[OE2.6/OE 2.5] The Gemini Project v4.2 Release/ Update for the GP v.4.2 plugins

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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




Thx @ Gemini Taem

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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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Update für die GP4.2-Plugins
New update:25.03.2023
AddonManager:
Man kann die Zeit vorgeben bis wann ein Feed geladen sein muss.

ImageBackup:
Bei täglichen oder wöchentlichen Backups werden jetzt vorher die alten Backups gelöscht.

RssReader:
Fix für das Löschen von Ordnern.

Netcast:
Playlisten werden alphabetisch sortiert und mehrer Fixes bei den LIBs.
Im Plugin-Ordner von Netcast gibt es eine Readme.txt, welche die JSON-Datein für Netcast erklärt.
Bei den Amlogic Dreamboxen war das Servicetyp umschalten kaputt ,dies geht jetzt auch wieder und somit sind unter anderem mehr Streams nutzbar.

libgeminitools:
Wieder zum Feed hinzugefügt wegen OpenVPN.
libgeminitools ist nicht für Netcast erforderlich.
Thx @ Gemini Team
 

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update gemini panel 4.2

Addon Manager:

You can specify the time until when a feed has to be loaded.



Image Backup:

With daily or weekly backups, the old backups are now deleted beforehand.



RssReader:

Fix for folder deletion.



netcast:

Playlists are sorted alphabetically and several fixes to the LIBs.

There is a Readme.txt in the Netcast plugins folder that explains the JSON files for Netcast.

With the Amlogic Dreamboxes, the service type switch was broken, this is now possible again and thus, among other things, more streams can be used.



libgeminitools:

Added back to feed because of OpenVPN.

libgeminitools is not required for netcast.
 

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Update für die GP4.2-Plugins
Netcast:
Bei Stream-Aufnahmen werden Audio und Video wieder zusammengeführt

Comm:
Fix für Online-EPG-Zeiten

Libgeminiyoutube und Youtubegp:
Option um die History zu löschen wenn man Netcast verlässt

Libgeminiplutotv:
Fix für Online-EPG-Zeiten.
Netcast:
When recording streams, audio and video are merged again.

Comm:
Fix for online EPG times

Libgeminiyoutube and Youtubegp:
Option to delete the history when leaving Netcast

Libgeminiplutotv:
Fix for online EPG times.
Thx @ Gemini Team
 

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Update für die GP v.4.2 Plugins

FileBrowser:
Adjustments for new UPNP function
Comm:
Adjustments for new UPNP function

Netcast:
- RadioBrowser got its own setup
The language can be set as well as UPNP-DLNA sharing

- Tunein got its own setup
The language can be set, the username can be set and UPNP-DLNA sharing can be set.

Info about the new DLNA sharing function:
If this is switched on you can access the shared content with any UPNP-DLNA capable device or program and then play.
Go on the PC or FireTV or TV devices that beherschen UPNP .
 

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update 23.09.2023


File browser:

Adjustments for new UPNP function

Comm:

Adjustments for new UPNP function



Netcast:

- RadioBrowser got its own setup

The language can be set as well as UPNP-DLNA release


- Tunein got its own setup

The language can be set, the user name can be set and also a UPNP-DLNA release



Info about the new DLNA sharing function:

If this is switched on, you can access and then play the shared content with any UPNP-DLNA capable device or program.

Works on the PC or FireTV or TV devices that support UPNP.
 

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27.09.2023

libgeminiyoutube


- Fix for Fav channels (folder contents on Live)

- Live icon fixed for YouTube live streams



Netcast:

- Display live icon during live streams



Netscan:

- Fix for automount (yellow "Edit")
 

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update 30.10.2023
Comm:

- small fix for playlists



libgeminiyoutube

- Fix for live streams



Netcast:

- The Netcast Readme describes how you can tell Netcast what kind of playlist it is.

Either via the #EXT-X-PLAYLIST-TYPE parameter in the playlist file or via mediatype in the netcastserver_xxx.json
 

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update 05.11.2023
Update for Comm: Netcast: libvavoo:
- Vavoo should go back to everything that is available (live TV, films and series)

- Vavoo LiveTV channels (only those marked as HLS or with letters after the I....) can now also be added to the channel list in non-AIO image (yes also with older boxes and OE2.5) ;) , in aio Image continues to add all vavoo live streams to the channel list.
 
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