Hi all, I've been waiting and searching around seeing if I was able to find any kind of fix or something for some time now but it's beginning to get to me far too much.
My problem is when I had the HTC Aria I used to have the audio stored on my phone and plug it into my car's USB connection and the headunit would search the device and find all audio to play through the headunit which I was then able to use my controls on the steering wheel. After some time I bought the Samsung Galaxy S2 (l9100) and to my excitement received the whopping 16GB internal storage as a bonus, so I filled that. And heres where my problem comes in, I cant seem to make my headunit search the internal storage and play all that music, It will only search the SD card (external).
Now from reading all over the internet I've been led to believe by any posts that relate somewhat to this that it wont be possible for this to work, what frustrates me though is that it is possible. I've rooted and flashed various custom ROM's to my device (VillianROM first, Cyanogenmod Nightlies second and now MIUI yesterday). I have successfully had the headunit read my internal (newer and more songs) upon connection twice that I can recall now, I think the first time was after first connection to the car after the cyanogenmod flash and today when I first connected it again. Which led me to believe that it was working and then was just applying a new theme on my phone while hanging at a friends then was taking another friend home and plugged it in and back to only reading from my SD card (external - old crap music) and can't figure out why it has worked twice if it is not possible.
The reason why I am determined to figure this out is due to 16 GB internal storage and only 1 GB external storage and I wish to use my phone to its full potential.
While I'm at it, I guess I should mention my other problem which adds to my determination to get the USB connection working with my car. The USB connection is a much clearer & louder playback (Higher quality) then the AUX (current alternative) and to be safer while driving by using my steering controls.
But since flashing to Cyanogenmod and MIUI (cannot recall whether I had this problem on VillainROM) I've noticed the volume in headset mode (when I have something plugged into the headphone jack - ie, AUX, etc) and I begin turning up the volume from quietest to loudest it get notably louder each press until halfway or a press before halfway and then does not become any louder, which I also think may be making the audio less clear and loud when connected via AUX to my car.
Thanks in advance to anyone whom contributes.
I am usually stubborn enough to sort problems out myself, but for the first time I am asking for help on a community forum.
Anyone have any idea what I'm talking about?
If you need to know anything else don't hesitate to ask.
CM7 volume is a known issues or least it was last time I checked.
Try turning on/off usb debugging is my best guess.
Done that, today at some point it randomly read my internal storage and right now I'm constantly reconnecting it with no success.
The frustration continues as it is obviously possible but appears to have a mind of its own.
With my little knowledge when it comes to android and their platform, is it possible it could be there mount priority of the storage or the internal having something stored on it such as an app that could be in use by the phone which could be preventing the drive from being read?
what the hell... I have the exact OPPOSITE problem.
With my headunit its been only mounting the internal storage, but most of my music I put them in the external since I got a 32gb card!
Could it be mounting the smaller sized storage first? =P
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Actually it should be easier to do it the way you want it to (i.e mount internal only)
just unmount the sd card via the android settings -> storage -> unmount
and once it is unmounted, connect the usb to the car.
The catch is of course if you wanna use the external again you have to manually mount it via the settings.
more info but no real help
I have seen a very similar problem and I feel like I can reproduce it.
I've got a 2010 Hyundai Tucson - it has a USB/aux port in the dash console and can accept anything that can be mounted as flash media, flash drives, ipods, etc can all play back music using the Nav display to browse and playback files from the device.
The stereo plays back music perfectly through both my wife's old and new phones. An original MyTouch 3g and a MyTouch 4g. She's had no problem mounting and reading the files from her internal storage. She can playback music on her phone, the car even remembers her place and resumes where she stopped a song.
I, on the other hand, cannot easily get the car to playback files from my older or newer phone. I started with the original android, the HTC Dream/TMobile G1 then later upgraded to a Samsung Galaxy S 3g/TMob Vibrant. What's the difference? I've run modded android OS on my phones and my wife has not. I had been running CM5 and later CM6 on the G1/Dream until I retired it. Lately I've been using a MIUI mod, Lithium 360, on the Vibrant.
When I plug in to the USB on the car, the phone gives me the mount prompt and the car begins searching for files. Eventually both fail to make any progress.
I've tried many fixes including turning on/off USB debugging, I've tried wiping Dalvik cache, Wiping regular cache, I believe I even did a factory reset, flash zip, full re-install on a road trip just to see if I could get the car to read my files. What I did discover is that the problem is simply not hardware related. I could boot to recovery and use clockwork to mount USB storage. Files were seen instantly and played back fine. However, this doesn't do me any good as I can't really use the device for anything else (safety first ) and not to mention that there's no way I want to run the phone with the screen on for hours. I know there are simple workarounds here. But carrying an aux/patch cable is an extra hassle, and since my phone can hold enough data for my average means, I often don't remember to bring a flash drive with me everywhere. Besides, the USB cable in the dash does double duty, charging while giving access to files.
To be fair, I've only used CM based mods (according to wikipedia, MIUI is somewhat based on Cyanogen) on my phone and have not tried out any other android software. I don't know if that's a connection or not, but it's the only lead I have right now. There's got to be something different about the USB settings in the OS itself compared to stock Android. Is there an apk file one could flash and test somehow?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=617333&highlight=car+stereo
This thread is above seems to be describing the same problem. This however appears to be an aftermarket stereo.
[Q] After mounting it *immediately* dismounts
Connecting to a Samsung TV (USB debugging ON and clicked on USB Storage until it turns from green to orange) and then browsing USB (Menu => USB device) it mounts the USB ("Android 11GB" which is presumably the internal SD) and then dismounts within a second and restarts initializing. An ordinary USB stick (single file system) does mount.
Is this because the Galaxy S2 mounts two file systems at a time and the TV cannot handle this. Is there an app which only mounts ONE filesystem on the Galaxy ?
This is a windows tablet, but I think it would be cool to have this run android as well, so I tried a few emulators running under windows 10, but they are very slow, unstable or didnt run at all. Doid4X, an Nox worked, Andy refused to start).
I kept the Nox App Player, cause that was the one I found most responsive of these.
Perhaps the fact that they barely meets the minimum RAM requirement is a major cause for it being slow.
Then I decided to try the android-x86, which is not an emulator, but an andoid port to x86, and will run natively.
The Lollipop EFI image does work as a live usb media , and I was able to install it to another usb stick, but that got stuck on the aandoid logo when booting. The 4.4r3 EFI image did work better, and was able to install to a second usb stick and boot up into android.
I must say that android-x86 did impress me. It feels quite quick and responsive, and any app I have tried so far does run. Even MineCraft PE works well. The display and touchscreen works well, and volume buttons works.
There are a few driver related issues though, here is a list of some things not working:
- onboard wifi
- onboard Bluetooth
- Sensors (auto rotate will not work)
- Audio out and mic
- Power button
- Battery status
- Camera
I did a few tests, and as a workaround I did use an external usb wifi adapter to get internet working. Also connecting a usb headset with mic did work fine, external keyboard. Also a non branded bluetooth adapter was accepted and the BT icon was enabled, but it didnt find any devices when searching. Even a logitech webcam did work with opencam.
Given the current state of andoid-x86 on this tab, it doesnt make sense to partition the disk to get a dual boot. But if there was working drivers for wifi and audio etc, this could be a decent android system.
Now the android version of the tab 8 looks quite similar to the w1-810, so that makes me wonder how much of the hardware components that are the same. And if it may be possible to get the drivers from the original android to work on android-x86.
I will try to list the hw configuration as I can read from devicemanager/drivers in win10:
wifi: broadcom 4330 / Sound: intel SST audio device / camera: Intel Imaging signal processor 2400 / Bluetooth: BCMBTBUS / Sensors: BMA2x2 ( BMA250E) / Battery control hardware ID is PNP0C0A
Any ideas on how to get these things working would be great.
forum administrators:
I did tag this thread with iconia-tab-8, but for some reason it will not show under "Acer Iconia Tab 8 Discussion" list.
Did I miss something, or doesnt the tag system work properly.
Is there anything I can do to fix this?
I also have this tablet and I am also eager for installing fully functional Android on it. Please guys help us on this. Thanks in advance.
News about Acer Iconia Tab W1-810 with Android
Hi guys, some new about it?
I have an old Android TV MBX 16ref (Android 4.0 ) Rooted it to install Titanium Backup, but since then my wireless keyboard with trackball started acting very odd: it just starts running selections alone to the bottom of any screen, as something got permanently stuck. Is usable, but is a pain to select anything or even to watch YouTube as it keeps bars and pause option on (in the middle of the screen).
Checked the keyboard with other appliances (my computer) and it acted normally.
And, well, to prove I AM stupid, I just forgot to backup the original firmware. So, no way to flash it again. (to worsen things, the original remote control broke. I just have the keyboard with trackball).
And this device seems to have no Bluetooth, so there's no option of using a Bluetooth keyboard, just the wireless.
Any thougts of how can I get out of this mess? Or should I consider to give up and buy another Android TV?
Hi gents and ladieas alike,
Recently I purchased a unit with the info
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
its a 4gb 8core with 32gb of storage.
Iam extremely new to this and Im yet to figure out what certain things mean so please be gentle
1. Is there any mods worth doing?
2. Is there any better firmware to flash/use to make this unit 'better'
3. I have changed to nova launcher and it seems to be snappier, any questions here?
4. What can I use to re-program buttons on my steering wheel? What it comes with doesnt seem to work.
5. Its actually android 10, not 11, its spoofed I checked.
The Device manufacturer is SPRD
Any help would be greatful!
Thanks in advance
iionas said:
Hi gents and ladieas alike,
Recently I purchased a unit with the info
its a 4gb 8core with 32gb of storage.
Iam extremely new to this and Im yet to figure out what certain things mean so please be gentle
1. Is there any mods worth doing?
2. Is there any better firmware to flash/use to make this unit 'better'
3. I have changed to nova launcher and it seems to be snappier, any questions here?
4. What can I use to re-program buttons on my steering wheel? What it comes with doesnt seem to work.
5. Its actually android 10, not 11, its spoofed I checked.
The Device manufacturer is SPRD
Any help would be greatful!
Thanks in advance
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It's a FYT unit. Any firmware from a FYT reseller can be used be it for uis7862 or uis8581A. The 8581A is simply the "lighter" less poweful brother of the uis7862. There are some minimal tweaks you have to apply and the lsecupdate binary is different. Of course, if you find a real uis8581firmware it might be better.
1. Only if you have problems, go for a mod.
2. If you do not even know the brand/reseller of your unit, how can anyone advice for better firmware? Next to that: 98% of the firmware for FYT units is identical. Only some differences in "theme" for the launcher (but you use Nova anyway). Your app firmware is of December 2021. There is newer available, but that means it will wipe your system. So far I only flashed newer kernels (read the uis7862 Q&A, etc. thread) hoping they patched the kernel with Android bugfixes and security improvments in the newer kernels, and keep the rest as it is (no AllAppUpdate.bin), thereby also keeping all my settings and 3rd party apps. Again: If you don't encounter errors, there is no need for other firmware. Note: do not flash T'eyes firmware. It is not bad but it does contain quite some restricted firmware making your unit perform much worse.
3. I use Nova as well and I am happy with it. No questions here
4. Do you have a CAN-bus? if so, they are hard-coded and you can't reprogram them unless you use something like my "FYT HW OneKey" app that lets you reprogram part of the buttons.
5. That's correct. The android level is determined by the SDK. The Android version setting (for easy version status) is nothing more than a property and can just as easily be set (or faked) to 17, 31 or 145, etc..
surfer63 said:
It's a FYT unit. Any firmware from a FYT reseller can be used be it for uis7862 or uis8581A. The 8581A is simply the "lighter" less poweful brother of the uis7862. There are some minimal tweaks you have to apply and the lsecupdate binary is different. Of course, if you find a real uis8581firmware it might be better.
1. Only if you have problems, go for a mod.
2. If you do not even know the brand/reseller of your unit, how can anyone advice for better firmware? Next to that: 98% of the firmware for FYT units is identical. Only some differences in "theme" for the launcher (but you use Nova anyway). Your app firmware is of December 2021. There is newer available, but that means it will wipe your system. So far I only flashed newer kernels (read the uis7862 Q&A, etc. thread) hoping they patched the kernel with Android bugfixes and security improvments in the newer kernels, and keep the rest as it is (no AllAppUpdate.bin), thereby also keeping all my settings and 3rd party apps. Again: If you don't encounter errors, there is no need for other firmware. Note: do not flash T'eyes firmware. It is not bad but it does contain quite some restricted firmware making your unit perform much worse.
3. I use Nova as well and I am happy with it. No questions here
4. Do you have a CAN-bus? if so, they are hard-coded and you can't reprogram them unless you use something like my "FYT HW OneKey" app that lets you reprogram part of the buttons.
5. That's correct. The android level is determined by the SDK. The Android version setting (for easy version status) is nothing more than a property and can just as easily be set (or faked) to 17, 31 or 145, etc..
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Wow thanks for the reply mate you're an absolute damn legend
I'm quite ok with how it functions I don't have any said errors or problems. Good to know some of this info really I mean it thanks again.
Mine is faked however I don't really mind or care I didn't think the components would have been able to power this soc!
I don't have any functions for a cheap Chinese thing it does it job with Waze and music. And occasionally YouTube for a podcast.
Yes sir I do have canbus so I'll be looking for that tool asap. I wanted to reprogram a button for Spotify next song. Nothing special!
Is there ever a time where I should be updating the firmware at all? Like sau year down the track? Or do they stop servicing them?
I was hoping there was a hal9k mod for this one too but I lucked out there
iionas said:
Yes sir I do have canbus so I'll be looking for that tool asap. I wanted to reprogram a button for Spotify next song. Nothing special!
Is there ever a time where I should be updating the firmware at all? Like sau year down the track? Or do they stop servicing them?
I was hoping there was a hal9k mod for this one too but I lucked out there
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In the settings you can reverse next-previous and/or Vol-Up/Vol-Down if your app/system reacts the other way round, like Spotify does for example. You do not need my app for that.
Like said: so far I have only updated the kernel (6513_1.zip) and nothing else. I only use the unit for navigation, radio and music. Note though that those FYTs still contain an error where they erase your Google contacts if you sync them. It seems the latest T'eyes/Joying firmware doesn't do that anymore, which als means that the somewhat slower resellers like Mekede etcetera should follow soon. (but I don't call from my car. Maybe twice a year)
All those mods are for MTCD/E models, not for FYT.
The only FYT mod is made by @gordgelin but only for real T'eyes models (like mentioned :some T'eyes stuff only works if you have a T'eyes id on your unit).
Tyukta at 4pda makes "a best of" mod where he simply takes the latest kernel and combines it with (what he considers) the best apps (themes actually) from other firmwares (the AllAppUpdate.bin) and he himself also does some theming to apps.
surfer63 said:
In the settings you can reverse next-previous and/or Vol-Up/Vol-Down if your app/system reacts the other way round, like Spotify does for example. You do not need my app for that.
Like said: so far I have only updated the kernel (6513_1.zip) and nothing else. I only use the unit for navigation, radio and music. Note though that those FYTs still contain an error where they erase your Google contacts if you sync them. It seems the latest T'eyes/Joying firmware doesn't do that anymore, which als means that the somewhat slower resellers like Mekede etcetera should follow soon. (but I don't call from my car. Maybe twice a year)
All those mods are for MTCD/E models, not for FYT.
The only FYT mod is made by @gordgelin but only for real T'eyes models (like mentioned :some T'eyes stuff only works if you have a T'eyes id on your unit).
Tyukta at 4pda makes "a best of" mod where he simply takes the latest kernel and combines it with (what he considers) the best apps (themes actually) from other firmwares (the AllAppUpdate.bin) and he himself also does some theming to apps.
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Cool well thats pretty straight forward I dont have any issues with it, so Ill be leaving it for now and just using your tool for re-programming buttons.
The infamous google contact deletion happened to me, i managed to restore which is really good, however it was annoying. It would of been really good if the google phone app would of worked with it over BT, but it does require a sim (the unit goes support 4g however i dont use a sim).
Ill be ready over the guides today to see for your tools
Hi Gentlemen,
I bought same FYT few days back, succeeded with installation to old MB w211. However i faced problem with Bluetooth connection. It seems like Bluetooth driver or module in head unit is not working properly. I tried to reset factory settings, but still have issue with Bluetooth connection.
Could you please be so kind and share your advice on that. Maybe firmware update is required, but i don't know where to find it out.
I would really appreciate your assistance. Sorry for my English, i am not native speakers.
Thanks in advance Gentlemen.
Hi, is anyone willing to share about what kernel to download? And my Bluetooth is not working recently and shows “null”. Help!!! My android SDK29
how to get the firmware for this unit.
how to get the firmware for this unit.
Uis8581A
saifulmly said:
how to get the firmware for this unit.
Uis8581A
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One reviews forum or contacts seller.
saifulmly said:
how to get the firmware for this unit.
Uis8581A
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This unit? Which unit?
That is like: "My phone has a snapdragon-750 cpu". Which firmware should I download?
(select about 25 brands with 200+ models).
Be more specific.
I have a k4811 (8581) and was wondering if there is a way to fix adb to make it work? enabling it in dev options does nothing (the device isn't detected when a laptop is plugged in to USB and adb wifi also rejects connections).... will the FYT MC app work on this device? ex. root button?
Hello everyone, I bought a UIS8581A and I also have problems with bluetooth where I can't connect my ELM327 adapter because I can't even open the bluetooth settings to do so.
The salesman who sold me the radio can't help me right now. Can anyone help me?
Otherwise I have to return the radio to the seller
fabius12 said:
Hello everyone, I bought a UIS8581A and I also have problems with bluetooth where I can't connect my ELM327 adapter because I can't even open the bluetooth settings to do so.
The salesman who sold me the radio can't help me right now. Can anyone help me?
Otherwise I have to return the radio to the seller
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You should have an app called "Bluetooth" (not inside settings, but an actual preinstalled app).
What happens when you open the Bluetooth app?
I continue the discussion here which talks about my problem with the OBD module
OBD over WIFI and the Internet
I am a recent FYT user on UIS8581A, Android 11 (fake). I have a sim card connected to it that provides internet. When I connect WiFi with OBD, internet connectivity is broken. WiFi without internet has priority in data transmission over SIM card...
forum.xda-developers.com
Yesterday I tried to pair by changing the radio name, password and all the craziest tests I could think of but nothing.
My bluetooth screen is the first photo I attach
When I try to connect one of my three working ELM327 minis, nothing happens, I touch the symbol of the chain to connect, it asks me for the pin of the ELM module, I insert it (it is 1234), after a few seconds a message appears "pairing succeeded". But that's not true, because the chain symbol doesn't change, in Torque I don't see the module (try various versions of torque) and I can repeat the bluetooth pairing indefinitely but it never works.
Any app I use for bluettoth tells me that bluetooth is not working or can't be turned on. But if I connect a smartphone it works.
I do not know what to do
Anyone can help me?
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I am trying to understand what is happening with my bricked UIS8581A unit.
I flashed the wrong FW. It appears to be completely dead apart from feeling warmth on the rear of the unit when I add power to yellow and red (power and acc) wires while it is grounded (black). I have an update.zip (1.2GB) and a full firmware (3.6GB) from the seller.
The part I am wishing to understand is this:
With the full FW uncompressed in an update folder on a USB stick's root, plugged into the 4pin usb port on the unit, I power the unit on and there is no indication of the USB stick being accessed (red LED on USB stick not lit). I have a USB-A to USB-A cable plugged into the second USB port (6 pin). When I plug the other end of the male to male USB into my laptop (up to date USB drivers installed) that is powered on, the USB stick's LED begins to flash as indication it is being accessed. The LED remains lit for several minutes and then begins to flash (appears to be random flashes). After about 20-30 minutes the USB's LED flashes in a repeating pattern. I have left this USB stick continue whatever it is doing for hours. After disconnecting the laptop from the USB, disconnecting the USB stick, and cycling the power to the unit, the unit is still bricked. Plugging the USB stick back into the 4 pin USB port (with power on), the USB's LED remains unlit indicating it is not being accessed still. Recycling the power to the unit does nothing. Only when I re-connect the USB-A to USB-A cable from the unit to my laptop the USB stick is accessed. Disconnecting the cable, the LED turns off. This is the only life I have witnessed since bricking the unit.
I am wondering why the USB is indicating it is being accessed, only when connected to my laptop.
Does anyone know what is going on here when I connect the unit with my laptop and the USB's LED indicates it is being accessed?
Please don't reply, unless you have specific knowledge.
To all who don't reply, thank you for not wasting my time! It is appreciated...
@S2artb What comes to mind is how you are resetting your unit. I'm not sure if this will work and/or if this applies to your unit. There is a reset hole in the top left of the display. I'm not sure of the exact sequence, but you can try that. Search this or the forum that applies to your unit, if this forum doesn't apply to yours.
S2artb said:
I am trying to understand what is happening with my bricked UIS8581A unit.
I flashed the wrong FW.
Does anyone know what is going on here when I connect the unit with my laptop and the USB's LED indicates it is being accessed?
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Do not connect your unit with the laptop. This will not help at all.
Which unit do you have? This is the FYT forum and there are many UIS8581A units that are not FYT.
Which wrong firmware did you use?
You tell us absolutely nothing that we need to help you.