[OFFICIAL] [WEEKLIES] Lineage OS 14.1 TV

[npjohnson]

Google Nexus Player

- Your warrenty is now void.
- You have been warned.
- Use at your own risk.

This has been deprecated in favor of 15.1, please see: here.


Introduction:


This is the official LineageOS thread for:

• Google (Asus) Nexus Player, codename fugu
  
  How to install:
  
  • Recommended Base Firmware: 7.1.2 (N2G48C, Aug 2017), though Oreo firmware may work as well
  • Install TWRP from the Official TWRP Project Site.
  • Enter recovery mode
  • Wipe Data, Cache, Dalvik-Cache, and System
  • Flash the weekly
  • Optionally flash Gapps. Only TV GApps are comaptible, and (tablet/phone GApps will break the system):TVStock OpenGapps.
  • Optionally, if you want SU, install the LineageOS SU addon. Magisk works fine, though is not supported.
  • Reboot
  
  Known problems:
  
  • In-Remote Microphone will not work. LineageOS 14.1 is mainly CAF based, and that has some conflicts with our prebuilt atvaudio.so, so it won't work. However, when we start shipping LineageOS 15.1, it will work, as 15.1 is fully AOSP based.
  • Netlix and Google Play Movies currently only play audio as they complain that a screen overlay is present. I can't track it down, so please, tell me what it is if you find it!
  
  Kernel CVE Patch Level:
  
  • Google still maintains this device, so the CVE tracker is not accurate. As soon as Google annouces EOL for fugu, I'll take kernel security into my own hands.
  
  Download from:
  
  • LineageOS Updater
  
  
  
  
  
  XDA:DevDB Information
  Lineage OS 14.1 TV Weeklies, ROM for the Nexus Player
  
  Contributors
  npjohnson
  Source Code: https://github.com/LineageOS
  
  ROM OS Version: 7.x Nougat
  ROM Kernel: Linux 3.0.x
  ROM Firmware Required: 7.1.2 (N2G48C, Aug 2017)
  Based On: Lineage OS (previously CyanogenMod) - Based on AOSP/CAF
  
  Version Information
  Status: Abandoned
  Current Stable Version: 03/15/18
  Stable Release Date: 2018-03-18
  
  Created 2018-01-03
  Last Updated 2018-03-23

 

[gabrielgagz]

Congrats!

 

[cguio]

50hz

Hello, great work, can I ask, does it have 50Hz video option in settings? Thanks

 

[jocarog]

Thanks for this, I will be flashing on one of NP to test it out...

 

[undivide]

excellent, no netflix ! just the kind of upgrade I need !
thanks for the work on this device. probably my favorite media player ever.

 

[theportal2]

Any plans for lineage os 15?

 

[gregfrankenstein]

Anyone else having trouble getting Kodi to launch? No sketchy add-ons or anything, just fresh from the Play Store with OpenGApps TVStock. It shows the Kodi logo for a second, and then a blank screen forever. I tried force quitting, clearing app data, uninstalling, and reinstalling to no avail. I even tried sideloading the apk from Kodi's website with the same result.

EDIT: Oh, and I should probably include a logcat. https://ptpb.pw/gq9_

 

[dirtsky]

Very cool. I may flash this on mine. Right now I'm running stock oreo and I'm not liking the launcher.

 

[phin586]

Works well enough. Can confirm Mic bug.

Have not tried Netflix.

I know @invisiblek was developing one as well.

Looking forward to 15! Thank you for the hard work!

 

[phin586]

One possible bug with live channels. When using it with an HDhomerun, i get a weak signal error, which is also prevalent with the latest live channels on the shield as well. A work around is using the HDHomerun app and using that as a source.

This error was not on the stock rom. Not sure what is to blame but i figured i would point it out.

 

[Apipote]

Guauuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love you !!!!!

 

[BRICK0044]

Am I missing something? It installed fine but I have no sound at all. I've tried a factory reset, different hdmi cable. I can plug my shield into the same hdmi and it works. I hope I just screwed up somewhere along the line. Any help would be appreciated. While in live channels a message is at the top of the screen that reads "Cannot play audio. Please try another tv"

---------- Post added at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ----------

Ok, I reflashed the firmware and gapps. I now have sound but it is alot lower than it should be. I was watching a youtube video and the sound kept getting quieter and quieter until I couldn't hear it anymore. I should have said I'm running the latest nightly build. I will try the lastest stable build and see.

---------- Post added at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 PM ----------

Tried another build and it works. The one I had sound issues with was the 2018-02-13 build.

 

[npjohnson]

Am I missing something? It installed fine but I have no sound at all. I've tried a factory reset, different hdmi cable. I can plug my shield into the same hdmi and it works. I hope I just screwed up somewhere along the line. Any help would be appreciated. While in live channels a message is at the top of the screen that reads "Cannot play audio. Please try another tv"

---------- Post added at 03:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:26 PM ----------

Ok, I reflashed the firmware and gapps. I now have sound but it is alot lower than it should be. I was watching a youtube video and the sound kept getting quieter and quieter until I couldn't hear it anymore. I should have said I'm running the latest nightly build. I will try the lastest stable build and see.

---------- Post added at 03:43 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:09 PM ----------

Tried another build and it works. The one I had sound issues with was the 2018-02-13 build.

We allow volume change in ATV (which stock doesn't), and it is likely set low for some reason... Try to use a remote with volume control and turn it up.

 

[npjohnson]

Works well enough. Can confirm Mic bug.

Have not tried Netflix.

I know @invisiblek was developing one as well.

Looking forward to 15! Thank you for the hard work!

Netflix should work now tbh, I fixed what the underlying problem was.

And 15.1 soon ;p, we likely won't see it on shipping day due to time constraints, but Soon^TM.

One possible bug with live channels. When using it with an HDhomerun, i get a weak signal error, which is also prevalent with the latest live channels on the shield as well. A work around is using the HDHomerun app and using that as a source.

This error was not on the stock rom. Not sure what is to blame but i figured i would point it out.

Odd. I don't use HDHomeRun, so I'd need a logcat.

Anyone else having trouble getting Kodi to launch? No sketchy add-ons or anything, just fresh from the Play Store with OpenGApps TVStock. It shows the Kodi logo for a second, and then a blank screen forever. I tried force quitting, clearing app data, uninstalling, and reinstalling to no avail. I even tried sideloading the apk from Kodi's website with the same result.

EDIT: Oh, and I should probably include a logcat. https://ptpb.pw/gq9_

Hrm... Thanks for the log, but Kodi runs fine here. I'll take a look at the log a bit later.

 

[gregfrankenstein]

Hrm... Thanks for the log, but Kodi runs fine here. I'll take a look at the log a bit later.

It's entirely possible that whatever was causing it was fixed in the last couple weeklies, if only by happy accident. I switched back to stock to get a working Kodi, but I'll try messing around with Lineage again in the next day or two.

 

[BRICK0044]

We allow volume change in ATV (which stock doesn't), and it is likely set low for some reason... Try to use a remote with volume control and turn it up.

Thank you for the response. Will give it a try.

 

[BRICK0044]

We allow volume change in ATV (which stock doesn't), and it is likely set low for some reason... Try to use a remote with volume control and turn it up.

Ok, after spending some more quality time with my Nexux player here is what I've found so far:
With the latest 2 nightlies the sound would'nt work for me unless I paired it to my soundbar via bluetooth. I tried 2 other nightlies and they both had sound. I can live with having to switch the inputs on the soundbar.
Then I went to Live channels and if I used the Network Tuner option I had no sound and it had a message in the upper right of the screen saying "Cannot play audio. Please try another tv". But if I installed Hdhomerun app then went to Live channels and used the Hdhomerun option sound works.
Netflix works great for me.
Sorry if I got a little long winded but, I thought you would want to know. Thanks again

 

[gregfrankenstein]

The plot thickens. If I sideload the (out of date and deprecated) x86 version of Kodi 17.3, it works perfectly. But then the Play Store shows an update, and if I let it update to 17.6, it's back to being broken. I guess the Kodi apk is arm-only now and that's breaking something? I'm definitely using the x86 version of OpenGApps so that's not the issue.

 

[cguio]

50hz

Hi, could you please add function in settings, that will allow us to change refresh rate like nvidia shield has. Personally, I need 50Hz. Thank you, you are doing great job.

 

[CADude]

Thanks for working on the Player that Google forgot! This will be most welcome to the people who bought this little guy.