yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Windows driver issues can be frustrating; just have to work through it. Suggest monitoring device manager when connecting your device to see what gets added/activated. Delete those device(s), reboot and then try reconnecting. Don't let Windows automatically install a driver, do a manual selection from your personal repository.

Interesting post; might help -> http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/de...-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695/post68221377
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astrophysics:
should I be connecting it in fastboot or bootloader? or regularly when the boot logo comes up and won't go away? because it recognizes all 3 differently it seems.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
none of those

if you are trying to restore firmware

boot to recovery, select adb sideload (or similar)

then connect usb, and fix drivers in Device manager
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] astrophysics:
I finally got the drivers to work by using my laptop, thank you! my device is up and running again :)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ayqazi:
Just a quick note: I purchased a Fire 2015 from the UK at the end of August 2016, and it came pre-installed with FireOS 5.1.3 .
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EncryptedCurse:
5.3.1.0 is still based on Lollipop, correct?

It's a little ridiculous this tablet — fairly new, at that — still doesn't have Marshmallow or at the very least a roadmap ... hell, I don't think any of Amazon's devices do.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Yup. And no need for MM given Amazon's business model. Purchase clicks work just as well in Lollipop. Next gen devices will likely sport MM while 5th gen will remain orphaned on Lollipop. Just my opinion.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaana:
I'm having an issue with wifi, from this morning the tablet has started to show an exclamation mark on wifi icon and not transfering data from home wifi. It's working with other networks properly. Changed network name and channel from the router, forgot the network from tablet many times, reboot etc. but no luck so far.

Does anyone had this issue before, I guess it's about the wifi cache but couldn't find a way to flush it from the tablet settings.

Nexus Rom 5.1.1 build 20160405

Kernel version 3.10.54+
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Usually a local authentication issue. Forget network on tablet, power down both devices (full off; unplug if possible) and restart. Should fix it.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] kaana:
Boom, worked =)

Thanks a lot, appreciated.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] hr21:
Is there a way to sideload Play Store without a PC? (I've got two Chromebooks) - thanks!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nickoh_lvp:
Yeah, Just install gapps in their order (framework, accounts, play services, and play store)

Is there any way to remove adds on 5.3.1? And to replace the stock launcher? I'm not rooted

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[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crashogre:
Is Nova Launcher the only launcher that will work with this method? I would like to use TSLauncher instead.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
with what method?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Crashogre:
If I root it first and then put in the launcher.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
you mean move to /system so widgets work?

you will need to try, some launchers will work, some don't
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] genericasian:
Recently, I noticed that none of my apps installed through the Play Store are updating. They are stuck on the "downloading" phase but never seem to install. Installing new apps from the Play store is also a challenge. Some Apps managed by the Amazon app store will update

I'm on 5.1.2 and installed the Play store and rooted the device using Root Junky's super tool.

Anyone see anything like this?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] HughJeffner:
So is it now a crapshoot purchasing one of these and getting a root-able device? I want to add a few more of these to my 'fleet' but am afraid of getting locked into FireOS.

It seems my two (unfortunate) options are:

Patently wait for a root method for newer FireOS

Attempt to find a similarly-performing, mod-able device at the same price point
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Yup - seems like those are the options as of this writing. Auction sites, official refurbs and local retail outlets offer the best prospect of finding a device with older firmware.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nyln:
I have found a new way to remove the default firelauncher with a quick and painless line of code! (no root!)

nohup logcat -c; logcat | grep --line-buffered 'flg=0x10200000 cmp=com.amazon.firelauncher/.Launcher' | while read line; do am start com.teslacoilsw.launcher/.NovaLauncher; done &

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/de...mazon-fire-t3288310/post64699482#post64699482
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TruBlaze:
No ADB Access (device) + Bootlooping on SlimROM = Screwed?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
If you cannot boot to recovery, yes
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
see Unbrick/Restore Amazon Fire (7in 2015 5th Gen) using Stock Recovery's ADB Sideload

http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/unbrick-amazon-fire-7in-2015-5th-gen-t3285294
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TruBlaze:
Can boot to recovery.

The problem now is that ADB does not recognize the device in sideload mode
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
you opened device manager and selected correct drivers?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TruBlaze:
Back to normal now. Had to change devices.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andMego:
So is there a script I can use to stop the bloat from running on 5.3.1 without manually disabling each thing, and is there a way I can run it from the phone itself without adb (like with terminal emulator).
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Not that I'm aware of. Anything posted in the forums is dated and may not be relevant to more recent FireOS builds. Consider a custom ROM (several to choose from) if looking for a clean, bloat-free experience.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andMego:
But it's for a friend who is scared it will brick and he doesn't have a pc on hand to fix it
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Best live with the bloat. Disabling stuff on FireOS can have bad side-effects as others have discovered.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andMego:
The power off stopped working on his
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andMego:
And he can't change the time
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Dude - already advised reinstalling FireOS. No one is going to help you reassemble a working system piece-by-piece after you hacked it apart disabling "lots of the Amazon garbage". See forum index for details.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andMego:
I would do that but I don't have the tablet and it's not mine. He isn't interested in setting it up again. I'm just writing what's not working in case someone knows how to fix it (easily).
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Xx_xBLADEx_xX:
Gallery issues (Video files not categorized in own folder)

Can we categorize videos in its own folder like photos normally get categorized?

We recently bought the 8GB Fire for my son, quickly rooted after downgrade and now testing some applications. I've included movies on the SD card under //Movies/.mp4 and //Movies/MoviesName/MovieName.mp4 but no matter the way my folder structure is laid out, all movies show up in the main screen and not under a its own categorized "movie" folder. It really shouldn't matter but I want to have photos and movies organized categorically.

I've tested with the unofficial CM 12.1 w/ appropriate GAPPS & ASOP based Fire Nexus with some generic Play Store gallery app. Either way, the apps do not categorize video files in one single folder.

The same applies with Kids Place/Kids Picture Viewer. I'm left to believe this is a limitation with Lollipop for this device.

Any way around this? Thanks for reading.

Stock Kernal

No Mods

Clean Flash every time
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] llamasking:
Is it possible to skip the lockscreen?

I have Nova working with parrotgeek1's Launcher Hijack.

Is it possible to entirely bypass the lock screen or replace it?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Don't believe so on FireOS. Need to go with a custom rom, possibly one that fully supports Xposed (Fire Nexus) depending what you want to do.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] llamasking:
I will go to great lengths to kill FireOS!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Actually not hard at all. Use the SuperTool to prepare your device (root, block OTA, convert to SuperSU, install FlashFire, etc) and then flash the custom rom of your choice (suggest CM or Nexus). Bye-bye FireOS.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] llamasking:
Does resetting via the startup boot combo (power + volume) reset the firmware?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
The key combo you mention accesses the stock recovery menu which includes a "wipe data/factory reset" option:

- removes all user installed apps and data

- resets FireOS to a 'never logged in' state

- does NOT remove any corruption in the system partition or 'roll back' the device to the version of FireOS installed at the time of delivery

A factory reset is really just a user data purge. It is a good choice if you want to sell or gift the device without revealing personal information or exposing your Amazon account. In general it will not 'fix' a misbehaving device.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jansebsull:
Okay, I flashed cm and Gapps but it ended in a bootloop I also have no recovery due to me trying to flash twrp (it won't boot into recovery anymore) Help?:eek:
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
She's a brick (actually unrecoverable clay ball since it still boots). Read instructions next time; can't flash a custom recovery on this device. If still in warranty Amazon offers a one time 'no questions asked' courtesy exchange.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
KingRoot stuck at Model: KFFOWI, Android 5.1.1 Verify Root Status.....

Hello guys!

Been reading here for quite a while now, but apparently I still did something stupid.....

Got the Kindle Fire 7 brand new today. It came with Firmware 5.1.3 installed. I successfully downgraded to 5.1.2. All went without a hitch until then.

Next I used the latest version of AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool and tried to install KingRoot v4.9.2. I could install it just fine, but it insisted on having WiFi to work. Could not block OTA updates without root. After trying quite a few times without WiFi, I finally took the risk and switched on WiFi. The Fire *immediately* registered with Amazon. ; – (((

KingRoot seemed to work..... But then it got stuck again and again at Model: KFFOWI, Android 5.1.1 Verify Root Status.....

I tried running it again and again, rebooting again and again, all to no avail.

What have I overlooked and what am I doing wrong?

And what additional info do you need to maybe shed some light in the darkness?

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best,

KrautHolg

---------- Post added at 02:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:31 PM ----------

Update: This time when I tried to use the AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool yet again, I got an error message:

Installation blocked

red triangle

This app contains code that attempts to bypass Android’s security protections. (....) I managed to click: Install anyway....

But then the same error as before happened again. It also says: Fire OS 5.1.2 (542169020) is ready to install.

For the time being I guess I can just reboot to prevent an automatic OTA update, but I guess sooner or later I will have to sleep. Fortunately it is only 5:00 pm here....

Best,

KrautHolg
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
I would re flash firmware and factory reset

try rooting again

you could try the PC version of the Kingroot

so you don't need to connect to WiFi
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
Thank you! Downloading firmware right now. (Takes some time...) Have D/L KingRoot for PC already. Have switched off WiFi. Can I delete the downloaded update file somewhere? That way I wouldn't have to constantly worry about an update into something where I won't be able to root at all any more. Or get CM to work.

Best,

KrautHolg
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
factory reset will wipe update file
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
I guess, now I really did it.... Factory reset no problem. Followed "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQLoH-ahjy4" and flashed "update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522054520.bin" to restore the firmware. I guess that was the wrong file.....

All seemed to be well, flashing said "successful" and then I did a reboot.

Now no lights, no nothing, completely dead. No way to boot into recovery. I guess that is what a real brick feels like. Never happened to me before, not on a kindle (have done four of them) and not on a phone (have done five of those). Bummer!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
that version was 5.0.1 firmware
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
Hello! :)

So, now I did it all again with the new Kindle Fire which came with firmware 5.1.3 again. Could actually root the Fire 5.1.2 with KingRoot for PC (Windows 8.1) without having to reinstall the 5.1.2 firmware. Could also replace KingRoot with SuperSU. So far, so good. When trying to block OTA updates I get this:

rm: /system/app/otaverifier: No such file or directory

rm: /system/priv-app/DeviceSoftwareOTA: No such file or directory

rm: /system/priv-app/SystemUpdatesUI: No such file or directory

Does that mean I didn't notice when it worked the first time?

But of course, now something new has me baffled. When I open up the device manager, there is no more "Fire". All I see is one instance of "Portable Devices" with MTP and the yellow triangle. When I try to update the driver with the one in "AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool\usb_driver", I get the error message: "Windows was unable to install your MTP. Windows could not find driver software for your device."

And: "A service installation section in this INF is invalid."

If I uninstall the existing one, I don't get "Portable Devices" at all and cannot install the correct driver.

Since my ultimate goal is to replace Fire OS with CM, this won't do. Any idea where I might be going wrong?

Any help is much appreciated and thanks in advance!

Greetings from beautiful Flensburg,

KrautHolg

---------- Post added at 04:00 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:38 PM ----------

That one has been solved thanks to https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8XxEByzD1oY
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Yep - pretty common scenario/solution. The vid you linked does a nice job explaining both - thanks for sharing!

[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] - for possible inclusion in Indez/FAQs if not already there (video link)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
When I try to install FlashFire on a rooted Fire running firmware 5.1.2 with the AmazonFire5thGenSuperTool, I get the following error message:

Invalid APK file: apps\FlashFire-v0.53.apk

What could be causing this? Should I just re-download the tool and try again?

Best,

KrautHolg
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
SuperTool references the wrong file name (extraneous letter 'v' in version identifier). Couple options:

1) locate a run the file already on your device -> FlashFire-0.53.apk

2) use the following link to download/execute a known good copy:

http://www.apkmirror.com/apk/chainfire/flashfire/
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] caecusscius:
A few quick questions

I have some degree of experience with rooting android phones etc- But before I actually get into anything on this tablet I wanted to ask a few questions to save me some time.

I bought my son a Kindle Fire Kids edition- according to amazon it shows up as a kindle fire 7" 2015 the problem is it has 8GB storage, and its completely full of bloat from the get go. One you load one or two other apps or movies etc- the tablet basically is useless. I have a 128gb micro sd card- but for some reason it doesn't use it the same as android tablets, and you have to move stuff to it- and not all apps will allow it.

I'd like to root it (if I can) and load a stock android build of some sort. I think that will be much more usable for my son- he used to have my old tablet and it worked just fine. anyone with some experience in this can lend me a few words of help or advice on what they would do?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] llamasking:
Cm 12.1 to Recovery?

I have modded in CM 12.1 onto my Fire. Is it possible to from here install CM recovery or TWRP, or any recovery?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
root

use http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=919326

to move apps to SD card
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
See forum index for links to rooting instructions/tools. Also suggest you browse the forum for a few days to gain a further appreciation of what's involved. tl;dr? Use the SuperTool (available in the Android development thread) to root and prepare your device for a custom rom. No TWRP; must use FlashFire for flashing. Good luck - ask questions if unsure.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] KrautHolg:
Hello again,

While I was able yesterday to root the downgraded firmware 5.1.2 (from the Firmware-Downgrade-to-Fire-OS-5.1.2-Supertool), I am not able to do that anymore today.

I have to do this again because when trying to flash CM via FlashFire something went wrong and I ended up in a bootloop. I tried all kinds of stuff to no avail and finally decided to re-flash fire-OS-5.1.2-update-kindle-global-37.5.4.2_user_542168620.bin All went well, but of course no more root.

Now I can’t seem to root with KingRoot for PC anymore (fortunately my wife is from Taiwan an can translate all the Chinese : – ) and the KingRoot app on the Fire insists on WiFi. Since I can’t block OTA updates without root, I am very reluctant to switch on WiFi. I guess I could try to flash update-kindle-global-37.5.4.2_user_542168620.bin manually without using the Firmware-Downgrade-to-Fire-OS-5.1.2-Supertool, but after quite a few days of trouble, I thought I’d better ask your opinion first.

Thank you in advance for all your help.

It is really very much appreciated!

Best,

KrautHolg
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DB126:
Thoughts:

- verify you reinstalled 5.1.2, not 5.1.2.1 (fileID suggests the former)

- confirm USB tether working as it should; try a different cable

- download/install latest desktop build of KingRoot

- factory reset device; upon restart do NOT register w/Amazon

- retry Kingroot desktop

- if unsuccessful go for KingRoot app (see below)

- still no joy? Consider updating to FireOS 5.3.1 which is now rootable

(different set of vulnerabilities and associated exploits)

The KingRoot app will typically complete its business or reboot before Amazon can push down an OTA, especially over residential net service which is often <20 Mbps in many regions. The 5.1.2->5.3.1 update is fairly large and takes awhile to download.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gottifour:
I'm having driver issues as well. I've tried your method but as soon as I click next it immediately says unable to install your driver.

Before I update it I can browse the files so it recognizes the device but just not as an ADB device. I've tried a different computer with the same results.

This is very frustrating because I've used a lot of Android devices and never had ADB issues.

I'll keep plugging away and hope for the best. Thanks for posting your findings, I'm sure it will help others here!

---------- Post added at 07:02 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:54 PM ----------

This worked for me as well...Thanks guys!!!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redst:
Can you tell me which are the pros and the cons of having the Fire registered/unregistered?

Thanks
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungIsBetterThanApple:
Well, I have gotten the Kindle Fire in Fastboot manually pretty easily. Only problem is Fastboot oem unlock comes back as failed remote unknown. When I do Fastboot getvar all I see an unlock code on the bottom.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
bootloader is locked
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungIsBetterThanApple:
I know it is, I said I am trying to unlock it
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
Yes, I meant it is encrypted, but doesn't hurt to try.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungIsBetterThanApple:
yeah, i can't get in. I was able to push busybox and su into the system but no root acces discovered yet. Will keep you guys posted.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] EZTEQ:
Is it possible to share my Fire Screen tlo my FireTV? Mike its possible on the Fire Phone, HDX Tablets and Android 5.x devices?

Thanks,

EZTZEQ
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csolanol:
Hi, how did you push busybox ans u binary to /system?.

Ty.
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ldeveraux:
ADB??
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] csolanol:
I know it has to be done with ADB. I am asking because /system is mounted as a readonly filesystem for now.

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[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] SamsungIsBetterThanApple:
Oh, no. Sorry, I meant WORKING on pushing it in. I think I may need a linux device in order to do it. I cannot get it in. I can push it into /data/local/tmp but that is all for now. This is a frustrating device...
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] diegocr:
Kernel source code 5.0.1 & 5.0.1.1, will we have a new update soon?

http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?tag=androidpolice-20&nodeId=200203720
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] tonyt3rry:
has anyone got the adb drivers for the fire please?
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TraMaI:
Alright so I've tried to install this with both options you have listed Shadow. Using the exe you provided it goes into the install and fails roughly halfway through and says "Install failed, please install manually." I copied the text from the install details if it helps.

Then I tried installing using the second option and it says "The folder specified doesn't have a driver, if it does have a driver make sure it's designed to work with X64 based systems." I've tried uninstalling the fire and reinstalling it. I disabled Windows Defender. Nothing so far. If anyone has a tip I'd be happy because it's kind of frustrating.

EDIT: Got it handled with option #3 in the OP. Thanks!
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] AsiaTraveler:
Question about complete reset

Hi, noob here, glad to find this forum. :)

I just bought a 5th gen Fire to use when I travel to China. I've created a burner email account on AOL (Gmail being blocked by the Great Firewall of China) and deregistered it from Amazon. (I mean, I registered it with Amazon and played around for a while and then deregistered it.) I will literally be using the Fire for nothing but communicating with my husband via the burner account. (He uses Linux so if anyone hacks into that account and sends him anything nasty, he can handle it.)

What we're trying to find out is how much of a reset I can do when I get back. We have to work on the assumption that simply connecting to a WiFi network in China will download sophisticated malware, so we want to wipe the entire Fire. This isn't a problem in terms of data, since I won't put anything on the Fire that I can't lose, but would a factory reset be sufficient? How many partitions does this have? Is the base OS on firmware or partition? Any suggestions? ("Throw it away and buy a new one" is a valid suggestion.)

He's a dev so feel free to speak tech; he'll translate anything into English for me. :)
[Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sd_shadow:
device can be factory reset, and that is sufficient to wipe everything, as long rooting was not done.

currently there is no known root method

firmware is just another name for software

partitions are on flash memory

there are several different partitions, but you only have write access to /data, which is wiped with a factory reset.