Kotix Custom ROM for the Android S160 (M072) Head Unit

[marcus01]

Due to Sheppy's original thread for the S160 (M072) Android HU Installation getting off topic/polluted with Kotix ROM chatter, I thought it might be worthwhile setting up a separate thread for the Kotix ROM discussion.

For those not familiar with the Kotix ROM, it is a custom ROM for the S160 unit (Not just the M072 - M072 is the Astra J version of it) which provides some additional functionality and also overcomes some of the limitations of the standard ROM. 

The main benefits are:-

1. User data partition for apps/data can be increased from 1 Gig to 2 Gig, 4 Gig or 8 Gig. 
2. Root access to the device
3. 2 or 3 additional skins for the launcher including new skins for radio, music player, bluetooth etc. 
4. Some basic colour customisation for the music and radio apps. 

I might have forgotten 1 or 2 other benefits. 

The Kotix website is at :-

http://kotixworld.blogspot.ie/

The cost of the Kotix ROM is GBP 15 / EUR 20.

Since Oct/Nov 2016, the Kotix ROM requires an unlock code from the seller to stop unauthorised use of the ROM. 

I'll try and grab some of the Kotix questions posed in the other thread and add them to this thread if possible. 

Thanks

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This is a link the the latest skins available for the Kotix ROM.

http://kotixworld.blogspot.ie/2017/04/s1...-skin.html

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Installing the Kotix ROM. (Mini Guide) 

Whilst I realise that a lot of people would balk at the thought of trying to flash the ROM on the Android Unit, it's really not that difficult once you get your head around it. 

This isn't meant to be the definitive guide on how to do it but rather a high level overview of the process itself. 

1. Visit the Kotixworld website and buy the software. Payment is via Paypal
2. Once he (Marco) has received payment, he will send you a link to his shared Google Drive which contains all versions of the Kotix ROM.
3. The latest version is always in his Root folder. (i.e. 3 x RAR Files - i.e. Compresses Zipped files)
4. He tends to have 3 versions of his ROM in the foot folder for 2 Gig, 4 Gig or 8 Gig configuration. The 2 or 4 Gig version would probably be sufficient. 
5. Create a new folder on your PC.
6. Unzip the RAR file to this folder. I use 7ZIP. (i.e. 7Zip Manager is a ZIP/UNZIP tool which is free to download - http://www.7-zip.org/download.html )  

The Folder Structure should look something like this:-
      - Internal_Sd
      - Preinstall
      - SystemApp
      - Wincacfg

In the Root of the folder will be approx 10 other files.  

7. Email Marco for a Unlock.code file if he hasn't already emailed it to you.
8. He will send you this file as an attachment that should be saved to the WINCACFG folder.
9. WINCACFG folder also contains the Default Wallpaper if you want to change it. (i.e. Copy a different JPG file to this folder and rename it to "default_wallpaper.jpg")
10. PREINSTALL folder can be used to install specific APK files during the flash process. (i.e. Keep this to a minimum as they are a few APKs there which conflict with the System APKs which can cause missing menu options) 

11. Format a SD card for the installation process. 
12. Copy all the files and folders as-is onto the SD card.
13. Make sure that the Head Unit has been powered off 30 mins so that it is no longer in hibernate mode.
14. Insert the SD Card into the GPS card slot and turn on the ignition. 
15. The unit should boot into the Android Update configuration screen. The process should take about 15-20 minutes.
16. The default language after the ROM flash is Russian so the first thing you need to do is find the Language option in Settings which are in Russian of course to switch it back to English. (Haha....good luck)

NB. Note that you will need to log into your Google Account again as this will have all been lost. 
And you will also need to re-download all your apps again. 

Hope this all makes sense.