NEW - Lollipop - wasser firmware 3.0.6 for Minix Neo X7

[bluesmanuk]

No 1

a question for you wasser: can you eventually implement:
mashup repo
fusion repo
opensubtitles & subscene
hybrid repo skin by mudislander - for more confluence user control and widgets would be cool and usable

That would make this ROM combined with your XBMC variation the final killer

I smell another donation coming

The other option could be to use XBMC backup to backup all the repo's etc and then just restore to newer version as they are released.

[BTR11]

Just checked a video with the open subtitles add on and it worked fine. What add-on are you using for the subtitles? There is not one loaded by default.

I´m using by default opensubtitles.org; but as well I had tried some others like subscene, podnapisi, and others. The subtitles are found and supodsely loaded, but are not being shown on the movie or the video; there are not error message just simply not being shown.

Fixed; the problem happened because that the way I normally restore data for official Gotham, here for SPMC produce issues like this with subtitles; I had back up "addons" and "userdata" folders from gotham 13.1 on USB stick; and on SPMC I deleted after the first run the same folders and copy the back up with all of the addons configured; so this work Ok between gotham but here however apparently work Ok too, had produced the problem reported with the subtitles not being shown, (and may be some darker picture on soke movies, this is may be subjective).
So, I had reinstalled spmc 13.2.1 and configured from "zero" the repositories and addons and now the substitles are being shown and working perfectly. So that restore method work only from gotham to gotham and from spmc to spmc; it´s not 100% cross compatible.
These are great news for the Neo X7; this wasser kitkat custom firmware and the other from cloudproject with a 16 Gb single nand-flash partition, pre-rooted, true 1080p (slightly OC) and the spmc 13.2.1 (with 10 min video freezing bug solved) are the biggest boost for this device. Thanks Wasser, thanks koying, thanks ngoal for sharing.

[ngoal]

Hi Freaktab community. I'm after some advice....
Obviously at this time I'm using wasser's ROM and XBMC included with the firmware. My problem is with XBMC, I get sound lag on everything I try and stream (within 10 minutes of starting the stream) to the point where I have to stop the feed. At this point I'll add I've tried other custom and official XBMC builds but the issue still exists
I have a very basic setup (x7 direct to tv via hdmi) and I've had a play with the settings on both android and XBMC but I can't resolve the massive lag?
So, any advice or setting recommendations will be greatly received. I open to try anything to keep this ROM on my x7.

Thanks guys!

PS. Many thanks to wasser for this ROM. It's the best kk build I've used on the x7. MINIX should take note of how a good 4.4.2 build should work, silky smooth and super fast!

Try usng a different hdmi cord. Sometimes a bad cord can be the cause. Also try switchng the hdmi port you are using. Doughtful that its a software problem because no one else seems to have it.

[balaji]

Installation procedure

Hi All, I'm new to X7. I'm currently running stock FW v10. I need your help for the installation procedure for Wasser FW. I downloaded FW zip and extracted. Also I downloaded RK Batch tool. I have two questions.

1. My Minix X7 is not detected with RKBatch tool (No GREEN light for device no 1). However, if I run RKbatch tool V1.7 downloaded from minix, it shows GREEN for device no 1. So can I use RKbatch tool V1.7 from Minix to load Wasser FW?

2. After selecting FW image in RK Batch tool, do I need to select "restore" first or ONLY "Upgrade" is sufficient?

Thanks.

[ngoal]

Hi All, I'm new to X7. I'm currently running stock FW v10. I need your help for the installation procedure for Wasser FW. I downloaded FW zip and extracted. Also I downloaded RK Batch tool. I have two questions.

1. My Minix X7 is not detected with RKBatch tool (No GREEN light for device no 1). However, if I run RKbatch tool V1.7 downloaded from minix, it shows GREEN for device no 1. So can I use RKbatch tool V1.7 from Minix to load Wasser FW?

2. After selecting FW image in RK Batch tool, do I need to select "restore" first or ONLY "Upgrade" is sufficient?

Thanks.

run restore it will delete everything and give you a fresh install. Takes 5 mins then it's all done.

[ant]

Try usng a different hdmi cord. Sometimes a bad cord can be the cause. Also try switchng the hdmi port you are using. Doughtful that its a software problem because no one else seems to have it.

Yeah I read the thread to see if anyone had the same issue but couldn't find anything that worked so I asked for help.
Anyway your suggestion was good, my hdmi/avi port on the tv was causing the problem. Soon as I swapped out the cable problem was gone???? Also I was able to then update my LG tv software now the issue was identified and the port now works with no lag. WHOOP WHOOP!
So many thanks bud

PS Purchased a sony 5.1 surrouund earlier so I'll give spmc a try tomorrow.

[balaji]

run restore it will delete everything and give you a fresh install. Takes 5 mins then it's all done.

Hi ngoal, thanks for confirmation for 2nd query. Can you pls. confirm for 1st query? Can I use RKbatch tool V1.7 from minix website download page to install wasser FW or do I need to use only wasser's batch tool? The issue is my minix X7 is not detected by Wasser tool but it is detected by original minix tool. Thanks.

[ngoal]

Hi ngoal, thanks for confirmation for 2nd query. Can you pls. confirm for 1st query? Can I use RKbatch tool V1.7 from minix website download page to install wasser FW or do I need to use only wasser's batch tool? The issue is my minix X7 is not detected by Wasser tool but it is detected by original minix tool. Thanks.

Are you sticking a pin in the restore hole before pushing power. Hold the pin down until the green light is on then release ( about 10 seconds). You need to do this to get all rockchip devices into flash mode. No reason to use the specific batch toll just flash the image.

[balaji]

Are you sticking a pin in the restore hole before pushing power. Hold the pin down until the green light is on then release ( about 10 seconds). You need to do this to get all rockchip devices into flash mode. No reason to use the specific batch toll just flash the image.

SOLVED!!!!!

Hi ngoal, actualy problem was specific to configuration for my laptop and thanks for your help.

For the benefit of others, here is my problem detail and solution. This might help someone with same issue.

Problem:

I have win7 64bit PC and installed all the drivers from various sources including minix official website, wasser FW etc. However, my minix X7 was only detected by RKBatch tool 1.7 downloaded from minix official website. None of the custom RKBatchtool was able to detect my minix x7.

Note that I follow below procedure to flash.

- Power off and disconnect all the cables from minix
- Connect mini USB to USB cable between minix and PC
- Connect power adaptor
- Press and hold "RECOVERY" button
- Press and hold "POWER" button
- One PC detects an USB device attached, I run RKBatch tool as admin

By following above procedure, I get GREEN light ONLY when I use minix official RKBatch tool. No other kitkat flashtool detects my x7.

Solution:
I did various changes with the procedure mentioned above, I tried to install various driver versions (3.5, 3.7 etc).

To cut long story short, I found a configuration called "SUPPORTLOWUSB" in config.ini file. This file is used for RKBatchtool.exe.

Minix official flashtool has "TRUE" flag set for "SUPPORTLOWUSB" (SUPPORTLOWUSB=TRUE), whereas the one I downloaded from wasser does not have any value, so default is "FALSE". After I changed the config.ini in wasser's file, my X7 was detected and test are easy as you mentioned.

Actually, my laptop is 2013 make from ASUS and it has both USB3.0 (2 ports) and USB 2.0 (1 port). I always connected to USB 2.0 port, however, I'm not sure why the USB1.1 needs to be enabled in config file.

Now I'm writing from minix x7 running GREAT wasser FW. The response of kitkat is amazing...

Hi wasser, thanks for your great effort. I'll give any feedback once I run for some time.

[OldWizard]

Hello wasser,
Quickshot 3.1 has a special fix for those with the flickering issue (like me), do you have it in your rom also? Can I use your rom to replace their or I should stick to the quickshot version? Do you know if minix has it in his rom?

[Orak]

hey i installed 1.0.4 firmware after moving from fineless 1.9 that wasn't so good....wasser fw is much better the wifi is stronger as well.
i used RK batch tool loaded the firmware and pressed restore....how do I install a different kernel?
also some HLS streaming apps are not working (worked on fineless 1.9) as well as Soundcloud, can anyone make soundcloud work?

[ant]

....how do I install a different kernel

1.Download any terminal emulator from google playstore
2.Rename the kernel you want to try from the kernel pack kernel.img
3.Copy kernel.img to the root of internal sdcard (use included ES Explorer)
4.Open terminal emulator and type these commands:
su
flash_image kernel /sdcard/kernel.img

There is a space between kernel and /. Don't miss it !

also some HLS streaming apps are not working (worked on fineless 1.9) as well as Soundcloud, can anyone make soundcloud work?

The HLS streaming patch was made by HWG and Finless so they obviously added it to their ROMS first. Maybe wasser will put the patch into version 1.0.5?

[mcurole]

k400 pad wont work on wasser xbmc

just installed wasser rom with wasser xbmc and cant get the Logitech K400's trackpad to work on it at all. Only the arrow keys work. I have never seen this before. Does it only work with remotes?

[ngoal]

just installed wasser rom with wasser xbmc and cant get the Logitech K400's trackpad to work on it at all. Only the arrow keys work. I have never seen this before. Does it only work with remotes?

enable touch screen devices in the settings input menu

[balaji]

ROM backup

Hi All, I want to take backup of wasser ROM with current configuration. I searched for CWM recovery for kitkat in freaktab and did not see any useful info. Can someone guide me? Thanks.