LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.1 MR is available bringing Kodi v17.1, hardware support for the Raspberry Pi Zero W, improved software HEVC decoding on RPi3/CM3 hardware, driver support for Fe Pi audio cards, and support for Cirrus Logic DAC audio cards (thanks to @HiassofT). The bump to Kodi v17.1 resolves several upgrade and user-experience issues we have seen with the initial Kodi v17.0 release, and happiness is enhanced for users wearing an official LibreELEC tee-shirt or hoodie. Changes since 8.0.0 include: Fix missing support for lirc_xbox driver Fix gpio-ir-recv issues on iMX6 Fix (experimental) to correct audio delay issues when using Bluetooth speakers Fix filesystem...

UPDATE (26/5): Please use LibreELEC 8.0.2 instead of this temporary release. LibreELEC (Krypton) v8.0.0.1 is a limited release for the new Raspberry Pi Zero W built with Kodi v17.1-RC1 and updated firmware/drivers for the Pi Zero W WiFi and Bluetooth devices. This release allows Pi Zero W users to install LibreELEC and experiment before formal support for the Pi Zero W arrives in LibreELEC v8.0.1, which we expect to ship after Kodi v17.1 is released. LibreELEC-RPi.arm-8.0.0.1.img.gz (info) To install LibreELEC on a new Pi Zero W download the .img.gz file linked above and use the LibreELEC USB/SD Creator app to create...

LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.0.0 has arrived after a long gestation period encompassing 10x official alpha and 3x beta releases in addition to 200+ nightly milhouse builds. Based upon Kodi v17.0, our 8.0.0 release contains many small refinements to our user experience and a complete overhaul of the underlying OS core to enhance stability and extend hardware support. For a description of new features and changes in Kodi please read the official Kodi v17.0 release notice. Changes since 7.95.3 include: Fix for TVheadend issues in the WeTek Play 2 DVB driver Fix for interactive governor causing slowdown issues on the WeTek Core Fix for missing Bluetooth “connect...

LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.0 preview releases continue with v7.95.3. This is a minor release to correct lirc issues and bring aarch64 devices (WeTek Hub/Play 2 and Odroid C2) up to Beta now that the memory fragmentation issue has been resolved. LibreELEC v7.95.3 is based upon Kodi Krypton 17.0 final. If no major issues are identified we expect 8.0.0 to be the next release. Changes in v7.95.3 include: Fix systemd/timing issues that resulted in multiple instances of lirc running Fix repeat-delay values for eventlirc Fix bluez to ensure bluetooth drivers are auto-loaded Fix memory fragmentation issues on aarch64/x86_64 projects Update to Linux 4.9.8...

LibreELEC (Krypton) 8.0 preview releases continue with v7.95.2 available for all build projects except Amlogic aarch64 devices. LibreELEC v7.95.2 is based upon Kodi Krypton 17.0 final. If no major issues are identified we expect 8.0.0 to be the next release. Changes in v7.95.2 include: Fix media_build issues with some IR drivers Fix an issue with taglib and mp3 streams Fix TT-S2-3600 DVB device Update to DVB firmware Update to Raspberry Pi firmware Update to Linux support patches for Raspberry Pi Update to Kodi v17.0 final Update to LibreELEC settings 0.8.8 to fix minor cosmetic issues View detailed changes on GitHub AARCH64 MEMLEAK Amlogic...