Tuesday, May 26, 2009

Firmware .2163


Release Notes
This release is the firmware for testing new drivers with following features:
- Scart RGB
- LATM audio codec
- 4.2.2 HD content (not fully supported)
- DTS
Added
- Support WPA2
Added
- Create Menu Network Services, Between Internet and Storage: possible active / desactive and configure: SMBD, SSHD, FTPD, TelnetD, interface
Fixed
- When receiver boot network IP is set correctly, but gateway and/or name server takes too much time.
Fixed
- At DVB Subtitles, you can see the subtitles but when you select the subtitles only show first languages of list (example: Digi TV 1¨¬W).
Fixed
- Activate ¡°move¡± channels on list, possible to move one channel or group of channels at same time
Fixed
- If receiver is plugged during several hours at HD channel Time shift and pause stops working
(Pause works but only for 2 seconds), only way to make box return to NORMAL is reboot.
Fixed
- At time shift options |<< & ****| button should seek the 10% position of buffer
Fixed
- When change password on parental control and lock, password is not changed at LOCK on channel list.
Fixed
- At Movie Player, add option to turn OFF subtitles or messages, if no subtitles or message come after 3 seconds. Basically need optimization of subtitles, still sometime appear at MKV the subtitles messages during several minutes without go out.
Fixed
- When picture resolution is higher than 2Mpix, AzBox wants to start optimization, but never finish.
Fixed
- In "FTP Manager" you cannot exit like all the other menus with the exit button, only with Home button.
Fixed
- When change root password keep changed password when reboot, very URGENT for safety reasons (THIS IS VERY CRITICAL AND VERY IMPORTANT).
After updating, root password will be removed.
Fixed
- Satellite Nilesat 101/102/Atlantic Bird 4 (7 ¡Æ W) is missing in the satellite list
Fixed
- Error executing the menu item "Delete All Channels. The lists "genre" and "countries" are not deleted. Only factory reset will restore the two lists.
Fixed
- Start search/browse subtitles in movie directory (especially useful when we watch from LAN and have long URL).
Fixed
- Backup RSS reader address, now after update everything is deleted
Fixed
- If You-tube is forbidden on router and then try to open You-tube on azbox , of course will not be possible to show video, however when you go for a TV channel, you get a surprise picture in windows have resolution of youtube ( 1/4 of full screen). You must restart box for NORMAL picture

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

0.9.2032 for Elite/ Premium

RELEASE NOTES

MEDIA PLAYER - GENERAL
Support play from long url like: \\pc\\audio\3 doors down - away from the sun\3 doors down - away from the sun - 01 - when i'm gone.mp3

JUKEBOX - AUDIO PLAYER
Increase covers size at audio-player and support jpg or bmp covers at folders
Support m3u - winamp playlist
Fixed some bad display (show only half picture) showing correct picture/poster from mp3 file (id3 tag)
playing mp3 file (and i think all media contents) from long url is no possible example \\pc\\audio\3 doors down - away from the sun\3 doors down - away from the sun - 01 - when i'm gone.mp3

RECORDING
Some fixes relating recording at HD channels
Fix but that sometimes make impossible play contents after recording

HD CHANNELS BUFFERING
Increase HD channels buffering for PLATAFORMA HD at 9e

SATELLITE TUNER SCAN
keep previous positions stored at rotor (diseqc1.2)
fixed bug of store positions at diseqc 1.2 mode, if position number is higher than 46 (box not send valid diseqc command to positioner)

AUDIO/VIDEO SETTING
Added options panscan and pilarbox at display format

PHOTO VIEWER
add zoom and rotate effect to slideshow

IPTV
added - streaming (multicasting) client which can receive and play a/v content from vlc format. you can add ip channel on tv channel at setting (be careful! at moment only mpeg2ts system is supported)

OPENXCAS
at camd setup - multicas - we change "camd script editor" to "smartcard interface"
added option "waiting time" at openxcas config, use 'wait=digit', where digit is second on the openxcas.conf, this is useful if you are running 2 or more daemons


--------------------------------- SOME CONSIDERATIONS:---------------------------------------------
1) We have planned with this release launch fixes for RGB, 4.2.2. HD contents, HE-AAC audio, however for this we need switch completely SIGMA driver, at moment we need some more time to test this new driver carefully.
We are very hard to make it work correctly on next days.
2) TWIN TUNER DVB-S2, during last days we have seen a lot of bad information on web about twin tuner support. Azbox can PLENITY support two DVB-S2 tuners at same time. However we are rush to make receiver working more stable, recording and timeshift and PVR perfect working before finishing implementing DVB-S2 twin tuner.