Turns out if you install the wrong version of Play Services it will brick your HU.
I'll wait for the experts to figure it out.
I'll wait for the experts to figure it out.
InDashNet Octa Core Lollipop Head Units Info Thread
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email Thomas with that issue indicating your car brand, model, year... maybe a change in some advance settings is needed to select a specific CAN BUS model (other HeadUnits work like this and they just send it to you pre-setted to your model), or maybe he still need to fix things
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wich version bricked the HU? to list it on the info post
All the latest Google Play Services (ARM) stop upon launch. I will test with some previous versions to see if I can find a proper fit.
ok, I removed the links to the GooglePlay store apks from the resources post for the time being
...maybe what is needed is one of the gapps packages
you can get them here
http://opengapps.org/?api=5.1
but this are zips to be falshed from a recovery, (I use them with CyanogenMod all the time)
or maybe with some patience, unziped and copied on the SDcard that already have the lollipop image before installing it
Wow, little bit of a lull here guys...not much movement from Thomas?? Hate to say it but seems like it's a bit scattered and unorganized...anyone actually talk to Thomas directly and get some firm timelines around 5.1.1 official release? Anyone else have an Octacore unit?
Thomas did provide Lollipop. We are trying to get certain things working properly (i.e. Play Store/Services). I will reach out to Thomas to see if there are any further developments.
Sounds good. I guess Thomas is feeding the prelim/beta version of the 5.1.1 so totally understand some of the work that still needs to be done. For others that might be deciding if this unit is "right for me" are there any videos of the new Lollipop start up time other than the one posted by In Dash Net? From what I can tell in this thread, only one user actually has a unit and working on updating to Lollipop...any others out there?
It's about 15 seconds for me. |i didn't bother to make a video since one existed.
Pet peeve: hitting back turns off the radio. Need to find a way to make persistent radio until I turn it off.
Pet peeve: hitting back turns off the radio. Need to find a way to make persistent radio until I turn it off.
CANBUS stopped working with this update. Worked fine in KitKat, except that image was all funky for me and I didnt test it heavily.
Thanks. Obviously very unpolished experience so far. To be expected with new Lollipop I guess. How is radio reception?
So far, no worse than my stock HU. I haven't brought it far enough out of the city to test though.
WiFi dongle works good, I get 3/4 bars of internet in my truck parked outside. R7000 router inside the house.
WiFi dongle works good, I get 3/4 bars of internet in my truck parked outside. R7000 router inside the house.
Ya, I see you are in Calgary (I am near Toronto but don't hate me LOL). Would love a real review of this if you get a chance, I guess once you work through the kinks....They don't make an Audi TT version yet (but an A3) but say it could be done for May. I am trying real hard to see if this one is right for me given I am fairly picky about those factors I mentioned (Start up, sound quality, FM radio quality). Keep us posted bud!
Got a message from Thomas regarding the lack of Google Playstore/Services. For now it seems we will need to fend for ourselves.
I managed to get a dump of the Lollipop image. Going to see if I can extract the system files and compile them to create a custom ROM.
Wish me luck...
I managed to get a dump of the Lollipop image. Going to see if I can extract the system files and compile them to create a custom ROM.
Wish me luck...
Wow....so far not that impressed with some of the interactions people are having with Thomas. This doesn't set a great example of how customers will be dealt with in the future. Maybe I am overreacting and maybe since 5.1.1 isn't officially out yet from them so it's ok but wow. Hopefully we will see some positive results in the VERY near future.
When you say that you got a dump of the lollipop image, you mean the .img from Thomas or did you got a source tree for the testing version like the one that exists for the stable kitkat?
.-if its the img and you get a way to repack it, plase share how
.-if its the source tree, please share the link
Im thinking of unpacking the image of one of the HuiFei rk3188 units (got one from eonon) to extract the bootanimations of the different car manufacturers to add them to the lollipop image
About the CAN BUS, Im going to contact Thomas again, last time he told me that he would tell me something this week about my new CAN BUS integration (Peugeot its not the original car list), also I asked about the Audi, lest see if he got something new on that front
I found some tools online and managed to get a dump of the Lollipop ROM Thomas shared. I extracted the system.img and unpacked it. The following would need to be added to "system\priv-app"
- GmsCore.apk
- GoogleServicesFramework.apk
- GoogleLoginService.apk
- Phonesky.apk
I will report back if it works after I recompile the image.
That's great!
I hope the repacking goes well, I just mailed Thomas again to get instructions about the repacking just in case, since Dragonface doesnt work for this image, mostly for the differences in the default build.prop and script.bin files for this HeadUnit for what I can see.
I you can, share the link to the tools and some indications, the O.S. used doesnt matter
Im basically just waiting for confirmation on my CAN BUS working and the source release to get one of this, as a community, I think we can also help to make it better besides the customizations
(asked again about the list of radio chips options for those interested)
Thanks again, as always
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A quick cure version is coming to remove the 'evil back' function.
Also the mode/mix audio will be removed.3Hi all,
Just got a reply from Thomas on the G+ page about some documentation for the OctaCore Developer unit. Here is the literal quote:
I pointed Thomas to XDA, but he seems to use the G+ community for his communications. He wants to create one post that he will update with new information, so we can make a deeplink.
So in the meantime, go and have a look on his Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B8Nj9XViGv_6TkpERXRJcnNjRFk&usp=drive_web#list
@rubenjavier, can you update the first post again? Thanks!3do you get root user right of adb? If yes, you don't need recovery, fastboot etc.
1) If some thing wrong, you can always re-flash full IMG via USB device/slave to get system back.
2) Once you get system back, play with adb with root user right is much easier(adb push, adb install).
3) You can pack your own IMG with the tool DragonFace.
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Exactly...I have an Audi so I share your concerns with the FM radio reception issues.....it's so frustrating that we as consumers value flashy, bells and whistles, CPU, RAM, OS versions that really do not help a CAR STEREO perform the basic functions first. Not blaming the manufacturers since they just make what the masses want....in this case a "cheaper" car stereo that pretends to be a tablet so you can surf the internet, play games and do all these fancy things while driving (not). There are a few sellers out there (Tommy from AVIN) that actually know what I am talking about and spend time optimizing the Android based head unit for it's core functions of playing music, providing GPS. They also understand that choosing proper hardware first is key....you can do all you want to the software but if the damn FM radio chip is garbage, it won't ever work.
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