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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Quod:
remember, that command is supposed to be

fastboot boot boot.cmda.img
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DenzelChurchill:
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[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Seaman24:
hello I have unlocked the boot loader and rooted, installed cwm, my only problem is I do not have any 4g connectivity , I checked to see if its on lte cdma it is , powered off phone , battery pull ,reboot phone 4g shows up but will not stay connected. dont know if this has anything to do with root or what but my t-bolt has had 4g all day and nexus is right beside it. any ideas, thanks
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] bigjar:
I know their network was down from around 6am EST to Noon EST. And last night on some cities on the west coast.

I actually lost 3g data for that time as well.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] numbskill:
I had the exact same problem where the phone reboots before it loads into boot.cdma.img, followed by the "production builds" error (as in your steps 4-6)

What worked was going back to bootloader, and running "fastboot boot boot.cdma.img" again

It loaded very quickly. When i ran "adb root" it actually said that the device was already rooted or something similar. The proceeding steps went very smoothly.

Hope this helps

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I can confirm this. You need to be in bootloader to see the device driver error. It will show a Android 1.0 with an exclamation mark over it. I believe the device is a labeled as a storage drive or something similar (its not under "Android Phone")

Follow the above instructions to apply the SAMSUNG drivers
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] hawkeye680:
Just wanted to say thanks for this. I am fairly new to this but this seemed a lot less complicated.

Just one thing, I couldn't figure out why I couldn't run the adb root command until reading some more and finding that I had to enable USB debugging then reboot again. Hope that helps someone.

Thanks again all.

Also, how do you unroot the phone after using this method?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] seanjohnusa91:
How to do on mac

I am new to doing this on Mac. I know that it is kind of the same but what is different when I am doing this on a Mac as apposed to a PC?
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] sweetbaboo:
any idea why this happens? I rooted 3 phones with this method. The first one went smoothly. The second two went through the reboots. In one case, I actually loaded an odin to get it back to the boot animation, otherwise I was stuck on the unlocked Google screen. Would be nice to know what I might be doing before I root someone else's phone.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Shamrock13:
Does following this guide erase your phone? When it says boot the CDMA.img, I'm thinking it's going to replace the already installed image with a stock version that has root.

Or am I completely missing the mark here? I read what the guide wrote, but it doesn't really say if it's going to replace my stock image or what's going to happen.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Andie00:
BUMP?

The file linked on that thread is 404'd. Also, does this work on 4.0.4? I want to root but learn at the same time so I want to avoid using the toolkit. Does the toolkit work on 4.0.4? Thanks.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] jomama123:
i ran into a little problem idk what it is this is the first time i run into this problem. i enter the first command prompt into terminal i think its

./fastboot-mac oem unlock and all it says is:

./fastboot-mac: operation not permitted

i don't know what I'm doing wrong help??
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Esteway.619:
Are u on a Mac? If so follow my video. Its done on my old nexus s 4G but the command prompts are the same. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sP9ZDWmbLVM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mazubo:
Hey all! Anyone heard back from NCIX regarding their order? I'm in Vancouver and NOT patiently waiting for them to call me to come pick it up.......

Happy Holidays to everybody !
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spex714:
i preordered the 32gb Grey model and im in the same situation as you :( i kept checking my phone today hoping to receive an NCIX email! hopefully it will come tmrw!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrGiggles:
I also have one at NCIX with no date given. I ordered 5 on Amazon for what is to be the second shipment. so If you really need one and I get them before yours comes in. Let me know I will not be marking them up just getting rid of them.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Told NCIX to cancel my order if they didn't have a date for me. I guess I'll hear back tomorrow or the day after (because it takes that long to cancel) and make a decision.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrGiggles:
They will make you confirm you want to cancel with another email. it wont be that simple. :) trust me done it already.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spex714:
it seems like its impossiable to get information from NCIX over emails, its better to walk into a store (if there is one near you) and ask for your information.... i did that last week and i found out that i was the 32nd person to preorder the tablet out of like 120+ people soo hopefully ill be getting mine soon... but they never gave me a release date..
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrGiggles:
What location did you walk into?

I am trying to figure out what # I am also.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spex714:
I walked into the the store at First Markham Place located in Markham Toronto,

I also just recieved this email from NCIX.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrGiggles:
What was your email to them about to get that email back?

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Just got this!!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] spex714:
I sent them an email through the customer care form on the website asking for an ETA on the product.. i guess it took them that long to send me a response. I hope I get my product tomorrow! (I selected the in store pick up option)

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You just made me very VERY excited :D
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] MrGiggles:
I am stoked!

Sorry Amazon no more 5 Tab order for you!

I wish I could have you pick it up and get you to ship it to me on a overnight! haha
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] SwissyChief:
Let me know if anyone who ordered a 64GB got that email! I haven't...
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] mazubo:
This is great news! @Mr.giggles (love the tag) if you haven't cancelled your orders, let me know which ones you get first..... I was told I was first in line at the store closest to me in vancouver on west broadway...... fingers.are.crossed!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] alayambo:
Just ordered one for in store pickup in the Langley, BC location. Hopefully not in vain, but I still have my Amazon.ca order to fall back on.

Amazon.ca ordered 11/26

vs

NCIX.com ordered 12/21

And.... GO!
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Vaanhoot:
I ordered one from NCIX about 3 weeks ago and under my status it says credit card verified. Still waiting for my status to change, did that happen to everyone else too or should I be contacting a csr? Haven't received email or anything from them yet since the day I preordered...

Sent from my SGH-I896 running MIUI.
[Kindle Fire General] PurpleSh4rk:
Amazon just pushed 6.2.1 to devices. It breaks any rooted devices and superoneclick no longer works it gets stuck on step #7 with this error:

export TEMPRANDOM=11153;export PS1=END:$TEMPRANDOM;mount -o rw,remount /dev/block/platform/mmci-omap-hs.1/by-name/system /system

mount: Operation not permitted

END:11153export PS1=""

Hopefully an updated root solution will be created soon.
[Kindle Fire General] BigFuzzyArchon:
I really hope so too. :(
[Kindle Fire General] arh2o:
Ugh, is there any way to block this update? I hate how Amazon auto-pushes and installs the updates.
[Kindle Fire General] PurpleSh4rk:
No practical ways. CM7 might be worth looking into. I believe it breaks auto updates.
[Kindle Fire General] prjkthack:
Yep, just got an update pushed to my device, and oneclick no longer works. Great.

Seriously, I think I'm gonna return this thing. Get a Transformer, or even just get a BlackBerry PlayBook instead until something better comes out (that I feel is worth dropping a lot of money on).
[Kindle Fire General] himu007:
I've got one for my girlfriend. Same thing happened here too. Update 6.2.1 breaks root :(

Sent from my GT-I9100
[Kindle Fire General] PurpleSh4rk:
Do not get a playbook! That is the worst device out there! I used it for a day and its just a huge dissapointment. Its depressing to use. I immediately returned it and I never want one even if it is free.

The transformer prime on the other hand is pretty awesome. Ive preordered mine and I'm really excited about it.
[Kindle Fire General] CrackMonkey91:
The moment I found out this I went back too cm7
[Kindle Fire General] BriDroid-74:
Does the update at least FIX anything (i.e. light sensor, touch screen)?

I'm afraid to turn mine on when I get home from work! :(
[Kindle Fire General] sl0ttedpig:
Yeah, I'm on CM7 too, so quite glad at the moment (even if I don't like it that much)! :D I'm sure some bright spark will fix zergrush, or come up with another exploit to use. Has anyone tried gingerbreak, or the other option instead of running it as auto?

I will look at the wife's one who is stock, and see if she got the update...and may try this out.
[Kindle Fire General] wolfpack612:
does the update delete non original system apps?
[Kindle Fire General] sgood1971:
I have Amazon update server pointing to localhost in my hosts file. I have not received an update yet. Has anyone been updated using this method?
[Kindle Fire General] slim_thumb:
freeze OTASilentInstall

The first time I switched on my KF about 2 weeks ago it automatically updated to 6.2 firmware as soon as I hooked it up to wifi. 6.2 still allows superoneclick rooting.

Thank goodness I used root uninstaller to freeze OTASilentInstall immediately after rooting my KF (rooting is required for this app). I did not get any forced FW update and my KF remains in 6.2 and rooted.

I guess future new stocks of KF with the newest FW will not be rootable until someone finds a new method. Anyone who just bought a KF MUST NOT hook it up to the wifi immediately, otherwise it will update the FW autonatically, making it unrootable. You should first check the FW version (cogwheel icon in top right corner -> More -> Device -> System version) and see that it is 6.2 or lower. Then you should follow the guide to root the KF, and side-load and install root uninstaller in order to freeze the OTASilentInstall and stop the forced FW update. Then you can hook up to wifi and have fun on the internet!
[Kindle Fire General] Whiskey103:
Keep it nice and friendly. ;)

Thread cleaned.
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
I did the same but didn't know if it would actually block it.

So far I have not gotten it.

I also have TWRP 2.0 with FIREFIREFIRE on my KF. Not sure the update will work with that.
[Kindle Fire General] sl0ttedpig:
Wife didn't get the update yet, so I quickly rooted, and renamed the OTASilentInstall.apk to .bak, rebooted, and we'll see what happens. I'm not overly confident about the hosts fix, but within the next day or so I guess we'll see which ones work. Maybe by then we'll be able to re-root in any case. :)
[Kindle Fire General] defyiant:
I'm glad that I went to cm7 hopefully the higher up's find away sound this
[Kindle Fire General] jolars:
So are users saying they cannot re-root at all after the update?
[Kindle Fire General] Hellcat6:
Well I didn't get to mine before it installed the update. Noticed no one talked about what it actually did. Quick look shows there is more to the "more" menu now. Now in settings you also see sounds, Display, Restrictions (what is that about?), wireless network, keyboard. Think these are all new but not sure. Under device, there is now a seperate bar for app storage and internal storage. Seems like Market is not working and root is gone.
[Kindle Fire General] neilrl79:
Sounds, display, wireless network and keyboard are in 6.2 but I don't see restrictions so that must be new.
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
You forgot one...

TURN OFF WIFI... Step #1

Then yes... you flash one of the zip files provided in the post above and you will have 6.2.1 rooted.
[Kindle Fire General] neilrl79:
Yeah you're on the right track. Here is a thread with a utility to do the hard stuff for you.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
[Kindle Fire General] mfisch@mfisch.com:
I tried this with 6.2 and was successful in replacing deleted files.

^ in response to re flashing firmware
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
You should probably update/delete this now :( Didn't work for me.
[Kindle Fire General] Vintage144:
My wifes Kindle had its update to 6.2.1 , lost root thats for sure, however the market works just fine and everything I put on it before is working as well (minus root) ,with that said , it isnt my Knidle , I have an Acer Tab so I dont care whether we get root on here or not (at least for now, I can wait)!
[Kindle Fire General] jianwei85:
Voodoo OTA / Renaming APK doesnt work. Anyone has other suggestions?
[Kindle Fire General] jimhanseng:
Not sure yet if it deletes the apps, but many are disabled.

- Extended controls was removed and after re-install, it goes away with each boot.

- Swiftkey no longer works

- Hackers Keyboard no longer works

- Swype Keyboard no longer works

- All rooted apps are disabled

I had spent all day yesterday getting several things working only to have this happen this morning. The changes this time around are MUCH worse than the previous update. I really have had enough. As soon as a stable decent rom is available, goodbye to Amazon Rom. I spend thousands of dollars a year with Amazon, but this is really doing it for me.
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
the update seems to do a delete/fresh copy to \system\app.

if you updated a app then the new version is in \data\app and will survive the update.

btw. has anyone had a look on \dropbox\recovery\last_log ?

it' the log from the update to 6.2 (for some to 6.2.1) and we can get a clue of what the update is doing.
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
So basically it's now been confirmed that NONE of the methods to prevent update work. I suspect ADCP is the culprit myself. But anyway:

1) editing hosts doesn't work

2) renaming OTASilentInstall doesn't work

3) I see a few posts from people with TWRP saying they got the update, so that doesn't work.

So it appears the only options (I've got wifi off and am on 6.2 rooted) would be to

a) put TWRP on, then put the 6.2.1 rooted ROM on -- which will only work until the next update Amazon pushes.

b) put TWRP on then put CM7 on. (I'd rather not as I actually LIKE the Amazon services...but I understand one can manually install the various Kindle reader apps to get their books back at least).

Am I right?
[Kindle Fire General] screwyluie:
It seems to depend on WHEN they did these things... I've renamed my otasilentinstall some time ago and haven't gotten the update. It is starting to look like it's preloading, I wonder if we could find the file....
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
the files to find are in this file !!!

ok, here is the update command from the log of the update to 6.2:

Command: "/sbin/recovery" "--update_package=/cache/update-kindle-6.2_D01E_3003020.bin"

i think if you don't have a file in your cache folder then it still did'nt download.

if yes -> delete immediateliy

hope i'm right and it's the same process as with 6.2 - but why should they change it ?
[Kindle Fire General] mfisch@mfisch.com:
1) Are you really claiming security through obscurity is a solution? it's about potential risk, not likely exposure.

2) negating the issue of remote control apps that leverage servers and software not under your control, you really think someone who wants to steal personal information won't just do it from someplace without wifi? These things don't even have 3G .

My issue isn't that rooting the device is easy. My issue is that out of the box there's no way to secure the device. Otherwise what's the point of the password lock screen? Of course this would be all moot if there was an adb on/off button in settings.

If adb is off you'll need a factory usb shim or desolder some chips.

I keep regulated data out of unencrypted email but this is still a major security issue. Solved by preventing zergrush attacks.

Does no one else want to use their tablet for work?

analogy: the pre6.2.1 firmware is like a factory built car without locks or keys. Imagine if the dealer just told me I should park it in safe neighborhoods.

Granted the device is aimed at consumers, and there are suitable security mechanisms for the Samsung or apple devices. Really no one here cares about security?
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
We don't allow Wireless devices access to the corp network. Not PCI compliant.
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
and never ever an android device ...
[Kindle Fire General] jb0ne:
I wonder what would happen if you set /cache to read only. Is that directory used for anything else?

Also if it uses recovery binary to update it, why are people with TWRP still getting the update? Doesn't that replace recovery? Unless it just so happens to accept the same command line args that stock recovery takes, this seems a bit odd.
[Kindle Fire General] NirmK96:
I'm actually not too upset about the update because for anyone who rooted to get rid of the crappy default keyboard or get android market, those perks still remain.

Im using the ice cream sandwich keyboard on 6.2.1
[Kindle Fire General] Mama Luigi:
I'm unhappy that the update broke root but I am glad my market and apps still work, and I have to say, the 6.2.1 update has improved the responsiveness of the soft buttons. Much more than 6.1 to 6.2 did. I haven't yet had the back or menu button fail to work.
[Kindle Fire General] sectionboy:
Ok, I have a noob's idea,

it seems the executable to really do the update is "recovery", which I couldn't find in /sbin/, but there is one in /system/bin, can we just rename it ?
[Kindle Fire General] eabyrd:
I had a backup made with OTA Rootkeeper but after 6.2.1 it cannot restore root

It worked fine before, but since 6.2.1 no good
[Kindle Fire General] ITS ME DAVID:
Give up nothing works wait for a new method.
[Kindle Fire General] TesseractSpace:
I think what bugs me is the 'silent' part of the whole update scheme. Any other device I have the option to hold off on updates, but this one, I could be browsing merrily along on the web and suddenly find myself updated.

And given what I've seen of other platforms it's just a bad idea. I've seen where bad system updates on other systems have been released, even though fixed shortly thereafter, it's still rather disturbing to be completely at the mercy of a hidden and automatic process. Makes you wonder if they've really thought through the implications? It only takes one mistake on the part of some engineer at Amazon uploading a bad image and we could see a whole wave of bricked Fires.

The only thing I've seen 100% prevent this is not allowing the machine to use Wi-Fi, which just seems to be deliberately crippling it to near uselessness.
[Kindle Fire General] eabyrd:
In my case everything appears to still work except for the Calender sync. This is a pain since it's how we do our family calender, I was unrooted at the time of the update with the root supposedly preserved with Voodoo. Lesson learned there I guess. I'm sure there will be many more as I begin to understand this device and its software
[Kindle Fire General] screwyluie:
I haven't had the update forced on me, so I checked for a bin file in the cache folder, I don't have one. I also noticed that the cache folder is VERY different depending on if you have root or not... Odd.
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
You can download the update bin from the Amazon site.

https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindle-fire-updates/update-kindle-6.2.1_D01E_3103920.bin
[Kindle Fire General] rad3:
Still no update for me. I have both OTAInstall renamed and the hosts file updated, though I know that people have reported that those haven't blocked the update. Don't care so much about losing root as Ive made most of the updates that I want, including Android Market, though I've heard different stories on the following:

Some people have lost Android Market after the update, though some haven't

Some people have reported that alternate keyboards are gone, though some say there's no change. I'm currently using Swype and would hate to lose it.

Thinking about upgrading just because I'd like to get the touchscreen improvements. Are most people having trouble with Market and Keyboards, or are these working OK?
[Kindle Fire General] altitude909:
My market is still there in the app drawer but it does not work anymore :(
[Kindle Fire General] eabyrd:
It also appears I can not change wallpapers any longer. I cannot access /data/data/com.android.settings/files to change the permissions. Currently I'm using live wallpapers so have a good selection to rotate through but would like to have full control again.
[Kindle Fire General] mrrush101:
I must be lucky.

My device is rooted and works fine. When I go to Settings- Device, my update kindle fire is grayed out.It says 6.2_user-3003020.
[Kindle Fire General] bus_ter:
It's only a matter of time.. :D
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
you are then in a position to get ahead of the curve and end up with the update AND still have root.

You should first.... Turn off WiFi now.

then look at:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1402440

I used this method and I have 6.2.1 rooted (I used the secure version rather than the unsecure version)
[Kindle Fire General] RawRmon:
I just find that what the update does to a rooted kf varies with each person, mine is completely the same as it was before minus root.

Still have Market

Still have Swype working

All rooted apps work fine

I hate that I no longer have root, but I'm loving the update.
[Kindle Fire General] AerialX:
God, I leave my fire for a week or two and this happens... So I assume the only way to root one now is to build a factory cable?
[Kindle Fire General] Superfrick:
Excellent. Now that I have TWRP installed, can you point me at a place I can learn how to actually use it? SOme of the threads I've read assume I have a certain level of experience with this, and while I AM a quick learner. I think my first go-through will require a bit of hand-holding.

Basically I'd like to learn how to use TWRP to make the backup I am supposed to be making, and then load the file I am supposed to be loading. I expect I'll have to catch on quickly for the 6.3 update or whatever else amazon does to lock me out but for now I'd love the assist :)
[Kindle Fire General] movieaddict:
to get ur market working again,

Very important! u must have the right google frameworks, if it installs u have right one. Then dont use the vending apk, i use the apk that said market apk and it worked perfectly, market now works. i deleted my vending apk and replaced it with this apk and work perfectly
[Kindle Fire General] krelvinaz:
Real basic...

o reboot the device.

o when the Triangle pops up, press the power button once or twice until it turns orange. Then leave it alone.

o when TWRP comes up, you will have a menu.

o On the Menu, select backup..

o On the backup screen, use the defaults (System, Data, boot, enable compression)... press Backup Now.

When the backup is done, it is done.

You can then go back to the main menu and use reboot and then System to get back to the KF system.

Loading an image is typically...

o Place the image you were told to load onto the /sdcard area

o Boot into the Recovery like before

o Select Load which will give you a menu of what it finds.

o Select the image.

o Wipe depends on what you are doing, normally the instructions will say.

o do it...

Getting back after the reboot would be the same.