Found on Wololo's blog today, http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...tendo-Sony-PS1-game-G-sensor-wholesalers.html
Its an tablet/gaming console for 110$ that has amazing specs and actual hardware gaming controlls, dual cameras and all of that android goodiness !
Sure its a chinese ripoff with design taken from the PS Vita and name taken from the XBox360
What do you guys think? I mean it's an android device with great specs for the prize and is made for portable gaming! I'm seriously considering skipping the nexus 7 and buying this instead (want the nexus 7 just because its a nexus device )
oh yeah. its even pre-rooted when you get it
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Took the plunge. Just ordered. I'll let you know once it arrives.
sweet! be sure to report back on such as build quality and how well it went when ordering from aliexpress, when i bought something from there once it took about 2 weeks to get it :/
I ordered one as well, the ordering process was easy and they have really quick customer service. Now I just gotta wait for it to show up lol
I ordered mine from Willgoo and I highly recommend them. Excellent customer service and delivered to my door in 4 business days. As for the actual device, initial impressions aren't great. This video review from qbertaddict1 just about sums it up. However I'm still quietly confident that with a bit of work, this can be a great device. Working on figuring out whether the control issue is software, hardware or a combination of both. This things been on my desk in a million pieces all day. More to come...
Droid is a Verizon trademark. Just Saying
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I just received mine today (from http://www.wholesaleonepiece.com/dr...lwinner-a10-android-40-ics-8g-hdmi_p4536.html, shipped from China via DHL). this is actually kind of cool. Definitely KiRF - it even came preloaded with a number of ROMs for each of the emulators, which is cool. Also came with come pictures of some random Chinese guy who must have been testing the camera for QC purposes (front and rear cameras both work great). Emulators run pretty well.
are the reviews true that this is worthless for playing games because the controls don't work correctly?
Here's a 4-part review of the system by Wololo: http://wololo.net/2012/08/07/droid-x360-review/
I just got mine this morning. The controls seem to be working fine for me. The analog sticks are a bit stiff but its not that bad. Other than that there is nothing wrong with it.
My SanDisk Ultra 64GB MicroSDXC card works like a champ in my Droid X360. Video playback performance is surprisingly good, as are the stereo speakers. Some of my ABXY buttons rotated(!) after a lot of use, but it was fairly easy to tear it apart and fix.
I read the review by wololo and it seems to be a decent device and an exellent product for being a chinese knockoff and i bet that if more ppl start buying these, we'll see that a talented dev fixes most of the issues, as most of em were software related, atleast I got that impression from wololo
Video Review
Rest assured, a very untalented developer (myself lol) is on the case. I've been developing a script (eventually will be a rom) specifically for this device. Check out the video review here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6G4Ouq7Yj0
Anyone who's interested, the script currently lives here:
http://boards.dingoonity.org/androi...cript-various-tweaks-fixes/msg46443/#msg46443
Just got mine and after spending a few days with the device i gotta say i do like it alot. its replaced my psp (selling) as my portable emulator machine but its definitely got its quirks. Some Emus i kept and some i replaced with market versions. HDMI works awesome! it won't recognize my wired 360 controller using the OTG cable adapter though. if we had a clockworkmod and could flash CM9 i think it would be a pretty solid device. Since they already have CM9 out for the Allwinner A10 CPUs would there be alot more work in porting it over to the DX360???
Crucible, is there anyway to backup my current rom setup now with livesuite?
I know you said (and i saw in the video) your DX360 runs perfectly at 1200mhz (600min), mine almost instantly reboots at anything over 1157mhz(600min), i've tried setCPU and no frills CPU. i've tried different governors and no dice. oh well no use crying over 53mhz just thought i'd let you know.
i obviously have zero developer skills but um i'm down to do whatever i can to help.
Dr. Light said:
if we had a clockworkmod and could flash CM9 i think it would be a pretty solid device. Since they already have CM9 out for the Allwinner A10 CPUs would there be alot more work in porting it over to the DX360???
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Unfortunatly, there is currently no way to use CWM on this device due to the fact that the physical controls are not mapped directly to use the menus within CWM. Yes there has been a lot of work done to port CM9 to Allwinner 10 however I would need to create a custom rom to flash with livesuit rather than the standard method of installing via CWM (for the reason stated above). It's something I plan to look into at some stage.
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Crucible, is there anyway to backup my current rom setup now with livesuite?
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Not that I know of.
Dr. Light said:
I know you said (and i saw in the video) your DX360 runs perfectly at 1200mhz (600min), mine almost instantly reboots at anything over 1157mhz(600min), i've tried setCPU and no frills CPU. i've tried different governors and no dice. oh well no use crying over 53mhz just thought i'd let you know.
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Yeah cheaper CPUs tend to vary pretty significantly from chip to chip. Its worth keeping in mind when using any cheaper device.
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i obviously have zero developer skills but um i'm down to do whatever i can to help.
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Best thing you could do then is try out my script and report back with any bugs. However be aware that you will need to wipe and restore your device as part of the process.
Hi Crucible,
thank you for your efforts!
I'm using your mod and found a strange thing.
In some games that use the accelerometer in landscape mode (Asfalt 5, Labirinth ) the axes are switched so that up is left, right is down and so on.
Before the superscript Asfalt was playing correctly if I remember well so I think there is something to be set to adjust the accelerometer.
Do you know how to fix this?
TehCrucible said:
Unfortunatly, there is currently no way to use CWM on this device due to the fact that the physical controls are not mapped directly to use the menus within CWM. Yes there has been a lot of work done to port CM9 to Allwinner 10 however I would need to create a custom rom to flash with livesuit rather than the standard method of installing via CWM (for the reason stated above). It's something I plan to look into at some stage.
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Why not do CWM Touch? Or 4EXT? TWRP? Any touch recovery?
Dr. Light said:
Just got mine and after spending a few days with the device i gotta say i do like it alot. its replaced my psp (selling) as my portable emulator machine but its definitely got its quirks. Some Emus i kept and some i replaced with market versions. HDMI works awesome! it won't recognize my wired 360 controller using the OTG cable adapter though. if we had a clockworkmod and could flash CM9 i think it would be a pretty solid device. Since they already have CM9 out for the Allwinner A10 CPUs would there be alot more work in porting it over to the DX360???
Crucible, is there anyway to backup my current rom setup now with livesuite?
I know you said (and i saw in the video) your DX360 runs perfectly at 1200mhz (600min), mine almost instantly reboots at anything over 1157mhz(600min), i've tried setCPU and no frills CPU. i've tried different governors and no dice. oh well no use crying over 53mhz just thought i'd let you know.
i obviously have zero developer skills but um i'm down to do whatever i can to help.
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Is it an allwinner a10 based device. If it is, I may be able to help you out with CWM.
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Hi all,
I was trying the no frills CPU and just se to once to 1200mhz (60min).
After I have just started a game and It froze with blank screen.
I turned the console off and on again and since then I never restarted.
I just have the little green Android robot in the center of the screen
I have tried re-flashing, it flash correctly but once done it reboot on the same screen with the little green Android robot forever.
What can I try?
Please help me, thank you very much!
titipsx said:
In some games that use the accelerometer in landscape mode (Asfalt 5, Labirinth ) the axes are switched so that up is left, right is down and so on.
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I hadn't noticed this myself. Thanks for the feedback, I'll look into it and get back to you.
GazaIan said:
Why not do CWM Touch? Or 4EXT? TWRP? Any touch recovery?
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Because until, you mentioned it, I had no idea they existed lol. Thanks heaps for the suggestions, I'll do some research and try and include a touch recovery option in the next version of the script.
Justice™ said:
Is it an allwinner a10 based device. If it is, I may be able to help you out with cwm
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Yes it is. I'd love to hear your advice. PM me if u prefer.
titipsx said:
I was trying the no frills CPU and just se to once to 1200mhz (60min).
After I have just started a game and It froze with blank screen.
I turned the console off and on again and since then I never restarted.
I just have the little green Android robot in the center of the screen
I have tried re-flashing, it flash correctly but once done it reboot on the same screen with the little green Android robot forever
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I have never used no frills cpu, but I would assume it works the same as setcpu in that it doesn't modify hardware, therefore after a hard reset or firmware flash, the device should revert back to normal. Are you sure you flashed firmware correctly?
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hi the title says it all really i can not find any info any were about rooting this tablet. its
the 10.1 inch version its on 4.1 droid any help any one can give would be amazing
i did search the whole site i think before making this thread hope some one can help
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hi the title says it all really i can not find any info any were about rooting this tablet. its
the 10.1 inch version its on 4.1 droid any help any one can give would be amazing
i did search the whole site i think before making this thread hope some one can help
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just bumping this topic; I got one yesterday and would like to put another rom on it. any idea's how I can put CWM Recovery on and install another rom, would love to get ParanoidAndroid on it.
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just bumping this topic; I got one yesterday and would like to put another rom on it. any idea's how I can put CWM Recovery on and install another rom, would love to get ParanoidAndroid on it.
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great tablet aint it hope we get some root support some were ill report back here if i find any thing
I worked it out search root rockchip root go on the cpu not the model name rooted in two min I don't no the rules on posting links or I would so pm me for direct link
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Got mine and love it to bits. Amazing for the price.
Would like a custom rom more than rooting but rooting would be good too Something to clear up the programs and stuff to make the most of the 1.5ghz dual core.
how to root zoostorm 3305-1030 playtab
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I worked it out search root rockchip root go on the cpu not the model name rooted in two min I don't no the rules on posting links or I would so pm me for direct link
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Please can you PM me with the link please.
Thanks
Want to root, need help
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Please can you PM me with the link please.
Thanks
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Hi,
I have a zoostorm 3305 that I want to get an external 3g dongle working on. After googling I believe i need to root it first, but I'm new to rooting, and not sure what software/drivers i need and where to get them. I would love some help if you have any on offer.
Cheers
Andychat..
how good are these ?
speed in general
Speed of keyboard popping up when in chrome ?
viewing angles (I totally hate poor viewing angles)
updates
I am more than happy with the speed. Keyboard delay pop-up can sometimes be slow.(its usually when emails are being synced). I improved the touchscreen response by using an app to recalibrate it. I think its hindered by the supplied screen protector.
The only thing I can't do is mobile 3g internet. I think I need to root.
I'm. Awaiting I bit of help from the guru's on this forum.
Cheers
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cirian75 said:
how good are these ?
speed in general
Speed of keyboard popping up when in chrome ?
viewing angles (I totally hate poor viewing angles)
updates
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andychat said:
I am more than happy with the speed. Keyboard delay pop-up can sometimes be slow.(its usually when emails are being synced). I improved the touchscreen response by using an app to recalibrate it. I think its hindered by the supplied screen protector.
The only thing I can't do is mobile 3g internet. I think I need to root.
I'm. Awaiting I bit of help from the guru's on this forum.
Cheers
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and the viewing angles ?
I don't think they are bad. I don't really watch TV or movies on it. It doesn't seem any worse than my Samsung so phone.
Not sure if this helps you much. I would recommend one if you don't have the finances for the Samsung Tablets or the ipads.
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sounds good
I did have the Gemini JoyTab 9.7 Duo
I RMA'd it cause as soon as you tilted it slightly right the whole right side washed out
it was so bad that even flat direct ahead you could see the start of the right side polarize wash out with what must be only a few degrees off centre
fine all 3 others ways, I though mine my have been faulty till I went in to a staples and checked their display model, exact same issue.
teozbernie said:
I worked it out search root rockchip root go on the cpu not the model name rooted in two min I don't no the rules on posting links or I would so pm me for direct link
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I sent you a PM via YouTube (Sorry), couldn't post on here for some reason but sorted now.
I have never rooted Android (very new to it) and can't find anything solid about rooting Zoostorm Playtab 10" Tablet. I really don't want to brick it.
I was wondering if you may be able to help me as it sounds like you have rooted the Playtab successfully?
Do you have any links to or name of the guide / firmware you used for the root?
Has the root improved the overall performance of you Zoostorm Playtab as mine can often freeze or delay mid use with the stock firmware?
Cheers mate.
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cirian75 said:
how good are these ?
speed in general
Speed of keyboard popping up when in chrome ?
viewing angles (I totally hate poor viewing angles)
updates
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I'm new to Tablets so not sure how useful this can be because i havn't used many others but...
speed in general is quite good however it seemed to run faster when it was new and "fresh" but now having since installed more apps, it seems to temporarily freeze mid-use e.g. going through settings tabs, launching apps etc. I often get a "not responding" message and choice to wait or quit. Waiting seems to work but as this is happening more and more, it's a concern and hence why i'm looking to root.
There is sometimes a 1 or 2 sec delay with keyboard popping up (not sure in Chrome, i'm talking general use). Its not a problem for me.
Viewing angles are reasonable to me but you can see it wash out when looking from the sides but I tend to look at it straight on anyway.
To be honest you get what you pay for (currently £114-£120 on Amazon UK / eBuyer) and it's not bad at all, especially if I can figure this freeze issue.
Hope this helps.
any updates on being able to root this tab and flash a custom rom?
i haev one now and im struggling to add CWM
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any updates on being able to root this tab and flash a custom rom?
i haev one now and im struggling to add CWM
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I still haven't managed it. Anyone?
Please let me know if you have any luck with it.
Cheers.
i managed to get CWM on it, but there was no ROMs for it, so i flashed another ROM for another tablet which uses the same internals.... guess what... i bricked it lol
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i managed to get CWM on it, but there was no ROMs for it, so i flashed another ROM for another tablet which uses the same internals.... guess what... i bricked it lol
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Not sure if you sorted it but these tablets are pretty unbrickable as are most RK3066 based tablets, I've done more wipes & reflashes on this tablet than I care to remember.
You can try to flash the original ROM from here - http://downloads.zoostorm.com/drivers/android/PlayTab/
I did manage to flash a build of CyanogenMod 10 based on another RK3066 tablet on this tablet but it wasn't really what you would call stable, it had screen rotation bugs, random reboots plus Wifi wasn't working at all & as I'm not a developer I soon reverted back to stock, for the most part the tablet runs pretty well with it's stock ROM, 3G works well with the PPP Widget app etc.
It was either this one - http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/39750-romgenerickmod-jb41cwmzip-for-pipo-u1max-m11/
Or this one - http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/41777-romcyanogen-10-for-rk3066-wip/
I'm just glad it has a working CWM Recovery & is easy to root
Gilly10 said:
Not sure if you sorted it but these tablets are pretty unbrickable as are most RK3066 based tablets, I've done more wipes & reflashes on this tablet than I care to remember.
You can try to flash the original ROM from here - http://downloads.zoostorm.com/drivers/android/PlayTab/
I did manage to flash a build of CyanogenMod 10 based on another RK3066 tablet on this tablet but it wasn't really what you would call stable, it had screen rotation bugs, random reboots plus Wifi wasn't working at all & as I'm not a developer I soon reverted back to stock, for the most part the tablet runs pretty well with it's stock ROM, 3G works well with the PPP Widget app etc.
It was either this one - http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/39750-romgenerickmod-jb41cwmzip-for-pipo-u1max-m11/
Or this one - http://www.slatedroid.com/topic/41777-romcyanogen-10-for-rk3066-wip/
I'm just glad it has a working CWM Recovery & is easy to root
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I'm really digging mine too. Most times when opening Dolphin browser or other browsers it will hang for 5-8 secs sometimes. You guys get that? only think that pees me off really.
If we could get it a tad snappier, would be great too!
How do I get flash on this thing?
I've also got the freezing issue occasionally, not sure what causes that.
My main issue at the moment is I can't use "OpenVPN for Android". It claims it can't access /dev/tun so it doesn't work (ticking the box to fix this in CM doesn't work as it's not rooted). Does anyone know of a fix for this?
I've also got the freezing issue occasionally, not sure what causes that.
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Freezing is caused by software trying to access root imho. Avoid software that needs root access.
I recently got the mk908ii, so far it's been working out great. Very fast. Wi-Fi is very strong, but the antenna seems kind of fragile(accidentally turned it wrong way and heard a crack). Does anyone have recommendations for any new apps I can use?
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I have had a mk808b for about a week now, these are my must have apps:
-full!screen: for hiding the navigation bar that was there even on "fullscreen" movie playback. I set a pie control for my right upper display corner that now totally replaces the navigation bar. This is actually the most usefull app i found.
-External Keyboard Helper: for starting apps directly with the push of a button on my wireless keyboard (Measy RC12)
-Screen Adjuster: In case you don't want to change the brightness/color settings of your tv
-XBMC (v 13 gotham alpha 1 works quite well for me, if you can live without hardware decoding, the stable v 12.2 (frodo) build would propably be better) + Plugins (1channel, icefilms etc...)
-MX Player: probably better playback of HD content than XBMC
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-XBMC (v 13 gotham alpha 1 works quite well for me, if you can live without hardware decoding, the stable v 12.2 (frodo) build would propably be better) + Plugins (1channel, icefilms etc...)
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No need to go stable. All nightlies now have libsf support. I can suggest a specific build if necessary.
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drinkypoo said:
No need to go stable. All nightlies now have libsf support. I can suggest a specific build if necessary.
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What build are you using? I tried so many different ones. The first 6 alphas with hwaccel and 2 nightlys from last week, but alpha 1 was the only one where youtube worked. All others showed a network connection error. I just finished downloading the alpha 7 from yesterday. I am going to test it now...
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What build are you using? I tried so many different ones. The first 6 alphas with hwaccel and 2 nightlys from last week, but alpha 1 was the only one where youtube worked. All others showed a network connection error. I just finished downloading the alpha 7 from yesterday. I am going to test it now...
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Don't use any of the specific alpha builds, because now ALL nightlies have libsf! I would first try the latest nightly and go from there!
I find that ALL of the XAF builds fail on my MK908. So I gave up on that thread.
Hmm, my MK908 isn't actually plugged in right now and I have to go do some work. But just try the LATEST android nightly build and if that doesn't work ask again and I'll hook up and tell you which build I'm actually using.
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Don't use any of the specific alpha builds, because now ALL nightlies have libsf! I would first try the latest nightly and go from there!
I find that ALL of the XAF builds fail on my MK908. So I gave up on that thread.
Hmm, my MK908 isn't actually plugged in right now and I have to go do some work. But just try the LATEST android nightly build and if that doesn't work ask again and I'll hook up and tell you which build I'm actually using.
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Alpha 7 is the latest build. It was released yesterday. Does the youtube addon work in your xbmc?
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Alpha 7 is the latest build. It was released yesterday. Does the youtube addon work in your xbmc?
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OK, I just hooked up my MK908... still waiting for my tronsmart airmouse from geekbuying so I haven't been messing with it recently
WTF, why isn't full!screen working? XBMC isn't starting fullscreen for no apparent reason. And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache"
Looks like my MK908 has developed some kind of problem while I wasn't using it. That's a real mark of quality hardware.
I don't think I will ever buy another android stick PC at this rate. So far I have tried two rikos and one tronsmart and they are all crap. It's too bad nobody mades any Android PC which is not crap. I guess there's some that are kind of OK but they are more expensive than an AMD nettop! WTF. This is why my MK908 wasn't even plugged in. I sure hope Pi****u supports this chip soon.
edit: that's PIC UNT U. Word filters are for children.
Well, I'm not going to be able to give you any useful information, you probably already know that Google is unresponsive to bugs and that XBMC doesn't run very well on Android. I guess I will have to re-flash my MK908. Maybe I'll try just restoring a backup.
What garbage.
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[...] And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache" [...]
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That's exactly the porblem i have with all XBMC builds after Alpha 1 (besides the non-functional youtube addon, but i guess thats related because youtube needs the commoncache plugin). But all other plugins work fine, so its not that bad .
If you decide to reflash let me know if it resolves the issue for you.
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That's exactly the porblem i have with all XBMC builds after Alpha 1 (besides the non-functional youtube addon, but i guess thats related because youtube needs the commoncache plugin). But all other plugins work fine, so its not that bad .
If you decide to reflash let me know if it resolves the issue for you.
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actually, I didn't even run youtube, although I may have it installed. and last time I turned my stick on I didn't get these errors. I haven't updated XBMC, either. it's been a week since I've used it.
drinkypoo said:
OK, I just hooked up my MK908... still waiting for my tronsmart airmouse from geekbuying so I haven't been messing with it recently
WTF, why isn't full!screen working? XBMC isn't starting fullscreen for no apparent reason. And I am getting errors I've never seen before from XBMC about "Failed to start commoncache"
Looks like my MK908 has developed some kind of problem while I wasn't using it. That's a real mark of quality hardware.
I don't think I will ever buy another android stick PC at this rate. So far I have tried two rikos and one tronsmart and they are all crap. It's too bad nobody mades any Android PC which is not crap. I guess there's some that are kind of OK but they are more expensive than an AMD nettop! WTF. This is why my MK908 wasn't even plugged in. I sure hope Pi****u supports this chip soon.
edit: that's PIC UNT U. Word filters are for children.
Well, I'm not going to be able to give you any useful information, you probably already know that Google is unresponsive to bugs and that XBMC doesn't run very well on Android. I guess I will have to re-flash my MK908. Maybe I'll try just restoring a backup.
What garbage.
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You should buy an odroid. Much better hardware and stable
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My mk908 is working fine. I can even run power hungry games like asphalt 8 on it. Don't know what kind of issues everyone has having. It's it because of xbmc? I haven't used xbmc yet so I can't tell
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KrisPerry said:
You should buy an odroid. Much better hardware and stable
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are they offering more than a four week warranty yet?
drinkypoo said:
are they offering more than a four week warranty yet?
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Unfortunately not. I've had mine for 4 months now though and more than happy with it
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A phone without a thread.
General tips, tweaks, q&a, problems, and solutions.
Flashing
Flashing tutorial: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1Ty4aJ8qyY
Drivers: https://mega.co.nz/#!HIZ1hTzY!Y2AewQCyDRVeT7wv2MWwbhfXEYlbtipXFzbW8rEsMMU
Other drivers: https://mega.co.nz/#!nYoyCQzK!XoxgB2_wnDYExAER7dWQ1S5BZ-Ih2S_kHb8X9v40dys
SP Flash tool: https://mega.co.nz/#!GRwBWCYY!NaXHOAVzwhwJCWVoZOKwMBJ6SFUldOO3GHBsHiD2S8o
GT99 Stock 0802 ROM: https://mega.co.nz/#!6doVWK5a!Y6WshxLEwnRyMDLVfKWpkiIrRaQ3GoEaPXBPHlbdENY
GT99 ROM Z18IC_CQ_89_W_H1.00_V04_09292013: http://www.needrom.com/mobile/cubot-gt99-2/ (needrom username: gt99, password: srAnIRaY!Xf3) & 'official' link for same file: http://pan.baidu.com/share/link?shareid=1603292741&uk=1914793553
Root: http://www.mediafire.com/download/6a1cs74k3fpbg5o/ROOT.zip
CWM Recovery 6.0.3.7: http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/50162839/file.html
MTKDroidTools 2.4.7: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.mobileuncle.toolbox
Repartitioning
Tutorial: http://www.modaco.com/topic/365701-re-partition-any-mtk6589-phone-without-a-pc-more-data-storage/
Repartition tool: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B_zS9FTBJz8qX0FsRFVNZzFHZ1k/edit
Basically, backup(!) including internal 'sd' partition, install meteos-mtk6589-rom-edit-4gb-en.apk (linked above) and run, select partition size, reboot into recovery, wipe data, then for me I had to format /system else restoring nandroid failed. Finally, restore backup, reboot, mount as usb storage, format the internal drive in Windows, then dismount and I then formatted Phone Storage in Android before copying back everything to that partition.
Modding
Inverted logo and boot animations: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=47773502&postcount=33
Issues
GPS: Fix available in thread/Google
OTG: Not supported, despite advertised as being so :/ (Confirm?)
Fix corrupted IMEI: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yfn72r9ybyo by SchizoDuckie, post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=49777946&postcount=57
Shame, such an empty thread.
Today I would like to contribute some information.
I own a GT99 for about a month. Overall I am very happy with the phone, but the GPS performance was really not good at all. I tried every software fix I could find on the Internet. Things improved a little bit but the result was still not good enough. Then, inspired by a video on You Tube I started looking on the hardware side of the story. To cut it short: Connect a approx. 10 cm long fine wire to the GPS antenna underneath the back cover and the phones GPS comes to life. No longer intermittent reception and the first fix is normally under 10 seconds now.
Cheers
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andbroe said:
Shame, such an empty thread.
Today I would like to contribute some information.
I own a GT99 for about a month. Overall I am very happy with the phone, but the GPS performance was really not good at all. I tried every software fix I could find on the Internet. Things improved a little bit but the result was still not good enough. Then, inspired by a video on You Tube I started looking on the hardware side of the story. To cut it short: Connect a approx. 10 cm long fine wire to the GPS antenna underneath the back cover and the phones GPS comes to life. No longer intermittent reception and the first fix is normally under 10 seconds now.
Cheers
Sent from my JB 4.2.2 powered HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Thanks! I tried this out today and it worked pretty well
Bingley said:
Thanks! I tried this out today and it worked pretty well
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Glad it worked for you too.
In the meantime I am convinced, this little modification also helped with the WiFi throughput. Seems to download a lot faster with the "enhanced" antenna. :good:
In any case, I recommend this to all GT99 users. It is quite harmless (you don't even have to dismantle you phone) and it really makes a difference.
Cheers
andbroe said:
Glad it worked for you too.
In the meantime I am convinced, this little modification also helped with the WiFi throughput. Seems to download a lot faster with the "enhanced" antenna. :good:
In any case, I recommend this to all GT99 users. It is quite harmless (you don't even have to dismantle you phone) and it really makes a difference.
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If you're in to backing up/testing roms/nandroid I'd recommend updating to the latest cwm recovery.img, it's much much better than the one's linked to before September.
Bingley said:
If you're in to backing up/testing roms/nandroid I'd recommend updating to the latest cwm recovery.img, it's much much better than the one's linked to before September.
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Which is the current version number I should use?
Thanks
andbroe said:
Which is the current version number I should use?
Thanks
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6.0.3.7 is the latest I have from http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/50162839/file.html - a touch version is also available at http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/11285899/file.html but I've not used that one. 6.0.3.7 works great for me.
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6.0.3.7 is the latest I have from http://www43.zippyshare.com/v/50162839/file.html - a touch version is also available at http://www7.zippyshare.com/v/11285899/file.html but I've not used that one. 6.0.3.7 works great for me.
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Thank you, will give it a try in the next few days. I am currently using a version from geekbuying.com from July 2013.
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andbroe said:
To cut it short: Connect a approx. 10 cm long fine wire to the GPS antenna underneath the back cover and the phones GPS comes to life
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could you make a picture of your phone with the antenna ?
I own a CUBOT M6589, and i'm not sure where or what the antenne is ( how it looks like )
andbroe said:
Shame, such an empty thread.
Today I would like to contribute some information.
I own a GT99 for about a month. Overall I am very happy with the phone, but the GPS performance was really not good at all. I tried every software fix I could find on the Internet. Things improved a little bit but the result was still not good enough. Then, inspired by a video on You Tube I started looking on the hardware side of the story. To cut it short: Connect a approx. 10 cm long fine wire to the GPS antenna underneath the back cover and the phones GPS comes to life. No longer intermittent reception and the first fix is normally under 10 seconds now.
Cheers
Sent from my JB 4.2.2 powered HTC Desire using Tapatalk
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Sounds good. Could you post some links to video or pictures on how exactly that should be done?
Flow said:
Sounds good. Could you post some links to video or pictures on how exactly that should be done?
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Sorry for the bad image quality.
Hope this helps
Cheers
Thanks
ok ill try this.. everything is ok on my phone just the gps... how do you connect the wire?
Hi, does anyone experience spontaneus reboots with the cubot gt99? I have, The phone reboots then in factory reset. No way of stopping it. I am on romversion 8.02.
frits666 said:
Hi, does anyone experience spontaneus reboots with the cubot gt99? I have, The phone reboots then in factory reset. No way of stopping it. I am on romversion 8.02.
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Nope, all find for me. Might be worth checking logcat and seeing what's causing it to reboot.
Has anyone tired the MobileUncle Tools app to change the volume levels on this GT99? I've set most correctly but I can't seem to find what controls the speaker when Google Now voice search 'dings' or reads aloud the results, it's painfully loud. Any pointers?
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Hi, does anyone experience spontaneus reboots with the cubot gt99? I have, The phone reboots then in factory reset. No way of stopping it. I am on romversion 8.02.
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I did try it with logcat, but unfortunally nothing....
I installed Coin city 1.3 , see how he holds.
frits666 said:
I did try it with logcat, but unfortunally nothing....
I installed Coin city 1.3 , see how he holds.
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Hmm, there must be something. Only thing I can suggest is completely wiping (after backing up) everything, reflash the 802 rom and just use the minimal sim card, google account etc and see how it goes, slowly adding stuff back in.
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Hmm, there must be something. Only thing I can suggest is completely wiping (after backing up) everything, reflash the 802 rom and just use the minimal sim card, google account etc and see how it goes, slowly adding stuff back in.
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I wiped and installed Coincity 1.3.
Somewhere I read that there is a 1.4???
So far so good. No reboots. We will see.
There is even a 2.0!
But don't know how good it is.
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Which ROM is best for multi-users? Me and the wife will be sharing my tablet now. She works on call at the her hospital and needs to stay there over night and I dont want to buy her, her own tablet right now. The last time I downloaded a ROM had multi-user on it but it had too many other issues. like didnt record sound on a video I was recording in a training class and HDMI out didnt work, it would just reboot the tablet when I hooked it up. Its been a while since I've tried out a new ROM, been busy 'n stuff. So i'm looking for advice on which ROM to go with. Thanks in advance!
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RussellEstridge25 said:
Which ROM is best for multi-users? Me and the wife will be sharing my tablet now. She works on call at the her hospital and needs to stay there over night and I dont want to buy her, her own tablet right now. The last time I downloaded a ROM had multi-user on it but it had too many other issues. like didnt record sound on a video I was recording in a training class and HDMI out didnt work, it would just reboot the tablet when I hooked it up. Its been a while since I've tried out a new ROM, been busy 'n stuff. So i'm looking for advice on which ROM to go with. Thanks in advance!
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You just discribed most if not all roms.
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You just discribed most if not all roms.
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How so? Thanks for the detailed reply. Troll. Why are there people like you that go around being useless? I didn't just describe all ROM's. I want multiuser so we can each have our own login. And I KNOW not all ROM's have the issues I explained above.
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How so? Thanks for the detailed reply. Troll. Why are there people like you that go around being useless? I didn't just describe all ROM's. I want multiuser so we can each have our own login. And I KNOW not all ROM's have the issues I explained above.
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Years of playing the rom game. This is a great rom but dam this dont work or that dont work, its all about compromise of features. I have found great roms but did not like what it broke. So always went back to stock. Good luck in your search.
shaun298 said:
Years of playing the rom game. This is a great rom but dam this dont work or that dont work, its all about compromise of features. I have found great roms but did not like what it broke. So always went back to stock. Good luck in your search.
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Oh I hear ya there for sure. I really wouldn't care if other things didn't work but we use the tablet to play shows on the tv via HDMI so that not working is a deal breaker. And the no sound while I was trying to record a class on protools was a shock to me... The one time I wanted to use it for something like that and there's no sound... Haha my luck. Aside from those two things I really don't care... So yes I agree... It is the ROM game. I always revert back to stock as well. But now I want multi user so the wife can use the tablet while being on call.
Try This : http://www.xda-developers.com/android/switch-user-profiles-on-jelly-bean/
Or This : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme&hl=en
Note: you must be rooted
d4rkkn16ht said:
Try This : http://www.xda-developers.com/android/switch-user-profiles-on-jelly-bean/
Or This : https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=fahrbot.apps.switchme&hl=en
Note: you must be rooted
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Thanks man. Have you done either of these?
Heya!
So i just got this Nvidia tablet with blisspop/lollipop or whatever it's called already installed.
Now i've been trying to read through some of the threads on this page but it honestly feels like im reading a different language.
I've noticed the Nvidia power options is gone from the tablet and since im lagging pretty bad often when playing games although not all the time, i'd like to fix this.
I thought the best option would be to increase my cpu usage, do you guys have any guides or tips for me on how i could do that?
Thanks in advance!
honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.
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honestly, the kernel included in blisspop is plagued with odd behavior.. hangs, audio skips, and weird lag that comes and goes without reason...
some say it works fine for them, but myself and many others have had this issue... so, that is probably your problem.
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I understand, is there anything i can install which works better? or am i stuck with the current "kernel" as it's called?
Sorry, i'm not familiar with the contents of blisspop and such.
you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.
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you can try the official firmware, but if you bought the tablet with blisspop installed on it already... it is probably killswitched... so you need to follow the instructions here or risk breaking your tablet for good.
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I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched
Cladias said:
I'll check it out!
One last question; if i just use it regularly as i've been doing, will it actually just not work after some time?
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I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
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Edit: i checked my serial number and it said "Next OTA: ST - yy (urgent)" so im guessing it's killswitched
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yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.
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I'm not sure what you mean... the battery will die if that's what you mean..lol
yes, just be sure to remove the ota app as instructed in that post to ensure it won't get delivered.
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I assumed the Killswitch is something that deactivates my tablet if i dont do anything to fix it, hence why i asked if it wouldn't work after a while if i didn't do anything about it.
I'll try to follow what the thread says. Thanks for the replies!
the killswitch could kill your tablet the instant it connects to the internet.
make sure you remove it BEFORE you do and you won't have any issues from that point on with anything.