ralphy wrote: > Based on the contributions of several forum members, including myself, > in the 'Community Radio Firmware project thread' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?111663-Community-Build-Radio-Firmware), > I have built updated firmware for the Radio, Touch and Controller. > > The only key missing feature from the original firmware is the lack of a > native wma decoder. If you need to decode the wma format, install the > Play Windows Media (WMA) plugin from bpa on LMS. Note that if you run > LMS on Windows, wma decode support is built-in and does not require the > plugin. > > I've been running various versions of the custom firmware on the one > Radio and Touch that I own without any issues for nearly a year. > Michael has been using my Radio and Controller firmware for a while now > without any problems and the older community radio firmware I released > last month, has been downloaded nearly 70 times without any issues > reported, so it should be fairly safe for everyone to try. That being > said... > > THE FIRMWARE IS MADE AVAILABLE WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; WITHOUT EVEN THE > IMPLIED > WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. > > USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! > > Not all the original source code is available under the 'SqueezePlay BSD > License' > (https://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?74049-Squeezeplay-now-under-BSD-License), > so several features use the binary modules from the last available > original firmware for that device. A summary of the changes and binary > modules used are available by clicking the link in the plugin settings > page or 'here' > (https://ralph_irving.gitlab.io/lms-community-firmware/changelog.html). > > To simplify installation of the new firmware, Michael has created a > plugin for LMS which redirects the firmware update check and download to > my alternate site. > > It's available in the 3rd Party Plugin section of the LMS > Settings->Plugins tab. After installaton and an LMS restart, navigate > to Settings->Advanced->Community Firmware for Touch/Radio/Controller and > click the checkbox to enable the redirection. > > Once enabled, it can take up to the duration set in the LMS Software > Updates setting, which by default is 24 hours, before the firmware is > downloaded and your device prompts with the option to install the > update. > You can also navigate to Settings->Advanced->Software Update to check if > v8.0.1rxxxxx is available on the device. You also have to have enabled > the check for software updates for LMS to even look for new firmware. > > I STRONGLY suggest that you perform a Factory Reset of your devices > before installing the new v8.0.1 firmware for the first time. Many of > the patches available for the original firmware are built-in now and may > cause squeezeplay to fail to start at boot. The Enhanced Digital Output > (EDO) applet for the Touch works with the new firmware. However, make > sure you factory reset before upgrading if EDO is already runing on your > Touch. > > To revert to the original Logitech firmware, uncheck the tick box in the > Commuity Firmware Plugin settings and the next time LMS checks for > firmware updates the old firmware will be downloaded and available to > install from the Software Update menu on the device. > > Keep Safe and Merry Christmas!Does this enable the blue network icon that was > removed many years ago?
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