FPP 8.0

[caniac]

any idea when it will be released beta and when "production"?

[darylc]

Unsure right now, lots of outstanding bugs and problems to solve as far as I can tell. I'm thinking I'll stick to FPP 7.5 for my 2024 show at this point.

[caniac]

Unsure right now, lots of outstanding bugs and problems to solve as far as I can tell. I'm thinking I'll stick to FPP 7.5 for my 2024 show at this point.

that bad, it's the one that supports Pi 5.

[darylc]

Yeah the Pi5's hardware differences forced a lot of changes that impact driving pixels, video/hdmi, gpio etc etc.

[colonelcline]

I'm running 8 on a Pi5 and other than Virtual Display, its running just fine. I don't have any "extra" stuff, just Controllers. Also a Pi4 in remote so I can see the virtual display. Been going a month +. 

[caniac]

so far so good with 8.0 beta release

[lwillisjr]

Does FPP 8.0 run on the Pi5 only, or will it also run on previous Pis?

[MikeKrebs]

Running it on Pi3. I do not do much with it but it runs fine.

FPP Version:	8.x-master-434-gfdc1cb7f
Platform:	Raspberry Pi (Pi 3 Model B)
FPP OS Build:	v2024-07

[k6ccc]

And I have it running fine on two PocketBeagles.

[breese]

I have been testing V8 on a Pi4 with a touchscreen for months.
The new O/S is faster, and there are a few minor changes to the HDMI setup.
Overall I will be switching over to it for this years show.

I have a Pi5, it will be the new Player. They are still working on the issues associated to the GPIO's as the Pi5 ports have changed...