I rooted my KF. Already removed all the Amazon stuff and went to ICS, now I'm with a JB rom, but there's a lot of problems, one of them it's the charging (It's not easy to charge), requires some tricks.
I bought this KF to give to my girlfriend on her birthday. It will be not mine.
So, I'm thinking, should I use Cyanogenmod 7 and stays on 2.3.7 or should I give to her on JB? If I install 2.3.7 what will I lose? I mean on functions?
Thanks
saulob said:
So, I'm thinking, should I use Cyanogenmod 7 and stays on 2.3.7 or should I give to her on JB? If I install 2.3.7 what will I lose? I mean on functions?
Thanks
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You can dual boot kindle. I think the only way to watch Prime Videos is to use stock rom. So you can have stock as alternative and some other ROM as basic.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615093
saulob said:
I rooted my KF. Already removed all the Amazon stuff and went to ICS, now I'm with a JB rom, but there's a lot of problems, one of them it's the charging (It's not easy to charge), requires some tricks.
I bought this KF to give to my girlfriend on her birthday. It will be not mine.
So, I'm thinking, should I use Cyanogenmod 7 and stays on 2.3.7 or should I give to her on JB? If I install 2.3.7 what will I lose? I mean on functions?
Thanks
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If it isn't yours, you should've left it alone but, we've already come this far, so let's make the most of it. In my opinion, I'd use JB, only because of the features you get (And the bragging power.) As far as I know, the charging problem is universal on all the ROMS (Somebody correct me if there is one I havn't tried yet.) The feature you lose from not having stock are; No access to the Prime Videos, or download the videos from the device you bought on the stock ROM. (Pisses me off, I bought like 5 movies and can't even get 'em on) 2. You can't use the Kindle Lending Library. 3. You are gonna have a less stable OS, to begin with. But, there are some advantages, having google frameworks, and maps api, nativly in your OS. The ability to Overclock, within the OS settings. The developing tools, the list just goes on. (CM in general.) If I were you, I'd use CM9 or CM10. If your GF won't need some of the advance feature, then I'd use stock. If she just would want it to read or watch videos, I'd use Stock. It all depends on her needs/wants in the end.
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I wouldn't suggest using the Dual-Booting bootloader, it's pretty complex. Also, only some ROMS can be used with it (If I remember correctly).
Thank you for the opinions guys. I will stick with the JB, the only problem I see right now it's the charging one. Hope there's a fix soon.
what about flashing it back to stock?
If I revert to the stock rom it will charge normally?
Thanks
saulob said:
If I revert to the stock rom it will charge normally?
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Yes.
If you want a stock rom I use Gr9. It's basically stock firmware with Google Play installed. It's also rooted so to watch Prime Video you have to install OTA Root Keeper and temporary unroot it.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
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If its not yours and you dont wont to be constantly fixing every little issue it has...take it back to stock.I rooted and flash a custom rom for my daughters phone and every time it has an issue its my fault
Why not just install MoDaCo ROM for an easy to use, rooted, Fire interface with Play store preinstalled?
For a pure Android ROM, ICS is the best balance between features and stability
Is there any way to change the build.prop to achieve the phone UI for CM7 on the Kindle Fire? I don't care how usable it is, I just want to know if it can be done.
I have been flashing ROMs on my Kindle since the days of GB and ICS. I went away for a year and just got back early this month so I lost much time regarding all the updates. I did upgrade TWRP from 2.5.x to the latest 2.7.x and all works fine. I'm currently on twa_priv's CM10.2 and satisfied. I also have the Kindle set up to dual boot with either CM10.2 or the alt-ROM which is a CM7 build.
Anyways, my main question is how would having the Kindle set up for dual booting affect the process of the OtterX installation? Please forgive my ignorance lol. I really like the ability to dual between the to OS version extremes. Could someone please at least point me in the right direction? Thanks!
Hey guys, just thought I'd try and revive my Kindle Fire. I've had roms on my Kindle Fire since I bought it when it came out (never even used stock Kindle). We all know the KF is dated now, and I've had kitkat and also lollipop on it but it just seems too slow to really use lollipop or kitkat. Constant redraws and the device just hangs for a few seconds before apps start up
I'd like to see what everyone else's ideas are as far as revitalizing this device even if it means going back to an older version of android or using specific roms. Thoughts?
Hello all,
I've never modded my Kindle Fire but I'd like to dive in. I'd like to hear your opinions of the best (fast, functional) rom available for the device AND the best step by step process to load it. Really excited to make this thing usable.
Thanks!
Please don't answer all at once... slow down everyone.
I'm using the newest resurrection remix with twrp 2.0.8.7 and it's working well for me. There are several tutorials for rooting and installing twrp in your device, use one of them. Then install what ever rom you want. Make sure you do a clean install of the rom you choose. This is explained in the tutorials as well.
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