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[Kindle Fire Android Development] t0adman:
I noticed Hash has a new kernel out. Is it acceptable to flash it with Energy's ROM or will that cause all kinds of problems?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nathan.tran:
CPU governor setting is not retained

I just got a refurbished kindle fire from amazon for $139. Root and put this ROM in. It flies! Coming from a nook color w/CM9, I am really impressed with this tablet + Energy CM9 ROM

I am configuring the CPU governor via

Settings / Performance / Processor / CPU Governor

Even if I set it "Set on boot", after reboot it reverts back to PERFOMANCE profile. Not only that, it even reverts back to PERFOMANCE after using for a while.

Next I tried Daemon Controller to set CPU Governor profile. Same behavior. It reverts back to the default PERFOMANCE.

Anyone succeed with setting CPU Governor ?

Nathan
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wvdude:
Flashed it this afternoon and nothing seems to be broken so far! So, I'd say go for it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
It's pretty much pointless to do so. Half those fixes are ROM implementations... just wait for a new Energy build.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xShadoWxDrifTx:
Charging is definitely buggier since I switched over to the energy ROM and kernel it uses, and I'm sure that the cpu setting are draining my battery as well, before I was able to standby for weeks. I'll wait for the next version and maybe some other suggestions on cpu tweaking.

The sound also likes to dissapear after a few minutes of use as well.

One thing for sure though is that this new kernel and build is blazing fast compared with what I had before
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nathan.tran:
I encounter this problem also. I continue to use the tablet for a while, then sound comes back.

Nathan
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
All I can say is DAMN! This ROM has been a revelation over the rooted stock ROM. I was hesitant to flash ICS, since I didn't want to lose the Amazon store and Touchdown Pro, but the Amazon Marketplace app from Google Play and the included email app worked perfectly to reload my purchased apps and get Exchange email running again.

This ROM is sooo much faster and easier to use. If you're hesitating...don't!

As a noob, a screwed up the install and had to do some adb and TWRP magic to save a boot loop problem, so if the OP instructions seem a little light, just make sure to do the following:

Use Kindle Fire Root to install TWRP 2.1

Use TWRP to FULLY CLEAR the Kindle. Wipe everything, all caches, the system files, you name it. Use every option.

Transfer the ROM from PC to /sdcard and use TWRP to install the new ROM.

I didn't clear my caches and corrupted /sdcard on install and had to go thru crazy steps, including reformatting /sdcard from Windows.

BTW, I did all of this from Windows 8 64 bit, and it works just fine.

Thanks again to the OP...ive been using Energy ROMs since the WinMo days and have always been happy with his philosophy of good looks, speed and stability.

Cheers.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DaraM:
power comsumption

First I must say, the ROM is excellent, and THANKS, for the dev for the hard works and efforts. I have it installed for about a week now, BUT one problem (major) I am dealing with right now is power consumption. My Kindle Fire is always dead in the morning, if I forgot to charge it at night, even though I hardly use it. Is there a discussion topic about this issue somewhere which I missed, or someone else has already had a fix to the problem? There must be a way to slow down this power drained!!!

Greatly appreciated for any pointer...:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
My observations, which are reflected by other posts:

Screen is full bright, with no dimming - this nukes battery life.

The device never seems to go idle, even when the screen is off.

Software shut down doesn't work. The screen stays on, killing the battery. The only effective means is long press hardware key shut down, which I do after a "soft" shutdown.

IIRC, addressing these issues are the next items on the bug list.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DaraM:
Dimming light

Kenikh,

I believe the dimming issue solved with a small path install, see a few posts back. I will post the link if I found it. But I did installed the patch and it works.

Edit: found it here: 04-28: KERNEL.ZIP #8 IS NOW READY HERE (FLASH IN RECOVERY): http://bit.ly/Iz9J4s
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Sweet. Thanks!

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Quick question - which method of flashing has given you success? Would you unpack the ZIP and use the command line as so:

fastboot flash recovery C:\kfu\boot.img

Or can push the file (zipped or unpacked?) to /sdcard and boot into TWRP 2.1, then use the "Install" command? If so, would you wipe "System" first?

BTW, there's a newer version, 05-10: KERNEL.ZIP #9...I think I'll use that one.

I had a wicked bootloop issue prior to installing this ROM and don't want to go through hell again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Where's the newer kernel located?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Newest Kernel is here...

I found some good instructions here, tried this method and it worked like a charm. Observations:

Brightness slider now works perfectly

The power light on the hardware buttons works correctly

OS still doesn't detect the Kindle is charging

Power Off still requires hardware key 20 second press to shut completely off.

The instructions:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrfmanuel:
Kindle Fire

Hi all. I need your help

My girlfriend and I have a Kindle fire, I flashed mine with Energy rom and liked a lot so she wanted the same, Here it come the problem>

it status before everything was with the original rom and rooted

I installed TWRP

Did a backup

**Forgot factory reset

Installed Energy rom

**Forgot to clean cache

Restarted the Kindle

Now it is stuck in the boot animation (some squares spinning)

I tried to fix it with the recovery tool and Kindle tools

I cant access TWRP, nor pressing the button while starting up (Black screen)

I know that it is in normal mode because the tool says that, but I cant turn it into fastboot... Or maybe the computer cant detect it in fast boot.

I tried with Ubuntu, something called firekit but it cant detect it.

Now I dont know what else can I do. Please help
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
mrfmanuel,

This is EXACTLY what happened to me. IDENTICAL. Your KF can be saved. I did it.

Picking from memory, here's what saved my a$$:

Download the Kindle Fire Unbrick Tool

Unzip the files and put them in a folder at the root level of your boot drive called C:\KFU

Run it...if you've never executed a .jar file, you'll need to:

Install JAVA

Open the command line (Win+R, then type CMD and hit "enter")

Navigate using the command line to the directory you placed the .jar file by typing or copy/paste the stuff in red into the command line: cd C:\KFU

Type this command into the command line: java -jar [Jar file Name]

You should see this:

Open Device Manager (Start > right-click "computer" > click "Computer Management" > Device Manager)

Plug in your Kindle Fire to your PC and turn it on

You should see the KF mount and see driver listed as (IIRC) ADB composite USB

Don't worry if your KF is bootlooping and keeps posting/unposting to Windows. This is where the tool gets really handy.

Now it's time to press those buttons in the unbrick tool.

I tried them all, but think "Other" was the one that worked.

The reason is when you click it, it says <waiting for device>

To finally get this to work, IIRC, I had to use adb from the command line to enter fastboot mode, so the device would detect correctly. I won't retype how to do this - it's well covered in the Noob FAQ. I used these commands:

fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000

fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot

The moment your Kindle reboots and posts to Windows, the Unbrick Tool will keep the KF from boot looping, then do its magic.

From there, I could get a stable enough boot for the KF to post, so that run.bat from the Kindle Fire Utility could see it.

I used run.bat to get TWRP installed and running again.

Once the KF booted into TWRP, I wiped everything.

I then mounted /sdcard from TWRP and used adb push to move the ROM to the KF's /sdcard using this adb command: adb push \path\ROMname.zip /sdcard

Next problem: adb push worked and got the file on /sdcard, but when I tried to Install the ROM from TWRP, it would fail with an error saying it couldn't mount /sdcard.

My moment of faith and genius: When TWRP mounted the USB, Windows could see it, but not access it from Windows Explorer. I'd get an error telling me that the volume was invalid and asked to format it...WTF, right?

In desperation, I finally formatted it to FAT32.

I pushed the ROM back to /sdcard using adb.

Back on the KF, using TWRP, I cleared all caches, wiped everything, hit "Install", chose the ROM and held my breath...

It worked.

Once the ROM installed, I again wiped the Dalvik Cache and Cache, then hit reboot.

On reboot, I used the power button from the boot screen to set the boot mode to "Normal Boot"

Success: ICS, running like a champ

This took me over 8 hours to troubleshoot, so if this helps, please say Thanks and let me know that my pain helped you repeat the same hell. :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 8on3s:
So the SD partition was formatted to the fat 32, not the entire system correct? Just asking for clarification as I'm going to complete a list of resources for my family to use. They all have KF's and just recently discovered the awesome that is ICS.

I'm competent enough in adb to handle my own issues but anything that will help them is great lol.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
^ As I'd hoped it would turn out, that is exactly what happened: the /sdcard partition was formatted, everything else remained untouched.

BTW, I also flashed 05-10: KERNEL.ZIP #9 onto Energy ROM and it really addressed RAM usage and brightness control issues. I recommend the update.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Princess_Wendie:
network location

I love this rom very much, but I am unable to get my location for Google maps or beautiful widget working.... can anyone help me?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
5-10 kernel.zip #9 cured this too
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrfmanuel:
Thanks a lot for your help but unfortunately there is something that I cant do.

I cant turn the KF into FastBoot. It says "Waiting for a device" and nothing happens. I tried the method you said with the command and from another CMD window, but the same "Waiting for a device"

I'll try from another computer tomorrow.

Please if you have another advice?

:confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Bozz5384:
I tried to flash the latest Kernel and it got me stuck where my screen went black after the bootloader screen (FFF) and wouldn't go past it. After numerous things, I tried the Unbrick utility which essentially wiped my device out.

Now, the drivers won't recognize the 'Amazon' device at all, I have tried installing/uninstalling drivers, etc. with no luck.

---update---

I see this is a device ID issue, but not sure how to fix it.

Finally, I got adb to push the ROM to my device and was able to install it again...without the new Kernel. My SD portion of the device isn't working, it won't mount (in TWRP or with device booted). I have partioned it in EXT3 and EXT4 and nothing I do will bring it back...

HELP!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Read my how to above. Format it in Windows to FAT32. Use TWRP to mount the USB, it won't recognize, but I'll allow you to reformat the sdcard partition. Worked for me.

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Also noticed that the CPU state deep sleep isn't used by this ROM on the KF. This coordinates with my observation that this ROM eats battery at a comparable clip to actually being in active use. Is this eee transformer using a different API call to CPU state than the KF?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
Have you tried firekit?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Bozz5384:
I tried following the above, but since I cannot get it to mount in TWRP how can I format it? I haven't found anyplace yet to allow me to mount it, nor format it.

What am I doing wrong?

No, but I will if I can find it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
This is interesting: this is all idle time, screen black, nobody home, completely unused. I'm guessing some scheduled jobs calling data are overriding sleep mode.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
adb shell
echo /dev/block/[B]mmcblk0p12[/B] > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file

...will mount the sdcard to your computer. It should tell you immediately that it needs to be formatted. If it doesn't, you can do so in computer management.

Be sure you have the "mmcblk0p12" part correct. You don't want to accidentally format your bootloader.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Majin Kaioh:
I've actually found it easier to just go in to the menu and reboot the device in to TWRP, then use TWRP's reboot menu to power the device down.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teegale:
Any word on an ETA for a release with hashcode's new kernel? Would be very much appreciated.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Is there any reason you not to flash it yourself before it is baked into the full ROM? I did this via TWRP and it works great.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
There are a fair amount of features that cannot be taken advantage of until the ROM itself is built to support them.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Do know which ones? I can confirm screen dimming works.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] teegale:
Anything in kernel #9+#10a that says [ROM ONLY] next to it.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591850
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xShadoWxDrifTx:
Will definitely look at this later
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ejoy:
Is there anyway to increase the size of the grid itself? Seems there is a LOT of space above and below it that I could use for shortcuts, am I missing something?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
I've also been wondering if this is a baked in ICS UI constraint or something that can be easily changed.

It appears to be in place to ensure that there's no need for dynamically reordering widgets and icons when moving from portrait to landscape mode. If there's no native algorithm in the UI Shell for handling this, I can see why it's there, even if I don't like it.

It sure does leave a lot of wasted space, though...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Freshly_Snipes:
I flashed this on my sons Kindle...I notice his sound goes in and out and pops and stuff. Is this a known bug??
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
I've had it happen too. And yes, I remember reading it several posts back so it's probably a known issue.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] djkeller3:
It's the launcher. Slap ADW EX on it and you'll get all the space you want.

ROM: BAMF SoaB v1.04

Kernel: 2.6.35.10-BAMF_0.4

Overclock: 1.4 GHz Max; 1.4 GHz Min

Launcher: Sense 3.5 Bliss Rosie
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xShadoWxDrifTx:
You can also use apex launcher, I'm going to guess that other advanced launchers can adjust the grid too. In apex it deals with the margins or something but the setting is definitely in there
[Kindle Fire Android Development] djkeller3:
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[Kindle Fire Android Development] djkeller3:


ROM: BAMF SoaB v1.04

Kernel: 2.6.35.10-BAMF_0.4

Overclock: 1.4 GHz Max; 1.4 GHz Min

Launcher: Sense 3.5 Bliss Rosie
[Kindle Fire Android Development] djkeller3:
Deleted. Sorry.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
I don't know if it's ROM, kernel, or app related, but there are no menu dots showing up in Firefox. Any suggestions to bring them out of hiding?

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mdaa83:
Not kernel but must be ROM related. I've being using gede rom for the past several weeks and I can see the menu dots in Firefox beta at least.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
"Refresh failed. Please try again." is another error I've been getting as far back as I've noticed. It's probably an app I just haven't had time to wipe and check each one. The ROM is slick though. NRG always has done right for my toys.:D

Firefox gives me the address bar w/ the refresh icon on the top right. ROM has the standard ICS menus at the bottom. No other way I can see to get to the Firefox menu save from the address bar (and I can't remember what to type in ATM. Hello... Google...)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rachelm920:
I was so happy when I saw an Energy ROM over here on the Kindle side :-) Installed yesterday, and I have to say it is very very nice. This makes me want CM9 on my Amaze even more! I was able to pull in my books using an app called FB Reader since my books were in MOBI format... however I like the look of Aldiko a lot better... I might convert them to a different format so I can use that app instead.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
I decided to try another ROM since Energy is pretty far behind the release of Hashcode's kernels. Even after manually flashing #10 onto Energy, I was still hoping to get some better battery life. Tried a few other ROMs with newer kernels baked in and FAIL. They were all sooo slow.

Energy has been the man since my Win Mo days...still the man.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rachelm920:
How do you set a theme in CM9? I downloaded one but couldn't find where to set it... In CM7 Theme Chooser was in the app drawer...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chiefkevbe:
I've used your ROMS on my HTC Touch Pro2 and my HTC HD2. I'm pleased to see you working on the Kindle as I just got it this evening for my sister and rooted it. You do great work and it is an honor and a privilege to download your work. Sending you some coffee money right away!

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Does anyone have the same problem as me. I just noticed that after downloading the rom, the tablet does not charge. I plugged it in for a while but battery status still says discharging.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
It's using an older kernel version that doesn't reflect the real charging status.

I suggest you either flash a new kernel (and still miss out on a few features the ROM isn't built for yet) or switch to a different ROM altogether while the kernel matures a bit more and this ROM is able to reflect that.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] driz:
Gents, im in afghanistan and about 5 of us have purchased kindle fires and hacked them. I've put this rom on all of them and everyone is pleased with it. One of my padawans purchased a Micro USB host cable (http://www.amazon.com/Electronics-Micro-USB-Host-Cable/dp/B005GGBYJ4) in order to plug in a usb thumb drive or other accessories. I do not see the host controller loading up and i was wondering if any of you have had experience in working with this type of device at all? It seems like a simple kernel mod would be needed to get this compiled in. Any assistance or suggestions to existing solutions would be appreciated, thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
You can find a fair amount of information on the current status of OTG (flash always the latest kernel) in this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1620194

As a quick summary, OTG is still very green, requiring a powered hub for most people/devices to work at all.

As this is a low priority in the kernel development (dev thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591850 / user thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591869) you can either opt to get powered hubs off ebay or wherever else, or, alternatively, just be patient until kernel development eventually gets to the point where they can afford to work on/polish "extras" such as OTG.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] NRGZ28:
Anybody still using this ROM ? Time for an update ? Should I bother or did you guys move on to the newer ROMs around here ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
This was the first CM 9 ROM I loaded on my Kindle and while I have moved on, I'd definitely be up for a refresh. Battery life was great and it was very responsive, IIRC.

Thanks for asking.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sero_13:
I'm still using it, haven't tried any other roms as yours has been rock solid. I've been flashing hashcode's kernels as they've been released and all have played nicely with it.

Was thinking about testing some other roms but I've read that yours is kindest to the battery, which is pretty high on my wish list.

If you choose not to refresh, thanks anyway mate, your work has been much appreciated!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
Still using it. See no reason to try another's ROM at this time. Doing the same as sero_13 w/ kernels. Power down seems to be working with hash's latest.

Having a bit of trouble with the SwitchMe app, but it's probably not a ROM issue.

Hoping someone gets the Kindle hooked up with that dual-boot bootloader I've seen mentioned about. Then I could have my cake and eat it too w/ the stock ROM & prime goodies. Would definitely have to do that external storage trick I saw linked elsewhere on here after I repartition the memory again to handle dual-boot.

Your ROMs always have been the sh!t on my toys.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VaksenDK:
This was my first custom ROM on my KF, and I was happy with it, but today I have moved on to AOKP.

But thanks for the effort. ROM did pretty good on the pre Hashcode 2.x kernel, back then when most ROMs were really unstable and constantly falling to SOD.

So thanks again for your work, but no need to bother keep updating for my sake. But others may disagree of course.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ketomin:
Hi.

ROM is great! But I have some problems with latest build. There is no such cool CPU governor as SMARTASS or something like that. And CPU settings drops when screen is off. I set min freq 300 MHz and governor interactive. Turn screen off, then on and settings are restored to defaults. How can I fix that?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] NRGZ28:
That's not a problem with the ROM.. rather with the kernel.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] NRGZ28:
The ROM was just updated. Enjoy guys :)

Recommended installation routine (to avoid FCs and accounts disappearing..)

1. Copy over the new ROM zip to your tablet's internal storage

2. Reboot into your recovery

3. Make a FULL backup of your current ROM using the recovery.

4. Do a Factory Reset

5. Install the new Energy ROM zip file (5.29.2012...)

6. Restore the backup your just made but make sure to only have "Data" checked.

Reboot and enjoy!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] YayILikePie:
Gonna test it out right now. Thanks for the update.

Tried flashing it after wiping cache, dalvik, system, and factory resetting with TWRP 2.1.1. GApps didnt pop up after boot screen, and android keyboard keeps crashing. Not sure what's up with that.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wizard6498:
Looking for an update every night...... Thank You!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] z_lupin:
Great rom. The only problem is Keybloard not working. Hope this could be fixed soon.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Avatas:
I'm having the same issues with Keyboard crashing
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DaraM:
keyboard crashing confirmation

It looks like a great ROM, but not able to go past the main screen, keyboard crashing pop up constantly.

Thanks for great efforts, mate. But I will go back to the old version until the issue fixed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
Ditto on android keyboard crash. Wiped cache, system, dalvik, factory reset. Installed rom & #11 kernel. Restored only /data from nandroid.

Edit: took 2 restores to get the old nandroid to boot. And for some reason my screens didn't restore.

Sent from my TBolt with the XDA App using 1 opposable thumb
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TahrirSquare:
Is USB mass storage working on the new ROM?

Edit:Confirmed that USB mass storage is working.