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[Fire Original Android Development] MDon3:
Any known issues with syncing Kindle books?

First of all a big thanks on this ROM, very quick with a large amount of memory left for apps.

I searched in the forum but could not find a reference to the following issue:

After installing the Kindle app from the google play store and signing in, my library is empty after the sync completes; also the device doesn't appear in my list of Kindle apps (Amazon online). No sync issues with my Prime music or Audible apps. Is this a new or known issue?
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
Well someone mentioned it on previous page and mine was similarly empty. Though someone above has it working fine. :confused:
[Fire Original Android Development] MDon3:
Kindle sync issues

Solved with an older version of the app [4.2]. This issue may have been related to an empty Device Name for the current version of the app after install (viewed in settings).

Will now try with the current version (will leave install folder intact after uninstall of 4.2).

May also be related to number of devices/apps attached to the same amazon account.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
Mine had a device name in the settings on the tablet " 's 3rd android device" (which it isn't but that's by the by) it didn't appear on the web sites device list though.
[Fire Original Android Development] manywelps:
Is there an obvious way to raise the DPI without losing the tablet UI?
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
can someone please tell me what the differences are between this and CM12.1? and are there any bugs? by the way I am planning to flash it via FlashFire app.. any suggestions about that? thanks a lot
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
CM12.1 is CM based while SlimLP is more closely related to AOSP. I prefer SlimLP because of this and because I find it to be more customizable while being faster than CM12.1 as well.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
thank you for that.. what about the other part of the question? :D
[Fire Original Android Development] nirogu325:
Try it yourself. It's rock stable here. I'm using the build at post #3 or 4 which is the most recent.
[Fire Original Android Development] su6ur6an:
Started syncing the SlimLp repo before I left the house in hopes of attempting my first full ROM build from source later on. Sorry for my noob questions, but I'm just wondering if this guide will produce the build with ezio's art optimizations or not? (Now that ezio optimizations are being dropped) And if I should pull blobs from the 2.2b or 0.13 stock build? I'm curious how blobs are originally procured as well.. but I probably could/should/will do some digging through aosp/cm porting tutorials to read up on blobs in general, etc.

I'm looking to build the xposed compatible ROM if that helps answer any of my questions or suggests any additional steps.

Also I just want to extend my thanks for the decision to support xposed compatibility in future builds.
[Fire Original Android Development] diegocr:
Now whit csolanol xml build stock slim and some addons, xposed works.
[Fire Original Android Development] parkerlreed:
Where is the link for the glitch fix? I see that it's crossed off in the first post but the ROM is still on 2.2b.
[Fire Original Android Development] blueberry.sky:
Screen glitch fix is in the "SlimLP 0.13 stock + some added features" build. Download link is in post #4
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
I am waiting for feedback from 2 testers for v2.3 and will release it.

Will release another b0.13 with some more features added too.
[Fire Original Android Development] Tomsgt:
hey not sure if you want this video in your OP or not but here it is hope you like it :) https://youtu.be/NaCBSuUuhRE slim rom review and tutorial to install it on FIre OS 5.1.1
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Sure, will check and add it. Ty.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
[MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION] Hi I noticed from the video that the orientation bug is still there.. are you sure it got fixed? I know it is not that big a deal but I am just asking :)
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
It's fixed in v2.3, not released yet.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Btw here is the link to v2.3: https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087020873

Test it please and if all is ok I will update the op.
[Fire Original Android Development] BadPotato:
Hey there!

Been running v2.3 since as soon as you posted it and everything seems super smooth so far! No problems here!

And thanks

Loving this Rom !
[Fire Original Android Development] abacabie:
I flashed 2.3 with flashfire doing a wipe from RR and it seems silky smooth, excellent is the word I would use, no problems at all.
[Fire Original Android Development] guut13:
Followed instructions in OP. Installed without issue. Thank you.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
great news.. one question.. is the orientation bug fixed? thanks
[Fire Original Android Development] abacabie:
Yes, its all good.
[Fire Original Android Development] ty_ger07:
Version 2.3 is working well for me. I see no more orientation bug. Even better, the screen hasn't randomly artifacted and turned into colored gibberish; no matter how many times I have locked and unlocked the screen in repetition. Performance is good and interface is smooth.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
hi, the installation was smooth, but now the playstore does not work. I've installed Slim_ADD-ON-5.1-MULTI_DPI-20151215.zip now i'll try to install a other version of the gapps. For this I need FlashFire. Someone have any idea where I can load the apk file or how i can install a working version of gapps.

Thank you Sirs.

miniX1
[Fire Original Android Development] diegocr:
Install mini gapps, this other zip is an add on.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
but how I can install this zip file?
[Fire Original Android Development] ty_ger07:
While in TWRP recovery console, click Install and select the zip file from the file browser.

---------- Post added at 07:15 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:12 PM ----------

By the way...

Thank you a LOT csolanol!! A great ROM released into version 2.3 just in time to give out cheap stable Android tablets as Christmas presents.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
https://jmzsoftware.com/downloads/TWRPManager.apk says "file not found"

TWRP via super tools does not work with 5.1.1.

any other ideas?
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
https://youtu.be/NaCBSuUuhRE
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
From what I can make out they didn't backup the flashfire app so without Google Play working they can't download it again.

I did see some copies on a google search but they are on third party sites which might be dubious.

Would the supertool work to put google play on do you think? Then they could download flashfire and flash Gapps properly.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Download gapps mini package from the op link and flash it. The add-on from the video is just a multidpi add-on, not gapps.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
miniX1 can't flash it is what I'm saying. As they don't seem to have flashfire any more to do so.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
sorry. I've no idea what do you mean. this video was the my source how to flash Slim to my fire. but what now?

- I can't install FlashFire because of not working playstore.

- I can't install TWRP because of not working playstore and not founded file on the webpage.

- I am able to install .apt files only.

- And I have no clue how this video can help me.
[Fire Original Android Development] ty_ger07:
TWRP is not an app. You reboot the tablet into recovery mode by issuing an ADB command to it over USB from your computer. Then, while in fastboot mode, another command is issued to get into TWRP recovery console.

Rootjunky's supertools download for PC makes the process very easy.

Now that you aren't booting into 5.1.1 Fire OS, isn't TWRP now accessible? I am not sure since I did not upgrade any of my 3 Kindles to 5.1.1. I have always been able to get into TWRP very easy.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Sent u a DM.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
thank you for your help, but since 5.1.1 Fire OS, TWRP does not work because fastboot is changed.

for now I've found a download version of FlasFire. so at this moment my fire is flashing Slim one more but this time with the full version of gapps. so wish me luck! ;)

thanks.

---------- Post added at 08:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:15 PM ----------

Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo.

I tried to flash slimwith:

- Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151106.zip

- Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215.zip

- Slim_zero_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215.zip

- Slim_ADD-ON-5.1-MULTI_DPI-20151215.zip

but always the same result. "Unfortunately, Google Play service has stopped" why this? why this works for others? but i'm not alone. when you see some comments on https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaCBSuUuhRE you will see other guys with the same problem.

however. i'll try more and more... :(

thank to you all helpers.
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
[MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION] Could there be a way to make LiveDisplay work based on the time of day as opposed to using location for this ROM since from what I have heard the Fire does not have GPS built into it?
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
I see a strange problem. I've actually flashed (with FlashFire) the 2.3 Version.

STEPS:

- Wipe all 4 options (system data, 2rd party, Dalvik and Cache)

- flash slim 2.3 (Slim-ford-5.1.1.build.2.3-20151218.zip) Auto-mount

- flash gapps (Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215.zip) Auto-mount

- push flash button

but after flashing, rebooting, and installation apps, the slim version is still 2.2 (20151210). how this can be true? maybe i've never received the gapps-mini package on my system?

someone can verify my flash steps?!?!
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
Just do a clean flash of 2.3 using TWRP.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
TWRP does not work in Fire OS 5.1.1
[Fire Original Android Development] blueberry.sky:
From your screenshot it looks like you're flashing gapps before the rom. Flash rom 1st.
[Fire Original Android Development] blueberry.sky:
double post
[Fire Original Android Development] nirogu325:
If it fails then do what you did before except flash gapps. Flash the gapps after you successfully boot SlimLP. That's what I would do. These gapps have never given me issues. Then again, I am able to use TWRP so your results could vary.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
Nope. I have tried to flash only slim files. But no changes. Still the old version is installed.
[Fire Original Android Development] abacabie:
You have the wipe at the bottom, i have flashed 3 times with flasfire and i always move the wipe to the top, it should be the first thing done in order, correct?
[Fire Original Android Development] nirogu325:
That may (magic word: may) mean that FlashFire doesn't fully wipe the system partition.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
From the screenshot you don't want to wipe system after installing it.

Only cache and dalvik after installing, you might want to do some of the others before the install but not after.

Unless it's empty I wouldn't get in habit of wiping internal storage.
[Fire Original Android Development] su6ur6an:
Build went smooth using Builduntu(@xda). Flashed with twrp_adb and it's running great! Just wanted to say thanks to devs for your work with this device. Awesome job!
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
Yes. The order is IMHO wipe, flash rom, flash gapps. I have no idea why FlashFire shows the jobs in a different order than I take. But if the system is still running after wipe and flash, so the order must be okay. Otherwise the system will be stop on empty partitions. right? and why the the old version of SlimLP is still running.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
4th post updated.

Now this build has same features as v2.3 but layers support and supports xposed.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
I see the ROM in OP is back to 2.2b .. is there a problem in 2.3?? and another question please.. should I flash this ROM (SlimLP 0.13 stock + some added features) (is it still in BETA test?) or 2.3 or just 2.2b? thanks
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
My fault, back to v2.3 lol

You can flash SlimLP 0.13 stock, it is basically same as v2.3 but without art optimizations for xposed compatibility. Feel free to flash whatever you want, both work ok.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
no worries :) thanks a lot for your great work..
[Fire Original Android Development] Roughnecks:
Camera dosen't work here. FC Gallery if i try to launch. Known issue?
[Fire Original Android Development] wuhoatu:
I manage to install build 2.3 with FlashFire but fail with original SlimLP 0.13

Every times I try to install original SlimLP 0.13, it run without any error nor warning message but when the Fire reboot, it remain Amazon stock 5.11
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
can someone confirm this? btw what version are you using?
[Fire Original Android Development] hossman:
I had the same issue.

Installed Google camera from play store and it is working fine now.

I was on 2.2b maybe?

Haven't checked the latest update though.
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
just to be clear.. front and rear facing cameras are working fine.. right?
[Fire Original Android Development] Roughnecks:
I use the 2.3. Even after new flash, same problem. FC Gallery.
[Fire Original Android Development] hossman:
After installing Google cam everything seems to work fine.

Front/rear pics and recording
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
IT's works! I've moved the SlimLP and gapps zip-files from external sd-card to internal ram. after this the flash was successfully. my fire is alive again! ;)

vtw. Gallery is crashing, but google camera app fix this problem.

THANK YOU ALL SIRS!
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
can you please explain what you exactly did with FlashFire ..there have been mixed opinions that we should or should not rearrange the commands after selecting them with the "+" button.. thanks
[Fire Original Android Development] diegocr:
On 2.x builds camera crash because only have the camera icon, don't have camera app.
[Fire Original Android Development] miniX1:
I was not able to rearrange the order of the flasfire command. So I have used it like in the yt-video.

copy Slim-ford-5.1.1.build.2.3-20151218.zip to Download-directory on internal storage.

copy Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215.zip to Download-directory on internal storage.

start FlashFire

add: wipe - all partition except internal storage

add: flash Slim-ford-5.1.1.build.2.3-20151218.zip with Auto-mount

add: flash Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215.zip with Auto-mount

start FlashFire

Don't be irritated, that the job order in FlashFire is is displayed incorrectly.

That's all. My most important mistake, was to try to install SlimSL from external storage (SD-Card).

I hope this will by helpfully for some of you! :fingers-crossed:
[Fire Original Android Development] Dr.TheMaster:
it is really helpful thanks a lot!
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
The 2.3 build works amazing [MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION]. Thanks for all the work you have done for the community. We all really appreciate what you do.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
For those who use flashfire slimlp v2.3 works but slim stock b0.13 doesn't right?
[Fire Original Android Development] kr338r:
You guys are carrying quite the load supporting 2 versions.

Cheers!
[Fire Original Android Development] wuhoatu:
Indeed. There exist gallery icon only. Installing google camera can fix this.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
Yeah he knows as one of the two creators of the rom...
[Fire Original Android Development] Hedied4me:
I really want to try this as I love slimrom. I see its still in beta. How stable is it compared to lets say the CM for same device? Thanks
[Fire Original Android Development] nirogu325:
He should delete the beta tag though. No crashes, rock stable, haven't found a bug either.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
Think they are just better at updating the rom than the descriptions. The devs on the two roms working together with fixes, if you look at updates post on each rom you can see thanks to the other. So pretty similar level of stability.
[Fire Original Android Development] Hedied4me:
Thanks for the replies. I had an itchy trigger finger and went ahead and flashed CM. Will give this a try on the weekend.
[Fire Original Android Development] filosofer:
I'm loving this rom, but I have one audio issue in only one game. Shooty Skies has a strange audio glitch. It seems to get stuck on one sound or note in the sound effects and just repeat it like a skipping record. Anyone else experience audio issues like that in any apps or games?
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Ty very much for your donation [MENTION=2975428]ty_ger07[/MENTION], really appreciated!!!
[Fire Original Android Development] diegocr:
What game?

On two dots have sound problems but no error on logcat
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Uploaded a slim b0.13 like one from 4th post tunned to test with flashfire. Can someone test it?. Ty

Download

Thx [MENTION=2001880]miniX1[/MENTION] :good:
[Fire Original Android Development] ty_ger07:
No problem. Your time is worth it.

I am a little confused about who is heavily involved. For instance, is it proper for me to also make a donation to [MENTION=4375260]diegocr[/MENTION]?

Edit: I mean, I don't know if you guys are pooling a paypal account together or if it is proper to donate separately to each. I made a donation to diegocr just now anyway. I guess you guys will figure it out properly.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Hi Tyson, we are friends living in same city. We will have some beers together thanks to you. Again, really appreciated. Ty.
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
Amazing work [MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION] and [MENTION=4375260]diegocr[/MENTION]. If it weren't for this ROM I would not have purchased this device.
[Fire Original Android Development] diegocr:
Thank you very much for your donation [MENTION=2975428]ty_ger07[/MENTION] !!!!!

This Christmas we will have some beers thanks to you !! :highfive:
[Fire Original Android Development] Katschunga:
Hi!

At first I want to say thanks for your great work!

I'm coming from fireOS 5.1.1 and installed SlimLP 2.3 and Slim_mini_gapps.BETA.5.1.build.0.x-20151215 via flashfire after using the supertool to gain root acces.

The whole installation process went down smooth without issues.

Now there are two minor problems I want to get rid of.

At first the brightness slider shows no effect at all. I installed an app called Dimly to work around but would prefer to use the build in brightness slider.

The second thing is that the Amazons kindle app seems to get no connection with Amazon. There are some sample suggestions but when I try to download them I get an error message. I intended to use the fire for its primary purpose as an ebook reader for my amazone books so this is really a problem for me...

Do you experience the same issues or is this a solely problem of my device?

Any hints on fixing these problems?
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
It's primary purpose definitely isn't as an eBook reader but on the thread someone has installed an earlier version of kindle reader. What error messages did you get downloading and where from?

Does the built in slider not work once you've used the app to control brightness once? I've seen people mention that it does when they've used other brightness apps.
[Fire Original Android Development] daquick:
Thanks a lot for the rom. I rootes and installed it via flashify in 20 minutes. Could not stand fireOS. Can someone tell me if setting the DPI to 240 can damage the device? I have it set to this and it looks perfect for me.
[Fire Original Android Development] chuddler:
I just installed Slim-ford-5.1.1.build.2.3-20151218 on 2 tablets yesterday. Today I'm testing them and found that on the first one I pushed the built-in camera app and the app crashes. I installed Google Camera which launches but crashes after taking a picture. On the second tablet I went straight to installing Google Camera without clicking on the built-in cam app and there's no crashing after taking a picture.

Is there a way to fix the first without putting the ROM and re-loading everything?

Thanks!!!

EDIT:

Nevermind...after uninstalling the Google Cam app and re-installing, it fixed the crashes!
[Fire Original Android Development] Katschunga:
Thanks for the hint that the reader issue was discussed already. Will look into that and try an older apk.

The built in slider never worked. I just installed the brightness app as a workaround. After the first installation I messed something up with the layers so I had to reinstall fireOS, root and then flash SlimLP again. Even after this fresh&clean installation the brightness slider issue remains the same.
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
[MENTION=2511007]csolanol[/MENTION] Whenever I try to play this game at the following link the tablet makes weird noises like it is stuttering.

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ketchapp.twist

Below is a logcat with the issue in it

http://pastebin.com/HaH9PxL4

I am on the 2.3 build.
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
We know about this issue and looking into it. Ty.
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
No problem
[Fire Original Android Development] Katschunga:
I tested several different kindle apks and the latest one which seems to work is version 4.2.
[Fire Original Android Development] Pond-life:
The layer manager they mention in op and I think is installed on rom, has an uninstall overlays option in a screenshot on Play Store, does that not do it? pic
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
I see. There must be a way to fix this though just hasn't been found yet.
[Fire Original Android Development] macravin:
so does this use the stock kernel, or do we need to boot it each time with adb?
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
Pretty sure stock kernel, because it boots on it's own and works great. All you need fastboot/adb for is to boot into recovery occasionally.
[Fire Original Android Development] sd_shadow:
yes stock kernel
[Fire Original Android Development] csolanol:
Op updated with 1.1 version. Bluetooth fixed.

Test if it works with your bluetooth gadgets please.

Testing video problems, should be fixed in a few and a new build coming...
[Fire Original Android Development] popoutman:
Absolutely exactly what I needed.. I bought this wonderfully cheap tablet to control my telescope remotely in my backyard using SkySafari Pro 4. Whilst I was able to get root and the Play store working under the FireOS standard build, the Amazon restrictions on the OEM build meant that the Skysafari application could not get its licensing information from Google's servers and I had no remote control.

Flashing this rom means that I can get the app I want to run to run well, and the fact that I'm not reliant on a fastboot tether means I have my portability.

It's an excellent result.

(oh and by the way, the current build Slim-ford-5.1.1.build.1.1-20151130.zip functions correctly for me, pairs with my S6 exactly as I would have expected.)
[Fire Original Android Development] shokka9:
Thanks for the ROM, it's been a while since I had my own Android device to 'play' with.

I think this ROM will do me, I just wanted to get rid of the stock crap, and now I have SLIM with Gapps.

Awesome.
[Fire Original Android Development] t3chwizard:
Freaking awesome ROM. Regardless if there ever is a BL unlock as much as I want there to be this tablet is one of the best and smartest purchases I have ever made!!!!