Xduoo X3 II

[TheHippieCripple]

Hi. I can't get the latest build to boot, had to revert to 27837457ea-210127 to get going again.

I'm not sure what the issue is but it gives me the error at bootloader.

[speachy]

Latest dev build seems to work fine for me:

https://build.rockbox.org/data/rockbox-xduoox3ii.zip (436e64e09e)

[FFB]

I find the Sinux custom firmware much better than the stock one. Is there any way to dual boot Rockbox with this one instead of the stock? I appreciate if someone could point me to the instructions.

Hello passacaglia. Did you success ? can you provide a link with your custom firmware ? Thanks

Not him, but i got it working. When patching Sinux .upt with hiby_patcher.pl i was getting die error at line 95 (probably some naming problems, might be case sensitivity related?), so i just added a line before that break ($ubiname = "system.ubi"; ). It patched (with bootloader.x3ii provided) and upgraded succesfully.

Oh right, seems no one want to give the SinuXVR custom firmware + rockbox dual boot.
Here you are :
 edit : use this one from speachy : https://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/xduoo/X3II-v12se9-patched.upt

[TheHippieCripple]

Oh yessss I'm downloading now.

I was going to ask about this, as the Sinux alternative firmware is far superior to the stock.

I am really glad you went ahead and put it together.

[TheHippieCripple]

Latest dev build seems to work fine for me:

https://build.rockbox.org/data/rockbox-xduoox3ii.zip (436e64e09e)

For a change this time the problem didn't exist between user and keyboard, and I can blame a failing microsd for that build not booting lol.

What can be done about the button layout to make it so the lock button acts like it does with HiBy firmware? It messes with the muscle memory.

Under Rockbox you need to wait a second or two after pressing the lock button before you can press another button. If you aren't looking at the screen it's maddening to figure out when you've unlocked or locked it. Also the pop-up which says "locked" or "unlocked" seems to be part of the problem since that message is what you need to wait to disappear.

If the screen would turn off when locked it would help, but I'm not sure what can be done about that delay.

Great work on this port y'all.

Side note: is there a way to see what changes are done on this port specifically when looking at dev builds? I feel like some builds aren't much if anything changed for this device.

[TheHippieCripple]

I find the Sinux custom firmware much better than the stock one. Is there any way to dual boot Rockbox with this one instead of the stock? I appreciate if someone could point me to the instructions.

Hello passacaglia. Did you success ? can you provide a link with your custom firmware ? Thanks

Not him, but i got it working. When patching Sinux .upt with hiby_patcher.pl i was getting die error at line 95 (probably some naming problems, might be case sensitivity related?), so i just added a line before that break ($ubiname = "system.ubi"; ). It patched (with bootloader.x3ii provided) and upgraded succesfully.

Oh right, seems no one want to give the SinuXVR custom firmware + rockbox dual boot.
Here you are :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NVKk_m06WOZ0KhZHnMj4xxzNkw-XKFSA/view?usp=sharing

Well it works great! What's interesting is that I've flashed Sinux before on this device and it remembered all my settings in the Sinux firmware when I flashed the file you linked. I wonder where those settings gets stored.

[TheHippieCripple]

I find the Sinux custom firmware much better than the stock one. Is there any way to dual boot Rockbox with this one instead of the stock? I appreciate if someone could point me to the instructions.

Hello passacaglia. Did you success ? can you provide a link with your custom firmware ? Thanks

Not him, but i got it working. When patching Sinux .upt with hiby_patcher.pl i was getting die error at line 95 (probably some naming problems, might be case sensitivity related?), so i just added a line before that break ($ubiname = "system.ubi"; ). It patched (with bootloader.x3ii provided) and upgraded succesfully.

Oh right, seems no one want to give the SinuXVR custom firmware + rockbox dual boot.
Here you are :
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NVKk_m06WOZ0KhZHnMj4xxzNkw-XKFSA/view?usp=sharing

Oh wow this bootloader is outdated, it doesn't have the long list of options in the tools menu. I'm going to try and build it myself but let me know if you get there first

[speachy]

Last October, I generated a SinuXR 1.2se9 build patched with the rockbox loader:

https://download.rockbox.org/bootloader/xduoo/X3II-v12se9-patched.upt

BTW, It's not just the loader binary that goes into these modified images; the system gets a bunch of other mods made to it to enable things like hot-pluggable SD and external USB storage.

[FFB]

I removed my link and use yours, safety first !

[speachy]

I'll see if I can dig up some compatible headphones and see if xDuoo/Hiby implemented this in a straightforward manner.

I was able to figure out how support for the inline remote was implemented on the X3ii.  Builds from 2021-03-21 will have it fully integrated.

Only the middle button seems to work (play/prev/next), the volume control does not seem to be implemented.  But hey, that's something!

Also in other news, I reworked the keymapping a bit so that the prev/next keys generally do the right thing, though in the list/menu/settings context they remain as before as that physically maps better (ie upper button means 'up').

[Njones]

If you use the RB Utility to install, will all the latest improvements be installed?

[speachy]

If you use the RB Utility to install, will all the latest improvements be installed?

Yep!

[Njones]

Thanks. Any progress on Bluetooth capability

[Zabizabo]

I'll see if I can dig up some compatible headphones and see if xDuoo/Hiby implemented this in a straightforward manner.

I was able to figure out how support for the inline remote was implemented on the X3ii.  Builds from 2021-03-21 will have it fully integrated.

Only the middle button seems to work (play/prev/next), the volume control does not seem to be implemented.  But hey, that's something!

Also in other news, I reworked the keymapping a bit so that the prev/next keys generally do the right thing, though in the list/menu/settings context they remain as before as that physically maps better (ie upper button means 'up').

Thanks a lot, it's working like a charm  . For the volume control, I think you are right, it's not implemented on the X3II.

My best

[Deltaplouf]

Thanks. Any progress on Bluetooth capability

Also wondering... I'm about to buy a Xduoo X3II, but the only thing that keeps me from doing so is my fear of missing the Bluetooth capability once I rockboxed it...

How do you, owners of X3ii, manage? You gave up using bluetooth, or you boot the original firmware when you need to?