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[Q] Unable to get Wifi Tether to work

** O.K. So I went back and downloaded the PRE 8 wifi tether installer from google code and it worked like a charm. In the event anyone else encounters the same issue I had, then this might lead you in the right direction.**
I used REGAW's guide to root my OTA Froyo'ed EVO. I installed the Wifi tether app, and all super user permissions are in place. The tether shows up on my laptops available wireless networks, but I'm unable to get connection to the internet once connected to the Evo access point. Is there a particular radio, kernal or some kind of special setup I'm overlooking. I searched these forums thoroughly and didn't find anything, so forgive me if there's a posting somewhere I might have missed. Any help is appreciated.
Just to note I'm using the wireless tether app from the android marketplace.

why cant people post info when they ask a REALLY vague question like this
-which rom did you flash
-which wifi tether app are you using.
there really is only one to be using - 'wifi tether for root users' is the name.
-does your laptop actually connect?
-how do you know its connected (yes this is a trick question to see if you even know what you're doing)

With the very limited info given , pre 7 should be the one to try and try access control. As is documented in many threads for Wifi tether. I have never taken the one from the market always went ot site dirct. We'll see if we get more info of rom, kenal????

kd6duu said:
With the very limited info given , pre 7 should be the one to try and try access control. As is documented in many threads for Wifi tether. I have never taken the one from the market always went ot site dirct. We'll see if we get more info of rom, kenal????
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newer builds are nice but frankly i use the one from the market and it works fine.
especially on a stock rooted rom.

I didn't post more info as I suddenly decided to try the pre8 install and it worked. So don't worry your pretty little head now there buddy. To anyone else who posted w/out the 'tude, thanks anyhow. I'd be happy to post my specific details for anyone who might need them. Thanks again!

I'm having the same problem.
I did the 2.2 OTA, unlocked by the guide and flashed Unrevoked-Forever. When in the stock 2.1 build (rooted) Wireless for root works great. As soon as I flash a 2.2 ROM (so far I have tried VirusXrom, Fresh, EVO.Zone, a plain 2.2 ROM, BakedSnack, AVA, and a few others) wireless for root stops functioning correctly. My laptop and desktop can see the AP, just not connect to it. This is the case for ROMs that ship with WFR and versions downloaded from the market.
If I flash back to my nandroid save of 2.1, WFR from the market works great.
I have also tried Kings #6 kernel and updated to the latest radio/wimax versions. I thought that I might be losing root some how, but if I open a terminal and type su I get dropped to the proper # prompt.
Any ideas?

Try going to code.google.com and then to the android wireless tether section. Hit the download tab and download the pre8 build of the tether. I used Android Sideload Wonder Machine to push the .apk to the phone, and after that my devices (laptop, psp, other mobile phones) connect to my EVO Android Tether access point w/out problem.

Sweet. That seems to have worked. I guess I just needed pre-pre8 versions are just, for some reson, incompatable with some aspect of our configurations.
Posting over my tether for proof-positive.

Awesome! Glad to hear that worked for u! Have fun..
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[How To Guides] Root,Unroot,CWM,Stock,Hotspot, + Tips!

Welcome To the Complete Guide for Just About Anything for T-Mobile Galaxy S4!
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I have complied all the guides I have made of my T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and wanted to share it with the Android community. This thread is intended to help you easily find tutorials for your T-Mobile Galaxy S4. All the guides come with a video, complete step-by-step guide, and pictures for each step to make the process easy as possible, I hope you enjoy! :good:
I have personally tested every single guide I include below and they are all working since I tried them!
How to Root T-Mobile Galaxy S4 using ClockworkMod Recovery method
How to Reset Binary Counter/Flash Counter - I HIGHLY recommend you do this before unrooting your device!
How to Unroot T-Mobile Galaxy S4 using Windows
How to Unroot T-Mobile Galaxy S4 - No computer required! (Mobile Odin - Useful for people with a Mac/Linux OS or if you can't get to a Windows computer)
How to install TWRP custom recovery on rooted Galaxy S4
How to do a Nandroid Backup - I HIGHLY recommend you at least do a Nandroid Backup of your "stock" Android ROM so if anything goes wrong while your installing a custom ROM you always have a backup!
Learn how to install a custom ROM! - Take your phone to a new level by learning how to install custom ROMS.
How to get free WiFi tether on T-Mobile Galaxy S4 - I have been using this method for over a year and have never been charged!
How to get Google Wallet on your Galaxy S4! - This guide will show you how to bypass Google's restriction and use the Wallet app on your Galaxy S4!
I really hope this helps you, especially people who are just getting starting into the "technical" side of Android. I will be updating these guides if/when I release more....stay tuned.

Amazing. Thanks yechganatic
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This is Great!
Being new to T-Mobile service and the S4, this will be very helpful to me.
I am Rooted with TWRP and would like to know if my S4 will accept the Port when I most likely port over my number from Verizon in a few days.
Update:
I just installed Wifi tether for Root Users, and it's working perfectly with security encryption WPA2-PSK protocol.
As a note, don't use the Android Wifi tether app with the Green icon.
Use the newer version of the Wifi Tether for Root Users app with the Gray & Yellow icons, version 3.3-beta2
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
I had installed the Green icon version first and didn't see the option to change the device, so I looked further.
This tip may help others, as I've seen posts in other threads by those installing the older version, saying it isn't working.
PayPal donation sent.
Thanks

Biker1 said:
This is Great!
Being new to T-Mobile service and the S4, this will be very helpful to me.
I am Rooted with TWRP and would like to know if my S4 will accept the Port when I most likely port over my number from Verizon in a few days.
Update:
I just installed Wifi tether for Root Users, and it's working perfectly with security encryption WPA2-PSK protocol.
As a note, don't use the Android Wifi tether app with the Green icon.
Use the newer version of the Wifi Tether for Root Users app with the Gray & Yellow icons, version 3.3-beta2
http://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/
I had installed the Green icon version first and didn't see the option to change the device, so I looked further.
This tip may help others, as I've seen posts in other threads by those installing the older version, saying it isn't working.
PayPal donation sent.
Thanks
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Glad you are finding the thread helpful and thank you for the donation!!

techfanatic9 said:
Glad you are finding the thread helpful and thank you for the donation!!
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Anytime
Btw, can my S4 accept the port from Verizon while it's rooted with a custom recovery? Tmo is going to port the phone number over in a few days.

Biker1 said:
Anytime
Btw, can my S4 accept the port from Verizon while it's rooted with a custom recovery? Tmo is going to port the phone number over in a few days.
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Yes from my understanding you should be fine. They should only need to use the T-Mobile sim card and possibly your Verizon sim card. They shouldn't need to use your Galaxy S4 to port over the phone number. Assuming your going to get a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 version.

techfanatic9 said:
Yes from my understanding you should be fine. They should only need to use the T-Mobile sim card and possibly your Verizon sim card. They shouldn't need to use your Galaxy S4 to port over the phone number. Assuming your going to get a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 version.
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For clarification, I currently have my Verizon S3 active on a Verizon account.
I purchased the S4 on T Mobile yesterday to give it a trial run.
T Mobile issued me a new phone number.
In a few days I'll be porting my Verizon number over to my S4 on Tmo, and closing out my Verizon account, and just wanted to make sure the OTA port will take.

Biker1 said:
For clarification, I currently have my Verizon S3 active on a Verizon account.
I purchased the S4 on T Mobile yesterday to give it a trial run.
T Mobile issued me a new phone number.
In a few days I'll be porting my Verizon number over to my S4 on Tmo, and closing out my Verizon account, and just wanted to make sure the OTA port will take.
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I am 90% sure that you will be fine, but if you think you might run into problems you can always unroot your phone, wait for the port, and then re-root your S4.

you the man!!
Thanks bro, damn you guys r geniuses

Been experiencing Wifi tether dropping out after a few minutes of surfing on my pc.
My pc shows connected to the internet, but then it says connected but no internet access.
I removed Encryption in case that was the cause, but the issue still persists.
Turning Wifi Off then On again on the S4 fixes the issue until it happens again.
I thought maybe I was losing 4G LTE connection on my S4 but it showed strong signal bars and Wifi tether was active.
Any ideas?
It just happened again while typing this post.

Biker1 said:
Been experiencing Wifi tether dropping out after a few minutes of surfing on my pc.
My pc shows connected to the internet, but then it says connected but no internet access.
I removed Encryption in case that was the cause, but the issue still persists.
Turning Wifi Off then On again on the S4 fixes the issue until it happens again.
I thought maybe I was losing 4G LTE connection on my S4 but it showed strong signal bars and Wifi tether was active.
Any ideas?
It just happened again while typing this post.
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You used my guide I provided correct?

techfanatic9 said:
You used my guide I provided correct?
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Yes, I followed them as per the op.
I was still having issues so I followed the Settings changes in the thread below.
You can see my post over Here
I like the idea of using a vpn at both ends, but I assume Tmo can't 'sniff' out stuff even if you don't use a vpn. But it's good security anyway all the way around.

Biker1 said:
Yes, I followed them as per the op.
I was still having issues so I followed the Settings changes in the thread below.
You can see my post over Here
I like the idea of using a vpn at both ends, but I assume Tmo can't 'sniff' out stuff even if you don't use a vpn. But it's good security anyway all the way around.
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Hmmm...I'll try to find a solution, but if I can't you can install a custom ROM that has native tethering hack built in. I believe Wicked ROM has that feature.

root + CWM install did not work
I'm new to the S4 but not to rooting. Followed the how to root instructions and it failed to work. After successfully flashing CWM with Odin, I reboot into recovery but it is not CWM, it is the phone's stock recovery. I don't have root access and CWM clearly didn't install, even though Odin says it flashed successfully. Any help would be appreciated.

Thankyou!

techfanatic9 said:
Hmmm...I'll try to find a solution, but if I can't you can install a custom ROM that has native tethering hack built in. I believe Wicked ROM has that feature.
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I did the mods as per my previous post and everything's working well
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Smartphone Mobile Hotspot in the T Mobile - My Account app is showing mb usage while tethering with Wifi Tether for Root Users.
When I activate my vpn it is Not showing any usage.
The above is while using tether with the changes in my previous post, which includes a link to the thread.
Those using the tether should check it for themselves to be sure whether there is any sniffing going around

I have a T-Mobile Galaxy S4 and the CWM Recovery root worked great!
Thanks!

hot spot
hotspot completely doesn't work always ends up in error I've tried a million different options went back and forth up and down left and right nothing work... searched all kinds of guides online and everyone seems to have it working except me I have the newest version from Google Play I have no idea what's going on rooted root went fine.....can you tell me your exact options you have I searched other websites for their exact options but they do not work.......I'm using A s4 just haven't updated my profile

My WiFi Tether settings and link to app
Malicemizeruno said:
hotspot completely doesn't work always ends up in error I've tried a million different options went back and forth up and down left and right nothing work... searched all kinds of guides online and everyone seems to have it working except me I have the newest version from Google Play I have no idea what's going on rooted root went fine.....can you tell me your exact options you have I searched other websites for their exact options but they do not work.......I'm using A s4 just haven't updated my profile
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I've done the following (keep in mind, Mine has an issue with the "What the Hell! Your phone takes back control over the WiFi...."
But! If I start it up a second (or third) time, it seems to stay on
But, here are my settings:
Device-Profile: Samsung Galaxy S4
Setup Method: Auto
Encryption: unchecked (but I'd assume this to be your preference)
SSID: your preference
Channel: 01
MAC Spoof: unchecked
Don't disable Bluetooth: Unchecked
Access control: unchecked (But "should" also be your preference)
Keep Alive Checking: unchecked
Shutdown timer: unchecked (should be preference)
Idle Shutdown: unchecked
Literally, All I've really done since installing it, is change the profile to S4, and set the SSID to something different than AndroidTether.
I have to fight the What the Hell error a couple times, but it does work, and I'm able to get back on WiFi normally after I turn it off. (My old GS3 failed to enable the WiFi after running WiFi Tether, so each time I had to restart the phone, but this works fine)
Also, Side note:
The OP, contains a link with the WiFi Tether setup, but that page includes a link to the app in the Google Play store, which is now unavailable. Either on the computer, or on the phone, Google Play no longer shows this app in the library. Download it directly from the code.google.com site:
https://code.google.com/p/android-wifi-tether/

Reset flash counter before or after root?
I have a stupid question. It says in the OP that Reset Binary is suggested before rooting. But the tutorial for resetting the flash counter asks for SU privileges, which I won't have until I root. Can someone clarify this for me. Thanks.

Firetv2 help required with rooting _almost there_

Hi all,
I've followed with meticulous care the video and web page over at aftvnews for rooting my aftv2...
Everything went perfectly, up to one point,... Instead of just flashing the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip (I also placed a check in the checksum box).... strangely it failed the checksum,.... and I decided to choose to reboot.
After checking the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip md5 it was okay.... strangely i don't know why it failed.
But now all my firetf2 does is boot directly to the amazon home page. (I still have adb and usb debugging enabled).
All I had connected to the firetv2 was a usb mouse to enable me to click the relevant items within recovery.
Is there any way I can get back into the first TeamWin boot window so that I can actually flash the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip file.
I did have a usb hub connected as well, with a usb keyboard just in case I needed it, but thought that it might be the problem so i just left the mouse connected.
Every single part went through perfectly installing adb and fastboot,... installing the mt6577 usb drivers.
connecting the firetv2 via a to a cable, and also running the install_firetv2_recovery.bat file.
Not one single problem until this last bit.
Could do with a couple of pointers please chaps as i can almost see the finish line.
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hhmmmm I rather stupidly left the ramdisk-recovery.cpio.lzma file off the SD card when I wanted to get back into the boot menu.
This time the checksum passed, and rooted firmware went on without any problems.
about to click "reboot system" in preparation of crapping myself....
Hoping that someone can see the final screen attached and tell me if this is okay..

slackbladder said:
Hi all,
I've followed with meticulous care the video and web page over at aftvnews for rooting my aftv2...
Everything went perfectly, up to one point,... Instead of just flashing the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip (I also placed a check in the checksum box).... strangely it failed the checksum,.... and I decided to choose to reboot.
After checking the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip md5 it was okay.... strangely i don't know why it failed.
But now all my firetf2 does is boot directly to the amazon home page. (I still have adb and usb debugging enabled).
All I had connected to the firetv2 was a usb mouse to enable me to click the relevant items within recovery.
Is there any way I can get back into the first TeamWin boot window so that I can actually flash the sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip file.
I did have a usb hub connected as well, with a usb keyboard just in case I needed it, but thought that it might be the problem so i just left the mouse connected.
Every single part went through perfectly installing adb and fastboot,... installing the mt6577 usb drivers.
connecting the firetv2 via a to a cable, and also running the install_firetv2_recovery.bat file.
Not one single problem until this last bit.
Could do with a couple of pointers please chaps as i can almost see the finish line.
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hhmmmm I rather stupidly left the ramdisk-recovery.cpio.lzma file off the SD card when I wanted to get back into the boot menu.
This time the checksum passed, and rooted firmware went on without any problems.
about to click "reboot system" in preparation of crapping myself....
Hoping that someone can see the final screen attached and tell me if this is okay..
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Are you installing sloane-5.0.5-rooted_r4.zip from recovery?
It looks like it installed OK but even so if you already have recovery installed you still have a way back in.....so no worry.

That's what I was gonna say, seems ok to me?
If it won't boot Into recovery or won't boot follow this guide here -
http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/firetv-2-unbrick-image-t3313349
But if you can access recovery with a keyboard press or via adb just follow the guide on aftvnews but since you have already tried to root don't use the installer just flash the prerooted rom (if needed redownload the zip check the md5 checksums & flash In recovery)

Thanks for the details chaps....
I persevered and following the detailed info from aftvnews I used the cmd and typed su..... after pressing enter i had about 3 seconds before the little box that you have to press on "enable" disappeared... managed it on my third attempt. I don't remember reading that one has to use the firetv remote to click on "Enable". but it worked.
command prompt says [email protected] so it looks to be successful.
also blocked updates as well. now if only i could root my firetv v1's i could get rid of opendns.
but using the calculator over at aftvnews (when I could get on there} states that both my firetv1's are not rootable versions due to the serial numbers.
just one other thing chaps.... to be able to load rbox's twrp,.... is that only possible via an sd card plugged in and using ramdisk-recovery.cpio.lzma and then switching on firetv?
just wondering chaps.... are there any uk people here who can still access aftvnews. I only ask as the site went down last night about 3.30 am gmt.
I've had a mate whose on BT and he has full access another mate on sky tested it for me and its okay.
I can access it if I use Tor Browser but other than that it keeps timing out on me and I'm on vermin..
Another piece I almost got lost at, was where you have to click on the three arrows "Swipe to confirm" well I thought it had gone wrong on the page before that, due to another blue page with arrows on..... no mention of that in the video.
Now after all that,.. I assume I still have to sideload kodi?

slackbladder said:
Thanks for the details chaps....
I persevered and following the detailed info from aftvnews I used the cmd and typed su..... after pressing enter i had about 3 seconds before the little box that you have to press on "enable" disappeared... managed it on my third attempt. I don't remember reading that one has to use the firetv remote to click on "Enable". but it worked.
command prompt says [email protected] so it looks to be successful.
also blocked updates as well. now if only i could root my firetv v1's i could get rid of opendns.
but using the calculator over at aftvnews (when I could get on there} states that both my firetv1's are not rootable versions due to the serial numbers.
just wondering chaps.... are there any uk people here who can still access aftvnews. I only ask as the site went down last night about 3.30 am gmt.
I've had a mate whose on BT and he has full access another mate on sky tested it for me and its okay.
I can access it if I use Tor Browser but other than that it keeps timing out on me and I'm on vermin..
Another piece I almost got lost at, was where you have to click on the three arrows "Swipe to confirm" well I thought it had gone wrong on the page before that, due to another blue page with arrows on..... no mention of that in the video.
Now after all that,.. I assume I still have to sideload kodi?
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You lost me here but glad you managed to finish the installation.
BTW if your FireTv1 is on OS5 you can rooted with kingroot. You need to provide more info to be able to help you furthermore.

Now youve rooted dont forget to block updates via adb! You need a keyboard to access twrp like I said before, no sd card In the aftv2 doesn't matter, you can still access twrp. Yes you can root the aftv gen 1 using Kingroot (please do not use super sume afterwards people have bricked after using super sume!) Block updates & wait for the recovery & prerooted rom by rbox to be released. Yes of course you need to sideload Kodi if you want to, Kodi is not suppled with any root/recovery or rom. Sideload via your phone/adb/adbfire/ftp or es file explorer.
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Thanks bula1ca,
I Updated one firetv1 the other day to 5.0.5 and then pulled the plug..... I'm hoping that rbox will come up with a working rom that i can use.
for the time being my other firetv1 is using 51.1.6.3. (it seems a lot smoother than 5.0.5). or maybe that's just me.
the firetv2 had two ota updates to get to 5.0.5. I had a little panic, I was expecting another update to block the rooting process.
also I was rather surprised how easy it was to root,... I think if i had to do it again,... instead of the 8 hours it took me, it would be more like 45 minutes now... lol
I must admit that I was constantly checking every little thing I was doing.... writing down notes for reference and trying to look at half a dozen open web pages to see how others had done it.
Going to be a problem for me though if I cannot access aftvnews any more....
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Thanks for the info deanr1977,...
I did try to use a keyboard but the firetv2 just kept on booting all the way to the home screen no matter what i did.
This was before I had actually installed the rom though, so this may well explain why I could get to the twrp recovery menu.
Is there a time limit as to how quickly you have to press a particular set of keys on a keyboard to get the recovery menu to show up?

slackbladder said:
Thanks bula1ca,
I Updated one firetv1 the other day to 5.0.5 and then pulled the plug..... I'm hoping that rbox will come up with a working rom that i can use.
for the time being my other firetv1 is using 51.1.6.3. (it seems a lot smoother than 5.0.5). or maybe that's just me.
the firetv2 had two ota updates to get to 5.0.5. I had a little panic, I was expecting another update to block the rooting process.
also I was rather surprised how easy it was to root,... I think if i had to do it again,... instead of the 8 hours it took me, it would be more like 45 minutes now... lol
I must admit that I was constantly checking every little thing I was doing.... writing down notes for reference and trying to look at half a dozen open web pages to see how others had done it.
Going to be a problem for me though if I cannot access aftvnews any more....
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Sure it will be back up soon, I'm in the UK & can access it fine so just sure it will only be a matter of time & it will be back up & running at your end?
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deanr1977 may I ask are you a vermin media customer? I'm trying to find out why it's only me.

slackbladder said:
deanr1977 may I ask are you a vermin media customer? I'm trying to find out why it's only me.
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you mean Virgin Media? yes
You have around 10 or 6 seconds to select boot normal to the left or boot to twrp to the right.
I use a Logitech K400 plus keyboard, works perfectly & also has a touch keypad which comes in very handy to those apps which need a mouse to access.
This one here -
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Logitech-Wireless-Keyboard-QWERTY-Layout/dp/B00XJ3LVPI

No honestly mate.... i really do mean vermin... ever since they took over I've had no end of problems. I'd laugh if I could but it just isn't funny.
I had a look at one of those k400's in a local pcworld.... but they were asking well over the odds. I think I might go down the amazon route. cheers also for the info on the boot timing.

slackbladder said:
No honestly mate.... i really do mean vermin... ever since they took over I've had no end of problems. I'd laugh if I could but it just isn't funny.
I had a look at one of those k400's in a local pcworld.... but they were asking well over the odds. I think I might go down the amazon route. cheers also for the info on the boot timing.
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I'm not happy with there set top box's or interface, but the Internet been fine for me, very fast almost all the time

I gave up in the and had to call them....
basically done all i could at my end... flushdns,... checked hosts, checked opendns, turned off everything except router and new VM| router (modem only mode) and tried an ipad... nope still no good. all this after a full shut down of everything and two reboots.
tried my phone,.... yep you got it right, full access to aftvnews.
whats even more stupid is that I'm using part of my wifi to access the net due to the poor 3g signal and i can access aftvnews.
Well VM staff said there's nothing wrong with network, nothing wrong at my end, and if i want access to keep using tor browser.
that's not really what i wanted to hear.
but he did mention that my IP address may have been blocked at the other end. although I'm not to sure why.
I also read some info from Elias, owner of aftvnews here... http://www.esaba.com/blog/limitations-of-siteground-vps-cloud-hosting/
seems he's not very happy either.
I've asked a bt customer to check for me,.. all okay. a sky customer... all okay,... and also yourself....
This only ever happened to me once before and that was on a forum many years ago. The owner had to unblock me so I could access the website again.
within two weeks I had been blocked again.

Firestick 2nd gen 5.2.7.4?

My firestick downloaded 5.2.7.4 and its broke my accessibility and adb commands. I looked on amazon to see latest versions for their devices and none of em are listed to have 5.2.7.4. Not sure if anyone else is having this problem or if they are rolling out another update and I just got unlucky and got some of the first roll outs of it. I also had ran some debloat commands and not sure if the stick just ran some updates after that. But it was after that it broke. But I have since factory reset and its still broke adb and accessibility. Just wanted to make people aware and see if anyone else has found a fix for this version or any info on a fix.

I having this problem too, cant set custom launcher.. anyone help us??

The 5-6 domains did not block this update either! This update made it through!
I also am wondering about this. Not even the app I used to prevent standby works anymore!

I have been looking all over for any info on the .4 update and no one seems to care as if this update doesn't exist. I have found no info on any existence of .4 except for a select few people sharing the same problem. this update has broke my adb as well as accessibility. Virus scanner wont work custom launcher will work if manually loaded. any app that requires any adb or accessibility are completely broke. sm commands come back as doesnt exists as will as i believe pm commands. only a select few non important commands will work. trying to give details in case it helps at all. but for now just letting developers do their thing and not trying to bother them to much. would love to help more but my 2nd gen tank cant be rooted. so i cant pull a backup or anything from it. not to mention if it was able to be rooted id be golden. Hopefully if someone figures out this whole .4 thing they will be kind enough to post something about it.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201497590
Adb works without any Problems.

dont try rooting. 5.2.7.4 wont flash twrp recovery and you are stuck in hacked bootloader.
EDIT: If you know what you are doing you can do the 2 flashes and recovery reboot from the fastboot-step.sh in Windows if you run into the above. It works, got magisk, am rooted.

Mine isnt rooted nor can it be. Its the model that was made in 2020. And I see they have updated the device to say it has 5.2.7.4 but my adb is still broke. I have tried to factory reset and my adb commands are still busted. sm command and pm commands come back as invalid or missing. Not sure whats going on. It doesnt make sense if yours works. Thank you for letting me know your adb is still functioning. I guess Im gonna have to mess with it more.

noremy said:
Mine isnt rooted nor can it be. Its the model that was made in 2020. And I see they have updated the device to say it has 5.2.7.4 but my adb is still broke. I have tried to factory reset and my adb commands are still busted. sm command and pm commands come back as invalid or missing. Not sure whats going on. It doesnt make sense if yours works. Thank you for letting me know your adb is still functioning. I guess Im gonna have to mess with it more.
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Try toggling unkown sources and debugging in settings? Maybe they got turned off?
Oh and just straight usb, 1 cable? Mine wont do tether adb with an otg cable.

Done all that. Unfortunately Im stuck. I dont what else to do with this thing. ADB will still connect but all the important commands come back as missing or invalid. such as sm commands and pm commands.

With 5.2.7.4 , you need root for this commands!!!

Thank you for clarifying this. I appreciate that. I unfortunately can't root mine due to manufacture date and them blocking the BL from what Ive read so I guess that stick is limited on its capabilities. But thank you for your time to reply to this. Hopefully this will clear it up for others as well.

TimmyP said:
dont try rooting. 5.2.7.4 wont flash twrp recovery and you are stuck in hacked bootloader.
EDIT: If you know what you are doing you can do the 2 flashes and recovery reboot from the fastboot-step.sh in Windows if you run into the above. It works, got magisk, am rooted.
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That is a common fastboot bug, not related to the fireOS version or the xploit.
Latest ubuntu with a full fastboot install works (fixed), on arch linux (like the 4k fire ISO) it's fixed it too, but also a full reinstall with pacman is necessary.

Sus_i said:
That is a common fastboot bug, not related to the fireOS version or the xploit.
Latest ubuntu with a full fastboot install works (fixed), on arch linux (like the 4k fire ISO) it's fixed it too, but also a full reinstall with pacman is necessary.
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I used the FireISO booted from USB in this post (err not this post, but the root post)... It will not flash the second script, not even manually. Windows...seconds.
My 4k stick went perfect.
Just posted in case it helps anyone.

TimmyP said:
I used the FireISO booted from USB in this post (err not this post, but the root post)... It will not flash the second script, not even manually. Windows...seconds.
My 4k stick went perfect.
Just posted in case it helps anyone.
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You can fix this issue if you connect the FireISO system to the internet and run this, in order to update fb:
Code:
pacman -Sy
pacman -Sy fastboot

Ahh where were you a couple days ago!

noremy said:
Thank you for clarifying this. I appreciate that. I unfortunately can't root mine due to manufacture date and them blocking the BL from what Ive read so I guess that stick is limited on its capabilities. But thank you for your time to reply to this. Hopefully this will clear it up for others as well.
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So just to clarify, 5.2.7.4 OTA has taken custom launcher apart by blocking pm grant permissions in accessibility.
TechdoctorUK mentioned this too a couple of weeks back. It seems the devs at amazon have been all over him lately and have been quoting tutorials etc from his site.
I've been using the ftvlaunchx app wrote to system settings on a post Dec 2019 unrootable 2nd gen and thought I'd blocked 5.2.7.4 update but I came back in today and was fkin horrified it had updated to 5.2.7.4 (I nearly sh't myself) its still optimizing apps just now but I'm hoping, just hoping that due to the pm grant permission already being installed it maybe slip through the net. Wishful thinking I know.
Hurry up and arrive 4k firestick I NEED ROOT

Let me know what you find out with yours. I have been watching the forums to see if and when someone may find a work around. Till then I'll keep tinkering with my 4k version.

noremy said:
Let me know what you find out with yours. I have been watching the forums to see if and when someone may find a work around. Till then I'll keep tinkering with my 4k version.
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Hi noremy, i just made a new thread there on 5.2.7.4, the cure is ftvlaunchx wrote to system settings, install atv launcher pro and set that as default launcher in the ftvlaunchx app, should work with any android tv launcher too.
Big thanks to the developers @github
Edit #### i rebooted and now the home button is not working at all
Only sending me back to amazon screen.
Regards
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Hi! Mine is a 2nd gen Firestick. After the 5.2.7.4 update, none of my apps are opening. It says "Amazon App Store is out of date. Please visit the Amazon website to install the latest version". When I click on the link, it says Appstore is installed & I am good to go. No matter what I do, same thing happens for each and every app. So I can't use any of the apps on my Firestick. Any suggestions on what this is? Thanks!

The only option I can think off would be to factory reset it. I know its a pain to put everything back on but not sure what else to try.

XT1789-04 Wireless is missing

I've done many dumb things to this phone but I've finally found something I have not been able to recover from. Let's start with the list of things you guys will have me try that I've already done.
- FlashAll to the latest as well as the "Return to Stock" thread here on XDA
- Lenovo's Recovery Tool (I thought someone on XDA might be wrong about something and went with the Mfg's software, sorry I doubted you guys.)
I'm using linux so I convert your Flash bat to an sh but I've never had issues doing so before. I've rooted this and three other phones and I'd like to think I know what I'm doing I've spent about two weeks on here and other Android forums but this time I need to actually ask for your help.
Now on to my issue.
I installed Lineage OS using their lovely guide and everything was great until I found out my WiFi isn't working. Well can't have that, return to stock! Oh my WiFi is still dead. Wait now I can't even enable dev options because I cannot get past the initial setup without WiFI. OK full reset wipe and restore. Nope nothing doing.
It shows MAC unavailable in the initial setup. adb shell over via recovery shows no wlan0 then I tried TWRP and also OrangeFox because I saw a similar fix with it. I try ip link show but ip isn't there tried to su but it's not going. I think I have eveything mounted right but I'm more Arch than Android :\
And in 5 seconds someone is going to link a thread on here I couldn't find in the search with a easy 3 step procedure. But just in case that doesn't happen feel free to ask for any logs.

I'm a dumb. Be sure you do the Pre-install instructions as these are what fixed my issues.

Hi, is your phone ATT version? Thanks.