RC 2 Released

RC 2 is released! Many thanks to all users for testing and contributing.

• XBMC Dharma pre-10.1 (not the final one)
• Kernel 2.6.38-rc6
• Nvidia Driver Version 270.26
• more WLAN and DVB drivers and firmwares
• many many updates and fixes
• Support for IT87 Remote Receivers found for example in some Asus EEE Nettops
• some WLAN fixes

RC 2 include the following changes:

Version tag set to 0.99.2 (RC 2)

Fixes, changes, enhancenment, cleanups:

• xorg-server: remove unneeded patch for transparent background
• xorg-server: simplyfing Xorg start by start via udev
• linux: depends on package 'xz' if building with xz support
• xbmc-addon-settings: add support to en/disable updating video and music database
• xbmc-addon-settings: rename autoupdate option 'manually' to 'manual'
• xbmc: add script to update music library on wakeup
• xbmc: add script to update video library on wakeup
• create_installstick: use 'value' instant 'export' option to be ubuntu 10.10 compatibel
• linux: update nouveau upstream patch
• linux: add patch to add ITE CIR support
• squashfs: change from lzma to xz support
• installer: rename OpenELEC.tv to OpenELEC; show OS version
• busybox: install applet 'wget'
• eventlircd: add Giada N20 remote support
• plymouth-lite: add new splash
• busybox: show version on startup
• connman: add function to try for /sys/class/net/$IFACE/address every 0.5 seconds
• busybox: rename lsb-release script
• busybox: update upstream patches
• wpa_supplicant: rework config, remove unneeded patch
• busybox: add support for wakup on U[S,H][B,C,0-9] devices
• build Remote Decoders statically
• build snd module statically
• eglibc: rework buildscript, now it uses our config again, adapt the config for our needs
• libiconv: build and install librarys too
• util-linux: build only what we need (mount, umount, swapon, blkid, fstrim,  libblkid, libuuid)
• busybox: dont build with UTMP and WTMP support
• glib-host: build without dbus support
• glib: build without dbus support
• dbus: build without xorg support
• lm_sensors: add some upstream patches

Package updates:

• update to xbmc-theme-Confluence-Dharma-10.1-c8405db
• update to xbmc-Dharma-10.1-c8405db
• update to util-macros-1.12.0
• update to xextproto-20110223
• update to xf86-video-nvidia-270.26
• update to connman-0.70
• update to pixman-0.21.6
• update to mpc-0.9
• update to bluez-4.89
• update to linux-2.6.38-rc6
• update to xf86-video-nouveau-20110222
• update to ppl-0.11.1
• update to lcdproc-0.5.4
• update to libbluray-20739ed
• update to dbus-1.4.6
• update to curl-7.21.4
• update to glib-2.28.1
• update to libva-20110214
• update to evtest-20110214
• update to v4l-utils-0.8.3
• update to util-linux-2.19
• update to udev-166
• update to w_scan-20110206
• update to xkbcomp-1.2.1
• update to openssl-1.0.0d
• update to atk-1.33.6
• update to xf86-video-ati-6.14.0
• update to LVM2-2.02.84
• update to busybox-1.18.3
• update to transmission-2.20
• update to ntfs-3g-2011.1.15
• update to mysql-5.1.55
• update to eglibc-2.12-12750
• update to xorg-server-1.9.4
• update to glew-1.5.8
• update to libpciaccess-0.12.1
• update to ccache-3.1.4
• update to sqlite-autoconf-3070500
• update to linuxtv-dvb-firmware-20110212

Added packages and functions:

• add package 'pastebinit'
• add package 'configobj'
• add package 'simplejson'
• add package 'cifs-utils'
• add package 'libcap'
• add package 'attr'
• add package 'zd1211-firmware'
• add package 'b43-fw'
• add package 'linux-firmware'
• add package 'setxkbmap'
• add package 'xz'
• add more Ralink and Zilog WLAN drivers (all builds)
• add Mantis DVB support (all builds)
• add VT1724 sound support (Generic build)
• add support for Siano DVB devices (all builds)
• add support for RT2500USB and R8712U WLAN devices (all builds)
• add support for 'MT312', 'STV0288', 'DS3000' DVB frontends (all builds)
• ATV: syncing DVB drivers with other projects
• ATV: add support for some RALINK WLAN chips

Removed packages and functions:

• remove package 'lzma'
• remove package 'wgetpaste', replaced by 'pastebinit'
• remove package 'wget', replaced by busyboxs 'wget' applet
• remove package 'dmidecode'
• remove package 'bash', add busybox shell, move inits and configs
• remove package 'faac'

Known issues and limitations

• Component Video do not work in the Apple TV image
• If you use the installer to install on a new drive, be sure there is at least one partition, otherwise the drive will be not detected
• The Apple TV image is still experimental, even though its called "Release Candidate"

If you find more issues let us know in the forum (Bug Reports)

Adding additional drivers

• If you need an additional driver (esp. WLAN/DVB/Remote) let us know this in our forum (Feature request)