[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Helix build: #0914
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.16.2 #1 PREEMPT Sun Sep 14 23:46:46 BST 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Sep  8 2014 18:59:28
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version 3f2f2607186be72e4945cfa8edc77872dfc73195 (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20140915002742-r19243-g9e8c0f5 [Build #0914]

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (9e8c0f57, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (500f939f, 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-3.16.y
  
• Excludes the OpenELEC xbmc-001-newclock3 patch in favour of sourcing these and possibly more recent patches directly from newclock4 branch
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• Adapted service.openelec.settings to take advantage of PR5217
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (ab1af695)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (81e38211)
  
• Includes latest xbmc-pvr-addons master (39495020)
  
• 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 (see here)
  
• Includes PR5222: videodb: Add column name on GROUP query otherwise sub query returns no rows
  
• Includes PR5237: [WIP][3D] add support for stereomode switches in video playlist
  
• Includes PR5247: StringUtils: optimize Split(), new overloads for Split() and Tokenize()
  
• Includes PR5307: [UX] Play button/action should not pause
  
• Includes PR5312: dvdplayer: do a seek after having changed subtitle stream
  
• Includes PR5324: Add setting to hide library clean progress bar.
  

Build Highlights:

1. xbmc-pvr-addons updated upstream, now includes pvr.mythtv
   
2. Updated PR5307 - pressing play while seeking should no longer pause (see link)
   
3. Updated OpenELEC to use ffmpeg 2.4
   

Build Details:

1. OpenELEC:
   • boost: cosmetics
     
   • RTL8812AU: add support for Netgear-A6100
     
   • RTL8812AU: add support for Edimax EW-7811UTC
     
   • RTL8812AU: add support for Buffalo WI-U2-433DM
     
   • RTL8812AU: add support for TP-Link Archer T4U-AC1200
     
   • projects/Cuboxi/linux: switch to CONFIG_CPU_FREQ_DEFAULT_GOV_INTERACTIVE
     
   • busybox: add applet 'tail' to initramfs, needed for u-boot update script
     
   • u-boot: fix broken 'SPL' update in update script
     
   • cmake: update to cmake-3.0.2
     
   • xbmc-pvr-addons: update to xbmc-pvr-addons-3949502
     
   • projects/Cuboxi/patches/linux: update device tree for TBS Matrix system (PR:3490, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
2. XBMC:
   • FIX: prevent switching to windowed mode if windowing do not support it (PR:5294, 2 commits, 4 files changed)
     
   • [dxva] Refactoring - split decoder and renderer to different files and move renderers ... (PR:5340, 1 commit, 9 files changed)
     
   • [rbp] Allow ALSA to be chosen in addition to Pi sink (PR:5355, 1 commit, 3 files changed)
     
   • [addons] only prompt for master pin for new add-on installations (PR:5360, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [pvr] add friendly name for CAID 5601 (PR:5369, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [pvr] uses ChannelNumberLabel instead of ChannelNumber at all missing places (PR:5368, 2 commits, 7 files changed)
     
3. newclock4:
   • Disable textbox autoscrolling while on screensaver.
     
   • SQUASH: only if dim or black
     
   • ffmpeg: bump to 2.4
     
   • mmal: switch to thread for renderer
     
   • mmal: Protect against null pointer dereference
     
   • mmal: create mmal components on Configure
     
4. Custom:
   • ffmpeg: bump to 2.4 (OpenELEC external lib)