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[Kindle Fire Android Development] brian112358:
Is there any way to upgrade from an older version of CM7 to a newer version without losing apps/data, etc? It's quite annoying to reinstall apps every time I have to update. Thanks in advance for any answers!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
You don't have to wipe data to upgrade.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
Anyone else seeing this? I'm not (it's working just fine for me) I'll go check to make sure I didn't remove the setting in my cleanup.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
how did u change those buttons?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
Using an ICS tablet theme for Theme Chooser:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1386177

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Is it a setting in the build.prop? I may have borked it if it is.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
Just checked and the build.prop file (which currently has the work around for the rotation issue) hasn't changed at all between the last two versions. Let's see if anyone else is seeing this (at least let us know if this is systemic or just something with your install)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
Yep, go see if you removed ro.sf.hwrotation=270 from the build.prop.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
No need to wait. I did some testing and saw that I messed it up. It was my fault everyone. Will fix and report good news in a minute.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asatnik11:
Nope. Looks fine.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
In adding some additional lines (tweaks) I deleted the fix by pure inattentiveness.

Thanks for all of your hard work!

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All fixed guys. I do have a cleaned up and modded build.prop for the OP if he'd like to try it. It contains the standard Gingerbread tweaks to save battery, speed up data transmission, UI tweaks...etc...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
I downloaded the theme and it said it didn't have all the necessary items in the theme, I applied anyway and it changed a number of things but the buttons didn't change. Anything else you did?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
Can you either attach it or post it somewhere I can get it. I'll diff and see what additional changes you are making.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rukin5197:
+1. I found that link yesterday and applied, but never got those bottom buttons...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asatnik11:
IceCreamSandwichbeta2.apk is the one that worked for me.

Find it here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1373295

Sent from my CM7-powered Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
Here you go:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
can u just post it.

to the others, the one listed does change the buttons, ever so slightly, if u look at the images lol. i want the ics buttons, link pls!

this rom runs pretty amazing btw, i appreciate your hard work, as well as jackpots initial work for getting it going in the first place, and of course teamwin and agrabren for supporting our device. much love developers =]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] irajames1176:
For the life of me I cannot copy the log files into the cache/recovery folder? It keeps telling me it can't stat the log file, this is the last step I need I've gotten everything else to work if anyone can help I would really appreciate it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] warren2781:
Follow the second link on the OP. Thats a tutorial on how to install firefirefire and twrp. After just flash update.zip and gapps in twrp recovery.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] irajames1176:
Ooh man you are a freakin lifesaver you ROCK! Thank you very much this is a great Christmas present, Happy Holidays to you :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] hachiueno:
Thanks for the update on your progress, whistlestop! Considering the rooting issues after 6.2.1 update and that you got hardware acceleration working on your latest build, it seems like a good time to switch before it's too late.

Thanks again for your great work! My Kindle wouldn't have been such a great device if it hadn't been for this development.

By the way, any comments on the battery life? Is it just like stock, or better/worse?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] alchemyst:
Glad HW acc is working, but had a question. By deleting that file, does it mean that any apps that dont support HW acceleration will no longer work? I dont know of any, but I think it might be a possibility?

Just reading up and when other people have done this, they also edit egl.cfg to remove reference to the software renderer. e.g:

So, if instead of deleting the file, could you not flip the order in the cfg file to look at the HW decoder first? I havent got my kindle here at work to check the contents of the file alas.

Also - anyone get VPN (PP2P/L2TP) working with this rom? Tried it with whatever TUN.ko was loaded when I flashed this, and the one posted on this forum, but cant get it to connect.

Anyway great work. Flashed the previous version last night to ensure I didnt get updated to 6.2.1, so will have to update again now :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mengwu:
Great work OP. Nice to have hardware video rendering :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ck_looi:
is this really improving a lot in your case?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jutley:
here is a wierd one when i enable wifi my app drawer on adw launcher becomes butter smoothe when i disable wifi it becomes laggy anyone else notice this or is it just me?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] BriDroid-74:
Very nice work OP!

I put this on last night along with the TWRP recovery. Works very good and very smooth. Much better than the Amazon stock ROM!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xlephant:
wow

still wondering what is NOT working?

or in a different way: should i flash? :P (already TWRP installed)

btw: does someone know a good guide how i have to install with twrp?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jutley:
http://liliputing.com/2011/12/amazon-releases-kindle-fire-6-2-1-software-breaks-root.html
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Belgorm:
I used the guide above:

http://liliputing.com/2011/12/amazon-releases-kindle-fire-6-2-1-software-breaks-root.html

Only thing it leaves out is that you need to flash Gapps after you get CM7 installed to get the google apps all running, this can be downloaded here.

http://goo-inside.me/gapps/

Only thing i have seen that isn't working is Netflix, the audio seems to be 1/2 second behind, everything else is running perfect.

Installed this: https://market.android.com/details?id=rubberbigpepper.VolumeControl so that i would have an onscreen volume control at all times then changed some power widgets at the bottom to mimic the fires native selection wifi/volume/screen rotation/brightness.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
How you got theme chooser to work? It does not install. I even tried to side loaded and no go.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gabx:
install TWRP

TY very much for your hard work and clean install instructions. It worked like a charm on my KF.

I just want to tell that to install TWRP, I first started by the "easiest" method, using the KF Utility script.

I then got stuck on the FIREFIREFIRE screen, and impossible to boot either stock OS or neither recovery. My ADB drivers were ****ed (sure everything was OK before), and couldn't adb anything to the KF.

I managed to go back to original stock OS with this script, then repaired ADB, and then followed the method descriped on liliputing website. This time everything worked.

So not sure the KF Utility script is a very good tool.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rollbread:
Mine worked and able to choose the theme from the "Theme Chooser". Are u using the ADW launcher that came with CM7?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] webmastertroi:
For some reason, I can access every menu in the Settings menu, but when I click Settings>CyanogenMod Settings I get a force close.. specifically, it says:

"The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again..."

Is there something I can do to fix this?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
no, I'm using the adw ex i bought for my other tablet, but should not make any different.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pman219:
I'm sorry if this has been answered, I looked but did not see it.

Is wifi fixed ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
yes. everything weorks!

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jutley:
Is it normal that wallpaper scrolling is Abit sluggish and when opening the app drawer at the moment on this rom ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rukin5197:
I noticed that as well. I just changed the cpu settings to 800-1003 mhz and it works beautifully! :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
I made another thread about it some time ago. All it really does is get rid of minor annoyances inherit in Gingerbread (lag when browsing, lag when opening and closing apps, USB debugging pop-up). I also took the liberty of cleaning it up a bit and deleting repeated code.

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Download this one, install the .apk. Then go to Theme Chooser and apply it.

http://api2.ge.tt/0/8Yy7GpA/0/blob/download
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
you prob did not understand me! sorry!

I can install the icecreambeat2.apk, but I do not have the Theme Chooser installed. It did not install when I installed the cm7 rom using twrp. I have tried to side loaded with no success. It said "Application not installed"
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Quantas:
You need to use MDPI themes
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Hey folks!

Really excited about CM7 for the Fire. A million thanks to he devs putting work into this, it's great that you will share your time and expertise for a faceless community. Cheers!

I was wondering what features were/not working so far. Particularly, wifi. Last I saw it wasn't working, though I can only assume that since browser stuff is being done that it is functional now? Connectivity is my dealbreaker on swapping over.

Also, how can you tell for sure if you have 6.2.1? Mine shows 6.2_user_3003020, and I do have Superuser/root privileges. I can only assume this is the 'good' version, but better safe than sorry!

Thanks for your time in answering my questions. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] fleton:
Right now everything is working in CM7, and if you have root then you do not have 6.2.1.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teookie:
Yes, wifi is working. Actually, everything works. :D

I just flashed the new update.zip directly over the previous one with no ill effects. All my settings and apps remained intact. I just watched "the dark night rises" trailer in HD so i guess thats working too. :)

Thanks whistlstop for all the hard work!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Thanks muchly the boths of ya, that's what I needed to hear. Now I just need to figure out what I'm doing to get it done. :)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889 is a fool-proof solution to getting going, yes?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rukin5197:
If anyone is having trouble with the volume control, I found this neat app called volume control that lets you control volume from the side of the screen. Just trying to help :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] uunnzz:
Anyone have issues with the lock screen? I don't see one. Power turns off the screen, when it turns on it just goes directly to the home screen. I tried pin/pattern options for lock screen with no results.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Uejji:
Maybe this isn't your issue, but I believe Cyanogenmod tablet tweaks has a "skip lockscreen" option that enables when you're describing.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
yup. its a tablet tweak option. comes pre checked to disable lockscreen.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
Theme Chooser is a system .apk. You'll have to use Root Explorer to copy it to your /system/app/ folder, then set the permissions to rw-r-r and reboot.

You can also try the adb method by using the command: adb push c:\location of .apk /system/app/

Once pushed: adb reboot

It will be there after that.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
thank you! i am now content until cm9 fall upon us..

1 thing i can wait on, like someone else mentioned, when i install games from gameloft, i get unsupported drvice. just puttin it out therr.

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
All, the list of known issues is kept in the OP. Right now the only BAD issue I know of is the problem where everyone has the same MAC address post flashing. This means that if you are using MAC filtering or you have two kindles both with CM7 flashed on the same access point then only one of them is going to connect.

Sounds like something not specific to this ROM (it's happened on other CM7 ROMs for other devices) but I don't yet have a fix for that.

I'll continue to update the OP with the status of things as they progress (right now I'm off fighting a battle with bluetooth. No progress yet other than learning how it all fits together for the OMAP4 chipset and how I get the right parts to build so I can try. The good part may be that if I can get this to work then I'll likely get the FM radio as well for near free)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] atoz350:
https://market.android.com/details?...t=W251bGwsMSwyLDEsImV1LmNoYWluZmlyZS5jZjNkIl0. Download this, and install the driver.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Icetech3:
Thanks for all your work! got my fire 10 minutes ago and its all flashed and done already:) easy peasy...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Truly you are Thor, Norse god of thunder. Now if I can just tool out getting it set up! I'm eagerly awaiting word on BT, and already working out how to rig the Kindle to my Sixaxis controller. Thank you very much for your efforts.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pman219:
Great work thank you.

Before I pull the trigger, can books purchased through Amazon still be read after flashing CM7 ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asb2164:
Yes, Just download the Kindle app
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Just grab the Kindle app from the store. You can access your cloud books as well as transfer them over.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pman219:
Thank you !
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gett:
Sorry for posting question in developers forum.

I will order KF in few days, and I am worried that it will have 6.2.1 update. So, in that case, did I will be able to install CM7?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] asb2164:
Don't connect it to wifi if it does not have the update when you get it and install CM7
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Got everything installed and running, but the CM Settings keeps FC on me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
u gotta properly wipee everything before flashing. minr was doing that at first but after data nystem n cache n delvik wipe, a clean install after has been smooth

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Thanks. I wondered if I should do a full wipe before install, but only did a cache/delvik during installation.

EDIT: I wiped everything except SD Card and SD Ext then reflashed, but the issue persists.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] a1exus:
whistlestop

is it possible to outline what's working and what's not?

i really want to get rid of stock and put cm7 but i know i'm asking too much but i want everything to work :) so is it possible to find out beforehand whats not working? what's left and so on...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pman219:
I'm having this issue as well
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
I asked that a couple pages ago, and I suspect several have before me. :P

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FWIW, when I went from stock to CM7 it didn't seem to delete any of my apps or other items.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pman219:
Also getting a force close with the amazon app
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gett:
The problem is that I WILL order it, so I suppose that the update will be already installed
[Kindle Fire Android Development] brian112358:
Since the Fire doesn't have any hardware volume buttons, how do you adjust the volume on CM7 (stock has a slide-down toolbar with volume control, CM7 doesn't)? I know there's a setting in Settings -> Sound -> Volume, but are there any utilities to adjust the volume with the quick-settings menu?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Here you go:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dueltothedeath:
Let me get this straight cuz it wasn't in the instructions. Coming from stock you you wipe system/cache/dalvic because I only did cache/dalvic and I'm getting a ton of force closes
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jutley:
Easy go into settings sound and adjust volume
[Kindle Fire Android Development] deez1234:
You need to wipe everything! System, cache, and dalvik!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Did this on a second Kindle and still have market and CM settings FC on me. Regular settings seem to load fine, it's just the CM7 section.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dueltothedeath:
Where is the home button on cm7?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] webmastertroi:
For some reason, I can access every menu in the Settings menu, but when I click Settings>CyanogenMod Settings I get a force close.. specifically, it says:

"The application Settings (process com.android.settings) has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again..."

Is there something I can do to fix this? I would like to access CyanogenMod Settings.

Also, I've seen the posts that we should wipe and do the dalvik clean, however many people have already done that (including myself) and still cant access CyanogenMod Settings. What gives?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dueltothedeath:
So I wiped everything clean before installing cm7. Still getting a bunch of force closes.. Amazon appstore, pulse, cm7 settings to say a few
[Kindle Fire Android Development] guyute74:
I factory reset then installed after I got the same fc issues after installing over stock. Now, no issues.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dueltothedeath:
Nevermind.. its only the cm7 settings that's giving me trouble.. like everyone else
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
I know it is a system app. That is my problem. the apk is there with the right permission, but it seen not to load on boot. like it is not supported or something. Who knows! But oh well!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] idreamer24:
Go into CM settings. It's an option in tablet tweaks ->	choose soft buttons. if I remember correctly. You need to add it since it isn't default.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xlephant:
Thats is what i also question me.

you can press the power button a bit longer then a menu pops up with the home "button" on it.

i would prefer to change the way it works, the short press should work as a home button and the longer press as a screen off button...

btw: i also have the error msg if i try to enter the CyanogenMod settings... :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ethantarheels123:
i successfully installed cm7, but as its booting, the animation starts, then freezes, then starts all over again, like a bootloop. how do i fix this?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
I keep the OP (the initial post) up to date with the known list of issues.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] typ:
I can confirm this works... If you are receiving Force Closes when trying to access CM Settings do the following:

1. Factory Reset

2. Install update.zip

3. Cleared Cache

Booted up and was able to access the CM settings. Nice job!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
I think you need to wipe the /data partition. The update.zip that I had previously blew away the data, cache and system partitions. I removed wiping the data and cache as I thought you could do that from TWRP. I'll upload a new update.zip in a few that includes the wipe of the cache and data partition again as that seems to be causing problems for people. Give me a sec and try again. For me (and many) we aren't experiencing any FC's so I'm guessing that's the issue.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
Also can confirm this. Even the theme chooser works for me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Houndog101:
When I reboot into recovery with CM7 it boots me into TWRP but then I can only boot into twrp.. ??? Anyone know why?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
From the OP of this thread.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
The Factory Reset seems to be the Wipe /data option, I had presumed it would reinstall stock ROM or something in setup. Everything's working properly now!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] whistlestop:
Ok, OP updated with new update-wipeall.zip file for those coming from a stock ROM. This will format the /cache, /data and /system partitions while the standard update.zip file will only format the /system partition.

Otherwise no difference from the ROM I uploaded yesterday.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tannerzion:
Comment: Do not reboot into recovery! If you have firefirefire + TWRP this will get it stuck in TWRP, you'll have to use fastboot while it is turning on to change it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jutley:
Cant this option be removed or fixed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
if u do on accident, twrp has terminal in it.

just su than idme bootmode 4000 and u should be good.

edit: i take this back. terminal in twrp is broken or something. adb shell thr bootmode if u get stuck. i sent agrabren a msg about uupdating twrp to always set bootmode to 4000 when u reboot out of twrp sø noone gets stuck. ño response yet about it. i actually sent it a few days ago. jus make sure u dont use that reboot option..

maybe remove it for now OP?

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] deez1234:
No complaints, way smoother than stock. Thanks for ironing out a lot of the bugs!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teookie:
I'm getting a big kick out of all the repeat questions and answers going on. :) doesn't anyone read the thread? Oh well, at least everyone is being civil. :thumbup:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] webmastertroi:
Awesome work! So if I reboot, go to TWRP and install it, will all my settings go out the window? (spent a loooooong time setting everything up last night lol)

***EDIT: Just re-read the OP. Apparently there are two versions. One for those who are currently on the stock rom, and one for those who want to update from an earlier CM7 release.

If you're having force close issues, the first selection would be best because it wipes the system before loading the rom. Just thought I'd echo it here for the next person who didn't re-read the OP. :)

Thanks OP!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] neilrl79:
Here is something weird.... On CM7 AstroFileManager is acting odd. This is how it opens up, and I can't get to any of my files. I like using Astro for some things and RootExplorer for others.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SwingBlade:
Similarly, Root Explorer force-closes on me as soon as I run it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
not i, rootexplorer works great for me. thetr seems to be a sligjt screen issue with certain apps. not many, but a few.

sent from my kindle fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] neilrl79:
RootExplorer is working fine for me as well, Astro is the only one I notice a problem with.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] daffyno:
P E R F E C T!!!

thx a lot whistlestop :D