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Stuck with a brand new 8.9. Need some help please!

Hello Folks!
I just got a Kindle 8.9 with firmware 8.1.3 out of the box and did not enable the Wi-Fi yet because I don't want stinky Amazon update on it.:, however I cannot use it until I root it.
I've rooted many Tabs and phones before but I need some help here. I see some threads going on with root directions but I confess I am lost each way is the right way for my case.
Should I just stay on 8.1.3 root and apply the OTA block script or should I go for 8.1.4 or even 20 or 30?
Or instead, root and install a second boot loader and leave it prepared for a mature version of CM10?
I've rooted the first gen kindle not long ago but I think fix the ADB drivers on my PC because the HD does not show up on device manager, only as MTP.
Please point me out to the right rooting thread and the OTA block thread.
Thank you!!

Never mind...I found a way and I have my Kindle rooted.

[Q] Kindle Fire 2 10.4.3 to stock Android?

My daughter just won a new Kindle Fire in a raffle. It's running version 10.4.3. I'd like to install stock Android Jelly Bean on it and load her favorite educational apps from Google Play. Is there any safe way to do that?
All the instructions I could find seem to be for older versions of the Kindle firmware so I'm a little hesitant to try unless someone can confirm that it won't brick the device.

nradov said:
My daughter just won a new Kindle Fire in a raffle. It's running version 10.4.3. I'd like to install stock Android Jelly Bean on it and load her favorite educational apps from Google Play. Is there any safe way to do that?
All the instructions I could find seem to be for older versions of the Kindle firmware so I'm a little hesitant to try unless someone can confirm that it won't brick the device.
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Root using this method http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075959
I used this yesterday to root and install Google Play.Do this and the apps you want should work.Also you can use disable lockscreen ads and stop OTA updates once rooted.

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I'm hoping someone can give instructions on how to get a custom rom on the kf2 rooted running 10.4.3. I read through all the posts on downgrading bootloader etc... I just don't want to brick before I get my fastboot cable (estimated delivery date weeks from now) and be SOL.I appreciate any instructions or advice on a method that won't brick on the current firmware.Thanks!!!!

you can serch in xda-delopers how to do the factory cable or if you want to see just serch a video in youtube, is what i did and now i have mi cable

Feorch said:
you can serch in xda-delopers how to do the factory cable or if you want to see just serch a video in youtube, is what i did and now i have mi cable
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Did you get a custom rom on your kf2 10.4.3? If so what method did you use? Thanks

Very confused about rooting and/or getting KitKat on a Fire HD

Hopefully someone can help. So I picked up a Fire HD for a good price and I want to put KitKat on it. Every tutorial or example I find talks about the software version being 7.x.x and mine has 11-something (see pic).
Can I still blow away the Amazon software and get Android on here? Will the walk-through showing 7.x.x work? Am I even in the right section?

the 11.x.x kindles (2nd gen hd's) have the exploit patched and can't have custom recovery installed on it to allow for custom boot images to be flashed, so the only rom you can flash is kindle water beta, and its not kitkat. Unless someone find a bootloader exploit then you are not going to be able to flash any roms on it outside the one mentioned.

[Q] I just got a Fire HDX 8.9 GPZ45RW and Need Help with Root/Roms

Hey Guys, I just got a brand new but never really updated hdx 8.9 4th gen. the firmware is currently 4.5.2. I am interested in Rooting and running CM or some other version of full android. Looks like the development is a bit older for this device and I'm having trouble finding an up to date guide on what to do to get this thing unlocked, rooted, and rom'd. any guidance would be appreciated.

First off keep it on 4.5.2, I don't know how new you can go and still have any hope of root. I don't believe there is any way to bootloader unlock a 4th gen, so CM will likely be impossible for the time being. The Chinese app KingRoot has seen success in rooting quite a few people's 4th gens, so I'd start there. I'm always wary of some of the extras KingRoot installs, so make sure to remove those after rooting & install SuperSU to control root access. If you really want to use 'full android' I'd suggest acquiring a 3rd gen or making the best of your 4th gen and getting a more stock launcher!

You can update to 4.5.5.1 and root with Kingroot. I have the 4th gen 8.9 and it already had 4.5.5.1 loaded. There is another forum here that details how to root but just google kingroot on the device and download the most current version. You should be able to root no problem. However, that is all you can do at the moment. Other forums here detail how to add Google Play to the device but I have not done so can't give advice there. DO NOT use Safestrap 4.01, will not work on 4th Gen device and no Roms are currently in play at the moment. Like you, I am also waiting on the devs here to determine how they will proceed with the 4th gen 8.9 hdx.

chin_bone said:
You can update to 4.5.5.1 and root with Kingroot. I have the 4th gen 8.9 and it already had 4.5.5.1 loaded. There is another forum here that details how to root but just google kingroot on the device and download the most current version. You should be able to root no problem. However, that is all you can do at the moment. Other forums here detail how to add Google Play to the device but I have not done so can't give advice there. DO NOT use Safestrap 4.01, will not work on 4th Gen device and no Roms are currently in play at the moment. Like you, I am also waiting on the devs here to determine how they will proceed with the 4th gen 8.9 hdx.
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rockon999 said:
First off keep it on 4.5.2, I don't know how new you can go and still have any hope of root. I don't believe there is any way to bootloader unlock a 4th gen, so CM will likely be impossible for the time being. The Chinese app KingRoot has seen success in rooting quite a few people's 4th gens, so I'd start there. I'm always wary of some of the extras KingRoot installs, so make sure to remove those after rooting & install SuperSU to control root access. If you really want to use 'full android' I'd suggest acquiring a 3rd gen or making the best of your 4th gen and getting a more stock launcher!
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As 5.1.1 can be rooted suggest allowing the device to update as FireOS v5 is more palatable than v4 and plays nice with GAaps overlays. Future development is likely to require a Lollipop base; upgrading to v5 is a no-brainer for 4th gen devices.

Rooting is easy, unlocking the bootloader and installing a custom recovery is the trickier part.

Hello,..
i got a fourth gen HDX 8.9 with 4.2 on it. Its rooted and OTA blocked. How can ich update tp 4.5.3? Where can i find the image?
Thanks

Got questions around unlocking/customizing a Fire Stick 4k. Please help!

So I just purchased a Fire Stick 4k, and happily learned that you can unlock it! But I've been out of the custom ROM/Root/Bootloader Unlock scene for a few years. So I'm hoping you fine folks that have experience with these Fire Stick devices might be able to reassure me that I understand the guides correctly.
I've read the [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) guide.
I've also read the [NEWBIE GUIDE] How to Unlock Bootloader/Root and install Addons FireStick 4k.
All of the following questions assume I'm starting with a Fire Stick straight out of the packaging, brand new:
Am I correct that after running kamakiri successfully, I'll have an unlocked bootloader allowing me to use fastboot? After it's unlocked, how do you actually get it into fastboot mode? Do you always have to boot first, and then run adb reboot bootloader?
The procedure to boot into TWRP is simply connecting a USB OTG cable? If one is detected, you'll get a prompt on boot to enter TWRP?
How does one update TWRP? Unlike for phones, I can't seem to find a thread anywhere for TWRP development for this device, nor can I find an official build at twrp.me.
The newbie guide talks about installing a pre-rooted stock ROM then disabling OTA immediately. But the unlock guide says that this exploit can't be patched out. So would it be better to go through the initial setup and let Amazon OTA the device to latest, then run kamakiri, install Magisk, and then disable OTA? Would that be effectively the same as installing a pre-rooted stock ROM?
I don't understand the Amazon FireOS versioning scheme. I see that the prerooted stock ROM has a version number of 6.2.7.1_r1, while this thread has a version of 6.2.7.1 (2495_00035909630). Does the prerooted ROM have all these extra APK's already installed? Do I have to install these extra apks after installing the prerooted ROM?
Does Amazon do monthly security updates like Google does for Pixel devices? How does one keep the ROM up to date after Amazon releases an OTA?

Mogul345 said:
So I just purchased a Fire Stick 4k, and happily learned that you can unlock it! But I've been out of the custom ROM/Root/Bootloader Unlock scene for a few years. So I'm hoping you fine folks that have experience with these Fire Stick devices might be able to reassure me that I understand the guides correctly.
I've read the [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis) guide.
I've also read the [NEWBIE GUIDE] How to Unlock Bootloader/Root and install Addons FireStick 4k.
All of the following questions assume I'm starting with a Fire Stick straight out of the packaging, brand new:
Am I correct that after running kamakiri successfully, I'll have an unlocked bootloader allowing me to use fastboot? After it's unlocked, how do you actually get it into fastboot mode? Do you always have to boot first, and then run adb reboot bootloader?
The procedure to boot into TWRP is simply connecting a USB OTG cable? If one is detected, you'll get a prompt on boot to enter TWRP?
How does one update TWRP? Unlike for phones, I can't seem to find a thread anywhere for TWRP development for this device, nor can I find an official build at twrp.me.
The newbie guide talks about installing a pre-rooted stock ROM then disabling OTA immediately. But the unlock guide says that this exploit can't be patched out. So would it be better to go through the initial setup and let Amazon OTA the device to latest, then run kamakiri, install Magisk, and then disable OTA? Would that be effectively the same as installing a pre-rooted stock ROM?
I don't understand the Amazon FireOS versioning scheme. I see that the prerooted stock ROM has a version number of 6.2.7.1_r1, while this thread has a version of 6.2.7.1 (2495_00035909630). Does the prerooted ROM have all these extra APK's already installed? Do I have to install these extra apks after installing the prerooted ROM?
Does Amazon do monthly security updates like Google does for Pixel devices? How does one keep the ROM up to date after Amazon releases an OTA?
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After completing that procedure, you will have TWRP installed. You will also be able to use fastboot. AFAIK, running "adb reboot bootloader" is the only way to get into fastboot. However, the firestick always boots into TWRP. You will have 5 seconds to cancel the reboot from TWRP to system.
I know of no way to update TWRP. The TWRP version installed is not an official build.
I don't use the prerooted ROMs, so I can't answer questions on them, nor on updates. Personally, I don't want to receive updates, so I just ran the procedure, installed Magisk, and ran this de-bloat script.
https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
Amazon does not do monthly security updates.

dcarvil said:
After completing that procedure, you will have TWRP installed. You will also be able to use fastboot. AFAIK, running "adb reboot bootloader" is the only way to get into fastboot. However, the firestick always boots into TWRP. You will have 5 seconds to cancel the reboot from TWRP to system.
I know of no way to update TWRP. The TWRP version installed is not an official build.
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Thanks for clearing that up that it always boots into recovery first. And I guess if you can't update TWRP, probably no reason to boot into the bootloader.
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Amazon does not do monthly security updates.
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Well, this thing is definitely getting put into the IoT network then. I wonder if they backport any security updates at all. I know this version of Fire OS is based on Nougat, and Google isn't maintaining it anymore.

dcarvil said:
I don't want to receive updates, so I just ran the procedure, installed Magisk, and ran this de-bloat script.
https://github.com/esc0rtd3w/firestick-loader/blob/master/scripts/debloat/bloat-disable.sh
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Before you ran the procedure, did you run the initial setup and enable ADB on the Fire Stick? I see conflicting info on whether or not to setup the stick prior to running kamakiri in the newbie guide thread.

Mogul345 said:
Before you ran the procedure, did you run the initial setup and enable ADB on the Fire Stick? I see conflicting info on whether or not to setup the stick prior to running kamakiri in the newbie guide thread.
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Yes, I did initial setup and enabled ADB. I'm not sure, but I suspect enabling ADB is required.