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I'm hoping someone who has the Ambilight or Lightpack setup on their TV will root a Fire TV and test running Prismatik. Prismatik communicates with lightpack leds to let them know what color to change to match on-screen content. The android beta requires root access to screen grab. The big questions for me are:
1) Will rooting the FireTV disable any of its features (i.e. Amazon Instant Video)?
2) How does the lightpack connect to the FireTV (or OUYA for that matter)? It hooks to the PC via USB.
I imagine that it will work similarly to the way it works with the OUYA but I'd like to see someone else make it work before I buy one. I am an Amazon Prime customer and I love the idea of the Fire TV but I would like to be able to retire the laptop that is running Prismatik before introducing another box.
Fellow Lightpack owner here, seconding the OP. This looks like it has so much potential.
Not really..
If you already have a HTPC( which i guess you do - because lightpack) there's a work around for this..
If this ends up working without any negatives I'm buying this ASAP. Looks great!
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If you already have a HTPC( which i guess you do - because lightpack) there's a work around for this..
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I don't have a HTPC but I've got an old laptop hooked up for that purpose. I am currently running everything through it via the workaround but I'd like to get the laptop out of the equation and just simplify with the Fire TV running XBMC, if it'll work.
I received my FireTV and can't seem to get the Lightpack to be detected. I tried on my Ouya and I am noticing that the popup screen that occurs when Pristmatik detects the Lightpack isn't happening on my FireTV; searching for a work around.
So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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No. The Fire TV does not use location settings and it also does not have a GPS. One thing that may work is inputting your location and destination, but the app will not be able to find you on its own.
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So I plugged this puppy into a 2014 Honda Civic HDMI and got it working to Xbmc, Fire tv apps, emulators ..you guys know the score already but my question is does this fire tv stick have google maps capabilities if rooted? It would be pretty nice to get some maps working maybe even offline apps but I suppose I would have to figure out the best way to use it because there is no touch control with it. They have some kind of apple app you use with honda link to control the touch. I wonder what I could use for android that wouldn't be dangerous while driving.... I know the screen share works with the stick and my phone but don;t they both have to be on the same wifi or can I run the fire tv stick off my phones hotspot and still screen share?
here is the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_igrDI1HEc
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Very cool! If rooted...maybe Google maps would work. Honestly I haven't seen the stick used in a car before your video. But as far as I know there is no root for ftv stick.
The port in the car provides the power to the stick? can you use (passenger) while car is moving?
shollywood said:
The port in the car provides the power to the stick? can you use (passenger) while car is moving?
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It's powered through the cigarette lighter. HDMI doesn't provide power. You probably knew that but I wanted to make that clear.
Fire Stick - GPS
It's a long shot, but it might be possible to use Google Maps with the fire stick by pairing it with a bluetooth GPS. I have an old Pharos Bluetooth GPS I've paired with older tablets without an internal GPS. There are apps in the Play Store which will allow you to set this up. If you can find one of these bluetooth GPS units somewhere cheap, it might be worth a shot. You'll need to sideload a "settings" app to the stick to allow you to pair the GPS. This is the kind of thing I love trying, just to see if it works. If you find a bluetooth GPS and get it working, report back to let us know, please. Also, you might consider purchasing one of the Android sticks out on the market. Just an idea.
Does the touch work on it?
Nevermind seen the vid
I'm going to tether in car for mine. Had to buy hdmi to rca box to use in car.
Tether your stick to your phone and then either screen share or download an airplay app so that you can mirror. Then simply pull up the maps on your phone and mirror to the LCD. That's what I did and it works flawlessly.
cool stuff I used a raspberry pi, and a touchscreen along with a gps . tethered to the cell. works decent, once mounted gps antenna to the trunk lid. let us know how you make out with adding gps to the fire stick.
videos of current set up
http://unlockyourtv.com
Plugged a fire TV stick in the hdmi port, cannot get it to display. Tries selecting the hdmi input and nothing happens, click the two right hand and it can't connect.
Any ideas?
Hi I am currently using a gen 2 fire TV and recently signed up to sky. I sideloaded the sky go app using the app from my note 4 and anytime I try to play something on my fire tv I get the HDMI not supported error. I saw the list of working apps thread and it said sky go does work but I always keep getting this error. Any way to solve this?? Maybe a previous version of the app can be uploaded? Any help would be great!
Most mobile apps from cable or satellite providers don't allow you to view over a wired connection. So, the first thing to try is disconnecting your Ethernet cable to the router and use WiFi only. The app should then recognize your Fire TV as a mobile device.
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Most mobile apps from cable or satellite providers don't allow you to view over a wired connection. So, the first thing to try is disconnecting your Ethernet cable to the router and use WiFi only. The app should then recognize your Fire TV as a mobile device.
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My fire tv is connected through wifi
i use this apk on my aftv2 (germany)
http://www.netzwelt.de/software-download/37855-sky-go-android-apk.html
Just googled: sky go for android tv
device is connected via lan and it is working, but u need a mouse (btw. it's more easy to navigate)
I've got 2 fire tv gen 1 models running the latest sky go app ( ver 5.0.4.9) downloaded from aptoide and both Fire TV's are connected by ethernet. Everything on sky go runs fine....except for sky news. That's where I get the HDMI not supported error as well, but as far as sky sports or sky movies or anything else on sky go, everything plays fine. I'm running the app with a wireless touchpad / keyboard ( logitech ) connected using a usb dongle.
http://gavin-blake.store.aptoide.com/app/market/com.bskyb.skygo/50400000/18293366/Sky+Go
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I've got 2 fire tv gen 1 models running the latest sky go app ( ver 5.0.4.9) downloaded from aptoide and both Fire TV's are connected by ethernet. Everything on sky go runs fine....except for sky news. That's where I get the HDMI not supported error as well, but as far as sky sports or sky movies or anything else on sky go, everything plays fine. I'm running the app with a wireless touchpad / keyboard ( logitech ) connected using a usb dongle.
can you post a link to the apk you have working please callanish as im having that hdmi not supported message on my amazon 4k fire tv yet my first generation fire tv has the same sky go version and its working
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Hi can someone please post a working sky go apk
Guys, just install Aptoide It's not a questionable website. It's an alternative to the Google app store and works well with the fire tv. Been using it for years.
Thanks Callanish I've tried a few versions but none work I've even transferred the app from my first generation fire tv using es file explorer to my 4k fire tv and i still get the Hdmi not supported message I'll try this later
mollygeorge66 said:
Thanks Callanish I've tried a few versions but none work I've even transferred the app from my first generation fire tv using es file explorer to my 4k fire tv and i still get the Hdmi not supported message I'll try this later
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Just guessing, but I wonder if it's an HDMI HDCP issue you're coming across due to the copyright protection handshake between the fire tv and your tv. I've got two fire TV 1st gen's running on two Sony TV's and 1 fire stick running on a Vizio bedroom tv and need to use a bluetooth keyboard / touchpad with the stick and usb wireless keyboard / touchpad for the Fire TV's in order to make skygo function properly since there's no official Fire TV version, but my only HDMI 'not supported' issue I consistently get with Skygo on the Fire TV boxes and stick is when trying to access Sky news. Every movie, sports, other channels available on Skygo work fine.....except for sky news, and like you, I get that HDMI not supported message when I try to stream it. Also using a proxy to make it all work, but I'm not experiencing a channel wide HDMI 'not supported message' in the app like you're coming across. 5.1.0.47 is the latest app version of Skygo. Hopefully it works for you or you figure out where the problem might be.
Tried this version Callanish same message hdmi not supported can't figure out what the hell the problem is I'm baffled how the hell is it working on my original fire tv set up exactly the same way but won't work on the 4k fire tv I'm totally stumped
I'm having to send it back now as i got a system update today and following the update i couldn't connect a bluetooth mouse the powerlight kept blinking or not appearing even when the fire tv was on and then the remote started going mental contacted amazon and they are sending a replacement tomorrow and added bonus I'm getting to keep the remote and they are giving me a £10 credit following the problems hopefully the new one is better
Hi Mollygeorge, how do I move files from my Amazon Fire TV stick to my new 2nd gen Amazon Fire TV?
Thanks,
Christian
Comalley2016 said:
Hi Mollygeorge, how do I move files from my Amazon Fire TV stick to my new 2nd gen Amazon Fire TV?
Thanks,
Christian
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just open es file explorer on both the firestick and fire tv which ever has the file you want to send long press it until a tick appears and select send and it will transfer it over
Replacement 4k fire tv arrived today tried sky go again same message hdmi not supported tried it in the tv which original fire tv is and sky go is working but still getting the damn message also can anyone confirm wether the powerlight should be on when using the 4k fire tv as a light only appears when i use the remote just confused as the original fire tv powerlight is on constantly
mollygeorge66 said:
Tried this version Callanish same message hdmi not supported can't figure out what the hell the problem is I'm baffled how the hell is it working on my original fire tv set up exactly the same way but won't work on the 4k fire tv I'm totally stumped
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So, basically what we can surmise from all this is that the Fire TV 2 boxes have aggressive HDCP copyright protection built in to prevent apps like Skygo from functioning. The options remaining, imho, are either A) purchase another Fire TV 1 box used or new if you can find one B) purchase a new Fire TV stick as it's still a version 1 device and I can vouch that it still works with Skygo 2 C) run one of the many Android boxes out there, sideload skygo and do some testing, or D) Do what I did and run a Intel Nuc; (a windows type box) or something similar, and hook it up to a usb Wireless keyboard and run skygo through a browser. That's what I use as a backup option. Yes, you could also use a computer connected with an hdmi cable to a tv, but the Intel NUC, for me, streamlines the process. Probably impractical for your needs, but just want to point out another option. The Point is, unless some other people on the forum chime in telling you that they've gotten skygo to work on the Fire TV 2, and how they've done it, then it might be time to throw in the towel on this one and think about some other options. You know Amazon and Sky are going to continue to make it harder to do what we want, so it might be better to just find a box, like the Fire TV 1 or Fire TV stick and at least get Skygo working again.
For the record, I've got my Fire Tv boxes and stick blocked for any future Amazon firmware updates. I'm thinking that Amazon could introduce an update that prevents the Fire TV 1 and Stick from working with Skygo as well, so better safe than sorry.
Thanks for the reply Callanish I'm thinking I'll just leave it as it is and wait for someone to say wether on not there's a solution for sky go on the 4k version all my other apps bt nbcsn directv play flawlessly and i can't be bothered sending it back again and setting another one up from scratch thanks for trying to help
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Thanks for the reply Callanish I'm thinking I'll just leave it as it is and wait for someone to say wether on not there's a solution for sky go on the 4k version all my other apps bt nbcsn directv play flawlessly and i can't be bothered sending it back again and setting another one up from scratch thanks for trying to help
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Sorry. Wish I could have been more helpful.
sry for the 2 years late answer:
you need to set "auto" in display-settings - not 4k/1080pX0/720pX0
Hi my local cable company has a pretty sweet app and it works on a firestick with no issues. However, I upgraded to a Fire TV in hopes it would be faster. So far it is, However, my cable app is not working because it detects HDMI output. How or why it didn't on the firestick IDK but can anyone guide me on how to fix this or if I send you the APK is someone willing to look at it and fix it for me or guide me how to? I'm willing to learn I just can't seem to figure it out.
I suspect it has to do with the Fire TV HDMI CEC detection. I would suggest you try turning it off.
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...able-hdmi-cec-in-new-5-2-4-0-software-update/
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I suspect it has to do with the Fire TV HDMI CEC detection. I would suggest you try turning it off.
http://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire...able-hdmi-cec-in-new-5-2-4-0-software-update/
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Thanks for the tip and I tried it out but it's app specific. Click to view channels and it says external display not supported. Which makes no sense to me since a firestick runs the same app without issue.
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So I don't own a firestick so maybe I am missing something here but shouldn't I be able to just install the firestick software on a flash drive and plug it into my tv and stream? I'm assuming the firestick is just a program accessing streams to Netflix and Hulu etc etc.. I own a Samsung smart TV (believe it's tizen) and have read up that kodi doesn't work on them basically. Just boggling my mind that this isn't simple. Is it a thing to install a os and kodi on a flash drive then hook it into the TV? I'm seriously dumbfounded over here.
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So I don't own a firestick so maybe I am missing something here but shouldn't I be able to just install the firestick software on a flash drive and plug it into my tv and stream? I'm assuming the firestick is just a program accessing streams to Netflix and Hulu etc etc.. I own a Samsung smart TV (believe it's tizen) and have read up that kodi doesn't work on them basically. Just boggling my mind that this isn't simple. Is it a thing to install a os and kodi on a flash drive then hook it into the TV? I'm seriously dumbfounded over here.
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Suggest you do some reading on it first. It's basically a
"Mini computer" with processor.
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So I don't own a firestick so maybe I am missing something here but shouldn't I be able to just install the firestick software on a flash drive and plug it into my tv and stream? I'm assuming the firestick is just a program accessing streams to Netflix and Hulu etc etc.. I own a Samsung smart TV (believe it's tizen) and have read up that kodi doesn't work on them basically. Just boggling my mind that this isn't simple. Is it a thing to install a os and kodi on a flash drive then hook it into the TV? I'm seriously dumbfounded over here.
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I don't know what to tell you, man. At this point, you might as well hook up a HTPC to your TV.
SirBindy said:
ROFL
You can't be serious. How did you even figure out how to make your computer go to XDA? Clearly you don't understand technology.
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Hahaha.
wow.....cut the dude some slack. he seems to think the Fire Stick is similar to a usb drive with software on it. Everyone isn't tech savvy, and even some who are may not be familiar with what a Fire Stick is.
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Then they don't belong here.
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What an ignorant comment. Fortunately I don't see Moderator under your name so you don't get to say who belongs here and who doesn't. I'm not interested in going back and forth with you so this is my last post on this topic.
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So I don't own a firestick so maybe I am missing something here but shouldn't I be able to just install the firestick software on a flash drive and plug it into my tv and stream? I'm assuming the firestick is just a program accessing streams to Netflix and Hulu etc etc.. I own a Samsung smart TV (believe it's tizen) and have read up that kodi doesn't work on them basically. Just boggling my mind that this isn't simple. Is it a thing to install a os and kodi on a flash drive then hook it into the TV? I'm seriously dumbfounded over here.
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As far as I know, you can't run another OS off of a USB stick plugged into Tizen. Even if you could, you'd need to output to HDMI or cast to the screen some how.
A FireTV Stick runs Fire OS and outputs through HDMI so your TV just runs it like any other set-top box.
Scarecrow.666 said:
So I don't own a firestick so maybe I am missing something here but shouldn't I be able to just install the firestick software on a flash drive and plug it into my tv and stream? I'm assuming the firestick is just a program accessing streams to Netflix and Hulu etc etc.. I own a Samsung smart TV (believe it's tizen) and have read up that kodi doesn't work on them basically. Just boggling my mind that this isn't simple. Is it a thing to install a os and kodi on a flash drive then hook it into the TV? I'm seriously dumbfounded over here.
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Fundamentally you need an operating system , which in your question is the FireTV OS, and you need a background hardware set, PC or the like, FTV compatible, computer on a stick (FireTV for example) which the (FireTV) OS is written to run on. They both must be mated to each other to function correctly and output the results, video, computation, music, or what-ever. Gotta have both.
Now, you could install Kodi for Windows, for example, on a USB drive, via a PC, and plug that into a PC and Kodi will run, as the Windows OS and hardware are it's operating hierarchy. You may also be able to install FireTV OS onto a USB drive, via another hardware/software set which is compatible with FireTV, so that hardware could use the USB as a 'system drive', as it were. Not very practical, and too much of a work-a-round to get to the end point of having a FireTV system which works.
... easier to just buy a FTV.
Good question, never-the-less.