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| + | Here's a list of new features and bug fixes in the 0810 release. This list is not exhaustive - it is meant to highlight the features most users will notice. | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
===New Features=== | ===New Features=== | ||
*[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.21 Upgrade MythTV to 0.21] | *[http://www.mythtv.org/wiki/index.php/Release_Notes_-_0.21 Upgrade MythTV to 0.21] | ||
| + | **Add ability to use myth's player from Video scenario, enabling some of myth's playback features such as commercial skipping (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/131 131]) | ||
| + | **Added ability to choose where to save recordings - including private recordings (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/124 124]) | ||
*Media Metadata | *Media Metadata | ||
**[http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6571.0 Media metadata import feature] (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21538 21538], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21543 21543]) | **[http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6571.0 Media metadata import feature] (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21538 21538], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21543 21543]) | ||
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*Added ability to grow ext2/ext3 Software RAIDs from the web admin (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21687 21687], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21685 21685]) | *Added ability to grow ext2/ext3 Software RAIDs from the web admin (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21687 21687], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21685 21685]) | ||
*Added new ability to fix the most common software RAID problem from the web admin. When a drive is kicked from the array, it can be re-added now from the web admin instead of having to fix it with the command line. (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/108 108] SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21694 21694]) | *Added new ability to fix the most common software RAID problem from the web admin. When a drive is kicked from the array, it can be re-added now from the web admin instead of having to fix it with the command line. (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/108 108] SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21694 21694]) | ||
| + | *Media files on CD's or DVD's are automatically detected and imported into the media database (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/141 141]) | ||
| + | *Auto-tagging rules are available on a per-directory basis (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/158 158]) | ||
===Bug Fixes=== | ===Bug Fixes=== | ||
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==Hardware Support== | ==Hardware Support== | ||
| − | *USB Microphone Support (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/39 39]) | + | *USB Microphone Support (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/39 39], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/161 161]) |
*[http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6210.0 New Z-Wave driver] (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/44 44], SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21621 21621], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21622 21622], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21623 21623], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21624 21624], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21648 21648]) | *[http://forum.linuxmce.org/index.php?topic=6210.0 New Z-Wave driver] (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/44 44], SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21621 21621], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21622 21622], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21623 21623], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21624 21624], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21648 21648]) | ||
*Better support for CM11 X-10 module (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/8 8]) | *Better support for CM11 X-10 module (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/8 8]) | ||
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==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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*Updated base distribution to Kubuntu 0810 (with standard 2.6.27 kernel - updating as Kubuntu updates) | *Updated base distribution to Kubuntu 0810 (with standard 2.6.27 kernel - updating as Kubuntu updates) | ||
*Cleaned up many packages so they're as close as possible to (if not the same as) Ubuntu's Apt repository versions | *Cleaned up many packages so they're as close as possible to (if not the same as) Ubuntu's Apt repository versions | ||
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*Cleaned out a lot of hard coded stuff from scripts (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21582 21582], and others) | *Cleaned out a lot of hard coded stuff from scripts (SVN: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/changeset/21582 21582], and others) | ||
*Dutch language support (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/34 34], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/35 35]) | *Dutch language support (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/34 34], [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/35 35]) | ||
| + | *Enhancements to Climate Control (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/127 127]) | ||
| + | *New Launch Manager (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/48 48]) | ||
| + | *Interactive tool tips in the web admin (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/155 155]) | ||
| + | *New web orbiter option - iOrbiter (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/16 16]) | ||
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| + | ===Bug Fixes=== | ||
| + | *Scenario Sorting works more reliably (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/140 140]) | ||
| + | *Dynamic DNS now obtains actual external address (Trac: [http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/154 154]) | ||
==LinuxMCE Dev Tools== | ==LinuxMCE Dev Tools== | ||
Latest revision as of 17:28, 13 October 2012
Here's a list of new features and bug fixes in the 0810 release. This list is not exhaustive - it is meant to highlight the features most users will notice.
Contents
Media
New Features
- Upgrade MythTV to 0.21
- Media Metadata
- Media metadata import feature (SVN: 21538, 21543)
- Pull metadata from IMDB (Trac: 53, 52)
- Added button to clear all missing media files from the database (Trac: 6)
- Added ability to filter out all media with cover art from media sync (Trac: 47)
- On-Orbiter TV Guide
- Play list export feature
- MAME (Arcade Game emulator) game support (Trac 40 SVN: 21567, 21568, 21569, 21570, 21573, 21574, 21597, 21598, 21599, 21603, 21620, and probably others)
- Infrared repeats parameter can now be edited in the web admin
- The playlist editor has been redone, and a Vertical mode added as well
- Playlist export to .m3u and .pls functionality
- New Unmanaged room type allows you to designate a room where no automatically generated scenarios appear. This give you total control over scenarios for that room.
- Added ability to grow ext2/ext3 Software RAIDs from the web admin (SVN: 21687, 21685)
- Added new ability to fix the most common software RAID problem from the web admin. When a drive is kicked from the array, it can be re-added now from the web admin instead of having to fix it with the command line. (Trac: 108 SVN: 21694)
- Media files on CD's or DVD's are automatically detected and imported into the media database (Trac: 141)
- Auto-tagging rules are available on a per-directory basis (Trac: 158)
Bug Fixes
- Media attribute import from Amazon/IMDB is now smarter (Trac: 52)
- Fixed path/filename escaping in web admin (Trac: 57)
- "Docs" scenario removed - no supporting player (Trac: 56, SVN: 21572,)
- Fixed mounting of shares with special characters in their names (Trac: 55)
- Fixed mounting of "non-browsable" samba shares (Trac: 38)
- *.dvd.keys.tar.gz, *mpg.png, and *.mpg.png.tnj are no longer displayed in the web admin
- accompanying *.dvd.keys.tar.gz will follow source file when renaming/deleting from the web admin
- fixed a bug where deleting a performer's picture would delete the file entirely from the system. Now the picture is only deleted if nothing else references it
- fixed similar bug that would permanently delete a picture when disassociating it from a file.
- changing privacy settings via web admin now flags the orbiters to regenerate
Hardware Support
- USB Microphone Support (Trac: 39, 161)
- New Z-Wave driver (Trac: 44, SVN: 21621, 21622, 21623, 21624, 21648)
- Better support for CM11 X-10 module (Trac: 8)
- Mobile orbiter support for S60 v3 devices (Trac: 43)
- Initial support for EnOcean devices (Trac: http://svn.linuxmce.org/trac.cgi/ticket/100)
Other
New Features
- Updated base distribution to Kubuntu 0810 (with standard 2.6.27 kernel - updating as Kubuntu updates)
- Cleaned up many packages so they're as close as possible to (if not the same as) Ubuntu's Apt repository versions
- LinuxMCE can now be installed without an active Internet connection (Trac: 26)
- Cleaned out a lot of hard coded stuff from scripts (SVN: 21582, and others)
- Dutch language support (Trac: 34, 35)
- Enhancements to Climate Control (Trac: 127)
- New Launch Manager (Trac: 48)
- Interactive tool tips in the web admin (Trac: 155)
- New web orbiter option - iOrbiter (Trac: 16)
Bug Fixes
- Scenario Sorting works more reliably (Trac: 140)
- Dynamic DNS now obtains actual external address (Trac: 154)
LinuxMCE Dev Tools
Bug Fixes
- SqlCVS has been fixed and now works
LinuxMCE Project Infrastructure
- Bug tracking now managed by Trac (formerly Mantis)
- New 12-month release schedule
- New servers
