The pCP team is happy to announce the release of piCorePlayer 5.0.0
Significant changes
pCP 5.0.0
Updates to base OS and packages
DAC Additions
Various web interface changes.
Changes to IR remote functionality.
Notes
Recommended Upgrade path.
Downloads Can be found: https://www.picoreplayer.org/main_downloads.shtml
Significant changes
pCP 5.0.0
- Kernel 4.19.40
- AudioCore kernel 4.19.40-rt19. All RPi processors supporting Realtime Kernels.
- RPi Firmware 2019/05/02
- Update to Squeezelite v1.9.2-1158-pCP. Includes https direct streaming support.
- Stream sound from Audio Input cards supported with pcp-streamer
Updates to base OS and packages
- Upgrade to Busybox 1.30.1
- Multi-threaded extension bootloader for faster boots.
- glibc 2.29
- wpa_supplicant/hostapd 2.27
- Perl 5.28.
- Samba 4.10.4
DAC Additions
- Hifiberry DAC+ADC (Input and Output)
- Audiophonics ISabre Q2M Dac
- ApplePi Dacs.
Various web interface changes.
- Redesigned extension page.
- Add iperf3 to diagnostic tools.
- Many fixes and correction
Changes to IR remote functionality.
- GPIO Based IR receivers with Jivelite installed, now use kernel Keytables for function. See Create Keytable configurations
- Slimdevices remote is the default controller.
- Other configurations can be uploaded from the IR page.
Notes
- Adding a file named "netusb" to the boot partition will automatically load/configure net-usb kernel modules.
- Adding wpa_supplicant.conf to the boot partition will automatically enable wifi.
Recommended Upgrade path.
- Download new image and configure from scratch.
- Insitu_update is availiable, and handles most installations. You will need to run HotFix on your 4.1.0 installation. And may need to remove and re-install added features. However, downgrading versions will not be possible.
Downloads Can be found: https://www.picoreplayer.org/main_downloads.shtml