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[Kindle Fire General] qwertal23:
UK user - to root or not to root!

Hope my message sits correctly in this thread...So, my KF has just arrived (UK) - yet to turn it on, and hoping for your advice please!

Do I:

1/ Turn it on, put in WIFI password, allow the OS update, see what works and what doesn't in the UK

2/ Enter some elaborate hoax by using USA IP address etc to try and get access to cloud, games etc

3/ Go for broke - root it and install Android 2.3. Have done this with a ZTE blade before, but the more I read, the harder it looks (especially when you factor in most 'how to' guides need access to the Amazon app store at least once to get started. Any UK specific walkthrough's available?

Concerned that option 1 will rule out options 2 or 3...

Would genuinely appreciate any advice or tips from 'one who knows'. FYI I got the Kindle via Ebay (new), £150 all in (and they threw in a UK plug, bless them).

Many thanks,

Qwertal 23
[Kindle Fire General] wigsey:
I'm in the UK and you can get most things to work on the fire bar the streaming.

For Access to the appstore set up a amazon.com account at a US address with a Dummy amex card number (google it) - If you want non free apps then buy a $ gift card with your uk amazon account and put it in the US account.

For Android market access with the stock Rom install TWRP and use the Modaco ROM.

If you set up the Amazon US account then you really don't need to do the TWRP stuff.

You also need to Install mobo player to play all formats of films in the UK. You can get the .apk with a google search.

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The appstore doesn't check your ISP address by the way. Nor does the bookstore but the video sales does !!!!!!
[Kindle Fire General] Hausschuh:
If you are installing a CR then you don't have to worry, it runs perfectly. But you could also use the Stock Rom with an US Account.
[Kindle Fire General] ish88an:
Use kindle outside usa

i also want to use kindle outside USA... thanks for the information for that..
[Kindle Fire General] gadgetman13:
I'm no expert by any means, but I don't see why 1 would rule out 3 unless Amazon's come up with something newer than 6.2.2 that isn't rootable yet.

Just for the record, though, I don't use amazon services other than reading kindle books through the kindle app. On ICS.
[Kindle Fire General] manni4711:
Amazon app store denies purchas

hey guys,

I followed the various instructions, set up a new amazon account with us address und us credit card, and also using ión my mac a us proxy not to have a regional ip (from gemany) but no matter how i try, i neither can get free apps from the amazon store on my kindle fire, nor can i purchase e.g. a movie.

does anyone know how to solve?

also my amazon store on the kf does not work, though telling me i use a non-us credit card, even though this is wrong, i use a us credit card.
[Kindle Fire General] miro101:
I'm from Germany, too. To buy the free apps I'm using the Tor network with exit "noiseexit01[a,b,c,d]". It does work perfect. On the kindle fire you can use Orbot and set it up in transparent proxy mode (only proxy for the appstore).

For downloading use the normal ip without proxy. Works for me for more than half a year.

I dont have us creditcard so i'm using one my fakenamegenerator
[Kindle Fire General] gregruckas:
i am living in Germany too. Before flashing ics I wanted to know whether there are any issues with wifi channel 14. Saw that mentioned in the known bug list of cyanogen mod.

is wifi working properly in Europe with the custom roms?

regards Torsten
[Kindle Fire General] vahusa:
Check out "World Wide Kindle Fire" app it will allow you to use the amazon prime service outside u.s and also use amazon market.. see the guide in their site for full details.

Good luck.
[Kindle Fire General] mx82:
Hi,

I'm from Germany too and have no us credit card.

How is it possible to install free apps ? I need an explorer to root my kindle fire.

Greetings Max
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
kfu should do all what you need - perm root/fff&twrp/install gapps - includes the google android market - download apps ...

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

and then install

http://munday.ws/kindlefire/MarketOpener.apk
[Kindle Fire General] mx82:
thx, it works.
[Android Apps and Games] Kit:
https://market.android.com/details?id=org.riceknight.notepad&feature=search_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsIm9yZy5yaWNla25pZ2h0Lm5vdGVwYWQiXQ..

Simple notepad application with more features coming soon

I found other notepad app to confusing to use so made my own :)
[Android Apps and Games] mobitourist:
I would like to try Note Widget version :), it will be more useful

Thanks for share
[Android Apps and Games] Kit:
I agree a widget would be good, I am currently working on that. Thank you for your comment ^.^
[Android Apps and Games] premsurya:
Will have a try soon !!

Looking plain and simple... will have a look soon ...
[Android Apps and Games] Kit:
You would be surprised how hard it is to find a notepad app that is plain and simple and not confusing the minute you look at it.

And then the few simple ones out there use really ugly buttons and colors.. =_=;

Maybe its just my taste and opinion though.
[Android Apps and Games] Artmov:
Looking good.

If you make a scrollable home widget and make a dropbox syncing option I would buy/donate in a heartbeat.
[Android Apps and Games] pLrIoNxUyX:
Bug on Xperia mini pro

Hey,

I am not sure if this is the right place to report a bug, but on my SE Xperia mini pro, it does not always save the notes.

When i open the app and no other notes are there yet, i press "Add Note" and type something. When i press "Save Note" then, it still says "No Notes".

I have to type my note two or three times, until it actually saves them.
[Android Apps and Games] leongyk:
Theres an alternative notepad app, called JotPad (you can find it on google play).

Unlike conventional notepads, you don't need to create new notes everytime. it comes with 5 empty pages which autosave, and allow you to write your notes. Just one click and you can start typing your notes immediately. It also lets you click any line on the page and let you type into that line immediately (without pressing enter numerous times)

Widget will be out soon hopefully...
[T-Mobile Sidekick 4G] blurback:
Looking at:

Settings > About Phone > Status, Phone Number is "Unknown"

Searching other forms, some have added an option to the settings to workaround the issue.

I am traveling abroad. With every new country, I have a new SIM and a new number. Any advice or suggested ROM that has a fix for Phone Number "Unknown"?
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DenisEhm:
Hello again trusted XDA Gurus!

Out of the blue my Infuse, which had been slowly going crackers for reasons unexplained, has decided to go into a complete boot loop on me. I'm running an MIUI port (2.3.7 if I recall correctly) and had a few glitches with booting up once in a while, especially when the battery was dry.

But now it's STUCK. Nothing I do seems to get it out of loop. Left it 30 minutes plugged in hoping it would get enough charge to do something, and still looping. Can't go to download mode, not recovery, with any and all button/battery/cable combination I know.

The device doesn't even trigger the USB ports on my Mac or PC so I am, literally, at a loss.

I'm not super fond of this phone; has been crashing a lot on most ROMs I tried and consider useful (no crash on stock ROM so I exclude defects), and quite honestly I just need a few pictures off the internal memory and it's back to stock, straight to eBay.

Just need help to get it out of this dang loop!

Thanks in advance.

ts
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DenisEhm:
Ok, I finally got it working by a stretch of luck (getting it in Download mode) and GTG+Odin.

This thread may be closed, thanks!
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Erik_T:
*should

Edit
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DenisEhm:
Can I close it myself? I might have missed it...
[Samsung Infuse 4G] qkster:
you can't but there is a triangle icon in the upper right hand corner - report to moderator.
[Samsung Infuse 4G] hkothari:
Did you do anything to get it into download mode or was it truly just luck? I'm stuck in a boot loop as well..
[Samsung Infuse 4G] Auto-Android:
i am to. "/
[Samsung Infuse 4G] DenisEhm:
To be honest I'm not 100% sure, but to get into download I had to follow a very specific sequence, and on my third try it worked. Here is what I did:

Remove battery, unplug USB, take out SIM and SD card (power should be off at this point obviously). Hold down volume up/down (but NOT power), and while holding down plug USB, then still while holding the buttons insert battery.

Hope this helps!
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
I was on stock 2.3.6, rooted, and flashed the reboot menu mod, totally forgetting it was for deodexed roms only. Now I have widespread FC issues, usb doesn't work, data and wifi show they're connected but I can't navigate to any websites or anything net related. Zumocast opens but won't recognize my pc.

I didn't make a backup either, I know, dumb move.

So is there any way I can get my phone fully functional again?
[Motorola Atrix 2] cogeary:
Woohoo for me accidentally making a system dump of 2.3.6 odexed (restored the wrong backup :o) and not deleting it! I'll upload a flashable zip in just a moment that should return the replaced files back to stock.

BTW this shouldn't be in the dev section ;)

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Alright so here it is. Just dismiss all the FC's and reboot into recovery, then flash this (wipe Dalvik and cache partition before flashing).

It might say some irrelevant stuff while flashing, but it should be fine... I just forgot to remove some logging/thanks on previous updater-scripts. Good luck!
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
I hope that works....couple observations....I am in the process of d/l the stock 2.3.6 deodexed cwm backup in lfabers thread and was gonna try to fix it that way, that file is 166mb....the file you just posted is just 7mb, is that the right file?
[Motorola Atrix 2] cogeary:
Yes, what I uploaded just restores framework-res, framework, and android.policy which are the files that get modified in the reboot in power options mod.
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
Awesome...thanks man
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
Dude, you are a lifesaver! Worked like a charm :cool:
[Motorola Atrix 2] cogeary:
Good to hear :)
[Motorola Atrix 2] Vahnyyz:
any chance this could be reupped so that others could have access to it too? cause I just fuxor3d mine as well and i'm in a loop that never ends :(
[Motorola Atrix 2] Gadgetz:
This won't necessarily fix your issue. Make a new thread and explain what the problem is and we'll try to help.

I will go ahead and get the file uploaded for you this evening though.
[LG Thrill 4G] sketch2k278:
How or should i say which kdz is thrill froyo default baseband??
[LG Thrill 4G] cougargt:
The stock thrill is in .bin .fls format. you need to use the lg flashtool to flash it. I'm not feeling to great and can't remember where it is, but a search should turn it up. Sorry I can't help anymore right now.
[LG Thrill 4G] arsen4oo:
This bin rom will flash your stock At&t Thrilll froyo rom with baseband

https://rapidshare.com/#!download|290tl2|3124156028|BIN_LGP925AT-00-V10e-310-410-AUG-10-2011_0.ZIP|391931|R~8193971AC5B3613D32ECF33EA9EC4787|0|0
[Kindle Fire General] superbomb17:
Hello,

I know there are many similar threads but i have a slightly different issue: I was editing /system/build.prop and did a reboot and i got stuck, right after the Kindle Fire logo pops up it goes black at the time the animation is supposed to start, computer reads it fine but ADB nor Fastboot will pick it up.KWRP also doesn't work, Any help?

IMPORTANT:

I have a backup of a TESTED and WORKING build.prop, if i can mount the Kindle in windows i will be able to apply the backup and fix it that way.

FYI:

I don't exactly care about keeping my data anymore, I just want it to turn on and be usable...
[Kindle Fire General] linuxsociety:
When you first try to power on the device and the amazon logo is still being displayed have you tried to get adb shell rooted or set it to recovery mode boot? Without the firefirefire bootloader it is going to be difficult to use adb unless you can at some point get adb to connect. Just out of curiosity, why didn't you also flash the boot loader instead of just flashing twrp? All I know to try is either kfu and keep hitting 0 to recheck device status and maybe you will get an Online+Rooted read out at some point before the system attempts to load & crashes.
[Kindle Fire General] superbomb17:
I try to get into recovery mode, I'm not sure why i didn't use FireFireFire, this is my first tinker with an android device, I tried KFU from the instant i pressed power button to the black screen and its just unknown device. Is it broke for good?
[Kindle Fire General] superbomb17:
I have a crazy idea and i have no idea if it will work, but it's worth a shot:

After reading the Kindle Fire breakdown, I think i can take the kindle apart and get access to it's internal SD, my questions is this: can I somehow plug it into a computer?
[Kindle Fire General] linuxsociety:
So KFU is reporting unknown device? Sounds like you need to install the kindle fire USB drivers again. Is this on linux or on windows? unknown device means that it is recognizing a device, just doesn't know what device it is.. You need the correct drivers installed for the Kindle Fire, be sure to re-install those and try again.
[Kindle Fire General] Hausschuh:
When I was stuck on Fastboot I just reinstalled the Drives and then changed the boot over KFU.
[Kindle Fire General] itsDefying:
Did you try plugging it into another PC to see if that PC detects it?
[Kindle Fire General] Sblood86:
The fact that it goes black right after the kindle fire logo makes me think it's not stuck in fastboot (would be unlikely in a build prop edit) which is why you can't get fastboot to recognize; at the same time depending on where it's failing during the boot init adb won't load either.

First off; I seriously doubt you would be able to mount the sd from your PC properly. Rather than cracking the device I would try booting it from a factory cable, it should hopefully force fastboot mode at which point you should be able to resolve your issues.
[Android Themes] agusjofre:
Today, 27.2.2012 I've started to make my first MIUI theme based on Batman...

Cause is my first theme, it will be released in a week (i think).

Now, i only have the Lockscreen, Wallpaper and Calendar APP...

This is the Lockscreen, its similar to WP7 LS

And this is the Wallpaper, running on Launcher Pro Plus... nothing more to say...

Changelog

28.2.12 Desclock will be FULL FULL themed in 3 hr (im going out now :P)

28.2.12 Im in home again, and work... so...

27.2.12 Start to Fully Fix MMS

27.2.12 "Alpha" Themed Settings, battery indicator.

27.2.12 Started to theme Settings

27.2.12 Fixed LS, now i can say it is BETA, but Only Spanish (later i will make in English a MTZ file appart, or the LS entire)

27.2.12 "Alpha" Themed MMS

27.2.12 Fixed Lockscreen Text, and changed icons to look like BatLS

27.2.12 Ive started to theme MMS...

27.2.12 An issue with the Lockscreen traduction to Spanish, it will be setted in English (bad for Latins :P)

27.2.12 Fully themed Calendar, and Camera.

27.2.12 Wallpaper, and LS has been setted.

I think it will be released in a week, and i can say it will be a "dark" theme, dark bluepurple and a bit of yellow (like signals)

In other way, when its finished, and if i have good comments, i will make a bit of DC themes, like Superman, Lex Luthor, Circe and more...

Thanks! and Greetings from Argentina!
[Android Themes] agusjofre:
Reserved to future updates...
[Android Themes] agusjofre:
One more for emergency use
[Android Themes] CATA-:
Apura el trámite gatooooo

I m waiting this theme.

Tetas naturales > Tetas hechas

Sorry my bad english
[Android Themes] WHOneedsSOX:
How did you get the missed call/text notification on the unlock screen?
[Continuum General] cfpct:
I downloaded open garden and google wireless tether. Neither seemed to work properly. When I hit "start tethering" I just get the message "please wait while starting." Nothing else happen. It also does not show up under my list of wireless networks. I went to both web sites, and do not see a faq or instructions. I also looked at some youtube videos, and their advice was not consistent.

In order to tether, do you have to get rid of the verizon mobile hotspot; do I need to change settings? Do I need to first install on desktop, and then drag files to a specific location on the phone?

Wireless tethering seems pretty common, so I am not sure why its hard for me to find information on how to accomplish this.

I have also updated my phone to Froyo.

Update: I got Google wireless tether to connect to laptop. Looks like I am good to go. Thanks
[Continuum General] abby_nitewolf:
Im using google wireless tether beta 3.11 and under settings I choose Samsung fascinate and it loads fine,
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
to undervolt their note?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
nobody?

if so post your voltages
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] kimtyson:
Tegrak, not Tegrek. Spelling matters.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
seriously dude?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
so nobody undervolting?

i did this with my SGS2 and did good for battery

again just wondering what voltages people are using
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] severinca:
Last time I checked its not even compatible with the atat note
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jev3gs:
I don't know of any software right now that can change voltages on the Note.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] RMXO:
You're not searching hard enough :p

Here's the free version

https://play.google.com/store/apps/...ch_result#?t=W251bGwsMSwxLDEsImNjYzcxLnBtdyJd
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jev3gs:
I didn't think that System Tuner can change voltages? I have the newest version of setcpu and didn't see that option in there yet like it was in the Galaxy S2
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
Are you on a custom kernel?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] jev3gs:
Yes Da G's newest one. I will wait for setcpu to be compatible le with the Notes voltage. I am not too sure about System Turner.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Jamesyboy:
I know. Assumptions are deadly. But from the name, I always assumed it was geared toward the tetra SoC line.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] SayWhat10:
well i guess computer tech geeks would know this,i just use the phone,i dont know the components to build it.... all i know is setCPU and tegrak are used to undervolt,where tegrak was used on stock

i used it on my SGs2,didnt know it was dependant on computer architecture,because seems setCPU is used on a multitude of different phones

with that said, was system tuner able to do that??
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] Mad383Max:
System tuner worked for me on DaG custom gingerbread kernel. was able to oc to 1.83 stable and did do some undervoltage playing, but went to ics. Was not able to get it working on any ics roms. From what i have seen/read until devs get source they are very limited on modifying kernels to allow this.

Cosmo D from outer space!

I came to rock the human race!
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidDavi:
So I cracked my screen today :(. I have a GSM on T-Mobile so I have no warranty. What I wanted to know is if the LTE and GSM take the same screens?

Sent from my iPhone smashing Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] leonironchef:
Sorry to hear that man...that sucks...dunno the answer to your question, but then again with such a hard knock none of our phones would've stood a chance I think
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
Where/how did you buy the phone? If you used a reputable importer you should be able to contact them about warranty repair (you'd have to pay but they'd do it).

There are also lots of people that you could pay to repair.
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] Yadao:
I'd imagine they are the same.

(also, I use my fists, feet, hammers, explosives, etc. to smash iPhones. It's easier on the Nexus)
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] DroidDavi:
I bought it from Craigslist. I will contact the person who sold it to me so I can find where they got it from

Sent from my iPhone smashing Galaxy Nexus
[Samsung Galaxy Nexus] martonikaj:
If you bought it second hand it won't matter. You won't have proof of purchase to deal with the importer because you're not the original owner.

You can try to contact Samsung Europe directly and see where it gets you. Chances are you're gonna be doing this yourself.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tikimcfee:
Hey there folks,

First off, thanks for any help - I'm in a bit of a bind.

So, a while back (back when Infected ROM was almost brand new), I rooted my Thunderbolt, installed Infected, and haven't touched it since. However, I've been having some problems lately, and figured it was time to use a fancy new ROM. Turns out, that wasn't in the cards.

After going through the downgrade tutorial, the HBOOT install hung on MDM9K for about 20 minutes. I tried a few other roms that I found going through a search for a fix, but they all failed.

Thus, I pose these questions:

A) Is this a fixable issue?

B) If it is, has anyone else experienced this, and know what to do?

If there is some link that I'm missing that has this, then I do apologize for the bunk thread - but I'm at the end of my rope here!

Thanks again for the help!!
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nowetdio:
Wait why are you downgrading? I thought you just wanted to flash a ROM?
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tikimcfee:
I had tried to downgrade to 'bring it to stock' to see if it would fix this issue. At the point, no RUU I can find will write to the MDM9K portion of the HBOOT (I've tried the latest, 2.11.605.5, and previous ones just warn about older versions).
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nowetdio:
Did you pull the battery after it hung the first time? As I understand, if the phone turns off while you're flashing something in hboot, the result will most likely be a 'brick'.
[Thunderbolt Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tikimcfee:
Unfortunately yes. I didn't have any other way of powering the guy down =\ I dunno if it means anything, but the rest of the device seems to flash just fine - bootloader, system, etc.
[Galaxy S II Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rebellz:
Hey guys,

I want to ask you, if is there any app or busybox command , which shows a circle on my touchscreen, even i touched it. It is like in the developer tool of the lightning rom. Everybody, who had tested the lightning rom or use it, can search/activate the feature under Settings->Developer tools->.... So, i am using checkrom+siyah kernel and i want this feature too in my rom. Is there anybody, who can help me pls?

ps.: Sry for my bad english:p
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacksonjzu:
I know there is a setting in build.prop "ro.camera.sound.forced", if it set to 0 or even removed it, the camera should be silent when taking photos.

But somehow I found that it's only works only some ROM, like it's working on the ICS ROM of MIDNOTE, but not TeamRocketRom, I checked both build.prop there were no ro.camera.sound.forced at all.

So do you guys know why is MIDNOTE can have no sound but not TeamRocketRom:confused:
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] novastorm17:
It should work on all ROMs if you locate the sound that is played when you take a picture you should be able to do one of the following successfully:

1. Change the name/extension

2. Delete it

3. Swap the file with a custom made file which is just silence with the same name.

Im quite sure either of those should work (#1 worked for me)

Hope that helps.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jacksonjzu:
Thanks for your reply!

But I want the perfect solution, i mean the camera sound should be enabled according to whether the phone is silent or not.