ANNOUNCE: piCorePlayer 5.0.0

[paul-]

The pCP team is happy to announce the release of piCorePlayer 5.0.0

Significant changes

pCP 5.0.0

• Kernel 4.19.40
• AudioCore kernel 4.19.40-rt19. All RPi processors supporting Realtime Kernels.
• RPi Firmware 2019/05/02
• Update to Squeezelite v1.9.2-1158-pCP. Includes https direct streaming support.
• Stream sound from Audio Input cards supported with pcp-streamer

Updates to base OS and packages

• Upgrade to Busybox 1.30.1
• Multi-threaded extension bootloader for faster boots.
• glibc 2.29
• wpa_supplicant/hostapd 2.27
• Perl 5.28.
• Samba 4.10.4

DAC Additions

• Hifiberry DAC+ADC (Input and Output)
• Audiophonics ISabre Q2M Dac
• ApplePi Dacs.

Various web interface changes.

• Redesigned extension page.
• Add iperf3 to diagnostic tools.
• Many fixes and correction

Changes to IR remote functionality.

• GPIO Based IR receivers with Jivelite installed, now use kernel Keytables for function. See Create Keytable configurations
• Slimdevices remote is the default controller.
• Other configurations can be uploaded from the IR page.

Notes

• Adding a file named "netusb" to the boot partition will automatically load/configure net-usb kernel modules.
• Adding wpa_supplicant.conf to the boot partition will automatically enable wifi.

Recommended Upgrade path.

• Download new image and configure from scratch.
• Insitu_update is availiable, and handles most installations. You will need to run HotFix on your 4.1.0 installation. And may need to remove and re-install added features. However, downgrading versions will not be possible.

Downloads Can be found: https://www.picoreplayer.org/main_downloads.shtml

[paul-]

5.0.1: A Hotfix has been pushed to correct the LMS autostart problem......use the Hotfix button on the main page.

[carsten_h]

The link to the normal 5.0.0 on the downloadpage is incorrect: https://repo.picoreplayr.org/insitu/...layer5.0.0.zip
it should be: https://repo.picoreplayer.org/insitu...layer5.0.0.zip

There is simply an "e" missing. :-)

[pputzer]

Recommended Upgrade path.

• Download new image and configure from scratch.
• Insitu_update is availiable, and handles most installations. You will need to run HotFix on your 4.1.0 installation. And may need to remove and re-install added features.

Should I also do this when upgrading from the beta, or is in-site update OK for that situation?

[paul-]

The link to the normal 5.0.0 on the downloadpage is incorrect: https://repo.picoreplayr.org/insitu/...layer5.0.0.zip
it should be: https://repo.picoreplayer.org/insitu...layer5.0.0.zip

There is simply an "e" missing. :-)

Thx....links in too many places

Should I also do this when upgrading from the beta, or is in-site update OK for that situation?

Depends on what version of the beta I let you test.... there were a few betas with glitched update packages. If it works you should be fine.

[pputzer]

Depends on what version of the beta I let you test.... there were a few betas with glitched update packages. If it works you should be fine.

Beta 9. But apparently, for that version it does not work (only 4.1.0 and 4.0.0 are listed as versions to update from, so when trying to download the update script, it fails).

[pputzer]

I'll investigate more tomorrow, but for now I'm back on beta 9:
With 5.0.0, WIFI was flaky - slow ssh, sometimes the player even dropped out from being listed in the LMS web interface. Issues disappeared when I rebooted into b9.


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[mark wollschlager]

Nice! Thanks for the treat.
I just bought a new 7" RPi screen yesterday ( 1st was not working, bad touch calibration ).
Setting it up I saw the new version. Tried the in-situ upgrade from 4.0.
Wacked my sd ( no boot ), so I got a new image.
Works great so far.

[psketch]

Insitu isn't showing up the 5.0 option for me. I've run the hotfix to 4.1.2, but only seeing 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 as options for update

[ INFO ] Internet accessible.
[ INFO ] pCP repository accessible.
[ INFO ] You are currently using piCorePlayer v4.1.2
[ INFO ] Step 1. - Downloading insitu.cfg...
[  OK  ] Successfully downloaded insitu.cfg

[paul-]

Insitu isn't showing up the 5.0 option for me. I've run the hotfix to 4.1.2, but only seeing 4.0.0 and 4.1.0 as options for update

Probably a cache on our CDN, I thought I reset it, but I was having network problems this morning. I just reset it again, give it a shot.

[ian_heys]

Updated a Server/Player and two players today From 4.1 to 5.0 using the hotfix/update method.

All seem to working fine. Took about 5 minutes each.

Thanks pcp team.

[psketch]

Probably a cache on our CDN, I thought I reset it, but I was having network problems this morning. I just reset it again, give it a shot.

Yep. That fixed it. Thanks.

[chill]

Did the in-place upgrade on my main LMS server this morning. Worked without a hitch.

[cfuttrup]

Thank you for the new version and thank you for the added DAC support.

/Claus

EDIT 2:14 pm: I loaded the piCorePlayer web-interface and pushed the Update pCP on the main page and followed the instructions. Easy. I just wish to mention that my player updated to version 4.12 first (I was on 4.10) and a hotfix was required, etc.

As the web interface was reloaded I could see it wasn't version 5.0.0, so I ran the update a second time. Four steps were required. The piCorePlayer rebooted twice. Again it was easy, no problems.

[stuarthodgson66]

Samba Issue

Download & update ran well, however Samba is refusing to start. Have re-booted, provided a Sever Workgroup as it was removed/missing - still won't start.

Have also tried 'updating' back to 4.1, but that process fails, so will have to manually re-install.

Stuart