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cyew86
post Nov 25 2017, 10:54 AM

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QUOTE(carpathia @ Nov 25 2017, 09:22 AM)
This is a dumb question but how to delete apps from q10
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My apps -> menu button on remote -> uninstall
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Setting -> More -> Apps -> uninstall
cyew86
post Jan 24 2018, 11:00 AM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jan 24 2018, 10:58 AM)
cyew86 is using customized firmware from futeko on q5pro.

useful comments for those who wanna try. thumbup.gif
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Thanks smile.gif
Another item to add on: Chromecast screensaver is built in, it will run after you leave the box idle for awhile (didn't keep track, 5 minutes maybe?). Good for preventing burn-in on your TV panel smile.gif
cyew86
post Jan 25 2018, 11:21 AM

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QUOTE(gtiwtks @ Jan 25 2018, 09:23 AM)
Hi Bro Cyew86,

Can shared the link for the customized firmware?
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http://www.futeko.com/newforum/index.php?topic=812.0
Here you go. Make sure that you follow the instruction and don't miss any step to prevent bricking your box smile.gif
cyew86
post Jan 25 2018, 01:43 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jan 25 2018, 12:27 PM)
just to check with u...

2.0.7 5.1 audio passthrough in standard Kodi / SPMC. Improved network speed. Includes patch for BD-ISO full menu support in HiMediaplayer. Updated Kodi with Estuary theme. Updated UI theme. See Softpedia forum post for more info + changelog. ONLY FOR INSTALL OVER FIRMWARE 2.0.4 / 2.0.5 / 2.0.6 / 2.0.7.

.. with cfw, kodi 17.6 can only do 5.1, i.e. aac5.1?
ofw can do dd/dd+5.1 for the relevant streams.

.. "install over 2.04..." = install over cfw 2.0.4 or ofw 2.0.4 or either?
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I am not an expert, so I am not sure if I can be of any help

For 5.1 audio, while I have a 5.1 home theatre, I position all the speakers in front of me due to limited space, hence hard to discern the position of where the sound is coming from. Unless you can tell me which settings to check, then I can help to do so tonight smile.gif

For installation, I played it safe, I was on official firmware 2.0.6 (upgrading through the recommended recovery method from 1.0.3 all the way up), then I did an incremental update to official 2.0.7, finally recovery update to custom 2.0.7. Again, I am by no mean an expert, I do not want to give any wrong advice that will brick your box, so I can only share my personal experience here and how it worked out for me smile.gif
cyew86
post Jan 25 2018, 07:16 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jan 25 2018, 06:06 PM)
Dun worry, i wun brick my box so easily. biggrin.gif

I had always wanted to try that cfw (customized firmware).
yr exp promoted me to do so.
Moreover, i was on the verge of reinstalling ofw (official firmware) 207.

Tested cfw 207.
Compared to ofw 207:
.. save some storage since some mandatory apps removed.
.. yes, astrogo works.
.. bluray patch built in... full bd menu, imprex settings, frame rate adaptation work fine.

.. default, wrapper player set on in kodi.
.. local playback with kodi goes straight to native player.
.. online streams... no good... aac2.0, 5.1 only, can't do dd/dd+ 5.1 like ofw.

So... get something, lose something.
For those who dun care about kodi streams audio passthru but want astrogo, use cfw.
Me, i watch a lot of vod tv series with good audio with kodi quasar... so, went back to ofw 207.
Will see if futeko guys will come up with some new fix.
Good experiment for me.

About astrogo, i can see why u saw some channels as hd.
On this box, some channels come out slightly better than my other device.
While info bars, logos look sharp, the actual video is not good enough.
Like someone suspected, "hd but low bit rate".
They are, to my eyes, 480p at best.
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Thanks for sharing. I never really realised about the DD/DD+ 5.1 due to my speakers placement, so I am not super particular about it smile.gif
In any case, I think the author has done an excellent job with this custom firmware smile.gif
cyew86
post Jan 25 2018, 10:52 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Jan 25 2018, 10:47 PM)
u can see dd or dd+ come up on yr AVR display panel if that is the case.

anyway, like i said, audio may not be critical to some users.
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Mine is just a cheap HTiB, the display is a single line display that just shows D.IN (Digital In) without any other information
So yeah, I think I can live with CFW in the absence of good home theatre system smile.gif
Thanks for sharing again
cyew86
post Jan 26 2018, 09:51 AM

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QUOTE(gtiwtks @ Jan 26 2018, 09:20 AM)
Bro cyew86,

I already tried the cfw207 on my q5 pro yesterday nite. Everything works fine however notice the storage become very less only have 4.07gb in total (Used 1.3 gb, Available 2.7 gb). Check on kodi got one drive with almost 1 gb empty but not accessible/available. Are you having the same storage size as well?
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Do you see it in the "More" Setting page? Or the Device Info page?
My Device Info is showing 8GB with 2.X GB free space (normal given the OS would have taken up about 4GB space, about 1GB for apps), while the "More" Setting page shows 4GB storage as what you have said, but it has always been the same even when I was on OFW.
cyew86
post Jan 26 2018, 08:51 PM

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QUOTE(gtiwtks @ Jan 26 2018, 02:52 PM)
The 4GB is from the "More" Setting page. No idea where is the device info page. LOL...

Since you mentioned even on OFW had been same, should be normal... Didn't check before changing to CFW.
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Setting - About - Device Info thumbsup.gif
cyew86
post Feb 1 2018, 09:42 PM

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QUOTE(Ngto @ Feb 1 2018, 09:06 PM)
Don't you think I already searched for them. Google will give a lot of overseas suggestions,  but locally very difficult to get  There are no locally available that suits my needs. You have to consider which direction the female is facing when connected.

Maybe I wil just sell the Q10 pro and get the Egreat A10 instead, where the USB connectors are at the back.
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Have you tried Lazada? Can find almost anything there:
http://www.lazada.com.my/usb-extension-lin...-116711363.html
cyew86
post Apr 20 2018, 05:13 PM

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Installed OFW 2.0.8, being so used to CFW, not happy with the theme and removal of built in Chromecast function. Found that they partially fixed the subtitle bug, and the subtitle download function is still broken (tested with Ferdinand). Gonna try the CFW which is newly released today, downloading now as we speak, will share if I see anything new smile.gif
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post Apr 20 2018, 05:53 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Apr 20 2018, 05:39 PM)
subtitle bug... what bug do u face? what type of sub, file?

there was some skipping in earlier versions but 208 is good... i tested thoroughly with many of my own collection, so far so good.

yes... online sub downloading feature not fixed on native player... for that, i use mx pro.
i tested cfw once... just for astrogo, but with 208, that is moot, no need.

the thing i was unhappy with CFW was that with kodi quasar, it did not give DD/DD+ audio (only aac2.0), whereas OFW does.

let me know if new CFW can do that... just to know, thanks.
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.srt file, somehow it just doesn’t load via native player but it worked with MX
Faced the same issue with The Foreigner on 2.0.7 but the new OFW fixed it
Sure, will let you know if I find anything about it, but I think I shared before that none of my low end equipment can show whether its DD or AAC 2.0, but will double check 😀
cyew86
post Apr 21 2018, 08:13 PM

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QUOTE(AVFAN @ Apr 20 2018, 11:17 PM)
i had used a few srt's on some tv shows... so far ok.

one thing if u can just check at the native player - the sub position should be 0.

for certain files with embedded subs like bdmv, u may have set the position to -15x to get subs position lower, into the bottom black bar for elegance.

that will cause srt subs in other files to be too low to be displayed - hence, no subs.
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Reporting back with CFW, strongly not recommended to install. It has serious performance issue, playback stutters very often on both local and network stream. Going to revert back to OFW ☹️

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