UPDATED - CX919 - 4.2.2 - Finless ROM 1.6b

[gpineau]

Still no support for my touchscreen.

I installed this rom and it seems to work. I like the boot screen.
I came across two problems to report.

1. if I use the defaults (720) then my video on both my HDMI monitors drops off for a few second randomly. I will try again later with 1080 settings.

2. I was hopeful when I read you had fixed the USB touchscreen ....
Well sorry to say mine still does not work. It is an Acer FT200HQL bmjj 19.5-Inch Full HD (1600 x 900) Touchscreen Monitor. 10 points . I think the is where the problem is. If I put all 10 of my fingers on the screen the cursor appears and I can clumsily make it move but not reliably. But with just one finger....nada. zip.

I know nothing about programming the android but I think it is worth learning..Meanwhile I hope some really fixes the touch screen issues. It is really frustrating since the android OS was meant to be used with touch screen devices in the first place. Windows 7 and windows 8 both work fine with this monitor.

I Re-flashed it with the 1080 files and the screen dropout is gone. no more flicker.
My USB cable comes off of a hub. It only would flash intermittently. It was reliable when I connected directly to one of the computer UBS ports. I think the hub does not have enough power for all the accessories I have attached there plus the CX-919.

Careful when attaching the USB cables to the device.. It is possible to tug the HDMI cable out of the plug and you will end up thinking that you have bricked the device.

[gsm44]

Great

I flashed this ROM & it's working great

Few issues though:
- Flickering !!!!
- Original CWM recovery did not work
- Boot animation is ugly !!


I solved those issues by:
- flashed my stock kernel on top of this ROM which solved flickering problem
- reflashed CWM with cx-919 specific one & now it's working
- replaced boot animation with original one

Now I have a rooted device, with a nice boot animation & CWM recovery

Many thanks Bob
Here's my donation [80C27126K5806271R]

[WickedMaster]

Hii,

I'm getting the flashing screen issue. I tried to flash the kernel_flash_fix_test which Finless posted earlier in another thread. This has solved the issue, but created another issue: WiFi doesn't turn on. When I flash the other kernel back, the WiFi starts working but the flashing screen also.

How can I fix the flashing screen and keep WiFi working?

Regards,
WickedMaster

[alexnu]

RK3188T screen flickering

Hi, sorry if this has already been answered it's just that I am not yet entirely clear on how to solve the problem.

I have a tronsmart CX-919 RK3188T (which is supposed to be one the hottest TV sticks right now), however I understand that the CPU is defective and cannot run Finless 1.6b without screen flickering.

Once you flash the ROM it does matter if you go back to stock rom, the problem remains. I have also tried other suggestions (such as KitKat 4.4.2) without success, which makes the TV stick pretty much unusable.

My question is what can I try next? I have read a post by finless saying that his rom 1.6b will work but with stock kernel. How can I flash it that way? Also, is neomode going to work?

[gpineau]

Screen Flicker

I re-flashed the Finliss using the 1080 files and it seemed to help but only on one of my monitors. I have 2 identical Emerson HD monitors But one has flicker since I change to this rom. They both had it but one got better when I used the 1080 files. I was able to make the other stop flickering by going into settings and changing to a lower resolution.

[gpineau]

Flicker update

Bad news. The flicker also affects my Asus HDMI wide screen. And worse than that it also is showing up on my JVC 70 inch wide screen. so 3 out of 4 of my devices are flickering. I would call it worse that flicker. The video completely drops out for several seconds. In my opinion it is not usable for Television or video of any kind.

Anyone know how to get back to a stock system as shipped from Geekbuyers. 4.2.2 rooted.

[gpineau]

Flicker update.

Problem solved.
Used this file cx919-rk3188-4.2-6210-20131209--update.rar
From http://blog.geekbuying.com/index.php.../#.U0RcevldUqd

Could not get their flash tool to work so I used the alternate_reboot_to_flash_tool that is available at the beginning of this thread. Just dropped it into the same director as the .img file and launched the program. It found the img file and saw the cx-919 right away. Used the restore option. Took a couple of minutes and once I logged into Google most of my old apps were still available.

I still don't have touch screen working but the wireless mouse is starting to feel like a good alternative. I managed to sell the ACER touchscreen for what I had in it.
Hooked it up to my ASUS and my JVC TV and the video flicker problem was gone. My wife is in the living room watching Guangdong TV right now. I may get lucky later tonight.

[tr3w]

Building a kernel module

Hi Bob,

I like your ROM, and I would like to build some more modules to it.
Can you help me were can I found the kernel source, and what configuration did you use?
I found a couple of 3.0.36 sources on Github for rk3188 but they don't look the same...

[causal_andy]

Hey all,

Firstly, I really appreciate all the finless roms, never had any major issues with any of the roms or from the flashing tools provided with them.

The only issue I've had so far is from trying to change the boot.img file to another finless image. I got stuck in a boot-loop and had to re-flash everything back to standard for the 1.6b rom.

Has anyone else had this problem?
I got the alternative boot.img from another thread that finless had posted it on. It was a 720 boot.img and use the appropriate 720 kernel with it. I tried flashing multiple times to be sure, but always ended in the same boot-loop scenario. Thoughts?

Also, it was interesting that when the altnerative boot.img was used the rkm image that first pops up and the new alternative boot.img image for perfectly fitted to my screen. Where as when I flash normally, ie simon_720_kernel and 720boot.img the rkm boot image is shrunken.

Not really a problem with the functionality of the rom, as the rom runs perfectly, more an annoyance and a curiousity. Firstly as to why the altnerative boot.img would lead to a boot-loop, and also why it would make the intital 'rkm' image fit the screen perfectly rather than being small.

Appreciate any thoughts on this.

[SatyaR]

Not able to Put the CX-919 into flash mode

UPDATE! 10/20/2013
New ROM is 1.6b
1.6b fixes:
1) Latest recovery.img from CX. If you have a older stick you may not get a screen while recovery is formatting.
If you don't (my old stick doesnt) just wait at least 5 minutes. Recovery still works you just get no screen.
The newer sticks the screen works in recovery and it also solves some NAND issues.
For you older stick guys if you want recovery to have a screen, just copy recovery.img from my CX-919 1.5 ROM.

2) Fixes touch screen issues with real USB touch screens AND for APPs that need to emulate touches like Joy Center or Tinecore APP.
I replaced some lib files and added virtual_touchscreen.ko. The lib files were the key to fixing touch!

Link has been updated below

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OK folks... I spent a good amount of time on this ROM doing what you all asked!
This is not a rip of the Neo X7 ROM. It is actually more the MK908 ROM 1.6 I did with parts of other tablet ROMs, TV sticks, etc!

I have not done any work on the CX-919 in a while and sorry to say it was needed
I really like this ROM myself and have now moved the CX-919 into my living room TV.

Folks if you like this ROM I could use a few donations. Sorry to ask but donations have been few and far between lately.

On with the show.

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Features and release notes for my 1.5 Android 4.2.2 ROM:

1) Rooted and new SU and Superuser applied that supports Android 4.2.2

2) Stock ROM was only 2 Gig of APP space.
BUT you also have parameter file options!
There are also 1gb, 2gb, 4gb and 6gb options.
Read below for how to change that in the flash tool.
Realize if you use this 6gb option, internal SDcard will only have about 600 megs of free space!

3) Debloated of junk APPs and Google Apps you can get from Google Play.
I also updated Google Play and required Google APPs to the latest version.

4) As always, full init.d support! If you do not know what that is... ignore it. For geeks that want to use it. It is there!

5) I re-enabled location services. This is now in the settings menu.
Tested and working with all APPs that use it.
Remember to turn off GPS as we have no GPS.

6) I also re-enabled accessibility options in settings.

7) Gameloft fix. This fixes Gameloft games from crashing to the desktop.
Many of them do not run and crash to the desktop. This is due to a license check based on the device.
Special thanks to Christian Troy for inventing this fix. I modded it for this ROM.

8) Build.prop edit to open up the Google Play store to APPs that normally say "not compatible".
I am spoofing a Samsung device that will show almost any APP as compatible.
Your device will show up in google play as Samsung device nopt a CX-919 or RKSDK! Understand this please.
I also left the original build.prop in the ROM called build.orig.
If you want to go back, just use ES FIle Explorer or a root file explorer and rename build.prop to build.old
Then rename build.orig to build.prop.
Go into settings, apps, all and go into the Google Play app. Clear the cache and data.
Reboot! You should be back to showing up as a 908.
WARNING if you do this, you need to be using the 1080 kernel or your screen will be oversized!

9) I added a reboot APP that will allow optional reboot options like reboot to bootloader (flash mode).

10) Kernel choices:
Special thanks to Freaktab user Sam321 (Simon) for his Frame Skipping fixed kernels!
I also give you the stock latest kernels but these still have the frame skipping issue!
They are supplied for people that want to use them anyway.
Kernels:
kernel720_stock.img
kernel1080_stock.img
kernel720_simon_no_oc.img - 720P No Overclock with frame skip fix - This is the default.
kernel1080_simon_no_oc.img - 1080P No Overclock with frame skip fix

Special note: PJ Andersons pacther does not seem to fix the frame skipping on the stock kernels.
I did not test overclock patching with his patchomatic tool so I do not know if that works.
If you want to try overclocked kernels, go here:

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?6185-overclocked-kernel-and-Frame-skipping-fix-for-the-new-Ap6210-WiFi-MK802-IV-or-UG007B-or-cx-919

11) I fixed the double Camera icon showing up in the APP drawer.

12) Various wifi patches and updates for performance.


For more information ALWAYS read the README in the ROM kit!

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Here are the links for Android 4.2.2 Finless 1.6b ROM

ROM -> CX919 - Android 4.2.2 - Finless 1.6b ROM (239 megs)




Enjoy,
Bob

Hi Bob, By following the README file, I am not able to put my CX-919 into flash mode in any of the 2 way mentioned. I guess I know the problem which is whatever number of times I go to Setting and turn on the USB and then unplug the power and take then when I reconnect the device to my TV, still the setting falling back to "Connect to PC" as off under USB Setting. And I am not sure how do I proceed from now.

[FadeFx]

AW: UPDATED - CX919 - 4.2.2 - Finless ROM 1.6b

Hi Bob, By following the README file, I am not able to put my CX-919 into flash mode in any of the 2 way mentioned. I guess I know the problem which is whatever number of times I go to Setting and turn on the USB and then unplug the power and take then when I reconnect the device to my TV, still the setting falling back to "Connect to PC" as off under USB Setting. And I am not sure how do I proceed from now.

I am not sure why everybody is trying to do that, it just makes no sense.

Just disconnect everything from your stick (power cord, usb hub, tv...) then press and hold the button on the stick, now connect the stick to your pc usb port while still holding the button. Wait until you hear a bleep sound from your pc. Now the flashtool should show something like "found one loader device" and you can start to flash

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[SatyaR]

I am not sure why everybody is trying to do that, it just makes no sense.

Just disconnect everything from your stick (power cord, usb hub, tv...) then press and hold the button on the stick, now connect the stick to your pc usb port while still holding the button. Wait until you hear a bleep sound from your pc. Now the flashtool should show something like "found one loader device" and you can start to flash

tapatalked from i9300

Hi FadeFx, yes it worked. Just I was confused with the README saying the light will go off if I do so while it stayed on. Thank you for your quick response.

[FadeFx]

You are welcome...

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[Chan7]

Cx919 finless 1.6b screen flicker

Wanted rooted Rom on my cx919. Had a knock off which worked well with finless 1.6b but hdmi output died. Purchased tronsmart version but finless 1.6b Rom caused screen to intermittently blank out. I think hdmi signal was intermittently dropping. Flashed updated stock Rom then Flashed finles 1.6b on top but kept stock kernel. Everything seems fine now!

[Gets]

Wanted rooted Rom on my cx919. Had a knock off which worked well with finless 1.6b but hdmi output died. Purchased tronsmart version but finless 1.6b Rom caused screen to intermittently blank out. I think hdmi signal was intermittently dropping. Flashed updated stock Rom then Flashed finles 1.6b on top but kept stock kernel. Everything seems fine now!

Thank you for this. Signal drop was fixed and root was enabled with this combo. Thanks to Bob for the great rom. I can't wait for a stable Kit Kat for my CX-919 version 1.