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[REQUEST] 6.2.2 is out - BURRITOROOT seems not to work anymore

as the title says ...
kfu says "adbd cannot run in production builds"
burritoroot and superuser was deleted before trying again with kfu
6.2.2 update amazon:
https://s3.amazonaws.com/kindle-fire-updates/update-kindle-6.2.2_D01E_3205220.bin

Confirmed, now adb root access and recovery are nuked.
Edit:
I've been talking to jcase via irc, and he'll be releasing an updated Burrito Root shortly.

Wow. This is getting quite annoying.
And there is still no way to block OTA updates, unless you install CM7?

andTab said:
Wow. This is getting quite annoying.
And there is still no way to block OTA updates, unless you install CM7?
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there are ways:
you could try:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1451328
or
unregister at amazon
or
disable wifi

Wow, after two weeks of constantly reading posts and watching videos I finally got the courage to install TWRP and flash CM7 last night. Timing could not have been better. Will now need to wait until an updated stock Rom hits the forums before considering going back. Unless anyone can confirm that that any of the current stock based Roms survived or how that OTA app worked out this time around? I think they are just shooting themselves in the foot with this block all Root attitude they have going. I would have been perfectly happy with the buy everything you will ever need from us device as long as it didn’t stop me from running apps I know the system can run but you have chosen not to allow me to run software on my own device as I assumed I had voided my warranty out the box, actually before I ordered it. Anyhow I have no beef with CM7 as it’s much preferred. I’m just going to port over as much as is available like Silk & Keyboard just so it still has some of the uniqueness of being a Kindle. I guess I lucked out that before I ever knew about Root that I bought a device with an unlocked boot loader and had Sudo installed on the stock Rom. Hell of a rant, Piece!
Edit: wow was I ever in a bad mood when I made this post. All is good now but for a second I was about to ask the developer who was working on porting the stock launcher if he could put together a version that links the top links to the corisponding area inside the Google Market and take Amazon entirely out of the picture.

patience young jedi

It won't be long, jcase is releasing an updated Burrito Root soon.

BurritoRoot rises again,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410223

jcase said:
BurritoRoot rises again,
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410223
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You are truly amazing.

Developers

Is there anyone developing for the Kindle Fire 2?
As far as I can see, the answer is no but I'm not sure if you're all just been busy and work and don't have much to post yet.
If there is no dev team(s), or devs at all working towards getting this thing with a working Recovery and ROM, I will most likely put together a team this weekend.
Also, assuming there are devs, may you share any findings you have? Why or why not the recovery is being a difficult process and whatnot.
I will probably put together a team just in case, I just can't make promises until I meet this weekend and see if they want to work on this.
If/when i get a team I will make a thread for it and post any news updates as they happen. I really hope we can all get this thing cracked open soon!
Thank you in advance!
UPDATE!:
I hit reply instead of save, so I lost my post sadly, so bullet points!
-I could not contact the main dev.
-I do not plan on making a full dev team anytime soon.
-Powerpoint45 and Hashcode are making progress, moreso Powerpoint, although eventually it seems Hashcode plans to have a workaround, just no ETA or promises from him, but there is more hope than before!
-I will still help and try and offer advice to any newer people, I am not a dev, but I have a decent amount of experience that would be enough to help new people.
Good luck to all!

I too would like to know this. I don't have much but I would donate what I can to the first dev or team to get us past this locked bootloader.
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LegendaryCatalyst said:
I too would like to know this. I don't have much but I would donate what I can to the first dev or team to get us past this locked bootloader.
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Thanks I'll let you all know what gets decided this weekend. One coder agreed so far but their experience with Android is limited. The main person I have yet to talk to but he is the one that constantly messes with his android devices since android first came out. The issue is that he does not have a kindle fire, so I may have to buy them ones or lend mine to them to get the coding started.

I have been flashing ROMs and whatnot for a couple years, done my vibrant, galaxy s2, and a few others, but have no coding or developing skills whatsoever. I imagine everyone starts somewhere but I don't have the slightest idea where to begin. I would love to learn though. A locked bootloader seems like a steep challenge compared to obtaining root or developing a ROM. I might be wrong in that regard too.
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Depends on how the bootloader is signed. The Motorola Droid and Droid X were relatively easy to crack but other devices may never be cracked without help from the manufacturer.

LegendaryCatalyst said:
I have been flashing ROMs and whatnot for a couple years, done my vibrant, galaxy s2, and a few others, but have no coding or developing skills whatsoever. I imagine everyone starts somewhere but I don't have the slightest idea where to begin. I would love to learn though. A locked bootloader seems like a steep challenge compared to obtaining root or developing a ROM. I might be wrong in that regard too.
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Since this device already has Root, I don't know that the bootloader will be an issue. The Gen 1 Kindle Fire has JellyBean running on it already so it may be a (somewhat) simple task to port that to the Gen 2. I'll have to pull it and see what may be device specific to get things running on the Gen 2, but it can be done. We'll need to first get a custom recovery going to allow the ROM to install.
This looks promising from the Gen 1 forum. Perhaps someone can reach out to the dev and see 1) if he's ok with us using it and 2) if he can help get it going on the Gen 2.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

A locked bootloader generally means no custom kernels. Kexec is the only workaround (that I know of) other than unlocking, to start a new kernel . Root simply gives su access, it can't, in and of itself provide kernel customization.

Didn't the recovery for the KFHD's get put on hold? The stock recoveries won't usually let you flash anything that's not signed.
I'm not a dev but it seems like porting the KF1 ROM over to the KF2 should be pretty easy. Other than the bootloader, the hardware changes were minor, just bumping the CPU/GPU up one model and doubling the RAM. Again, it all hinges on unlocking the bootloader or reverse engineering the key it's signed with. Anybody have access to Amazon's EC2 system?

Antoine.WG said:
Didn't the recovery for the KFHD's get put on hold? The stock recoveries won't usually let you flash anything that's not signed.
I'm not a dev but it seems like porting the KF1 ROM over to the KF2 should be pretty easy. Other than the bootloader, the hardware changes were minor, just bumping the CPU/GPU up one model and doubling the RAM. Again, it all hinges on unlocking the bootloader or reverse engineering the key it's signed with. Anybody have access to Amazon's EC2 system?
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I just toured google today and made a new friend. He doesn't work on the android side, and that building is the most secure on the campus (That and the google+ are the only buildings regular employees can't enter fully without special permissions)
I am hoping he can introduce me to people on the android side of things and see if they would be willing to offer any insight that wouldn't involve an NDA heh.

LaserChicken said:
A locked bootloader generally means no custom kernels. Kexec is the only workaround (that I know of) other than unlocking, to start a new kernel . Root simply gives su access, it can't, in and of itself provide kernel customization.
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This is true, however the question was around custom ROMS, not kernels. You do not need a custom kernel to run a custom ROM, it's just nice to have the flexability.

Has anyone tried a Kindle fire HD rom? I think the specs are identical except for the screen. I'll do a little research and see what I can do. I would like to see otg working on my son's 2nd generation fire. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD

I might make a kf2 root app

tjmack3rd said:
Has anyone tried a Kindle fire HD rom? I think the specs are identical except for the screen. I'll do a little research and see what I can do. I would like to see otg working on my son's 2nd generation fire. Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk HD
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That's not quite how it works. I would also recommend to NOT TRY ANYTHING ON THE OTHER KINDLE FORUMS. If you check here, people have posted what works. I believe there is one guide for the basic rooting, and another for the steps on using root to make your Kindle do some decent stuff (new launchers, lockscreens, marketplace, all the good stuff!)
However, the issue with the KF2 is not really getting ROMs on, it's the step before it which is getting a working recovery so we can safely flash ROMs onto the device. Once that's done it shouldn't be hard to get a ROM, and it may be even possible to just use a KFHD ROM without any issues, BUT we need the recovery on here first, and getting around the locked bootloader.
To my all caps warning, just check the Q & A forums to see all the people who tried the recovery, rom, and rooting methods for their KF2. Most end up bricked.
If you are experienced in the sort of thing, go ahead and try at your own risk, just be careful. As you may notice, yes, most if not all (can't remember off the top of my head) of the methods we use to root ARE from the KFHD, so yes, some things do work, but way too many times I read about people that tried to put software that wasn't for the KF2 on it and it ends up bricked. Thankfully people seem to be fixing the bricked Kindles, but it's a very unfortunate experience people shouldn't have to go through.

powerpoint45 said:
I might make a kf2 root app
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Forgot to multi quote :\
This would be great I think! We have the tools so far, it's just that none have been made specifically for the KF2.
Good luck on the app as I'm sure many new KF2 users will appreciate it!

iytrix said:
That's not quite how it works. I would also recommend to NOT TRY ANYTHING ON THE OTHER KINDLE FORUMS. If you check here, people have posted what works. I believe there is one guide for the basic rooting, and another for the steps on using root to make your Kindle do some decent stuff (new launchers, lockscreens, marketplace, all the good stuff!)
However, the issue with the KF2 is not really getting ROMs on, it's the step before it which is getting a working recovery so we can safely flash ROMs onto the device. Once that's done it shouldn't be hard to get a ROM, and it may be even possible to just use a KFHD ROM without any issues, BUT we need the recovery on here first, and getting around the locked bootloader.
To my all caps warning, just check the Q & A forums to see all the people who tried the recovery, rom, and rooting methods for their KF2. Most end up bricked.
If you are experienced in the sort of thing, go ahead and try at your own risk, just be careful. As you may notice, yes, most if not all (can't remember off the top of my head) of the methods we use to root ARE from the KFHD, so yes, some things do work, but way too many times I read about people that tried to put software that wasn't for the KF2 on it and it ends up bricked. Thankfully people seem to be fixing the bricked Kindles, but it's a very unfortunate experience people shouldn't have to go through.
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I burnt out my usb port trying to make a fastboot cable. I tied the wrong pin in... I'm waiting on my replacement. I'm going to try to use the revrom to get the cwm on my kf2 if that works, I'm sure we could get someone to make a touch cwm or twrp for the kfhd. If the kfhd cwm works, we could use the touch cwm/twrp. Perhaps it will need to be modified... perhaps not. I suspect that the cwm won't work perfectly and we need to modify it to use the correct partition table.
I should mention that using my current factory cable, I can get to fastboot. I just burnt out the data pin. I tried to use dd to flash the revboot stuff, but I forgot to do the part where you get past the locked bootloader... instabrick

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I burnt out my usb port trying to make a fastboot cable. I tied the wrong pin in... I'm waiting on my replacement. I'm going to try to use the revrom to get the cwm on my kf2 if that works, I'm sure we could get someone to make a touch cwm or twrp for the kfhd. If the kfhd cwm works, we could use the touch cwm/twrp. Perhaps it will need to be modified... perhaps not. I suspect that the cwm won't work perfectly and we need to modify it to use the correct partition table.
I should mention that using my current factory cable, I can get to fastboot. I just burnt out the data pin. I tried to use dd to flash the revboot stuff, but I forgot to do the part where you get past the locked bootloader... instabrick
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I was trying to make a fb cable earlier today but the connectors were too hard to solder so I need a new cable to work with. I had same idea as u. Trying to boot into a recovery like cwm
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Nvm

you should be able to delete a post...

powerpoint45 said:
I was trying to make a fb cable earlier today but the connectors were too hard to solder so I need a new cable to work with. I had same idea as u. Trying to boot into a recovery like cwm
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I bought one on eBay for £3 including free next day delivery. I'll try to find the link as he was selling lots and it was delivered fast (in UK).
EDIT :
http://item.mobileweb.ebay.co.uk/viewitem?itemId=140893291002
Sent using my Jelly fingers.

Not devving yet, but as soon as we have our own recovery...
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How to get the Amazon Fire TV super administrator privileges?

How to get the Amazon Fire TV super administrator privileges?
As stated, there is to know? Please tell what

There is not a public root exploit at this time.

Sad thing is there won't be much dev done or progress made until we can root the AFTV We stuck where we are for now. That means no custom launchers, to recovery menu, no running custom OS's off a USB flash drive etc...

roligov said:
Sad thing is there won't be much dev done or progress made until we can root the AFTV We stuck where we are for now. That means no custom launchers, to recovery menu, no running custom OS's off a USB flash drive etc...
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Amazon Fire TV software defects too
You can not use usb hard drive
You can not change the language pack States
You can not use vpn

Yes there is a ton of potential...Just like the Apple TV 3 had, but without a public root exploit, we jailed to what Amazon allow :crying:

Once the next update has been released, the root exploit will be released.
Be patient

MadFlava said:
Once the next update has been released, the root exploit will be released.
Be patient
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I admit I don't follow his reasoning on that, but I'm patient.

roligov said:
Yes there is a ton of potential...Just like the Apple TV 3 had, but without a public root exploit, we jailed to what Amazon allow :crying:
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Companies that brand it should just stop being a c"ck and ask if we want to pay to have open android instead for a small one time fee if their only after lining their pockets,it would make sense as people would buy units more often for that purpose.
Or load it with an icon for open android or apk to switch to open android on it same goes for every proprietary os android system out there.
Because of this fact alone i am not buying the amazon fire tv unless cyanogenmod can work his magic on a rom for it.
I really need to know a qualcomm beast i can get for gaming using same as the power of this any ideas here?

Fedora on Fire TV

Is anyone tried to do this https://github.com/freedreno/freedreno/wiki/FireTV
It looks like it's possible and done by Rob Clark even in start of May. But lack of root prevent us to use it widely.
Booting process a little bit unclear for me.
Also check this out

I've just asked Rob about locked bootloader on G+, his response was:
To run custom kernel (ie. to get drm/msm driver) you would need an unlocked bootloader. Root the device, and then as root 'pm disable com.amazon.dcp' to block further updates (to avoid existing bootloader being updated). Hopefully the relevant people will be able to release more info about bootloader exploits soon.. having root is the first part of being able to do something useful w/ bootloader.
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Hey, guys!
Rob posted some details about vulnerability allowing to unlock bootloader in his blog http://bloggingthemonkey.blogspot.ru/2014/06/fire-in-root-hole.html?showComment=1403624931085#c3252639689847494536
Also check the demo using this hole and providing ability to write to physical memory https://github.com/robclark/kilroy
Just need to figure out how to use it, is anyone have an ideas o hints?

iRet said:
Hey, guys!
Rob posted some details about vulnerability allowing to unlock bootloader in his blog http://bloggingthemonkey.blogspot.ru/2014/06/fire-in-root-hole.html?showComment=1403624931085#c3252639689847494536
Also check the demo using this hole and providing ability to write to physical memory https://github.com/robclark/kilroy
Just need to figure out how to use it, is anyone have an ideas o hints?
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anyone know what this stuff does?
https://github.com/robclark/firetv-grub
unfortunately it seems like there aren't a whole lot of users here with the knowledge to put this information to good use, while i understand what is happening i couldnt begin to make use of any of that information Rob posted. maybe we could we start a bounty on unlocking the bootloader? or should we all just wait it out for jcase and rclark? once the exploits are patched and a update is released im pretty sure your going to see the bootloader unlock made public. Great job in advance to jcase and robclark!

nhumber said:
anyone know what this stuff does?
https://github.com/robclark/firetv-grub
unfortunately it seems like there aren't a whole lot of users here with the knowledge to put this information to good use, while i understand what is happening i couldnt begin to make use of any of that information Rob posted. maybe we could we start a bounty on unlocking the bootloader? or should we all just wait it out for jcase and rclark? once the exploits are patched and a update is released im pretty sure your going to see the bootloader unlock made public. Great job in advance to jcase and robclark!
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GRUB is a most popular and widely used linux bootloader for PCs
This repo looks like a fork tuned to use in fire tv, I think this one will be used to boot linux on AFTV.
Talking with Rob, he expected, exploit will be issues as soon as amazon will release update.

iRet said:
GRUB is a most popular and widely used linux bootloader for PCs
This repo looks like a fork tuned to use in fire tv, I think this one will be used to boot linux on AFTV.
Talking with Rob, he expected, exploit will be issues as soon as amazon will release update.
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any new updates on this recently? maybe Robs installation could be easier now that we have the custom recovery option available? pretty interested in getting this running if i can use it for a dedicated xbmc box with proper 24hz support. maybe we could start a bounty for someone who can make an installation that works with cwm if theres interest.

nhumber said:
any new updates on this recently? maybe Robs installation could be easier now that we have the custom recovery option available? pretty interested in getting this running if i can use it for a dedicated xbmc box with proper 24hz support. maybe we could start a bounty for someone who can make an installation that works with cwm if theres interest.
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Still no news, you could try to ask Rob directly on G+. Not sure if it could be possible through cwm. As for bounty I will pay my $5.
The one thing confusing me, how Rob achieved result in video. Probably there is a way, but some guy still want to make money on it. Another option is a hardware modification.
Yep with linux this box will be very interesting, with Fire OS it's a very specific devise, far from perfect.

iRet said:
Still no news, you could try to ask Rob directly on G+. Not sure if it could be possible through cwm. As for bounty I will pay my $5.
The one thing confusing me, how Rob achieved result in video. Probably there is a way, but some guy still want to make money on it. Another option is a hardware modification.
Yep with linux this box will be very interesting, with Fire OS it's a very specific devise, far from perfect.
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i did ask him on G+, he said he could upload a pre built boot.img and pointed me to the kernel branch hes using on his firetv, https://github.com/freedreno/kernel-msm/commits/firetv-drm , rbox said its possible if we can get the kernel on there via his recovery.. its all just out of my league. Rob documents how he did it minus the bootloader and root on this page https://github.com/freedreno/freedreno/wiki/FireTV , the instuctions are there so is it possible to flash the kernel with cwm ? and then is it possible to do everything he does with partitioning and file moving via recovery? or if someone gets it on there via his directions is it possible to just make a backup or flashable zip of the whole system? that people can just restore? I'll donate 5$ myself, so that puts the bounty at 10$ i guess.

nhumber said:
i did ask him on G+, he said he could upload a pre built boot.img and pointed me to the kernel branch hes using on his firetv, https://github.com/freedreno/kernel-msm/commits/firetv-drm , rbox said its possible if we can get the kernel on there via his recovery.. its all just out of my league. Rob documents how he did it minus the bootloader and root on this page https://github.com/freedreno/freedreno/wiki/FireTV , the instuctions are there so is it possible to flash the kernel with cwm ? and then is it possible to do everything he does with partitioning and file moving via recovery? or if someone gets it on there via his directions is it possible to just make a backup or flashable zip of the whole system? that people can just restore? I'll donate 5$ myself, so that puts the bounty at 10$ i guess.
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If he can provide a kernel and the missing link of what to do once you have the kernel and an empty root fs... is it doing an install or is it copying a premade rootfs, then I could probably make some kind of flashable package. I won't have time until next week though.

rbox said:
If he can provide a kernel and the missing link of what to do once you have the kernel and an empty root fs... is it doing an install or is it copying a premade rootfs, then I could probably make some kind of flashable package. I won't have time until next week though.
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wow guys,
this sounds and looks amazing. This should also enable to run something like OpenELEC natively. Would prefer this much more than having to run Android with all the refresh rate issues.
My box is still in preorder, Amazon says it will ship in about 6weeks. Think this could be an amazing toy
https://github.com/freedreno/kernel-msm/commits/firetv-drm
From some of the commits here, it looks like the Linux kernel does actually support the GPU more or less? Anyone knows if this means 2D/3D or what exactly?

freezer2k said:
My box is still in preorder, Amazon says it will ship in about 6weeks. Think this could be an amazing toy
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If by preorder you mean Germany/UK... it's going to come with 51.1.3.0 which isn't currently rootable.

rbox said:
If by preorder you mean Germany/UK... it's going to come with 51.1.3.0 which isn't currently rootable.
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Yes Germany,
Pretty sure it will either be possible due to another exploit by then or worst case with a little bit of soldering The eMMC thing looks promising.

freezer2k said:
Yes Germany,
Pretty sure it will either be possible due to another exploit by then or worst case with a little bit of soldering The eMMC thing looks promising.
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I wouldn't put too much faith in a new exploit coming out by then, but I guess wishful thinking... The eMMC "hack" is the best route, but I don't think anyone has actually figured it out yet.

Just to update this for those who care, We've got a pre compiled kernel now (located here) and i was informed using the prebuilt fedora f21 images (located here) should include everything needed for graphics drivers to work out of the box with the ftv. Rbox said he would try and throw something together when he gets some time which is great but i figured i'd still throw it out there for anyone else who was curious. I was told a good approach would be to flash the kernel and have the fedora file system on an external USB leaving the amazon file system alone, maybe one day it will be possible to kinda select between two kernels and be able to boot either fedora from external usb or the stock amazon OS from the onboard storage. Bounty is still at 10$

nhumber said:
Just to update this for those who care, We've got a pre compiled kernel now (located here) and i was informed using the prebuilt fedora f21 images (located here) should include everything needed for graphics drivers to work out of the box with the ftv. Rbox said he would try and throw something together when he gets some time which is great but i figured i'd still throw it out there for anyone else who was curious. I was told a good approach would be to flash the kernel and have the fedora file system on an external USB leaving the amazon file system alone, maybe one day it will be possible to kinda select between two kernels and be able to boot either fedora from external usb or the stock amazon OS from the onboard storage. Bounty is still at 10$
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This sounds great,
would love to try it Biggest issue remaining would probably be rooting the devices that are shipped out now...

Just saw this:
http://bloggingthemonkey.blogspot.de/2014/06/fire-in-root-hole.html
Looks like there is a CVE that allows to root the FireTV, which is different from Towelroot?
Anyone knows if this has been fixed by Amazon?
Here is some proof of concept code:
https://github.com/robclark/kilroy

nhumber said:
Just to update this for those who care, We've got a pre compiled kernel now (located here) and i was informed using the prebuilt fedora f21 images (located here) should include everything needed for graphics drivers to work out of the box with the ftv. Rbox said he would try and throw something together when he gets some time which is great but i figured i'd still throw it out there for anyone else who was curious. I was told a good approach would be to flash the kernel and have the fedora file system on an external USB leaving the amazon file system alone, maybe one day it will be possible to kinda select between two kernels and be able to boot either fedora from external usb or the stock amazon OS from the onboard storage. Bounty is still at 10$
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Thanks for links, I'm going to try. One thing confusing me, Rob mentioned we have to use diag partition for kernel and rename it to boot because boot is not big enough. Will play around this weekends.

freezer2k said:
Just saw this:
http://bloggingthemonkey.blogspot.de/2014/06/fire-in-root-hole.html
Looks like there is a CVE that allows to root the FireTV, which is different from Towelroot?
Anyone knows if this has been fixed by Amazon?
Here is some proof of concept code:
https://github.com/robclark/kilroy
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iRet said:
Thanks for links, I'm going to try. One thing confusing me, Rob mentioned we have to use diag partition for kernel and rename it to boot because boot is not big enough. Will play around this weekends.
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Yes, UK/GER/UnRooted-US FTV's, there is a Santa Claus"

iRet said:
Thanks for links, I'm going to try. One thing confusing me, Rob mentioned we have to use diag partition for kernel and rename it to boot because boot is not big enough. Will play around this weekends.
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I gave some tips in the cwm thread on how to avoid bricking. I don't even know of how you'll boot in to recovery from a running linux in the first place. Unless you know how to write the bootloader message.
Y314K said:
Yes, UK/GER/UnRooted-US FTV's, there is a Santa Claus"
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Except that post is extremely old.

rbox said:
I gave some tips in the cwm thread on how to avoid bricking. I don't even know of how you'll boot in to recovery from a running linux in the first place. Unless you know how to write the bootloader message.
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Can we patch this boot image outside your cwn to try it with fastboot boot?

Some basic root questions

First I was suprised I didn't see a Q&A stickied for some of these.
Now considering there are threads with the [ROOT} tag I do assume rooting is possible.
1. Is it possible if I were to buy a new firestick now? (apple and consoles and amazon's fire tablet have different generations or whatever you want to call them, usually with the newer ones being either impossible or nigh impossible to root/jb/mod etc., and that is what I am asking about here)
2. Why would you root it? {I understand rooting is fun and quite useful for my phone but considering how different my usage habits will be on the firestick vs the phone I am wondering if I would actually get use out of it. So I guess what I am morely asking here is what general benefits will I get out of this (ad removal/different tv aps etc.)
3. Has unfortunately been forgotten since I decided to focus on the other 2 and clarify (or try) what I was asking.

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1. Yes you can root the latest Fire TV stick with an app called Kingroot, no recovery system or rom is available "yet", but it is highly possible in the very near future this is gonna happen with thanks from our local Dev in the fire tv forums "rbox", unlocking a bootloader is probably never gonna happen, if you are thinking of doing this I rooted mine with Kingroot 4.1 or I've been told you can also do this with the latest version too (but don't quote me to that), if you do decide to root please think carefully first & if all goes well which it should (fingers crossed), please don't think about using the app Super Sume to swap/replace the Kingroot Su for Chainfires Super Su, a lot of people have bricked there device doing this removal/swap method & failed (you have been warned!)
2. You can modify/custom your system settings (if that floats your boat?), debloat/delete system apps If you wish? Put a working Adblocker on your Fire Stick? You could even put Xposed framework on it too (but I would advice You to only do this once & if the stick gets a working recovery then You can play around adding custom settings & other stuff by adding Modules to Xposed? Add Busybox & add other Rooted apps too? Have more control in general with your Fire Tv Stick.
3. Yes or No or possibly Maybe or Never depending on what question 3 was ment to be? Haha
Just check in the forums here for Kingroot & or look over at AftvNews web site for a guide on installing root via Kingroot on your stick. & if you do root don't forget to block updates to Amazon afterwards, that's also in a guide at AftvNews Web site.
Good luck
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