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[One (M7) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] buttgi:
Hello I hope you are fine.I was searching on xda regarding my problems then I came across your thread.

So here is my problem

details of my phone

htc one m7_ul

cid 001

s-0ff

bootloader unlocked

hboot 1.44

android 4.4.2

Well I was on custom recovery I flashed recovery of some previous android stock version and then download ota update on phone when installing in recovery it was almost finished suddenly red exclamation triangle came up and few minutes later my phone restarted I thought 4.4.3 has been done .when I unlock the homescreen suddenly flickering started on my phone .lines were appearing and disappearing .when I open camera app phone restarts ,in setting>POWER when I click on power it is black nothing I can see its still on 4.4.2

I've been trying to capture a screen shot but I get the message "unable to capture screen shot. storage may be in use"

Also, when I hold down the power button to get to the "power off" menu the screen dims but no menu comes up

please check out this link.

http://code.google.com/p/android/issues/detail?id=70846

await your reply

shahroze
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Amazon has updated their Fire TV Source Code page with a new software package: version 51.1.3.0_user_513011520

I haven't heard of anyone receiving this version in an OTA update yet, but I figured I'd let everyone know to keep an eye out and get the discussion going for the inevitable rollout.
[Fire TV General] retroben:
Anyone already stuck without root would probably get that update since they are stuck.

They have no choice anyway unless they still use one of blocking methods.

We might need at least one person to stay on the first unrootable version in case rbox or anyone else could find a new exploit or something.

I wonder,what has changed in this new update anyway?

Edit:Amazon,listen to the users of Fire TV and add support for USB Media Storage.

It probably had a negative effect on sales,especially since the blocked root access which was the only way they could access USB media storage using stickmount.
[Fire TV General] CLran619:
so native enabled usb storage with the update? we need to get that aspect without updating for us rooted users. im kinda tired of the stick mount method. it would be nice to not need it
[Fire TV General] rbox:
So this tarball is smaller than the previous, but I can see no difference in it. Quite strange...
[Fire TV General] kairnage:
I don't think there was any doubt they would eventually add it. Ouya did the same thing. Originally yhey said it was over security concerns they needed to work out.
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
lost my root...Help Geohot!!!

Damn it!!! I just lost my root. I totally forgot to disable auto update on my Fire TV cuz was enjoying it all customized to my liking. Totally forgot to hack auto update feature. This sucks!!! :crying: It just happend about 10 min ago. Came back to tv and saw that amazon home screen was on screensaver. Knew that I had left Fire TV on xbmc. Went right to settings to see if box had been updated, and sure enough it was 51.1.3.0_user_513011520. So bummned out ritht now. I have another box that is disabled for auto updates, but this one is back to stock features. XBMC still works, just all root access apps are no longer working. Have to wait for root access to arrive again...Help Geohot!!! We need you!!!:) Yeah...this sucks.
[Fire TV General] rbox:
And I'm assuming you actually tried all the root methods and didn't just assume it wasn't going to work? I know the reports were that 51.1.2.0 didn't allow root, but unless they are lying about their source dump, I see no evidence that they patched the kernel vulnerability.
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
What other root method might you be talking about. All I know of is towelroot by geohot. Am i wrong about this being the only root method. I sure hope I'm wrong.
[Fire TV General] rbox:
I remember people talking about different versions of it.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
I've read that v2 of towelroot does not work on the Fire TV. I personally have not tried v2. I've used both v1 and v3 of towelroot successfully root on 51.1.1.0_user_511070220 and older.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
One of my Fire TV's just got the update notification. Unfortunately it's my primary device, so I blocked the update. I'll be trying to get the update on a Fire TV that I don't mind losing root on. WIll report back shortly.

The download URL for the version 51.1.3.0_user_513011520 update is: http://amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuit...ueller-ota-51.1.3.0_user_513011520-signed.bin
[Fire TV General] skeptic_always:
Just a bit of clarification as the first mention of USB wasn't clear to me the later posts assumed USB is enabled in this version. Can anyone actually confirm that they have a USB drive working on this latest firmware version?

I just checked for updates and my FireTV is still on 51.1.1.0_user_511070220 with no new updates found. It never updated to the 51.1.2.0 version, was never rooted, updates are not blocked, at least not intentionally.
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
When you say older, do you mean older as in update 51.1.2.0_user_512073320. Cuz update 51.1.3.0_user_513011520 is not able to root with towelroot v3. Wishful thinking on my part thinking it will work.

I have rooted 3 Fire TV's. All 3 came with software 51.1.0_user_510047320 and I updated all to 51.1.2.0_user_512073320. I rooted all with towelroot v3. Towelroot v3 no longer worked after update 51.1.3.0_user_513011520. That's the first thing I tested after auto update happened. Towelroot v3 state's "This phone isn't currently supported". So no "rain" for me:( I'll try to find v1 or v2 of towelroot and see what happens.

---------- Post added at 01:38 AM ---------- Previous post was at 01:03 AM ----------

Well that was quick...and painful. Towelroot v1, v2, and v3 are now confirmed by me, to not be able to root Amazon Fire TV.

O'well, I tried.

v1 just halts but was able to press back button and get out. v2 and v3 both say "This phone isn't currently supported". Good thing I have a spare Fire TV:)

In all honesty, as long as XBMC still runs on Amazon Fire TV, this shouldn't be such a total loss.

But when you get your settings and your customization just right, and then its all gone, it really hurts...a lot. :laugh:

Just got to wait now till further updates on root for this last Fire TV update.

Just a FYI. My first 2 Fire Tv's came from Amazon. 3rd one was from Best Buy. All came with Amazon's 1st firmware put out for this box 51.1.0_user_510047320.

I was expecting latest update when ordered from Amazon for sure. That was weird.

Heads up Everyone. Don't forget to disable OTA update for Amazon Fire TV so you can keep Root Access.

Silly me forgot to follow this big rule.:silly:
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
I was able to manually install v51.1.3.0_user_513011520 onto a rooted Fire TV that had not received this update.

I can confirm that towelroot v1, v2, and v3 all CAN NOT root the Fire TV running v51.1.3.0_user_513011520. Towelroot v3 reports that the 'phone' is not compatible, while v1 and v2 just sit there frozen when you press "make it rain".

I'm currently going through to determine what has changed with this new update. Please list anything you'd like me to check.
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
Thanks for checking into this update.
[Fire TV General] alexb101:
AFTV news:

Please check if the USB port is active and allows access to external storage from XBMC. I don't care if I can root as long as it supports external USB storage... 4TB hopefully :)
[Fire TV General] rbox:
I don't know why everyone thinks out of no where Amazon would add USB support...

---------- Post added at 07:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:56 PM ----------

Preliminary examination shows that the main bootloader hasn't changed, but the sbl1/2/3 and the rpm images have changed. The image was built on September 5th. It looks like they added german to the recovery. Not sure how it decides german vs english, probably means there is a difference between the english and german versions.
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
That's a big NO. XBMC does not detect any external storage. I don't think Amazon will give end users this feature.

Only root access will allow this. Hoped might just work, but only way this would work is with root access.

Wishful thinking Amazon will add this feature.

A "no go" for external storage on latest update 51.1.3.0_user_513011520.

Hate being the one know this first hand.
[Fire TV General] Xedos9er:
Damn, it looks like the german Fire TV will be shipped with the unrootable firmware :(

Hope we can find a way to get it rooted soon.

Is sideloading still working with this firmware? Without XBMC, this box would be useless for most people.
[Fire TV General] CLran619:
you dont need root to install xbmc. just sideload the app
[Fire TV General] Xedos9er:
i know, please read my post clearly.

i just hope that amazon doesn´t block the sideload function in this firmware...
[Fire TV General] Bob@Desire:
Very sad that there is still no USB mass storage support...
[Fire TV General] rbox:
That would be pointless. The whole reason it's there is to allow developers to test their software. If they want people writing and porting apps to the Fire TV, it must allow loading apks this way.
[Fire TV General] roligov:
Yeah I just got the update prompt, luckily I had not restarted so I just deleted the update file and disabled updates altogether.
[Fire TV General] Stevie G:
These are all the updates so far

firetv_src_51.1.3.0_user_513011520.tar.bz2

firetv_src_51.1.2.0_user_512073320.tar.bz2

firetv_src_51.1.1.0_user_511070220.tar.bz2

firetv_src_51.1.0.2_user_510058520.tar.bz2

firetv_src_51.1.0.1_user_510055620.tar.bz2

firetv_src_51.1.0_user_510047320.tar.bz2

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201452680

I'm still on firetv_src_51.1.0.2_user_510058520.tar.bz2

What is the most recent update to go to and still have root

Manually obviously
[Fire TV General] swicago:
I'm new here, but thought I'd post that I recently(2 weeks ago) got my second fireTV directly from amazon and it was shipped with rootable firmware 51.1.0.2, so it looks like there are still a lot available with older rootable firmwares
[Fire TV General] roligov:
http://www.aftvnews.com/software/

Be sure to grab the update, not the source.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
I've finished digging up all the changes this new software update brings. You can view my findings, with screenshots, here:

Overview of Software Update 51.1.3.0_user_513011520

Also, all indication is that nothing has changed with the USB port. Plugging in a drive does not change anything on the Fire TV interface, nor are there any options anywhere about the USB port or external storage.
[Fire TV General] rotor00ter:
70220 is the last update that will still allow rooting by the towelroot method.
[Fire TV General] hazard666:
I'll have to verify what version I truly have but I updated mine last night and towel root v4 worked perfectly on it.
[Fire TV General] no_spam_for_me:
where do you find towelroot v4?
[Fire TV General] hazard666:
The towel root site.
[Fire TV General] no_spam_for_me:
Maybe I'm wrong, but I thought it is v3 because of "v3 is live with modstrings" ???

(and "should support all phones < jun 3 2014" and inside the apk I find file date 07/04/2014..)
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
You're either mistaken or trolling. towelroot.com shows v3 as the latest version. There is no mention of a v4 anywhere on the web. Can you check and report back the exact software version your Fire TV is on?
[Fire TV General] oscargo29:
Thank you AFTVnews!!!

Why do people act like this. What a shame.
[Fire TV General] hazard666:
Yeah....I don't know where the hell I got v4 from. I'm on 511070220. Figured since it ran the update it would be the latest version. I'm just going to...go.

Because people make mistakes.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Thanks for double checking. Mistakes happen. It's important to verify and get to the bottom of unusual claims, otherwise they may snowball and cause false hope and confusion.
[Fire TV General] Spykez0129:
He's not the only one. I had that same issue, I don't remember but someone had a video on here that showed V4 installed but when you went to their site it only showed V3, confused me forever.
[Fire TV General] no_spam_for_me:
hmmm, maybe it shows/download/installs different versions depends on the device you use?

Because I only found two videos at youtube which are ~june.2014 and shows "should support all phones < jun 3 2014" but after start up it says v1...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbeVZHF563o starting at ~1:50

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Q5gZLkvuyE

And maybe at PC it downloads v3 ???

EDIT

And here it shows v2

http://theunlockr.com/2014/06/24/how-to-root-your-android-device-towelroot-method-video/

and here it shows v3 (but video is from sep.2014)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mNEJP8-ma1Q at ~2:50

and also shows at page "v3 is live with modstrings"

so I think it not depends on the device but on time/moment
[Fire TV General] cell128:
I rooted my imitto mx2 4.4.4 with kangoroot I'm not sure if anyone ever tried this on firetv
[Fire TV General] rbox:
It's interesting that for language options they have "English (US)" and "German (Germany)". Do the people in the UK get screwed on their language selection? Even if it didn't do anything, I'd still expect to see an option. Those people in UK must get screwed a lot on language selections, haha.
[Fire TV General] loekf:
Does someone know if Amazon is blocking FTV updates outside offical markets ?

I got my FTV last week and as far as I can remember it came with stock firmware and it updated to the previous firmware, but not the lastest released last week ?

Does someone from outside the US already got the latest described in this thread ?

I could update manually after rooting first, but a bit afraid I might brick it.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Phat Phreddy in this thread said that Amazon support told him that Amazon servers block non-US IPs when it comes to updates.

Also, be aware that if you let your Fire TV update to the latest version (51.1.3.0_user_513011520) you will not be able to root. If you want to root and be on the latest version, you should follow this guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-upda...tv-to-the-latest-version-without-losing-root/
[Fire TV General] mezdev:
Found you after pre-ordering my FTV

I'm assuming the UK supplied version in October will be the "un-rootable" is there any hope for us in the future of a fix?

thanks
[Fire TV General] roligov:
It would require another exploit like towelroot, a bootrom exploit (extremely rare) or a method to downgrade the firmware to an unrooted FireTV.
[Fire TV General] HenryFord33:
I've received a few updates from Amazon here in Canada before I started blocking them on my router. I even got the remote update a while back. I dont think the Amazon customer rep was correct on that one.
[Fire TV General] DHeffernan:
So is there no way to manually upgrade the FW without installing clockworkMod?

I just want to update the FW. Because tonight I was trying to configure a new AFTV for something, the unit came shipped with 51.1.0.1_user_510055620

However, the device started pulling down immediately 51.1.3.0_user_513011520

So I basically just rooted it and blocked updates and kept the unit on 55620.. would of liked to at least get to 70220 then root it but didn't want to install clockworkMod.
[Fire TV General] loekf:
I also lost root yesterday, because even outside the US updates still work.

One funny thing I noticed when you launch XBMC from settings/installed apps, unlike previous firmware versions it looks like XBMC/Kodi starts in the background. So you launch it again and it is shown in the foreground / full screen. So basically I have to launch it twice.

I didn't try Llama yet, which AFAIK can still be side loaded and used without root access "in some way" (see the XBMC Wiki).
[Fire TV General] no_spam_for_me:
=> http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-manually-upgrade-or-downgrade-the-amazon-fire-tv/
[Fire TV General] z111:
link

Don't mean to get off subject.....

FYI I think aftv news is down. Been trying to go to the pages and it's not working. Any one know why?
[Fire TV General] roligov:
He moved his hosting to a new server. It's back up and running :)
[Fire TV General] rbox:
So I just did a factory restore with 51.1.3.0 installed. It's weird. As you go through the initial screens, it shows you English text, and then it switches to German. And then it switches back.
[Fire TV General] mkclove:
Sadly, I got updated to 51.1.3.0 too, no wonder droidmote stopped working.

Got in on the amazon student deal,hopefully that one will have older firmware.

Sent from my OnePlusOne
[Fire TV General] rbox:
I'm not quite sure why there are so many people claiming they "accidentally" got updated. Its trivial to block the update...
[Fire TV General] mkclove:
I did the pm disable com.amazon.dcp command, but I should have followed more closely and blocked the update servers as well.

Sent from my OnePlusOne
[Fire TV General] MadFlava:
FWIW, all I did was block the URLs in OpenDNS and thats worked great for me.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Interesting. Any idea if it was displaying the same info in multiple languages, or did it actually switch?
[Fire TV General] retroben:
I also used OpenDNS until rooting and disabling the dcp parts.

I recommend OpenDNS since it seems to block it so much better than the router restriction method.
[Fire TV General] rbox:
It was only 2 lines. The first was "searching for remote" the second was "press play to continue" and then it prompted for the language selection. So it would say "searching for remote for a second or two, then it would show it in german.
[Fire TV General] Tight_wad:
Its because people don't fully read the how to's. It clearly tells you what it will say if it worked or not.
[Fire TV General] t3ch42:
Can I factory reset with the pre-rooted fw?

Hey guys,

I posted this question on aftvnews, but I think it might get buried as the posts aren't promoted like here.

Anyhow, the question is the title. Can you factory reset? I saw someone else make a post and stated that they would lose root. I didn't think so but wanted to check before i factory reset to clean up my firetv.

The original post is here.

Thanks
[Fire TV General] rotor00ter:
I factory reset and lost my root even though I had the updates disabled via adb and also blocked in my router. Although for some reason I decided to convert my recovery back to stock first. I'm not sure what would happen if you factory reset when you are running a pre-rooted rom with the cwm recovery. I would think it would take you to the cwm recovery screen but hopefully someone who has done it can answer for sure. I would say definitely wait for confirmation or you run a real risk of losing your root access.
[Fire TV General] rbox:
If you are on the prerooted rom and do a factory reset nothing happens to root. You can factory reset all day long. root is in /system and factory reset just wipes /data and /cache.
[Fire TV General] t3ch42:
Awesome. Thanks for the clarification. I hope this answer helps others.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] howdog55:
I flashed custom rom and it deleted all my apps so now ultra power saving mode and fingerprint scanner doesn't work, because it doesn't have the apk for it downloaded. Cam someone please help me out.
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] Masum56k:
Which ROM did you flashed? Don't it have any add-on/aroma flash package support?

Do you have stock firmware for your device? You can extract those apk from stock firmware..
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] nikolakemilev:
Hey...

Which ROM do you have?

I flashed latest Omega and its working great.... and also have everything (fingerprint, ultra powersaving mode and etc.). I had on my old phone Echo ROM also and it is also working fine. Try it out...

Regards
[Galaxy S 5 Themes and Apps] howdog55:
Thanks

I have pheonix rom and no it didn't come with package with apk, and u can download the stock rom, when I do how do I extract the apk from it?
[Android General] dav1129:
empty post
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] emmerman:
I'll keep it short: I'm a young Qtek9000 enthousiast and make a living programming regular Windows-applications. In my spare time I'm looking into programming for WM5 and liking it. I'm working on a small/lightweight Bluetooth (Bluejack/snarf) progam, but what kind of program or utility do you miss? By no means do I want to make another SPB Pocket Plus or Resco File Explorer, but what 'small' program/utility do you want?

In advance thanks for your effort.

Cheers

Emmerman
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] shlomki:
hmm, maybe an SIP changer.

i really need an app that will toggle through 2 selected SIPs, which i'll assign a keyboard button to.

the only need is the SIP switcher itself, the button mapping will be used conviniently through PQz.

thanx for the effort :)
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] Akula_dude:
task manager, that sits in the top toolbar (where start menu and clock are). tap it, and the bubble thing appears with all the running programs.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] 421905633783:
Call blocker is what I miss. There is one on the internet, but when I try it, it says "beta expired". Any help?
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] cuteangelika:
Yahoo Messenger... the msngr in yahoo go sucks.... and agile is charging already.. :(
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] galt:
That sounds like Vbar (free & good).

Gotta say, even if it isn't a small project, a decent multi-client IM app has to be the rarest of all WM5 compatible apps. Everything out there is pretty much garbage, except Agile which has decided you can only "rent" their app.
[JASJAR, XDA Exec, MDA Pro General] nekdo123:
ZX Spectrum emulator. And I miss it a lot!
[T-Mobile LG G3] nadams:
After reading/using ThePagel's mod I wanted to document what I have found so far.

Before you do anything - run an nandroid backup.

Installing his mod will enable IPv4 support (tested and working - after installing that zip I was able to use VPN again over cell data) on the LG3 - however - you will have to jump through a few hoops if you want to "fix" tethering. Normally if you use tethering it will use pcweb.tmobile.com which is how they track your tethering usage. This should set it so it uses fast.t-mobile.com which counts against regular mobile data.

You can probably use different tools - but I found these to be the easiest:

SQLiteEditor (optional but useful for watching if tether_dun_required gets flipped)

sqlite3 for Android

Tasker (Optional but is useful for automating everything)

Busybox (After installing the app - install busybox using the "smart installer")

Steps to "fix" built in wifi tethering:

1. Create nandroid backup

2. Flash apn_mod

3. Edit Tether APN to use fast.t-mobile.com

4. Download sqlite3 and install to /system/xbin (chmod 755 and chown 0.0)

5. Create a tasker which has 3 tasks:

1) Run this shell command (I put the scripts on my sd card):

updatetether.sh:

sqlite3 /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/settings.db < /storage/sdcard0/updatetether.sql

updatetether.sql:

UPDATE global SET value = 0 WHERE name = 'tether_dun_required';

2) Enable built in wifi tethering

3) Run this shell command (source):

#!/bin/sh
sed -e's/max_num_sta=0/max_num_sta=8/g' -i /data/misc/wifi/hostapd.conf
pkill -HUP hostap

I tested this and according to T-Mobile's usage app I'm using regular cell data vs "legal" tethering data.
[T-Mobile LG G3] JustLok:
You can also use autoprime's mod in this thread. if you haven't updated with T-Mobile's latest OTA push.
[T-Mobile LG G3] DigitalChris602:
Did tmo become aware of the work around and block it in the update?
[T-Mobile LG G3] nadams:
It looks like autoprimes mod won't work if you updated to the latest version. I don't know if mine works either as I'm still on the old version.