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[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
You tried Soupkit on Ubuntu and your kindle still didn't show up? Now that is really weird. I would send a message to Hashcode if he hasn't replied to this thread by the time you view this. I am afraid this just took a step out of my league. Sorry man.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
Thanks. I'll give that shot
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
disheartened

I am starting to worry that this may be bricked for good. I was under the impressions that if I can get to TWRP it wouldnt be bricked but now I am not convinced. Any faced this and got out of it? Just looking for a sign of hope :)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Bricked for good? Far from it actually. Short of physical damage, it's nearly impossible to permanently brick the Kindle Fire.

Having said that, it would be helpful if you explained all that you did to try and resolve the problem on your own.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
great

Well I bought it (traded for it) in its current state. I was under the impression that once it was coming up to TWRP it would be easy to get a rom installed so I didint think twice. Right now when I power on the kindle I get a yellow triangle, and then after several seconds, it shuts off and restarts to the yellow triangle. If I tap the power button repeatedly it boots up to TWRP 2.0.0 but I cant seem to get windows to recognize the kindle when I try to mount it. I have tried installing the kindle fire utility to install the driver, still shows as unrecognized. I have tried this on several computers windows 7 + 8. I have also tried both soupkit and firekit but neither seems to see the device.

Thanks for ANY help
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
So there is an attempt by your computer to recognize the device?

Of and by the way, there is a special thing you have to do with Win8 to personally install the drivers. Did you successfully install the drivers in your Win8 computer?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
yep

Shows as unrcgnized in windows 7 and 8

I used the kindle fire utility to install the drivers, is that not sufficient?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
You didn't answer the most important part. When you installed the drivers on Win8, did the install fail?

Unless you have enabled installing drivers from unverified sources you will have to go into your settings and enable it. It is pretty complicated, so I will try to find a guide.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
hmm

I didnt get any failure notice, would I have?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jma9454:
Yeah. If you successfully installed it, the final screen will have a (green?) Check mark next to a statement saying installation succeeded, or something like that. otherwise there will be a red "x" next to a statement that says driver installation failed.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
yep

got the green check after installing the drivers
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
?

Something else i can try?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
anyone?

Anyone been on this state and fixed it?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
I see reference to removing drivers, there a good guide for that? Also I see reference to hardware id but it seems to get an error when trying to display hardware id
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wfg97079:
thanks

I just posted to the soupkit thread to see if I can get some help with that there.

Thanks everyone
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mcchevs:
Hi there everyone!

I recently purchased an r800x off ebay and it's being delivered today.

With all the talk of custom roms, rooting and the like I had a few questions.

All I want to do with this phone is play the classic emulators. Nes, snes, gba and maybe playstation if possible.

I read that there are emulators in the shop that I can just download. This will mostly be for GBA games specifically pokemon emerald.

Do I need to do any real work with this phone before I can play? Or are my needs met with the standard factory firmware? This will only be a gaming device, I have another cell phone for calls.

Thanks!
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ozzmanj1:
Funny, I am actually selling my old R800x already rooted with custom kernel on ebay and some extra goodies with it.
[XPERIA X10 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] GravityDead:
Okay, honestly speaking I don't remember whether my bootloader was locked or not but I do know that it was rooted (duh!) and had x-recovery.

I wanted to format it completely so I booted to x-recovery and I used many format options, these are the ones I remember,

"wipe data/factory reset"

"wipe cache partition"

and many other options in "mount and storage" and "advanced" but only related to formatting/deleting data

and now my phone won't go after "sony ericson" logo, I tried pressing back button but it is not even booting in x-recovery...

please help, I've already downloaded sony pc companion, sony update service, flashtools, please please please :confused:

NEVER MIND guys, it finally worked, I don't know it just got recognized by SEUS and I got back to stock rom...
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
A place for us s'poreans to talk about the upcoming N5. I for one can't wait, mainly because my arc motherboard is damaged and I need a phone that I can actually use..

Not gonna use 4g either .. I refuse to get my data allowance cut by like 85%. Completely ridiculous. Probably ordering from Canada Japan or Germany, hopefully Canada, if the 3G service will work here ...

Of course waiting for dunno how long after it finally comes to SG at like $650 would not be an option. I'm a student... I not so much money de
[Nexus 5 General] aa10:
same case with me. Been waiting for this for a long time...

Can anyone confirm whether 3G will work properly here if I order it form Canada?
[Nexus 5 General] frozencup:
Subscribed
[Nexus 5 General] Mach3.2:
The 3G would obviously work in Singapore....

Beamed from my Grouper
[Nexus 5 General] K0WAWA:
THIS!!!!! Until providers here start to offer 12gb datacap, I will not sign any new contract.
[Nexus 5 General] auggie246:
says who? 3G is universal

You get from canada also same. Japan, Australia your best bet

I posted this in HWZ Nexus 5 thread.

Australia also can, band 3/7 also

but how to ship from all this country to singapore.

my google result for Japan/

JAPAN - http://www.tenso.com/en/ or vPost

Korea - http://minarinshop.com/ or http://collectkorea.com/services/package-forwarding-service

Australia - http://www.sosmail.com.au/

But i nvr use any of this before since comgateway for US is the way to go all along

BTW!!!!!

Nexus 5 spotted in Taiwan and Malaysia. There might be hope for all international release?

http://www.androidauthority.com/nex...-ad-more-sightings-last-minute-rumors-312754/
[Nexus 5 General] ranadylt:
I posted this awhile back on the Nexus 5 leaked thread.

After looking at that link above I just realized one of the leaked pictures was actually from Malaysia.

Now I wonder if it'll be released in my country (Indonesia) as well. I may be hoping but I'm not hoping much at all. Indonesia is like one of the least "Google-cared" country. We get new devices so late it's not even new anymore.

Then again it might be our retail shops / carriers that just went full retard and think "Meh, who the hell buys Nexus in this country anyway? Why should we rush to get this phone in?"

Damn it :(

I might get one from Singapore if it was released there, though. Should there be any problems warranty is much easier to process (I fly back and forth every few months).
[Nexus 5 General] Jeremy:
I asked singtel on their fb page. Their response:

Dear Jeremy, thank you for your interest. Do keep a look-out! Please be assured that we will keep you informed once we have an update. Thanks

"do keep a look out" sounds rather promising, but I'm only cautiously optimistic
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
It sounds like a rather generic response to me...

But I'm not gonna buy w contract though. Seems like I'm the only one amongst my friends w 12gb data cap.. And I'm not gonna give that away. Starhub 3g is fast enough

If its released in Malaysia then all the more better. Just a drive/ride across 2nd link or causeway :D
[Nexus 5 General] neek:
yeah I'm probably not gonna sign any more plans since I wanna keep my 12GB quota + LTE plan ;)

also looking to upgrade from gnex
[Nexus 5 General] Mach3.2:
Learn to read, it would help.
[Nexus 5 General] dengseng:
it's out!!

anyone here ordering?
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
Anyone share how they ordered the n4? Through forwarding?
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
Forwarding service from Australia

the only thing I need now is a forwarding service from Australia. Anyone knows any forwarding agent there?
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
Heard aust was quite ex. Managed to get into us play store using VPN, following instructions on hwz
[Nexus 5 General] auggie246:
Oh what did u type? i can't read.

bought mine from JP already
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
wow when i first read it i thought you meant jurong pt

How much was it and you bought through google?
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
How much is the tax & shipping cost within JP? You're using tenso right?
[Nexus 5 General] mgear356:
acutally after GST and delivery, it would be around 600+ to get from JP right? for 32gb version
[Nexus 5 General] EcPercy:
I am also in SG. I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for a 12GB contract on LTE. Singapore telcoms just followed suit with the USA and went for the massive cash grab known as metered billing.

I think that it's wrong to go from 12GB to 2GB of data while keeping the price the same. The price per month should have been lowered according to the data offered.

You have to admit though we are still paying a lot less than people in the USA. (http://www.androidcentral.com/us-mobile-data-prices-among-most-expensive-world)

My plan:

120 (outgoing mins)

600 SMS

2GB data

$39SGD (31.40 USD) per month

I have a friend that lives in the UK. I will be getting him to order me a white 32GB so that I can take advantage of LTE. :D
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
What I found -

Google Play japan lists 16gb model as 39800 yen - converted to SGD approx 503.78 SGD.

+ 7% GST, 35.27 SGD

900 yen shipping fee with tenso - 11.41 SGD

total - 503.78 + 35.27 + 11.41 = 550.46,

for 32gb model it is 44800 yen - converted approx 568.15sgd

+ 7% GST = 39.77 SGD

900 yen shipping fee with tenso - 11.41 SGD

total - 568.15 + 39.77 + 11.41 = 619.33 so yeah a bit more than 600.

The Japanese models also ship sooner (1-2 business days) whereas for the US store the black 16GB has been out of stock for a long while, the white 16GB intermittently and both 32GB models showing 2-3 weeks to leave the factory.

Now my family is asking me what's so great about the N5 and I should just go buy a carrier subsidised Samsung or something. Yeah right, and get ripped off ......
[Nexus 5 General] mgear356:
Yeah bro.. That's why I went for the g2 @ $680 sgd without plan..

Haha but I will be envious of you as g2 developers will never be as comprehensive as n5
[Nexus 5 General] Josvaz:
Aww need to wait strike 4D be4 i buy ..

Send from my N7105
[Nexus 5 General] SPEEDHAMMER:
Hi guys! Me too! But im gonna sell my G2 first. But just wondering,Australia has the cheapest Nexus 5(4G Compatible) now right? Kindly correct me if im wrong. Cus im snatching one the moment there is a restock!

Cheers

K
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
But how do you ship it here from Australia?
[Nexus 5 General] mgear356:
Keep your g2 lah.. I already flashed paranoid on it.. It works flawlessly!
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
Use VPN to connect to play store, buy, use forwarding service?

How and when is gst paid uh? And are there any other surcharges or stuff fr gvt for this kinda stuff .. First time im importing lol
[Nexus 5 General] SPEEDHAMMER:
I dont mind...but just dont prefer that big of a phone. Nexus 5 seems perfect size. And ParanoidAndroid support for the Nexus 5 will be light years ahead.

---------- Post added at 10:38 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:30 PM ----------

If buy from Japan,use Tunnelbear and Google account with Japan address right? Cus i tried Tunnerbear with Japan location and when i clicked 'buy from Play Store' under the Japanese Play Store,it shows the USA checkout page with USA price. Bit lose here:confused:
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
Hi, I'm new to all of this buying from Playstore thingy, can someone help me?

So far the process sounds quite tedious to get one from the Japanese store... Is anyone buying? and I get one along and share shipping costs?

Selling my nexus 4 after getting this phone ...
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
Same way you got your N4...?

My god, my parents are asking me to wait to see if the N5 will launch in Singapore this month. Crazy!! Even if it does its probably gonna be sold at a ridiculous price. Come on.... Why can't people understand the N5 is not a mainstream phone unlike the GS4/G2/Z1/
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
I got my N4 from retail stores in SG, but they havent updated yet, like store for geeks and adix82. Maybe I should wait? ...

There are sites that says the nexus 5 will be arriving at the end of nov/ first week of dec... There maybe some hope? For now Sgbest is ~700 for 16GB model which is crazy, compared to the prices people get from US or Japan, not to mention original price being 400~500 SGD
[Nexus 5 General] thihaz:
How did you get 12GB + LTE plan? from starhub?

I am still on old plan with 12GB data cap but only 3G, once i switch to 4G, data cap will be 4GB, my ass :(
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
wa which sites. As in officially or what. Haha. Heard due to complex gvt restrictions or what then google dw set up devices here. Plus I have only seen 2 N4 my whole life
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
Not official like the big ones, just small shops i think. Just search facebook or hardwarezone for store for geeks or adix82 :) store for geeks still selling n4 i think
[Nexus 5 General] Shudder123:
so how and where is everyone getting the new n5? anyone purchasing from UK or Australia?
[Nexus 5 General] SPEEDHAMMER:
Im getting it from Australia. Asking a friend to ship over. :) Cant wait for the next restock! Aiya...if only all countries have the same 4G Chip...then can buy from US...
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
that sounds damn overpriced

looking at aus prices. sorry my calculation a bit wrong need tenso insurance n svc fee also...
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
Not that bad actually, not as bad as what I see happening now with the n5
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
hmm store for geeks posted this on fb

Store For Geeks

26 minutes ago

Nexus 5 update: Discussion with distributor is ongoing, and we are bringing Nexus 5 Asian sets with LTE compatibility support. ETA for Nexus 5 arrival is about 2 weeks. Price range is estimated at $550/$640 (not confirmed yet) for 16GB/32GB. Asian sets do come with 7 days warranty.

We are studying the feasibility and the demand of bringing the US sets since LTE is not supported in Singapore, however comes with 1 year warranty.

Will update you guys again

not bad... 550 SGD
[Nexus 5 General] neek:
Singtel.. only very special conditions last year bought iPhone 5 outright w/o contract when it was launched, so auto upgrade to 4G+LTE since have to pay for the nano sim to buy iPhone5 no contract.. since no contract, 12GB stays but is LTE 4G VAS ;) ..downside is i cannot sign any contract in future, the 12G LTE will disappear if i do recontract.. so no contracts ever.. until they bump to at least 5-6gb i may consider haha

I got many friends use N4.. mainly coz I do MO for them haha.. even got a colleague using now tho think he bought from stores..

actually I already ordered N5 from JP so.. might have a few extra black 16gb if interested can PM me ;)
[Nexus 5 General] thihaz:
awesome haha

I love the way singtel treat 4G as add-on, so your contract still remains the same

For starhub, they bloody change the whole contract :(

BTW, did anyone manage to buy the Nexus 5 from play store? I got the following error since yesterday.

Uh oh. There was a problem.

We couldn't start your purchase because of a technical issue.

Details of the problem below:

Sorry, we were unable to process this request. Any charge will be automatically cancelled within 24 hours. Please try again after 24 hours.
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
I guess it's an issue with the card you're using. Have you changed your card's billing address?
[Nexus 5 General] thihaz:
yeah I changed it. Hmm i need to use that card to order. Any idea?
[Nexus 5 General] kiong27:
still no mem card slot...

:(
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
Not sure then. Might be a problem with google? Out of stock? You should try again later.
[Nexus 5 General] DeadmanINC:
bought uk set run out of stock waiting for stock on monday 04/11
[Nexus 5 General] mpikxfx:
Australian Parcel Forwarding Company

Hi anyone can recommend me an Australian Parcel Forwarding Company like forward2me.com?

I need help on this for my Nexus 5.

Thanks for your advice.
[Nexus 5 General] bullyfrog:
Shipping from australia is bloody expensive. Based on the package's weight (0.6kg) aupost will charge about 30 aud dollars to post here. Only good thing is our friends posting can under declare its value so we don't pay gst. My nexus 5 is in transit to my brother there already :)

However I am gonna wait for him to bring it along when he visits later this month. I refuse to pay $30 for postage!
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
So anyone have an extra set up for grabs? 32gb black? This wait is frustrating :(
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
I've gone through the Nexus 4 loooong wait torture test, so I'm immune to this frustration. :cool:
[Nexus 5 General] JTJTJ:
Buy from Canada

I am thinking about buying it from Canada. Isn't it cheaper?
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
LTE will not work no?

On a related topic if I put in an LTE SIM card into a US set I will get 3G speeds right...

Thinking of buying and selling iPhone and using the money to buy N5.
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
Chey :( I didn't need/know of the N4 when it's launched, I got it around 6 months ago, so no waiting ... Ignorance is bliss :v
[Nexus 5 General] kfheaven:
Yup...US play store set 3g and hspa can use at singapore and malaysia......just a lte can't use only here use band 3 and 7
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
North America (D820):

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

CDMA: Band Class: 0/1/10

WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8/19

LTE: Bands: 1/2/4/5/17/19/25/26/41

Rest of World (D821):

GSM: 850/900/1800/1900 MHz

WCDMA: Bands: 1/2/4/5/6/8

LTE: Bands: 1/3/5/7/8/20

SG only has band 3 & 7, so yea LTE bands on the D820 will not work here.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_LTE_networks

Just think of yourself being one of the 1st ppl to get it, at least you do not have to wait as long as other ppl do, you'll feel better.
[Nexus 5 General] neek:
ya this year is considered smooth launch already, last yr waited 1-2months then the phone got shipped after ordering! haha
[Nexus 5 General] snailmale:
Actually, following this line of thought, is it possible to report 'lost sim' to Singtel then replace with a new LTE capable sim? Would that replacement sim work in a LTE capable phone? Am also on 12gb 3g plan!
[Nexus 5 General] neek:
its more or less the plan, rather than the SIM tho, if they gave u a replacement sim, it could be still same 3G plan, as backend they didn't change your plan to 4G for you... I'm not sure you may call Singtel to 'ask' for enabling 4G VAS on your plan, last year can work, now duno still can willingly enable 4G or not since the 2-3GB quota only started this year..
[Nexus 5 General] Shudder123:
anyone who purchased through the Japanese playstore, how did you do it? I've got VPN all set up with a new gmail address.. it only gives me the option to send the device to America and not Japan??

what's going on..
[Nexus 5 General] hmanxx:
Oops happily click to purchase 2 units from USA play store . look like I need to continue to use 3G service . hesitating should I cancel the order
[Nexus 5 General] EcPercy:
Looks like sgbest is selling the 16GB model. I purchased my S3 from them so keep in mind that this will be an "export set", but I suspect that it would still have the warranty from google and/or LG.

http://www.sgbest.com/product.php?id=587
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
actually store for geeks has it at 550. still bringing it in though
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
getting US model 32 GB black at 520SGD :3 LTE is overrated

Coming in 3-4 weeks time though :(

Sgbest not best, their Nexus 4 overpriced, this thing as well
[Nexus 5 General] aa10:
you ordered it from the US Play Store?
[Nexus 5 General] oldmanz312:
Yep, quite sad it's not coming so soon, but at least it's cheap :)
[Nexus 5 General] aa10:
520SGD for 32GB is about the right price for it. Sadly when it comes to Singapore I expect the prices to be more.
[Nexus 5 General] Rothan77:
Ship them to Jakarta, Indonesia.

Some rich guys here willing to buy 16 GB white nexus 5 for USD 900 :rolleyes:
[Nexus 5 General] storeforgeeks:
Hi all! We were surprised to receive a very strong interest in the Nexus 5, much more overwhelming than we saw in Nexus 4! And we happen to find this thread upon some Google search to track where the traffic is coming from. I would like to thank for everyone for their support :)

Just to clarify a little, the Google Nexus 5 of $550 that Store For Geeks had posted is just an estimate at this moment, its not a confirm price yet, as discussion (price, units allocation, etc) with the distributor is still ongoing.

Majority of our export sets are originated from US, and we offer warranty for this. I was also asked by a XDA user via facebook if the Nexus 5 Asian sets come with warranty, unfortunately, they only come with 7 days warranty however is still eligible for the Google 1 year warranty if you deal with the manufacturer yourself. Of course, we are definitely looking forward to provide full warranty for any export sets next year :)

At the moment, we have stopped the pre-order at the moment, we did not expect to receive hundreds of orders in less than 12 hours. We do not want to commit ourselves by collecting possibility thousands of orders and not able to fulfil at least half of it, which will cause greater disappointment. We try to take in of what we can.

I hope that clarify everything and lessen the load of queries that we received via FaceBook. Thank you!
[Nexus 5 General] Shudder123:
the export sets from the USA will have LTE in Singapore?
[Nexus 5 General] buzzmcfly:
i dont think US sets will have LTE here... anyways i have an extra set now shipping(Japan unit 32gb White) anyone interested pm me:cool:
[Nexus 5 General] tangosierra_:
Noooopeee... Different band = not compatible. Of course we all wish it would though hahaha
[Nexus 5 General] storeforgeeks:
US sets do not have the LTE support in Singapore due to different bands as mentioned by buzzmcfly and tangosierra_. US set is mostly for 3G users in Singapore who don't require any LTE.
[Nexus 5 General] ferdroyd:
Ordered from US Play Store

I have a friend who currently has a project in Philadelphia. He helped me to order a Nexus 5 (32gb) from US Play Store. It cost me 441.90 usd to be exact. I attached a portion of the confirmation email that Google sent. I'm expecting it to arrived to him after 3 weeks. We are scheduled to meet somewhere here in Asia anyway by December. Just wanted to give fellow interested peeps of what it will cost and delivery time if you go this route.
[Nexus 5 General] Garell:
It's still much better to use forwarding service with warehouse located in Oregon. $399 + $7.99 shipping & no tax.
[Nexus 5 General] EcPercy:
This post should answer any questions you have about USA phones and LTE in Singapore

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2475275

M1, Singtel, and Starhub all use 1800 (Band 3), and 2600 (Band 7) for LTE.
[Nexus 5 General] Emperorwendy:
Has anyone already received any Nexus 5 in Singapore?