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 in the > '*CHANGELOG*' > (https://ralph_irving.gitlab.io/lms-community-firmware/changelog.html) > or by clicking the link in the plugin settings page. > > 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. You MUST be running LMS > 8.0.1 or newer to install the plugin. piCorePlayer requires LMS > 8.0.1-1608617100 from December 22, 2020 or newer. > > 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. Also, make sure you connect your device back to the local LMS > server and not mysqueezebox.com after the factory reset to be able to > install the community firmware. > > If you have an issue installing the firmware, set the Player.Firmware > logging level to Debug in LMS and wait until the server attempts to > download the firmware again. > Then go to the Settings->Information Tab in LMS and at the bottom click > the Zip Archive at the end of the Logitech Media Server Log File line > and attach the zipfile to a post. > > 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!
Hi, I have completed the instructions above and running on the latest update for LMS on Netgear NAS (Logitech Media Server Version: 8.2.0 - 1615827177) but none of my devices (Remotes or Touches) seem to see the update. I have a spare touch and factory reset it but it only offers as far as Firmware: 7.8.0-r16754. Hoping for any advice ;) Many thanks, Nigel ------------------------------------------------------------------------ NigelDavvenport's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=70317 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=113479 _______________________________________________ plugins mailing list plugins@lists.slimdevices.com http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/plugins
