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AC3 support is here!!! (needs root)

MasterElwood
Protege
Here it is - tried it: Works !!!

Guide (needs root):

1. Put the file media_codecs.xml in the folder system/etc
2. Put the files libsac3d.so & libsomxac3d.so in the folder system/lib
3. Set permissions to all 3 files: 0644 (owner: root/root)
4. Reboot

https://mega.co.nz/#!KcZDXBwJ!Nf-PcY...1H4EZ5X7i_x8ck


Thanks to: Pako777 from XDA and mcBane from android-hilfe.de
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tocsrechno
Honored Guest
whats the decryption code?

MasterElwood
Protege
WTH? There wasn´t one when i downloaded it!

Here you go...

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3775237/Foren/GEAR%20VR%20AC3.zip

Leonard_Powers
Explorer
Thanks for sharing, just rooted my phone and installed these. 🙂
DK1 | DK2 | GearVR | CV1 Pre-Ordered "I reject your reality and substitute my own"

Leonard_Powers
Explorer
Just tested this and after setting the permissions this worked like a charm
DK1 | DK2 | GearVR | CV1 Pre-Ordered "I reject your reality and substitute my own"

munkondi
Explorer
will there ever be a way of doing this without rooting the phone, do you think? I'd rather not root just to do this, if that's possible!

alternatively, would anyone have any recommendations for software that could convert the audio of video files from AC3 to one that could be played using the Gear VR Oculus Cinema app?

tocsrechno
Honored Guest
i use virtualDub

just file/open video file.

go to file/file info. make sure it is ac3 audio.

then go video/direct stream copy

and audio/full processing mode

audio/compression

set mpeg layer-3
and whatever bitrate you want
select ok

lastly file/save as AVI

new file will take about 5-10 minutes to encode with new audio

HomerS66
Expert Protege
Can't open mkv/mp4 files with virtualdub.

keb33509
Protege
Curious issue....I performed this hack a couple of weeks ago and it works perfectly, but I noticed something today. I am no longer able to record from my camera app, or any other camera app on the store. Anyone else have this problem? I'm guessing I'll have to restore my phone since I didn't save a backup of the file I replaced. However, I was wanting to see if this has happened to anyone else that has tried this.

paulx
Honored Guest
AC3 in my case doesn't work 😞

After rebooting libsac3d.so & libsomxac3d.so disappears from lib folder. Is it okay?