Ok, so im using KFU to root my Kindle.
I get it rooted, I get twrp and firefirefire installed, but when it trys to "Attempt to remove root checker"
It says:
mv: can't rena,e '/system/bin/check_rooted': No such file or directory
Then it trys to install Superuser.apk and I get this error: "Error: Could not access the package Manager. Is the system running?"
But I have root? Any ideas?
Download a file manager that lets you see system files like root explorer and see if the root check file is removed
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You should also look in devices on windows and see what is showing up
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yeah i know how to use adb, ive used it before for my Sprint Evo.
when i do adb devices, it shows a bunch of numbers
but in dev manager, it just shows it as a portable device.
Did you try to remove the file with adb
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what would the command be?
and do i manually need to push the .apk?
Kfu says adb shell mv /system/bin/check_rooted /system/bin/check_rooted.bak
I would do
adb shell. If this doesn't work your drivers might be messed up
mv /system/bin/check_rooted /system/bin/check_rooted.bak
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Hmm, it kicked back a # sign. But I was able to install gapps? Weird.
# means the adb shell command worked now try the mv command
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yeah i got it to work, and installed a rom, now it doesnt even show up on my computer anymore. It makes the sound when something connects, but nothing pops up.. Damn it.
Edit: Fixed it. Thx for the help.
Glad I could help
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I flashed the 6.3 update from TWRP and after reboot it gets stuck on kindle fire logo. I have tried Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility with no success. Whenever I choose an option on there, it says waiting for device. When I plug my kindle fire into my computer it makes the connecting noise. In kindle fire utility it shows that adb is online, but the boot status is shown as unknown. When i try to have it reboot into normal mode from kindle fire utility, I get exec '/system/bin/sh; failed : no such file or directory. Then the kindle fire resets itself and im back at square one.
I've uploaded a screenshot of what I get when I use kfu and try to get into fastboot
u were supposed to wipe data after flashing but before rebooting. what rom were you on before you flashed it? usbboot or factory cable.
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I was rooted stock. Do you think I should order a factory cable?
yes. unless your comfortable removing the back cover.
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If you type "adb devices do you see your kindle?
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when i type adb devices under command prompt I get that it's not a recognized command. I think that's because I never downloaded and installed the Android SDK. I've always just used kfu to root and install recovery.
chris_m128 said:
when i type adb devices under command prompt I get that it's not a recognized command. I think that's because I never downloaded and installed the Android SDK. I've always just used kfu to root and install recovery.
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Personally I don't think it will show up in adb devices.but you don't need android sdk for adb.if you downloaded kfu then you have it.first look in kfu folder till you find adb.exe. then use the cd command and move into the folder with adb.then you can do adb devices.good luck bro.I've bricked 2 kindle fires and I still don't have enough money for a third.
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when i type adb devices under command prompt I get that it's not a recognized command. I think that's because I never downloaded and installed the Android SDK. I've always just used kfu to root and install recovery.
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like he said, but u can also navigate to the folder and do shift+control+right click and open cmd prompt. from there do adb devices
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thank you!
when i type in adb devices after following your instructions I get a bunch of numbers, then they are followed by "device" I can post a screenshot if it will help
You said your computer makes a noise when u plug it in.. its not bricked. What does it show in device manager.
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it shows android phone
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it shows android phone
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Delete those drivers and run the driver pack from kfu. Then manually select the driver device manager. You have to choose adbcomposite device
You are not to bricked you only have the wrong driver
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that's what's keeping my device from booting up?
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that's what's keeping my device from booting up?
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No it is what is preventing you from fixing it
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they are all wrong.
when u do adb devices and it shows numbers your golden.
do it again
then do
adb idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
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smirkis said:
they are all wrong.
when u do adb devices and it shows numbers your golden.
do it again
then do
adb idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
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Well, I don't want to argue. I just know that for the 2 kindles that had the same problem as the OP, any adb command I sent just sat "waiting for device" It was not until I got the right driver (adb composite) that it started taking adb commands again.
if he can push a 4000 reboot without the driver, great. But if he is getting "waiting for device", as he stated in OP, then my suggestion is to get the right driver installed in there.
most soft bricks happen when the fire gets stuck in fastboot mode and loses connection via driver issues and fails to take adb commands.
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when i type in adb devices after following your instructions I get a bunch of numbers, then they are followed by "device" I can post a screenshot if it will help
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but, this.
so, I don't wanna argue either. fastboot is one thing, but adb is another.
his waiting for devices in the op is from kfu, and if you know how it works, it chains a fastboot command and pings it at waiting for devices awaiting reboot. his adb works fine.
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Sorry for hijacking your thread bro but im having the same problem. ADB is online but boot status is unknown. On top of that, its stuck at the kindle logo. Any help?
Hi,
I am a total noob. I don't even know the proper expressions for this whole thing.
So this is my case:
I am outside the US and bought the Kindle Fire with a 6.3 firmware, couple of days ago.
Being curious about what it all can do, created a fake account with a test credit card as I read somewhere in the net.
Then downloaded the KFU 0.9.5 and rooted the device, everything went according to the plan, so I thought.
Then I discovered I had to use something called Market Opener to install other apps. But this Market Opener never worked.
So I found out that I had to change permissions. But this cannot happen as I get that message that adb services can not run in production builds etc. whatever that may mean.
So I downloaded Android SDK, followed the instructions installed it but I still cannot get into the root and change folder permissions. Sometimes it recognizes the device, sometimes not and when it does it tells me the same thing as above.
Then I would need some .apk to do the thing on the device but I cannot install those as I don't have the Market Opener or the Google Play and I cannot get those if I don't have superuser permissions to change things in Folders.
Basically I have been spending the last 3 days in searching the net for answers but to no avail.
So, can someone help me please? What I need to do is being able to install some apps including Market Opener / Google Play and being able to watch Amazon VOD. Is this possible?
Please bear in mind that I have no clue of the specific language, i.e. I don't know what flash is and how to do it nor I know how to do a backup and restore or how to reset everything in the original state.
SO if some of you have the patience to help, please advice me with some noob language so that I can understand.
Thanks in advance for the help that will come
Are you looking to put a custom rom on it or just root? If you're looking to keep Amazon services, you can put MoDaCo's rom on it, which is just like your kindle out of the box with a few extra bells and whistles. There are alot of guides floating around on how to get ADB working. There's an excellent beginners guide in the General section that I highly advise checking out.
Noob terms: if you want to keep the Amazon experience, I reccomend MoDaCo. Look for it in the development fourms.
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Are you looking to put a custom rom on it or just root? If you're looking to keep Amazon services, you can put MoDaCo's rom on it, which is just like your kindle out of the box with a few extra bells and whistles. There are alot of guides floating around on how to get ADB working. There's an excellent beginners guide in the General section that I highly advise checking out.
Noob terms: if you want to keep the Amazon experience, I reccomend MoDaCo. Look for it in the development fourms.
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Thanks for ur answer.
I have read a lot of guides out there but I seem not to be able to get the ADB working as I always get the message I gave in the original post plus the fact that sometimes it recognizes the device and sometimes not.
I have read the beginners guide which was excellent but without the ADB working there is little I can do I suppose.
As I wrote, I want to play with the device to see what it is able to do and want to use the Amazon VOD if possible. I.e. I would like to be able to use Google Play to get apps on will and still keep the Amazon services. Would that be possible with the MoDaCo staff?
Ok. I downloaded the MoDaCo staff.
Must I reset the kindle to the factory settings before I install that? If yes, how?
And how do I flash it?
Make sure you are in fact rooted.
You seem like you know enough about adb to try the following commands.
adb shell
ls /system/xbin
Look for a file called "su" in the list
Then...
ls /system/app
Look for a file called "Superuser.apk"
A lack of either of these means you're not rooted and may be the source of your problems
If you are trying to change system file permissions through adb...
adb root
adb remount
adb shell chmod blah /blah/blah/yadayada
Just don't literally type "blah /blah/blah/yadayada"
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a factory reset won't really help you because you're basically replacing the operating system. pretty sure all amazon services are working with modaco. to install it, look around for a guide on how to install something called firefirefire (FFF) and TWRP. pretty sure that can all be done with kfu in a couple clicks. then copy the modaco zip onto your kindle, go into the wipe menu and clear out system, cache, dalvik cache, and data (factory reset), then go into install and choose the modaco zip. reboot and you should be set.
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Make sure you are in fact rooted.
You seem like you know enough about adb to try the following commands.
adb shell
ls /system/xbin
Look for a file called "su" in the list
Then...
ls /system/app
Look for a file called "Superuser.apk"
A lack of either of these means you're not rooted and may be the source of your problems
If you are trying to change system file permissions through adb...
adb root
adb remount
adb shell chmod blah /blah/blah/yadayada
Just don't literally type "blah /blah/blah/yadayada"
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Thank you for your answer.
I would gladly follow your advice but the adb does not find my device. I don't know whether this is normal and if I must reboot my PC.
The kfu also gives me an offline status...
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a factory reset won't really help you because you're basically replacing the operating system. pretty sure all amazon services are working with modaco. to install it, look around for a guide on how to install something called firefirefire (FFF) and TWRP. pretty sure that can all be done with kfu in a couple clicks. then copy the modaco zip onto your kindle, go into the wipe menu and clear out system, cache, dalvik cache, and data (factory reset), then go into install and choose the modaco zip. reboot and you should be set.
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Thanks again for the fast answer. I am impressed!
Doesn't the FFF and the TWRP get installed automatically with the kfu?
its most likely your computer. a reboot might help. if not, how did you install the drivers? are you using a mac or pc? try installing the drivers that came bundled with KFU.
if you're using a PC, go into device manager and see if something about android ADB pops up. if not, it's your drivers.
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GreekCY said:
Thanks again for the fast answer. I am impressed!
Doesn't the FFF and the TWRP get installed automatically with the kfu?
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haha, no problem .
if FFF was installed, you should see a picture of fire in a caution sign or an android logo over the kindle fire logo when you boot it up. if all you see is kindle fire, then you don't have fff. im pretty sure you need fff to get into twrp. if fff is installed, you should be able to hop into fastboot and install twrp if it's not installed yet.
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its most likely your computer. a reboot might help. if not, how did you install the drivers? are you using a mac or pc? try installing the drivers that came bundled with KFU.
if you're using a PC, go into device manager and see if something about android ADB pops up. if not, it's your drivers.
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I am using a PC ( a netbook, don't laugh, I'm on vacation!!)
I installed the drivers using the install_bat from the kfu.
In device manager I see Android Phone and underneath Android Composite ADB Interface...
interesting. check my previous post and see if you have FFF installed. adb should be working fine if device manager can find it. if you can, run adb devices into cmd and see if it picks up your kindle. not sure if the stock rom has a development switch in the settings.. if there's an option to enable usb debugging, make sure that is on. if not, just try moving usb ports and running adb devices.
If adb has trouble recognizing your device, it means it's a driver issue. Either Windows, KFU or a combination of the two causes the drivers to fail for some reason.
Uninstall/delete your current drivers in device manager (may require reboot)
Turn your Kindle off
Reinstall drivers
Turn your Kindle on
Retry adb commands
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brainchow said:
interesting. check my previous post and see if you have FFF installed. adb should be working fine if device manager can find it. if you can, run adb devices into cmd and see if it picks up your kindle. not sure if the stock rom has a development switch in the settings.. if there's an option to enable usb debugging, make sure that is on. if not, just try moving usb ports and running adb devices.
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I have FFF as I see the fire in a caution sign (yellow triangle thing right?)
ADB still doesn't pick my kindle after a PC restart.
No usb debugging available in the stock rom.
I will uninstall and reinstall the drivers from device manager.
Thanks again for your prompt help. I am oblidged!
GreekCY said:
I have FFF as I see the fire in a caution sign (yellow triangle thing right?)
ADB still doesn't pick my kindle after a PC restart.
No usb debugging available in the stock rom.
I will uninstall and reinstall the drivers from device manager.
Thanks again for your prompt help. I am oblidged!
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that's fantastic... if you have FFF, try pressing the power button a couple times as it turns on and see if you can get into recovery. you shouldn't need adb now. if you can get into recovery, just wipe and flash the new rom. if you don't, you can use fastboot to install it.
brainchow said:
that's fantastic... if you have FFF, try pressing the power button a couple times as it turns on and see if you can get into recovery. you shouldn't need adb now. if you can get into recovery, just wipe and flash the new rom. if you don't, you can use fastboot to install it.
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Ok...I reinstalled the drivers
now ADB gets the kindle
I do adb shell
then ls / system /xbin
no such file or directrory
the same goes with the
ls / system / app
But if I give su I get
su
#
Now what?
And in which directory should I transfer the MoDaCo Rom?
GreekCY said:
Ok...I reinstalled the drivers
now ADB gets the kindle
I do adb shell
then ls / system /xbin
no such file or directrory
the same goes with the
ls / system / app
But if I give su I get
su
#
Now what?
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SU (substitute user) in shell is different from the su binary
Make sure you are typing "L"s, not "i"s then /system/xbin
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soupmagnet said:
SU (substitute user) in shell is different from the su binary
Make sure you are typing "L"s, not "i"s then /system/xbin
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I really do type "L"...still ls/system/xbin: not found
modaco can go anywhere in the kindle.. just copy it somewhere. then press the power button a couple times when FFF comes up and see if you can get into twrp.
brainchow said:
modaco can go anywhere in the kindle.. just copy it somewhere. then press the power button a couple times when FFF comes up and see if you can get into twrp.
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Guys? I just installed ModaCo and it seems it works fine. Google Play seems to work and all my data are still there (I mean the books I uploaded). If this is right then.... THANKS TO ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Drinks are on me! Now I go to sleep! Will keep you informed!!!
Thanks again!!!!
GreekCY said:
I really do type "L"...still ls/system/xbin: not found
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Space between ls and /system/xbin and no other spaces
It IS there, your Kindle wouldn't work otherwise
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I really do type "L"...still ls/system/xbin: not found
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if you want to use adb, should be ls /system/xbin. make sure you put the space after the ls. i would still recommend flashing modaco nevertheless... that shouldn't need adb. just maybe fastboot if your recovery isnt installed.
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GreekCY said:
Guys? I just installed ModaCo and it seems it works fine. Google Play seems to work and all my data are still there (I mean the books I uploaded). If this is right then.... THANKS TO ALL OF YOU SO MUCH!!!!
Drinks are on me! Now I go to sleep! Will keep you informed!!!
Thanks again!!!!
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no problem... enjoy
i would still recommend wiping data and the two caches to ensure that it's bug free. but if everything works fine, so be it.
have fun
Can you get into recovery
You probably should just flash a new rom
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Did you try wiping then recovering
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For future reference, when you're working from recovery:
adb shell mount system
adb push framework-res.apk /system/framework/
adb shell umount system
adb reboot
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So, I was going to replace my framework-res(don't ask why), but I wanted to keep a backup of it. So, I renamed it framework-res.apk1, and was planning to put the modded one in /system/framework. But, once I renamed it, everything crashed. I got a bunch of Chinese/Japanese writing(don't ask me why ). Now nothing will open and my notification bar is gone. Anyways, I rebooted into recovery and mounted from there(because it wouldn't mount). Now I need to know how to install framework-res.apk to /system/framework using adb. I tried:
I've never needed to install an apk with adb, so I don't even know if thats the right code.
EDIT: I used:
to move it to /system/framework
I tried using
but it just gives me the list of option for adb(like when you first open it)
EDIT:
I tried to make it RW by using:
EDIT:
Great! Now it won't even get to the boot animation. Its stuck on the White and orange Kindle Fire screen(before it gets to the boot animation)
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Yeah like stated above, you need to use adb push because you are just moving it not actually installing it.
also a tip for replacing your framework.
put new framework.apk on sdcard then with root explorer copy or move to the main directory and fix permissions, then move to framework and paste, it will ask if you want to over write other apk say yes, your phone will reboot with the new framework apk.
if you want a backup just copy the original first and save it somewhere else.
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I've really messed my KF2 up somehow. The Kindle Fire Utility reports that it's ADB Rooted, but my su binary is missing.
When I open Superuser, it reports that it needs to update the Su binary, but it fails.
127|[email protected]:/ # su
su
/system/bin/sh: su: not found​
Once the KF2 is rooted, I'm stuck on the sluggish blinking slow screen. I've fixed this a couple of times using "adb shell rm /data/local.prop", but once I try to re-root it the sluggish blinking screen comes back. I think this is a side effect of the missing su.
I believe I can hack this back together using a valid su binary. At this point, I'll be happy to get it back to a known good state so I can install the latest cyanogenmod. I need to fix the root so I can install TWRP, right?
Any suggestions would be helpful!
Doug
If your shell says root then u should be able to put su on your sdcard then cup it over to xbins and set its permissions with chmod. BTW be careful of kfu on a kf2, it will hard brick it if you use it to install a boot loader.
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stunts513 said:
If your shell says root then u should be able to put su on your sdcard then cup it over to xbins and set its permissions with chmod. BTW be careful of kfu on a kf2, it will hard brick it if you use it to install a boot loader.
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I'm unsure where I should get the su binary from, I'm sure that once I have it, I can push it up using adb.
Doug
I think the file is included in binary's root.
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stunts513 said:
I think the file is included in binary's root.
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I appreciate your help, but I don't quite understand.
I've looked in the Superuser.apk file, and used find in the adb shell and do not see it anywhere.
Doug
DougWare said:
I appreciate your help, but I don't quite understand.
I've looked in the Superuser.apk file, and used find in the adb shell and do not see it anywhere.
Doug
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I found it, now I'll try to fix my Kindle.
Thanks!
Doug
Since we cannot get to other sources to install an app on firetv I've been using adb and my win7 pc.
I think I saw another method posted, installing apks already on tablet. I could not find it, and I don't think it used this method. My apologies for not crediting someone else if that's what I'm doing.
I installed "AnySend" and "Terminal Emulator" using adb and pc.
I sent app via any send to firetv.
Ran terminal keyboard very helpful if not needed
Used ls and cd to navigate to Any Send dir.
adb kill-server
adb start-server
"daemon started"
adb install "side loaded apk name"
If installed "success"
ls list directory contents
cd "name" changes directory
Woody
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woodsonmh said:
Since we cannot get to other sources to install an app on firetv I've been using adb and my win7 pc.
I think I saw another method posted, installing apks already on tablet. I could not find it, and I don't think it used this method. My apologies for not crediting someone else if that's what I'm doing.
I installed "AnySend" and "Terminal Emulator" using adb and pc.
I sent app via any send to firetv.
Ran terminal keyboard very helpful if not needed
Used ls and cd to navigate to Any Send dir.
adb kill-server
adb start-server
"daemon started"
adb install "side loaded apk name"
If installed "success"
ls list directory contents
cd "name" changes directory
Woody
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Here is how I am doing it and I learned it from here: http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/threa...Using-Nothing-But-Your-Android-Phone-Or-Table
byrdcfmma said:
Here is how I am doing it and I learned it from here: http://www.xbmchub.com/forums/threa...Using-Nothing-But-Your-Android-Phone-Or-Table
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better yet you can try the app I created
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
imtiajmeah said:
better yet you can try the app I created
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2736774
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Yeah, I saw that, but with my way I don't need a computer, just my rooted nexus 5. I thought the OP was looking for a way to do this without a computer.
Thanks for replies. I'm lazy. I see an app I want to install. I send file from my tablet to fire tv using any send. Many other programs will work I just like this one. open terminal, navigate to install directory, use adb to install. Seems pretty simple.
Woody
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