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

NOTE: The OS level has changed. There are a few fixes that require the fppos update method or new image.

Enhancements

  • New "Check Pixel Count" command to compare counted pixels against configured pixels and issue warnings on miss-match. (Requires a cape with current monitoring/pixel counting)
  • Several new API's available to plugins around HTTP connections, Timers, Command addition/removal, etc...

Bug Fixes

  • NTP service restart on network connection to hopefully resolve network time quicker (Requires OS level update)
  • Fix problems with "Other" output tab if commandPresets file is empty or missing
  • Create a proper link for SSH shell if running through a proxy
  • Retain Kiosk setup on first boot after fppos upgrade (will take a long time to re-install Kiosk components)
  • Longer timeout on wifi scans to allow finding networks in crowded environments
  • Bugs/issues with autoscroll of playlist on status page
  • Re-Apply BBB led lights settings and gpio fan settings on fppos upgrade
  • Use 32bit kernel on Raspberry Pi 4 - fixes issues with external Wifi drivers (Requires OS level update)

Installation Instructions

If you have a system running 7.0, 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.

For users of FPP 6.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 older FPP 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 5.x/6.x configuration, create a new image, and restore the configuration.
  • In-place upgrade - this requires you to have FPP 5.5 and all the updates for 5.5 or FPP 6.3 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 7.1. 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 this image

  • FPP-v7.1-Pi.img.zip

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

  • FPP-v7.1-BBB.img.zip
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