IRC log of #cubox of Sun 13 Apr 2014. All times are in CEST < Back to index

00:29 unsolo jenkins101: :)
02:44 TheOgrable Hi, I'm wondering : what is the Cubox-i2 ultra
02:44 TheOgrable because on the product page there's no such things
02:44 TheOgrable http://cubox-i.com/products/
03:00 Forrest-- it used to be there
03:01 Forrest-- looks like they removed it...prpobably anyone who wanted the i2 opted for the i4, the price point was only 20$ more when I ordered
03:02 Forrest-- iirc it was basically identical to the i4 pro but with the dualcore processor
03:19 TheOgrable ok thx for the answer
03:20 TheOgrable I'll go with the i2 then
03:20 TheOgrable the i4 is too expansive for my budget unfortunatly
11:52 dtroy Hi guys, as I understand from the forum the cubox-i is not google certified. I was just wondering if anyone here knew why? Is it an hardware issue ? From what I read it doesn't cost any money to get it certified, you just have to run some tests on the device and send them to Google
11:54 jnettlet dtroy, it is actually more a problem with the way Google does certifications more than anything.
11:55 dtroy Hi jnettlet, would you care to elaborate ?
11:56 jnettlet because google's certification process is so geared towards smartphones many of the tests do not apply to an android appliance, so they fail. Like GPS certification and not touch support.
11:57 jnettlet A group backed by Rockchip has petitioned google to make changes but I have not heard of any progress yet.
11:58 jnettlet The way that many companies get around it is to pay the large (relatively) sum of money to become a google partner. That is usually not an option for smaller shops.
12:00 dtroy Oh OK, I didn't realize that was the case because The Android Compatibility Definition Document (CDD) specify thing like GPS are optional and not a requirement to get certified
12:01 jnettlet dtroy, yes they are, but then you don't get certified for location services and very few of the apps in the playstore are available to your device.
12:01 jnettlet that is the problem with their "optional" certifications
12:01 jnettlet you are better off plugging in a usb gps and certify it that way in order to get qualified.
12:02 jnettlet also the smaller you are the longer you sit in Google's queue. I am pretty sure a certification request has been sent in. Who knows when google may get around to looking at it.
12:03 jnettle 12:03 * jnettlet &
12:06 dtroy Is that in order to get a google play license ? because the FAQ says the certification itself should be automated:
12:06 dtroy How long does compatibility take? The process is automated. The Compatibility Test Suite generates a report that can be provided to Google to verify compatibility. Eventually we intend to provide self-service tools to upload these reports to a public database.
12:06 dtroy Apologies for the many questions, I just want to get a better understand of what we can do with the device
12:07 dtroy and what are the limitations
13:27 jnettlet dtroy, the compatibility test suite is automated, but once you upload the results they have to be reviewed manually by google
13:28 jnettlet it is only truly automated if you pass all the tests, which no set top top box generally will
13:29 dtroy Oh OK. I see.Thanks for the clarification jnettlet
13:33 dtroy Sounds a lot easier on their FAQ / Website
13:40 file many things do in life
13:50 jnettlet dtroy, it always does. It is something that SolidRun is continuing to pursue it is just a longer process for their types of devices.
18:52 Hoof My cubox v1 got bricked using the latest installer. So I need to reflash the SPI. I only have a mac at my disposal and I need the "sx" command. It is not installed. It seems I need a package named lrzsz. How do I get a hold of that? Does it really require me to install xcode? Is there any other way to reflash? :/
21:38 nikitis j #slimrom
23:10 sraue jnettlet, just found http://server.vijge.net/static/cubox/irclog/201312/cubox-20131221.html you still know what was the issue with "ERROR: VpuOpen - VPU load failed with error code 1."
23:11 sraue updated my own distro to kernel 3.10, and all needed libs and firmware to 3.10.17/9 too