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[Android Head-Units] autoalex:
I have a full touch smarty trend head unit http://smarty-trend.com/honda-cr-v-2006-2011/382-honda-cr-v-2006-2011-android-car-stereo-navigation-in-dash-head-unit.html I have bought it at their official website. I couldn't say a thing about their head units for Forester 2015, I have one for Honda CR-V 2007 and it works well. You could ask me questions if you have. I also have had some doubts when I wanted to buy it.
[Android Head-Units] CadillacMike:
So you like yours?
[Android Head-Units] autoalex:
Yes, I do. It was easy to connect it. It looks stylish, the sound is better than before. I also installed the rearview camera, the image is clear - it is a useful option for me. And navigation - my everyday application. I satisfied. All the function are working properly. I am thinking about tpms sensors, but not decided yet.
[Android Head-Units] richard_crl032:
Hi,

I took the plunge and ordered the android headunit for my 2017 forester fxt sjg from what I believe is same seller in Russian to Smarty Trend in Europe with office registered in Germany from the same exact looking 5.1 processor offered by both.

Optical cable works fine to my Helix dsp pro processor but needed to down sample to 48khz with much older alpine H900.

Great now that typical wince part for radio etc. works fine from Headunit volume control as they had intercept on I2S level to have internal switch between this wince section and android optical section for truely integrated digital solution for those audiophile but yet wants full android car solutions instead of half bake android from big brand mfgrs.

Very pleased with provided solution compared to previously Newsmy carpad in my wife's Nissan Qashqai that requires Helix dsp pro with assigned priority to digital but BT call from Wince need to manually switch to Android to hear any sound.

Hope this helps as solution was scarce when I embarked on this 3 yrs ago ... just order one for qashqai to change out the Newsmy.

Cheers.

Richard

Singapore

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Hi Alex,

Did you ordered the version with optical cable which is more expensive and not resort to problematic usb android only audio?

Cheers.

Richard
[Android Head-Units] autoalex:
Good day, Richard, I have ordered the head unit without optical cable I am not planning to connect the DSP processor.
[Android Head-Units] richard_crl032:
Finally ! Android HU with optical output to your dsp of choice for best SQ

Hi Alex,

Sorry for long overdue response as I was not checking.

Thanks for your advice .. my forester fitted with android headunit with optical output is nicely running to my processor.

Cheers.

Richard
[Android Head-Units] richard_crl032:
Smarty trend

Hi yishiro-san,

Not sure if you got your answer but I can tell you that all these full android headunits are indeed rebadged from some Chinese mfgrs either by OEM companies in Russia or directly by themselves.

I know of at least one seller from russia where they work closely with these Chinese mfgrs.

I now have 2 of these latest units with optical outputs that I waited for more than 2 yrs which are great for SQ with external processors and they are all clearly with chinese labellings ... I do not recommend Seicane without optical output.

Hope this helps.

Cheers.

Richard
[Android Head-Units] Silverhero:
How did the Smarty Trend unit turn out?

//R
[Android Head-Units] MattinHawaii:
The unit is solid, no issues, a bit slow to start compared to others, but ten seconds doesn't matter to me...

Only issue I had was that even after sending them a pic of my dash and giving VIN they promised it was a direct fir for my Benz (the whole reason I bought this specific unit), but when it arrived and the installers went to work on it it was in fact NOT a direct fit. They had to cut out pieces inside the dash to make it work costing another hours worth of labor... They were really unhelpful in resolving the issue and simply said I could return it. OK, so I waited weeks for it to arrive, set up appointment for install, they take out the old unit and already an hour deep into labor costs, but I'll just have them stop and pay them money for the job and then return it to Germany... cause that makes sense. Stupid. Then when I connected them with the installers at the shop to make it fit, they only asked them "did you connect the wires?" The guys at the shop just laughed, and I just shook my head in disbelief.

So to sum up, the product is solid, the customer service and communication skills are terrible.
[Android Head-Units] Silverhero:
Thanks mate, I appreciate the prompt repons. I'd probably go with a with a cheaper aftermarket version instead then. Save the extra money if it doesn't fit anyways!

//R
[Android Head-Units] autoalex:
In my case, it was easy to connect my head unit and the service was pretty good.

Can you, please, post a photo of your head unit?

Here is how my looks like.
[Android Head-Units] marrigo:
How did the Smarty unit work out for your Mercedes? I'm considering it for my Lexus LX470
[Android Head-Units] jrmgolem:
My Mercedes Vito 119 Sport 2017 with Smarty Trend

I purchased the Smarty Trend head unit, took the plunge and removed my current Mercedes Alpine Factory unit, and have now replaced it with this one.
[Android Head-Units] JoseFelix60:
How did you do it? I did not see PayPal option in their website.
[Android Head-Units] jrmgolem:
Payment

I used the credit card facility.

Hope that helps
[Android Head-Units] hgupta:
Hows the screen? Is it IPS or at least easy to see in direct sunlight?
[Android Head-Units] yapjinyi:
BEWARE !

I have ordered a unit for my Right Hand Drive Kia Sorento UM. Prior to placement of the order, I had reconfirmed with them that they are definitely able to supply a unit which would fit my car. This is actually confirmed with photo of the car interior! To my surprise, the product received is meant for Left Hand Drive model. I have raised this query to them and asked for the solution. Initially, they replied they will provide me a solution soonest. It has been 2 weeks already and they are not providing any updates despite numerous attempt to contact them, there are no more response.

Would appreciate if anyone know how I could pursue a situation like that? I think every one should be aware of the potential problem dealing with Smarty-Trend.com
[Android Head-Units] marchnz:
Request refund, product not as described?
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audianer:
Hey,

last week my phone lose the mobile data connection first. After a reboot the phone dont ask for my PIN. So i look after my IMEI at there was only 000000000.

So i restore the EFS partition with TWRP and everything runs again.

Today i have the same problem! After EFS restore it works agin.

Do I have to do it every day? Or have anybody a solution for that?

Thank you in advance for your response!
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rhoban:
I would re-flash the ROM.
[Galaxy S 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] audianer:
Thanks, will try.

But i guess my phone is going so die :(
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] laur.dr:
Exist Android 6.0 Marshmallow for A700F?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] GuestK0057:
Yes. Still on it! It is a XEF-France Firmware. Working great so far.
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] laur.dr:
Can u give me a link, please?
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BKA700F:
Link

You can find it on French website Phonandroid.com, just google it, it will be easier. No new touchwiz notification panel, no major changes, just icons and animations is changed. But it works really fast and it gives you permission to change default dialer
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] laur.dr:
Oh, i download and install him, u have right, no new touchwiz notification panel:( I'm so sad:(
[Galaxy A3, A5, A7, A8, A9 Q&A, Help & Troubleshoot] BKA700F:
Yes, that was the only thing I was waiting for so long... :( try using "Good Lock" app from google store (if it's not available then google it - there is a link, it changes a lot of things like notification panel, new lock screen, user interface, works great so far!
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
Because I'm bored most of the times, I decided that I will try to port the cm for our p9 lite. First of all, I wanna say that I'm not a developer and my experiences with porting aren't too big (i only ported some roms from moto g to moto g 4g version and cm11 to unbranded chinese tablet). So my question is guys, do you think that it's worth trying? I read that it's pretty hard to make custom rom for devices that have chipsets like kirin, mediatek etc... But since Huawei released their kernel sources for this device I thought that it isn't a bad idea :D

What do you think?
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
there are a few guys on p8 lite forum that are trying for a while now...i think it's just to hard and we don't have experienced devs to work on our device
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
Yeah, they even ported cm13 to p8 lite thats why I started thinking about it
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
i don't think they did it... there are 3 guys that work on the same project...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Schlengge:
I would love to see CM on this device.

It is pretty popular as well, so maybe we will see a build one day.

If somebody understands chinese, I bet it is worth to keep an eye out on their forums :D

Maybe it is also worth to observe the progress on the P9...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
I looked on the chinese forums too (our p9 lite is named huawei g9 in china) but there are only threads about twrp recovery and roms that are based on stock. I'm now taking my time to learn how cm and the other stuff works so i will try to report some progress soon hopefully
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] lzimbrea:
We have kernel source code, and we can start building cm13,

But first we need a device tree.

My knowledge is limited to build ROMs from source, and yes i have kernel source code and cm13, but i need device tree and I don't have time to build it from scratch
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
But we can use a device tree from p8 lite which has similar chipset (kirin 620) and then modifiy it. Correct me if i'm wrong
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] lzimbrea:
As far as I know p9 lite has kirin 650 SoC, after some quick research i found that these two are different from many points... Of course you can try it but they aren't many chances of success.

Update:

I have done more research and someone was able to build and update kernel from that source. So we have a short start. At least we know that kernel source is ok
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
That's some good news, so the main problem for now is to build the device tree :D, but I don't know where to start (for now)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] harisyks:
Hello,

I would just like to give my support to you and say that I'd really like if you could port CM to our P9 Lite! I'd contribute and donate also :)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] lzimbrea:
Just to let everyone know. I planning to start working on kernel and device tree for p9 lite.

Probably I will make a new thread on development section soon. But don't expect to be a release soon... Will take a while till first build
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] harisyks:
Great news and good luck. I bought this device with 2 years of payment plan, so I don't expect on buying anything new soon haha.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
i talked with [MENTION=7354786]XePeleato[/MENTION] on the p8 lite section... they have made great progress... maybe he can help if you want... seems like a great guy
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] XePeleato:
Yeah, I don't have the device but I may be able to help you out whenever I finish CM13, since then I'll have more time. By the way, don't be too excited about the kernel sources, We also have the p8 lite kernel source but many stuff is missing.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Emm,is it a bad idea to make a sort of a chat room for those working on CM for the P9 Lite?

It would go much faster if several people worked on it together instead of working separately,right?

So far I took the P8Lite device and vendor trees,replaced the blobs/sensitive stuff with the ones from the P9 Lite and edited the config files.

I tried to make the -eng build(of course,to be able to logcat broken things),yet the build info wouldn't mention the full build name in the "CM_VERSION=" section. I must've missed something I can't locate no matter how hard I try.

I also tried to build the kernel first,but it asked for the cyanogenmod_hi6250_defconfig in /arch/arm64/configs. I then "added" it(improvised by creating a copy of the stock defconfig and just renaming it),and then the build procedure asked for "hisi_cm_hi6250_debug_defconfig" in /arch/arm/configs,and I have no clue on how to get that one.

This is the first time I tried to do a thing like this,but I wanted to try,and sharing information(even the ones which appear to be useless) might help someone...

I will sync the improvized device and vendor trees when I get back home(Sunday),hopefully it will be at least a bit helpful to everyone.

It is most likely that you guys will keep ignoring me,but we surely can make it go faster if we work together.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
that's what i said in the p8 lite section a while back... for devs to work together... in the end they finally started a project together and made big progress... maybe a google plus page or on Hangouts...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
I use Hangouts to communicate with my fellow rom builders/dev.

Hangouts is pretty good for chat groups,and is easy to establish/use.

I also asked one excellent dev for help when he gets the time.

So,theoretically,we have a decent number of capable people for this endevour.

My Hangouts mail is the.freaking.marionette@gmail.com.

Anyone who is interested in exchanging information can freely talk to me.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
I'm 100% in, but i can't help you too much, cause i'm still trying to learn about the rom developing...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] XePeleato:
I may join if you like me to, but if you are focused on CM, delete vendor.mk, I completely rebuilt it to work on CM, you can't add such a high amount of blobs.

What I may suggest, is to fork the kernel (of your device) and the P8LiteDev tree, and use it as a base, but remove the blobs from vendor.mk

It would be also a good idea to deodex your rom and upload it somewhere.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
I am using this kernel source:

https://github.com/TheMarionette/android_kernel_huawei_hi2650

not this one:http://xdaforums.com/huawei-p9lite/development/huawei-p9-liteopensourcevns-hisiandriod-t3407758

I wanted to use the latest one,but I guess it's better to use the purest one?

Everyone who wants to can send me an invite over Hangouts,and I will accept them instantly.

Is this the right one?

https://github.com/P8LiteDev

I will sync the vendor folder when I get back home,my mobile hostpot doesn't have enough data to download it now.

But I don't see the "vendor.mk" file in it,is it somewhere else?

I didn't deodex the rom,but I uploaded it for my dev a few days ago.

Here is the link,I just removed app,priv-app and framework folders,compressed it into a tar and then in a zip to make it a lot smaller.

I can upload the deleted folders later if needed.

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24659325368664493

I took this device tree now,I will try to edit it now.

https://github.com/CM13-HI6210SFT/android_device_huawei_hi6210sft

The older one is used is obviously broken,but I will sync(upload) it as well when I get back home,maybe somebody can make use of it.

EDIT

Or should I use your device tree?

https://github.com/XePeleato/android_device_huawei_hi6210sft-1/tree/aosp6.0-staging
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] lzimbrea:
Indeed Huawei most of times "forget" some blobs.

In honor 5x kernel source they don't release fingerprint sensor and proximity sensor blobs
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] XePeleato:
The relevant files are at the staging tree, I suggest to use just that tree, since it's the one that We currently use to test AOSP, and I know that it works for us.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Hmm,I took the new device tree and modified it.

To be honest,progress is progress,now it displays the CM_VERSION when I "lunch cm_hi6250-eng",but I get this error when I try to build the kernel:

http://hastebin.com/iqoxeranaw.hs

What in the world is this?

/bin/bash: line 0: cd: device/hisi/customize/build_script: No such file or directory

Does anyone recognize this error?

EDIT

Ookay,fixed it! :D
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
k...i don't have any knowledge about Android...i have a fast internet connection...i could deodex the rom and upload it on mega if you need it...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
It wouldn't hurt to have a full rom online if we ever need it for blobs.

If you have the time,please do upload the rom. :D
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Hi!

Did/can you publish the changes you made on github (and link it here)? Like most of the people out there, I'm also a newbie at porting roms, but have a lot of time and motivation to learn so.. :)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Yep,yep,I said I would publish it on my github as soon as I came back home from my trip.

I don't know when exactly I will return,but I will definitely upload it by the end of this day.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Kk, nice

Btw I wonder, is there any difference in files and stuff needed to be done in order to port CyanogenMod compared to other roms not based on CM like AOSP? I mean, if I'd like to work with you all here, but you trying to compile CM, and me AOSP, will the things we do help each other, or the differences between AOSP and CM are too big? Or, if we build CM 13 somehow, someday, will it be easy to build a pure AOSP rom after this?

I guess I should also download the source of CM (instead AOSP that I have downloaded currently), because it has a better community etc..?

Cheers!
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
I've dumped the whole system folder from my phone and i'm uploading it to the mega now. I don't know if it can be useful right now, but who knows ;)

EDIT: Here is the link https://mega.nz/#!c5gCwBrK!UtCE5dXzbaV5Wqqou3v76mCTrd1xFLoWwgW5JX-hu44
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
CM is based on AOSP,but AOSP is MUCH harder to port. Even on Qualcomm devices,CM is "as easy as a whistle" when compared to AOSP.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] snapdesign:
my PC crashed so i didn't upload system... glad [MENTION=5694375]dc239[/MENTION] did it...i would prefer aosp too but if cm is easier i think everybody should work at that... my personal opinion...
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
CM can be used to build many other CM-based roms. AOSP is just AOSP,you can always enjoy a CM-based SlimMM rom.

And,guys,here is the device tree:

https://github.com/TheMarionette/android_device_huawei_hi6250

But please,don't treat it as something valuable.

It is HIGHLY experimental and unrefined,I didn't even remove the prebuild P8Lite kernel from the device tree.

And the config files need lots of touch-ups.

BE WARNED
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
Annnnnd the developement begins :D thanks for that! I hope that some day we will be able to make fully working cm rom for our device
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Oh, I read that ASOP is the easier thing to port somewhere on the forums last time, that's the only reason why I downloaded its source instead of CM's, but now after reading your post, and doing some researches, I see that you're right.

So I'm gonna download the source of CM in a moment after I finish writing the post, and after that I'll probably build it for my S4 or Galaxy Tab 3 (most likely Tab 3, because it's not officially supported and should be 'harder', what is good ^^), to earn some more experience (as I had an 8 months long break from all Android stuff).

Waiting for new info about your progress from everyone!
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Schlengge:
Wow! Its amazing to see the progress of you guys ;) I always wanted to learn about this stuff myself but I just don't know how to get started. And I think starting with a device with a Kirin processor might be a bit hard. But I will keep an eye on this thread and maybe I can help myself with some stuff or testing if needed :)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
I only have "experience" in building CM and CM-based roms,"creating" a device/vendor tree is completely new to me.

For instance,this thread has a lot of information regarding rom building:

http://xdaforums.com/chef-central/android/guide-android-rom-development-t2814763

And as many people said,Hisilicon is a pain in the neck,we will either never have some functions or we will have to bust our bottoms off trying to fix everything...

But we won't find out unless we try...

I am going to try to fix up the vendor tree this week(it is "simple" to do,but it has tons of things to change one by one,it is time-draining)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Great! But why does it have hi6250 in the link (so in the name on github too)? Did you just forgot to change it, or is it yet another name for our device?

After searching on Google: so this is the code name of our processor, right? So why is it in the name? Shouldn't it be android_device_huawei_alel21 (or similar)? Am I missing something?
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Theoretically,our codename is "Venus". But in build.prop it is "vns-l21" and the kernel files say "hi6250".

Also,since the P8Lite device tree mentioned "hi6210sft",I just made my life eaaier and renamed all its lines to "hi6250".

One can easily rename it later(lots of lines to rename,though) if the name bothers him/her.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Alright, makes sense now
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Nicofisi:
Hi, I changed two files, hopefully this will help somehow (and hopefully did it correctly xD)

https://github.com/TheMarionette/android_device_huawei_hi6250/pull/1
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] XePeleato:
Hi, as I see, there's some people interested on a custom rom. Let me tell you that this isn't something trivial that can be done just by copying a Github tree and installing Ubuntu. And if you do, please give proper credit
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Oookay!

I did some patching up in the device trees config files(removed lines which seeked non-existing files and caused errors by doing so).

I am syncing the vendor tree as well.

I just got stuck on this error,and I can't wrap my head around it...

http://hastebin.com/ibehihibap.vbs
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] olrak:
If i were you i would start with AOSP 6.0. It's the most easiest to build and when you know the vendor and blobs files you need to use to startup the device you can try to build CM.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] charlie_82:
It's great to see such an active thread about this. I know nothing about development, but I'd be happy to make a donation to anyone who can pull this off :)
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
I created a CM build,but it won't even get to the boot animation...

If anyone is willing to try fixing it,I can upload the build.

Otherwise,I am going to try to get AOSP at least booting,because unlike Qualcomm phones,Hisilicon phones obviously "love" AOSP more. .-___-.
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] dc239:
Upload it please, I will try to do my best and maybe i can fix it
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] Jeik:
Here you go,I wish you luck!

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24591000424953932
[Huawei P9 Lite Questions & Answers] XePeleato:
How is anyone going to fix it just with the binary? I encourage anyone willing to get this working to build their own tree from scratch