New Raspberry Pi firmware & XBMC Frodo RC3

[The_Reaper]

@Koenkk, I upgraded it again and now it works. Thank you very much!

@endo, I had a similar problem downloading xbian, at checking out files. I tried 3 times and always crash at same point.
Did you see an error message on TV?
I saw a wifi error message. I don't remember exactly the error message, but I chage the wifi usb device and after repeat the process it installed successfully. Yesterdey I repeat all the process and all was ok again.
The problem can be that your usb wifi device doesn't work properly with xbian.

[kobazik]

(9th Jan, 2013 06:12 AM)CurlyMo Wrote:  I just pushed a new kernel + firmware. Users who want to use it, re-run the steps by Koenkk in post 1.

Terminal

vcgencmd version
Jan 7 2013 22:02:10
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 360961 (release)

version 361556 seems to be out already.

https://github.com/raspberrypi/firmware/commit/17a9a12ef4540d586e2b10632c84e18a0feedfb7

Any reason why we cannot use rpi-update to get the latest firmware ?

Thanks

Dominik

[CurlyMo]

Because it might break the installation, and we have a custom kernel that requires some specific matching of firmware.

However, i will check if i can just update the firmware.

[kobazik]

(10th Jan, 2013 10:52 PM)CurlyMo Wrote:  Because it might break the installation, and we have a custom kernel that requires some specific matching of firmware.

However, i will check if i can just update the firmware.

Thanks

[CurlyMo]

And done:

Terminal

vcgencmd version
Jan 9 2013 17:27:35
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 361556 (release)

[kobazik]

(10th Jan, 2013 11:30 PM)CurlyMo Wrote:  And done:

Terminal

vcgencmd version
Jan 9 2013 17:27:35
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 361556 (release)

Nice one Going to test it now

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(10th Jan, 2013 11:32 PM)kobazik Wrote:  

(10th Jan, 2013 11:30 PM)CurlyMo Wrote:  And done:

Terminal

vcgencmd version
Jan 9 2013 17:27:35
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 361556 (release)

Nice one Going to test it now

Can I just get firmware bit over git from xbian git repo ? No need to do all steps from the first post right?

[Dangee]

(9th Jan, 2013 05:48 AM)Koenkk Wrote:  @Dangee please try again, probably a network related issue.

Just tried again...still the same. Do you think it may comes from the class 4 sd card ?
I've notice that the download speed is good at the start (+1Mo/s) until 28%, then drop to 30ko/s, then stop and failed...

[CurlyMo]

A firmware update always consists of the /boot (except .img & .txt) and /opt/vc folders.

[Pihkal]

Quote:Can I just get firmware bit over git from xbian git repo ? No need to do all steps from the first post right?

Just download the latest firmware from here and copy the /boot and /opt/vc folders.

Greetz

[CurlyMo]

That was the thing i was explaining. Don't just download the firmware by yourself, but let us test it first.

[Pihkal]

(10th Jan, 2013 11:30 PM)CurlyMo Wrote:  And done:

Terminal

vcgencmd version
Jan 9 2013 17:27:35
Copyright © 2012 Broadcom
version 361556 (release)

I understood from that post that you've tested it and it was ok to try.
My bad.

[CurlyMo]

That's why you can now download it from our git page.

[Pihkal]

I should be a little more patient...i'm cloning the rpi-firmware git at the moment.
But it shouldn't make any difference since it's the same firmware...

[syd]

(11th Jan, 2013 12:04 AM)Dangee Wrote:  Just tried again...still the same. Do you think it may comes from the class 4 sd card ?
I've notice that the download speed is good at the start (+1Mo/s) until 28%, then drop to 30ko/s, then stop and failed...

try not grabbing it from https.

ie:

Code:

git clone --depth 5 -b xbian-alpha5 git://github.com/xbianonpi/xbian.git

[doug]

(8th Jan, 2013 04:59 AM)Koenkk Wrote:  @doug To update the PVR addons, SSH in and execute the following commands:

Code:

sudo su         #default password = 'raspberry'
/etc/init.d/xbmc stop
cd /opt
rm -rf xbian
git clone --depth 5 -b xbian-alpha5 https://www.github.com/xbianonpi/xbian.git
cd xbian
git reset --hard 50715b73e7cd3f0229569809ef3ce5b03013d533
cp -R usr/local/lib/xbmc/addons/* /usr/local/lib/xbmc/addons
cp -R usr/local/share/xbmc/addons/* /usr/local/share/xbmc/addons

I played around a bit and this got it working...

Code:

sudo su         #default password = 'raspberry'
/etc/init.d/xbmc stop
rm -r /usr/local/lib/xbmc/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/XBMC_Mediaportal.pvr
cp /usr/local/lib/xbmc.OLD/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/XBMC_Mediaportal.pvr  /usr/local/lib/xbmc/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/XBMC_Mediaportal.pvr
rm -r /usr/local/share/xbmc/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/*
cp -R /usr/local/share/xbmc.OLD/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/* /usr/local/share/xbmc/addons/pvr.mediaportal.tvserver/
/etc/init.d/xbmc start