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Hi
I've got a paid VPN from ProXPN and I'm trying to set it up on my HTC One X using the official OpenVPN Connect app.
Copied my *.ovpn, *.crt and *.key files over from my laptop to the device, but get the following error:
"Error Parsing OpenVPN profile : ProXPN.ovpn : option_error: remote option not specified"
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong, please?
Thanks
Rob
P.S. Not a huge issue if I can't get it working, as I'll just use the built-in VPN via pptp, but hopefully I'll be able to sort this out.
Rushey_Platt said:
Hi
I've got a paid VPN from ProXPN and I'm trying to set it up on my HTC One X using the official OpenVPN Connect app.
Copied my *.ovpn, *.crt and *.key files over from my laptop to the device, but get the following error:
"Error Parsing OpenVPN profile : ProXPN.ovpn : option_error: remote option not specified"
Does anyone know what I'm doing wrong, please?
Thanks
Rob
P.S. Not a huge issue if I can't get it working, as I'll just use the built-in VPN via pptp, but hopefully I'll be able to sort this out.
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Judging by the error message I would say that your config file contains a typo or the line that specifies the remote address to connect to is missing or misformed.
http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/manuals/65-openvpn-20x-manpage.html
# The hostname/IP and port of the server.
# You can have multiple remote entries
# to load balance between the servers.
remote my-server-1 1194
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And http://openvpn.net/index.php/open-source/documentation/howto.html#examples
Obviously you cannot copy paste the examples . Can you not get a ready made ovpn config file from those ProXPN dudes?
If this config file contains no sensitive information you could post it here for a quick syntax check?
pakjebakmeel said:
If this config file contains no sensitive information you could post it here for a quick syntax check?
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I don't think any of this is sensitive (hopefuly!) so here it is:
Code:
client
dev tun
proto tcp
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca ssl/ca.crt
cert ssl/client.crt
key ssl/client.key
cipher BF-CBC
keysize 512
comp-lzo
verb 4
mute 5
tun-mtu 1500
mssfix 1450
auth-user-pass
reneg-sec 0
route-method exe
route-delay 1 10
route-metric 512
route 0.0.0.0 0.0.0.0
# If you are connecting through an
# HTTP proxy to reach the actual OpenVPN
# server, put the proxy server/IP and
# port number here. See the man page
# if your proxy server requires
# authentication.
;http-proxy-retry # retry on connection failure
;http-proxy [proxy server] [proxy port #]
So yes, you're missing the 'remote' statement in your config file.. Client doesn't know to which server it has to connect if this line is omitted.
That explains.
Also, this config looks like a config for a Windows client. Can you not just use a prefab config file for linux?
Think this is what you're on about: http://www.proxpn.com/ ?
I don't know this service but maybe use something like this: http://downgoat.net/2013/04/20/proxpn-openvpn-on-linux-configuration/
client
dev tun
proto tcp
remote uk.proxpn.com 443
resolv-retry infinite
nobind
persist-key
persist-tun
ca ca.crt
cert client.crt
key client.key
cipher BF-CBC
keysize 512
comp-lzo
verb 3
mute 5
tun-mtu 1500
mssfix 1450
auth-user-pass
reneg-sec 0
redirect-gateway def1
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Also, it uses this config to connect to VPN but you still need to provide a username and password because of the auth-user-pass statement. I've not seen this option in my Android client but maybe it appears on the connection preferences when it sees this statement? Or maybe it will ask you upon connecting.. Not sure but try this and see if you get an option to configure username and pass or whether it asks you upon connecting..
Make sure the ca.crt, client.crt and client.key files are in the same folder as the ovpn config file. I use /sdcard/openvpn.
If you get stuck enable logging on the connection and post that. (AFTER YOU HAVE REMOVED ANY SENSITIVE INFORMATION).
Great, thanks, that tip enabled me to successfully import the linux-based profile.
After import I was indeed asked for a username and password, and then it connected to ProXPN. However, it then got stuck in some sort of connect / disconnect loop, with the disconnect message disappearing so fast I can't actually read what it says!
Rob
Rushey_Platt said:
Great, thanks, that tip enabled me to successfully import the linux-based profile.
After import I was indeed asked for a username and password, and then it connected to ProXPN. However, it then got stuck in some sort of connect / disconnect loop, with the disconnect message disappearing so fast I can't actually read what it says!
Rob
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Enable logging, that's what it's for.
Some loops are terminating because of session invalidated; others because of a transport error.
Rushey_Platt said:
Some loops are terminating because of session invalidated; others because of a transport error.
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Maybe if you post the full log file we can see what's happening. As I don't know what the correct settings should be for this provider it makes it harder to troubleshoot.
Hi,
This is my first post, on this great forum, so I'm posting as a "noob"...
So my problem :
- I installed the LegacyXperia 20130908 CM10.1 release. It was working almost OK
- But because of the high wifi drain, I gave the lated DarkKernel a try (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2451839)
It seems to perform very good BUT I just noticed something really weird : I have access to the internet through my wifi LAN, I can ping my gateway BUT nothing else works on the local LAN :
ping fails :
[email protected]:/ $ ping -c 1 192.168.1.13
PING 192.168.1.13 (192.168.1.13) 56(84) bytes of data.
From 192.168.1.10 icmp_seq=1 Destination Host Unreachable
The arp table seems incomplete :
1|[email protected]:/ $ arp -a
d810.home (192.168.1.13) at <incomplete> on wlan0
livebox.home (192.168.1.1) at 00:1f:95:26:25:4d [ether] on wlan0
The routes seem ok, the ip neighbours are not :
[email protected]:/ $ ip route show
default via 192.168.1.1 dev wlan0
192.168.1.0/24 dev wlan0 proto kernel scope link src 192.168.1.10
192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 scope link
[email protected]:/ $ ip neighbor show
192.168.1.13 dev wlan0 FAILED
192.168.1.1 dev wlan0 lladdr 00:1f:95:26:25:4d STALE
AH, on more weird thing, the kernel arp table has lots of zeroes for the unreachable devices MAC adresses (yes, I have 192.168.1.13 and 1.15 are up and running) :
[email protected]:/ $ cat /proc/net/arp
IP address HW type Flags HW address Mask Device
192.168.1.1 0x1 0x2 00:1f:95:26:25:4d * wlan0
192.168.1.15 0x1 0x0 00:00:00:00:00:00 * wlan0
And I can't seem to be able to communicate with the local LAN only with the android phone...
I have static IPs in my DSL router, I can't set the arp tables manually.
I *think* this was all working with the default ROM kernel, but before I attempt to revert back to that kernel to check (I backed up the modules, but yet another noob thing, I'm not sure putting back the tar into /lib/modules will be enough...) :
==> this is my noob question : anybody knows how I can report that to the dev, and how I can get help ?
Since it's my first post (only 9 remaining now !), I can't post in dev section...
Thanks && regards
Did you flash the DarkModules?
Hi,
Yes i did flash them in cwm...
fschaer said:
==> this is my noob question : anybody knows how I can report that to the dev, and how I can get help ?
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ROM developer has said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45704866&postcount=1488
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45757921&postcount=155
Someguyfromhell said:
ROM developer has said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45704866&postcount=1488
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=45757921&postcount=155
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Hi,
Thanks for the reminder.
But actually, by dev, i meant the kernel dev : the issue i see is not a force close or things like that,
and it appeared after i flashed this new kernel which seems better for the battery.
I think this is a kernel/wifi modules issue, not a rom one.
Or a noob error, but then i hope some of you can help me understand my error
As i said, wifi is somehow working since i'm replying just now using it...
It's just that apart from the dhcp/gateway, my device seems unable to learn any mac address with this kernel.
I haven't tried a tcpdump for now, and i wanted to test ipv6 but my 'great' dsl/wifi box does not support v6 - yes, that still exists...
Regards
fschaer said:
But actually, by dev, i meant the kernel dev : the issue i see is not a force close or things like that,
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He is also developing the kernel together with his team, which is given within the .zip file.
Ahh... txs.
OK, now I don't understand anymore anything...
I did :
- remount rw /system/
- cleanup and then restore the /system/lib/modules backup I had done - using tar
- reflash the ROM kernel (200130908)
And... still no ping on the wLAN, but I can ping google and the GW. ??
The arp table still shows me incomplete records.
Still I'm 100% sure I could connect before : I did use connectbot to ssh onto my computer and setup new ssh keys.
I don't know what else I can try exept reboot the dsl box (which is the wifi router)... or delete the recorded stuff in that dsl box and that reference my arc s.
Or reflash all, but I always manage loosing stuff when I reflash (which I avoïd doing then), even with titanium backup
That's all really weird...
Side question : is there *always* a captcha verification on every post ?
Cheers
fschaer said:
Ahh... txs.
OK, now I don't understand anymore anything...
I did :
- remount rw /system/
- cleanup and then restore the /system/lib/modules backup I had done - using tar
- reflash the ROM kernel (200130908)
And... still no ping on the wLAN, but I can ping google and the GW. ??
The arp table still shows me incomplete records.
Still I'm 100% sure I could connect before : I did use connectbot to ssh onto my computer and setup new ssh keys.
I don't know what else I can try exept reboot the dsl box (which is the wifi router)... or delete the recorded stuff in that dsl box and that reference my arc s.
Or reflash all, but I always manage loosing stuff when I reflash (which I avoïd doing then), even with titanium backup
That's all really weird...
Side question : is there *always* a captcha verification on every post ?
Cheers
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Which DNS server are you using? Did you change anything else by WiFi?
The captcha is only for limited amount of posts, then it will disappear.
I did not change any dns setting, but i saw local names in the terminal, so i must be using my dhcp/box dns.
You remind me i unchecked the wifi optomizations with the new kernel: i read this was causing arp issues on nexus devices...
Lets try to re-enable that... appart from this, i changed nothing after i flashed this kernel.
Except I tried 1.8ghz (it worked well), but this disappeared sincei restored the official rom krtnel
Thats really all i changed since i tried the new kernel yesterday evening
Can you believe this...
- Restoring the wifi optimisations did not help
- rebooting the DSL box helped. For 5 minutes.
I was able to ping a computer on the network, but not to go to the dsl box webserver. and I lost internet.
- subsequent dsl box reboots did not solve anything : no internet, no webserver, no connexion even on the wired PCs , powerd them on or off, nothing.
- *unplugging* everything + dsl box reboot => did restore internet+wifi on the arc
- replugging the PCs did not break
- and I can now see/ping the LAN with the arc s
Only remains, now, the dlink switch I have downtstairs that is the only stuff that remained plugged all time (theres a device on it, but it's off)..... It must have switched to a "netkill" state somehow. Funny, isn't it ?
let's now start wireshark, reinstall the new kernel, and see if there is any difference... and lastly reboot/replug the dlink switch
the come back for the (arp) ping of death ?
Regards
Last experiments:
- fired wireshark, to capture any network suspicious paquets
- reflashed the new kernel+modules
- retried ping / local LAN
Still working.
I rebooted my last network device (dlink switch), repluggued it : everything is still working.
conclusion : I don't understand :laugh:
Cheers
ive ordered an amazon fire tv in England , and now someone tells me ii may not be able to root it to put xbmc on it and then install a vpn on it , is this true or not and how can i tell ? also if this box wont do this , can you recommen a device that will work as i need to install a vpn directly onto the device so only the device uses the vpn , i also have a virgin media superhub ? thanks
davemaden said:
ive ordered an amazon fire tv in England , and now someone tells me ii may not be able to root it to put xbmc on it and then install a vpn on it , is this true or not and how can i tell ? also if this box wont do this , can you recommen a device that will work as i need to install a vpn directly onto the device so only the device uses the vpn , i also have a virgin media superhub ? thanks
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I don't think UK firetv's can be rooted unless you do it using the hardware method.
You can install xbmc on it.
if not rooted you cannot install vpn.
suggestion, try to get a rooted firetv from the us
what box would do what i require in the uk ? as i dont fancy the hardware method . thanks
davemaden said:
what box would do what i require in the uk ? as i dont fancy the hardware method . thanks
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Look on ebay. As far as I know anyone in the west coast like Los Angeles are still getting the old firmware. If you have a friend here, send the box to him and have him root it for you. the guides written by rbox and others are perfect.
If you are looking just for xbmc then there is no need to root.
i will need it rooted because i need a vpn installed , as virgin media (my isp) are blocking 1 channel and now icefilms , and i need a device that that i can install the vpn directly onto because the superhub router isnt compatable with any vpn . i dont know anyone in the usa , thanks
davemaden said:
i will need it rooted because i need a vpn installed , as virgin media (my isp) are blocking 1 channel and now icefilms , and i need a device that that i can install the vpn directly onto because the superhub router isnt compatable with any vpn . i dont know anyone in the usa , thanks
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You can use unotelly. you won't need vpn and you'll have access to your content. I am leaving on Vacation in about a week or else I wouldn't mind helping out.
if i bought a new amazon fire tv from the states , would i be able to root that easily or is it not possible to root the new devices ? thanks
davemaden said:
if i bought a new amazon fire tv from the states , would i be able to root that easily or is it not possible to root the new devices ? thanks
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It depends, did you buy new or refurb. did you buy it from ebay or amazon. Which location. The best way to find out is to boot it up normally and go to system and check the firmware and disconnect the firetv and if confused. ask here.
i bought a new one from amazon uk , its still in the box and i will return it , as i have been told that new ones cant be rooted , is it the same if i bought one off amazon in the usa . ? or could that be rooted ? do you know which software versions can be rooted and which cant , just incase the one i have has older software ? ive looked at the site you said instead of using vpn , it looks interesting , thanks for your help , enjoy your vacation
The ones Staples has are packing the old firmware, but you will still have trouble registering the device from where you are. As the other person mentioned you will need someone here in the states to set it up for you.
Or you could just buy a router that supports vpn. Ones that can run DD-WRT or similar custom firmware can usually be got for half the price of the FTV box.
hi i have bought one off e-bay from the USA , its been rooted and has xbmc loaded on it . Will i be able to install a vpn onto it seeing as its been rooted and has anyone a tutorial on how i can do this ? thanks
davemaden said:
hi i have bought one off e-bay from the USA , its been rooted and has xbmc loaded on it . Will i be able to install a vpn onto it seeing as its been rooted and has anyone a tutorial on how i can do this ? thanks
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It will depend what the Rooter did.. Seems a lot of the ones being sold on eBay already rooted do not come with CWM or a PreRooted FW. But you should be able to upgrade to that once you backup the XBMC & other things. Then you can take stock of what has been done to the Rooted FTV. And upgrade things from there.
are there any tutorials about that would show me how to do this ? thanks
davemaden said:
are there any tutorials about that would show me how to do this ? thanks
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First you would need to establish where your FTV is at. Then you can make a plan for what is left to upgrade/update.
I myself use the Amazon FireTV Utility App v0.34. And I have written a few walkthru posts. I use this Utility so I don't have to input everything manually. Really shortens the time it takes to mod things.
But I still base everything I do from the many guides over @ http://www.aftvnews.com/
All the guides can be found here: http://www.aftvnews.com/tag/guide/
And the best starting point is found here: http://www.aftvnews.com/start/
You would just skip the parts that have already been done to your FTV.
Did you already order one ?? If you already order one then just familiarize yourself with the guides. And options & the Utility. And the once you receive it then you can start to form a plan... Let me know when you get it. I can try to help... PM me if needed.
thanks for that i will have a read of those links , i have already bought it and its on its way , ive asked the seller about the CWM or a PreRooted FW. but he didnt know what it was , he said its pre loaded with xbmc and ready to plug in and watch , its also been rooted . is there a guide for installing a vpn ? because if it comes with xbmc installed and is rooted , i may only have to install the vpn . thanks for your help
the ftv has arrived and has been rooted using the ADB method , so it shouldnt update when i plug it in , ( my router wont allow me to block domain names , so i cant block the amazon updating links ) . i am going to try to install hide my ass vpn directly onto the ftv and im using the instructions from this link **tps://vpntips.com/fire-tv-vpn-install/ , should i be able to skip the instructions until the downloading of the 2 apps for the openvpn installer ? and just one more thing in the instructions that im not sure about is the op 2 in sideloading of apps " change directory (CD) to your android SDK platform tools directory " ? im not sure what this means or how to do it , could someone explain ? thanks for your help .
davemaden said:
the ftv has arrived and has been rooted using the ADB method , so it shouldnt update when i plug it in , ( my router wont allow me to block domain names , so i cant block the amazon updating links ) . i am going to try to install hide my ass vpn directly onto the ftv and im using the instructions from this link **tps://vpntips.com/fire-tv-vpn-install/ , should i be able to skip the instructions until the downloading of the 2 apps for the openvpn installer ? and just one more thing in the instructions that im not sure about is the op 2 in sideloading of apps " change directory (CD) to your android SDK platform tools directory " ? im not sure what this means or how to do it , could someone explain ? thanks for your help .
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No, just because you are rooted does not mean that you won't get OTA updates. You need to disable the package that checks for updates. Before anything else, this should be the first order of business, else you can loose root.
Regarding OpenVPN, yes. You install 3 things:
1. tun.ko
2. OpenVPN installer.
3. OpenVPN settings.
Make sure BusyBox is installed as well (not just installed, but you need to open the app and install the binaries within it).
As someone mentioned about using a DNS re-director service, you should check that out. VPN might be an over-kill for your needs. And if you do decide to go the VPN route, the best option is to get a cheap router on which you can install DD-WRT or OPENWRT (check those sites before you buy a router and make sure it is supported). You can run DD-WRT as a VPN client and you can connect your FTV to this router (set up as a VPN client to your commercial VPN provider) and only funnel FTV traffic over this VPN. You can put this router down-stream from your main router. Check to see if your VPN provider offers PPTP as well (less secure, but maybe faster). PPTP is not available natively on FTV, so you will need to use a secondary device to route your traffic.
What the "change directory" is talking about is that your command prompt needs to be in the folder where adb is installed. Usually, in the "platform-tools" folder. In this folder, you will put your apk files that you need to install to your FTV (you can put these apk files somewhere else, but for sake of sanity, put them there).
It will be very helpful to you if you go to www.aftvnews.com and read the guide on adb installs.
HI thanks for that , i will have a read . i dont think ftv will update when i plug it in as im told updates have been stopped using the ADB method when it was routed , my router wont let me block updates , . im looking into getting a second router (Asus RT-N66U) that i can install downstream from the original router that has been supplied by my isp , and i can switch my original to modem mode . im just hoping ftv doesnt update when plugged in ? should it be ok , knowing what ive put on here ? thanks
hi , ive plugged ftv in and its been on for a few hours and doesnt seem to be updating software version is 51.1.1.0user511070220 . ive taken on board what was said about dns as opposed to vpn , as i only want the access to blocked sites in xbmc on the ftv , and have found a tutorial from smartdns , would this work without loosing my root or getting updates , instructions are below . Also how do i set up a 1 click USA address in amazon account ( i have an account but am in the UK ) and where it says go to account and set to USA , is this done on my amazon acount or in the fire tv ? sorry to sound thick . thanks
-- Change The DNS On Your Fire TV
1. Go to settings
2. Select Systems
3. Select WI-FI
4. Select your WI-FI network and forget WI-FI network by Pressing the button with 3 lines on it.
5. Press the select button.
6. Select your WI-FI network.
7. Enter your WI-FI password and Click on advanced
8. Enter the first three groups of numbers exactly the same as the IP address of your router. As an example, if your router IP is 192.168.0.1, then use the IP address 192.168.0.70.
9. For the Default gateway enter the IP of your router
10. Input 24 for the Network Prefix Length and Click Next
Enter 54.183.15.10 for DNS 1
Enter 54.255.130.140 for DNS 2
Now you are all set!
Make sure you have a 1-click US address in your Amazon Account. Also on Amazon.com go to Your Account > Manage Your Content and Devices > Country Settings and set country to United States
davemaden said:
hi , ive plugged ftv in and its been on for a few hours and doesnt seem to be updating software version is 51.1.1.0user511070220 . ive taken on board what was said about dns as opposed to vpn , as i only want the access to blocked sites in xbmc on the ftv , and have found a tutorial from smartdns , would this work without loosing my root or getting updates , instructions are below . Also how do i set up a 1 click USA address in amazon account ( i have an account but am in the UK ) and where it says go to account and set to USA , is this done on my amazon acount or in the fire tv ? sorry to sound thick . thanks
-- Change The DNS On Your Fire TV
1. Go to settings
2. Select Systems
3. Select WI-FI
4. Select your WI-FI network and forget WI-FI network by Pressing the button with 3 lines on it.
5. Press the select button.
6. Select your WI-FI network.
7. Enter your WI-FI password and Click on advanced
8. Enter the first three groups of numbers exactly the same as the IP address of your router. As an example, if your router IP is 192.168.0.1, then use the IP address 192.168.0.70.
9. For the Default gateway enter the IP of your router
10. Input 24 for the Network Prefix Length and Click Next
Enter 54.183.15.10 for DNS 1
Enter 54.255.130.140 for DNS 2
Now you are all set!
Make sure you have a 1-click US address in your Amazon Account. Also on Amazon.com go to Your Account > Manage Your Content and Devices > Country Settings and set country to United States
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You will only loose root if you install a stock recovery or stock firmware. If you do a Factory Reset you will need to reblock the OTA updates..
As for the other ?'s you have about Amazon Accounts country changes & DNS. www.aftvnews.com Has the guides for all that if you look in their guide section...
Hey guys,
I just received a brand new Fire TV 4K. I want to prevent my device from updating to the newest version, so that I can get root easily. However, when I use the following guide in order to skip the initial update procedure it continues to show me the error message instead of jumping to the registration screen. I set up my router to block the domains according to the guide and I turn of my Wi-Fi router the moment "connection succesful" appears on the screen. Any ideas how to fix this? Or does the method do not work if the Fire TV is shipped with the latest firmware?
Guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-complete-the-fire-tv-stick-initial-setup-without-updating/
wohltat said:
Hey guys,
I just received a brand new Fire TV 4K. I want to prevent my device from updating to the newest version, so that I can get root easily. However, when I use the following guide in order to skip the initial update procedure it continues to show me the error message instead of jumping to the registration screen. I set up my router to block the domains according to the guide and I turn of my Wi-Fi router the moment "connection succesful" appears on the screen. Any ideas how to fix this? Or does the method do not work if the Fire TV is shipped with the latest firmware?
Guide: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-complete-the-fire-tv-stick-initial-setup-without-updating/
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i had the exact issue with my fire stick, it's on 5.0.5
after about 100 tries i was about to return it to the store
i went to try it one more time and took it out of the bag and plugged it in again ,it booted up and went straight to checking for updates without asking me to configure the network settings
so i quickly unplugged my modem from my router and it finally went to the registration screen
now i do not know if this thing remember the DNS /network settings i am guessing that it does not since it usually asks you to reconfigure them every time it is powered on prior to completing the setup
i guess it at least remembered the network and password , but i don't know about the DNS settings
it was not the 1st time it booted up and went straight to checking for updates without me configuring DNS settings , but the other few times it also failed to go to the registration screen, i am thinking that this FW has a block that detects if a proxy or open DNS is being used and then refuses to go to registration if it is,
my guess is that when it rebooted that time with out me going to advanced and entering open DNS settings
that it got through to amazon servers and that is what made the FW finally let me go to registration, also forgot to mention that it was downloading an update, but i was able to stop it in time and block the updates with ADB
so i did manage to prevent the update in the end
my guess is that the 1st step in that guide is the problem ,
my guess is that using open DNS to block amazon servers will make it impossible to get to the registration screen on the newer FW's ,at least on 5.0.5
you could always try to do the guide without blocking amazon servers using open DNS
and be really quick to unplug it after you get past registration , then just enable ABD and unknown apps and disconnect your modem from your router and connect to it and block updates via ADB
gdroid666 said:
i had the exact issue with my fire stick, it's on 5.0.5
after about 100 tries i was about to return it to the store
i went to try it one more time and took it out of the bag and plugged it in again ,it booted up and went straight to checking for updates without asking me to configure the network settings
so i quickly unplugged my modem from my router and it finally went to the registration screen
now i do not know if this thing remember the DNS /network settings i am guessing that it does not since it usually asks you to reconfigure them every time it is powered on prior to completing the setup
i guess it at least remembered the network and password , but i don't know about the DNS settings
it was not the 1st time it booted up and went straight to checking for updates without me configuring DNS settings , but the other few times it also failed to go to the registration screen, i am thinking that this FW has a block that detects if a proxy or open DNS is being used and then refuses to go to registration if it is,
my guess is that when it rebooted that time with out me going to advanced and entering open DNS settings
that it got through to amazon servers and that is what made the FW finally let me go to registration, also forgot to mention that it was downloading an update, but i was able to stop it in time and block the updates with ADB
so i did manage to prevent the update in the end
my guess is that the 1st step in that guide is the problem ,
my guess is that using open DNS to block amazon servers will make it impossible to get to the registration screen on the newer FW's ,at least on 5.0.5
you could always try to do the guide without blocking amazon servers using open DNS
and be really quick to unplug it after you get past registration , then just enable ABD and unknown apps and disconnect your modem from your router and connect to it and block updates via ADB
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Thanks for the reply. However, it does not help me much. I did not block updates via Open DNS but via settings in my router.
For those you do not understand the problem, I created a short video: https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=vt2ntBk4K-M&feature=share
After the update error message, I should setup the Wi-Fi again and when the message "you are connected" appears, I have to turn off the router. This is what I do. However, the Fire TV does not skip to serach for updates and does not go straigth to registration.
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Thanks for the reply. However, it does not help me much. I did not block updates via Open DNS but via settings in my router.
For those you do not understand the problem, I created a short video: https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=vt2ntBk4K-M&feature=share
After the update error message, I should setup the Wi-Fi again and when the message "you are connected" appears, I have to turn off the router. This is what I do. However, the Fire TV does not skip to serach for updates and does not go straigth to registration.
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well mine was hanging on checking for updates for like an hour and would never go to the registration screen, just back to the error screen .
ok you are not using open DNS ,but you are still blocking amazon servers, i think it may be that the new FW will not give you the registration screen until it gets an amazon server and connects to it
or it may have some other method of detecting that we are trying to block domains, be it through open DNS or our routers
or it could just be a huge coincidence that it worked for me when i did not configure the open DNS settings, but i i tried it literally over 100 times with open DNS and it would never go past the error screen
i might have tried it like 3 or 4 times without setting up open DNS and blocking the servers and it still would not go past the error screen, but that one time it worked i did not enter the open DNS settings
you can keep on trying and report back if it works with the domains blocked in your router, but if you get to a point where you give up like i did then you can try it without blocking the domains and see if it will go to the registration screen
Over the last week I've been trying to get OpenVPN Installer and then OpenVPN Settings to work on my rooted Fire TV 2 (on 5.0.5_r4). I've described the steps here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/help/vpn-rooted-fire-tv-t3370488
Even though the VPN turns on, it appears the Fire TV 2 internet traffic is still routed through the original pathway and the IP address remains unchanged, which I've been unable to fix. Has anyone managed to get OpenVPN Settings to work on a rooted Fire TV?
However, I recently noticed OpenVPN for Android (https://plus.google.com/communities/114121831091105660092) and gave this a try on my Fire TV 2 and it worked straight out of the box (giving an updated IP address when checked). I presumed that it only worked because my Fire TV 2 was rooted with the necessary VPN binaries installed (by OpenVPN Installer). However, the author of OpenVPN for Android communicated to me that root is not needed and, as a test, I've just tried it on my unrooted Fire TV 1 (on 5.0.5) and it also works!
Will be interesting to see if others have had similar success and can confirm findings.
I gave this a go ( OpenVPN for Android ) on my rooted firetv 1,
and sure enough it works
Does anyone know if this gives accesss to different content with a German Prime membership, e.g. when routed to an US VPN-Endpoint? Or does it just stop working?
What do you need to do to install this on an unrooted Fire Stick? My only guys is to install it on my phone, grab the apk and adb it to my stick. Any better suggestion?
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What do you need to do to install this on an unrooted Fire Stick? My only guys is to install it on my phone, grab the apk and adb it to my stick. Any better suggestion?
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Thats what I did but you can install it straight from phone
Petesky said:
Thats what I did but you can install it straight from phone
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Yeah, I installed AGK Fire onto my phone last night. It seems that's probably the best way to get that app on the stick.
guys can someone help me?
My device: fire tv 2 (rooted with firmware 5.04)
i have install the files apks (openvpninstaller+openvpnsettings+busybox)
i can see in open vpn setings under prequisites it says successful
i can see 4 green lights with successful
i have download my openvpn config files from hidemyass.com
and copy the files to my sdcard.
when i open vpnsetting i have turn first open vpn tick it on
i can see the hidemyass open vpn files under vpn configruatiuons
but can not choose it (tick on dont work)
why i can not choose my config file from open vpn settings menu?
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guys can someone help me?
My device: fire tv 2 (rooted with firmware 5.04)
i have install the files apks (openvpninstaller+openvpnsettings+busybox)
i can see in open vpn setings under prequisites it says successful
i can see 4 green lights with successful
i have download my openvpn config files from hidemyass.com
and copy the files to my sdcard.
when i open vpnsetting i have turn first open vpn tick it on
i can see the hidemyass open vpn files under vpn configruatiuons
but can not choose it (tick on dont work)
why i can not choose my config file from open vpn settings menu?
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Just use the app in the op
dean4k, like Petesky says, just use 'OpenVPN for Android' found in the link in the first post - it works great and the latest version is much easier to use with just the Fire TV remote (no need of a mouse pointer) once setup!
Bramtom1 you may have already seen this useful page (on AFTVnews) but I found it a great help for learning how to connect/load stuff onto Fire TV:
http://www.aftvnews.com/sideload/
Add Proxy only for Prime
Guys I live in Argentina and can change the DNS setting on my stick to receive USA prime but doing so breaks my Netflix, also have Kodi installed and that works fine with US Dns or local. Is there any way to add some code to only Proxy prime through the US DNS server.
I tried installing DNS changer app but it does not change the Firestick settings although it says changed, my stick is also rooted.
Thanks not sure what thread to post on.
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What VPN Service works?
For those of you that got this working, what VPN service are you using? I am trying with Private Internet Access, and the app shows connected, but when I check, I see my original IP. Thanks.
Hi Mav21,
I'm using IronSocket VPN, which works fine.
Mav21 said:
For those of you that got this working, what VPN service are you using? I am trying with Private Internet Access, and the app shows connected, but when I check, I see my original IP. Thanks.
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Not using it just now but I was using PIA as well and it does show original ip but if you use another app to check it will show that your ip has changed
Thanks, when I check on the PIA website, it returns my original IP address and says "not protected". Any other settings that I need to look at?
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Not using it just now but I was using PIA as well and it does show original ip but if you use another app to check it will show that your ip has changed
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Mav21 said:
Thanks, when I check on the PIA website, it returns my original IP address and says "not protected". Any other settings that I need to look at?
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Ever figure this out with PIA? I only see my original IP despite installing "OpenVPN for Android" and it connecting. I also have the OpenVPN binary installed manually (I'm rooted).
People need to be very wary about this. If the PIA site sees your source IP address, you are NOT protected.
I'm seeing the same issue as others, both the PIA site and any other site the returns IP addresses shows the source IP in both Firefox and Chrome.
OpenVPN appears to connect, but traffic is not being routed through it.
May it be possibile that this only works with the fire tv and not with the fire tv stick?
Has anyone of you managed to use OpenVPN on a non-rooted fire tv stick?
I tried and my stick is connected to my VPN, but the traffic is unfortunately not routed through the tunnel
I can't get it to work. Using Iron Socket and i get the error "tls-auth enabled, but no valid --auth alogorith specified". Not sure why. Fire TV 1 running 5.2.1
No luck for me either.
I have a Firestick. I sideloaded the latest OpenVPN for Android.
Imported the profiles from EZ Explorer.
After entering password/user, it attempts connecting and I See the following errors:
Code:
Failed to open the tun interface
Error: Cannot find de.blinkt.openvpn.core.OpenVPNService
ERROR: Cannot open TUN
Exiting due to fatal error
Process exited with exit value 1
MGMT: Got unrecognized command>FATAL:ERROR: Cannot Open Tun
Not entirely sure what this means. Anyone?