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| + | ====== Release Note of Ubuntu 14.04.2 LTS (v1.4.1) ===== | ||
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| + | ===== Summary ===== | ||
| + | || Release Date | 2015-04-01 || | ||
| + | || Release Type | Minor Update || | ||
| + | ===== New updates ===== | ||
| + | * Official US West Coast: [[http://odroid.in/ubuntu_14.04lts]] | ||
| + | * Official US East Coast: [[http://east.us.odroid.in/ubuntu_14.04lts]] (Thanks to David Beauchamp @ ArchLinuxARM) | ||
| + | * Official EU Germany: [[http://de.eu.odroid.in/ubuntu_14.04lts]] | ||
| + | * Official Korea Mirror: [[http://dn.odroid.com/S805/Ubuntu]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Kernel Updates ==== | ||
| + | * Fixed RealTek 8188EU support. | ||
| + | |||
| + | ==== Userspace Update ==== | ||
| + | * Rolled back Kodi to prevent sluggish interface | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== GPU acceleration on the Chromium Web browser ===== | ||
| + | This release supports the OpenGL ES accelerated Chromium Browser. | ||
| + | |||
| + | To use the acceleration, edit /etc/chromium-browser/default like this:\\ | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | CHROMIUM_FLAGS=" --use-gl=egl --ignore-gpu-blacklist --disable-accelerated-2d-canvas --num-raster-threads=2" | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | You can see much smoother HTML rendering. | ||
| + | Try this link to test the Webgl on the ODROID. | ||
| + | [[http://oos.moxiecode.com/js_webgl/md5_test/|Webgl demo]] | ||
| + | |||
| + | **Update** \\ | ||
| + | If you use the latest Chromium Ver 43 or higher, the hardware acceleration doesn't work if you don't enable it manually. \\ | ||
| + | Enter this in the URL box of the Chromium. <code>chrome://settings/</code> | ||
| + | And click "Show advanced settings..." in the bottom side. \\ | ||
| + | Check "System - Use hardware acceleration when available" and restart the Chromium.\\ | ||
| + | ===== Known issues ===== | ||
| + | * EXT2/4 file system can not be accessible on U-boot. | ||
| + | * FAT16/32 can be supported on U-boot. | ||
| + | * Tons of issues unsubscribed. :-x | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== Upgrade from 1.4 to 1.4.1 ===== | ||
| + | * <code>sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get dist-upgrade && sudo apt-get upgrade</code> | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== The default boot.ini in V1.4.1 ===== | ||
| + | * Available here: https://github.com/mdrjr/c1_bootini/blob/master/boot.ini | ||
| + | |||
| + | ===== How to checkout ===== | ||
| + | The current version only provide Linux kernel and U-boot source code. Here are the instructions to checkout the source code and build. For more detail information, please visit [[en:c1_building_u-boot|U-boot]] and [[en:c1_building_kernel|Kernel]]. | ||
| + | |||
| + | **This guide is only for the NATIVE BUILD.** | ||
| + | ==== U-boot ==== | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | $ git clone https://github.com/hardkernel/u-boot.git -b odroidc-v2011.03 | ||
| + | $ cd u-boot | ||
| + | $ make odroidc_config | ||
| + | $ make | ||
| + | </code> | ||
| + | ==== Linux Kernel ==== | ||
| + | <code> | ||
| + | $ git clone https://github.com/hardkernel/linux -b odroidc-3.10.y | ||
| + | $ cd linux | ||
| + | $ make odroidc_defconfig | ||
| + | $ make uImage modules | ||
| + | $ make dtbs | ||
| + | $ sudo make modules_install | ||
| + | $ sudo cp arch/arm/boot/uImage /media/boot | ||
| + | $ sudo cp arch/arm/boot/dts/meson8b_odroidc.dtb /media/boot | ||
| + | </code> | ||
