yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tundrwd:
I think I wandered into most directories - EXCEPT /system. Thanks. Commented out the ro.product.model for the Kindle, added a new line for Galaxy Nexus, saved, rebooted, workee!!

You are a scholar and a gentleman - regardless of what they say about you on the Apple forums! :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Thanks for responding guys. Nope, I tried all wipes and restores and the problem was still there. It fixed itself after rebooting for the 80th time this morning after going back to aokp.

Sent from my Beast
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ontwowheels:
Giving this a go...VERY nice so far, well done as always Hash.

OT, I thought Google Play Store remembered all the apps you had installed on different devices...no? Maybe not...

Anyway, well done!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tundrwd:
Ok - going to ask a general question here:

I'm really more of an IOS user (too many devices), and got the Kindle for reading and video viewing mostly. And it was relatively cheap, and I wanted to see what the "other side" was about. I original JB the Kindle about a month after I had it, went back to stock - at that time, really didn't see anything exciting to add. Have been patiently waiting for 4.x to appear for the Kindle.

The time seems to have now arrived for 4.x and the Kindle - which is great. I installed the ROM mentioned in post 1 of this thread, as it was the first I saw where the issue of HW codecs was finally solved for 4.x. Finally decided to take the plunge a couple days ago. In the meantime, many within this thread recommend ROM X or ROM Y - I'm sure everyone has their favorites. I'm generally pretty busy, and simply don't have time to go trolling through threads for hours, nor downloading and trying all the various ROMs to see which is "best".

Now the question:

What is the "best" ROM (for those of you who rabidly keep up with this, and try 2 or 3 ROMs a day), for the following:

Want complete functionality of the Kindle "out of the box", or with very minor tweaking (this ROM seems OK so far on that end).

Don't want to get into the "ROM of the day" that so many Open Source projects become. Dev doesn't do "due diligence" before posting to public, so I've seen many times fixes 2-3 times a day as others use it. I know this is somewhat ridiculous given the overall concept of this forum, but I'd like something I don't have to update frequently, or has proven to be stable - or is from a stable dev to avoid having "constant" issues. While only 2 days running - again, this ROM seems to fit those reqs (at least from what I've seen prior in my limited poking around).

Not sure what else - stable, everything working - those seem to be the big issues for me.

So - thoughts on what is the "best" that meets the above criteria?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Yes, playstore normally has all your previous downloads listed. Was not the case moving to this particular gapps and 4.1.1 on my kindle. My gtab on cm10 brought them over ,tried installing everything i had backed up, but most were not recognized. After downloading again thru this 4.1.1 play store all is normal.

I'm Mr. iOS, so I feel you. Straight up, the 1.4 version of jandycane is boss right now for me. Its what you want, trust me. PM me, or we can iMessage. I'll break you off real quick, shoot you some screen shots.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ontwowheels:
Anyway to do this with a free app?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Edit the build.prop? Just use ES File Explorer. It has a built in text editor.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Its not saving the file name change for him I think.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ontwowheels:
Same thing happned to me when trying root explorer...I was able to change it using ES explorer, after chaning the permissions on it.

---------- Post added at 09:55 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:47 AM ----------

I successfully changed the density from 160 to 130 in build.prop, I checked it after I saved it. Now after powering down and booting…all I get is the spinning triangles? It’s like it’s stuck??

I guess if all else fails, go back to TWRP and start over....:(

I was trying to get the tablet UI....since, after all....this is a tablet... :-)

---------- Post added at 10:24 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:55 AM ----------

I am good now...I reinstalled the ROM, edited build.prop to 130 and now have the tablet UI...again, after all, it's a tablet. :) I THINK what my issue was, last time after changing the permissions on build.prop and editing it...I forgot to change the permissions back to 644 and also forgot to set /system back to RO before I rebooted.

Anyway....back in business....
[Kindle Fire Android Development] un4givn85:
glad you got it figured out
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sthomas38:
JB GApps available at http://goo.im/gapps :).

Envoyé depuis mon GT-I9000 avec Tapatalk
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rbeavers:
Restore Universal Search with this APK ?

SG3's Google's Search Box.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=28639588&postcount=53
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ontwowheels:
Hmmmm...with the LCD density set to 130 for tablet UI, I get the message "not compatiable with device" when trying to install a lot of my apps through Google Plan.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Its not density settings. You need to side load apps, install from an apk back up on your sd or rename the build.prop name.

Sent from my ball of Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Didn't realize you already knew about build prop, my bad.

Sent from my ball of Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] e495957:
CyanogenMod is the best. Hundreds of devs and support for a lot of devices. Once CM comes out officially for the Kindle (you'll see it on www.get.cm) then that's your best ROM.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] slippers67:
Unfortunately this isn't always true. Cyanogen tends to be decent most of the time, but not always. I've had certain devices with "official" cyanogenmod support and there were glaring bugs that prevented people from using it over several revisions. Personally I prefer roms made by active developers, who either use cyanogenmod as a base and fix the existing problems, or who compile their own rom from aosp, like hashcode has done here.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Its always device dependant. Currently, for my devices, absolutely nothing better than CM10, and the JandyCane v1.4. Almost perfect.

Sent from My Ball of Fire™
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Androidawg:
After flashing this ROM I can no longer boot into recovery. I downloaded quick boot from the market to try and force it to boot into recovery (Iwas using TWRP) but it just keeps booting back into the ROM. I have root working, do I have to re-install TWRP?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Shahpur.Azizpour:
So any way to get the real JB search instead of the gingerbread one? And is there a fix for exchange server sync now?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ontwowheels:
Gotcha, but prefer not to have to side load so many.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] e495957:
There are always active developers but if those active developers worked on CM it would be much better.

For instance, then we could track all the bugs here:

http://code.google.com/p/cyanogenmod/

And they would all be contributing to the same code base, which would be the best and fastest.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chrisliphart:
There's a couple flaws in your ideal situation:

1) Each dev has their own idea of what they want to see in their roms. They don't always agree on customizations, mods, optimizations, etc.

2) If CM accepted what any and all devs wanted to put in (see point 1), then CM would become a huge, bloated rom full of conflicting code and mods.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Mad_Dog238:
Google Now

Well, took the dive and rooted my kindle fire and flashed this ROM. It looks great...awesome! To avoid reading through all 61+ pages, can someone give instruction how to put GOOGLE NOW on the kindle and does it work---minus the microphone. Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] buberlo:
dude.. your attitude is just wrong...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] core123:
You could always try searching that always works
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xolanir:
Just wanted to thank you Hash for your awesome work brother. Lovin me some JB, plus I'm dual booting the Modaco altrom. My KF is feeling like a new device all over again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
been using ur jelly bean rom since u released, works great except we cant use the kindle now the battery wont stay charged lol
[Kindle Fire Android Development] AluminumHaste:
That's funny I get better battery life compared to CM9 stock.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
yea i did also but my battery wont hold charge anymore i charged it to 100% using twrp 2.1.1 and shut it down turned it back on next day its at 5%, so either the battery is shot or twrp isnt shutting the kindle down all the way
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Jessical:
Reset battery stats in TWRP.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
did that already i just charged it to 100% again and shut it down thru the os so we will see if it holds charge
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Mad_Dog238:
Google Now assistance

Buberlo,Thanks for totally misinterpreting my post. Google Now is a service that runs that gives you a snapshot of daily events. As you probably don't know, by the false accusation that you posted about my attitude, Google Now keeps closing down. I am trying to get help on how to activate it on this ROM.

I have seen/read fixes for ICS but not for Jelly Bean. Is there anyone out there besides buberlo that can help me out? Your assistance is greatly appreciated!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Stage:
Use Volume Control by Bigrubberpepper. It's pretty good.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ortrigger:
Try flashing the newest gapps. Or, you could try twa_priv's jb cm10 rom. I know it works in there.

sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10 Jelly Bean
[Kindle Fire Android Development] boeselhack:
I use it too. I can recommend it, easy to use after first configuation.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xolanir:
Thx! I'll try it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xolanir:
What worked for me was reflashing ROM and gapps. Then as I activated Google Now, after running its tutorial, I chose no instead of yes I wanna start. Then go into settings and disable voice input. It works for me by type searching only. Hope this helps.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Gutted I'm missing all this jb fun:(

Hopefully it won't be long.

Cheers

Steve
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
Did you break your new kindle already?

sent from my Nokia 5110
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
Lol. No, mix up in family, had to give it to nephew and mine is in India on its way here. Just won't be for another 6 weeks or so:(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
Mine kindle is broke wont charge without holding the cord and the battery wont hold its charge so got a replacement coming on the 25th :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Androidawg:
Google Now works, Mostly

You need to go into Apps Management and Clear Data for Google Search, then go back and activate Google Now by swiping up on the Home Button. Whe it asks if it can use your location you HAVE TO SELECT NO or it will constantly time out. This is I believe it's attempt at firing up a GPS mocule that the Fire doesn't have. At this point you can enter your search items and the cards will appear. But it can't use location so any automatic functionality like traffic info probably won't work. That's how I got it working.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Mad_Dog238:
You are the man thanks! I will try it as soon as i get home from work. Thanks again!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
just received our replacement kindle, which jelly bean rom do you all recommend
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bl4scott:
This worked for me but not able to go into the setting and change anything i.e. "weather". If I select "Yes" from the start then I get a forced close and the app will not longer work.

Any other ideas?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Which version of GAPPS did you use? I've heard that folks have the best luck with the 7-11 version (the 7-17 one seems to have issues).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bl4scott:
The one that is posted at the start of the thread. I believe it is the 7-11 pack that you are speaking of. Are you able to go into the settings and change weather, location, sports, and others?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Yup. Been working fine for me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bl4scott:
When I go into Google Search and enter the settings area, it shows Google Now is off. If I try and turn it on it goes to the setup screen and if I say Yes, Im in, the program will crash. It is my understanding that having it "On" is the only way to fully customize it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
Maybe try the new gapps file and see if it helps. Found this is another ROM thread. Thanks to Webdroidmt.

-----------------------

New Gapps 20120726. Looks to have added/fixed some decent stuff. Scroll page to download and see changelog

http://wiki.rootzwiki.com/Google_Apps#20120317

Mike T
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Baconrules21:
Every time I try to do voice search or voice dictation with keyboard, it says "Unfortunately, Google Search has stopped." Is this only happening to me? I don't see anyone else having the problem. Would it be because I'm not logged in?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] APatte111:
It is probably due to the fact that the Kindle Fire does not have the necessary hardware (I.e. a mic) to complete the actions... I believe this has been discussed a couple of pages back as well... Hope it helps...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Use the 20120711 gapps and when you open up search for the first time make sure to select Maybe later instead of Yes I'm in.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bl4scott:
Still having the same issue. The must be a different issue if I get the same result using different .apk's. Each time that I choose yes in the initial setup it will force close crash and I will have to go into the app settings and clear data for it to "do the search only" I know there is sooo much more this app can do... Oh well...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Choose maybe later. Don't say yes I'm in.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] thea mohamed-toorn:
Maybe you need to log in first to your google account.

i think so.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
If you haven't tried it already, I'd strongly suggest doing a full wipe (factory, system, caches). Google Now works fine for me (minus voice of course). You might want to try a different ROM as well, just to see if you have different results (I've been using Twa_priv's ROM without any major issues at all).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] aegrotatio:
Is there a new download link? The one in the OP isn't working. Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jamminjon82:
That site got hacked and some dbag deleted everything. Dhacker is working on it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
im following your guide on building a jellybean rom but after i do repo sync about ten minutes into it i get:

error: Exited sync due to fetch errors

here is a better view:

From https://android.googlesource.com/device/moto/stingray

* [new branch] ics-plus-aosp -> aosp/ics-plus-aosp

5bbee4c..53ef331 master -> aosp/master

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r1 -> android-4.1.1_r1

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r1.1 -> android-4.1.1_r1.1

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r2 -> android-4.1.1_r2

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r3 -> android-4.1.1_r3

remote: Counting objects: 4, done

remote: Finding sources: 100% (4/4)

remote: Total 4 (delta 0), reused 4 (delta 0)

Unpacking objects: 100% (4/4), done.

From https://android.googlesource.com/device/moto/wingray

* [new branch] ics-plus-aosp -> aosp/ics-plus-aosp

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r1 -> android-4.1.1_r1

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r1.1 -> android-4.1.1_r1.1

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r2 -> android-4.1.1_r2

* [new tag] android-4.1.1_r3 -> android-4.1.1_r3

error: Exited sync due to fetch errors

Any ideas. Ive tried 5 times???
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Try repo sync -j1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] braintrap:
ROM download link is broken?

Opens Godaddy site with no download on it :crying:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] TexasRules777:
Look like three posts up. And there's your answer.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rcolddroid:
Here is the temporary link to get this rom for now:

http://rombot.us.to/

Go to ROMs

Then to otter

then to aokp

select aokp-otter_-20120713.zip
[Kindle Fire Android Development] powerpoint45:
What's that supposed to do.trying now. Also once it finishes, isnt their supposed to be more folders than the .repo folder.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
The -j controls the number of jobs it does at a time. So -j1 reduces it to 1 job at a time. If that still doesn't work then try repo sync -f
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bi2o:
Dude that's an ics 4.0 Rom.

anyone has the link for hashcode's 4.1 rom?

Thanks,
[Kindle Fire Android Development] snowcloud:
I have noticed that the speed of sending data to the device in mass storage mode is quite slow.

It is around 1.5-2.0 mbps.

May be due to this IO benchmark value is low.

Plz confirm it is slow for all or only me.

Well i am new to KF.

Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
I've read about speed issues writing to drive. Its a common thing right now for these 4.1.1 builds.

Sent from my Beast™
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ortrigger:
Try SD Booster. It changes some settings and helps I/O speeds. It's not a huge increase but it's noticeable. I use it on my KF with cache size set to either 640 or 750. At least those are the settings that I find work best for me.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rcolddroid:
My apologies, good catch, you are right! I didn't realize that Hashcode had not put the JB Rom with the other ones. It had the same date but the naming convention is different.

BTW, the link in the OP is now working, so disregard my original post!

Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] [ImperialDev]JonesLabs:
Can you change from phone to tablet mode?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aesrys:
I don't think you can on this Rom because Hash is trying to keep it pretty stock. Some of the others (Twa_privs and Lithiums I believe) allow you to switch.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bi2o:
In case u are reffering to landscape mode:

Try ultimate rotation. U can force rotate and lock even at the home screen level.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] collindv:
I think he's referring to changing the UI from phone to tablet. I don't believe you can do that with the AOSP rom other than editing the build.prop LCD density. Someone please correct me if I'm wrong.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ortrigger:
You're right. The only way to change in aosp is to edit the build.prop but if you want the option built into the room I would recommend twa_priv's jb rom. I haven't tried jandycane but I've heard good things about it.

sent from my Kindle Fire running CM10 Jelly Bean
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Shahpur.Azizpour:
Hi all,

One question. How can I charge the kindle with this rom when the battery is totally zero?

It was not used for a few days and the battery reached zero. But how can I charge it now?

Have the stock wall charger...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
When a kf goes down, it's a pain. Mine took a few days to even start charging. It sounds retarded, but it doesn't have enough power to charge. You can plug it in and pray, or someone on here makes a special USB cable that helps the process. This is my personal experience after having it go to zero also.

Sent from My lil' Beast™
[Kindle Fire Android Development] deejayzee:
Jandycane has full tablet UI with standart dpi, and has an option to switch to phone UI, twa_priv's jb rom also can switch to tablet UI and to phone UI, but tablet UI isn't fully tablet designed, some menus still look like phone
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Shahpur.Azizpour:
Will the led show that its charging? Mine doesn't show anything...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
No, it won't light up. Just wait. Mine took like 50 hours. Seriously

Sent from My lil' Beast™
[Kindle Fire Android Development] j_preu:
I got i to recovery but now I can't install the zip. The Kindle just boot loops. Any suggestions?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wws12:
Hey guys I have a couple questions. First off, does deep sleep work in this ROM? Second, does anyone know when Hashcode will release the update that contains the things detailed in this post? http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=29221471&postcount=1420

Thanks,

wws12
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
Edit: wrong forum :/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashcode:
I have the new update nearly ready.

Part of the delay is that TI is updating their version of the android source on a daily basis. So, I'm hoping to do a build that we have never seen before.

One based about 95% on omapzoom/TI sources for Android. This would include a ton of enhancements for OMAP only devices.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] StarkCity:
I'm currently on jandycane. Its pretty slick. And yeah, it has a setting that allows you to change it also.

Sent from My Beast™
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wws12:
Sorry for sounding n00bish here, but what will the OMAP changes bring to the table in plain English? Like better battery life, working charger driver, what?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] snowcloud:
It may bring better battery life and performance improvements but the charger driver issues needs lot more dev work.

Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dadeo1111:
I (we) can't wait! Sounds like another benchmark rom to me. :highfive:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Shahpur.Azizpour:
yep, worked out for me too. i let it charge for about a day (without any led indication) and it booted...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] wolf45801:
my led light works with no problem i have to plug it in twice for it to register that its charging and it will charge prefectly
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aido:
If I'm upgrading from http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1591869 do I need to wipe my data again?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Yes. That's a CM9 ROM so you need to wipe data.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
hash can you take a look in your cm9 thread as someone has spoken about an mot cable, could this help?

cheers

steve

sent from my gnex running sourcery ROM with trinity kernel. mmm utterly buttery
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aido:
Does this ROM not have themes? :P
[Kindle Fire Android Development] chrisliphart:
This isn't a CM10 ROM, it's AOSP.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aido:
Is there a way to quickly turn the volume up and down?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] firered365:
I use Volume in Notification. Get it off the Play Store.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xolanir:
Try this: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.hinterhofapps.sliderwidget

That's what I'm currently using and it works great.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
VolumeControl app. It's pretty good.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] anactoraaron:
Just wanted to say thanks Hashcode for your work on this rom! I have yet to have experienced any issue with the 7-13 build! It may not be a lot, but here's a bit to put in to the beer or coffee fund!

Transaction ID #75314650CY460660G (sent it a few weeks ago and got busy lol!)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] veeman:
Oh sorry. I should have clarified. The one I use is called "Volume Control" and it's by "RUBBERBIGPEPPER"
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bi2o:
Thank you for the tip. Just what is missing for that rom.