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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.
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dkulp Daniel Kulp
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Learn about vigilant mode.

Enhancements

  • Priority based scheduling - playlists higher in the schedule will interrupt lower playlists
  • Add shutdown/reboot options to MultiSync actions
  • Add bridge/master/remote/standalone mode options to MultiSync actions
  • Ability to specify the HDMI resolution for the HDMI ports on the Pi
  • Hide the WIFI password and tether passwords
  • Increase panel width limit to 24
  • Add a tail to the File Manager log viewer

Bug Fixes

  • Fix problems with ampersands in string descriptions for BBB Strings and Pi Pixel Strings
  • Fix problems with model wish slashes in the name cause fppd to crash
  • Fix force_hdmi setting on Pi, also sets force_hdmi for second hdmi port on Pi4
  • Reduce log levels in some cases to avoid logs growing unnecessarily
  • Fix problems with SSID names that are too long and/or contain spaces
  • Fix problems trying to stop scheduled playlists
  • Fix high CPU usage with BBB Panels and Pixels with large channel counts
  • Fix one based DDP output not outputting correct channels

Installation Instructions

If you have a system running 4.x, you can go to the FPP about page (about.php) and click on the "Manual Update" button. At that point, a big green "Upgrade" bar should appear on the main status page. Click on that to start the update process. It may take a long time to upgrade. Likely 5-10 minutes. You will need to reboot after the upgrade is complete to finish the upgrade process. This method will get all the updates above except those marked with *. Those changes will require a re-image or use of the "fppos" update method described below.

For users of FPP 3.x or older, it is strongly recommended to do a full "OS Level" upgrade or re-image instead of attempting to upgrade directly from any FPP 2.x or 3.x version. There are several new features that will not work if an OS level upgrade is not done. There are two ways to do so:

  • Re-image - you can backup your 3.x configuration, create a new image, and restore the configuration.
  • In-place upgrade - this is new and requires you to have FPP 3.6.2 (or 4.0-alpha2) or newer already running on the device. Download the appropriate "fppos" file to your computer. Make sure the file extension is still fppos (some browsers will rename it). Upload it to the "File Manager" on the FPP instance. Then go to the about page. Under the normal "Manual Upgrade", a new Upgrade OS button should appear. Click it and wait a LONG time. When done, it should reboot into 4.4. At that point, go to the Uploads tab of the FPP File Manager and delete the fppos file. Note: In SOME cases, the reboot will fail due to library replacement. In that case, a power cycle may be required to get it back up and running.

Selecting an image

For Raspberry Pi series including Pi B, Pi B+, Pi 3, Pi 3+, Pi 4 and Pi Zero use one of these images

  • FPP-v4.4-Pi.img.zip
  • FPP-v4.4-Pi-Kiosk.img.zip

For Beaglebone Black, Beaglebone Green, PocketBeagle, and Beaglebone Green Gateway use this image

  • FPP-v4.4-BBB.img.zip
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