LineageOS-14.1 Android 7.1.1 Nougat for ODROID-XU3/XU4

by **fender90** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 6:34 am

Just a quick update. When trying to boot from SD card. I get a bootloop as well.

by **voodik** » Mon Dec 25, 2017 7:27 pm

fender90 wrote:Just a quick update. When trying to boot from SD card. I get a bootloop as well.

try to find another reader and sd to microsd adapter.

by **vesqute** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 12:00 am

vesqute wrote:One question though: been using an old version of this for quite some time, 0.4 to be precise and wanted to update to a current one, after doing so I noticed /dev/i2c-5 is now missing. How can I activate it again? Guess I have to compile from source?

Can anyone help with that?

by **fender90** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 1:54 am

Voodik I did it! :-)

As my Armenian temper wouldn't let me to wait for 20 days to receive the reader from Amazon you mentioned I just purchased 2 different card readers and 2 SD cards :-)

Also I purchased a better power supply which can provide up to 6A. So everything worked like a charm. I'm happy as a kid with a Kinder Surprise candy :-)

Everything runs flawlessly. Thank you!

by **voodik** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 3:39 am

vesqute wrote:
vesqute wrote:One question though: been using an old version of this for quite some time, 0.4 to be precise and wanted to update to a current one, after doing so I noticed /dev/i2c-5 is now missing. How can I activate it again? Guess I have to compile from source?

Can anyone help with that?

Because of missing this commit
https://github.com/voodik/android_kerne ... 8e5eb5005a

It will fixed in next version

Code: Select all: odroidxu3:/ # ls -l /dev/i2c-* crw------- 1 root root 89, 0 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-0 crw------- 1 root root 89, 1 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-1 crw-rw---- 1 system system 89, 2 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-2 crw------- 1 root root 89, 3 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-3 crw------- 1 root root 89, 4 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-4 crw------- 1 root root 89, 5 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-5

Thank you for reporting!

by **voodik** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 3:44 am

fender90 wrote:Voodik I did it! As my Armenian temper wouldn't let me to wait for 20 days to receive the reader from Amazon you mentioned I just purchased 2 different card readers and 2 SD cards Also I purchased a better power supply which can provide up to 6A. So everything worked like a charm. I'm happy as a kid with a Kinder Surprise candy Everything runs flawlessly. Thank you!

Nice to hear it

So now you can celebrate New Year with peace of mind

Happy upcoming NY and do not hesitate contact me when you have a questions

Regards,
Arman

by **fender90** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:40 am

voodik wrote:
fender90 wrote:Voodik I did it! As my Armenian temper wouldn't let me to wait for 20 days to receive the reader from Amazon you mentioned I just purchased 2 different card readers and 2 SD cards Also I purchased a better power supply which can provide up to 6A. So everything worked like a charm. I'm happy as a kid with a Kinder Surprise candy Everything runs flawlessly. Thank you!

Nice to hear it
So now you can celebrate New Year with peace of mind
Happy upcoming NY and do not hesitate contact me when you have a questions

Regards,
Arman

Thanks! Happy NY to you as well! But I still owe you a beer

by **waexplorerjr** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 7:23 am

Hello! I'm officially seeking help for the updater. I have pulled the unit out of the car and reflashed SD to EMMC and still cannot update from the updater. I have tried wifi and ethernet. When I click "get the latest file version nothing happens. I have downloaded the MD5 and update.zip many times and placed in the root of the EMMC card with the 10gb free space and then the updater will allow me to "Verify" but it always fails to match. I have pasted https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROI ... update.zip
Into the updater and still nothing. I am unable to update my Odroid no matter what I do. I will have to reflash with etcher everytime just to update? I am running 14.1-20170703

Nick

by **gruf** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 6:26 pm

@fender90 -congratulations on your success.
Any chance you can try different selection of card/reader and PSU to identify which one is the problem?
it would be very helpful to me and some others here it seems to confirm which part is causing the problem.

I planned to do a load of work on my project over xmas but as I cannot even get display I am stuck and frustrated.
I have other card readers at my office but not chance to get other odroid components until the new year.
thanks.

by **fender90** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 8:21 pm

gruf wrote:@fender90 -congratulations on your success.
Any chance you can try different selection of card/reader and PSU to identify which one is the problem?
it would be very helpful to me and some others here it seems to confirm which part is causing the problem.

I planned to do a load of work on my project over xmas but as I cannot even get display I am stuck and frustrated.
I have other card readers at my office but not chance to get other odroid components until the new year.
thanks.

Sure. I will constantly try to flash the image using different SD cards and readers. So far I can tell the following

Mostly/Completely not working
Most microSD to SD adapters do not work. A simple SanDisk microsd to usb adapter (not reader) didn't work as well.

Confirmed to work
Sd reader Transcend TS-RDF5K widh SanDIsk 8gb class 10 card

MSI star reader SD reader

by **gruf** » Tue Dec 26, 2017 11:17 pm

thanks @fender90 - I do not understand why micro sd adapter does not work, it is only pin to pin adapter.
Also Etcher verifies image after burning so how can this fail?

I have Transcend (or similar) direct usb adapter in my office so will try this when I can get there, but is one hours away so not easy over xmas break

by **fender90** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 12:03 am

gruf wrote:thanks @fender90 - I do not understand why micro sd adapter does not work, it is only pin to pin adapter.
Also Etcher verifies image after burning so how can this fail?

I have Transcend (or similar) direct usb adapter in my office so will try this when I can get there, but is one hours away so not easy over xmas break

I remember having a problem when creating a live Linux usb stick. In that case the problem was that I was connecting a usb 2 device to usb 3. I tested the vice versa as well and the problem still occured. So only after connecting the usb2 device to usb2 port the problem was gone. THe same was with usb3 stick and usb3 port.
Sometimes there are some illogical hardware problems that no one can expect

by **vesqute** » Wed Dec 27, 2017 6:54 pm

voodik wrote:
vesqute wrote:
vesqute wrote:One question though: been using an old version of this for quite some time, 0.4 to be precise and wanted to update to a current one, after doing so I noticed /dev/i2c-5 is now missing. How can I activate it again? Guess I have to compile from source?

Can anyone help with that?

Because of missing this commit
https://github.com/voodik/android_kerne ... 8e5eb5005a

It will fixed in next version
Code: Select all
odroidxu3:/ # ls -l /dev/i2c-* crw------- 1 root root 89, 0 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-0 crw------- 1 root root 89, 1 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-1 crw-rw---- 1 system system 89, 2 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-2 crw------- 1 root root 89, 3 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-3 crw------- 1 root root 89, 4 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-4 crw------- 1 root root 89, 5 2017-12-25 07:36 /dev/i2c-5

Thank you for reporting!

Perfect, thank you! Compiled from source and everything works fine now.

by **juanitomaille** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 10:09 pm

mad-murdock wrote:
juanitomaille wrote:
TedJack wrote:I'd like to connect 2 Odroid-XU4 boards running on Android to internet with the following configuration:

Wifi Dongle --> Odroid-XU4 (board 1) --> Ethernet Cable --> Odroid-XU4 (board 2)

But the point is when I connect my Wifi dongle on board 1, Ethernet gets disabled and vice versa.
It seems like Android cannot manage Wifi and Ethernet at the same time.

Hi, I need to do the same, any solution since 2016 ?

I've read several pages after the post of TedJack but I didn't see a solution. ( i have to admit I ve just scrolled the 20 pages, no conscientiously reading, )

thks

You can do it manually by invoking command line tools like ip, ifconfig, route and the like. Once you figured out your solution, you can automate it via shell script.

If you are not feeling familar with unix shell and those pesky commands I suggest buying a cheap router or access point which has WiFi and at least 2 Network Ports - better more - and configure it as a client. See it as an external network card instead of a router/ap.

Thanks mad-murdock, I will see for a cheap router because trying for days with command line !

by **juanitomaille** » Thu Dec 28, 2017 11:28 pm

voodik wrote:Update!

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20171214 Android: IpReachabilityMonitor disabled for WiFi Utility: Added option to disable WiFi power saving(set disable for Ralink WiFi modules) Ralink WiFi Firmware update Ublox GPS modules(1546:01a7) now accessible via /dev/ttyGPS node instead of /dev/ttyACM GPIO-MEM driver has been added for faster GPIO access from wiringpi library. Supported HDMI 480x320 resolution. Tvheadend updated to latest version.

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https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROID-XU3/Android/lineage-14.1/Alpha-1.3_14.12.17/

P.S.
Please post other GPS modules USB VID/PID to separate them from other serial devices in future versions.

Hi Voodik, my Ublox GPS USB is 1546/01a8 if you want to add it.

Anyway, it doesn't work well : the GPS module jump to /dev/ttyACM1 instead of ACM0 and I do nothing for that no reboot, no unplug. obviously GPS stop working in apps.

thks !

by **Matioupi** » Fri Dec 29, 2017 9:10 pm

Hello,

I just noticed that the developper setting "root access" setting is not having effects on the adb network interface

I switched it to "disabled" and rebooted. I can check that in any terminal app, whoami returns non-root user.

Now I enable the network adb and connect if from PC

adb connect 192.168.1.digits
adb shell
whoami

and this time i'm getting "root"

Regards,

Mathieu

by **rosz** » Sat Dec 30, 2017 3:12 am

I just got a gamepad - Ipega 9076 ....but it seems it is not working. Anyone have any experience with any gamepads ? I am not able to connect it via the ipega 2.4Mhz usb dongle.

Maybe bluetooth will work if I get a bluetooth dongle ?

by **voodik** » Sun Dec 31, 2017 8:57 am

Update

Code: Select all: 20171230 Fixed WiFi reconnection issue. Updated GPS HAL, added GLONASS support. Ublox GPS module(1546:01a8) now accessible via /dev/ttyGPS node. Support 180 degree rotation. Utility fixed rotation settings. Utility now preserve boot.ini variables(edid,hpd,disable_vu7,touch_invert_x,touch_invert_y,rotation). /dev/i2c-5 is back

Code: Select all: https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROID-XU3/Android/lineage-14.1/Alpha-1.4_30.12.17/update.zip

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

by **Droidzilla** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 4:13 am

@odroid any chance we can get something like this for the vu7 and vu7+

http://www.mo-co-so.com/Bybyte-Double-D ... yb-669.htm

by **odroid** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:53 pm

@Droidzilla
No, we have no plan to make a DIN frame because of very limited demands.

by **Droidzilla** » Mon Jan 01, 2018 1:57 pm

odroid wrote:@Droidzilla
No, we have no plan to make a DIN frame because of very limited demands.

Bummer, how about a 3d model for printing our own charge 5 bucks to download? :lol:

by **rosz** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:25 pm

So nobody is using gamepads on XU4 with this ROM ? Reeally ? :mrgreen:

by **odroid** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 6:43 pm

I've used some xbox controllers and they worked well.
Nintendo wii controllers also worked with our Bluetooth dongle.
But I have no experience with Ipega things.

by **qxtgo** » Tue Jan 02, 2018 8:21 pm

voodik wrote:Update

Code: Select all
20171230 Fixed WiFi reconnection issue. Updated GPS HAL, added GLONASS support. Ublox GPS module(1546:01a8) now accessible via /dev/ttyGPS node. Support 180 degree rotation. Utility fixed rotation settings. Utility now preserve boot.ini variables(edid,hpd,disable_vu7,touch_invert_x,touch_invert_y,rotation). /dev/i2c-5 is back

Code: Select all
https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROID-XU3/Android/lineage-14.1/Alpha-1.4_30.12.17/update.zip

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

Did you already commit your changes ?

Br
Tom

by **Nellor** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:18 pm

Hello, one suggestion and one question

1.) It would be nice if it is possible to set a GPS Fake Location in the ODROID Utility, so no additional app is needed. This is useful to get the current location in apps like Google Maps. Because I am (and maybe most of us) using the ODROID only in a fixed location.
2.) I dont know how to explain it in detail - Is it possible to have something like a fake wifi connection (that uses the real ethernet connection) to bypass problems with apps complaining about no wifi or 3g? My ODROID is only connected via ethernet and some apps are not working without a wifi connection.

by **rooted** » Wed Jan 03, 2018 11:47 pm

Nellor wrote:Hello, one suggestion and one question

1.) It would be nice if it is possible to set a GPS Fake Location in the ODROID Utility, so no additional app is needed. This is useful to get the current location in apps like Google Maps. Because I am (and maybe most of us) using the ODROID only in a fixed location.
2.) I dont know how to explain it in detail - Is it possible to have something like a fake wifi connection (that uses the real ethernet connection) to bypass problems with apps complaining about no wifi or 3g? My ODROID is only connected via ethernet and some apps are not working without a wifi connection.

It would be beneficial to report the applications that are not working to the developers and seek a resolution there as well.

What is an example application that is not working?

by **rosz** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 12:08 am

I am searching for a bluetooth dongle but I don't want to wait for the once provided here

I found this one:

Asus USB-BT400, Bluetooth4.0 USB Adapter

https://www.asus.com/bg/Networking/USBBT400/

Do you think it is compatible ?

by **mattamp** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 4:11 am

I try Asus BT400, Bluetooth4.0 USB Adapter on my C2 .

it don't seems to work on android.

the BT400 is on a 'non working' list of BT adaptator : https://forum.odroid.com/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=3712&p=30188&hilit=bt400#p30188

by **voodik** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 6:29 pm

odroid wrote:I've used some xbox controllers and they worked well.
Nintendo wii controllers also worked with our Bluetooth dongle.
But I have no experience with Ipega things.

+DualShock3/4

by **voodik** » Thu Jan 04, 2018 7:06 pm

qxtgo wrote:
voodik wrote:Update

Code: Select all
20171230 Fixed WiFi reconnection issue. Updated GPS HAL, added GLONASS support. Ublox GPS module(1546:01a8) now accessible via /dev/ttyGPS node. Support 180 degree rotation. Utility fixed rotation settings. Utility now preserve boot.ini variables(edid,hpd,disable_vu7,touch_invert_x,touch_invert_y,rotation). /dev/i2c-5 is back

Code: Select all
https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROID-XU3/Android/lineage-14.1/Alpha-1.4_30.12.17/update.zip

Enjoy and Happy New Year!!!

Did you already commit your changes ?

Br
Tom

Yes.

by **gruf** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 1:05 am

okay - I have more success with using SD card.

previous 16GB card that did not owrk was only Class 4 (4MB/s)
new card that does work is 32GB UHS class 3 (30MB/s)

have tried SD card adapters and USB direct readers, consistent results with all so the adapter/usb reader is not the problem.
i dont this think 16GB/32GB size matters, so I guess the card speed must be important possibly due to some timing issue during initial setup.

I do still have a problem with bluetooth though.
I am using the Odroid Bluetooth Module 2 from odroid.co.uk - this is not being recognised

Should this work? or can somebody direct me to a supported/known wqorking bluetooth dongle please

Thanks again @Voodik for your work.

by **gruf** » Fri Jan 05, 2018 11:34 pm

re above post really looking to get Bluetooth working on this - can anyone help please

by **rosz** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 12:53 am

Just tested my Ipega gamepad on Android 4.4 stock....and it WORKED perfectly. Whyyyy it is not working on this LinaegeROM

((

by **mad-murdock** » Sat Jan 06, 2018 8:45 pm

Hey @voodik - thanks a lot for the new-year-update. 7.1.2 on my TV - not bad (:

I wonder what your plans about Android 8.1 / Lineage 15.1 are?
I mean, for me on a TV I prefer stability over latest version - still, when is the time for 8.1 test builds?

-----------------------

Nellor wrote:2.) I dont know how to explain it in detail - Is it possible to have something like a fake wifi connection (that uses the real ethernet connection) to bypass problems with apps complaining about no wifi or 3g? My ODROID is only connected via ethernet and some apps are not working without a wifi connection.

Really? I use ethernet only - not even a wifi module installed - and have no problems at all. Can you name some examples of apps not working?

I mean, I use android on odroid for years back to my original Odroid-U2 - and never experienced anything similar...

waexplorerjr wrote:Hello! I'm officially seeking help for the updater. I have pulled the unit out of the car and reflashed SD to EMMC and still cannot update from the updater. I have tried wifi and ethernet. When I click "get the latest file version nothing happens. I have downloaded the MD5 and update.zip many times and placed in the root of the EMMC card with the 10gb free space and then the updater will allow me to "Verify" but it always fails to match. I have pasted https://oph.mdrjr.net/voodik/5422/ODROI ... update.zip
Into the updater and still nothing. I am unable to update my Odroid no matter what I do. I will have to reflash with etcher everytime just to update? I am running 14.1-20170703

Nick

Is it possible you try to update from an old version like 0.9 or older? If so, I wrote a post how I fixed the issue without formatting.

by **voodik** » Sun Jan 07, 2018 2:14 am

gruf wrote:re above post really looking to get Bluetooth working on this - can anyone help please

Did you enable it from Utilit>Misc tab ?

by **Droidzilla** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 11:10 am

@voodik, can the update app be used to flash zips other than updates? I'm wanting to install Dolby Atmos for a TV not hooked up to a surround system plus I like the equalizer.

by **voodik** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:26 pm

Droidzilla wrote:@voodik, can the update app be used to flash zips other than updates? I'm wanting to install Dolby Atmos for a TV not hooked up to a surround system plus I like the equalizer.

No, its only for updates.

by **fender90** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 1:37 pm

Is there a way I can use my Android phone to provide internet connection to Odroid XU4 using USB tethering? I've tried a couple of times with no results. My wifi adapter is still in transit so I have to find some workarounds. Might it work if I use a usb to LAN adapter and connect my Android phone to Ethernet port and use USB tethering on my smartphone?

by **juanitomaille** » Mon Jan 08, 2018 10:39 pm

voodik wrote:
Answert1969 wrote:Any chance of Bluetooth Handsfree profile being implemented? im planning to install this as a carPC. it would complete the install to be able to pair my iphone to the odroid

This impossible at this moment. HFP is using SCO for audio. In Bluedroid stack SCO Audio is routed via PCM. We need to route SCO over HCI. Whole code for that is broken in Bluedroid stack. Missing lot of functions.
So open Android Open Source Project - Issue Tracker and Troll google to finish that code )))

Are we in the same situation 1 year later @Voodik ?
Maybe resolved in Lineage 15.0 ?

I'm in the same situation than Answert1969.

I can troll google but don't know where to do that and what langage using ^^

Thanks

by **gruf** » Tue Jan 09, 2018 6:33 am

voodik wrote:
gruf wrote:re above post really looking to get Bluetooth working on this - can anyone help please

Did you enable it from Utilit>Misc tab ?

yep. That did it. Not familiar with this software yet.
All working good now. Many thanks again.

by **cy1clown** » Wed Jan 10, 2018 2:38 am

I just got the latest version up and running but am having problems with gmail app it crashes every time I try and start it. Everything else works fine and I was able to set up a gmail account on the initial startup. Can anybody help me on this?

Thanks
Jon

by **mad-murdock** » Thu Jan 11, 2018 4:32 am

Since upgrading to latest version 1.4 I got a new issue:

- My XU4 is connected to TV.
- I use it often to watch twitch with the official twitch app.
- Turning off my TV I tend to let the app run due to laziness.

What is new is, when I return the next day to my TV, most of the time the playback is frozen. I cannot play any other channels until I reboot the device.

Anyone else having something similar? I try to grep some logs next time it happens.

by **microb40** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 12:43 am

rosz wrote:I just got a gamepad - Ipega 9076 ....but it seems it is not working. Anyone have any experience with any gamepads ? I am not able to connect it via the ipega 2.4Mhz usb dongle.

Maybe bluetooth will work if I get a bluetooth dongle ?

I have a bluetooth dongle with the ipega... whatever; the one that slides for phone and tablet; and it works. I can pair it.

by **voodik** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 4:02 pm

Update available.

Whats new/fixed.
Non system apps also can access to external storage.
Android VNC server(run it via terminal/adb /system/bin/androidvncserver)
Native exFAT and sdcardFS support.

by **qxtgo** » Mon Jan 15, 2018 5:47 pm

voodik wrote:Update available.

Whats new/fixed.
Non system apps also can access to external storage.
Android VNC server(run it via terminal/adb /system/bin/androidvncserver)
Native exFAT and sdcardFS support.

Hi, already comitted ?
BR
Tom

PS:

Code: Select all: [ 1638.804575] [c1] usb 2-1: new full-speed USB device number 4 using exynos-ohci [ 1639.036478] [c0] input: BYZHYYZHY By ZH851 as /devices/12120000.usb/usb2/2-1/2-1:1.0/0003:0EEF:0005.0007/input/input9 [ 1639.101471] [c0] hid-multitouch 0003:0EEF:0005.0007: input,hidraw0: USB HID v1.10 Mouse [BYZHYYZHY By ZH851] on usb-12120000.usb-1/input0

This VU7+ like Display (0EEF:0005) always needs a detach/reattach after boot for touch get working.
Any chance to fix this?

by **mad-murdock** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:48 am

voodik wrote:Update available.

Whats new/fixed.
Non system apps also can access to external storage.
Android VNC server(run it via terminal/adb /system/bin/androidvncserver)
Native exFAT and sdcardFS support.

Also updated to latest lineage sources I assume? I don't need any of the above features, but being on newer code revision is always a good thing.

by **paodal** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:08 am

voodik wrote:
paodal wrote:
odroid wrote:We installed Android 7.1 v1.1 from Android 4.4 v5.8. It worked well.
https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-xu4/soft ... 4_to_7.1.1

Perfect, thank you we will try this procedure next time, without writing the self install image on a sdcard.

We found another problem: we need sometimes to rotate the screen in portrait mode, but using the Odroid Utility this is the result:

We also tried using other apps from the Play Store, but the result is exactly the same.

How we can fix this? We are using the latest version of Android 7.1.1 LineageOS (alpha 1.1)

Thank you.

i will check and let you know soon.

Hi voodik, any news on this?

Thank you!

by **voodik** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 7:25 pm

paodal wrote:
voodik wrote:
paodal wrote:
odroid wrote:We installed Android 7.1 v1.1 from Android 4.4 v5.8. It worked well.
https://wiki.odroid.com/odroid-xu4/soft ... 4_to_7.1.1

Perfect, thank you we will try this procedure next time, without writing the self install image on a sdcard.

We found another problem: we need sometimes to rotate the screen in portrait mode, but using the Odroid Utility this is the result:

We also tried using other apps from the Play Store, but the result is exactly the same.

How we can fix this? We are using the latest version of Android 7.1.1 LineageOS (alpha 1.1)

Thank you.

i will check and let you know soon.

Hi voodik, any news on this?

Thank you!

Rotation settings fixed since alpha-1.4(30.12.2017) version.

by **cy1clown** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 12:57 am

I have a problem using bluetooth head set. I have a usb adapter installed and set up. The headset pairs properly but I get no sound. How do I fix this?
Thanks
Jon

by **mad-murdock** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:46 am

Not having any video-playback-crashes anymore since latest build. Thanks for that!