yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Core.entin:
After upgrade my linux mitn to 18 (Sarah), and follow this GUIDE

I can't build a zip ROM anymore :

...
LD fs/built-in.o
Copy: /home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/out/target/product/s8515/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext6_intermediates/libip6t_ipv6header.c
Copy: /home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/out/target/product/s8515/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext6_intermediates/libip6t_NETMAP.c
Copy: /home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/out/target/product/s8515/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext6_intermediates/libip6t_REDIRECT.c
Copy: /home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/out/target/product/s8515/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext6_intermediates/libip6t_REJECT.c
Copy: /home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/out/target/product/s8515/obj/STATIC_LIBRARIES/libext6_intermediates/libip6t_icmp6.c
Makefile:130*: la recette pour la cible «*sub-make*» a échouée
make[1]: *** [sub-make] Erreur 2
make[1]*: on quitte le répertoire «*/home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0/kernel/nvidia/s8515*»
build/core/tasks/kernel.mk:286*: la recette pour la cible «*TARGET_KERNEL_BINARIES*» a échouée
make: *** [TARGET_KERNEL_BINARIES] Erreur 2
make: *** Attente des tâches non terminées....
make*: on quitte le répertoire «*/home/corentin/00_android_build/CM13.0*»
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nonnasmyladie:
I swear I searched and didn't see any thread on this but in sure I missed it and I will be yelled at by someone on the forum.

Has anyone been using a launcher such as the nova prime with the 6p? Any issues? Notice any slow down or battery drain?

I always used nova prime or other launchers but I've been using the stock launcher on the 6p since it is my first pure Android phone. I love the phone as is but there are a few things I miss about running custom launchers.

Anyone have input on this?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Gekko2:
Nova runs great on the N6P. many here are using it. try it.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andy_d0:
I use Nova Prime and no issues whatsoever

I have a tough time moving from Nova because of my home screen icon organization. I have about 6 screens all laid out exactly how I want them and can't find any way to replicate when I switch launchers
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cynkrzy:
I'm running NovaPrime on my 6P - runs great.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] geoff5093:
I heard there was an issue with double tap to sleep with Greenify + Nova Prime where it doesn't allow imprint to work.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] nonnasmyladie:
That is my exact issue. I have become so set on my home screen organization after years of keeping it a certain way I am having trouble using stock android now because it won't let me put everything exactly where I want it.

Ok I think i'm going to install Nova and ditch stock. It was fun for a week but time to move on.

Anyone know if Nova will remove the persistent navigation buttons on the bottom of the screen?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] andy_d0:
No they are still at tb3 bottom
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fatboypup:
Im gonna try Nova prime myself
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] krabman:
I'm always surprised when I read that someone took longer than 5 minutes to install a better launcher.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] b00t-l00p:
Hey all, I'm not new just a new account I used to be SevenRoot been around a while actually. Anyway I have a tmo. Note 3 running DU 9.6... can I dirty flash 9.7 or am I asking for trouble, I know I know clean flash is always best but I'm at work with no PC right now.

DU devs.......yes I am aware that I could wait til home .. just don't wanna..
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamedouda:
hi

i have a galaxy tap 3 lite t111 -

i'm flash it with wrong rom (t-110) with odien flashtool

odien give me an error and my tap full break

when i'm press on power button no any action and no any information on the screen

but when i'm going to connect it via usb cable

my computer show the tap as the picture in attachment

any one have any information can help me to unbroken my tap ??
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bierma32:
Can you reboot into download mode your Tab ?
[Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mohamedouda:
thax for replay

no any action

not enter to download mode ,, or recavery no any action if i'm press power button or power + volume up .,

any help ??
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Hello to everyone,

as promised in my old thread, here is a first version of the automatic script to replace the launcher.

For now, firelauncher will be replaced with cyanogenmod's trebuchet.

If you want to use a different launcher, just replace the apk in the folder. (Remember to rename your new file to trebuchet.apk.)

No root is required for this to work.

This will not work with regular updates to 5.1.1!

Only for those who kept the old bootloader.

I will update the script to work with 5.1.1 later today

Remember to enable usb-debugging before running the script and make sure your PC is authorized.

There are automatic delays in the script, but check the necessary points when asked to do so, because boot-time can be really long sometimes.

As no one complained about the original script, I do believe that the basic steps are working properly.

However: I'm not responsible if anything goes wrong, please keep that in mind.

Credits go to [MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION] for finding root, [MENTION=5933283]Awesomeslayerg[/MENTION] for summing up the manual steps (If you don't like scripts, just take a look at his thread, it's good too), and to all those other people that were involved in working on boot.img and root.

Trebuchet is a cyanogenmod app, please refer to their website and xda-posts for further information.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Changelog:

V1.1:

Added some automatic delays and reduced the "pause"-commands, runs with a little less user-interaction.

Let's sum it up as more one.click.

V1.0:

Initial release

Planned features:

Allow the user to choose between trebuchet and any other launcher he copies into a special folder.

Make it easier, more documentation, clean up
[Fire General] tonyt3rry:
Thanks for the package could come in handy for me with my daughters fire I did mine the longer way
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Okay good, should work for you as you already know the steps :)

If anything goes wrong booting the boot-firelauncher.img again and copying firelauncher.apk back in place will fix it.

But that should only be needed if connection is lost or any other unusual thing happens.
[Fire General] cryophil:
Hi, I'm new here. How can you write to the system folder and replace/rename a system launcher APK without root? I will try this on my fresh Ford running 5.0.1 later tonight.
[Fire General] Vlasp:
With a custom boot.img that makes the system r/w.
[Fire General] cryophil:
Thanks. If I use the custom boot.img to replace the launcher, Can I later recover my factory/standard tablet setup by erasing and resetting in the settings? Does the custom boot.img change the tablet permanently?
[Fire General] Vlasp:
You can reset it, by just ADB sideloading the firmware.bin through recovery. The custom Boot.img is temporary and only lasts for 1 boot, and will reset after you reboot.
[Fire General] cryophil:
Ah, okay. I think I am learning. I read that a boot.img was also used to root the device. I assumed that changes were permanent. I think the difference is, the changes made after the boot.img can be made permanent using SU/root. But in this launcher replacement case, it is just a boot difference for that one boot-up.

It's a great way to test if I like the setup, then if so, I can root and change to that launcher/setup permanently using the root method discovered last weekend.

Thank you very much to all involved. I bought the five-pack+1 to give as gifts for the holidays, anticipating that developers would root and hack. I probably don't even need a custom recovery/boot-loader. Just being able to permanently replace the launcher and getting around the Firelauncher is good enough for my gift recipients.

Thanks mucho!
[Fire General] Vlasp:
No problem, and good luck!
[Fire General] theophile2:
Just to clarify, for the launcher replacement, the boot.img is used just to make the system partition r/w so that the changes can be made to replace the launcher. So the r/w mounting of the system partition will only last for that one boot, but the replacement of the launcher will be "permanent," in that it will persist after reboot. The rooting procedure uses the same method to copy the necessary su binaries to the device and set permissions.

So if you follow this procedure for replacing the launcher, it will be permanent with no need to then also root the device in order to make it permanent. Of course, you can also then root the device if you want, but you don't need to in order to replace the launcher.
[Fire General] Drax TD:
Will the home button work after running this? I had read in some other threads about replacing the home screen messing up the home button.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Yes, the home button will work after using this.

Even widgets should work.
[Fire General] s'pht:
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see the script anywhere.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Was due to updating, you can find the new version 1.1 in the first post.
[Fire General] Darkside1984:
I replace firelauncher by Google Now as default launcher with the script posted in this forum. Could it be a problem for your Trebuchet script?

Enviado desde mi KFFOWI mediante Tapatalk
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
So you want to replace the trebuchet.apk with google now launcher and use that as your default?

If you rename your apk file to trebuchet.apk that will work.

But google now launcher is reported to be rather unstable as default one somewhere else in this forum, so it might be a better idea to install trebuchet using the script and then google now launcher from play store.

That should allow you to choose between the two and set now launcher as default one, but with a fallback to trebuchet.
[Fire General] a1yet:
Live wallpaper does not work

example

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.style_7.analogclocklivewallpaper_7&hl=en

starts to open then crashes

....................................................................

below seems to be "USER ERROR"

....................................................................

videos in google play-store dont work gives error

"The requested action is not permitted. check Parental controls settings and retry"

example

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=ch.bitspin.timely&hl=en

.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
I can confirm the first issue, but it also exists if you replace the launcher manually (as I did), will look at were it comes from tomorrow.

The second one appears like you ran pm hide on the default video player and should not be related to the script.
[Fire General] a1yet:
thank you

i installed VLC after hide should it not use it as my default video player ?

or do i have to unhide the default one ?
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Yeah right, you have to unhide the default one.

If you want to use a different one, you then need to delete the default one, not only hide it.

But I'm not sure whether VLC is a working replacement, but don't know which player is used in AOSP, which should be a working replacement.
[Fire General] gunnerhk:
Damn. I was away from the fire forum for one week and things have changed DRASTICALLY.

Get rid of bloat, install your own launcher and this tablet rocks!

Thanks!
[Fire General] mikeearwood:
Fire HD 6

Is there any way to get this to work on a Fire HD 6?

Thanks,

Mike
[Fire General] dangquybk:
Stock email app seems not working with non-stock launcher.

If someone has a solution, please help.

Thank you.
[Fire General] MERLev:
Worked like a charm for Trebuchet :)

But cannot say the same about SquareHome.Tablet - widgets are refusing to work

Each time I add widget - I got settings activity opened, and after leaving it 'Failed to create a widget' message is shown.

Can anybody help me how to solve this, or, at least how to detect problem (I've installed aLogcat, but nothing special in log) ?
[Fire General] cryophil:
Did you make SquareHome launcher a system app? The script suggests you rename the APK file to the trebuchet name. The other way is to edit the script and adb shell cp the squarehome apk to the system/app folder as is done to trebuchet. I would keep Trebuchet as a launcher as well, just in case. You don't want to delete all launchers only to find the one you want doesn't work.

So add a line to the script that copies the squarehome apk to /system/app like the line that copies (cp) trebuchet to system/app. Then when you select the home button, choose your launcher and try widgets.

Some launchers may not work 100% with the fire until you do a custom recovery/TWRP hack.

EDIT:

Here's the original "install_launcher.bat" code" (replace the following portion):

adb push trebuchet.apk /data/local/tmp/

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb shell cp /data/local/tmp/trebuchet.apk /system/priv-app/trebuchet.apk

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb shell rm /system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.amazon.firelauncher.apk

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb reboot

AND HERE is an edit for you to try (replace above with this):

adb push trebuchet.apk /data/local/tmp/

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb shell cp /data/local/tmp/trebuchet.apk /system/priv-app/trebuchet.apk

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb push SquareHome.apk /data/local/tmp/

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb shell cp /data/local/tmp/SquareHome.apk /system/priv-app/SquareHome.apk

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb shell rm /system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.amazon.firelauncher.apk

ping -n 6 127.0.0.1 >nul

adb reboot

- - - -

Now, replace the "SquareHome.apk" with the actual APK filename you have for that launcher (which is in the same directory on your computer where you launch the "install_launcher.bat" script.
[Fire General] MERLev:
Thx for your reply

Unfortunatly, i used the other way (editing script with proper .apk name) and it not helps.

Also, I have tried simply installing it and then made it system using '/system/app mover' application - result is the same.

Nova launcher - no problems with widgets ( when used as system app), so seems like it's only SquareHome problem, maybe it is using some other way for adding widgets.

My tablet now is rooted, got several xposed modules, but still - no luck with this launcher. Hope, we will get custom firmwares in near future
[Fire General] dangquybk:
I reinstalled Fire Launcher as an user program. Then set Nova launcher as default.

Now the Email app works as normal.
[Fire General] jacobpope1:
Any chance you can let me know how to do this? Looks like I have soft bricked the Tablet. Just sits stuck on 'Fire' logo on boot. I can get into recovery though, factory reset worked but wont load a launcher, I just get a black screen after I go through the setup so I am guessing something happened.

This came about from me trying to push Google Launcher to it, I renamed it to match the other APK and pushed it through but looks like I broke it.
[Fire General] Vlasp:
Boot to recovery (Power off, hold volume down, and while doing that power it on), select Apply Update by ADB, connect it to your computer. Go into Device Manager on your Computer, install a Recovery driver for the device (The driver is only for when it is in a Sideload state), download the update.bin from Amazons website, and go make an ADB terminal where you downloaded it. Finally, type in ADB sideload nameofupdate.bin.

You will lose root.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
also

Unbrick/Restore Stock 2015 Amazon Fire (KFFOWI/Ford) with custom recovery
[Fire General] frander:
It's fantastic! With root, the play store, without advertising, boatware, and with this launcher my tablet is awesome. But I have a problem. Each time I restart the tablet, many shortcuts disappear.

Can I use this script every time I want to change the launcher? I want to try Nova and do not know if I can use this scrip more than once in my kindle

Enviado desde mi LG-D855 mediante Tapatalk
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
No you can't use the script every time.

But there is no use to do so, just install a second launcher and reboot, the tablet shoult ask which one you want to make the default one then.

The reason why you can't use the script again is that it does only delete firelauncher and replace that, but does not replace a launcher it copied before.
[Fire General] SimonTS:
It is a matter of a few seconds work to change the relevant lines in install_launcher.bat to delete the trebuchet.apk and install a different one. Anyone capable of rooting a device should be up to the task.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
The script can be changed to do that, but there is no real use in that.

If someone wants to try a different launcher, why not open play store and install it from there?

It does work without any problems, new launchers can be chosen as default one, and you always have trebuchet as a fallback.

So why mess around with boot.img and system apps all the time, if the normal way using play store works?
[Fire General] frander:
Thanks! Install from playstore is the easiest way.

Enviado desde mi LG-D855 mediante Tapatalk
[Fire General] SimonTS:
I agree with you ... IF someone wants to install the Play Store as well. However, if someone simply want to get rid of the nasty Amazon launcher, but keep the apps simple - e.g. buying for Grandparents for Christmas as an eReader - then this is a simpler way to do it.
[Fire General] angry english:
I get to this point and nothing happens, am i supposed to type something? ive tried "Y" and "yes" just hit Enter and it dont seem to do anything, forgive my ignorance as this is my first attempt at this and my first Kindle

If your device is up again, we can go on.

Press any key to continue . . .

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cp: /system/priv-app/trebuchet.apk: Read-only file system

override rw-r--r-- root:root for '/system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.a

mazon.firelauncher.apk'?
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Your file sytem is readonly

Seems like it didn't load the boot.img

Did you wait for the device to go into fastboot mode, boot the boot.img and reboot?

You really need to make sure that you followed those steps, otherwise it won't work.
[Fire General] Oisterboy:
I thank you very much for this.

I'm very new to messing with Android, but I've softmodded many video game consoles in my day. My question is - do I have to block system updates to keep this? I'm not going to bother rooting, I'm pleased with the tablet overall, I just hate the obnoxious launcher. Do you think future amazon updates will remove my launcher (or somehow make the device unusable)?

Thanks, and sorry for my newbie question.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Yes, you have to disable system updates.

Amazon uses full images as updates, so any update will overwrite the custom launcher.
[Fire General] Oisterboy:
Thank you for the quick reply! Is there a preferred method of blocking the updates?

Sorry, it's difficult to Google search for this device... Amazon sure dropped the ball in coming up with a unique name for it.
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
just see the index

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=3210485

[Index]Amazon Fire (5th Gen-2015)
[Fire General] smurphv2:
How long should one have to wait once the fastboot mode screen shows on the device for the script to report on the progress? So far I have:

Run install_launcher

See => FASTBOOT mode... on the Fire Tablet

Pressed any key to continue

See < waiting for device > in the batch script

I've been at this point for about 30 minutes and am not sure if that's to be expected or what I should do. Thanks for any assistance you can provide!
[Fire General] sd_shadow:
should just take a few seconds, likely drivers are not correct, check device manager
[Fire General] smurphv2:
Thanks for the reply. To install drivers, I used the method from Tomsgt (1-Install-Play-Store.bat) described here: http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/installing-google-framework-playstore-t3216122.

I was able to use that script to test the connection to the device via ADB, install the Play store, remove lock screen ads, and block OTA updates. That all appears to have worked successfully.

In Device Manager, the Fire shows as Android Phone > Android ADB Interface. Is there somewhere else I should check on drivers or different drivers I should install for this?

It'll be a few hours until I'm back home, but I'll be sure to try out any suggestions promptly. Thank you for your help.
[Fire General] smurphv2:
As sd_shadow suggested, the issue was that after entering FastBoot, my computer needed the drivers reinstalled.

After doing that, the script completed and rebooted the Fire tablet. I'm now on a screen that says, "Installing the latest software. This will take approximately 10 minutes to complete"

At this point, I'm well over the 10 minute mark. At what point should I become concerned, and what can I do to remedy this/get a successful boot?

EDIT: I restored the stock firmware and went through the process again, and it looks like it successfully loaded with Trebuchet now. Thanks again for everyone that took a look. For anyone having this problem, I used the following guide to return to stock before running the script again: http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/orig-development/howto-how-to-restore-frimware-device-t3238740
[Fire General] Smood:
Will this work for version 5.1.1?
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
From what I know so far Amazon blocked the "boot" command in fastboot, so I'm pretty sure this won't work with 5.1.1
[Fire General] lollazzo:
I followed the guide and installed trebuchet launcher.

I like to install nova launcher. What I have to do?
[Fire General] julianpaul:
If you installed the google services framework, just go to Play Store and install nova launcher.
[Fire General] levytom:
How did you reinstall the fire launcher? I didn't see it on amazon/google play store.

Also, once installed how do you choose between the two?
[Fire General] Raymonf:
Nope!
[Fire General] julianpaul:
You have to manually install the apk provided you backed it up before running this script. It's original location is

/system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.amazon.firelauncher.apk

After installing a new launcher, when you hit the home button you will get a prompt asking which launcher to use.

I'd share the firelauncher apk here but i'm not sure if it's copyrighted by amazon.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Firelauncher was backed up along with rest of apps by sd-shadow https://mega.nz/#F!NAIhQLxK!lue8xysvCQZIClXoRr5llw so that might work.
[Fire General] checco_ari:
My Fire HD 8 (OS Version 5.0.1 --> Germany) has in my opinion an blocked Bootloader. So that means, for my device will not work. I get an Blackscreen when I boot to Bootloader.

The Script blocked on this Point:

If your device is up again, we can go on.

Press any key to continue . . .

2377 KB/s (3388165 bytes in 1.391s)

cp: /system/priv-app/trebuchet.apk: Read-only file system

override rw-r--r-- root:root for '/system/priv-app/com.amazon.firelauncher/com.a

mazon.firelauncher.apk'?

Are there other options to set an alternative launcher? Can i Downgrade my system to a previous Version that works?

Anyway Thanks for the great work on this Theard.
[Fire General] Pond-life:
Well all of this Amazon Fire section is about the new 2015 Amazon Fire 7.

You may find something that works in the HD8 pages :)

http://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10

Though on a quick scan it looks a bit dead on there.
[Fire General] ChrBeck:
Just to mention it:

This script is really save to use, but I can only recommend anyone not to try it on any other device. There is booting an img-file involved, and it can damage other devices.

So better read through the manual steps, using scripts for a device they aren't made for can brick it.
[Fire General] s.rajkumar:
Not working on latest fire OS 5.1.1

Running Fire OS 5.1.1. Ran the batch file, gone to Fastboot mode, followed instruction... said USB transfer complete... nothing after that. Waited for 10 minutes and then I rebooted it manually.