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[Q] rooted box just did a factory reset

Hi guys
My box for some unkown reason did a factory reset by its self.
Its rooted with the latest rbox pre rooted fimware (rbox menu on boot)
So I did a restore in clockwork mod. After the reboot It went back to asking me to choose my language and the tutorial started.
Any ideas?
This may now mean I have to go through the process of install the google play store again.
May be a coincidence but I had just installed the Teamviewer Quicksupport app
Bah!
Thanks

dbaseii said:
Hi guys
My box for some unkown reason did a factory reset by its self.
Its rooted with the latest rbox pre rooted fimware (rbox menu on boot)
So I did a restore in clockwork mod. After the reboot It went back to asking me to choose my language and the tutorial started.
Any ideas?
This may now mean I have to go through the process of install the google play store again.
May be a coincidence but I had just installed the Teamviewer Quicksupport app
Bah!
Thanks
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Odd it would do it by itself. I don't know much about the app you installed. Remember to pm disable updates after factory reset. But, when I forgot to do that it would just boot into recovery when amazon tried to push an update. If you didn't disable them, its possible you selected to restore it when your TV was off...not likely though since there are failsafes (select it then confirm) Only reason I responded is to remind you to disable them again. I forgot to last time.

KLit75 said:
Odd it would do it by itself. I don't know much about the app you installed. Remember to pm disable updates after factory reset. But, when I forgot to do that it would just boot into recovery when amazon tried to push an update. If you didn't disable them, its possible you selected to restore it when your TV was off...not likely though since there are failsafes (select it then confirm) Only reason I responded is to remind you to disable them again. I forgot to last time.
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Thanks for the heads up KLit75

Want to upgrade my rooted fire TV Gen 2

I got a Fire TV Gen 2 rooted Firmware is 5.04 536116920. I need to upgrade the firmware and want to keep root Mainly because of the the Netflix glitch. I tried to follow the the guide http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-upda...tv-to-the-latest-version-without-losing-root/ but I am getting nowhere
I do not think I got ClockworkMod installed but even for this I got permission error Chmod seems to be applied but no luck!

guliver365 said:
I got a Fire TV Gen 2 rooted Firmware is 5.04 536116920. I need to upgrade the firmware and want to keep root Mainly because of the the Netflix glitch. I tried to follow the the guide http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-upda...tv-to-the-latest-version-without-losing-root/ but I am getting nowhere
I do not think I got ClockworkMod installed but even for this I got permission error Chmod seems to be applied but no luck!
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Head over to AFTVnews.com again and look for his guide on fire tv 2.
You probably be best to install TWRP recovery and then the latest pre rooted ROM. Making sure after all steps you wont update it. As soon as your back into the os run the command to block updates.
Another good suggestion is to make a backup (preferably to micros sd card for space reasons) as soon as you can. Then after you have everything setup.
I just updated my fire tv 2 earlier today very simple to do when you have TWRP. The pre rooted roms are linked in his guide also.
The link you have been looking for is not what is used.

sconnyuk said:
Head over to AFTVnews.com again and look for his guide on fire tv 2.
You probably be best to install TWRP recovery and then the latest pre rooted ROM. Making sure after all steps you wont update it. As soon as your back into the os run the command to block updates.
Another good suggestion is to make a backup (preferably to micros sd card for space reasons) as soon as you can. Then after you have everything setup.
I just updated my fire tv 2 earlier today very simple to do when you have TWRP. The pre rooted roms are linked in his guide also.
The link you have been looking for is not what is used.
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Yes you got it right I Finally updated to 5.2.1.0 and added TWRP following this guide http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-root-the-amazon-fire-tv-2 for a while I was scared since the amazon app was saying update in progress I even rebooted several time to prevent it and stop my rooter but everything is fine and I added the "pm disable com.amazon.device.software.ota"
I Just need to install fire starter if it is working with this version

I just updated today from the out-of-box (i think 5.0.1) version that I rooted to the latest images from April 2016 (TWRP as well), and firestarter has been lost for me. I ran a suggested adb line to enable the app (apparently the OS blocks firestarter by name, and has the ability to blacklist/block apps like that without OTA updates). Even though the app showed back up, it's functionality is lost. I've tried firestopper as well, but the FireOS seems to break the homebutton detection, which is why I used the app. Fortunately, I enjoy the new FireOS ability to double-tap home button and see a list of apps, which is where Kodi actually shows up for me, since it won't show in the Recent Apps. Good luck, just wanted to post my anectdote!

AFTV1 Downgrade issue

I've seen that some people were able to successfully downgrade AFTV1 after rooting with Dirtycow. I'm able to get root, but downgrade doesn't seem to work and I don’t know what I’m doing wrong.
I have an amazon fire TV V1 with 51.1.4.0_User_514006420 software version. I downloaded the 51.1.0.2_user_510058520 update, renamed it to update.zip, followed the guide (here: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-manually-upgrade-or-downgrade-the-amazon-fire-tv/) for changing the ROM. When I do adb reboot recovery I get this message:
“System update was not successful. Your amazon fire tv will restart in a few minutes and should resume normal operation.”
When it restarts, it’s still on the same version I had. I’ve tried pushing the stock recovery image like the bottom of the upgrade/downgrade guide suggested, but it doesn’t seem to work. Does someone have any other ideas on how to get this to work?
I checked that the update checks out with the md5 hash. I just can’t get it to work. What should I try to do next? Is there a better guide? I'd like to install a pre-rooted ROM.

On the off chance that Amazon changed the 51.1.0.2 image they are serving, try downloading and using the one from here. Then follow my guide here to install it. You should also check the md5 hash value of the 51.1.0.2 image AFTER it has been transferred to the FTV1 by following this guide.
If you still have problems, copy and paste your entire ADB/shell text here so I can see if you did anything wrong.

@AFTVnews.com thanks for the response! I checked the md5 and it seemed to have matched. I re-ran through the steps an it appears I may have put command in cache instead of cache/recovery. It pushed successfully.
Now... it seems like that version of AFTV is strange. It has a lock screen and my aftv remote won't allow me to unlock it. Here is an image of what I see: Locked Amazon fire TV Screen so I can't open it to run towel root. Any ideas?
Update: I was able to get passed the lock screen by clicking a bunch of buttons on the remote at the same time. I'm rooted again! I'll continue the guide! Thanks for your work on this!
Update2: I'm running the latest version of the rooted software. Thanks for the guides!

uofirob said:
@AFTVnews.com
Update2: I'm running the latest version of the rooted software. Thanks for the guides!
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Awesome. Glad it worked out.

Last night, I stopped after the custom latest rooted version of the ROM was installed. I keep getting "Amazon is unable to connect to the service" when going to the different menu options. Do I have to disable my firewall rules on my router, or was it just an oddity?
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Awesome. Glad it worked out.
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I confirmed that I'm still getting the unable to connect to service last night. Should I just do a factory reset? Would that help? At this moment, the only way for me to launch apps is to go through System -> Manage Applications and it's really annoying. I was able to confirm that Kodi was able to connect to the internet, so I know that it's not the connection.

uofirob said:
I confirmed that I'm still getting the unable to connect to service last night. Should I just do a factory reset? Would that help? At this moment, the only way for me to launch apps is to go through System -> Manage Applications and it's really annoying. I was able to confirm that Kodi was able to connect to the internet, so I know that it's not the connection.
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Since you're rooted and on the latest prerooted ROM, you should remove the domain blocks on your router/firewall. It sounds like that's the issue. Just be sure you have done method 1 at the very least from my update blocking guide. You can also do method 5 to be extra safe.

I tried removing the firewall blocks but I still get "We are currently unable to contact our servers." Should I re-add the firewall blocks and factory reset?
UPDATE: I was able to resolve this by signing in to my amazon account. Apparently for some reason it signed me out. Thanks for all of your help!
AFTVnews.com said:
Since you're rooted and on the latest prerooted ROM, you should remove the domain blocks on your router/firewall. It sounds like that's the issue. Just be sure you have done method 1 at the very least from my update blocking guide. You can also do method 5 to be extra safe.
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Should I update FTV OS on my rooted ftv

I have a ftv rooted with version 51.1.4.0, but am unable to update kodi beyond 16.1
All the attempts fail and some have said an OS update is needed to do that upgrade of KODI 17.
I also cannot install SPMC, also fails using abdfire.
any ideas?
tia

ant17 said:
I have a ftv rooted with version 51.1.4.0, but am unable to update kodi beyond 16.1
All the attempts fail and some have said an OS update is needed to do that upgrade of KODI 17.
I also cannot install SPMC, also fails using abdfire.
any ideas?
tia
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SPMC should work. Last I checked it was still mostly based on Kodi v16.1. Install AppStarter & try to install SPMC from there. Or from Downloader thru FireTVGuru.net.
I would recommend you research the upgrade process & once you understand it & have meet all requirements. Make it so.
Right now upgrading from FireOS 3 might be a bit complicated since an update cycle just started today. And there is no PreRooted ROM for the latest yet. You will need to make sure you TWRP block updates using the 5th method if you upgrade to the current PreRooted ROM.

Y314K said:
SPMC should work. Last I checked it was still mostly based on Kodi v16.1. Install AppStarter & try to install SPMC from there. Or from Downloader thru FireTVGuru.net.
I would recommend you research the upgrade process & once you understand it & have meet all requirements. Make it so.
Right now upgrading from FireOS 3 might be a bit complicated since an update cycle just started today. And there is no PreRooted ROM for the latest yet. You will need to make sure you TWRP block updates using the 5th method if you upgrade to the current PreRooted ROM.
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Is it advised to move up to the most current prerooted FireOS 5 when it becomes available? I have a gen1 box on the last prerooted FireOS 3, and a prerooted gen 1 stick. Is holding either of these back on 5.0.5 a good idea? I suspect the new interface updates will include some amount of performance penalty.

Axecaster said:
Is it advised to move up to the most current prerooted FireOS 5 when it becomes available? I have a gen1 box on the last prerooted FireOS 3, and a prerooted gen 1 stick. Is holding either of these back on 5.0.5 a good idea? I suspect the new interface updates will include some amount of performance penalty.
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The update to FireOS 5 is mostly recommended for App comparability. More & more apps in the PlayStore & Amazon have lollipop as the starting point.
I did learn to live with the no Home button detection for AppStarter. I still use AppStarter 90% of the time. I just keep AppStarter as the only app in recent. So it has just added a couple of presses to what I was use to with FireStarter. But if the HOME button detection is a huge deal for you. You should stay there.
As for the updates. I have not seen any performance hits. The only major problem might be bugs. But the tier rollout of the update usually takes care of that. I tried the new UI on a couple of FTVS2's & they weren't laggy at all. I usually find the latest FW to be as fast or faster of prior onces. But that might be because I prefer to do clean installs when upgrading FW. Specially on an update as big as the one that just started to rollout. The new update includes more stuff but luckily it comes with options to turn some of that stuff off.
We can also always downgrade PreRooted Rom's. So it's fine to take things for a spin. As long as you have a good install of TRWP. There shouldn't be a problem. Other the user error or power outage.

I wouldn't care about the KODI update, but a message from tv addons says streams are more often using the https: for shows and 16.1 doesn't support that.

Axecaster said:
Is it advised to move up to the most current prerooted FireOS 5 when it becomes available? I have a gen1 box on the last prerooted FireOS 3, and a prerooted gen 1 stick. Is holding either of these back on 5.0.5 a good idea? I suspect the new interface updates will include some amount of performance penalty.
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Is there a OS prerooted 5 out? I have 2 FTV boxes rooted that won't take spmc or 17.1 kodi.

ant17 said:
Is there a OS prerooted 5 out? I have 2 FTV boxes rooted that won't take spmc or 17.1 kodi.
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Yes, but which version are they. So I can give you the right guide link. FTV1 or FTV2 ?
It all starts with the recovery...
(Make sure you install the right version 7 (aka v3.0.0-7) of TWRP depending on your locked or unlocked bootloader on FTV1's)
FTV1: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-1/
FTV2: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-2/
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-root...covery-and-a-pre-rooted-rom-all-without-a-pc/
FTVS1: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-inst...d-an-initial-rom-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-stick-1/
Just make sure you follow the requirements. A good install of TWRP is key.

Axecaster said:
Is it advised to move up to the most current prerooted FireOS 5 when it becomes available? I have a gen1 box on the last prerooted FireOS 3, and a prerooted gen 1 stick. Is holding either of these back on 5.0.5 a good idea? I suspect the new interface updates will include some amount of performance penalty.
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Y314K said:
Yes, but which version are they. So I can give you the right guide link. FTV1 or FTV2 ?
It all starts with the recovery...
(Make sure you install the right version 7 (aka v3.0.0-7) of TWRP depending on your locked or unlocked bootloader on FTV1's)
FTV1: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-1/
FTV2: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-install-twrp-custom-recovery-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-2/
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-root...covery-and-a-pre-rooted-rom-all-without-a-pc/
FTVS1: http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-inst...d-an-initial-rom-on-a-rooted-fire-tv-stick-1/
Just make sure you follow the requirements. A good install of TWRP is key.
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I think they're ver. 2 but unknown OS.
One is 51. 1. 1. 0, the other is 51. 1. 4. 0 Both are rooted.

ant17 said:
I think they're ver. 2 but unknown OS.
One is 51. 1. 1. 0, the other is 51. 1. 4. 0 Both are rooted.
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v2 AFTV's are the only current devices with both a USB & SDCard slot. So easy to tell. As for OS there are only two types. Either Amazon Original ROM or RBox's PreRooted ROM. Both would show same version numbers in System/About info menu.
Since you say they are Rooted. Then u very likely have a PreRooted ROM install. And when using Apps that use root it will ask you for permission the first time that App or option runs. Like in the case of ES File Explorer Root option. If you had already given it permission then you would see a notification letting you know Root access has been activated/granted to ES File Explorer.

Y314K said:
v2 AFTV's are the only current devices with both a USB & SDCard slot. So easy to tell. As for OS there are only two types. Either Amazon Original ROM or RBox's PreRooted ROM. Both would show same version numbers in System/About info menu.
Since you say they are Rooted. Then u very likely have a PreRooted ROM install. And when using APS that use root it will ask you for permission the first time that App or option runs. Like in the case of ES File Explorer Root option. If you had already given it permission then you would see a notification letting you know Root access has been granted to ES File Explorer.
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OK, been a long time since I rooted these so I'm assuming its a pre-rooted rom. Both boxes have just the usb and no sd slot.

ant17 said:
OK, been a long time since I rooted these so I'm assuming its a pre-rooted rom. Both boxes have just the usb and no sd slot.
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Then you have FTV1's like I do. Go thru the requirements check list from the FTV1 TWRP guide I linked above. And make sure you understand what you are doing before updating. I usually keep everything. Files, APK's, Rom's in a USB to flash & install & I verify MD5 hash's to make sure I copied the files correctly. Specially the recovery/TWRP file & PreRooted ROM.

Y314K said:
v2 AFTV's are the only current devices with both a USB & SDCard slot. So easy to tell. As for OS there are only two types. Either Amazon Original ROM or RBox's PreRooted ROM. Both would show same version numbers in System/About info menu.
Since you say they are Rooted. Then u very likely have a PreRooted ROM install. And when using APS that use root it will ask you for permission the first time that App or option runs. Like in the case of ES File Explorer Root option. If you had already given it permission then you would see a notification letting you know Root access has been granted to ES File Explorer.
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Y314K said:
Then you have FTV1's like I do. Go thru the requirements check list from the FTV1 TWRP guide I linked above. And make sure you understand what you are doing before updating. I usually keep everything. Files, APK's, Rom's in a USB to flash & install & I verify MD5 hash's to make sure I copied the files correctly. Specially the recovery/TWRP file & PreRooted ROM.
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Is there a way to see which recovery is already on the box? like cmod? I assume I would need to get twrp on there but didn't want to cause a problem by just puting it on there without knowing if cmods there.

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ant17 said:
Is there a way to see which recovery is already on the box? like cmod? I assume I would need to get twrp on there but didn't want to cause a problem by just puting it on there without knowing if cmods there.
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The only method is to connect a keyboard to your FTV1 & choose to boot into recovery at startup. You should see the exact version on the lower left hand side.
If your going to be using a USB drive to flash things. You will need a USB hub to have both the USB Keyboard & USB drive hooked up to the device at the same time.
Those guides are the most complete ones. But they are some what old & also each FTV has it's own history of what has been done to it. So make sure you modify accordingly. I thought about making a post with my notes regarding this updating guide but I thought everybody's starting point is probably to different & I don't want to be responsible for bricking any FTV1's.

Y314K said:
Then you have FTV1's like I do. Go thru the requirements check list from the FTV1 TWRP guide I linked above. And make sure you understand what you are doing before updating. I usually keep everything. Files, APK's, Rom's in a USB to flash & install & I verify MD5 hash's to make sure I copied the files correctly. Specially the recovery/TWRP file & PreRooted ROM.
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Is there a need to flash the stock recovery in order to get rid of twrp/unroot the fire TV 1 and allow it to update itself back to stock? Is flashing cwm over twrp the only way?
I unblocked updates and they get downloaded but after it reboots twrp blocks the update process.
I am trying to get the device back to stock per buyer's request

Y314K said:
SPMC should work. Last I checked it was still mostly based on Kodi v16.1. Install AppStarter & try to install SPMC from there. Or from Downloader thru FireTVGuru.net.
I would recommend you research the upgrade process & once you understand it & have meet all requirements. Make it so.
Right now upgrading from FireOS 3 might be a bit complicated since an update cycle just started today. And there is no PreRooted ROM for the latest yet. You will need to make sure you TWRP block updates using the 5th method if you upgrade to the current PreRooted ROM.
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Tried to install spmc 16.6 via adb fire, ES file explorer, and total commander (which happens to be WAY better than ES file explorer) and I get parsing error. Never does install.

evaporic said:
Is there a need to flash the stock recovery in order to get rid of twrp/unroot the fire TV 1 and allow it to update itself back to stock? Is flashing cwm over twrp the only way?
I unblocked updates and they get downloaded but after it reboots twrp blocks the update process.
I am trying to get the device back to stock per buyer's request
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There is no guide on how to go back to stock FW on a FTV1 once TWRP is install. This is due to the version of FW & TWRP that the FTV1's where first updated to FireOS 5. That was FW v5.0.5 & TWRP v6. So the TWRP had matured enough to fully block updates.
The only info regarding downgrading can be found in the TWRP thread. Folks that failed @ updating to TWRP correctly where able downgrade back to CWM. I think you also need to downgrade the FW to a PreRooted FireOS 3 too but I could be wrong. Once on CWM you should be able to allow updates since CWM won't block those updates.
Look/search for more info on the few folks that where able to go from TWRP to CWM here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/firetv-1-bueller-twrp-recovery-t3383286
Also once your fully on CWM/FireOS 3 you might be able to use this guide to downgrade too:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unroot-a-fire-tv-and-switch-back-to-stock-updates-from-amazon/
All of the above is theory for me. Since I've never had to dealt with this. And there are no guides for this specific scenario. So make sure you look thru the TWRP thread to find the folks that actually mention going back to CWM. Although most of them did so just to reflash TWRP.
Search example: https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/thread/3383286?query=back to cwm
ant17 said:
Tried to install spmc 16.6 via adb fire, ES file explorer, and total commander (which happens to be WAY better than ES file explorer) and I get parsing error. Never does install.
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Note 1: As of 16.5.0, Android lollipop (API 21) is required
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16.5.0 (2016/11/30):
CHG: API 21+ (Android 5.0) only, sorry.
ADD: 4K on AFTV2
ADD: refresh rate sync on AFTV
ADD: DASH support (aka 1080p/4K youtube)
ADD: Builtin log (Settings-System-Logging-Upload…)
ADD: crash handler (no need for logcat)
ADD: rendercapture (boblight, Hue, …) support for Surface
FIX: Only stop Surface when really necessary
CHG: Revert to Surface as standard
ADD: acceleration setting for hevc
16.4.2 (2016/08/15):
REVERT: crash when enumerating sound devices during a refresh rate change
FIX: Missing start of video with large buffer
You will need to find SPMC v16.4.2 for FireOS 3.
You can find it from source here: https://github.com/koying/SPMC/releases?after=17.0b3-Krypton

Y314K said:
SPMC should work. Last I checked it was still mostly based on Kodi v16.1. Install AppStarter & try to install SPMC from there. Or from Downloader thru FireTVGuru.net.
I would recommend you research the upgrade process & once you understand it & have meet all requirements. Make it so.
Right now upgrading from FireOS 3 might be a bit complicated since an update cycle just started today. And there is no PreRooted ROM for the latest yet. You will need to make sure you TWRP block updates using the 5th method if you upgrade to the current PreRooted ROM.
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Y314K said:
There is no guide on how to go back to stock FW on a FTV1 once TWRP is install. This is due to the version of FW & TWRP that the FTV1's where first updated to FireOS 5. That was FW v5.0.5 & TWRP v6. So the TWRP had matured enough to fully block updates.
The only info regarding downgrading can be found in the TWRP thread. Folks that failed @ updating to TWRP correctly where able downgrade back to CWM. I think you also need to downgrade the FW to a PreRooted FireOS 3 too but I could be wrong. Once on CWM you should be able to allow updates since CWM won't block those updates.
Look/search for more info on the few folks that where able to go from TWRP to CWM here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/firetv-1-bueller-twrp-recovery-t3383286
Also once your fully on CWM/FireOS 3 you might be able to use this guide to downgrade too:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unroot-a-fire-tv-and-switch-back-to-stock-updates-from-amazon/
All of the above is theory for me. Since I've never had to dealt with this. And there are no guides for this specific scenario. So make sure you look thru the TWRP thread to find the folks that actually mention going back to CWM. Although most of them did so just to reflash TWRP.
Search example: https://forum.xda-developers.com/search/thread/3383286?query=back to cwm
Note 1: As of 16.5.0, Android lollipop (API 21) is required
_____________________________________
16.5.0 (2016/11/30):
CHG: API 21+ (Android 5.0) only, sorry.
ADD: 4K on AFTV2
ADD: refresh rate sync on AFTV
ADD: DASH support (aka 1080p/4K youtube)
ADD: Builtin log (Settings-System-Logging-Upload…)
ADD: crash handler (no need for logcat)
ADD: rendercapture (boblight, Hue, …) support for Surface
FIX: Only stop Surface when really necessary
CHG: Revert to Surface as standard
ADD: acceleration setting for hevc
16.4.2 (2016/08/15):
REVERT: crash when enumerating sound devices during a refresh rate change
FIX: Missing start of video with large buffer
You will need to find SPMC v16.4.2 for FireOS 3.
You can find it from source here: https://github.com/koying/SPMC/releases?after=17.0b3-Krypton
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thanks dl'd it.

Y314K said:
There is no guide on how to go back to stock FW on a FTV1 once TWRP is install. This is due to the version of FW & TWRP that the FTV1's where first updated to FireOS 5. That was FW v5.0.5 & TWRP v6. So the TWRP had matured enough to fully block updates.
The only info regarding downgrading can be found in the TWRP thread. Folks that failed @ updating to TWRP correctly where able downgrade back to CWM. I think you also need to downgrade the FW to a PreRooted FireOS 3 too but I could be wrong. Once on CWM you should be able to allow updates since CWM won't block those updates.
Look/search for more info on the few folks that where able to go from TWRP to CWM here:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-tv/development/firetv-1-bueller-twrp-recovery-t3383286
Also once your fully on CWM/FireOS 3 you might be able to use this guide to downgrade too:
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unroot-a-fire-tv-and-switch-back-to-stock-updates-from-amazon/
All of the above is theory for me. Since I've never had to dealt with this. And there are no guides for this specific scenario. So make sure you look thru the TWRP thread to find the folks that actually mention going back to CWM. Although most of them did so just to reflash TWRP.
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It worked exactly as your theory described.
you can consider this the official intructions to revert back to stock.
I was able to flash CWM, Rbox boot manager and fireos 3 via TWRP
once I was fully on CWM/FireOS 3 I was able to push the the stock recovery via ADB then the updates downloaded automatically until I got to the latest version.
I also found out If you flash the old firmwares you can only register the device with a code from amazon that they send via email.
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evaporic said:
It worked exactly as your theory described.
you can consider this the official intructions to revert back to stock.
I was able to flash CWM, Rbox boot manager and fireos 3 via TWRP
once I was fully on CWM/FireOS 3 I was able to push the the stock recovery via ADB then the updates downloaded automatically until I got to the latest version.
I also found out If you flash the old firmwares you can only register the device with a code from amazon that they send via email.
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Great, glad there is now tested method for this. :highfive:
Can you please be a bit more detail in your steps... Please fill in the blanks below. That way other folks don't have to guess.
My FTV1 started from PreRooted FW v________ & TWRP v___.
Use a Fat32 formatted USB Stick.
Download & add the following files to the USB Stick (Check hash's):
CWM Recovery 6.0.5.1.4a - (md5sum: 67b1a13b7bec645cb9291e80478d4635)
FireTV Boot Menu 1.0 - (md5sum: a8a3c28baafe43f354d92e6cc8b392d3)
FireTV 1 (bueller) Prerooted Stock Images [51.1.6.3_516012020] - (md5sum: fcf1a8ddf2f3bc93280af03dcf408ac8)
Connected a USB Keyboard & boot to TWRP recovery.
First wipe __________. (None if you didn't wipe anything first)
Using TWRP flash ____________________.
_________________________________________.
Please provide as much detail as possible. Thanks

How can I reinstall Firmware on FireTV?

Hi everyone,
I received a FireTV box from a friend who didn't want it anymore. The model # on the back says DV83YW. I believe this is FireTV 2nd Gen, correct?
Anyways, the FireTV box was working when I received it, but it would not install the YouTube app from the app store. I attempted to do a Firware update but it would not install that either.
After contacting Amazon support they told me to do a factory reset which completed successfully. However, now, after connecting to the internet and selecting language the firmware automatically goes into firmware update and fails. It looks like it fails to even download the update. Then, Amazon support basically told me that the FireTV box is bricked and they can't help further.
Is there any way to flash the latest firmware via the USB port to get it working again?
Thanks in advance for the help!

omairkha said:
Hi everyone,
I received a FireTV box from a friend who didn't want it anymore. The model # on the back says DV83YW. I believe this is FireTV 2nd Gen, correct?
Anyways, the FireTV box was working when I received it, but it would not install the YouTube app from the app store. I attempted to do a Firware update but it would not install that either.
After contacting Amazon support they told me to do a factory reset which completed successfully. However, now, after connecting to the internet and selecting language the firmware automatically goes into firmware update and fails. It looks like it fails to even download the update. Then, Amazon support basically told me that the FireTV box is bricked and they can't help further.
Is there any way to flash the latest firmware via the USB port to get it working again?
Thanks in advance for the help!
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You can root your FireTV via this, i think
https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-2-box-running-latest-software-version-has-been-rooted/
After that flash TWRP, from there flash latest prerooted System Images.
If the prerooted images don't have updates blocked, when a system update is available then it will download it f for you which will be in update.bla.bla.bin format, copy that from your data partition to internal storage
This will be your stock rom, you can use TWRP to wipe the system and flash Stock if you want

SweenWolf said:
You can root your FireTV via this, i think
https://www.aftvnews.com/amazon-fire-tv-2-box-running-latest-software-version-has-been-rooted/
After that flash TWRP, from there flash latest prerooted System Images.
If the prerooted images don't have updates blocked, when a system update is available then it will download it f for you which will be in update.bla.bla.bin format, copy that from your data partition to internal storage
This will be your stock rom, you can use TWRP to wipe the system and flash Stock if you want
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Thanks for the reply. I'll give this a shot but not sure if it will work. As it stands now, the Fire TV halts at the firmware update error screen after I select the language and connect to a network. I can't get into home screen or settings to enable the ADB Debugging. Hopefully it's already enabled, or is there another way to get into the settings via the remote?

So just as I thought I can't connect to the FireTv through adb since I can't get to the home screen or the settings. Any other ideas?

Also cannot update fire tv 2 sloane
omairkha said:
So just as I thought I can't connect to the FireTv through adb since I can't get to the home screen or the settings. Any other ideas?
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This will not help you but i am in a very similar predicament.
Got Fire TV 2 from friend on 5.2.6.0 which is OLD firmware, and i cannot get it to update. Many factory resets.
Amazon support is COMEPLETELY useless, but i would suggest contacting Amazon and beg them to return it for another.
On this one, although i AM able to access UI screen and use it, i cannot update it, in turn i cannot install Youtube TV - the one with cable tv channels not regular youtube. The primary purpose for me having this.

For anyone with a similar problem in 2022 , the fire tv 2 box aka sloane
had its last update at 5.2.8 I think . don't hold me to that lol.
Basically you aren't going to find that ROM update around after you unlock and flash the
box, its only shared on Amazon as source code and the available roms you would use
to restore are all pre rooted which usually blocks updates .
WHAT you NEED to do is search xda for unlocking and rooting fire tv 2 Sloane .
The process involves opening your box and shorting certain pins while you execute
Linux command and software .
Amazon purposely wants to phase out the usefulness and functionality of the fire tv Sloane , so this leaves users with a problem .
Closest ROM you can probably get to flash in twrp would be 5.2.7.6
For anyone looking to update the ROM beyond that , you would have to contact the
devs for help on a specific method to allow the updates again .
I'm sure there's a way to do it
I'm not a dev though , I just enjoy guiding people to see they find the help they need.
Peace.