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[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Rooted Kindle Fire 2nd Generation

neelyjohns,

Here is some fun data I figured you would like. By the way, Good Luck with Rooting the Kindle:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2069117

Even after we reviewed these two tablets, we do not regret our decision. We own a Nexus 10 as well, this is an amazing Tablet but these Tablets are based on Jelly Bean, whereas the Kindle is ICS, having said this, the AnTuTu score is going to be at least 1500-1800 higher just due to the higher performance OS. Now the Tegra 3 is a kick-a$$ processor. What we tell our customers is the Kindle is a solid media player, the Nexus 7 can not come close to the Kindle's sound and video display - at a Brightness of 452 cd/m2 for the Kindle vs the Nexus 330 cd/m2, it is clear which one will be more vibrant although they both have a beautiful IPS display resolution of 1280x800.

Hardware and Performance

Both devices pack high-end components despite their modest price. The Nexus 7 is powered by NVIDIA’s Tegra 3 quad-core chip running at 1.3GHz and this is paired with 974MB of RAM. Users can choose between 16GB or 32GB of internal storage. Originally an 8GB model was available, but this has been discontinued.

In comparison, Amazon has kitted out the Kindle Fire HD using a 1.2GHz dual-core processor made by Texas Instruments. This is accompanied by 770MB of usable RAM. Like the Nexus, users can choose between 16GB or 32GB of internal storage.

There are no memory expansion slots available on either device. This isn't too much of a big deal as content can be moved to a PC to free up space. With both Amazon and Google also placing an emphasis on cloud-based content you shouldn't run out of space too quickly even if you opt for the 16GB device.

Both devices only ship with front-facing cameras also - so they can be used to make Skype video calls.

So how do they perform? We ran two synthetic benchmarks on both devices – testing everything from CPU and memory read/write capabilities through to 3D graphics performance. The Nexus 7 came out top in both benchmarking tests by a clear margin.

Overall, these results are unsurprising. We expected the Nexus 7 to blitz the benchmarks as it has twice the number of processing cores and 200MB more RAM than the Fire HD. And it's not just the benchmark where you see the difference. The extra grunt in the Nexus means that real-world performance feels snappier and we found it better suited to running demanding apps and web browsing.

Winner – Nexus 7

The Nexus is shipped with better internal specifications and these translate to faster real-world performance.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
This would have been great to read BEFORE I bought the Kindle Fire. But, thanks for sharing. :cyclops:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CoyotesFan4Evr:
I'm so fed up with trying to get this Kindle Fire rooted. I have searched and searched and searched all last night and most of the day today for a method that will actually work for me. I have the KFU and it stops at telling me that fastboot uses a different device than ADB. You should check device manager for Amazon or Kindle. If you see it rerun the driver installer that came with the packaged KFU. Installing FFF....... I have done that countless times and gotten absolutely nowhere! I have looked thru every method of rooting and have not only SDK but ADB and another root method all on my laptop. I'm running out of room here for stuff like this to be on my laptop. My drivers are correct and I have slowly gone step by step in each method I've tried and I can't get anything to work. I do have the 2nd Generation NON HD Kindle Fire. I got it last Christmas just after the HD came out. I'm sure many people did the same that we did. Buy it on the cheap. Every electronic device I own doesn't have to be HD. I also just turned my Kindle on for the first time in at least a month and got an OTA update last week. Now were my Kindle Fire operating off of full android system that it is fully capable of doing I would play with it way more often. Thus my reasoning for the root. I'm telling you guys I have looked all over youtube, google, android forums, and even tried looking on here. Some of the stuff gets way off base for me because it gets into coding and I'm not really into vague directions. Most of the coding instructions I've found are really vague in my opinion. So please please please please please please help.....I'm growing more gray hairs everytime I try and fail at this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] SilentlyScreaming:
Consider using someone else's PC temporarily, preferably one that has never had Kindle/ADB drivers installed. If you've tried multiple methods, it is possible that your laptop has got issues with mismatched drivers etc. You obviously could try and follow the guide over at the KFFA thread for stripping down everything down and rebuilding with just the bare essentials, but you already sound pretty frustrated :) If you can get your Kindle rooted, you could then return to getting your laptop working well with Kindle via ADB, secure in the knowledge that your tablet is working just fine, and that rooting is done and out of the way.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CoyotesFan4Evr:
Well I could use the desktop downstairs but it's only on XP and slow enough as it is with being a desktop second and security system first. I'll look at the KFFA thread and see what is involved before making my decision. I could see if a friend of mine wants to take the time and help me since he is a computer whiz and has rooted things in the past. There doesn't seem to be much of a danger with rooting the Kindle as there is with doing it on a phone. Surprisingly enough I've rooted phones plenty of times and had only one problem where I had to use RSD Lite. It worked wonderfully and I was back in business. Honestly I've read issues with rooting and how Holding the power button down fixed a looping and flickering screen problem several times. Is there any other idea or option to getting this to work with just the normal way?

I feel that I need to add that I CAN'T get my device manager to show the ADB device that every method to rooting has said I should see. I have ADB installed and I go into my device manager and I do see kindle and I see kindle under other devices but when I right click and say update drivers I most of the time get a fail. So with running Windows 7 and following along with every video method and typed method I have found so far I can't get this crap to work.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
When I rooted this, it was mainly all trial and error. I got the Kindle Fire 2 as a side toy because it was on sale. I also had 3 days to return it. I thought if anything real bad happened, I would just send it back or trade it in. I was not afraid. Fear is our only downfall. That's one of the first things I ever learned about computer troubleshooting. Do not be afraid. Also, you can open Device manager and navigate to the Kindle Fire 2 and right-click and hit "Properties" then Uninstall the drivers. Also, you may want to run CCleaaner to clean up any temporary files on your PC and fix registry issues. That is a free app and the default values are optimal. Download and update the latest Android SDK and reboot your PC before re-installing any drivers. Reboot the KF2 and start from scratch. Before you begin, take a deep breath, clear your mind, be unafraid and don't take "NO" for an answer. If you have any issues, post them here. Maybe we can get through it together. Good luck.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lzgmc:
If today your still having problems, download Root with Restore by Bn4ry and use the old (#5) method
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
2 years later lol
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] newbeeman:
Is there a step by step guide to rooting a kindle fire (2nd gen) for absolute beginners? Lol.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] DragonFire1024:
I wrote an up-to-date guide here. If you want to try it, please comment on that post as o how it went.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] prasanga17:
I purchased a brand new Sony Xperia Sola from a local seller and i was told that phone was from France.

However when I tried to insert a sim card it does not read the sim and show the "No sim card " message. I tried with 2 different sim card s but the problem was still there. It seems the phone does not read any sim card .

Aside from this problem everything works fine with the phone.

I went through some forums and checked the sim lock status of my phone and when i enter *#*#SERVICE#*#* and went to sim lock it shows.

[] Network 5

[] Network subset 5

[] Service provider 5

[] Corporate 5

(there was no X in any brackets as suggested in some forums)

What do you think the problem is ? Is it software or Hard ware ? Please help me to resolve this problem .

Thanks.
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] soulhackereborn:
And my guess is

Its sim locked to a particular service provider locked so you gotu unlock as far as i know!!
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] prasanga17:
If it is sim locked why it doesnt ask for any unlock code? It shows " Emergency calls only . No sim" .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] Snowstormzzz:
No, what SRB means is that the phone is locked to a particular telecom provider. It is not locked to a particular sim card.

I wonder if installing custom roms will unlock the phone. Give it a shot.

Edit: Looks like not. Bring your phone back and get a clean phone. I've a feeling that this is a second hand phone, even if it is not opened. Likely one of those people grab with a plan and sold it off.

Sauce: http://android.stackexchange.com/qu...-roms-like-cyanogenmod-modify-your-bootloader
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tedulus:
yes..i also bought a xperia sola from carrefour france and tested it with ortel simcard it worked, now i am in romania and tryed it with cosmote and it asks for sim lock pin....wtf ?
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] prasanga17:
your phone seems to have a actual sim lock since it asks for a pin. Mine does not even read the sim card and shows" No sim". I think sim card reader flex is faulty in mine .
[Sony Xperia P, U, Sola, Go] tedulus:
yes...maybe mine has a simlock...but how can i find out the carrier that is locked to ? maybe i can contact them to unlock my new unlocked phone.
[Galaxy Y GT-S5360 and Duos 6102 Q&A, Help & Troubl] Johnfelix:
How do I customize the app Phone.apk to have 2 buttons to dial SIM 1 and SIM 2?

My sister bought a GT-S5302b and he has this customization. I took the app I copied and pasted it on my GT-S6102b application and continued as before with just one button. I believe it is a configuration file, do not know, but look at the pictures for comparison and understanding of what I'm saying.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] RCITNet:
I've searched but haven't found an answer. Is it possible to get the fixed search bar on TW like on CM10?

Sent from my Galaxy S III
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy S III] bsbabcock:
Not in stock launcher but extremely easy in Apex.
[HTC One X+] thekalby:
When the One X came out there was a promotion where you would receive 23gb for two years on dropbox if you signed on from a One X. According to this HTC is running the sam promotion again on the One X+.

I am on the AT&T version of the phone and tried signing on to dropbox from my phone, but to no avail. The extra storage was not added on. Any suggestions? Am Is it a problem on my end? Or does the promotion just not apply for the AT&T version?
[HTC One X+] baha76_s:
According to dropbox, the promotion is valid for the new or exist accounts but didn't associated to another htc sense device from before.

I had the same problem, i had a dropbox account which was associated with my previous device (htc sensation), so when i connected it with this phone i didn't received the 23gb promotion over my account, so after some search i found that i couldn't had this promotion, so i connected the phone with another account that i had before and it didn't associated with any phone, and :eek: directly i received the extra memory :rolleyes:
[HTC One X+] CLB-NL:
That's not true... In April 2012 I've bought a HTC One X and got my 23GB of storage...

In november 2012 I've bought my HTC One X+ and got 23GB of storage again (for two years)

But I haven't got it automatically so I've email the Dropbox-support for giving me manually 23GB's of storage, no problemo!
[HTC One X+] baha76_s:
may be it work with you :good:, because with me its not work at all untill i changed with another account that didn't used withany sense phone:silly:

thanks:laugh:
[HTC One X+] Diesel321:
Go to dropbox.com/gs on your computer. Sign in and it should give you the space. If that doesn't work then make your way through the contact us part of the website and follow the links as if you were going to email them about the issue and it will be explained how to do it. Sorry don't remember all the steps but it wasn't hard at all.
[HTC One X+] adamkaye:
This page on Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/help/249/en) makes it look like AT&T and Verizon opted out of the promotion. Are AT&T customers getting this free space? If so, how?
[HTC One X+] Diesel321:
Yes I'm on AT&T and got it this morning. Just keep following the links about it and you'll get there. But all you should have to do is go to www.dropbox.com/gs and sign in.

Or follow the "get free space" links.
[HTC One X+] adamkaye:
Still not working. If I follow the links it eventually brings me to that page I linked to before that says it's not available for AT&T (or Verizon). Can you recreate your exact steps?
[HTC One X+] Diesel321:
I will do that and post how exactly what I did. However it will have to be later as I'm not with my netbook at the moment.

Just to be clear you are going online on a computer and not your phone right?
[HTC One X+] Diesel321:
I went to try and retrace my steps and see now where it says AT&T and Verizon opted out of that. But I swear I got it this morning and I'm on AT&T. I do t remember exactly how I did it. Try doing it through the dropbox app on your phone. See what happens. I just remember it told me to go to www.dropbox.com/gs and I instantly got two emails. One saying I got 23 gigs for sense 4 and 3 additional gigs for sense 3.5 or higher.
[HTC One X+] adamkaye:
That's weird, still not working for me. I'm hesitant to submit a request because they'll just tell me I'm not eligible on AT&T, and I don't want to ruin it for anyone else if there's some glitch.

Oh well, I got like 15 extra GB through my association with an .edu email address, so it's not the end of the world or anything. But if anyone has other ideas then let me know.
[HTC One X+] crash087:
create an account on your phone. I just did it and i got an email 5 seconds later saying " claim your 23 gigs"
[HTC One X+] adamkaye:
Yeah but the point is I'd like it on my already existing account.
[HTC One X+] arminyack:
I bought my One X+ a little over a week ago, and just now got the email about the 2 year storage this morning
[HTC One X+] gamepr:
I haven't gotten anything from dropbox... :confused:
[HTC One X+] johnboatcat:
I am AT&T and I tried using the apk from the "missing after bootloader unlock" (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1997511&page=2) thread and no luck with email or extra space.
[HTC One X+] DornoDiosMio:
I'm on AT&T as well, and I tried setting up a new account, but, no luck so far.

Although, I didn't really try too hard, because I figure 2.5gb is enough for the time being. Otherwise I might get all comfy with my 25GB and then BAM, the 2 years is over and it's time to move out or pay up, lol.

That is how I rationalize it at least, hehe. I also wasn't aware it was a 'Sense' thing. I signed up on a custom rom which was 'De-Sensified', so that might be why I missed the offer.
[HTC One X+] adamkaye:
Remarkably, 4.5 months after getting my HOX+ on AT&T, I just received an email from Dropbox this weekend telling me about my extra 23 GB:

"Hi Adam,

Congrats on becoming a Dropbox Guru! We've awarded you 23 GB of bonus space for the next 24 months. You now have 43.5 GB on Dropbox. To get even more space, check out our upgrade options.

Thanks again for supercharging your HTC device with Dropbox!

Enjoy,

- The Dropbox Team"

I wish I knew what I did this weekend to prompt this, but it seems to have magically appeared! FWIW, I'm running Elegancia 4.8.0.
[LG Optimus 3D] grish:
what?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevkid:
What is nexus 4 use for tv out, I know it is not MHL but what is it using?
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] androph:
Slimport
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jnewman1991:
Slimport if you want to use a cord and miracast for wireless.
[Nexus 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kevkid:
Oh, thanks :D
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gamer_Girl:
Has anyone had luck with Google Wallet? I tried downloading direct from Google Play and sideloading but it still says it can't be used. I'm sure this one will just require a little patience but wanted to check =)
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] th0r615:
give this a shot? Don't have my note 2 but it didn't work on my dna

http://www.modaco.com/topic/354635-region-device-root-patched-google-wallet-apk-15-r87-v15/
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] xxsupergman25xx:
verizon openly discussed and disabled google wallet.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Gamer_Girl:
Yes but it works on the Nexus so there should be a fix soon.

A few other things to note:

1. No blocking mode (that I could find)

2. Fewer apps on the multi-task bar
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Hitman3984:
I've been with vzw for years but WTF is it with them lately?

First they remove the headphones seen with other versions of the same device.

No blocking mode? Why I really wanted that. I thought this was a jelly bean feature and not a phone feature?

Stupid Wifi constant notifier? WTF for?

Fewer apps on tasker...serious? again why?

I realize alot of this will probably be rectified with Root but it shouldn't be necessary.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] th0r615:
Not really. They made it unavailable from the Play Store. You can side load it and it will still work... trick is finding the right APK.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] rufflez2010:
I was able to get it on the s3 from the play store by simply editing the build.prop on the phone. That should still work once root is achieved.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] mentalcase87:
I downloaded it earlier from the app store. It just simply says it's not compatible once I try to launch it.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] NRA_Bear:
Same here :mad:
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tbns:
I would absolutely love to have Google Wallet working on the Verizon N2; but honestly, I don't want to dive into messing with things in some of the other Google Wallet threads. Waiting for a nice, easy, and somewhat stable flashable zip ;).
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] Its TwiX:
There won't be a flashable zip because you have to change versions to get it working. The best you will get is an executable script that pushes the files and then you have to do stuff yourself and then it will push more files. Viperboy (I believe is his name) has one on Sprint N2 forum.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] YouthD:
Good job bringing back a dead thread.
[Verizon Samsung Galaxy Note II] tbns:
That makes sense, I did not know that. I will check out the script on the N2 forums and see if that is something I could use.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Has anybody gonna switch? What you guys think is it worth the upgrade?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Slicktune:
naaaaa... u upgrading or buying it full price??
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
I dont really see the n4 as an upgrade. What do you feel you are lacking from your s3?
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EclipzeRemix:
Hell no lol, waste of money if you ask me
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Full price I know I can sell my s3 to someone for 660$
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Quad core
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
This might sound silly but is that reason enough to run out and buy either?

I mean lacking as in is there something you cannot do with your phone now?

Hype is a fickle beast that almost got me to sell my S3 for a N4 and truthfully it's really got nothing on my S3.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] EclipzeRemix:
Quad-core isn't even that big of a deal, Note 2 screen is the size of my LED TV and the touch screen on the Nexus 4 is horrible, not to mention that weak glass back thats gonna cost a fortune to repair if damaged.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Make sense. I guess I don't need it. Just always want the latest phones.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Towle:
No you can't.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
If form factor was the reason I could see the Note being a good choice. Especially if you dont own a tablet.

As far as the N4 its more a lateral (if that) move than an upgrade.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] ceasernem:
I've had both since an s3.The nexus 4 great phone ,real sleek and feels good in the hand and very fast, but I feel like the camera for some reason is not as good as the s3, and when I played youtube videos on HQ, it really didn't. It really didn't look so clear. Then i got the note 2 and was amazed great phone fast! The multi window feature and the S-pen features is good too, but just little to big for me. Well back to the s3, just great phone to me! Now I'm not here putting either phones down because they were both great phones but my opinion the s3 just right for me.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Ya i can :) I work at phone store I've sold me galaxy nexus full retail plus tax cause of all the accessories I had. With s3 I have 5 cases and mugen power battery
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
I know exactly how you feel, trust me. Fight the urge though. There will always be better phone but if the one you have works well, then it's better the devil you know than the one you dont.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Lol haha you exactly know how I feel. So hard to keep up with latest phones lol. Maybe I should flash rom every week lol.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] pcriz:
I was a true flash addict. Hell I could barely enjoy my phone as a phone since I was always flashing.

I was on CM10 for a while and flashing a nightly every night and searching for mods was a daily fix for me.

Ive since went Frosty JB and I love it. Of course I still do small mods. Got wind of the Moto Droid M launcher with its flipping circle clock widget and I love it.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] sofia-captivate:
Pmed you
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] flipq88:
Where can I get that widget?? I really like it

Sent from Flip's S3
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] AB33:
Waste of time and money if you ask me. The Note 2 is just a bigger version on the S3 with a pen and the N4 is a step down from the S3 if you are used to having a bunch of your music and pictures on your phone, especially for off line use in bad data areas, while in other countries, and on flights. 12GB or 5GB of usable storage and a nonremovable battery just doesn't cut it for many of us who use our phones all day long for everything. If you are a hardcore developer and don't need the storage space and don't need to stash extra batteries around by all means jump to the N4.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] MrMakeveli:
Bingo. I wouldn't even consider switching fir exactly these reasons. Same with some of the HTC One's. I looked at them before buying my GS3 but it had those same issues and really made my decision easy.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] htc fan89:
Wow that's basically asking retail price..used sgs3 go for around 400 max now. If you get that price sell it in a heart beat..also I believe note2 is better than the nexus 4 if you got cash to burn otherwise gs3 is perfect...
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Steve5400:
I'm betting that Google will probably release an incremental upgrade with 32 gig in a few months like they did with the Nexus 7. Possibly even for the same price as the 16 is now.
[T-Mobile, Samsung Galaxy SIII] Mofo84:
I been thinking about getting the note2 for its screen size and battery life. The s3 screen seems small to me now lol.