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kernel:

    splash screen
    new mininit, compatible with more SD cards
    scheduling options tweaked to get better performance
    configurable color table for ILI9338 (can compensate for too blue screen)
    don’t monopolize CPU when initializing LCD controller
    added support for V-SYNC (reduces tearing)
    added support for more TV standards: PAL-60 and PAL-M
    increased backlight frequency (prevents wavy backlight)
    sound buffer size enforced to be a multiple of period size
    easy-to-read console font

rootfs:

    SDL updated to 1.2.15
    SDL patched to support V-SYNC
    added Python 2.7 and pygame
    brightness setting is remembered
    fixed issue where sound was off after shutting down with TV-out enabled
    added menu-based TV-out configuration tool
    added system information feature
    added sound configuration tool (alsamixer)
    show only graphical loading screen when loading apps
    added htop (for developers; start via telnet)

toolchain:

    upgraded GCC to version 4.7.1
    improved default optimization: targets mips32 processor, tunes to mips32r2
    link-time optimization (LTO) is disabled for now
    enabled WCHAR support; this is one of the incompatibilities between legacy Dingux and OpenDingux, but it allows more software to be ported