please help i got 1 firetv and 1 firestick used from someone on craigslist that i have no contact with .
once i connect them to tv all i get is waiting for an update . and stuck on that message .
i don't get registration screen . nothing . just keep saying waiting for an update .
unplug the power plug again the first thing i get is the update screen and stay like that .
so i have no way of registering them .
any help i can pass that or register or factory setting . and help to revive my firetv and fire stick .
I'm sure they are great genius very intelligent poeple here that knows the answer Plz help it's urgent.
this a dead forum i guess
japgeisha said:
this a dead forum i guess
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Its pretty dead around here, but if you use the search box, you'll find the answer to your problem.
firetv and firestick stuck on the the update screen. and go no further
Try holding down Right + the back button on the firestick remote for 10 seconds. This will invoke the factory reset options on your firestick.
RelmOne said:
Try holding down Right + the back button on the firestick remote for 10 seconds. This will invoke the factory reset options on your firestick.
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thank you for your answer and time . \
i did still after reboot pair remote conect wifi and boommm same problem stuck on updates
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Its pretty dead around here, but if you use the search box, you'll find the answer to your problem.
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i did search of course before asking some one like you . ik not an idiot nothing in this forum much my problem .\\
i suggest if you have nothing to say just keep quiet . be part of the solution not part of the problem .
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thank you for your answer and time . \
i did still after reboot pair remote conect wifi and boommm same problem stuck on updates
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i did search of course before asking some one like you . ik not an idiot nothing in this forum much my problem .\
i suggest if you have nothing to say just keep quiet . be part of the solution not part of the problem .
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I think on the device you where able to boot. This guide should help.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-stop...rom-installing-on-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Seems it is trying to install or download an update. And getting stuck.
Then do at least Method 2 if Not Rooted or Method 1 if the device IS Rooted of this guide to block them in the future.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Make sure you read the comments too. I sometimes find answers there.
Try to do the same on the other device too.
Y314K said:
I think on the device you where able to boot. This guide should help.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-stop...rom-installing-on-a-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Seems it is trying to install or download an update. And getting stuck.
Then do at least Method 2 if Not Rooted or Method 1 if the device IS Rooted of this guide to block them in the future.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-block-software-updates-on-the-amazon-fire-tv-or-fire-tv-stick/
Make sure you read the comments too. I sometimes find answers there.
Try to do the same on the other device too.
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thank you for taking time to read and try to help i appreciate that .
MY PROBLEM IS THIS :
the fire stick or fire tv both new from the box stuck on update screen
they are not registered yet .
there is no way to register them . need to pass the first screen update first which don't happen .
rooted or no rooted i did not get to that point .
just want my firestivck to boot normal and get the home screen thank you
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thank you for taking time to read and try to help i appreciate that .
MY PROBLEM IS THIS :
the fire stick or fire tv both new from the box stuck on update screen
they are not registered yet .
there is no way to register them . need to pass the first screen update first which don't happen .
rooted or no rooted i did not get to that point .
just want my firestivck to boot normal and get the home screen thank you
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Sorry, misread the Wifi part. Are you sure you are not blocking any Amazon HTTP/HTTPS addresses thru your Router ? I, in the past have had problems getting thru the first boot up & update screen when blocking Amazon addresses. You might have to try to do the disable internet for that device at a specific time if your still trying to keep a Root option.
No I'm nit blocking anything
I called amazon I gave them the serial number. I was told it's registred under different name
Even if it were. I should pass the update
My guess is that. The one who bought it maybe put the update block and o end up like this
Anyway to wipe the iOS and install custom one Like formatting a pc hhhh
Thx
japgeisha said:
No I'm nit blocking anything
I called amazon I gave them the serial number. I was told it's registred under different name
Even if it were. I should pass the update
My guess is that. The one who bought it maybe put the update block and o end up like this
Anyway to wipe the iOS and install custom one Like formatting a pc hhhh
Thx
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Not when you don't have a custom recovery like TWRP installed. If that was possible then folks that are on stock ROMS would be able to update before it's their devices turn in the new update queue.
When you first bootup your device. After the white Amazon logo but before the color Amazon logo. Do you see any reference to TWRP or some. Like a none Amazon splashscreen ?
I would call Amazon support again & ask them if there is a way to do a full Factory Reset from before it gets to the update page. I think there must be a way since it does probably have a stock recovery. Maybe a few Factory Resets will help with things. If you have access to a different internet network. You can try to get it to boot there. Maybe there is something on your current network causing a problem.
There are so many possible reasons for you problem that at this point you are just trying to get luckly & hope something works. Good Luck.
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Not when you don't have a custom recovery like TWRP installed. If that was possible then folks that are on stock ROMS would be able to update before it's their devices turn in the new update queue.
When you first bootup your device. After the white Amazon logo but before the color Amazon logo. Do you see any reference to TWRP or some. Like a none Amazon splashscreen ?
I would call Amazon support again & ask them if there is a way to do a full Factory Reset from before it gets to the update page. I think there must be a way since it does probably have a stock recovery. Maybe a few Factory Resets will help with things. If you have access to a different internet network. You can try to get it to boot there. Maybe there is something on your current network causing a problem.
There are so many possible reasons for you problem that at this point you are just trying to get luckly & hope something works. Good Luck.
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no reference to TWRP. normal boot no sign of anything .
i did many times force factory reset by remote but after the boot same error hung on update screen .
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no reference to TWRP. normal boot no sign of anything .
i did many times force factory reset by remote but after the boot same error hung on update screen .
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Previous owner must of borked the update or maybe turned off the Wifi setting some how. And since there is no ADB access there is no way to clear that. When the device stalls on update. See if your Router is still assigning an IP address for it. Then try to see if you can ADB to that IP address.
I would pester Amazon everyday to try to get some replacements. Probably your best bet.
it always connect to wifi or using ethernet but i have no way how to figure out which ip is connecting to .
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it always connect to wifi or using ethernet but i have no way how to figure out which ip is connecting to .
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Your router or modem hybrid should have a way to log into & see a list of what is connected by device & IP.
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it always connect to wifi or using ethernet but i have no way how to figure out which ip is connecting to .
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Is your router set to restrict access by MAC ? Is your router DHCP disabled?
Hello I have brought firesticks from a seller on Facebook and they are all stuck on the sorry can't find an update I have done the rest and unplug it so many times still nothing is there a way to bypass this I called Amazon and they said they wouldn't be able to do anything which sucks so is there a way to get past this or somehow update it so I can get them to work
Babydoll21188 said:
Hello I have brought firesticks from a seller on Facebook and they are all stuck on the sorry can't find an update I have done the rest and unplug it so many times still nothing is there a way to bypass this I called Amazon and they said they wouldn't be able to do anything which sucks so is there a way to get past this or somehow update it so I can get them to work
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have you find any solution ?? not able to do nothing with this fire stick tv 2.. stuck on first setup with the update
xhostluv said:
hello, i can't bypass the first update .. unable to update your fire stick tv. i have try slow internet connection, dns domain blocking, uk and us vpn to access the internet. nothin work. My Fire Stick TV with alexa voice command is just a brick. Please guys, can you help me?
update - i have call amazon and they told me the device was reported as stolen !! this is way i can't update the device. I have buy this stick from internet and was brand new and sealed.
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Ok! I have buy a new sealed Fire TV stick 2 that was reported lost/stolen! No way to bypass the update screen after connecting to internet, the device is blocked by amazon. I find a way to go to settings and check ADB Debuging and Unknown Application.
I have installed Amazon remote on my smartphone, after connecting to internet and display the error can't update i have pair my phone with the stick and press SETTINGS on my application.
After i have connected with adb from my pc
installed Hijack V3 - https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/launcher-root-launcher-hijack-v2-t3561026 ;
disable bloatware https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/general/disable-bloatware-2nd-gen-fire-tv-stick-t3674629
installed https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/app-leanback-launcher-fire-tv-t3750451
my stick is alive
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Turned my Fire TV on to an update notification. Updated hoping for more features, i.e.Prime Music use but to no avail. It also had the added (dis)benefit of disabling root and preventing towelroot from reenabling. Any thoughts?
One interesting thing I found out is that it is possible to enable installation from unknown sources with out editing the original settings.apk.
halftonehero said:
Turned my Fire TV on to an update notification. Updated hoping for more features, i.e.Prime Music use but to no avail. It also had the added (dis)benefit of disabling root and preventing towelroot from reenabling. Any thoughts?
One interesting thing I found out is that it is possible to enable installation from unknown sources with out editing the original settings.apk.
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So you're the second person to claim to have gotten an update. I still haven't gotten it. I'd be curious to see if they've patched the bootloader. I'll have to wait until @AFTVnews.com or I get the update and get the URL to examine it. It's possible you'll be able to downgrade, but without knowing what was in the update I'm not going to encourage such an action. But if you want to try it out on your own, go right ahead. There are instructions and URLs in a few posts here. Just know if they updated the bootloader and turn on anti-downgrade flags, it might brick.
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So you're the second person to claim to have gotten an update. I still haven't gotten it. I'd be curious to see if they've patched the bootloader. I'll have to wait until @AFTVnews.com or I get the update and get the URL to examine it. It's possible you'll be able to downgrade, but without knowing what was in the update I'm not going to encourage such an action. But if you want to try it out on your own, go right ahead. There are instructions and URLs in a few posts here. Just know if they updated the bootloader and turn on anti-downgrade flags, it might brick.
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One of my Fire TV's tends to get updates early so hopefully it'll get updated tomorrow. I'll be sure to set it up to sniff out the update URL.
Thanks for the insight. I'll wait on downgrading at the moment with no know brick recovery method. I wonder if the other numerous one clicks used the same method as geohots?
halftonehero said:
Turned my Fire TV on to an update notification. Updated hoping for more features, i.e.Prime Music use but to no avail. It also had the added (dis)benefit of disabling root and preventing towelroot from reenabling. Any thoughts?
One interesting thing I found out is that it is possible to enable installation from unknown sources with out editing the original settings.apk.
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Do you have a new version number you can provide us?
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Do you have a new version number you can provide us?
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51.1.2.0_user_512073320 according AFTV.com
Downgrade To Previous Firmware
Would downgrading to previous firmware update allow for the ability to root the Fire TV?
EDIT: Will be receiving a new Fire TV from Amazon tomorrow and if it comes with the new firmware update, I'll downgrade and report on whether it works or not. Nothing to lose on my part if it bricks as I will be able to return it to Amazon.
mjbxx said:
Would downgrading to previous firmware update allow for the ability to root the Fire TV?
EDIT: Will be receiving a new Fire TV from Amazon tomorrow and if it comes with the new firmware update, I'll downgrade and report on whether it works or not. Nothing to lose on my part if it bricks as I will be able to return it to Amazon.
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Downgrading requires the FTV to be rooted in the first place to be able to push the update.zip to the proper location.
Edit: I noticed recovery mode (following steps here) has an option to "Update from ADB" (I assume this would use ADB sideload). However, since the FTV doesn't have an accessible USB client port, I'm not sure how or if this would work (unless they build network drivers into the recovery partition).
If this was figured out, that could be a possible method of downgrading.
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Downgrading requires the FTV to be rooted in the first place to be able to push the update.zip to the proper location.
Edit: I noticed recovery mode (following steps here) has an option to "Update from ADB" (I assume this would use ADB sideload). However, since the FTV doesn't have an accessible USB client port, I'm not sure how or if this would work (unless they build network drivers into the recovery partition).
If this was figured out, that could be a possible method of downgrading.
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If network support was available in recovery... how would we know the ip address? I am wondering if there might USB support in recovery for ADB with male/male cable.... I don't happen to have one to test... anyone else?
I imagine the IP address would be the same but it would utilize a different port
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If network support was available in recovery... how would we know the ip address?
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Check the DHCP tables in your router to see which IPs have been leased to which device.
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If network support was available in recovery... how would we know the ip address? I am wondering if there might USB support in recovery for ADB with male/male cable.... I don't happen to have one to test... anyone else?
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I have tested this with no luck. Plugging in a male/male USB cable while on that recovery screen does nothing. The Fire TV is not seen by the PC.
I may be wrong about this, but the problem is that in order to get to that recovery screen, the Fire TV has to be in USB Host Mode. This is what allows it to recognize commands from a USB keyboard. In order to use ADB via USB and transfer the update package, the Fire TV needs to be in USB Accessory Mode. When "Update via USB" is selected, the Fire TV does not switch to USB Accessory Mode. It stays in USB Host Mode.
The only way I know of for the Fire TV to be in USB Accessory mode, is to connect the Fire TV to a PC via a male/male cable while it is powered off, and then power the Fire TV on. In this setup, it sees that it's connected to a PC and enables fastboot via USB with the USB set to Accessory Mode. In this state, plugging in a keyboard does nothing which means there is no way to get to recovery.
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Check the DHCP tables in your router to see which IPs have been leased to which device.
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I do not believe that work if it uses a default IP address like many devices do for setup rather than dhcp.
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I do not believe that work if it uses a default IP address like many devices do for setup rather than dhcp.
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There is no networking code in the stock recovery. DHCP or explicit ip addresses.
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There is no networking code in the stock recovery. DHCP or explicit ip addresses.
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I wonder if there is a way to send our own update via network by somehow spoofing the update server that amazon uses.
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I wonder if there is a way to send our own update via network by somehow spoofing the update server that amazon uses.
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MITM'ing an update to the firetv is easy. But making the Fire TV download it is the hard part. When it checks for updates its a complicated encrypted exchange between the firetv and the amazon servers. I tried spoofing that and it was rejected because of the hashes. So if the firetv wants to already download an update, it would be possible for it to download something else. But that something else would still need to be a valid signed update. Can't make it download and update random code.
AFTVnews.com said:
...The only way I know of for the Fire TV to be in USB Accessory mode, is to connect the Fire TV to a PC via a male/male cable while it is powered off, and then power the Fire TV on. In this setup, it sees that it's connected to a PC and enables fastboot via USB with the USB set to Accessory Mode. In this state, plugging in a keyboard does nothing which means there is no way to get to recovery.
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Hi,
because I'm new at the AFTV and it's just ordered (I prefer to have it at my hands when I post ideas ) BUT what will happen, if you use your described way to get it to connect to PC, but not using power off/on , but using 'adb reboot recovery' via network?
BTW: OT does 'Image Verification' will stop after a count of posts or do I have to do it always?
got this update today by auto update (got the box and tried blocking domains but doesn't work)
51.1.3.0_user_513011820
any chance to root or downgrade the box now or just replace it by amazon?
Hitchi said:
got this update today by auto update (got the box and tried blocking domains but doesn't work)
51.1.3.0_user_513011820
any chance to root or downgrade the box now or just replace it by amazon?
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I feel sorry for you Bro, same here. Hope that towelroot or an other solution will come soon.
RA
Hitchi said:
got this update today by auto update (got the box and tried blocking domains but doesn't work)
51.1.3.0_user_513011820
any chance to root or downgrade the box now or just replace it by amazon?
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Do you have a German Fire TV? I'm trying to determine if this new update is only being pushed to German Fire TVs.
So I have received a replacement FTV and I believe it to be rootable because it does not go to the German language in the beginning screen.
Problem I am having is I blocked the updates in my router and I can't complete the initial set up. It sends a lot of time on:
"We are trying to update your Amazon Fire TV but we cannot contact our services. We will keep trying. Please do not disconnect from the network or unplug the power cable."
Then it goes to a screen that says:
"Unable to update your Amazon Fire TV
Try disconnecting the power cable for a few seconds and then plugging it back in.
If that does not work, please try again later or contact us at www.amazon.com/firetvsupport."
Any idea how to get past this without the update?
Thanks for the help guys!
I got past it by using open dns to block the update urls instead of directly blocking on router. Then after I got past it, I switched back to blocking on router directly and disabled the update program on firetv itself.
I don't understand how opendns.com will work for this? If that works would privateinternetaccess.com also work? I normally am running pptp with them for added security as I browse or do whatever I do.
draky said:
So I have received a replacement FTV and I believe it to be rootable because it does not go to the German language in the beginning screen.
Problem I am having is I blocked the updates in my router and I can't complete the initial set up. It sends a lot of time on:
"We are trying to update your Amazon Fire TV but we cannot contact our services. We will keep trying. Please do not disconnect from the network or unplug the power cable."
Then it goes to a screen that says:
"Unable to update your Amazon Fire TV
Try disconnecting the power cable for a few seconds and then plugging it back in.
If that does not work, please try again later or contact us at www.amazon.com/firetvsupport."
Any idea how to get past this without the update?
Thanks for the help guys!
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If you are blocking the update server and get this it 99% mean it's running 51.1.0 and the first update it will take is 51.1.0.2. Then it'll try to update to the latest. If that's the case, you need to unblock the servers, let it download the update, and then when it reboots to install it, reblock them.
rbox said:
If you are blocking the update server and get this it 99% mean it's running 51.1.0 and the first update it will take is 51.1.0.2. Then it'll try to update to the latest. If that's the case, you need to unblock the servers, let it download the update, and then when it reboots to install it, reblock them.
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So I let the system download the first update, unplugged the ethernet line as it restarted. Then I blocked the updates sites and plugged it back in... Now I'm sitting at sw version 51.1.4.0. Guessing there's nothing I can do about it now...
draky said:
So I let the system download the first update, unplugged the ethernet line as it restarted. Then I blocked the updates sites and plugged it back in... Now I'm sitting at sw version 51.1.4.0. Guessing there's nothing I can do about it now...
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Really, there is no way to bypass a forced update... but it finally looks like they've caught on to us. Doesn't seem like good news.
draky said:
Any idea how to get past this without the update?
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Hi,
i have the same problem.
Trying to finish initial setup without updating firmware.
At first start, Network found and started downloading Update.
So i turned it off and blocked the updateserver at router.
But can´t pass setup this way...
There's a guide on AFTVNews on how to bypass the mandatory update. Does that guide no longer work?
I wiped and installed latest pre-rooted software and could not get past checking for updates using blocks on router. Switched to open dns and went right through. Then I switched back to router. Just my experience.
16Darknight said:
There's a guide on AFTVNews on how to bypass the mandatory update. Does that guide no longer work?
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it still works,
thank you
I know this is too late for OP, but incase someone comes across this thread looking for an answer, here is my guide to bypass the forced update:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-get-passed-a-forced-software-update-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/
AFTVnews.com said:
I know this is too late for OP, but incase someone comes across this thread looking for an answer, here is my guide to bypass the forced update:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-get-passed-a-forced-software-update-on-the-amazon-fire-tv/
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And looks like I may get lucky... After it was funny loaded up I immediately preformed a master reset on the device just to see if everything took or if I happened to get lucky and something didn't load right and I was right. I go in, choose my language, put in my amazon account (it knows when I put in the wrong account) and then tries to register the device and while it's doing that it's flashing back and forth with a screen that says it doesn't have network connectivity but the box still has the white light.
I plug in my old box, lights up and connects just fine. I let it sit tonight for 20 minutes and still didn't work right so I'll be calling them tomorrow to see about replacing this one. Looks like the software update maybe didn't get loaded right.
I got through the initial setup following AFTVnews guide. Unluckily my Gernan FTV was on 5.1.3.0 from the start on, so i can't root and use the update blocking tool. Still having the update servers blocked the FireTV is almost unusable since it complains about not having a network connection. XBMC works fine but i can't use Amazon instant video. I blocked amzdigitaldownloads.edgesuite.net
softwareupdates.amazon.com
via router. any advice what i can change to continue blocking updates, but still access Amazon content?
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{ParanoiA} said:
I wiped and installed latest pre-rooted software ...
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Beginning with which version, please?
Was on whatever came before 51.1.4.0 and did full wipe and then installed 51.1.4.0 and that's when I had to use opendns. After that I just flashed 51.1.4.1 over top of it because of the requirements.
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Was on whatever came before 51.1.4.0 and did full wipe and then installed 51.1.4.0 and that's when I had to use opendns. After that I just flashed 51.1.4.1 over top of it because of the requirements.
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Bummer. It was 51.1.1.0 or earlier.
Wishful thinking...
What I've discovered is in the serial number range of the units themselves. If the unit has a serial of 7090020141....anything after that from 0 to 4 will not root....it will automatically jump to the "your unit requires an update" screen...no way around it. If the serial is 7090020141.....5 and above it will root.
I have rooted almost 100 units in the past 2 weeks and it is the same every time.... Perhaps I'm wrong....but I think not.
At this point I can look at the serial and tell you if it will root or not.
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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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.
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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.
Hi All.
I am looking for some guidance/assistance please. I bought a fire stick a long time ago and then went on to install Kodi on the device. After not using the device for a few weeks after I then thought it was lost. I have recently found the firestick and was hoping to do a full factory reset, the only issues are (and this is where I need help please) I have changed my internet provider, had a new laptop and forgotten the pin to the device. Is there any way of being able to reset the device? It doesn't even show the new internet provider when scanning for a new network, it doesn't display any.
Any help is appreciated
Thank you
Tubs2315 said:
Hi All.
I am looking for some guidance/assistance please. I bought a fire stick a long time ago and then went on to install Kodi on the device. After not using the device for a few weeks after I then thought it was lost. I have recently found the firestick and was hoping to do a full factory reset, the only issues are (and this is where I need help please) I have changed my internet provider, had a new laptop and forgotten the pin to the device. Is there any way of being able to reset the device? It doesn't even show the new internet provider when scanning for a new network, it doesn't display any.
Any help is appreciated
Thank you
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If you are on a rootable software version there is something you can do.
I had the same issue with I fire stick i bought off ebay.
So if your on a rootable software version what you need to do is root your Fire stick with Kingoroot, then after you are rooted you need to disable the parental controls.
Im unsure of the commands needed if you are going to do this through adb but the way i managed was to install Titanium Backup and navigate to anything related to parental controls and freeze the services.
This will now allow you to change any settings without a pin.
Dont forget to disable updates using method 1 on AFTVNEWS site, so not to lose root as when you connect to your Internet it will automatically download then attempt to update.
Safest way to accomplish this would be to have the fire stick plugged into a laptops usb 2.0 port for power, as usb 2.0 gives 500ma max, and fire stick dont like being plugged into this and wont update automatically.
i All,
So hopefully i can get my Nvidia Shield working heres some info.
Nvidia Shield 2017 with 2 usb,hdmi,ethernet & power port Model 2897(emprinted on unit underneath) with P2920 Controller
Now here is some history on this.mybuddy used this for watching movies,shows etc from having Kodi on it.he said one day he turned on the Nvidia and it said "unit is corrupted and not trustworthy, go to g.co/ABH". So he gave it to me(he is not tech savy)in hopes i can repair it.so i tried the basic rest.I can access and do factory reset wipe data but when it restarts it still does the same thing.So figuring maybe reimaging would work?
Any one see this before and a fix?thanks
SpanKyM3 said:
i All,
So hopefully i can get my Nvidia Shield working heres some info.
Nvidia Shield 2017 with 2 usb,hdmi,ethernet & power port Model 2897(emprinted on unit underneath) with P2920 Controller
Now here is some history on this.mybuddy used this for watching movies,shows etc from having Kodi on it.he said one day he turned on the Nvidia and it said "unit is corrupted and not trustworthy, go to g.co/ABH". So he gave it to me(he is not tech savy)in hopes i can repair it.so i tried the basic rest.I can access and do factory reset wipe data but when it restarts it still does the same thing.So figuring maybe reimaging would work?
Any one see this before and a fix?thanks
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Here you go....https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1005841/shield-tv/shield-tv-is-corrupt/
same thing happened to me after updating to Shield Experience 6..3
What you need to do here is boot to fastboot and unlock the bootloader.
after that you need to flash recovery image and re-lock the bootloader again.
jionny said:
Here you go....https://forums.geforce.com/default/topic/1005841/shield-tv/shield-tv-is-corrupt/
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Sorry for late post but thanks for the help,running into some issues still.
SpanKyM3 said:
Sorry for late post but thanks for the help,running into some issues still.
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such as?
Anyone have a fix for this? Running into same issue. I cannot get the SHIELD to show up in Device Manager. I cannot get into the OS to turn on Debug mode. Im lost atm.