[Milhouse]

New OpenELEC Isengard build #0616: RPi / RPi2
(Supercedes previous build)

Code:

# uname -a
Linux rpi512 4.0.5 #1 Tue Jun 16 21:03:34 BST 2015 armv6l GNU/Linux

# vcgencmd version
Jun 10 2015 20:40:12
Copyright (c) 2012 Broadcom
version a0f9db571a2bb980469502bd4de2c9793b3223c4 (clean) (release)

# lsb_release
OpenELEC (Milhouse) - Version: devel-20150616210245-#0616-g372ad9b [Build #0616]

# vcdbg log msg 2>&1 | grep DTOK
001568.863: Kernel trailer DTOK property says yes

# Kernel device tree status: Enabled

Based on tip of OpenELEC master (372ad9b5, changelog) and tip of XBMC master (30202300, 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-4.0.y
  
• Default setting for "Show RSS Feed" changed to disabled (new installs only) [patch details]
  
• Disabled "Total Duration" in Confluence (see build #0221 for details)
  
• Includes latest dcadec master (2a9186e3, ahead +34)
  
• Includes latest kodi-platform master (33b6390b, ahead +1)
  
• Includes latest libcec master (18555911, ahead +5)
  
• Includes latest libnfs master (68b02981, ahead +16)
  
• Includes latest platform master (aafa6e9f)
  
• Includes latest addons: pvr.argustv (cffc8b6b, +1), pvr.demo (9c400e19, +1), pvr.dvblink (7f515436), pvr.dvbviewer (05e76da7, +1), pvr.filmon (8c02f43d), pvr.hts (98d93e79), pvr.iptvsimple (191972cf, +1), pvr.mediaportal.tvserver (bcfb46f9, +1), pvr.mythtv (43ab825f), pvr.nextpvr (74168dc9, +1), pvr.njoy (9aa05103, +1), pvr.pctv (804dc37c, +1), pvr.stalker (a8c3e45e), pvr.vbox (b8dff382, +5), pvr.vdr.vnsi (033cc50b), pvr.vuplus (cdc1d0e3, +2), pvr.wmc (42fb669d, +1)
  
• Includes commits from shairplay/master, ahead +17 (juhovh)
  
• Exclude ffmpeg-99.0011-mpeg4video-Signal-unsupported-GMC-with-more-than-one.patch: Ignore, as already in newclock4
  
• Exclude kodi-999.20-PR7102.patch: Temporarily ignore dcadec settings and use newclock4 version
  
• Exclude kodi-999.21-configure.ac-dont-break-if-dcadec-is-missing-dcadec-.patch: Temporarily ignore due to breakage
  
• Include patch: Add experimental splash video
  
• Include patch: Add ffmpeg dependency and includes for HEVC optimisations
  
• Include patch: Enable vcsm kernel options for HEVC optimisations
  
• Include patch: Enable pvr addons
  
• Include PR:4200: Configure RPi/RPi2 platform with optimal CPU and IO settings
  
• Include PR:6732: [pvr] fixed crash when multiple add-on instances get registered
  
• Include PR:6919: added: also hide thumbs for unwatched episodes if option to show plot is off
  
• Include PR:7020: [pvr] finally make it possible to use multiple PVR clients (r=1045)
  
• Include PR:7093: [AirTunes] - features
  
• Include PR:7290: consider a CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE of zero a failed request
  
• Include PR:7291: [pvr] third blind attempt to fix trac #15942
  

Build Highlights:

1. Enable io_is_busy for sdhost driver by default - see here for performance with/without io_is_busy (aka turbo)
   
2. Optimise CPU frequency scaling to improve performance a little, by engaging turbo more often
   
3. Another attempt at fixing crash in PVR::CPVRClient::GetDriveSpace()
   

Build Details:

1. OpenELEC:
   • WeTek_Play: Make ugly IEC958 workaround less ulgy (PR:4198, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • xf86-video-nvidia: update to xf86-video-nvidia-352.21 (PR:4199, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
   • [WeTek_Play] Init framebuffer according to HDMI resolution from kernel command line (PR:4197, 1 commit, 1 file changed)
     
2. newclock4:
   • New commits in this build:
     • dvdplayer: fix ff/rw after ea6e82997bd6087a7beff1be0ef9b34847fe3cc7 (ca1e56dd)
       
3. Additional commits/pull requests/changes not yet merged upstream:
   • Added: PR:4200: Configure RPi/RPi2 platform with optimal CPU and IO settings
     
   • Added: PR:7290: consider a CURLINFO_RESPONSE_CODE of zero a failed request
     
   • Added: PR:7291: [pvr] third blind attempt to fix trac #15942