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FPP 8.2 Released!

Started by dkulp, October 13, 2024, 10:19:41 AM

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dkulp

FPP 8.2 Released!

This is mostly a bunch of bug fixes as we work through many of the issues users have discovered in 8.0/8.1.  Many crashes and other bugs have been fixed, but a few enhancements were also done.

NOTE: The OS level has not changed. If running OS level 2024.10, there is no need to update the OS. However, there was a bug in the fppos update from FPP 7.x on the Raspberry Pi that would cause downloading of logs to fail. If you had updated from 7.x on the Pi using the fppos update, you need to use the new 8.2 fppos update to correct the OS install.

Enhancements
  • Add ability for Multisync plugins to respond to incoming multisync packets
  • Add Stop Media and Stop All Media commands
  • Simplify Virtual Matrix creation using "Auto Create" by removing pixel size option, auto scale to screen size

Bug Fixes
  • Fix "Total" current display on capes with less than 8 ports
  • Fix various crashes
  • Fix race condition at boot where Timezone may not be fully configured
  • Fix race condition at boot where OLED push buttons may not be configured
  • Fix problems configuring Access Point mode if rfkill disables the wlan adapater
  • Fix plugin install script log output not adding new line where needed
  • Fix crash when using Play Media command
  • Fix problems drawing Virtual Matrices into Sub Buffers
  • Fix recognition of "Composite-1" KMS devices

Installation Instructions
If you have a system running 8.x, you can go to the FPP about page (about.php) and click on the "Manual Update" button. At that point, a big green "Upgrade" bar should appear on the main status page. Click on that to start the update process. It may take a long time to upgrade. Likely 5-10 minutes. You will need to reboot after the upgrade is complete to finish the upgrade process.

For users of FPP 7.x or older, it is strongly recommended to do a full "OS Level" upgrade or re-image instead of attempting to upgrade directly from any older FPP version. There are several new features that will not work if an OS level upgrade is not done. There are two ways to do so:

  • Re-image - you can backup your 7.x configuration, create a new image, and restore the configuration.
  • In-place upgrade - this requires you to have FPP 5.5 and all the updates for 5.5 or FPP 6.x/7.x already running on the device. Download the appropriate "fppos" file to your computer. Make sure the file extension is still fppos (some browsers will rename it). Upload it to the "File Manager" on the FPP instance. Then go to the about page. Under the normal "Manual Upgrade", a new Upgrade OS button should appear. Click it and wait a LONG time. When done, it should reboot into 8.2. At that point, go to the Uploads tab of the FPP File Manager and delete the fppos file. An alternate method to do an in-place upgrade if you are only upgrading one device AND the device has internet connectivity, is to select the 8.2 fppos (download) file and then click on the Upgrade OS button. This will download the fppos file and then install it as mentioned above. This will still take a LONG time and if you are doing this on more than one device, you will essentially be downloading the same file multiple times so is probably not the best way.

NOTE: In SOME cases, the reboot will fail due to library replacement. In that case, a power cycle may be required to get it back up and running.

Selecting an image
For Raspberry Pi series including Pi B, Pi B+, Pi 2, Pi 3, Pi 3+, Pi 4, Pi 5, Pi Zero, and Pi Zero 2 use this image
https://github.com/FalconChristmas/fpp/releases/download/8.2/FPP-v8.2-Pi.img.zip
For Beaglebone Black, Beaglebone Green, PocketBeagle, and Beaglebone Green Gateway use this image
https://github.com/FalconChristmas/fpp/releases/download/8.2/FPP-v8.2-BBB.img.zip
Daniel Kulp - https://kulplights.com

zaicik

#1
Excellent !! 🙏

Quick note, though: Raspberry Pi Imager seems to be pointing at a wrong, or typoed, or missing image for the 8.2, and gets a 404 error from Github

[EDIT: seems to be working, now]

150cmc

why do I keep getting this message when trying to install plugins.  none of them seem to connect to server to download version 8.2

Installing plugin fpp-brightness
Cloning into 'fpp-brightness'...
fatal: unable to access 'https://github.com/FalconChristmas/fpp-brightness.git/';: Failed to connect to github.com port 443 after 5 ms: Couldn't connect to server
Failed to fetch fpp-brightness using https://github.com/FalconChristmas/fpp-brightness.git -- aborting
{"Status":"Error","Message":"Could not properly install plugin"}

MikeKrebs

Does the RPi see the internet?

Poporacer

Quote from: 150cmc on October 16, 2024, 08:09:00 PMwhy do I keep getting this message when trying to install plugins.
That is almost always due to a misconfigured network. You are likely using a Static IP address and don't have a working DNS server. Set one of your DNS servers to 8.8.8.8 and the other to your home  router.
Or it could be that you have both the eth0 and wlan0 configured and have the eth0 set to use a gateway.
If to err is human, I am more human than most people.

k6ccc

QuoteBug Fixes (from 8.1)
  • Fix NTP not able to update time if NTP server specified

Either not fixed or bug returned in 8.2.  At least least on a RasPi-4, time is not updated from my NTP server if I specify the IP address.  Leave it blank and time updates.  I believe that my PocketBeagles are updating from my NTP server.

Version Info 
FPP Version:8.2
Platform:Raspberry Pi (Pi 4)
FPP OS Build:v2024-09
OS Version:Raspbian GNU/Linux 12 (bookworm)
Hardware Serial Number:10000000bbd43ddb
Kernel Version:6.6.47-v7l+
System Boot Time:2024-10-20 21:58:48
fppd Uptime:03:59
Local Git Version:93f1fff ChangeLog
Using LOR (mostly SuperStar) for all sequencing - using FPP only to drive P5 and P10 panels.
My show website:  http://newburghlights.org

Jim

JonD

Quote from: k6ccc on October 20, 2024, 11:06:18 PMEither not fixed or bug returned in 8.2.  At least least on a RasPi-4, time is not updated from my NTP server if I specify the IP address.  Leave it blank and time updates.  I believe that my PocketBeagles are updating from my NTP server.
Looks like your OS is too old.  Should be V2024-10 NOT V2024-09.  Looks like you might have upgraded to FPP 8.2, but missed upgrading the OS in the process.  Upgrade the OS to V2024-10 by selecting the "OS Upgrade" option from the FPP "About" option and see if that helps.

I am at FPP 8.2 OS V2024-10 and it is working for me.

k6ccc

QuoteLooks like your OS is too old.  Should be V2024-10 NOT V2024-09. 

That's what I get for reading the first line of the release notes that states that there is no OS upgrade - and ignoring the rest of the line.
Since I had done an FPPOS for 8.1 just a couple weeks prior, I made the assumption that I really did not need to do the FPPOS again.

Did the FPPOS and now it is working...
Using LOR (mostly SuperStar) for all sequencing - using FPP only to drive P5 and P10 panels.
My show website:  http://newburghlights.org

Jim

JonD

Quote from: k6ccc on October 21, 2024, 08:59:22 AMand ignoring the rest of the line.
Happens to the best of us!  ;) 

CaptDuff

#9
I tried installing this on a PI Zero W and found that there is no wireless setup. I am still diving into it, but there is no Wlan0 or wlan interfaces at all.

- Further testing: I have installed the base OS from the RPi installer and the Wlan0 works without problem, ruling out any hardware issues. Will continue debugging. I am not super familiar with the debian and how the OS is built so I am not sure why it would have this problem with the Pi Zero W, but not the other pi's.

Hardware Info: Pi Zero W V1.1

MikeKrebs

How did you determine that you didn't have wlan0?

What method are you using for the install? What did you use to image the sdcard? Did you try usb tethering? FPP manual first 25 pages.

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