GnuTLS.
• Supported Platform Changes
• RaspberryPi-2 support
• If you want to support us, you can buy your own RaspberryPi-2 at ThePiHut by using this link.
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• Starting with OpenELEC-5.0.1 we added support for RaspberryPi-2:
• Raspberry Pi 2 - Model B Technical Specifications:
• Broadcom BCM2836 ARMv7 Quad Core Processor powered Single Board Computer running at 900MHz
• 1GB RAM
• 40pin extended GPIO
• 4 x USB ports
• 4 pole Stereo output and Composite video port
• Full size HDMI
• CSI camera port for connecting the Raspberry Pi camera
• DSI display port for connecting the Raspberry Pi touch screen display
• Micro SD port for loading your operating system and storing data
• Micro USB power source
• Raspberry Pi 2 - Model B Features:
• 6x Faster - Broadcom BCM2836 ARMv7 Quad Core Processor powered Single Board Computer running at 900MHz
• Double Memory - 1GB RAM so you can now run bigger and more powerful applications
• Identical board layout and footprint as the Model B+, so all cases and 3rd party add-on boards designed for the Model B+ will be fully compatible.
• Fully HAT compatible
• 40pin extended GPIO to enhance your “real world” projects. GPIO is 100% compatible with the Model B+ and A+ boards. First 26 pins are identical to the Model A and Model B boards to provide full backward compatibility across all boards.
• Connect a Raspberry Pi camera and touch screen display (each sold separately)
• Stream and watch Hi-definition video output at 1080P
• Micro SD slot for storing information and loading your operating systems.
• 10/100 Ethernet Port to quickly connect the Raspberry Pi to the Internet
• Combined 4-pole jack for connecting your stereo audio out and composite video out
• Advanced power management:
• You can now provide up to 1.2 Amp to the USB ports–enabling you to connect more power hungry USB devices directly to the Raspberry PI. (This feature requires a 2 ampere micro USB power supply.)
• Freescale iMX6 support
• We are adding Freescale imx6 support for a limited number of boxes, starting with the CuBox-i and CuboxTV mini devices. Also, after many years, support for the mk1 (silver) AppleTV build has been discontinued, and there will be no official v5.0 (Kodi) release for Apple devices. This decision was partly driven by the Kodi development team removing CrystalHD acceleration support in Kodi v14.0 and the unrelated removal of the CrystalHD driver from the v3.17 Linux kernel. In both cases CrystalHD code has not been maintained for several years, and as surrounding codebases moved forwards over time the level of compatibility and optimisation has gone distinctly backwards. At the same time, XBMC’s gradual increase in size breached the limits of the 256MB RAM available in the box to cause a cascade of playback problems for an increasing number of users. Our AppleTV user base has grown sizeable over time, and to the users upset by this announcement we apologise. However, the project staff felt that it was time and that v4.2 should be the final AppleTV release.
• There are also many cost-effective and compact-size HTPC options from Zotac, Gigabyte, Intel (NUC) and the staggeringly popular Raspberry Pi device; and Pi derivatives like “slice” that will ship with a customised version of OpenELEC. For users with higher-performance requirements, our Generic build continues to support the majority of current-generation ITX and mini-ITX motherboards that use Intel Celeron/Core CPUs and GPU hardware from Intel, AMD and nVidia.
• Updated core Components (summary) since OpenELEC 5.0.5
• update to kodi-14-e7ba06f
• update to bcm2835-driver-f1b6b1c
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-f1b6b1c
• update to linux-3.18.9 for RPi2
• update to kmod-20
• update to libvorbis-1.3.5
• update to xz-5.2.1
• update to sqlite-autoconf-3080803
• update to libgcrypt-1.6.3
• update to alsa-utils-1.0.29
• update to alsa-lib-1.0.29
• projects/RPi*/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• projects/RPi2/patches/linux: update RPi2 support patch
• linux: Enable all buttons on the TiVo Slide Pro remote.
• linux: Use legacy turbo (fixes BYT full freeze)
• projects/imx6/linux: Changed the kernel of the project IMX6 to include PCI and IWLWIFI support. Additionally added the iwlwifi-firmware to the options of the project IMX6.
• libva: x11: dri2: fix double Unlocks/SyncHandle
• linux: fix CT2-4400v2 clock
• RPi2: add CONFIG_DVB_SP2
• For a full changelog on what's new, follow the link below:
• https://github.com/OpenELEC/OpenELEC.tv/compare/5.0.5...5.0.6

Changes for v5.0.3 - v5.0.4

• update to kodi-14-085163e
• update to samba-3.6.25
• update to linux-3.18.7 for RPi2
• update to mpc-1.0.3
• update to libssh-0.6.4
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-69b787b
• update to bcm2835-driver-69b787b
• update to kodi-pvr-addons-da4c212
• update to xorg-server-1.16.4
• downgrade to curl-7.37.1
• projects/RPi*/linux: disable CONFIG_PREEMPT, disable CONFIG_RCU_NOCB_CPU
• kodi: add PR6408
• Update 98-eventlircd.rules
• Add home key id for Rii i7 remote
• lcdproc: move nobody user/group to busybox
• GCC 4.9 has support for armv7ve
• projects/RPi2/patches/linux: update RPi2 support patch
• Revert "kodi: add NFS chunksize patch"
• Revert "kodi: add PR6376"

Changes for v5.0.0 - v5.0.1

• update to libaacs-0.8.0
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-4a66b50
• update to bcm2835-driver-4a66b50
• update to kodi-audioencoder-lame-3eb59de
• update to kodi-audioencoder-vorbis-dbf5c62
• update to kodi-audioencoder-flac-62c2cc8
• update to kodi-14-b5dbdb5
• update to rtmpdump-a107cef
• update to bison-3.0.4
• update to kodi-pvr-addons-a0a437e
• update to Mesa-10.3.7
• update to llvm-3.5.1
• update to libdrm-2.4.59
• update to sqlite-autoconf-3080801
• update to libtool-2.4.5
• update to ffmpeg-2.4.6
• update to gdb-7.8.2
• update to automake-1.15
• update to elfutils-0.161
• update to curl-7.40.0
• update to libjpeg-turbo-1.4.0
• update to xz-5.2.0
• update to linux-3.17.8
• update to OpenELEC-settings-0.5.8
• update to libhdhomerun-20141210
• update to freetype-2.5.5
• update to libva-1.5.0
• update to bluez-5.27
• downgrade to connman 1.23
• linux: add kernel 3.18, neeced for RPi2 support
• scripts/image: install dtb files for bcm2835 bootloader too if avaible
• new project: add project 'RPi2'
• projects/RPi/patches/kodi: update RPi support patch
• projects/*/linux: enable crypto modules for NFSv4
• projects/RPi/patches/linux: update RPi support patch
• libressl: also install ca bundle in /etc/ssl
• IMX: Disable console blank
• Radeon: disable RADEON_GEM_GTT_WC for Kabini and Aruba
• connman: make it clear for users to not edit /etc/hosts
• connman: /etc/hosts should be available early
• imx6: Use 24 bit by default again
• nss-mdns: mdns_minimal is enough
• imx6: move coherent_pool back to kernel. increase to 2M
• projects/imx6/patches/linux: prepend kernel config cmdline to bootloader arguments from uEnv.txt
• IMX: linux: remove hardcoded coherent_pool option from cmdline
• IMX: bootloader: Readd coherent_pool and bump to 2M
• alsa-lib: Fix PHIREE U2 and Soundblaster F-Xi XD
• projects/*/linux: add netconsole support
• linux: add patch for Geniatech T230 USB DVB-T/T2/C tuner

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