Hi just a little thread to unbrick this kind of popular tv box that I struggle to find on the net.
I believe this will work on many cheap TV box, just find your original firmware. Since I found a tons of unsolved thread with this issue, I guess this will help.
spec :
OS: Android 9.0
CPU: Quadcore Allwinner H6 cortex-A53 (Frequency: 2GHz)
GPU: Mali-T720MP2
RAM: 4GB
ROM: 32GB
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Issues : Bricked by rooting it. RESET button in the AV hole does NOT work (it wont boot in recovery). Side Note : DO NOT INSTALL SuperSU apk. !
Solution :
1- Use a SD card (not a usb stick, not a USB-A to USB-A.)
2- Get the PhoenixCard_V3.1.0_20130618 software
3- Get the original firmware here : https://forum.freaktab.com/forum/fr...801-sunvell-q-plus-allwinner-h6-tv-box-review
4 - On a PC get the SD card ready to flash, open PhoenixCard, load the .img file and select in ''write mode'' ""Product""
5 - Unplug the TV box and place the SD card. Plug the TV BOX, wait for the progress bar to finish. (it will start automatically when the power is ON)
Progress bar should look like something like this :
6- Done. This will erase all your data, but anyway you won't be able to access it.
Cheers really helped me out!
I just wish I hadn't brought it without reviewing it (impulse buy)
I've tried everything I can think of to get a decent Netflix App (not the crap tablet one) if anyone has any ideas or perhaps a way to port ATV over.
It worked!
Thanks a lot for this!! Really struggled to get the box working before this.
One thing I'd like to add is that once the progress bar is completed, I got a message saying "Card OK". I disconnected the power and removed the SD card. Powered it on and it worked absolutely fine
Punk_Oll said:
Cheers really helped me out!
I just wish I hadn't brought it without reviewing it (impulse buy)
I've tried everything I can think of to get a decent Netflix App (not the crap tablet one) if anyone has any ideas or perhaps a way to port ATV over.
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not many box will support HD netflix. Mi box, shield, z7+ and few rare are supporting or bypassing netflix. They are more expensive since thet are ''approved''.
I got mine for 40$, which is very very very cheap, and it worth the price.
Amazon reviews are very good.
This is one of the best for cheap box. Not perfect tho.
I still have issues :
1st , its advertise as 2.0ghz cpu clock and 4k output.
in fact, I only got 1.48 ghz clock and 720p output???????????????
Note that movies ''seem'' to play in 4k/1080p since the image is very very good, but the android interface is clearly in 720p, text is not sharp at all.
My sony TV detect 1080p tho...
I don't understand.
Unit automatically turns on every few minutes
Are either of you facing an issue where the box keeps automatically turning on and the LEDs are flashing erratically?
The leds issue and turning off make sure you do the OTA updates one after another
as that fixed the issue for me.
The box is really growning on me and I found a custom ROM with Magisk for root handling based on 7.1.1
{{https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=952835&st=40#entry86241110}}
however it disables the USB 2.0 and for some reason only shows 2 cores and 3gb of ram (not an issue for here more of a github thing)
however the Netflix addons for xmbc do work so 1080 streaming is back on and with root hidden I can finally use UKTV play/Channel4 and iplayer apps which with the way root is enabled by default on the stock firmware I couldnt find a way to controll (SU app kills the box)
so there is a link in this post to the site I got the ROM from ive been using it for a few days now none stop as this box is my main TV driver
Punk_Oll said:
The leds issue and turning off make sure you do the OTA updates one after another
as that fixed the issue for me.
The box is really growning on me and I found a custom ROM with Magisk for root handling based on 7.1.1
{{https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=952835&st=40#entry86241110}}
however it disables the USB 2.0 and for some reason only shows 2 cores and 3gb of ram (not an issue for here more of a github thing)
however the Netflix addons for xmbc do work so 1080 streaming is back on and with root hidden I can finally use UKTV play/Channel4 and iplayer apps which with the way root is enabled by default on the stock firmware I couldnt find a way to controll (SU app kills the box)
so there is a link in this post to the site I got the ROM from ive been using it for a few days now none stop as this box is my main TV driver
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Where do I get the updates? When I open "Wireless Update" it asks me to select the files from a local directory.
furqanaziz said:
Are either of you facing an issue where the box keeps automatically turning on and the LEDs are flashing erratically?
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this is probably the HDMI control from the TV. When the TV is on , TV box react, and vice-versa. My box is turning ON my tv on signal detection. Ive disable all these ''auto hdmi'' option on my tv.
furqanaziz said:
Where do I get the updates? When I open "Wireless Update" it asks me to select the files from a local directory.
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yeah, on wireless update. It should be automatic, and will say if your system is uptodate , or need to download the update.
I did't find any compatible ROM and Kernel for this box. Even the original firmware I doubt this is optimal, my resolution option menu is empty, can't change anything (both box setting or android settings)
oVeRdOsE. said:
this is probably the HDMI control from the TV. When the TV is on , TV box react, and vice-versa. My box is turning ON my tv on signal detection. Ive disable all these ''auto hdmi'' option on my tv.
yeah, on wireless update. It should be automatic, and will say if your system is uptodate , or need to download the update.
I did't find any compatible ROM and Kernel for this box. Even the original firmware I doubt this is optimal, my resolution option menu is empty, can't change anything (both box setting or android settings)
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It's weird that the box is not shutting down or going on standby, sending unnecessary CEC commands to the TV. I have disabled it for now, but it fixes the symptom not the problem. I'm going to try to install Android 8 on it and see if that helps.
furqanaziz said:
It's weird that the box is not shutting down or going on standby, sending unnecessary CEC commands to the TV. I have disabled it for now, but it fixes the symptom not the problem. I'm going to try to install Android 8 on it and see if that helps.
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Mine got android 9 out of the box. The box wont sleep, but it will go on screensaver mode.
Pretty sure that you can find a 3rd party app to make the box sleep, just like windows PC.
My android car radio going into sleep when the acc is OFF. Never a complete shutdown, only sleep, so it boot back instantly.
For me its not a huge issue, since our electricity cost are ridiculously low.
Did you get it sorted out?
Well when I used the guide above after the first flash I restarted then checked the wireless update and all together it updated a few times then became stable the led control was in the apps folder.
sorry for my late reply
furqanaziz said:
Where do I get the updates? When I open "Wireless Update" it asks me to select the files from a local directory.
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Punk_Oll said:
Did you get it sorted out?
Well when I used the guide above after the first flash I restarted then checked the wireless update and all together it updated a few times then became stable the led control was in the apps folder.
sorry for my late reply
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Sorry for the late response. I did manage to get it sorted out by uninstalling all the apps requiring root access that were not on there by default (like Root Checker, Antutu, CPUZ, etc.) and rebooted the device. Seems stable for now.
I'm thinking of flashing the ROM with Magisk that you mentioned earlier. The Starz app just refuses to playback because it detects the device is rooted.
On a side note, have any of you been able to use a custom launcher with the box? I tried installing Nova Launcher Pro, but it doesn't work.
Square Launcher Will work
In mine doesn't work sd card nor Bluetooth,, Android 9 is installed
Guys, the original firmware doesn't seem to have the app to control the LED lights on the box. Any suggestions?
furqanaziz said:
Guys, the original firmware doesn't seem to have the app to control the LED lights on the box. Any suggestions?
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yes its does, or maybe after the ''wireless update'' .
- out of the box I had it.
- then when I flashed the ROM posted on freaktab, I also got the led control but ONLY on original launcher. (using niagara launcher, and LED control is missing)
oVeRdOsE. said:
yes its does, or maybe after the ''wireless update'' .
- out of the box I had it.
- then when I flashed the ROM posted on freaktab, I also got the led control but ONLY on original launcher. (using niagara launcher, and LED control is missing)
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When I try the wireless update, it says that it's already updated to the latest version, but the the LED app is not there. Could you link the APK file?
Thanks so much. I too ended up in trouble by throwing caution to the wind. I was able to recover the box with 8.1 firmware, but 4K YouTube video was gone forever. In fact, 4K playback was so bad, I'd pretty much left the box to collect dust. Periodically though, I check for a version 9 ROM, and today was the day. I'm 100% back in action, thanks to your efforts and post. Thank you!
Brick Box Q plus.
hi i need help! I installed SuperSu and the box got stuck on the home screen and doesn't go any further. I followed this guide but the green bar does not go on. how can I do?
SuperSue issue is due to Bluetooth. This device doesnt have a bluettoth, does anyone know how to make CSR Bluetooth dolgle work on the TV Box?
I have this kind but the 4GB Ram 64GB Rom I wonder how to fix the softbrick? I did the supersu binary update then it softbricked
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geekboy2000 said:
Thanks so much. I too ended up in trouble by throwing caution to the wind. I was able to recover the box with 8.1 firmware, but 4K YouTube video was gone forever. In fact, 4K playback was so bad, I'd pretty much left the box to collect dust. Periodically though, I check for a version 9 ROM, and today was the day. I'm 100% back in action, thanks to your efforts and post. Thank you!
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?? You Find the Version 9 Rom Yet?!?!
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Is this for the 64GB Rom too? I Installed the SuperSU Binary and then my android TV softbricked -.- I hope theres a solution!
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Just got one to play with. and so far feeling ok with it..
But..
Why would you go and make the "Back, Home, Resent apps" buttons that are core to Android not be there?
Anyway, I got a feeling its only going to be an edit of a system file and we should be able to get them back working..
Its running JB 4.1.2
Anyone got any idea's how I can go about doing this?
As I am using team EOS 4 on the TF101, with thier nice way of having seperate EOS ability to edit the size, postion of these buttons in question..
Is is fesiable for me to grab the EOS apk and move it into this Rom an see if it works?
I am also thinking that something like LMK might be able to work too, but would have to be worked via mouse inputs not touch..
Any pointers in the right direction would be great thanks..
Also, I will use this thread ed as a bit of a collection of handy hints for these box's as I am sure they are going to up there in the development circle once they become a bit more available to the masses..
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
I need to find the time to do this I would say..
jastonas said:
I know there are many posts about this but it took me a while to understand how it works and there is no single thread which has the information gathered in the first post, so I decided to make this. Sorry if it uneeded.
Anyone who want's to use on screen NavBar buttons, he's lucky! (at least compared to ICS).
Now, by adding in
the line
you get the navigation bar (after reboot) and at the same time Android system recognizes this and adds the three dot menu icon whenever needed*!
If you want to disable the hardware keys, edit the file
These are the three hardware buttons
Add a # before any you don't wan't to use any more. I did for 158 and 139 and left my Home button working.
There is a mod** (flash it in recovery) which makes the bar almost half the size. It's better looking and less space is wasted but it does get some time to get used to it and you might need a couple of tries sometimes when trying to hit those buttons.
*This wasn't the case for ICS.
**mod by houssam10001
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Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
I am actually looking for a CWM package to use but as there are some talented developers already working on these box's I have a feeling it won't be long and we can do as we please with them.. Here is the M3 CWM working..
http://imgur.com/a/rf3OT#WghJo
http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/36614-mele-a1000a2000-install-cwm-cm9aokp-all-mods/
Edits:
VPN's work arounds
Bit of feed back for you on Openvpn for Android by Arne Schwabe
I am using TCP port 443.. Working fine.. streaming youtube now from behind GCFW.
Also by using DroidVpn or OpenVpn for Android, or Via a VPN'ed connection on a laptop/USB-doggle from a desktop via "Connectfiy" your users can be using the Xios ICS with VPN's as is..
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System enharncements:
I am using a few programs to make this build run sweet.. the following are the programs I using and its up to yourself to do some reading and work out which things to tweak.. but mines running as sweat as it ever has.. NO LAG or RE-DRAWS.... and Google Play store is not sticky anymore.. Mind you it shouldn't be on a dual core device.
Also as a note I am running Livewall papers in the background "Ocean HD" so this is taking up 15mb of Ram..
Rescan Media ROOT
Disable and Kill the media scanner at boot.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/...SwxLDMsImNvbS5hZGR6Lm1lZGlhc2Nhbm5lcnJvb3QiXQ
System Tuner:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ccc71.pmw&feature=search_result
Pimp My Rom -
Take your time with this one and work out what settings work for you..
I suggest you go in and use the Tools>Universal Init.d Support -- to Check that it is setup for you..
if it say negitive just hit the Activate button then test.. works for me..
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.androguide.pimp.my.rom&feature=sear ch_result
Also, there is a Entropy Generator no 5.. you want to have this set so it is showing "4096 bits"
you can also use this program to check it it working..
Check Random Entropy
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.promethylhosting.checkrandentropyav ail&feature=search_result
If you want to know more head to this post on XDA:
[MOD] CrossBreeder - Sharp reductions in Android GUI lag - Frandom support
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2113150
Also on this, at the moment I am using the seeder.apk as not had time to set CrossBreeder up.. But Do notice an improvement by having Entropy @ 4096.
So really now with the XAF Custom build of XBMC and this setup I am good to go..
http://code.google.com/p/xbmc-android/downloads/list
Nice to have upgraded to Dual-core..
Sent from my GT-I9300
Looks like another update out..
Dated 14.3
http://up.stdvr.com/mygica/android/A6/firmware/
Will see if the box wants to auto update once I am home as out on the road..
But should be able to report back tomorrow
Also I have some details on mkv play back from industry.. Will post when I can get all the data together..
Sent from my GT-I9300
Haven't had much time to put it through its paces as been travelling for work.
But here are some thoughts on it so far..
I have just upgraded to "update_Mygica_20130314.img"
http://up.stdvr.com/mygica/android/A...a_20130314.img
Like the new bigger pointer for the mouse, also it seems to have brought back the remote controls as I had lost those but I still have to manually turn it off.
I swap out the Chinese launcher with Apex launcher - Apex runs nicely and can back up all the settings and screens so are happy with this.
Speeds and Kernel controls :
As pretty much the same as the M1-M3 box's - until we have developers that are hacking these to suit our needs we are locked in the the Geniatech/MyGicia/Privos setting's - Which I hope in the not to distant future we get some of the phone/Tablet kernel guru's turning up and opening these kernels up for us to adjust the speeds in which these can run.
Using CPU Master I am able to get it to run @ 1540 after boot but the settings don't stick and from the readings I have done this is in the way they have setup the Init.d..
What is Init.d?
Quote: Taken from Ryuinferno's thread
[MOD][APK+SCRIPT+ZIP] Enable Init.d for Any Phones w/o Need of Custom Kernels!!! - xda-developers
Originally Posted by the_scotsman (Moderator Liaison Admin / Moderator Committee / XDA News Writer)
Init.d plays an important role in the world of Android development and customization It allows users to install scripts and mods to be run at boot—everything from battery tweaks to performance tweaks. It essentially opens the door to a world of mods only possible through the Init.d process, which in turn is usually only available on custom kernels.
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CMW type recovery:
Been said before-hoping in the not too distant future we get a CMW or TWRP going as this will give us more options to keep the box clean and load in customs roms.
How I do it -XBMC-addons
As I seem to be installing multi-able versions of XMBC and or firmware upgrades, I have now got a set pattern in which I can reset most of my fav addons back up.. it maybe a little long winded for some but works for me as I find that I lose addons if I don't keep track of them thus I have them saved to a NAS drive. I access them via this method to re-setup.
1: Load the NAS directory up using CIF manager.
2: In XBMC -Go in to "System-Addons-install from zip
3: Go in to "Root file system" then "mnt" then 'cifs' then a 'XBMC' directory where I keep a backup of all my depositories that I use. ( over the last 12 months I have collected a nice bunch of them from around the traps)
Remotes:
Droidmote : I had it going the first time I set the box up in a hotel room using my Asus portable wifi router and had the accelerometer working nicely on a few games. but since I have been back to my home network I have not been able to get it to work - just tested it with that modem again and its not working, so i would say the uniput needs to be loaded up via a script again. Will play with it when get time.
RemoteIME / Android Smart TV remote app
RemoteIME - §Q¥ÎAndroid¤â¾÷©Î¥*ªO¹q¸£³£¥i¥H¾Þ±±MyGica Enjoy TV Box
Not a lot of info on this one but it works nicely with my tf101 and this box.. what I like about it.. just works..
Finds the box and away we go.. wish Droidmote was that easy.
Got a thread on XDA on it.. so hopefully it gets picked up a bit more and some more work done it on..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2045734
Also been playing with this one.. but cant seem to get it to work.. got the server side apk but as yet, I am not sure if it will only go with the A8 but I have read somewhere that others have had it going but not sure on what hardware.
I got a feeling that you have to have the bubblepnp going then this may work in with this server and remote.
just haven't had enough time to play.
RKRemoteControl
RKRemoteControl - Remote control app for RK3066 A8
http://www.diyomate.com/a8/a8.htm
Here is the rockchip.mediacenter app which goes on to the box. Plus in this zip is the other apk's you need.
If someone gets it going post back and let us how..
Import the TB backup file via TB backup.. either via the TB program or "open as" if you are running TB it should give you this option.. as thats how I got it to import in to mine..
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/14174333/AT...-23-3-2013.rar
Chinese TV apks
As I am here in the middle kingdom- I have to have things to entertain the guests so found this bundle - I am not sure how many will work outside of China but some are actually pretty good once you get the hang of how to use them. (no my Chinese is not that great).. a lot will update so this is normal.. just work out which is "yes" and which is "no"
(Will post the link once its loaded to Dropbox)
here's a link to addons for chinese tv within XBMC
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=64250&page=37
ok.. a few problems of it locking up.
Cant pin it down to anyone one thing as yet..
Doesn't seem to get hot so thats not it as I have a USB laptop fan under it, seems to be when I change out to another input on the TV and or I leave it idle for some time, kinda goes in to sleep and not come out it.. got to reboot.
Another thing on the lastest MyGica roms is the lack of Home' 'Back' 'Search' 'Back' 'Recent Task' 'Menu' buttons.
so at the moment I am using this and it does the trick.
Button Savior (Root)
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...FydC5zd2tleSJd
also an old few fav are..
Reboot Recovery
QBANIN
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result
Turn Off The Screen
Protoport
https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...=search_result
K.. know its a bit of a long post, but been meaning to get it done over the last few weeks..
Other link of interest are same box different vendor's but pays to keep an eye on what's popping up around the traps.
http://www.futeko.com/forum/index.php?mode=index
http://www.mygica.es/firm-mygica-mx.html#
http://www.hdp1080.com/
And the thread over at xbmc.org
http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php...hlight=atv1200
Just know people are going to be looking for info on this soon enough..
if nikingstore ever sends me mine, i'll be reading and contributing to this forum. hope it livens up.
New firmware..
http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androidtvbox/update_spi_mx_20130326.zip
http://www.geniatech.com/down-eng/androi...130326.zip
Downlload and don't unzip, copy to SD card or USB disk, connect to the box and run upgrade->local update, select the SPI file to update first, after finished, it will restart the box, then, do the same steps to update the firmware, and XBMC is still xbmcapp-armeabi-v7a-debug-20130223.apk.
Above is a new firmware for Geniatech's dual core box, it fixed 4:3/16:9 aspect ratio and android bar problems of XBMC.
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Upgraded to this one today.. Working smoothly.
Haven't had time to play with XBMC builds on it but was streaming off PPTV most of the day..
Not sure if it was the box or the network.. Seemed to encounter the ethernet problem after about 2 hours where the stream was caught up.
Switched out to wifi and ran the same stream for a while.. Then switched back to ethernet and no problems.. Maybe a net problem and or that old bug is still hanging round..
Overall zippy as hell but I am also running the Seeder app to keep the Random Entropy up to 4096.
We can clock up to 1512mhz and change out to performance governor but min seems to be locked in at 48mhz which seems a bit low.
But with that being said.. It shows that it actually sits down between 72mhz & 336mhz on low loads.
Navigation buttons are back plus a new screen shot one..
I also noticed in settings there is a new EASYLINK option.. Maybe some like a new remote control app or airplay?
Anyone got info on it?
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
has anybody used the component out on a mygica atv1200? i swear the blue and green are reversed. i've tried 2 sets of cables. i hooked from mygica to computer and tv. both will not display until i put blue cable in green and green in blue on the mygica box.. and obviously when i do this it messes up the colors. has anyone else noticed this? i tried taking out the hdmi as well and got the same results. i'd love it if someone could confirm i'm either right, or i simply have a bad box. thanks. i've also tried with different firmwares. including the 3/26. i'm now on 1/15.
Did anybody try that DroidMote server. I think I have problem with that uinput. I've downloaded it and made som changes with terminal emulator following instructions, still no moves... Please advice...
make sure it is rooted and goto the system folder and edit build.prop and add a line of code on a new line at the bottom:
qemu.hw.mainkeys=0
and reboot the device to get those buttons.
Sent from my U8160 using xda premium
mikhim said:
Did anybody try that DroidMote server. I think I have problem with that uinput. I've downloaded it and made som changes with terminal emulator following instructions, still no moves... Please advice...
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Works out of the box for me..
One thing I do is test the network I am on..
i.e test it with my TF-001 to make sure its working, then test it on the ATV1200.
As my other box I had to do some mods on it to get it to work..
but overall works great.. play a few games with it..
dgcruzing said:
Works out of the box for me..
One thing I do is test the network I am on..
i.e test it with my TF-001 to make sure its working, then test it on the ATV1200.
As my other box I had to do some mods on it to get it to work..
but overall works great.. play a few games with it..
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Thanks for answer. It works nice on the new firmware!
Another question. I faced to weird shutdowns during normal operation (browsing, video playing). It happens very frequently and I did everything, updated firmware, did several resets - no success. Any suggestions what it might be?
ADD
I found that it was not device issue but my TV set... It works smoothly on my neighbour's TV. If I could only know that they'll be incompatible... TV Firmware update - no success. Buying new TV for my box is ridiculous
atv1200
dgcruzing said:
How I do it -XBMC-addons
As I seem to be installing multi-able versions of XMBC and or firmware upgrades, I have now got a set pattern in which I can reset most of my fav addons back up.. it maybe a little long winded for some but works for me as I find that I lose addons if I don't keep track of them thus I have them saved to a NAS drive. I access them via this method to re-setup.
1: Load the NAS directory up using CIF manager.
2: In XBMC -Go in to "System-Addons-install from zip
3: Go in to "Root file system" then "mnt" then 'cifs' then a 'XBMC' directory where I keep a backup of all my depositories that I use. ( over the last 12 months I have collected a nice bunch of them from around the traps)
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dgcruzing/anyone,
i am trying to use the cifs manager app on my atv1200 but it seems i need a "cifs.ko" file or the app won't work.
Where did you get the cifs.ko file?
any help gratefully received, thanks.
thebearnecessities said:
dgcruzing/anyone,
i am trying to use the cifs manager app on my atv1200 but it seems i need a "cifs.ko" file or the app won't work.
Where did you get the cifs.ko file?
any help gratefully received, thanks.
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Bear' before I reply I need to check my setup again to see what is what..
Just shifted cities here in China so its been a big few weeks..
I have got the box working into the Synology NAS and it is working without me playing with the CIFs setup.
But I have used the Networking program that came with the firmware and set it to auto mount the video and TV folders on the NAS.
I also need to find some time to setup XBMC again due to this new update.
And also test the new internet connection I have got..
Sent from my Transformer TF101 using Tapatalk 2
dgcruzing said:
Bear' before I reply I need to check my setup again to see what is what..
Just shifted cities here in China so its been a big few weeks..
I have got the box working into the Synology NAS and it is working without me playing with the CIFs setup.
But I have used the Networking program that came with the firmware and set it to auto mount the video and TV folders on the NAS.
I also need to find some time to setup XBMC again due to this new update.
And also test the new internet connection I have got..
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well thanks for this initial reply.
i have not been able to get cifs manager to work at all without a cifs.ko module. i have got an smb share connected in xbmc, but it seems unreliable.
anyone know how to get cifs manager working on this type of box (geniatech/mygica), i think i need to download the cifs.ko mdule but i don't know where to get it.
any new dgcruzing?
how did you get cifs manager working?
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any new dgcruzing?
how did you get cifs manager working?
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i used Mount Manager from the PlayStore and it worked flawlessly
I am getting a Green light on the box and it won't respond anymore. This happens when I leave it sit for a while. Any help? Seems to be some kind of sleep or standby, but it won't wake from it unless I unplug it and then plug it back in.
Try a firmware upgrade..dont know what you are on..but only go to 05 - 4.1.2 dont go to 4.2.2 unless you are prepared for troubles..
We have plenty on it over @ xbmc.org threads
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I have bought this box 3 days ago. Now i habe a Problem. When i use the droitmode app and use the multitouch swipe , the indicator stays in the screen. It does not disappear. I am in the latest Firmware. Plus i cant update the busybox. After updating my Firmware is totally screwed.
Are there any custom roms for this box?
Thanks for your help
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This is my first attempt at compiling cyanogenmod for my own phone. So far it works OK for me so I decided to share:
WARNING:
As of 20141223 you will need HBOOT version 3.19.000 to be able to use this. in order to get it install the latest firmware from: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2696282
WARNING:
This is an ALPHA built, in other words too many things are broken and expect things to suddenly stop working. Make sure you know how to recover your phone in case anything breaks. If you have a grain of doubt that you may not be able to recover DO NOT PROCEED. and in the end of everything: I do not take any responsibility for anything that may or may not happen to your phone. You are flashing at your own risk not mine.
Requirements:
1. Custom recovery (I used TWRP)
2. Latest firmware version 3.19.000
Files that you need:
CM12 built: http://devbro.com/android/cm-12-20141223-UNOFFICIAL-m8.zip Last stable built with no issues for camera and bluetooth is 20141218
GAPPS: http://d-h.st/YQG
SUPERSU: http://download.chainfire.eu/supersu -- no longer needed
Steps:
0. Create a small temple using your favorite objects and pray to your favorite God or Gods for a successful outcome. I did about 2 hours of praying to Eutykhia. I suggest the same to you.
1. Back up your stuff using Titanium backup
2. Go into recovery
2.1 Do one last nandroid backup here of System, Boot, Recovery and Data
3. Wipe Data, System, Cache, Dalvik
4. install CM12 and GAPPS
5. restart upon completion
Things that do not work:
1. Titanium back up and apps that depend on root may hang. Flash SUPERSU from RECOVERY and it should fix it. Fixed as of 20141220
2. Camera does not work.
3. Bluetooth may not see new devices. Restart before adding each individual device.
4. If Calendar is not syncing install the Google Calendar from the Store
5. Apollo(music player) Keeps on crashing. I used Play Music(google music) to play my musics and it works ok so far. fixed as of 2014-12-06 build. Apollo no longer exists but a new music app that works just fine with nuplayer
6. Probably other stuff that I have not come across yet.
7. I have not been able to get the swype gesture on the keyboard. If you know why please tell us.
If you have suggestions:
Simply post it in the forum and I see What I can do about it. If there are
My mods to this code:
1. I had edited the platform.xml to allow write access to sdcard (aka sdfix)
Screenshots:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Looks like you may have fixed more than Apollo in that last build. Camera, calender, and multiple bluetooth pairing worked out-of-the-box. Runs good. Only crash I've encounter so far is in trying to access the in-built Superuser settings, but it's redundant if you use the SuperSU app anyway.
Good job!
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Looks like you may have fixed more than Apollo in that last build. Camera, calender, and multiple bluetooth pairing worked out-of-the-box. Runs good. Only crash I've encounter so far is in trying to access the in-built Superuser settings, but it's redundant if you use the SuperSU app anyway.
Good job!
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For the 2014-12-06 build I got a few more of the drm blobs. Still missing two blobs thought.
Hey, First - Thank You for this ROM it's a great start !
I have been using it since you released it and I just wanted to give my two cents. For being an Alpha build, mostly everything works. I have noticed few bugs but the most annoying one for me is when I'm playing music. 1) I would use Play Music and at first it worked fine but as of today, for some reason, it would play for the first 10 seconds and than it would go off. The music ticker would be increasing but the sound would not play. I would have to skip ahead a track than go back to have it play fully. 2) I also rooted and flashed the ROM on to my coworkers phone and for some reason, his mobile Data wouldn't work yet Wi-Fi works perfectly fine. 3) Something else that I noticed was that, when closing apps, more often than not, after hitting the "close all" tap, I would open the recent apps again and I would have a application running which was closed. 4) I would also get a FC when trying to change the settings in the Messenger app. It's not that important but I thought that I should mention it anyway.
That's all I have at the moment, Thank You again for your hard work.
SirrJonathan said:
Hey, First - Thank You for this ROM it's a great start !
I have been using it since you released it and I just wanted to give my two cents. For being an Alpha build, mostly everything works. I have noticed few bugs but the most annoying one for me is when I'm playing music. 1) I would use Play Music and at first it worked fine but as of today, for some reason, it would play for the first 10 seconds and than it would go off. The music ticker would be increasing but the sound would not play. I would have to skip ahead a track than go back to have it play fully. 2) I also rooted and flashed the ROM on to my coworkers phone and for some reason, his mobile Data wouldn't work yet Wi-Fi works perfectly fine. 3) Something else that I noticed was that, when closing apps, more often than not, after hitting the "close all" tap, I would open the recent apps again and I would have a application running which was closed. 4) I would also get a FC when trying to change the settings in the Messenger app. It's not that important but I thought that I should mention it anyway.
That's all I have at the moment, Thank You again for your hard work.
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Thank you so much for the info I will update the thread with these bugs. Here are a few things:
1. for the music player problem go to settings->development options->switch the music option from "nuplayer" to "awesome player"
2. I have no encountered this problem. did you check the APN settings and made sure that network data is enabled?
3. I do sometimes run into this problem
4. Are you using the default messenger app? I use textra which is very similar in look and feel and so far no breakage.
I have been trying to compile a new version but for the past 2 days the latest code off the branch keeps of failing the build at different points. If I get to fix the errors I will try again to upload a new build.
devbro said:
Thank you so much for the info I will update the thread with these bugs. Here are a few things:
1. for the music player problem go to settings->development options->switch the music option from "nuplayer" to "awesome player"
2. I have no encountered this problem. did you check the APN settings and made sure that network data is enabled?
3. I do sometimes run into this problem
4. Are you using the default messenger app? I use textra which is very similar in look and feel and so far no breakage.
I have been trying to compile a new version but for the past 2 days the latest code off the branch keeps of failing the build at different points. If I get to fix the errors I will try again to upload a new build.
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OK so,
1) I had it checked on and now I unchecked it, I will use it as normal and proceed with an update.
2) I'll be honest, he was being an annoyance so I did not check his APN though you are probably right.
3) I am using the stock messenger app. I had the Google application on here but I was receiving and "message not sent" error for some odd reason.
PS: That was a fast reply, good stuff. :good:
Just an update on the Music bug, I unchecked the box as before and after nearly a 24 hour testing period, I have encountered the bug a few times but not a much as before. I would say that I would have to apply the walk around (Changing the track and than going back to what I actually want to listen too) around five times. That is way less than before, so it did address the bug but it did not kill it.
SirrJonathan said:
Just an update on the Music bug, I unchecked the box as before and after nearly a 24 hour testing period, I have encountered the bug a few times but not a much as before. I would say that I would have to apply the walk around (Changing the track and than going back to what I actually want to listen too) around five times. That is way less than before, so it did address the bug but it did not kill it.
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Have you tried other other music players such as play music? I want to know if the bug is exclusive to Apollo or not.
I did have the problem at the beginning and simply seeking the music it helped. I have not encounter that problem for sometime. Plus I have been using a bluetooth headphones so that may have something to do with my case.
devbro said:
Have you tried other other music players such as play music? I want to know if the bug is exclusive to Apollo or not.
I did have the problem at the beginning and simply seeking the music it helped. I have not encounter that problem for sometime. Plus I have been using a bluetooth headphones so that may have something to do with my case.
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I have used Apollo and Play music. Play music is the main one used. On another note, my mobile data also broke just know. I am not sure why so i had to revert to my backed up ROM
Works great so far. Only issue I am getting g is that the screen won't turn off during call. The audio issue happened once and it worked later don't know why. My cars bluetooth works and controls audio but won't get the text messenges. Besides that feels great for being alpha. No crashes so far.
I finally managed to build the source code again. I hope you all like this one.
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I finally managed to build the source code again. I hope you all like this one.
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joker96 said:
404 not found
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Looks like he left out a 1:
http://devbro.com/android/cm-12-20141215-UNOFFICIAL-m8.zip
devbro said:
I finally managed to build the source code again. I hope you all like this one.
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Where did the flashlight toggle go?
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404 not found
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I fixed the link. I intentionally killed the linked as the build was not able to boot. I replaced the boot.img with an older one and now it works just fine.
devbro said:
I fixed the link. I intentionally killed the linked as the build was not able to boot. I replaced the boot.img with an older one and now it works just fine.
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Camera/flashlight are not working. The camera apps are crashing and the flashlight apps I've tried are not detecting an LED light.
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Camera/flashlight are not working. The camera apps are crashing and the flashlight apps I've tried are not detecting an LED light.
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I uploaded a new built of for today so please re-download the file. The old file had a problem and I intentionally made the link 404 to prevent others from downloading the bad file.
As for Camera app problem it is a known issue with but using the google camera instead of the stock camera should fix this issue.
As for Flash-light app, I used it from the quick setting and it worked just fine for me.
devbro said:
I uploaded a new built of for today so please re-download the file. The old file had a problem and I intentionally made the link 404 to prevent others from downloading the bad file.
As for Camera app problem it is a known issue with but using the google camera instead of the stock camera should fix this issue.
As for Flash-light app, I used it from the quick setting and it worked just fine for me.
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I'll try re-downloading. With the build I got, not even the Google camera was working.
*Update: That did it. Works great now.
Just a quick update for those using this. I have created a new built for 20141223 but so far i cannot get it to flash on my phone. Something to do with incompatibility between recovery versions. If i get to fix it i will post further updates.
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Are you only using the CWM recovery? I've flashed the last 2 versions of this with TWRP. Care to put up a link?
devbro said:
Just a quick update for those using this. I have created a new built for 20141223 but so far i cannot get it to flash on my phone. Something to do with incompatibility between recovery versions. If i get to fix it i will post further updates.
Sent from my One M8 using XDA Free mobile app
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I also use twrp if you want i will put a link and you can try at your own risk.
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I have setup 20 or so different phones and tablets for others in the past week from bottom of the line 2012 phones to s7's and not a single one has problems with this app except for my phone. What gives?
Things I've tried: force GPU rendering, both versions of app, 6.9.0 maps and the latest maps with and without cache. Hell i have even changed roms and kernels. Nothing works.
The only time this app runs on this phone is when I setup a multi-window app on and ran it on half the screen. It works decent at best then.
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
What have you guys been doing to make it work? I see in the play store reviews for z5c others have the same issues but no one's asked yet.
Mine works fine.
Had to reboot after installation to get GPS to sync properly.
Huli13 said:
Mine works fine.
Had to reboot after installation to get GPS to sync properly.
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whats your setup? I might go back to lollipop to give it a go. I did a quick google and z3 compact owners are also affected by this so its something with the ui for sure.
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whats your setup? I might go back to lollipop to give it a go. I did a quick google and z3 compact owners are also affected by this so its something with the ui for sure.
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works fine here also! Im on latest marshmallow
Stock 6.0.1 running the 224 build. Have not gotten the newest update for some reason. Checked just a few minutes ago.
Might make a difference of where my phone is from... IIRC it is Singapore.
I have this game on my phone and have no issues at all. I'm running marshmallow 6.0.1 with 224 build
Are any of y'all rooted? I've setup a root cloak but that didn't change anything either.
Works fine for me. Stock Lollipop here.
In what way doesn't it work for you? It just force closes on start? Are you using the latest Pokémon Go version, 0.29.2? It starts up and plays just fine on my Z5C with XPower v3.0 (.224) and AndroPlus kernel v33. Rooted, all apps up-to-date.
Triflot said:
In what way doesn't it work for you? It just force closes on start? Are you using the latest Pokémon Go version, 0.29.2? It starts up and plays just fine on my Z5C with XPower v3.0 (.224) and AndroPlus kernel v33. Rooted, all apps up-to-date.
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I've got the exact same setup as you. Hmm
The games animations are so sluggish that it's unresponsive or very late to responses. It appears to be running at just a few fps. When hitting up a pokestop the game will take up to 30 seconds to zoom in and pop it up, then making it spin is even more fun. Scrolling down the Pokémon list is impossible because it glitches from the scroll animations and will just click wherever you started scrolling from. When at a Pokemon page to try and scroll to transfer it the pages will not move one bit. Then the pokedex doesn't work either. I've found a lot of videos on YouTube for that glitch. All seem to be z compacts and moto gs.
I'll keep messing around with it eventually. Ive downgraded back to my s4 mini because this phone has bad nothing but problems with every update sony puts out :\
Edit: I've uploaded a screen grab of some gameplay on the next page
I got it to load battles and stops a bit better. Still not functional though. I set the resolution of the app to 320x480. I uploaded a screen grab of me going though some menus to show what's going on. I'll be forwarding this issue up to niantic as well for the other z5c owners having issues.
https://youtu.be/NrhiDQzcwJo
Have the same issues. Had it on rooted .224, Xpower 3.0 (both kernels) and now also on cm13. Though the cm13 gave me a slight performance improvement (when things are going well) but most of the time the problem starts like 5 seconds after the maps are loaded. Didn't try caching the maps or other versions of gmaps.
Did try all kinds of tweaks with kernel audiator, but only made things worse.
For some reason, the problem sometimes doesn't occur for hours before it does again.
rebooting, clearing cache, closing the app then rebooting, force reboot.... all fail to solve the issue.
D-n_n-S said:
Have the same issues. Had it on rooted .224, Xpower 3.0 (both kernels) and now also on cm13. Though the cm13 gave me a slight performance improvement (when things are going well) but most of the time the problem starts like 5 seconds after the maps are loaded. Didn't try caching the maps or other versions of gmaps.
Did try all kinds of tweaks with kernel audiator, but only made things worse.
For some reason, the problem sometimes doesn't occur for hours before it does again.
rebooting, clearing cache, closing the app then rebooting, force reboot.... all fail to solve the issue.
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yeah i made it the whole first three days after launch not realizing it was bad because servers were so spotty. I dont really know what else to try though. Ive switched to my backup phone and probably will be selling my z5c, ive really missed my old phone and spending this much time with it will only make me more attached again lol
works fine last build (stock not rooted) apk ver 29.2
Holly Jesus...
Отправлено с моего E5823 через Tapatalk
civicsr2cool said:
I got it to load battles and stops a bit better. Still not functional though. I set the resolution of the app to 320x480. I uploaded a screen grab of me going though some menus to show what's going on. I'll be forwarding this issue up to niantic as well for the other z5c owners having issues.
https://youtu.be/NrhiDQzcwJo
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hello, i have the exact same problem!! After some time, the app becomes unusable.
Sluggish, lagging fps when opening pokemon menu, when going around .... and it seems it's phone-software related not server related (it's slow in rendering graphics, not "lagging").
Did you find a solution?
I'm still on MM 6.0 .185, using AndroPlus kernel v30. Developer settings > running server -> pokemon using 460 mb RAM !
How much ram does it suck on your phone, guys?
EDIT: might it be related to root apps/xposed? Did you try on stock with just root?
Where are other threads reporting this issue?
i'm also thinking about CPU downclocking because of heat, as the phone gets hot, and here is summer. However, even with throttling the game should still run well.
EDIT: If you have time, please analyze which can be the cause, as other people seems to have no problems with similar configuration and this is strange. Unfortunately at the moment i have no time to reset the phone and try.
Also thanks for reporting it to Niantic.
ninestarkoko said:
hello, i have the exact same problem!! After some time, the app becomes unusable.
Sluggish, lagging fps when opening pokemon menu, when going around .... and it seems it's phone-software related not server related (it's slow in rendering graphics, not "lagging").
Did you find a solution?
I'm still on MM 6.0 .185, using AndroPlus kernel v30. Developer settings > running server -> pokemon using 460 mb RAM !
How much ram does it suck on your phone, guys?
EDIT: might it be related to root apps/xposed? Did you try on stock with just root?
Where are other threads reporting this issue?
i'm also thinking about CPU downclocking because of heat, as the phone gets hot, and here is summer. However, even with throttling the game should still run well.
EDIT: If you have time, please analyze which can be the cause, as other people seems to have no problems with similar configuration and this is strange. Unfortunately at the moment i have no time to reset the phone and try.
Also thanks for reporting it to Niantic.
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I thought I had it going good, but then I visited central park and game couldn't even load the map let alone the stops lol I've given up hope on this phone.
If you search around Reddit there are quite a few threads on it.
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whats your setup? I might go back to lollipop to give it a go. I did a quick google and z3 compact owners are also affected by this so its something with the ui for sure.
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civicsr2cool said:
I thought I had it going good, but then I visited central park and game couldn't even load the map let alone the stops lol I've given up hope on this phone.
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Found the cause: too aggressive CPU throttling by Sony. CPU/GPU frequency/cores reduced excessively.
Solution: edit the thermal-engine.conf inside system/etc as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/tweak-improve-performance-reduce-t3387879
Do not simply replace the stock file with the modded file you can found there, because on Z5C things are different.
Personally i created a file where:
- i've edited only the first two sections [msm_therm__0.DEFAULT] and [msm_therm__1.DEFAULT]
- increased the temperature's thresholds (about +5C°) that trigger CPU/GPU/cell.. power reduction
- in 0.DEFAULT section : for the lowest thresholds (i reduced the number of thresholds like in the topic above) , i applied the reductions (cpu frequency reduction, cpu switchoff,...) taken from the modded file from the topic above, and tweaked the battery value to make it more similar to the stock values (it should regulate the maximum current if you are charging a hot device)
- in 1.DEFAULT section: i kept the reductions applied by the stock thermal-engine (and just tweaked small cluster freq). I edited temp values (about +5C°).
It's a beta configuration for me, as I will need to test more configurations (ex. choose GPU reduction before CPU, immediately reduce big cluster cpu values,...) but for now it works for me.
No more sluggish-lagging-slow fps animations, Pokemon go completely smooth! Obviously phone a bit hotter.
I'm attaching this personal modded file, if you want you can use it but i take no responsibility for it.
If you want to compare the differences between stock and modded, use a program like WinMerge.
Thanks @RyTekk for his contribution regarding thermal management in Z5 line
EDIT: tweaked thermal-engine a bit more, lower big cluster frequencies
ninestarkoko said:
Found the cause: too aggressive CPU throttling by Sony. CPU/GPU frequency/cores reduced excessively.
Solution: edit the thermal-engine.conf inside system/etc as described here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/xperia-z5/general/tweak-improve-performance-reduce-t3387879
Do not simply replace the stock file with the modded file you can found there, because on Z5C things are different.
Personally i created a file where:
- i've edited only the first two sections [msm_therm__0.DEFAULT] and [msm_therm__1.DEFAULT]
- increased the temperature's thresholds (about +5C°) that trigger CPU/GPU/cell.. power reduction
- in 0.DEFAULT section : for the lowest thresholds (i reduced the number of thresholds like in the topic above) , i applied the reductions (cpu frequency reduction, cpu switchoff,...) taken from the modded file from the topic above, and tweaked the battery value to make it more similar to the stock values (it should regulate the maximum current if you are charging a hot device)
- in 1.DEFAULT section: i kept the reductions applied by the stock thermal-engine (and just tweaked small cluster freq). I edited temp values (about +5C°).
It's a beta configuration for me, as I will need to test more configurations (ex. choose GPU reduction before CPU, immediately reduce big cluster cpu values,...) but for now it works for me.
No more sluggish-lagging-slow fps animations, Pokemon go completely smooth! Obviously phone a bit hotter.
I'm attaching this personal modded file, if you want you can use it but i take no responsibility for it.
If you want to compare the differences between stock and modded, use a program like WinMerge.
Thanks @RyTekk for his contribution regarding thermal management in Z5 line
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Most of us here are running androplus kernel and not a Sony kernel. I am not all that keen on messing around with temperature Threshold's as I've has this phone up to 170*f a few times and it's not pleasant at all. I've had a few instances where the app worked just fine for a few hours then the next time I pull it up itsback to being crappy again. Someone else may want to give this a go though.
Hello,
My HOnor 5x has been very laggy. I have a tasker task setup to launch Pandora each time I launch Maps. The phone responds very slowly. There are several other apps too where the phone is very very laggy. I have set it up in performance mode but it is still very slow. Anything else I can do about this other than getting a Oneplus 3?
Have you tried a reboot? Oneplus 3 is a High End phone 5x a Mid End with a Low End CPU..
salilsurendran said:
Hello,
My HOnor 5x has been very laggy. I have a tasker task setup to launch Pandora each time I launch Maps. The phone responds very slowly. There are several other apps too where the phone is very very laggy. I have set it up in performance mode but it is still very slow. Anything else I can do about this other than getting a Oneplus 3?
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My own Honor 5X is noticably laggy, more so since installing Marshmallow 6.0.1 (also rooted) but not ready to revert back to Lollipop just yet until first completely combing thru every item (or tweak) i might have missed.
The lag i experience is not always persistent just occasional but more often at different stages of usage.
My old HAM 2 with the JellyBelly Android is super snappy in comparison but then the HAM 2 also sports a most formidable powerpack in the battery rating. That battery alone is almost the size of this Honor 5X and is still quite the workhorse.
But i'm determined to maximize Honor 5X (Marshmallow) to it's absolute fullest!
Mirror-Mirror said:
My own Honor 5X is noticably laggy, more so since installing Marshmallow 6.0.1 (also rooted) but not ready to revert back to Lollipop just yet until first completely combing thru every item (or tweak) i might have missed.
The lag i experience is not always persistent just occasional but more often at different stages of usage.
My old HAM 2 with the JellyBelly Android is super snappy in comparison but then the HAM 2 also sports a most formidable powerpack in the battery rating. That battery alone is almost the size of this Honor 5X and is still quite the workhorse.
But i'm determined to maximize Honor 5X (Marshmallow) to it's absolute fullest!
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Keep it Stock.. 'Those tweaks make it worse' marshmallow is alot smoother then lollipop.
Unlock the bootloader and flash CM13, it's almost a new phone, no more lags, much better RAM management !
mooms said:
Unlock the bootloader and flash CM13, it's almost a new phone, no more lags, much better RAM management !
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Cool. Is everything working in CM13?
- Is vibrator intensity adjustable? (The stock vibration is so weak compared to my Moto E)
- Fingerprint reader
- External storage? (SD support in CM13 on other devices is very bad)
- Yes (with build 20160726 and newer).
- Yes.
- Yes, even adoptable storage is working.
EMUI is laggy, and probably always will be. As long as you're using a Stock ROM, this will be an issue.
Cm13 with FP working is best thing ever on Honor 5X. NO Lag at all! Totally different phone now. Music is better. Ringtones and notifications. This is not my opinion. Its a fact.lol.
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And if you like One plus phone here is how the theme is. Just make sure to update to official MM stock ROM and then go to newest nightly build of CM13. Its easy to flash.
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what is FP?
cyrusalmighty said:
Cm13 with FP working is best thing ever on Honor 5X. NO Lag at all! Totally different phone now. Music is better. Ringtones and notifications. This is not my opinion. Its a fact.lol. View attachment 3827730
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mxl180 said:
what is FP?
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FP is Fingerprint sensor. And it works even better on CM13 then on EMUI somehow.
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salilsurendran said:
Hello,
My HOnor 5x has been very laggy. I have a tasker task setup to launch Pandora each time I launch Maps. The phone responds very slowly. There are several other apps too where the phone is very very laggy. I have set it up in performance mode but it is still very slow. Anything else I can do about this other than getting a Oneplus 3?
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Hello salilsurendran;67891416,
Thank you for choosing the Honor 5X. We're terribly sorry that your 5X is lagging. What we can advise is shutting off your 5X for 15-20 seconds and then turning it back on. This should refresh your device. Also, if you go into your "Settings" and type in "cache" in the "Search for setting", a tab for "cache data" should pop up. Click it and then go into "Storage cleaner". The program will run and after it's completed, your device should run smoother. If these tips don't help, please give our Honor Support Team a call at 1-844-524-6667 so we can provide further assistance. Thanks for your interest. We appreciate you.(ED)
FingerPrint sensor
When I decided to go stock on this device, I initially used a TWRP image from here somewhere... to go from custom ROM that shall not be spoken of, to stock EMUI M.
It was laggy as all hell.
So, I reverted back to my previous custom ROM using a TWRP backup.
When I decided to try again, I used the DLOAD folder and UPDATE.APP method.
I am still running stock EMUI M. Doing it this way, I have nearly zero lag (on occasion, it happens regardless as to the device in use), and all features are working at least as good as on L.
My suggestion is to start all over again if M is laggy on your Honor 5x. You may have missed a wipe, your SD card could have old files interfering... the list goes on and on...
When in doubt, start all over again.
Ok i'm rooted now and all that Jazz (Thank You Huawei Home for unlock code) plus it went off without so much as a hitch installing TWRP (Very Useful Backups) and SuperSU "AFTER" first doing a easy peasey dload UPDATE.APP to Android Marshmallow!
I ripped the lag out by doing the basics like Huawei_Eric suggests with clearing out via Phone Manager but more importantly using PURITY that although it runs as a process it keeps tabs on apps that might be pulling more than they should which can cause lag.
So now this Huawei Honor 5X is running and here is/was my order of things ok?
(1) Updated perfectly to Marshamallow via UPLOAD.APP
"Discovered some lag after MM update but eventually smoothed out".
(2) Obtained the required device bootloadercode from Huawei Home courtesy their code unlock page
(3) Did the adb routine to unlock bootloader and installed TWRP + SuperSU and made a first backup.
*Of Note* Microsoft Windows 8, 8.1, etc. caused and causes a lot of people problems with getting Android Drivers properly installed and here is one HUGE PROBLEM that can cause you drivers not to take even when you have the right ones!!
Check under your Windows Services and RESTART THESE SERVICES to "Running" in order for your Android Composite and/or other android drivers to install as expected.
(1) Device Install Service
(2) Device Setup Manager
(3) System Events Broker
Even after installing the android drivers and my system recognizing my Honor 5X and/or MT2-L03 the next time i tried to do routine browsing of Internal/SD Card in Windows 8.0 i found the Exclamation back under Device Manager and MTP/android device. Seems we have to SET THOSE SERVICES TO AUTOMATIC and make sure they are ALL RUNNING.
Now on the Windows 8.1 laptops i use they do stay put the first time after INSTALL so i'm just sharing this as a help in case you also run into this SILLY MICROSOFT issue only.
It's not YOU, it's not those android drivers for your DEVICE, and it's not your system, it's MICROSOFT's little quirky ordeal. I actually surfed for days for a solution to this issue and guess where i evetually found it at? In a Microsoft issue's forum. Duh.
Some replies to members who can't seem to get their drivers installed so they can use adb as intended or even to just BROWSE their Smartphone's Storage(s) was suggested to do a System Restore etc. which won't work anyway if those above SERVICES aren't running at the time you're doing a UPDATE DRIVER and even pointing to the exact DRIVER FOLDERS for your android/device.
Hope this helps a little for someone who had no idea why the heck they can't get their computer to recognize their device, update their appropriate android/MPT drivers etc.
emui is very laggy and Awful. just try cm13 and ur phone will be superb!
Demian3112 said:
Keep it Stock.. 'Those tweaks make it worse' marshmallow is alot smoother then lollipop.
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Thanks for that tip.
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mooms said:
Unlock the bootloader and flash CM13, it's almost a new phone, no more lags, much better RAM management !
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Anything else you might like to add about CM13 for Honor 5X?
You read a whole lot of favor over CM13 but some of us like to pick things apart too.
Especially the useful benefits!
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HonorUSA_Eric said:
Hello salilsurendran;67891416,
Thank you for choosing the Honor 5X. We're terribly sorry that your 5X is lagging. What we can advise is shutting off your 5X for 15-20 seconds and then turning it back on. This should refresh your device. Also, if you go into your "Settings" and type in "cache" in the "Search for setting", a tab for "cache data" should pop up. Click it and then go into "Storage cleaner". The program will run and after it's completed, your device should run smoother. If these tips don't help, please give our Honor Support Team a call at 1-844-524-6667 so we can provide further assistance. Thanks for your interest. We appreciate you.(ED)
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Thank You HonorUSA_Eric.
Hopefully that helps OP's lag issue also but allow me to say it would been nice if Huawei could have stuffed a 4000mah Mate-type monster batter in Honor 5X too.
Wishful thinking i know but my MATE 2 gets unheard of battery life and after 2 years of ALWAYS ON usage too!
How about making a 5-6000maH battery while you guys are at it?
You have the USB OTG , and the gyroscope working (only emulation for this one, the 5X lacks the hardware) and FM radio sound can be sent via Bluetooth. They won't works on stock ROM (software limitation except for gyro).
Also, CM13 have much more configurations options, which is great, and the UI is better to my eyes.
Battery life is also really great.
But you should try yourself.
For CM13 do I need to upgrade my phone to Marshmellow? Thanks
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So, I'm on mp6, android 9 - bootloader unlocked and rooted, if I update to Android 10, I know I will lose root access and everything, but the bootloader will lock again? That hurts, can you inform me fully, if possible, how to unlock the bootloader on the android 10, if it's too difficult to do then I'm probably not going to update
I am suffering with this, the miui 11 is very bad with advertisements, I am sorry for the upgrade and I do not advise ... I sent a message to the official BS2 forum and they do not have support yet ... the most funny and that the OEM option, it is enabled even without logging into the mi account. but the system does not accept the downgrade.
Browzingamer said:
I am suffering with this, the miui 11 is very bad with advertisements, I am sorry for the upgrade and I do not advise ... I sent a message to the official BS2 forum and they do not have support yet ... the most funny and that the OEM option, it is enabled even without logging into the mi account. but the system does not accept the downgrade.
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Agreed, I hated it the moment I saw it.
I was sooo stupid, just looked up a few news pages and they all said it was great. I didn't even looked at the look and feel of it. It is full of bloatware and I think performance wise it is much worse. It surely does look sleek but at a huge resource drain. RAM is being used God knows where and the battery... Fully charged before bed, by 1Pm the next day it was at %50. And nope, I didn't use it.
I don't want an iPhone.
DRei69 said:
Agreed, I hated it the moment I saw it.
I was sooo stupid, just looked up a few news pages and they all said it was great. I didn't even looked at the look and feel of it. It is full of bloatware and I think performance wise it is much worse. It surely does look sleek but at a huge resource drain. RAM is being used God knows where and the battery... Fully charged before bed, by 1Pm the next day it was at %50. And nope, I didn't use it.
I don't want an iPhone.
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I'm searching all sites, including Chinese looking for donwgrade but so far nothing ... unfortunately our device is poor in development
this is what i found but i can't download the links to try. apparently we should go back android 9 to mask the system and then update to joyui11
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/108643754?utm_source=zhihu&utm_medium=social&utm_oi=986944598182248448
babboooo said:
this is what i found but i can't download the links to try. apparently we should go back android 9 to mask the system and then update to joyui11
https://zhuanlan.zhihu.com/p/108643754?utm_source=zhihu&utm_medium=social&utm_oi=986944598182248448
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it seems that to download you need to pay for the links, to make it worse miui 11 in addition to draining battery, it's getting very hot ...
You should follow these:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/bl...ep-to-downgrade-joyui11android-10-to-t4096861
AND
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81893375&postcount=20&nocache=1
I downloaded the MP3 and put it in ota folder, used the code and I am back on Android 9. All my settings were saved in Google and they were restored, but for whatever reason because they were JoyUI 11 (Android 10), they messed up my phone, kept getting funny errors, so I just did a factory reset and didn't chose to use Google phone transfer.
The main error I ran into was DF-DFERH-01 on the play store.
I will need to reinstall everything and see if I can manually move all my data and obb folders (I made sure to backup everything).
Debating if I should upgrade to MP6 now.
P.S. joyui11 was getting worse and worse. I had the shark cooler on and it keep being at high speed, it never went down, only to find out that my phone was running hot. Talk about a very very bad update.
DRei69 said:
You should follow these:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/bl...ep-to-downgrade-joyui11android-10-to-t4096861
AND
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81893375&postcount=20&nocache=1
I downloaded the MP3 and put it in ota folder, used the code and I am back on Android 9. All my settings were saved in Google and they were restored, but for whatever reason because they were JoyUI 11 (Android 10), they messed up my phone, kept getting funny errors, so I just did a factory reset and didn't chose to use Google phone transfer.
The main error I ran into was DF-DFERH-01 on the play store.
I will need to reinstall everything and see if I can manually move all my data and obb folders (I made sure to backup everything).
Debating if I should upgrade to MP6 now.
P.S. joyui11 was getting worse and worse. I had the shark cooler on and it keep being at high speed, it never went down, only to find out that my phone was running hot. Talk about a very very bad update.
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You say this as if no one can pull out a ROM on XDA. You say the phone is very hot, but my phone doesn't heat up because I use wi-fi for network games, and the swappiness my 12/256 device seems to have a much longer time frame than on your device. I have all the big games installed and they work with maximum graphics.
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You say that when upgrading the ROM version you had problems overwriting dalvik. But Android is constantly in development throughout my life, and make wipe data/cache/dalvik this is already happening purely for aesthetics. Yes, I've read some comments about how many devices have lost performance after the update. So much so that the device has problems coming out of a long sleep and turning on the speakers. But I have no such problems. I don't know how long it will be in development, but I haven't seen than Android yet, in good condition, it's always been like this, one-legged and crooked.
Me at all on retro phone pulled, I ordered a Nokia 6600.
By the way, for some reason in the BS2+ section I did not meet posts with the code *#*#4636#*#*, does no one need it anymore. Having received the Dual 4G mode, we somehow forgot about it, but in vain.
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You say this as if no one can pull out a ROM on XDA. You say the phone is very hot, but my phone doesn't heat up because I use wi-fi for network games, and the swappiness my 12/256 device seems to have a much longer time frame than on your device. I have all the big games installed and they work with maximum graphics.
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You say that when upgrading the ROM version you had problems overwriting dalvik. But Android is constantly in development throughout my life, and make wipe data/cache/dalvik this is already happening purely for aesthetics. Yes, I've read some comments about how many devices have lost performance after the update. So much so that the device has problems coming out of a long sleep and turning on the speakers. But I have no such problems. I don't know how long it will be in development, but I haven't seen than Android yet, in good condition, it's always been like this, one-legged and crooked.
Me at all on retro phone pulled, I ordered a Nokia 6600.
By the way, for some reason in the BS2+ section I did not meet posts with the code *#*#4636#*#*, does no one need it anymore. Having received the Dual 4G mode, we somehow forgot about it, but in vain.
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I think you getting the wrong information or maybe you quoted the wrong post
The reason I didn't like the new update was because it was full of bloatware that I could not disable. The fact that just trying to use Calculator and set-up my Alarm required Location Services and Internet location or else they would not start (this is just 2 of the apps).
The fact that it delete a whole bunch of applications which were not compatible. Didn't even leave the app data which sucked as I lost months of gaming.
The fact that it was eating up RAM like crazy, yet the phone was running smoothly, no problems there.
The fact that it was running hot yet you wouldn't see that unless running Shark Cooler.
Now I will say that my phone always runs all games on the highest graphical settings. Actually choosing lower settings and 30fps would make games run really sluggish.
The images you posted actually look pretty crap I have a few games like RAID and Saint Seiya which look amazing.
My phone was purchased to be a mobile platform, the games are just extras to keep me busy on the go.
At home I game on my PC or Console, not my phone. If I want to play mobile games I would download the PC Clients or use an Emulator, my progress will be carried across.
You gotta realise that if you game on your phone, be it on data or WiFi you are radiating yourself pretty damn hard. We wonder why cancer rates are going up...
I rolled back using the method mentioned on these forums and everything was great, but I couldn't use my Google Phone Backup because it was a higher version so I ended up copying the whole phone to my PC.
DRei69 said:
I think you getting the wrong information or maybe you quoted the wrong post
The reason I didn't like the new update was because it was full of bloatware that I could not disable. The fact that just trying to use Calculator and set-up my Alarm required Location Services and Internet location or else they would not start (this is just 2 of the apps).
The fact that it delete a whole bunch of applications which were not compatible. Didn't even leave the app data which sucked as I lost months of gaming.
The fact that it was eating up RAM like crazy, yet the phone was running smoothly, no problems there.
The fact that it was running hot yet you wouldn't see that unless running Shark Cooler.
Now I will say that my phone always runs all games on the highest graphical settings. Actually choosing lower settings and 30fps would make games run really sluggish.
The images you posted actually look pretty crap I have a few games like RAID and Saint Seiya which look amazing.
My phone was purchased to be a mobile platform, the games are just extras to keep me busy on the go.
At home I game on my PC or Console, not my phone. If I want to play mobile games I would download the PC Clients or use an Emulator, my progress will be carried across.
You gotta realise that if you game on your phone, be it on data or WiFi you are radiating yourself pretty damn hard. We wonder why cancer rates are going up...
I rolled back using the method mentioned on these forums and everything was great, but I couldn't use my Google Phone Backup because it was a higher version so I ended up copying the whole phone to my PC.
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I've seen people collect their backups over the years and try to get them used to the system. Well, in the screenshots, for example, Doom3 port PC, and this is a script game. Very heavy for Android multitasking. But it works pretty confidently on BS2. The RAM of my device is not yet reached, not for one of them. But not enough of those programs for Android 10, adapted for managing RAM. You are talking about fps, but some programs must manage fps, they must lower the fps forcibly to use for example videos in games.
And this is not a virus, it is a security system with the ability to restrict background processes.
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I've seen people collect their backups over the years and try to get them used to the system. Well, in the screenshots, for example, Doom3 port PC, and this is a script game. Very heavy for Android multitasking. But it works pretty confidently on BS2. The RAM of my device is not yet reached, not for one of them. But not enough of those programs for Android 10, adapted for managing RAM. You are talking about fps, but some programs must manage fps, they must lower the fps forcibly to use for example videos in games.
And this is not a virus, it is a security system with the ability to restrict background processes.
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I should have asked if your device is Rooted? If YES then yeah, it would explain why you can manage it better and have control over the bloatware apps installed.
The app mentioned in the screenshot, does that require Root?
I have a Xiaomi MI 9T Pro and it has the same OS on Android 9 which is MIUI 10. So all they did was give us MIUI 10. Also if you read around lots of people downgrade from MIUI 11. Obviously these new updates are not good. If it ain't broke don't fix it:
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Have a look here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PocoPhones/comments/gse82b/so_today_i_found_out_that_miui_11080_is/
DRei69 said:
I should have asked if your device is Rooted? If YES then yeah, it would explain why you can manage it better and have control over the bloatware apps installed.
The app mentioned in the screenshot, does that require Root?
I have a Xiaomi MI 9T Pro and it has the same OS on Android 9 which is MIUI 10. So all they did was give us MIUI 10. Also if you read around lots of people downgrade from MIUI 11. Obviously these new updates are not good. If it ain't broke don't fix it:
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Have a look here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/PocoPhones/comments/gse82b/so_today_i_found_out_that_miui_11080_is/
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No, not rooted.
I don't do fix, just use the existing settings.
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Antivirus is here:
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The equalizer is here:
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So what doesn't work like that ?
It is quite suitable for everyday use (at this stage of development).
And people are different.
In any case, the choice is yours, whether to download an update or not for the device is your own decision.
DRei69 said:
You should follow these:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/bl...ep-to-downgrade-joyui11android-10-to-t4096861
AND
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=81893375&postcount=20&nocache=1
I downloaded the MP3 and put it in ota folder, used the code and I am back on Android 9. All my settings were saved in Google and they were restored, but for whatever reason because they were JoyUI 11 (Android 10), they messed up my phone, kept getting funny errors, so I just did a factory reset and didn't chose to use Google phone transfer.
The main error I ran into was DF-DFERH-01 on the play store.
I will need to reinstall everything and see if I can manually move all my data and obb folders (I made sure to backup everything).
Debating if I should upgrade to MP6 now.
P.S. joyui11 was getting worse and worse. I had the shark cooler on and it keep being at high speed, it never went down, only to find out that my phone was running hot. Talk about a very very bad update.
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Sorry, I'm new to this stuff. I've tried this but ended up getting the message "The upgrade package does not exist". I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong.
I've made the folder "ota" and put the "update.zip" file inside, click local update and it doesn't work. What am I doing wrong? do I have to extract the files?
Device model: SKW_H0
Current Version: SKYW2005101OS01MQ0
P.S. Just extracted the files into the OTA folder, still doesn't work. This time, no message appears.
Hello,
I have a question about upgrade. I'm in SMP5 rooted an I want to go to SMP6. I have OTA update notification, but anytime I tried to update it does not work. It finish downloading the OTA but it does nothing applying it. I have checked uninstalling magisk an with non- patched boot image. Do I need to do anything else? Do I have to lock againg bootloader a critical bootloader?
Thanks
julipxda said:
Hello,
I have a question about upgrade. I'm in SMP5 rooted an I want to go to SMP6. I have OTA update notification, but anytime I tried to update it does not work. It finish downloading the OTA but it does nothing applying it. I have checked uninstalling magisk an with non- patched boot image. Do I need to do anything else? Do I have to lock againg bootloader a critical bootloader?
Thanks
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You have to relock the bootloader.