tms_client 8.3.0 / Tlxconfig 4.6

tms_client 8.3.0

Bugs fixed:

• /etc/openvpn/client missing from /config santization exclusions
• version 1 of CMD_DEV_BLKDEV_LIST doesn't work (harmless, because nothing uses this yet)
• AUFS remount attempts occur even when kernel is AUFS-incapable, producing nuisance errors
• upgrade files remain in /tmp after use, wasting space and virtual memory

New features:

• support fallback MAC-address-based licensing for PCs with missing or known-non-unique product_uuid
• support new optional services: insecure VNC server and TMS beacon (requires TMS >= 8.3.0 and TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• support editing of /boot/config.txt (requires TMS >= 8.3.0, Raspberry Pi only)
• load CA certificate used to authenticate TMS from an external file, allowing use of own PKI (requires TMS >= 8.3.0)
• use external helper to sanitize /config after upgrade (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• allow use of JPEG files for client wallpaper
• add application output logs tarball to logs gathered by tms_client (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• add Horizon log tarball to logs gathered by tms_client
• add /boot/config.txt and /boot/cmdline.txt to logs gathered by tms_client

Other:

• change default mode from Web to null
• tms_client now appends to existing log file rather than overwriting it

Tlxconfig 4.6

Bugs fixed:

• temporary file is not removed after file installation
• "(None)" is not the default Variant option when selecting a new keyboard Layout
• incorrect grey-out behaviour for Referent cells in Displays tab
• incorrect License Action displayed when license is invalid
• digital signage content synchronization always fails
• exactly 6 character Restricted Feature Password is erroneously disallowed
• ds_output1_action is set incorrectly in "Images" case
• digital signage content synchronization must occur before mode change is triggered
• digital signage content synchronization fails to signal AUFS UDBA changes
• UI doesn't show (or save) digital signage Content Source locations
• UI doesn't show current state of digital signage output selection checkboxes
• overzealous checks can result in bogus digital signage setting errors when not in digital signage mode
• unsolicited/bogus "full resolution list may require reboot" popup on first startup

New features:

• automatically scan for WiFi access points and present results as WiFi SSID pick-list in Network tab; also display access point metadata (channel, signal quality and whether network is open)
• add option to shut down device on application exit (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• add configuration options for optional insecure x11vnc service (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• add option to enable TMS beacon (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• add option to edit /boot/config.txt (Raspberry Pi only)
• support fallback MAC-address-based licensing for PCs with missing or known-non-unique product_uuid
• allow display duration (now renamed cycle time) to be set for Web Content in Digital Signage tab (requires at TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2 to have any useful effect)
• add configuration options for optional insecure x11vnc service (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• allow use of JPEG files for client wallpaper

Removed features:

• remove Google Cloud Print (now useless because Google has turned this service off)
• remove Color Depth options (no longer in TMS, and of very little use)

Other:

• Raspberry Pi Audio Output behavior change: using a setting other than "Auto/USB" will now force use of internal audio, rather than merely change the internal audio preference when no USB device is present (requires TLXOS >= 4.10.0/4.8.2)
• display error if user fails to specify any relative positioning in Extend Desktop mode
• promote TMS more aggressively by starting in the About tab on first run
• change default mode from Web to null
• create /root/.local/share if missing to suppress nuisance GTK errors
• extensive digital signage code simplification

Known issues:

• RPi/IoT releases not using KMS (Pi v1-3) fail to set an appropriate default resolution