I have a firetv1 and patiently waiting for rbox to release the latest rom.
His rom package for firetv2 has support for not having root (delete the su directory from the zip before install).
Does anyone have this setup on firetv2? If you do, do apps that check for root run properly?
I am especially interested in att uverse app and whether it works properly on all channels, (CNN, TNT, etc).
Thanks.
EDIT- now that we have prerooted fireOS 5 rom on firetv1, i have installed without the su directory and yes the uverse app works properly. thanks.
deepasadish said:
I have a firetv1 and patiently waiting for rbox to release the latest rom.
His rom package for firetv2 has support for not having root (delete the su directory from the zip before install).
Does anyone have this setup on firetv2? If you do, do apps that check for root run properly?
I am especially interested in att uverse app and whether it works properly on all channels, (CNN, TNT, etc).
Thanks.
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That's really interesting. I would think you could install xposed, then rootcloak? Seems complicated though
ldeveraux said:
That's really interesting. I would think you could install xposed, then rootcloak? Seems complicated though
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i have tried some of the root hide apps (with xposed) but none of them work. thanks.
Is there a way to manually update firmware for an unrooted firetv stick?
I know you can't access the cache folder, but is there a way to trigger it to install the update.bin from another folder?
Thanks!
MD
mrdodge said:
Is there a way to manually update firmware for an unrooted firetv stick?
I know you can't access the cache folder, but is there a way to trigger it to install the update.bin from another folder?
Thanks!
MD
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Is what im needing also, all my efforts so far have failed, have you had any luck yet?
Ive got a friends stick here which was on 5.2.1.0 and kingorooted he tried to replace with superSU and it now wont boot. Windows version of kingoroot isnt any good at the moment.
Have you tried KingoRoot for pc yet?
If you can get root from that program you wont have any problems.
Hi guys I have one of the older FireTV's thats rooted. i tried to install Kodi v17 but get an error that I have an older SDK i need to update the FireTV firmware. how do i remove root to update the box. I dont really care if the box is rooted
Thanks
Rick
trickyrick said:
Hi guys I have one of the older FireTV's thats rooted. i tried to install Kodi v17 but get an error that I have an older SDK i need to update the FireTV firmware. how do i remove root to update the box. I dont really care if the box is rooted
Thanks
Rick
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If you are rooted, you can install TWRP recovery and then rom v5.2.1.1. montoya-5.2.1.1-rooted_r1.zip. You will be rooted and on the most current version of firmware for the stick.
Thanks i take it that rom wont work on the box
@rbox Hey I keep getting notices that Su binary needs updating. Should I flash latest update via recovery?
I thought i saw mention of a fix for this but I can't seem to locate it again.
nujackk said:
@rbox Hey I keep getting notices that Su binary needs updating. Should I flash latest update via recovery?
I thought i saw mention of a fix for this but I can't seem to locate it again.
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Just dismiss the notification.
rbox said:
Just dismiss the notification.
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I've been doing that, just wondering if i can/should update ? Will It cause problems if i flash latest version?
got the same idea: just flash super su 2.79 sr3 should work?
That's what I'm thinking, just wanting rbox to confirm it shouldn't hose anything. I know some roms on phones don't work with latest versions. And since he is using such an old version, I'm think that might be the case here
Hmm i think i will try it next time. Create a backup and flash supersu.
Spillunke said:
Hmm i think i will try it next time. Create a backup and flash supersu.
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flashing/updating SuperSU is not working and you will lose root
Since SuperSU is now a system program. I think doing fresh installs are the most secure way to test newer versions.
What I was planning to test before the XPosed APK fix came out was to have the latest PreRooted ROM & manually change the inners of the SuperSU folder to the latest. Not just the APK but the binaries or what ever is included. And then flash that modded PreRooted Rom.
XPosed APK fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/protip-how-to-supersu-xposed-app-t3552590/page1
I asked @rbox about it & he said it should be fine. At worst I think you will end up with a non-rooted FireOS 5 install but as long as it doesn't update (make sure you are only messing with the latest FW version) & you can still get into TWRP. Then you can flash the latest original PreRooted ROM to get back your root.
I might still do some testing regarding this in the next few days. Might try the latest beta, final & a few other versions since v2.46.
Y314K said:
Since SuperSU is now a system program. I think doing fresh installs are the most secure way to test newer versions.
What I was planning to test before the XPosed APK fix came out was to have the latest PreRooted ROM & manually change the inners of the SuperSU folder to the latest. Not just the APK but the binaries or what ever is included. And then flash that modded PreRooted Rom.
XPosed APK fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/protip-how-to-supersu-xposed-app-t3552590/page1
I asked @rbox about it & he said it should be fine. At worst I think you will end up with a non-rooted FireOS 5 install but as long as it doesn't update (make sure you are only messing with the latest FW version) & you can still get into TWRP. Then you can flash the latest original PreRooted ROM to get back your root.
I might still do some testing regarding this in the next few days. Might try the latest beta, final & a few other versions since v2.46.
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Good luck! I always ended up with non-root after trying to replace/update SuperSU on my FireTVs
rainman74 said:
Good luck! I always ended up with non-root after trying to replace/update SuperSU on my FireTVs
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What FW where you on & what method did u try using ?
- manual clean up of apk installation first (system/apps & /data/app, but left /system/xbin/su)
- adb install eu.chainfire.supersu.vX.xx.apk (1.94, 1.97, 2.00, 2.4x,...)
- TWRP flash of UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip (1.94, 1.97, 2.00, 2.4x,...)
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rainman74 said:
- manual clean up of apk installation first (system/apps & /data/app, but left /system/xbin/su)
- adb install eu.chainfire.supersu.vX.xx.apk (1.94, 1.97, 2.00, 2.4x,...)
- TWRP flash of UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.xx.zip (1.94, 1.97, 2.00, 2.4x,...)
- ...
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Although it is much more of a pain to do fresh installs. I think when dealing with root it should be more stable to mess with it that way.
One can also do the build.prop mod to stop updates if one wants to test older FW versions.
Y314K said:
Since SuperSU is now a system program. I think doing fresh installs are the most secure way to test newer versions.
What I was planning to test before the XPosed APK fix came out was to have the latest PreRooted ROM & manually change the inners of the SuperSU folder to the latest. Not just the APK but the binaries or what ever is included. And then flash that modded PreRooted Rom.
XPosed APK fix: http://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/themes-apps/protip-how-to-supersu-xposed-app-t3552590/page1
I asked @rbox about it & he said it should be fine. At worst I think you will end up with a non-rooted FireOS 5 install but as long as it doesn't update (make sure you are only messing with the latest FW version) & you can still get into TWRP. Then you can flash the latest original PreRooted ROM to get back your root.
I might still do some testing regarding this in the next few days. Might try the latest beta, final & a few other versions since v2.46.
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First thanks for the link to the xposed fix:good: And now that you mention it I don't know why i didn't think of that sooner, should be relatively easy to just replace the files in the zip with 7zip DUH. Only problem is I have everything all setup perfect.
I've a rooted phone and I'd like to update a system app (calendar). I already have the apk of the newer version but how can proceed to install it replacing the old version ?