Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.8 ROM

[chiwakum]

NOOB kernel question

I noticed this to about no bluetooth on Tronsmart T428. To bad, I like the Rom.

Yep it's a great ROM and 1080p playback works well. But I'd like to have working BT on the MINI.

Quick question before I take a deep dive into Android kernel compilation. Does Android use loadable (.ko) kernel modules or do drivers have to be compiled into the kernel? Thanks in advance.

[Guest]

Random shutdowns

Hi Bob,

I'm i've been using Finless 1.7 and 1.8 for a while now. Since a couple of days - out of nothing - my box randomly shuts down.

This can happen during a youtube video, xbmx or anything else. It's completely random and happens once or twice per hour. Needless to say it's a big annoyance.

I'm using the following equipment
- Logitech K520
- USB DAC for audio-out.
- Toshiba TV
- Finless 1.8 with stock no-air kernel and no OC.

I had this problem both on 1.7 and after flashing to 1.8 it remained. I did a full NAND erase.

Any advice is welcome, is my device broken? I never oc'd it. Always run stock finless.

Thanks for your time.

[Pinocan]

I tried MX player, BS player, XBMC several versions. Don't get me wrong, hardware decoding is working on (mostly) everything I tried; without it no way to get 1080p decent playback.
The playback in 1080p is (somehow) fine, however, at a closer look, there are some small "stops" every 2-3 seconds, hard to see, it's true. It is most obvious when there is something scrolling on the screen, like credits at the end of movies, or the text in the beginning at Star Wars.. I compared the scrolling with the playback of a (powerful) PC and with a cheap media player, when the stuttering does not occur. Call me too ambitious trying to get things perfect.
However, there must be some way to clearly identify this, meaning some counter or report of dropped frames, but I don't know how to get it. The only thing I managed is to get the info in BS player and after some 20 minutes of playback of a [email protected] I got a frame rate (reported by BS player) of 23.8. But I'm not sure if this a relevant test...
PS: Right know I'm using Nitroteam Quickshot with 1080p_1800_gpu798_ddr800 kernel from Molle http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...and-overclocks and I am seeing a small improvement. Flashed kernel a day ago, watched a movie, fiddled with xmbc (skins/settings).. no crash so far.

Same here. There are indeed small stops every couple of seconds. I think I will flash back to 720p.

I have also an other problem which I didn't solve yet. Anyone advice?

http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.php?9283-Audio-sound-issues-Minix-Neo-X7

[Spok1]

I tried MX player, BS player, XBMC several versions. Don't get me wrong, hardware decoding is working on (mostly) everything I tried; without it no way to get 1080p decent playback.
The playback in 1080p is (somehow) fine, however, at a closer look, there are some small "stops" every 2-3 seconds, hard to see, it's true. It is most obvious when there is something scrolling on the screen, like credits at the end of movies, or the text in the beginning at Star Wars.. I compared the scrolling with the playback of a (powerful) PC and with a cheap media player, when the stuttering does not occur. Call me too ambitious trying to get things perfect.
However, there must be some way to clearly identify this, meaning some counter or report of dropped frames, but I don't know how to get it. The only thing I managed is to get the info in BS player and after some 20 minutes of playback of a [email protected] I got a frame rate (reported by BS player) of 23.8. But I'm not sure if this a relevant test...
PS: Right know I'm using Nitroteam Quickshot with 1080p_1800_gpu798_ddr800 kernel from Molle http://www.freaktab.com/showthread.p...and-overclocks and I am seeing a small improvement. Flashed kernel a day ago, watched a movie, fiddled with xmbc (skins/settings).. no crash so far.

Couldn't describe it better. Same for me...

[adx7]

All right, I was beginning to think I am the only "freak"(taber) noticing that stutter. But is this a problem that could be resolved via software or it is because of the hardware?
I am an IT specialist and I like to tweak things into getting the most out of the hardware, but I am not so familiar with the chips and hardware specs of that box. I am also willing to try any new things and tweaks to get that fixed.
I tried mostly everything I could get my hand on, Finless 1.6-7-8, Strauzo's, Lewy's, Quickshot. All behave the same. So, this could be a hardware issue or all those ROMs are based on the same software "thing", namely the kernel. Perhaps a new kernel version would change this.. to better, hopefully?
I would try and compile a new version, does anyone know where to grab a new kernel?

[Koying]

If you have stutters with all players AND you have a Samsung TV, check the "Motion compensation" settings on your TV.
It's buggy. Apparently, setting it to "Clear" seems to work best.

[adx7]

If you have stutters with all players AND you have a Samsung TV, check the "Motion compensation" settings on your TV.
It's buggy. Apparently, setting it to "Clear" seems to work best.

Thanx Koying, I'm using the X7 mainly on a Philips LCD (rather dumb, with all "enhancements" turned off) where I have another problem with the HDMI handshake (my suspicion). The stutters occur only with the X7, the other players/sources I used are just fine.

[benster1]

Hej guys.

I want to mount my nfs share with busybox mount -o nolock,ro -nfs ....... That works great great.

Anybody know what command i must use to automount at startup?

My commandline is
busybox mount -o nolock,ro -t nfs 192.168.1.15:/Multimedia/Video /sdcard/mnt/nfs

The one that helps me gets a free case of Heineken beer!!! Yeah!!!

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[900supersport]

make use of init.d support.

using esfileexplorer make system RW

then broswse to system/etc/init.d and create a new text file named 017mountnfs

open this as a text file and edit

add the following line then your mount instruction.

#!system/bin/sh
your mount line here

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[benster1]

Re: NEW - Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.8 ROM

make use of init.d support.

using esfileexplorer make system RW

then broswse to system/etc/init.d and create a new text file named 017mountnfs

open this as a text file and edit

add the following line then your mount instruction.

#!system/bin/sh
your mount line here

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Wow thanks gonna try it when i get home...

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[benster1]

Re: NEW - Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.8 ROM

make use of init.d support.

using esfileexplorer make system RW

then broswse to system/etc/init.d and create a new text file named 017mountnfs

open this as a text file and edit

add the following line then your mount instruction.

#!system/bin/sh
your mount line here

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Do i need to ad the #! Before system?

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[900supersport]

Yes

[benster1]

Re: NEW - Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.8 ROM

Yes

Thanks

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[benster1]

Re: NEW - Minix Neo X7 - Finless 1.8 ROM

Yes

Doesnt work i guess..
I made a file named 017mountnfs
Does it need .sh after 017mountnfs

With es file texteditor i made the #!system/bin/sh
busybox mount -o nolock,ro -t nfs 192.168.1.15:/Multimedia/Video /sdcard/mnt/nfs

And saved it.

Reboot and the share is not mounted..

Please advise.


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[Molle]

With es file texteditor i made the #!system/bin/sh

Shouldn't it be

#!/system/bin/sh