Centrafuse 2.0 RC4

[Scott]

*** Centrafuse 2.0 RC4 is Here ***

FREE UPDATE
This release is being provided as a FREE update to Centrafuse 1.20+ and 2.0 RC1, RC2, and RC3. We recommend (but not required) that you uninstall all previous version of Centrafuse and all previous plugin installs before installing 2.0 RC4. See "FRESH INSTALL" instructions below.

UPGRADING YOUR EXISTING LICENSE KEY
To upgrade your 1.20 license to a 2.0 license, visit your My Account page. If you do not see your license key on your My Account, please contact Support.
From the My Account page, click the UPGRADE KEY link below to produce your new 2.0 license key. To install the Release Candidate for 2.0, download and install directly over your current 1.20 version. If you have the XLE version installed, the 2.0 installer will recognize this and leave your maps and settings intact.

RELEASE CANDIDATE
Centrafuse 2.0 RC4 is a 4th release candidate, and contains many bug fixes to RC3, but it is still not considered a stable release. It should be expected that there will be issues surfacing on various systems. With the help of users, we will be working to resolve these issues quickly and hope to be able to provide updates weekly or bi-weekly.

** NEW ** IN RC4+ YOU CAN SELECT YOUR RECORDING AND PLAYBACK DEVICE FOR HANDSFREE AUDIO
Now in phone settings you can select which recording device (microphone), and which playback device, that Bluetooth will use for handsfree audio. This should fix all issues where user experiences their mic not working or hearing no volume from the phone through system speakers.

** NEW ** IMPORTANT!! RC4 COMES WITH A NEW VERSION OF BLUETOOTH STACK (6.0.227)
You must install the new bluetooth stack if using phone in Centrafuse. This will erase your bluetooth devices and settings. This is IMPORTANT: You MUST delete the pairing off your phone before trying to re-pair your phone to Centrafuse with the new stack installed.

CENTRAFUSE SYSTEM REPORT AND FORUM USER BUG REPORTING
You can now create a system report in which all Centrafuse log files, and other cf config info, are packaged into one easy-to-post .flux file. These logs will help us track down bugs reported. So, if possible for you, when reporting issues from now on, please include the system report in your post when reporting on that issue. To create a system report:
http://forums.fluxmedia.net/showthread.php?p=18733#post18733

INSTALLING OVER CF 2.0 RC3
Note that we recommend a "fresh" install for all RC installations (see "Performing a Fresh Install" below). However, the RC4 installer will auto uninstall any old versions of Centrafuse currently installed, meaning you can simply install on top of your existing RC3 installation.

PERFORMING A "FRESH" INSTALL
1. For XLE and NAV customers, copy (or move) all Map Directories from CF runtime folder to another location on your hard drive
2. Uninstall any previous versions of Centrafuse
3. Unplug any bluetooth dongle
4. Uninstall any previous versions of Bluesoleil and any other bluetooth stacks or software on the system
5. Remove CF settings directory from your LocalAppData folder - “Users\[UserName]\AppData\Local\Centrafuse” directory (vista), or “Documents And Settings\[UserName]\Local Settings\Application Data\Centrafuse” (xp)
6. Remove Centrafuse runtime directory - "Program Files\Flux Media"
6. Reboot Windows
5. Install Centrafuse 2.0 RC4
6. Uncheck "Run Centrafuse Now" checkbox when install completes
7. For XLE and NAV customers, copy (or move) the map directories back to the CF runtime folder
8. Re-insert any bluetooth dongle, make sure gray Bluesoleil icon in Windows system try lights blue
9. Start Centrafuse

USB BLUETOOTH DONGLE ISSUES
If you are experiencing difficulty with our Bluesoleil stack and it recognizing your BT device, please see the below link to add support for your dongle. You must follow all instructions carefully, if you do do your dongle will most likely end up working (no guarantees though :-))
http://forums.fluxmedia.net/showthread.php?t=2715

*** IMPORTANT NOTES ***

This version is a 4th release candidate, and contains many bug fixes, but it is still not considered a completely stable release. It should be expected that there will be issues surfacing on various systems. With the help of users, we will be working to resolve these issues quickly and hope to be able to provide updates weekly or bi-weekly.

It is recommended/required that you remove all other bluetooth stacks/software/drivers from Windows before installing Centrafuse (if you will be using Centrafuse Phone feature). As with most driver installs for a USB device, your USB bluetooth dongle should NOT be inserted before CF Bluetooth is installed. So, remove your bt hardware, uninstall any existing bt drivers/stacks, install CF, then re-insert your bt hardware.

The Bluetooth stack provided with the 2.0 RC's is a trial version and currently has a 5 MB transfer limit. If after one or maybe a few phone calls the Bluetooth stops working, you will need to restart your PC to re-initialize the Bluetooth driver. This is only a limitation of the BlueSoleil trial edition within this Release Candidate and will not have this limitation when officially released ** UPDATE ** Bluetooth serial codes are close to being dispursed for current customers.

All 3rd-party plugins used with CF 1.47 and earlier should reference the new cfplugin.dll and be recompiled under .NET 2.0

Settings in 2.0 are now defaulted to show the Basic Settings mode. Advanced Settings can be enabled in 2 ways.
To enable Advanced Settings temporarily, hold down the "+" button in the Main Settings Screen for 6 seconds.
To permanently enable Advanced Settings, similar to older version of CF, pass the -advsettings command line option when starting Centrafuse.

Each settings group that used to hold a Line-In value and had Buffer functionality will now hold a Record-Line-In value and a Playback-Line-In value, which will work with Buffer On, and Buffer Off, respectively.

Basic Event Logging has been added in RC2 to better help us diagnose user issues. Event Logging can be enabled in General Settings (an advanced setting), or can be enabled by passing the -logevents command line option when starting Centrafuse. Function specific logs are also created for things like OBDII, Phone, and SatelliteRadio, these can all be enabled within their respective settings screens. New in 2.0 RC2, you can "Create System Report" from Settings that will package up all these log files for you.

Some tips to follow on pairing your phone if things are not seeming to work for you:
1. Delete the pairings from both your phone and Centrafuse (in CF just go into phone settings / device list and click the '-' button.
2. Give your phone a power cycle, and give Centrafuse an exit and a restart.
3. Re-pair your phone and CF, try initiating the pair from your phone, not from Centrafuse. Or on another try, initiate the pair from Centrafuse, but type in incorrect pincodes the 1st time to make pairing fail. Then click 'PAIR' button again, and go ahead and type in matching pincodes to create pair.
4. Save out of settings. See if this makes any difference.


*** 2.0 RC4 RELEASE NOTES ***

NEW FEATURES SINCE 2.0 R3

Updated user manual
Send a voice attachment in your emails
Select microphone and playback device for handsfree audio
Buffer correction - no more position label jittering and out-of-sync buffer over time
Volume soft off / soft on during standby/resume
Multiple pages for mixer levels to show any number of lines
Ability to delay resume, to allow USB devices to init
TMC for Navigation (Europe only at this time). See FAQ for compatible hardware.
Ability to support multiple CAM devices, no setup required clicking CAM will load the initial CAM device, click the label to toggle additional CAM devices, you can set the default from Settings\CAM
New address in GPS skips directly to entering the address, a new MODE button has been added to pull up the different search methods, it defaults to your last used
Ability to select Speech voice profile from Settings

BUG FIXES FROM 2.0 RC3

CF hanging on warning dialog
Play timer going crazy when listening to music
After install of RC2 Sirius icon replaced by XM
Disconnecting phone leaves headset icon on
Dial button always says "Cannot dial"
Click Sound Level not adjustable in Setup
ATT mute dose not work in video viewing screen.
AAC and Missing tracks don't auto go to next song
Cannot configure or use voice
It still says Trial after registered in System Information dialog
When radio loads at startup, agree box shows behind window and locks up
The text random show in status bar while in satradio/radio
COM port listings not in order, wrong descriptions
Infill Settings Issues
Shutdown starts Windows when running CF as shell
Album art view skips two pages
After phone call music resumes on left channel only
Multiple crash scenarios when closing application
Pressing a button after you darken the screen, click not ignored
ATT standby issue
Position number showing negative after the semi colon
Playing track stops with 1 second left, doesnt advance
HQCT - mute does nothin when in non-buffer mode
Exiting radio/media, long delay before next click registers
VCard Importer doesnt work
Volume wouldnt go down in first run, Balance issue Phone and Nav
Sirius Buffer issue with Silabs USB Radio installed
Mute button does nothing when listening to radio
Adjusting volume should disable ATT
Play/pause button out of sync after loading album
Phone has no volume during active call
Web text size dose not chage when selecting largest
Wav output gets muted when leaving radio
Volume overlay not showing up
turn icons in navigation not correct with left hand driving
Language still changes after cancel settings
Buffer not rolling over correctly
ODBII sometimes doest reconnect
Cam fails to record
Position label jitters in buffer mode
Mixer sub-control still doesn't work
Playlist not reloading when CF starts
CF locked while phone is connecting
Delay while loading videos screen
Enhanced graphics cause music menu to not open
Radio screen not showing on first click
Invalid RPM reading in OBDII, showing degrees F
Gestures not saving when set in settings
DVD mute button painted opposite of true state
CF sometimes crashes on hibernate with phone connected
Call hangup mutes wav volume
Cannot set TTS voice unless speech is enabled
Setup transparent buttons not in Onyx Skins
Play button skin bug for Aura
ATT Mute settings should be in Audio/Video settings
Nav not working after hibernation
Video playback stops after 1 minute
Mp3Car forums will not accept .flux extension
Log volume goes from min to max with one click
Can't control volume after going into radio or phone settings
Mic not working with phone
black vis picture box appears om top of skin when video reloads
pause button is play icon in down state, video/dvd only
Volume popup text not displayed
Balance gets set all the way to 1 side
Changing skins causes inet icon to turn red


*** 2.0 RC3 RELEASE NOTES ***

NEW FEATURES SINCE 2.0 RC2

Touchscreen friendly zoom buttons for Navigation
Speaker Balance uses Windows mixer
Soft off and soft on volume when making / receiving / finishing phone calls
SDK method for dialing phone numbers
Settings screen for setting up Gestures and viewing Gestures map
Shuffle icon works as well as text in media screen to turn random on/off
Auto reset bluetooth stack when critical stack errors occur
Mixer Levels button shows number of devices using superscript text
Display "Display Off" when holding down dim button to turn screen off
Setup skins for Aura now display disabled buttons instead of nothing
Volume that is adjusted to during phone call is saved, restored on all future calls
Uninstaller prompts to delete settings

BUG FIXES FROM 2.0 RC2

Mute button bug - should create a drastic reduction in CPU usage for ALL users
Fixed phone related crash when suspend/resume and/or exit cf
Crossfading increases CPU usage each time track changes
In fullscreen mode in high resolutions, CPU usage hits 100%
1st pairing attempt with phone fails, 2nd one succeeds
Phone settings editable on CF firstrun
many users cannot open the phone settings at all
DVD out of standby, does not resume playback
Aura Skin - Screen Buttons Offset
Pause DVD, then resume restarts the whole dvd to the dvd menu
Infill bug, listening to radio, then go into infill radio stops working
Settings cancel, createFolder, plusminus not working
Getting started - playing media.wmv does not play
Balance still does not work
Uninstall does not set shell back to explorer
Phone connection issues when changing phone settings and pairing new device
When exit from Centrafuse they DIM my screen
Open an external app but dont embed it the auto mute will not work
Password text is visible in remote settings
Full screen vis are on when suspend/resume screen gets painted over it
GSM battery icon is showed above the Wifi Icon
CF crashes when downloading music into media dir
Holding down shift in OSK makes buttons go crazy
New Mixer not working, phantom sliders, volume and balance switched
Ejecting playlists fast causes CF to crash
Download in My Account Invalid Key
XLE maps are not staying after RC2 install (new map installers coming soon)
when you restart it doesnt restart music playlists
Adjusting balance in Win mixer causes CF volume change
Nav comport/baud not saving correctly
Video and Picture thumbnails not loading
Tuning or seeking in radio does not stop a current scan
Metric units not working in weather
Dialup settings / phone # not saving properly
Previous Track voice command does not work
Changing station with buffer on doesnt completely clear buffer


*** 2.0 RC2 RELEASE NOTES ***

RC2 NEW NAVIGATION UPDATES

Faster map refresh rate, much smoother
TMC (in Beta, requires D6 supported receivers)
Touchscreen friendly map menu when touching the map
Added "add to favorite" to touchscreen friendly map menu when touching map, auto loads to add favorite to specific folder
Added ability to show favorite folders on the map by using hide/show button in favorites section of navigation, this auto sets up alerts at 500m and then another at 100m

OTHER NEW FEATURES SINCE 2.0 RC1

New option in settings "Create System Report" to package up all CF logs into 1 file, to help in debugging user issues
Option to save system logs to USB device when created
Updated Nav engine with 2x faster graphic updates

BUG FIXES FROM 2.0 RC1

Weather Plugin not working
Volume/Balance issues
License Reactivation issues
Radio does not work on resume
Improper message displayed when BsSDK.dll not found
Main Title Paint problem
Mixer sliders going off-screen
Silabs/Adsinstantfm not functioning whatsoever
Infill Plugin not working in new 2.0RC1
Radio settings shows 'Graphics' as the title.
HD Radio will not initialize
Missing Translations
DVD does not work in 2.0
HD/Pictures switching causes issue in media
Loading Pictures Single-Click Issue
Xheo Licensing issues
Skin always says Aura in settings
Cant select COM port for HD radio
Normalization option doesnt save
Dim settings are not being reset when exiting CF
Can't make calls from Contacts List
Cannot set Music Sound Device
ATT mute not working correctly
Title scroll options in wrong setup section
Music will not pause or show in playlist after Artist browse
CF Shortcut not correct after install
Bug selecting song in Music then exiting
Voice Rec does not work when music is pauses
WiFi setup is missing label for 'Refresh Networks Interval'
Closing CF when running as shell is not loading Explorer
Gestures messing up being able to move map around in nav
Vista icon / start button on Vista doesnt hide with taskbar
voice command next track doesnt switch the track
Volume reading not precise on volume popup
After return from hibernate, radio playback line will not unmute
Shutdown and Restart options do not work on cf exit
Phone does not re-connect after standby
Position text shows -00-01 when CF starts w/o music
Gestures on visulisations don't work, disable gestures on visuals
DVD Menu display issue
XM audio does not unmute after Nav Voice Prompt
Favorites not being saved
Graphics resolution text displayed off on screen
location settings in Weather do not save
Phone volume way off
Music resumes after phone call when it shouldn't
Issue loading and playing videos
Sirius Channel List will not completely refresh


*** 2.0 RC1 RELEASE NOTES ***

NEW FEATURES SINCE 1.47

Uses .NET 2.0 Framework
Integrated Phone and Bluetooth stack, more info available soon in Phone sub-forum
EQ has been updated with common frequencies
Improved mixer and soundcard control
Added control to use the mixer with multiple soundcards to control multiple zones from one mixer
Click Level button in Mixer to list and select sound cards to control
Volume Control improved for XP and full support for Vista
Gestures (customizable)
iPod integration (iTunes NOT required)
HD Radio Support (using MJS adapter)
Touch-anywhere to scroll in Web browser
Double-tap for full screen in Web browser
Push-to-talk voice recognition
License key de-activation
New Settings modes, Basic/Advanced
Media import when inserting USB stick
Direct buttons to Music, Videos, and Pictures on Main Screen
Touch the current playing track to return to Media Player
Remembers Play/Pause state of media player when exiting
Basic event logging to help track down specific user issues - defaults to Off
Smooth Main Title Scrolling - defaults to Off (CPU intensive)
Enhanced Graphics mode - defaults to Off (slightly CPU intensive)
Select input soundcard for voice control
Open email attachments with external applications

BUG FIXES FROM 1.47

CD and USB playlist counts are off after system resume
Remembers song list position when scrolling list when song changes
DVD and/or USB audio stick starts when resuming from standby/hibernation
Satellite Radio does not resume after hibernation
Main Title does not update when listening to SatRadio
Buffer play/pause out of sync with play/pause button
"MP3" sub-title not displaying
Playlist last played song not reloading
SSL sites work in Centrafuse browser
COM ports not showing up in settings
Web Browser Loading displays when browser is not visible
Audio doesn't resume after deleting mail
Gestures should be adjusted or disabled in the mixer
Text emails are not displayed properly

*** DOWNLOAD 2.0 RC4 HERE ***

http://www.fluxmedia.net/downloads/


Thanks,
Scott and the Flux team!