control panel update
Release date: November 10, 2010
chumby one version 1.0.7 and control panel version 2.8.73
improvements and fixes
- Updated FM Radio UI with presets
- Added international support for FM Radio
- Added alarm configuration for FM Radio
- Updated "My Music Files" (USB music) UI
- Updated alarm configuration for My Music Files
- Added Skip/Unskip Next Alarm functionality to Night Mode and Alarm Configuration
- Fixed alarm issue on time/date
- Fixed issues with backup alarm when adjusting system time/date
- Changed brightness sliders to full range for both day and night mode
- Fixed mute on alarm volume slider
How to update your chumby
The chumby will automatically notify you when an update is available. The normal update installation process occurs "over-the-air" via your wi-fi (or usb ethernet connection if that's how your chumby is connected to the internet) during which your chumby will automatically reboot twice. The update process will take anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes, depending on your wi-fi signal strength and bandwidth. We recommend that you not perform bandwidth-intensive activities (like downloading large files) during the update.
If there's a problem with the over-the-air update, you can update your chumby using a USB flash drive.
updating over-the-air
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When you see the Update Available screen, tap Now:
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Your chumby should reboot and automatically download the update.
Note: If you see the Special Options screen, tap Install updates and then tap Install from network (if this option is grayed out, it means you aren't connected to the network. Reboot your chumby and try again). -
The chumby will install an update, reboot, and then install a second update. It's important that you let the chumby install both updates! When it's done, you'll briefly see the message "Update successfully completed" and then your widgets should start playing again — this means you've successfully updated your chumby.
updating with a USB flash drive
You can install the updates from a USB flash drive if the normal over-the-air process did not work.
- Download the file at http://files.chumby.com/resources/chumbyone/1-0-7/update.tgz onto the top level of a USB flash drive (i.e., do not put it into a folder). DO NOT extract the file. The USB flash drive you're using must be formatted FAT16 or FAT32 — as long as you haven't formatted the drive as HFS on a Macintosh it should work.
- Internet Explorer users: Right click on the link and select "Save Target As...". A dialog box will open and the file name "update.gz" will appear — change the file name to "update.tgz" (insert the "t") and click on Save.
- Mac Safari users: Ctrl-click on the link and select "Download Linked File" to prevent the files from being automatically extracted.
- Turn off your chumby.
- Plug the USB drive into the USB port on the back of your chumby.
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While touching the screen, turn your chumby back on. You'll see this screen:
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Keep your finger on the touchscreen until you see the screen with "loading special options" on it. Once you see this screen you can take your finger off the screen:
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The Special Options screen will appear. Tap Install Updates.
- Tap Install from USB flash drive.
- The chumby will install an update, reboot, and then install a second update. It's important that you let the chumby install both updates! When it's done, you'll briefly see the message "Update successfully completed" and then your widgets should start playing again — this means you've successfully updated your chumby!
- Finish by following all the onscreen set-up instructions.
Note: There may be a few USB flash drives that won't work correctly on the chumby. If your chumby is having problems seeing the USB flash drive you're using, try a different one.
Known Issues
- Link quality line missing on Chumby Info screen after switching or reapplying network settings.
- The Wireless Network Connection screen displays a blank SSID and fails to connect to a wireless access point using extended ASCII chars (e.g.: Æ Ç Ø ï ). The chumby does not properly support the extended 8-bit ASCII character set, which does not have an industry standard for wireless network interoperability. The chumby does properly support the common special characters (e.g.: !, *, \, |) that fall in the range of the 7-bit ASCII Unicode character set (chars 32 to 127).
- The chumby is not currently compatible with the Apple iPhone® or iPod Touch® as an audio playback source through the chumby control panel.
- Audio playback on the chumby may abruptly stop. Since Flash Player initiates the audio and video capabilities of the chumby, if the Flash Player stops functioning the audio will stop as well. Flash Player will be automatically restarted by the chumby if it detects the Flash Player has stopped. Afterwards you can restart your audio playback by going to the Music screen in the control panel.
- Certain streaming videos may not play well or the audio may not keep in sync with the video. Not all videos use the same encoding or bit rate/resolution settings. Some of these videos may result in poor playback, with symptoms including dropped frames and hesitation. The current chumby optimal video playback profile for Flash 8 video is 320 by 240 pixels, 12 frames per second, with a maximum video bitrate of 220 kbps and a maximum audio bitrate of 32 kbps. We have selected some YouTube videos that do play well — they are located in the Entertainment category of the widget section of our website at http://www.chumby.com/guide.
- The chumby iPod player will not load any DRM files purchased from iTunes as we are not licensed by Apple to play this music (we may license with Apple in the future). You can play any music imported from CDs or any non-DRM music files.
- After several hours the chumby may not recognize the iPod. The iPod screen will show the green battery charger full. Disconnect your iPod, wait a few seconds, reconnect your iPod, and then use the chumby control panel to reload your iPod playlists.
Previous Software Updates
A list of all the previous software updates is available at software updates archive.
