Wish list for PiPo ROM's

[pr0xZen]

I'd love to see realtek, ralink or atheros drivers baked in - although I'm not sure it can be done at the moment (?). Would be great to be able to connect an USB-wifi adapter with an external antenna, if needed on the go

[rrileypm]

Wish list for PiPo ROM's

We have started a thread for requesting drivers. Sorry, I don't have a link to it. (iPhone limitations).

Leolas is our driver guy. He needs specific information about the devices you request drivers for.

In a few cases, support is already inside the kernel. You just have to try it and see.

Most external driver requests are for tv sticks. You might see which devices are already supported on the 3188 with 4.2.2.

Since I don't have any of these devices to test, you must be willing to verify whether they work because they don't always do.


Randy

[pr0xZen]

We have started a thread for requesting drivers. Sorry, I don't have a link to it. (iPhone limitations).

Leolas is our driver guy. He needs specific information about the devices you request drivers for.

In a few cases, support is already inside the kernel. You just have to try it and see.

Most external driver requests are for tv sticks. You might see which devices are already supported on the 3188 with 4.2.2.

Since I don't have any of these devices to test, you must be willing to verify whether they work because they don't always do.


Randy

Ok - I haven't bought a wifi dongle yet - been looking to see if some chipset was already supported first. The more common chipsets are widely available in dongles all shapes and sizes, so if a common realtek/ralink chipset is supported - in theory one whould be able to pick and choose (among simple design ones that use the chipset stock drivers).

Currently my first M8pro is on its way from the seller to Pipo, and the new one was just shipped - so I can't check for myself... could anyone be so kind as to check what modules are already in there? a file list of /system/lib/modules - in 4.2.2 rom preferrably.

[pr0xZen]

Randy - have you tried CrossBreeder on this tablet? I don't have the new replacement yet, so can't really check myself - but I DID try it out on my Jiayu G3 (MT6577 / 1GB) phone, wich I thought was performing fairly decent... holy cr*p. Apps (especially those that poll data from the internet - but all in general), browsing, anims - the whole user experience changed drastically. Some apps that used to be pretty unstable and slow, are now problem-free (and lightning fast).

It doesn't seem to have had a mentionable impact on AnTuTu scores - but those are pretty much hardware tests, and this is no overclocking or driver modification. This however, seems like most things is just working 5x-10x more efficient. I don't want to go into too much detail, it will probably be better expressed from "the horse's mouth": CrossBreeder .

It does have an optional feature - Frandom support (Here).

"Frandom is a Linux kernel random number generator, which is 10-50 times faster than what you get from Linux' built-in /dev/urandom"

It will however, require a kernel module if its not already in there. If possible - I would really like to see this.

I suggest you try it out and see if it can add to the experience of the M8pro - It just made me change my mind about getting a new phone

[rrileypm]

Wish list for PiPo ROM's

Very interesting. I'll have to check it out.

Thanks.


Randy

[pr0xZen]

RK3188 SDK 2.0 is out - hopefully we'll see some nice optimizations and improvements soon

Did you get to try the CrossBreeder?

[rrileypm]

Re: Wish list for PiPo ROM's

I just put out an update for the M6 that was released yesterday. I hope it is from the new SDK. But I'm not sure. No change logs in English.

Sent from my M8 pro

[pr0xZen]

I just put out an update for the M6 that was released yesterday. I hope it is from the new SDK. But I'm not sure. No change logs in English.

Sent from my M8 pro

I've got the SDK 2.0 if needed. Athough, its "bundled" with a U30TG2 ROM, so a little work unpacking, extracting and possibly adatation might be needed. I'm no coder or ROM cooker, so my knowledge on this is scarce.

[rrileypm]

Re: Wish list for PiPo ROM's

The problem is that I don't do kernels. That is where all the magic is. So I am just hoping for new official firmware from Pipo.

Sent from my M8 pro

[hoilai]

The problem is that I don't do kernels. That is where all the magic is. So I am just hoping for new official firmware from Pipo.

Sent from my M8 pro

Optimized kernel is the thing I mostly want, hope somebody can help us to build it soon.

[spectra9]

Optimized kernel is the thing I mostly want, hope somebody can help us to build it soon.

+1

[rrileypm]

Re: Wish list for PiPo ROM's

Although a new SDK is out...tablets are very hard to customize a kernel for unless you have the exact same sources for that specific device. You have to make sure touch screen...wifi...Bluetooth...gyros...all work right with their specific drivers. We may have a generic framework to start out with...but no sources from the factory. The TV sticks may have custom kernels available...but they generally have a lot less to go wrong.

Sent from my M8 pro

[PretorianetZ]

Tweaks

Sorry for my english, what about the tweaks like @Huawei Mediapad 10 FHD@ ... customize @power mode@ (energy save, normal speed, maximum speed) ... I mean customize CPU freq directly from menu ...

PS - maybe include sound tweaks in menu (i see many programs like Viper4android FX, or any other software with Dolby or BeatsAudio effects)

[rrileypm]

We will see what the new SDK has in it.

[DSCB57]

I wish for a tutorial

Hi Riley, excellent work, thank you. I am a Pipo M9 owner...it arrived today and I am already trying to root it - without success. So hence my request - would it be possible for you to please do a tutorial for rooting and then flashing your ROMs? I have tried three different tutorials, and have managed to install both the USB and ADB drivers. The problem is that the flashing software does not seem to be able to communicate with my device (I believe it is a question of the software not being able to find the ROM, even though I pointed it to the loader).
Also my M9 is already updated with the latest firmware from Pipo - 4.2.2, and came with no bloat, so all I really want to do is obtain root and flash CWM then get on with reinstalling my apps.
It must be said that there is a great deal of room for confusion in the existing tutorials, especially as they differ so much from the methods Pipo advocate for upgrading. And as the intention of their tutorial is not to teach us how to obtain root it is not much help to me either.

Please, if this post would be better placed elsewhere, feel free to move it wherever it would be best for you.

Thank you for your support,

David

As you can see, I have put together a bunch of ROM's for Pipo tablets. I have the M8 Pro and M5 models to test with.

There have been plenty of views and downloads on all of the individual threads, but not much feedback. They all must be working fine, or.....not, but no comments.

Anyway, I'm assuming the best.

Now, if there is anything special I should include in the ROM that you are having an issue with, please post here, or on the thread for your individual tablet model.

We are a big family here at Freaktab, and I really enjoy helping people out. I learn something new every day doing this stuff, so please challenge me. If I can't do it myself, there is plenty of help available from the rest of the Freaktab team.

So what I am doing now is:

Root
Debloat
Google Play Store fixes
CWM, if available for the specific tablet
init.d support
busybox support
Expanding user app space to 2,4,6 and 8g (let me know which one you prefer)
Custom bootanimations from Tattman65

I have not gotten into installing drivers and jar files, but if there is demand for a fix please ask away.

For a while, I was tweaking the UI a bit, but everyone seems to want stock only...so I quit doing that.

Remember, you only get THREE WISHES....(just kidding...hahaha).