[OE2.6/OE 2.5] The Gemini Project v4.2 Release

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[OE2.6/OE 2.5] The Gemini Project v4.2 Release

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[OE2.6/OE 2.5] The Gemini Project v4.2 Release

The Gemini Project v4.2
Maybe some of you have already noticed it. With the last update of the GeminiBluePanel comes now a message (new GP).
We would like to introduce the new GP4.2.
From the surface not too much has changed but under the "hood" is much new, which justifies a new versioning.
We recommend a complete new installation of the current image + the GP4.2 as described in the WIKI.
The GP4.2 is fully designed for streaming. Almost all stream providers can be easily added to the channel list by remote control. Additionally you can easily assign an online EPG to the streams or DVB channels.
Most functions are realized via Dreamnetcast or are executed via the menu in the channel list. Dreamnetcast is now modular. Programmers can provide additional APIs or playlists as LIBs for Dreamnetcast. Dreamnetcast already comes with the following LIBs. Laut.fm, Radio Browser and YouTube. Many more LIBs can be installed via the AddonManager. The favorites management in Dreamnetcast has been extremely expanded. There are now 7 favorite folders e.g. for series or live streams.
The online EPG can be extended by the user with own sources.
An example is the file "/etc/enigma2/netcastepg_gemini.json". Please save your own sources in a new file named "/etc/enigma2/netcastepg_whatever.json".
Otherwise in many plugins, fixes and partly new functions have been added.
There will be no more updates for GP4.1. Who is now afraid because of his "old" Dreambox... The GP4.2 is available for all MIPSEL, ARMHF and ARM64 boxes.
If you don't want to install a new image, as suggested above, please proceed as follows.
AddonManager->Gemini Plugins->geminifeedupdater. Install the package. After a reboot go back to the AddonManager and do a complete upgrade.
In the current Enigma itself some streams will not run smoothly but workaround is on the way


Addonmanager

- This is renewed and offers the search and tasks now also directly on the main screen, furthermore there were some internal changes

GP Backup:

- The GP Backup can now also create a daily or weekly backup automatically ,this can be enabled/disabled in the backup plugin.

Manual backup as before is still possible. :)

GP RSS Reader:

- The RSS Reader can handle personalized login again and the maindesc now shows much more text ( maybe interesting for skinners who want to customize their skin for more text and less scrolling).

GP Widgets :

- The widgets has now only 2 settings for the picon management
channel list infobar = everything in the skin where the original piconrenderer is called
Display = picons in the display of the box, if the used skin supports it

GP MQTT:

- Support for TSL connections

Netcast: ( Netcast got the most extensive innovation ,the Netcast is completely new )

- Main page of the Netcast has been extended by many Fav. Folders extended
- Netcast doesn't offer all Netcast extensions directly anymore ,because they are now modular and reloadable via the GP Addonmanager as well as uninstallable.
- Netcast offers a lot of providers now via API and not only via playlists,playlists go on as before too.
- Netcast integrates itself into the DreamOS and offers to give directly stations or whole station bouquets from Netcast into the channel list (TV as well as radio) (mostly directly with the station logo if given by the provider).
- Netcast also offers directly in the channel list or in the Netcast itself to assign channel logos for streams and DVB and EPG set for DVB but also streams, then goes TVG ID or DVB EPG of channels that you also get via satellite, etc..
- Netcast has its own EPG Loader with this the user can load external EPG and this also extend with further EPG providers, this happens over the netcastepg_.....json which the user in etc/enigma2 use and can provide.
- Netcast writes the EPG directly into the epg.db of the DreamOS and thus the Senderepg is also over the EPG system and Plugin views displayable. (but an important info , with netcast added channels no timer can be created and also no recording can be made , this is system dependent and can only change Dream )
- About the playback in the GP Player can be made with REC but a recording, but create timer does not work.
- Netcast can be extended by other stream providers, this goes as a playlist where the providers are entered in a netcastserver_....json.
- If you are with the cursor on a Netcast provider (API) so you can call with BLUE or menu button the settings and have for this provider if they are still available additional provider settings.

All old netcast files in etc/enigma2 (dreamnetcast....) can be deleted, these files are no longer queried.
Also there is now a netcastfavo.bin where your fav. and sorting etc. is stored (this file can not be edited manually).
A netcastfavo.json can still be used ,the entries there are always put at the end of the fav list.
There are certainly many more things I could write, but first look at the new GP4.2, test the individual plugins all times through and if questions are, here is the home board of the GP project and here are also answered all questions about it (if it does not violate the board rules of this board).

Have fun discovering new things in GP4.2
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Re: [OE2.6/OE 2.5] The Gemini Project v4.2 Release

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RssReader:

Fix for feeds that only work with "browser headers".


File browser:

Fix for sorting videos where the date is cut off.


netscan:

Fix for crash on NFS servers.
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