[General Discussion] QF001 (ROCO K706) Head Units with UIS 7862s (not FYT based) [read first post first]

[Lione2]

Did you manage to enable dark mode on maps or whatever navigation app on this unit ?

 

[MauriBixio]

Hi.

Please check this link, https://we.tl/t-BfzaiKcdY0, this is our bootlogo that we place in the units that we install. We provide this service as a extension of our main activity so this is not a publicity or sales promotion, it is only a bootlogo example that I am sharing with @MauriBixio .

The details of the file are:
960 480 20
p 0 0 part0

It is a unique part file with 91 frames that continuous in a endless loop until the end of the boot time.

This unit is a fresh one, so we don't have too much to load but even in the future the logo will continue in the loop until the end of the time.

So depending of you logo you may make a endless loop with:
1280 720 30
p 0 0 part0

and will redo and redo the sequence without any stop.


One aspect.

Sometimes when editing the desc.txt with notepad I realise that the final bootanimation.zip was corrupted and was not updated with success.

I prefer to use wordpad.

In case of doubts do it in Boot Animation Factory to avoid additional bugs in your test process.

best of luck

Thank you dear friend.
I figured out how to act for custom boot animation logo.

From your video I notice that we still can't eliminate the loading bar "Phone is starting" at the end of the animation.

Next days I'll try my animated boot on the radio and after that I'll write the results here.

Anyone who changes his boot animation logo in any case write his comments and results here, especially if you find "a trick" to remove the final loading bar...

 

[MauriBixio]

Did you manage to enable dark mode on maps or whatever navigation app on this unit ?

Igo Israel Navi app (offline) swicth day by night automatically...

 

[MauriBixio]

For anyone who wants to pack\unpack to add or replace files in "bootanimation.zip".

Use with PC "Winrar 3.9.0" which attach below.

This old version allows you to replace files inside an archive WITHOUT damaging or correcting it.

ONLY For Windows OS.

Note:
Possibly, for OS Win10 or Win11, assign compatibility to Windows7 and Run as System Administrator.

 

[marioti]

Hi.

Please check this link, https://we.tl/t-BfzaiKcdY0, this is our bootlogo that we place in the units that we install. We provide this service as a extension of our main activity so this is not a publicity or sales promotion, it is only a bootlogo example that I am sharing with @MauriBixio .

The details of the file are:
960 480 20
p 0 0 part0

It is a unique part file with 91 frames that continuous in a endless loop until the end of the boot time.

This unit is a fresh one, so we don't have too much to load but even in the future the logo will continue in the loop until the end of the time.

So depending of you logo you may make a endless loop with:
1280 720 30
p 0 0 part0

and will redo and redo the sequence without any stop.


One aspect.

Sometimes when editing the desc.txt with notepad I realise that the final bootanimation.zip was corrupted and was not updated with success.

I prefer to use wordpad.

In case of doubts do it in Boot Animation Factory to avoid additional bugs in your test process.

best of luck

so, my boot animation is similar in time as yours. The bootlogo stay ca. 7sec. then there is playing a bootanimation ca. 4sec. i don't have setting the loop, so animation is stops, and wait till change to window on "your phone is starting"
So, how to make the animation in a loop?

 

[MauriBixio]

so, my boot animation is similar in time as yours. The bootlogo stay ca. 7sec. then there is playing a bootanimation ca. 4sec. i don't have setting the loop, so animation is stops, and wait till change to window on "your phone is starting"
So, how to make the animation in a loop?

Continuos loop:

1280 720 30
p 0 0 part0

this ONLY if you use one folder "part0"

--------

One loop (possible to use 2 or plus folder....):

1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
ecc.......
ecc.......
ecc.......
ecc.......

Best way if you want to use animation WITH loop:
don't use many image frames, so it becomes smoother and more beautiful.
I prefer a single animation WITHOUT a loop, but obviously it takes more frames and needs to be more customized to cover all the time required to finish the boot animation.

 

[Meteordust]

Continuos loop:

1280 720 30
p 0 0 part0

this ONLY if you use one folder "part0"

--------

One loop (possible to use 2 or plus folder....):

1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
ecc.......
ecc.......
ecc.......
ecc.......

Best way if you want to use animation WITH loop:
don't use many image frames, so it becomes smoother and more beautiful.
I prefer a single animation WITHOUT a loop, but obviously it takes more frames and needs to be more customized to cover all the time required to finish the boot animation.

Hi,

I made a few for myself and with my latest and the earlier ones before I have not always the blue screen with the "starting device" message, but it will always shows a blue screen, this can be 1 or 2 seconds,
1 of the approx. 10 starts it shows the starting device message on my s8 unit.

I have 108 files total, part0 72 files, part1 36 files, as web based 24bit png,

My present ani I have now:
640 320 20
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1

Original boot ani in our firmware is as a 640 180 20 with a part0 and part1 with total 105 png24 files.

For me it seems that during the animation the launcher not getting started yet, but is starting after the bootanimation by the system., just an idea.
A "heavy" launcher takes more time to start, I use Agama.

Testing with longer animation can also be easily done with modifying part1.
Instead of continuous loop you can also set a loop with an amount of frames in part1.
BTW can also be done with 7zip, just zip it with compression method "store" or better use free bootani factory.

For instance:

1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
p 120 0 part1

part1 will be then 4 seconds (120/30).

 

[Serten20]

Hello,

I have this model of radio or very similar. Since everything I could find only led me to this forum, therefore, I understand that I am in the right place.

I have a problem with the microphone and it is that when you talk to people they tell me that they hear me very low and with noise. I have tried connecting an external microphone, but I have found that it continues to use the internal microphone.

Is there any way to modify the gain of the microphone in engineer mode as in other radio models?

Thanks

 

[MauriBixio]

Hi,

I made a few for myself and with my latest and the earlier ones before I have not always the blue screen with the "starting device" message, but it will always shows a blue screen, this can be 1 or 2 seconds,
1 of the approx. 10 starts it shows the starting device message on my s8 unit.

I have 108 files total, part0 72 files, part1 36 files, as web based 24bit png,

My present ani I have now:
640 320 20
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1

Original boot ani in our firmware is as a 640 180 20 with a part0 and part1 with total 105 png24 files.

For me it seems that during the animation the launcher not getting started yet, but is starting after the bootanimation by the system., just an idea.
A "heavy" launcher takes more time to start, I use Agama.

Testing with longer animation can also be easily done with modifying part1.
Instead of continuous loop you can also set a loop with an amount of frames in part1.
BTW can also be done with 7zip, just zip it with compression method "store" or better use free bootani factory.

For instance:

1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
p 120 0 part1

part1 will be then 4 seconds (120/30).

png frame makes the final zip file too heavy, better jpg frame.

Winrar 3.9.0 is needed if you have to add or remove files inside the .zip archive, but in any case even with 7zip I think it's possible to do it.

Theoretically, during an animated boot Android loads the file System, it is strange that it detects that this happens only after it has finished (then it would not make sense to integrate the animated boot into Android, it would only lengthen the cold boot phase).

Thanks for your reflections with live test.

 

[PlzzaHut]

Got s4 today, really hard to install it.
Now there are 2 problems.

background noise is too loud also the sound.
Maybe my ear is too sensitive, cz I can hear background noise from many speaker with an internal amp.

And I have to set the amplified level to -15dB, which means 3% compared to 0dB.
Thought the sound is still too loud. Have to set the sound level at 3-5.

I don't think the car's internal amp caused that, cuz I don't think my car has internal amp.

the firmware is 230326 now, I'm going to ask if they have newer firmware.
The rest I can't complain about, the HU worth 200 Euro.

 

[Meteordust]

png frame makes the final zip file too heavy, better jpg frame.

Winrar 3.9.0 is needed if you have to add or remove files inside the .zip archive, but in any case even with 7zip I think it's possible to do it.

Theoretically, during an animated boot Android loads the file System, it is strange that it detects that this happens only after it has finished (then it would not make sense to integrate the animated boot into Android, it would only lengthen the cold boot phase).

Thanks for your reflections with live test.

Well I my case my animation is as big/ small as the Android stock animation, I don't use a full screen resolution, only showing a spinning 3D Opel logo.

My looping part1 has 36 frames and runs smooth, spinning around.
With 1 frame you can only show a static picture and not see if unit is hanging or not .
Just wanted to keep it as close as the original stock animation, indeed .jpg will do fine too.

I know for 100% sure 7zip can do it, as long as you zip it with the "store" compression level option.

Theoretically yes, but see on my unit that the launcher gets started after the animation, myself not using one of the stock launchers.

My bootanimation runs for about 5 seconds, more then enough time to start the launcher you would think, if you also take the few seconds of the cold start bootlogo in account.

 

[Elrathias]

Howto lower app output volume on android ? I'm not familiar with BOOP, haven't stumbeld upon that yet

Depends on what phone you have, and what android version it is running.

This is Samsung specific: https://www.howtogeek.com/796399/how-to-adjust-volume-for-individual-apps-on-samsung-galaxy-phones/

Else, if it is a Xiaomi phone, or a android version that has also added the functionality, this is the way: https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-miui-12-sound-assistant-1133145/

OTHERWISE - use a colume control app that supports individual strream volume settings: https://www.androidauthority.com/best-volume-control-apps-android-3101217/

 

[Elrathias]

Got s4 today, really hard to install it.
Now there are 2 problems.

background noise is too loud also the sound.
Maybe my ear is too sensitive, cz I can hear background noise from many speaker with an internal amp.

And I have to set the amplified level to -15dB, which means 3% compared to 0dB.
Thought the sound is still too loud. Have to set the sound level at 3-5.

I don't think the car's internal amp caused that, cuz I don't think my car has internal amp.

the firmware is 230326 now, I'm going to ask if they have newer firmware.
The rest I can't complain about, the HU worth 200 Euro.

What car? it definately sounds like you have a built in amplifier, else it would be extremely quiet when the speakers get ~6v at volume setting 1.

 

[MauriBixio]

Got s4 today, really hard to install it.
Now there are 2 problems.

background noise is too loud also the sound.
Maybe my ear is too sensitive, cz I can hear background noise from many speaker with an internal amp.

And I have to set the amplified level to -15dB, which means 3% compared to 0dB.
Thought the sound is still too loud. Have to set the sound level at 3-5.

I don't think the car's internal amp caused that, cuz I don't think my car has internal amp.

the firmware is 230326 now, I'm going to ask if they have newer firmware.
The rest I can't complain about, the HU worth 200 Euro.

You can find the links to the firmware a few posts back to this one, up to the last one available...

 

[MauriBixio]

Well I my case my animation is as big/ small as the Android stock animation, I don't use a full screen resolution, only showing a spinning 3D Opel logo.

My looping part1 has 36 frames and runs smooth, spinning around.
With 1 frame you can only show a static picture and not see if unit is hanging or not .
Just wanted to keep it as close as the original stock animation, indeed .jpg will do fine too.

I know for 100% sure 7zip can do it, as long as you zip it with the "store" compression level option.

Theoretically yes, but see on my unit that the launcher gets started after the animation, myself not using one of the stock launchers.

My bootanimation runs for about 5 seconds, more then enough time to start the launcher you would think, if you also take the few seconds of the cold start bootlogo in account.

HI.
my full scene\animation has 185 frames .jpg (full screen 1280*720) all placed in part0.
While in part1 I have only 1 frame #186, identical to the last present in part0, so the real animation is all in part0, and when it changes in part1 it is practically over, and it's ok for me if it becomes a static frame .
I do NOT use loops.

This my "desc.txt"
1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1

However, I still have to install my animation on the radio, and understand if it is necessary to make changes ...

What do you think?

 

[PlzzaHut]

What car? it definately sounds like you have a built in amplifier, else it would be extremely quiet when the speakers get ~6v at volume setting 1.

Megane 3 2014, with the most simple radio.

 

[Meteordust]

HI.
my full scene\animation has 185 frames .jpg (full screen 1280*720) all placed in part0.
While in part1 I have only 1 frame #186, identical to the last present in part0, so the real animation is all in part0, and when it changes in part1 it is practically over, and it's ok for me if it becomes a static frame .
I do NOT use loops.

This my "desc.txt"
1280 720 30
p 1 0 part0
p 0 0 part1

However, I still have to install my animation on the radio, and understand if it is necessary to make changes ...

What do you think?

Well it should work.

If your animation is not using full screen, mean you have mosty a black background you can make the filesize smaller.

I'm using 640 320 20.

Probably when your part0 is finished due the 185/30, so around six seconds, it will immediately go to homescreen or loops a few times your part1 with one frame it.

I made my animation part0 longer and shorter with same results, always first see blue screen and sometimes, so not always, the message device starting.
When "device starting" is showed, the blue screen stays llittle longer active before my launcher starts, like still busy with hardware related stuff, have my two usb used for dab+ and front camera.

It seems not every start is the same, sometimes takes little longer.

But for me not really an issue, would be nice that after animation the launcher is already started but it seems that the firmware is not handling it like that.

 

[Elrathias]

Megane 3 2014, with the most simple radio.

Ah. IIRC Renault uses very low power radios, and therefore have speakers that respond VERY easily to current, ergo will be VERY loud with a proper amplifier that the S-class units have. Default is something like 4x20w and you are now feeding them 4x45w from the TDA7388 amplifier built into the stereo.

I highly suggest you replace the trash speakers that are stock in your renault, and that should solve every other problem aswell. Even a basic €40 kit will be a massive upgrade in sound quality, but do make sure they fit both width and depth-wise.

 

[marioti]

Depends on what phone you have, and what android version it is running.

This is Samsung specific: https://www.howtogeek.com/796399/how-to-adjust-volume-for-individual-apps-on-samsung-galaxy-phones/

Else, if it is a Xiaomi phone, or a android version that has also added the functionality, this is the way: https://www.androidauthority.com/xiaomi-miui-12-sound-assistant-1133145/

OTHERWISE - use a colume control app that supports individual strream volume settings: https://www.androidauthority.com/best-volume-control-apps-android-3101217/

Do you know any working app which can be installed in ours HU, and it allow you to set the volume separately to apps. I have something like this in samsung phone, and it call Sound Assistant. But it is only for samsung devices, ant it not work in HU (i was try it). There is also something like AppVolumControler, but it is for older version of android, and it also not work for us.

 

[Clyde72]

Hello,

I have this model of radio or very similar. Since everything I could find only led me to this forum, therefore, I understand that I am in the right place.

I have a problem with the microphone and it is that when you talk to people they tell me that they hear me very low and with noise. I have tried connecting an external microphone, but I have found that it continues to use the internal microphone.

Is there any way to modify the gain of the microphone in engineer mode as in other radio models?

Thanks

So now that you have found the right place please go over the thread. Mic modding is discussed several times allready. Only hardware modding, gain modification wouldn't solve the hardware design flows with mic(s).

Welcome to the show.