I rooted my 7" Kindle fire HD shortly after getting it. To my surprise there was an automated program that did it for me so I didn't have to learn a whole lot. That was ~ 5 months ago. The big thing was to add the play store and a custom launcher which I did (apex launcher in case it matters).
Yesterday the only launcher available to me was the kindle launcher. I thought perhaps an update went wrong so I uninstalled and reinstalled the apex launcher via the play store. The launcher works, but I have to access it by going to the play store and clicking "open" on the app page (where you could install/uninstall the app). I searched how to install a launcher since I remembered taking different step other than just installing from the play store. The article mentioned going to app/data and when I do it says i no longer have root access.
I tried running the root program and I got a access denied message and root failed try again.
My question ends up being did I actually loose root access or is it something else? All I really need is to have the home button take me to the apex launcher and I wouldn't know anything had changed.
Use this to see if you have root.
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.joeykrim.rootcheck
If so, what version of the software are you running? Sure sounds like you got updated.
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If so, what version of the software are you running? Sure sounds like you got updated.
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Sorry, no root access....
Software version 7.2.3 . I had thought about an update as well, but I didn't find anything about a recent update. I didn't think 7.2.3 or any of the released updates messed with root access.
Sorry. I just realized you have the HD. This is the forum for the KF2 non HD.
I'm sure you'll get more help in the right section.
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mindmajick said:
Sorry. I just realized you have the HD. This is the forum for the KF2 non HD.
I'm sure you'll get more help in the right section.
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Thanks for pointing that out, I will repost in the correct place.
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Is it possible to run the stock kindle fire launcher on cm9 giving me the option to use either the Trebuchet launcher or the kindle launcher? i love the way the cm9 roms look on the kindle but I miss the stock kindle app and stock book store
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Is it possible to run the stock kindle fire launcher on cm9 giving me the option to use either the Trebuchet launcher or the kindle launcher? i love the way the cm9 roms look on the kindle but I miss the stock kindle app and stock book store
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there is good news and bad news:
I'll start with the bad one - not really possible, as it is not just a simple app, it's more like a framework, and devs need to work too much for this to be possible, if this is ever possible
The good news - you can download the kindle apps from amazon, and use them one by one, like Kindle for Android, Amazon Mp3, etc. :good:
I was looking for the same thing and found this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596706
I was trying it a little bit yesterday, and messed something up... I am going to flash a new ROM either tonight or in the next cpl of days and then I am going to try again making sure I follow the steps correctly.
I did get the amazon video app to load, but when I tried searching for a specific title it did a FC
rorogio said:
there is good news and bad news:
I'll start with the bad one - not really possible, as it is not just a simple app, it's more like a framework, and devs need to work too much for this to be possible, if this is ever possible
The good news - you can download the kindle apps from amazon, and use them one by one, like Kindle for Android, Amazon Mp3, etc. :good:
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Aw man i figured there was more too it since the launcher app would simply force close every time. Yea i know i can do those but i liked the kindle app better on the stock kindle rom. Guess ill have to chose :/ thanks though at least i got my sure answer
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I was looking for the same thing and found this post
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1596706
I was trying it a little bit yesterday, and messed something up... I am going to flash a new ROM either tonight or in the next cpl of days and then I am going to try again making sure I follow the steps correctly.
I did get the amazon video app to load, but when I tried searching for a specific title it did a FC
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I also tried this but it just kept force closing every time I tried to run it
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I also tried this but it just kept force closing every time I tried to run it
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Hmmm... maybe I didn't mess it up then that's the same thing that happened to me :crying:
Does kindle owners lending library work with this trick on cm9
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Does kindle owners lending library work with this trick on cm9
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This trick didn't even work for me but If you do get it to work it might
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Hello everyone,
First off I'd like to point out I am a noob when it comes to kindle rooting/flashing but have experience rooting mobile devices and most recently the Razr Maxx so I have some basic knowledge but not enough to figure out what my kindle is running. I recently bought a used Kindle Fire 1st gen and I have just realized that it is or has been rooted at some point and time . Here are a few things I can offer the experts to try and help me figure out where to start to find out what I'm running, etc.
- Looks like its running stock not a custom ROM. I see nothing to be related to Android System, no Google play market or android anywhere in the device settings
- The system version under device tab shows 6.3.1_user_7 digit number (option to "update your kindle" is greyed out)
- When I power on the Kindle the boot logo shows the words Kindle in white and FIRE in blue. At the bottom of the screen it says "press power button for boot options"
-When I hold the power button down the boot options are: Normal/Recovery/Reset Boot Mode
-In Recovery it shows that its running TWRP V 2.1.1
-I have had a error message that says "The process android.process.media has stopped unexpectedly. Please try again" pop up at random times
Before I figured out it had been flashed/rooted at some point and time, I went to the device options and factory reset to default because the previous owner left some apps and games on it, not sure if that was a good or bad thing to do I do not see any Superuser App or anything that would be a giveaway that it has root. To the best of my knowledge it's been functioning properly other than the forceclose issue I mentioned above.
Hopefully someone can help me figure out what this thing is running if anything and what i should update and what exactly a rooted Kindle allows me to do as the thought had not even crossed my mind about it being able to get root.. Thanks in advance for any and all help.
This is running stock with the custom bootloader and recovery
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This is running stock with the custom bootloader and recovery
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Thanks for the feedback. How can i figure out if i have root? Do i need to update recovery?
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Thanks for the feedback. How can i figure out if i have root? Do i need to update recovery?
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download a root checker. you also dont have to update recovery if you dont want it
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download a root checker. you also dont have to update recovery if you dont want it
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Can i download the root checker straight from the kindle? Also how do i get the Google play store on the kindle?
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Can i download the root checker straight from the kindle? Also how do i get the Google play store on the kindle?
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try to side load one. google play is somthing else that i would say to do if you were gonna stay on stock but your not so dont worry about it
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try to side load one. google play is somthing else that i would say to do if you were gonna stay on stock but your not so dont worry about it
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Im sorry but what does Side load mean? Never have heard that one on the mobile side of the forum sorry for the dumb question.
What are the perks of having a flashed ROM on a Kindle other than the customization part of it?
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Im sorry but what does Side load mean? Never have heard that one on the mobile side of the forum sorry for the dumb question.
What are the perks of having a flashed ROM on a Kindle other than the customization part of it?
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means find an apk online and put it on your sd card and manually install it.
benefits range from faster overall, to being able to get more apps
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means find an apk online and put it on your sd card and manually install it.
benefits range from faster overall, to being able to get more apps
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Ah OK, thanks for the clarification. Do they improve battery life like with mobile ROMs? I've noticed the battery life isn't that great on this kindle.
In regards to the get more apps part do you mean by being able to get apks to install manually vs what's available in the Amazon store?
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Ah OK, thanks for the clarification. Do they improve battery life like with mobile ROMs? I've noticed the battery life isn't that great on this kindle.
In regards to the get more apps part do you mean by being able to get apks to install manually vs what's available in the Amazon store?
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Battery life increases slightly.
As for apps, you will have access to the google play store
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Battery life increases slightly.
As for apps, you will have access to the google play store
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Can you recommend a good stable ROM? I don't plan on flashing over and over again as this kindle will go to my daughter.
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Can you recommend a good stable ROM? I don't plan on flashing over and over again as this kindle will go to my daughter.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051331
Im running this right now. Very stable
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Hi, I'm new to the forum, and I need some help.
Due to the Kindle fire update, my wallpapers for my launcher (Apex) seemed to have broke. I keep getting a black background. I've tried to use other launchers such as Nova but I get the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this? All help would be appreciated
BUMP. Having same issue. Background stays black and I've tried to change it but it stays the same
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Hi, I'm new to the forum, and I need some help.
Due to the Kindle fire update, my wallpapers for my launcher (Apex) seemed to have broke. I keep getting a black background. I've tried to use other launchers such as Nova but I get the same result. Does anyone know how to fix this? All help would be appreciated
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Sounds like you lost your wall paper chooser apk.
Try using kindlefree to reinstall or reinstall the way you did originally
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.stericson.KindleFree
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But i never really used the stock Rom... Since day 1 i have cm10.1 installed
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Been on cm10.1 for a while. Flashed back to stock a couple times to make sure I wasnt missing anything.
I wasn't
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We think we have a fix, i'm currently making an automated installer for it. Read my thread for this bug on the 7" hd, and how we are fixing it.
Wasn't sure if the kf2 was affected by this issue until i read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295750
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Nook releases the play store and amazon just keeps being arses
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framework-res.apk
stunts513 said:
We think we have a fix, i'm currently making an automated installer for it. Read my thread for this bug on the 7" hd, and how we are fixing it.
Wasn't sure if the kf2 was affected by this issue until i read this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295750
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I modified my framework-res.apk, but I need someone to compile it. Thanks
Link ---> http://www.mediafire.com/?67u9q4ifzz4bz77
(^^^ I couldn't get XDA uploader to work :S ^^^)
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Hi guys did anyone find a solution to the wall paper issue
I have the same problem on my Kindle Fire HD 7", a recent purchase which is superb, rooted following the guides on here Thanks But on May 30th the wall paper stopped working, just a black back ground all the time, The Kindle lost root access at the same time, so I had to re-root it, did that but it still didnt resolve the wall paper issue Currently on system version 7.4.1, Thanks in advance for any help :good:
I know I posted it before but I thought I'd post it again, I made an automated script that fixes your kindles wallpaper. Believe its on page 8 of this thread, this will work on kf2, hd7 and 8.9".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295750
Please read the instructions before using it, by instructions I mean the post, i didn't include a readme yet.
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Thanks very much Stunts513
I just read the whole of that thread, a very nice peice of work and thanks for sharing your efforts, is the link to the exe file you posted all sorted and working, I know reading you have carried out some amendments to your original script.
Thanks again for the help :good:
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I know I posted it before but I thought I'd post it again, I made an automated script that fixes your kindles wallpaper. Believe its on page 8 of this thread, this will work on kf2, hd7 and 8.9".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2295750
Please read the instructions before using it, by instructions I mean the post, i didn't include a readme yet.
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It works, but for now I left the script so it gives more output if you have an error. So far the only problems people have had were related to their own java paths not being set right, still not sure why that was but it wasn't related to my script. If such an occurrence happens it will just push the original unmodded framework back onto the device and make a backup still, in which case you would have to choose the restore option before trying again. I may add a preventative measure so it will just error out if the class paths are incorrect, but I have to get the exit error code from someone with the problem.
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Just applied the fix bu Stunts, worked a treat :good: I have to put the path in though for Java as it failed the first time saying java could not be found, even though I knew it was installed on my PC.. Thanks again Stunts513, your the fella
I used a widget to do this, it's a lot less of a hassle. Desktop VisualiZer, you can set it as large as you want it and place things over the top of it. It works exactly like a wallpaper, but it's just a widget. You need a launcher that lets you stack things on top of each other like Nova. Plus it wont break with every patch.
Here is my kindle now:
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So I was playing around last night installing some new apks and everything was going fine.... until I installed the grand theft auto 3 apk. I went to downloads and installed app and it sent me to a screen to download game. Had a big black box and a III logo to the side. Nothing would happen when I clicked it. So I went back to the make menu and when I get on there it just says ouya launcher crashed. I can play games and still access everything on the system except the make menu now. It only crashes when I go to it. Any suggestions? I deleted the GTA apk from the system download menu already.
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Probably a dumb question on my part, but have you tried rebooting since you removed the apk?
Otherwise, here's a free bump in hopes of someone else responding who knows more.
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I've tried the reboot a few times. Left it off all day tried again later and still the same. I installed GTA 3, fdroid, and retroarch from the ouya store. It started happening after I tried to install GTA 3. Hoping I don't have to reset everything but I just got it the other day so it wouldn't be too bad if I had to.
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I've tried the reboot a few times. Left it off all day tried again later and still the same. I installed GTA 3, fdroid, and retroarch from the ouya store. It started happening after I tried to install GTA 3. Hoping I don't have to reset everything but I just got it the other day so it wouldn't be too bad if I had to.
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what do you mean you deleted the APK. Did you uninstall the application in the settings - apps menu?
Here are a couple shot in the dark ideas
You may want to try and sidelaod it via adb and then remove it via adb?
Try and delete the data off the sdcard that is associated with the game.
Good luck.
I couldn't find everything through filepwn and I couldn't get into the make menu to use es file explorer so I found the app auot pilot. It let me reboot and go straight into es so I was able to delete all the remains of GTA and fdroid. Now I can go back into the make menu and all is right in the world again
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I couldn't find everything through filepwn and I couldn't get into the make menu to use es file explorer so I found the app auot pilot. It let me reboot and go straight into es so I was able to delete all the remains of GTA and fdroid. Now I can go back into the make menu and all is right in the world again
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I've had issues with ouya launcher crashing, I'll uninstall f-droid and see if anything changes.
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Let us know how it goes. Could be something related to fdroid
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Haven't played games in awhile.
But I have a verdict, F-droid seriously destabilizes OUYA. After uninstalling my system is no longer crashing so far. In fact Shine Runner and Beach Buggy Blitz were no longer running more than a minute or two and now run great again.
Go ahead and reinstall gta3.
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So i just found my old kindle charged it up and factory restored it. But now it doesn't want to do anything it won't download apps and is just acting weird. I think at one point i tried to root it using some app called king root. I'm not sure if that's what is causing issues now or what but i was wondering if there was a way to fix it. I realize its a bit outdated but i paid like 300 for it i would like to use it for something. Any help would be greatly appreciated [emoji16]
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Looks like im on my own here
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