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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxb:
I have 2 of these with Android 9. A 50 and a 60. They use the android home launcher and so display ads, etc.

Specs:

Mstar M7322

2gb Ram

4GB storage

Mali GPU

Right now:

Adb can be entered over wireless. Most apps can be user disabled/uninstalled.

App List: https://pastebin.com/GL8b00s6

Apps to Disable: https://pastebin.com/ngM3Gy8g

You can use termux with ADB addon to use ADB right from the TV with BT keyboard.

How to Run ADB Commands on Android without PC or Root

Using a Shizuku app aShell and terminal app Termux, we can use ADB and Shell commands on Android devices without root or a computer.

technastic.com

Android launcher contains the input switcher so hard to replace but this one works: https://xdaforums.com/t/app-android-tv-projectivy-launcher.4436549/

Can only use VPN based firewall. Can't use my VPN.

Can't be trusted on network.

Remote has a microphone (hi Orwell!).

Bromite/VLC/Kodi/etc all run.

No 4k@60 4:4:4 beyond 8bit.

Issues:

* USB adb works with a male to male cable. Bought one on ebay.

* There is no service jack/socket or service manual I could find to get the bootloader console.

* On reddit someone used a raspi zero?

https://www.reddit.com/r/AndroidTV/comments/pyo4sk/_/hfqvua9
* Cannot list MTD partitions on ADB without root.

* Supposedly unlockable from bootloader/fastboot but beware:

https://xdaforums.com/t/android-tv-stuck-on-black-bootloader.3803695/

* No firmware updates to dissect.

Service Mode (Mstar Service Menu):

Menu -> Sound -> Advaned -> Balance -> Type '1' '9' '6' '9'

How to disable an app without root:

pm disable-user --user 0 com.hisense.tv.ota
pm uninstall --user 0 com.hisense.tv.ota
pm disable-user com.hisense.tv.ota

Board info?!

In app manager system info the mainboard identifies as MSD6886. This one is slightly different in terms of port layout as if it was the upgrade version. But that board has a service manual and bootloader/layout stuff applies. https://www.manualslib.com/products/Hisense-Msd6886-10481497.html

The uart on that board is the headphone jack which isn't present on this TV. Maybe it has to be soldered.

TV Source code from Hisense:

GitHub - opensource-hisense/SmartTV-SeriesVidaaU5: product:75U9GEVS 75U9GQ 75U90GQ 75U91GQ 75U92GQ 75U9GQCH 75U90GQCH 75U98GQNE 75U96GQ 75U97GQ 75U98GQ 75U99GQ 75U96GQCH 75U97GQCH 75U99GQNE 75U9GQTUK 75U90GQTUK 75U91GQTUK 75U92GQTUK 75U96GQTUK 75U97G

product:75U9GEVS 75U9GQ 75U90GQ 75U91GQ 75U92GQ 75U9GQCH 75U90GQCH 75U98GQNE 75U96GQ 75U97GQ 75U98GQ 75U99GQ 75U96GQCH 75U97GQCH 75U99GQNE 75U9GQTUK 75U90GQTUK 75U91GQTUK 75U92GQTUK 75U96GQTUK 75U9...

github.com

Has anyone gotten any farther with this or any other mstar based TVs? Tried more malwareish programs like kingroot? What's worth trying next?

If the bootloader can be unlocked a backup could be made and it might just be a matter of adding magisk binary for all of that receiver/service disabling goodness.

Maybe one day we can compile a rom for it.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
Hello and good afternoon, @nxb

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and the others. I've moved the thread to Android Q&A.

Thanks for your cooperation!

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Oswald Boelcke

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[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxb:
Hope its not moved here to die.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Oswald Boelcke:
I guess that depends on other things then that it has been moved out of an not suitable forum.

Regards

Oswald Boelcke
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxb:
I have simply copied where similar threads were posted:

https://xdaforums.com/t/rooting-mediatek-based-linux-smart-tv.3150281/

Sony Android TV Users

Hi All, I have searched over XDA but couldn't find any appropriate place for Sony Android TV. I have got my Sony Android TV, KDLW800C, couple of days ago. Sony has just started to ship out 4K and 2K Android TV's. From the interface, it's almost...

xdaforums.com

This is definitely not help/troubleshooting and Q&A.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AndroiddiordnA:
I have my 70A6G3 Bootloader unlocked following in your footsteps then unlocking via fastboot command in bootloader. Now im kinda stuck as I dont have a boot.img to use for root. Nor TWRP to make a backup. Any ideas?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nxb:
Did unlocking reset to factory defaults? I should unlock mine now that its not going to brick.

We can try to boot generic recoveries through fastboot until we get one that works and then dump the MTD partitions, edit and flash back.

Backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm

Is there any way to backup/dump kernel image without root or twrp/cwm ?

android.stackexchange.com
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] codernixx:
Bro,I have a rom of hisense tv, Can you extract the boot image for me,plz?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] plasticarmyman:
It should not be too difficult to extract a boot image from the ROM file.

What file format is the ROM? tz rar zip ?
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jerrydevis:
How did you manage to get rom? I am also looking for rom of 50A71F tv. Any help would be appreciated!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris1892006:
I have a Hisense 43A6H and its bootloader unlocked it was easy just had to load the drivers in bootloader mode and fastboot flashing unlock worked and yes IT WIPES THE TV but patching my boot.img never works, well it patches successful on some but not all magisk versions and flashing is a success in bootloader fastboot but it did not root the tv so its not working for some reason on my tv, as its android 11.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ionontelodico:
Hi. I have Hisense tv model 50a53fevs with Vidaa 6, and I wish there was a way to install a custom rom or just sideload apps onto the tv. Can anyone help me with this task? Thanks
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris1892006:
Do you know how to use adb? Do you have a USB type A male to USB type A male cable to plug in to the TV and to your computer? I believe only 1 port will detect the TV & it may require a TV restart to get detected initially over adb on the computer then once you're connected, put your .apk's in the same folder as your adb folder which should be at the root of a drive your using either C:\ or D:\ it should be in for instance C:\adb to simplify the process for commands.

*UPDATE*

You can Wifi adb sideload, I forgot aboutt that. Do you need more help?

adb sideload app.apk

It's that simple.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ionontelodico:
Unfortunately Vidaa U6 is linux and not android, but I was still wondering if there was a way to install android on this tv (there probably isn't) or a way to sideload apps (for example, something like Tizen OS where you can convert apks to then sideload them onto the tv). I searched everywhere and I even found a Russian website that sideloads apps via a web exploit... (seems like that's the only way to do it 😭). I just want to know if someone has more details about modding this os and this tv
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chris1892006:
@ionontelodico Sorry to hear that.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Razor1973:
Hi! Can anyone help please? For the whole story, feel free to read this post, but I figured I'd keep this one short, as I am posting in someone else's thread. The short story is I am asking for help with one (or ideally more) of the following:

Flashing a .pkg firmware downloaded from the Hisense site via ADB from my laptop via USB cable (I am already connected and "adb devices" shows the TV).

Rebooting TV into recovery via ADB in order to perform factory reset ("adb reboot recovery" reboots the TV normally).

Uninstalling apps or deleting files from the TV via ADB from my laptop in order to free up space, as this might be the problem (based on other people's experiences) so that I can finally go into the Device Preferences menu to perform a factory reset.

Any other ideas you may have if you happened to read the whole post.

Thanking all feedback in advance!
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
I have a HTC Hermes and I have been having some problems with my phone. I read on some threads that people have been having similar problems and a possibly solution would be to change the ROM and/or the Radio.

SO NOW I have been trying to update the ROM yet it keeps coming up with errors.

Errors: [222]- Device not responding.

[260]- Update Error

I have tried MANY things. Vista, XP, putting PPC in boot loader mode before hand, not using boot loader, changing settings of Active Sync (disable connection through USB). Each of these things have been tried off and on multiple times, to ensure the problem was not just a one time thing.

Please let me know if there are any known solutions. I am hoping this will solve my random hard resets, frozen screens, and data loss.

Pda: Hermes 100

Rom: Pays Lite

Radio: 1.16.00.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Arktronic:
Did you flash HardSPL on your device? If not, you may be stuck, depending on what the issue is. Regardless, if you're getting connection-related errors when trying to flash, you should try using another cable as that may be a contributing cause to your issue.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
yes I believe I did. Actually when i go into bootloader it actually says Olipro (aka Hard SPL). And yes I have tried various cables, not just one.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ultramag69:
Use sd card method.

1. Format sd card fat32 and copy .nbh file to it. Rename to "hermimg.nbh".

2. insert sd card in phone and go to bootloader (hold power, ok key above flywheel and reset with stylus, hold in until the tri-colour screen appears).

3. As long as sd card is fat32 and herimg.nbh file is named properly, follow the prompts.

THIS WILL ONLY WORK IF HARD SPL V7 IS INSTALLED (I know you said you have it but this is a warning for others)...

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
I have heard about this step but to be honest I havn't heard of file formats nbh. I have a rom that I am using now (which I do NOT want to use anymore) that has a nbh file in the folder. BUT the ROM that I want to use (TNT and 1.19 Radio) do NOT have this file format, it does have .nbf though. Is there a difference and could you please give me some more help. Maybe some advice about where I could get nbh files for ROMs?

Thank you once again

Pda: Hermes 100

Rom: Pays Lite

Radio: 1.16.00.00
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Arktronic:
An NBF file is not a Hermes ROM. The Hermes (and later devices) always use NBH files. (Well, not considering extracted .nb files)

EDIT: Under no circumstances should you try to flash non-Hermes ROMs! While the flashing would usually fail safely, do not take that risk. Always flash ROMs made for the Hermes.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ultramag69:
Go to the wm06 forum on here, it has a heap of roms available to flash, most are now 6.1 but I have seen 6 now & then. Do a search for "Hermes 6.1 roms" and see what you come up with.

There are heaps of roms here so pick 1, don't ask whats best as each rom is a personal preference and what 1 person needs may not be for you so do some research.

You're lucky you haven't been flamed for NOT checking if the rom was for your device, though its early yet.....

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
It worked great thank you all. Now, I can test new ROMs and hopefully my phone will not continue to do the random hard resets and all. If it does I will continue to post on the thread.

Thanks again.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ultramag69:
Just be aware that flashing the radio rom is the riskiest part of rom flashing. It has almost a 100% casualty rating of bricks if something goes wrong with the flash. For this reason most people recommend the sd card method as the safest (lets be honest, if you reset your Hermes in the middle of a flash or use a flat battery, you deserve a brick) as there are less chances of stuff-ups.

If the radio rom works well, LEAVE IT ALONE... Unless there is a MAJOR gain by upgrading its best to leave well enough alone.

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
So I did what you all told me to do. I used the SD to flash my ROM. I am now currently running TNT official Hermes. The phone WAS running fine but today it hard reset itself once again. I have decided that it is time to try to flash the Radio to see if this process will help it from the random hard resets that it has been going through. My question is: Are radio roms also built for specific phones or are they typically universal?

Also if anyone believes that the hard resets are not because of my radio and may be because of something else please say so.

Thanks again

Hermes (8525)

TNT Hermes

1.16
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Arktronic:
Radio ROMs are most definitely NOT universal. They depend heavily on the hardware, which is different between different models. You should never, ever flash a non-Hermes radio ROM on your device. The one possible exception is the Trinity, which has similar radio hardware.

As for your hard resets, you should flash an official Hermes ROM first (find a version without a radio) and then flash a custom one. It's an issue with how Big-Storage is implemented in custom ROMs.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
So I ended up trying out TNT (for HERMES) and didn't like it so I went back to Pays Lite (which does have the nbh file.) I also found custom radio roms and flashed a 1.56.70.11 radio for Hermes. And it seems like this might have worked but than again I have only used it for a little while. The phone did hard reset it self, but I believe that was because I was running to many things and it froze. I am going to continue using this and see how it ends up. IF by any chance I do run into the same problems what do you recommend I do. (remember I have tried multiple roms and now have tried a new radio also)

Thanks

Herm 100

Pays lite

1.56.70.11
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] Arktronic:
As I said in my previous post, your hard reset issue should be solved if you first flash an official ROM (from HTC itself or a carrier) and then flash a custom one afterward.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ultramag69:
As Trancecoder sai, I'd also check for bad blocks as this may be a symptom. Use MTTY to check and fix bad blocks but remember that there may be "branded" bad blocks done by the carrier.

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
Sorry for the late reply, I have been quite busy with other things. I would like to state that I went along with putting a stock ROM onto my Herm and left it on like that for about 1.5 weeks to make sure that it was working ok. I than uploaded Pays Lite once again (I love this ROM) and I have been using it for a few days now and it has been working fine. I recently added some mods like cabs and a new radio just yesterday and I will let you all know if anything else goes wrong. I thank you all for the great suggestions. I certainly learned a lot. Thanks
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] MystaMagoo:
I'm going to try a different radio,current is 1.16.00.00.

I've unlocked with pofs V3a unlocker.

I've already flashed a few roms to find one I like.

Just worried about bricking it :eek:

When I go to flash a radio rom it states....

"Intended solely for 1.11 SPL.You MUST have 1.11 hard SPL installed to flash"

Pretty sure pofs unlocker installs 1.40 olipro?

Do I need to downgrade to SPL 1.11?

So many threads/posts to read my eyes are starting to bleed.

I've found the Hermes radio rom thread so loads to look at but which one :eek:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
My first question is: Are you flashing by SD card or by USB?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] MystaMagoo:
Probably USB but do have sdcard.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
I recently learned how to flash by SD. You must have hard spl to do this. It is much easier and sometimes even faster than doing it by usb, not to mention the most important part- it is safer. You may look in this thread to figure out how to do it.
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] MystaMagoo:
SPL info Needed.

Thanks for your help Shortie but..........

I've not read anywhere that I MUST have 1.11 when flashing radio?

Pretty sure I have hard SPL 1.40.

I have downloaded SPL's V7 and V9 but not flashed them.

Is it ok to flash SPL V7 and then flash ANY radio :confused:
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] shortiez08:
I never said that you have to have 1.11 i was just saying that you would want to have Hard spl. and as far as your next question I am honestly not sure. If i find out anything Ill be sure to post. sorry
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] ultramag69:
Mate, Hard SPL is generally considered the best thing to do to your Hermes. I've flashed 100's of roms and a few Radio ROMs with no problem. What I'd suggest is to check the date the Radio Rom was posted, it may have been before Hard SPL V7 existed.

SPL 1.40 is also risky, you've unlocked your sim or supercid you device, now make sure you install Hard SPL V7.

Don't worry about Hard SPL V9 as its a developer SPL, it gives you advantages if you are developing apps but its better to have V7 if you wish to just flash a few roms.

Please remember that flashing the radio is the RISKIEST flash you can do, use the sd card method as there is little to no chance of problems, make sure battery is above 50%. Flash this as little as possible or you may wind up with a brick.

Cheers...:D
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam Software Upgradin] MystaMagoo:
Thanks :D

I'll HSPLV7 then flash a radio(not sure which 1 yet?)

I'll also try the sd method.
[Philips, Sony, TCL Android TV] rakos94:
Hi

Is it possible to update my Sony TV or insert custom soft?

In Poland last update is android 9.0 with 6.50 firmware, I know that in US they have better soft, what I can do?
[Xiaomi Mi 10 Pro  Questions & Answers] Eiki_2:
I'm looking for a phone with a "Smart Cover" function that wakes the screen automatically when the flip/cover of the case is opened. I had this in the settings on my old Mi Max (MIUI 8.2). I bought a Poco F3 and the setting is nowhere to be found (probably because of the Virtual proximity sensing). But I found this video that had the Smart Cover in the settings of a Mi 10 Pro (MIUI 11.0.10). Can someone here please confirm that this setting is still there in MIUI 13 (or 12)?

Maybe someone know about a newer phone, Xiaomi or not, that has this wake screen function (I know that official Samsung cases has this function)?

Thanks in advance!
[Lenovo P11] kakoman532:
Hola, el problema es que conecto el mando de xbox one y no me funcionan los joysticks dentro del juego, alguna solucion? Gracias

Mod translation via GT: Hello, the problem is that I connect the xbox one controller and the joysticks do not work in the game, any solution? Thank you
[Lenovo P11] Badger50:
@kakoman532

Greetings, I certainly hope you and yours are doing well today. Just a friendly FYI. As a courtesy I have translated your thread title and first post. Please be respectful

and observant of XDA Rule #4 for all of your future posts:

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Thank you very much for your cooperation, and enjoy your stay on XDA.

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[Lenovo P11] kakoman532:
Lo siento, no volvera a ocurrir. Gracias

Mod translation via GT: I'm sorry, it won't happen again. Thank you
[Lenovo P11] kakoman532:
Tema resuelto, la solucion es conectar el mando con cable antes de iniciar el juego y despues una vez iniciado en el menu ya se puede desconectar el cable y funcionaria inalambrico perfectamente. Gracias y espero ayudar

Mod translation via GT: Issue resolved, the solution is to connect the wired controller before starting the game and then once started in the menu you can already disconnect the cable and it would work perfectly wireless. Thank you and I hope to help
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] Gaites:
Hi there. Allow me to start off with I AM A NEWB. LoL

I stumbled onto this site after doing hours of research on the net. Long story short, I have 3 HP Ipaq's. Mine, wife's, and son's. 1 runs Windows CD 2003, the other 2 run Windows CE 2002. I would like to find out how to upgrade the OS's on these mainly because Windows Media player on them is very dated, and is difficult to use as a MP3 player.

The following are the model #'s:

1. HP Ipaq h2200

Rom Revision: 1.11.01 ENG

OS Version: Windows CE 4.20

2. HP Ipaq H3900

Rom Revision: 1.00.00 ENG

OS Version: Windows CE 3.0

3. HP Ipaq h5450

Rom Revision: 1.11.19 ENG

OS Version: Windows CE 3.0

I realize these are older Ipaq's, but they all still work perfectly fine for our needs. I would like to possibly update them to Windows Mobile 5.0, or do I want to do that? Any help would be greatly appreciated, even if I just learn.

Thanks
[Vivo X70 Pro+] daftdrift:
This isn't a query per se! However, if someone's working on a Gcam project for this phone, I'd be happy to integrate it to the phone. The colours that Vivo claims to be 'Natural' by Zeiss, especially with humans involved, is just bull****. Tired of this all too soon. Seriously boring. A first in buying a Chinese phone and hopefully be the last. One of the worst mistakes. If Vivo doesn't release an update including the camera to take photos something that results at least like what they've cooked for X80 Pro, it's a no-go. Worth mentioning that the HDR processing is great, and the skin tone results are equally worse. Bummer.
[Vivo X70 Pro+] aliensmille:
What are your display settings, maybe they are too offset.

For me the colors are pretty good and nearly close to the natural colors, put I have to say it depends also on the image you take.
[Vivo X70 Pro+] daftdrift:
I have 'Professional' in Screen colours Settings, which i think is a preset closest to natural without that fabricated vivid colours that's on the Standard. It is not just the phone display, because the other images display okay but not the cam photos. This is in fact lousy when those are screened on external displays like computer monitors or a TV where the the camera images appear sort of pale and evident when compared to regular (digital/SLR) camera images or even other camera images from older phones like the LG G7, LG V20, Samsung Note etc which are quite natural. Needless to mention that the ported GCam images from the G7 are quite good. The real problem of X70P+ I'm facing is more with the skin tone of people. They all look really pale. It was pointed out in the reviews but little did i expect this. They had said the 2X camera sensor produced iffy images but find that's the one cam that takes sensibly toned pictures but sometimes photos are too cool.
[Vivo X70 Pro+] daftdrift:
Seems like they've finally fixed after more than a year of release. Zeiss mode now brings some sensible difference with colours that are tending closer to natural.