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Popcorn Firmware - 2008/06/18 16:06
Popcorn Hour released a new firmware today...
01-17-080612-15-POP-402
Here's the list. Maybe something here helps somebody but nothing on this list makes any difference to me. Photo slideshows are still useless and music playback still sucs. Be nice if they could get back to basics 
1. Requires NMT apps 00-17-080529-15-POP-402
2. Stepstone update to a new fail-safe kernel
- *older firmware need to step through this, before able to update to future firmware.
- ** Note that there will be a repeated "programming kernel..." message, this is correct behaviour.
- fail-safe kernel for recovery from bad updates/flash programming.
3. Browser
- fixed Browser no longer runs after long idle
- fixed myiHomeLite hangs when certain filename listed
- improved memory clearing, reduce time from 390ms to few milliseconds
- fixed bug where links with #xxx does not work when page is with OnLoad
- added image changing and on-the-fly loading feature
- added menu frames for file operation UI
- fixed problem changing TV mode when URL prompt is turned on
- fixed focus/unfocus not working when browser frame does not start at (0,0) location
- all page loading and refresh request disabled when screensaver is on.
- fixed screen freeze when changing onfocus image in MSP
4. Subtitle
- increased subtitle font size to 32 max, swiched to cleaner method
- subitle time adjust now from -1000sec to +1000sec
- fixed subtitle not aligned to center under certain conditions
- fixed subtitle On/Off not persistent when in playlist
- fixed subtitle centering issue, encountered with Hebrew subtitle
- fixed Hebrew subtitle bi-directional bug
- fixed external subtitle turn on/off issue, when Play All
5. Matroska (MKV)
- added VC1 in MKV support (no TimeSeek for this yet)
- fixed MKV audio sync latency after TimeSeek/td>
- fixed MKV no audio after changing from AC3 to DTS track
- fixed MKV no PCM audio after switching audio track
- fixed MKV audio info not updated after switching, reported as audio switching failure.
6. BT
- recover schedule database after system reboot
- added reset schedule function
- fixed sometimes unable to delete BT schedule
7. WiFi driver
- Atheros USB 11n driver added
- added wpa_supplicant and new zd1221 driver
- WiFi setup page updated to support new scanning method and USB hotplug
- Enable Atheros USB WiFi detection for different vendor and product IDs.
8. UPnP
- Marquee tweaks and color customisation
- fixed for TVersity playback issue
- improved crash handling
9. Network share
- Share out removable storage (e.g. USB drives) through SMB/NFS server
- Reset UDN when restore factory settings
- Removes all network shares after restore factory settings
- Able to set system password to None now, just leave it blank
10. Photo app
- fixed 1-bit PNG rendering
- fixed after photo rotation failed, slideshow paused
- fixed after rotation, photo scaling incorrect
11. Skinnability for browser UI
- refer to notes below how to modify "skins" for your NMT
- added customisable color for fonts
- added NMT watermark
12. Various patches and improvements
- fixed aspect ratio issue for 4:3 TV mode (16:9 TV mode not affected)
- added OSD message when USB keyboard inserted/removed
- turns off SPDIF out when exit playback
- fixed character 'j' wrong horizontal position when rendering
- fixed login page wrong SD/HD server icon
- fixed Splashscreen flickering issue
- included traditional Chinese in language selection
- turns off analog video output when in HDMI (some power saving)
- added TV Mode 1360x768 60Hz
- fixed regression, when player first boot, if failed to login to server, get stuck at 2nd splashscreen for long time.
- fixed incomplete Traditional Chinese translation
- fixed delayed auto-login issue
- added additional language options for DVD subtitle and audio option
- enabled IP multicast support and USB card reader support in kernel configuration.
- fixed crash issue (#QA0482)
- fixed DVD autoplay issue during bootup.
- fixed missing dimension and AR info
- workaround long auto-login when SMB name resolution failed
- fixed info bar becomes translucent after ISO playback (#QA0480)
- fixed "Could not play" error after pressing next while play m4a
- fixed timezone DST and other xx:30/xx:45 timezone handling
- fixed occasional HDMI black-screen after stopping video playback
- fixed DVD setup page cannot save Chinese audio
- fixed Network setup navigation issue
- fixed HDD NMT version checking when network restarted
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