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[Nexus Player Android Development] kuroneko007:
Does anyone have trouble with external storage being disconnected?

I have a hard drive attached via a powered USB hub which stores all my ROMs for my emulators. On stock, it was available at any time, accessing it caused the drive to spin up, no problems.

On PN, after some time, the system seems to forget about the drive. I have to unplug it and plug it back in for it to be recognised.

Anything that can be done to revert to stock behaviour?

On another note, apps don't seem to have write permission to write to the drive. I want to store my ePSXe memory cards there, but it can't create them.
[Nexus Player Android Development] Noriyuke127:
Very awesome build and super easy install.

This will be installed on the other 10 Nexus Players in my possession.

Very happy. :D
[Nexus Player Android Development] Bright09:
can I flash this in twrp? could never get wungfresh to work
[Nexus Player Android Development] lafester:
Sure can
[Nexus Player Android Development] Bright09:
oops wrong thread wait does this one have full Android ui?
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Those of you having audio issues are probably kodi specific or bad userdata/mods. Try using the default sound and turning pass through on in kodi. Jarvis rc3 handles audio and keymaps internally as an option. I have a feeling some audio decoders are having an issue with the way our player outputs during up/down mix.. May not get solved because only someone able to reproduce the issue can fix it without guessing. The slider issue is probably not going to be fixed without configuration files for every device.
[Nexus Player Android Development] fontong:
Maybe ill just try another hdmi port & tv brand and see what happens
[Nexus Player Android Development] patt2k:
I can't pair the remote at all it just gets stuck on the blinking blue remote light. Tried the O < and nothing works. Any ideas?
[Nexus Player Android Development] thejron:
So I'm familiar with Nexus devices as well as Pure Nexus (N6) but I'm not sure how it will benefit me on the Nexus Player. I haven't taken it out of the box yet but I figured I'd flash it (if necessary) before setting it up. I'll mainly use it for netflix, pandora, plex, and kodi.

Thoughts? Pros/cons?

Thanks!
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
It's faster and less restricted if you need to tweak something. The app tray is useful for apps that don't support leanback, and I guess screen Calibration is more handy this way. Also you don't have to spend extra steps to root if you need droidmote or something. It's a subtle mod, so mainly speed.

Cons are that some users have issues with the volume slider. Maybe just don't use volume until you have time to mess with that feature.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
I would set it up first and let it OTA update until no more updates are available. This will insure you get the most up to date bootloader onto it, and it will give you a chance to get to know the default state of the device before running a custom rom. At least one day with the stock rom is what I did. Otherwise you can't fully appreciate the custom ROM once you do flash it.
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Agree with this. At the very least, flash the newest 6.0.1 images.
[Nexus Player Android Development] fontong:
Volume slider :'(
[Nexus Player Android Development] Mailphone.andrea:
Help

Can i add and delete The icons (apps) in The menu "pure nexus" in home ?

Tnks
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
You can in the device tree, but not in the ROM. They aren't configurable.
[Nexus Player Android Development] Mailphone.andrea:
Crash

Why my nexus player anytime crash (reboot)?

Thanks
[Nexus Player Android Development] Pings:
Can you update the Kodi zip for Kodi 16? We no longer need the Keymap in Kodi 16 do to long presses.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
I know this is hopeless but I'm going to ask one more time anyway, just in case someone figured out a workaround.

Has someone with sound issues figured out how to get sound working like normal, like it does on the stock rom or full android rom? This ROM's UI and performance is just amazing, but without sounds, especially the center channel it just makes no sense to watch lips move without anything coming out of actors mouths. Flashed it cleanly like half a dozen times and it never changes. Anyway to uninstall the sound drivers maybe and reinstall them?

Did the Lollipop ROMs have this sound issue by chance? Full Android ROM v1.3 sounds excellent (just cant get it to fit my TV screen properly) and so does the Stock ROM, but this ROM is like 60% or maybe 70% lower and 90% lower voices. Voices even fade in and out with them sometimes at zero volume for no reason, while at the same time all ambient sounds are just fine. Flash any other ROM and its instantly fixed. What gives with this issue?
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
There are other audio drivers we could try,but you have to do it in the device tree. Embedded devices don't work like that lol. I think he is focused on adt-1. I have a lot going on with learning another language, and still can't reproduce the issue. If I ever get some time I can take the np and a laptop to a couple of different setups to try to debug it I guess.
[Nexus Player Android Development] easy_mac:
Maybe try something like viper atmos (which also modifies audio config files). Not sure if and how this would work on an android tv device but if you've got some time to mess around with it why not.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Maybe I should learn how to work with the device tree myself. Anyways I have another issue with this ROM, the thing keeps disconnecting from the wireless AC access point. Connects for 5 to 10 minutes randomly and then for no reason just disconnects. I have to sign in over and over again. It's a brand new issue and I just went to bed without dealing with it. Today I plan to investigate the issue and maybe reinstall the ROM. It's the first attempt on 0202 build.

I might need to try a lollipop ROM to see if I can find a setup that works for me. Wish I could afford to buy a new TV but I can't at the moment. Lol

Thanks for the reply

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Very good point. Doesn't viper have a great equalizer too? Maybe I could "repair" the sound by adjusting different bands of it within the ROM. I have this np directly connected to the port #1 of my TV. I found a setting called Voice Zoom and turned it all the way up as high as it would go but it did very little, although it did help a bit. The single strangest thing I have ever seen from a device connected to my TV. Sometimes whole words will disappear from actors mouths but the rest of the sentence was just barely audible. Seriously fading in and out. I love this ROM but sadly it renders my NP useless as a media streamer. Thankfully I have a beelink m18 that works much better for both youtube and Plex so I can deal with it for now. I hate jumping from device to device though lol. I just want my Netflix back is all and the only device I have for that is this NP. Sure I could hook up my TV to the computer again but I really want to avoid that if at all possible. In order to get 1080p Netflix on Windows 10 you have to use the Edge browser or the Netflix app. I dislike both. Haha

Thanks for the idea, its something for me to think about.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
I might have fixed it already but have not used it enough to know for sure. What I did was, this morning I changed cables, booted straight into the recovery and did a ART+Cache wipe and booted straight back into the troubled setup. When I started Netflix I noticed it was louder than it was yesterday and sounds just fine. After about an hour I have not seen a disconnect yet, but have not messed with it enough to know if the sound is OK. Might have been a bad cable, which does not explain why other ROMs were OK on the same cable. Since HDMi is a pure digital signal size does not matter, but maybe it does. It was a super cheap Chinese cable, but I put it on a much better Monoprice cable just to trouble shoot.

Will play with it a few days and report back. Just started "Better Call Saul" for the first time so it could just be a better sound stream? Not sure any more. I should have wrote down the shows/episodes I was watching when I couldn't hear voices properly, lol. Gosh I hope this was all that it was all along. Id be so so happy. :D
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
EDIT: Does anyone know how to force an apps menu system to function please? I have to use a VPN after 5pm in order to get 1080p Netflix (same with YouTube) and on this ROM its not letting me access the menu so I can import my Private Internet Access profile into it. I tried the menu button on my fancy 3rd party remote but nothing is happening. How the heck do you use your VPN account on this thing?
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Droidmote works for me.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
No worries mate, I finally just gave up on it. Tried every ROM I can find and every one has issues, but all different issues. Well did not try the old lollirock ROM but I doubt it will solve everything. If I knew how to throw all the Roms together I would have a working build I think. Found AICP based on cm13 and very updated which is surprising but I can't even get Google play to work on it and the launcher keeps freezing up on me, yet the overscan launcher worked great. By the way as far as I can tell a cache clearing and different cable seemed to fix the sound issue for me. That was awesome until I discovered I can't even get my VPN installed so I can enjoy my Netflix shows. In the meantime I connected my PC, fired up the VPN, launched the stupid Edge browser and have perfect 1080p Netflix nearly instantly. So I'm good for now I guess.

This weekend I'm going to set the Nexus player back to stock fully updated, try and push Kodi 16 if that's possible and sell it on ebay with Kodi pre-installed since devices sell quick like that. 3rd Android box device I might try maybe the charm according to the experts. Wetek Core with official 4K support from Netflix and everything else you can think of. Now I'm going over a hundred bucks which I didn't want to but fracking oh well. Lol

That's what I get for trying to save money haha. Peace and thanks for the great support in this thread.
[Nexus Player Android Development] jakmayhopher:
Hey guys, I go to install, and I've never used the PureNexus recovery before, always TWRP, and I can't seem to flash it through ADB. When i go to the flash through adb section i don't know where to push the files to, am I suppose to have a folder with my nexus player on it in the main drivers?
[Nexus Player Android Development] ZWYATT:
Had to go back to the 12/22/2015 build to get normal volume back. All others after that one have super low volume. Thanks for the work you've put into this.
[Nexus Player Android Development] davidstjohn1:
is this a problem with more than one person? im on a old december build and was going to update to the newest build, not if this is comon among all people. Could someone tell me if theyare having this problem as well??
[Nexus Player Android Development] davidstjohn1:
Downloaded the newest rom and gapps went into twerp, wipe cache and dalvik cache install ROM installed Apps then wipe cache and dalvik cache again rebooted, optimized apps and started back up perfectly. I do not have a sound problem like some people do running smooth and perfect. I think I was running a December 22nd build which was running perfect as well. No problems at all watched a couple movies are ready. Thank you Dhacker
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
It's not a common issue. But it has been brought up. It was never established if this was a ROM issue vs external conditions though. I can't reproduce it.

Edit: a simple solution seems to be omitting the volume slider mod when building. It seems this is where the problem started with the few reports.
[Nexus Player Android Development] ZWYATT:
Any way you could post a build with it omitted? I've since had to go to the 12-15 build to get normal volume back :(
[Nexus Player Android Development] NeurOSick:
Hi, first of all, tanks [MENTION=4112553]dhacker29[/MENTION] for this great rom! This version is so perfect!!

I have a little question (maybe already on old thread but I did not find)

It's possible to change for a bigger resolution like 4096x2160? Or it's limited to 1920x1080?

Regard's

NeurOSick
[Nexus Player Android Development] utjduo:
I'm trying to connect an USB to my Nexus player using NTFS or exFat but what ever I do, even when the USB is in Fat32, it's aways Read Only except for root. I have tried to change the folders permissions using Root Browser but I only get errors that it's not possible. Any way to make my USB Read and Write for everyone?

I wish not to fromat it as internal storage because I already have a lot of files on the USB and I also wish to be able to move it to my computer to put new files on.

Thanks!
[Nexus Player Android Development] jcash1985:
hello i got this rom on my nexus player everything install correcly but the kodi isnt loading i install the fix on the adb sideload and it still not working can u see why its not loading right
[Nexus Player Android Development] jcash1985:
fixed it nevermind
[Nexus Player Android Development] darylzero:
please note installed viper4android on this rom and low volume problem is SOLVED

:)
[Nexus Player Android Development] chubbyguts:
How did you fix it Jcash1985? I have the same problem. Wiped and fresh install the rom and kodi three times and kodi will only load a black screen.
[Nexus Player Android Development] ElfinJNoty:
Check your SD storage for android/data/come.whateverKodiis(the .apk folder) and delete the data. There could be something there causing a conflict at startup.

Its a good idea to erase that folder after a new android install, regardless of if you wipe data or factory reset. Because that Android or .Android folder is usually hidden(depending on version of Android OS) and kodi saves it to the SD storage to survive a wipe, unless you intend to wipe through the Kodi interface
[Nexus Player Android Development] kuroneko007:
Unfortunately that's just the way Marshmallow works. The only way to write to the external storage without a root file manager is to format as internal storage.

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Which method did you use to install Viper? Interested in doing this too.
[Nexus Player Android Development] darylzero:
go2 android4viper and download apk installer it works for the x86 as well as all nexus player firmware

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2191223
[Nexus Player Android Development] utjduo:
Got my HDD-read-only-problem out of the way with StickMount. Wonderful little app :)
[Nexus Player Android Development] DaRealAce:
Does anybody know where I can find the stock browser that comes with this rom? Or if anyone can export the apk and post it here.
[Nexus Player Android Development] ElfinJNoty:
You can extract it from the ROM .zip

It is the same cm browser from all cm 13 roms
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Copy a file to it with ex file Explorer and it will ask for the root of the card. Select the card and it will fix that
[Nexus Player Android Development] treezy26:
Which is better at expanding storage? Formatting as internal or using stickmount and link2SD?
[Nexus Player Android Development] miguelfp1:
Any particular settings I could try? I installed it but haven't noticed any difference
[Nexus Player Android Development] darylzero:
phone speaker tab enables viper4android and extra loud plus extreme below it is enabled

when u enable extra lound on/off u can hear the sound increase without and with this feature

Bluetooth also done the same
[Nexus Player Android Development] nickhaven:
I have had both situations on my NP and prefer the format as internal.

I think I might help to say how i use my np and that I have quite a few android game and apps. I do still have an external HD for old games to be emulation from. I also stream my media using Plex, so I don't have to have local media on my NP.

I did have an issue with stickmount closing randomly.

I feel like depending on how you use the np, might impact how you attach storage.
[Nexus Player Android Development] Lukest85:
Thanks for the info !!

If you want to make use of the V4A settings available in the other tabs (eg Analog X, DDC or VHS+ etc from Headset/Bluetooth) for normal/speaker;

Use the 'Lock Effect Mode' menu option to set all outputs to read only one group of settings.

NB

* I have not tested v4a on Nexus Player yet but Lock Effect Mode works fine on other devices.

* Not sure if it will apply to NP but for v4a to work often stock/system audio/music FX app needs to be disabled/frozen and/or SElinux set to Permissive. If having probs enabling v4a then this could help.

The addition of V4A will be fantastic for tuning headphones (BT & wired) as well as fixing sound/volume issues and boosting audio quality.

Thanks [MENTION=4112553]dhacker29[/MENTION] for the awesome ROM !!
[Nexus Player Android Development] treezy26:
I would like to add more games. Would you recommend a good USB drive? The one I have keeps telling me it's slow.
[Nexus Player Android Development] nickhaven:
Well the slow USB error is caused by one of three things.

1. If the stick is lower then a USB 3.0 device.

2. The write speed is just slow.

3. You have a USB hub and it's lower than USB 3.0.

Number 3 is often overlooked.

I use a cheaper PNY unit off Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00YPNU27Y

I have both the 64 gd and 128 gb version however I have only used the 64 with my NP. I play GTA:SA off it and have not come across any lag.
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
You can use the SanDisk usb OTG cards without an adapter. You need to break the plastic case off in order to fit though.. http://www.amazon.com/SanDisk-connector-Android-Devices-SDDD2-032G-G46/dp/B00RBGYGMO/r
[Nexus Player Android Development] Shaffer678:
Holy god I'm going to have to give this a go! It's been a good while since I've flashed anything to my Nexus player and this is for sure worthy!
[Nexus Player Android Development] treezy26:
Do you recommend a powered usb hub or does it really matter?
[Nexus Player Android Development] nickhaven:
I know that used to matter "back in the day", so on that, I wouldn't buy a hub that wasn't powered. If you have a 2.5" hard drive attached that doesn't have a power cable, powered is a must.

I got one that is rated for charging a cell phone 5 volts and 2 amps on all ports but that is most likely over kill. I would link it but I don't think you can find that exact model any more.
[Nexus Player Android Development] treezy26:
So when you say "powered", does that mean it has to be plugged in separately? Also, does the otg make a difference in data speeds? The reason I ask is because I have the 128gb of the PNY you posted and I was just gonna try it without a hub to see. I use the hub mainly for my air mouse/keyboard.
[Nexus Player Android Development] nickhaven:
That ogt port is USB 3.0. If the cable is good and the hub is USB 3.0 you should be good to go.

Yes. The a powered hub has a power cable that plugs into the wall.

If you have a non powered hub with a few things plugged into it, that could effect the speed. But it might be best to get a new powered hub so you can "have it all" with your set up.
[Nexus Player Android Development] treezy26:
Thanks again [MENTION=1807032]nickhaven[/MENTION]:good: I'm gonna give it a shot when I get home but more than likely I will need to get a new USB hub.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Well well viper4android did fix my volume sound issue, or at least helped tremendously. I still had to adjust a few settings within the TV's sound panel, mainly voice zoom to maximum, S-Force ON, and Steady Sound on. Then using vipers vocal boost setting and its near perfect now. I will have to read the entire thread so I can figure out what all the settings do but WOW I can finally use my Nexus Player.

Thanks to everyone who suggested V4A as a possible solution.
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Maybe I should make an alternative build with viper support. I'll check it out this weekend. If I can't keep SElinux enforced support then you can just use the normal installer I guess. I really want to make a side build regarding other issues/features that aren't easily maintained anyway.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Yeah maybe but I would think just a shout out to V4A in the OP would suffice for anyone with sound issues. However looking at how nice the V4A FX app is it clearly looks like a app perfect for Android TV devices, so why not include it for that extra something? So long the V4A devs are ok with it lol.

Thanks again
[Nexus Player Android Development] ElfinJNoty:
Would love a "tablet" version build of Pure Nexus without the AndroidTV UI. Needs to have the screen calibration (overscan app) included though.

That activity isn't present in the available full marshmallow 6.0.1 build in the original development forum thread

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Full android Pure Nexus ROM with cmte?!? They've got it for the ADT-1.... Why not the Nexus Player?
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
By the way my selinux still shows enforcing for me.
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
I'm not really interested in builds other than the ATV platform for this device. All the source code is available through.
[Nexus Player Android Development] kuroneko007:
I have managed to install V4A but how can I get the menu to enable Lock Effect as mentioned above? Or the advanced settings like convolver?
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Has anyone been able to get the Tablet version of Plex to run on their Pure Nexus? Every apk I install seems to instantly turn into the ugly Android tv version. I can't stand the stupid dumbed down look plus all the normal information on your content is missing.

Any way to force the normal paid for app I have on my tablet?
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
Since they support ATV, the app will default to that interface. You can do some build.prop edits, but they will be global. It might be easier to find the last apkmirror before they added ATV support.
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Ah OK that explains it. Thankfully I have several Android media boxes so I guess I will stick with using one for Netflix (Nexus player) and the other (Beelink M18) for Plex as the beelink has the normal real Plex APP I paid for.

Thanks for the explanation
[Nexus Player Android Development] marduk191:
It's the same app. They just use different interfaces based on the build it's running on. And yea
[Nexus Player Android Development] SkOrPn:
Its amazing how much different it looks and how 90% of the features are missing on the ATV version, lol. It doesn't even fast forward and rewind properly. The only reason I purchased the app is because how excellent it looked and worked on my TV (From the Beelink). Plus it has a TV layout setting as well that just looks dope. I think over in the Plex forums they are planning on doing something about it though I hope. The ATV version is just unacceptable.

I am going to try Plex Web on the NP and see if that is any better or works at all as I really liked it on the PC. If not, hey I have plenty of HDMI ports to go around to keep another Android device on the same TV. Sad this ATV thing is so fractured and you can't get exactly what you want/need out of it. Its OK though because the NP doesn't come close to the Beelinks H265 playback performance (not really important as of yet though). Night and day difference, so if I must have two Android devices on one TV just to get a proper working setup, I guess that is the way it is. :good: