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Is anyone else experiencing Hulu playback failures lately?
It started for *new* TV shows about a week back.
The Ads play fine but when the main show starts to load, it shows a black screen for about 20 seconds before displaying an error ¨Playback Failure. We're sorry, but there was an issue while playing this video. Please check your connection and try again. (203)¨
I am outside US but already have both a normal VPN and DNS VPN provider which works perfectly fine on my PC and Roku. Suddenly, only for new shows, my Hulu on Firetv has broken.
I have uninstalled and re-installed the hulu app to no avail as well.
Super upset...i expected better from a commercially supported hardware! Roku is the only device so far that has never had trouble with Hulu
If anyone has a fix, i will be forever grateful!!!
I assume you already tried this but just in case. I had the same problem with hulu and a reboot of the FTV fixed it. Good luck
Same issue here. Can't play videos and getting the same error as above. In addition, the queue is not updating. I see new shows in my queue in a web browser but they are not showing in the FireTV app. I've rebooted, cleared data/cache (and had to log back in) - no good.
skeptic_always said:
Same issue here. Can't play videos and getting the same error as above. In addition, the queue is not updating. I see new shows in my queue in a web browser but they are not showing in the FireTV app. I've rebooted, cleared data/cache (and had to log back in) - no good.
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Perhaps it has to do with an older version of Hulu in the firmware? Have you tried upgrading to the latest pre-rooted version of the firmware?
Nope, I'm one of the (apparent) few that would rather stay on current firmware and not get into the cat and mouse root game. I'm actually on the latest version.
However, today my queue is updating and Hulu is playing videos again. One thing I vaguely remember from months ago that I did and may have solved the playback issue - I went into manage apps -> amazon video -> clear data and clear cache. I still don't understand why amazon video and Hulu would be tied together, or even if that's what fixed my playback issues, but IIRC that was identified as a fix in the past and I'm watching videos again.
As for the queue, I think that was just a Hulu issue. After posting I pulled up Roku on another TV and while video played fine the queue was not updating there either.
Spoke too soon, Hulu+ is crap again. Tried clearing data/cache for Amazon Videos, cleared cache for Hulu+, rebooted... Getting Playback Failure (203). :crying:
Called Hulu to get the problem fixed
I have the same problem with my FireTV since yesterday. Ads play well, but when it's time for the show content, I see a black screen for ~30 seconds followed by a Playback Error message asking me to check the connection (error 203). My other devices can play Hulu shows just fine. Restarting the FireTV, clearing cache and data for Hulu+ App did not help.
Last night, the problem went away; don't know why. Today, it came back so I called Hulu tech support. The tech said that maybe I had too many devices on the network trying to access Hulu (is there a Hulu set limit?). He asked me to unplug the FireTV, and unplug the modem and router. While my devices were off, he also "resynched" my account (his word not mine; Don't know what that meant).
Once I rebooted all the devices and opened the Hulu+ App, the FireTV had been de-activated, so I had to select Log In to get to the screen with the activation code. I told the tech what the activation code was and he activated the box remotely. Playback worked after that.
I don't know whether it's what I did or what the tech did that fixed the issue. If the problem comes back, I will:
(1) turn off the FireTV,
(2) log into hulu.com and de-activate the device (hulu.com/account >> manage your devices)
(3) power cycle the modem & router,
(4) Restart the FireTV and Hulu+ app (select login to Are-activate the device)
I hope I've seen the last of this problem, but I'm not optimistic since it has come and gone before.
Please share any fix that works for you guys.
-Patrick
Before seeing your post I was headed down this path myself. Fortunately I got mine working before going through all that. What I did was unplug my FireTV, unplug my cable modem for 10 seconds, plug the cable modem back in, then plug the FireTV back in. That fixed it. What I don't know is if it was just the cable modem reboot or if there is a functional difference in this case between unplug/plug-in and rebooting the FireTV by holding pause+select buttons for 10 seconds.
Previously I had tried rebooting with the remote and clearing data/cache for Amazon Videos and Hulu.
unplugging Fire TV alone worked
Problem came back as expected. This time I unplugged the Fire TV for a minute and plugged it back in. That was enough. (rebooting via the remote did not work).
This is an annoying problem because it appears to be a software problem with the Fire TV (my other android tv box doesn't experience this). What's the best way to bring it to Amazon's attention?
Does anyone have this issue on their Fire TV?
My netflix is showing this message:
We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title.
I've tried all the "fixes" in this Amazon thread but none of them fixed it?
http://www.amazon.com/Netflix-Fire-...QN4FXWA96MT/Tx3GCVD1F9XOBBM/1?asin=B005ZXWMUS
THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN SOLVED!
Jump here to the relevant posts:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58574346&postcount=42
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58578070&postcount=43
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58599514&postcount=46
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=58618646&postcount=48
BIG THANK YOU TO EVERYONE WHO CONTRIBUTED!!
For first time AFTV rooters:
DO NOT SKIP this ROM version and install it: 51.1.4.0_514006420-rooted+updated
Launch Netflix and make sure it works
Now, upgrade to 51.1.4.1_514013920-rooted+fixed
Launch Netflix and make sure it works
Again, first time AFTV roots, DO NOT go straight to the latest version of the custom ROM. Doing so may cause your Netflix to have this issue.
Rbox is aware of this issue and recommends this workaround. Thank you to Rbox for all your hard work!
Neo3D said:
Does anyone have this issue on their Fire TV?
My netflix is showing this message:
We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title.
I've tried all the "fixes" in this Amazon thread but none of them fixed it?
anything-/forum/Fx1PQN4FXWA96MT/Tx3GCVD1F9XOBBM/1?asin=B005ZXWMUS[/url]
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Ive found if I was watching Kodi or another app was running prior, I would have to force stop through the installed apps and then Netflix would resume video operation after.
possible fix
are you currently running Kodi (formally XBMC) on your Fire TV?
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are you currently running Kodi (formally XBMC) on your Fire TV?
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Yes, I'm running Kodi...why?
I've tried to use Netflix by launching thru Kodi and also by launching from the AF Launcher, and both of them have the same issue?
Neo3D said:
Yes, I'm running Kodi...why?
I've tried to use Amazon by launching thru Kodi and also by launching from the AF Launcher, and both of them have the same issue?
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Neo3D said:
Does anyone have this issue on their Fire TV?
My netflix is showing this message:
We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title.
I've tried all the "fixes" in this Amazon thread but none of them fixed it?
http://www.amazon.com/Netflix-Fire-...QN4FXWA96MT/Tx3GCVD1F9XOBBM/1?asin=B005ZXWMUS
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I have the same issue on both my aftvs. It's really irritating. But for me a reboot fixes it every time. I can't pinpoint what triggers it. Doesn't occur every time but force quit xbmc then launching Netflix, force quit Netflix then try again--nothing stops the bug from occurring if it's gonna happen, but like I said, a reboot fixes it for me.
ive seen this type of error on prime videos after leaving kodi without stopping the video. If your kodi keymap for the remote is not stoping the video playback when pressed and you leave kodi, it will casue problems , probably because the audio/video "pipes" are still being used by the video in kodi that was not stopped . SPMC does this by default.
KLit75 said:
I have the same issue on both my aftvs. It's really irritating. But for me a reboot fixes it every time. I can't pinpoint what triggers it. Doesn't occur every time but force quit xbmc then launching Netflix, force quit Netflix then try again--nothing stops the bug from occurring if it's gonna happen, but like I said, a reboot fixes it for me.
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I've tried rebooting two ways:
1. Using remote control
2. Unplug, wait 10 secs, plug back in
But neither methods will fix Netflix for me
Neo3D said:
I've tried rebooting two ways:
1. Using remote control
2. Unplug, wait 10 secs, plug back in
But neither methods will fix Netflix for me
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It's too early to tell but I tried one of the fixes in your op.
1. Amazon video--clear data 3 times
2. Unplug, wait 10 secs, replug
*and I had to add 3rd step because after that Netflix would keep loading and Amazon prime gave "unknown error"
So...
3. Restart aftv by holding play and select.
Like I said, it's too early, but I will say both Amazon and Netflix videos are loading a lot faster. The Amazon video I selected seemed to start instantly (no spinning circle)
Try logging out of your Netflix account and re-entering your credentials. . .I sometimes get this from my smart tv and the only fix is to re-log in.
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Try logging out of your Netflix account and re-entering your credentials. . .I sometimes get this from my smart tv and the only fix is to re-log in.
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That didn't work for me. Netflix has been really buggy on fire os for me. For awhile it would log me out completely and I'd have to sign back in multiple times daily. BUT it's been over 24 hours since I applied the fix I mentioned in my last post and neither of my aftvs have had issues! Hopefully that did it...
KLit75 said:
It's too early to tell but I tried one of the fixes in your op.
1. Amazon video--clear data 3 times
2. Unplug, wait 10 secs, replug
*and I had to add 3rd step because after that Netflix would keep loading and Amazon prime gave "unknown error"
So...
3. Restart aftv by holding play and select.
Like I said, it's too early, but I will say both Amazon and Netflix videos are loading a lot faster. The Amazon video I selected seemed to start instantly (no spinning circle)
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Thanks, I tried that and it still doesn't work. Weird thing happened to me though, my XBMC / Kodi got reset to all of its default settings. Luckily, all of my add-ons were unaffected.
i had the same thing recently, turns out it was a dodgy hdmi cable. i found the cause by trying to play a prime video after trying to play a netflix video.
prime indicated that there was a problem with the hdmi cable, after replacing the cable netflix and prime both now work fine, i hope this helps..
Neo3D said:
Does anyone have this issue on their Fire TV?
My netflix is showing this message:
We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again later or select a different title.
I've tried all the "fixes" in this Amazon thread but none of them fixed it?
http://www.amazon.com/Netflix-Fire-...QN4FXWA96MT/Tx3GCVD1F9XOBBM/1?asin=B005ZXWMUS
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I have had this issue on Android TV also. I ended up clearing the cash and restarting along with a reboot of the network? But it has been happening on and off for awhile.
KLit75 said:
It's too early to tell but I tried one of the fixes in your op.
1. Amazon video--clear data 3 times
2. Unplug, wait 10 secs, replug
*and I had to add 3rd step because after that Netflix would keep loading and Amazon prime gave "unknown error"
So...
3. Restart aftv by holding play and select.
Like I said, it's too early, but I will say both Amazon and Netflix videos are loading a lot faster. The Amazon video I selected seemed to start instantly (no spinning circle)
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Well that fix lasted 2 full days but now it's back. Outside chance my tinkering (trying to get samba working properly) cause it but that's a little far fetched. It's not the hdmi cable. I'm actually using a brand new one that came with the Wii U.
The bedroom aftv also had trouble playing Netflix last night.
Specs-wise this is the best set top box I ever owned. When it's running well it's awesome. But overall it's easily the least stable streamer I've ever had...and that's a long list of devices. Got a old roku xd (maybe 15 bucks on eBay) I plug it in and can count on it to work all the time. It's not as fun as aftv but thinking about putting it on the side of bedroom aftv so my wife doesn't get angry when she wants prime or Netflix.
I am watching this thread hoping you guys would find a reason/solution for this issue. I am emphatic to the problems you are having but am also a little surprised at them because I am NOT running into any of this issues with any one of my 3 FTV's. Fingers crossed
All of my FTV's are rooted and they run XBMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime. I don't even bother shutting XBMC down or rebooting the AFTV. Netflix just works. O, btw, I am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 firmware on all of them. Once in a while (maybe once every 10 days) Netflix will have the error message saying "We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again", all I do to get it to work again is to exit the app then restart Netflix or sometime I may need to login again and that's it.
Good Luck and hope you find a solution. Have you try rebooting your router ?
lowbee said:
I am watching this thread hoping you guys would find a reason/solution for this issue. I am emphatic to the problems you are having but am also a little surprised at them because I am NOT running into any of this issues with any one of my 3 FTV's. Fingers crossed
All of my FTV's are rooted and they run XBMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime. I don't even bother shutting XBMC down or rebooting the AFTV. Netflix just works. O, btw, I am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 firmware on all of them. Once in a while (maybe once every 10 days) Netflix will have the error message saying "We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again", all I do to get it to work again is to exit the app then restart Netflix or sometime I may need to login again and that's it.
Good Luck and hope you find a solution. Have you try rebooting your router ?
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I do not think it is Fire TV? The fact that I have had it on more than one device proves that. Somehow the authorization cache is getting corrupted? When I clear the data and reauthorize it seems to correct it until it corrupts again? My network reboot is just a extra step to be sure. The only other thing I can think of , It seems to be associated with devices that remain on(standby only?)
lowbee said:
I am watching this thread hoping you guys would find a reason/solution for this issue. I am emphatic to the problems you are having but am also a little surprised at them because I am NOT running into any of this issues with any one of my 3 FTV's. Fingers crossed
All of my FTV's are rooted and they run XBMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime. I don't even bother shutting XBMC down or rebooting the AFTV. Netflix just works. O, btw, I am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 firmware on all of them. Once in a while (maybe once every 10 days) Netflix will have the error message saying "We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again", all I do to get it to work again is to exit the app then restart Netflix or sometime I may need to login again and that's it.
Good Luck and hope you find a solution. Have you try rebooting your router ?
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I don't see how that would help but it's worth a try. We have Netflix running perfectly fine on these devices, which are on the same home network:
desktop HTPC
m17x R4
m14x R2
Samsung Note 4
Samsung Note 3
Samsung Note 10.1 2014
Inspiron 3147
PS3
Asus Chrome Box
The ONLY device we have EVER gotten this error on is the AFTV. So, I'm inclined to think it's an issue with the AFTV.
lowbee said:
I am watching this thread hoping you guys would find a reason/solution for this issue. I am emphatic to the problems you are having but am also a little surprised at them because I am NOT running into any of this issues with any one of my 3 FTV's. Fingers crossed
All of my FTV's are rooted and they run XBMC, Netflix, Amazon Prime. I don't even bother shutting XBMC down or rebooting the AFTV. Netflix just works. O, btw, I am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 firmware on all of them. Once in a while (maybe once every 10 days) Netflix will have the error message saying "We're having trouble playing this title right now. Please try again", all I do to get it to work again is to exit the app then restart Netflix or sometime I may need to login again and that's it.
Good Luck and hope you find a solution. Have you try rebooting your router ?
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Bollucks! I tried rebooting my router and it still gives me the same error
This is very frustrating. Netflix works perfectly fine on all of our other devices except for this AFTV. Makes me wonder if Amazon has some deliberate bugs in it so you are forced to use Prime, which works perfectly.
So after seeing so may folks having issue with netflix, i decided to try and i did not have any issues.
However, this morning when i tried to watch a free episode on prime i get "Unknown error", i got the same error message when i tried to watch a movie trailer so few min later i tried again to watch the episode and it worked fine but now when i try to watch a movie trailer i get messages "Your internet connection is really slow, blah blah, blah" with the open watch later or keep watching, when i select keep watching i get cursor that keep going in circle but the preview never plays.
i did test my speed and i am getting at least 18mbps download and 11mbps upload speed, not the fastest but it is more than fast enough to watch full HD movies.
There is definitely something wrong, probably some firmware bugs, i am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 updated.
Thank you
ashsha7877 said:
So after seeing so may folks having issue with netflix, i decided to try and i did not have any issues.
However, this morning when i tried to watch a free episode on prime i get "Unknown error", i got the same error message when i tried to watch a movie trailer so few min later i tried again to watch the episode and it worked fine but now when i try to watch a movie trailer i get messages "Your internet connection is really slow, blah blah, blah" with the open watch later or keep watching, when i select keep watching i get cursor that keep going in circle but the preview never plays.
i did test my speed and i am getting at least 18mbps download and 11mbps upload speed, not the fastest but it is more than fast enough to watch full HD movies.
There is definitely something wrong, probably some firmware bugs, i am running pre-rooted 51.1.4.0_514006420 updated.
Thank you
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Thanks for testing! Good to know I'm not the only one with problems.
I'm running 51.1.4.1_514013920fixed
Stupidly bought a FireTV Stick with the intention of putting it in the offpsrings room so they can watch stuff from my Plex server in their own rooms.
Installed Plex, it wants to activate, £3.99, fair enough, bought it, it then says I can't watch stuff until I activate it, so I try again and it just errors..
Plex forums are about as much use as a fart in a cullender, so ended up here..
Any root or custom ROM options for the stick so it actually becomes useful?
Same LAN network correct?
I've noticed that if Plex uses a WAN address it behaves differently and nags for money. If your on a local network and you've attached to the correct server than you should be good to go.
Maybe you've already done this but make sure you are connected to the correct server and on your local network. And also if the content is HD make sure you are using h.264 encoding. I've noticed the firetv stick struggles with MPEG2 HD.
I've got my Plex server locally with a static as well as the FireTV stick having a static IP, the problem lies in the fact that you cant get Plex to work for more than a minute, says it needs activating, charges you the £3.99 then when you try to play something it again says it needs activating, try to activate it a second time and it errors...
Might have to go down the sideloading Kodi or similar although I would prefer something that just launched straight in rather than having to go into Settings, Apps, Manage Apps then fire kodu up from there, hence the request for some sort of custom ROM...
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I've got my Plex server locally with a static as well as the FireTV stick having a static IP, the problem lies in the fact that you cant get Plex to work for more than a minute, says it needs activating, charges you the £3.99 then when you try to play something it again says it needs activating, try to activate it a second time and it errors...
Might have to go down the sideloading Kodi or similar although I would prefer something that just launched straight in rather than having to go into Settings, Apps, Manage Apps then fire kodu up from there, hence the request for some sort of custom ROM...
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I've never had that problem, ate you in the uk? Works gangbusters in the us. I'm also plexpass, so maybe that's why...
Trig0r said:
I've got my Plex server locally with a static as well as the FireTV stick having a static IP, the problem lies in the fact that you cant get Plex to work for more than a minute, says it needs activating, charges you the £3.99 then when you try to play something it again says it needs activating, try to activate it a second time and it errors...
Might have to go down the sideloading Kodi or similar although I would prefer something that just launched straight in rather than having to go into Settings, Apps, Manage Apps then fire kodu up from there, hence the request for some sort of custom ROM...
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I can't say much about plex. I tried it. It was good to very good, depending on my device, but kodi is better in my opinion. However, if that tedious navigation in getting to the app is really your only issue, you can use llama to put it right on the recent section, or boot right to it. Adbfire makes the setup simple. There's also firestarter that allows side loaded apps on the home screen.
I've been using Plex for years and I'm pretty regular on the forums, and I agree, the issue with the repeated activation requirement doesn't seem to fix itself. Here is the most complete thread on the subject (http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/151349/app-already-purchased-but-still-prompting-for-activation/p1), I seem to remember that the main suggestions are (1) do a factory reset on the stick, (2) contact Amazon, and (3) PM one of the Plex devs with your amazon account name and maybe the receipt info from the app purchase (I don't remember the details of that). Like ldeveraux I have a Plexpass membership, that seems to provide the magic to avoid the issue (but I'm not promoting the purchase, the price now is kind of high).
Kodi+PlexBMC+Amber Skin works very well and looks similar to Plex Home Theater, sideloading is pretty easy (http://sideloadfiretv.com/sideload-apps-amazon-fire-tv-windows), and I think it's just a better solution to avoid any issues with surround sound.
Firestarter (http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/app-root-home-launcher-replacement-app-t3118135) is an awesome app to easily access your sideloaded apps.
Ahh, llama might sort me out then if I can boot the stick straight to Kodi/XBMC, dont have a Plexpass here which might be why its working for you guys and not me..
hello
i have just bought my 1st amazon fire tv device,a fire stick manufacture date march 16 2016
and i am trying to follow a (probably outdated) guide from 2014 from AFTVnews
for avoiding update during initial setup
also i am using open DNS ,outside blocking
but the guide does not work
i see that this guide keeps on being suggested for people to use recently but has anyone ever confirmed if this guide is even still working on new fire tv sticks?
because i can not get to the registration screen no matter what i do
i have followed the guide to the letter about 100 times now, all it does is hang on the checking for updates screen and then it goes back to the error message screen every single time
it hangs at checking for updates for a really long time, like an hour
then it goes to the error screen , then i press the back button like the guide says and i re configure the wifi settings like the guide says and then hit connect ,then when it says connection successful i pull the ethernet cable out of the back of my router,the one going to my modem , before it gets to checking for updates
then it says checking for updates and hangs there for like an hour , then it just goes back to the error screen and i press the back button and start the process all over again
is there is any way out of this loop?
i think that this guide is just outdated and that this method has not been tested recently for the fire tv stick specifically
because i follow it exactly and get the same result every time
anyone know what i am doing wrong, if anything or if this guide even still works anymore and on current devices?
can anyone with a brand new stick(not fire tv 1 or 2) confirm that this still works or not?
because i have not been able to find a single account of anyone doing this and getting it to work
i have just wasted and entire weekend on this BS
regretting my purchase and wishing i just bought an android box,
i really wanted to get into this scene but these extremely poorly written and outdated guides have got me so frustrated and discouraged that i am just about to say F it and return this thing to the store and go buy an android box instead
it's just not worth the aggravation and waste of time
this device is a Fing piece of $hit, how can anyone deal with this $hit?
it paired with the remote instantly on 1st use, but after i unplugged it it will not pair, the 1st time i turned it on after unplugging it
it took 15 minutes to pair with the remote, the second time, the 3rd time unplugged it it paired in like 5 minutes, the 4th time i unplugged it and now when i turn it on it will not pair with the remote at all after an hour, i took out the batteries, put in new ones, i put the remote right up to the stick , i press the home button briefly, i hold it down have i tried everything and this damn thing will not pair at all now i just opened it 2 days ago ,says made in mid march 2016
F this device and F this scene i am out , returning this steaming pile of dog $hit and going to order a android box what god damn piece of $hit this thing is , how do you people deal with this $hit, every Fing time you turn it off the remote will not pair again
these devices are pure garbage
this is the worst product i have ever bought
Have you tried using the steps in the Can't Pair a Remote or Game Controller guide? I am waiting on the @rbox release of Fire OS 5 for the 1st Gen Fire TV Stick and can not test this out for now as far as rooting the device.
mjbxx said:
Have you tried using the steps in the Can't Pair a Remote or Game Controller guide? I am waiting on the @rbox release of Fire OS 5 for the 1st Gen Fire TV Stick and can not test this out for now as far as rooting the device.
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yes i did all of that i am just trying to pair the remote that came with it an it does not pair it worked right away the 1st time but one i unplugged it the 1st time it was nothing but problems from then on
also it keeps saying that i'm not using the amazon power supply when i am using it is this normal?
i think this thing is defective
gdroid666 said:
yes i did all of that i am just trying to pair the remote that came with it an it does not pair it worked right away the 1st time but one i unplugged it the 1st time it was nothing but problems from then on
also it keeps saying that i'm not using the amazon power supply when i am using it is this normal?
i think this thing is defective
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No. That is not normal as I've never seen that message on my 4 Fire TV devices. Just exchange it and hopefully you'll have better results trying to root a Fire TV Stick.
mjbxx said:
No. That is not normal as I've never seen that message on my 4 Fire TV devices. Just exchange it and hopefully you'll have better results trying to root a Fire TV Stick.
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funny thing i was just about to take it back,i had the bag receipt and everything ready to go
i figured i'd try it one more time before going back to worst buy , i plugged it in again but this time i used the HDMI extension adapter
and it finally paired after like 10 minutes but then once i hit play it went straight into checking for updates
and it did not give me the option to configure my wifi or network settings ,it just connected and said checking for updates , so i yanked the ethernet cable from my modem out of the back of the router and this time it finally went to the registration screen
it had done this like twice before, i mean automatically going to checking for updates on power up without me configuring the wifi and i had pulled the cable but it never went to the registration screen before
i only had 2 domains blocked in open DNS
after it was on the registration screen i plugged the ethernet cable back into the router and added the other 2 domains to the block list in open DNS dash
but then i realized i was not sure if this thing even remembers the DNS settings, i assume it did not ,so i think that was a waste of precious time because i think it just connects to wifi without even going through open DNS if it goes to checking for updates on power up without giving you the option to pick the wifi network,enter the password and set the DNS settings, but i am really not sure about this
after i added the other 2 domains in open DNS and had all 4 on the list i went and checked the about menu and seen it was still on 5.0.5 and not on 5.0.5.1 , then i went and turned on adb and unknown apps
then i went to cmd prompt and connected to it and did pm hide com.amazon.device.software.ota
then i went into about checked it to make sure it was still on the older fw, then i went to check for updates and realized i forgot to disconnect the modem from the router, so i unplugged it again , i noticed it had downloaded the update or at least it looked like it did because the progress bar was all the way at the end but it was not installing
then i ran adb fire and debloater tool and did the hide the update.ota.apk option just to be sure
i have restarted a couple times and it is still on 5.0.5 ,but i still have not reconnected the wifi yet
but i think i should be in the clear,but the weird thing is that after i restarted it once or twice it still had the message in the check for updates menu that said downloading 5.0.5.1 ,it would not go away then i ran the debloater tool and hid the ota.apk
and now when i go in there it just hangs at checking for updates(but i did not yet reconnect the router to the modem yet) and the message about downloading 5.0.5.1 is gone
but i watched a few tutorial videos and they all show that it gives them an error message in checking for updates menu screen mine does not give me that message ,it just hangs at checking for updates and i am afraid to plug the modem back into the router now
but when i did both block methods, the one through cmd prompt it said some message, can't remember it exactly but it said something like hide: true so i assume it worked and in debloater it said something like status hidden
i did try to run the cmd prompt method again after i rebooted the 1st time to be sure but it kicked some error the second time maybe cause i was telling it to hide something that i already hid , but debloater seems to have given the confirmation even after i ran the cmd method
it has also stopped giving me the not amazon power supply error now too
i think maybe because when i initially powered it on for the 1st time it was connected to the tv usb , but then i switched it to the amazon power supply but it still was giving me the message on every reboot, it's like it remembers whatever it was connected to on initial boot and does not forget it until you finally get through completing the setup even if you switch it to the amazon power supply
I'm a bit confused. Is your Fire TV Stick rooted now?
mjbxx said:
I'm a bit confused. Is your Fire TV Stick rooted now?
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no it is unrooted on 5.0.5
i just used adb to block updates
it's brand new i was just trying to get past the initial setup without updating so i can root it in the future when rbox releases a pre rooted custom rom for it
but it would not go past the error screen and get to the registration screen
then it rebooted and went straight to checking for updates which it had done a few times before but this time it went to the registration screen after checking for updates, it usually just hung on that screen for about an hour and went back to the error screen no matter what i did
since it went to checking for updates right after i turned it on and pressed play without me configuring the network settings and DNS setting i did not put in the open DNS settings, so i don't know if remembers them from previous boots when i did enter them
so i am wondering if it not connecting through open DNS is what finally let me get to the registration screen
like if it has something in the FW that detects weather or not a proxy like open DNS is being used when it gets to connection successful and then it tells the device hey do not let this go to registration if a proxy is being used or if the update domains are blocked through open DNS
but then again i did have it go to checking updates a few other times at boot and i did not configure the wifi and DNS settings and it still hung on checking for updates and kicked back to error screen every single time
i don't what made it finally work but it was getting really frustrating, especially with the length of time it hung on the checking for updates screen
So about a month ago, my technophobe husband tipped over a pepsi onto our firestick remote, essentially turning it into a nice paperweight. No problem, I downloaded the Amazon app. However I had no idea that having to replace the modem and router would cause another problem. How to change the wifi password on a jailbroken stick using an app?
What happens, is that the app searches for the stick, which it cannot find any longer, because it cannot get past the wifi password wall. I can't use the app to change anything on the firestick because they cannot currently speak to one another, and the remote that came with it is....a paperweight.
I need help. The husband is a television addict, and is peeved that he cannot get his ESPN or American Picker's fix in the living room.
HALP!!!
sdparris said:
So about a month ago, my technophobe husband tipped over a pepsi onto our firestick remote, essentially turning it into a nice paperweight. No problem, I downloaded the Amazon app. However I had no idea that having to replace the modem and router would cause another problem. How to change the wifi password on a jailbroken stick using an app?
What happens, is that the app searches for the stick, which it cannot find any longer, because it cannot get past the wifi password wall. I can't use the app to change anything on the firestick because they cannot currently speak to one another, and the remote that came with it is....a paperweight.
I need help. The husband is a television addict, and is peeved that he cannot get his ESPN or American Picker's fix in the living room.
HALP!!!
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Can you not connect the old router up temporarily, connect the app then within the app add your new router then disconnect the old router?
If you have previously enabled adb in fire stick settings under developer options connect the Firesticks usb power lead to a laptop and download an app called adbLink and use adb to control, I think the adbLink program has its own dedicated remote button.
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Can you not connect the old router up temporarily, connect the app then within the app add your new router then disconnect the old router?
If you have previously enabled adb in fire stick settings under developer options connect the Firesticks usb power lead to a laptop and download an app called adbLink and use adb to control, I think the adbLink program has its own dedicated remote button.
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That would be the simple solution, if we hadn't traded in the old router for one that didn't go into random wait mode with our internet provider. I will try the app. I hope it works, There is nothing like a 62 year old man who complains constantly that he cannot watch his boring history channel reruns on Sling. I adore the man and would rather not have to drain his life force just so I can get the projects done I need to do before their deadlines.
Hope it works out well.