OSMC 2021.11 für Raspberry Pi: Mediencenter wechselt auf Kodi 19.3 („Matrix“)

Das Open Source Media Center („OSMC“) – vormals Raspbmc –, das insbesondere für Einplatinencomputer der Serie Raspberry Pi konzipiert worden ist, kombiniert in der neuesten Version 2021.11 das freie Mediencenter Kodi 19.3 („Matrix“) sowie ein sogenanntes Just Enough Operating System („JeOS“) auf Basis von Debian.

Mediacenter für Einplatinencomputer

OSMC geht damit einen ähnlichen Weg wie LibreELEC 10.0.1, eine Abspaltung des 2017 eingestellten OpenELEC, und bringt die freie Mediaplayer-Software Kodi auf Einplatinencomputer und Mini-PCs, wie den Raspberry Pi 4.

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OSMC basiert auf der aktuellen Ausgabe von Raspberry Pi OS – vormals Raspbian –, die ihrerseits Debian 11 („Bullseye“) und den Betriebssystem-Kernel Linux 5.10 LTS nutzt. Das Betriebssystem ist dabei besonders ressourcensparend ausgelegt. Dennoch unterstützt OSMC diverse Kodierungsformate, wie WMV, VC-1 und H264 sowie H265 mit HEVC und 10-Bit HEVC, und kann mit den Containerformaten MKV, MP4, MOV, TS und M2TS umgehen. Außerdem werden HDR10 und HDR10+ für entsprechendes Material mit Hochkontrastbildern sowie einem stark erweiterten Dynamikbereich unterstützt.

This update also features Kodi v19.3 which has a number of bug fixes. One of the more significant changes in Kodi v19.3 includes a fix which improves the playback of videos which have high-bitrate TrueHD tracks. This would previously result in drop-outs when playing back some titles with HD audio passthrough enabled.

OSMC

Die Release Notes der neuesten Version 2021.11, welche erstmals auch offiziell den neuen Raspberry Pi 2 Zero W unterstützt, listen neben den obligatorischen Fehlerkorrekturen und Optimierungen auch eine stark überarbeitete Benutzeroberfläche und eine verbesserte Lokalisierung.

• Fixed an issue which may result in the display output being set to 1080i on Vero 4K / 4K + when starting up
• Fixed an issue which prevented newer versions of the Widevine library from working on OSMC
• Fix an issue where Kodi may fall back to a lower resolution if a TV or AVR is put in standby on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fix an issue which prevented enabling audio DACs for Raspberry Pi via My OSMC
• Fix an issue where 3D mode switching would not fall back to 2D/monoscopic on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed some issues with H264 playback on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed an issue which prevented Kodi being compiled for Raspberry Pi models
• Fix an issue where a corrupt bootloader environment could cause issues even after re-installing OSMC on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Fixed an issue which prevented Raspberry Pi's from being booted headlessly
• Fixed an issue which prevented the My OSMC Backup and Restore functionality from working
• Fixed some issues with the playback of IPTV streams
• Fixed an issue with the Pi POE + HAT fan speed
• Fixed an issue which could occur when playing 720p H264 content on Vero 4K / 4K +

• Updated OSMC skin translations
• Added new plain colour design for OSMC skin
• Improved and fixed music and video player OSD for OSMC skin
• Improved general media view and info dialogue for OSMC skin
• Added support for Raspberry Pi 2 Zero W
• Automatically disable the staging repository after 14 days if a user activates it to reduce likelihood of them installing an experimental update.
• Added translations for My OSMC.
• Added additional logging to My OSMC log uploader to make troubleshooting easier
• Improved performance when accessing SMB shares via Kodi
• Warn users if they set the GUI output to 4K on Vero 4K / 4K + which is not recommended
• Enable Adjust Refresh Rate option in Kodi by default, setting it to Start / Stop
• Synchronise resolution mode and 3D mode switching so that playback starts more smoothly on Vero 4K / 4K +
• Simplify the selection of 3D modes on Vero 4K / 4K + and automatically select SBS/TAB output if the TV doesn't support frame packed output
• Automatically re-connect to the last paired device when using Bluetooth audio
• Disable CEC initialisation on Raspberry Pi during boot to prevent OSMC from potentially hijacking the display / AVR when booting
• Re-worked and improved My OSMC interface
• Improved support for VESA modes on Vero 4K / 4K+
• Improved Ethernet performance for some Vero 4K + models

• Updated Raspberry Pi kernel
• Added support for Adiantum cryptogaphic extensions on Raspberry Pi devices
• Updated video decoding microcode for Vero 4K / 4K+
• Ensure OSMC target installer uses OSMC download servers for additional packages when possible
• Introduce new 'sanitised' header package which has kernel headers appropriate for building against userland
• Updated secureOSMC Trusted Execution Environment supplicant daemon to provide hardened security
• Fix an issue which could prevent UART output from working as expected, particularly if the grounding is poor
• Updated Raspberry Pi bootloader firmware
• Updated Raspberry Pi userland
• Fixed issues with maintenance scripts used for OSMC APT package management
• Vero 4K / 4K +: update Realtek USB Ethernet drivers for customer
• Updated Kodi event clients to support Python 3

OSMC 2021.11 – Release Notes

OSMC auch auf dem hauseigenen Vero 4K+

Das Projekt hinter OSMC bietet das freie Mediacenter zudem auch auf einem eigenen Streaming-Client, dem Vero 4K+, an, der mit einem 1,6 GHz schnellen Quad-Core-SoC und 2 Gigabyte DDR3 sowie 16 Gigabyte eMMC für 99 Britische-Pfund inklusive einer passenden Fernbedienung zu haben ist.

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