[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Helix build: #0919
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 3.16.3 #1 PREEMPT Fri Sep 19 22:18:33 BST 2014 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Sep 19 2014 16:49:58
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version 193e6925ff92741775b3893fbd95bb8b6dc41e41 (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20140919221444-r19243-g9e8c0f5 [Build #0919]

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (9e8c0f57, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (2f561a29, 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-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
  
• 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 (dcda159b)
  
• Includes latest xbmc-addon-xvdr master (a3724213)
  
• 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 OpenELEC linker pull requests: PR:3479, PR:3480 and PR:3481
  
• 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 PR5309: [posix] Implement new PosixFile
  
• Includes PR5312: dvdplayer: do a seek after having changed subtitle stream
  
• Includes PR5324: Add setting to hide library clean progress bar.
  
• Includes PR5386: Fix incorrect usage of S_IFDIR flag
  

Build Highlights:

1. New firmware with HDMI pixel clock adjustment
   
2. New 3.16.3 kernel with HiFiBerry Amp amplifier add-on board support, and various GPIO fixes
   
3. New option in Settings -> Video -> Playback for "Sync playback to display": "Adjust PLL"
   

Build Details:

1. Firmware (Sep 19):
   • firmware: hdmi: Add gencmd for controlling small adjustments to hdmi pixel clock
     
2. XBMC:
   • Fix access after free (PR:5381, 4 commits, 7 files changed)
     
   • [fix] uninitialized variable in GUIDialogAddonInfo (PR:5382, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • Add all files in /system/players/dvdplayer to the ignore list (PR:5377, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [python] deprecate Monitor.onAbortRequested (PR:5344, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • AESinkPULSE: Make cppcheck more happy (PR:5387, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • DVDPlayerAudio: Present correct channel count (PR:5383, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • fix memory problems pointed out by valgrind in AE. (PR:5389, 1 commit, 2 files changed)
     
   • [win32][Fix] Adapt loading of ffmpeg dlls after the bump. For reference: b6fe3b8
     
3. newclock4:
   • [dvdplayer/rbp] Add pi specific option to maintain vsync with pll adjustment
     
4. kernel 3.16.y:
   • Added driver for HiFiBerry Amp amplifier add-on board
     
   • Revert "ASoc: Don't report S24_LE support, it produces white noise with xbmc"
     
   • bcm2708-i2s: Update bclk_ratio to more correct values
     
   • bcm2708_fb: Add pan and vsync controls
     
   • bcm2708_fb: Reduce dmesg spam
     
   • gpio: Fix for GPIO interrupts higher than pin 32
     
   • power: Add defines for contolling DSI power through mailbox interface
     
   • vcio: Fix incorrect and add new mailbox tags
     
   • lirc: Remove restriction on gpio pins that can be used with lirc
     
   • tas5713: snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io has gone in 3.16
     
   • bcm2708-i2s: Avoid leak from iomap when accessing gpio
     
   • bcm2708-i2s: Fix check for B+ board revision to exclude flags like warranty bit
     
5. Custom:
   • linux: update to linux-3.16.3 (PR:3493)