MediaPortal 1.1.0 RC4 RELEASED!
We decided to release 1.1.0 RC4 earlier than planned, to give us more time to test a few changes we have done.
The most important fix is about the issue some users experienced where the installer was not able to stop the TV Service properly.
This resulted in the problem that the new version could not be installed and the TV-Server failed.
Important changes since 1.1.0 RC3:
- [fixed] IMDB grabber script was broken - use the "update grabber scripts" button in MediaPortal Configuration if you upgrade from a previous version of MP!
- [fixed] installation of TV-Server failed in a few cases because TV-Service could not be stopped
- [fixed] RSS plugin did not work
- [fixed] installation of an MediaPortal Extension might fail
- [fixed] Various tuning problems with DVB-T cards
Skin Designers should review the list of Skin Changes since 1.0.1 - while Plugin Developers should take a look at the newly created Code Changes page.
There were some changes done since the last stable release which require Extensions (Skins and Plugins) to update, to be fully 1.1.0 RC4 compatible.
The team would like to thank everyone who submitted patches and great bug reports!
Complete list of changes:
Please have a look at our changelogs for a complete list of changes.
Installation notes:
MediaPortal 1.1.0 RCx installed:
- The installer will allow you to simply "upgrade" to 1.1.0 RC4.
- Please also update your extensions (skins and plugins) to their latest version right after you install 1.1.0 RC4!
MediaPortal 1.0.x or 1.1.0 ALPHA/BETA installed:
- these installations can not be upgraded to 1.1.0 RC4
- these installations will be uninstalled
(No data will be lost, you will find MediaPortal_backup and TV-Server_backup folders which contain the plugins, skins and user files of the 1.0.x installations) - refer to the Upgrade Guide if you are moving from an existing MediaPortal installation, older than 1.1.0 RC1.
- a present TV-Server database will be upgraded and can be reused
- do not reuse any skins, plugins, databases or configuration files from MediaPortal 1.0.x or 1.1.0 ALPHA/BETA with this Release Candidate!
Testing and bug reporting:
To ensure that 1.1.0 final is as bug free as possible, we need your help!
Please take your time to test this RC4 carefully and report bugs you found in our related Bug Report forums.
Please do not post results of 1.1.0 RC 4 testing anywhere else.
Please follow the Bug Report guidelines when reporting issues. If you don't, then the bug report will not help our developers and it will be removed to keep the forums clean.
Help with Development:
If you are a developer, then you can help us to make MediaPortal 1.1.0 a great release. You can post your bug fixes directly in the dedicated ::Submit Patches forum:: . Our developers will review and add them to SVN once approved.
Please be aware that we do not accept new feature patches for 1.1.0 because we are in a feature freeze.
SVN-Testbuilds (SVN Snapshots)
The team decided that we will not offer any SVN-Test builds before the release of 1.1.0 final. Instead, we will release RC versions of MediaPortal 1.1.0 in a short cycle.
The road to 1.1.0 final
1.1.0 RC5 will follow in a few weeks. This RC will be the last one in 1.1.0 Development.
The final release is planned to be done 2 weeks after RC5.
Extensions (Plugins and Skins)
Before you upgrade to MediaPortal 1.1.0 RC4, you must check if there are new/compatible versions available of the Extensions (Skins and Plugins) you use.
If not, then the old versions might no longer work and you need to wait for updated versions.
Finally the installer
A short notice before installing: Please do not use this RC4 on a productive system. It is pretty stable but might still contain some glitches. ;)
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