So I've literally had my new Kindle Fire out of the box for less than 12 hours. I immediately ran all the tasks I needed to and was playing joyfully around on Hashcode's Jellybean rom. Suddenly, I noticed there was a stuck pixel in the middle of my screen. I began to freak out, assuming I had gotten a bad piece of equipment (it was Friday the 13th after all). I noticed the pixel only gets stuck in Jelly Bean and CM9 but not in TWRP or the Stock Kindle os. Has anybody experienced this before? Is there a solution out there? Thanks in advance.
Can't find any on the Jelly Bean ROM that I'm using.
When in doubt, use gombosdev's Display Tester. Quite a good app.
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Hi all,
First of all,I would like to thank all xda community for providing such dedicated forum.I love my kindle fire with cm7.So here comes the question,should I try ics roms ? if so,which is the most stable one as of now ? my main concerns are stability and battery consumption.
best regards,
I started a similar thread here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1621073 it may help you out a bit. I've tried many of the ICS ROM's and really like gedeROM. I've used it with Hash's #7 and #8 Kernel and have had 0 issues except what is stated by the dev. gedeROM is having some issues with not taking ADB commands, at least that's what I read. I suppose there is a little bit of risk involved with that. If you find yourself in a jam you may limit your options in finding a solution. Nonetheless many people are still using it and really like it.
Thanks a lot.
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I am running Reloaded CM9 from BiteBlaze and it works almost flawless with the 3.0 #8 kernel. I can get about 2-3 days before charging and that is with moderate to heavy usage.
I just posted this on a similar thread thats going on, im just gonna copy and paste it here as I think it applies.
"It's funny to me how these roms seem to work differently for different people. I mean shouldn't all of these devices be the same? gedeROM works perfect for me, no wifi issues at all, but I couldn't get Energy to run at all no matter what I did.
I think the real answer to your question is that there isn't one best rom, you just have to try them and see which one seems to like your device the best "
Aokp has been very reliable for me so far, and I've been charging normally from a wall charger. Reloaded seemed to eat battery and wouldn't charge whilst switched on. Other than that it was very good.
My pick has to be aokp milestone5 though. Seems very feature-complete (although some people have said that Google earth doesn't work on it), and the battery acts how I expect it to.
I've been using the CM9 ROM that Hashcode has up next to his kernel releases. Once I figured out how to get the android market installed and the amazon market installed, I've been all set. Every app I've installed from either market has worked without issue so far.
The only hiccups app-wise was the Swype installer detects the screen size is too large, but someone pointed me at a solution for that, and Chrome beta is..well, a beta.
I haven't run into the charging issues that people have had, but I'm using either the stock charger or my 3G Kindle cable plugged into a USB3 port. I have a general feeling that most of the charging issues are due to using ****ty cables or lack of understanding that the 3.0 kernel Hashcode is working on doesn't properly report battery/charging just yet.
Video is smoother than the stock Amazon ROM and apps in general feel snappier, even with it clocked to 800Mhz whereas most ROMs seems to run 1GHz by default, I'm underclocking a bit just to see how it'll react.
Overall, I'm 100% happier with Hashcode's CM9 ROM that I ever was with the Kindle Fire at stock. I'm sure I'm missing out on some of the Amazon integration features and content, but Jeff Bezos doesn't hold a monopoly on content, so I can get everything from other places.
Hello to all HTC One X user!
I have recently got myself a HOX as well, and this is my first android phone coming from Iphone and WM.
I am currently searching through the forum for a stable Sense-less ROM. I notice a couple which are pretty close to perfect, but as I need this phone for my daily task, I want to have a ROM with minimum critical issue.
i have come accross Paranoid Android ICS RC3 and CyanogenMod 9 - Endeavor Unleashed | 021 | R2, which seems to be pretty close to what I need.
May i please ask if any of you are currently running a sense-less rom which does not have any critical issue?
If you guys are interested, here is a little bit of background on why I am in persuit of a senseless ROM.
When I first got the HOX, i notice the push email did not work well. I rely on push email alot, and coming from an iphone, emails get pushed to my iphone within seconds of receiving consisntantly without fail.
However on the HOX it comes it randomly. The time it takes the email to get pushed to my HOX ranges from 5seconds to 1hour++. This is rather unacceptable.
I am not sure if anyone here has the same issue, but after hours of research, and also flashing to other reknown custom roms like Revolution (which is fantastic BTW), the issue still persist.
I believe that this could be due to the Sense framework that is causing this issue ( I might be wrong). But I am keen on trying anything because at the moment my HOX is lying at home as I cant leave my iphone before this is fixed.
I have to say, this phone is amazing. I actually sold my brand new Galaxy S3 for this because the S3 screen (doesnt matter how amazing they say it is) its crap. The colour seems odd on the S3 which is likely because of the Amoled + pentile function.
Hope i can find a solution here.
Thanks!
This is going to seem pretty contrary to most xda posters, but I need some help. I have a 1g Kindle Fire that I rooted about 8 months ago using TWRP and CM10 with a JB ROM. It worked really well in almost every aspect but battery life. The battery would drain quickly even in standby mode, and I essentially stopped reading, browsing, or even playing with my tablet because of the issues.
So I've decided to go back to the original kindle OS despite the terrible interface and software access. I had saved a backup so it was no problem at all to switch back. However, the Kindle OS version wont update automatically anymore. My current software version is 6.3.1, and ive seen on the amazon page that a 6.3.2 update exisits. So here are my questions:
Is there an easy way to update the kindle OS to the latest version?
Will I brick my device if I go through the web update/manual file download that amazon offers? (I'm concerned that this is an execcutable software fire and not a Rom.)
Is it worth me updating to that version?
I would just use a stock 6.3.2 rom. or are you looking to break root?
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tobiascuypers said:
I would just use a stock 6.3.2 rom. or are you looking to break root?
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I'm not looking to break root, because I can foresee a time where I'd go back to a CM version if it had comparable battery life. A new 6.3.2 ROM means (as I understand it) starting from scratch with Apps/registration/etc, as opposed to simply updating the existing 6.3.1 OS. If it were a major update, I would absolutely just start over with the newest revision.
My real concern was downloading the software from Amazon's update website, and finding out that the file was an autoexec file that would brick my currently rooted kindle.
Since most people choose to root & go with a more robust OS (CM10) there are a good number of sites and resources, but there are very few resources dedicated to going back to the Amazon OS, and/or upgrading after going back.
I'm pretty sure that my 6.3.2 will be fine with out a full data wipe. You just wipe /cache /delvik /system and flash. It should be fine. But
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rabbiferret said:
I'm not looking to break root, because I can foresee a time where I'd go back to a CM version if it had comparable battery life. A new 6.3.2 ROM means (as I understand it) starting from scratch with Apps/registration/etc, as opposed to simply updating the existing 6.3.1 OS. If it were a major update, I would absolutely just start over with the newest revision.
My real concern was downloading the software from Amazon's update website, and finding out that the file was an autoexec file that would brick my currently rooted kindle.
Since most people choose to root & go with a more robust OS (CM10) there are a good number of sites and resources, but there are very few resources dedicated to going back to the Amazon OS, and/or upgrading after going back.
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The Amazon update will not brick your Kindle, but you will have to reroot it as it returns it to stock. For CM battery life, disable Wi-Fi when going into standby mode for extended periods as that is what is draining your battery.
zerbey said:
The Amazon update will not brick your Kindle, but you will have to reroot it as it returns it to stock. For CM battery life, disable Wi-Fi when going into standby mode for extended periods as that is what is draining your battery.
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Yup. My four year old has CM10 on his kindle and that thing never drains in standby. His WiFi is broken so I always assumed the battery life was just awesome.
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Markyzz said:
Yup. My four year old has CM10 on his kindle and that thing never drains in standby. His WiFi is broken so I always assumed the battery life was just awesome.
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Thanks to everyone. I've been reading a lot more on my kindle since I returned to the amazon OS. With the suggested WiFi battery drain being a problem, I may just give CM10 another shot for a month to see how the battery manages before going for the upgrade of the Amazon OS.
I'm not sure of your opinions, but the worst part of the amazon OS isn't the interface, but the silly limits on software in the Amazon marketplace. I've heard that Barnes&Noble have given up their control, and are allowing Nook Tablet users to DL Google Play and all the apps they'd like. I sincerely hope that amazon follows suit, but I'm not exactly riddled with confidence.
Thanks again.
My wife has an original Kindle Fire that's completely stock and has been complaining it's slow. Is it worth the work, rooting it and installing a custom ROM onto it or does the table not have the system specs to run the newer 4.x versions of Android without being as slow as it is now or slower?
I too have a 1st gen kindle fire. I have rooted it and put various roms (ICS, JB and now KK) on it. I do not feel it is slow.
If your wife doesn't mind losing the amazon launcher and such, then I say go for it. She may lose the ability to swap books or watch streaming amazon movies though.
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I too have a 1st gen kindle fire. I have rooted it and put various roms (ICS, JB and now KK) on it. I do not feel it is slow.
If your wife doesn't mind losing the amazon launcher and such, then I say go for it. She may lose the ability to swap books or watch streaming amazon movies though.
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I think she might have 2-3 books from Amazon on there but I'm assuming the Amazon app from Google Play will pick those up. Other than that she's mostly surfing the internet or playing words with friends on it.
What ROM are you using now? How's it's performance?
I have been using all of the releases from twa_priv:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410112
[ROM] [4.4] CM11.0/SGT7 for the Kindle Fire [20131130]
twa_priv and hashcode have been keeping us 1st gen users up to date with the good stuff.
I've only had the kit kat rom for a day so I can't comment on it much. Youtube works fine on it though. The JB roms have been around longer. Bugs get fixed pretty quick.
But to each his own. There are more to choose from.
You may want to look here also.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2150317
paulsonmcreilly said:
I have been using all of the releases from twa_priv:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2410112
[ROM] [4.4] CM11.0/SGT7 for the Kindle Fire [20131130]
twa_priv and hashcode have been keeping us 1st gen users up to date with the good stuff.
I've only had the kit kat rom for a day so I can't comment on it much. Youtube works fine on it though. The JB roms have been around longer. Bugs get fixed pretty quick.
But to each his own. There are more to choose from.
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I have the 1st Gen Kindle Fire, and the new ROMS give it plenty of life.:good:
I have installed the nightly from CM11 12/10/13 and it is really smooth and quick. The only issue is the browser crashing when you select new incognito tab, other than that, its the best ROM to date.
Thanks Hashcode!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just got one of these fairly cheap and considered just selling it when I realized how cucked the stock OS was.
Decided against it and have already finished rooting, installing gapps, FFF and TWRP. I will admit that my computer took forever to recognize the device while it was in fastboot, had to let it sit overnight with the kindle off then it randomly worked the next day without another PC reboot... anyway...
I want to know what is the best ROM for the kindle. I've flashed roms in the past to other devices and most seem to have random issues, slightly too old but stable, latest **** that runs too slow, etc.
So, is there any kind of consensus all these years later for this Gen 1 Kindle? What is/are the best rom(s)?
(please don't start some argument like AR15 vs AK, Glock v 1911 grip angles, Prusa vs Ender, PC vs Cucksole gaming, etc)
did you find out ? i am looking to revive it , it still pretty funtional.
Unfortunately no, I didn't really find any great options and put this on the back burner. Likely just going to try to sell it