Download Minix Driver
1) You need to use a PC with Windows 7 64bit or Windows 7 32bit (not sure about Windows XP Pro). Windows 8 will not work here and won’t detect the Minix once you connect it to it.
- Download MINIX Firmware drivers, firmware, bios, tools, utilities.
- Minix Neo X7 Download The Drivers; Windows 8 will not work here and wont detect the Minix once you connect it to it. There are 2 different image files: one from Dec 2013 (good for older manufactured model) and another from Oct 2014 (good for newer manufactured model).
2) Contact us by support@novisign.com in order to get the firmware ZIP file. There are 2 different image files: one from Dec 2013 (good for older manufactured model) and another from Oct 2014 (good for newer manufactured model). If you flash the older image on a brand new Minix Neo X7, you might discover that the WiFi doesn’t work (the new image will solve this!).
3) Once you get the ZIP file, right click the zip file “Flash X7 firmware.zip” and save it on your PC.
Minix Neo Z64 Mobile Driver (USB Driver) Model: Minix Neo Z64 Chipset: Intel Driver Size: 8.89 MB + 8.27 MB. Minix Neo-X5 Mobile Driver (USB Driver) Model: Minix Neo-X5 Chipset: Rockchip Driver Size: 225 KB + 8.27 MB. Minix Neo-X5-116A Mobile Driver (USB Driver) Model: Minix Neo-X5-116A Chipset: Rockchip.
4) After the download is complete, unzip the file, to get the Android flashing tool utility and the drivers for the Minix. You can also download the drivers from Minix website (the file name is NEO USB Driver V3.5 and it’s 306KB).
5) Right click the image file “2013-11-13_box_x7_rotation root 1080p.zip” and save it on your PC.
6) After the download is complete, unzip the file, to have an img file. This is the image you’re going to flash on your Minix as a new firmware.
7) Start the flashing tool utility (run the file “RKBatchTool–1.7.exe”). All the connected devices should be in gray color.
8) Connect the Minix to your PC using USB-to-OTG cable (OTG side goes to the OTG port of the Minix and the USB side goes to your PC).
9) Now you need to bring the Minix into flash mode. Use a paper clip to insert into the reset hole of the Minix. Hold it down and in parallel plug the power cord, keep the paper clip there for 3 – 5 seconds and press the on/off button for 1 second (t oturn it on). Take out the paper clip. You’re supposed to hear a ding sound from the connected PC. That means the Minix is now in flash mode and ready to be flashed.
(If your PC doesn’t seem to have a new connected hardware, you might need to jumper the Minix for auto power on, so you won’t have to press the on/off button for putting the Minix into flash mode; another thing you might need to do is to use a different PC.)
10) On your PC, you should choose to manually search for a driver and then find the appropriate driver you got on step #4 and select it (i.e. if your operating system is Windows 7 32bit, you should choose “x86” or “Win32Bit” and then drill down to find the driver for Win7).
11) After the driver is successfully installed on your PC, you should be able to see the Minix in the device manager Windows utility. Now the PC can recognize your Minix.
12) On the PC, in the RocketChip flashing utility, you’re supposed to see a green square in the connected device frame (representing your Minix). If you don’t, you might need to use a different driver for the Minix (there are 2 drivers: one will show you “Minix” in the Windows device manager, while the other will show you “RocksHub” – and that one seems to work better).
13) In the RocketChip flashing utility, in the “FW Path” choose the image file which you downloaded on step #5.
14) Click the “Restore” button. This will erase all the data on the Minix and then will flash the new image on the Minix.
15) It will take a couple of minutes till you see the success message.
16) Unplug the USB cord from the PC and unplug the power from the Minix.
17) Plug the power to the Minix and turn it on. The first time it starts will take more time than the usual, so be patient.
18) After the Minix is up and running, you’ll be able to notice the rotation option on its screen (“Settings” -> “Display” -> “Screen rotation”; if you choose “Portrait”, the Minix will go into portrait rotation mode).
You can use the video for flashing the Minix Neo X7 as an aid.
If you need to flash the smaller version of the Minix Neo X7, the “mini”, you can use this walkthrough.
On this page, you can find the official Minix Neo X7 Mini USB Driver, which allows you to connect the device during the flashing process or while generally connecting the device to the computer.
There are two drivers available for the device, i.e., RockChip Driver and ADB Driver. Both the drivers support RockChip Flash Tool and IMEI Write Tool and can be used for Firmware Flashing or IMEI writing.
Minix Neo X7 Mini RockChip Driver
The RockChip Driver is required if you want to flash or install Stock Firmware or Write IMEI on the devices powered by RockChip Chipset.
Driver Name: Rockchip Driver
Package Name: Rockchip_Driver_v3.7.zip
Driver Size: 225 KB
How to Install: Follow Guidelines
Minix Neo X7 Mini ADB Driver
The ADB Driver is required if you want to perform the ADB debugging with the Android Devices.
Driver Name: ADB Driver
Package Name: usb_driver_r13-windows.zip
Driver Size: 8.27 MB
How to Install: Follow Guidelines
How to install USB Driver Manually
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- Download and extract (unzip) the driver on the Computer.
- Open Device Manager (Press Win+R and Type devmgmt.msc and hit Enter).
- In Device Manager, Click on the Computer Name.
- Click on the Actions Menu > Select Add Legacy Hardware.
- Click on the Next button.
- Select Install the Hardware that I manually Select from a list and Click on Next Button.
- Click on the Next button.
- Click on the Have Disk button and locate the driver on the computer.
- Click on the Add button.
- Now, the USB driver will be installed and listed in the Device Manager.
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[*] Driver Signature Error: If you are facing Driver Signature Error While installing the driver on the Windows Computer, then to fix the issue follow How to Fix Driver Signature Error page.
[*] Driver Easy: If you are still facing issues with the USB Driver, then we recommend you to use Driver Easy Application to Search and install the required drivers automatically.
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[*] Minix Neo X7 Mini Stock Firmware: If you are looking for the Stock Firmware, then head over to the Stock Firmware page.