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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Bowhunter3:
Hello...Some background information. I have a Kindle Fire HDX 7" (THOR). I have been on safestrap and CM11 ROM since mid-January.

The issue:

2 days ago, I turned on my kindle from being powered down, and after it went through the cyangenmod logo, it showed the startup screen like I had just installed CM. I quickly moved through the menus, and when that was over, I still had all my apps, pictures and such, and didn't think much of it. Well yesterday, I tried to turn my kindle on and got to the CM logo, and it will not go past that. The arrow just keeps spinning around, and around. It will not boot fully. I have set it out for 30 minutes, and it will not go to my home screen. Any help here?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Not sure what happened but should be easy to fix:

- grab the latest CM11 build from this thread; store in root of SD card

- boot into Safestrap and make a backup of the data partition

- flash previously saved cm11 zip (no prior wipes)

- wipe dalvik and cache when prompted

- reboot system

Assuming CM boots successfully you may have to reflash SuperSU and a suitable GAaps package.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
So I have this ROM installed with safestrap and I have kingroot and kinguser installed. Not sure if I was supposed to root this way or not. I do see that the op says to flash su. I think king is giving me trouble. When I play a game it crashes a lot. Should not have rooted with king? Does SU give root ? Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
- reflash CM11 following guidance in OP (which means SuperSU, not Kingroot)

- be 100% sure zip is stored in root of sdcard, not some folder of your choosing

- recommend performing a factory reset (within Safestrap) prior to reflash

- include SuperSU and recommended GAaps package in reflash

Kingroot/kinguser can be tough to get rid of, especially with safestrap v4. You may want to attempt an uninstall before reflashing cm11 or any other ROM.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Yup that is what I ended up doing. I still had some folders survive the wipe and I still get leggy performance in some apps and random crashes or freezes. When I wipe I see the option in advanced options to wipe data, if I don't have anything I need saving can I wipe data?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
A 'factory reset' within Safestrap should include the data partition. Folders located elsewhere will survive the cache/dalvik/data wipe which is why I suggested a specific folder for ROM and related zips (outside wipe scope). No apps should have remained.

You can wipe data separately but you may experience erratic behavior if not combined with a rom reflash. Although you can select the system partition it can not be wiped in Safestrap (request is ignored to protect safestrap environment).

Lags/crashes/freezes are unexpected with this rom/device. Sounds like a rouge app is consuming resources or lingering side effects of kingroot/kinguser. Just want to confirm you are running CM11 in the STOCK slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Right now all my ROM and associated files are in my download folder and that is on the sdcard partition so I should make a folder in / directory

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I am fairly sure it is in the stock slot
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Your download folder already survived the most aggressive wipe available in Safestrap v4 (sans internal storage) so no need to move it.

Most custom ROMs will exhibit erratic behavior if flashed to a secondary slot on this device. Make sure you are using the stock slot.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
I just got home and was able to check and yes it is installed on the stock rom slot. I just flashed it again and my wallpaper and apps all survived. If I am understanding this if I make a folder at / and lets say name it root files move any files I may need to that folder from the download folder in the sdcard partition I can safely wipe the sdcard partition? nothing from kingroot or any other apps should survive? Correct?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Ok I did some poking around and the only app I seem to be having trouble with is trial xtreme 4. The game will become unresponsive, freeze and crash. So I went to the app in the play sore and started reading reviews and it seems to be a common problem with this app. So maybe not a problem. Then I ran a task monitor and saw that I have 2 instances of Google play services running. That can not be right?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
You can not wipe the system partition in Safestrap; request is ignored to protect the safestrap environment. Also means you can't flush any bad actors that take up residence in system. Multiple instances of play services is normal depending how apps and services are depicted by the task monitor/manager.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
When you say bad actors you mean apps like king? I think I have wiped it out finally. We will see.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Kingroot installs some components (eg: kinguser) that are not always well behaved.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
There must be someway to make sure all traces of Kingroot and kinguser are gone. I play the same game on my Droid turbo and it runs flawlessly.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Bootloader remains locked and stock recovery does not offer option to wipe the system partition. There is no way to manually accomplish this operation (which would be exceptionally risky on a locked device without the aid of a tool like FlashFire). Rolling back to 3.2.8 then upgrading to FireOS v4 might do the trick as I believe Amazon incorporated a full wipe into the stock upgrade procedure. Some may suggest installing a Safestrap compatible version of FireOS but I believes that only overlays the system partition and won't jettison the Kingroot/Kinguser leftovers.

Separately, the GPU on this device is relatively weak with few tunables. I have it locked in the lowest frequency setting to conserve power. You might consider locking it higher to see if that helps. Check out Kernel Auditor in the Play Store (advanced tuning tool; not for the faint of heart).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
I was sitting here thinking about this and was thinking of going back to stock hoping it would wiper everything and starting all over again. Unfortunately being compulsive and confidant I did not create a back up. I also vaguely remember tweaking some settings in antutu.

Thank you for all your help. I am fairly PC savy I mod and OC not that it makes me an expert but android file structure and the os it self at this level is new to me. Again thank you for all your help.

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One thing I do not understand is why previous apps are surviving but do not show up in my app drawer. I can see them in my directories just not in the app drawer.

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So to go back to stock I could use this method?

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/hdx-stock-images-pre-rooted-updates-t2911954

Or from within safestrap reboot into recovery and then reset to factory defaults?

I went back and read through some of our older post and saw you recommended returning to stock from with safestrap so I am giving it a try. :fingers-crossed:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
So I tried to rollback and the update did not work. I was able to revert back to stock first and I put the update file in my root directory and it saw the update but it failed due to validation. So I reflashed cm11 and that worked keyboard and all that. I signed in and no play store which is expected so I flashed GAPPs mini for ARM 4.4 and started getting AOSP keyboard crashed messages. Reverted back to stock and wiped from in side fire os. Tried reflashing CM 11 again and the KB worked I installed GAPP's pico from the link in op and started getting the AOSP crash again. Anyone have any ideas?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
I flashed the nexus Rom and I don't get the AOSP crash now and I get slightly better performance playing trial xtreme 4 but it will still crash. Boom beach has no problem. So I am really confused.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Although no gamer I spent 5 min with Trial Extreme 4 on an unlocked Thor running Fire Nexus with GPU at lowest setting. Played fine.

Given the unrewarding time investment and limited options you may want to consider a different device such as Amazon's 5th gen Fire which can be had for $30 USD (refurbished) which still offers decent performance. Nice tabs for the price point and well suited to video.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Yea I am going to leave it as is and use it for Kodi. Looking at a shield tablet. thanks for all the help. Kingroot must have done a number on it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] mkraus81:
With the New Version i have Bluetooth problems... I tried to connect to my LG home theater system... Kindle connected a very short time (less than 1 second) and than disconnted...

With my bluotooth headset its working... Any idea?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] dutuka:
Gapps stock for ARM 4.4 solved "AOSP keyboard crashed messages" error

My first try I installed Gapps mini and got "AOSP keyboard crashed messages" error. I tried again with Gapps stock and it worked.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
I need logs to be able to help.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Where can I find these logs? Will I have to flash again? I have no problem flashing again to get you the logs you need. Thank you in advance for the help.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
I just tried this and it didn't work. Instead of AOSP keyboard crash I just get google keyboard crashed.

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I would love to get CM running again it is a great ROM.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Are these the logs you need?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Got it. I refreshed cm and added GAPPS to the zip que and flashed them at the same time. Now no errors????
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
All set back up. Trials extreme 4 even works great so far...go figure. Thanks for the help everyone!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
- Look up how to use logcat.

- Enabled debugging in developer options

- Use adb logcat command to capture log
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 21 June 2016

- June 2016 Patch Level

- Update CM Code
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jonrodz:
I have a situation here... I didn't read correctly and ended up wiping stock rom... Now, my device isnt bricked since I flashed cm11 with safetrap and everything is working fine. But stock rom is gone.

In case I want to go back to stock, how can I do that now that I only have cm in the stock slot and nothing else?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
You actually followed the the recommend procedure replacing FireOS with CM in the stock slot. Secondary slots are bad news with Safestrap v4 (a custom build for this device). If you ever want to go back to stock reloading FireOS is not difficult. Will post details/links later today.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jonrodz:
Thanks, bro! I would appreciate that very much. :)

Just to be more specific, I was in Fire OS 4.5.5 (or latest one)...

I'm wondering if I can go back to one of those versions where I can unlock the bootloader and flash twrp to flash cm13 instead. That'll be great. Thanks, bro!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Unfortunately, you can not roll back to a version of FireOS with a vulnerable bootloader (3.2.3.2 or lower). Any attempt to downgrade below 3.2.8 will brick the device.

To restore FireOS you simply need to flash a special Safestrap compatible version available here. Do not try to reinstall a standard build of FireOS; device will (wait for it...) brick. Be sure to grab the image that is appropriate for your device. Once FireOS has been successfully loaded into the STOCK slot you can uninstall Safestrap recovery followed by the app itself. I would not attempt this unless you are serious about returning to FireOS.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] taeblov:
How did you refresh it or what do you mean by this?

I am having the same issues. Did not work just by reflashing opengapps, neither stock, mini or full..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ands2:
Who tries to install this ROM and faces the AOSP keyboard crash should try the linked "HDX Nexus GAPPS" package in this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/rom-hdx-nexus-v4-0-1-t3125808

I've tried OpenGAPPS pico, nano, mini and micro today and all faces the keyboard error at startup. It seems that any dependency is missing.

The old package mentioned above is working fine.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ands2:
I see some "ghost touch problems". I also had this with far older ROMS, but had the hope that it is fixed.

Is any fix available?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
First report of this problem with HDX adaptation; would be suspicious of device/install problem as one would think this would be a frequent callout if common.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ratyfu:
Is this the change in build.prop that's needed, in order for the video app to show thumbnails?

Will it make me lose HD streaming as stated in another posting?

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Try it and find out. Be sure to use a proper build.prop editor and backup the old file. Backing up the system partition in Safestrap/TWRP never a belt idea (belt & suspenders) when messing with system parameters.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ratyfu:
Tried it and found out that a) it worked and b) lowers the quality to SD.

So sadly, it's not a good workaround.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Weicheng_Gao:
Flash CM11 with Safestrap 4.01, Failed.

It was Nexus ROM 4.0.5 before flashing.

What does the error mean? How to solve it?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Understand then message but not sure why it is occurring or how to rectify. Try:

- rebooting device; try again

- wiping (from within Safestrap) before flashing CM

- flashing Safestrap compatible version of FireOS prior to CM 11

Avoid (brick risk):

- accessing or using stock recovery menu

- reformatting partitions

- wiping internal storage (destroying all flashable zips)

Be sure to keep a known good Nexus 4.0.5 zip on the device at all times for emergency recovery.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Weicheng_Gao:
Thank you. I will try it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] threshfire:
Has anyone been able to get more than 1750kbps 720x480 (480p) resolution on Netflix on the latest build? I've tried both Market Helper and modifying the build.prop itself. Spoofed the Nexus 7 (2012), the Nexus 7 (2013), and the NVIDIA Shield, to which Netflix claims should get HD streams. Changed build numbers to 4.4.2, 5.0, 5.0.1, and even 6.0.1. All the spoofed devices appear correctly in the Google Device Manager section, but I never get anything more than that 480p (1750kbps) speed in the Test videos.

Did a search in this thread and saw some streaming quality posts on getting YouTube in 1080p and Amazon Instant, but nothing on Netflix. I wouldn't be as bothered if it was 720p (3000kbps), but this 480p is really noticeable compared to the quality of some videos on YouTube. Would really appreciate some insight.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 27 July 2016

- Ported Google's July 2016 Security Bulletin
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] rex_vitis:
No more Wifi with July's build (Authentication problem). Does anybody have the same issue?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Safestrap or 'native'? If the former (safestrap) CM resident in the STOCK slot?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] rex_vitis:
Tried again and now working fine. Stock Rom Slot after another factory reset. Thanks.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Thanks for update; was just about to install/test on a spare device. Highly unlikely such a blatant bug would escape [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION]'s testing.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] woomdawg:
Does anyone know if I can use swiftkey keyboad with this rom?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] M-A-X:
I do use SwiftKey. So yes, You can
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] alexilaih0:
With that keyboard crash fix package gapps keep crashing for me but keyboard works...... But cant login to google couse of gapps crashing... xD

hmm fixed it by reinstalling the Play Services apk..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
As is almost always the case ...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 06 August 2016

- Ported Google's August 2016 Security Bulletin
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] Mr.Nik:
Last update, TWRP error 6.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] M-A-X:
Same here. TWRP 3.0.0.0 and getting error 6

Gesendet von meinem Kindle Fire HDX 7 mit Tapatalk
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] EniacLeChat:
also with Safestrap v4
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Yep - same. Full wipe and reboot. twrp 3.x. Looks like a faulty package.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] machochico:
Trying to dirty flash from Apr 18 image, with TWRP 2.8.7 to the latest (Aug 6) on Thor and I am getting twrp error executing updater binary. Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
Only just saw this, for some reason not getting notifications on my phone.

Will check this as soon as possible.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
I have uploaded and updated the file links.

Both files I uploaded were bad. Maybe something funky with my internet connection was going on.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] machochico:
Great stuff, working now!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] XtheWiz:
I got an notify that has an update from the system to CM13 nightly last night. Should I update it ?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
CM13 will not run on this device (at least while bootloader remains locked). In general rom updates should only be obtained through this forum. Nightlies are not currently supported.

Edit: above response was for a different device (sorry!). CM-13 is available for this device (3rd gen HDX) provided the bootloader is unlocked. No nightlies yet.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] NeverSmile:
when clean install i have a issue, keyboard AOSP has stopped, it not a big problem if i can write the password wifi to download another keyboard... The nofti appears many time...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] StrangeOswald:
Using CM11 as stock rom

Is it advisable, since I have no interest in Amazon's services, that I could wipe the stock ROM system and install CM11 as stock and remove Safestrap?

Or would another ROM be more suited to 3D online gaming?

I tried Nexus is slot 1 but could not get the WiFi working and then replaced it with CM11 and everything worked perfect, except for my below threshold dimmer, which I can live without.

I have really trashed the Kindle Is so bad I would need a copy of stock just to boot that ROM.

Not an expert on these things, but apparently ggow is, and has given us freedom on our kindles, so thanks and kudos.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] unhappybirthday:
I believe it is advisable to always install a ROM in the stock slot. Make a backup of the stock ROM (if it is still useable) first in safestrap recovery. Do not remove safestrap at any point.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
- don't use secondary slots with Safestrap v4:

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/help/3rd-gen-apollo-enable-ota-t3452407/post68501617

- Safestrap v4 must remain installed to run a custom rom on a device with a locked bootloader (with a few rare exceptions)

- you can and should overlay FireOS in the stock slot with CM11

- once CM11 is working in the stock slot you should return to Safestrap recovery and delete all secondary slots

- in general HDX devices are poor gaming platforms; GPU is the weak link that can not be addressed by switching roms
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] jeffersonx:
I have an issue that amazon underground is not properly working: I can install purchased apps but can not download new apps or do in app purchases - error: site not available. Is it maybe due to OTA blocking? Any ideas?

I have cm11 version 20160806 on safestrap
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Recent builds of Amazon Underground have been flaky on several roms and device types including my out-of-the-box mobile. To be honest I have stopped using it except for Prime videos for which it remains the only solution.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 18 September 2016

- Ported Google's September 2016 Security Bulletin
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] MahmudS:
Have randomly reboot on start, when tablet asked PIN code for SIM-card. It's for last two updates (cm-11-SAFESTRAP-20160918-UNOFFICIAL-thor and cm-11-SAFESTRAP-20160806-UNOFFICIAL-thor), with build cm-11-SAFESTRAP-20160727-UNOFFICIAL-thor this issue didn't find.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] uramisten:
Download link for Thor not working - no permissions... :(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Yep - known issue. Appears to be an account issue; impacts multiple files and device types. Give it a day or two to clear.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] ggow:
New Build is Up

- Dated 17 October 2016

- Ported Google's October 2016 Security Bulletin
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
I have been happily using this ROM with safestrap 4.01 for ages now, I have noticed that it may be possible to unlock the bootloader now... I only have this ROM in the stock slot.... Is it possible? If so I will trawl through the forums... Cheers
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] DB126:
Yes - the bootloader can be unlocked on any rooted 3rd gen HDX. Not risky or terribly difficult but does require fiddling with a host, tether, drivers and installing some potentially unfamiliar utilities on the host. The "1-click bootloader unlock" utility is offline so you'll need to go the manual route or wait for a simplified app/procedure to emerge. Start with the following thread; first couple posts sum up the manual steps.

http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/thor-unlocking-bootloader-firmware-t3463982
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
Wow... Quick response. Thanks
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
Downloaded everything and got the serial etc...

The python thing has got me so far... loading modules and running the script... Need to do some more reading...

I think that post assumes that you are full conversant with using python...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" Android Development] W99DEY:
I can't use the 1 click anyway as I rooted with king root on 3.5.2 from memory. Was a long time ago... :)