Hi I am hoping we can turn this baytrail android firmware into EFI .img

[adam dubuque]

Hi I am new to the group and hoping to help as well as get the long awaited answers I am looking for. I have a nextbook Flexx 11 windows 2 in 1 tablet pc Z3735F intel sst realtek sound and I love it. I have it dial booting and the only x86 android distro that mostly works on this is 4.4-r3.img I am using the firmware installer and the only things not working really are sound, bluetooth and camera (auto rotate is working, which amazed me) as i hve noticed so far. Sound is a deal breaker and I have been googling for months. I cant seem to get permission in the system files to delete or replace they are acting like sd files when it comes to permission I beleive. So I havent had the chance to try any of the intel sound firmware. Anyway I have a firmware file for the nextbook 8 which is an android nextbook with virtually the same hardware as the others here:
http://www.nextbookusa.com/software/NX785QC16G/NX785QC8G_WM_20141010_V1.1.4_4.4.2_co.zip
I am really hoping if you cannot help me turn these into an uefi.img for the installer than at the least can use the files to fix all the baytrail issues sound,bluetooth,camera ect.
there is also a recovery image for this computer on remixos but unfortunatly you cannot use recovery in the dual boot x86 system in order to flash it and I am limited in ideas as how to do so but those files are located here.
http://www.jide.com/remixos/devices/nextbook
I can use remix os using a dual boot in much the same way on this pc but once again the same issues apply. I really hope these help and that I can team up with you guys that know more about this to get the audio and hopfully more working for baytrail. Thanks

[adam dubuque]

First I am extremely thankful for your reply and the hope that sound and bluetooth can work. Unfortunatly I have to admit I am extremely limited on understanding any of this and have come across the threads you gave me. I have no idea how to use them....

Is it difficult to understand, do, or even explain to someone like me or is there hope that you might be able to dirct me on how to use these to get it going?

I would greatly appriciate it as well as share it because there are many like me that didnt even know that this could be dual booted on my machine let alone work as well as it does.

either way thank you very much for your help.

I have been at this for a long time and asked many for help and you re the first to attempt at all.

On Thursday, June 9, 2016 at 2:13:52 PM UTC-4, youling 257 wrote:

try this https://github.com/zefie/nxt_andx86_kernel，sound can work

see here，https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/un74okmr30g，@zefie altimitmine

now，rtl8723bs Bluetooth can work.

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2016-06-10 2:13 GMT+08:00 youling 257 <youli...@gmail.com>:
> try this https://github.com/zefie/nxt_andx86_kernel，sound can work
> see
> here，https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/un74okmr30g，@zefie
> altimitmine

This is a long and a little messy thread.

Could anyone give a summary and submit patches?

> now，rtl8723bs Bluetooth can work.

--
Chih-Wei
Android-x86 project
http://www.android-x86.org

[adam dubuque]

I'm sorry this is long and messy.... I am assuming there will not be very much useful information on this topic as there is no way to fix the issues. Mainly sound/audio

I thought this was a help forum for Android X86. Seems to me if you cannot help me than your distros will not work with baytrail intel sst audio.

God knows I have searched Google to no end and if you are hoping for X86 as well as remix to go any further than dinosaur machines than you may want to look into fixing the OS to play a little more friendly with SOC and the hardware they use with it....

As we all have opinions that is mine

Thanks a lot though, let me know if there is anything I can do to shorten the thread or clean it up a bit....

[adam dubuque]

Guess I'll head over to XDA and let them know you couldnt assist me and see if perhaps they have any short clean answers.

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2016-06-13 23:21 GMT+08:00 adam dubuque <adamd...@gmail.com>:
> Guess I'll head over to XDA and let them know you couldnt assist me and see
> if perhaps they have any short clean answers.

Did I say that?

Actually I didn't respond to your question directly.
What I meant is I can't get useful info from the thread
(https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/un74okmr30g)
since it's too long and messy.
No core developer has this device so we need someone
(who has this device to debug and test) to clean it up
and then submit patches.

> On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 11:17:30 AM UTC-4, adam dubuque wrote:
>>
>> I'm sorry this is long and messy.... I am assuming there will not be very
>> much useful information on this topic as there is no way to fix the issues.
>> Mainly sound/audio
>> I thought this was a help forum for Android X86. Seems to me if you cannot
>> help me than your distros will not work with baytrail intel sst audio.
>> God knows I have searched Google to no end and if you are hoping for X86
>> as well as remix to go any further than dinosaur machines than you may want
>> to look into fixing the OS to play a little more friendly with SOC and the
>> hardware they use with it....
>> As we all have opinions that is mine
>> Thanks a lot though, let me know if there is anything I can do to shorten
>> the thread or clean it up a bit....
>>
>> On Monday, June 13, 2016 at 12:46:20 AM UTC-4, Chih-Wei Huang wrote:
>>>
>>> 2016-06-10 2:13 GMT+08:00 youling 257 <youli...@gmail.com>:
>>> > try this https://github.com/zefie/nxt_andx86_kernel，sound can work
>>> > see
>>> >
>>> > here，https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/android-x86/un74okmr30g，@zefie
>>> > altimitmine
>>>
>>> This is a long and a little messy thread.
>>>
>>> Could anyone give a summary and submit patches?

[adam dubuque]

A core developer would be great. This issue is with every machine that has a Z3735f more so in fact baytrail and cherrytrail I would be surprised if there wasn't someone with one of the Asus or HP models either way if you look them up they are actually quite impressive.

I will study the information and do my best to make this thread a little more potential if of course someone doesn't beat me to it.

As a side note don't know if this helps but Am I do us does run with everything working on my machine but it cannot run most extensive apps very well probably because its VM and not on a hard drive I assume. Anyway thank to those who care to support baytrail and cherry there are a lot of us believe it or not

[adam dubuque]

[adam dubuque]

Thank you. I certainly apologize for misunderstanding and hope you or one of the devs can help us. I am very excited about 4.4r3 actually working for the most part and audio would be so great.
I hope you forgive me and help, your work is amazing

[adam dubuque]

I have an altered Alsa file I would like to try but even with root I keep getting permission denied or coppy failed for some reason I cannot alter system files no matter what I try root explorer, ex file manager you nmae it. tried to remount system RW using SU permission denied

I have tried some terminal commands.

uid=10070(u0_a70) gid=10070(u0_a70) groups=1015(sdcard_rw),1023(media_rw),1028(sdcard_r),3003(inet),50070(all_a70)@x86:/ $ su
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: Permission denied
255|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # su mount -o remount,rw /system
Cannot execute -o: Permission denied
1|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # adb remount
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5038 *
* daemon started successfully *
remount failed: No such file or directory
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # su
uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # mount -o remount,rw /system
mount: Permission denied
255|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # su chown Adam
Unknown id: chown
1|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # su Adam
Unknown id: Adam
1|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # alsa_play -l
sh: alsa_play: not found
127|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ # alsa_aplay -l
aplay: device_list:241: no soundcards found...
d if=/dev/urandom bs=8000 count=1 | alsa_aplay -D default <
1+0 records in
1+0 records out
8000 bytes transferred in 0.008 secs (1000000 bytes/sec)
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/confmisc.c:768:(parse_card) cannot find card '0'
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/conf.c:4183:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_card_driver returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/confmisc.c:392:(snd_func_concat) error evaluating strings
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/conf.c:4183:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_concat returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/confmisc.c:1251:(snd_func_refer) error evaluating name
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/conf.c:4183:(_snd_config_evaluate) function snd_func_refer returned error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/conf.c:4662:(snd_config_expand) Evaluate error: No such file or directory
ALSA lib external/alsa-lib/src/pcm/pcm.c:2211:(snd_pcm_open_noupdate) Unknown PCM default
aplay: main:661: audio open error: No such file or directory
1|uid=0(root) gid=0(root)@x86:/ #

seems like the system thinks I do not have a sound card and most of the audio directories come up as not found

My best guess is the system simply needs redirecting or security release or both

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2016-06-15 0:50 GMT+08:00 adam dubuque <adamd...@gmail.com>:
> I have an altered Alsa file I would like to try but even with root I keep getting permission denied or coppy failed for some reason I cannot alter system files no matter what I try root explorer, ex file manager you nmae it. tried to remount system RW using SU permission denied

You need to install the system as the read-write mode.

[adam dubuque]

I have done that using the stock installer but I always have an issue trying to find the partition I create. they all look virtually the same. Last time I tried it I made it RW but I ended up using my windows partition and starting completely over. wiping my PC and getting windows 10 back.
For the most part I have been using the X86 Android installer for UEFI is there a way to make that RW post install or using the installer? otherwise is there an easier way for me to identify my partitions using the android x86 install system?
also even though I cannot seem to give up on this something tells me that even with RW access I will still have great difficulties getting the audio to work.
I have seen a gret deal of threads on the subject and never a solution, and most have a better understanding of linux and android than I do. I am not even sure what the problem is in order to find the solution to it other than no audio. what I do know is the system does not see or find a soundcard and it also does not see or find the majority of any sound, audio or alsa files or folders. all commands point to no soundcard.
loading the system says could not load RTC and I think Ive seen could not load kernel drivers, but touchscreen,auto rotate,and WIFI are operational....
Thank you again...

[adam dubuque]

There are recoveries and update.zip folders and roms for other Z3735F PCs with the same hardware with android installs But I wouldnt know the first thing about turning them into an EFI image. There is even an update of Remix OS for the Ares 11 the android version of my PC the Flexx 11 (same exact hardware, Identicle) but I would need a recovery option to use it and since im windows I dont have and android bootloader or recovery to load roms or updates.
Sorry to double post couldnt find an edit button

[adam dubuque]

Here is identical hardware and codec for sound
https://groups.google.com/forum/embed/#!topic/android-x86/MH5UMb-kHZQ

[adam dubuque]

BUMp:  Just wanted to see if anyone has any ideas on this. im getting no soundcard with everything best I can come up with is the kernel needs the driver cooked into it so it knows its there