yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I was offered one in exchange for using some of my/our code/UI from xdAuto. Of course my code is open source and free to use anytime they want. Not sure they quite understand that.

Anyway, I freely gave them permission to use my code, but I don't think they understood how to merge it from github into their code. Kept wanting me give them an 'APK' they could install :)

I got very busy after that, and they kind of went dark as well. So, maybe I get one one day, maybe not. Doesn't really matter until I get through some of this 'real life' stuff :)

Pad3 Link is here:

http://car.newsmy.com/index.php?controller=site&action=products&id=100

I've tried to translate some of that page before, and because a lot of it is embedded in graphics, it's a little time consuming. Either way, It looks to me like this is a very minor upgrade to our units. The only real change I can see is the move to 32Gb flash from 8gb. Looks like 2Gb Ram will be standard rather than the 1Gb some of you have.

The screen shots all follow the current look of their stock ROM, and I believe their has been some mention of the carpad3 in some of the changelogs in their releases. I see no reason to believe this is nothing more than a memory bump in the product. And quite honestly, the android side of the product doesn't really need much more. The only improvements I would like to see are on the MCU/Head unit side of things. Better outputs, better MCU/Equalizer controls, etc. Some of this might be doable in software, some might be hardware limited. Unsure.

I'm also always a sucker for bigger, higher definition screens. You release the same product with a 10", 2K display, and I'll be first in line with money in one hand and dremel in the other.
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
Will this really work by entering a terminal and applying this on xdAuto1.1.6c2 ?

I have concerns to apply this since I can brick. Do you have test system to test?
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
The box is nearly impossible to brick. As long as you can use rkbatchtool (set up your drivers, etc), you can put the box in bootloader mode and flash the stock (or xdauto) image and start over.
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
Dont they supply the usb/hdmi lead for the pc/laptop setup? Or do i need to buy the stuff?

Just so i know
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
Yes this works, I have done this numerous times when I am working on the code and don't want to wait for a whole zip update to build and the only parts I have changed are on a specific part of the filesystem.

but as Zaphod said, this box is nearly impossible to brick. I've even discovered that if you have a properly setup sdcard it will boot to that first, so someone could build a recovery sdcard or even just get a large sdcard and run completely off that ignoring the onboard flash.
[Android Head-Units] robertusIT:
but with these custom roms is possible that not exist a way to call IN SAFE?

and when i say in safe, i mean with "OK Google, call MOM", and not searching the contact and get the call when you driving, right?
[Android Head-Units] Sixstroke:
Love the HU.

But holy cow, the glare on this screen is god awful. Can't see a damn thing!

*grumbles*
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
Really mate? What u car you got it in?

I was looking on the uk ebay i saw some screen protectors maybe they so one thats stops the glare :s

If you do find one update me :D

also how did you hook up the head unit to the laptop/pc? what cable did you have to buy?

EDIT - http://www.amazon.co.uk/Vikuiti-MyS...tive-hard-coated-dirt-repellent/dp/B00VNVBVDA

Cheers dude
[Android Head-Units] Sixstroke:
It's in a 2015 Chevy 2500.

I'll have to get some anti-glare, it's dangerous lol.
[Android Head-Units] Zaphod-Beeblebrox:
I don't have too much trouble in my 2005 GMC truck, but it does hit at certain times/angles. My wife's 2006 Expedition gets it pretty bad. Rather than screen protector, I've been thinking about something like this:

http://www.amazon.com/USTEK-Shield-...UTF8&qid=1443307373&sr=8-7&keywords=gps+visor

Might just go ahead and order one and try.
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
lol i asked so many times but nobody will tell me :(

How do you connect the android box to the computer what cables do i need? The one in the box has one but its outer shell will not allow me to put in a normal usb slot.
[Android Head-Units] Dream Reality Syndrome:
Woah specific to the unit. Good find! Anyone tried it out yet?

That's an interesting concept. Please leave us your thoughts on the effectiveness of a product like this. Although, I'd still feel better with some sort of screen protector. But if I can figure a way to NOT make it anti-glare, that'd be perfect!
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
It's a standard Mini-USB connector, you just plug it in.
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
Hey thanks for helping me :)

I did that mate and installed drivers but can not see a way of seeing the screen (ui) whats shown on the head unit.

Hope you get me mate

thanks again
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I think I've covered this before, but unless you install an app that mirrors the screen or plug into the HDMI you won't be able to see the display without hooking it to the Head Unit.
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
Im sorry mate if we have my bad, not well but no excuse.

If i plug it in will it just show or do i need anything extra programs? (hdmi)

So how do you guys change roms and stuff all by cmd line? (we do this on the nexus 6)

Thanks again going to bookmark this do i dont ask again
[Android Head-Units] CashMoney474:
Just wanted to add that I completed this mod about 5 minutes ago and it's working great! Thanks for the post!
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
Hi All, I appear to have an issue with android audio which has appeared in the last couple of days. I've been using xdauto 1.1.6c2 for the past couple of months with mcu 40 and its been great. For the past couple of weeks I have been using tunein pro for streaming of radio stations via a wifi tether to my phone and that's also been surprisingly good. However in the past couple of days the audio part of android appears to be failing in that I could be listening to something tunein, mort or poweramp and then suddenly silence. The default radio app keeps working and I can hear that and as I know the audio from that doesn't go near the android box I know it must be related to android/android box connection/mcu. Initially it was fixed by rebooting the android box but now it appears to be permanent. The only other thing I did this week was to enable the bluetooth phone and audio sync which I haven't used before since installing xdauto.

Any suggestions on what this could be and how to fix? I plan to reload the MCU later to see if it fixes it and then move onto reflashing xdauto.
[Android Head-Units] kwalsh24:
I wouldn't say nearly impossible lol... I bricked mine trying to rkbatchtool a new image of xdauto when I was having huge stability problems.. However I think my overall system was plagued. As prior to the bricking my screen was flickering randomly, which no longer occurs with the new box & I had random back button presses which too no longer occur...

Btw thanks for posting that shade for the radio. I was looking for something like that
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
If i plug in the hdmi cable will it just show or do i need anything extra programs?

So how do you guys change roms and stuff all by cmd line? (we do this on the nexus 6)

EDIT -

i dont want to be rude but i have asked so many times nobody is telling me or half telling me. I don't want to clog up this thread but i will just keep asking until someone can be bothered.

So please help thanks
[Android Head-Units] rendl:
I have done it just by connecting hdmi to TV. Of course i needed to power the android box ( 12V DC mini jack).

Just plugged external mouse Keyboard set to USB and voilà you get the screen on TV and can Operateur it with mouse and Keyboard without the HU connects. That is not for flashing ROM though. For flashing you just need to Connecticut mini USB to PC and load the drivers to use RK tools. See wiki it is described there

Gesendet von meinem Nexus 7 mit Tapatalk
[Android Head-Units] Dream Reality Syndrome:
lol Connecticut. He's gonna need a whole state to connect the USB
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
So I was actually on MCU 41 and I couldn't reflash the same one so went to 45 and the issue appears to be fixed from a quick drive. Does anyone know if there would be an issue flashing an older version of the MCU or know how to force the current version to be reflashed?
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
The code just won't let you flash the same version you are running, so you can go to any other version and then back.

In your case I would have tried using the audio switcher app to change the audio source.
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
Thanks I'll keep both in mind in case this comes back. Was rather concerned it was a hardware fault and not software.
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
I have seen the same problem. The audio was completely dead. I had to reflash the MCU three times back and forth to fix the audio. I think something goes wrong in the MCU.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I'd love to hear about some steps to be able to reproduce this issue, I've never had it happen and I tend to be pretty abusive to the devices when working on the code. It's entirely possible that it's buggy MCU code, but it could be something we can code up to avoid or fix if it happens.
[Android Head-Units] yibing.tan@yahoo.com:
2006 Toyota Sienna Minivan

Hello,

I searched in this thread and I was wondering if anyone has success with the Toyota Sienna 2006 installation? I just purchased a NU3001 from Aliexpress. Any suggestions would really appreciated!
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I've got a NU5002 in a 2013 Toyota Sienna which I believe should be about the same as yours. I'd have to dig out the exact model numbers of the harnesses I bought, but you should be able to find them easily enough online.
[Android Head-Units] yibing.tan@yahoo.com:
Thanks man, if you have any videos or pictures taken during you installation that you can share, please let me know. Thank you in advance...
[Android Head-Units] Orisai:
All what you need is to plug the HDMI cable from the Android Box to your TV or computer monitor, a keyboard/mouse combo through the USB OTG, and power the box using a 12VDC adapter. Voila, you'll have your Android setup onscreen.

As for the ROM flashing, it was already explained countless times in this very same thread. If you want to flash xdAuto for the first time, back up all your important data you may have on your Android Box, then flash xdAuto 1.1.6c using RKbatchtools, then update to 1.1.6c2 using the SD method. Make sure you update the MCU first, as some xdAuto functions rely on a recent MCU (v40+).
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
From my experience I was installing some different apps in the past couple of weeks namely, amazon appstore, tunein pro, radioplayer and radio x app (the latter crashes on starting it).

The only other things I did closer to when the issue occurred was;

1. To enable bluetooth phone and audio through the bluetooth app and the audio streaming worked for 10 - 20 seconds before stopping (audio streaming, not necessarily all of android's audio), this was from my nexus 5 running the latest lollipop from google.

2. I did notice that tunein crashed quite badly at one point, lots of popups and i think it might have mentioned some underlying sound systems but as I was driving I quickly dismissed them.

This morning the audio was working fine although I had another quirk which was although the head unit had connected to my home wifi fine, it wouldn't connect to either of my two phones acting as a wifi hotspot which had existing profiles stored. Both were claiming authentication failure and were fixed upon a reboot of the headunit.
[Android Head-Units] blacklistedcard:
I had the same authentication failure problem as you last week. I could not figure out what the problem was. Then I noticed one of the applications that I had downloaded onto the nu3001 had changes to the wifi which caused problems. The problem was Radar (weather radar) had some changes to their Bluetooth function. I deleted the application and wifi started working again. Before, I could not even get a wifi connection until about 1/2 hour. Then I would get about 1 byte a second in transfer.

With the audio problem on the mcu. The volume controls stop working and then eventually there is no audio. Even if you pull the power on the unit, it never comes back unless you flash the mcu again.
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
Not sure if exactly the same issue as this doesn't appear to be app related, all I changed was the MCU from 41 to 45. I'll do some further testing on the way home.

Not sure if I noticed the volume control issue, audio just seemed to stop. It was weird though in both our cases, that eventually a reboot didn't fix it. This would typically imply a hardware fault to me. Although I guess the MCU code does interact with the hardware at some level.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I suspect the audio source or channel mux was changed. Generally the values are saved when something switches them so it can be switched back to the previous value and on boot it is usually restored to the settings it had before.
[Android Head-Units] welshblob:
So if I experience this again I should try avswitcher app here -> https://github.com/Nu3001/xdAuto/blob/master/avswitcher.txt ?

Looking at the description its very likely that when I enabled the bluetooth streaming although that was the direct headunit bluetooth rather than android? The fact it didn't reset itself after a reboot might have been due to disabling this which meant it got stuck in the wrong state. Are there any apps out there to just display what android thinks the current defaults are or is this unique to this device?
[Android Head-Units] TheLoverMan:
Can anyone recommend a 12 volt plug to power it or know what size the hole is.

Many thanks

EDIT -

Did not need a 12 volt adapter, USB is powering it thank god for that

Thanks to the guys who helped me :)
[Android Head-Units] javierreg2010:
its posible downgrade the mcu ??
[Android Head-Units] toologic:
For you and others, who search very compact and cheap, stable i can recomend this good - 12v (2a) adapter (2.5mm) (i buy it and use often)
[Android Head-Units] zanix:
Yes, just flash the older version.
[Android Head-Units] javierreg2010:
how I can downgrade?

if i put in the sd and go to mcu apk , this give me a mensage and no charge the old mcu

the application says have a more modern MCU and not installed
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
You just can't reflash the same version you are running. You can use any other version
[Android Head-Units] javierreg2010:
YES , i KNOW

I have version v47 and like flash with the mcu v41 and when I open the mcu apk , give mensage and not flash its
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
What is the exact message that is displayed? There isn't any code I've seen that would prevent you from doing this
[Android Head-Units] javierreg2010:
Give me mensage , your radio has installed a version mcu most modern os similar
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I don't see that exact message in the resources file.

What version of the software are you using? It's entirely possible that Newsmy changed the code in a recent version to do this, but I don't personally use their stock code. If that is the case I would contact them for support.
[Android Head-Units] javierreg2010:
i use the oficial 1.2.7 and have Mcu upsdate apk
[Android Head-Units] Sixstroke:
For those have wired up an aftermarket back-up, the provided RCA pigtail only has one RCA labeled back-up camera.

Which other is to be used?
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I don't understand what you are asking. There is 1 RCA video input for back video in, 1 set of RCA video and audio for AUX input, and 1 RCA video for AUX video in 2.
[Android Head-Units] Sixstroke:
My mistake, I thought 2 wires were needed for the video feed.

Thanks Bok
[Android Head-Units] delamarrr:
Hi, im hoping someone can help with my problem. I asked a few days ago but got no reply:

I have managed to install the tuatara rom but i have accidentally installed the wrong one i think. Now i cant find my internal_sd, so a lot of my programs are not working. Im pretty sure i installed the rom that does not have the original partitions for sd card. I could not work out how to install the correct tuatara rom over the top of this so i went and installed the XDAuto rom over the top. That is working, but i still dont have my internal_sd location.

How can i get my internal_sd back please?
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
Well technically there are 2 wires, but they harness combines them into the RCA plug :)

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Hard to know exactly what happened without looking at the logs or having access but I would go into recovery select Wipe, Advanced Wipe, and then select internal_sd. That should do a format of the filesystem.

Using rkbatchtool of the xdAuto image should also force the filesystem to be reformatted.
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
I have obtained the new_boot.img file with the RK3XXX tools. I replaced the boot logo with my car logo. Everything went fine I think in this step.

However, both using dd if=boot.img of=/dev/..... method and replacing the boot.img in xdAuto1.1.6c2.zip method worked partially. After applying any of these methods, I could see the new boot logo, but, after the logo, it switches to recovery boot. Then, I see the recovery boot logo and the TWRP.

No matter what I tried, I could not manage the device to start adroid with the new boot logo.

If I install original xdAuto1.1.6c2 zip using TWRP everything works as expected. The android starts.

What might be the problem here? Do you have any idea?

BTW, I did not use RkAndroidTool because I don't have the profile file given in the picture of the explanations of how to change the logo in earlier posts.
[Android Head-Units] Psy87:
Just bought this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Satechi®-Bluetooth-Button-Series-Samsung/dp/B00RM75NL0/

Shouldn't it be possible to use tasker for assigning the volume buttons to send MCU intents?

-> https://www.reddit.com/r/tasker/comments/34sfhs/how_to_use_tasker_to_do_anything_with_the_volume/
[Android Head-Units] toologic:
Hm. I have included the full version in the archive. No other profile files you do not need.
[Android Head-Units] Grims:
For some reason my unit isn't respecting the standby settings I have configured. No matter what I put in there it turns off after an hour or two.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
What MCU version are you running? I recommend MCU version 41. It was around v38 that they added the capability
[Android Head-Units] Grims:
I'd have to check, I know it was the latest when I set it up a few weeks back. Are you saying I should back date it?
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
The newest from a couple weeks ago should be new enough. I see no reason to go past version 41 though, in some cases it has seemed less stable and there have not been any improvements that affect our devices.

Any of the xdAuto ROMs with MCU v41 should have no issue with the standby setting.
[Android Head-Units] HimDroid:
Make it rox out of the box!

I am thinking of pulling the trigger on a NU5002-H-H0 to replace the OEM unit in my 2006 F150 Lariat. I am not interested in the deep vastness of changing/updating ROMs.. :confused: What I would like to do is to install the HU, plug in my 128gig thumb drive with my mp3 treasure, have it work with my stock steering wheel buttons, maybe add some nifty apps (netflix, google play, iHeart Radio, google maps), have the features (gps, bluetooth phone pairing, maybe back up camera, etc) work and use the crap out of it pretty much out of the box. Is that possible or am I required to delve into this pretty deep to make it work out of the box?

Thanks Gentlemen! UROX :cool:
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
Steering wheel buttons should be resistive control. If your car supplies resistive control wires (usually STR or STR1 and STR2) (or sometimes named SWC, SWC1-SWC2) you can directly connect this device's str wires to them. But if your car does not support resistive steering wheels, you should buy an adapter that converts you vehicle's steering wheel signals to resistive signals.

Other things you want to do (like thumb drive, and apps) can be done in the stock rom, I think. But it is recommended to upgrade to the latest version if yours is not the latest.

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Is RK31XX tools that you build the boot.img or RK3XXX tools? Do they refer the same program RK3XXX ?
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
I tried the new boot with this program. The result is the same. I can see the new logo. But, after that, it switches to recovery boot. I see the recovery boot image and then twrp.

What should I do now?
[Android Head-Units] Dream Reality Syndrome:
I was wondering how many ppl with self powered hubs have more than one storage drive connected?

I'm still having mounting issues between my iPod and SSD. A USB host viewer app lists all my devices connected to the hub, but none of the apps can see my SSD until I physically reconnect it. In ES File Explorer, under the USB mount directory, only my iPod is mounted.

Isn't that strange that the USB host viewer can see the SSD but nothing else cannot until I physically reconnect the drive?
[Android Head-Units] toologic:
What happened if you press "Reboot now" into recovery mode? The device reboots into recovery mode again? or normal boot?
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
When the device starts, it shows the new logo. After new logo, it shows the recovery mode logo and shows TWRP.

If you want, I can send you my new_boot.img file?
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I suspect that the tool you are using is writing something to the misc partition that is telling it to boot into recovery to perform some operation. If you are able to grab the logs from /cache/recovery/ that should show this.
[Android Head-Units] Totoix:
How can I do that? I cannot boot into android. I can only boot to TWRP.

By the tool I use, you mean RK3XXXTools? Both using "dd if=/... of=/..." to write boot partition, or replacing boot.img in xdAuto1.1.6c2.zip with the new boot.img and using TWRP to install it, or using RKAndroid tool to write the boot.img in download mode resulted the same.
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
I've made sure you can connect to the device with ADB when TWRP is running so you can use that to access the files.

I've never used the RK3XXXTools, so I don't know what exactly they do. I know lots of tools pass info to recovery via the misc partition. I suspect that the commands that are being passed are ones that TWRP doesn't know about so it doesn't automatically take care of it. If I knew the commands I could see about making TWRP handle them when I have some free time.
[Android Head-Units] kwalsh24:
So after another $130 I now have all the internal parts of the head unit coming to me.... Anyone interested in the originals? They work fine minus the physical key press lol
[Android Head-Units] Bokomaru:
Sigh, sorry you had to go through this. I'll pay the shipping if you want to send them to me for some potentially destructive testing.
[Android Head-Units] kwalsh24:
I'll keep you posted when it all comes. Sad part was the only way I managed to get any results was by bad talking the comoany on Facebook...
[Android Head-Units] pfdeadpool:
Just ordered myself one(: I started going through this thread & copying the more interesting posts; anyone want me to send them to them? I don't really know what the best way to share them would be. PM me if you're interested. Only got through a bit, but it's pretty easy going with F1 on in the next window.