[Q] Bluetooth audio delay fix for firetv - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

[Q] Bluetooth audio delay fix for firetv - Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
First, thanks for all the development and trials with the firetv.
I can't say that I've done much more so far than follow directions and add some functionality to the device.
I did install the droidmote server which runs pretty good but cannot control all aspects of the device in default config. That's another post I think.
What I was asking about was the audio delay when using Bluetooth headphones. I side loaded the settings apk and gained the ability to pair BT headphones. Just a generic set from amazon here. They work pretty good but there is a delay in the audio. I can somewhat fix this with xbmc videos through audio delay, but Netflix and instant video don't have this fix. Any ideas on what I can do to get it all in sync?
Thanks

Glad to hear that DroidMote also works on Fire Tv.
Since the application is highly configurable and customizable, I can give you some help ?
The first part of this page is important, when you start the server for the first time, make sure that all configurations files are installed well.
http://www.videomap.it/dmcguide.htm

Absolutely. Thank you the app. It works pretty good, but I have to switch between all the inputs to maneuver around on the fire TV. Some screens I can use the mouse functions, but others I need to move to the arrow keys. The center select button doesn't seem to work though for selecting items on the second input screen of droidmote client.
I'm hoping to play around and see if I can configure the inputs to operate on the main firetv screen. The launcher seems different than my other TV stick android launchers.
Once again, thanks for your development. I look forward to more here on the fire TV.

t3ch42 said:
Absolutely. Thank you the app. It works pretty good, but I have to switch between all the inputs to maneuver around on the fire TV. Some screens I can use the mouse functions, but others I need to move to the arrow keys. The center select button doesn't seem to work though for selecting items on the second input screen of droidmote client.
I'm hoping to play around and see if I can configure the inputs to operate on the main firetv screen. The launcher seems different than my other TV stick android launchers.
Once again, thanks for your development. I look forward to more here on the fire TV.
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Thanks to you.
If the center select button not work, make sure to have this files after the first start of the server.
In your FireTv:
droidmote.kl in /data/system/devices/keylayout
droidmote.kcm in /data/system/devices/keychars
droidmote.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
droidmotemt.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
droidmotegt.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
If you have this files it should works.
Instead if you want try to made a custom keylayout, get the droidmote.kl in /data/system/devices/keylayout
copy it where you want (also on your pc ) for edit and customization.
rename and put it in the Download folder of your device.
go in server settings and load your new keylayout.
With the multitouch functionality and with the touchmouse you can play with all games that need a touchscreen.
i suggest also to install the last version 3.3.9 from google play. This have most recent keylayout compatible also with Android Preview L that introduce little changes in the keylayout stuff.

zulu99 said:
Thanks to you.
If the center select button not work, make sure to have this files after the first start of the server.
In your FireTv:
droidmote.kl in /data/system/devices/keylayout
droidmote.kcm in /data/system/devices/keychars
droidmote.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
droidmotemt.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
droidmotegt.idc in /data/system/devices/idc
If you have this files it should works.
Instead if you want try to made a custom keylayout, get the droidmote.kl in /data/system/devices/keylayout
copy it where you want (also on your pc ) for edit and customization.
rename and put it in the Download folder of your device.
go in server settings and load your new keylayout.
With the multitouch functionality and with the touchmouse you can play with all games that need a touchscreen.
i suggest also to install the last version 3.3.9 from google play. This have most recent keylayout compatible also with Android Preview L that introduce little changes in the keylayout stuff.
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I've been trying to get this working for the last couple of hours. The center button doesn't work for me no matter what I do. When I use the video game mode, the A button acts like the center button should. I tried to customize the droidmote.kl to change key 232 to BUTTON_A. It saved but it didn't work. Any ideas?

Hrodriguez77 said:
I've been trying to get this working for the last couple of hours. The center button doesn't work for me no matter what I do. When I use the video game mode, the A button acts like the center button should. I tried to customize the droidmote.kl to change key 232 to BUTTON_A. It saved but it didn't work. Any ideas?
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Make sure that you load your new custom keylayout from server settings "change keylayout" and select it from the list.
your new keylayout appear in the list if you copy it in the Download folder of your sdcard.
a keylayout to work must have same file permissions of the previous version for this reason i suggest to load from server settings that do all automatically.
disconnect and reconnect the client to apply changes.
If this process not work only when you remap the center button ( scan code 232 ), mean that the source code of your FireTv was changed compared to original Android and the scan code 232 is remapped directly inside the sourcecode to act as different action and can't be remapped. ( very bad practise, infact in Android there are keylayout to support different mapping for external input devices. this is possible if you have a remote control that have an ok button that act as mouse left click.)
but you can always use the BUTTON_A of the soft gamepad like a center button. (rare case, because you have the mouse functionality to click and move around )
If you test the server on an Original Android device you see that the center button works well without remap it, because is a simple ENTER keycode.
Let me know if the center button really can't be remapped with the keylayout. I can also made a little modification to support the bad implementation of firetv.
UPDATE:
In a few hours, try the new Client version 3.7.9 and restore the Server to original keylayout configuration.
( Server settings -> change keylayout -> Default. disconnect reconnect client to apply changes )
I swapped the scan code 232 to 28 to help FireTv.
Because this change does not create any problem to the Server for Android, for Windows, and for all Linux variants.

zulu99 said:
Make sure that you load your new custom keylayout from server settings "change keylayout" and select it from the list.
your new keylayout appear in the list if you copy it in the Download folder of your sdcard.
a keylayout to work must have same file permissions of the previous version for this reason i suggest to load from server settings that do all automatically.
disconnect and reconnect the client to apply changes.
If this process not work only when you remap the center button ( scan code 232 ), mean that the source code of your FireTv was changed compared to original Android and the scan code 232 is remapped directly inside the sourcecode to act as different action and can't be remapped. ( very bad practise, infact in Android there are keylayout to support different mapping for external input devices. this is possible if you have a remote control that have an ok button that act as mouse left click.)
but you can always use the BUTTON_A of the soft gamepad like a center button. (rare case, because you have the mouse functionality to click and move around )
If you test the server on an Original Android device you see that the center button works well without remap it, because is a simple ENTER keycode.
Let me know if the center button really can't be remapped with the keylayout. I can also made a little modification to support the bad implementation of firetv.
UPDATE:
In a few hours, try the new Client version 3.7.9 and restore the Server to original keylayout configuration.
( Server settings -> change keylayout -> Default. disconnect reconnect client to apply changes )
I swapped the scan code 232 to 28 to help FireTv.
Because this change does not create any problem to the Server for Android, for Windows, and for all Linux variants.
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Ok, thanks for the update. I'll give this a shot when i get home.

Hrodriguez77 said:
Thanks for the update, it's working perfect now!
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Thanks for your test.
Now that you have DroidMote on FireTv, should be able to use also any standard Android launcher. In Fact with DroidMote you can do all multi-touch actions and use any apps designed for phones or tablet without restrictions on your FireTv.
( also multi-touch games with hardware controller )
Let me know what you can not do.... i can help you.

Install DroidMote Server
Hi,
I do have the bought version from Play Store of Droidmote Server. How can I sideload it on Fire TV? I did that but it says my license is invalid.

Install the play store app and sign in. That's the only way I've seen access for licensing that I have seen.
If you don't have the play store installed, there are quite a few how-tos shown.

How do you get the droidmote server onto the FireTV?

t3ch42 said:
Install the play store app and sign in. That's the only way I've seen access for licensing that I have seen.
If you don't have the play store installed, there are quite a few how-tos shown.
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Problem I'm having is I have the Play store sideloaded...but not showing up in Apps in XBMC

cloudbyday90 said:
Problem I'm having is I have the Play store sideloaded...but not showing up in Apps in XBMC
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It sounds like you may not have all the play store support installed. Look at this link for play store install to make sure all steps are taken.
I would also install es file explorer as there is really decent support there for installing/managing/launching apps and general file management.

t3ch42 said:
It sounds like you may not have all the play store support installed. Look at this link for play store install to make sure all steps are taken.
I would also install es file explorer as there is really decent support there for installing/managing/launching apps and general file management.
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I don't know..cause I side loaded ES as well...the only thing showing up on XBMC side is Netflix...kinda wierd...i'll need to take a look at it again tonight probably

Related

WakeAndShake utility for PC wakeup / shutdown

Little utility for waking up / shutting down / rebooting or Logging off from the PC's on your network via you wm device.
Requirements;
# Wifi active on wm and connected on same local network as PC's
# Wake-On-Lan enabled on PC's
# allow http traffic on Port 7777
# obtain MAC Address for all PC's you wish to 'control'
# Multi form factor - check CAB name for correct version for your device
1. Install cab on device
2. Install the service via the msi installer on any PC's you wish to 'control'
3. Edit the WakeAndShakeConfig.xml on the device OR use the settings screen from within the app - enter your PC's IP addresses (or host name) and their corresponding MAC addresses.
09/02/2010 - Settings screen added (still needs some tweaking, a few navigation bugs)
Any Q's shout.
If you find this useful & wish to donate please see my sig button.
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20/03 - update service installer

VGA Version?
Is there any chance for VGA version?

various form factors added, see #1
cheers,
dan

man I've been dying for something like this for a while... eagerly awaiting a QVGA version

Wish someone can make a Video Tutorial
on how to set this & post on youtube
Please

pndragon said:
man I've been dying for something like this for a while... eagerly awaiting a QVGA version
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will try and do one later today ;-)

Thanks for sharing

added QVGA cab - see post #1

updated the PC service - if user cancels shutdown subsequent shutdown requests will now be triggered

Hi dt_matthews,
it will be very amazing was it possible to skin it for DUSK.
I have seen the screenshot and i was thinking is this something what be possible in a future version?

added IP address to settings xml and config, this is required if your PPC doesnt have regsitry entries mimicking hosts file lookup, ip address will be shown in the machine drop-down list along with the machine name

added IP address to xml and to settings screen - this is required for PPC's that dont have registry entries which mimic hosts file lookups, these IP's are displayed in the machine dropdown along with the machine name

Been waiting for an app like this
To bad I can't get the settings screen to work, it won't save the data I type in to the host, ip and mac fields.
And the xml file is clean except from the settings tag so I don't know how to modify the parameters
Please help...

HTML:
<settings><machine name="machineName1" mac="071EB93CAD68" ip="192.168.1.87"/><machine name="machineName2" mac="0219DDAFC6B3" ip="192.168.1.85"/><machine name="machineName3" mac="001A437AA515" ip="192.168.1.65"/></settings>
This is a sample of a valid version of the xnml config. Just obviously change the name tags, the mac and the IP addresses to match your machines. then run the service installer on your machines and the cab on your device and you should be fine.
shout if its not clear
cheers,
dan

Thanx! Works a lot better when one knows the param names
Next problem
Can't get the HTTP Shutdown to run properly on the PC. It starts automatic but then stopps as it has no work to do (according to windows)
Suggestions?

240z said:
Thanx! Works a lot better when one knows the param names
Next problem
Can't get the HTTP Shutdown to run properly on the PC. It starts automatic but then stopps as it has no work to do (according to windows)
Suggestions?
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that is as designed, its an http listener which wont be show as actively 'doing' anything by svchost.exe [service manager]. as long as you are connected to the same network (and workgroup) it should be ok. let me know

i've tried this on two machines now. on one of them it won't work at all. on the other i got it to reboot ones. but know it doesn't work anymore.
on both machines windows reports application error on shutdownpcservice.exe and wants to send an error report to microsoft.
in the application log (under computer managment) i used to see how the shutdownservice started to listen to port 7777, but not anymore. it's like it not running.
i've tried to reinstall the program but that didn't do it.
thanks for your effort Dan

240z said:
i've tried this on two machines now. on one of them it won't work at all. on the other i got it to reboot ones. but know it doesn't work anymore.
on both machines windows reports application error on shutdownpcservice.exe and wants to send an error report to microsoft.
in the application log (under computer managment) i used to see how the shutdownservice started to listen to port 7777, but not anymore. it's like it not running.
i've tried to reinstall the program but that didn't do it.
thanks for your effort Dan
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hey dude,
i've updated the service installer (see post #1) - uninstall the last version (make sure the service is uninstalled fully, you may need to uninstall it from the cmd line if it wont uninstall via the GUI) then install the new version, that is the version i am running without problems, let me know how you get on, happy to help with any tweaking ;-)

Can this be used to put the PC to sleep (into standby) rather than shutdown? If not, could this feature be added?

Windows cmd line doesnt support sleep, but there is an alternative i could use (i think), but i cant do it straight away since my pc with the code on has just given up the ghost and it'll be a bit of time till i can get the data off it, but let me know if you can wait and i'll do it as soona s i can.
cheers,
dan

[NST][Home replacement] EpubBrowser [11/04/2012]

Hi,
I did up a home replacement for my Nook simple touch, thought I would share it. This is an initial release, no doubt there are bugs, incompatibilities, etc, you were warned. There are no checks for other devices at this point, NST only.
Thanks to the nook community for the noogie.img file, touch nooter, and relaunch for source code ideas and various threads regarding quick refresh and e-ink support.
Disclaimer: Now, what I am using currently is the bare minimum, I have tried quite a bit of the work in this forum and it works well, but I wasn't satisfied or 100% confident and I wanted less installed. So, I restored my nook to stock, used noogie and copied over a rooted ramdisk. That was it, no touchcolortools, nooktouchtools installed, adw minimal this or that, or button saviors. I am sure they are great programs but I don't know enough about them or have the interest/time to do research on them to want to keep them installed.
For me, the point is to keep things simple and maintain battery life. It's an e-reader not a tablet after all. I just want to read books, check email, check a website or two, get some more use out of wi-fi since I don't live in a B&N supported nation.
To install:adb install EPubBrowser.apk
Optional:
I also installed Email.apk and set up my gmail from there, no certificates required or a million google app files and plucking a chicken on a Tuesday after jumping on your left foot crap. No offense to those who like chicken plucking.
adb install Email.apk
Done and done.
I can do up a CWM zip upon request, but last going off I have a continuous reboot after installing the latest version and if you know enough to get the Nook's CWM installed you should be able to use adb.See attached files.
What is not working:
Since Android doesn't really know about multiple external storage locations (at least for the Nook's 2.1 and/or my knowledge of android) EPubBrowser is unable to detect when the internal storage has been remounted, there is no notification of that, just notification of external storage. So if you plug in your usb cord to the computer the list of books will be empty even when you remove it. So if you don't have an sdcard you will have to hit the back button and launch home again to refresh.
Also, B&N books are not listed, whatever is in My Files will be scanned only. That applies to internal and sdcard storage. You can still use B&N's Library to access those.
I don't have any option of uninstalling apps either. adb uninstall works fine or you can just delete files from /data/app via adb shell.
What is working:
Launch of EPubBrowser via nook's home button, without use of nooktouchtools, it duplicates how the B&N home app works.
The notification icon for resuming reading goes through the app. As long as the book was launched from EPubBrowser it can remember the last book, otherwise the main display will show up. Reason being that for whatever reason the last page read doesn't work with the B&N home screen if it's not a book bought from B&N. But if you are just using the B&N Reader app it's not a problem.
When you are prompted which home you want you can select EPubBrowser and hit default. This may not stay set and will go away the next time you reboot.
How to use:Left / right swipes to go to the next 6, previous 6 books, no indication of the current page is displayed, (e-ink and aesthetics).
Touch a book cover to launch a description of the book, swipe up and down to scroll through the description, touch the cover displayed there to start reading. Hit back button on top of screen to exit without launching a book.
To bring up the list of apps installed, swipe a clockwise circle starting at 10 O'clock. Touch an app to launch it, left or right swipe to go back to main screen.That's it for now.
If you have any ideas for improvements, bug reports, please provide as much detail as possible, and when you have done that add some more detail.
Cheers!
Updates:
2/19/2012:
Added screensaver for last read book. (Jpeg 75%) Settings->Display->Screensavers->EPubBrowser
11/4/2012:
Added src project

Looks nice! I'll give it a shot later when my Nook's charged.

Thank you for making and sharing, i am going to try tomorrow and tell you,

Improvements
First of all, thank you for creating this cool launch screen. I love the simplicity of it. Here are is brief list of improvement that you can perhaps easily implement.
-When on the homescreen with the covers of all the books, I am not sure if I am suppose to scroll down or to the right to view the rest of my books.
-When on the page with the details from the book, there is no back button to take you back to the homescreen. I end up using the button savior back button.
-The circle gesture that takes you to the apps does not feel very responsive to me.
Anyhow, great job. Can't wait to see how you plan on improving it

OW MY EYES
I installed this, and everything just kept flashing. GO Locker and GO Launcher are both broken, and the only way I could fix it was by getting into ADW and closing the task. Did I install it incorrectly? I put it onto an SD card and used ES File Manager to install it.

ChunC said:
First of all, thank you for creating this cool launch screen. I love the simplicity of it. Here are is brief list of improvement that you can perhaps easily implement.
-When on the homescreen with the covers of all the books, I am not sure if I am suppose to scroll down or to the right to view the rest of my books.
-When on the page with the details from the book, there is no back button to take you back to the homescreen. I end up using the button savior back button.
-The circle gesture that takes you to the apps does not feel very responsive to me.
Anyhow, great job. Can't wait to see how you plan on improving it
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Hi,
Thanks for the feedback.
You swipe left to go to the previous page of books. You swipe right to go to the next page of books, assuming you have more than 6 books. Personally, I know what books I have on the device so it's not a problem knowing how many are left to see for me.
The back button should be on top of the screen in the middle, not sure why it wouldn't be there on yours. I will give it a think, maybe remove the scroll control in the book description and just use gesture detection and scroll the text via code.
Responsiveness and speed will likely improve over time, I am using the gesture library, maybe there are some optimizations there I can do.
Cheers!

Googie2149 said:
OW MY EYES
I installed this, and everything just kept flashing. GO Locker and GO Launcher are both broken, and the only way I could fix it was by getting into ADW and closing the task. Did I install it incorrectly? I put it onto an SD card and used ES File Manager to install it.
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Hi,
Noted, so it doesn't work with GO Lancher/Locker. Never tried GO stuff, so that wasn't tested. It was tested with ADW and relaunch, and I had all the rest of your typical touch nooter install there without problems, android market, etc.
I have run it with Home.apk renamed to Home.apk.bak and that works fine as well.
As for your other question, if it is installed it is installed, there are no configurations to modify, however you get it there it should be fine.
Cheers!

WANT
Noted that it does not work with go, will have to get rid of that first.
From the screenshots, I can already tell you put time into polishing! Good job!

NFHimself said:
Hi,
Noted, so it doesn't work with GO Lancher/Locker. Never tried GO stuff, so that wasn't tested. It was tested with ADW and relaunch, and I had all the rest of your typical touch nooter install there without problems, android market, etc.
I have run it with Home.apk renamed to Home.apk.bak and that works fine as well.
As for your other question, if it is installed it is installed, there are no configurations to modify, however you get it there it should be fine.
Cheers!
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I'll try it again without the GO software, but it was making everything just keep flashing, like the lock screen.

@NFHimself, any plans for taking this to github? It is very close to what I always wanted but I was also looking for:
- some kind of usage of Calibre data
- library filtering for series, highly rated, etc.
- tracking of books that are clicked to maintain sort of recent read filter
- sorting options by rating, series, and other Calibre properties
- option to display 6 or 12 (smaller) book covers.
I hope it already does use intents for selecting a different epub reader for those who have no defaults and multiple ones installed.
I know its a long list, and I have some Android experience. I am sure there would be other developers here so a combined effort might help.

Screenshots looks good, but on the Nook - only flashing screen like Googie2149 said

tazzix said:
@NFHimself, any plans for taking this to github? It is very close to what I always wanted but I was also looking for:
- some kind of usage of Calibre data
- library filtering for series, highly rated, etc.
- tracking of books that are clicked to maintain sort of recent read filter
- sorting options by rating, series, and other Calibre properties
- option to display 6 or 12 (smaller) book covers.
I hope it already does use intents for selecting a different epub reader for those who have no defaults and multiple ones installed.
I know its a long list, and I have some Android experience. I am sure there would be other developers here so a combined effort might help.
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Hi,
I use Calibre as well, I just connect via adb and calibre picks up the nook and I copy books over and it converts on the fly, cool program. Using Calibre data is an idea worth looking into, if I can fit it into the theme of no preferences, no extra buttons or config. There are plenty of those kind of home apps already. Relaunch for one is great, just missing a graphical front end, I was going to mod that, but decided that I didn't really need so much stuff and I wanted to learn more android API.
I did up the app using pretty straight forward epub standards (note the plural), it works with most epubs I have run across, not sure if looking for extra xml is a good functionality vs performance tradeoff. I haven't been using EPubBrowser for very long myself, so when I add more books and find something annoying I will probably make changes to fix it. I want to keep things simple, if I need a preferences menu, it is already going the wrong way.
I am not specifying any class, just a regular launch this epub file intent, so it should work with any reader. I like the stock reader myself, cool reader seems to dislike some epubs I have above a certain size, and I didn't want to deal with it.
I may github it, I am kinda time limited these days.
Cheers!

AgentSlash said:
Screenshots looks good, but on the Nook - only flashing screen like Googie2149 said
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Hi,
More details are needed to figure that out. What device do you have? What do you have installed on it?
Cheers!

I just wiped then manually rooted my Nook, and this works now. Although I'm having some trouble with getting to the apps page after the first time I did it. Could you possible change how you get to the apps page? Maybe change it so you have to click the menu key to get to apps.
Edit: Now that I've added my books, it shows me two books, one empty, and another book. Now it just flashes and removes/re-adds the last book. :/
Edit 2: I found that there are a few books that just don't like this launcher and cause the entire Nook to start flashing. I've been adding my books one by one to see which work and which don't and I'll try and find similarities between those that don't.

Great launcher replacement.
Running right now, but after the second page, I get sent back to the first, regardless of left-to-right or right-to-left swiping. Ideas?
Also, any chance for a page up/down use for scrolling through books?
I took a quick vid. It looks like when I swipe again from R to L, it tries to redraw the next books, but gets confused?
http://youtu.be/K1ukWFK0syg

ace7196 said:
Great launcher replacement.
Running right now, but after the second page, I get sent back to the first, regardless of left-to-right or right-to-left swiping. Ideas?
Also, any chance for a page up/down use for scrolling through books?
I took a quick vid. It looks like when I swipe again from R to L, it tries to redraw the next books, but gets confused?
http://youtu.be/K1ukWFK0syg
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Hi,
I'm busy painting the baby's room, but it looks like it is resetting, perhaps one of your books is crashing the app and it is being relaunched as the home screen. Or could be some other bug, how many books are involved, if you remove one or add one, does it go away?
If someone could open the e-pub (it's a zip file) that causes the error and paste the contents of the .odf file (it's an xml file) , that would help.
Cheers!

NFHimself said:
Hi,
I'm busy painting the baby's room, but it looks like it is resetting, perhaps one of your books is crashing the app and it is being relaunched as the home screen. Or could be some other bug, how many books are involved, if you remove one or add one, does it go away?
If someone could open the e-pub (it's a zip file) that causes the error and paste the contents of the .odf file (it's an xml file) , that would help.
Cheers!
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I've gone through and removed / added ebooks, and still the same problem.

Sorry, been kinda busy.
I need to be able to see the bug on my end to work on it. Maybe I've been lucky with the book selections I have made or converting using Calibre has set them all to have the same kind of format, vs the variety you might see in the wild from multiple sources.
Does the error happen with no books?
What happens when you have just one book?
How many books do you have on your nook? (If it's something like 1000 then yeah, maybe you'd have issues, no checks in the code for being out of memory.)
What firmware are you using?
Are there any hardware differences? (Can't imagine that being a problem, but I am using a NST, not the original Nook.)
What can I do to reproduce this error on my end? What are the steps?
Cheers!

NFHimself said:
Sorry, been kinda busy.
I need to be able to see the bug on my end to work on it. Maybe I've been lucky with the book selections I have made or converting using Calibre has set them all to have the same kind of format, vs the variety you might see in the wild from multiple sources.
Does the error happen with no books?
What happens when you have just one book?
How many books do you have on your nook? (If it's something like 1000 then yeah, maybe you'd have issues, no checks in the code for being out of memory.)
What firmware are you using?
Are there any hardware differences? (Can't imagine that being a problem, but I am using a NST, not the original Nook.)
What can I do to reproduce this error on my end? What are the steps?
Cheers!
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For me, it doesn't matter how many books I have, it's just a few specific books that crash, independent of the other books in my library, and some books are more severe than others (one makes the entire Nook start flashing (all software), others make only this app flash).

I have the same problem as the people above but I can't get past the first page. I can't seem to narrow it down to a certain book making it crash. It's a shame I love this home screen, but hopefully we can get this fixed and running great.

[Q] Official Remote App??

I keep on reading that the Fire TV Stick is supposed to have this dedicated free app to control be able to control it from your android device (and ios coming soon...blah blah) and use voice search from your phone/tablet also....but I can't find where to download it!! Don't know if it will even work to Fire TV but it would be pretty dumb if they didn't allow it too!!
Anybody know how and where to get this app??
Had my fire tv at my girlfriends house and her little crazy dog has destroyed 2 remotes so I bought her a chromecast and brought the Fire TV back home. I leave 1tb backup drive connected to the usb to play movies through xbmc and everytime I leave the house and come back I have to disconnect it, plug in wireless keyboard, start droidmote server, reconnect drive and remount using stickmounte...it's a waste of a whole 60 seconds but still a pain!!

I don't believe it has been released yet. Still two more weeks or so until the fire tv sticks start shipping, I would expect to see it before then.
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Mike3.14159 said:
I keep on reading that the Fire TV Stick is supposed to have this dedicated free app to control be able to control it from your android device (and ios coming soon...blah blah) and use voice search from your phone/tablet also....but I can't find where to download it!! Don't know if it will even work to Fire TV but it would be pretty dumb if they didn't allow it too!!
Anybody know how and where to get this app??
Had my fire tv at my girlfriends house and her little crazy dog has destroyed 2 remotes so I bought her a chromecast and brought the Fire TV back home. I leave 1tb backup drive connected to the usb to play movies through xbmc and everytime I leave the house and come back I have to disconnect it, plug in wireless keyboard, start droidmote server, reconnect drive and remount using stickmounte...it's a waste of a whole 60 seconds but still a pain!!
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Keep an eye out for it here: http://www.aftvnews.com/
AFTVNews is very good @ keeping up with new app releases. Sometimes even a day or two before it happens...

Mike3.14159 said:
I keep on reading that the Fire TV Stick is supposed to have this dedicated free app to control be able to control it from your android device (and ios coming soon...blah blah) and use voice search from your phone/tablet also....but I can't find where to download it!! Don't know if it will even work to Fire TV but it would be pretty dumb if they didn't allow it too!!
Anybody know how and where to get this app??
Had my fire tv at my girlfriends house and her little crazy dog has destroyed 2 remotes so I bought her a chromecast and brought the Fire TV back home. I leave 1tb backup drive connected to the usb to play movies through xbmc and everytime I leave the house and come back I have to disconnect it, plug in wireless keyboard, start droidmote server, reconnect drive and remount using stickmounte...it's a waste of a whole 60 seconds but still a pain!!
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Why you must start droidmote server manually ? It should start automatically if in settings you have checked auto start on boot.

Y314K said:
Keep an eye out for it here: http://www.aftvnews.com/
AFTVNews is very good @ keeping up with new app releases. Sometimes even a day or two before it happens...
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Yeah, have had that site bookmarked for a while now - one of the 6-7 android type sites I check when I get to my college every morning.
zulu99 said:
Why you must start droidmote server manually ? It should start automatically if in settings you have checked auto start on boot.
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Thanks for the heads up, didn't realize that I could start it on boot!!

zulu99 said:
Why you must start droidmote server manually ? It should start automatically if in settings you have checked auto start on boot.
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I see that one can install the server on Windows. But can the client be installed on Windows. Planning on switching from an Android table to a full Windows 8.1 Tablet in the future. But could not find a reference of Windows 8.1 being the client to control the FTV. Not so much for games but mouse & keyboard inputs.

Y314K said:
I see that one can install the server on Windows. But can the client be installed on Windows. Planning on switching from an Android table to a full Windows 8.1 Tablet in the future. But could not find a reference of Windows 8.1 being the client to control the FTV. Not so much for games but mouse & keyboard inputs.
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If you want you can already do:
https://plus.google.com/103019026671039069038/posts/DzuU4AA5cQE
Or you can also use Bluestack

zulu99 said:
If you want you can already do:
https://plus.google.com/103019026671039069038/posts/DzuU4AA5cQE
Or you can also use Bluestack
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cool.. thanks for the info...

zulu99 said:
Why you must start droidmote server manually ? It should start automatically if in settings you have checked auto start on boot.
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Zulu,
Any plans to get droidmote on the Amazon App Store? I would be happy to pay a premium on it there since I could use my amazon coins to buy it....

I would like a lot, but I can not for now for a question of the security of the app. It is not easy to be an Android app developer, despite the applications are very cheap, there is always someone ready to rip you off and because of this, there is often more work to do on the protection that on the app.
I think the Google Play should be installable for FREE on any Android devices. (like the Amazon app store) I do not understand why it should be sold by GMS license from Google if it contains apps that are owned by the developers. I hope that this serious problem of the Android world will be solved soon.

zulu99 said:
Why you must start droidmote server manually ? It should start automatically if in settings you have checked auto start on boot.
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Any idea how to force the setting menu to open with a wireless keyboard?? I see the 3dot menu on the google play pics but don't have it on the app on my fire TV...even downloaded the 3dot xposed module but no luck! I know that the fire stick remote app is officially being released tmrw but really like this app and is probably still gonna be more useful than the official remote app!

Never mind!! Was able to open it with droidmote!

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Never mind!! Was able to open it with droidmote!
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Yes you can use the menu button of DroidMote Client.
Aside from that, I wanted to make a clarification:
The circle icon that you see when you move the mouse, is not a DroidMote stuff. If you use the Server on a standard Android device, you can see the classic mouse icon.
Instead the TouchMouse (for apps without mouse support, selectable by client settings ) is a DroidMote stuff and is the red transparent circle. But it is another thing.
Why your FireTv show the circle instead of the classic mouse icon ?
Because those who built the firmware has changed this icon replacing it with a really ugly in the Android Framework.
Where is the mouse icon inside the Android Framework ?
You can read this link to know, but do not try to change if you're not an expert on the Android OS.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1478523
P.S.
Android is an operating system that is constantly changing and all the apps within it change so fast-paced.
To have a good remote control, you need a lot of work and testing on many applications during the evolution of the OS.
For example with Android Lollipop, Android has been completely changed from the ground up, and it took a lot of work to adapt to it.
A good application for remote control, can only exist if a developer follows her and love her everyday, adapting to all the innovations, to apps and games that constantly change.
This is what I do every day.

zulu99 said:
Aside from that, I wanted to make a clarification:
The circle icon that you see when you move the mouse, is not a DroidMote stuff. If you use the Server on a standard Android device, you can see the classic mouse icon.
Instead the TouchMouse (for apps without mouse support, selectable by client settings ) is a DroidMote stuff and is the red transparent circle. But it is another thing.
Why your FireTv show the circle instead of the classic mouse icon ?
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Sorry for not being clearer - when I opened the app ALL I would see on the screen was the "big red circular button" in the center of the screen - the one that says off, not the cursor. But after using my keyboard to "click" the "button" and turn the service on I was able to use the client app to open up the setting and set it to start on boot

Mike3.14159 said:
Sorry for not being clearer - when I opened the app ALL I would see on the screen was the "big red circular button" in the center of the screen - the one that says off, not the cursor. But after using my keyboard to "click" the "button" and turn the service on I was able to use the client app to open up the setting and set it to start on boot
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When you saw the red circle was because, inadvertently, in the settings of the Client you have selected the TouchMouse without selecting a correct TouchProfile.
The TouchMouse is useful when an app not have the mouse support. In all other circumstances, you can always use the mouse as rightly made at a later date.
For a quick start guide you can read this page:
http://www.videomap.it/dmcguide.htm

Swc intents

Hello everyone,
I am trying to develop an app to replace the mode switch and map the swc media keys according to which app is opened.
Until now I managevto change between apps using the modeswich button , the previous playing app stops or get killed like it should do.
What I would like to also add, is the functionality to map the media keys of the swc, so that it controls s]tify when its opened, music app when using music app etc.
I cannot find anywhere the original intents being send when the media buttons are pressed, or which intent/activity skips radio stastion/plays next song in the original mtcapps. Can anyone help here?
I am planning to share the app here when its finished

p_mike83 said:
I cannot find anywhere the original intents being send when the media buttons are pressed, or which intent/activity skips radio stastion/plays next song in the original mtcapps. Can anyone help here?
I am planning to share the app here when its finished
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Register a broadcast receiver for intents with action com.microntek.irkeyDown, and get the intExtra of keycode. Depending on the keycode, different methods are called in the native MTC apps.

agentdr8 said:
Register a broadcast receiver for intents with action com.microntek.irkeyDown, and get the intExtra of keycode. Depending on the keycode, different methods are called in the native MTC apps.
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Thanks for the help. I knew that it has to do with com.microntek.irkeyDown. do you know how is the syntax with the keycode included in the intent? there is also an intentcom.microntek.irkeyUp, but I cannon understand the difference.
What are the methods that are called in the mtcapps? Can you help me with the call for next/previous preset of the radioapp, and next/previous track of the music/DVD app?
As of now the app changes the mode between radio/music/DVD/spotify and it successfully stop the music played from the other apps, so only the active app plays music.
As I am planingbto release it here, I would like to have suggestions from many of you , what apps you want to be included here

p_mike83 said:
Thanks for the help. I knew that it has to do with com.microntek.irkeyDown. do you know how is the syntax with the keycode included in the intent? there is also an intentcom.microntek.irkeyUp, but I cannon understand the difference.
What are the methods that are called in the mtcapps? Can you help me with the call for next/previous preset of the radioapp, and next/previous track of the music/DVD app?
As of now the app changes the mode between radio/music/DVD/spotify and it successfully stop the music played from the other apps, so only the active app plays music.
As I am planingbto release it here, I would like to have suggestions from many of you , what apps you want to be included here
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The keycode is an integer, and its value is compared to determine what happens. Take a look at the android.microntek.service.MicrontekServer class in the MTCManager.apk. On the FTP server listed in the wiki, you'll find a VTS project that I zipped up, with all of the MTC apps decompiled.
com.microntek.irkeyUp is just the intent sent after the button is released. I don't think I've run across anything that really uses this though.

agentdr8 said:
The keycode is an integer, and its value is compared to determine what happens. Take a look at the android.microntek.service.MicrontekServer class in the MTCManager.apk. On the FTP server listed in the wiki, you'll find a VTS project that I zipped up, with all of the MTC apps decompiled.
com.microntek.irkeyUp is just the intent sent after the button is released. I don't think I've run across anything that really uses this though.
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thank you, i will check it out in the next days.

agentdr8 said:
The keycode is an integer, and its value is compared to determine what happens. Take a look at the android.microntek.service.MicrontekServer class in the MTCManager.apk. On the FTP server listed in the wiki, you'll find a VTS project that I zipped up, with all of the MTC apps decompiled.
com.microntek.irkeyUp is just the intent sent after the button is released. I don't think I've run across anything that really uses this though.
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Hey, I know this is quite an old topic. But could you point me to the location of the VTS project you mentioned?
What I'm looking for is to patch stock MTC apps so that I can make calls using only buttons on the steering wheel. It looks so dumb that I have to make so many touches of the screen (which distracts from driving) just to make a call to one of recent persons... At least it works this way on my device. And there is a hope that it's got fixed on the newer versions..

Rustam_G said:
Hey, I know this is quite an old topic. But could you point me to the location of the VTS project you mentioned?
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It used to be on the FTP server that was hosted at huifei.fs-fileserver.de. I don't think that exists any more though. Unfortunately I no longer have the original ZIP file.

TCL 10 Pro no Smart Key?

I have the Smart Key option which allows programming the side button on the TCL Plex but in 10 Pro the key is only for Google Assistant and Smart Key app is missing. Any way to fork it from Plex or 10 Lite and install it on 10 Pro?

I have no idea, but same issue here.
Saw the LinusTechTips video on the 10 Pro and saw he had the option to change what the smart key did, but when I got my device last week I found it missing said options.
I am activating the google assistant more than I'd like so would love to change it.

@skromnia
@darklighthim
Here's a link to the user manual, seems the smart key options can be accessed in the phone's settings :
https://www.tclusa.com/content/dam/...load/T1-2010-20Pro-20T799B-20English-20UM.pdf

KOLIOSIS said:
@skromnia
@darklighthim
Here's a link to the user manual, seems the smart key options can be accessed in the phone's settings :
https://www.tclusa.com/content/dam/...load/T1-2010-20Pro-20T799B-20English-20UM.pdf
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Thanks for the reply, but I have no option in the settings?
There should be Driving Mode, then Smart Key and finally Switch Phone but all I have is Driving Mode, then Switch Phone.

darklighthim said:
Thanks for the reply, but I have no option in the settings?
There should be Driving Mode, then Smart Key and finally Switch Phone but all I have is Driving Mode, then Switch Phone.
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Just spit-balling here, as I don't have the phone....
Just to rule everything else out, have you looked in "Developer Options"
If it's not listed there, the only other thing that comes to mind is look for a hidden shortcut, either with an app from the play store, or, if you have Nova Launcher, use its shortcut function to search for it.
If all else fails, I'd look around here in the XDA TCL forums for someone that might have a device with the .apk to extract & share, or, reach out to TCL for the app/request a software update to include it.
Perhaps some of the YouTubers who've got this phone can help out/share an apk.....
Glad I checked out this section, I'd be tee'd to find this out after the fact.
@skromnia
Can you extract the apk from your other TCL device, see if it works on your 10 Pro?

Nothing in the Developer Options and as far as I can see, nothing showed up in Nova Launcher plus I looked up system apps in settings but nothing there either.
I have reached out to TCL via Facebook, the first time they just sent me a link to a photo telling me what the smart key can do, but I've asked again..
It's not a big deal, but it would be nice to change it so I don't access the google assistant all the time when I accidentally press the button.

Software version?
It's in the latest build, and was there our the box as well (advanced features), that's strange it's not showing for you.

KOLIOSIS said:
@skromnia
Can you extract the apk from your other TCL device, see if it works on your 10 Pro?
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I eventually managed to fork the apk without root and install it on the Pro but it doesn't do anything. Probably it must be installed as a system app but without root it's impossible + the Pro has an extra setting for the "Google Assistant" button which surely interferes with Smart Key.

If you have the Plex, then you probably have the T799H (green EU) variant of the TCL 10 Pro.
The T799B (gray US/CAN) variant has the smart key settings and a different accessibility menu

surroundedbydrones said:
If you have the Plex, then you probably have the T799H (green EU) variant of the TCL 10 Pro.
The T799B (gray US/CAN) variant has the smart key settings and a different accessibility menu
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Correct, I have the T799H. It's unfortunate there are such differences but it's a shame they just removed the Smart Key with the latest update on the TCL 10l as well.

skromnia said:
Correct, I have the T799H. It's unfortunate there are such differences but it's a shame they just removed the Smart Key with the latest update on the TCL 10l as well.
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Well, I bet your fingerprint shortcuts actually work, they don't work at all on the T799B.
And as a consolation, that green T799H is beautiful and not available in the US yet.

surroundedbydrones said:
Well, I bet your fingerprint shortcuts actually work, they don't work at all on the T799B.
And as a consolation, that green T799H is beautiful and not available in the US yet.
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That is something I'm never gonna use as it's clunky and unnatural.

Finally have some options for me (UK phone).
Late this afternoon I received an update to V2.0.4D.H.J, and in accessibility settings I can change the google assistant options on the smart key, but can't do anything else like re-map it to another app or change what various presses do.
At last I can turn it off because I keep pressing it when I don't want to.

If anyone still looking here is the Smart Key app apk file from my T799b US version.
Smart Key v3.1947.18.1029.0
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com

Thnk you Jay for posting the apk.
I have the same issue uith my T770H_EEA and I try with Jay apk but unfortunately doesn't work. Apk installed successfully, I manage to configure the features for Smart Key, restart phone but nothing happens when I press it.
I have the last software version installed
V. 2.0. 3C. J. 1.

You issue might be that when you install Smart Key, It is not a system app but a user app therefore it might not save the "system settings". There might be a command in adb to make a user app into a system app. Without root on our device I am not sure. My phone a T799B does show it as a system app.
When you install it does Smart key show up in settings under advanced features?
Screenshots below from my T799B
You also might need 1 extra apk file from the device called smart-divert. May all work together.
I uploaded some system apps here:
MediaFire
MediaFire is a simple to use free service that lets you put all your photos, documents, music, and video in a single place so you can access them anywhere and share them everywhere.
www.mediafire.com
unubogdan said:
Thnk you Jay for posting the apk.
I have the same issue uith my T770H_EEA and I try with Jay apk but unfortunately doesn't work. Apk installed successfully, I manage to configure the features for Smart Key, restart phone but nothing happens when I press it.
I have the last software version installed
V. 2.0. 3C. J. 1.
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Disable assistant launch from settings, then install Button Mapper from Play market and do anything with any button you have on your phone.

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