Finless 1.0 ROM for the Minix X8

[killeriq]

I just hooked up a external HD formatted NTFS.
I was able to write to it NO PROBLEM.

Note: It would not see the drive when hooked to a USB HUB. I had to hook it directly to a USB port on the X8.

Bob

Hmm strange, on X7 is working without issues.
The Ext Drive might act as HUB or what...

Well new HW , new issues

[Mike123x]

Hmm, that is annoying. But actually I just need this one software to run, since I use the box as an automated slide show machine.

So is there a way to "hack" it until the software manufacturer fixes it? I tried creating a symlink in /mnt, but that doesn't work. It says "read only filesystem"

This is where Google is going with KitKat. Apps need to get updated in the end.
Changing it back to what it use to be in Jelly Bean or Gingerbread will just break other stuff and newer APPs.

Unfortunately this is not a Minix thing but a Google thing.

Google has been messing with external SDcard location every major release trying to get it right and settle on it.

Bob

[Finless]

Hmm, that is annoying. But actually I just need this one software to run, since I use the box as an automated slide show machine.

So is there a way to "hack" it until the software manufacturer fixes it? I tried creating a symlink in /mnt, but that doesn't work. It says "read only filesystem"

YOu have to be rooted of course.

Go into /system/etc and open the file vold.fstab.

You will see this line

dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/AMLOGIC_CARD/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sd_mmc.0/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sdio.0/mmc_host/sd /devices/platform/aml_sdhc.0/mmc_host/sd

Change this part of that line

/storage/external_storage/sdcard1

Change the path to whatever you want but it cannot be /sdcard since that is the internal one and cant be changed.

Bob

[Mike123x]

Actually I had already tried that, but I don't know a directory where I am allowed to write and which will be a standard directory where apps would look. Do you have an idea?

YOu have to be rooted of course.

Go into /system/etc and open the file vold.fstab.

You will see this line

dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/AMLOGIC_CARD/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sd_mmc.0/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sdio.0/mmc_host/sd /devices/platform/aml_sdhc.0/mmc_host/sd

Change this part of that line

/storage/external_storage/sdcard1

Change the path to whatever you want but it cannot be /sdcard since that is the internal one and cant be changed.

Bob

[killeriq]

I just hooked up a external HD formatted NTFS.
I was able to write to it NO PROBLEM.

Note: It would not see the drive when hooked to a USB HUB. I had to hook it directly to a USB port on the X8.

Bob

Hi, after some testing here are updated results.

So MOUSE lag was gone after restart, so might just 1time issue

About HDD are is the findings (posted on Minix forum also):
Imation - Pro UX 750EA (NTFS)- X8 beta 003 not working , shorty shows plugged, then removed notice
X7 all fine
Tronsmart s89-h - was working also fine (version 104k4) So to me seems like FW issue as the HW with tronsmart is the same

[Mike123x]

Sorry to task again, but I can't figure it out. I can change the vold.fstab file, but I do not know what to change the directory to. When I try to create new directories in /mnt or in / e.g. /mnt/sdcard1 (after remounting / rw) they are gone after a reboot. If I try to mount it to any other directory in / or in /mnt without creating them first it doesn't work either.

Can you give me a hint what I am doing wrong?

Thanks in advance!

YOu have to be rooted of course.

Go into /system/etc and open the file vold.fstab.

You will see this line

dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_storage/sdcard1 auto /devices/platform/AMLOGIC_CARD/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sd_mmc.0/card_host/memorycard0/memorycard0:sd /devices/platform/aml_sdio.0/mmc_host/sd /devices/platform/aml_sdhc.0/mmc_host/sd

Change this part of that line

/storage/external_storage/sdcard1

Change the path to whatever you want but it cannot be /sdcard since that is the internal one and cant be changed.

Bob

[Finless]

I have been messing with it.

Bottom line this is coded in init.amlogic.rc in boot.img



export EXTERNAL_STORAGE /storage/emulated/legacy
export EMULATED_STORAGE_SOURCE /mnt/shell/emulated
export EMULATED_STORAGE_TARGET /storage/emulated

# Support legacy paths
symlink /storage/emulated/legacy /sdcard
symlink /storage/emulated/legacy /mnt/sdcard
symlink /storage/emulated/legacy /storage/sdcard0
symlink /mnt/shell/emulated/0 /storage/emulated/legacy

This is what is going on with internal sdcard.

There maybe a way to swap the 2 cards and how they mount but I will mess with it another day.

Bob

[Finless]

It's getting much more complicated....

efuse is mounting the /sdcard to internal NAND.
That is not going to get changed

external SD mount is
/dev/block/vold/179:1 /storage/external/storage/sdcard1

changing vold.fstab does work and I have done it. For instance
dev_mount sdcard /storage/external_storage/sdcard2
does work

Now I am able to do it on /sdcard itself through emulated.
mkdir on /sdcard called sdext
dev_mount sdcard /mnt/shell/emulated/0/sdext

If you actually go there /mnt/shell/emulated/0/sdext you will see the files from your external sd now mounted there.

BUT efuse runs first before vold so it does not show up in /sdcard/sdext. The folder is there but no files show up.

I even tried this in a terminal emulator

mount -t vfat /dev/block/vold/179:1 /sdcard/sdext

The mount command works but no files show up.

So you got me on this one!

Bob

[if6was9]

Finless: Thanks for this ROM

I just joined Freaktab yesterday and this is my first post. My X8 was delivered yesterday and after about an hour of playing around with it I decided to try out this ROM. The only issue I had in installing was due to the fact that I did not fully understand the instructions at first, but after retrying 3 times and going back and rereading the instuctions install was a success. Looking forward to any updates you my come out with in the future.

Thank you, @Finless

[Taxidermista]

At s89 with 192 min and max 1992 I get relative good results...
The max 1992 doesn't matter because it will only be accessible for short times because the cpu "management" at rising temperatures reduce the possible max freq...
But with min > 192 you will reach immediately temperatures that will reduce the max freq, so it is really useless!

But you can fix that behaviour easily with a heatsink+fan, righ? Then the max 1992 will work without problems.

I asked you twice, could you PLEASE answer the question sir?

[no_spam_for_me]

I asked you twice, could you PLEASE answer the question sir?

The problem is, that the answer is not so easy as the question:
If you have a trimmed SoC than YES, if you have a NOT trimmed SoC then NO...

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?14779-S802-Truth-Lies-and-Video-Tape-AML-needs-to-answer-to-consumers

[strix]

What in build prop do i need to change to spoof it to a galaxy S5

[toymanedk]

Finless ROM is the BEST & Outdoes Minix Betas!

I have now tried all the Minix betas and stock ROMS. The Finless ROM 1.o with the XBMC add-on out does them all. I use the fastest of the CPU fixes with no issues. I should have tried the Finless ROM first and saved myself a lot of headache!

I don't need the "energy saver" sleep mode, or the 24 FPS fix either.

Thank you Bob!

[kapnkool]

Update to Finless Rom 1.0?

Hi Bob (Finless),

Currently using your stock minix tweaker software and loving it. Do you plan on releasing an update to your Finless 1.0 rom? I know better than to ask for release dates! Keep up the great work.

Pete

[Pierre]

Re: Finless 1.0 ROM for the Minix X8

What in build prop do i need to change to spoof it to a galaxy S5

I think instructions are in the readme file.

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