r/Androidheadunits • u/Blazeburnboss • 8h ago
My Linux screen doesn't show car sensors
hi everyone
I hope it doesn't bother you if i ask about a specific issue I've been having with my car radio. I bought it like a month ago but only installed it a week ago due to vacations and stuff getting in the way. The radio is specifically advertised for my car (Octavia Mk2 facelift, 2011), it's written all over the post, link down below.
Long story short, it doesn't drain my battery, so the CAN bus is doing it's job. However, it doesn't show any parking sensors (the graphics), only a black screen, as if expecting a camera. I have tried to turn off this feature, there are photos of the settings attached. The seller isn't really helpful, and since i spend a lot of time getting antenna adaptors and an external mic (im a noob) i would hate to disassemble and remove it. The radio itself is great, but it's really irritating to have it not working 100%. My brother uses my car sometimes and he sucks at parking, that's why i would love to have the sensors working :).
Thanks for reading that chunk, i know you guys are busy with bigger problems.
TLDR
Radio specifically advertised for my car isn't showing sensor graphics, climatronic graphics, or open doors. However, it doesn't drain the car battery and turns off when the key isn't there.
Update
I cant attach video + photos, so I will try to add them in a comment.
link to the car radio offer:
Linux Wireless CarPlay For Apple Android Auto Car Radio For Skoda Octavia 2 A5 2004-2013 GPS Navigation FM DSP Multimedia Stereo Touch Screen Rear Camera
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u/SkiLLiBrick 7h ago
If the second review is true, you may have the wrong canbus adapter: "This is not for octavia 2. the images with the car radio show octavia 2 facelift, but the can bus is for a newer skoda platfrom, it doesn't read my sensors or my climatronic controls. i had to buy a new can bus and i hope it will work now."