FlashCast v1.3

This is primarily a cleanup and bugfix release. The changes include

• A fix for a bug which failed to remove temporary files on power loss and caused the FlashCast USB drive to run out of space
• Updated target architecture settings which allow the Chromecast's floating-point hardware to be used more effectively
• An updated Buildroot base which includes, among other things, a fix for the OpenSSL Heartbleed vulnerability
• Updated splash screen text that reflects the LED changes made in the last release
• A fix for a bug which incorrectly interpreted nonzero imager.sh return values other than 1 as success when flashing multiple mods

FlashCast v1.2

After several months, a new FlashCast release is ready. Version 1.2 includes many enhancements and bug fixes and is recommended for all users. Among the changes are

• A fix for an issue which caused root to be lost in rare cases when power was lost during a Eureka-ROM flash in recovery mode
• A change to make the LED blink white during the flashing process (changed from solid white)
• Correct timestamping of log files when an internet connection is available
• Support for using the USB drive as temporary storage, allowing for much larger local squashfs images to be edited
• Improved Wi-Fi configuration parsing logic, which will improve compatibility with future OS releases
• Support for running helper functions directly from an interactive shell
• Improved error handling in helper functions

FlashCast v1.1.1

This release fixes a Wi-Fi configuration bug and adds a few minor enhancements:

• Log files have been moved from flashcast-logs to a numbered directory inside flashcast-data in preparation for upcoming backup functionality.
• Wi-Fi AP creation now functions correctly in the case where a client connection was established but no DHCP lease could be obtained.
• The sed utility is now GNU's implementation rather than BusyBox's. This allows for embedded hexadecimal escape sequences for simple binary patching.
• Large temporary files can now be created by passing -l as the first argument to a new mktemp wrapper. See the documentation for more information.
• has_mod_option will no longer generate a (harmless) error in the log file when an options file is not passed to the mod.

FlashCast v1.1

FlashCast version 1.1 brings several new enhancements and fixes, including

• A new kernel based on the latest 3.8 source from Google
• Support for flashing multiple mods in one run using the flashcast-mods directory
• Better error handling in helper functions
• A fix for a race condition which caused flashing to fail on some flash drives and SD cards
• Support for running as a recovery image
• Support for passing mods an options file at runtime
• A new location for log files: flashcast-logs
• Support for modifying and flashing local squashfs images

FlashCast v1.0

The first release of FlashCast, a standardized way to mod the Google Chromecast.