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I just had a Kindle Fire delivered this afternoon and I have not been able to get it to play Prime Videos. When I tap to Watch a video it goes into the screen where it appears to be loading then it says something like "video is not loading as fast as expected. Check wireless connectivity or try again later." I've tried everything there is to try and was bounced back and forth 4 times for about an hour and a half with support. My only hope is that something went wrong with the update and maybe reinstalling it makes it work.
Or maybe trying an older version? I have found instructions on how to recover from a rooted Fire, but not from stock.
factory reset?
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With the New Update
This won't always solve your problem, but with the new 6.3.1 release out, you should be able to load that and install. That will flash it to the stock without needing to root the device.
daburrrninator said:
I just had a Kindle Fire delivered this afternoon and I have not been able to get it to play Prime Videos. When I tap to Watch a video it goes into the screen where it appears to be loading then it says something like "video is not loading as fast as expected. Check wireless connectivity or try again later." I've tried everything there is to try and was bounced back and forth 4 times for about an hour and a half with support. My only hope is that something went wrong with the update and maybe reinstalling it makes it work.
Or maybe trying an older version? I have found instructions on how to recover from a rooted Fire, but not from stock.
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You can download the latest stock rom directly from the Amazon Kindle web site, I believe it is in the Manage my Device section. They also provide easy instructions for installing it that don't require root.
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the stock roms actually backup ur data before flashing the update. than it restores your data again.
u need to do a factory reset lol
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Hello,
i got my new Kindle Fire HD 7 with Firmware Version 7.4.7.
I can´t find any threeds about this FW-Version.
Is it possible to root this with "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31" ?
Thx for help.
Deepsmile
Deepsmile said:
Hello,
i got my new Kindle Fire HD 7 with Firmware Version 7.4.7.
I can´t find any threeds about this FW-Version.
Is it possible to root this with "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31" ?
Thx for help.
Deepsmile
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Proceeding at all with 7.4.7 is at own risk. I have a used tablet coming in the mail and will be here Tuesday. I will restore and test out rooting with binary and try some KFFA things with 7.4.7. I won't know anything until late Tuesday evening. Maybe someone will come along with some information before then. If not, I will let you know then.
Edit - Because this is possibly new hardwareI have edit my response to say just don't try it until you here from those who made the scripts give the all clear. I thought this was just an update to the 2012 Kindle Fire HD and the new Kindle Fire HD. This may not be the case. Until it gets sorted out, probably best to wait for the devs to sound off.
Deepsmile said:
i got my new Kindle Fire HD 7 with Firmware Version 7.4.7.
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Amazon just doesn't give up, do they?
Ph0enix_216 said:
Amazon just doesn't give up, do they?
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nope
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LinearEquation said:
nope
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Maybe this is why we can't have nice things.
Kindle Fire HD 7" with FW 7.4.7
LinearEquation said:
Proceeding at all with 7.4.7 is at own risk. I have a used tablet coming in the mail and will be here Tuesday. I will restore and test out rooting with binary and try some KFFA things with 7.4.7. I won't know anything until late Tuesday evening. Maybe someone will come along with some information before then. If not, I will let you know then.
Edit - Because this is possibly new hardwareI have edit my response to say just don't try it until you here from those who made the scripts give the all clear. I thought this was just an update to the 2012 Kindle Fire HD and the new Kindle Fire HD. This may not be the case. Until it gets sorted out, probably best to wait for the devs to sound off.
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I think my tablet is a normal Kindle Fire HD 7".
Why do you think it couldt be " probaply new hardware"?
Is anybody outthere with FW 7.4.7 ?
Deepsmile for you
Deepsmile said:
I think my tablet is a normal Kindle Fire HD 7".
Why do you think it couldt be " probaply new hardware"?
Is anybody outthere with FW 7.4.7 ?
Deepsmile for you
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Yesterday I got a Kindle Fire HD 7" with Firmware Version 7.4.7. I tried to root this device, but I was not successful.
Is there anybody who was successful t root this device with version 7.4.7
If you have a factory cable you can downgrade and then root it? I'm running a custom ROM on my kfhd so can't help much for 7.4.7 sorry
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I'm getting my Kindle Fire 7 HD tomorrow. So, it's not possible to root 7.4.7?
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hstinux said:
Yesterday I got a Kindle Fire HD 7" with Firmware Version 7.4.7. I tried to root this device, but I was not successful.
Is there anybody who was successful t root this device with version 7.4.7
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How did you tried? Did it root? Did you have a factory cable?
Try this...
Get Bin4ry's root and extract the 'fakebackup.ab'. Get ADB set up and working and enter the following:
Code:
adb restore fakebackup.ab
If the restore screen pops up, where it says "restore my data" at the bottom (don't press on it though), then there's a good chance they didn't patch the exploit. If the ADB restore hasn't been disabled, I would say go ahead and try to root it. It probably wouldn't hurt to make sure the factory cable still works though.
Confirmed as working
soupmagnet said:
Try this...
Get Bin4ry's root and extract the 'fakebackup.ab'. Get ADB set up and working and enter the following:
Code:
adb restore fakebackup.ab
If the restore screen pops up, where it says "restore my data" at the bottom (don't press on it though), then there's a good chance they didn't patch the exploit. If the ADB restore hasn't been disabled, I would say go ahead and try to root it. It probably wouldn't hurt to make sure the factory cable still works though.
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Deepsmile said:
Hello,
i got my new Kindle Fire HD 7 with Firmware Version 7.4.7.
I can´t find any threeds about this FW-Version.
Is it possible to root this with "Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31" ?
Thx for help.
Deepsmile
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I Have successfully rooted my kindle fire HD 7 - 7.4.7
With the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31
1) WHILE KINDLE IS UNPLUGGED Uninstall all kindle Drivers:
Download The adb drivers from the post
2) Go to settings on Kindle Enable ADB
3) Plug kindle in,
When the device is recognized you can now root.
4) Open the tool, Select option one, and read the instructions on the tool.
Enjoy!
isaiahmontero said:
I Have successfully rooted my kindle fire HD 7 - 7.4.7
With the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31
1) WHILE KINDLE IS UNPLUGGED Uninstall all kindle Drivers:
Download The adb drivers from the post
2) Go to settings on Kindle Enable ADB
3) Plug kindle in,
When the device is recognized you can now root.
4) Open the tool, Select option one, and read the instructions on the tool.
Enjoy!
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Good stuff...
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Hi Guys,
Just to confirm I have also successfully rooted my new kindle fire 7.4.7 with the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31 Method.
gingebot said:
Hi Guys,
Just to confirm I have also successfully rooted my new kindle fire 7.4.7 with the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31 Method.
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I'm getting error that C:/.../ric couldn't be found
have you any ideas?
root checker says device is rooted but still can't run apex or set a wallpaper etc.
yanogore said:
I'm getting error that C:/.../ric couldn't be found
have you any ideas?
root checker says device is rooted but still can't run apex or set a wallpaper etc.
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You can try again. One will install some launchers with it too. Be careful though. Using this tool on the 4th generations is not widely tested. Not that I know of anyway.
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LinearEquation said:
You can try again. One will install some launchers with it too. Be careful though. Using this tool on the 4th generations is not widely tested. Not that I know of anyway.
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Hi, My kindle is not the newest one, so I assume it's normal Kindle fire HD 7'', I tried to run it another few times with different setups on my pc etc. same error every time. It's weird that it says it's rooted but I can't get most of the thing working, perhaps I should try to put in recovery, alt boot loader and install some different rom. But because I'm not confident about my root I rather use amazon-handicapped device than get a brick.
I would not proceed until your root is working properly. Sometimes the rooting process has to be repeated. You will want to get a fastboot cord just in case if you try to install ROM.
Just the other day I had to run root and restore 4 times before it took. Ended up I got the one that installs Apex launchers as well and just installed that afterward.
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I just uninstalled the added launchers afterward that is.
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Hi, guys I got my kindle fire hd 7.4.7 rooted ok now i wanted to install twrp and a custom rom but kkfirsaide can't downgrade it, It runs all the way down ok and then after reboot I'm still on the 7.4.7, have you any solution for me?
yanogore said:
Hi, guys I got my kindle fire hd 7.4.7 rooted ok now i wanted to install twrp and a custom rom but kkfirsaide can't downgrade it, It runs all the way down ok and then after reboot I'm still on the 7.4.7, have you any solution for me?
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You need a factory fastboot cord first. Use this tutorial to get TWRP/2nd bootloader installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
LinearEquation said:
You need a factory fastboot cord first. Use this tutorial to get TWRP/2nd bootloader installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
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Hi, to install 2nd bootloader and twrp and then cm11 factory cable isn't needed. Kffa want downloading files to downgrade to7.2.3 so I got it manually inhaled then twrp and cm11 no problem. But then cm11 started crashing so I rebooted kindle butit dinner start, in twrp it reported that storage can't be mounted, I have pushed Rom using adb but it wouldn't install due to storage issue soI used that tool to recover kindle but after successful installation I got into a reboot loop. Factory reset cable is already ordered. After cm 11 issues I don't know if I'll try it again.
Hi,
I tried rooting my Kindle Fire because I hate the built in things and I wanted the play store.
Anyway, I tried rooting it with Quem and during it the screen went off and restarted the kindle. Now when I go on the kindle it's unbearingly laggy and the 'Kindle Fire' bootup logo keeps flashing. Most of the time when I try to go to the settings after about 5 minutes of lag the screen just goes black.
Anyway I can just reset it so it's like brand new?
CharlieShawx said:
Hi,
I tried rooting my Kindle Fire because I hate the built in things and I wanted the play store.
Anyway, I tried rooting it with Quem and during it the screen went off and restarted the kindle. Now when I go on the kindle it's unbearingly laggy and the 'Kindle Fire' bootup logo keeps flashing. Most of the time when I try to go to the settings after about 5 minutes of lag the screen just goes black.
Anyway I can just reset it so it's like brand new?
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Oh, the joys of rooting the Fire. Don't worry about the severe lag. Just keep running the root tool again. If you can, try to use Bin4ry's root method here. It may fare better for you.
I bet he needs to delete the local.prop on the data partition, think that's the name of the file. That would get rid of the lag atleast.
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stunts513 said:
I bet he needs to delete the local.prop on the data partition, think that's the name of the file. That would get rid of the lag atleast.
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Everytime I rooted my Kindle I had to put up with this issue. I wish I had thought of that. It was such a pain in the but to work with. I could achieve root by running the exploit again and again, but still. It can be done, but it takes patience.
KFFirst Aide there is a tool to fix this, i had this problem earlier today.
CharlieShawx said:
Hi,
I tried rooting my Kindle Fire because I hate the built in things and I wanted the play store.
Anyway, I tried rooting it with Quem and during it the screen went off and restarted the kindle. Now when I go on the kindle it's unbearingly laggy and the 'Kindle Fire' bootup logo keeps flashing. Most of the time when I try to go to the settings after about 5 minutes of lag the screen just goes black.
Anyway I can just reset it so it's like brand new?
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You can try to use the Bin4ry root method.I used it and had no problem.
Update 06/28/15
NOTICE: I do not own a kindle anymore so I don't know if this still works. I may still be able to upload a more updated version of the apks though, PM and I'll let you know.
Cheers!
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NOTICE: You need to be Rooted
The KFHDX 7"(Thor) and KFHDX 8.9"(Apollo) 13/14.3.2.4 and all previous versions CAN be rooted.
I rooted my KFHDX 7"(Thor) version 13.3.2.3.2 with the toolkit.
This is what I did to get the Playstore working with no error pop-ups.
First:
Download and install these two apps onto your Kindle: "Xposed Framework" and "HDXPosed.apk"
Launch the "Xposed" application
Go to framework and click install
Go to modules and enable HDXPosed
Reboot
Also, If the download link for the HDXPosed module goes down. Here is the module's thread. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2618158
Then install these apks: https://mega.co.nz/#F!8Q10yAiZ!4GVoGr7FJtXauVI3kvPSMQ
Mirror: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk
Angel0fDeath said:
This is what I did to get the Playstore working with no error pop-ups.
First:
Then install these apks: https://mega.co.nz/#F!8Q10yAiZ!4GVoGr7FJtXauVI3kvPSMQ
Mirror: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk
After you install the apks open the Playstore and sign in.
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Confirmed, it works great for me. I have a couple apps that I cannot install from the Play store, but almost everything works just fine. Thanks much!
98HTTR91 said:
Confirmed, it works great for me. I have a couple apps that I cannot install from the Play store, but almost everything works just fine. Thanks much!
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No problem. Glad I could help [emoji41]
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Gr8 :laugh:
HDXposed also disables the OTA (if I m not wrong).
So can I skip the OTA update block from HDX toolkit 0.94 ?
blade22 said:
Gr8 :laugh:
HDXposed also disables the OTA (if I m not wrong).
So can I skip the OTA update block from HDX toolkit 0.94 ?
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It's supposed to but I don't think it does. Some users have reported they were updated.
For Example:
jjrizzelcincy said:
it does not work at all for blocking the update,i have rooted over 25 of these things 7's and 8.9's and just about all of them have been updated,,,,since i dont have them in hand i was not able to try the work around ,,,but as far as it blocking the update it does not!
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I seriously recommend you use the toolkit to block ota updates.
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blade22 said:
Gr8 :laugh:
HDXposed also disables the OTA (if I m not wrong).
So can I skip the OTA update block from HDX toolkit 0.94 ?
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Someone else can confirm ( @Faznx92 ??), but I don't think HDXposed disables OTA anymore. Your best bet will be the block with the toolkit.
Alright :good:
now there is also a very old method of "Kindle Free" for achieving the same result and many users confirmed it also works till now and safe
I literally tried every way possible but none work
I have tried every way possible I saw on Google to install Google Play Store onto my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 but none work as I keep getting this message I tried Kindlefree didn't work I tried this one didn't work and I tried Android Cowboy's way and it didn't work please help! imgur. com/1CwVwS9.jpg
Angel0fDeath said:
This is what I did to get the Playstore working with no error pop-ups.
First:
Then install these apks: https://mega.co.nz/#F!8Q10yAiZ!4GVoGr7FJtXauVI3kvPSMQ
Mirror: https://onedrive.live.com/redir?res...4&authkey=!AIVXLFXAOWDeM0Q&ithint=folder,.apk
After you install the apks open the Playstore and sign in.
Also if you want to add a second Google account this is one way I found. (if you know another way please tell me)
1.If you don't have google play music, download and install it.
Once you open it you should be able to see and tap on Add account.
2.If you've already signed in:
Open Google Play Music.
Go to settings.
Tap on Google Account.
Then tap Add account.
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Just tried it out and everything is working good so far!!! Thanks again for the guide and all your help man!
FatAmerica said:
I have tried every way possible I saw on Google to install Google Play Store onto my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 but none work as I keep getting this message I tried Kindlefree didn't work I tried this one didn't work and I tried Android Cowboy's way and it didn't work please help! imgur. com/1CwVwS9.jpg
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Do you have Xposed framework installed and the HDXPosed module enabled?
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Angel0fDeath said:
Do you have Xposed framework installed and the HDXPosed module enabled?
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Correct I do
FatAmerica said:
Correct I do
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Did you restore your kindle to factory settings AFTER the failed attempts but BEFORE trying this method again? It's possible some of the file you tried before are causing the error now.
icedtrip said:
Someone else can confirm ( @Faznx92 ??), but I don't think HDXposed disables OTA anymore. Your best bet will be the block with the toolkit.
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Right. HDXposed doesn't block ota. There was another app that does but I lost track of it. It is somewhere on the threads.
ZMOT7S said:
Did you restore your kindle to factory settings AFTER the failed attempts but BEFORE trying this method again? It's possible some of the file you tried before are causing the error now.
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Well I heard you can't factory reset after you Rooted otherwise you brick your device as I don't want to Brick it again -_-
The toolkit is an amazing piece of work. When I got my new kindle the other day it came with 14.3.1 so the toolkit got me going in no time and blocked ota. :happy:
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FatAmerica said:
Well I heard you can't factory reset after you Rooted otherwise you brick your device as I don't want to Brick it again -_-
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Did you uninstall previous gapps before trying my steps?
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Angel0fDeath said:
Do you have Xposed framework installed and the HDXPosed module enabled?
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Yes
factory reset
FatAmerica said:
Well I heard you can't factory reset after you Rooted otherwise you brick your device as I don't want to Brick it again -_-
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As far as I know a factory reset on stock firmware with simple root. Will not brick
the device you may lose the superuser app if you did not have it installed two system. But Per my experience you will not brick or lose root. If somebody knows better please chime in .
The only time a factory reset is harmful is if you're already stuck in a boot loop.
Thanks
Worked Awesome for me thanks this is what the HDX was missing:laugh:
Yes good news for AFTV gen 1 & also AFTV Stick owners, i was just browsing on AFTVNews & guess what i saw.... Well once you recieve the new update to OS5 you can if you like Root it using Kingroot, & also Rbox is working on with porting TWRP custom recovery to a Fire TV 1 that has been rooted by KingRoot. This could be great news to alot of people at the moment with these devices.
Read more here -
http://www.aftvnews.com/fire-os-5-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-1-and-fire-tv-stick-can-be-rooted/
Yay!
Thx - rbox.
Just rooted my stick, here's how it went for me.
Unblocked update servers in router and updated to 5.0.5.
Used ES Explorer to install Kingroot 4.1 and ran it.
Took about 10 minutes - The screen kept blacking out for me and had to keep tapping the remote to turn it back on (probably my timeout settings somewhere).
Initially Kingroot failed.
It rebooted itself and got stuck in a bootloop so left it for ten minutes before pulling the power.
Luckily it hadn't bricked and went back into 'optimizing apps'.
When it finished Kingroot reappeared and said root was successful
Busybox, Titanium and Root explorer installed and had root access.
Set Firestarter to launch on double click and removed Kodi as single click.
Blocked updates and also froze OTAVerifier, OTAUpdates FireTVLauncher and used XBMC Launcher to set Kodi as a true 'Home'.
I'm waiting for the update to roll out to my Gen1 so I can try with Kingroot 4.8 as I can use mouse/keyboard for that one.
Hopefully rbox can perform some magic and put together a pre-rooted ROM for the stick and maybe recovery which would make full debloating/freezing a lot easier
Free RAM dropping to below 10mb caused a lot of issues with Kodi for me so I replaced the Stick with OSMC on a RaspberryPi2 but if we have a way to recover then we should be able to nuke the Amazon crap running and make use of all that free RAM
This is great news. My fire TV still hasn't got the update though.
KingRoot 4.1 worked
KingRoot also worked for me on my FireTV Stick...
I was trying last night with Kingroot 4.8 the latest, but that did not work... it just sat there...
Thank you Dude360 I just followed exactly what you did..
as a side note after 5.0.5 install I had to toggle developer options every time I try to connect with adbFire
I just bought all the stuff to hardware root , boy am I glad I checked the forums...
timcki said:
KingRoot also worked for me on my FireTV Stick...
I was trying last night with Kingroot 4.8 the latest, but that did not work... it just sat there...
Thank you Dude360 I just followed exactly what you did..
as a side note after 5.0.5 install I had to toggle developer options every time I try to connect with adbFire
I just bought all the stuff to hardware root , boy am I glad I checked the forums...
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Where are you downloading Kingroot from? Can you pm me the link please, I'm just waiting for it to update to 5.0.5 then I be rooting too
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Latest Kingroot V4.80 worked fine on FTV1
Latest Kingroot V4.80 worked fine on my first gen Fire TV with 5.0.5 in less than one minute.
No blackouts or reboots.
The trickiest part was to disable USB Debugging to recognize my USB Mouse. :silly:
I plugged my firetv stick in again last night after sitting for a while (hoping for something like this to happen), but it still didn't get 5.0.5 yet. hopefully soon....
and there is a link to 4.1 kingroot on the xda thread for those asking, but as per above I haven't used it yet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
ImCoKeMaN said:
I plugged my firetv stick in again last night after sitting for a while (hoping for something like this to happen), but it still didn't get 5.0.5 yet. hopefully soon....
and there is a link to 4.1 kingroot on the xda thread for those asking, but as per above I haven't used it yet:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/android/apps-games/one-click-root-tool-android-2-x-5-0-t3107461
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I just found the latest one but still waiting on 5.0.5
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deanr1977 said:
I just found the latest one but still waiting on 5.0.5
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to clarify, my point of 4.1 was for firetv stick users that didn't have a Bluetooth mouse. there are a few posts mentioning that doesn't need it, but nobody posted a link so I thought I'd pass it on. It's the attachment in that thread, but that thread does also link 4.80 which is fine if you have a mouse =)
ImCoKeMaN said:
to clarify, my point of 4.1 was for firetv stick users that didn't have a Bluetooth mouse. there are a few posts mentioning that doesn't need it, but nobody posted a link so I thought I'd pass it on. It's the attachment in that thread, but that thread does also link 4.80 which is fine if you have a mouse =)
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Just wondering if you or any other users have tried after root using "super sume pro" to remove king root & purify & replace with chainfires trusty Super SU?
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deanr1977 said:
Just wondering if you or any other users have tried after root using "super sume pro" to remove king root & purify & replace with chainfires trusty Super SU?
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Not yet.
I was more interested in getting root first, anything after that is a bonus
I might give it a shot if rbox isn't able to put anything together in the form of recovery or a pre-rooted ROM but I don't want to risk losing root on the stick.
I had some issues with Kodi being a launcher with XBMC Launcher though so ended up setting Firestarter as 'Home', removing any single click in the settings and adding Kodi as double click.
Freezing FTVLauncher has a massive impact on free RAM, had over 250mb free in Kodi compared to the usual 30mb!
Moved back to the stick while I wait on my OSMC remote for my Pi2 as the FireStick remote over bluetooth on the Pi seems to eat batteries!
On another note, mate tried to root his tonight and had issues with Kingroot 4.1. Just wasn't playing ball. Would get to 100% and say failed but nothing after that. A reboot just booted as normal and Kingroot still said it had failed.
Hes going to try a factory reset tomorrow see where it gets him.
I might have a couple more coming my way to try this on soon as well but don't have access to a bluetooth mouse to try 4.8 on the stick.
deanr1977 said:
Just wondering if you or any other users have tried after root using "super sume pro" to remove king root & purify & replace with chainfires trusty Super SU?
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Yes I used Super sume free to replace KingRoot .
After a reboot my firestick is unusable
boots to boot logo, then to black screen. I can connect to it using adbfire but no picture.
timcki said:
Yes I used Super sume free to replace KingRoot .
After a reboot my firestick is unusable
boots to boot logo, then to black screen. I can connect to it using adbfire but no picture.
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Fingers crossed you get it sorted again mate, I wanted to know be cause some say it works & some say like you said
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I think I will root with this method when the OS5 update turns up? Block updates & then wait for a guide to get rid/replace with super su & maybe add a recovery If that's possible In the future? I'm sure one of the excellent Devs we have in this forum will work it out sometime soon
There is this guide but not sure if it will work or not?
http://androidmtk.com/replace-kinguser-with-supersu
Some say it does & some say it doesn't?
That is the guide I used. It worked then after a reboot now i get the boot logo then a black screen
This is great to see working!
There are two initial goals I have with root, and I wonder if others have progress toward them or can point me to threads I'm missing:
1. Get Google Play Store installed so I can access my premium apps. But guides I see for AFTV (non-Stick) like this require Xposed, which tells me that it's not compatible with this Android version or architecture.
2. De-bloat by disabling Amazon junk that is known safe to remove without bricking the device. I have firestarter, but I don't know if that itself relies on an Amazon app to run since it never actually made itself a Launcher. I usually use Titanium Pro to freeze/thaw system apks, but that would require me to get #1 working first. If that's not possible yet, any other good apps for freezing apps temporarily? Has anyone been cataloging what can and can't be uninstalled?
thanks for any tips.
Roger W said:
This is great to see working!
There are two initial goals I have with root, and I wonder if others have progress toward them or can point me to threads I'm missing:
1. Get Google Play Store installed so I can access my premium apps. But guides I see for AFTV (non-Stick) like this require Xposed, which tells me that it's not compatible with this Android version or architecture.
2. De-bloat by disabling Amazon junk that is known safe to remove without bricking the device. I have firestarter, but I don't know if that itself relies on an Amazon app to run since it never actually made itself a Launcher. I usually use Titanium Pro to freeze/thaw system apks, but that would require me to get #1 working first. If that's not possible yet, any other good apps for freezing apps temporarily? Has anyone been cataloging what can and can't be uninstalled?
thanks for any tips.
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I've heard you can freeze the Fire Tv Launcher & it frees up plenty of ram, I have xposed & google play working on my Fire Tv2 (not my stick) & pretty sure debloating is possible
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deanr1977 said:
I've heard you can freeze the Fire Tv Launcher & it frees up plenty of ram, I have xposed & google play working on my Fire Tv2 (not my stick) & pretty sure debloating is possible
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Thanks. I used ES File Explorer to backup and uninstall "KFTV Launcher". FireStarter still works. I don't think I have any way to check free RAM right now, and the stock Settings app doesn't work now.
It would be great to get Google Play Store and access to my paid apps.
Roger W said:
Thanks. I used ES File Explorer to backup and uninstall "KFTV Launcher". FireStarter still works. I don't think I have any way to check free RAM right now, and the stock Settings app doesn't work now.
It would be great to get Google Play Store and access to my paid apps.
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Google Playstore guide -
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-the-google-play-store-on-the-fire-tv-2-running-fire-os-5/
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