yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Supersonic27543:
Not much, but,

You can't change the Amazon launcher, you can use a workaround, but when you press home it appears for a second.

And, you can increase performance drastically.

Some apps doesn't work like expected. (Like Gmail

And if you are not familiar with these, it's best not to do this. you can even debloat without root. And after debloating the tablet will get quite snappy. And this risks your tablet no matter what. :(

There are guides around this forum with methods to use your tablet like stock, :laugh: so, good luck with it!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] onefourtwo:
Hmm, maybe ill try to just do google play store then and not risk bricking my fire. i dont mind stock as long as i get to use it like a regualr android with google play store and all apps from it. Thank you sir!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] honeycomb93:
post root

phpbb88 If I try this, and I get it to work, do you think I could install an alternate Android based OS, such as (hint, hint) Phoenix OS
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Supersonic27543:
Sorry, no. It requires an unlocked bootloader or a FF ROM (Under development, but the project is almost abandoned). But still you can strip down the FireOS, and make it look like stock Android. :cowboy:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] capcavern:
HD7 / 5.6.1.0

Hi folks,

Sorry if i'm not in the right place, but i'm lost in all the forum post :(

My Mom just bought a Fire HD 7, with 5.6.1.0 OS in it.

Is it a root method functionning ? It is for my young boy, and all I need is getting away amazon layer and put it google play and some android stuff for young kid.

May you guide me to the right post, please ?

i tryied to downgrade to 4.5.3 using this tuto https://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-downgrade-to-4-5-3-root-device-t3139351, no way (the 4.5.3 bin failed in verification while adb sideload).

Can I try this one https://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-upgrade-to-lollipop-root-gapps-t3163950 ?

or another ?

or maybe just not root but some workaround that my kid won't be able to loose (i don't live with him so I won't be able to solve his future problem with this tablet)

thanks for him, and Kudos for all your job and help here.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] tenazrael:
Hey, when I got to step where you do this - -Type adb sideload update-kindle-49.5.5.4_user_554206920.bin - my android device spit out the following message -

You need adb 1.0.32 or newer to sideload to this device. Installation aborted

I've installed the 15 seconds ADB Installer v1.3 - https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2588979 and I currently have the 5.3.2.0 installed.

Any ideas how to get rid of that message?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Supersonic27543:
You will need a newer ADB it looks like.

Try downloading here, this is what I use.

https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] angel_of_chaos99:
Lose Kingoroot root upon restart

If I reboot after installation of KingoRoot (via PC), Kingoroot app tells me I have no root. If I try to not reboot the HD8 after installing Kingoroot, I have problems at step 9 instead.

For the issue at step 9, I received the following message:

cp: ./su: No such file or directory

This is after a fresh install with the 5.3.1.1 bin, doing factory reset and then installing fresh binary from Amazon.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] erono:
Try this method

https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75242414&postcount=99
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Supersonic27543:
Maybe late, but, no root. :(

Anyway, you can get close to the stock feeling, by using Launcher Hijack V3 (just Google search it) to use a different easy to use launcher of your choice.

Good luck!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] tenazrael:
Well I was successful using the adb that Supersonic27543 recommended in post #134 and the instructions that erono provided in post # 136 of this thread.

I can su into the tablet with no issues.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] javlon:
I just got Fire HD 8 (6th generation) with Fire OS 5.4.0.1

Any chance to root it?

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Supersonic27543:
Sorry for the disappointment, but, not yet. :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Lochy19:
Is there any option to root a Fire HD 8 6th gen running 5.3.3.0 or later version? thanks in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Nemesis7:
Any news about rooting the latest version?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Xaaeon:
Got a Fire 10 and rocking stock android, pretty good deal.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] karm42yn:
You mean stock Fire OS?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Daibhi:
Can anyone please help with this? Is there a knack?? I'm getting nowhere fast and have lost count of the number of times I've re-rooted with Kingoroot because my Kindle Fire HD10 (5.6.1.0) reboots every time :confused:

Thanks,

Dave
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] wbutcheruk2:
Fire HD 8 (6th GEN) OS: 5.3.6.4

Hi is there a root option for Fire HD 8 (6th GEN) running 5.3.6.4

I would like to root it, if you could post link as i have been searching and cannot find option for latest OS.

Thank you in advance.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DB126:
No reasonable (sans hardware modification) root option for HD 8.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dlads:
Just pulled my HD 8 2016 out of the pile by my computer and would like to maybe get rid of the crap that's on it and flash anything remotely resembling stock android.

Previously i was unable to root / unlock anything as there was no exploit.

Just found this fine guide and was wondering if anyone had downgraded from 5.3.6.4?

Would like to unlock, root, install twrp and a ROM if possible.

I'm not completely comfortable with Fire devices so i'm just asking if it's possible with the current set of files and their respective guides?

Any help would be appreciated, if not then thanks all the same :)

Cheers.

PS: I can see that there is a response to a root method in the post above but..

I'm not sure what "No reasonable (sans hardware modification) root option for HD 8." means ?

Any help would be great thanks ;)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DB126:
At the time of my earlier post the only way to root involved cracking open the case and pursuing the rather complex steps outlined in the OP. Since then significant progress has been made on easier methods although I believe the case must still be opened. It may be some time before a true 'soft root' comes to this device (6th gen HD 8).

Still no custom ROMs for any HD 8; only root and debloat. Your best option is to keep an eye on the Fire forum (recently updated threads) as things are progressing quickly.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dlads:
Cheers pal, no worries, I just wondered that's all.

Thanks all the same.

No custom ROMs so it's leave it anyway.

Nice one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] andyrauc:
5.3.2.1 Firmware on Fire HD8 6th Gen

DO NOT downgrade from 5.3.2.1!! Hard-brick attention!!

So where do we stand with regards 5.3.2.1? you cannot downgrade but can you access the bootloader and install a cutom rom on this device?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DB126:
Those days are over. All Fire 7, HD 8 and HD 10 variants can be rooted using various techniques regardless of FireOS build. Previous "hard-bricks" can be resurrected via similar methods. Fire forums are filled with threads describing techniques. Custom ROMs are available for the 7" Fire (5th/7th gen) and under development for HD 8/10.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] dlads:
Cheers pal, good to have some clarity on this device.

Nice one.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] Jackie78:
If this is the case, then why is this thread not completed or at least pointing a link to one thread in the first post? It is still one of the first Google result when you search for "fire hd 2016 root" :(
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] DB126:
Likely because the highly compensated volunteer contributor who started the thread to simply help others is holding out for a raise.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] red1reaper:
I have a Fire HD 8 6th gen whit version Fire OS 5.3.6.4 is possible to root? i don't care about the google store, installing custom roms or other things, just root. thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] :
ooops, I'll just drop this here

https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/orig-development/experimental-software-root-hd-8-hd-10-t3904595

working on lots of mtk devices
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] nmd87:
Removed
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] rjm831:
Is it possible to erase the ads from Fire's memory - does anyone know where they are stored?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] LivinOne:
Any chance we will get a custom ROM for the HD8 6th gen?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] rohitece06:
+1000
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] orhaN_utanG:
+1000

That would be a dream coming true. I have 3 of them...
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 General] triadwarfare:
I believe that this thread should be updated. There is no SuperSU anymore on the Google Play Store.
[LG G5 Questions & Answers] farzad2001:
I really want to make LG Home theme+.

Is there any software for doing that?

Help me!
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eddicts:
Hello,

I have P3100 model and custom rom which is SLIM 6 installed,And now it won't boot but sometimes it boot and i can access my device then it shows error constant bla bla has stopped and the device boot itself and stuck at startup boot forever.

I can access my recovery and im using twrp 3.0,Tried to wipe and delete everything but none worked.reformatted also didn't work.I tried to flash stock firmware including pit file but still same,Not working.It stuck in the half at FACTORYFS and then failed.Can anyone give me a solution to fix this please?

Thank You community people. :fingers-crossed:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] champ1919:
Sounds like it's at the end of life. Andi has a write up about this kind if thing. Follow link below and see if that's what you're facing (scroll down to bottom of the link)

http://andi34.github.io/faq.html
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Eddicts:
Ouch! so there's nothing that i can do to bring back my tab to life. :(

Thank you for your reply. :highfive:
[Galaxy Tab 2 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] champ1919:
Maybe you could find a cheap motherboard on ebay/aliexpress/amazon and replace whole thing.
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
Hi, I need help, I have the Chinesse version of mate 8( NTX AL10), and I installed the 577 version in HiCare, but Im having too many problems and I want to rollback to Android 6.

Someone can show me the way? I tried to install twrp recovery (I have the bootloader unlocked), and I couldnt format data because I couldnt access to internal storage in the recovery.

Thanks
[Mate 8 General] azyounes:
try to use dload method by copying UPDATE.APP to dload folder on the root, or extract UPDATE.APP and flash recovery.img, boot.img, system.img, cust.img using fastboot command :

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash cust cust.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
I tried the dload method and I got an instalation error, I will try yo extract the update.app files. Thanks!

Enviado desde mi HUAWEI NXT-AL10 mediante Tapatalk
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
I tried that, but I was able to flash boot, cust and recovery, but with the system.img crash and show me this error:

target reported max download size of 471859200 bytes

sending sparse 'system' (458765 KB)...

OKAY [ 10.915s]

writing 'system'...

FAILED (remote: sparse flash write failure)

finished. total time: 10.970s

Im desperated...
[Mate 8 General] azyounes:
maybe u have to do a factory reset first. if u cant do it with twrp try to enter the stock recovery and do it before flashing. hope that it works this time.

about me, i was on nougat beta, twrp gives me too much errors when i want to format data and system, i installed stock recovery and did a factory reset and i used dload folder, now im on EMUI 4.0 (B180)

dont worry every problem have a solution. good luck

Posted from Mate 8.
[Mate 8 General] letschky:
Or with Rollback UPDATE.APP.

My Mate 8 is L29C636,i convert to AL 10 with B577 and go Back to L29 C636B211 without any Problem.

I can upload the UPDATE.APP later 92mb.
[Mate 8 General] bluheart:
Use HiSuite via PC and roll back by updating to earlier versions! It's simple
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
I tried everything, I think maybe the problem is the Recovery, you knoq a twrp recovery that works fine with nougat?

Enviado desde mi HUAWEI NXT-AL10 mediante Tapatalk
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
I tried, but I couldnt do it, the Hisuitr shows me an Instalation error...
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
And how did yo do? Can you explain please?
[Mate 8 General] letschky:
Copy the Rollback UPDATE.APP in dload Folder in Micro SD.

Change oem.info and custom.bin from AL10 to L29.

Boot in Bootloader and Flash Stock Recovery and reboot

This make Automatic a Factory Reset and Lock my Bootloader

Go to dailer and use this code *#*#2846579#*#* and go to 4.Software Upgrade.

After this Procedur copy my Original Firmware for c636B211 in dload Folder and make the same Procedur with *#*#2846579#*#*

After flashing the Firmware i am on L29C636B211

But you have a AL10,i think you flash the Rollback Update App

This Roll Back flash to Emui 4.0 and not to 4.1

After flash the Rollback,Download a Firmware for your AL10 with Emui 4.0 and flash this Update App via dload *#*#2846579#*#* here

This Methode can use with locked bootloader

Download Rollback

I think this works

If not take what was described above

Quote:

Originally Posted by azyounes

try to use dload method by copying UPDATE.APP to dload folder on the root, or extract UPDATE.APP and flash recovery.img, boot.img, system.img, cust.img using fastboot command :

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot flash cust cust.img

fastboot flash boot boot.img

fastboot flash system system.img

but your Bootloader must be unlocked!

and sorry for my bad english!

---------- Post added at 07:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:58 PM ----------

Yes this Method works only on AL10
[Mate 8 General] janrck:
Thank you all! Finally I decided to try again with Hisuite and I dont know why but finally works and Im with 386 version.

Enviado desde mi HUAWEI NXT-AL10 mediante Tapatalk
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
My phone been stuck at Asus logo..i had been to customer care , they said its motherboard issue so my mobile according to them cannot be done anything to make it right. I searhed in the forum. Some people had faced the same problem as me. I tried to follow the been mentioned but of no use.

So please anybond kindly help me out to deal with the problem.

I already tried flashing the firmware on my own but it was not successfull due to E failed to mount....nothing works like factory reset or clear partition cache.. right now i can access to recovery mode

Please help me..
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Justux204:
can you go to fastboot? (turn off phone, hold ON button and volume +)
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekifakhruddin:
What firmware? Lollipop?

If you using lollipop, first you must flash recovery from kitkat.

Then flash again rom lollipop via adb
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
I can go to fastboot and recovery mode too. I also tried to flash lollipop .87 kitkat .54 .540 .44 and also jelly bean 1.17.40.16 raw and zip both...non works..

Actually whenever I flash the kitkat recovery via cmd it says its done but when restart to bootloarder it stay still in lollipop recovery. I mean it is not possible to revert the recovery mode of kit Kat from lollipop though it is saying okay.

Again I tried to flash twrp ZenFone 5 that's also not happening coz again the bootloarder is still in lollipop recovery only.. not going back to twrp or kitkat recovery or even the lollipop firmware it is not able to flash..

While flashing raw firmware through flashtool it says unknown oem command.

While flashing through adb sideload it says ref :0.00x error something ...

What I should do now ??
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
whether my phone has been bricked?
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekifakhruddin:
Can you sent screenshot here?

Because i never found this problem.
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
[IMG="it's Asus ZenTalk page where I have offloaded the pic.."]https://www.asus.com/zentalk/in/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=126829&extra=page%3D1&mobile=2[/IMG]
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
[IMG="it's Asus ZenTalk page where I have offloaded the pic.."]https://www.asus.com/zentalk/in/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=126829&extra=page%3D1&mobile=2[/IMG]

https://www.asus.com/zentalk/in/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=126829&extra=page=1&mobile=2

https://www.asus.com/zentalk/in/forum.php?mod=viewthread&tid=126829&extra=page=1&mobile=2
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] ekifakhruddin:
What you already flash recovery from latest kitkat ?

Try this one bro.

https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-5/help/bootlooped-bricked-returning-to-stock-t3358662
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
i think my bootloader has been unlocked and now its not locking anymore...

as my bootloader has been showhing IFWI version is 59.41.

(according to https://xdaforums.com/zenfone-5/help/how-to-bootloader-lock-unlock-zf5-t3365542)

when i am trying to lock it its say its done but not locking after reboot.
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
Dont worry about relocking your bootloader.

Nothing is wrong with an unlocked bootloader.

However the error : E/Failed to mount did you get that while sideloading your Stock Firmware ??Or while booting into recovery ??
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
it is while flashing the firmware ..any version from jb to kitkat to lollipop. Normally I can go to to recovery mode and bootloarder. Even I tried to flash the kit Kat recovery but it is not reverting back.

Even while going to rerecovery mode there is no issue but below the recovery mode options that E failed to mount is showing.
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
The key rule is having PATIENCE.

My guess would be that you tried force rebooting your phone during the sideload process and hence there is a problem in mounting cache(Did You ?).

I hope that you have you have Intel Android Drv and Minimal ADB and Fastboot, If not get them.

Step 1: Download the stock firmware for your model(https://www.asus.com/support/Download/39/1/0/2/96nqlxHp1VKV4Rdz/32/)

Step 2: Its preferred that you paste this file in the C drive where your Minimal ADB and Fastboot is.

Step 3: Open the zip and extract two files fastboot.img and recovery.img in the same location as the zip file.Close the zip file now.

Step 4: Run Minimal ADB and Fastboot now.Connect your phone to the PC and enter fastboot.

To check if your phone is connected or not,enter in cmd

fastboot devices

a unique value will be returned.You are set now to install your firmware.

Please be patient through the upcoming steps,because these steps can take long to finish.

Step 5: Enter this command in cmd prompt.

fastboot flash fastboot fastboot.img

(30 Seconds Max)

Step 6: Enter this command in cmd prompt.

fastboot reboot-bootloader

(30 Seconds Max)

Step 7: Enter this command in cmd prompt.

fastboot flash recovery recovery.img

(30 Seconds Max)

Step 8: Enter Recovery now.Press Vol+ and Vol- buttons together, hold and release the Vol+ button first followed by Vol-.

A set of options should come up(if not, retry) with adb sideload among them.Select adb sideload.

Step 9: Enter this command in cmd prompt.

adb sideload <firmwarename.zip>

(This is a very long process.Clearing Old Dictionaries being the longest 15 mins approx.)Dont disconnect your phone, just let it go on.

Step 10: Factory Reset and clear Cache.Dont worry about unlocked bootloader it will automatically be locked.

Step 11: Reboot.

This should definitely help.

Thank me if this works.

If it doesnt, inform me i'll try to help. :highfive:
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
i tried steps mentioned by you. but not happening. its showing some error Total xfer: 0.00x in cmd window and in mobile it is showing same E:failed to mount /cache
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
Can you please upload a screenshot ?I cant work with incomplete data input.

You didnt even bother mentioning Total xfer:0.00x.

Does it show No OS ??

If so then there is a mismatch between the firmware and recovery.
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
I had given a link of screen shot at the beginning of thread. If you want anymore then do tell me I 'll post it once again. Its does not say anything like NO OS... Only those errors are coming. I don't know whether it has some OS or not. But I got the error I posted to you. Yeah there may be mismatch if u r saying as that too I have no knowledge about..so what is way forward..what need to be done? Or if u want more information then tell me I 'll try to give you..

And thank you so much for helping me..
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
I see that you are trying to restore the lolipop firmware.

Hv you tried the Kitkat firmware(V2.22.40.540 (Kitkat) for WW SKU) ?
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
yeah I tried both kitkat (v .540 v .54 and other versions also) and jb (v .16) but none worked. Actually while flashing recovery.img of either kitkat or jb it is showing done in the mobile and cmd window but after rebooting it again reboot to lollipop boot loader ,,, doesn't boot to kit Kat or jb bootloader...
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
In step 5,u r changing the fastboot(bootloader) too.

Dont reboot after flashing recovery.img go straight into recovery.
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
its not done..again same error ...in cmd window error total xfer: 0.00x and in mob E failed to mount cache.....

actually the step 8 of holding both volume key is also not working to go to recovery mode. i can only go recovery mode after holding power+volume up button from the android symbol...
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] DroidNoob123:
U kno what, **** dis...jst install custom recovery and flash a ROM.

I mean, why not ?U r getting a **** ton of features if u use a custom rom, instead of Stock. :cowboy:
[Zenfone 5 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] dkm91:
I think u r right..but bad news is I am not able to flash either twrp or cwm recovery...I tried to flash but the boot loader doesn't change and boot in lollipop custom boot loader only ..may be I was doing it in wrong way..

can u just tell me how to flash custom Rom , I don't know the process ...I tried to Google it but multiple sites are giving multiple ways 2which I getting confusion and which Rom is more stable ...(if possible give me the link too)

Probably in current situation I think there is no OS in the mob that's why it unable to mount cache ...is it possible to recover the OS??