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Another bricked AFTV can't enter recovery boot

Hello,
Only today I received my fire tv and rooted with ADBfire tool and disabled updates with pm disable com.amazon.dcp command ( this is the only method I used). Then installed busybox and wanted to mount USB drive with ADBfire tool but there was some errors so I uninstalled busybox and done factory reset. After this my box boots to Amazon fire TV colour logo and says "press start on the remote" when I press start for 2-3 times the led on the box starts to flash orange colour . I found that you can enter recovery mode with USB keyboard connected. I done everything but my box just keeps restarting and no recovery option. Is it possible that my recovery partition is corrupted? Is there something I can do to unbrick my box?

Just a follow up:
I'm still can't boot to recovery mode. What I tried:
Holding Print/I/ALT and after I see amazon colour logo press all buttons again. Then screen flickers and starts boot again. Then again after I see colour logo press all buttons. After 2-3 times box restarts and on TV shows message "No Signal' for about 1-2 sec and box starts boot again. Then I see black screen with Amazon logo but no recovery option nothing =. I was playing for about 1h and no recovery. Is it possible that my box can't enter recovery?

When entering recovery menu does ethernet must be connected? Does remote must be on? I'm trying everything but can't enter recovery mode. My box just restarts and that's it. Any info or help will appreciated

kodikas said:
When entering recovery menu does ethernet must be connected? Does remote must be on? I'm trying everything but can't enter recovery mode. My box just restarts and that's it. Any info or help will appreciated
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Hi
Have tried a differnt keyboard? or the keyboard without the HUB? (if you are using one)

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Have tried a differnt keyboard? or the keyboard without the HUB? (if you are using one)
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I was trying with 4 different keyboards and connecting with or without hub. Then on 3 different TV + 3 different HDMI cables + removed batteries on remote + ethernet cable connected and disconnected + different combinations on keyboard NOTHING by my understanding this is because I done "disable com.amazon.dcp" and then factory reset. I'm planing to play more latter today and update if I will have any luck.

kodikas said:
I was trying with 4 different keyboards and connecting with or without hub. Then on 3 different TV + 3 different HDMI cables + removed batteries on remote + ethernet cable connected and disconnected + different combinations on keyboard NOTHING by my understanding this is because I done "disable com.amazon.dcp" and then factory reset. I'm planing to play more latter today and update if I will have any luck.
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I can verify it has nothing to do with disabling the updates in that manner.. I have factory reseted at least 10 times and each time I disable the updates immediately with pm disable. It must be something else you've done.

mastafunk said:
I can verify it has nothing to do with disabling the updates in that manner.. I have factory reseted at least 10 times and each time I disable the updates immediately with pm disable. It must be something else you've done.
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Rooted then installed busybox and that's it.

You are probably just using the wrong key presses or your timing is off. On my keyboard, its alt + sysrq + i. Do that a few times while booting up. If you do manage to get to the "update failed" screen, do the keypress again. The press home button on keyboard to bring up menu and choose factory reset. Or maybe when its booting and tells you to press home key on remote, use a keyboard instead and see if it gets any further.

{ParanoiA} said:
You are probably just using the wrong key presses or your timing is off. On my keyboard, its alt + sysrq + i. Do that a few times while booting up. If you do manage to get to the "update failed" screen, do the keypress again. The press home button on keyboard to bring up menu and choose factory reset. Or maybe when its booting and tells you to press home key on remote, use a keyboard instead and see if it gets any further.
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When I see colour Amazon logo I'm pressing Alt+PrtSc/Sysrq+i then screen goes black and colour Amazon logon come up then again I'm pressing the same combination and then box just won't boot, then I wait for about 2 min and again box starts to boot first white Amazon logo then colour Amazon logo and I'm pressing combination again then box restarts 2 times and shuts down. I was trying left ALT right ALT 4 different keyboards but never saw failed screen. My friend have Amazon box and I booted to failed screen without problems with all keyboards. I think that I need to send box back to Amazon for replacement.

Could you fix the problem?
Hello,
I was reading some post of bricked FATVs, wondering if you fixed your proboem and if you did, how?
How can you brick a AFTV?
Thanks

kodikas said:
When I see colour Amazon logo I'm pressing Alt+PrtSc/Sysrq+i then screen goes black and colour Amazon logon come up then again I'm pressing the same combination and then box just won't boot, then I wait for about 2 min and again box starts to boot first white Amazon logo then colour Amazon logo and I'm pressing combination again then box restarts 2 times and shuts down. I was trying left ALT right ALT 4 different keyboards but never saw failed screen. My friend have Amazon box and I booted to failed screen without problems with all keyboards. I think that I need to send box back to Amazon for replacement.
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If your able to boot to amazon logo did you try remote sequence to factory reset (back button and right arrow for 15 sec
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Just saw your post. Just tried and factory reset starts but after reboot stuck on the same Press (PLAY) to start.

davekaz said:
If your able to boot to amazon logo did you try remote sequence to factory reset (back button and right arrow for 15 sec
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Did you mean the keys on the keyboard or remote? Amazon white logo or color one? I'm stucking the white screen. Even after I press alt prtsc i then wipe data

Fire TV Stick stuck on white "amazon" logo

I was attempting to install the TWRP recovery for my Fire TV Stick. It shows the two options to boot, but does not respond to my remote. When it counts down and automatically boots normally, it gets stuck on the "amazon" logo. I only have ADB access the five seconds it counts down before booting.
I really hope you guys can help me. I've looked everywhere and tried everything I can before asking for help on here. So far I've only found guides to recover from bricks stuck on the "Fire TV" logo, not this.
I really appreciate it.

FlashTheFox said:
I was attempting to install the TWRP recovery for my Fire TV Stick. It shows the two options to boot, but does not respond to my remote. When it counts down and automatically boots normally, it gets stuck on the "amazon" logo. I only have ADB access the five seconds it counts down before booting.
I really hope you guys can help me. I've looked everywhere and tried everything I can before asking for help on here. So far I've only found guides to recover from bricks stuck on the "Fire TV" logo, not this.
I really appreciate it.
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I think the white Amazon logo pops up before the boot screen, but if you can get to the boot screen here's what you do:
First, you can't use your remote on the boot screen. With the stick plugged in to your tv's hdmi port, plug its usb cable into your computer. If you get to the boot screen, and if adb is working properly, you'll be able to type adb shell and press enter then type mouse and press enter.
Now press D and enter. Now you should see Launch Recovery highlighted. After the countdown finishes you should be in TWRP and you'll be able to push and install a ROM.

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I think the white Amazon logo pops up before the boot screen, but if you can get to the boot screen here's what you do:
First, you can't use your remote on the boot screen. With the stick plugged in to your tv's hdmi port, plug its usb cable into your computer. If you get to the boot screen, and if adb is working properly, you'll be able to type adb shell and press enter then type mouse and press enter.
Now press D and enter. Now you should see Launch Recovery highlighted. After the countdown finishes you should be in TWRP and you'll be able to push and install a ROM.
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Thank you so much! I managed to move the mouse to the right through adb shell and launch recovery. Everything's up and running now with SuperSU root, TV GAPPS, XPOSED, Busy Box, and all my apps!
Cheers, and Happy Holidays!

Hello I plug my amazon stick and it's stuck on the white amazon logo, is my amazon stick no good? or can I fix it? How,please?

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I think the white Amazon logo pops up before the boot screen, but if you can get to the boot screen here's what you do:
First, you can't use your remote on the boot screen. With the stick plugged in to your tv's hdmi port, plug its usb cable into your computer. If you get to the boot screen, and if adb is working properly, you'll be able to type adb shell and press enter then type mouse and press enter.
Now press D and enter. Now you should see Launch Recovery highlighted. After the countdown finishes you should be in TWRP and you'll be able to push and install a ROM.
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I can get to this recovery screen at the top of this page: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unbr...ry-mode-and-factory-reset-the-amazon-fire-tv/
But, how do we get a proper ADB connection? I tried a USB to USB cable to my laptop but it cannot detect the device?

I think that I bricked my OUYA

Hello all,
I had a problem updating my OUYA with this: https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0345.html
When the OUYA was in the middle of the update there was a power cut in my house.
So, now, the situation is this. The Ouya Power Ups, but there is no image on the screen.
If I plug a micro USB from OUYA to my PC it detects the ouya as MTP device, I have installed the ADB USB drivers,
but it stills having no comunicatión with the ADB interface on the OUYA.
I have tried as well using fastboot, but the PC does not detect de OUYA.
The Last thing that I have tried is to boot failsafe recovery by pressing several times Alt+Print screen+i without getting anything.
At this point something strange, the lights of the USB keyboard do not power up at the OUYA startup (Is this normal?).
Thanks

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sbarajas said:
Hello all,
I had a problem updating my OUYA with this: https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0345.html
When the OUYA was in the middle of the update there was a power cut in my house.
So, now, the situation is this. The Ouya Power Ups, but there is no image on the screen.
If I plug a micro USB from OUYA to my PC it detects the ouya as MTP device, I have installed the ADB USB drivers,
but it stills having no comunicatión with the ADB interface on the OUYA.
I have tried as well using fastboot, but the PC does not detect de OUYA.
The Last thing that I have tried is to boot failsafe recovery by pressing several times Alt+Print screen+i without getting anything.
At this point something strange, the lights of the USB keyboard do not power up at the OUYA startup (Is this normal?).
Thanks
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Did you flash recovery, when the power went out? Or were you flashing the ROM?
I have not seen a flash update zip.
S-Config has the latest/best info.
Section 5: Restoring your Ouya Firmware.
Firmware restore on the Ouya. When playing with Android OS there needs to be an "Undo" button when it comes to the Firmware. The Ouya is no different. Perhaps as a user, you've grown tired of playing with Lineage. Perhaps you are going to sell your Ouya on eBay and you don't want any data left on t
www.s-config.com
He suggests getting into recovery with a keyboard and Alt Print which might work for you. But it's hard.

JMeister234 said:
Did you flash recovery, when the power went out? Or were you flashing the ROM?
I have not seen a flash update zip.
S-Config has the latest/best info.
Section 5: Restoring your Ouya Firmware.
Firmware restore on the Ouya. When playing with Android OS there needs to be an "Undo" button when it comes to the Firmware. The Ouya is no different. Perhaps as a user, you've grown tired of playing with Lineage. Perhaps you are going to sell your Ouya on eBay and you don't want any data left on t
www.s-config.com
He suggests getting into recovery with a keyboard and Alt Print which might work for you. But it's hard.
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Let it boot up as far as it can.
hold the Alt and PrtScn/SysRq and finally the I button on your keyboard.
While holding the Alt and PrtScn/SysRq buttons down press the I key continuously. Just as a note since you will be unable to see anything on the screen as you are doing this it may take a few tries to accomplish this.
If your monitor is reading a signal and the screen is simply blank. press the Home key and you should see the Ouya recovery screen.
Eventually, you can bring the Ouya into Recovery Mode which will be the Ouya logo with a red exclamation mark. From there you can wipe the cache partition and perform a data/factory reset.
Reboot the Ouya and it will return to it’s factory state.

Bricked Fire TV (Gen 2 - V7.6.1.4)

Hi - I was installing some external memory, a 16gb Sandisk USB memory stick. The fire cube recognised it straight away & I proceeded to format it as ‘internal storage’. I got a msg to say that the format was complete. The TV screen then flashed & the next thing the fire cube re-booted & all I have is an Android Recovery screen. I’ve tried the mute + the volume down for 60 secs. None of the keys on the remote are doing anything nor are any of the buttons on the fire cube.
Can anybody help or is this bricked due to the software version?

All there is for recovery options on stock 2nd gen Cube's is safe mode and fastboot. Holding vol down on the Cube (not remote) during boot up during the second animated Amazon logo puts it in safe mode.
Fastboot is useless for anyone that's not Amazon because they blocked all the useful fastboot commands like flash and boot.
Did you try using the Cube buttons to select factory reset? If the cube buttons don't work, plug in a keyboard and use that.

Finnzz said:
All there is for recovery options on stock 2nd gen Cube's is safe mode and fastboot. Holding vol down on the Cube (not remote) during boot up during the second animated Amazon logo puts it in safe mode.
Fastboot is useless for anyone that's not Amazon because they blocked all the useful fastboot commands like flash and boot.
Did you try using the Cube buttons to select factory reset? If the cube buttons don't work, plug in a keyboard and use that.
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Hi - Yes, I’ve tried the mute & volume down button on the cube & held down for 60+ seconds. Nothing happened. It does seem to know when a key is pressed because if I press the right hand button with a circle on it, the ‘try again’ turns green. I’ve tried a keyboard attached via a OTG cable & that didn’t do anything…

Clubcard said:
if I press the right hand button with a circle on it, the ‘try again’ turns green.
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Does the device reboot after you release the button after 'try again' turns green? If so, that means that 'try again" was selected and executed. If not, did you try not only pressing that button, but also holding it (long press) after the selection turns green? The typical way the recovery menu works is that the first moments of the button being pressed highlights the selection (by turning the selection green), and then the continued (without interruption) holding of the button (and eventual release of the button) actually selects and executes the highlighted selection.
Navigation of the recovery menu is usually done using a short press of the same button. You'll need to navigate to the other menu selection 'factory data reset', and then use a long press (and eventual release) to select and execute that selection.
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I’ve tried a keyboard attached via a OTG cable & that didn’t do anything…
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Try the keyboard both with and without an OTG cable, and in each of those cases, externally powering the keyboard (using some sort of split usb cable) because power may not be supplied to the usb port while in the recovery menu.

Functioner said:
Does the device reboot after you release the button after 'try again' turns green? If so, that means that 'try again" was selected and executed. If not, did you try not only pressing that button, but also holding it (long press) after the selection turns green? The typical way the recovery menu works is that the first moments of the button being pressed highlights the selection (by turning the selection green), and then the continued (without interruption) holding of the button (and eventual release of the button) actually selects and executes the highlighted selection.
Navigation of the recovery menu is usually done using a short press of the same button. You'll need to navigate to the other menu selection 'factory data reset', and then use a long press (and eventual release) to select and execute that selection.
Try the keyboard both with and without an OTG cable, and in each of those cases, externally powering the keyboard (using some sort of split usb cable) because power may not be supplied to the usb port while in the recovery menu.
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Hi - It’s unplugged as all the cube is doing is flashing blue all the time. When I apply power, I get the FireTv logo & then the Android recovery screen comes up. The cube doesn’t do anything. When the ‘try again‘ hightlights green, nothing I do will make it reboot. I’ve pressed every button on the remote & all the buttons on the cube.
The USB on the back is a micro USB & all I have is a USB keyboard which is why I had to connect it via the OTG I had. I’ve attached a photo. I do have a different OTG cable which has a micro USB input for a power supply. I’ve tried that & the keyboard has power but I still can’t select the factory reset..

I will corrupt the data partition on my spare gen2 cube device so that I can check what it takes to make navigation of the recovery menu work.

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I will corrupt the data partition on my spare gen2 cube device so that I can check what it takes to make navigation of the recovery menu work.
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It’s very good of you to do that but it’s rather extreme. What if you brick yours?
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My raven device has DFU functionality. Yours most certainly does not. It would be very unlikely that I wouldn't be able to recover it.

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My raven device has DFU functionality. Yours most certainly does not. It would be very unlikely that I wouldn't be able to recover it.
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Hi - Have you managed to sort anything out yet?

tengo el mismo caso lograste resolverlo?

Clubcard said:
Hi - Have you managed to sort anything out yet?
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I was able to reproduce the issue on my device. My device booted to the recovery menu as shown in the OP.
Unfortunately, you're quite correct. There is no way to navigate the menu or execute either of the options shown in the menu. You should ask amazon to replace your device.

Functioner said:
I was able to reproduce the issue on my device. My device booted to the recovery menu as shown in the OP.
Unfortunately, you're quite correct. There is no way to navigate the menu or execute either of the options shown in the menu. You should ask amazon to replace your device.
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Unfortunately it’s 18 months old & all Amazon are prepared to offer is 15% discount..

Clubcard said:
Unfortunately it’s 18 months old & all Amazon are prepared to offer is 15% discount..
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The fact that the device could boot to this unrecoverable mode at all is a programming mistake that is the fault of amazon or its agents. The probability of it happening seems to have increased with the newest firmware version, as a few others have posted to xda recently with claims of the same issue. If it becomes more widespread, amazon may be forced to address the matter with something other than a trivial discount. You may want to consider holding on to your device in the event that this happens.
I'm still investigating the matter. There is some evidence in the recovery code of infrared remote code support for the recovery menu, but I blasted a wide range of codes, and there is no evidence in the log that any of them are even being received. I have tested the keyboard possibilities thoroughly, but not exhaustively. I may turn up something later but my confidence level is not high.

Functioner said:
The fact that the device could boot to this unrecoverable mode at all is a programming mistake that is the fault of amazon or its agents. The probability of it happening seems to have increased with the newest firmware version, as a few others have posted to xda recently with claims of the same issue. If it becomes more widespread, amazon may be forced to address the matter with something other than a trivial discount. You may want to consider holding on to your device in the event that this happens.
I'm still investigating the matter. There is some evidence in the recovery code of infrared remote code support for the recovery menu, but I blasted a wide range of codes, and there is no evidence in the log that any of them are even being received. I have tested the keyboard possibilities thoroughly, but not exhaustively. I may turn up something later but my confidence level is not high.
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OK, thanks. The standard control/alt/delete as used on a PC works in that it reboots the cube. I couldn’t get anything else to work..

Clubcard said:
OK, thanks. The standard control/alt/delete as used on a PC works in that it reboots the cube. I couldn’t get anything else to work..
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What happens if you hold the volume up key on the Cube during boot, to boot to fastboot, connect your computer via USB, and type fastboot continue?

Pro-me3us said:
What happens if you hold the volume up key on the Cube during boot, to boot to fastboot, connect your computer via USB, and type fastboot continue?
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Hi - Will check that out later when I finish work. Thanks..

Clubcard said:
Hi - Will check that out later when I finish work. Thanks..
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Hi - When I re-read your Instructions I couldn’t figure out how to do what you advised. Anyway I made what must have been my 10th phone call to Amazon. It went from them offering me 15% discount, then 20% & then 30%. I said no to all & finally after a lot of polite badgering, they have allowed to me buy a new one & I have an email from Amazon stating that I will get a full refund when my cube is delivered tomorrow

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they have allowed to me buy a new one
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Are they giving you a 3rd gen Cube I didn't think Amazon had any more new 2nd gen Cubes?
@Functioner is right, there does't appear to be any navigation options in that menu. Amazon didn't fully implemented the standard Android recovery menu WITH navigation, which effectively bricks the device.
Amazon is at fault here, however getting them to admit to it is another thing.
Regarding my previous instructions. Holding down the volume up button on the Cube (not the remote) during boot will put the Cube in fastboot mode.
You then need to use your computer with ADB/fastboot installed on it, and issue the fastboot command fastboot continue to the Cube over USB.
I don't know if activation of that recovery menu will prevent the device from booting into fastboot, you'll have to see.
Since you are getting a new Cube, I'd advise you skip the mandatory registration firmware update.

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Are they giving you a 3rd gen Cube I didn't think Amazon had any more new 2nd gen Cubes?
@Functioner is right, there does't appear to be any navigation options in that menu. Amazon didn't fully implemented the standard Android recovery menu WITH navigation, which effectively bricks the device.
Amazon is at fault here, however getting them to admit to it is another thing.
Regarding my previous instructions. Holding down the volume up button on the Cube (not the remote) during boot will put the Cube in fastboot mode.
You then need to use your computer with ADB/fastboot installed on it, and issue the fastboot command fastboot continue to the Cube over USB.
I don't know if activation of that recovery menu will prevent the device from booting into fastboot, you'll have to see.
Since you are getting a new Cube, I'd advise you skip the mandatory registration firmware update.
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Hi - Yes, it’s a 3rd Gen I’m getting. I had the downloader app & had kodi & few other apps on my 2nd Gen. Will this 3rd Gen not allow me to have any of these 3rd party apps on?

Fire TV Stick 4k half dead open for suggestions

2 days ago I came back to my Fire TV Stick 4k only to find black screen with "loading..." letters in corner, and at that moment pressing home button did nothing, seemed that remote isn't working at first or device froze.
3 Hours before that I has using device, and only thing I did i power toggled it 3 times in few seconds using power button on remote (don't ask why it irrelevant now)
After I power toggled the device, and after "Fire TV" logo it stated that it can't find my remote. So i changed fresh batteries, tried to resync remote to device and all other stuff, but nothing helped. So I decided to try my remote on another device, and concluded that remote is perfectly fine and connects to other device without problems, and that it's nothing wrong with it.
At the same time it baffled me that device didn't load home screen after boot, just notification that it cant find remote and black screen after that.
Later I discovered that remote is in fact working (built in firmware restore functions and menu that is accessed by long pressing home button for few seconds).
So I decided to do factory reset by pressing key combination.
Factory reset menu came up, and after I pressed "OK" nothing happened, device didn't reboot.
Pressed key combo again, and let the timer for factory reset count down to zero.
When it came to '1' it froze.
Pressing key combo again factory reset menu would come again and do countdown from start.
I can also invoke menu accessed by pressing home button for few seconds, but what ever I choose from there it freezes, but if I press home button again it opens same menu again and move left-right and even enter "profiles", so it's not frozen, it just seems that it can't open any menu entry for some reason.
At he same time I can access it via wifi ADB and run ADB shell commands, so it is connected to wifi that has internet access.
I tried running "adb reboot recovery", device reboots, comes up with Fire tv logo and "no command" on screen.
It sits there for a minute and after it reboots and goes into normal boot.
I also tried "am start -n com.amazon.tv.launcher/.ui.SettingsActivity" folowing "am broadcast -a com.amazon.tv.intent.action.MASTER_CLEAR" but no avail.
it states "Broadcast completed: result=0" and that is it.
How do I factory restore / flash firmware, whatever ?
I will take any suggestion before tossing it into bin, because I think memory got corrupted somehow and device is processing and executing fine.
Edit 1 :
Safe mode method using USB keyboard on OTG cable doesn't work. Tried ctrl+alt+menu+prtscr+i several times, it invokes nothing.
Edit 2 :
Tried rooting using shorting to ground exploit, but it doesn't work since serial number of device is too high thus bootloader locked.
Edit 3:
I can see all the installed packages over ADB and uninstall ony of them normally.

Hi mate, try my solution up for the bootlooping firestick

Travel_Mate said:
Hi mate, try my solution up for the bootlooping firestick
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Thank you for suggestion. The main question is how do I format USB stick to Android "internal memory" if I don't have Xiaomi 4K stick, like you mentioned in your original post ?
I have another working Fire Stick 4k, and have formatted USB stick using that device, but since Fire Stick 4k uses Fire OS 6, and possibility to format USB stick to "internal memory" is a feature of Fire OS 7, I don't think it will work.
At the moment I just formatted this stick using Fire OS 6, connected using OTG to malfunctioned stick, I can see Fire TV accessing it few times on boot (LED flashes), but after boot I don't see any activity. I will let it sit for a few hours.