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[Q] New Kindle

When you root your kindle fire what exactly do you "lose"?
Would it be possible to root my kindle install the market then un-root and still be able to do everything plus the market?

You don't lose anything.
Unless you move to CM7 which you would then lose Amazon Prime.
If you stay with the stock rom rooted, you can use OTA Rootkeeper to unroot temporarily to use Amazon Prime, but that is about all that might need that.

If i do this will the market still work.
1 root
2 install market
3 unroot

playmobot said:
If i do this will the market still work.
1 root
2 install market
3 unroot
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Yes
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Lost TWRP and Root overnight? already on 6.2.1

Very strange.
I rooted my KF last week using KF Utility
Added TWRP and FireFireFire
Added OTARootKeeper
protected root and selected "Temp Unroot" so I could watch Amazon Video
Today I tried to re-root with OTA Rootkeeper but noticed it wasn't re-checking the "root" box. Root Explorer confirmed it didn't have root.
Rebooted to see if that would help.. and noticed the FireFireFire logo was no longer there and it was just the default kindle fire boot animation.
Somehow I lost it all!? But I am pretty sure I was already on 6.2.1 and I renamed "OTASilentInstall.apk" to .xxx
Does the OTASilentInstall rename trick not work?

Nevermind. I see that just renaming OTASilentInstall.apk is not a proven protection against updates. I must have had 6.2.0. Oh well. I'll just re-root 6.2.1

This is something that continues to worry me. I thought OTARootkeeper was supposed to block OTA updates from Amazon. Is that not the case? I don't care about the Amazon videos. If it's not on Netflix, I probably wouldn't watch it anyway.
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I froze otasilentinstall.Apk with titanium backup . I think I'm pretty safe from any updates.

Blkegk said:
I froze otasilentinstall.Apk with titanium backup . I think I'm pretty safe from any updates.
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Nope, people did that and still got the update.
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[Q] Unrooted itself? and easiest way to reroot?

OK. So I restored back to the stock Kindle Fire rom. After I did that, it restarted like 3 times and now it's unrooted. I'm pretty sure it didn't update itself. But I'm not sure.
Also, Kindle Fire Utility won't detect my kindle, so I can't use that to reroot. What would be the easiest way to root it again? I don't want to go through the hell that I experienced last time aha.
thanks

If you figured out how to root it the first time you should be able to do it again all the tools are located in the Developer section go do some reading and do it.

zack_droid said:
OK. So I restored back to the stock Kindle Fire rom. After I did that, it restarted like 3 times and now it's unrooted. I'm pretty sure it didn't update itself. But I'm not sure.
Also, Kindle Fire Utility won't detect my kindle, so I can't use that to reroot. What would be the easiest way to root it again? I don't want to go through the hell that I experienced last time aha.
thanks
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Use BurritoRoot3 to root and get FFF.
Then try to get KFU working to install TWRP.

Actually I'm having a very similar problem. My Kindle Fire automagically unrooted and now it isn't being recognized in any adb at all. I'm even using Ubuntu Linux right now and "adb devices" doesn't recognize my KF.
Before unrooting, my Kindle Fire had stock rom with no recovery. Just rooted to have access to default android market. I don't know what to do right now.

[Q] Temp Root for KF 6.3?

Does anyone know a method of temp rooting the KF with the new update?
I have been using BurritoRoot3 to toggle it to root to make minour modifications, but don't want to have any issues with video, etc...so after installing Swype etc, I turn root back off.
I love the ability to just flip the switch until the next reboot.

Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper works well.

GBH2 said:
Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper works well.
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Actually I don't have permanent root, and I have received the update.
I don't want to permanently root, just root temporarily when necessary.

fwp said:
Actually I don't have permanent root, and I have received the update.
I don't want to permanently root, just root temporarily when necessary.
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Oh, I misunderstood. You need to root it and then you can temporarily unroot. I am rooted and I use OTA Rootkeeper to Temp unroot and use all of Amazon's services - free Prime instant videos, Prime members free book lending library, etc. no problems.

Excellent, thanks. That is the opposite of how I was doing things, but I think that will do the trick.
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Actually, on my Kindle Fire, rooted with Stock 6.3 root, I can temp unroot and watch Prime Videos, but I still can't see the lending library. When I click Store, it takes me to the Android Kindle browser, which doesn't show the lending library. I've looked at screenshots - and it is definitely different. I've confirmed that I've temp unrooted it, and I've even rebooted it - no avail. Any thoughts?
Solution: http://raywaldo.com/2012/01/kindle-fire-works-great/
Remove Kindle App updates from Android market.

Does Every Kindle Fire Get OTA Updates?

I've had my Kindle Fire for some time now and used it quite as bit stock.
I just recently rooted it for the second time and enjoying the heck out of the freedom it gives you.
When my KF was stock, I never, ever go to an OTA update for my KF. I always had to got to the Amazon site and download the updates and then install them.
Is this normal or something unusual? Also, if it's not normal, then is my rooted KF going to get the new 6.3 OTA sooner or later?

If you hit the 'Sync' button on the quick settings bar on the stock ROM, it forces the OTA update to download and install.
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