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[Fire General] DB126:
- default options are fine for flashing Nexus rom (I don't say that casually)

- wipe should be top of operations sequence; accept the defaults which include system/apps/dalvik; cache is optional

- placing critical installation files (rom) anywhere other than internal storage is just asking for trouble - especially on a locked device; install zip is small and can be deleted/moved later.

- keep it simple - only flash the rom on the first go around; other stuff can be added later

- reboot device before using FlashFire; make sure it's the only thing running.

Despite copious precautions bad things can still happen - as with ANY flash with ANY tool. Thoughtful actions can minimize but not eliminate the risk. Good luck.
[Fire General] bmurphr1:
That's good information to have...thank you for all of that. So I really should keep all of the flash files within /sdcard instead of an actual micro SD card? I even watched RootJunky's video where he mentioned using a micro SD card instead of internal storage and never mentioned why...that's why I planned on using one temporarily to flash the tablet. For some reason I thought FlashFire actually resized partitions as well which is why I didn't want to keep the zips on the device itself, but if it doesn't even touch /sdcard then I'm sure that's the way to go. This thing is gonna be used only at the gym as a streaming tablet for the most part so I want a very lightweight firmware (and FireOS doesn't fit into that category) with Play store access and that's pretty much it. If I need any more space than that for apps then I'll just use Link2SD.

EDIT: Hot-flash succeeded and booted into the latest Nexus ROM without incident. FlashFire froze during the flash making me think that I bricked my final Amazon Fire but I let the tablet sit for 25 minutes exactly (I looked the time when I started the flash so I'd know how long it would take in the future) and was certain that I had bricked my tablet but I saw the screen go blank at minute 25 and the tablet rebooted itself and finally made it to the setup screen for the new ROM. I have no idea why the tablet was hung up for so long but I had no other choice but to let it just sit there and pray I didn't kill another device. Tablet runs just fine, root works, powers down and reboots just fine and all is well now.
[Fire General] Herox:
So I got a replacement kindle in and it decided to self update to 5.1.2.1 even though it just says 5.1.2 in the settings. So is it safe to downgrade back to 5.1.1? Because Kingroot is broken now.

Edit: reloaded 5.1.2 via sideload recovery and now kingroot worked fine. Is there any reason not to keep my kindle like this?
[Fire General] DB126:
At present no reason not to block OTA and stay on 5.1.2. As newer versions of FireOS are released you'll have to decide if/when it's time to update. Of course installing a custom ROM removes the 'worry' over OTAs and the consequences of a failed block.
[Fire General] bmurphr1:
I agree...if you are happy with the stock FireOS launcher then you should most definitely ascertain root access and then use the SuperTool to block all OTA updates and remain on 5.1.2. With root access you can change the default launcher and change the look of the tablet and have a decent little cheap tablet like this. Because I have used the 5th gen Kindle Fire using the default OS as well as custom ROMs I feel comfortable saying though that FlashFire 0.32 seems to be pretty stable now and assuming you follow the directions with installing the latest version of FF and using the Nexus or CM12 firmwares that you will be able to successfully flash your device over to a better firmware that feels much faster and cleaner than the stock Amazon firmware. I have been using the latest Nexus firmware for two days now extensively, and even though the firmware is very barebones it allows you to install all of the apps and tweaks that you want without any hassles. I have CyanogenMod on my first Kindle Fire and Nexus on my second Fire and prefer the Nexus ROM over the CyanogenMod firmware - the Nexus firmware is extremely barebones and allows you to customize your tablet however you want with the least amount of hassles. IMO Nexus feels more like a fresh Windows installation with absolutely no apps installed and you have to install what you want on the device before you can use it how you'd like while CyanogenMod comes with some extra utilities and such that I don't really need - but both are stable as a rock. Also since Nexus has gapps already integrated it makes hot-flashing much less riskier since you don't have to install and flash the tablet twice in a row and simplifies the entire process.
[Fire General] fanofdean:
I was able to follow every step and was able to push the mrw folder to the sd card but that's when I hit a problem. Following the instructions on the other guy you listed, I didn't know what terminal emulator was at first but I tried writing "adb shell" in cmd before the "sh /sdcard/mrw/root.sh" command and it sent the command over but I got error messages that it couldn't find the files that the script was talking about, which was weird since it had to find the script, which it found.

Also on the other guys, it said to

•	Open Terminal emulator and type :

Su

•	Allow root permission

By typing adb shell su, that does nothing for me. Any help would be welcome, thanks.
[Fire General] Henil Shah:
OK so I used the toolkit and all. It installed Kingroot. I ran it around 20-30 times now and did around 2-3 device resets as well. My aim is to get root and flash CM 12.1. I am on Fire OS 5.1.2. What should I do?
[Fire General] DB126:
Although it says 5.1.2 you're probably on 5.1.2.1 which is not rootable. Will need to sideload pure 5.1.2. See previous posts or Forum index for help on accomplishing this.
[Fire General] Henil Shah:
Thanks a lot. So could you help me with some quick steps on how to flash it? And also this wouldn't brick my device? Right?
[Fire General] DB126:
Forum index (see 3rd post for info on 5.1.2.1->5.1.2): xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/general/index-amazon-fire-2015-t3210485

Any flash/restore operation can result in a brick. That said likelihood is remote.
[Fire General] marco.avelar:
Is it possible to downgrade from 5.1.4 to 5.1.2?

I was traying to flash my kindle and the system upgraded to 5.1.4. Is it possible to downgrade it to 5.1.2 or 5.1.1?

Thanks in advance
[Fire General] ipdev:
5.1.2 is possible.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=62986657
[Fire General] kelemvor33:
Just got my Fire 7 that I ordered during Prime Day. It came with 5.1.3 pre-installed. All I really want to do is add the Google Apps so I can use Gmail and things like that.

Do I first need to downgrade to 5.1.2 and then go through the steps in this thread? My previous tablets were much older and didn't require much fiddling around with so just wanted to make sure before I start.

Thanks.
[Fire General] DB126:
I would downgrade to 5.1.2 while you can as at present is the highest version that can be rooted (keeping your options open). Be sure to block OTA updates or you may end up with a version that can not be rooted or rolled back.
[Fire General] daniel3016:
I received one yesterday that I bought on prime day. I have used the super tool and King root on 3 other with 5.1.4 sideloading 5.1.2. The one I bought yesterday came with 5.1.3, I downgraded to 5.1.2 and used super tool to root. I turned on wifi for just a second for king root to work and the fire reset at about 17% and when it restarted it came to a screen that would not let me go further until i created a lock pin and logged into amazon. It had my name preloaded into it. It was fresh out of the box and I never turned it on just on to enable debugging. Kept wifi off. I logged in and finished king root. Blocked ota updates and installed flash fire. Got my Roms and gapps on SD card and tried to open flash fire it would not run I uninstalled and reinstalled a few times and it would crash Everytime. I installed the play store, downloaded flash fire from there and it said incompatible with device but had an update option. I updated and opened flashfire and flashed my rom. I am now running CM 12 on it and it is beautiful. I feel like Amazon was trying to stop me the whole time. Hope this helps someone
[Fire General] sashusmom:
The supertool to downgrade from 5.1.4 to 5.1.2 did not work for me. But it did get it into recovery mode, and luckily I had the file for 5.1.2 and sideloaded via adb. Had to scramble for the correct command line, but adb just held until I was ready. It took 10 minutes and preserved previous mods of playstore and ad removal.

The other supertool for root, playstore, ad removal, etc. I also had a little trouble with. It just hung with a blinking curser...... So I downloaded the "old" supertool just to compare. I know it is not for 5.1.2, but just wanted to see what it did. I ran that one, waited just a little, and then the blue screen populated.

So I ran the new one again and had a lot more patience...........and finally the blue screen populated and I was a happy camper. I couldn't root with kingroot while it was signed into amazon, so I reset the data and tried again. Just took 2 tries this time with kingroot. Success! But with all the time I took, the new update was downloading..oops! So I did the OTA block asap and hopefully I'm good! Redid playstore, ad removal. Held off on Nova launcher to see if FireOS launcher will grow on me!! :p

Thank you for hacking this baby and doing a great job! :good:
[Fire General] amdhunter:
I have a clean install 5.1.2 device, downgraded from 5.1.4, never connected to wifi until kingroot asks, but still can't get root. Any ideas? I've tried everything for about 8 hours now. I bought this device to send to an 8 year old overseas and I really want to have a real rom on it.

Sucks because I'd rather throw it in the garbage than give her some Amazon based ROM. lol

EDIT: Nevermind. Kingroot decided to work after I reinstalled the ROM, and used the Supertool version of Kingroot AND AND AND changed PC's. For some odd reason it worked on my desktop. I guess it hated my slow Celeron based HP Stream?

It also installed the ROM a LOT faster on my desktop (Core i5) too. Wasted a crapload of time using my laptop.
[Fire General] eoinzy:
Thanks for the guide.

I had a Kindle Fire on 5.1.4, downgraded via sideload, and then rooted following this guide.

Actually, it took me a couple of tries. The first time KingRoot took 2 attempts to root it, but then it successfully rooted.

So then I tried to uninstall KingRoot to install SuperSU, but it unrooted when I uninstalled. So I had problems replacing KingRoot with SuperSU. Basically I had to start again with KingRoot. The second time (I can't remeber the steps exactly as it was late and I'd had a few beers :eek:, but) I got a message from the rooting process about removing/replacing KingRoot, but then I lost root again, for some reason that I can't remember!!! :o:o

In the end, the breakthrough was just running the root.sh on the SD Card. I wonder is it possible to skip the KingRoot steps and just use that script?

I also installed the Play Store, and updated the SuperSU app, then installed FlashFire, and flashed a custom ROM.

Thanks again.
[Fire General] thedawg03:
i used Firmware-Downgrade-to-Fire-OS-5.1.2-Supertool to go from 5.1.3 to 5.1.2 ... link http://xdaforums.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695

when you do this make sure you have all the drivers even adb and fastboot kindle drivers. i thought just plug the kindle then it would search and automatically download all drivers( i was way wrong) ... if you go to device manager and see fire with little triangle or android with triangle you didn't get the all the drivers... that was only thing that made the process difficult. i only mention it because the link didn't say how to install drivers.

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for me it worked using NewKingrootV4.9.6_C151_B297_xda_release_2016_08_03_105243.apk on kindle 5.1.2 and other kingroot didnt link http://xdaforums.com/devdb/project/dl/?id=19637.

i tried all types of versions ,even 4.82 , i mention this version cuz i read somewhere in xda that's the version they used and nothing. hope it helps someone
[Fire General] Greefus:
thanks for this. finally got mine rooted
[Fire General] andyid:
Quick Tip if this has not been stated here.

I have been fighting to have the device rooted but always failed.

I de-registered my device from Amazon and with in a few seconds it was rooted and i was able to get Super SU installed with no hickups.

so de-register your device from Amazon before attempting to room via APK or Desktop.
[Fire General] DB126:
This is a time proven tip; thanks for reinforcing. I always recommend not registering with Amazon if rooting and potentially a custom ROM are in the immediate future. Also good to remember deregistering is equally effective.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazzacbr:
Hi, I have tried a Cyanogenmod 13 on my M8 dual sim and it installed and run fine.

Well, until I tried to install my gps offline navigation apps.

Without full access to the sd card they will not install.

Is there any way enable write access?

Titanium Backup worked with a setting change and ES explorer also has access. But how?

Formatting to internal is not an option.

I am back to Lollipop for now.

Thanks.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] wurstherpes:
Some navigation apps makes Problem with write access
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazzacbr:
Er? Isn't that what I said? So what's the solution then?
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
Write privileges need to be granted on a per-app bases now. Try going into Settings>Apps, finding the app in question, and go to Permissions, and see if you can toggle "on" the Storage toggle.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazzacbr:
Hi, I would give that a try if I could get the app installed. Problem is that the app will not install as it say it cant find the sd card.

I may try installing via Titanium Backup then fixing after.

What I was really hoping for is a fix like "just let me give access to everything because its my phone"
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] redpoint73:
This sounds like a problem with the app and its developer, more than anything. The app apparently hasn't been properly updated for the requirements of Marshmallow, a version that has been around for over 5 months; so the app developer has had ample time to do so.

Such a hack would be a bad from a security standpoint. The very point of app-by-app granting of permissions is to prevent rogue apps from accessing permissions and data that they aren't supposed to. Compartmentalization is a good thing.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazzacbr:
I can see that for 'average Joe' but for me that should be my decision, thats why I would never use a locked non rooted phone.

Still looking for a fix. I am sure it will come soon.

Otherwise happy to stay on (unrestricted) lollipop for now.
[One (M8) Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gazzacbr:
Hi,

so the greatness of XDA does it again.

on Cyanogenmod 13 Marshmallow on my M8 dual sim

loaded ExtSD_Fix from twrp http://xdaforums.com/android/software/fix-extsd-fix-v1-0b-2016-01-18-t3296266

and also XInternalSD from Tasker from here

http://xdaforums.com/xposed/modules/xposed-disablesignaturecheck-t2789267/

and full access and control of MY SDcard.

Not sure if I needed both of these but, hey, its all working fine now.
[Ouya Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Cbrunet:
I recently flashed my Ouya to run cyanogenmod (mainly so I can access an updated Kodi) but now I'm not sure how best to actually turn off my controller while I'm not using it. I normally just leave Kodi idle but don't want to burn through batteries. Anyone figured that one out (ideally without coming out of Kodi, going to the settings, and unpairing the controller).
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaquil999:
so i got a notification today saying that my phone can update to the android 6.0,but unfortunately i don't have wi-fi to download it directly to my phone.

So tried using smart switch but it doesn´t show any update only backup,restore and outlook snyc,is there anyway of forcing it to look for the update?

And if not possible,any link for the official 6.0 for the SM-920F version so i can flash it with ODIN?
[Galaxy S6 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gdallas:
you can get it on sam mobile
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheOneNoob!:
Hello I am having a problem on my LG G3 D852. Everytime I reboot the Smart Notice widget is blank and unresponsive like the picture attached. I factory rest with LGUP already and its still doing it. Help...
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ssuds:
Noticed the same issue on my D851 also, only way I've been able to resolve so far is deleting and adding the widget to my home screen again.
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheOneNoob!:
Yeah it is happening with all my friends G3's. Updating to Marshmallow fixed it for me
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] shaanigi:
Only way is to remove and add widget again...prblm solved
[G3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] chazarss:
It doesnt compatible with xposed yet. If you installed that then you ll get always same issue. You can try some rom

LG-D855 cihazımdan Tapatalk kullanılarak gönderildi
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] SielickiN:
I recommended the Honor 5X to a family member. They also were interested in new headphones, and I recommended they purchase a pair of headphones that I like. These headphones are AHJ or CTIA headphones-- which means that they have the following pinout:

|^|
|_| <--- LEFT
|_| <--- RIGHT
|_| <--- GROUND
|_| <--- MICROPHONE

(Excuse the crude ASCII art-- that's supposed to be the male end of a 3.5mm connector where the tip of the connector is on the top.)

This is opposed to an older 3.5mm microphone connecter with a pinout of (Left -> Right -> Mic -> Ground) that was called OMTP.

The Android Spec for headphones can be found at the following link: https://source.android.com/devices/accessories/headset/specification.html

You'll note that CTIA is *required* for phones "except in regions with legal requirements for OMTP pinout". Given that this phone is sold in the US, it should work with CTIA headphones.

But in my experience with these headphones and phone, it doesn't. Music plays fine, but if you listen to the microphone there is a loud buzzing on the other end. If you research this online, you'll see that this is a common symptom of using CTIA headphones in an OMTP jack.

The same pair of headphones works fine on my Nexus 6, so I am certain it's not a problem with the headphones. I don't have a pair of OMTP headphones around that I can try with the Honor 5X, so I can't say for certain that this isn't just a problem with this device.

Can anyone reproduce these issues with CTIA headphones on the Honor 5x? Does anyone find that they can use CTIA headphones without issue? The headphones in question are Apple earbuds, if anyone is curious. To test, plug in headphones and use the voice recorder app that comes preinstalled, or just call another phone.

If it turns out that this is a violation of the Android spec, is there any recourse that we can take?

Thanks,
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Faheemarif252:
I don't know how to know if the headphones are ctia or omtp... But i have around 5 headphones and i tried all of them but couldn't produce those results... Maybe all of em were omtp.. Cant say.... Btw i have the l21 variant
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] Cain_enD:
I've got same issue here Honor 5x From European Distribution (Poland) When i try "Apple Friendly" - CTIA Headphones with Play/Pause and Vol+/- control only play/pause button works. No volume control, original headset works fine (But they just simply SUXS:D). In oposite way i've got the same when I plug Honor headset to Iphone 4 just play/pause button works.

Maybe there is an software solution to switch Ground/Mic channel
[Honor 5X Questions & Answers] SielickiN:
This was all on KIW-L24, so it's interesting that you're not seeing this problem on L21.

I just found a pair of old Blackberry headphones in a drawer, predating CTIA. They work flawlessly with the phone. Plug in the Apple headphones and the buzzing is back. Something is definitely up.

Android spec says this shouldn't happen.
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playnote:
Hello guys :), I want to know if stereo sound with the earphone speaker mod can be installed on note 3. If it can be, how ?

Thanks ;) :)
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Rosli59564:
http://xdaforums.com/galaxy-note-3/themes-apps/soundmod-update-v1-3-16-11-t2958217

Sent from my SM-N920C
[Galaxy Note 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] playnote:
Thanks!

Thank you very much for your help, now i have stereo sound, it work with my rom (Norma rom v26, android 5.1.1)
[LG G Pad 7 Questions & Answers] CrisCo71:
http://opensource.lge.com/osSch/list?types=NAME&search=LGv410

Above is a link to the LG source files for the Lollipop 5.0.2 stock ROM on AT&T LG G Pad V410. The files come with instructions on how to build a .kdz file, but I'm still pretty much clueless on how to do so:

Is anyone talented/ambitious enough to pull this off? I'd be willing to donate a few bucks...

EDIT: I also copied the downloaded update files from the FOTA folder on the tab, if it helps. And stock recovery is here: https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B1l3...p=docslist_api (thanks jason2678, et al).
[LG G Pad 7 Questions & Answers] meme101:
I would... If I understood a word of those instructions... :(

If someone can find simpler instructions, let me know

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Also, could you reline the stock recovery? This link has ... in it

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[LG G Pad 7 Questions & Answers] xmidnight_rain:
Builduntu

I Actually was wondering the exact same thing... i installed the builduntu, no luck there, not talented enough, just will have to stay with stable kk for now. :(
[LG G Pad 7 Questions & Answers] Yafilthy:
hey just fyi this is the sprint source rom spr_us. the ATT files might be here as well, however your gonna need to find TARGET_PRODUCT= off the att device then check to make sure they are there.
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge Questions and Answers] peter7769:
Hi

Firstly I'm not rooted, I have a few apps inc tapatalk that although it allows me to choose a custom notification sound the app actually uses the phones default one!

Do you think this is an app problem or a problem with marshmallow?

Pete.

Sent from my S7 Edge
[P3600 Accessories] abeesley:
Ever since I upgraded my M700 to WM6 I have had no end of problems using my Parrot Ck3100 bluetooth carkit and my phone.

It worked perfectly with WM5 but I have since upgraded with various versions of WM6 from AXL and Mary's version. I've also tried various different radio ROMs up to the latest 1.50.08.11 but no difference. These are the problems I have been experiencing:

1, Intermittent loss of link between phone and Parrot.

2, Call not routed through car speakers even though BT is connected.

3, Sometimes the audio is lost completely as the phone thinks it has diverted it to the car speakers, when it hasn't and mutes the phone. Other times the music note with the line through it (mute?) is on during a call.

4, Calls dialled through Parrot dial, but voice goes through phone.

5, Parrot reboots itself after a call.

Although since uprgading to WM6 I now have network name, signal strength and battery level on the Parrot, it's main usability has become very frustrating as it only seems to work as advertised 25% of the time. I have checked the firmware on the Parrot and it has the latest version and it still works perfectly with my friends' Sony Erricson, so I know it's not a problem with the Parrot, only WM6.

I have also tried JETware BT stack, but it didn't make any difference, the same problems persisted.
[P3600 Accessories] dateboy:
BT-Parrot-Trinity-WM6

Pls. 1.update Parrot met latest version- www.parrot.com

2. update Cyberon / cyberon patchCVSD: www.cyberon.com.tw

( http://www.cyberon.com.tw/upload/qa1/CVSD_Patch.CAB )

-Maja-