OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi (Kodi 15.0) Part 1
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New OpenELEC I****** build: #1216
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:
# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.18.0 #1 PREEMPT Tue Dec 16 21:02:01 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-20141216210049-r19814-g978b684 [Build #1216]

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (978b6843, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (7c97b335, 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 kodi-001-helix_rpb_backports 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)
  • Disable package RTL8812AU: Realtek 802.11ac driver doesn't currently build against kernel 3.18
  • Exclude kodi-999.95-iMX6-powermanager.patch: Disables RBP virtual suspend
  • Include patch: Enable kernel device-tree support
  • Include patch: Add device tree kernel trailer
  • Include patch: Add *.dtb files to firmware
  • Include PR:393: [pvr.mythtv] Release v1.9.29: Critical fixes (kodi-pvr-addons)
  • Include PR:3657: [rfc] kodi crashlogs
  • Include PR:5573: webserver: improved caching control (see discussion)
  • Include PR:5747: [database] - add setting for hiding watched movies/episodes in recently added lists
  • Include PR:5752: [jsonrpc] Allow retrieving empty TV shows via VideoLibrary.GetTVShows.
  • Include PR:5894: [addons] display a more helpful message on python script error
  • Include PR:5941: media library: fix path history for items with a real path differing from the requested path
  • Include PR:5958: Fix state not saved after #5842 if playing from "Recently added".
  • Include PR:5959: sorting: cleanup and refactor to allow different sort orders for the different sort methods
  • Include PR:5960: dvdplayer: allow skipping streaminfo only for mpegts streams
Build Highlights:
  1. Updated device tree overlays with spi support
  2. Added PR:5958, PR:5959 and PR:5960
Build Details:
  1. OpenELEC:
    • Fix a "No such file or directory" error when $BOOTLOADER = "u-boot" (PR:3693, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
    • Revert "kodi: update sigterm handler patch" (6597a823)
  2. XBMC:
    • rename xbmc to src (PR:5481, 2 commits, 8802 files changed)
    • [confluence] minor cosmetic to codec info background (PR:5936, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
  3. kernel 3.18.y:
    • New commits in this build:
      • DT: Add overrides to enable i2c0, i2c1, spi and i2s (18c437ba) - needs updated dtb's (next build)
  4. Additional commits/pull requests/changes not yet merged upstream:
    • Added: patch: Add *.dtb files to firmware
    • Added: PR:5958: Fix state not saved after #5842 if playing from "Recently added".
    • Added: PR:5959: sorting: cleanup and refactor to allow different sort orders for the different sort methods
    • Added: PR:5960: dvdplayer: allow skipping streaminfo only for mpegts streams
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Messages In This Thread
RE: OpenELEC Testbuilds for RaspberryPi (Kodi 15.0) - by Milhouse - 2014-12-17, 00:24
Missing splash video - by Dinos52 - 2015-02-09, 21:02
MVC Support - by woronczak - 2015-03-12, 05:28
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