XBMC 11.0 Eden: Beta available now
It took a bit longer than expected due to a few bumps in the road, but we are excited to present the first preview release of (what we consider to be) the best version of the best home theater software out there.
Ladies and Gentlemen, XBMC 11.0 Eden: Beta 1 is available to download.
The sheer number of new features, platforms, and improvements to nearly every facet of the XBMC experience found within Eden are nearly too numerous to count.
Milestones include Addon Rollbacks, vast improvements in Confluence (the default skin), massive speed increases via features like Dirty-region rendering and the new JPEG decoder, a simpler, better library, additional protocol handling, better networking support, better handling of unencrypted BluRay content and structures, adjustable display refresh rate in OSX (to match the already available feature in Windows and Linux), AirPlay support, an upgraded weather service, and much more. Check out the highlights in the summarized changelog.
In addition to our many software improvements, we’ve increased our reach in the realm of hardware support since Dharma was released. Eden marks the first in-sync stable release for the Apple TV2, iPad, and other iOS devices. We’ve vastly improved the method by which we handle input, including heavily upgrading JSON-RPC support, making remote control support much, MUCH simpler in Windows, and enabling unique methods of device communication with hardware like the HDMI-CEC Adapter. And now even AMD devices are supported for GPU video decoding in Linux to some extent, thanks to the inclusion of VAAPI.
We are also in the process of drastically altering XBMC Live to make it more like a full “*Buntu” version of XBMC with massive changes to the boot and install process. That alteration is not quite ready for prime time (and, thus, is not available at this time), but our devs are working on it round the clock. Keep an eye out for a more in-depth article on this in the next week or so. The XBMC Linux PPA is also not immediately available, but check back a few days after Christmas. It should be online at that time.
Because this is Beta software, you can likely expect minor issues over the course of the next few weeks. For example, you may discover issues with playing movie trailers that may require a manual install of the Youtube addon. If, after asking in the forum and updating to the most recently available Beta, your issue is not solved, feel free to follow the above link to the Trac service and create a ticket with the issue. As always, when troubleshooting, providing a debug log will be essential to resolving issues.
And with that, we invite users one and all to backup your userdata folder (which is always a good idea)(also, iOS users, you should follow this link for info on your slightly different backup process), and get to downloading!
Downloads may be found here.
Let us know what you think in the comments. Spread the word. XBMC Eden Beta is finally available!
Merry X-Mas to you too
Awesome job devs, thanks for all of your hard work and this awesome product. I know some people wish there was more front end flash with this update, but the amazing amount of backend stuff that you guys have done in this cycle is very impressive.
Pat yourselves on the back and then get crackin on the next one, because it’s never enough (which will probably be apparent in the comments within the next 24 hours!) :p
Hey Guys,
thanks for this nice Christmas gift…the Devs have again done amazing work…
Hopefully you all will take some time off next year when the “BEAST” is released…
cheers,
mad-max
Here I am up in the middle of the night trying to get a central SQL database working and look what I see in the RSS feed! Been waiting for this guys, thanks for the early Xmas gift!
YAY! The best Christmas present ever! Thanks to all developers!
Now you should really go home, shut down all your computers (except possible media center computes) and take some time to relax. NO MORE CODING OR DEBUGGING UNTIL DEC 26!!!½½
Nice work guys! A lovely gift for the holidays.
I hope you all have a chance to relax and enjoy the break.
Awesome – cheers XBMC devs!
great xmas present! Btw, does Airplay support means xbmc can act as an airplay receiver?
Greatest news ever! :)
Has the way the Beta is installed to Apple TV drastically changed now, will the first stable from Cydia be the newest nightly now? Or do I still have to install the old “stable” and then overwrite it with the newest nightly.
Superb job guys :D
Yeah ! Really a X-Mas Gift !
BIG Thanks to all the devs.
I will reply to my own comment.
Get:1 http://mirrors.xbmc.org ./ org.xbmc.xbmc-seatbeltunlock 1.0-4 [2950B]
Get:2 http://apt.awkwardtv.org stable/main beigelist 2.2.1-1 [6022B]
Get:3 http://nitosoft.com com.nito.updatebegone 0.2-1 [2074B]
Get:4 http://mirrors.xbmc.org ./ org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2 11.0-0~b1 [41.1MB]
Get:5 http://apt.saurik.com tangelo-3.7/main bsdiff 4.3-1 [6824B]
Get:6 http://apt.saurik.com tangelo-3.7/main gawk 3.1.6-2 [424kB]
I see the Beta + Updatebegone are automatically installed now while doing: “apt-get install org.xbmc.xbmc-atv2″
Great work! :D
Thank you for the Xmas gift!!:)
Congrats XBMC Team, and Happy Holidays!
Great job, guys…. Wishing you all a wonderful Christmas… Just one question… will the new live cd be able to support the AMD e350 processor????
W00t!
Great Xmas pressie !
Bring on Frodo !
Well done guys. Thanks for the early pressie
very nice! :D but i’ve got a serious problem with my internet, it does not let me download anything or even connect to internet.. this accured first this morning when i was using Dharma, i thought the problem was due this new update so i updated it.. and it still doesnt work :(
i use a PC and it worked fine Just Yesterday when i installed Dharma first time on this pc.. :(
i did try different scrappers and i did try download skins and other stuff but i can no matter What use anything Connected to the internet… :(
It’s a Christmas miracle!
Voilà, great Chrstimas gift for us.
Best whishes to all the XBMC team!
Great job, this included support for madvr 0.80?
thank you very much merry christmas
Is this safe to try? using 10.1 atm. Merry Christmas guys, and thanks for all your great work!
Hey Devs, Happy Christmas & Happy New Year !
Thanks for XBMC… And the Plugin Devs… ^^
@Lowe
Oke, hi well i fixed the problem if anyone wanna know.
so just
go to app “run”, type: %appdata%
then scroll down to xbmc, and you’ll find a folder Called Userdata, Just rename that to userdatabackup, and DONE
*WARNING* this will remove all of your movie stuff like posters and info, you can always try do export your library before you do this :) i found an old Export i did so i’m using that one, Good Luck :)
Woow, Fantastic, aplause. Very happy, thanks to all the XBMC team.
happy Holidays
It’s a beta, anyone downloading beta software should know that breakage is not impossible. Anyway, your XBMC database will be irreversably updated, that I do know.
Can’t wait for Live version. Thanks a lot guys!!
How can I stream a movie to Apple TV now (in Navi X)
Thanks for the great work XBMC!!
How do you get the new version? Update on nitoTV?
We wouldn’t release it if we wouldn’t think it’s safe. But as Klojum said, it’s still just beta and there might be some glitches. And as stated in the announcement, better make a backup of your database (just in case). I personally use nightly builds (that are even more likely to break anything) since ages and don’t have any issues so far.
Stupid question, most likely… but is it at all possible for media to be deleted when running this beta? Or are the “risks” not that extreme?
Which is why it’s recommended that you backup your userdata folder.
Which is why it’s recommended that you backup your userdata folder.
Thank you fr this amazing software. The new live is very exiting.
Thanks XBMC team…Merry Christmas…
there is no Pvr clients addons ?
@Klojum
not really, Eden has a mechanism now that will update without destroying your previous version DB.
@Klojum
It’s always good to backup, but XBMC v11 should make a copy of your DBs and update those, leaving original copies (both local and MySQL).
Also see http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=HOW-TO:Synchronize_multiple_XBMC_libraries#Upgrading_XBMC_from_v10_to_v11
Merry Christmas and thanks for your hard and valuable work!
Thanks Dev Team for this Gift.
Happy Holidays
What a wonderful way to start the Christmas Season :)
You folks doo such great work, it’s a privilege to use your product and recommend it to my friends.
May you enjoy a safe, happy and healthy holiday season!!
i’m a huge fan of XBMC … a HUGE FAN … love the software, makes every boring box in this world come alive :D … thanks team XBMC !
This works on the iPad? Where is the download for it?
New XBMC!!! It must be Christmas. :)>
Thanks Devs.
Great work guys!
A wonderful Christmas to you, your family and loved ones!
Thanks everyone, you made my Christmas that much brighter. :)
What a great little present from the most excellent crew at XBMC
Merry Christmas everyone.
Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
Merry Xmas
Great work as always, you guys are fantastic. Thank you!
I updated my “unstable” yesterday to 2:11.0~git20111210.f1ae0b6-0ubuntu1~ppa1~natty
Is this considered latest Beta version announced here?
Thx for your work
Merry XMas