Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.7 ROM

[ptiper21]

so for the solution of the refresh of display in some tv's , use finless 1.7 1080p rom with molle 1080p kernel and ''bye bye'' this problem! after two days tests i use again my pioneer home cinema! Thanks to Bob, Molle and other people who help us! You deserve a donation of cource. Also Bob could you add patched libmedia for xbmc in the next update of your rom? I think it is something easy. Thanks a lot!

[tvirusx]

Is this a Blue Tooth controller or wired USB?
If USB it appears that maybe Minix removed the IDC etc files to support PS3 controller.
If so I may be able to fix that by using the files from 1.6 in 1.7.

Bob

Thanks for you prompt response...

The ps3 controller is connected via bluetooth... I use the cable only to update the bluetooth mac address of the t428 to the controller, after the mapping or pair of the controller, u just press the ps buttom and it sync via bluetooth automatic...

Thanks

[clarkss12]

t428 with Neo X7 rom

Great rom from finless. I am running it on my T428. I have not been able to get surround sound from my device to my A/V receiver. Any suggestions?

Update. Surround Sound does work now. Have no idea why it started working. Only thing I did was reboot. Interesting thing I found was surround sound works with my DS Video, an app from my synology NAS using MX player. When I tried it with XBMC, lost surround sound on my A/V receiver. Rebooted and surround sound came back using DS Video. I guess I am completely satisfied with my T428 now. This rom (finless 1.7) is very stable and fast. The only thing lacking is my logitech C310 webcam does not work. No Skyping.

Just shoved a donation your way, Finless

Tried netflix, no surround sound. Went back to DS video, no surround sound. Had to reboot to get surround sound back. I am bewildered.

[Loser]

doh, just had my first shutdown on 1.7
Was typing in google search box within browser. that's the first shutdown ive had since using finless rom. went to reboot and it got stuck at boot animation for about 15 min. I held power button and it took me to a black screen in portrait (i think, because the status bar is on the right side).

EDIT: poop, it shutdown after a few min and now it won't get past boot animation without shutting down. thinkin about flashing 1.6 back to it.

[ferdnand]

Noob with a MINIX 7

Hello, i'm reading about this rom and that rom. But I think Bob has the best rom.. for the reports and the work and dedication he has put into this rom.. I would like to know what my first thing i should do after getting my Minix in the mail.. really enjoy tinkering with stuff.. and making it more personal..

Any help will be greatly appreciated..

[Molle]

doh, just had my first shutdown on 1.7
Was typing in google search box within browser.

Well, well. Another report of a freeze while using the web browser.

[NixZero]

doh, just had my first shutdown on 1.7
Was typing in google search box within browser. that's the first shutdown ive had since using finless rom. went to reboot and it got stuck at boot animation for about 15 min. I held power button and it took me to a black screen in portrait (i think, because the status bar is on the right side).

EDIT: poop, it shutdown after a few min and now it won't get past boot animation without shutting down. thinkin about flashing 1.6 back to it.

as this rom comes with a lot of overclocked kernels (some of them pretty extreme) I think it would be usefull also to tell which kernel was in use at the crash moment

[Molle]

as this rom comes with a lot of overclocked kernels (some of them pretty extreme) I think it would be usefull also to tell which kernel was in use at the crash moment

Good idea!

I was using 'kernel_cpu1800h_gpustock600_ddr667.img' with the CPU max speed limited to 1608MHz.

[Orak]

latest minix news

Notice Regarding MINIX NEO X7 007 FW:

Since it's release on Friday 15th November we have received complaints from several users regarding a possible bug on the 007 FW, which was causing the screen to become pixelated and white lines to periodically appear on the screen.

Today, we were able to confirm the existence of this issue and have decided to remove the 007 FW from our website, whilst we work on a fix.

We hope to release the updated version of 007 FW shortly. In the meantime we advise customers to use our latest stable NEO X7 FW - 006c, which has been uploaded to our website.

We apologize for the inconvenience, we are working to fix this issue as quickly as possible.

Best Regards,
MINIX

[Molle]

Hats off to Minix! They actually listened to customer complaints and took proper action.

EDIT: A new test version available:

http://www.minixforums.com/threads/neo-x7-007-firmware-15-november.3028/page-46#post-27616

[giggitnf]

Is this a Blue Tooth controller or wired USB?
If USB it appears that maybe Minix removed the IDC etc files to support PS3 controller.
If so I may be able to fix that by using the files from 1.6 in 1.7.

Bob

I have the same problem. My ps3 controller works only if connected via USB. If I use the sixaxis app I'm unable to pair via BT the controller.

[adfurgerson]

Good idea!

I was using 'kernel_cpu1800h_gpustock600_ddr667.img' with the CPU max speed limited to 1608MHz.

Is it possible to up the voltages with an app or tool? That seems to be the first thing recommended for freezes on phones.

[sjx_samuel]

After flash to finless 1.7 ROM, I have experience my box keep intermittently refresh the screen. Can any pro out there enlighten me?

[Pluto]

Well, well. Another report of a freeze while using the web browser.

Agreed with the report thing, and yes, i think i use the same kernel, i remember using the least overclocked version, the first one on the folder.

Regarding the browser, now that i am at it, i think it is only Chrome related (i use beta), cant remember having issues with the stock one that barely has a name.

Minix is responding well, but their problem is our problem too, we still havent come up with an approach to RockChip, it is not a matter of pointing fingers, but are they aware of our problems? there must be a way to make them know how to help us, helping us means more manufacturers using their chip, meaning more sales, a WIN-WIN-WIN situation.

[Molle]

Regarding the browser, now that i am at it, i think it is only Chrome related.

No. Both freezes which made me roll back the kernel happened when browsing with the stock browser. One of them happened while I was reading a freaking Wikipedia article!