LibreELEC v9.2.8.9 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2023-05-26)

Changes since v9.2.8.8 (2023-04-03):

• S905: fix Maxio Ethernet patch to resolve conflicts with some internal PHYs,
• ALL: update time zone database to 2023c.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.8 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2023-04-03)

Changes since v9.2.8.7 (2023-01-22):

• WeTek Hub: add to primary supported devices list,
• ALL: add WeTek RF Remote hwdb info and layout patches,
• S905: add missing le-dt-id to dts files,
• ALL: update OpenSSL package to 1.1.1t,
• S805, S8X2: add support for Realtek RTL8153 USB 3.0 adapters to amlogic-3.10,
• S905: fix some Ethernet issues on amlogic-3.14,
• S905: add Maxio MAE0621A Gigabit Ethernet support,
• ALL: fix LE icon location in settings menu on Estuary skin,
• WeTek Play 2: fix boot error when internal tuner is not present.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.7 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2023-01-22)

Some changes are announced because support for some devices has changed:

• Support for KI-Pro and KI-Plus devices has been merged and renamed to K_Series.
• Support for the K_Series image has now been extended to include KI/II-series boxes from the GXBB/GXL family.
• Direct support for the MXQ-4K-Pro_2G device is no longer available, the Generic_S905 image can be used instead, which is newly added to the 3rdParty images.

Changes since v9.2.8.6 (2022-09-04):

• WeTek_Core, WeTek_Play: rewrite WeTek RF remote control implementation and replace the inherited keyset,
• ALL: fix many remote key events (e.g. Homescreen, Playback controls, etc.),
• Generic_S905: add Availink AVL6862 driver support,
• ALL: update cacert.pem to 2023-01-10,
• WeTek_Play_2: crazycat_aml and dvb-latest driver addons re-enabled,
• ALL: enable auto update support for all projects,
• ALL: update time zone database to 2022g,
• WeTek_Play: remove wrong kernel name that caused updates to not work,
• ALL: update OpenSSL package to v1.1.1s,
• KI_Series, Generic_S905: add device_trees folder to the image,
• S905: remove MXQ-4K-Pro_2G direct support and add a Generic_S905 3rdParty image,
• KI_Series: merge KI-Pro and KI-Plus devices, and fix update from previous device names.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.6 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2022-09-04)

• ALL: remove amcodec buffer increase patch from all projects,
• ALL: update OpenSSL to 1.1.1q and cacert.pem to 2022-07-19,
• ALL: update time zone database to 2022c,
• KI-Pro, KI-Plus, M8S+, WeTek Play 2: remove key swap on virtual keyboard (ESC/Backspace),
• ALL: fix main and remove separate dtc package,
• ALL: replace separated autoscript-amlogic package to default u-boot-script and relocate boot scripts,
• ALL: fix build for some game-related packages and add them to the repository.
• S905: replace static raw device tree sources to differential versions.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.5 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2022-07-23)

• KI-Pro, KI-Plus, M8S+: optimize custom keymap layout,
• WeTek Play 2: add new remote.conf and a custom keymap,
• WeTek Play: fix audio passthrough on aml-dummy-codec,
• WeTek Play: remove not working audio passthrough patch,
• WeTek Play: fix HDMI stack and CEC functionality,
• WeTek Play: increase memory reservations in dtb,
• ALL: increase amcodec rendering buffers in Kodi,
• S805, M8S+: kernel reconfiguration to improve stability,
• S805, M8S+, WeTek Core: add model name and family to cpuinfo,
• S805, M8S+: remove startfromusb option from aml_autoscript,
• ALL: remove unused inputstreamhelper environment variable,
• ALL: update time zone database to 2022a.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.4 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 and WP1 (2022-06-25)

• S805, S8X2, S905: add SCSI generic support for USB optical drives (Direct I/O),
• WeTek_Core, WeTek_Play, WeTek_Play_2: restore amlpkg creation for WeTek devices (zip),
• S805, S8X2, S905: fix h264 aspect ratio issue for broadcasts on PAL SD and HD Lite resolutions,
• S905: add SoC model name and family to cpuinfo,
• S905/WeTek_Play_2: add support for the WeTek Play 2 (GXBB) box,
• S805/HD18Q: non-functioning S/PDIF output fixed in dtb.

Notice: The S8X2 group also includes WeTek Core.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.3 for KI Plus - S905 model only (2021-12-02)

• KI-Plus: Add support for Mecool/Videostrong KI Plus (S905).

LibreELEC v9.2.8.3 for AML S805/S8X2/S905 (2021-11-05)

• S805, S8X2, S905: Unify multichannel audio patch for all AML devices,
• S905: Add some Realtek wireless packages to additional drivers (KI Plus S905),
• S805, S8X2: Disable external mali driver for all meson8*,
• WeTek Core: Fix additional wireless drivers in options,
• WeTek Core: Fix sd card boot issue via toothpick method,
• WeTek Core: Fix playback freeze issues (dtb-related).

Notice: The S8X2 group also includes WeTek Core.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.2 for S905 only (2021-10-08)

• patches: fix Multichannel-PCM and HD Audio passthrough issues.
• options: fix the new LibreELEC repository location.

LibreELEC v9.2.8.2 for WeTek Core only (2021-09-24)

• linux/amlogic-3.10: the kernel has been replaced to the kszaq-based,
• linux.arm.conf: some disabled things have been enabled in kernel (e.g. CPU temperature, watchdog timer, etc.),
• patches: the HDMI-CEC now works properly,
• patches: resolution whitelist and 4K patches applied,
• packages: the 'u-boot-tools-aml' package added to image (fw_printenv, fw_setenv),
• patches: audio output configuration changed (based on S8X2).

IMPORTANT NOTICE!!!

If you are upgrading from a previous official LE version, you should first back up your Kodi settings with LibreELEC-Settings addon.