yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] megazone23:
Is video recording still an issue?

I'm using SlimLP on the HD8 for my kids to do video call with grand parents, but SlimLP is very slow on the device, so want to try Lineage.

I saw the video recording issue was fixed in the Lineage 12.1 for HD 10 2017.

Would that fix can also be applied for the HD 8?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] snowpancake:
I've run into the bug previously reported in October 2019. I accidentally clicked on "Charging mode only" for the USB connection and now I can't switch it back.

Previous report:

October 14, 2019 | 0:47am by yafi1710 in Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development

Rortiz2 I think I have found another bug and it's annoying one. I changed my USB mode to Only charging while connected on computer. Since then the USB Debugging notification panel is gone and I cannot switch modes of my USB. I tried going to Storage>USB computer connection. But doesn't do anything actually. Now I cannot transfer file on PC or give ADB commands. The USB Debugging option on Developer Option is also grayed out saying I am on Charge Only. Can you check if there is any solution? Regards! →
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] koop1955:
You might try installing the app "USB Charge Commander" available via APK from a number of sources, just do a Google search.

I'm not sure if this will fix your issue, but worth a try.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] z28james:
This release works wonderfully on my Fire HD 8. Everything seems to work well and battery life is pretty amazing. Despite the disclaimer in the OP my wired headphones also seem to be working great.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] meohmy:
Just got hold of a FireHD 2017 with a cracked screen but working o.k, as I am eager to start playing with it, can anyone tell me if mirroring to a t.v via bluetooth is working in this rom please?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] :
oops, my bad [MENTION=8978978]Rortiz2[/MENTION]. I found your sources for 14.1 and put the rom together to build my first ever rom. Great Job you guys did!!! I then took the updated zimage from the kernel and have more recoveries booting as well. So stayed tuned guys for more good stuff to come. I'm releasing the rom I have for people to test and i'll be releasing new recoveries as well. Recoveries are currently having issues mounting partitions, but boot and give you a taste. I will get to fixing the recoveries and releasing as time permits, I'm a single dad as well as a full time worker, so bare with me. I'll also release the recovery device tree source once I fix it up a bit
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Without words...:rolleyes:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] supersonic1173926812:
Link to 14.1

Does anybody have a link to download the compiled version of 14.1 I've tried to compile it myself but I've gotten a lot of errors And I cannot find any links anywhere else. Cheers
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] nacymex:
Still working ...

Worked for me - Thank you
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] ymcan:
Can anyone tell me if it is possible to set the fingerprint mentioned here from TWRP? I am in a situation where I think I need to set this before going through the device setup.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] nacymex:
You need to install magisk.zip via TWRP (not v.21)

Then on android, install magisk manager apk - any version

From there you need to install the magisk prop module

Next you need a terminal emulator

In terminal type "su"

After that type in "prop"

Then you will have an interactive menu to change your fingerprint
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] ymcan:
So that means I cannot set up the fingerprint before I go through the android setup?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] MojUk:
Hi guys, I read lots of confusion going on regarding the release of 14.1 since 27/10/20.

Is there a release as yet or was it just a false start and we’re a way off? Just wondered, thanks for all the hard work [MENTION=8978978]Rortiz2[/MENTION]
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
[ALPHA] LineageOS 14.1 for the Amazon Fire HD8 2017 [7.1.2]

LineageOS 14.1 for the Amazon Fire HD8 2017 (ALPHA)​

IMPORTANT NOTES BEFORE FLASHING THIS ROM:

First of all, as always I'm not responsible of any damage caused to your tablet.

Even if sounds obvious, you need to be unlocked as well to flash this ROM.

This ROM it's not enough stable for daily usage yet (See above for the bugs).

PLEASE, don't create a separated thread for this ROM yet; I'll create the thread myself once the ROM becomes a bit stable.

Clean install it's recommended (dirty update may cause problems).

INSTALLING THE ROM

Reboot the tablet to TWRP (use either ADB or volume keys to do so).

Wipe Cache, System and Data.

Copy the ROM (and GApps if needed) to the internal storage/external SDCard.

Flash the ROM (and optionally GApps).

NOTE: If you want to root the ROM, consider flashing Magisk at this point.

Once you flashed all the stuff, wipe dalvik cache and reboot.

KNOWN ISSUES

HW Decoding (Disabled by default).

DRM (no L1, no L2, no L3, no nothing) (drmserver constantly crashing in the background).

Camera (yes, both video and photos) (as DRM, mediaserver constantly crashing in the background).

External SDCard (?).

Some people reported volume keys are swapped (maybe different HW revision?).

DOWNLOADS

(PLEASE, DO NOT MIRROR!)

LineageOS 14.1 for the Amazon Fire HD8 2017 (douglas).

(Open) GApps (ARM64/7.1/pico).

SPECIAL THANKS

@Lorisson and [MENTION=9325417]t0x1cSH[/MENTION] for testing the ROM.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] badi95:
Lineage 14.1 battery life

Thanks for the hard work! This is running amazingly smooth for an alpha build. I did notice that battery life seems short. It seem as if it isn't sleeping. I'm running without gapps.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] dontpanic-xda:
I'd also like to add my thanks for your work on Lineage 14.1 for the Douglas.

I also had issues with the battery life. Just like badi95, it was as if it wasn't sleeping.

The bluetooth didn't seem to be working either.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] winstonma:
Thanks for the build. I'd like to try 14.1 but wonder what is the side effect of DRM not working?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Thanks you for the feedback,

Those battery drains are the consequence of camera and drm constantly crashing in the background:rolleyes:

You can stop the camera crashes by removing the following files (you can use TWRP's file manager to do so):

/system/lib64/hw/camera.mt8163.so

/system/lib/hw/camera.mt8163.so

Regards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Hi,

If DRM it's not working, it's most likely that Amazon Prime and Netflix will not work.

Regards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Thanks for the report, I'll add it to the list.

Would you mind taking some logs about the Bluetooth issue..?

Thanks in advance.

BTW: [MENTION=10768451]dzastin[/MENTION] thanks for the donation I really appreciate it.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] dontpanic-xda:
Please disregard. I got the bluetooth working.

I didn't realize I couldn't see devices that were already paired with another device. Once I disabled the bluetooth on my my other tablet, the bluetooth speaker showed up.

I was able to run Radiodroid, and successfully stream a station to my bluetooth speaker.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Ok
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] badi95:
I made the changes and battery life seems to have improved. Rough estimate ~1 day mostly idle before to ~2days mostly idle. Still doesn't seem as good was it was on 12 though. Any other suggestions?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Yes, wait for me to fix the crashes.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] :
-Unofficial Test Builds Based on 7.1.2-

ResurrectionRemix- Built & Booting

AICP- WIP

BlissOS- WIP

crDroid- WIP

-Download Link-

https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=319095

-Condition of Recoveries-

PitchBlack

TWRP

OrangeFox

All Listed Recoveries are built and booting as well as mounting. Directly flashing boot.img or recovery.img is working, flashing a zip that touches boot.img or recovery is getting flashed to the wrong partition, overwriting the device xploits and causing a brick. So testing has been slow going on that. If there is someone that understands symlinks and would like to help me get over that last hurdle, please join my Telegram group. I'm not releasing any new recoveries yet because of that.

-Telegram Group Link-

https://t.me/Android_General_Chat

Credits to [MENTION=8978978]Rortiz2[/MENTION]

his tireless work on the device files

Whenever Rortiz2 pushes updates to his device files, I'll update the Roms accordingly
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] winstonma:
Thanks

I personally don't need to use camera but Netflix is my friend. :( But normally I project that onto my screen.

I would wait for the release that comes with DRM. Thanks for the good work
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
I installed right now on a very old Fire "Douglas", replacing a lineage 12.1

This is not my main device.

First of all, many many thanks

I'll do some tests and I let you know.

Thank again
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Hey,

Sure, let me know your feedback once you're done.

Also, thanks for your donation, I really appreciate that :good:

Regards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Korin67:
Thank you again for the nice work. I noticed a small issue on sound. It seems VOLUP and VOLDOWN are opposite. If this is the case, please fix at the next convenience.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Mr Bigglesworth:
Hi all,

I'm trying to move asphalt 8 from the tablet to SD card. It won't budge which I think is due to something set by the programmers. I found a thread that said FolderMount (https://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2192122) should work, but it gets stuck on the initial splash screen of trying to recognise root. I'm rooted and on the 12.1, any ideas or shared experience of doing this?
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
Here I am

Everything seems to be fine, keeping in mind that this is an alpha version.

The installation went smoothly, except for a couple of screen in English (I chose Italian as language). Sorry, I do not remember which ones.

Usability is quite good, sometimes some lags, it's not a big deal considering the hardware

Wifi is OK, even roaming between access points, audio is OK, VOLUP and VOLDOWN are OK: they are not swapped

I can't say anything about the battery, the tablet is quite old and I used it a lot with FireOS and then with your Lineage12: so the battery is almost at the end of is life, more or less

I deleted camera.mt8163.so, so the camera and code scanners do not work (obviously)

In a day, I saw a 2 hours film using Kodi connected to a local NAS, surfed Internet, some e-mails, a little bit of Telegram and Twitter, Syncthing and pCloud running in background.

The day ended with a 5% of battery left

A couple of Italian television apps, Amazon Photo and Amazon Drive are working fine. Google apps are OK (photo, drive, gmail, keep and so on)

Due the missing DRMs, I think, do not work these apps:

Amazon Shopping

Prime Video

Netflix

That's all for now, I will wait for the next version

ciao
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Korin67:
Oh, VOLUP and VOLDOWN are NOT swapped? Actually I am using ResurrectionRemix (built myself) using the device tree of LOS14.1. I thought situation is the same. If no swap in LOS14.1, please discard my issue report. Other than what is reported on the above article. I noticed SD card issue. It is not detected from Apps like File manager, MTP, Music etc. This might be already recognized by OP. Another is adb. When I connect douglas to my PC, douglas is recognized but only as in 'unauthorized'. Is this FAQ? Usually I see on Tablet (douglas) a window asking the permission to connect to PC. The window does not appear.

Other than camera issue (I know this is a tough problem), no major issues. Now I am using this version as my daily driver.

Cheers,

Edit: With 14.1 there is no issue of Google Play (long wait before downloading). No headset issue either. Speed is okay (for me seems a bit quicker than 12.1). Very comfortable. If Camera issue gone, every people move to this version I believe.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
I forgot to test SD card, actually I don't use it.

I'll do some tests and let you know.

ciao
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
I confirm: volume keys are OK
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Korin67:
Okay then my issue report (on VOL keys) is safely ignored. My built is on November 10, device tree had the problem at that time or the problem is due to the difference between LOS and RR? I don't know. The issue is not a big deal, I keep using my RR.

Cheers,

---------- Post added at 11:06 AM ---------- Previous post was at 10:57 AM ----------

This is from my curiosity. What is the main reason why the zipped ROM size of RR is much bigger (more than twice as large) than those of LOS or SlimRom? I realized it when I built RR personally. Let me know.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
adb works fine for me.

I've got the permission window and the connection is OK, the device is "authorized"

List of devices attached

XXXXXXXXXXXXX device

I still have to test the SD card ....

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ciao
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Juppy99:
Thank all of you for making amazing roms. Although still having bugs, Android 7 is perfect for this tablet!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] :
couple small hiccups with AICP and i'll get it up for you guys to test. Working on Adding some of my own apps while building. I still have to rebuild ResurrectionRemix with external sd fix and Rortiz2 has already pushed more changes I see, so expect another round of rom updates in the span of the next few days. External sd should be working on SlimRom and crDroid, got those upped last night
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
I'm quoting myself. The volume keys are suddenly ... swapped. I don't know what happened.

I was just watching a video on youtube and... bump... swap

??????

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Ciao
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Crim Soukyuu:
Been testing the 7.1.2 build and for an alpha, it's good. The volume keys are weird, they seem to randomly swap depending on rotation. Rotating the screen again fixes things.

Battery life woth gapps is ok compared to stock, but worse than 5.x build. But there seem to be no freezes after leaving it in standby, so that's a huge plus.

Bluetooth audio works fine and I'm not using the cameras anyway so I'll keep testing the build.

Thanks for your efforts!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] lorddim:
Thanks for getting Lineage 14.1 on the douglas. I just built the latest today.

I'm having multimedia problems. YouTube isn't working and neither is doubleTwist. The apps just hang. But I was able to use pianobar in Termux.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Juppy99:
This is probably due to the currently not working DRM, and the lack of HW decoding
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Yes that's correct
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] pindus:
Yes, I see. I checked and confirm: keys swap depending on rotation

Thank you!

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ciao
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] :
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[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] lorddim:
Can you give us instructions on how to download them? I only get a text file.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] :
-Unofficial Test Builds Based on 7.1.2

ResurrectionRemix- Built & Booting

SlimRom- Built & Booting

AICP- Built & Booting

crDroid- Built & Booting

-Download Link-

https://downloads.linuxandria.com/?eeFolder=ROMs&eeListID=1

**All roms I build besides LOS14.1 will go to the link above from now on**

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A Special Thanks To [MENTION=9834019]unixandria[/MENTION] for the Server Space and Horsepower to pump out 4 roms back to back and upload, all in an hour and 10 minutes!!

Check out her site for some Extra Android goodies.

https://www.linuxandria.com/
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Hi,

Just wanted to say I managed to fix DRM and now Widevine L1 it's working fine.

I'll prolly upload the ROM in a separated thread tomorrow.

Regards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Created a separated thread as I said https://xdaforums.com/hd8-hd10/orig-development/unlocked-lineage-14-1-t4195349
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] jonathanmoneill:
Hi folks,

Wanted to say many thanks for this excellent Lineage ROM. It's been some time since I last had a rooted device and I notice that I can't access some normal apps through the play store, especially Netflix. I have magisk framework 20.4 and Magisk Manager 8.3 installed with Magisk Hide activated for Google Play services but so far no joy. Can anyone advise how I might be able to effectively hide root and use these apps?

Thanks
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Crim Soukyuu:
@jonathanmoneill: I'd switch to 14.1 to be honest. Unless you need the camera working, that is. It's a much more pleasant experience, minus the deep sleep issue. I'd rather have higher battery drain than it freezing
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] jonathanmoneill:
Hi Crim, I've gotta say I've had no issues with freezing thus far although admittedly I haven't used the tablet much. I don't really care about camera but would moving to 14.1 help me with the hiding root issue at all? I wouldn't have thought so but there's no denying I'm a bit of a noob in this area.....
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] edan13:
hi

i have been on this rom for ages and never updated, so i figured it 's about time to do so. Can you guys help me on the best course of action here?

Flash via TWRP?

OTA update (is that even possible)?

quick reply would be great
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Yes, you just need to download and flash (no wipes) the ROM through TWRP. No, OTAs are only supported in LineageOS 14.1 for now.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] edan13:
Thanks for the reply but i Ended up clean flashing :)

Does double tap to wake work with this Rom? Couldnt find it in settings
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] klister:
Can anyone confirm if this Lineage OS 12.1 ROM enables the onboard GPS chipset? Rooted I have this tablet running almost as well as it can without the ROM except that I have several apps that are no longer supported in Android 5 (airline apps notably). Either having GPS or a higher version of Android available would be a good motivator. Lineage 12.1 is Android 5 so I wouldn't be gaining functionality so much as a better experience (which is compelling btw).
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] DB126:
Common problem on various devices (not just Amazon) with no proven solution other than toggling WiFi or flight mode when download wait starts. More common on devices with limited resources and/or custom ROMs.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] karendar:
Very nice! Glad to see this pop up. Can't wait for a Fire HD8 2018 ROM to get rid of Amazon's mess.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] richaardvark:
I'd probably have to download some device diagnostic tool or app to tell you if the actual chipset is working but I do know that after installing Lineage and then flashing GAPPs, when I use using Google Maps navigation turn-by-turn directions are working perfectly/it shows my exact locations, and this never was possible with standard firmware. I did notice however when I tried to calibrate the compass with Google Maps it didn't respond because I don't think this device has an internal compass inside.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Oco:
That sounds great, now 2016 users as me need to cross fingers to have [MENTION=7104332]k4y0z[/MENTION] unlock it :angel:
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] Rortiz2:
Well I think that port amonet will be easy in this case.

Two tablets are using same CRYPTO_ADDRESS and the same hash so the BootROM step is already ported. Also I think they use they have a similar GPT. The only thing that needs to be ported is the lk payload. I'm sorry but I'm not enought smart for do that "port". As you said, the only person that can be that is [MENTION=7104332]k4y0z[/MENTION]

Regards.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] k4y0z:
If it's the same SOC than bootrom-part should work as is.

Porting the lk-payload is most of the work though.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] TraderJack:
Has anyone tried this? Can someone provide specific instructions on which file to use (where to obtain), and process to complete?

Thanks.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] klister:
Thanks richaardvark, I'll probably try it out this weekend and see how it goes. As for tools, I like GPS Essentials or GPS Toolbox to let me know if it can see satellites.
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] TraderJack:
Just curious if this issue is something we believe can be remedied in the short term, or if a solution is not available due to limitations in knowledge at this time? It's the main thing keeping me from switching over and just trying to figure out how high I should get my hopes up and actively monitor.

thanks so much for your efforts!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] t0x1cSH:
Well ,it's kind of tricky problem because there is no clear indication of what is not working, for the tablet is like the headphones are connected

As far as i know is a problem shared between multiple amazon tablet, [MENTION=5749760]ggow[/MENTION] is working on the same issue for suez(HD10)
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] richaardvark:
An update - no, there's no GPS :( And actually, while I'd thought I'd been navigating via GPS when I briefly tested turn-by-turn Google Maps navigation by walking a house or two down the block, it seems the device was still using WiFi to pin-point my location (there are hot-spots all over the neighborhood from the cable company). I did read where this device has a multi-function chip in it that is technically capable of being used as a GPS module, but no, it's not active or recognized at all. I downloaded GPS Essentials per your request and it sees no GPS component, just the "Location Services" via WiFi.

Also, per the Amazon Developer tablet specifications data page, the device is also lacking the following:

Compass: No

Gyroscope: No

I feel like those would likely be necessary hardware components for a gps-ready device :-/

I will say though, with LineageOS, this tablet FLIES. It's so so so much faster than even the most de-bloated and rooted stock firmware. The no headphone thing is rather annoying and the device freezes if you attempt to record a video with the stock camera app, but other than that, it's a speed machine. One thing that always drove me MAD previously/pre-Lineage was how damn long the keyboard (I predominantly use G-Board) would often take to appear/disappear/spas out and appear-then-disappear X3, etc. It's so perfectly efficient now!
[Fire HD 8 and HD 10 Original Android Development] klister:
Hi richaardvark, I went ahead and took the jump and found the same as you... no GPS but it's definitely running better. What Gapps did you use? Mine is working but doesn't act quite right.