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Hello guys!
I have Xtrons D714A with original ROM (4.4.4) and recently I installed Car Launcher on it. The next day when I powered up the unit again it showed a screen that I have to choose the default launcher for the unit. Anyway the problem is that the touch screen stopped working and I cannot choose anything. The strange thing is that the notification bar is working, I can even dial up the settings bar and enter in the menus, but once I enter there the touch screen does not work as well (it only works in the notification bar).
I tried to reset it trough the reset button but it only resets the settings, I need hard resset to erase Car Launcher. I also tried to turn on the unit while holding all kind of combinations of the hardware buttons but nothing happened - I think that the "power" button is not actually power button because when the unit was working the only thing it did is to get the unit in sleeping mode when I hold it.
I contacted Xtrons but no answer from them by now. Also I saw that I am not the first one with this problem :
http://forum.xtrons.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=144139&PID=211052&title=problem-with-d714a
http://forum.xtrons.co.uk/forum_posts.asp?TID=143637&title=d714a-touchscreen-not-responding
Can someone help with this issue?
Thanks in advance!
Is there some script that I can upload on SD card and do a hard reset if I power up the unit with it? Or upload new ROM and install it from SD card by the same method, and if yes, can someone provide me ROM file?
@strballer try emailing Xtrons at: [email protected]. They usually reply within a day or two. They should send you a link with a firmware download as they did for my D717AL.
Thanks for your answer! I already contacted them and they suggested to turn off the main power for 15 minutes but as expected this done nothing but just reset the settings of the unit, not hard reset. Anyway I just managed to fix the problem. I connected USB keyboard and I was able then to dial the default home launcher. After that the touch screen was working again. Very strange bug...
zhekozhekov said:
@strballer try emailing Xtrons at: [email protected]. They usually reply within a day or two. They should send you a link with a firmware download as they did for my D717AL.
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They told me there´s no firmware available. Did you mange to have Android 6 on your xtrons D717AL? Since it is sold with this now as far as I read somewhere. I stuck on 5.0
Hi
Three years ago I bought head unit for my vw, was working fine till now. I didn't change anything, no new software or apps installed. Unit start bootlooping couple days ago, I disconnected all cables accept main plug and still nothing, there is no RST button. And rest of buttons working on touch, I was trying to get to bootloader but no luck.
Any ideas??
I'm a newbie here but had a similar situation with my Android video player. The ebay seller sent me a link to a site to download a ROM upgrade which involved powering it up via USB cable, as the adapter wouldn't power it on in the first place. Once I tried it, it worked. You may have to download it on a laptop, or hook up a power strip to a desktop and monitor. Hopefully that will help reach your vehicle so you won't have to remove the unit halfway to check for a reset button. However, perhaps if you are able to partially remove the unit you can check on the back, sides, top and beneath it for a reset button.
I know this is probably not the answer you're looking for, but maybe it will solve the issue if nobody else steps in to help.
Thanks for answer
I was trying to get to bootloader but no luck, there is no RST button anywhere even inside.
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Seller wasn't helpful, and I don't have software to flash it.
Maybe someone will look on pictures and let me know how to save my unit.
Regards
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One picture is from original radio Vw then ignore it.
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Sorry
One picture is from original radio Vw then ignore it.
Regards
Hi all
I bought a second hand car stereo 8.1 reference 8227l Chinese without name ... see pics
I have several problems : impossible to find how to go into recovery and therefore impossible to root for now ... (I tested all possibilities: reset / power and all keys)
But more serious: impossible to have access to settings / accessibilities necessary for google maps which bug in navigation, or install a program like "velociraptor" to have the speed in real time
Cannot find out how to do a hard reset too : rolleyes: there is a reset / settings function but it does not do anything ... reboot everything stays in place
Thank you for help and good day
Usually reboot and volume +
Thanks for help but not possible with vol+. I'm not sure buttons are enabled during boot they're lightning only after android is running.
Android Head Unit 8227
Good day to everyone, ive also got a head unit 8227L from ebay, its a 7" android 8 head unit, none if the physical buttons do anything, they died after i changed the boot logo, i have tried putting it back to the original one but no help, on top of that, the touch screen dosent work in the cold, and here in the great white north, its 30 degrees below freezing for months, Ive tried everything to get them working again but no luck. I have to use a USB mouse to even do simple things like change volume, so needless to say, its a useless radio until i can get the buttons working again. Any help be greatly appreciated. Ebay just refunded me for the radio they quit trying to help, all they said was to just press the reset button, which dosent help
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Good day to everyone, ive also got a head unit 8227L from ebay, its a 7" android 8 head unit, none if the physical buttons do anything, they died after i changed the boot logo, i have tried putting it back to the original one but no help, on top of that, the touch screen dosent work in the cold, and here in the great white north, its 30 degrees below freezing for months, Ive tried everything to get them working again but no luck. I have to use a USB mouse to even do simple things like change volume, so needless to say, its a useless radio until i can get the buttons working again. Any help be greatly appreciated. Ebay just refunded me for the radio they quit trying to help, all they said was to just press the reset button, which dosent help
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I do not have an 8227 unit but try to help here.
With my px3/5 and T8 units, I can remap physical buttons using either a built-in app, or Settings/Car Settings menu. You may try to find out available options on your unit.
There is a Russian forum for 8227 units and you may use google translation to see its contents: https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=930058 .
Thank you for your response, the touch screen works when the truck gets warm, and only when it gets warm, says on ebay listing that it only works to -10 C, and well it will be awhile for that to happen here, the real problem is the no buttons work, i went to that site you provided and google did a great job translating it, but unfourtnley didnt help my problem, also the picture provided looks different then mine, im not sure how to add photos so i cant even show you what mine looks like, but ebay item 273656041408 thats the one i have
I have an 8227 device but its a hizpo not the same as yours so I dont know if you have the same options. But on mine, when you go into the about device in settings there is a gear icon you can click on which the code 8888 works so you can access deeper settings. One of which is the buttons on the front.
yes, ive tried that option, i can key into the key learn option, but it wont program any of the keys, what i dont understand is, how would changing the boot logo affect any of the keys, it is the 8888 code as you said to get to the other menu page, there is however a slider bar at the bottom of the key study option, has Chinese writing before it, i can slide it from 0-55, not sure what it does or if thats my problem
defective gps module ?
Hi everyone.
I recently bought an 8227L chinese 8.1.0 android car head unit. Everything works well, except the GPS: it can't find any sattelites. The connection of antenna is properly made, I tried to put it in different locations, even outside of my car, but no sattelite found.
Is there any setting I can change (e.g. factory settings or so)? Maybe the GPS chip is defective ? How can I get into that ?
Thanks.
hi there and welcome here, possibly you plugged GPS ant into wrong spot, i know on mine the radio and gps ant look very similar, tho im not sure if thats even possible, it is normal for the radio to take up to 5-10 min for the first calibration. You may be correct on a defective gps antenna, if your antenna has a clear line of sight and its been on for 10-15 min, if its still not finding any satellites id go with a bad antenna, but im sure theres many more people here with much more experience then myself, hopefully someone else has better suggestions
ripster54 said:
Good day to everyone, ive also got a head unit 8227L from ebay, its a 7" android 8 head unit, none if the physical buttons do anything, they died after i changed the boot logo, i have tried putting it back to the original one but no help, on top of that, the touch screen dosent work in the cold, and here in the great white north, its 30 degrees below freezing for months, Ive tried everything to get them working again but no luck. I have to use a USB mouse to even do simple things like change volume, so needless to say, its a useless radio until i can get the buttons working again. Any help be greatly appreciated. Ebay just refunded me for the radio they quit trying to help, all they said was to just press the reset button, which dosent help
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Lucky to get a full refund. lol. Go to Car Settings, Factory Settings, enter password 8888, go to Physical button study and have fun. Remember that some buttons have multiple features like the power button is power and mute.
Btw, it is very hard to find info on these units. Weird since they are awesome for the price.
ric69 said:
Hi all
I bought a second hand car stereo 8.1 reference 8227l Chinese without name ... see pics
I have several problems : impossible to find how to go into recovery and therefore impossible to root for now ... (I tested all possibilities: reset / power and all keys)
But more serious: impossible to have access to settings / accessibilities necessary for google maps which bug in navigation, or install a program like "velociraptor" to have the speed in real time
Cannot find out how to do a hard reset too : rolleyes: there is a reset / settings function but it does not do anything ... reboot everything stays in place
Thank you for help and good day
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Dear, I found this procedure to root: https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=930058&st=340#entry82160226 .
I can't download the attachment cause I can't login due to Russian.
Did you try this procedure?
Tks.
Hi I cant login to 4pda too, and I doubt this process cause I can't even connect to my laptop (not recognise / no sound with usb)
ric69 said:
Hi I cant login to 4pda too, and I doubt this process cause I can't even connect to my laptop (not recognise / no sound with usb)
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I had that problem with USB and my laptop... I had to enable it in the 8888 settings. I dont remember the actual name of the setting atm but check my stereo later and let you know.
Try and post result please.
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I had that problem with USB and my laptop... I had to enable it in the 8888 settings. I dont remember the actual name of the setting atm but check my stereo later and let you know.
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Oh yes you are absolutely right, in settings/ others/ enable USB2 debug and save/reboot at boot I can see a line at the top (don't remember exactly ... "waiting usb" or something like that.
Now I'm really afraid to try root as I don't have any backup and it's a second hand radio :silly:
Did you try rooting
Hello yes but flashtool.exe is not working on my laptop (I tried with Windows 7 pro)
Ok I gave a new try to Mekede root... so flashtool.exe must be at c:\ on the computer to work but when I put AC8227_android_scatter nothing happened, all is grey, 0kb/s. I tried to connect USB on unit but impossible to recognise (I tried to enable debug USB in dev settings) drive me crazy...
Edit : I totally bricked by flashing MekedeRoot via sd card. I opened unit and saw it's MEDIATEK MT6323LGA 1831AGAH CTG39W03
I'm searching drivers for Windows to connect USB but no chance for now
It looks like I may have come to the right place.I have one of these units from Ebay. It reboots every time power (ACC) is applied and again when you start the engine. I went back to the Chinese vendor and they suggested I do a hard reset. Now the left hand side of the touch screen X0-X200 doesn't work. Nor does any of the soft buttons on the left hand side.
I've gone into the factory settings screen and found the touch related functions; Touch Settings, Touch Test, Physical Buttons Study and debug touch.
The Factory Setting App looks similar to this guide on the Joying website dubdubdubdot joyingauto.com/blog/category/head-unit-problems-solved (I cant post links yet) particularly the Physical Buttons Study and step 3 where the X/Y deltas can be set. However, when I select 'config' in the unit I get a config file not found error.
So would it be possible for somebody to post a copy here of that file for me?
Also in the 8227L Factory settings Menu is the "export Config" option. That creates a file metazone.bin on the USB drive. Could I get a copy of that from a working system please? Mine is 1Mb but checking with GHEX it is pretty empty (0x00's). Also any clues on where it is located or how to import the data?
In /storage/emulated/0 is a file calibration.ini it has zero bytes does that have anything to do with it? A copy of that would be appreciated as well please?
Then there is the reboot problem. I have another, different, Android 7 unit in another vehicle it comes on and stays on immediately power is applied.
I have found this file auto_shutdown.sh in the root folder
I hope you can help please? I'm having trouble with the vendor etc to get any resolution or refund
*UPDATE* Was able to find former employee who got me the files I needed.
We purchased a Ford Explorer with a RoadNav s160 M254. I am trying to get the firmware update, but Roadnav.com appears to be down. Are they out of business? Would anyone happen to have the last firmware update for this? Thanks!
jasondaniels said:
*UPDATE* Was able to find former employee who got me the files I needed.
We purchased a Ford Explorer with a RoadNav s160 M254. I am trying to get the firmware update, but Roadnav.com appears to be down. Are they out of business? Would anyone happen to have the last firmware update for this? Thanks!
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Hello. Can you show me how to contact that employee? My S160 now stuck in bootloop
big.brother said:
Hello. Can you show me how to contact that employee? My S160 now stuck in bootloop
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Turns out that they weren't an employee, just an enthusiast. Leigh in Austrailia, [email protected].
jasondaniels said:
Turns out that they weren't an employee, just an enthusiast. Leigh in Austrailia, [email protected].
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Also, I was able to resolve the bootloop by completely killing the power connection and resetting the unit. Good luck.
jasondaniels said:
Turns out that they weren't an employee, just an enthusiast. Leigh in Austrailia, [email protected].
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thanks you so much.
jasondaniels said:
Also, I was able to resolve the bootloop by completely killing the power connection and resetting the unit. Good luck.
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Did your unit have a reset button somewhere, cant seem to find it on my unit..
Bal.Pen said:
Did your unit have a reset button somewhere, cant seem to find it on my unit..
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No, there is no reset button. I disconnected the power connection and waited 10 min before reconnecting while holding the SRC Button and that reset the unit. I followed these instructions.
How to upgrade your firmware?
1 Download the RoadNav Android S160 firmware for your model here
2 Extract and Copy the files into the SD card and insert the SD card into the GPS Slot (it must be this slot)
3 Power OFF your radio (turn car key to OFF position)
4 Wait about 5-10 minutes for SRC light to go OFF
5 Hold the SRC button and turn car key to ON position. You should hear a beep, keep holding than it beep twice, then loose the source button.
6 Upgrade will start automatically.
7 After about 5 minutes a message at the bottom says Installation complete. BUT, that's not the end of the upgrade.
8 The radio screen goes black and beeps for 1 minute (this is normal, don't touch it !!)
9 After some more updates the "installation is complete please remove card"
10 Remove the SDcard and the radio automatically reboots.
Can be found here:
app.bettermobileapp DOT com/article/10209493/S160+-+Android+4.4.4+Head+Unit
Good luck. These units are a pain.
Hi, i just got the car a few days ago and it had an android unit installed.
It was all working fine but since yesterday it got stuck on the android logo.
I tried the reset button, press once, hold 3 sec,5sec,10sec. Nothing.
I have no info about the head unit at all. Can anyone help me identify it and possibly fix it ?
Thanks !
What does seller suggest when contacted for support. What has been tried
As i said, i bought the car a few days ago with the radio installed. So i don't know what model it is or who is the manufacturer...
emirking99 said:
As i said, i bought the car a few days ago with the radio installed. So i don't know what model it is or who is the manufacturer...
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Try to press the power button until the buttons flash. Release the power button short and press it again. Maybe it needs some timing tests for the second button press.
Edit: and please show me a picture from the back side.
rigattoni said:
Try to press the power button until the buttons flash. Release the power button short and press it again. Maybe it needs some timing tests for the second button press.
Edit: and please show me a picture from the back side.
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Okay, so this is one of the unknown units from some unknown seller.
You need to get into the system.
Try to reset it as I wrote and then you need to go to Settings --> About tablet (or similar) and post a picture of the MCU and firmware.
rigattoni said:
Okay, so this is one of the unknown units from some unknown seller.
You need to get into the system.
Try to reset it as I wrote and then you need to go to Settings --> About tablet (or similar) and post a picture of the MCU and firmwar can't get into the system,
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rigattoni said:
Okay, so this is one of the unknown units from some unknown seller.
You need to get into the system.
Try to reset it as I wrote and then you need to go to Settings --> About tablet (or similar) and post a picture of the MCU and firmware.
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I can't get to the system, it just boots up and gets stuck at the android logo. Tried reset but doesn't work, only thing that is different is when holding power button, tap reset and press power button again it says update start and right away update end.
emirking99 said:
I can't get to the system, it just boots up and gets stuck at the android logo. Tried reset but doesn't work, only thing that is different is when holding power button, tap reset and press power button again it says update start and right away update end.
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Have you not been able to get the buttons flashing?
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Have you not been able to get the buttons flashing?
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No response, they just light up when the unit is on and only shine red.
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No response, they just light up when the unit is on and only shine red.
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In this case I am not able to help.
As long as we don´t get more details of the system used on this unit, it could be everything and each system is different in getting back to life.
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In this case I am not able to help.
As long as we don´t get more details of the system used on this unit, it could be everything and each system is different in getting back to life.
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This one might be another case of hammerfor.
emirking99 said:
As i said, i bought the car a few days ago with the radio installed. So i don't know what model it is or who is the manufacturer...
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Send it back, warranty claim. Cant complain about return freight, as its a unfortunate situation in that we get what we pay for.
At least you now get a chance to read the forums and find out what is worth buying.