Some BetaTesting :-)

[mijanek]

Edit: I recommend to switch to official MATRIX TV V1.0.0.4 release.


If someone wants to test my state (until steven push it to its master) so I pushed my state to sourceforge.
How to proceed:
Navigate in your latest official release to Profiles\MX6Q Linux Update\OS Firmware\files and there replace the uImage with this one. (keep your original files somewhere ) Make sure you are in the deepest folder, this file is also present on upper directories to, but they arn't in use.
After flashing copy the latest xbmc package to your directory (e.g. /root). After log in using ssh (putty on windows, user: root, pwd: root) and
install the package with this command:

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opkg install xbmc_13.beta-imx-rc02e0502e4-1_armv7.opk

After that just reboot your matrix, and you should have nice experience.

Caution! Do not try to install this package over the original kernel, as it won't work well.


Note, this is only for my fun and no offitial release. If you don't like to deal with issues, please wait for ofitial release from steven..

I added also nice 2 tools I love to use, midnight commander and htop color process monitor

Edit: updated links to latest files

[mijanek]

I also packaged the git merge request from smallints XBMC-WIP fork. For me there is subjectively no difference, but it shall be safer..
Get it here.
for install this, becouse of naming usig git version you need to force downgrade (even its update). Limitation same as above: use my kernel..

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opkg install xbmc_13.alpha-imx-r20dd7941a3-1_armv7.opk --force-downgrade

[mijanek]

Fresh build here. (same as 2a3252d4b8 from wolfgar) Actually there won't be any visible improvement to the previous one. It's mainly code clean-up and prevention for potential instabillity...

[Cjcr]

@mijanek: I tested it a bit and I found a bug: There are lot of noise with the analog audio output (sgtl5000). That bug was found too in MatrixTV 1.0.0.0 (and was fixed in MatrixTv 1.0.0.1/2.).

Thank you.

[mijanek]

Thanks @Cjcr actually I was missing 1 Patch. Don't know if this was the one cousing it, but I wil rebuild the Kernel so you may try if you wish. I post a notice if it finishes..

Here the list of patches I'm using:
0001-tbs-hdmicec-audio-fix.patch
010_crosscompile.diff
012_path-max-limits.diff
040_no_dev_console.diff
070_enable-utf8.diff
080_fix-module-relocation-error.diff
100_egalax-touchscreen-hack.diff
200_imx-gpu-vivante-no-werror.diff
300_Merge-latest-kernel-for-IPU.diff
302_XBMCAudioBitBug.patch <- this one was missing
303_matrix_IR_LIRC_Fan.patch
501-LIRC-avoid-keypress-duplication.patch
600-crm_regs.patch
linux-075-utf8-kernel-3.7.0-core-1.patch
linux-076-utf8-kernel-3-fonts-3.patch

[Cjcr]

Yes, is that one. Thanks.

[mijanek]

ok new Kernel Build containing the XBMCAudioBitBug.patch is uploaded.. you may download it here

here is the latest xbmc build xbmc_13.alpha-imx-rf04d454532-1_armv7.opk from smallint... there is still nice progress so we may hope in better and better experience soon, these guys are gods

I added also nice 2 tools I love to use, midnight commander and htop color process monitor

I wish you nice testing

[Cjcr]

ok new Kernel Build containing the XBMCAudioBitBug.patch is uploaded.. you may download it here

later I will udate this post with new xbmc build xbmc-13.alpha-imx-rf04d454532 from smallint... there is still nice progress so we may hope in better and better experience soon, these guys are gods

Ok, I will test it tomorrow. Here is a bit late now.

[Cjcr]

ok new Kernel Build containing the XBMCAudioBitBug.patch is uploaded.. you may download it here

here is the latest xbmc build xbmc_13.alpha-imx-rf04d454532-1_armv7.opk from smallint... there is still nice progress so we may hope in better and better experience soon, these guys are gods

I added also nice 2 tools I love to use, midnight commander and htop color process monitor

I wish you nice testing

Woow, thanks for htop! I love it too!
I will test all of these now.

Edit: I tried it for a few hours and at least seems more stable than the last MatrixTV released. Plus sync lips works much better.
htop works fine too.

[mijanek]

Thanks for reporting Did you have the fan controll working or not? There is actually no published source for it so I don't know if it is part of the rootfs as program or some kernel modul...