yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbomxda:
Greetings,

Apologies if this has been asked somewhere else before, but I haven't found it anywhere after hours of searching. I've been trying to get ADB to work on my Kindle Fire HD 7 with no success. I've downloaded many drivers and the Android SDK and Android Studio as well. After installing all different drivers, when I connect the tablet to the laptop and test fastboot connection, I get the following:

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product

product: Tate-PVT-08

finished. total time: 0.002s

I believe this is expected when I run this command, which I guess means the fastboot cable is working and perhaps the driver too? (not sure). However, when I run the following ADB commands this is what happens:

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices

List of devices attached

(this comes empty, no result)

C:\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb shell

error: device not found

error: device not found

I've tried this in two different laptops and I get the same result on both. Both laptops are running Windows 7 and my tablet is currently running version 7.5.1. Any help would be greatly appreciated. And thanks in advance.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SafinWasi:
ADB doesn't work in fastboot mode,only fast boot commands do

Sent from my GT-i9100 running CM11
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jbomxda:
LOL, THANK YOU SO MUCH! I can only LOL. I thought the ADB commands had to be run in Fastboot mode. No wonder. IT WORKS!!! Thanks again!!!
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killatoyota4569:
Hey guys whats going on. Well Im walking away from the Otterbox Series of cases for my S5. Went with another brand for a case and Now I am looking for some tempered glass to protect the screen. I have done some reading and looking around but there are soo many companies making glass, and I have yet to own one. So I am seeing what others are using and what you guys here recommend.

What do you guys like and why?

I have found Anker to look good and I hear alot about Spigen, Zagg and I loome. But what do you guys recommend????

All thoughts and comments will be looked over and thought about. I just dont wanna go out and buy twice if you guys know what I mean. thank you
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] lingowistico:
Go to http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-s5/accessories and read there. There are already a couple of discussions about this

For exaple here and here
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twinn:
Hey, I would definitely recommend you Spigen Tough Armor case and this screen protector http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield...s-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields/8887
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] killatoyota4569:
Yeah I ordered the tough armor case for 9 bucks. couldnt beat that. Just dont know which Tempered glass to get.....

What makes the Zagg so expensive compared to Zerolemon and Anker which are 9 dollars instead of zaggs 35 dollars???
[Galaxy S 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Twinn:
It's thicker and therefore gives more chance of surviving if you would drop your phone face down.

Ps. My phone equiped with above combo, survived couple of accidental drops on hard surfaces and it's still alive in perfect form.
[Moto G Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] iyurcic95:
Hi, my Moto G (XT1040) Its briked. I try a lot of thing, but is stuck in Bootloader 41.18 (Lollipop) and I cant do a downgrade of this Bootloader, and there arent firmwares of Lollipop or KitKat that works :confused:

I was thinking if there is an other way to flash my phone that is not the "traditional" way with the commands "fastboot flash ....." or with customs Recoverys. I dont know, with an special cable, other program, or pluggin a cable to the motherboard, I dont know, shomething else...

Thanks for your time!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
*** USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THINGS GO WRONG. ***

Introduction

Features

Bug Reports

Fresh Installation

Upgrading From Previous Version

Changelog

Downloads

Add-Ons

FAQ

TBD

Source Code

- Kernel Source: Kindle HDX stock kernel, build number 1314.3.2.4

Finally

XDA:DevDB Information

HDX Nexus Safestrap, ROM for the Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9"

Contributors

ggow

ROM OS Version: 4.2.x Jelly Bean

ROM Kernel: Linux 3.4.x

ROM Firmware Required: .3.2.4 - 3.2.8

Based On: AOSP JDQ39

Version Information

Status: Stable

Current Stable Version: 1.0.1

Stable Release Date: 2015-02-07

Created 2015-02-07

Last Updated 2016-02-10
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Update

Hello All,

Files are now up
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
Ggow much appreciated that safetrap version is coming back!

Just to clarify that this rom will work with devices that got upgraded to 4.5.2 and then downgraded by ACS to 3.2.7/8 and rooted with safetrap working.

Here are some questions that I'm sure people will be curious about:

- I'm currently on 2.0.2 and root checker says root is enabled, but couldn't find the supersu app. How does it work? Do i need to flash supersu?

- Can you install xposed with modules on this version? For example to mod notifications bar, status bar, power menu, etc.

- can I safely upgrade from the older 2.0.2 to this version?

- what about addons like the dolby digital? I assume its safe to flash too?

- current build.prop ids the device as Nexus HDX and tgere are a lot of apps on play store that are not compatible with the device, but they work just fine installed from another market (say 1mobile). Can we do something about it?

Sorry for so many questions, but i tried reading most stuff from the other thread but for some reason search in thread is disabled (no idea why).

Cheerz!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] brainymd:
Awesome, thanks!!!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
See my responses above. I'll add some information to the FAQ when possible.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
OK, I updated and flashed all gapps and addons. Everything works!

Then I tried installing Xposed Framework, and on reboot the result was black screen after rom bootup (right after android animation). Waited like 2-3 minutes, but nothing. Then had to force reboot it via power button. After reboot everything works again with Xposed installed. No idea what happened. Any guidelines on where I can check logs probably.

havent tried any module yet, but it would be nice if we keep a list of compatible and safe modules.

Question: can any of the xposed modules trip eFuse or break stock kernel (as rom is running on top of it) or safetrap makes it safe so any changes to system would be just to the slot rom?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Use this verison of Xposed found here.

Try Gravitybox (JB).

I don't know if any of the modules can trigger the efuse. You are correct, in theory Safestrap makes it so that any changes should only occur in that slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] manymarius73:
So far this ROM has been excellent. Great job and thanks a lot!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] faulix:
I have the problem, that there is no Play Store and I can't install downloaded applications. I downloaded applications through the browser and when I try to execute them I get the error "can't open file". So I can literally install no app. I tried to install ES File Explorer and gapps pico.

Anyone else who had this problem or knows how to solve it or has some ideas?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
Did you flash gapps?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] manymarius73:
Is this the only iteration of the ROM for 3.2.8?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] faulix:
That's quite embarrassing, I forgot it and now everything works perfectly, thanks.

In case anyone else has the same problem, flash the gapps stuff in safestrap ;)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
Thank you for still supporting those of us stuck with safestrap only... lol
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
All same slot.

---------- Post added at 10:17 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:15 PM ----------

Just queue them all up to flash all in one shot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
I don't think he ment to replace your stock slot with custom rom.

I was wondering why would i restore stock backup to slot 1? Is this just to verify if backup works? Can i later remove it from slot 1.

It would take too much space to have a stock and slot 1 as stock and then slot 2 for nexus.

Fyi you can safely install Xposed 2.7 experimental and then activate gravitybox, and other aosp modules.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
No I believe he did mean use the nexus ROM on the stock slot. I just did and hopefully nothing bad will happen. Lol. If I brick it, just another reason to replace with a new tab and one not from Amazon. Lol. I've also been using all sorts of modules. I think the efuse only blows when trying to mess with the boot loader but I could be wrong...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
You are correct gqukyo, you can safely install Nexus ROM on the stock slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
Great, thanks. I was getting annoyed at the 16 gb limit of safestrap. Now the system shows the entire amount available minus the rom slot for the stock rom.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] manymarius73:
This ROM has ran perfectly for me so far. Awesome job!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
I'm getting a kernel wakelock...

*nvm
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
I'm confused... Wasnt the stock slot what holds the safetrap stuff? All warnings in safetrap thread are not to touch the stock slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
For inexperienced user messing with stock slot is something really dangerous ...

Idea of safestrap is to create something like a safety net (rom slot) where you can do things which sometimes can mess/break things up. When you do this "things" on stock slot you practically have no safety net (and in case of our tablet you have nothing else (applied on times when no custom recovery or unlocked bootloader were available for kindle)) ...

So in general for "noobs" rom slot should be the last place to try something that can break rom functionality. But you can install to stock rom slot safestrap compatible rom and run it from there, you didnt lose safestrap functionality, it will be called every restart and you can enter recovery, but it will not be used + you save some space used for rom slot images.

I am not going write here how safestrap is working, if you want, you can easily find that on the internet.

I was running safestrap version of Nexus from stock slot for several months with no problems at all.

But beware - if you by accident or some other way delete/wipe your system partition (safestrap is located there) while using stock/rom slot - you will brick your kindle for good, no chance for recovery there...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
I understand now.. So basically wipe cache and data is ok.

Thank you very much for your reply. I was wondering, I currently have fire os on stock and nexus on slot 1. Did anyone tried to move nexus to stock slot. I was wondering if I backup nexus and restore to stpck slot, then delete slot 1,would that work....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
That's exactly what I did. Stock is backed up as well as in a rom slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] zbaudo13:
battery life

Anyone else experiencing bad battery life. I switched back to stock because the battery on the nexus ROM wasn't cutting it. It seems like stock lasts almost 3 times longer.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
I run Nexus ROM v2.0.5 in native mode (no Safestrap) and find battery life comparable to stock. Perhaps something is different with the SS variant or SS itself is introducing a drain in combination with Nexus.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] zbaudo13:
Probably different with the different versions.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
I did greenify a few things to get back the battery life. Great app and works great. Before I did that, it wouldn't even standby for a day. Now it's been two days since I've used it much and it's at 74%. Obviously everyone's usage and background apps are different.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Greenify is great! Also blocking unwanted autostarts (significant savings) and/or disabling unwanted resource abusing apps. Watch you battery stats - go after the big hitters.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Fallingwater:
I've always done all ROM tinkering on my HDX with Safestrap, and I'm glad this fork exists so I don't have to bother installing TWRP - but why fork it at all? Are there any difference/benefits over the TWRP version? Not criticizing, mind you, as I said I'm happy you've done it - I'm just curious.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
I think that this is a fork that supports safetrap, and its not a twrp fork.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
Didn't know you can install custom roms without twrp or clockwork...

Ah I see what you mean cuz we use safestrap to flash but isn't it still twrp based? I would rather not have to use safestrap if possible but my rollback doesn't support full unlocking...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Think it depends on your needs, risk tolerance and whether your devices bootloader can be unlocked. Safestrap is great for those who do a lot of tinkering and want to switch between a couple ROMs. I can also be used on some devices with a locked bootloader. However, each slot takes up a chunk of space so may not be the best solution for devices with limited storage. TWRP is more universal recovery supported on a wide range of devices. It seems more resilient but that may just be my familiarity level. To my knowledge TWRP isn't structured to support multiple ROMs simultaneously although that certainly can be achieved via backups and reflashing or other partitioning methods. In short, it's great to have two solutions (at least for Nexus) as not all HDX bootloaders can be unlocked.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] gqukyo:
There's multirom that's self explanatory which I've used on my OPO but not many devices are supported but I'd imagine safestrap would be safer.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jaecho56:
I just installed the Nexus rom and now its stuck in the boot animation (whirling 4 circles) any help would be much appreciated.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] futzmaster:
go back to safestrap and do a factory reset (as mentioned in the first post)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Try flushing caches from recovery. I believe there is a option when booting into Safestrap (I use TWRP).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] skeptic1007:
Hello,

I try to install the Microsoft Word/Excel/Powerpoint for Tablets apk. (1) It does not find them on Google Store. (2) When installed as downloaded apks, I get the error saying "error parsing the package". How do I fix this, as there is nothing wrong with the apk.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Those apps need KitKat (v4.4) or above. Nexus ROM is based on Jellybean (v4.2). That's why they don't show in the Play Store. CM11 is KitKat but I don't believe you can use that with Safestrap.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] skeptic1007:
Thank you for the info.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
Regarding word/excel - Ive installed office mobile and it works.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jaecho56:
Thanks for the response, but I made a fatal mistake of wiping the system partition from safestrap and now have a kindle fire hdx with no os installed. I know this is not the right forum, but if anyone could help me out, please message me with instructions on how to unbrick my tablet. :crying::crying:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
If you are in safestrap do not reboot, do not leave safestrap, your only chance is connect kindle while in safestrap to pc/laptop, and try to restore system through adb.

If you did reboot/leave safestrap after deleting /system, then sorry you have bricked device, your only chance is to contact Amazon and ask for replacement.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jaecho56:
Would there be any chance of revival with using the fastboot cable?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeryll:
Unfortunately fastboot cable is not really usable for kindle HDX serie. If you have unlocked bootloader, you can use standart usb cable for system recovery...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] futzmaster:
[MENTION=6480287]jaecho56[/MENTION]

Unfortunately, you have not followed my advise... Or the Step by Step in the first post...

As jeryll wrote, at this time no other chance than Amazon....
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jaecho56:
[MENTION=6367286]futzmaster[/MENTION] ya well I accidentally wiped my partition before getting the advice. I WILL fix my HDX at all costs on my own.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] skeptic1007:
Yes indeed, it works. But that is version 15, and the separate apks released in March 2015 are version 16.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] mitchblue:
Perfect. Thank you very much.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] CanadaDave77:
Very excited to flash this - I've just downgraded to 13.3.2.8 from the captured OTA downgrade file, and am very excited to unlock this device. Thank you very much, GGOW, for your hard work on this!

A question: This Nexus ROM is based on Jellybean. I assume I can't upgrade this version using stock Nexus ROMs in the future (my kids Nexus 7s are on KitKat, for example), as this is customized. Is there any possibility of ever upgrading in the future, or is the likely upgrade path to flash back to the stock ROM and then flash a new customized ROM from stock?

Also, one more question (sorry) - since this is a Nexus ROM, will the Google Play services function as they do on a Nexus, or are there restrictions? Would the device basically be seen as a Nexus from that point onward?

Once again, thanks GGOW and everyone here for your support. This is really exciting for me. :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Some things to be aware of:

- for 3.2.8 your only option is safestrap at the moment

- Nexus ROM for is based on jelly bean using the stock kernel

- There is no option to upgrade because there is no bootloader exploit for firmware versions > 3.2.3.2

- Google play services will function just like on nexus devices

I plan to make updates for this ROM, but at the moment extremely busy with other stuff.

Enjoy the ROM :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] johim:
[MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION]

I was wondering something. Now that we have root for 4.5.2, do you think that we can install Safetrap on 4.5.2 and then boot (possibly a new version with kitkat sources) Nexus HDX?

I remember that the limitation to the Nexus hdx is that the stock system is used, so basically if we use kitkats system from 4.5.2, can we run AOSP on top of it? Now sure how Nexus HDX is done thou, just wondering.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
I had no idea that root was available for 4.5.2, had my head buried in lollipop source code. Could you point me in the direction of the link to that?

It should be possible to to create a new version of safestrap and ROM. But it could take a long time because we'd be stuck to using the stock kernel so lots of hacking at the code to get that working. And added to that 4.5.2 is a completely different beast to the old JB kernels. Once I've cleared the decks a little I'll definitely take a look.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] EncryptedCurse:
http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=59156161&postcount=56
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] CanadaDave77:
I've installed Safestrap, backed up my stock image and have put this ROM into slot #1. Everything is working wonderfully well!

Thank you, GGOW!

For everyone else: I had 4.5.3 and I downloaded to version 13.3.2.8 as per the recovered OTA file from the other thread. I installed towelroot, SuperSU, then Safestrap... took a backup of my stock OS, created a new image in slot 1, and then installed per the first post in this thread. Everything's working great, and I can toggle back and forth between the stock Amazon image and the Nexus if I wanted to (but I think the Nexus image will be my permanent one).

Super happy with this, and I'm really thankful to GGOW and everyone else on this board who continuously post such helpful items!!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] B3NJY:
oops..I think I missed the back up of stock rom stage before the nexus rom installation ... would it be possible to start from scratch somehow ?

I downgrade from 4.5.3 but wanted to downgrade to 13.3.2.8 then back to 4.5.2 then use the root apk exploit .... then from there is it possible to try other roms.....?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] santafeed:
Same her, used the exploit to get root on 4.5.2 and I need to flash / install a rom now. I would appreciate if someone can suggest what to do from now on for best results.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] spoondoom:
I'm currently using the rom from this thread.

Is there much advantage to me upgrading to this ROM and can I do it without losing all installed apps etc?

Would Amazon services work? Currently if I want to use any Amazon stuff I have to reboot to the stock slot where i have the stock 13.3.2.4 with OTA turned off.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
I run Nexus v2.0.5 (twrp variant) and find most Amazon services (kindle/prime/shopping) work as they would on most native Android tablets. You will have to install a couple Amazon apps from the play store. Whether you can safely upgrade largely depends on you skill with Safestrap. I can't answer your question on retaining existing apps/data; hopefully someone who has traveled that path will chime in. Gut feel says 'no'.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] spoondoom:
Thanks. I just installed it and now have Google and Amazon services working. So far so good. I just used Titanium backup to back up my apps and they seem to have restored OK including save games etc.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] maluc:
Hi,

I´m on firmware .3.1.0. How do I get to firmware .3.2.4 ?

Have anyone an idea when LTE wil be supported in this rom?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Great - glad the restore worked. Thanks for posting.

---------- Post added at 08:56 AM ---------- Previous post was at 08:47 AM ----------

Why would you want to do that? You have more options with 3.1.0 -> 3.2.3 including twrp, unlocking booloader and installing any of the ROMs currently posted. If your looking to run nexus I suggest installing twrp and and nexus v2.0.5 which does not require safestrap.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] maluc:
Ok listens good, but how can I roll back Safestrap - delete it from my HDX, and is there LTE supported right now?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
I believe removing Safestrap is straight forward but please wait for someone else to confirm and post instructions. I don't believe the nexus variants have LTE support. You could look to one of the other roms but they are a bit less mature (devs are working hard to clear the issues).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] pwbloomer:
where did you get the files and steps for " I installed towelroot, SuperSU, then Safestrap..."?

thanks in advance, i have rooted several other kindles, but they had good step by step directions as i am still learning and dont know all the steps.