yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Really strange. Of course you changed it in build.prop, too! Wonder what Amazon sees at their end--and how such a situation could be used to our advantange! :D Ah, well, straightens itself out at boot, right?

Yes, registration is the key. I notice all my gazillion devices show a deregister option, even those that weren't replacements and have never been registered. I get the downgrade option for the "truly" registered HD7 (along with a bunch of other options), but the unregistered HD7 on July developers preview just has deregister, set as default and manage firefly.

I'm eagerly awaiting the report that you captured 5.1.1, and then to learn what OS4 they downgrade you to. Seems like lots of potential here!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Well, I don't really plan to capture the FireOS 4 downgrade file since I am not sure how to do that logistically. I was going to request the downgrade, then reload FireOS4 TWRP backup on that device, and hope that it would recognize that the downgrade has happened, and will offer me to upgrade back. Of course, I may end up unregistered, and it'll be futile since if I just register a FireOS4 device, it won't be offering an upgrade to FireOS5 ...

Enabling DeviceSoftwareOTA produces a lot of weird effects (downloads continue after I block it again), so I am not clear at the moment how the operations like this proceed.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
@ DoLooper

I've set up a sacrificial FireOS5 device, unblocked all of the Amazon stuff (including OTA), and requested the downgrade to FireOS4.

Immediately in the Amazon's device menu I get an option "Upgrade to FireOS5".

I am in the airplane mode, will check up on the network activity periodically, to see if it wants to start beaming down the downgrade file ...

I wish I knew how to do this automatically ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Ha! Looks like we crossed in the mail :) I wait with baited breath. :fingers-crossed:

[MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION]: What about an OTA block <--> logcat loop script? Something like 15-20 minutes blocked, 90 second logcat then block again? [MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION]: right, can't turn off a logcat. Maybe with eclipse or some other tool?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] pilferedpastry:
nope. still nothing.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] ssmaster:
So... what would happen to my 5.0.1 if I request a downgrade then immediately request an upgrade. Will it get me to 5.1?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
I think it would still schedule you for a downgrade, and then an upgrade right after that. As per Amazon, downgrade first becomes inevitable (unless you blocked DeviceSoftwareOTA) ;)

Sooner or later, we'll capture the files. Even the downgrade to FireOS 4 is interesting to have around, it may help with a few things.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] ssmaster:
So I have to downgrade from 5.0.1 to get 5.1?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
If you use OTA, and request the downgrade, the Amazon will insist first on seeing FireOS4 loaded on your device (for that specific serial number, hence the inevitability part of it). Then if you requested FireOS5, it'll see that you get that update file after FireOS4 is loaded.

I wonder if you deregister the device after requesting FireOS4, will it still try to downgrade ? At this point you technically no longer should control the device. But I am not sure Amazon has programmed this correctly.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Just a quick heads up, ~60 hours later after I submitted my downgrade request, still no sign of a downgrade file. I turn off the airplane mode periodically, and check manually. Amazon claims it's within 72 hours, so I wonder if it'll start happening at the last moment.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] thedicarlos:
I've got the opposite dilemma going on. My Kindle 6 HD (4th Gen) wont upgrade to OS 5. It keeps telling me there is no update. When I try to update it manually it fails and removed the .bin file with the update on it. My wife and I have the same exact model and bought them together and her's updated a month ago. Why not mine? I also tried various Root methods and none worked.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
It depends on which version you have at the moment. If it's anything but 4.5.5.1, you can readily update to an older Lollipop version. If it's 4.5.5.1, then keep waiting for the update - looks like Amazon decided to take it slow this time ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK so I'm running 5.2.2u1- 5.0.0 build date July 20,2015 Rooted w/ gapps....what would I have to do to get the new "belini"OS 5?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Well, you just need to enable DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk from time to time, and see if it want to beam any updates to you. If it does, try to grab the file, but don't let it update.

It's gonna happen one of these days ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
How do I grab file without it updating?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Update: And now the official Amazon link:

http://kindle-fire-updates.s3.amazo...aZE/update-kindle-20.5.4.1_user_541113320.bin

Bellini (FireOS 5.1.1) has been captured by yours truly !!! :D

Below is the link for now (but we need to set up more mirrors) :

https://www.dropbox.com/s/agmn820gz9koz38/update-kindle-full_ariel-20.5.4.1_user_541113320.zip?dl=0

Instructions have been updated for a painless upgrade :

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK so I enabled DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk this am and it showed 5.0.1 trying to download and kept failing ...so I turned off WiFi ....and then tablet froze and wouldn't do anything...I got it to power back on but now its stuck at orange Fire screen
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
This does not sound that bad (yet!!!). Orange Fire is better than white Amazon. Attempt to boot into recovery (Pwr & Vol+ from black screen). If success, sideload 4.5.3, root, TWRP, and use my guide to get into Belini:

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
ok yes i can get in to stock recovery..... so i have to side load 4.5.3, then root and add twrp then use your guide to put Belini on it
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] FR3ZR:
question for yall when i got my tablet few weeks ago it had 4.5.5 so before it update itself to 4.5.5.1 i installed the developer preview file 5.0.0 now i want to root it so that i can install playstore apps and i also want the features and look of 5.1.1 what is the best course of action to achieve that
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Great news to wake up to--and updated upgrade instructions already, too!!! Thanks, bibikalka!!!. Guess I know what I'll be doing today (!!!) :D

---------- Post added at 10:33 AM ---------- Previous post was at 09:38 AM ----------

Follow bibikalka's guide here: http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950 . For bootloaders, you are case 3d.

If you haven't updated yet, you could help with an update script I'm writing. I need bootloader info from OS 5.0.0. If you use Windows, could you please paste this code into a CMD window with Fire HD connected and post the result. Thanks!

For /F "tokens=1" %G IN (' adb -d shell "su -c 'md5 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3'" ') DO (ECHO "tee1=%G")
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
If you never had 4.5.5.1, and only loaded 5.0.0 preview (not the later Sept 5.0.1 version), then you should be in great shape to use the standard guide, downgrade to 4.5.3, then use 5.2.0 bootloaders on the way back to Lollipop :

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Actually, TEE1 is shorter than the full partition (3,184 KB in a recent version). It can have garbage at the end of it. Would not you want to only use the first 2-3 Mb for md5 ?

Such as :

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/tmp/tee1s.img bs=1M count=2

md5 /tmp/tee1s.img

This would give you md5 for the first 2Mb. Since it's less than the full size, it should not be impacted by any garbage at the end.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Well, I'd like to do it correctly, of course :D But I now have a table of checksums using this code, so my question is could the garbage at end cause the bootloaders to be misidentified? Thanks! (FWIW, I get the same output on the 2 5.0.1 tablets I tested.)

I'm getting "dd: block size `1M': illegal number" with your code:

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/tmp/tee1s.img bs=1M count=2; md5 /dev/block/mmcblk0p3

Guess that's why it's returning same checksum (for 5.0.1 bootloaders) as with my code: 3ac9363b8df352ad7c74ea853ef53a54

Thanks again.

(And if [MENTION=7229687]FR3ZR[/MENTION] can run that code before updating I'd still appreciate it.)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Well, the actual command that works is :

dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/cache/tee1s.img bs=1024 count=2048; md5 /cache/tee1s.img

You could unpack the zips with bootloaders, trim tee1 via dd, and run md5. This will give you a library of md5s. Note that it still does not explain what the bootloader history was.

I think that perhaps TEE1 originally had zeros at the end. So if it's always increasing that's not an issue. But if the size is irregular, then the prior versions could leave something behind.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK so I can get into recovery but at the bottom it says battery is too low to reset/update ...(something along those lines)..so my question is since it won't boot past Orange fire logo..how do I charge it..because if I power off and plug in then it starts to try to boot up ...will it charge if its left on recovery screen??
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Good question. It does suck a lot of juice when the screen is on. Make sure that you have 1-2 Amp USB charger (not the feeble 500mA one ...). Try to reboot into bootloader from recovery (that one has black screen), and leave it there to charge. See if it helped.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] XxAmyJo87xX:
OK I'll try that thank you
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] FR3ZR:
i appreciate the reply guys but 20minutes after my post i followed this guide http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-downgrade-to-4-5-3-root-device-t3139351 by powerpoint45 to downgraded to 4.5.3 now im gonna work on the rooting process so again thank you
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Remus4:
Can you install Bellini without root? Just upgrade 4.5.5.1 to 5.1.1?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Amazon does this OTA in 3 steps. Going directly carries a bit of bricking risk, but may work just fine. Do you have warranty? You have to ask yourself "do I feel lucky ???" ;)

You are so close to getting root now, I say, get it since if you don't, you'll regret it a couple of weeks from now and will have to do a more complicated dance to get it then.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] FR3ZR:
i was able to root and update successfully so thanks again guys
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] ssmaster:
Just to confirm, not caring for root, I was able to use the captured file to update to bellini on a 4.5.5.1 fire hd 7 and a 5.0.1 preview (update-kindle-full_ariel-20.5.4.1_user_541113320) that never saw 4.5.5.1, I think I updated directly from 4.2 or 4.3 to 4.5.3 to 5.0.1 (update-kindle-full_ariel-20.5.4.1_user_541113320) on that one.

Funny thing is, YouTube doesn't seem to let me sign in on either of them now. It was working fine on 5.0.1. and I installed all the apps to run google play on my new 5.1.1. YouTube music does allow me to sign in oddly.

Edit: got YouTube working on both. I uninstalled the newest play store version, installed an old downloaded 11.01.55, opened a video on each, then updated on the play store to the current version, and both work logged in.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Ok, so stock 4.5.5.1 upgraded fine with Fire 5.1.1 update file ? And when you say 5.0.1, is that the version from Sept 2015 (5.2.2u2), and that also upgraded without issues ? This is good news since this means that the new bootloaders can run directly after both stock 4.5.5.1 and stock 5.0.1 (5.2.2u2). I was not sure, and thus had to provide some additional measures to mitigate the bricking risk ...

See above, it looks like according to ssmaster you should be able to just do it directly without rooting & TWRP.

@ DoLooper, this probably can simplify your guide quite a bit !!!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] ssmaster:
So just to go back a bit, the first one went from I think 4.1 or 4.2, manually to 4.5.3, then manually to update-kindle-full_ariel-20.5.4.1_user_541113320 ( I am 99% sure this is the file I used to update).

The second one went from 4.1 or 4.2 to 4.5.5.1 directly through amazon. Both had no problems updating with the update file linked in post 31

Yes, I just placed the newest update file in the root of each fire hd 7, and they both updated no problem. I will confirm the name of the file I used for 5.0.1 in a couple of minutes.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] FR3ZR:
is there anyway to disable lock screen adds?
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JAMedlock83:
For those of us who have to keep a password on our phone due to nosey people (spouses), is there anyway to disable the "OK" button after entering the password? That way, once the correct password is entered, the phone automatically unlocks and goes to the homescreen.
[LG G Flex 2] mpetterson:
Hello

I'll start by saying thank you for taking the time to read my post.

Unfortunately, my Z3 Compact suffered water damage and as a result has been playing up, I'm therefore looking to replace it with a similarly capable device without spending too much money, one device that has stuck out to me is the LG G Flex 2, I'm a big fan of the design and particularly interested due to the price it is currently available for at Expansys.

I am however aware that the G Flex 2 did initially suffer from some performance issues, I've noted that some users on this forum have stated these problems have gone away since the device has been updated, however with Expansys selling a non-UK model (I am based in the UK) and thus shipping an EU one, I'm unsure of whether the device I will receive will actually be able to be updated to fix said issues, is anyone aware of whether or not the retailer is shipping updatable models or whether the device will be stuck on an outdated firmware for a long time? I'd also like to know whether the warranty would be honoured in the UK, although I have noted the site states the warranty is EU wide.

I'd also appreciate any other comments and things you have to share regarding your experiences with the device as well.

Thanks again for your time

M Petterson
[LG G Flex 2] JadenWSOP:
- Performance problems are mostly fixed with the latest update. You can of course tweak it further with root and the available mods

- I bought a device in Austria and updates work fine in Germany

- I also sent it in to LG in Germany and they honored the warranty

How much are you paying? You can order it from Amazon Germany for 255 Euro.
[LG G Flex 2] mpetterson:
The price is currently listed at £214.99 (2GB RAM/16GB ROM) from said retailer, although I have found another reputable store here in the UK, which will also sell the same version for £204.99, both include delivery.

My biggest concern with the purchase, is ending up with a device where I can't get updates due to it possibly being from a region, where updates aren't rolled out, seeing as both retailers don't specify which country their EU models are from.

I'm not sure if this is something that LG do with their devices, but I am aware other manufacturers roll out updates at different times dependent upon the region and as I know the updates have fixed many of the problems, it worries me a little that I could have to have those problems for however long I own the device, I don't know if anyone could clear that up for me perhaps or shed some light on the matter?

EDIT: I've taken a look at the Amazon listing, I believe however my bank will charge me for using €, I know I had some pretty big fees abroad, lol.
[LG G Flex 2] JadenWSOP:
Like I said. I don't really think it matters where you are within Europe except Russia maybe if you have a EU model. You should get updates everywhere. As far as I know there is only one variant sold in Europe which is the H955. The UK model also seems to be the H955.

http://www.lg.com/uk/mobile-phones/lg-H955

I think they determine the country-related-updates via IP oder IMEI anyway.

As I said I wouldn't be concerned about it. Also there is the possibility to flash the .kdz-file manually via LG Flash Tools. I did so when the 15d version became available in Switzerland but not in Germany which was still on 15c.

Yeah, the banks are greedy bastards when it comes to conversion rates.
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabiobr:
I apologize in advance , but I write through the translator (I'm Italian )

hello to all .as from screen attached , in the drop down notifications , which now reads " spen and ' removed ' , if I 'm ' doing more and I get a mess of whatsapp / disa / or other , it will show the sender and the message text . I would avoid this , but how do you ' ? I 've installed and activated the app headsoff , but despite this , the problem is not solved .

thanks to those who will help me

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BxmcZBWjkkolMFE4M09fcGRLUjQ/view?usp=sharing
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l3o4nn:
In the Settings -> S Pen -> Disable S Pen Alert

In Impostazioni -> S Pen -> Disattiva S Pen Alert
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabiobr:
The problem is not 'the word that appears when you pull the s-pen.

I know 'how to possibly remove the writing.

my screen was to make it clear that where there is 'writing' s-pen and 'removed' (ie 'in the drop down notifications) if I'm' doing more and I get a message whatsapp / disa / or other It will display the sender and the message text, despite using the app headsoff. I would avoid this
[Galaxy Note 4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fabiobr:
hello , no one has the same annoying problem ?
[Nexus 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rooted Droid:
Hi guys,

I have Resurrection Remix 6.0.1 installed on my Nexus 5 and have everything set to my liking except I have 2 issues with the stock lockscreen.

Firstly the audio visualizer for music on the lock screen has stopped working for some reason even though in both Settings > Lockscreen and Settings > Configurations> Lockscreen I have " Display Music Visualizer" checked but when on the lockscreen I still have no Visualizer when playing music and on the lockscreen. I'm not to sure if I'm missing something but its not working and I haven't messed with anything to make it stop working.

The other thing I have would be not really an issue but just a question for tweaking the lockscreen. I was wondering if I could remove the Navigation Bar Shading on the bottom of the screen when music's not playing. When the music is playing there is no shading so I'm not all that sure what to to about it. Any help would be appreciated! Thx

Here's some screenshots:
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohit25:
Hey all... Just a simple question... I have the Cataclysm mod .zip from jan5 measuring around 35mb.... Would like to know if I flash the same over the Feb update when the same comes out... Would the same work and I'll get all the features on that or not.....

Would be trying nonetheless but wanted to know....
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Soulfly3:
likely no.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigidk:
I had the same question... if no is no - great... just want to rephrase it...

My understanding of the Cata MOD - is that it installs on top of stock. If that is the case, when the FEB security update is released why not install it as originally planned for the Cataclysm updates? (where the vendor.img was NOT included)...

In theory this may work? IF not - why?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigidk:
Ok - I'm going to grab the February release and take the approach of only flashing the CATA MOD file ontop of the system/vendor images... I'll report back here if it works... as stated I believe in theory it should work just fine.

Would be a great way to continue to enjoy CATACLYSM ROM... best ROM out there...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redsmith:
Please make sure to report back, I'm curious about this too. I'm fairly sure it isn't the best idea, though :(
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigidk:
I'll do a nandroid backup first.

Then - will flash the new system.img, the CATA MOD, then the new Vendor.img... based on my previous notes on how to install just the MOD file - this SHOULD work. I suppose one gotcha may be if the kernel needs to change - in that case I'd just immediatly flash a custom kernel over the stock cata kernel that comes with the MOD flash. I use GOD's Kernel - http://xdaforums.com/nexus-6p/orig-development/kernel-t3276585

I note that the boot image and radio images have not changed in this release - so we're talking pretty straightforward testing here!

My understanding was that Atl4ntis developed the MOD file just for this reason - and also decoupled the CATA MOD work from the main stock rom. The end result was a unique ROM whereas it truly 'sat on top' of stock...

This is one reason I liked the rom so much - it was for all purposes a stock ROM - with the bells and whistles that CATA had - sitting on top as extras... at least that is how I looked at it.

IF this doesn't work - I'm likely just going to go back to stock ROM anyway as I don't trust anyother ROM's stability - based on past experience - CATA is the ONLY ROM that was stock-stable.

Still frustrated that people on this site killed Cataclysm for us.... Whatever political crap that was going on was BS - here was a GREAT developer who just plain delivered and delivered and delivered... and made things better for many of us. To be slammed in any way or manner is beyond petty.
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohit25:
didnt work... started from scratch and flashed the stock system image with having the userdata formatted as wel... then proceeded to flash the cata mod (JAN5) update almost around 35mb.... also had checked previously that it had it's own boot.img so after flashing cataMOD.. went to bootloader and flashed the stock boot.img...

came up and got stuck at android bootlogo.... waited 15mins and went to stock again.... but there is some light at the end of the tunnel... i was using slimROM devloper's [MENTION=2033478]Yank555[/MENTION] rom(YAOSP) is freaking awesome and the most stable.... also has my beloved feature "SLIMDIM" which dim's the nagiation bar...

here is the link:-

https://twitter.com/yank555lu >>> for following development...

and the Android-fileHost link:-

https://www.androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=45668
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigidk:
Did you also flash the vendor.img after flashing the CATAMOD?
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohit25:
nope
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] myuzi:
Hi, worked for me.

I manually flashed the latest factory images. (bootloader, radio, recovery, boot, system, cache, vendor, userdata)

Then I flashed twrp.

Booted into twrp and installed latest Cat-Mod, SuperSU 2.52, franco-r9.

Rebooted into bootloader and flashed vendor again and formatted userdata.

Hope this helps,

Pat
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] rohit25:
can confirm that everything works... i guess flashing the vendor did the trick...
[Nexus 6P Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] luigidk:
Great news!

- with the bootloader being the same, as well as the radio - is there a need to flash anything other than system.img, CATA MOD, and vendor.img.

- also - why did you manually flash, rather than flash the images with TWRP? (note, when flashing images with TWRP I see an option to install to either boot or recovery - and I'm still trying to determine which to use... in the meantime I'm installing the drivers on my PC so I can manually flash also.

- for manually flashing - can you flash in order: system.img, catamod, vendor.img? without rebooting between steps? (I figure I can flash a kernel later in TWRP)