BOS 9.x

9.0.168 (Oct 17, 2024)

New Features

OS-9302: (General) Implemented a @brightsign/storage JavaScript object to allow users to format or eject storage
OS-11638: (General) @brightsign/htmlwidget now triggers load-related events so users can determine if content was loaded successfully and when it is loaded.
OS-17746: (General) Added a plugState interface to the audiooutput JavaScript object and a GetPlugState() to roAudioOutput
OS-17763: (General) @brightsign/htmlwidget now supports the transform parameter which sets the screen orientation of content in the widget.

Improvements

OS-11859: (General) Exposed the BrightScript EjectDrive function to JavaScript as a new @brightsign/storage class with an eject method
OS-13837: (HS5, LS5) Added support for USB device mode
OS-15728: (HD5, XD5) Added support for secure store (which enables secure passphrase obfuscation, device-independent HDCP keys, JavaScript BSSecureStore component and streaming decryption). This is only supported on Rev G hardware and newer versions.
OS-16481: (XT5) Fixed video playback at 7680x4320x60p to ensure that video plays smoothly at full screen
OS-16701: (General) Support for Web Inspector / Dev tools on IPv6
OS-17113: (General) Changed the allowable value in the widget_type registry key to Chromium110 (which now sets the Chromium version to Chromium120). Other or undefined values will default to QtWebEngine/Chromium87.
OS-17120: (General) Electron has been upgraded to Electron28 (Chromium120)
OS-17150: (Series 5) Added support for Brovi USB modems
OS-17236: (General) Upgraded core BrightSign OS components, including CVE fixes for libxml2, openssl, libtiff, curl, gnutls, and sqlite
OS-17442: (All) System time is now updated after players wake from a suspended state
OS-17660: (General) @brightsign/legacy/deviceinfo and roDeviceInfo now provide hardware revision information

Bug Fixes

OS-14807: (Series 5) Players will now use the video mode HDMI output instead of the screen’s EDID output to return colorspace/bit-depth information
OS-15723: (XC5) Fixed an issue where HDMI-1 would not output on boot
OS-15924: (General) getBestMode in @brightsign/videomodeconfiguration now supports more than one HDMI output
OS-16121: (XC5, XD5, HD5, XT5, LS5) Fixed the HasFeature parameter in roDeviceInfo and deviceinfo to return the correct information for players that support AC-3 audio decode
OS-16614: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with the Mute Port and Unmute Port commands (in Advanced Command > Connector) not successfully muting/unmuting audio played through USB audio speakers.
OS-16838: (Series 5) Fixed a one second lag in PCR tracking on UDP playback
OS-16858: (LS5) Fixed an roVideoMode crash that occurs when calling SetMode
OS-16870: (All) Fixed a regression where teletext, instead of video, was displayed as the default when they are overlayed
OS-16922: (All) Improved support for hot plug on USB audio.
OS-16928: (XT5) An event is now triggered when the HDMI input plug has been removed to ensure that HDMI-in initialization works with hot plugging
OS-16939: (All) Fixed a crash that occurs when an HTML page is using a large number of resources.
OS-16951: (All) Fixed freezes that occurs when playing a low latency UDP stream.
OS-17011: (XC5) Fixed an issue with the HDMI-1 port being slower to transition than other ports when playing mixed HDR and SDR content
OS-17041: (XT5) Screenshots taken from the DWS now capture the entire screen, not just the top left quadrant of the display
OS-17078: (XT5) Fixed the audio pops and crackles that occur when playing from HDMI input
OS-17095: (LS425) Fixed a regression in BOS 9.0.144 where Resume Zone Playback (in Advanced Command > Other) did not resume playing paused media
OS-17108: (XT5) Fixed a BOS 9.0.145.1 regression causing video loss when a USB audio device is plugged in
OS-17119: (Series 5) Fixed an issue that caused HLS with alternate audio tracks to fail to parse or play audio. Note that full track discovery and selection via HLS is not yet supported.
OS-17127: (HS5, LS5) USB fault reporting now points to the correct USB port
OS-17156: (General) Removed excessive "Failed to write progress: Bad file descriptor" messages during boot
OS-17176: (LS5, HS5 - partial) Added the gpu_sync registry key to improve artifacts and/or frame corruption that occur when content goes through the GPU. Set the value for this key to 1 to enable this workaround. This registry setting may affect performance.
OS-17252: (XT5, XD5, HD5, LS5) Fixed a crash that occurs when playing MPP-encoded video
OS-17295: (XT5 - partial) Corrected the EDID to remove 8-bit YUV444 or YUV422 for HDMI input, since those formats are not supported
OS-17350: (LS5) Fixed the LED so it now flashes during the OS update process ,as the update/power LED does on players with more LEDs
OS-17400: (All) Fixed a Chromium crash that occurred when switching from an HTML page or reloading an HTML page
OS-17411: (All) Screenshots on displays that have been rotated into portrait-mode are no longer truncated.
OS-17422: (Series 5) Fixed an roUSBHIDEmulator.enable() failure after an object is created on Series 5 players
OS-17510: (Series 5) Fixed a regression in BOS 9.0.145.1 which caused USB devices to not be detected in the rescue kernels of Series 5 players
OS-17582: (All- partial) Ensured that playback stops after a network outage and playback is restarted when the network is reconnected so that video does not remain frozen
OS-17632: (XT2145) Fixed HDR / colorspace issues when outputting to dual monitors at 4K30p
OS-17703, OS-17735: (XT5) Fixed the HDMI output color and the HDMI videomode, which didn’t match the configured videomode at 3840x2160x60p:420:10bit:fullres
OS-17759: (General) Fixed the returned error message to say “drive” rather than “driver” when an unmounted drive is used in some BrightSign shell commands
OS-17846: (Series 3 and 4 - partial) Fixed an issue that occasionally causes Series 3 and 4 players to get stuck when a restart script is called
OS-17836: (General) Fixed a local privilege escalation vulnerability
DOCS-1440: (XT5) BOS 9.0.120 autorun.zip files now download correctly

Supervisor (2.1.17.1) and DWS (1.29.0) Updates (OS-17227, OS-17531, OS-17486, OS-17596)

BCN-16424: Added a new API on the player that allows users to send specified CEC payloads out the active HDMI port and return the results
BCN-15944: Deprecated bsn.cloud networking setup from on-device setup
BCN-15968: Added search capabilities to the DWS and remote DWS Log tab
BCN-16829: Add a new listener service for @brightsign/tvcontroller messages (see tvcontroller)

Default Autorun (0.0.83)

BCN-15944: Removed bsn.cloud networking setup from on-device setup

9.0.145.1 (Apr 24, 2024)

New Feature(s)

OS-16130: (Series 5) A preview version of Chromium 110 can be enabled by setting "html"->"widget_type" registry value to chromium110. If you use Electron/Chromium 110, please be aware that BrightSign no longer supports any BrightScript/JavaScript objects in iframes for security reasons. We recommend that iframes requests be sent to parent and then the parent page should call BrightSign/JavaScript objects.
OS-15586: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Added support for playing a single file to multiple USB audio outputs and analog audio simultaneously.
OS-16605: (All) Added @brightsign/devicecustomization, a new JavaScript object for BrightSign storage encryption.
OS-16812: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Added USB webcam support.

Improvements

OS-11824: (All) Added a +ecryptfs value to roStorageInfo.GetFileSystemType and filesysteminfo.getFilesystemType to let users check whether or not a storage device has been encrypted.
OS-14664: (Series 5) Added cookie sharing between HTML and MPV which enables cookies to be used while using HLS or other types of streaming playback in roHtmlWidgets.
OS-14791, OS-16493: (Series 5) Improved screenshot performance.
OS-15230: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Added limited support for enumerating and removing extensions.
OS-15622: (XT5) Allow configuration of the HDMI input EDID.
OS-15801: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where the mouse pointer was not visible until the mouse was moved.
OS-16174: (All) Updated libwebp to v1.3.2 to fix CVE-2023-4863.
OS-16238: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Updated the Linux kernel to linux-5.10-gen-rkr6.
OS-16277: (JavaScript/Chromium) Improved compatibility between @brightsign/securestore and BSSecureStore.
OS-16344: (Series 5) Added support for the rotation of DVB subtitles.
OS-16437: (XT5) Added the ability to adjust the output sample rate of HDMI-In playback.
OS-16404, OS-16406, OS-16407: (Series 5) Added support for Teletext subtitles.
OS-16426: (Series 5) Eliminated the writing of unnecessary information to the filesystem to reduce SD card wear.
OS-16477: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where audio playback would be slowed due to a timing offset with the PCR (Program Clock Reference).
OS-16600: (XT5) Reduced ticker memory usage.
OS-16601: (HD5) Fixed a performance issue that occurred when video was used with a background color.
OS-16905: (LS5, XD5, HD5, XT5) Updated the rescue partition if it is older than 9.0.141.2.
OS-16931: (General) Added DWS support for reporting file descriptors for every process instead of only a specific process.

Bug Fixes

OS-11133: (Series 4, Series 5) Fixed an issue where an encrypted storage device was not able to be ejected or formatted.
OS-14836: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where MPV would exhibit excessive CPU usage and high memory bandwidth usage that would result in delayed video decoding.
OS-14894: (XD5) Fixed an issue where entering an incorrect registry value would cause the player to go into a reboot loop.
OS-15961: (HS5, LS5) Disabled 802.3az low-power idle to improve network stability.
OS-16168: (XC5) Fixed an issue where HDMI outputs would stop working after several days.
OS-16242: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where USB audio and USB communication was not working.
OS-16255: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where a crash would occur with a presentation that continuously opens and closes a rohtmlwidget that is playing a video.
OS-16302: (Series 4, Series 5) Fixed an issue where simultaneous screenshots taken from BrightScript and JavaScript would result in a crash.
OS-16377: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where some characters would be missing from closed captions.
OS-16350: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a newly created virtual keyboard would not display correctly.
OS-16355: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue with the timestamping of closed captions that would result in subtitles being displayed with incorrect timing.
OS-16366, OS-16402: (Series 5) Fixed an issue in which the “seek” call was not functioning correctly.
OS-16381, OS16466: (Series 5) Updated the WD105 WiFi module to core 83.
OS-16389: (All) Fixed an issue where the BrightSign SSH server did not work with newer OpenSSH clients.
OS-16395: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue with Presentation Time Stamps (PTS) that would result in the stalling of video playback.
OS-16396: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where DVB subtitles, when enabled, would not turn off until the channel is changed.
OS-16397: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where playback of a UDP stream would freeze.
OS-16399: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the playback position of a stream was being incorrectly reported as the file duration instead of the time position.
OS-16408: (Series 5) Fixed a sync issue with the PCR (Program Clock Reference) and Presentation Time Stamp (PTS) that would result in a slowing down of video/audio playback at the video loop/wrap point.
OS-16410: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where the leader player would crash when playing a synced presentation.
OS-16411: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where the system can sometimes fail to receive an EDID from the TV and switch to 720p resolution.
OS-16417: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the video duration was being improperly reported during playback.
OS-16446: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where portrait-oriented videos would fail to play.
OS-16456: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where audio timecode events fail to trigger.
OS-16459: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where an RTSP stream would freeze on the screen when the stream is closed instead of generating an event that can be captured.
OS-16469: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where EAC3 pass-through audio would not play.
OS-16471: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where a green screen would momentarily appear between video streams of different codecs.
OS-16496, OS-16505: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the video duration would incorrectly display as either zero or infinity.
OS-16498: (HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an Ethernet auto-negotiation issue that would occur when a 2-pair network cable was used on a gigabit-capable player. Note that this issue did/does not affect players that are inherently limited to 100base-T.
OS-16507: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a looping delay of ~2 sec would be introduced if the loop mode was set to LoopButNotSeamless.
OS-16527: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where H.264 streams exhibit momentary corruption, typically in the form of pixelation near the start of the video.
OS-16531: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where video rotation for HDMI did not work properly.
OS-16555: (XT5) Fixed an issue where smooth tickers would result in a kernel panic/crash.
OS-16569: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the mouse wheel is unable to scroll the page within an iFrame.
OS-16570: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where a video that isn’t positioned at 0,0 (top left of screen) does not fully display the video frames.
OS-16572: (XT5) Fixed an issue where 8K video modes do not display correctly.
OS-16598: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed a memory corruption issue that would result in a crash while playing a 4K30p video in portrait orientation.
OS-16610: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where tickers would crash because more than one ticker would think that it’s the rightmost ticker.
OS-16616: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed a memory leak associated with Teletype tickers.
OS-16629: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where roTouchScreen.enablecursor() fails to properly enable and display the mouse cursor.
OS-16639: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where noticeable artifacts would appear with interlaced video.
OS-16671: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where adding a mute port connector in BrightAuthor:connected does not work.
OS-16674, OS-16710: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where switching between two videos every couple of seconds would result in video playback stalling.
OS-16693: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed a video decode error that would cause a short freeze in video playback.
OS-16734: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a random black screen would appear when playing a multicast video over UDP.
OS-16749: (All) Fixed an issue where players would intermittently crash when starting HTML video playback.
OS-16753: (All) Fixed inability to reconfigure or remove encryption from storage devices.
OS-16756: (All) Fixed an issue where an encrypted USB storage device was unable to be mounted.
OS-16763: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where setting a text track in Chromium can cause a crash.
OS-16789: (All) Addressed various memory leak issues associated with captions.
OS-16791: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where mounting encrypted storage would fail.
OS-16794: (XD5) Fixed an issue where an SSD would incorrectly appear as a USB storage device if the USB storage device is also present during bootup.
OS-16810: (Series 4, Series 5) Fixed an issue where a failure would occur while attempting to disable the untagged VLAN.
OS-16817: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where a video would stutter every time it is played.
OS-16849: (XD5) Fixed an issue where formatting an unmounted USB storage device would also format the SSD if the player had an SSD installed.
OS-16859: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where in certain situations, the BrightSign application exits a bit too slowly and results in a crash dump.
OS-16884: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where players would exhibit unusual reboot/hang behavior after 4+ days of uptime.
OS-16893: (XC5) Fixed an issue where only port 1 was able to display HDR whereas ports 2-4 were not able to display HDR.
OS-16898: (XT5) Fixed the occurrence of microSD card errors which ranged from video playback issues to cards not being recognized.
OS-16904: (HS5) Fixed an issue with microSD card reliability by restricting its clock speed to 25MHz.
OS-16946: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where 10-bit HEVC videos would fail to play (screen remains blank), regardless of resolution setting.
OS-16947: (XC5) Fixed an issue where the voltage set in the bootloader did not match the hardware.
OS-16955: (XC5) Improved hardware stability by configuring GPIOs to 3.3V instead of 1.8V.
OS-16963: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5) Fixed an issue where video playback would stutter with only two 1920x1080 H.264 streams.
OS-16965: (XT5) Fixed an issue where playing 10-bit video can result in a red screen when both HDMI outputs are enabled.
OS-16980: (Series 5) Fixed playback of HTML video from locations requiring username/password authentication.

Supervisor (2.1.15) and DWS (1.22.0) Updates (OS-16509)

BCN-15092: Added DWS API endpoints to manage supervisor builds upgraded using update-service.
BCN-15245: Fixed an issue where Property Lock (the disabling of modifications to player properties) remains for a long period after player setup is complete.
BCN-15397: Made UI improvements to the EDID window in the DWS.
BCN-15457: Include CMS information in update-service payload.
BCN-15520: Fixed an issue where reloading the SD tab in the RDWS results in a fatal error.

Default Autorun (0.0.81)

BCN-15081: Added the Ethernet IP address to the confirmation screen when a player is set up for Local Network and has IP addresses for both WiFi and Ethernet. Previously, the confirmation screen would only show the WiFi IP address.
BCN-15944: For security reasons, BSN.cloud has been removed as an option for on-player (on-device) Setups. The options for on-Player (on-device) Setup are now Standalone, Local Network, and Web Folder (formerly Simple File Networking).

9.0.120 (Nov 16, 2023)

New Feature(s)

OS-13111: (Series 5) Added support for CEA-608/708 closed captions and DVB subtitles.

Improvements

OS-14613: (LS5, HD5, HS5, XD5, XT5) Added hardware-accelerated video decode to Chromium.
OS-16128: (XT5) Improved HDMI®-in performance when under heavy CPU load.
OS-16155: Set the minimum OS version for XT5 to 9.0.113.
OS-16197: (Series 5) Added the ability to update AES video decryption keys while playing a video.
OS-16212: (All) Enabled the ability to set a number of BrightSign-specific <video> attributes with JavaScript (WebMediaPlayer) while video is playing.
OS-16243: (Series 5) Added initial PCR tracking functionality for UDP and SRT streaming.
OS-16256: (All) Added additional logging from the DHCP daemon.
OS-16283: (All) Improved logging for HTML video playback by removing irrelevant log messages.
OS-16309: (Series 5) Added the ability to switch between captions without restarting the stream.
OS-16346: (All) Removed support for the obsolete BCM4323 WiFi driver.
OS-16369: (XT5, XC5) Improved the display of HDMI port labeling on the BrightSign splash screen.

Bug Fixes

OS-15251: (XC5) Fixed an issue where CEC commands do not work properly when there are multiple HDMI outputs.
OS-15346: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where players would be unable to connect to WiFi APs using WPA/WPA2 mixed mode.
OS-15496: (XD5) Fixed an issue where calling PlayStaticImage( ) multiple times caused subsequent images to fail to show at the correct time.
OS-15811: (All) Fixed an issue where players would experience frame glitches with “Invalid video timestamp” warnings.
OS-15905: (LS5, HD5, XD5) Fixed an issue where GetHdmiOutputStatus would not return all of the expected values.
OS-15940: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a player would crash when a connected touchscreen is touched.
OS-16026: (HD5, XD5) Enabled TrueHD and DTSHD compressed audio HDMI passthrough.
OS-16060: (XT5) Fixed intermittent audio dropouts with HDMI input.
OS-16139: (XD5, LS5, HD5, HS5) Resolved some colorspace issues with screenshots and GL rendering.
OS-16144: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where HTML videos with opacity animation for video transitions would not display properly.
OS-16145: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where HTML video with certain CSS properties would not display properly.
OS-16165: (XT5) Fixed an issue where HDMI video would correctly play but HDMI audio would regularly drop out.
OS-16168: (XC5) Fixed an issue where one or more HDMI outputs would stop working after several days.
OS-16196: (All) Fixed an issue where the player could crash when testing internet connectivity.
OS-16222: (All) Fixed an issue where Http Port: reports no value when the shell’s ifconfig command is run or when Network/Diagnostics/Network Configuration/View is selected.
OS-16233: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with caption selection from a stream with multiple video tracks by creating a single CEA-608 track for all videos.
OS-16235: (All) Fixed a potential issue where the wrong subtitle track ID could be used.
OS-16251: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a crash would occur when the virtual keyboard was enabled in roHtmlWidget.
OS-16298: (All) Fixed an issue where a player using AEST does not correctly change time with DST.
OS-16310: (All) Fixed a time zone issue where local times in Mexico would be incorrect.
OS-16328: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where 802.1Q VLAN support was not properly enabled in the kernel.
OS-16333: (XC5) Fixed an issue where certain USB Ethernet devices would not be properly recognized.
OS-16339: (HS5, LS5, HD5, XD5, XT5, XC5) Fixed an MPV memory leak.

Supervisor (2.1.13) and DWS (1.19.0) Updates (OS-16335)

BCN-14806: Cleaned up supervisor REST API logging to make it easier to find important information.
BCN-15073: Updated the local and remote DWS to include more detailed EDID information (DWS > Video > EDID Information).
BCN-15193: Updated the layout of the local DWS.
BCN-15244: Added the ability for the user to select the desired debug logging level (DWS > Advanced > BrightSignOS Logs).
BCN-15316: Fixed a regression in which the Chromium debugging section was not being displayed on the DWS Diagnostics screen.

9.0.110.1 (Oct 24, 2023)

Bug Fixes

OS-16207: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the splash screen doesn't display when booted without storage.
OS-16246: (General) Updated bs-remote-dws to v1.16.1 to fix a text validation issue where an error would occur even if valid text was entered.
OS-15973: (HD5, XD5, LS5) Fixed a graphics redraw crash with roTextWidget, roImageWidget and roCanvasWidget.

9.0.110 (Oct 09, 2023)

Improvements

OS-14316: Updated Wayland to 1.22.
OS-14658: (XD5) Added support for AES decryption of audio and video.
OS-15628: (Series 5) Added support for low-latency mode (note that control over latency will be added in the future) of live UDP/RTP multicast streams.
OS-15636: (Series 5) Added support for HdmiAudioDisable.
OS-15988: (General) Added “tun0” network interface to network configuration.
OS-15992: (LS5) Added check to ensure that HDCP1.4 authentication is disabled by default on HDMI output.
OS-16023: (Series 5) Added support for ffmpeg CEA-608 service selection.
OS-16036: (HD5, XD5) Removed the player count restriction to support CMS partners who use multiple players for gapless playback. When two video players are playing simultaneously, the second player will go through the GPU. When the first video is stopped, the second video will cease going through the GPU. Note that 4K videos that go through the GPU may be less performant.
OS-16037: Improved PlayStaticImage efficiency.
OS-16084: (XT5) Updated libmali to latest version for Wayland 1.22 compatibility.

Bug Fixes

OS-15626: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with the lvm installation script to ensure that the old extension is correctly removed before trying to install a new one.
OS-15718: (XD5) Fixed an issue in which 4K:preferred video mode would not fall back correctly back to HD when 4K isn’t supported.
OS-15759: (XT5) Fixed an issue where a 4K input signal would result in stuttering video or freeze entirely.
OS-15863: (General) Fixed a memory leak issue with closed captions.
OS-15915: (LS5) Fixed an issue where all video and images would appear in the top-left quadrant of a 4K TV when a player has been set to auto mode.
OS-15921: (XC5) Fixed an issue where HTML5 video is covered by graphics, and thereby not visible, on the second screen.
OS-15930: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where ffmpeg FATE tests would produce incorrect output.
OS-15964: (HD5) Fixed an issue where the player does not correctly enumerate USB devices.
OS-15965: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where an error condition would arise when installing an unsigned extension after the same but signed extension.
OS-15972: (General) Fixed an issue where hostconfiguration getConfig() returns “true” for loginPassword even when no password is set. If no password is set, it should return “false”.
OS-15985: (XD5, LS5) Fixed an issue with smooth scrolling using the roTextWidget that affected most widths on Rockchip platforms.
OS-15987: (LS5) Fixed an issue where roAudioOutput.SetMute() does not work properly when the audio output is SPDIF or analog.
OS-15997: (XD5) Fixed an issue where a partner app running HTML video would cause a player to crash after 2-3 hours.
OS-15998: (XD5) Fixed an issue where auto video mode does not respond to HDMI hot-plugging.
OS-16002: (Series 5 sans AU) Fixed an issue which caused the player to reboot with “Bad file descriptor” errors.
OS-16022: (XC5, XD5) Fixed an issue where old captions would not be properly cleared.
OS-16029: (XD5) Fixed an issue where playing a video with closed captioning turned on would display all text streams back-to-back instead of only the single service specified.
OS-16040: (LS5, HS5) Fixed an issue where the watchdog timer expires but the player hangs instead of resetting.
OS-16044: (XD5) Fixed an issue where playing a playlist that cycles between two videos over and over again would cause the player to crash after some time.
OS-16055: (XT5) Improved frame rendering synchronization for non-fullscreen HTML widgets.
OS-16095: (XC5) Fixed an issue where CEA-608 subtitles would display in the wrong colors.
OS-16122: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where GetHdmiOutputStatus does not return a valid result when SetPowerSaveMode is set to true.
OS-16123: (Series 5): Fixed a rendering issue with CEA-608 subtitles where subtitles would not be justified properly.
OS-16129: (General) Fixed an issue where iHeartRadio streams would generate an MPV error and fail to play.

Supervisor (2.1.12) and DWS (1.16.0) Updates

BCN-9959: Enabled access to a player’s registry via the remote and local DWS.
BCN-14781: Added support for the upload and download of binary (non-text) files through the rDWS. This release specifically adds support for files of type ‘application/octet-stream’.
BCN-15068: Created new supervisor APIs for setting Telnet and SSH password values.

9.0.101 (Aug 25, 2023)

New Features

Support for Compressed Audio Output

Series 5 players now support sending compressed audio over both HDMI and SPDIF. This includes both AC3 and EAC3 formats and Dolby ATMOS.

OS-13820, OS-15516, OS-15767, OS-15814, OS-15836, OS-15912

HDCP Support

HS5/LS5/XT5 are now being manufactured with HDCP v1.4. More information about player support for HDCP can be found here.

OS-13682, OS-13715, OS-13728, OS-14317, OS-14319, OS-14231, OS-15329, OS-15771, OS-13738, OS-15328, OS-15903, OS-15569

Secure Store Support

Added support for the Secure Store feature on LS5/HS5/XT5.

OS-13665

Support for CEA 608/708 and DVB Subtitles (Beta)

This feature is being introduced as Beta on LS5/HS5/XT5/XC5.

OS-15426, OS-15696, OS-15817, OS-15863

Enhanced Synchronization Support

Series 5 players now support Enhanced Synchronization to +/- 1 frame when using roSyncManager.

OS-14297, OS-15882

Improvements

OS-13481: (XC5) Modified the player’s LED behavior to prevent situations where no LEDs are lit. The new behavior is such that when power is applied to the player, the error LED turns on and stays on (instead of turning off as it did previously) until the power LED turns on.
OS-13685: (XC5) Modified the system behavior so that the serial port does not send data to the console unless specifically enabled.
OS-14666: (Series 5) Added support for SRT (Secure Reliable Transport) streams.
OS-14889: (XT5) Updated extensions-kit, SDK, and source release documentation.
OS-15241: (XT5) Cleaned up unnecessary serial output that was being written during graphics startup.
OS-15276: (XC5) Reduce the verbosity in microcontroller (CEC) trace logs.
OS-15290: (XT5) Added support for audio on HDMI-2.
OS-15321: (LS5) Added support for IR transmit and receive.
OS-15376: (HD5/XD5/LS5/HS5/XC5) Enabled deinterlacing as part of the video decoder.
OS-15385: (XT5) Enabled hardware accelerated video on XT5.
OS-15423: (LS5) Improved EMI performance by reducing the μSD clock drive level.
OS-15428: (Series 5) Added support for GetStreamStatistics and VideoFramesPerSecond.
OS-15452: (HD5/XD5/HS5/LS5/XT5) Added temperature sensor support.
OS-15587: (XC5) Added support for USB modems including the Huawei E3372 USB modem.
OS-15609, OS-15648, OS-15843, OS-15926: Upgraded Supervisor to 2.1.10 and DWS to 1.12.0.
OS-15622: (XT5) Enabled configuration of input EDID.
OS-15627: (LS5) Improved EMI performance by enabling spread-spectrum clocking on Ethernet.
OS-15640: Changed the defaults for the BrightSign prompt command line tool, htmlplay. Node and bsjsobjects are now disabled by default which increases compatibility with web pages that use jQuery.
OS-15657: (XT5) Improved SSD support for the latest hardware.
OS-15671: (Series 5) Enabled WPA2 (AES) support with EAP-TLS.
OS-15681: (Series 5) Added support for USB modems including the Huawei E3372.
OS-15688: (XT5) Added support of formatting of blank/damaged SD cards.
OS-15712: (XT5) Improved Ethernet stability by adjusting the Ethernet PHY reset.
OS-15713: Re-instated IPv6 SLAAC support.
OS-15726: (HD5/XD5/LS5/HS5/XT5) Upgraded bootloader to 9.0.85.
OS-15733: (HD5/XD5/HS5/LS5/XT5) Added the ability to apply video transforms using HWZ video attribute through HTML.
OS-15758: (XT5) Improved configuration of voltage regulators on power supply.
OS-15791: (XC5) Reduced the verbosity of CEC messages to the kernel.
OS-15801: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the mouse pointer is not shown until after first movement.
OS-15806: (XC5) Upgraded the bootloader to 9.0.91.
OS-15832: (XC5) Updated bootloader upgrade system.
OS-15841: Added a new registry setting to override "auto" video mode.
OS-15879: (XC5) Enabled disk error reporting.
OS-15914: (Series 5) Increased the system log buffer size to match Series 4.

Bug Fixes

OS-14593: (XC5) Fixed an issue in which the SSD is not seen by the PCI bus.
OS-14651: (LS5/HS5) Fixed a video playback issue related to video rectangle window size.
OS-14699: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with JavaScript serial port operation that would cause a crash when attempting to use @brightsign/serialport.
OS-15016, OS-15690: Added the ability for a player to force a reboot when encountering an out-of-memory condition so that it doesn’t get stuck indefinitely.
OS-15133: Fixed an issue with intermittent crashes triggered by rapid HtmlWidget creation/destruction.
OS-15161: (XC5) Fixed an issue in which crash dumps don’t contain a core dump.
OS-15294: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with intermittent lockup/restart during repeated video testing.
OS-15295: (WiFi) Applied correct WPA2 enterprise-specific option to the EAPTLS configuration.
OS-15378: (XD5) Fixed an issue in which a video container with multiple video streams may display a frame of the first stream even when the PreferredVideo filter has been set to another stream.
OS-15458: (Series 5) Fixed an issue in which touch input would work only in a portion of the screen by scaling touch input correctly in upscaled graphics modes.
OS-15543: (Series 5) Added source-specific multicast support for UDP/RTP streaming.
OS-15551: (Series 5) Chromium: Fixed a Chromium iframe memory leak issue by limiting the memory used for the 2D graphics cache.
OS-15598: (XT5) Fixed an issue with drop frame video modes.
OS-15606: (XT5) Fixed an error with HDMI-In EDID reading.
OS-15617: (Series 4) Fixed a Ticker regression on Series 4 players.
OS-15620: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with permissions for HTML-based USB serial ports access.
OS-15623: (Series 5) Addressed an issue where some USB devices were not being recognized via hotplug.
OS-15630: (Series 5) Addressed an issue where the default audio routing resulted in no audio being played during HTML video playback.
OS-15664: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where video playback would fail when the area was set to zero.
OS-15683: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where roVideoMode.GetMode() returns the current display WxHxRate value instead of “custom”.
OS-15686: Fixed a layering issue with certain CSS animations and Z-order when using HWZ with a negative z-index.
OS-15722: Fixed an issue where the player does not properly perform IPv6 Stateless Address Autoconfiguration (SLAAC).
OS-15731: Fixed an issue where the browser fails to hide an already playing video when the “hwz” attribute is set to “z-index:1”.
OS-15732: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with video playing and media ended events were not being appropriately emitted.
OS-15737: (XC5) Fixed an issue where crashdumps would lead to a continual reboot.
OS-15738: (Series 5) Fixed an issue in which starting a video without a keyframe (e.g., by joining a multicast stream that has already started) would result in a crash.
OS-15743: (HD5/XD5/LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue where text widgets would render incorrectly.
OS-15773: Fixed an issue where video playing in a browser at less than full-screen would flash a frame or two of the video at full-screen.
OS-15797: (XC5) Fixed an issue in which holding down the SVC button while powering up a player would perform a rescue boot instead of booting with the serial console enabled.
OS-15802: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where the mouse cursor does not correctly track touch movements.
OS-15845: Fixed an issue where @brightsign/networkstatus getRemoteLoginStatus() function would return null instead of returning an empty object.
OS-15858: (Series 5) Added support for the CH34x USB-to-serial driver and fixed a bug which could cause some peripherals to fail to enumerate correctly when connected to a BrightSign USB400.
OS-15869: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where a sequence of signed/unsigned extension installs may fail.
OS-15872: Fixed an issue where HDMI-2 audio output would be created on players that do not have multiple HDMI ports.
OS-15875: Fixed a regression in which getPresentNetworkInterfaces() would report an exception instead of the network interfaces.
OS-15878: Fixed an error where the fractional portion of the roDiskMonitor.GetDiskError().time timestamp was incorrect.
OS-15895: (HD5/XD5) Fixed an issue where playing HDR content to an HDR screen would display a red screen.
OS-15929: (LS5/HS5) Fixed video decode errors and occasional crash.

Supervisor Updates (2.2.11)

BCN-14338: Added support for connecting USB modems through a USB700 hub.
BCN-14781: Added support for the upload and download of binary (non-text) files through the rDWS.
BCN-14773, BCN-14458: Added OS support to prevent unintentional password reset by the rDWS.

9.0.75 (Jun 28, 2023)

Improvements

OS-15063: (General) Added preliminary support for PTP timestamping with Intel 9260 WiFi cards.
OS-15385: (XT5) Added support for video playback without GPU.
OS-15396: Added support for opacity on ticker widgets.
OS-15420: (Series 5) Added support for adaptive bitrate switching with HLS.
OS-15421: (Series 5) Fixed an issue related to HLS adaptive bitrate where a change in the decoded video size would result in a playback failure.
OS-15427: (LS5) Added support for IR input/output or serial via USB-C.
OS-15449: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where video playback is not smooth when the video resolution changes.
OS-15462: (XC5/XD5/HD5) Added the ability to configure the IR transmit carrier frequency.
OS-15469: (XT5) Fixed an issue with HDMI input in which video playback would not restart if the cable is removed and reinserted.
OS-15475 / OS-15489: (LS5/HS5) Modified the long-press behavior of the RST button to help prevent a hard reset of the player when the user is intending to perform a factory reset.
OS-15476: (Series 5) Prevent fallback from hardware decode to software decode.
OS-15477, OS-15450: (HS5/LS5) Improved Ethernet configuration in the bootloader.
OS-15482: (Series 5) Improve HLS codec support and improve parsing of HEVC codecs.
OS-15490: (Series 5) Added a fix to prevent a long Reset press from putting board to sleep.
OS-15505: (XC5/XT5/XD5/HD5/LS5/HS5) Standardized naming convention for RTL8152 based USB Ethernet devices.
OS-15508: Upgraded DWS to version 1.9.0 (added option to format USB, SSD; added support for formatting unmounted/unformatted USB and SSD; fixed missing Snapshots and Video tab on LS445; fixed missing video mode information on INFO tab for LS445).
OS-15524: Reduced stream probe time for faster startup.
OS-15529: Improved streaming experience by reducing the timeout to 6 seconds for a media-ended event due to a stream stopping. Network timeout now generates mediaend event.
OS-15547: Set the minimum permitted firmware version on LS5/HS5 to 9.0.75 (OS) and 9.0.74 (rescue).

Bug Fixes

OS-15124: (XC5/XT5/XD5/HD5/LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue where videos would stop playing after a number of hours by improving memory allocation handling.
OS-15158: (XC5/XT5/XD5/HD5/LS5/HS5) Updated the kernel driver to avoid intermittent memory corruption. Upgraded GL graphics library.
OS-15403 / OS-15456: (XC5) Fixed an issue where enabling graphics upscaling prevented dual video playback on any HDMI output. Failures were exhibited at 4K and higher because graphics upscaling is turn on by default starting at 4K.
OS-15430: (XC5/XT5/XD5/HD5/LS5/HS5) Fixed issue with mouse button event handling.
OS-15520: (LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue where the power supply was not configured properly.
OS-15521: (Series 5) Fixed an issue related to HLS in which errors would result when master and variant streams are on different servers.
OS-15534: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with HLS playback related to a parsing error involving an extraneous space separating two codecs.
OS-15548: Fixed an issue with playback of a single-segment HLS stream.
OS-15550: Fixed a memory corruption issue by aligning internal buffers for hardware acceleration.

9.0.67 (May 26, 2023)

Improvements

OS-14756: (XT5) Fixed an issue where HDMI playback would result in excessive TMDS warnings.
OS-14954: (Series 5) Updated the bootloader.
OS-15260, OS-15280: (XT5/XD5/HD5/LS5) Added support for HDR playback.
OS-15269: (Series 5) Enabled AC3 audio support.
OS-15273: CEC: Optimized reporting order of physical addresses.
OS-15282, OS-15283: Enabled the hardware random number generator to support encrypted storage.
OS-15285: (LS5) Enabled PoE state reporting on latest hardware revisions.
OS-15320: (HS5) Enabled IR support.
OS-15339: (LS5/HS5) Improved system reliability at low temperatures.
OS-15349: (Series 5) Improved behavior of factory reset by updating rescue image.
OS-15401: Updated security fixes.
OS-15408: CEC: Improved behavior of sending messages.
OS-15421: Improved handling of playback errors.

Bug Fixes

OS-14953: (LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue in which the serial port would emit messages even when the serial console was disabled.
OS-15125: (XC5) Fixed an issue with HDMI stability (video is scrambled video or stops playing).
OS-15167: (HD5) Fixed an issue where hot-plugging a USB touch device would result in a crash.
OS-15262: (XC5) Fixed an issue where only a few frames of a video loops instead of the entire video.
OS-15284: (XC5, XD5) Corrected to the calculation used for seamless looping of audio and video files.
OS-15294: (XD5) Improved system stability by resolving a deadlock condition which would cause the system to crash during burn-in.
OS-15298: (XD5, LS5) Fixed an issue with stuttering streams by improving handling of undefined duration streams.
OS-15299: (XC5) Fixed an issue with playback on UDP Multicast streams.
OS-15301: (General) Fixed an issue with mismatched Presentation Time Stamps (PTS) that adversely affected MPEG-2 playback.
OS-15310: (XT5) Fixed an issue where video would play back correctly but analog audio playback would fail.
OS-15318: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with playback of network streams that don’t start within a certain time.
OS-15322: (Series 5) Fixed an issue with audio player failing.
OS-15323: (Series 5) Fixed an issue where an incorrect command would be sent in certain instances where an interactive button is hit at the right point in time.
OS-15333: (Series 5) Fixed an issue in which video would not loop properly even when “Loop media if no media end transition is specified” is checked.
OS-15341: (Series 5) Fixed an HLS issue related to playback of alternate tracks.
OS-15343: (XD5/HD5/LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue that would prevent custom video modes from being set.
OS-15352: (XC5) Corrected behavior for LED flashing when player is searching for an OS update.
OS-15363: (LS5/HS5) Fixed an issue with the H.264 decoder.
OS-15412: (Series 5) Enabled "videoplay capture" command on Series 5.

Miscellaneous

OS-14958: (LS5) Added change to only enable serial on USB-Type C when required.

9.0.59 (Apr 25, 2023)

Improvements

OS-13621,OS-14193: (Series 5) Added GetDecoderModes support
OS-14917: (LS5) Optimized video and graphics
OS-15145: (General) Included board name in recovery HTTP headers
OS-15231: (Series 5) Added support for FilePlayability API
OS-15235: (Series 5) Added support for encrypted HLS
OS-15242: (HD5/XD5) Enabled the output buffer when the console is enabled and on GPIO
OS-15258: (LS5) Added check to prevent players from decoding videos larger than what they can support
OS-15278: (LS5): Enabled SSD support

Bug Fixes

OS-15086: (XC5, XD5) Fixed an issue with HLS streams crashing
OS-15184: (LS5, HD5, XD5) Fixed an issue with playing VP8 video codec
OS-15185: (XC5, XD5, LS5) Corrected color space for JPEG output
OS-15197: (HD5, XD5) Fixed an issue with video stuttering
OS-15222: (XC5) Fixed an issue where HDMI1 is working, but HDMI 2, 3, 4 showed either instability or no output (added a check to disable HDR when the output does not support it)
OS-15250: (XD5) Fixed an issue that was causing some MPEG-2 files to fail
OS-15262: (XC5) Fixed issue where only a few frames of a video loops instead of the entire video

9.0.51 (Mar 27, 2023)

Improvements

OS-13391: (XC5) Enabled CEC support for all HDMI outputs
OS-14323: (General) Added initial extensions support at boot up
OS-15074: (XD5) Disabled seamless looping for incompatible media files

Bug Fixes

OS-15069: (XC5) Fixed an issue with upscaling for players with multi-screen capabilities
OS-15100: Fixed an issue with upscaling HTML presentations on multi-screen players

9.0.49 (Mar 22, 2023)

Improvements

OS-13390: (XC5) Added IR support
OS-13498: (XD5) Added IR support
OS-13879: (XD5) Added support for video rotation
OS-13881, OS-13882: (XD5) Made graphics encoding more efficient
OS-14446, OS-14913: (Series 5) Improved upgrade script
OS-14619, OS-14911, OS-14903: (XD5) Added support for hardware background color
OS-14749: (LS5) Reduced Ethernet clock drive to improve EMI performance
OS-14755: (Series5) Added audio support left/right mixdown
OS-14777: (XC5) Removed unused OS Loader element
OS-14796: (LS5) Added SPDIF support
OS-14802: (XD5) Improved bootloader
OS-14807: (Series 5) Improved handling of HDMI output color space and bit-depth
OS-14822: (XD5) Added support for 10-bit video modes
OS-14864: (XD5) Improved Ethernet timing
OS-14785: (XD5) Optimize graphics and video performance
OS-14787: (XD5) Added support for direct ticker rendering
OS-14897: (XD5) Made upscaling more efficient
OS-14900: (XD5) Improved microcontroller upgradability
OS-14904: (XD5) Added video limitations
OS-14919: (HS5) Improved support for board IDs
OS-14929: (XD5) Switched to new VOB driver to avoid crashes
OS-14930: (XD5) Improved 4K playback on 8K monitors
OS-14940: (XD5) Fixed issue with serial output during boot
OS-14942: (XD5) Improved timestamp logging at kernel boot
OS-14954: (XD5/LS5) Improved bootloader upgrade process
OS-14955: (XD5) Disabled console unless SVC button is pressed at startup
OS-14962: (XD5/HD5) Improved smoothness of scrolling ticker
OS-14991: (LS5, HS5) Fixed issue related to control of WiFi power supply
OS-15024: (XD5/HD5) Add hardware background color support for certain modes
OS-15070: (HD5) Enabled microcontroller programming on HD5
OS-15088: (HS5) Improved reliability of audio output

Bug Fixes

OS-14449: (XD5) Fixed issue with PlayStaticImage
OS-14720: (XD5) Fixed issue with high CPU load during playback start
OS-14795: (XD5) Fixed issue with HEVC streams
OS-14819: (XD5) Fixed issue with stalling on boot
OS-14851: (XD5) Fixed microcontroller hardware modification detection
OS-14854: (XD5) Fixed issue with occasional crash when playing video
OS-14907: (XD5/HD5) Addressed graphics layer scaling issue related to auto mode
OS-14908: (XD5) Fixed issue with static image playback
OS-14928: (LS5) Fixed issue with SD card voltage switching
OS-14956: (XD5) Fixed issue with display of compressed buffer
OS-14960: (XD5) Fixed issue with ticker scaling
OS-14968: (XD5) Fixed issue with intermittent HDMI on startup with some screens
OS-14969: (XD5) Fixed issue with flickering ticker
OS-14983: (XD5) Fixed issue when receiving full-res script coordinates from BrightAuthor
OS-15001: (XD5) Fixed graphics scaling issue.
OS-15050: (Series 5) Fixed out of memory issue when playing video
OS-15052: (XD5) Fixed issue with colorspace/no output during HDMI hotplug
OS-15057: (XD5) Fixed issue with video rotation
OS-15093: (XD5) Fixed HDMI and analog audio output issue
OS-15094: (LS5) Fixed issue with performance settings control

Miscellaneous

OS-13230: (XC5) Improve filesystem root hash mechanis
OS-14710: (HS5) Added support for upcoming hardware
OS-14763: (XD5/LS5) Added ability to determine board type at runtime
OS-14804: (General) Updated supervisor
OS-14870: (LS5) Improved family support of hardware
OS-14879: (LS5) Fixed issue with Ethernet MAC address
OS-15089: (LS5) Corrected board ID

9.0.34 (Feb 27, 2023)

New Features

(Series 5) Seamless looping support

Improvements

OS-10546: (XD5/XC5) Added diagnostics for file descriptor leaks
OS-13171: (Series 5) Enabled webcam drivers in kernel
OS-13482: (XC5): Improved initialization of NodeJS switch
OS-13514: (Series 5) Improved GPU memory usage
OS-13523: (XC5) Improved frame timing of 30p content played at 60p
OS-13587: (XD5) Added support for HDMI audio
OS-13684: (XD5) Added ability to update firmware automatically
OS-13686: (XD5) Tuned HDMI PHY settings
OS-13721: (XD5) Improved security verification process
OS-13832: (LS5) Added board identification support during manufacturing
OS-13836: (LS5) Enabled USB test mode for compliance testing
OS-13920: (XD5/HD5) Disabled debug clock control
OS-13975: (XD5) Enabled full power on USB ports
OS-14209: (Series 5): Added BLOB support for video playback
OS-14232: (Series 5) Improved video transitions with HTML playlists
OS-14248: (XC5) Added support for upgrading bootloader
OS-14250: (XC5) Improved compositing performance by hiding primary plane
OS-14268: (XD5) Improved boot reliability
OS-14283: (XD5) Enabled Intel Bluetooth support
OS-14285: (Series 5) Enable cursor support
OS-14286: (XC5) Added support for additional video modes
OS-14317: (XC5, XD5) Improved manufacturing test scripts
OS-14411: (XD5) Improved detection of eMMC clock during boot
OS-14437: (XD5) Added additional manufacturing test support
OS-14457: (Series 5) Improved performance by hiding video using opacity instead of moving offscreen
OS-14570: (LS5) Added support for secure ID
OS-14581: (XD5): Added non-interlaced video modes
OS-14585: (XD5) Improved audio at certain frequencies
OS-14599: (LS5, HD5, XD5): Enabled consolidation of OS builds
OS-14611: (LS5) Added support for HDMI audio
OS-14618: (XD5) Ensured that memory always runs in peak performance mode
OS-14630: (LS5) Added support for Ethernet LED control for manufacturing test
OS-14649: (XC5) Added fix to avoid file handle leak during video metrics reporting
OS-14686: (Series 5) Fixed tearing during resizing of video playback
OS-14705: (XC5, XD5) Improved AV sync and frame handling
OS-14721: (Series 5) Allow all RTSP transports
OS-14735: (XD5) Fixed boot issue by using common partition structure

Bug Fixes

OS-13814: (XC5) Fixed issue with compressed audio output
OS-13873: (XD5) Fixed issue with FW progress bar not appearing in some situations
OS-14198: (XD5) Fixed issue with 4K signals on some monitors
OS-14208: (Series 5) Fixed ticker frame latency
OS-14278: (XC5) Fixed crash with HDR content
OS-14280: (XC5) Fixed memory corruption bug during video playback
OS-14288: (XC5) Fixed graphics plane issue with 2x2 video wall
OS-14295: (XD5) Fixed issue with loud audio playback volume
OS-14318: (XC5) Fixed kernel bug on exit from BrightSign application
OS-14337: (General) Fixed issue with H.264 over RTP
OS-14408: (Series 5) Fixed Z-order problem which could cause missing widgets
OS-14412: (Series 5) Fixed ticker visibility
OS-14414: (XD5) Fixed SPDIF output issue
OS-14419: (Series 5) Fixed HDMI passthrough issue with pre-routed audio
OS-14422: (XC5) Fixed ticker location and sizing issue during graphics upscaling
OS-14440: (XC5) Fixed HTML looping issue
OS-14464: (XC5) Fixed mode lines for interlaced video formats
OS-14564: (XD5) Fixed issue with pre-routed audio mode
OS-14569: (Series 5) Fixed inverted compositing issue
OS-14574: (LS5) Added support for latest Ethernet hardware configuration
OS-14575: (LS5) Fixed issue with ALSA audio
OS-14577: (XD5) Fixed rare issue with upgrade errors during manufacturing sequence
OS-14579: (XD5) Fixed issue with screen artefacts from SPDIF
OS-14589: (LS5) Fixed issue with H.265/HEVC playback
OS-14601: (Series 5) Fixed issue with USB audio
OS-14607: (XD5) Fixed USB port support for audio and serial
OS-14617: (Series 5) Fixed corruption in some crash dumps
OS-14644: (XC5) Fixed video playback issue with 3x1 portrait screen config
OS-14650: (LS5) Fixed issue with Ethernet link LED
OS-14668: (XD5) Ensured that default autorun is not run when there is no storage device
OS-14672: (XD5) Fixed issue with SSD recognition
OS-14675: (Series 5) Fixed drop-frame rate calculation
OS-14719: (XD5) Fixed issue with 4K mode during startup with no HDMI connection
OS-14723: (Series 5) Fixed audio playback issue

Miscellaneous

OS-13160: (General) Added DHCPv6 DUID-EN
OS-14282: (XC5) Disabled HS200 in u-boot
OS-14300: (XC5) Added ability to update bootloader if necessary
OS-14417: (General) Updated bootstrap
OS-14418: (General) Updated supervisor and DWS
OS-14687: (XD5) Added unique CPU ID to distinguish units

9.0.22.3 (Dec 14, 2022)

Upgrading an XC device to v9.0.19.2 or later means that the device can no longer downgrade to any OS earlier than v9.0.19.2.

Improvements

OS-13184: Added support for touchscreens in multi-screen configurations
OS-13924: Forced redraw if HTML widget is moved
OS-14000: HTML widget storage quota can now be made large
OS-14142: Added graphics plane upscaling based on video mode for Series 5 players
OS-14247: Screenshots now include background color

Bug Fixes

OS-13651: Chromium video playback fixes
OS-14238: Fixed simultaneous video playback from multiple HTML widgets

9.0.15 (Nov 09, 2022)

New Features

Added support for the XC5
Chromium security fixes merged from 8.5
Updated FFmpeg from 4.4.1 to 4.4.2

Improvements

OS-12964: Added an interface that allows the background color to be dynamically set
OS-13076: Disabled low end device mode in Chromium to avoid rendering errors
OS-13347: (XC5) Support video opacity on the XC5
OS-13467: Added audio support in roHtmlWidget for built-in Chromium media playback (Chromium audio will go to HDMI-1 and analog by default)
OS-13483: Added audio output hints for selection when using built-in Chromium media playback
Added an output port name to roHdmiEdidChanged events in roVideoMode
Allowed "HDMI:1" as well as "HDMI-1" for video port naming in videooutput
OS-13616: Extended the videooutput API to allow PowerSaveMode to be specified on individual ports
OS-13705: Made startCalibration arguments optional in js_ipcpointercalibration
OS-13781: Enabling the web inspector now requires a registry entry
OS-13654: Implemented safe x509 GeneralName format (CVE-2021-44532)
OS-13379: For multi-output players, the informational splash screen displays on all outputs

Bug Fixes

OS-13363: Ensured that removing last item invalidates the index in roList
OS-13444: Trigger the busy LED to flash on NVMe SSD activity on XD4/XT4 players
OS-13521: Fixed crash of roVideoPlayer during fade out
OS-13638: Fixed screenshot timeout and other problems when power save mode is enabled on any screen
OS-13871: Discarded any invalid transform strings in VideoMode
OS-13917: Rounded cumulative video mode frame rates to display integers only
OS-4745: Deprecated obsolete WEP and TKIP WiFi modes on Series 5+