yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] hensonlf:
You would need at least root...then you could follow the guide that is linked in the OP...I highly recommend having a custom recovery so you are able to make a backup in case something goes wrong.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] prasoeu168:
Bootloop on 20d
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] hensonlf:
Hmmm...have any other mods installed?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] 5warafat1:
Can u brick the tablet if you do it wrong?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] k1n9n0th1n9:
notice:

this mod makes my phone bootloop on v50020d for Vietnam (but it works fine on v50020d for USA) or i did something wrong (eg: i've installed xposed framework...)
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] khangozzy:
You got the 20d update via OTA in Vietnam?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] k1n9n0th1n9:
uhm :D
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] hensonlf:
There must be differences between each variant of 20d. Sorry guys! Wish it was more of a universal mod.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] xallinvaynex:
So i was at best buy yesterday, and they have the new line of g pads out! The ui has been updated (same ui as the g3), and includes many features that our gpad dont have (including split window). Could you or anyone else look into porting the new rom to our g pad?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Nicolo234:
Sorry if I'm wrong typing this question here, but i'm very interested to this mod...

I updated my gpad to v50020d with lg support tool, but now i'm not able to flash any recovery (yes, i've rooted my gpad).

Is there any guide to install twrp or philz's recovery with this new version? Thanks everyone.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] whatever47:
[MENTION=5935526]Nicolo234[/MENTION]

Look over here in post 3, read the Edit.

http://xdaforums.com/lg-g-pad-83/help/install-custom-recovery-t2791785
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Nicolo234:
Thank you very much, I've been able to flash and enter into twrp, unfortunately my gpad stucks in bootloop, i'm gonna restore my backup...

Thanks again :)
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] hensonlf:
Are you on the US version of 20d? I'm just trying to narrow down why some get bootloops and others do not.

Sorry for the inconvenience all!
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Matt927:
EUR version of 20d: bootloop

Inviato dal mio LG-D802 utilizzando Tapatalk
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Jhon998:
I can't get the kdz the chrome show me Oops! couldn't find the page

but this works http://lg-phone-firmware.com/index.php?id_mod=39 witch one to choose from??
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] prasoeu168:
Does it work with this rom?

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2621904
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Jhon998:
I believe its EUR (See Attachments) not US, GUYS!! how do i get US??

I'm on LRS 2.5
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] c.j.m:
splitwindow for 20d_eur

Got it to work with 20d eur :) on drive.google.com/file/d/0BxDofieTNecMalBuT2ZJcjhTMHM/edit?usp=sharing

sry, you have to make a copy/paste cause i can't post link due to xda limitation of new user
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] c.j.m:
thanks to GrAndAG for his scripts
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Jhon998:
Paste this next time: https://drive.google.com/uc?id=0BxDofieTNecMalBuT2ZJcjhTMHM&export=download

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Ok

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Thanks anyway...

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COOL! works with pretty much every app that I have!
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] prasoeu168:
[/COLOR]COOL! works with pretty much every app that I have!

[/QUOTE]

Could you tell me how to install TWRP 2.6.3.2 for our gpad. I can't flash the LSR Rom with 2.7.1.0
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Jhon998:
So you have 2.7.1 up and running?

why don't you flash the 2.6.3.2 zip file?

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Thanks for [MENTION=4557482]Drgravy[/MENTION] for the flashable zip

choose 2.6.3.2 here: http://www.androidfilehost.com/?a=show&w=files&flid=10808

And the xda thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2551499
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] sirus20:
I Can't make it work on mine. It appears in settings enable it but when I press back button nothing happens. I'm in 20d stock with aic kernel running in art.

Edit: art was the problem in dalvic works fine
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] hensonlf:
Glad ya got it working!
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] SPBoss:
Thanks bro great work for porting and thanks to op aswell.

Just flashed and thats it, i assume you added buildprop tweaks as they were already there after flashing [emoji5]
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Jhon998:
For me i have xposed installed and g2 xposed module and long press back= kill current app, long press recent= launch split view/window
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Utakos:
I have a rooted (Towelroot) UK 20d version, can I use flashify to install this or do I finally have to give in and install a recovery?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] paperWastage:
well, how are you going to make a backup when things go wrong?

if you don't care, go ahead... if you have root, you can always just manually copy the relevant files (/etc/*, /system/*) from the zip file to your system and reboot. TWRP /flashable zip just makes it automated
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Utakos:
Finally gave in and installed TWRP. Split window works really great, just love the look on my wifes face using her crapple lol.
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] nie16:
I would like to do that with the pie controls, but I need to know the activity that launches the split view menu. Do someone know the activity name?

Thanks!
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Yohan14:
ayudenme

porfavor que alguien me ayude no se como instalarlo ayudenden porfavor: Llanto:
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Frozr0110:
question

this is only for rooted device right?
[G Pad 8.3 Themes and Apps] Perrotti:
Just an update. I just installed it on my GPad running 20f (gave up on the korean LP), and it works! I had to install the recovery using Flashify, but besides that, I can use two apps at the same time again :)
[Fire TV General] roligov:
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Update 02/03/2015

This guide I posted is well out of date, there are other methods to follow now days.

Please use http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/guide/ as it is up to date and current.

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Thanks to AFTVNews.com for the OTA link and rbox for pointing me in the right direction :o I've successfully manually upgraded to the latest firmware, downgraded back to 51.1.0.2 and am now upgrading back to 51.1.1.0.

This is the process I followed. I take it for granted that you rooted, have SU and Busybox free installed.

Don't blame me if you **** your device up and you have a brick.

So lets get to it:

1. Download which ever firmware you wish to restore to:

51.1.0.1
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/e6f65fefb36aaf7b94fd370f516b9c11/bueller-ota-51.1.0.1_user_510055620-signed.bin

51.1.0.2
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/cec02756d1964c9cb1f71d52056cc81a/bueller-ota-51.1.0.2_user_510058520-signed.bin

51.1.1.0
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/568eef32595f034b4304e19aa566befb/bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin

51.1.1.0 Update 1
http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net/obfuscated/4edaba705e98dee475680c33d3f41132/bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511070220-signed.bin

2. Rename which ever one you wish to restore to update.zip

3. adb shell

4. su

5. chmod 777 cache

6. cd cache

7. chmod 777 recovery

8. cd recovery

9. echo --update_package=/cache/update.zip > command

10. ctrl + c

11. adb push update.zip /cache

--- Go make coffee or take a ****....The pushing of 466MB takes forever over wireless.---

An alternative is to copy update.zip to a USB Flash Drive, use StickMount to mount on the FireTV then copy it with the following command:

cp /sdcard/usbStorage/sda1/update.zip /cache

12. adb reboot recovery

Now it should reboot and start installing whatever update you downloaded and called update.zip :good:

If you get the out of space error:

1. adb shell

2. su

3. rm /cache/*.bin
[Fire TV General] {ParanoiA}:
Nice
[Fire TV General] danknee:
Nice work and great news! No reason not to update to the latest version since we can downgrade too.
[Fire TV General] underworld1234:
Thanks. Should we delete the file after the update to save on the space or is it automatically deleted?
[Fire TV General] roligov:
It automatically gets deleted. It's late this side so I'm going to bed.

Will do some testing tomorrow before I give the go ahead and tell everyone it's all working!
[Fire TV General] byrdcfmma:
Wow!! I knew someone would figure it out, just did not think it would be this soon. Thank you for the work!!

One step closer to an unlocked bootloader...
[Fire TV General] zahir32:
Super guide, worked like a charm - thank you!
[Fire TV General] Resnoid:
Good work! Thank-you.
[Fire TV General] bdscds:
would there be a way to do this via shh
[Fire TV General] wavrunrx:
you should probably make a mirror of those firmware bundles. :good:
[Fire TV General] Resnoid:
Good point. I'll dl them tonight and leave them on my NAS. Eventually i"ll put them on dropbox or other filelocker for safekeeping :)
[Fire TV General] zahir32:
Getting It Done

This method gets it done. I've tried others, but these instructions - and the fact that the OP has kindly prepared the "command" file for us - make it an easy ride. Just put the update zip in the same folder as your ADB setup, open your command window in that folder and adb will find it.
[Fire TV General] krasny2k5:
Thanks!

With this we can safely update to latest version!
[Fire TV General] Esso1001:
Nice guide
[Fire TV General] gazdaman.:
Can this be done over a local network or do I have to hook the Fire TV up to my PC using a USB (Male to Male) lead?
[Fire TV General] hmagoo:
http://www.firetvnews.com/how-to-sideload-apps-to-your-amazon-fire-tv-using-a-windows-pc/

network

shows you how to use adb, so you can do "adb shell"

be careful though, if you were to mess anything up in the process you could render your fire tv useless.
[Fire TV General] loughrey101:
Thanks for the info! I hear the new update offers nothing new and causes more problems than good by disrupting the alphametical order of sideloaded apps. Is it worth updating for or will there be no significant differences? It's funny because amazon.com don't mention a new update release.

Also does you update method require you to re-root the device or does root survive the update? Thanks very much!
[Fire TV General] gazdaman.:
Got it working with Windows 7

This is how I done it.

(Ensure you have ADB installed - If not google "ADB setup 1.3 windows")

Download the chosen firmware and rename it to update.zip

Download roligov's command file

remove the .txt extension that windows gives it when you download it. The filename should just be "command" with no extension otherwise you will get the failed message when you reboot to recovery.

Now run command prompt as Administrator

(I will use C:\ as the file location example)

adb kill-server

adb start-server

adb connect "Fire TV IP Address"

adb shell

su

chmod 777 cache

cd cache

chmod 777 recovery

ctrl + c

adb push C:\command /cache/recovery

adb push C:\update.zip /cache

--- Go make coffee or take a ****....The pushing of 466MB takes forever.--- (Took 2 minutes over LAN for me)

adb reboot recovery

Done :)

Many thanks to roligov for the initial find to set me on my way.
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Yeah my FireTV is hooked up to my Wireless so it takes forever to push the update.
[Fire TV General] rp201:
if one has a usb thumb drive and stick mount installed, copying the .bin to the /cache folder step might be faster?

User copies .bin file(s) and command file to a folder on thumb drive where a script file which lists .bins in thumbdrive folder and allows user to choose a numeral and then executes commands for update process would be cool for newbies. even having the script "autocreate" the command file.
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Yeah good point, will probably a lot faster that was. I've added it to the OP, thanks!
[Fire TV General] bradr00lzd00d1:
So there's no need to unblock the update server before doing this since its straight off the device itself
[Fire TV General] ugabuga:
Not sure what I am doing wrong, but tried twice now and received " The system update was not successful. Your firetv will restart in a few mins"
[Fire TV General] gazdaman.:
I had the same issue.

Make sure the command file has no file extension.

It has to be "command" not "command.txt"
[Fire TV General] ugabuga:
Just tried again and now adb failed saying - no space left on device.

Just checked and it has over 3gb free....GRRRRRRRRRR

Anyone have any ideas? I installed ES File Manager but not seeing anything taking up space
[Fire TV General] realtuxen:
Just wanted to say thanks. Worked perfectly. One thing though you can not wget the command file, (for the op: use a url shortner to the "real" file) so transfer it the same way as you did with the update.zip. And ofcause remove the .txt extension that the browser insist to add.
[Fire TV General] hmagoo:
try "df -h" in shell
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Why can't you use wget? Did you not install Busybox Free as per first post?
[Fire TV General] realtuxen:
Yeah I use Busybox Free. The same as in the first post.

Because it redirects you to a https site which the version of wget does not support:

c:\winadb>adb shell
shell@android:/ $ su
su
root@android:/ # wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command
wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com (23.21.243.212:80)
wget: not an http or ftp url: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command
1|root@android:/ #

I can use curl in insecure mode though if pointing it directly to the https server and specifying a ouput file instead of being redirected as you can see here.

First with the original url and outputting to console so we can see what we get which is not useful :) :

root@android:/ # curl -k http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command

<html>
<head><title>Found</title></head>
<body>
<h1>Found</h1>
<p>The resource was found at <a href="https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16
913146/command">https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command</a>;
you should be redirected automatically.

<!-- --></p>
<hr noshade>
<div align="right">WSGI Server</div>
</body>
</html>
root@android:/ #

Pointing directly to the https server with option -k to skip the certificate and specifying a file seems to work:

root@android:/ # curl -k https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command -o command

% Total % Received % Xferd Average Speed Time Time Time Current
Dload Upload Total Spent Left Speed
100 35 100 35 0 0 54 0 --:--:-- --:--:-- --:--:-- 71
root@android:/ #

Ok..Let's check contents of command to be sure it worked:

root@android:/ # cat command
cat command
--update_package=/cache/update.zip
root@android:/ #

All ok!.

I have no idea why we seem to have different versions of wget, but the one I'm using is the one (not supporting https) I always got from busybox. It's not the first time I have come across this "issue" using busybox on many different devices and distro's such as openelec for RPi.

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Sorry for all the edit's.. But at least it bumped my posts so I can quick reply, and I do not have to verify a capcha anymore, lol
[Fire TV General] vn_soft:
So do I, I can not understand 9 step "9. wget http://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command".

can you tell me more clear this step
[Fire TV General] lolwatpear:
follow this:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=53715513&postcount=18
[Fire TV General] vn_soft:
tks. can you give me "command". I no longer can not download it
[Fire TV General] fireTVnews.com:
A commenter on my guide suggested using this in place of that step:

echo “--update_package=/cache/update.zip” > command

I haven't tried it but it should work.
[Fire TV General] realtuxen:
The above should work, or you can replace step #9 with:

curl -k https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/16913146/command -o command
[Fire TV General] rbox:
That should be --update with 2 -'s.
[Fire TV General] fireTVnews.com:
Big thanks for catching that. My WYSIWYG editor kept converting it.
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
For those who are manually updating.

I did the manual update and was really pleased with the new firmware. I started having problems with WiFi dropping and I figured it was my router but decided to check with Amazon customer service to see if people had reported it. They asked me to verify my firmware version and when I did they told me I should not have received the update yet. I put on my "I don't know how this newfangled technologicky stuff works" voice and asked a bunch of stupid questions like could hooking up to a friends network or having the date set wrong have made it update. He bought it and said it appears to have happened to a few people.

He did give me the obligatory "it would void your warranty" if I installed it manually speech then verified my connection looked good and they could see my unit over the web. He asked if I waned to replace it under warranty anyway to be safe, I declined and he let me know I would hvae to go through all the steps we had again if I wanted to replace it later.

So short story long - I would keep you old version number handy if you manually update and maybe end up getting a soft brick you can't recover yourself down the road, at least until we are pretty sure the official update has gone global.
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
Conclusion. I keep my old firmware.thanks a lot to share your experience

Have fun
[Fire TV General] rp201:
I used a usb thumb drive to upgrade

fyi Using the thumb drive took about 20 seconds or less to copy file to cache folder:

root@android:/sdcard/usbStorage/sda/ # cp bueller-ota-51.1.1.0_user_511069920-signed.bin /cache/update.zip

I wonder if the usb port is usb 3.0?
[Fire TV General] Tomsgt:
check out this thread on my firmware script tool

http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/script-fire-tv-firmware-upgrade-t2802982
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Nope it's a USB 2.0 port. Here is the connectivity:

USB 2.0
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
10/100 Ethernet
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Added link to 51.1.1.0 Update 1.
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
Hello everyone

Do you recomend me update or not my firmware?

I am root and I've disavailbed the automatic updated becuase I want continue like root.

What's improve in the new firmware?

Thank you very much for your help.

Great job

Have fun
[Fire TV General] fireTVnews.com:
You can still root with the new update. What you might lose is the ability to unlock the bootloader. The update adds 3 main features: Amazon Music, FreeTime Parental Controls, and a separate Prime Video menu.
[Fire TV General] bobq1979:
Thank you very much for your answer.it's very useful.

Only one question.

Could you tell me what happend if i can unlock the bootloader in the future?

I am sorry but i am new in this type of things

Have fun
[Fire TV General] stickemup:
The links for the firmware seem to not be working, or is it just me?
[Fire TV General] mastermind278:
They are working. Make sure you are not blocking the sites via your Router.
[Fire TV General] realtuxen:
It might be worth noticing that you need to install 51.1.1.0 before 51.1.1.0 Update 1 ie. you can not go straight from 51.1.0.2 to 51.1.1.0 Update 1. The major version numbers might indicate that, but the build number does not..

I noticed a few getting confused by this..

Thanks again

Best regards
[Fire TV General] nyder:
If you have a wired connection it only take 5.8 minutes to push the update.zip file.

And i'm an idiot. I put the *.bin file into an archive called update.zip, I didn't rename it. doh!

Okay, I did the first 51.1.1.0 update and when i reboot it still says installing files every time. Not sure what it is actually doing at that time, anyways I can get it to stop?
[Fire TV General] knopv:
Do you have any news on that? Tried to install new FW but get this msg all the time...

Failed to copy 'update.zip' to '/cache/update.zip' : No space left on device

The Fire TV is brand new - just rooted and installed Towelroot, SU and Busybox...
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
I just updated my guide to address this issue. See the instructions at the bottom here: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-manually-upgrade-or-downgrade-the-amazon-fire-tv/
[Fire TV General] Phat Phreddy:
Has anyone managed to use the alt+ prntscn+ i recovery console to push an update onto the box ??

It has an update visa ADP option in the menu.

I cant get my box to boot as it demands a mandatory update and amazon have blocked updates outside of the USA.
[Fire TV General] knopv:
Super - Thank you will try it right away :good:
[Fire TV General] brie987:
Hello. I cannot seem to update manually. I keep getting stuck on "chmod 777 recovery", when I press enter after this line I receive "cache/ recovery: not a directory". and I cannot get any further as I also get "ctrl + c" is "not found" Thanks for all ideas and help.
[Fire TV General] nyder:
before you do the chmod 777 recovery, try this:

mkdir recovery

That will make the recovery directory so you can do the next things.

ctrl + c is just holding the ctrl button down while hitting the c button. you could just type "exit" (without the quotes) instead of doing ctrl + c.
[Fire TV General] cakruege:
Has anyone managed to use the alt+ prntscn+ i recovery console to push an downgrade onto the box ??
[Fire TV General] rbox:
Stock recovery doesn't have ethernet or ADB over USB capabilities.
[Fire TV General] deewad:
Skyball2 mentiont that the stock recovery oft the latest Firmware has an "ADB update" Option.

Post
[Fire TV General] rbox:
That's always been there. ADB over USB does not work in stock recovery.
[Fire TV General] deewad:
Okay :(
[Fire TV General] cakruege:
Why over USB?

I would expect that it is working over Ethernet.

https://developer.amazon.com/appsandservices/solutions/devices/fire-tv/docs/connecting-adb

Did someone disassembled stock recovery to check?
[Fire TV General] rbox:
The kernel module for doing ethernet is not included in the ramdisk for recovery. Additionally, it does not include ifconfig or dhcp.
[Fire TV General] brie987:
When I rooted my FTV I clicked "Normal" when it came to "Recovery", so now when I try to upgrade to the last rootable firmware I keep getting "file location not found" in ADB. I am assuming I must install CWR for me to upgrade my firmware. This this true? Im on FTV _user_510055620 and want to upgrade to user_511070220. Thanks for any help or ideas.
[Fire TV General] brie987:
Thank you but it did not work again. Although I did get past the "chmod 777 recovery", here is a copy of my cmd lines:

shell@android:/ $ su

su

root@android:/ # chmod 777 cache

chmod 777 cache

root@android:/ # cd cache

cd cache

root@android:/cache # mkdir recovery

mkdir recovery

mkdir failed for recovery, File exists

255|root@android:/cache # chmod 777 recovery

chmod 777 recovery

root@android:/cache # cd recovery

cd recovery

sh: cd: /cache/recovery: Not a directory

2|root@android:/cache # echo --update_package=/cache/update.zip > command

echo --update_package=/cache/update.zip > command

root@android:/cache # ctrl + c

ctrl + c

sh: ctrl: not found

127|root@android:/cache # ^C

C:\adbfw108>adb push update.zip /cache

cannot stat 'update.zip': No such file or directory

C:\adbfw108>

Thanks again for any help.
[Fire TV General] nyder:
Sounds to me like you have a file called recovery in your cache folder.

So try this:

chmod 777 cache

cd cache

rm recovery

mkdir recovery

chmod 777 recovery

cd recovery

if that doesn't work, do a ls in the directory

ls

and then just list when it says about recovery

oh, and make sure you are in su on the stuff I said upthere.