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OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) Changelog

What's new in OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) 2018.03

Mar 19, 2018
  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue which prevented Xbox DVD remotes from working with their original dongle on Raspberry Pi
  • Fixed an issue which prevented some DAC HATs from working on Raspberry Pi
  • Fixed an issue which prevented RTL8812AU based WiFi adapters from working correctly on Raspberry Pi
  • Fixed playback stability issues on Raspberry Pi caused by new kernel
  • Fixed Left and Right channels being reversed when listening to analogue audio on Vero 4K
  • Improving the user experience:
  • Added support for more Allo digi cards to My OSMC
  • Added ZRAM support for Raspberry Pi
  • Allow mounting legacy Samba shares without having to change mount options
  • Standby mode on Vero 4K will no longer send Wake on LAN packets when active
  • Vero 4K will now stop playback before entering standby mode
  • A series of usability improvements for the official OSMC skin
  • Added support for a series of USB DACs on Vero 4K
  • Added ALSA volume control support for Analogue audio on Vero 4K
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Cleaned up Apple TV from build system
  • Add support for NFS debugging to Vero 4K
  • Update Raspberry Pi kernel to 4.14.26

New in OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) 2018.02 (Mar 12, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix video freezes on Vero 4K when playing high bitrate 4K UHD titles such as Serenity and John Wick 2
  • Fix an issue which could cause ghosting to appear in a small number of video scenes on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue that could cause HDR flickering on some OLED sets when playing 4K HDR10 content on Vero 4K
  • Fix a navigation issue in the OSMC skin
  • Fix an issue which prevented a quiet boot on Raspberry Pi 0 / 1
  • Fix an issue which prevented MySQL database configuration via My OSMC -> Network from working correctly
  • Fix an issue which could cause an unstable Ethernet connection on Vero 2
  • Fix an issue preventing 'Force RGB' option from working correctly on Vero 4K
  • Improving the user experience:
  • Improved picture quality on Vero 4K
  • Added support for outputting multi-channel LPCM audio in its native format for improved post-processing support by the receiving device.
  • Added standby / suspend support for Vero 4K. This can be activated by selecting Suspend from the power menu.
  • Re-added option to select a custom background overlay when using the OSMC skin
  • Add support for mixing LFE channels in to the stereo channels for better bass when using a stereo system. This can be configured via Settings -> Audio.
  • Add multi-routing support to kernel for Vero 4K (user request)
  • Add iotop support for Vero 4K (user request)
  • Added support for dual Si2157 DVB tuners on Raspberry Pi
  • Added support for Allo Piano & Boss DAC cards on Raspberry Pi
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Ensure audio chip is reset when switching between passthrough and LPCM on Vero 4K
  • Add support for serial port debugging in initramfs
  • Grant OSMC user systemd service management authorisation via PolicyKit. This allows users to stop / start services without sudo
  • Ensure that GUI Settings are included in logs uploaded via My OSMC by default
  • Updated Raspberry Pi kernel to 4.14

New in OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) 2018.01-1 (Feb 12, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fix an issue which would prevent some services which use DRM (i.e. Netflix, Amazon Prime Video) from working correctly in Raspberry Pi and Vero 4K Kodi v18 (Leia) test builds
  • Fix an issue where CEC could keep resetting the TV language on Kodi
  • Fix an issue with choppy Live TV playback on Vero 4K when the PVR backend did not pass a framerate
  • Fix an issue which caused audio delays to GUI sounds on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue which could cause audio buzzing sounds on Vero 4K when switching between passthrough and PCM
  • Fix an issue which broke functionality for some RF remote controls in the December update
  • Fix an issue which could prevent playback of files via SMBv2 on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue where kernels would not be autoremoved when no longer needed after updating to Debian Stretch
  • Fix an issue which could prevent DVDs from being played back by Kodi when using an attached DVD drive
  • Fix an issue which could cause picture breakup when watching Live TV on Raspberry Pi when the PVR backend was hosted on the same Raspberry Pi
  • Improving the user experience:
  • Add support for Xiaomi BT Remote
  • Improved performance when viewing Videos via Kodi's picture mode on Vero 4K
  • Improved channel switching time when watching UDP Live TV streams on Vero 4K
  • Add an option to Kodi to Force RGB output to Kodi on Vero 4K to make it easier for legacy Philips TV users to fix green screen issues
  • Add an option to Kodi to lock HPD to fix issues caused by slow EDID handshakes on Vero 4K
  • Add an option to Kodi to mute HDMI audio for those using SPDIF audio on Vero 4K
  • Add support for specifying a custom set of display modes to override EDID on Vero 4K
  • Add support for matching the source resolution on Vero 4K
  • Enable access to mounted drives via Kodi clients (such as Yatse) by default
  • Improved performance for SMB shares mounted via fstab on Vero 4K
  • Improved performance for NFS shares mounted via fstab on Vero 4K
  • Reduced Vero 4K power consumption at idle
  • Remove unnecessary warning from kernel package when updating OSMC via dist-upgrade
  • On-board WiFi improvements for Raspberry Pi
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Added userspace HID support
  • Add Debian version to OSMC logs to ensure Debian base OS version is correct
  • Include rc.local by default after it's removal from Debian to make it easier for users to run commands on startup
  • Prevent accidental shutdown of Vero 4K by remote
  • Updated Raspberry Pi firmware and userland

New in OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) 2017.12-1 (Jan 10, 2018)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed degraded performance when using WebDAV shares in Kodi
  • Fix VPN DNS leaks caused by running OpenVPN independently of ConnMan
  • Fix an issue which caused missing CEC options under Settings -> Peripherals on some platforms
  • Fix an issue which would cause VC-1 encoded content to stutter if played back at its native refresh rate on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue which could cause further flickering during HDR playback on Vero 4K
  • Fixed an issue with ARM-accelerated versions of selected functions from on Raspberry Pi
  • Fix an issue which prevented remotes from working correctly when built with kernel headers > 4.4 on experimental versions of OSMC with Debian Stretch
  • Fix an issue where OSMC my not reconnect to WiFi when upgrading the ConnMan package
  • Fixed an issue causing poor GUI sound response on Vero 4K
  • Fixed an issue with the OSMC installer caused by a Windows 10 update which prevents writing to removable media
  • Fixed an issue which prevented Netflix from working on Vero 4K in Kodi Leia nightly builds
  • Fix a number of issues which prevented Bluetooth A2DP streaming from working reliably
  • Fix an issue which prevented external DACs and Bluetooth audio streaming from working on Kodi Leia nightly builds for Raspberry Pi
  • Fix a regression with legacy (2009 era Philips TVs) that misadvertise support for their colour space on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue where multi-channel audio may be incorrectly mapped on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue where some HDR videos would not activate HDR mode on a compatible set automatically on Vero 4K
  • Improving the user experience:
  • Added initial support for OpenVPN to OSMC
  • Improved stability of MT7610U based wireless devices
  • Ensure that there is enough free space before attempting to update OSMC to a major new release
  • Updated BlueZ to version 5.43 for improved Bluetooth device compatibility
  • Set sysctl variables on a per-device basis instead of with a global package for improved performance
  • Added support for 2nd generation OSMC RF Remote Control.
  • Improved out of the box playback for Vero 4K to reduce buffering and utilise a larger sized cache by default
  • Improved WiFi connection reliability
  • Added support for FreeWay T3 RF/IR Air-Mouse
  • Reduced filesystem size by improving APT cache cleanup routines
  • Added CVBS video output support for Vero 4K
  • Added initial support for international keyboard layouts
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Add system uptime to OSMC logs
  • Add USB/IP support for Vero 4K
  • Updated to Kodi version v17.6
  • Add initial support for initramfs on PC
  • Updated Transmission Torrent Client to version 2.92
  • Use secure (HTTPS) links when fetching kernel sources
  • Add Multiple Device support and improved crytography for Vero 4K
  • Ensure that OSMC does not bundle man pages with ConnMan by default
  • Updated to ConnMan 1.35
  • Added support for ext4 filesystem improvements with updated e2fsprogs.
  • Added support for sound sequencing for Vero 4K
  • Added support for custom branding (boot screens) on Vero 4K

New in OSMC (formerly RaspBMC) 2017.04-1 (May 8, 2017)

  • Bug fixes:
  • Fixed an issue preventing passthrough audio from working on HifiBerry DACs on Raspberry Pi 2/3
  • Fix playback issue of Real Video encoded content on Raspberry Pi
  • Fix additional scenarios which could cause Kodi to lose skin settings when rebooting
  • Fixes for issues when using PVR and the EPG
  • Fix for micro stutter when playing back VC1 encoded content on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue that could prevent DNS resolution from working on NFS-root based installations of OSMC
  • Fix an issue with CEC which could cause an AVR to be repeatedly powered on
  • Fix an issue with CEC which could cause a TV to be powered on spuriously
  • Fix an issue preventing sharing automounted drives via Samba from working correctly
  • Fix an issue preventing Substation Alpha subtitles from working correctly on new installations of OSMC
  • Fix an issue preventing Zeroconf and auto-discovery of Kodi from working on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue where thumbnails may not display for some videos on Vero 4K
  • Fix an issue where the check for apt-get upgrade may fail due to argument ordering
  • Fix an issue preventing add-on migration when updating from an older version of Kodi
  • Improving the user experience:
  • Added support for USB only (no SD card required) booting on Raspberry Pi when using NOOBS
  • Added UUID support for NOOBS based OSMC installations
  • Improved boot time for NOOBS based OSMC installations
  • Improved user experience when installing OSMC via NOOBS
  • The internal WiFi adapter on Apple TV should now work out of the box
  • Improved HEVC playback performance on Raspberry Pi
  • Added an option to reboot if NFS root is not available to give more time to wait for the network
  • Allow passthrough of audio for Live TV on Vero 2
  • Enable inputstream add-ons by default, which makes installing add-ons such as iPlayer easier
  • BTRFS improvements for Vero 4K
  • Added new icons to the OSMC skin
  • Miscellaneous:
  • Added further logging information to make debugging issues easier for other devices
  • Use HTTPS for log uploading by default
  • Add userspace cryptographic API for Raspberry Pi
  • Add support for building ARMv6 and ARMv7 binaries on devices with an Aarch64 kernel, such as Vero 4K
  • Update to ConnMan 1.34