Android x86 (newer builds) keeps the aspect ratio of the device in portrait mode (no fullscreen)

[Patrick Wirth]

Hi there!

I´ve noticed a strange behavior in all android 7.1 builds that were avaiable at the moment:
I´m running LineageOS 14.1 on my x86 Tablet but I had this issue or feature on a regular laptop or on my pc which makes sense on those devices but a Tablet I can move easily so i don´t want to have this.
So in this case is it possible to easily disable it? 

[Alfu s]

please install Rotation control in Google play，and manual control creen orientation.

[Florian E]

edit /etc/init.sh

change the line has_sensors=false to has_sensors=true

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2018-06-04 21:39 GMT+08:00 'Florian E' via Android-x86
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> edit /etc/init.sh
>
> change the line has_sensors=false to has_sensors=true

Indeed I've introduced a kernel cmdline variable
HAS_SENSORS to override the default has_sensors variable.
(so you don't need to modify init.sh directly)

However, I just noticed there is a small bug in init.sh
that prevents it from working if sensors type is kbd.
I'll fix it.

> Am Freitag, 1. Juni 2018 11:59:15 UTC+2 schrieb Patrick Wirth:
>>
>> Hi there!
>>
>> I´ve noticed a strange behavior in all android 7.1 builds that were
>> avaiable at the moment:
>> I´m running LineageOS 14.1 on my x86 Tablet but I had this issue or
>> feature on a regular laptop or on my pc which makes sense on those devices
>> but a Tablet I can move easily so i don´t want to have this.
>> So in this case is it possible to easily disable it?

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

[Patrick Wirth]

Will this also enable the hardware rotation sensor?
This device has one but it´s 90 degree inverted (fixed in Windows 10, not fixed in Ubuntu 18.x) so i would need a fix for android aswell.
I can live without but fullscreen in portrait mode would be great.

Off topic question:
Is it possible to use vol up/down and power/windows button to navigate through grub?
I always need my keyboard cover to set my new default OS.

Anyways thank you all for the great help!

[Chih-Wei Huang]

2018-06-05 1:53 GMT+08:00 'Patrick Wirth' via Android-x86
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>
> Will this also enable the hardware rotation sensor?
> This device has one but it´s 90 degree inverted (fixed in Windows 10, not
> fixed in Ubuntu 18.x) so i would need a fix for android aswell.
> I can live without but fullscreen in portrait mode would be great.

Then what's the property ro.hardware.sensors?
Check it by (with root):

getprop ro.hardware.sensors

If it's iio, it could be adjusted.
But you need to use a sensors testing app
to get what the values the iio HAL get exactly.
(and tell us what you see)

> Off topic question:
> Is it possible to use vol up/down and power/windows button to navigate
> through grub?

Unless your BIOS supports it.

> I always need my keyboard cover to set my new default OS.
>
> Anyways thank you all for the great help!

[Patrick Wirth]

≥Then what's the property ro.hardware.sensors?

≥Check it by (with root):

≥getprop ro.hardware.sensors

≥If it's iio, it could be adjusted.
≥But you need to use a sensors testing app
≥to get what the values the iio HAL get exactly.
≥(and tell us what you see)

Terminal output is: kbd

I've changed the value that was shown before which disabled my issue but sensors are not working.

Soit rotates only when i open a specific app 

≥Unless your BIOS supports it.

The bios is very limitated and doesn't even fully support efi grub  which gives trouble booting most linux build.

I had luck with cm 14.1 x86_64 r2, no other 7.x build does boot