[Connected Car] po8pimp:
Using Ubuntu inside VirtualBox:

Ensure your VirtualBox is setup to see all USB devices, has internet, folder share, and drag & drop enabled.

1. Go to files and create a folder under /home/username/ called “Media”

2. Give permissions to the folder and all subsequent files by right clicking, going to properties, and setting them to allow “create and delete files”.

3. Give permissions for local network share by sharing folder, allowing others to create and delete files in the folder, and allowing guest access.

4. Inside the “Media” folder you will place a modified fastboot zip folder and extract it’s contents into this location. The zip file can be downloaded from here: Modified_fastboot

Now that you have your Computer setup, let’s get started.

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Prepare Android Mirror: (Plugged into CPU via USB)

1. Power on Android mirror.

2. Go to "Settings".

3. Scroll down and select "System".

4. Scroll down and select "About phone".

5. Scroll all the way down and click on build number until developer mode is unlocked.

6. Click on "Baseband version" 4 times to access EngineerMode.

7. Select "DEBUG&LOG".

A. Enable Never Screen Off.

B. Disable Watch Dog.

C. Enable USB Debug.

D. Allow USB debugging “Always on this computer”, and select “ok”.

8. Click the back arrow far left bottom 2 times until back in System settings.

9. Now you should see “Developer options”. Select it and turn it on.

A. Enable Stay awake.

B. Enable OEM unlocking.

C. Verify USB debugging is enabled.

D. Enable Adb Root Privileges. Pin = 2846

10. Device is now ready.

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Using Windows with Ubuntu installed within Virtualbox:

To get into fastboot:

1. Ensure you have the latest platform tools for windows. This can be downloaded from here:

Win Platform Tools

2. Extract contents to a folder.

3. Open extracted folder, right click in folder, where you see adb.exe, and select “Open in Windows Terminal”.

**** These next steps I found are to be done in a specific order and time so pay close attention ****

4. Type “./adb devices”. Press enter after the beep sound and the 4G loading screen disappears.

If done correctly you will see the following:

List of devices attached

XXXXXXXXXXXXXX device

5. Type “./adb reboot bootloader”.

6. Press enter. - Must be done before the screen goes black and you hear the next beep. If done correctly you will see on the far left:

fastboot mode

7. You are now in fastboot mode. Try not to take too much time with unlocking the bootloader as this may timeout and take multiple tries.

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Within Ubuntu:

Unlocking bootloader within Fastboot:

1. Open the modified_fastboot folder, right-click then select Open in Terminal.

2. Setup permissions for user by entering the following one at a time followed by enter.

3. Test device detection using:

4. Get identifier Token using:

5. You should get an output like:

Identifier token:

XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

OKAY [0.019s]

finished. Total time: 0.019s

6. Copy the Identifier token.

7. Run this command ; replace XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX with your Identifier token. Should look like this:

8. You should have an output like:

Identifier sign script, ver 0.10

1+0 records in

1+0 records out

50 bytes copied, 0.000257562 s, 194kB/s

Identifier sign successfully

9. You should also see a signature.bin file in the modified_fastboot folder.

10. Finally run this command:

11. When it asks to confirm bootloader unlock (volume up/volume down options):

Locate the A/V port on the top of the device, looks like a 3.5mm plug, and use a small ½” long device/toothpick/paperclip to push the button on the inside of the port at the bottom.

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12. The status should now say:

Begin to erase user data…

This takes >5mins to accomplish

13. Once completed successfully, the status will say:

Info: Unlock bootloader success!

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14. Wait 2 minutes and hold the power down to restart the device. The device will restart a few times and will now indicate the bootloader unlocked on the left side of mirror.

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Update to latest firmware:

1. Go to and read through the Original Post, Original Post in Russian, and ensure your device is the same device or very similar in design. If not you should not update with the mentioned firmware.

2. Download firmware update:

QC_BITE_M5_188_Media_Sleep_2021010619_202101061959_64bit.pac

The tools that will be needed and instructions:

1.Go to this website, https://spdflashtool.com/

2. Download latest version of Research Tool here: Research-tool

3. Follow instructions on how to use the Research Tool here: Instructions

A. Here is the link for the SPD driver you will need: Drivers

B.

Stop at step 8

do not connect your mirror to the computer. Make sure your mirror is turned off and follow this video to complete the installation process:

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If you would rather complete with written tutorial vice watching video, here are the remaining steps.

1. Turn off the mirror if not done already.

2. Ensure firmware loaded into the Research tool and press the Play/start button.

3. With something small like a toothpick/paperclip, press the button inside the AV port at the top of the mirror. Make sure you find the button before proceeding.

4. Once you have found the button, press it and hold it.

5. Then connect the mirror to the computer with your other hand.

6. The firmware will start to download. You can now release the button.

7. Now you wait until complete and reboot(s) complete.

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Additional/Optional:

Not promoting anything, but kinda am. I get nothing in return for advising to use of any tools. This one here has helped me more than i can explain and was created by an OG of XDA, Koushik Dutta, aka. Koush. He is most famous for his work with Clockwork-mod. Show him some support if you like his work.

Tool to control pretty much any android device from your computer: Vysor

https://www.vysor.io

Here is a video showing you how to use the program. It is done with a Firestick, but once I was setup it just found the mirror itself once I plugged it in as well as my cell phone:

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Now that your bootloader is unlocked and your system is up to date, you may want to customize things a bit as most on XDA do. This is super new to me, like only 2 days working on this mirror.... I did however find a legit app, through playstore, to customize your home screen to not look like so tacky/boring. The app is called Car Launcher. There is a free version and a paid one. Paid version unlocks so much customization. I recommend installing the free version and testing it out. If all works, then the paid version is the way to go. I know the paid works very well with the above firmware. I have tested it quite extensively and so far found only one hick-up. Here are the links.

Recommended Home replacement: Free

Car Launcher Free

PRO Version is much better: cost $4.99

Car Launcher Pro

Whatever you do, don’t use program brightness settings in the themes or Car Launcher. Use the device’s settings.

Good place for some cool backgrounds I found for my Caddy that has other vehicle designs is: www.el-tony.com

Credit goes to a few places:

Iamrance.asa Bootloader Unlock

Hovatek Bootloader Unlock

Troypoint Vysor Setup

4PDA Threads

SPD Research Tool Guide