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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. To get all of the updates, you will need to use the fppos upgrade method or use a new image.

Enhancements

  • Add some Realtek WIFI 6 drivers based on 8852bu and 8852au chips (OS update required)
  • Update rpi_ws281x to support newer Raspberry Pi 3B+ hardware
  • Don't keep eeprom mounted as a file to prevent any overwriting of the file
  • Allow FPP to be added to the home screen as a progressive web app
  • BBB Support for 80x40 10scan Outdoor P4 panels
  • Update testing.php to default to RGB Cycle

Bug Fixes

  • Give Pi Zero W 2 devices more GPU memory (OS update required)
  • Set a max requests for php-fpm children to all periodic cleanup of processes and memory (OS update required)
  • Preserve unicode character for media information sent to plugins
  • Make sure the "Expand media" banner is visible if media has significant unallocated space
  • Add a bunch of missing API to help docs
  • Fix long-distance preview of Odd/Even schedule entries
  • css tweak to fix issue with some browsers causing incorrect display of hidden items
  • Delay warning of MQTT disconnect for 10 seconds to see if it reconnects automatically
  • Display all eth* interfaces in troubleshooting

Installation Instructions

If you have a system running 7.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.

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 7.3. At that point, go to the Uploads tab of the FPP File Manager and delete the fppos file. An alternate method to do an in-place upgrade if you are only upgrading one device AND the device has internet connectivity, is to select the 7.3 fppos (download) file and then click on the Upgrade OS button. This will download the fppos file and then install it as mentioned above. This will still take a LONG time and if you are doing this on more than one device, you will essentially be downloading the same file multiple times so is probably not the best way.

  • 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-v7.3.1-Pi.img.zip

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

  • FPP-v7.3.1-BBB.img.zip
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