Announce: piCorePlayer 8.0.0

[paul-]

The pCP team is happy to announce the official release of piCorePlayer 8.0.0

Significant changes

pCP 8.0.0

• Kernel 5.10.42
  
  • Removed out of tree realtek wifi drivers, as they are not well maintained. You can still build them manually before upgrade See -- https://github.com/piCorePlayer/pCP-Kernels
  • Take a look here for good supported usb sticks. https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi
• RPi Firmware June 8, 2021
• Improved support for CM4 based boards. (Still lots of driver issues with CM4 boards, so be warned)
• Based on piCore 13.x base.
• Includes Squeezelite 1.9.9-1386-pCP.
• Added interface to Alsamixer in pCP web interface.
• Bluetooth speaker controls are now passed to LMS (Play/Pause/Next/Prev)

Notes

• Adding wpa_supplicant.conf to the boot partition will automatically enable Wifi
• Adding a file named "netusb" to the boot partition will automatically load/configure net-usb kernel modules.
• mDns enabled by default. Burn your image, boot the RPi, and find it by http://pcp.local This is broadcasting the hostname of your player, so please change your hostname on the tweaks page if you have multiple pCP devices. (mDns can be disabled on the tweaks page too)

Images
32 Bit: piCorePlayer8.0.0
Supports: All RPi boards

64 Bit: piCorePlayer8.0.0-64Bit
Supports: RPi3B and RPI4B Boards.

Known Issues

• No support for RT kernels. I don't see support for these kernels continuing.
• HDMI audio is quite hit and miss. Many bumpy roads ahead for HDMI audio out.

Recommended Upgrade path.

• Download new image and configure from scratch.
• Insitu_update is available, and handles most installations. However, downgrading versions will not be possible.
• Bluetooth extensions will need to be removed before insitu update to pCP8.0.0, due to significant package changes.

Downloads Can be found: https://docs.picoreplayer.org/downloads/

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Latest WWW interface version. This is updated by running "Patch Update" from the main menu

piCorePlayer version: 8.0.0
www version: 00016 (note screenshot below might not reflect the newest version)

[paul-]

The pCP team is happy to announce the official release of piCorePlayer 8.2.0

Significant changes

pCP 8.2.0

• Kernel 5.15.35
  
  • Removed out of tree realtek wifi drivers, as they are not well maintained. You can still build them manually before upgrade See -- https://github.com/piCorePlayer/pCP-Kernels
• RPi Firmware Apr 26, 2022
• Support for the RPi02W
• Based on piCore 13.x base.
• Includes Squeezelite 1.9.9-1392-pCP.

Notes

• Adding wpa_supplicant.conf to the boot partition will automatically enable Wifi
• Adding a file named "netusb" to the boot partition will automatically load/configure net-usb kernel modules.
• mDns enabled by default. Burn your image, boot the RPi, and find it by http://pcp.local This is broadcasting the hostname of your player, so please change your hostname on the tweaks page if you have multiple pCP devices. (mDns can be disabled on the tweaks page too)

Images
32 Bit: piCorePlayer8.2.0
Supports: All RPi boards

64 Bit: piCorePlayer8.2.0-64Bit
Supports: RPi02W, RPi3B(+) and RPI4B Boards.

If you use rpi-imager, you can launch it using the command "rpi-imager --repo https://repo.picoreplayer.org/pcp-rpi-imager.json" and you will be able to download and burn in one step.

Known Issues

• Hifiberry DAC2HD has a defective overlay in it's eeprom. Please read this post https://forums.slimdevices.com/showt...=1#post1056067
• No support for RT kernels. I don't see support for these kernels continuing.
• For HDMI, see. HDMI on pCP8

Recommended Upgrade path.

• Download new image and configure from scratch.
• Insitu_update is available, and handles most installations. However, downgrading versions will not be possible.

Downloads Can be found: https://docs.picoreplayer.org/downloads/

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Latest WWW interface version. This is updated by running "Patch Update" from the main menu

piCorePlayer version: 8.2.0
www version: 00017 (note screenshot below might not reflect the newest version)

[kidstypike]

Thanks.

In situ update to 8.0.0 for my Pi4B/LMS was successful.

[slartibartfast]

Thanks.

In situ update to 8.0.0 for my Pi4B/LMS was successful.

I am glad someone tried the Insitu update before me

Sent from my Pixel 3a using Tapatalk

[paul-]

Those Toppings are popular. It wasn't very nice to my initial alsamixer integration......but all those USB users should no longer need to visit a ssh session to check/set volume.

[garym]

in situ update made and all seems good. rPi4B running LMS, (I never had player setup or bluetooth, and didn't use WIFI). DONATION MADE!

piCorePlayer | piCorePlayer v8.0.0 | www v00016 | linux 5.10.42-pcpCore-v8 (64) | piCore v13.0 | Squeezelite v1.9.9-1386-pCP

[TomAmes]

Just upgraded my three players in situ. Had to resize the SD partitions on two of them. Everything looks good so far.

Thanks for making this process so simple and intuitive! Great work!

[TimT]

In situ update to 8.0.0 for my Pi4B/LMS was not successful. Message:

[ ERROR ] Error untarring tce tar. Result: 1

[Greg Erskine]

What version are you upgrading from?

[Man in a van]

Just made a fresh image for my rpi 1 and Cyrus Logic soundcard.......it works

Turtletastic!!

However, the keymap loads US settings and my UK keyboard does not work . I noticed this with v7.0.1 but forgot to mention it , sorry (dmseg attatched)

pCP v8 dmseg.txt

Also I see this when starting



ronnie