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[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
Hi there!

I think I may have bricked my Fire TV Stick 1 (bought at launch in Germany)...

Current situation:

- stick turns on, shows white amazon logo on black background

- continuously rebooting; ~5s black screen, ~5s amazon logo

After months not having it used, I found out I may be able to root it by now. So I did research over the vast amount of threads and posts and was overwhelmed by the information... So I tried to get started but struggled to find the right steps and therefore maybe failed.

I updated it to 5.0.5 (stock) and tried King Root, then Kingo Root, which was a success.

I tried to use the TWRP 3.0.0-7 v2 zip and used the sh command from the respective thread (I thought that was it, since all my devices before used either TWRP or CWM).

To this point, all went through and I wanted to reboot into recovery, but there was only this generic (stock?) red text recovery screen. I waited to be sure, nothing happened and I unplugged it to reboot.

It booted fine and I reflashed the TWRP zip, in case I didn't do it properly. Again it did as expected.

I then pushed the latest prerooted 5.2.0.1 zip and rebooted to recovery, but again this generic screen, so I unplugged it early, I think.

From there on, I got stuck at the white amazon logo, see above.

I did not unlock the bootloader, adb shell confirmed it not being unlocked before.

During bootloops, I did not manage to get any control via adb or fastboot.

So, is it bricked once and for all? If not, how can I save it?

I don't care about anything stored on it.

I also have a Y-USB-OTG cable and connected a keyboard before, but could not interfere yet.

(If bricked, would a Teensy be of any use? I have one from CCast rooting days)

Thanks for reading and in advance.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mjnman:
I had same problem with my fire stick when used the USB power of my TV. :cool:

Did you try to power the fire stick TV with the power point and USB adapter?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bula1ca:
I guess you did not read enough.

At this point in time you can only root (kingoroot or kingroot) and replace root with SuperSu on a Firestick. TWRP (recovery) can not be installed because it was not released by rbox as of yet, that particular recovery\pre-rooted image is for firetv1 upgraded to OS5 and not for firestick.

Sorry man.

Have you tried to connect to a computer via USB and run kingoroot or kingroot for windows (whatever you used)? It is a small chance that will recover but it is a slim one....
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
I could not remember, so I just retried it with two different chargers and two different cables (both used to power my Nexus 5).

Unfortunately resulting in the very same loop... But thanks nonetheless.

Dang... Usually I don't make mistakes this dumb. Guess I learned my first lesson. I'll try to trace my mistake though, for future attempts.

I rooted it with the Kingo app, I think, and got that typical "stuck at 90%" and rebooted it like others did. It rebooted fine and Kingo verified it rooted.

I did not use Windows, I use Ubuntu, occasionally with Wine, yet I had no luck passing USB devices to it. (And always these missing libs...)

Normally, adb and fastboot (console) work fine (i.e. with my phone).

Now I have no chance to interfere with the bootloop, I think.

IIRC, sometimes I could spam commands and at one point adb was stuck at "waiting for device".

I tried to reproduce it just now, but could not get it again.

So, should I try adb or fastboot on another computer to be sure?

Would King(o) for Windows be of any help at this point? If so, what would be my best bet to catch it at some point I can recover it?

Is there any other way I could try? From my nooby perspective, could the bootsplash be an entrance for fastboot? Could it be just stuck trying to access erroneous partitions?

At this point I would try the most crazy and risky idea, since it is unusable anyway.

Thanks both of you for your answers.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bula1ca:
Do you still have root? Is your stick responding to the su command?

If so read this post: http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/help/guidance-recovering-bootloop-firetv-t3446902

If not:

Try kingoroot for windows however it is a slim change in my opinion as you wrote a FireTv image to your FireStick.

Copy and paste from: http://xdaforums.com/fire-tv/development/guide-fire-stick-replace-king-o-root-t3440923

"IF YOU RUN INTO SOFTBRICK ISSUE (stuck at fire tv logo)

Make sure you have ADB drivers properly installed in your windows pc/laptop.

connect a genuine usb lead to the firestick/pc.

download the windows version of KINGO ROOT and install it.

open KINGO ROOT on the pc with Fire Stick connected up to pc and tv.

wait for the button to pop up and click root.

if you dont see AFTV or get enable debugging in the KINGO ROOT program on pc/laptop please unplug the stick from usb and replug it back in.

if this still wont work restart the pc/laptop or try another pc/laptop.

you should after clicking root boot back up into your homescreen, if it doesnt boot back into your homescreen automatically, wait around 5 minutes and unplug usb and re-plug it again. "
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
Thanks for the links, but from what I see, I need to get past the bootloader splash for adb to work. I'm stuck at the white "amazon" splash, not the colored "FireTV Stick" splash after the amazon one.

Sorry for not making it clear (and for that amount of text that maybe hid it)...

From what I understand and recall, I did only flash the recovery, right? Or does it automatically flash the zip I pushed to internal storage?

And what confuses me, the first attempt booting into recovery AFTER flashing the wrong one I got the former mentioned screen with red text. Reboot worked and the Stick was running. So I did retry and got the same red text after rebooting to recovery. I assumed it did not flash again and unplugged it earlier than the first attempt. Since then it got stuck at the white bootsplash.

Since I am still a noob, it seems to me the system wasn't touched, maybe a faulty recovery integrity forcing the bootloader to loop.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] bula1ca:
I have no idea what you did however it will not automatically flash your zip, problem is you installed TRWP that was not meant for Firestick and overwrote its booting sequence. You most probably would had recover from your first attempt by re-installing a new image but once you tried to install it again it most probably finished writing the whole thing and damaged booting sequence.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
Yeah, sad thing I got the wrong device, should have taken my time even more...

I googled the screen I got to two times before getting stuck:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=65968901&postcount=60

First time I waited approx. 15 minutes before pulling the plug to reboot. Since I noticed no difference I tried again and got the same screen. But this time I pulled the plug earlier, <1 minute.

I'd like to add that my bootloader was locked. Can I damage the booting sequence by corrupting the recovery or was my mistake that major to be able to do that?

I googled some key combinations to get into recovery or to bypass it, but I don't know if I get the right keys.

With my remote control I don't think I have enough time to hold the keys. Additionally I have a USB keyboard (Cherry KC1000; if possible, which keys btw?) and may be able to connect it via powered Y OTG cable.

So if anyone got any further input or ideas for me to rescue my FTVS, I'd be glad to receive it.

Thanks to all.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
Anyone else maybe an idea?

The thing is, I cannot believe it is unsavable.

To summarize the current state (please see full details above):

- stuck in bootloop, white amazon logo

- flashed wrong recovery, after first flash the system booted, after second flash it got stuck (characteristics above)

- never flashed anything other than recovery

Strange thing it booted in first place, but now it refuses. Also I got the screen I mentioned above and unplugged as described above.

Can I possibly bypass the recovery check and try to boot directly to system? Or maybe interrupt for fastboot access?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Kramar111:
If connected to PC, can you see it thru 'lsusb'? Or 'dmesg | tail'?
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
I tried both

watch -n 0.5 'dmesg | tail'

and

watch -n 0.5 'lsusb'

but with no identification whatsoever.

I double-checked with my Nexus 5 on the same port with the same cable, it identified fine.
[Fire TV Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] l_aios:
One last bump for ideas before putting it into the trash. :(
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jboondocksaint:
Hello all,

Any help would be very very much appreciated...

I am brand new to the Android world (2 months) and have been following this forum since. I have figured out how to flash my verizon model s7 to the universal, have figured out the best case and best glass screen protector.... I have even read extensively on SD cards and their speeds and the differences between adoptable and rooting....

Here's my question: I am an excessive app user, and yes I know the solution to this is to delete the apps I don't use....

But, I would really like to just store apps on my SD card and run them off of the card

I originally bought a SanDisk Ultra 200GB and a SD Extreme 128GB..... but upon further investigation I'm kind of feeling overwhelmed on what to do and which SD to buy.

From what I can find out there are two options for this:

Adoptable:

But, it's kind of buggy.

I don't want my entire phone, pictures, etc migrated over to the SD, just the ability to fully install apps

There are limitations to which apps can be migrated to the SD card

Best to have a faster SD card versus size, but there is still a significant bottleneck, UHSII doesn't work on this phone... so the SD Extreme or faster is best.

Root (Link2SD etc):

The Root for this phone is very buggy and I have seen quite a few go back to stock. And I don't want to trip KNOX quite yet... still under warranty.

Can move any app to my SD!!

SD doesn't need to be fast as long as I don't mind my apps loading slowly (or transfer the used ones to internal...)

Is there in-game lag, after loading, running from a slower SD such as the SanDisk Ultra?

I am full of competing ideas and the wealth of information on this forum and elsewhere is overwhelming me. I have spend over 20 hours in the last couple weeks researching this issue alone....

Please, any and all guidance and help would be very very appreciated. Thank you!
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] story:
What did you choose at the end?
[Samsung Galaxy S7 Questions and Answers] jboondocksaint:
Hello! I chose the SD extreme 128. Upon further investigation it seems you cant truly install and run apps, app data and all from the SD card with adoptable, the only way to do that is with root access. So I went for the faster sd which put up really gread numbers. There is an SD card discussion I also posted in with my results and they beat the other same tier cards and rival some of the more expensive ones. I use the card mosty for 3D movies for my gear vr and have put a lot of apps on it (not tbe data of course which takes up the most space). I am awaitkng the day my Samsung warranty expires to root because 32 GB kinda sucks.

However, it would be safer to go with the faster card for adoptable anyway.

Also, I can record HD video directly to it while the 200GB cannot do that.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discuss] dcap0187:
https://drive.google.com/open?id=0Bxaa1S5rOZAlSEY0LUNtSXhCdlk

i snagged the files for the metro pcs galaxy s7 SMG930T1 using smart switch, compressed with winrar.
[T-Mobile Samsung Galaxy S7 Guides, News, & Discuss] chtaylor5:
s7.rar

Thank you!!!!
[Android Auto General] dkoon1987:
I have been searching online everywhere and cannot find any good sites or tables that compare Android Auto units. I don't even know where to begin when selecting a unit. Can anyone help me? I have no idea where to begin. Thanks in advance!:confused:
[Android Auto General] Cid6.7:
I'm in the same boat I'm trying to find one for my sons car & have no clue which brand or mtcb/c/d to get..

I've been talking with someone from AVIN & they said the Avant 3 will be released in the near future but with a $799 US price tag....NO thanks

I'm looking for one that already has 2gb ram & 32gb internal storage I've only seen a couple of these but since the new roms have been released is there even a point in getting them..?

I've been banging my head for a few weeks now & need help deciding..

I have a guy on ebay that'll sell me a 7" Pumpkin KD-C0250 with kitkat for $220 US is this a good deal..?

Thanks in advance ! This site is awesome so much better than joying support..LOL

EDIT: The models I like has no dvd has the buttons on the front left side with SD & GPS slots

MUST pair with iPhone 5/6
[Android Auto General] dkoon1987:
Cid, I think we are talking about two different types of units. I think you're talking about straight Android head units, what I am looking at are

Android Auto

compatible units. Like these Pioneer units, for example: http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/androidauto/
[XDA Assist] Deleted member 7671171:
Where can I find a list of ROMs available for the BLU Energy X. Any ROMs work: Stock Android above Lollipop, Custom ones like Cyanogenmod).

Thanks.
[XDA Assist] Trafalgar Square:
Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist,

currently there is no list for your device.

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[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mastermarv:
I nerver really understood Microsofts concept behind the Internet / Private Network differentiation in WM, therefore i got a small problem right now.

What i would like to do is browsing the internet using PIE in the following network environment:

An accesspoint provides access to an unsecured wifi containing nothing but a pptp vpn server. The vpn then allows accessing the internet.

Currently i got managed to connect to the wifi and to properly set up the vpn under the "my work connection" settings. when i manualy connect to the vpn the connection gots established. The problem is that this only works if:

"Programms that automatically connect to the Internet should connect using:" is set to "my isp" and

"Programms that automatically connect to a provate should connect using:" is set to "my work network".

this of course lets the vpn collapse when the pie is running, because it is configured to use "my isp" instead of "my work connection".

When both options are set to "My work connection" mannually connecting to the vpn leads to a "cannot connect with current connection settings[...]" error.

any ideas?
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] PayableOnDeath:
Hi

go to connections then advanced, then go to exceptions and add a new url

add

*

and

*.*

then it should route the connections via the VPN and not disconnect it

Regards
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] mastermarv:
works for PIE!

thank you!

(is there also a solution for the messaging (email) application?)
[8525, TyTN, MDA Vario II, JasJam General] PayableOnDeath:
should do emails too

I havent used VPN for a while so might set it up and try it again if i get some time
[Note 7 Accessories] THS1989:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3SENNmR4M-o

I have had the Note 4 LED flip case for almost 2 years and it is amazing.

I will definitely be getting this one for Note 7 too.

One thing I wonder, could the case part scratch the rear glass on the phone ? I think it is made out of plastic so I am worried about the back getting scratched due to dust/sand that gets in between.

Perhaps leave the original plastic on the back or get a Dbrand skin ?
[Note 7 Accessories] KOLIOSIS:
Get a clear/matte body skin (whole phone kit if you need a screen protector) & fuggetaboutit............

http://www.skinomi.com/samsung-galaxy-note-7.html
[Note 7 Accessories] THS1989:
No thanks I'd rather have the LED flip cover case.

Never liked anything else for Note 4 and don't like anything else for Note 7 either.
[Note 7 Accessories] KOLIOSIS:
It's just a thin body skin, you shouldn't have any problems with any case fitting over it.

Regardless, keeping things clean is key:

The Gorilla Glass 5 is tougher than Gorilla Glass 4,but,a LOT more prone to scratching.

It apparently only rates 3H on the hardness scale before scratching, barely beating out plastic.

A test hit the tech sites earlier today,a YouTube video shows the results.......

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=571pu66vEBc
[Note 7 Accessories] pyraxiate:
I agree. A full body skin protects the back and sides of the phone. I use the IQ shield. It will not add thickness or interfere with nfc / wireless charging / cases. Im using both of these with no issue.
[Note 7 Accessories] x1tymez:
There's no case that will protect from scratch on the rear. Neither slap a back screen protector on, or consider Dbrand or Slickwrap. My S7 edge got scratched because of this.
[Note 7 Accessories] blitzkrieg19:
I have the spigen wallet case on my s7e for over 6 months with no issues at the back of my glass!

There's a similar leather wallet case for the Note 7 and cause it's Spigen, quality would be excellent!

Check here
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Deleted member 5746995:
My girlfriend's S7 had an internal wipe after which she realized she deleted some pictures that she still wanted.

Any advice on recovering the data?
[ONE General] Stephan Wa:
Hi guys.

i want to buy oneplus one phone

but i found three different ones :confused::confused::confused:

so please guys help me witch is the best one for me

PS: the three of them have the same price

one that have cyanogen written in the back (like the pic bellow)

[IMG="oneplus one 1"]https://s3.postimg.io/ix2xrjzk3/One_Plus_One_Back.jpg[/IMG]

another without cyanogen but the same two lines bellow cyanogen (pic bellow)

[IMG="oneplus one"]https://s4.postimg.io/gdnfxe0h9/gnbhyn.png[/IMG]

the last one i find is totally different (pic bellow)

[IMG="one plus 1"]https://s3.postimg.io/m2njhri6b/5234911868.jpg[/IMG]

after a little search on google i found 2 version 'china and international' but like i said there are three

anyway who is the best ??
[ONE General] iPusak Gaoq™:
The first images was the first international variant of OPO that comes with Cyanogen as default OS...the second images is again the international variant but after OnePlus and Cyanogen parts away and OnePlus decide to switch to Oxygen as default OS and remove the Cyanogen from the back cover...the 3rd images is the china variant...
[ONE General] Stephan Wa:
Thanks :D:D
[ONE General] WangGang:
Actually they removed the cyanogen because in India some company bought the right to use the cyanogen logo so oneplus had to remove it from india. Then they decided to remove it from all models.
[ONE General] iPusak Gaoq™:
It was Micromax that have an exclusive rights on using Cyanogen OS in india not the right to use the logo...when both company parts away, Oneplus remove the logo on all of its OPO international variant...
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] F8X:
Ok so i have a an S6 EDGE SM-G925F , CarHD's 6.0 Custom ROM

When i was on stock 5.1 i backed up my phone using smart switch and now when am trying to restore my data it just freezes on a percentage number %36 , stuck on " restoring clock" so i moved everything in the backup folder and just kept the apps and retried but it just ignores them during the process and no apps are restored on the phone .

now my thoughts are because the ROM is " DeOdexed " some small background-running apps are required ?

i think why it froze the first time is because Samsung's Clock app is uninstalled in this ROM , supposing it is a malware .

UPDATE: I tried copying an apk from the backup folder to the phone but when i tried t install it it said problem phrasing package, i think SmartSwitch maybe messes with the apps or encrypts them somehow?
[Galaxy S6 Edge Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] osman34:
maybe bt have u tried restoring ur backup on official roms

maybe the Problem is on ur Custom rom
[XDA Assist] dlo2000:
I just recently rooted my phone sm-g750a so i could remove a lot of the programs i never use mainly. After doing this it worked fine at first but I remember doing a system update one night a week later and when i woke up my phone was banned from my network. The imei no longer matches the one printed under the battery. What is going on did i buy a stolen/lost blacklisted phone or was it the rooting that caused my imei to change?

Thanks for any help here,
[XDA Assist] Trafalgar Square:
Hello and thank you for using XDA Assist,

please ask in this section. The experts there know the best and they should be able to help you.

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[G2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Punraz_:
Is it bad bcs phone has Gold Connectors on Back
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] chevanlol360:
Some users over Reddit are reporting that the battery optimization settings found in the note 7 is not available for the at&t version. Has anyone gotten the at&t version yet and can confirm this to be true or false?
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] NerdsWBNerds:
As far as I can tell they're all there
[Note 7 Questions & Answers] nolimit06:
I'm on AT&T...
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domol69:
Once I unlocked BL on my G4 but I had bootloop on stock soft. , so I send my g4 to service and they repair my phone (replace motherboard) IMEI number its still the same but Device ID changed. I created a new LG developer account and I have a problem with unlocking BL - look attachment Screen shot

Any ideas How Can I unlock bootloader a second time ? [IMG="lg dev"]https://snag.gy/OC4FIf.jpg[/IMG]
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Email lg and let them know the situation they have to update their records
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domol69:
What do u think , better when I write simple about error from SS or write all about service , warranty .. etc. :confused:
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TheMadScientist:
Tell em u r trying to unlock ure bl tell em ure error message online and tell em u have them waranty it for the ilapo and tell em they need to update your new device id. With ure iemi.
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Domol69:
up
[G4 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] raptorddd:
do what madscientist said.. only LG can help you.. tell them your sitution you ant unlcoked bootloader cause its different number theyll fix it.
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] Mr Creosote:
what's the likelihood of being able to emulate an arcade light gun game, for example point blank, on the nvidia shield tv, using a wiimote as a controller?

does anyone have the means to try this?
[Shield Android TV Themes and Apps] bradleyw801:
I have tried so many ways to make this work. The only app that ever kind of worked was USB/BT Joystick Center Gold. I was able to use that on an older Minix I was using to play games on my TV. It worked well, but I haven't been able to find a way to make it work with the SATV. I have installed the app on my SATV and I am rooted, but it says it can't find "uinput /dev" and so it won't work.

I have looked into the mayflash dolphinbar, https://www.amazon.com/Mayflash-W01...474996745&sr=8-1&keywords=mayflash+dolphinbar

I actually emailed them and asked if there was a way to make IR input work as a touch mouse on android, and they said it didn't have that functionality, but if I knew a developer who could point them in the right direction, they would build it in. Unfortunately I don't know anyone. Dolphin emulator achieved some level of wiimote functionality in the emulator, but it was only in the dolphin emulator, not system wide, and I am not even sure if they had the IR working, I think it was just the wii buttons.

I have tried everything, but I haven't had any success. If you stumble on something, please let me know. I used to be able to play TimeCrisis from PSXE, there were a number of android games that worked well with it too, like Major Mayhem. It would be awesome to get a wiimote working as an IR mouse on our SATV.