[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Helix build: #1213
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.18.0 #1 PREEMPT Sat Dec 13 21:40:59 GMT 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Dec 13 2014 15:32:57
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version ba46211b55252156d2f1e507a7aa71bd18ec0482 (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20141213213941-r19802-g1fe5994 [Build #1213]

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (1fe59944, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (88f9fb0e, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes newclock4 patches
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC fernetmenta patches due to conflicts with newclock4
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC linux-01-RPi_support patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from kernel branch rpi-3.18.y
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC xbmc-001-newclock4 patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from newclock4 branch
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled (new installs only) [patch details]
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• Adapted service.openelec.settings to take advantage of PR:5217 [patch details]
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (9c1d3848)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (9f000e43)
  
• Includes latest xbmc-pvr-addons master (9f63d1bc)
  
• Includes latest xbmc-addon-xvdr master (328fa653)
  
• Includes additional ffmpeg codecs/muxers enabled for testing/benchmarking purposes (see patch)
  
• Includes animated splash support (patch)
  
• Includes commits from libcec-2.2.0 (popcornmix)
  
• Disabled package RTL8812AU: Realtek 802.11ac driver doesn't currently build against kernel 3.18
  
• Included pastebin: Enable kernel device-tree support
  
• Included pastebin: Add device tree kernel trailer
  
• Included pastebin: Add *.dtb files to firmware
  
• Included PR:3657: [rfc] kodi crashlogs
  
• Includes PR:393: [pvr.mythtv] Release v1.9.29: Critical fixes (kodi-pvr-addons)
  
• Includes PR:5573: webserver: improved caching control (see discussion)
  
• Includes PR:5747: [database] - add setting for hiding watched movies/episodes in recently added lists
  
• Includes PR:5752: [jsonrpc] Allow retrieving empty TV shows via VideoLibrary.GetTVShows.
  
• Includes PR:5894: [addons] display a more helpful message on python script error
  
• Includes PR:5941: media library: fix path history for items with a real path differing from the requested path
  

Build Highlights:

1. New firmware
   
2. RPi kernel now includes BCM2708 watchdog modules
   
3. Update to connman-1.27
   
4. Updated pvr-addons (pvr.dvblink and pvr.mythtv)
   
5. Added PR:5941, needs testing in case it causes any regressions
   

Build Details:

1. Firmware (Dec 13):
   • firmware: Improvements to logging with device tree manipulation
     
2. OpenELEC:
   • linux: Add support for Amlogic kernel (PR:3683, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • Build BCM2708 watchdog driver as module for RPi (PR:3666, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [rfc] init: warn on obvious KERNEL/SYSTEM mismatch (PR:3643, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • Add support for libamcodec - interface library for Amlogic hardware media codecs (PR:3688, 1 commit, 3 files changed)
     
   • imon-mce: fix path to keymaps, bump addon version (90052a76)
     
   • util-linux: add upstream patch (25e2330b)
     
   • jasper: add upstream patch (743bc9d7)
     
   • xorg-server: update to xorg-server-1.16.2.901 (f450618b)
     
   • scripts/createlog: cosmetics. also include kodi.old.log (b741ed9f)
     
   • scripts/createlog: more logs (4801044f)
     
   • libtool: re-add patches (aa9dac15)
     
   • connman: update to connman-1.27 (21fb5ceb)
     
   • libtool: dont break if help2man is missing with disabling help2man support (9e647b24)
     
   • tvheadend: never load userspace hdhr driver (1fe59944)
     
3. XBMC:
   • [pvr] bump addons (fixes #15598) (PR:5938, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • [rebrand] Cosmetic #2 - apply Kodi label to CPU stat (PR:5931, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [osx] - fix broken audio devices with more then 8 unknown channels in one stream (PR:5935, 3 commits, 3 files changed)
     
   • [keymap] Make XB360 DPads consistent (PR:5933, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
4. kodi-pvr-addons:
   • [pvr.dvblink] Version 1.9.11 (PR:392, 1 commit, 3 files changed)
     
5. newclock4:
   • New commits in this build:
     • [mmalcodec] Restrict number of frames pushed to GPU to 16 (2a2513f2)
       
     • [Demuxer] Avoid memcpy on every demuxer packet (614589fb)
       
     • Revert "[mmalcodec] Restrict number of frames pushed to GPU to 16" (ef4bcef7)
       
6. kernel 3.18.y:
   • New commits in this build:
     • config: Add CONFIG_R8188EU and CONFIG_R8723AU (e10f009d) [Not applicable to OpenELEC]
       
7. Additional commits/pull requests not yet merged upstream:
   • Added: PR:393: [pvr.mythtv] Release v1.9.29: Critical fixes (kodi-pvr-addons)
     
   • Added: PR:5941: media library: fix path history for items with a real path differing from the requested path