NEW - Lollipop - wasser firmware 3.0.6 for Minix Neo X7

[Molle]

So, can I flash file TWRP for wasser rom?

Someone wrote that Abdul's TWRP-2.8.5.0 for RockChip devices doesn't work with Lollipop.

[sonsieu]

For Finless v1.9 (306MB):

http://www.freak-tab.de/finless/neo_...finless_19.zip

I had flashed OC kernel with Android tool v2.1.
So, can I flash file TWRP for wasser rom?
This is link http://freaktab.com/forum/main-categ...or-Rockchip-s=
Thanks

[BTR11]

Can I use Rom Flash Tool 21 for that?
Can you give me link of RKDevelop Tool v1.37?
Thanks.

Firstly thanks wasser, your lolllipop 5.1.1 it´s working great on Minix Neo X7 - OC'ed kernel; now I can run kodi 17.1 on my Neo X7, xposed 3.1.1 working great too with the extra modules; just missing yet a custom recovery for this OS on the X7, but not required at the moment.

There is as well "AndroidTool v2.35" is a small app that weight 7.5 Mb; works fine here, I had flashed the OC kernel with this and is working great (you can verify using non-frill cpu app" and youc an see the frequencies going up to 1800 Mhz). You have to check the kernel line and select the path with the correct OC kernel file), untick all of the ohter line and hit "run". The kernel is being falshe to the address 0x0000E000.
Use google with these words "AndroidTool v2.35", sure you will find a couple of links.

[Molle]

I can't find ỉt. Can you give me link?

For Finless v1.9 (306MB):

http://www.freak-tab.de/finless/neo_x7_4.2.2_finless_19.zip

[sonsieu]

Finless Tronsmart T428 ROMs will have it included as well...if you still can't find it

I can't find ỉt. Can you give me link?

[flhthemi]

Finless Tronsmart T428 ROMs will have it included as well...if you still can't find it

[Molle]

Can I use Rom Flash Tool 21 for that?
Can you give me link of RKDevelop Tool v1.37?

Never tried RomFlashTool. The easiest way to get RKDevelopTool is to download a Finless ROM and extract the installer from there. Check e.g. the first post on the neighboring thread for "Finless v1.9".

[sonsieu]

You don't. You need "RKDevelopTool v1.37" for that.

Can I use Rom Flash Tool 21 for that?
Can you give me link of RKDevelop Tool v1.37?
Thanks.

[Molle]

Hi. How flash kernel by RBKFlastool?

You don't. You need "RKDevelopTool v1.37" for that.

[Molle]

The IDB erase, i've never done it, EVER. I thought it bricked the boxes...definitely will try again.

Is that the same boot.img that you've shared quite a while ago?

The batch tool will perform a low level format anyway upon a "Restore". For me it was a habit to do it separately twice before the actual flashing ... just to be on the safe side.

All boot images I have modified are version-specific. My last one is for v2.0.3, which won't work with v3 series of ROMs. Since I no longer own an X7, I probably won't be making any new ones anymore. Time permitting, I could write instructions on how to DIY.

[sonsieu]

Hi. How flash kernel by RBKFlastool?

[henk32211]

1. Erase IDB twice / never done it don"t know how and what is that 1 to 7 and push clear ?
2. Select partitions and images/ also don"t know withs file you mean and how to do it
3. what i did load wasser-3.0.6-neox7 and install whit RKBatchTool-v1.8
4. load kernel-cpu1800-gpu798-ddr800.7z whit ROM_Flash_Tool_21 and install
5. can it be the problem that i have low display of 720 and not 1080 as my tv. when set it higher i get flickering in display

(ps sorry for my bad english)
manny greetings

[Pluto]

I usually flashed the ROM and the additions back-to-back. First the ROM with RKBatchTool, then the oc'd kernel (and my modified boot image) with RKDevelopTool. Here's the complete procedure:

1. Start RKDevelopTool
2. Connect device
3. Erase IDB twice
4. Disconnect / power off device
5. Start RKBatchTool
6. Select ROM image
7. Connect device
8. Flash ROM with "Restore" option
9. Disconnect / power off device
10. Start RKDevelopTool
11. Select partitions and images
12. Connect device
13. Flash images
14. Disconnect / power off device
15. Connect device to TV etc, and power on
16. Profit...

The IDB erase, i've never done it, EVER. I thought it bricked the boxes...definitely will try again.

Is that the same boot.img that you've shared quite a while ago?

[distlists]

I have managed to solve the utf8 problem by compiling the module from the kernel sources mentioned in the topic 3.0.101 Kernel Released. I am attaching the file, should anyone else be facing the same problem.

On a side note automatic frame rate switching doesn't seem to work in Kodi. I can confirm that it works when a video file is played directly from the pre installed file manger app, but in Kodi it doesn't work.

I seems that Kodi 17 doesn't support rate switching on Rockchip any more, but at least Kodi 16.x looks for the file in /sys. It just happens to use a different path, which results in

ERROR: RKEGL: no rw on /sys/class/display/display0.HDMI/mode

The actual location is

/sys/class/display/HDMI/mode

and I assume that if /sys/class/display/display0.HDMI can somehow be symlinked (/sys/class/display/HDMI itself is a symlink by the way), then it will fix the frame rate switching problem.

Is there another way to work around this?

[distlists]

Can anybody point me to a nls_utf8.ko kernel module, which will work with the kernel in Wasser FW 3.0.6?

I did a clean install of version 3.0.6 and I'm trying to mount a share via CIFS, but utf8 doesn't seem to work. "mount -o iocharset=utf8" results in "cannot access a needed shared library". When I remove the iocharset=utf8 option, everything works fine, but then some of the file names aren't displayed correctly (I get only question marks). I realise that the kernel is not configured with nls_utf8 and that's why I'm looking for a nls_utf8.ko module, which I can load before mounting a CIFS share.

There was a nls_utf8.ko module posted in this thread for an older version of the FW, but I cannot find such module for the 3.0.x series.

Any help is much appreciated! Thanks!