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[Fire TV Android Development] vbhagaur:
Bricked my Fire TV1 after flashing 5.2.6.2_r1

Very similar issue happened with me. I tried to flash my fire tv1 to latest 5.2.6.2_r1 using TWRP. The flash process didn't end even after 1 hour of waiting. I tried clearing cache etc. but that didn't help either. I restarted the flash process several time(pressing Alt+i+PrntScreen) but it refused to end flashing process. During this somehow I end up rebooting the fire tv and I no longer see recovery menu and system goes to "Optimizing system and application screen" and then restarts again back to same screen.

Could anyone please suggest if I can do something to recover my fire tv back to working?
[Fire TV Android Development] dk1keith:
I hope you get it sorted out...but that is actually nothing similar to my situation...lol However, if I come across a solution I'll post it in case it may help get yours sorted out.
[Fire TV Android Development] dk1keith:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unbrick-and-prevent-bricking-an-amazon-fire-tv/

See the section: Resetting your Fire TV. I used that guide to restore my Fire TV to a working state. If you follow the guide closely I'm sure it will work for you.
[Fire TV Android Development] vbhagaur:
Thanks i have tried everything in that article but all in vein. Thanks anyways. Looks like time to throw this fire tv away. :(

While looking for solution it seems lot of people with FIRE Tv1 faced issues and end up with bricked devices. Really wish if Rbox could look into this and possible suggest something that could help.
[Fire TV Android Development] dk1keith:
imho I'm not sure that is true. The Fire TV is actually a pretty reliable box. Because of rbox many people have avoided bricking their fire tv... or recovered it with help from rbox. I have a lot of different media boxes and the fire tv is actually the most reliable one. Most of the issues I've had with the fire tv have kind of been user error. If you can fastboot into your fire tv you really should be able to fastboot flash CWM recovery and install the firmware recommended in that guide. Maybe your bootloader isn't unlocked if you can't use fastboot. Sorry I can't be more help. Good luck. Take it from me don't give up on your fire tv...you will figure something out. I suggest if your bootloader is unlocked that you try that guide from AFTVNEWS. my fire tv would only boot to the white Amazon logo, and I unbricked it using that guide.
[Fire TV Android Development] stutunaru:
First things first, thank you rbox for an usual awesome job.

Got in to a bit of an issue being on 5.2.6.2_r1. im on rooted aftv1 with the twrp 3.0.0.7. Last week have flashed the latest pre-rooted image, all came up well. enjoyed for almost a week till yesterday. haven’t even touched the box, unless my 6 months old son did something to it :) here are the symptoms: the LED was lit however black screen. power cycled it.

during the boot i get the amazon logo after which normaly twrp should show the two buttons (boot normal and recovery). i get for a split of second the twrp logo with the version after which it reboots and i get again the amazon logo after which it disappears for good and i stuck with black screen. im using the adblink tool which is a fantastic piece of software for aftv, i use it for everything, pushing files, reboot device, reboot recovery, install apk, etc. So using this one i can get in to recovery.

things i've tried already:

- tried and reflashed the 5.2.6.2_r1 - installs all well, after reboot exact same behaviour.

- flashed again the twrp - with the same result.

- reflashed the previous pre-rooted image 5.2.6.0 - no changes, again it reboots and get to unchanged black screen.

Don't know what else to try.

What actually makes me mad is the fact that i haven’t even attempted to do anything on it. i mean it worked fine before and sudenly yestarday my wife couldn’t use it.

Any suggestions are appreciated.

cheers.
[Fire TV Android Development] Newbie_from_NJ:
Ok, so here's my experience with installing 5.2.6.2_r1.

I was on Fire OS 3 with CWM recovery. I installed twrp 3.0.0.7 and then flashed 5.2.6.2_r1. (I did not wipe anything prior to flashing)

Installation was successful. My only issue was that nothing would load on the Amazon home screen. I later realized that the culprit was not being signed into my Amazon account. How it lost those credentials... I don't know. However, after logging back into my Amazon account, home screen starting working fine again. The issue after that, was that I wasn't able to access any Apps or any App menus at all. The settings "Manage Installed applications" was completely missing for me, too. So I did a factory wipe and that resolve that issue after rebooting and signing back in.

ROM has been working fine since factory wipe and re-registering my Amazon account. The only thing I lost is the ability to mount NTFS drives, as I no longer have the app that did that. (which I completely forgot the name of the apk) So I have to do some searches here on how to fix that. I also have to check and see if I still have root or not? I do see that SuperSu app is still installed, but did notice that Busybox is no longer installed either. Do I need it?

If anyone can recommend any checks for me to do in order to determine all is well, please let me know. Thanks guys!
[Fire TV Android Development] Sizzlechest:
I assume your FireTV1 bootloader is FULLY unlocked, yes? Extract the boot_unlocked.img file from the latest firmware using 7zip, transfer it to the FireTV, and flash it in TWRP. You will have to change the file type from zip to img in TWRP. Also, be careful to flash it to BOOT and not recovery. See if that helps.

BTW, you didn't mention if you've tried a factory reset. Wipe cache?
[Fire TV Android Development] stutunaru:
I just did factory reset blindly using Back+Right buttons on the remote, as i dont have any GUI. The LED started to flash orange after which it boot in recovery. Reboot and now it's in a continuous bootloop on amazon logo.

i think i made things worse.

i'll try to see if i can get in too recovery again to flash again the 5.2.6.2 image.
[Fire TV Android Development] stutunaru:
but the boot_unlocked is already an img file or perhaps i need to change it from img to zip?

what do you mean to flash it to boot and not recovery? you mentioned above to flash it in TWRP.
[Fire TV Android Development] counterfeit187:
https://goo.gl/images/MXXJD8

See at the bottom it says "install image" that will let you select .img files instead of .zip files
[Fire TV Android Development] stutunaru:
So what i did next is extracted the boot_unlocked.img from pre-tooted 5.2.6.2_r1, renamed it in recovery.img. flashed it using fastboot using the A-A USB cable. looks like it worked as at least now i can get to the recovery screen an the option to boot normaly or go to recovery. next it gets to the coloured amazon fire tv logo after which i get the "scanning for networks", here it reboots and starts all over again.

I'm thinking to go in recovery and flash the whole 5.2.6.2 again, can't do that right now as i dont have a keyboard.

did i miss anything by any chance?
[Fire TV Android Development] Sizzlechest:
Can you now get into recovery? Are you able to transfer the 5.2.6.2 to the internal memory of the FireTV and flash it in TWRP? Have you ever done the factory reset from TWRP?
[Fire TV Android Development] stutunaru:
because the aftv is in the rebooting cycle i cant connect to it using adb to reboot it in recovery, the only option i have now is to connect the usb keyboard and select recovery at the TWRP screen. but i dont have an usb keyboard at me, i'll find one then i'll update.

i have never done the factory reset from TWRP. i guess i will be tryeing that as soon as get in to recovery.
[Fire TV Android Development] suussi:
Used the new firmware on my ftv 1gen and everything works and every setting still ok. Feel Sorry for the others that got problems. Hope they can still fix it
[Fire TV Android Development] GStar01:
Hello, i'm on this rom on my FireTV 1 Box im yet on 51.1.5.0_user_515030720 cwm 6.0.5.1.4a.

But i factory reseted, and update is downloaded. Don't find where to delete the update? And it seems bootloader isn't fully unlocked, so don't could flash twrp, only downgrade is the solution?

Here me Thread to my problem. https://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/how-delete-stop-downloaded-update-wipe-t3773569
[Fire TV Android Development] Kurdo21:
no light on aftv first generation

Hi

Can you help me with my Amazon Fire TV first generation bricked one please? ( i tried to upgrade it and i think I broke it) it doesn't boot up, no light nothing... when i connect to the laptop its storage comes up thats it.... please help :(
[Fire TV Android Development] CardinalChaos:
You ever figure out how to solve this Netflix issue?

..

I updated to the latest prerooted rom by rbox (jan 8 2018) on fire tv 1 and now can't find Netflix.

Once I got to latest rom I realized my netflix was way old (from like 51.1.1.0) and figured this was probably the issue, so under settings all apps, cleared it's cache and data, then uninstalled. Now when I search for netflix it doesn't find anything. Tried resyncing my purchased stuff under my account and still don't see it. Should I try and reflash the prerooted rom again now that I've removed my old netflix apk? HBO GO also dodgy but got android tv version working (netflix one didn't work).
[Fire TV Android Development] CardinalChaos:
An update: I got my answer in a similar board from [MENTION=3338723]Sizzlechest[/MENTION] :

"I just installed Netflix on my rooted Fire TV 1 with the latest OS and Netflix works fine.

EDIT: Here's a link to my Netflix APK: https://1drv.ms/u/s!AjlFvM-kUCwh_VrvNbHA-1xdlIx0 "
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
Desperate need of help!!!

Hi all

I'm in need of help, a lot of it, as I'm in a state os dispair...

I hope maybe [MENTION=3991724]rbox[/MENTION] or [MENTION=5957312]AFTVnews.com[/MENTION] or [MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION] (as he seemed to have similar issues) or anyone else for that matter can help me.

I have 2 bricked 1st Gen FTVs and in 2 different states. I'll explain each scenario:

Scenario 1:

Dug out an 1st FTV box I hadn't used in about 3 years, had actually forgot about it. Turned it on and it was running Pre-rooted 51.1.4.1 with the Comic Sans boot menu. So I did the Bootloader unlock, flashed TWRP and then installed the latest 5.2.6.2 Pre-Rooted rom. It booted no preblem and all seemed to be ok. I restarted the device and that was the end of that. No light on the front or nothing. If I connect it to the PC using the A-A cable, it's in QHSUSB_DLOAD 9006 state. I read in the forum that some people have solved it with this issue but it was an older firmware version.

What are my options for restoring this device? I don't have a PC with Linux, I'm currently limited to a half working Win10 laptop but maybe a Linux Live distro could run if needs be, but I'd need a complete step by step walkthru as I haven't used linux in over 15 years and can't remember much about it...

Scenario 2:

1st Gen running Pre-Rooted 5.2.6.0_r1. Tried to update to 5.2.6.2 via USB using a HUB to connect both keyboard and pendrive. Update failed with error 7 I think it was at about 1/4. Tried again, it got 1/2 way and failed again.

Now all I get is the white Amazon logo.

As it had the bootloader unlocked, I have managed to flash the CWM recovery as recovery.img and can boot in to it. I have cleared the cache and cleared the Dalvik cache, but it only recognises 1 device, either keyboard or USB drive. I also flashed the TWRP recovery as twrp.img and can boot in to that too, but if I use the HUB, it hangs, so USB flashing isn't an option. In TWRP I can see the contents of /sdcard/ and all my files are there.

What are my options and how can I do it to recover this device??

EDIT

: Managed to solve

Scenario 2

... was able to ADB to the 5.2.6.0_r1 to the device in TWRP, install it and it has now booted as normal. Scared to reboot, but as of now is working.

Really

need help with

Scenario 1

though.... :good:

EDIT 2:

Rebooted Scenario 2 device that I thought I had fixed and now is in same state as Scenario 1 device.... No light and no booting :crying::crying::crying::crying:

PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE.... HELP!!!!!!!!!

Any and all help will me highly apreciated guys.
[Fire TV Android Development] Kramar111:
[MENTION=738075]DigiRay[/MENTION]

Linux Live must help. Just boot PC from Live USB and run Terminal as root.

http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/prerooted-stock-images-t2882337/post56987752#post56987752
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
Thank you for your reply [MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION]

I hate to ask, but can you help me further with the steps??

1. Can extraxt those files with Linux USB in GUI?? If not, how do I do it?

2. How do I unmount?

3. How do execute as root?

4. What's the easiest Linux Live USB to use?

Also, does Linux natively recognise the QHSUSB_DLOAD 9006 or do I need drivers??

I'm sorry for all the questions but I have no memory of how to do all this in Linux :crying:
[Fire TV Android Development] Kramar111:
[MENTION=738075]DigiRay[/MENTION]

1. You can extract files in Windows and transfer it to the boot USB or keep on HDD (Linux will mount your HDD automatically)

3. sudo -i

When system ask for a password, just hit Enter (for Live Ubuntu, IIRC)

after that you must see # in terminal

4. Try Ubuntu

You don't need drivers for 9006 on Linux

2. First of all search "your letter" for sd"your letter", then execute

mount|grep sd"your letter"

unmount "finded path" (till command above give your blank line)
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
First of all, let me say thank you

VERY

much for your help.

Second, to do as you say in the quoted text, I assume in Win10 I must use 7zip, right??

Thank you once again
[Fire TV Android Development] Kramar111:
[MENTION=738075]DigiRay[/MENTION]

Any archiver you want
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
[MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION], thank you for the help.

I have downloaded the stock firmware 5.2.6.0 but I cannot find the recovery file. Is it totally necessary? If so, where can I find it?
[Fire TV Android Development] Kramar111:
[MENTION=738075]DigiRay[/MENTION]

You can try without it

If system boots up, device will create recovery automatically

But you need 5.2.6.2, pre-rooted zip will fit.
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
Yes, it worked!!!!!!!

System boots up as normal, it shows the TWRP Recovery menu and then loads system as normal!!!

Thank you very much [MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION]!!!

Just one last question: am I still rooted and have TWRP recovery?? I'm running bueller 5.2.6.0 on this device. Do I just use the pre-rooted 5.2.6.2 rbox rom in TWRP as usual to update??
[Fire TV Android Development] Kramar111:
[MENTION=738075]DigiRay[/MENTION]

Try to boot into TWRP and you will see if TWRP exist.

Try command su in terminal or through adb and you will see if your rooted.

See software version and you will see what version do you have.

P.S. Strange questions :)

Better to use pre-rooted 5.2.6.2 through TWRP.
[Fire TV Android Development] DigiRay:
Thank you very much for your help [MENTION=5728225]Kramar111[/MENTION], both my devices are now alive again :good:

Strange though, the device I had running 5.2.6.0, I had no recovery on it so I installed TWRP, flashed 5.2.6.2 pre-rooted and now... it has still no recovery, no boot menu and I have lost root lol

The other device I still have root and is as normal.

I have updates blocked at router level, so even though I have lost root I should have no further issues with it.

Thanks once again.
[Fire TV Android Development] rbox:
I updated the OP with 5.2.6.3_r1.
[Fire TV Android Development] will4958:
Hey, guys. Been away from my Fire TV for a while, but recently decided to get back to because the Hulu Live app on my XBox One pretty much stinks half the time. Anyway, it appears my Fire TV is in dire need of an update, but I obviously can't apply the one it's asking for since I had applied that OTA block way back when I first got it. I noticed some updates here, and I wanted to ensure I download the correct one for my little black box. The updates that specify they're for the Fire TV 1, those are for the first gen Fires, right? The ones where we had to check the serial #s on the box to make sure we got one we could actually root and all that. I know it sounds like a silly and obvious question, but like I said, I've been away for a while & just want to make sure I get the right stuff. Thanks in advance. Oh, and could someone remind me how to use an external hard drive as system storage again? I might not choose to play any games through the device, but it'd be nice to have the option.
[Fire TV Android Development] Y314K:
Is ur FTV1 Rooted. And if so. What FW is it on. U got TWRP installed right. This is a PreRooted Rom for Rooted devices.
[Fire TV Android Development] will4958:
It's rooted, just can't remember what version the OS is. I do know it's an old one from about a year or so ago, haven't really touched it much due to my focusing more on my XBox and all. Like I said, it's one of the first gen Fire TVs, so as long as I'm clicking on one of the ROMs for that model, I should be fine.
[Fire TV Android Development] Sizzlechest:
If you go to Settings, Device, you should be able to see what version it is. BTW, do you have CWM or TWRP? That's really the only thing that matters. If it's TWRP, the upgrade is straightforward and easy.
[Fire TV Android Development] tonepinballwiz2:
I was just like you and left an old FTV 1 rooted on Fire OS3 & finally updated to FireOS5 Rooted Today. Really cool. I should have updated sooner, but I mainy used 4K HDTV apps and Rooted FTV2, & default FTV2 stick. So never really needed it until now.

As Y314K stated, You have to follow the guide "perfectly" when updating From prerooted FireOS3 to prerooted FireOS5 (or you could brick your FTV1).

I followed instructions In this thread( XDA) and aftvnews down below:

http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-1/

---Same steps are below: (0-4)

And here's this week's AftvNews headline:

http://www.aftvnews.com/pre-rooted-5-2-6-3-roms-are-now-available-for-fire-tvs-and-fire-tv-sticks/

0.-First, Turn on your FTV over the network, You have to determine what software version you are on: go To Settings>>Device >go to About>>your software versions should be there; Next Goto >> Network (note your IP address of your FTV)

--You must be on FTV prerooted 51.1.6.3_516012020 , or you cannot move forward to the next steps.

1 -Then you have to make sure you have a Fully Unlocked Bootloader (it should not be partial unlocked or locked)

(you will need to review how to do ADB commands over the network and communicate with your Firetv IP)

http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-check-if-your-fire-tvs-bootloader-is-unlocked/

2 -Then install Recovery (TWRP) -You have to move image file to Sdcard folder on FTV (I ended up using es file explorer LAN/network method of moving the file there from a PC). I first installed bueller-twrp_3.0.0-6, but TWRP was stuck so I tried again with 3.0.0-7 and it was perfect.

3.-Finally you can install the Latest Custom Rom by Rbox, using TWRP recovery>>process took about 10 minutes to update from Prerooted OS3 to OS5 ( optimizing apps preinstalled on my FTV1)

4. -I had to reinstall some of my favorite apps and delete others that were no longer needed. I also optionally use Firestarter App 3.2.3 for a second homescreen and I was good to go.

Good luck & happy install!

Big Thanks to Rbox for every prerooted update made!!
[Fire TV Android Development] UyEaH:
[MENTION=3991724]rbox[/MENTION] hi, strange .....going from 5.0.5.r2 to latest gave me a black screen and my tv is 1080p ??? any suggestions or should other builds first in increments ??? tks and keep up all the good work!!! p.s on twrp 3007v2
[Fire TV Android Development] Y314K:
U can easily check what FW version I are at by going into Settings / Device / About / (Look for Software version).

If it is a PreRooted FireOS 5 ROM then U just need to flash the latest PreRooted Rom thru a Fat32 USB stick. Using a USB hub & a keyboard to log into TWRP.
[Fire TV Android Development] will4958:
OK, I have some good news & some bad news. The good news is, I was able to install the update just fine, even got Hulu installed (more on that later). However, I may have made a small boo boo. I turned USB Debugging on, but as soon as I did my keyboard and mouse stopped working, which prompted me to unplug the unit & attempt a reboot. Long story short, my Fire TV will not power on, and this is after several attempts. As for Hulu, I was able to get signed in, but it then asked me to grant location access, to which I couldn't find the option in the new menu settings (which I thought looked pretty snazzy, by the way). Anyone have any ideas? Thanks in advance.
[Fire TV Android Development] mikejclark:
Delete
[Fire TV Android Development] collindv:
So I am trying to update from 5.0.5.1 to 5.2.6.3. I have not messed with it in awhile but figured it was time to bring this one in line with all of my non-rooted updated units. I downloaded bueller-5.2.63-rooted_r1.zip, transferred to USB, installed via TWRP, wiped cache/dalvik, and restarted. System reboots, optimizes storage for 10 minutes, and boots into the latest version. Everything is great. The problem is an hour or two later I check on it an it has gone into a boot loop where it reboots, optimizes storage, and repeats.

I am able to reinstall 5.0.5.1 and it works fine (though it claims I have no apps installed) and start the whole process over again but I am not sure what is going on.
[Fire TV Android Development] Sizzlechest:
Did you verify the MD5 sum of the download and the file while it's on the Fire TV before it's flashed using busybox?
[Fire TV Android Development] collindv:
I didn't, but I have tried with 3 different downloads and the same thing happens every time. It works for 30-60 minutes then spontaneously reboots and boot loops.

If I try to flash previous versions something is wierd with my apps (they show up in settings - applications, and they launch and work ok, but they don't show up in my app list from the main firetv menu).
[Fire TV Android Development] stanleyopar2000:
EDIT: I can just flash this new update through TWRP yes? I will lose my apps but I won't lose root right?
[Fire TV Android Development] stanleyopar2000:
Thanks for all your help Rbox :)

Since Magisk still isn't compatible with Amazon devices, what would everyone recommend as a root hide?
[Fire TV Android Development] krawhitham:
How does one unroot and go back to stock firmware?

I've got 5.2.6.2_r1 (TWRP) installed
[Fire TV Android Development] nyder:
Hello.

Haven't done anything on my FireTV (original) for awhile and some apps need the OS updated.

I'm currently on Fire OS 5.0.5.1 Not sure which prerooted stock image name is that I used backed when. I do have TWRP installed, so I know installing it is straight forward

What I am wondering if there is anything I need to know before installing the latest version? Like maybe I have to install some other version first? I do plan on totally wiping my FireTV so it will be a new install, not an update. I have some old google play stuff that doesn't work anymore and who knows what else.

Thanks!