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[General Questions and Answers] bweN diorD:
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O━┳┳┳ · Your PRO Key for Titanium Backup!

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• New DEMO VIDEO: http://youtube.com/watch?v=YU33zabluSY&hd=1

• No icon! Requires the Titanium Backup (free) app (see "More" section below). This key will turn it into PRO.

• The same key can be used on several devices!

• For download issues & support: read below.

PRO Features Added:

[✔] Multiple backups per app

[✔] 0-click batch restore

[✔] Backup/restore SMS,MMS,calls,bookmarks,Wi-Fi AP as XML

[✔] Multi-user support for some apps! (eg: games)

[✔] Batch verification

[✔] Backup apps without closing them!

[✔] Create your own update.zip containing apps+data!

[✔] Restore individual apps+data from non-root ADB backups!

[✔] Restore individual apps+data from CWM backups!

[✔] Restore individual apps+data from TWRP backups!

[✔] Hypershell speed

[✔] Migrate system data across different ROMs

[✔] Market Doctor (relink apps to Market)

[✔] "Destroy all Market links" feature

[✔] Apps freezer (incl. batch support)

[✔] Market "auto updating" manager

[✔] Convert user apps <=> system apps

[✔] Encryption

[✔] Unlimited schedules

[✔] Sync to/from Dropbox (manual/scheduled)

[✔] Sync to/from Box (manual/scheduled)

[✔] Sync to/from Google Drive (manual/scheduled)

[✔] TB Web Server: download/upload your backups as a single ZIP on your computer

[✔] Load/Save a Filter and use it in Widgets/Schedules

[✔] Change the device's Android ID, restore it from a backup or after a factory reset

[✔] Protect backup against deletion

[✔] Send backup (to e-mail/cloud) and import it in 1 click

[✔] Backup→Verify→Un-install an app in one shot

[✔] Freeze/defrost/launch apps in a single click

[✔] CSV export any app DB (e-mail or Google Docs)

[✔] Brand the app with your name

[✔] Bloatware Melter (experimental)

[✔] Convert app data to/from faster WAL DB format

[✔] And more!

More Memory:

[✔] Dalvik cache cleaner

[✔] Integrate system app updates into ROM

[✔] Move apps into ROM

[✔] Integrate Dalvik cache system elements into ROM
[XOLO Play 8X-1000/1100 Questions & Answers] Manish_007:
Hey pals, plz take a look at xolo's 8x-1100 as it has no proper root methods posted. Root aint working fine. Also No recovery found anywhere. Therez one but unable to flash it. Also plz make a development thread so that users can post their queries over there. Regards
[XOLO Play 8X-1000/1100 Questions & Answers] Tech N You:
Please check no device has got update and development ongoing as XOLO 8x-1000 and Play 8x-1100 as of current XOLO series
[XOLO Play 8X-1000/1100 Questions & Answers] Manish_007:
Found many threads as of now... Just waiting for a rom :D
[XOLO Play 8X-1000/1100 Questions & Answers] Tech N You:
Stay tuned ;)

Sent from my bobobibi :p
[Amazon Fire Phone] guliver365:
I am really tempted to get this phone since the new pricing and the new unlocked version

but I am getting confuse can I root it without breaking it what is the best way to achieve it? (downgrade)

Do I get all the Google app working if I install Google Service Framework, Google Login Service, Google Play Service, Google Play Store

and how long is the battery life on one charge?
[Amazon Fire Phone] clsA:
I would advise against it for now... their is a good chance you'll get a phone that can't be downgraded / rooted. I messed mine up and now it's not able to be activated on Amazon.

http://xdaforums.com/fire-phone/general/psa-fire-phone-running-3-6-8-dont-t2957152
[Nexus 6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Topgun966:
Anyone know how to restart the cell activation wizard? I switch between Tmobile and VZW depending on the area I am traveling. When I reset it activates on VZW fine but when I bring the nandroid back up, it wont connect.
[Fire TV General] ImCoKeMaN:
Take a look over at GTVHacker.com for their root on the fire tv stick maximus64 even has a nice video:

http://www.gtvhacker.com/index.php/Amazon_Fire_TV_Stick​

Hopefully this will lead to a software root, but if you're handy with a soldering iron, time to have some fun!
[Fire TV General] mejdam:
Thanks but I don't see many people doing this. Hope that means amazon won't patch it..... Could they?
[Fire TV General] RavenII:
I mean there's always a possibility, but you're basically (in a sense) removing the chip, reading it, modifying it, and putting it back...so I don't think there's really a way for them of doing that.
[Fire TV General] Takenover83:
They could create a firmware update that contains a script that looks for and removes the files on each and every boot.
[Fire TV General] nufclad:
If its been done with the fire tv stick.. Surprised its not been done with the fire tv.
[Fire TV General] pbanj:
http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/general/hardware-root-via-emmc-chip-t2885344

the pinouts are there
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I just ordered the eMMS interface he used in the video. Figure since I've got 4 of them that I'd like to root, figured it's a small investment. If it works and others are interested I may be interested in rooting some units for a few bucks.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Got a link to the interface device? This is the only similar one I've found.
[Fire TV General] adfurgerson:
Sent PM since I'm not sure if I should link to other sites.
[Fire TV General] AFTVnews.com:
Thanks. And it's fine to link to other sites.

For those wondering, the board used in the video can be purchased for $20 from the guy in the video. Info here: http://gtvhacker.com/index.php/GTVHacker_e-MMC_Adapter
[Fire TV General] freezer2k:
Very interesting,

As it supports low-voltage, it should also work for the FireTV?
[Fire TV General] adfurgerson:
I haven't looked in a while, but gtvhacker made the same claim for FireTV and nobody could reproduce the results.
[Fire TV General] freezer2k:
On the GTV wiki page for the FireTV, it looks more like a theory, not confirmed that it has been done?

Anyway, I sent an email to Maximus, asking if he could ship this board to Germany :)
[Fire TV General] mastafunk:
There is another thread here were people have tried and failed and contacted them and they could not help to reproduce..
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I've got everything to do this now but the points are so tiny and my soldering tip is too large. Unfortunately my iron (Hakko Presto 980) doesn't have much tip selection, and the fine pointed tip is hard to find and expensive... I've got another iron somewhere, possibly at my mom's in Dallas, but doesn't help me here in Austin.
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I'm rooted!

Got a lot of help from maximus64, but it worked out perfectly.

Edit: and now, using the KindleFree app I have the Play Store fully functioning, and using Market Helper it thinks I'm on a Nexus 7 so I can install any app. Excellent.
[Fire TV General] ImCoKeMaN:
Congrats! So did you use your normal soldering iron or get a better tip? That's my dilemma at this point, a little unnervingly small especially for the tip I have.
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
I spent $4 on a cheap iron at Harbor Freight that had a sharper tip. The only way I could get a sharper tip for my Hakko was to get a $16 tip shipped from Japan, way too expensive for me.
[Fire TV General] Sizzlechest:
I can't tell, but do you have to remove then resolder the resistor for the Fire TV Stick?
[Fire TV General] xXhighpowerXx:
No you don't. FIreTV stick are simpler but the parts are bit smaller compare to the FireTV box. FireTV stick and FireTV box are different platform
[Fire TV General] bula1ca:
No but you will need to ground CPU XTAL and there are two more wires to be solder then what needs to be solder for FireTv hack: VCC and VCCQ.
[Fire TV General] dony71:
Can you write step-by-step guideline how to do this?

I understand about HW part to hook eMMC card reader, but after that what to modify on software part?
[Fire TV General] Elysian893:
All the commandline stuff is in the video from the OP... Just watch the video and watch what he does on the command line and you're in business. You need to acquire an su binary, I already had one from a root package for another device, so I used that. You also need Linux. I used a Ubuntu DVD to carry everything out, didn't even have to install it. Hell, all my commandline work is right there in the screenshot you quoted.

I'll say this... After you've soldered everything correctly (XTAL to ground means attach that pin to a ground point on the board, I used the metal shield around the micro USB port) and you plug in the eMMS reader to your SD card reader, the LED on the eMMS will stay on constantly if you successfully soldered the contacts. If it doesn't stay on constantly you did something wrong and need to check your work.
[Fire TV General] Jimmy8881:
Can the maximus board be plugged in directly to a sd card slot on a laptop? Or does it need to be on a sd to usb adapter?
[Fire TV General] OreBoySwaggin:
Uhhh

Am i allowed to like have one of you guys do this for me? My soldering skills are next to none (but still better than my friends that took a soldering class at school, somehow). This solder spots are WAY small, and i don't even have an iron...
[Fire TV General] swicago:
so I attempted to root the firestick, because 1, it was only $20 and 2 I figured if I can do it, then I can do my firetv.

Very tough to get the wires to stay. Any tips on making them stay.

Now, it seems It was able to talk to the eMMC, but I got the following errors in my dmesg

[ 92.940000] scsi 0:0:0:0: Direct-Access TS-RDF5 SD Transcend TS37 PQ: 0 ANSI: 6
[ 93.090000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] 15269888 512-byte logical blocks: (7.81 GB/7.28 GiB)
[ 93.100000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write Protect is off
[ 93.100000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Mode Sense: 23 00 00 00
[ 93.110000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Write cache: disabled, read cache: enabled, doesn't support DPO or FUA
[ 93.130000] Alternate GPT is invalid, using primary GPT.
[ 93.130000] sda: sda1 sda2 sda3 sda4 sda5 sda6 sda7 sda8 sda9 sda10 sda11 sda12 sda13 sda14 sda15 sda16 sda17 sda18
[ 93.160000] sd 0:0:0:0: [sda] Attached SCSI removable disk
[ 94.800000] EXT4-fs (sda5): couldn't mount as ext3 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 94.800000] EXT4-fs (sda5): couldn't mount as ext2 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 94.840000] EXT4-fs (sda5): recovery complete
[ 94.850000] EXT4-fs (sda5): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 95.100000] EXT4-fs (sda6): couldn't mount as ext3 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 95.110000] EXT4-fs (sda6): couldn't mount as ext2 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 95.180000] EXT4-fs (sda6): recovery complete
[ 95.180000] EXT4-fs (sda6): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 97.970000] EXT4-fs (sda15): couldn't mount as ext3 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 97.980000] EXT4-fs (sda15): couldn't mount as ext2 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 98.040000] EXT4-fs (sda15): recovery complete
[ 98.050000] EXT4-fs (sda15): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 98.670000] EXT4-fs (sda17): couldn't mount as ext3 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 98.680000] EXT4-fs (sda17): couldn't mount as ext2 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 98.720000] EXT4-fs (sda17): recovery complete
[ 98.730000] EXT4-fs (sda17): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)
[ 98.980000] EXT4-fs (sda18): couldn't mount as ext3 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 98.990000] EXT4-fs (sda18): couldn't mount as ext2 due to feature incompatibilities
[ 99.030000] EXT4-fs (sda18): recovery complete
[ 99.030000] EXT4-fs (sda18): mounted filesystem with ordered data mode. Opts: (null)

When I got that message, I rechecked all the wires. and all looked fine. Plugged it back in, same error. Decided I'd go to another host and try, but that one only saw the device and not partititions, turns out one of my wires popped off on that try. So back to re-soldering, but by the time I got to that host, another wire popped off. So, my only host that is close by is able to see it with all wires intact.

Any hints as to why I could not mount the partitions? also any tips on getting the wires to stay put. I made sure to keep them short too.

I have for now removed the wires and went to see if it still boots.. . . no go :(
[Fire TV General] tolipwen:
my guess would be that something was written to the partitions because your wires were either (still) too long or some sort of crosstalk occurred between them.

[ 99.030000] EXT4-fs (sda18): recovery complete

I might be facing a similar problem with my AFTV. I guess the only option is to get an image of the emmc. (After you manage to properly mount the emmc with even shorter wires.)
[Fire TV General] swicago:
So any of the pros know if my firestick is fried or not?
[Fire TV General] tolipwen:
wrong thread
[Fire TV General] Rask40:
Another Moto X user, I'm guessing by pwnmymoto?

Given any thought or consideration to setting up shop to do this for others? I'd personally be happy to pay for parts/labor/shipping/whatever to have this done to mine. One of the apps I had functioning just fine on my Stick has now decided it want's to verify itself against the PlayStore.... :rolleyes: I can get the functionality of the app working through Firefox, but controlling the zoom properly with my bluetooth keyboard is always an exercise in frustration.

Regards.
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
Can somebody tell me the voltages for VCC and VCCQ. I assume VCCQ is 1,8V like on the firetv but is VCC the same? I don't have the exploiters adapter and in the old version where the circuit is opensource the naming is different.

Does somebody know why they dont power the firetv stick by usb as thy short the clock to ground.
[Fire TV General] tormatensu:
Just got my UK fire tv stick and exploitee.rs adaptor, eMMC mounted first time :) I just hooked the point marked xtal up to the ground on the adaptor, not to anywhere on the stick. Planning to try it with a friends with 0.05mm enamel wire because the 30AWG wire wrapping stuff I used was a royal PITA.

powered via the the exploitee.rs adaptor, I measure 3.96v on VCC and 1.87 on VCCQ hope this helps.
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
ok got root, xposed installed, bluetooth mice running and kodi as launcher.

this makes a nice travel firetv :)
[Fire TV General] Jedis:
So if you buy the https://www.exploitee.rs/index.php/Exploitee.rs_Low_Voltage_e-MMC_Adapter -- does that remove the need to solder? Trying to understand what the adapter actually does. Trying to find someone local to do the hardware soldering isn't going well.
[Fire TV General] aHcVolle:
No it doesn't. It is needed for adjusting the voltage levels between your sd card Reader and the Firetv's eMMC.

You still need to solder
[Fire TV General] zroice:
Hey guys,

I have the Fire TV Stick and the exploitee.rs low voltage eMMC Sniffer board and would like to finally root my Fire TV Stick.

I do have some experience in soldering but damn this stuff is so tiny on the firetv stick...

I hope someone can give me some answers to the following questions:

For the rooting process - does it matter if the soldering isnt "perfect"? I mean I only have 1mm soldering tin at the moment, and its thicker than the soldering points, but the points arent next to each other, so would it be a problem if it "leaked" a little bit onto the surrounding pins etc?

If yes - what soldering tin should I get, AND do you use just the soldering tin as the connecting wire or actually use the tin to solder real extra wires made of copper or smth? Because the wires I have are either super thin, or too big... not perfect again, just like the soldering tin Ive got.

Just dont wanna brick this thing.... =)

Hope you can give me some tips.

Thanks
[Fire TV General] freezer2k:
I would really recommend getting ~0.2mm enamelled wire for soldering, you will establish a more stable connection and more importantly don't run the risk to rip off parts of the PCB by using too thick/heavy wire.

I used that 0.2mm wire with ~5cm length to connect it directly to the board, there are reports that even 10cm wire can already be too long for a stable connection.
[Fire TV General] zroice:
thanks just ordered some of the 0.2mm emalled wire.
[Fire TV General] dvazriel:
From where? All i can find on ebay are .1mm reels.
[Fire TV General] zroice:
im from germany -- here i found some on ebay for 5 euros incl shipping
[Fire TV General] zroice:
**** me - I think I bricked my firetv stick trying the hardware root.... =(

today i finally received the damn wires and tried to root this biatch - but damn that sh*t is so small..

Actually I managed to solder the points (I think) but then my damn soldering iron kinda died - and without soldering the wires to the emmc sniffer it didnt work.

Long story short - I removed the wires again frustrated and tried to use the stick again normally without root but now it keeps rebooting shortly after turning on - and right now its not booting at all.

I removed all soldering tin, but something mustve happened that bricked it.

I wonder if its worth to try and have amazon exchange it ..... you think they take the time to actually check if it was tampered? Had to cut of a small bit of the heat spreader attachment - so if they actually look inside they would notice it for sure..

Or ya think it can be fixed?

Anyone else bricked it here?

But damn how can the guy in the video do all the soldering in 10 minutes.. must be a magician on the soldering iron...

GRMPF...

And to be honest I didnt really NEED root lol... was actually just watching prime shows.. =(

**** ME
[Fire TV General] freezer2k:
Not sure, what kind of iron were you using? You want a small tip too, so you can work precise.

Too much heat can quickly kill stuff. Maybe you accidentally bridged something, did you check it under a magnifying glass?

I was soldering with a 60W station at 350C max, Fire TV though.
[Fire TV General] zroice:
yea i mustve bridged something and then I made it worse by trying to unbridge with too much heat i am guessing.

Got myself a new one - not sure if ill try again on this one.. soldering iron kinda died (some cheap piece of sh!t soldering iron..)

Thinking about getting a real fire tv and trying to root that instead.. on the stick the soldering points are so damn small....

MAybe with a new iron and magnifying tool... =)
[Fire TV General] cocoon4u:
Maybe someone in austria can leave me a pm who would root my amazon tv stick. I will pay for it of course.

thx
[Fire TV General] pauljblo:
I have connected the xtal to gnd on the stick and to gnd on the emmc board. When I connect to SD reader the blue light just flashes for a second. Would this be because I am not using a transcend reader?
[Fire TV General] TomParis01:
Yes most probably. I experienced this behaviour with my FTV with another card reader too. Buy the Transcend one, it is not that expensive.
[Fire TV General] pauljblo:
Hi I got it mouted copied the su to the xbin folder and changed permissions. Removed wires and now when I plug it in it doesn't do anything? Any ideas all soldering seemed OK and mounted fine.
[Fire TV General] pauljblo:
I can connect it back up and read the device fine in Linux. Just won't boot
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
I rooted a FTV and now I'm trying the stick. Man, the stick points are super small.

I did it twice but couldn't get it to read. I believe it was because of the XTAL to GND point.

Question:

AFTV Stick, I don't understand where to connect this pin.

XTAL Short this pin to GND to keep CPU from power up. If not then it could corrupt the eMMC flash.

I would think to just connect it to the GND point on the board or AFTV Stick (somewhere) but which is best?
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
Every ground is the best ;) thats the idea of the ground pin they should all be on the same ground layer of the PCB.

For easy access you can just use i.e. the HDMI shield.
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
This is how it's connected now. Is this right as in the picture?

I have one small wire going from CPU/XTAL to the left outer point and another small wire going from there to the board GND point.

I'm using a 3.0 Transcend USB and a Exploitee.rs board with 0.1mm copper wire

Also, I don't know what "i.e. the HDMI shield" means.

[IMG="Amazon Fire TV Stick XTAL Point"]http://taurusoutlaw.com/to-stuff/aftv/mods/aftvs-xtal-point.jpg[/IMG]
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
Looks good. By HDMI shield i mean the shielding of the HDMI cable / connector. Each highspeed connection like USB / HDMI ... has a shielding today which is in most cases pulled to ground on the connector side. Therefore are these connectors often a easy way to get a good ground as the have usually big connectors as the need to give some mechanical strength to the connector.
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
Well, I don't know what's going on because the Blue Light is on the eMMC USB but nothing pops up in linux like on the FTV. Is there something else that I'm missing?
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
I don't have a exploiters adaptert therefore i don't know how it blinks. Maybe there is just not enough power for the emmc?

In case of the firetv power came trough the power supply here the deice is powerd by the SD card adapter. You could try to also power the firetv stick by its USB port.
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
I tried that and the blue light is on without the USB connected to the PC

I connected the VCC, VCCQ, CMD, CLK and CPU/XTAL to GND (Stick & USB Adapter)

I don't mind buying another adapter just for the stick.

Can you list the parts you used and where you bought it from with links :)?

Thanks for your help.
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
I bought the parts listed on the exploiters wiki for there beta version of the board, and made a PCB with a PCB mill, so you can just buy the parts but need to make a PCB. But your adapter should work the same as it uses the same chip. The main difference is AFAIK that die sold version of the adapter has a different power regulator.

What voltages did you connect to VCC and VCCQ?
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
I didn't connect any voltage. I just connected everything to the board that I bought. I thought the voltage is done through USB to Board to Stick as in the video.

I have the:

1 Low Voltage eMMC Adapter (Fuly Assembled). https://www.exploitee.rs/index.php/Exploitee.rs_Low_Voltage_e-MMC_Adapter
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
ok sorry than i cant help any further as i don't know what voltages you have in VCC and VCCQ with that board.

Did you try powering the firetv by its own usb port?
[Fire TV General] n2outlaw:
I tried to power it through the USB Port and the light turned solid blue before I even plugged it into the computer.

Can I just apply power to VCC and VCCQ from something external? Because it seem like you are going that route from my understanding.

How are you powering it up?

Is it all through that board you use?

If so, are you will to sell me a setup like yours. I just want something that works. The Stick doesn't seem to have much support. But I do thank you for your time. :) I'm just talking about many more people being involved in this or some detail guide on things needed as well as steps to getting it done like for the FTV. If I do ever get one rooted I will do a blog post on it and even a video. :)
[Fire TV General] derpeter:
Yes you can. In this post http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=60133932&postcount=32 you can find the voltages. VCC is probably also good with 5V. [MENTION=6597548]tormatensu[/MENTION] seems to have done it with the exploiters adapter maybe he can give you more details.

I'm thinking of making some professional PCBs but this wont happen before September until then i have only my adapter so nothing i could give away.

Milling another board is just not worth the time it takes but i can send you the eagle files if you have access to PCB manufacturing.

Please don't make a video. All this videos are basically unusable as you cant see details and somebody is constantly telling you things you already know just to get one bit of information at the end.

A blog post with some good pictures is much more helpful.