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Hi all,

The new raspberry pi firmware is again a huge improvement. It fixes the grey block(s) in the video when forwarding/skipping in a movie. It also solves the XVID playback issues that happend in XBMC RC2 & RC3. In my case it also improved the playback and overall performance (I can now finally stream 1080p from samba over wifi without hiccups & more overclocking Big Grin

)

NOTE: Advanced users only!

To install
SSH into your pi and execute the following commands:

Code:

sudo su         #default password = 'raspberry'

apt-get update

apt-get install libcurl3

/etc/init.d/xbmc stop

cd /opt

rm -rf xbian

git clone -b xbian-alpha5 git://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian.git

cd xbian

git reset --hard cf71d5f9af56e0593cd9cbc41a99c2cf2aa3c8dc

rm  boot/config.txt boot/cmdline.txt

rm -rf /boot.OLD

mkdir /boot.OLD

cp -R /boot/* /boot.OLD

rm -rf /opt/vc.OLD

mv /opt/vc /opt/vc.OLD

rm -rf /usr/local/share/xbmc.OLD

mv /usr/local/share/xbmc /usr/local/share/xbmc.OLD

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/xbmc.OLD

mv /usr/local/lib/xbmc /usr/local/lib/xbmc.OLD

cp -R boot/*  /boot

cp -R opt/vc /opt

cp -R usr/local/lib/xbmc /usr/local/lib/xbmc

cp -R usr/local/share/xbmc /usr/local/share/xbmc

chmod +x /usr/local/lib/xbmc/xbmc.bin

mv /lib/modules/3.6.11+ /lib/modules/3.6.11+.OLD

cp -R lib/modules/3.6.11+ /lib/modules/

reboot

To restore
If you don't like the new firmware & XBMC restore using the following commands.

Code:

sudo su         #default password = 'raspberry'

/etc/init.d/xbmc stop

rm -rf /usr/local/lib/xbmc

rm -rf /usr/local/share/xbmc

mv /usr/local/share/xbmc.OLD /usr/local/share/xbmc

mv /usr/local/lib/xbmc.OLD /usr/local/lib/xbmc

 rm -rf /boot

mv /boot.OLD /boot

rm -rf /opt/vc

mv /opt/vc.OLD /opt/vc

rm -rf /lib/modules/3.6.11+

mv /lib/modules/3.6.11+.OLD /lib/modules/3.6.11+

reboot

Please leave your feedback, finding & suggestions here! Thanks!

Updating now. Gonna do some testing Smile

(7th Jan, 2013 05:38 AM)Trekster Wrote: [ -> ]At

rm boot/kernel3_2_27.img boot/kernel3_6_1.img boot/kernel3_6_7.img

i'm getting permission denied..am i doing something wrong?((probably!))

Are you sure you executed

Code:

sudo su

, you should see root@xbian in front of every command.

(7th Jan, 2013 05:40 AM)Koenkk Wrote: [ -> ]
(7th Jan, 2013 05:38 AM)Trekster Wrote: [ -> ]At

rm boot/kernel3_2_27.img boot/kernel3_6_1.img boot/kernel3_6_7.img

i'm getting permission denied..am i doing something wrong?((probably!))

Are you sure you executed

Code:

sudo su
, you should see root@xbian in front of every command.

I was root, it was my own fault didn't copy the entire line it would seem!

@Koenkk, you forgot you also need the new kernel

Worked...it is a joy to be able to forward and rewind without the mess!

on a different note how do i check the firmware version of my rPi?

Code:

vcgencmd version

It should say:

Terminal

Dec 27 2012 17:49:29
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 359888 (release)

(7th Jan, 2013 05:49 AM)CurlyMo Wrote: [ -> ]

Code:

vcgencmd version

It should say:

Terminal
Dec 27 2012 17:49:29
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 359888 (release)

It does indeed, thank you!

But can it leap tall buildings in a single bound?

(7th Jan, 2013 05:52 AM)raspberry_pd Wrote: [ -> ]But can it leap tall buildings in a single bound?

I believe it can Wink

Hi, i tried to upgrade xbmc but when i try to start xbmc i get
failed to open vchiq instance

and when i try to see the version i get:
root@quarto:/home/xbian# vcgencmd version
VCHI initialization failed

any ideas?
thks

Did you reboot?

yes i did

Try

Code:

ldconfig

depmod -a

commands entered ok, without errors

but the same problem persists

Koenkk

kobazik

Koenkk

Trekster

CurlyMo

Trekster

CurlyMo

Trekster

raspberry_pd

Trekster

networkpadawan

CurlyMo

networkpadawan

CurlyMo

networkpadawan