Retired - HardwareGuru Rom 03 - Firmware for Neo X7

[Flamingo]

Happy to see you back !

[papereo]

Perfect!!!

Hi HardwareGuru!
Many many thanks for your very nice job!!

Your ROM is the "missing ring" between XBMC and Minix NEO X7 hardware!

This is the first time (i've tried a lot of solutions) that permit me (without root or others tricks) to use CORRECTLY:

• Real 1080p
• Smoothness at 1920x1080x60
• (VERY IMPORTANT) HDMI DD/DTS passthrough with XMBC (both Minix edition or the quite perfect "Beyond XMBC beta 2.9".

Now my A/V Yamaha RX-V475 detect correctly every audio type!

To be perfect, MINIX team could add in the future the "HDMI-CEC" protocol (if possible and supported by hardware).

Thank you!!! I'll continue to follow your incoming and new release!

[rkoenis]

Sd method works! It even kept al my settings and apps! I flashed from 009 , very nice

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[stubuchy]

Hi HardwareGuru!
Many many thanks for your very nice job!!

Your ROM is the "missing ring" between XBMC and Minix NEO X7 hardware!

This is the first time (i've tried a lot of solutions) that permit me (without root or others tricks) to use CORRECTLY:

• Real 1080p
• Smoothness at 1920x1080x60
• (VERY IMPORTANT) HDMI DD/DTS passthrough with XMBC (both Minix edition or the quite perfect "Beyond XMBC beta 2.9".

Now my A/V Yamaha RX-V475 detect correctly every audio type!

To be perfect, MINIX team could add in the future the "HDMI-CEC" protocol (if possible and supported by hardware).

Thank you!!! I'll continue to follow your incoming and new release!

So does this work on the X7 Mini?

I would like to give XBMC go on my X& mini, the only device I have that plays smooth XBMC native player is a PI with Openelec on it, clocked and USB HD, all my android devices are not smooth...

[rkoenis]

Is it possible to program a power button on the mele f10 cause the existing power button is infrared and doesnt work on the x7?

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[roolmapool]

Hello HardwareGuru,

Thanks for your rom!
What is malipatch? There is really a differrence with others ROM for watching 1080p movies ?

Regards,

[rkoenis]

i found a problem when i want to download something chrome says no sd card ,esfile sees my ext sd card but not the internal sdcard

in android settings ,memory ,it says mount nand flash?

Went back to original firmware still have the same problem what went/is wrong ?

[HardwareGuru]

Hello HardwareGuru,

Thanks for your rom!
What is malipatch? There is really a differrence with others ROM for watching 1080p movies ?

Regards,

Some patches so the GPU runs better
I cant tell you.. you have to see the difference... yes it playes 1080p smoothly.

i found a problem when i want to download something chrome says no sd card ,esfile sees my ext sd card but not the internal sdcard

in android settings ,memory ,it says mount nand flash?

Went back to original firmware still have the same problem what went/is wrong ?

Try before flashing to erease nand/idb with the finless flashtool.. might work.
For some reason your sd card is not mounted, this can happen if you press buttons too fast after the flash task..
Also try removing all USB and sdcards and reboot it.. wait a minute after it completed and see if internalflash is back.
btw.. did you flash it from sdcard ( update.img)? or with the rkflashtool

So does this work on the X7 Mini?

I would like to give XBMC go on my X& mini, the only device I have that plays smooth XBMC native player is a PI with Openelec on it, clocked and USB HD, all my android devices are not smooth...

Sorry it does not work with the mini, might start a FW for that too soon.

Is it possible to program a power button on the mele f10 cause the existing power button is infrared and doesnt work on the x7?

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I will look into it.. should not be a problem i think to get that working.

[rkoenis]

I updated with sd card I cant use windows cause I have windows 8.1 so I cant use the flash tool

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[HardwareGuru]

i found a problem when i want to download something chrome says no sd card ,esfile sees my ext sd card but not the internal sdcard

in android settings ,memory ,it says mount nand flash?

Went back to original firmware still have the same problem what went/is wrong ?

After rereading the thread i see you used the sdcard method.
I think the parameter file is not beeing used by that method.
The system image is bigger then the one on stock 008/009 do it partialy overwrites the user partition i think.
If this is true you can only get it fixed by flashing over otg..

The parameter for my 008 fw:

...,0x00130000@0x00892000(system),-@0x009c5000(user)

The parameter for guru 03

...,0x00145000@0x00892000(system),-@0x009e7000(user)

It is partition size@offset
The system size on 03 is bigger do partialy over writes the user partition if the parameters file is not used during the flashtask.

You can try flashing the last firmware you had on it with the sdcard method ( if it was one of mine i can provide a link )

[rkoenis]

Thanx for the fast feedback I'm gonna take the minix to work I believe there is a laptop with windows 7 on it and going to try otg and hope that works

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[rkoenis]

Its working again just couldn't give up

In setting,storage it said mount nand flash I clicked that then there was a notification in the notification bar I clicked that and it said there was a problem with memory do you want to format?....YES I do!!! And now its working finally can go to sleep thanks for your time and if you can do the power button trick for the mele I'd be very happy!!

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[HardwareGuru]

Its working again just couldn't give up

In setting,storage it said mount nand flash I clicked that then there was a notification in the notification bar I clicked that and it said there was a problem with memory do you want to format?....YES I do!!! And now its working finally can go to sleep thanks for your time and if you can do the power button trick for the mele I'd be very happy!!

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Great to hear
And usefull info for future questions too!
You can ignore my PM offering help then

I will add the F10 button to the todo list for next update.

[Finless]

I welcome you to freaktab and I stickied your first freaktab ROM post.

Only comment is leave any other forum trash where you left it....

Thanks and enjoy

Bob

P.S. I will give your ROM a try when I can. I am interested to see what goodies you have done

Bob

[Lovetz]

HardwareGuru, can you recommend this ROM for those who have 720p TV?