[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Helix build: #0801
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.15.8 #1 PREEMPT Fri Aug 1 20:03:41 BST 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Aug  1 2014 18:05:07
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version 158db03216ab9f49243655d4d325da3264567104 (tainted) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20140801200228-r18864-gc01f799

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (c01f799, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (219d0e1, changelog) with the following modifications:

• Includes newclock3 patches
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC fernetmenta patches due to conflicts with newclock3
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC linux-01-RPi_support patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from kernel branch rpi-3.15.y
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC xbmc-001-newclock3 patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from newclock3 branch
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• Includes latest libnfs master
  
• Includes latest libcec master
  
• Includes libcec double-key suppression.
  
• Includes libcec CEC Standby Fix.
  
• Increase scan interval of PeripBusCEC from 5000 to 60000, reducing CPU loading by about 2% (1GHz Pi) every 5 seconds (even when CEC is "disabled")
  
• Includes CONFIG_COREDUMP=y to allow creation of coredumps
  
• Includes PR4990: Allow larger font size
  

Build Highlights:

1. New firmware with GPIO fix for Hyperion/Lightberry.
   
2. New kernel 3.15.8 (from 3.15.y branch, as OpenELEC yet to merge 3.15.8)
   
3. zram support dropped, as nobody is pushing for this upstream.
   

Build Details:

1. Firmware (Aug 1):
   • firmware: arm_display: Fix size of warning with lower resolutions. See: link
     
   • firmware: gpioman: Add ability to set PLLs and gpio clocks
     
   • firmware: arbiter: Increase HVS priority to 12. See: link
     
   • firmware: gpioman: Add drive strengths to force gpio bank0 to 8mA (as it was before gpioman). See: link
     
   • firmware: OV5647 tuner. Avoid a global pointer for tuning config.
     
   • firmware: Add basic flash driver just using two GPIOs.See: link
     
   • firmware: Add MMAL parameters for disabling stills and video denoise algos. See: link
     
   • firmware: mmal: Support omx flag OMX_BUFFERFLAG_DECODEONLY
     
2. OpenELEC:
   • xbmc: add PR5107
     
   • libdrm: update to libdrm-2.4.56
     
   • ffmpeg: update to ffmpeg-2.3.1
     
3. XBMC:
   • [pvr] recover lost functionality for menu hooks and find similar programs (PR:5097, 2 commits, 4 files changed)
     
   • [pvr] some fixes and cleanups after window rewrite (PR:5102, 2 commits, 5 files changed)
     
   • ffmpeg: fix deadlock caused by calling avctx->thread_count after codec_o... (PR:5101, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • [confluence] fix wrong control id in element 'onleft' of scrollbar control in pvr timer and search window (PR:5116, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • [pvr] fix hiding the "go to parent directory" item in the root of the recordings list (PR:5118, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [pvr] fix the path split-up in CPVRTimers::GetDirectory() which results in no timer is returned (PR:5120, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [linux] Make checking for command existence more consistent and POSIX compatible (PR:5085, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [PiSink] Improvements to reduce chances of underrun (PR:5089, 2 commits, 1 file changed)
     
   • [omxplayer] Explictly choose deinterlace method for 1080i (PR:5092, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [pvr] bump add-ons (PR:5119, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • fix: Temperature unit alignment (PR:5043, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [release] bump to 14.0 alpha2 (PR:5117, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • cmake: common addons depends buildsystem (PR:5014, 11 commits, 36 files changed)
     
   • [addons] sync with repo
     
   • [pvr] fix hiding the "go to parent directory" item in the root of the
     
   • [win32] fix custom build tool output of version.txt to include XBMC_PC.rc
     
   • binary addons: update README
     
4. kernel 3.15.y:
   • spi: bcm2708: add device tree support
     
   • BCM2708: don't register SPI controller when using DT
     
   • spi: bcm2835: make driver available on ARCH_BCM2708
     
   • i2c: bcm2708: add device tree support
     
   • bcm2708: don't register i2c controllers when using DT
     
   • i2c: bcm2835: make driver available on ARCH_BCM2708