Release Candidates for 9.0+ begin on page 458 and on Telegram.
The troubleshooting guide for Release Candidates is in this post.
updated 20200206
YouTube™ Link!
"Listen to the Dolby Atmos™ Difference!"
The troubleshooting guide for Release Candidates is in this post.
updated 20200206
YouTube™ Link!
"Listen to the Dolby Atmos™ Difference!"
Dolby Atmos™
for
Android Oreo
for
Android Oreo

Description:
- Dolby Atmos™ Digital Signal Processer with effects and Graphic User Interface ported from the latest ZTE™ Axon 7 Android Oreo firmware intended for all Android devices on Android Oreo.
- Dolby Atmos™ sound effects applied to media audio output supporting various media players.
- Flexible custom recovery installation archive supporting Magisk and SuperSU installations as well as existing audio mod installations - fully supporting Enforcing SELinux Mode:
- Multiple installation scenarios available using the included arise_parameters.prop that is automatically copied to /sdcard if not already there. When edited by the user in this /sdcard location, arise_parameters.prop can:
- Instruct an installation directly to /system if a Magisk user prefers a /system installation over the Magisk module installation.
- Instruct a system-less module installation using /su if a SuperSU user with the system-less SuperSU installation prefers a module installation for a variety of reasons such as insufficient /system space to accommodate a /system installation or the convenience of a persistent installation unaffected by rom updates.
- Instruct an installation directly to /system if a Magisk user prefers a /system installation over the Magisk module installation.
- Multiple installation scenarios available using the included arise_parameters.prop that is automatically copied to /sdcard if not already there. When edited by the user in this /sdcard location, arise_parameters.prop can:
- An independent build maintained by @[B]Zackptg5[/B] fully integrated with Unity:
- Active accommodation of existing and future Magisk modules relevant to audio modification.
- Flashing the installation archive over a current installation results with an uninstallation of the Dolby Atmos™ Magisk module.
- @[B]Zackptg5[/B] explains the nuances a bit further here.
- Active accommodation of existing and future Magisk modules relevant to audio modification.
Details:
- A minimum of SDK 26 (Android 8.0) is required for installation to begin, else Exit 1 will abort the recovery installation activity.
- A root solution or a capable kernel is required in order to automate the execution of scripts during boot to allow the appropriate sepolicy rules necessary for Dolby Atmos™ functionality while in Enforcing SELinux mode.
- Third party audio effects and DSP's such as ViPER4Android (<--
link to @[B]docnok63[/B]'s solution :highfivemay require some extra effort to allow processing due to Dolby Atmos' dependency on its output_session_processing music effect.
Instructions:
- Performing a backup of the /system partition in recovery is encouraged for users receiving a /system installation:
TWRP > Backup > Check System > Edit name, if desired > Swipe to perform backup operation
- Confirm device requirements are met and installation results are acceptable.
- Confirm an escape route is available in the event of unsuccessful device boot or unsatisfactory experience.
- Confirm successful download and location of downloaded archive(s).
- Boot to recovery > Install > *.zip > Swipe to perform installation operation > Advanced > Copy Log > Reboot
- Updating procedure is no different unless specified otherwise.
Additional Information:
Unsuccessful device boot:
If experiencing a bootloop...
! ! DO NOT GIVE UP ! !
- Wait until at least 60 seconds have passed, hold down the device's Power button until a reboot is initiated... and then give up if a successful boot fails to occur.
- Escape routes for unsuccessful/unsatisfactory installations:
- Magisk Module Installation:
- If booted, navigate to /magisk using a capable file manager application and delete /dolbyatmos before rebooting the device. If experiencing an unsuccessful device boot, boot to recovery using the appropriate hardware button combination for the device, install the Magisk Recovery Management archive attached below, and follow the given instructions to delete the Magisk module (/magisk/dolbyatmos).
- SuperSU /system installations:
- Restore Backup in recovery if available: TWRP > Restore > appropriate backup folder > Check System > Swipe to perform Restore operation
- Install the currently installed rom zip in recovery without any partition wipes or install a different rom zip according to the rom developer's installation instructions.
- Restore Backup in recovery if available: TWRP > Restore > appropriate backup folder > Check System > Swipe to perform Restore operation
- Magisk Module Installation:
- Reporting bugs/failures:
- An acceptable report will include the /sdcard/recovery.log received after the installation session before booting from recovery even if the recovery session appeared to be free from any error. An acceptable report will include relevant information/details to equip me to efficiently address the report.
- Auditing:
- Assessing the installation is encouraged for all users and is especially helpful when the collected information is included in reports of less than perfect experiences.
- Dumpsys:
- The dumpsys utility in Android can be a very valuable troubleshooting tool, especially audio output processing related issues, when targeting the audioflinger service. Recommended terminal applications include Terminal Emulator for Android and Termux.
- In Android Terminal:
Code:su dumpsys media.audio_flinger
Code:su -c dumpsys media.audio_flinger
- The output generated upon tapping the Enter key is the information of interest and can be copied from the Terminal and pasted with a report, if necessary.
- This output includes the list of successfully configured audio sound effect libraries and any successfully created effect-chains from one or more of those libraries when combined with the successful installation of an appropriate apk, Dolby Atmos being one of many examples.
- The dumpsys utility in Android can be a very valuable troubleshooting tool, especially audio output processing related issues, when targeting the audioflinger service. Recommended terminal applications include Terminal Emulator for Android and Termux.
- Logging:
- The log utility in Android is another valuable tool for many various purposes, including troubleshooting. This utility is most convenient when used with a logging application such as Matlog in order to utilize features such as word filtering and syntax highlighting among others.
- Using the logging application's search feature, the user can filter the displayed log output using words or characters relevant to this Dolby Atmos™ port such as: dolby, dax, dlb, dseffect and include that relevant log output with reports, if necessary.
- The log utility in Android is another valuable tool for many various purposes, including troubleshooting. This utility is most convenient when used with a logging application such as Matlog in order to utilize features such as word filtering and syntax highlighting among others.
- Assessing the installation is encouraged for all users and is especially helpful when the collected information is included in reports of less than perfect experiences.
- Testing:
- The possibility of my experience being different from others' experiences is always present!
- Those meeting the installation requirements may certainly test against various aspects stated as facts within this OP such as incompatibility with other audio effects,
requirement of Permissive SELinux Mode:highfive:, etc.
- The possibility of my experience being different from others' experiences is always present!
- Vulnerabilities:
- The installation, as with any device content, is not immune to impact from existing and future installations of custom content. This custom content may remove or modify necessary content, or introduce conflicting content preventing Dolby Atmos™ from functioning as intended by this mod's installation. Security measures can block these scenarios from occuring but will typically be implemented only after the discovery of such cases of "breaking" Dolby Atmos™ functionality, in which case, the relevant vulnerability will be omitted from this particular section.
- Vulnerability: --
- Scenario: --
- The installation, as with any device content, is not immune to impact from existing and future installations of custom content. This custom content may remove or modify necessary content, or introduce conflicting content preventing Dolby Atmos™ from functioning as intended by this mod's installation. Security measures can block these scenarios from occuring but will typically be implemented only after the discovery of such cases of "breaking" Dolby Atmos™ functionality, in which case, the relevant vulnerability will be omitted from this particular section.
Downloads:
- Android File Host (gh)
- Standard:
- Latest: 20180219[*]MD5: eb56b15a2f35bd87e7627652620a98ac
- Standard:
- Android File Host (Zackptg5)
- Unity:
- Latest: 20180220[*]MD5: 16d3397c43bc8ac20fb12f1b637a16cb
- Latest: 20180220[*]MD5: 16d3397c43bc8ac20fb12f1b637a16cb
- Unity:
Changelog:
Code:[B]Standard 20180219 -[/B] - Expiration met for the Dolby Atmos Demo Video component after confirmation of its lack for volume support indicated a native "bug" and not a porting shortcoming. - A reduction of 67MB, uncompressed, now totaling 15.49MB uncompressed, without the Dolby Atmos Demo Video component. - Abandonment of the recently introduced libsurround_proc.so library (suspect of recent audio unpleasantness) from the Nokia 6 Official Oreo build that was paired with that same firmware's Dolby Surround Sound Settings' menu as an additional apk that is currently still included and still in its trial period. - SUBSTANTIAL adjustments, additions, and improvements to every script - installation and boot scripts, the most comprehensive update for this shell component thus far. [B]Unity 20180220 -[/B] - Added the debloated apk.
Code:[B]Standard 20180218 -[/B] - Updated installation script and functions with Magisk (1540). - Adjustments to boot scripts. - Added surround processing library from the native CustDolbySettings.apk firmware (Nokia 6 Official Oreo). - Temporary icon change for CustDolbySettings.apk. [B]Unity 20180218 -[/B] - Reworked bootmode support for devices with separate vendor partitions, added dolby surround app. [B]Standard 20180216 -[/B] - Fixed a critical error in libswvlldp.so's effect configuration in the XML configuration. - Several adjustments to boot scripts. [B]Unity 20180216 -[/B] - Fix issues users with devices that use audio_effect.xml were having. Thanks to [user=7073442]@manhong2112[/user] for the patience and troubleshooting. [B]Standard 20180215 -[/B] - Added new CustDolbySettings.apk from the latest Nokia 6 official Oreo firmware (untested/experimental). - Slight change in post-fs-data.sh boot script. [B]Standard 20180214 -[/B] - Correction to Pixel 2/2 XL detection. [B]Unity 20180214 -[/B] - Adjustments to unique audio effects configuration preparation. [B]20180214 -[/B] - Minor corrections and enhancements. [B]20180213-2 -[/B] - Adjustment to SuperSU /su module installation. [B]20180213-1 -[/B] - Completed the incomplete service.sh script mistakenly thought as completed. [B]20180213 -[/B] - Extensive reworking of boot scripts aimed at device boot success and debloat. [B]20180212-1 -[/B] - Samsung compatibility attempt via the disabling of the SoundAlive music output_session_processing effect. [B]20180212 -[/B] - Corrected library_migration function. [B]20180211-1 -[/B] - Testing new library migration function. [B]20180211 -[/B] - Accommodation for audio_effects.xml configurations lacking <postprocess></postprocess> section. - Adjustments to boot scripts focused on device boot success. [B]20180210 -[/B] - Resolved accidental omission of libstagefright_soft_ddpdec.so. [B]20180209-3 -[/B] - Don't be helpful, be harmless. [B]20180209-2 -[/B] - Corrections and adjustments to /system installations. - Automatic audioserver restoration during all system-less installations. [B]20180209-1 -[/B] - Correction to audio_effects.xml manipulation. [B]20180209 -[/B] - Correction to typo preventing audio_effects.xml manipulation. [B]20180208-4 -[/B] - Minor adjustments and improvements. [B]20180208-3 -[/B] - ... [B]20180208-2 -[/B] - meh. [B]20180208-1 -[/B] - More than enough changes to likely introduce new errors. [B]20180208 -[/B] - Script corrections and enhancements. [B]20180207-2 -[/B] - Does it even matter at this.point?? [B]20180207-1 -[/B] - Like it even makes a difference... [B]20180207 -[/B] - Various corrections and adjustments. [B]20180206-2 -[/B] - Redundant changelog is redundant. [B]20180206-1 -[/B] - Further error corrections. [B]20180206 -[/B] - Various error corrections. [B]20180205-1 -[/B] - Various error corrections. [B]20180205 -[/B] - Initial release integrating Unity installation and scripts courtesy of @ahrion and @Zackptg5. [B]20180202 -[/B] - Corrected a critical error recently introduced by "reckless thumbing" to the audio effects configuration operation for /system installations. - The Magisk binary's --mountimg function is once again used for mounting the Magisk image volume if the standard mount attempt is unsuccessful. - Various enhancements. [B]20180201 -[/B] - Boot scripts completely rewritten. - Bundled Magisk's 1531 binary in an attempt to access its functions during the recovery session instead of the existing binary for certain Magisk-specific operations. - Various corrections and refinements. [B]20180131-1 -[/B] - Minor adjustments. [B]20180131 -[/B] - Numerous corrections and refinements. - Enforcing SELinux Mode fully supported. - No longer affects SELinux mode in any way. [B]20180129-1 -[/B] - Minor corrections. [B]20180129 -[/B] - Numerous changes/improvements to all scripts. [B]20180127 -[/B] - Numerous changes/improvements across the entire archive. [B]20180126-6 -[/B] - Slight adjustment to scripts. [B]20180126-5 -[/B] - Boot scripts restructuring and enhancements targeting successful device boot and additional functionality.[ [B]20180126-4 -[/B] - Does it even matter at this point?? [B]20180126-3 -[/B] - Reverted the recent option introducing unsuccessful results. [B]20180126-2 -[/B] - Redundant changelog is redundant... [B]20180126-1 -[/B] - Corrected, yet another, error introduced with the latest /sdcard/arise_parameters.prop option that would only affect those installations utilizing this option. [B]20180126 -[/B] - Various corrections of errors introduced with the changes to accommodate the recently added /sdcard/arise_parameters.prop option. [B]20180125-3 -[/B] - Corrected duplicate output_session_processing entry for module installations. [B]20180125-2 -[/B] - Added option to install custom dolbyserver instead of native audioserver for those unable to successfully boot with the native Axon 7 Oreo /bin/audioserver. (Refer to arise_parameters.prop for full details) - Updated arise_parameters.prop. [B]20180125-1 -[/B] - Updated apk internal filesystem and information (Does NOT affect installation success-rate). [B]20180125 -[/B] - Adjustment to Xposed detection. [B]20180124-1 -[/B] - Unique atmos library and effect UUID to accommodate native Dolby effects. [B]20180124 -[/B] - Adjustment to Magisk variables with existing audio effects configurations. [B]20180122-2 -[/B] - Mount magisk.img with Magisk's util_functions.sh if initial mount attempt was unsuccessful. [B]20180122-1 -[/B] - Correction to audio effects configuration manipulation. [B]20180122 -[/B] - Correction of introduced errors. [B]20180121 -[/B] - Extensive adjustments to installation script. - Addressed Pixel, Samsung, /su module, and general installations. - Removed previously bundled music player. - Beginning of DolbyAtmos.apk customization and experimentation. [B]20180120-1 -[/B] - Conservative shift of boot scripts. [B]20180120 -[/B] - Various and discriminate installation and boot script adjustments. [B]20180119-3 -[/B] - Third time's the charm?? [B]20180119-2 -[/B] - Yet another correction to boot script. [B]20180119-1 -[/B] - Correction to boot script. [B]20180119 -[/B] - Extensive adjustments to systemless module creation and boot script. - Removed build properties. - Default installations intended to accommodate HTC devices. [B]20180117-1 -[/B] - Correction to /odm/etc/audio_policy_configuration.xml symlink. [B]20180117 -[/B] - Various script corrections. - Recovery Management zip now supports SuperSU's /data/su.img and is now included in the Dolby Atmos zip for convenient access. [B]20180114-4 -[/B] - More script corrections. [B]20180114-3 -[/B] - Script error correction. [B]20180114-2 -[/B] - Further script changes. [B]20180114-1 -[/B] - Adjustment to supported .prop detection. - Removed experimental /*_contexts patches. - Various script changes. [B]20180114 -[/B] - Corrected Magisk module installation. - Added systemless installation option for SuperSU users (/su/dolbyatmos). - Updated /sdcard/arise_parameters.prop (will overwrite the no longer supported .prop). - Various script changes. [B]20180112-2 -[/B] - Added missing setprop section to script in /system installations. [B]20180112-1 -[/B] - Added two library dependencies to accommodate devices without either library. (@Zackptg5) - Adjustment to vendor partition audio effects configuration detection. (@Zackptg5) - Added Xposed alert describing potential conflict and potential resolution of Dolby Atmos functionality. (@MMWolverine) - Added /system free space detection, resolution methods, and installation exit for /system installations destined to fail due to insufficient space to accommodate the Dolby Atmos system. Massive shout out to the many users responsible for the current success rate enjoyed by this Dolby Atmos Oreo solution! :highfive: [B]20180112 -[/B] - Updated Magisk module.prop to 1530 [B]Initial Release -[/B] -
Credits:
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