Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Android Auto headunit

Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by tmzt on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:07PM (#16459879)

Does anybody know of any software that implements Android Auto or Apple Car protocols to display content on existing head unit? Maybe something that could run on a Raspberry Pi.

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Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by sameyolo on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:29PM (#16460015)

You could try looking into some of the Android forums where they have unlocked the head units and have demonstrated being able to flash custom roms, although may be a bit different from what you're looking.

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Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by kbenson on Sunday February 25, 2018 @01:18PM (#16460288)

That does seem interesting. I was looking at whether it was possibly to flash/replace the head unit software if a few years old Camry the other week, but didn't find anything useful. Do you happen to have info on which android forums someone should look in?

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Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by solarkraft on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:57PM (#16460175)

This is what I'm actually interested in.

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Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by drewmol on Sunday February 25, 2018 @01:27PM (#16460328)

Here's a thread from XDA about the Honda pilot, may be a good place to start perusing

https://forum.xda-developers.com/android/help/heard-2016-hon...

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Re:Crankshaft – A GNU/Linux for the Raspberry Pi as an Andro... by kiteloop on Sunday February 25, 2018 @12:17PM (#16459932)

I'm interested in the same use case, it would be great if this is possible!

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