Month: January 2014

XBMC4Xbox 3.5 Beta 2 is released

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Shortly after the release of 3.5 Beta 1, Beta 2 is now ready for testing.

Changes since the last release include:

  • Fix for freeze when launching some Python plugins.
  • Fix for custom movie set fan-art being displayed on all sets.
  • Issue with weather showing “busy” under certain situations.
  • Improved RTMP stream pause functionality.
  • Fixed duplicate sources on Filemanager.

Thanks to those that reported back bugs and contributed fixes.

See the development page for links to the source code and the svn repository. For binary builds, read the information on the download page. For those that want to build from source, 3.5 beta 2 is tagged here: https://svn.exotica.org.uk:8443/xbmc4xbox/tags/3.5-beta2/.

XBMC4Xbox 3.5 Beta 2 is released

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Shortly after the release of 3.5 Beta 1, Beta 2 is now ready for testing.

Changes since the last release include:

  • Fix for freeze when launching some Python plugins.
  • Fix for custom movie set fan-art being displayed on all sets.
  • Issue with weather showing “busy” under certain situations.
  • Improved RTMP stream pause functionality.
  • Fixed duplicate sources on Filemanager.

Thanks to those that reported back bugs and contributed fixes.

See the development page for links to the source code and the svn repository. For binary builds, read the information on the download page. For those that want to build from source, 3.5 beta 2 is tagged here: https://svn.exotica.org.uk:8443/xbmc4xbox/tags/3.5-beta2/.

XBMC4Xbox Remote 2.9.5 for Android

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Changelog:

  • v2.9.5 (Sun, 12 Jan 2014):
    • Main:
      – better use of space on large screens / landscape mode;
    • Movies, Music, Addons, System Info, Analytics, Feeds:
      – horizontal swiping between tabs (“Library” tabs require edge swiping)
    • Translation :
      – French, Spanish (first draft)
    • Technology changes (ActionBarCompat, Picasso, OkHttp);
  • v2.9.4 (Sun, 1 Dec 2013):
    • TV Episodes :
      – fill entire horizontal space (collapsible);
      – display fanart background;
    • Media Send :
      – YouTube filter too broad (listed for URLs that could not be handled);
      – allow to send other media URLs (HTTP, audio + video);
  • v2.9.3 (Fri, 29 Nov 2013) :
    • Main:
      – ability to add new XBMC4Xbox entries (spinner);
    • Movies > Library:
      – group movies by first letter (collapsible);
      – fill entire horizontal space;
    • Analytics :
      – show country flags;
  • v2.9.2 (Sun, 3 Nov 2013):
    • Crashing at startup or missing premium features
  • v2.9.1 (Sat, 2 Nov 2013):
    • Widget – home / lock screen:
      – full functionality to premium only;
  • v2.9.0 (Sat, 12 Oct 2013):
    • Touchpad:
      – full functionality available to premium only;
    • Feeds:
      – highlight new entries;
    • Wi-Fi Hotspot (in-car) scenario (thanks to sealeysonic);

For guides on how to configure & use, see more at:
https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxremoteandroid/

For support / feedback / suggestions use this forum thread:
https://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=203

Download from:

XBMC4Xbox Remote 2.9.5 for Android

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Changelog:

  • v2.9.5 (Sun, 12 Jan 2014):
    • Main:
      – better use of space on large screens / landscape mode;
    • Movies, Music, Addons, System Info, Analytics, Feeds:
      – horizontal swiping between tabs (“Library” tabs require edge swiping)
    • Translation :
      – French, Spanish (first draft)
    • Technology changes (ActionBarCompat, Picasso, OkHttp);
  • v2.9.4 (Sun, 1 Dec 2013):
    • TV Episodes :
      – fill entire horizontal space (collapsible);
      – display fanart background;
    • Media Send :
      – YouTube filter too broad (listed for URLs that could not be handled);
      – allow to send other media URLs (HTTP, audio + video);
  • v2.9.3 (Fri, 29 Nov 2013) :
    • Main:
      – ability to add new XBMC4Xbox entries (spinner);
    • Movies > Library:
      – group movies by first letter (collapsible);
      – fill entire horizontal space;
    • Analytics :
      – show country flags;
  • v2.9.2 (Sun, 3 Nov 2013):
    • Crashing at startup or missing premium features
  • v2.9.1 (Sat, 2 Nov 2013):
    • Widget – home / lock screen:
      – full functionality to premium only;
  • v2.9.0 (Sat, 12 Oct 2013):
    • Touchpad:
      – full functionality available to premium only;
    • Feeds:
      – highlight new entries;
    • Wi-Fi Hotspot (in-car) scenario (thanks to sealeysonic);

For guides on how to configure & use, see more at:
https://sites.google.com/site/xbmc4xboxremoteandroid/

For support / feedback / suggestions use this forum thread:
http://www.xbmc4xbox.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?f=6&t=203

Download from:

Kernel/Package Rollups

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Current images have been updated with kernel 3.2.53 as well as having all the distribution package rollups applied. There is also an improvement to the eth0 MAC address script which was not working correctly on the btrfs images before (I recommend using the EXT4 images anyway as most people seem to have better performance and reliability from them). The latest images include XBMC 12.3. When XBMC 13 is ready, it will be added to the repositories for those that want to upgrade.

You may have noticed I did not release a Xubuntu 13.04 or 13.10. I lack the time to work on new releases every 6 months, especially considering the number of distros being managed here. From now on I will concentrate on the LTS releases only. This update to Joli OS will be the last, as http://www.jolicloud.com is no longer maintaining it as they are concentrating on their web/cloud based interface to social media. From now on I will concentrate on Xubuntu, the Ubuntu Base image, and may also do a Linux Mint LTS release later this year if there is demand.