Software update: OpenELEC 4.0 beta 6

The sixth beta of version 4.0 of the Open Embedded Linux Entertainment Center has been released. This Linux distribution is based on XBMC Media Center and can turn a computer into a full-fledged HTPC. OpenELEC is easy to install, maintain and use, as well as being small and lightning fast. In version 4.0, which is based on XBMC version 13, fewer versions are offered. Images are available for AppleTV, Raspberry Pi, and a generic build for i386 and x86_64 environments. The specific builds for AMD’s Fusion and Nvidia’s ION platform, among others, will disappear. The main changes in this version, internally referred to as 3.95.6, are as follows:

Updated and changed Components since OpenELEC-3.95.5

• update to xbmc-13-482ccd3 (XBMC 13 beta4)
• update to bcm2835-bootloader-29dca67
• update to bcm2835-driver-29dca67
• update to openvpn-2.3.3
• update to libva-driver-intel-1.3.0
• update to libva-1.3.0
• update to xorg-server-1.15.1
• update to xproto-7.0.26
• update to linux-3.14.1
• update to wlan-firmware-0.0.19
• update to elfutils-0.158
• update to libdrm-2.4.53
• update to bluez-5.17
• update to dvb-firmware-0.0.39
• projects/RPi/patches/linux: update RPi support patch
• xorg-server: add support for 4k output
• Radeon: More PLL fine tuning
• SAMSUNG remote keymap update
• RTL8192DU: remove USBid’s overlap
• projects/RPi/options: enable experimental ALSA support
• linux: update PLL numbers patch
• xbmc: add RPi backports patch
• remove package ‘RTL8723AU’, seems to be not needed actually
• new package: add package ‘RTL8812AU’
• alsa-utils: add upstream patches, thanks to Anssi
• projects/*/linux: disable CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
• projects/*: switch to kernel R8188EU driver
• xf86-video-nvidia: fix acpi support
• xbmc-pvr-addons: add PR288
• xbmc-pvr-addons: update to xbmc-pvr-addons-82dd3c4
• RTL8192CU: add 050D:21F2 device id, this should fix #3081
• projects/*/linux: (re)enable userspace firmware loader support, this should fix #3083

For a full changelog on what’s new, follow this link.