[Powderphinger]

Root is not needed to install the kernel properly. However root is beneficial in installing apps that benefit from root level access. Greenify (battery life improvements), Titanium Backup (freezing or deleting bloat), Kernel Adiutor (many things, though I use it to bring the minimum CPU frequency with screen off up to 504 MHz from its minimum ~300 ).

I don’t think you have the latest kernel however, is the zip you installed 2.8? The date in the kernel description should show March something not January.

To know if everything is working right, on your first boot from the flashing of kernel zip on TWRP, leave it running for several minutes. While it is on turn the display time out off (sleep after - NEVER). Reboot player. When it reboots this 2nd time as soon as you can see the lock screen swipe in, watch the bottom of screen near the shortcuts bar, and wait for “2.8 ALL OPTIMIZATIONS DONE” to pop up there.

Just tried again and here is what I get:

"E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/FiiO-xriii-jkubha-V2.8-TWRP .zip" Then in red, "failed."

???

Powderphinger

 

[kaosnews]

Just tried again and here is what I get:

"E: Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/FiiO-xriii-jkubha-V2.8-TWRP .zip" Then in red, "failed."

???

Powderphinger

I think you should download the kernel again - maybe a bad ZIP file.

 

[Powderphinger]

I think you should download the kernel again - maybe a bad ZIP file.

Weirdly enough, the Kernel version now shows:

"3.0.101+
jkbuha@Virtualbox #4
Tue Mar 26 21:43:05 GMT 2019"

???

Any definitive way to confirm update? No message appeared at the bottom of the short cut bar(android)

Powderphinger

 

[kaosnews]

Weirdly enough, the Kernel version now shows:

"3.0.101+
jkbuha@Virtualbox #4
Tue Mar 26 21:43:05 GMT 2019"

???

Any definitive way to confirm update? No message appeared at the bottom of the short cut bar(android)

Powderphinger

This is correct!
I have Fidelizer 1.2.3 (Advanced Purist version) and also don't see the message like you (which I had on the standard FiiO 1.2.4 firmware). So something is not correct with your and mine installation. I'm now also installing everything again - will let you know about the message!

Edit: Weird... Still not seeing the message on Fidelizer 1.2.3 (And I removed everything from /system/media).

 

[ghosthost]

@jkbuha
Have attempted to get better photos of the innards with no great success. Would the best transcription my eyes can offer of the legible text on the visible chips be of use instead?

LABEL A
AP[OBSCURED BY FOAM PAD]
T20FA035
1545

LABEL B
AU6465R
863-GCF-GR
CGAF06-14
1551T

LABEL C
[LOGO] 15469AE
THGBMFG8C4LBAIR
1Y7434 TAIWAN

UNLABELED BETWEEN A & C LEFT:
H8563S
MJAD12Y

UNLABELED BETWEEN A & C RIGHT:
EAUG

LABEL D
ACTIVE
88604M
JF511

LABEL E
ACTEL (logo)
ProASIC 3
A3PO 10
QNG4R 1644
QNHQ5

LABEL F
MSP430
G2433
T1 698A
A173 G4

LABEL G:
25402
TI 58E
MN23

LABEL H:
TPS6
5131
TI 62W
Z13K

LABEL J:
EW=3G
R34

LABEL K:
KO
227
6K
634

Also, there are 6 small chips labeled: Nx AS7
and 6 others labeled:
47-10L
HG (Z)

Steve

 

[jkbuha]

Excellent work - thanks. You've just discovered two new (more reliable) frequency oscillators which I'll try and see if the kernel can utilise them...

 

[ghosthost]

Excellent work - thanks. You've just discovered two new (more reliable) frequency oscillators which I'll try and see if the kernel can utilise them...

Does that mean I get to join the Justice League of America?
Now if that pesky replacement battery would just turn up...

 

[FiiO]

Base firmware, v 1.2.4, FiiO Music v. 1.1.0, after updating, when I turn on the unit, search through and find an album I wanna hear, start it, then after a while it will just pause the song, if I hit the pause button to resume, it will play right through the folder, but if I skip to another song or folder, after a few the new song I play will pause again, very annoying.
I said 30 seconds, but not sure how long the actual time is elapsed, and not sure if it is exactly the same time span every time it happens.
Have not tried to roll back to older firmware, not sure if I can, haven't read this whole thread.

Dear friend,
If you are convenient, please send you small video and your music files to support@fiio.com for confirming the issue.

Best regards

 

[kaosnews]

Weirdly enough, the Kernel version now shows:

"3.0.101+
jkbuha@Virtualbox #4
Tue Mar 26 21:43:05 GMT 2019"

???

Any definitive way to confirm update? No message appeared at the bottom of the short cut bar(android)

Powderphinger

I have tested Fidelizer 1.2.3 with the new kernel and the strange thing is that the message is not always visible. After a few reboots it's visible but not if you reboot again. Did you rebooted a few times and saw the message?

Question for the Android specialists: how to disable the update check function? I have Fidelizer 1.2.3 and it will constant shows the OTA update message. I have Titanium Backup, so I can remove the app responsible for this.

 

[stillman]

I have tested Fidelizer 1.2.3 with the new kernel and the strange thing is that the message is not always visible. After a few reboots it's visible but not if you reboot again. Did you rebooted a few times and saw the message?

Question for the Android specialists: how to disable the update check function? I have Fidelizer 1.2.3 and it will constant shows the OTA update message. I have Titanium Backup, so I can remove the app responsible for this.

Turn on Battery Saver, after that update message will not show themself.

 

[Powderphinger]

This is correct!
I have Fidelizer 1.2.3 (Advanced Purist version) and also don't see the message like you (which I had on the standard FiiO 1.2.4 firmware). So something is not correct with your and mine installation. I'm now also installing everything again - will let you know about the message!

Edit: Weird... Still not seeing the message on Fidelizer 1.2.3 (And I removed everything from /system/media).

Did some further digging on this and it appears my issue involves a .md5 file error. Appears this file confirm and validates zip intregity.... ??? Still at a loss as to how best to address this.

Powderphinger

 

[kaosnews]

Did some further digging on this and it appears my issue involves a .md5 file error. Appears this file confirm and validates zip intregity.... ??? Still at a loss as to how best to address this.

Powderphinger

I removed Fidelizer 1.2.3 and went back to FiiO 1.2.1 with standard kernel (so first installed standard kernel with AndroidTool and FiiO firmware 1.2.1 with X5III firmware upgrade tool), let it update to 1.2.4 (3 OTA updates). After that I factory reset everything. Installed TWRP, Jkbuha kernel and root. It's pretty stable now and runs great (I also removed all the bloat - so it's pretty clean now)

 

[TiborG]

I removed Fidelizer 1.2.3 and went back to FiiO 1.2.1 with standard kernel (so first installed standard kernel with AndroidTool and FiiO firmware 1.2.1 with X5III firmware upgrade tool), let it update to 1.2.4 (3 OTA updates). After that I factory reset everything. Installed TWRP, Jkbuha kernel and root. It's pretty stable now and runs great (I also removed all the bloat - so it's pretty clean now)

Congratulations on your satisfaction.
For final mass editing of tags I can recommend TagScanner. It can bulk reduce the size of album art, rename in bulk, clean up unneeded tags etc, all that is needed for a complete cleanup. It's stupid to process a 128 Gb SD card, but it did. Just no other processes on the PC, then it is unstable.
Cooling is also useful ... Or better to work with 3-5 albums

https://www.xdlab.ru/en/

 

[Soundtrap]

I think of going to sell my X5III. I really would like the X5III to be good - and I have tried a lot like buying fidelizer Advanced rom, using it with/without the modified kernel, using the base firmware with and without kernel but it's still not great. Maybe because I'm used to use the X5 1st gen which just... works. So yesterday I played the whole day some big DSD Flac files on my X5 1st gen and everything played great. The UI is fast and clear. Today I'm trying to play the same files on my X5III and it's the worst. After some freezes it plays, pauzes and then plays again. The UI is terrible (why is the Play all button under the back button) and even with the modified kernel it's slow. After 2 hours of struggling I removed my SD cards from the X5III and into my X5 1st gen and yes it's perfect again.

After someone suggested earlier I've downloaded Hiby player on my X5III (stock- no mods), just to have a crack and after initially starting slow like a old car on the cold morning, it really runs smoothly and has sound EQ and other sound tweaks that matches Viber effects. It is even more responsive than FiiOs own player especialy when you play/pause and skip forward to the next song . I am on 1.21 since I hate latest FiiO music player without viber effects, to me it sounds hollow and flat. So I'll be staying on 1.21 until it's death.

 

[kaosnews]

After someone suggested earlier I've downloaded Hiby player on my X5III (stock- no mods), just to have a crack and after initially starting slow like a old car on the cold morning, it really runs smoothly and has sound EQ and other sound tweaks that matches Viber effects. It is even more responsive than FiiOs own player especialy when you play/pause and skip forward to the next song . I am on 1.21 since I hate latest FiiO music player without viber effects, to me it sounds hollow and flat. So I'll be staying on 1.21 until it's death.

Well also give it a spin and the Hiby player works very nice! Did you set some settings of just default settings?
I'm a Android user since the beginning (T-mobile G1) and trying to get the most of the X5III takes me back to a time where memory was precious and resources limited. Partly it's a lot of fun I must admit to get the most of a device. It contradicts my previous statement - but maybe it was too late and I was too tired