Software Update: LibreELEC 8.1.1 Beta

The developers behind the Libre Embedded Linux Entertainment Center have released a beta release of what should eventually lead to version 8.2. LibreELEC was created after a large number of developers left OpenELEC due to disagreements and started their own business. This Linux distribution is based on Kodi and can turn a computer into a full-fledged htpc. This release of LibreELEC uses Kodi version 17.4 as the basis, which was released recently, and includes support for smb2/smb3, fixes several ssl problems and the new nVidia driver can now also drive the GT1030.

LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.1.1 BETA

This is the second BETA of our 8.2 release; a mid-year version bump to enhance hardware support and capabilities. This beta addresses issues in our OVA image, a Broadcom WIFI firmware vulnerability for Raspberry Pi 3 and Zero W users, and MPEG issues seen with some nVidia cards. It also adds support for the inexpensive Xbox ONE (DVB-C/T/T2) USB tuner (about €12 on eBay), and LibreELEC settings gains new options for changing the embedded Samba server Workgroup and adjusting the SMB protocol versions supported for security and SMB share compatibility. Kodi has been bumped to 17.4 final.

Changes since LibreELEC 8.1.0 include:

• Fix VMware OVF template, drop OVA .img suffix and force ‘installer’ mode
• Update RPi kernel to 4.9.43
• Update RPi wifi firmware to resolve CVE-2017-9417 (Broadpwn)
• Update to Samba 4.6.7
• Update to Kodi 17.4 final
• Update nVidia main driver to 384.69
• Update LibreELEC settings add-on to expose more Samba config options
• Revert Hauppauge DualHD tuner support (back to single-tuner, which works)
• Add support for Xbox ONE (DVB-C/T/T2) USB tuner

See detailed changes on GitHub – and the change summary for LibreELEC v8.1.0 BETA