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[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mrjoshzombie:
It seems USB tethering is very important. Anytime I turn it off, mirroring ends.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedderd:
Thanks j0ep0. Appreciate the response.

I did try the NXTgen and the kernel you suggested but no change. Nothing seems to be happening when connecting at all. I did try aLogcat but I am new to this so not sure what to do. I tried enabling tethering too, not change.

I wish there was a way to test without needing to be in the car grrr.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
I can confirm that Go Launcher works the same as nova allowing you select apps from launcher
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mitan1:
WOW

So I have just read through this entire thread and the new development thread since buying and fitting my 601bt a few days ago. I had no idea that it was possible to fully access the phone menus whilst connected to the head-unit and am very impressed with the work put in by walkeryan and J0ep0. Excellent job guys!!!

So using the latest drivelink update from the MOD thread (don't currently have privileges to post there) I am having problems with crashing, which I know is common due to RAM limitations, my question however is; how long do most people manage to use there phone menu before it crashes? I can browse the main NOVA menu, however cannot access many apps at all. Trying to access Crazy Birds, Facebook or Gmail causes instantaneous crashes. Is this the case for everyone or are you having more luck with connecting to larger apps?

Are there any other apps which anyone would recommend to get to use through drivelink?

Once again, great job guys!! :good:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAngelus:
Could the op update the first post to change my phone from desire hd to the htc one x? thanks :)

Some nice progress has happened recently. I did several programming languages in college a few years back including java etc, really need to get back into it and perhaps become a dev.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
I tried a to open a game on the head unit and it just forceclosed the Drivelink.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAngelus:
Great news from Dave@Sony, the consortium is opening up mirrorlink for devs in Q1 2013!!

http://www.talkaudio.co.uk/ipb/inde...-with-samsung-galaxy-s3-surpport/page__st__40
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedderd:
Hi all,

Further to my woes, I have established the point at which my Drive Link stops working:

1) reset to stock rom - working

2) root - working

3) install latest TMserver package from CWM - stops working

Any reason why it happens at this point ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0ep0:
Thanks for narrowing it down, which package are you installing exactly? For Samsung based ROMs, try this:

SamsungTMServer-i9300-XXDLJ5.zip

Also updated CM10 i9300 TMServer package to XXDLJ5:

SamsungTMServer-i9300-XXDLJ5-framework.zip

On the memory/crashing issues, Android Jelly Bean is known to kill apps quite fast, especially background apps. I really advise to change OOM settings or use tweaks like Supercharger V6 or BestMultiTaskingFix.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedderd:
No, I was using the XXDLJ4 framework that I downloaded last week. Will the above make a difference ? I will need to restore and try again if so.

Does it matter which build (XXDLIH), baseband or kernel version I have ?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0ep0:
If you use a Samsung based ROM, you must not use the zip with framework. It contains the Samsung framework that you already have and the TMServer app is modified to work on CM10 and this causes it not to work on Samsung ROM. Aoplogies for being a bit unclear about it. I'll rename the files ASAP. You might wanna try the top link on Nextgen.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
New version of Drive Link released - 1.1.021 (12-Nov-2012).

http://www.samsungapps.com/venus/top...d=000000469052

Interesting. Looks like the new version lets you set any installed app as the default navigation app. Can anyone with TomTom confirm if it works or not please?

Update : Looks like you can create shortcuts to various applications on your phone. Just about to try it with my headunit now...

Update 2 : Crap. Ok looks like the default navigation app and shortcuts get overridden when you hook it up via mirrorlink to a head unit :(

Update 3: Link to new Drive Link apk - https://www.dropbox.com/s/66jls0b7yxghusf/app.scm-2.apk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedderd:
Good news (for me), I have tried the top link XXDLJ5 and it mirror link now works ! I can confirm that the newer version of Drive Link works, as well as the apk j0ep0 posted. This is on NxtGEN version 6.0.

Not all good news though - I cannot get to access other apps, even by trying to hold down home and entering task manager. I find that the head unit closes the mirror link connection.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] texan_ranger:
Testing Samsung JB on i9100

Hi Guys,

Just flashed the Sammy JB to my SGS2 and will do testing with the DriveLink. Will update later.

Edit 1: DriveLink still force closing on SGS2 with Sammy JB. TMServer not built into the release. Hopefully they will build it into the next official release.

Edit 2: Sigh... What is happening. No one communicating on this thread anymore. j0ep0 have you had any thoughts on how to get the DriveLink app to work on the i9100?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Zyc71:
Happy !!! Finally

Ok so i downloaded the latest release of Drive Link ....

Manually installed it onto my Australian Samsung Galaxy S3 4G LTE .....

I installed the Sony 701BT head unit .. I DID NOT update the firmware to the version that apparently allows the support of The S3 ...

Plugged in the phone and Drive link app started automatically ... i then hit the Mirror Link button on the head unit and it worked 100% ......

Thank GOD !!!

and thanks to everyone here that added there bit .. the app and assistance !!

1 very happy user !!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playertee:
US user: I installed the apk file on my S3 - Verizon. I wanna go buy the Sony 701BT tomorrow. Once I update the firmware, I should be able to use Mirrorlink...can someone confirm this?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
If you are running the a stock phone it will not work until verizon releases the jellybean update that includes the needed tmserver.apk and the framework that goes along with it. Or you can root and flash the leaked K1 jellybean rom
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
WTF? Looks like Samsung has pulled Drive Link from the app store.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playertee:
I am sorry if this sounds stupid (I am pretty sure it does), I am a total newbie with smart phones...is rooting and flashing the jellybean rom safe? Does it void my warranty?

Thanks
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
You can brick it if you are not careful. It will void your warranty if you give it to them rooted but you can always restore back to original. If you want to flash ROMs you must first root, unlock the boot loader, flash cwm I recommend backing up your original ROM with cwm then flash away!! If you should mess up you can put it in download mode and fix with Odin on your PC. You can learn all these things at the dev site http://xdaforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1672
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playertee:
alright i'm rooted and rom'd...got the 4.1.1 and gonna head over to the store to try and get the mirrorlink to work...will post updates
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playertee:
Mirror link works now, Verizon Samsung Galaxy SIII...

U guys rock!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
New version of Drive Link released - 1.1.024 (28-Nov-2012).

http://www.samsungapps.com/venus/topApps/topAppsDetail.as?productId=000000469052

Link to new Drive Link apk for those without access to Samsung App store - https://www.dropbox.com/s/66jls0b7yxghusf/app.scm-2.apk
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playertee:
This appears to have fixed the timing out problem for me
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
Yup, the screen time-out issue appears to have been fixed finally. Took them long enough! Haven't noticed many other changes though.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyboy9964:
Is there any chance to get this DriveLink working on a Note (1)??

Is it necessary to have to official Samsung ROM on it?

I'm currently on the 4.1.2 JB Rom from SlimBean, and when I try to connect to the XAV I only get:

"Unsupported USB Device" OR

"Please reestablish connection to your smartphone"

Thanks!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0ep0:
If you want to stay on slimbean, You could try installing the Touchwhiz framework from a Note JB (or ICS) ROM, install TMServer.apk and then DriveLink. No1 can tell if it will work until somebody tries it :)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
I haven't tried the new Drive Link version yet - will do that today. Does anybody know if the USB audio problem with CM10 is related to TMServer or Drive Link? I got everything working with CM10 and the files here but experience the same USB audio issue as others. I really don't want to go back to Touchwiz and install JellyWiz... Also, are the landscape issues just experienced in CM10 (rotation back and forth when I accelerate unless I wedge the phone in on its side!)?

Great work here, guys - I appreciate your efforts!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] pedderd:
Hi all,

Following my successful connection on my i9300 to my Alpine ICS-X8, using NxtGEN rom and the XXDLJ5 version of TMserver, I have problems connecting with my preferred setup.

I prefer to be using CM10. I am on a nightly, 20121115 build and I cannot connect at all, even with the XXDLJ5 framework TMserver.

Does anyone know if this is down to using Trebuchet instead of Touchwiz ? Or am I getting the wrong end of the stick. Or any other suggestions ?

Thanks.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0ep0:
The problem is in CM10, last time I checked, USB audio wasn't supported (yet).
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
Thanks for the info. That's a bummer. I wonder why USB audio would not be supported. So I guess I have to make the choice between JellyWiz and functional Mirrorlink or CM10...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] j0ep0:
For the i747 it is fixed, check this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1930664 . Maybe you can contact the people there to get it sorted for your model.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibjames:
I've done a fair amount of reading but still have a question :cyclops:

If you have a stock verizon galaxy III (us version)

will this app work with it? I'm thinking of getting a Sony XAV-64BT and want to make sure before I purchase it.

On a second note, any of you have the receiver? If so, do you like it?

All responses appreciated! :highfive:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
A stock VZW SIII won't work. You need to root and load another ROM with a VZW phone. And the XAV-64BT doesn't have mirrorlink capabilities at all. You need the XAV-601BT or 701. I have the XAV-601BT and absolutely hate it. The hardware is good (sound quality, etc.) the the firmware is a total fail. Knowing what I know now, I will not buy a Sony car stereo again.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibjames:
thanks for the reply! I think I'm just going to buy a regular double din with HD radio, and use the component in using an adapter, I would have to control everything on my phone, but I would mainly be using it for nav anyway.

I would love to use appradio2, but not having bluetooth streaming for music is a deal breaker :(

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actually, knowing what you know now, what would you buy? :confused::D
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
That's not a bad idea. The Sony units have a LOT of potential. There are very few choices out there that let you control Pandora on Android via the headunit. The Sonys have it, but they muffed the user interface so that changing channels is harder than it should be, etc. If they gave us these features and let us change more options, etc., the units would be great. I'm hopeful that the next firmware update solves a lot of issues, but there are too many to realistically think they will hit them all. Good luck with your decision!

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Well, I originally bought the unit for the Pandora control for Android. Eventually I ended up getting the XM tuner for it. I think I ended up paying $45 after rebate for the tuner and 6 months of service. I only use XM now and for that reason, probably would pick up a Kenwood or Pioneer unit. If I was still using Pandora, I think I'd get this unit again since there aren't many other choices (or at least weren't this summer). I find it so much easier to just get in and listen to XM rather than having to fire up Pandora, pick a station, worry about my phone battery draining, etc.

As I said though, IF Sony can improve the firmware for the XAV-601BT, the unit has a lot of potential. For just FM or XM usage with bluetooth for calls, I think there are a lot of other better choices out there.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibjames:
Yeah, it would be nice to be able to fire up pandora on my phone, and have it interface nicely, but just having access without cords is enough for me. The big thing I wanted is to be able to make phone calls, stream pandora, etc.. but when I need navigation, it shows up on the radio and I'm not looking at a phone

If I just convert my output to rca, and plug into the backup camera I suppose I could just do that. Wouldn't be digital quality but it'd probably get the job done. I don't care about netflix etc... I just want google nav to be on the screen and out my car speakers
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
Does this radio unit support hdmi? Maybe we can just do that instead of this mirrorlink stuff but we'd have no touch control on screen. I have the Samsung HDMI adapter, should I buy some kind of HDMI to rca adapter? I gotta say myself I was very exited when I bought this unit for the mirror link technology but if I knew it was going to be like this I would of went somewhere else with nav built in like my old unit. Other than that a2dp sounds very good
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ibjames:
I think the only one that has an hdmi port is the appradio2, but it doesn't have a2dp (I think that is what it is called, which is bluetooth audio streaming)

what I'm talking about, is just getting a nice double din radio, that has bluetooth audio streaming, and just converting my hdmi out on my phone to rca with an adapter, and using the backup camera as my phone display or an extra video in if the radio has it
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] telis12:
its in data/app
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Uploading to Dropbox now but going slow as its 32mb
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] telis12:
have you finished uploading?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
You could also use es file explorer with root

1-go to menu

2- select manager

3- select app manager

4- long press on desired app (drivelink)

5-select backup

6- app will be backed up in sdcard/backups/apps
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txskeets:
Found a link here in another XDA forum. Enjoy.

http://www.multiupload.nl/SMXF1FQAUZ
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RoadXY:
Thanx!

Now how do we know it doesn't contain any virusses or keyloggers :silly:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] txskeets:
We dont. I downloaded it and so far my scanners havent picked up anything on it.

Here is the forum I originally found it on:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1857400
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Here is my copy http://db.tt/qOQFGWTB
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
I tried it o my xav-601bt...still getting the "USB device not recognized". Later I will go back to completely stock rooted and try again. I also tried the mhl adapter tip but I don't get any message, while it does charge my phone. Oh well, I just got off work I'm going to sleep. Hopefully someone can figure something out
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Thats a shame. I dont get mine until 8th September. Hopefully someone will figure it out before then.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
I get the same thing with my completely stock Verizon S3 and XAV-601BT. I tried changing the phone USB connection setting from "connect as a camera" to "connect as a media device" with no change. The Drive Link app opens fine but when I select Mirrorlink from the head unit, it either says USB device not recognized or says reestablish USB connection. No change when I plug and unplug and exit and reopen Drive Link...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Just thought, have you updated your XAV601 head units? Sony released an update about 5 days ago to update it to allow/recognise the S3!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
Yes, I did install the updated firmware this weekend. I wish Sony had more information available for troubleshooting and help on their website...
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
I'm betting it has something to do with that tmserverapp not being built into the us version of the gs3. You guys with the i9300 might be ok. Either way the xav-601bt is a bad ass unit because I don't even have to take the phone out of my pocket and when I turn on my truck it starts streaming Pandora on its own or streams all your music.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Yeah I agree about that twserverapp. Mines on order but wont get it until 8th September.

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Have you tried installed that tw serverapp?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cja1972:
I've installed it on my nexus and it works fine
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Have you mirrorlinked it to a Sony xav head unit?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
I have but it won't install. It says "there is a problem parsing the package". I will try And install drivelink on my nexus 7 see if that works
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dj_jesolo:
Install on Nexus --> OK

Link with Alpine ICS-X8 (latest Firmware) --> fail (This Device is not compatible) :crying:
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] spscoral:
That explanation makes sense. Also agree 100% about the bad ass part. Even without Mirrorlink, this head unit is great. I primarily bought it for Pandora as well and it does an incredible job for that. If I had that capability on all of my cars, I would not be paying for XM/Sirius.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruyzalim:
hello anyone knows if drive link works on galaxy s II i saw a video on youtube it looked like a galaxy s II how to make it work anyone can help?

thank you very much ;)
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hiemmer:
No, it will not work with the S II. It only works with the S III right now.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ruyzalim:
thank you my friend for your answer
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scupetta:
hi guy, i have buy a xav 601BT , i have a S3 Italia with android 4.1.2 and I wanted to know if it was compatible with drivelink.

other question having a Padfone 2 i could use it?and there is other device android compatible?xperia? tnx
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAngelus:
It should be, plug it in to your car to see.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scupetta:
the stereo arrived tonorrow...

but how I start the application on the Padfone?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Start Drive link app on the phone and select mirror link on the stereo then plug it into a USB socket
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scupetta:
and for smartphone not samsung? xperia o padfone?drive link work in this product? tnx
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Drivelink will only work on s3 currently
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] euan.xiaoyi:
It appears from reading this thread, the latest version is 1.1.024....has anyone seen or have a newer version?

I have read many threads and articles about mirrorlink and Samsung drive link, and I saw an interesting photo of drive link, showing the standard layout, but also including a Samsung S Voice icon in the top left corner...is this a newer version?

Incorporating S Voice has the potential to be a killer feature for this app....anyone know anything about this?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] babyboy9964:
Hi Folks!

Just a small off-topic question, since here are a lot of people running the XAV601BT.. Is it possible to use external displays while playing video content from USB OR do I have to play the video content from DVD to get it on the external displays??

Thanks!

BR

Refik
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cell128:
I don't have external displays but in the manual or does say it supports external displays. I think it even plays to external while also keeping the regular menu on the main screen
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scupetta:
fudbuplicate sinnect

Today I connected my s3 to the stereo, and the display will show the message "reconnect the device"

help meeeeee

S3 jelly bean 4.1.2

Drive link 1.1.024

Xav 601dt latest firmware
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
I think 1.1.024 is the latest publically available version, which is in the Samsung app store. I have not seen or heard of any newer versions than this.

Can you post the link to the web site or photo?

Any new developments to the app would be good as the latest updates have been pretty poor with hardly any noticable changes. Possibly the odd bug fix such as allowing the phone to sleep properly. I just wish they would add more useful features like "mirror mode" and support for other applications such as TomTom etc. The other thing that really annoys me about Drive Link is the inability to play music from the head unit when mirror link is active. This works with Nokia Drive so it should be possible.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EvoJJ:
help :(

I've had a bit of a look around on this site but been unable to find anything of relevance to the Xperia S.

Is there any chance that installing a custom Rom on the Xperia S will allow the use of the drivelink app to use the phone with the Sony XAV601bt, or am I going to have to bin it and bite the bullet and purchase an S3 to use it?

The whole purpose of the head unit was to use the GPS from my phone on it, but seeing as I don't have a compatible Nokia/Samsung device I think I'm out of luck.

Anyone been successful in getting it to work? I've managed to get the DriveLink App installed on the phone but the Source Unit still won't accept it when it plugged in.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hiemmer:
No, the Xperia S will not work with mirrorlink. Right now the S3 is the only phone that will work. I don't think I would buy an S3 just for mirrorlink. It needs a lot of work.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheAngelus:
Dave PM'd me to say the uk tomtom plugin gps is out now and its made of diamonds and gold. RRP is £399.95 but amazon has it for £262.28. Still too much by over £150. Stupid mirrorlink restrictions!
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] laxity:
What is this TomTom plugin gps exactly? Is it something to do with Drive Link or TomTom Android? Or is it an addon module for a headunit?
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] djwilliams100:
Its an addon to the headunit. It allows use of the satnav built into the headunit itself without the need for your phone to be connected.
[Galaxy S III Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] scupetta:
helppppp