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[Android General] donaldta:
It could be due to the way the logic board is designed, it might be programmatically impossible to separate power to the blue wire with the system powering up. If it bothered you that much you can always add a Bosh Automotive Relay to intercept the Blue wire, so that your antenna will raise only when there is power to a 12V switched source.

Personally, I wished there were options to supply power to that wire when A) Radio is active source, B) Smart Powers On, C) Android boot is complete and D) Manual toggle (via Android Intent).

It actually depends on the launcher that you use, there are many to choose from based on your personal preference.

I am guessing that you mean a direct icon to switch to the individual sources, right? Because you can always use place a shortcut to the media app on the launcher's home screen.
[Android General] LiquidBreadMan:
Yep. Other than having to click a couple times to get to the music app you want, I think the Smart launcher works pretty well.
[Android General] jackfrost909:
Car Home Ultra is about exactly what you describe - 3 or 5 screens (selectable) of 6 icons each and a few other cool car features besides (compass, speedo, night mode..)

Never used it on a Smart but have used on phones as an in-car launcher and it does the trick nicely.
[Android General] ok67:
Parrot ASTEROID Smart Dead

I must admit that I have not read all the previous pages in this tread, so I apologize if this has been discussed before (but I have made some search without finding any answers).

My ASTEROID Smart is dead. It started to die a week ago when the music (from the radio) stopped and was only making a buzzing sound for halves a minutes before it went completely black and restarted. A couple of days later the same thing happened again. And the Navfree stopped working, and it would not run any more, even after a reset. Then these stops and restart of the unit started to happen more and more frequent, today they occurred with 5 mins intervals, before the unit ended up dead. Shortly before it died I removed Navfree and reinstalled it again, it was performing a re-installation of the Norway map when it died completely.

There is a light in the on/off button, but nothing happens when I hit the button. RESET don't help, neither removing power. If I remove the SD-card, then some thimes (but not always) there is no light in the power button. I then need the reinstall the SDcard to get the light back.

PS I have rooted the unit, but I can't imagine that should make any difference. I also have tried to connect it to my PC (Linux) from the micro USB connector in the back, but my PC cant get any connections to the Parrot.

Any advice? I guess I have to return it to the shop, it's only 3 weeks old.
[Android General] LiquidBreadMan:
3 weeks? I'd definitely return it.
[Android General] moogvo:
I remember that mine started chattering at random before rebooting... (It actually sounded more like a skipping CD before it crashed)

I figured out that it didn't like a bunch of stuff plugged in to the USB ports. I unplugged the USB hub and it all works normal now. Just a thought.
[Android General] ok67:
I have unplugged everything and have it on my desk with an external 12 V supply, still dead.
[Android General] moogvo:
Yeah... I believe it would have to go back for an exchange. That is apparently not very common based on this site, but it has happened before.
[Android General] timo-n:
Hi Guys

Hi Guys, i am new here and want to say hello.

I ordererd a parrot asteroide smart after reading these comments (not all bute i clicked all the 154 pages to search some Information ;) )

now i want just ask if someone can tell me if there are some Points i have to do or dont have to do before is start with the Asteroid smart?

what are the pro & cons with getting root? i would be happy to get some informations.

regards from Germany
[Android General] nojkepop:
Is anyone worried that Parrot will introduce a newer model of the Asteroid Smart at CES this year?
[Android General] LiquidBreadMan:
I hope they do. I need a new radio for another car
[Android General] nojkepop:
I hope they don't. I really like my Asteroid Smart and feel like there are still a lot of things they could improve on. Without root this stereo wouldn't be as great. Sad thing is I would probably break down and buy the new one as soon as it was rootable...
[Android General] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
Lotus Evora install

The Lotus comes with a dismal Alpine unit as stock, that I ditched immediately after pruchase. I now migrated to the Asteroid Smart. I rooted the unit and installed quite a few apps of choice including:

- Custom ADW Launcher

- TomTom navigation - imho the best smartphone navigation on the market.

- TorquePro OBD-Software including custom designed theme

- RaceMeter PlugIn for Torque

- RaceChrono for track day fun

- TuneIn internet radio

- Floating Toucher Overlay launcher

...

In honour of our favourite Lotus spy I call the unit "The Q"

So, here are the photos

(OK, the last two are just dummies, but mandatory for a James Bond defined car maker))
[Android General] Taomyn:
What OBD adapter do you use? Have looked at doing this with mine but not been sure what adapter to get.

Also, agree with you on TomTom :good:
[Android General] nojkepop:
I use the Super Mini ELM327 V1.5 OBD2. Its around $10 on Amazon. I would post a link but I haven't posted 10 times yet...
[Android General] tbd@immigrantsong.de:
Same OEM ELM327 from Amazon for me.
[Android General] donaldta:
Watch out when you purchase these Chinese ODB2 clones. There aren't any quality assurance these clones, so they might look the same but they might operate differently or not even work at all. Here's a note from Torque's wiki in regards to it.

Also, ODB2 to USB adapters are also compatible with the Asteroid Smart and are much more responsive. The caveat is that because Gingerbread (Andriod 2.3) doesn't have the USB API, it will need to access the adapter via Linux devlinks. There are built-in drivers support Prolific (PL203x) and Silicon Labs (CL203x) drivers if you got an ODB2 adapter that has USB to Serial adapter inside of it. There are Future Technology Devices International (FTDI) drivers which are included in the ROM (\system\lib\modules\2.6.35.13-02907-g1df9359\kernel\drivers\usb\serial\ftdi_sio.ko) but they will need to be insmod in order to work.

Anyways, either way... make sure the seller has a good return policy in case the one you receive doesn't work.
[Android General] Psy87:
Tasker skills needed

Hey maybe somebody is skilled enough to help me out.

I want to make a profile or task in tasker. I want to adjust the brightness using sunrise and sunset time.

There're some formulas but I don't know how to do this with tasker.

Brightness is too high when switching from night to day-mode.
[Android General] donaldta:
You want to create both a profile and a task. Think of profiles as a trigger, and tasks as the action. The easiest way to change the display brightness base on time is to first create a profile based on time 6:00 to 17:59 then link that to a task that changes the display brightness to 100. Then create another profile based on time from 18:00 to 5:59 then link that to a task that sets the display brightness to 10.

I've included a couple of examples in the post, so you can import them and get an idea of how they work. Unzip the files and copy them into the /mnt/sdcard/Tasker/profiles directory. If it doesn't exist then create it manually. Then go into Tasker and hold down "Profile" tab for a few seconds and you will get the option to "Import" and select the files. You can then test it and get an idea between the two on how they work.

There is a third-party plug-in called Twilight Plug-in which can trigger a dynamic state for Sunrise and Sunset. However, when I tried it on the Asteroid Smart it kept force closing while trying to set options. So, if this is important to you then you might want to contact the developer to work out the kinks running their plug-in on the Asteroid.
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Unfortunately I must confirm your observations. As soon as I try to save the plug-in settings it force closes.

I have sent the logcat output to the developer, maybe he can work this out and fix it.

Having this plug-in on the Asteroid would be awesome, as the current implementation for switching day/night mode based on time isn't that good - it switches to day mode too early and to night mode too late. Why they didn't implement a configurable time offset is beyond me.

I just spoke with Parrot support and they told me that they are aware of the problem and will implement a solution in one of the next firmware versions.
[Android General] Psy87:
I can't confirm that. It's working for me. It quit only the first time. Which Google Frameworks do you have installed? Maybe Maps is missing for getting your location?

I have to try out now, if my profile is working correctly. Does it recognize my switching times, because Parrot isn't runnig all the time like my mobile.

What I mean, sunset is 16:49, but Parrot is starting 18:10. Does it switch to night mode, or does it need to be on from 16:48 to 16:50?
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
Have you checked if the settings are actually saved? It's true, it only force closes the first time, but on subsequent attempts to change the settings they were not saved on my device.
[Android General] Psy87:
Yes, settings were saved AND are working. Its changing brightness based on my profiles.

I made two. sunset to sunrise for low brightness and night mode, and sunrise to sunset for higher brightness and day-mode.

I may add some screenshots later.

I added profile via status trigger -> Plugin -> Twilight.

I use fixed location an marked my location. Menu -> Done.

Then set sunrise to sunset. Menu -> Done.

No force quit or error.
[Android General] ronsno:
Escort SmartRadar

I now have the Escort SmartRadar. I haven't successfully got it paired with my AS. The AS see's it and goes into pairing mode and then just hangs in pairing mode. Laygo, how did you get your radar's paired. Thanks, ronsno
[Android General] LAYGO:
You don't want it to pair with SR to AS unless you have Escort Live running. You'll never see it as connected in the BT menu. It is a lil odd in that respect. Get EL running, then in the top right corner of EL you'll see a BT icon. That will turn blue when connected, but all you have to do is pair it in the AS BT menu.

Hope that makes sense.

If you can't get it paired in the AS BT menu, I use another app: BT Auto Pair. Sometimes with appliances like the SR or BT ODBII dongles, the default passcode is not 0000 or 1234. Pair with BT Auto Pair & try both codes.

The SR doesn't have a pairing mode, it's either paired or waiting to be paired.
[Android General] ronsno:
I have EL installed. When I bring it up, the BT icon is red. Am I trying to connect EL to the AS via BT. I don't see EL as a BT device. Is BT Auto Pair an App?
[Android General] donaldta:
Sometimes I wonder if anyone reads before asking questions. I'm not the sharpest light in the attic but I believe he is referring to Bluetooth Auto-Pair. Though there are quite a few Bluetooth Pairing apps in Google Play.

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Nice catch. I thought that I had already tried that but apparently, I hadn't waited long enough for it to bring up Google Maps. On my other Android devices the information is already propagated. I guess this plug-in only works with the Asteroid Smart with a manually set fixed position as opposed to a dynamic location. Maybe (hopefully) the developer will fix it from [MENTION=922953]K_Hismoom[/MENTION]'s feedback.
[Android General] mdsmds:
Just in case anyone hasn't seen this post yet:

http://forum.parrot.com/english/viewtopic.php?id=14339
[Android General] donaldta:
Fairly nice. Although, this doesn't seem to be the same one that he posted on earlier YouTube video and blog. Maybe he just changed the name from "USB Camera" to "Cyclops". In any case, it doesn't seem to support all UVC compatible cameras. I had two handy to test with the app; an Xbox Live Vision (model X806235-007) and a Logitech TV Cam (model 960-000665).

I've attached the relevant logcat messages for both, just in case the developer would like to troubleshoot it.
[Android General] nonmindo:
Hi everyone!

Just got my PAS installed and rooted using framaroot 1.4.1

I used the "gimli" method as the "aragorn" method gave fail message, I got success message on "gimli" version when trying both SuperSU and SuperUser

When I run terminal emulator with

su

id

It comes back as root:root

So I know its working, but here's the issue I'm having

I'm using ES File Explorer, root mode enabled, I got the "grant / deny" dialog for SU

When I try and move all the google framework files to system/app it says "copy failed"

I also can't change permissions of the system/app folder itself(as a test) it tells me "setting save failed"

I also can't change the permissions of the framework apk's at all, when I go to the properties page for them there isn't even an option to see, let along change the permissions

Has something changed with 2.1.5 that allows root but disallows access to system/app?

Can anyone assist with this?

Maybe i have to use terminal emulator to push the files

Or perhaps adb from a laptop

I don't know, I remember reading early on in the thread here that some were just moving the files with a root file explorer, so ES File Manager should work...
[Android General] donaldta:
I think your problem is that the /system filesystem is mounted read only. You'll have to change that to read-write for it to work. Maybe they changed ES File Explorer so it doesn't remount when you copy files into the directory anymore. Anyways, I created a script/package for the Volvo Sensus Connected Touch that does many of the things for you. As well as offer a couple of scripts to make it easier to remount system and add programs to the whitelist. I use this same script on my Asteroid Smart after I go through an update (which replaces the /system filesystem with a new one). Give it a try, "cmd-frama-menu-2.zip.
[Android General] nonmindo:
Thanks, ya was gonna try that next, but see I can't change the permissions for /system, says "sorry, operation failed"

Owner is "root"

Settings are

RWX

R-X

R-X
[Android General] donaldta:
You're referring to the file and directory permissions, I am referring to the mount options. Use, "mount | grep system" if you see one of the options is "ro" that stands for read only. You want it to say "rw" which stands for read-write.
[Android General] nonmindo:
OOOOHHHH RIGHT!

Forgot bout that method, remember having to run the cmd on old android often now
[Android General] ronsno:
ooch, tough crowd, sure hate to be your kid.

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Worked, thanks Laygo:good:
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
After further testing I can confirm that the plug-in does not crash when manually setting a fixed location.

This led me to believe that I was missing a crucial apk for the location service, so I installed the complete GApps package for CyanogenMod 7 (which is Android 2.3-based) from here. Surprisingly this did not brick my device, so this is definitely an easy way for someone to get Google Services on their PAS without manually downloading the different apks circulating this thread. :)

Unfortunately it didn't help with the Twilight plug-in. It still only works, if you don't set it to "dynamic".
[Android General] Psy87:
What profiles did you set for the plugin? Do they work?
[Android General] K_Hismoom:
I have created one from 15 minutes after sunrise to 15 minutes before sunset to trigger Night Mode off and one from 15 minutes before sunset to 15 minutes after sunrise to trigger Night Mode on. So far the one to trigger Night Mode on worked flawlessly.
[Android General] nonmindo:
Grabbed this app from the play store using my HTC One and side-loaded it as i didnt have a micro usb hooked up to the debugging port yet to push ADB commands

It worked perfectly to mount the system in R/W

Thanks again :good:
[Android General] LAYGO:
There is an option in ESFE to set /system as writable. Just a checkbox.
[Android General] donaldta:
Is there? Where is it? I remember this setting in the older version of ES File Explorer...

But, in the new version they gotten rid of that settings and replace it with a toggle button called, "Root Explorer" and placed it in the "Fast Access" sidebar. At one point, if you had copied a file into a directory that was in a read-only file system then it would automatically remount it as read-write for you. However, I tested recently after answering [MENTION=1004912]nonmindo[/MENTION]'s question and that feature no longer seems functional.

If they added a new checkbox somewhere to re-enable the feature, I'd like to know how to access it.
[Android General] LAYGO:
I have the old ESFE on my AS, just never update it. I like it a lil more than the new version. If ya'll need the APK, I can upload it some where.

But, using my phone to browse the NEW ESFE, you basically found the same thing I did, but there is this option "Mount R/W". It comes up when you click "Root Explorer":
[Android General] donaldta:
Ah, nice. I wonder if there was a recent change to make that necessary. As I don't actually remember ever using that before.

In any case, it is not necessary to upload a copy of the old version since you can still grab it directly from the developer's website, "ES Strongs".
[Android General] arshavir:
Today I was tried to install Parrot AS, plugged ISO cable and in ACC ON doesn't boot, no light in power key, I think my Parrot is defective, or maybe I need to do something else, maybe I need reset... Or so on, any advice? Thanks
[Android General] donaldta:
Get a multimeter and make sure that your car is providing + 12VDC to both the yellow and red wires of the Asteroid Smart. Make sure that GND is properly grounded. Check the fuses. If everything looks okay then contact their technical support through phone or email to facilitate the replacement.
[Android General] arshavir:
Yes I have checked red and yellow wires - both are OK, grounded too (you men separate black?). Also I have 6V output to speakers too. but no display, that looks like unit not powered. Very strange. I bought my unit from US, but I live in Armenia, so replacement will be hard work:) (I mean customs fees, transportation...). Is anyone had such problem with Parrot??
[Android General] donaldta:
Not that I've read so far but that wouldn't excuse you from having a unit with a manufacturing defect. Maybe try connecting it to a DC power supply to make sure it is not getting faulty current from your car. Otherwise, it sounds like you got it covered. There's no abracadabra magic voodoo to bring it back to life if that's what you're asking. Like I written before, checking the wiring and fuses if they are okay then contact Parrot for a replacement.
[Android General] donaldta:
There might be one other thing to check. Make sure the removable magnetic panel that hides the SD Card slot is in place correctly and making good contact with the pins on the other side. That's supposed to be Parrot's "anti-theft deterrent" for the Asteroid Smart. Though, I am not sure how many crackheads would know if that piece is missing that it would render the unit inoperational.
[Android General] arshavir:
So, today my friend is disassemble unit and discovered that backlight not working, unit is started, but display has no light, he check voltage to backlight connector and value was 5V, which is low, it must be 7-9V range, he gave 9V DC from external power and we see display:))) So result is backlight driver microscheme is factory defective, so we wait to get new microscheme and change it. Very strange problem, Parrot is known brand, this is no China, and they have such defective units in their manufacturing range.
[Android General] ronsno:
Starter

Is it possible to get the Asteroid Market Starter App to delay when it starts an app? I want to start an app after all the boot-up which is just under 1 minute. If not is there another app that can? Thanks:D
[Android General] albert.r:
I believe that you *have* to copy both of these packages to /system/app directory. Remount it R/W before copying.

-albertr
[Android General] sneakk:
Still force closing.on me when I try to download or install an update from google play store, :confused:
[Android General] fatdoggie:
I just saw this happen to mine for the first time tonight. The wife was in the car playing with the Smart with the engine off but ignition on, and then started the car without turning the ignition back to the "off" position and the Unika did not respond. I wonder if the power drop during the car starting caused the Unika to drop and not be detected when it came back. I will mention that I had to bypass the Unika's apparent control of the switched +12V line and run it direct to both the Unika and the Smart. I was unable to get the Smart to power on until I did this, and this may be the cause of this problem in my instance.

I went into settings and disabled/reenabled the Unika and it came right back.

An even odder thing happened to me this afternoon - I came out and very briefly turned the car on and then back off within a space of about 30 seconds. Just long enough to detect the USB drive and start playing a song. Clean shutdown w/Goodbye message.

Hours later, I came back out to leave and the Smart wouldn't power at all. No signs of life from the power LED or anything. Tried disconnecting and reconnecting faceplate a couple times, holding power button, etc. Nothing. Then as I was looking for something to poke the reset button with, I popped the SD card out and back in and put the faceplate back on, expecting to drive home with no radio and have to rip it out and RMA it. Voila, as soon as I put the face back on after the SD card reinstall, it powered up just fine.

More Info

Yep, this is exactly what happens - I was able to replicate it at will today. If the Asteroid warm boots/wakes while the Unika is dropping out or rebooting while the engine is starting the Asteroid will lose the Unika. A deactivate/reactive from the settings menu is sufficient to return control, but it sure would be nice if this could be done automatically during the wake up process if the Unika is not detected but should be active...
[Android General] danger355:
Ok, so I'm trying this again with weird results.

The power was easy and seemed to work how you listed.

The resistive controls on the other hand are where I'm getting mixed results:

First, I have three wires coming from my steering wheel (see uploaded schematic).

Buttons are: Vol Up, Vol Down (top rocker); Seek Up, Seek Down (bottom rocker); Mode (left middle button); Power (right middle button).

This is also the order that I press the buttons when trying to program the UNIKA.

So, if I connect the three wires up to the V1, V2 & GND the unika sees my button presses, but only every other one.

Swapping V1 and V2 makes the UNIKA see the other buttons not recognized the first time.

Anyone with some more electrical experience than me have any advice as to why this is?

Edit: I also tried combining the V2 and Ground... it didn't work. (could you clarify exactly what you did here?)
[Android General] wessel99:
Same here.. :(
[Android General] sneakk:
i can sideload apps no problem, and with google play services and framework it has no problem validating the license, but still would be cool to download directly from the play store, would like to see a video of someone actually doing this, and a small write up on how to accomplish it, Keep us posted on your progress