Android OS

download mod firmware to get root access and market

Android 2.1 MOD with root and market

the first booting will calibrate the screen , click the five point

the function of buttons in android

” + “   button  : back

middle button : press to show menu / hold  pop up keyboard

” – “  button : press return to home page / hold pop up a window with running software

the default language is chinese  , you can follow the guide to change it

support language :

chinese , english , cestina , deutsch , espanol , francais , italiano , nederlands , polski , pyccknn , korean , japanese

the dynamic  wallpaper looks great , but it  will slow the system , you ‘d better change it to normal wallpaper

you may feel the system is still slow , you can use advanced task manager to kill the running program to free the ram

add a widget to desktop

you can also add many other useful widget , such as clock , battery  , etc

let ‘s how wifi works

1. go to settings -  wireless & networks

2. enable wifi and click hotspot

3. input password and click connect button

you will see wifi icon on top

smartq v5 also support bluetooth , we can use bluetooth to connect mobile phone , bluetooth keyboard /mouse /gps module ,etc

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when i want to copy something to v5  , i found  the device can’t  connect to pc in android 2.1 , the setting of otg mode is disable , we have to use sd card to transfer  files .

smartq v5 is  not only a mid , but also a 1080 P video player .

if you want to output video to tv , you need do some settings

go to  sound and display setting

PDF Reading  is a  important function of SmartQ V5

if you want to use other pdf reader , you search it on market

you can also install apk file in apk installer

before install apk file , you need enable unknown sources in setting

1. search software apk file and download to sd card

2. insert sd card and  install it in es file explorer

3. you can also use “Apk 安装器”  , it is a good  installer

APK Software Collectation

Advanced Task Killer Free.apk

AIM.apk

ApacheFileServer.apk

Bible.apk

com.skype.android.lite.apk

Facebook.apk

Google Translate.apk

LaputaII.apk

NewsRob.apk

OI File Manager.apk

Opera Mini 5 beta.apk

Robo Defense FREE.apk

SECuRET LiveStream DEMO.apk

Shazam.apk

Stocks.apk

Twidroid.apk

Uninstaller.apk

WebSharing Lite.apk

vizBattery.apk  (wdiget)

SD Card Memory Widget.apk  (wdiget)

Battery Widget.apk   (wdiget)

download

some software may not run in full screen , you can set it

go to spare parts –> compatibility mode  and uncheck it , then reboot v5

UBUNTU OS

change SmartQ V to R7

a fans from china transplant R7′s pdf reader to smartq v5/v7

download

1. download and copy to sd card , make sure there is enough space

2. run r7pdf.run , after installation , it will  show “安装结束”

3. open pdf file

how to exit ?

press menu button , rotate the screen and click exit menu

install E17 Enlightenment on SmartQ MID

before install it , you need delete soft.img from your sd card (you can use another sd card) , and there must be at least 100MB in your internal storge

1.  download deb package

download

2.  extract to your sd card

3.  copy packages folder to /home/user/

4.  enter  /etc/apt/ ,  open sources.list

add these code

deb file:/home/user packages/

5.  run terminal (such as evilite)

type

sudo apt-get update

then

sudo apt-get install e17

sudo apt-get install xmms2

sudo apt-get install emusic

sudo apt-get install neon

sudo apt-get install vkbd-ng

sudo apt-get install python-edbus

step by step and always choose “Y”

6. show hidden files in file manager then  create    .xinitrc  on  /home/user

7. type

#!/bin/sh
exec enlightenment_start

8. reboot

bugs:  wifi , touch screen

we suggest use usb mouse to control it and backup before  install it .

if you don;t like it , you just need remove .xinitrc

via zhiqi fans by mink365

turn your SmartQ V5  into mp4 player

SmartQ V5 Firmware download

V5 Linux V5.5

V5 Android V3.0

V5 Android 2.1 Preview

V5 WinCE V1.0(English)

Android 2.1 MOD with root and market

to be continued

sudo apt-get install neon