Firmware 20140121 released!

[jjwatmyself]

With a steady stream of beta releases after DLNA support was added in early 2013, it was about time to see an update to the stable release.

I've been following the beta releases and updating multiple machines along the way. I'm planning to take more of a set it and forget it approach with this release.

Change logs below. Comments, thoughts?

Software Changelog:

Windows:
HDHomeRun Setup: Faster channel scan on HDHR3-CC and HDHR3-4DC models.
HDHomeRun Setup: Fixes and improvements for HDHR3-4DC 4-tuner DVB-C model.
HDHomeRun Setup: Fix rare problem where it may not be possible to set the source type.
HDHomeRun Service: Improvements to handling of resume and IP change.
HDHomeRun QuickTV: Fix problem where channel list was not available after a channel could not be played.
HDHomeRun Config GUI: Fix problem with program selection when device already has a selected program.
HDHomeRun Config GUI: Improvements to webpage rendering.
HDHomeRun Config GUI: Add support for transcode models.
Update device firmware to 20140121.
Mac:
Update device firmware to 20140121.
libhdhomerun:
License changed to LGPL 2.1.
Improvements to socket handling on Mac/Linux.
Corrections to EU channel map.
Increase firmware upload chunk size.

Firmware Changelog:

TC models: Add user-selection of advertised DLNA formats.
TC models: Add user-selection of preferred audio language.
TC models: Improvements to PMT generation for transcoded content.
CC models: Workaround issues seen with CableVision NDS cards.
CC models: Fix problem displaying non-ASCII characters in channel names of Channel Lineup page.
CC models: Prevent flooding the card or tuning adapter with webpage requests.
CC models: Improvements to RTSP type reporting.
CC models: Fix device reboot triggered by old versions of MythTV.
CC models: Ethernet driver improvement (fixes problems seen on some complex networks).
DLNA models: Favorite channel support for DLNA clients.
DLNA models: Report DATE in UPnP responses.
DLNA models: Improvements to http streaming.
CC/DC models: Device webpage improvements.
CC/DC models: Channelmap configuration common to all tuners.
DC/EU models: Add support for BIG5 character encoding on cable TV in Taiwan.
DC models: Improvements to DVB-C channel detection
DC models: Add DVB-C QAM128 support
DT models: Workaround incorrect snq reporting in some situations in Australia.
All models: Improvements to DHCP router compatibility.
All models: Improvements to channel information processing.
All models: Improvements to diagnostic logging.

[UCBearcat]

I just installed the latest f/w, and the first thing that jumps out at me as a big change is the web interface. They completely changed the layout/design of the page. It took me a minute to find everything that I was used to seeing. (Status menu, Logs, etc.) The background color of the page isn't the boring dull gray anymore either.

I also noticed that when viewing the channel listing, it notes which channels are copy protected (DRM), and every channel that is copy freely is a hyperlink. I haven't tried yet, but I assume these hyperlinks will launch an http stream to watch Live TV.

For good measure, I started a channel scan - so as soon as that is complete, I'll give the new HDHomerunVIEW app another try. And of course, I'll make sure that this version didn't introduce any unwanted bugs for my normal WMC functionality.

quick update/edit: I just did a quick test on WMC, and functionality seems fine. If anything, it feels like channel tuning is just a touch quicker than it was before the update. I have a couple recordings schedule for tonight, so we'll see how that goes.