OK so I have a nook tablet and I wanna root it so I can blow out the ****ty B&N OS and put on CM7 or something. Last time I tried to do the zerg script root it didn't work. Can you guys help point me in the right direction for the root as well as the install for CM7? Would I just install clockworkmod and install from recovery like I do on my phone? Also how stable is the whole process, I don't wanna brick my tablet.
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howmydictate said:
OK so I have a nook tablet and I wanna root it so I can blow out the ****ty B&N OS and put on CM7 or something. Last time I tried to do the zerg script root it didn't work. Can you guys help point me in the right direction for the root as well as the install for CM7? Would I just install clockworkmod and install from recovery like I do on my phone? Also how stable is the whole process, I don't wanna brick my tablet.
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Search in the dev section. There are numerous threads in there about various ways to root and install any custom rom. As far as a brick, I have yet to see an actual case of a bricked NT that hasn't been able to be recovered. (not including any kind of hardware failure)
That's the point of me asking there are several topics on the subject, I wanna sort through all the crap and get the best tutorials.
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Yes, you would install CWM and install CM7 from CWM if you intend to run from internal. If Nook&Zergy isn't working for you, you could always make a bootable root SD card, as seen here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1488035
howmydictate said:
That's the point of me asking there are several topics on the subject, I wanna sort through all the crap and get the best tutorials.
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The whole process has been trial and error. All of the information is available for the taking. What you mean to say is "I wanna be lazy and have someone do the searching for me".
Honestly, I have no problem at all helping someone. As long as they are willing to help themselves.
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The whole process has been trial and error. All of the information is available for the taking. What you mean to say is "I wanna be lazy and have someone do the searching for me".
Honestly, I have no problem at all helping someone. As long as they are willing to help themselves.
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I understand man..... I am just having toruble with this tutorial also I am on 1.4.1, does this matter to root/install CWM and CM7?
howmydictate said:
I understand man..... I am just having toruble with this tutorial also I am on 1.4.1, does this matter to root/install CWM and CM7?
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Not if you use the SD card method from the link posted in post #4.
Solar.Plexus said:
Not if you use the SD card method from the link posted in post #4.
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Solar, I tried that. Flashed the image to my 8GB SDcard powered down my nook tablet put sdcard in and booted, I was never prompted to apply update.zip from sdcard during boot....
Hey,
I am about to get a new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 64gb tomorrow and I'm already checking how to root the tablet and get all the Gapps up and running.
Unfortunately there are still a few things which are a little bit confusing for me at the moment:
1. Which is the best way to make sure that the Kindle Fire does not install an OTA update on its own? I mean it can not be the solution to keep the tablet in airplane mode all the time, that is ridiculous! I read about several ways to block OTA updates, installing a firewall, changing a value in the build.prop or renaming a certain file in den /system/ folder. Which way has to be proven to be the best way?
2. After gaining root I will install Safestrap and flash the official Amazon Rom to a slot. Is there a size for the Rom partition which is recommended? I have seen Safestrap now supports up to 16gb.
3. After booting the Amazon Rom from a Safestrap slot, can you do an OTA update or will this affect the whole system?
4. Can someone please point me to the correct and latest version Gapps for the 8.9" model (Apollo)?
I'm pretty sure I will come up with more questions tomorrow, but that's for now!
Thanks for your help ...
f2 said:
Hey,
I am about to get a new Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 64gb tomorrow and I'm already checking how to root the tablet and get all the Gapps up and running.
Unfortunately there are still a few things which are a little bit confusing for me at the moment:
1. Which is the best way to make sure that the Kindle Fire does not install an OTA update on its own? I mean it can not be the solution to keep the tablet in airplane mode all the time, that is ridiculous! I read about several ways to block OTA updates, installing a firewall, changing a value in the build.prop or renaming a certain file in den /system/ folder. Which way has to be proven to be the best way?
2. After gaining root I will install Safestrap and flash the official Amazon Rom to a slot. Is there a size for the Rom partition which is recommended? I have seen Safestrap now supports up to 16gb.
3. After booting the Amazon Rom from a Safestrap slot, can you do an OTA update or will this affect the whole system?
4. Can someone please point me to the correct and latest version Gapps for the 8.9" model (Apollo)?
I'm pretty sure I will come up with more questions tomorrow, but that's for now!
Thanks for your help ...
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Welcome. Chances r u will receive the,or close to, the latest ota. That being said there currently is no root.. An earlier version of fire was rootable but quickly fixed by Amazon. We r all in same boat. For now spend the next couple days getting caught up on this forum while playing withbur new toy.
f2 said:
Hey,
1. Which is the best way to make sure that the Kindle Fire does not install an OTA update on its own? I mean it can not be the solution to keep the tablet in airplane mode all the time, that is ridiculous! I read about several ways to block OTA updates, installing a firewall, changing a value in the build.prop or renaming a certain file in den /system/ folder. Which way has to be proven to be the best way?
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Once you complete the process to make dual-system (both Gapps and Amazon) the HDXposed module will block updates.
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2. After gaining root I will install Safestrap and flash the official Amazon Rom to a slot. Is there a size for the Rom partition which is recommended? I have seen Safestrap now supports up to 16gb.
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Personally, 6GB or 8GB. I currently use 4GB and it got a LITTLE crampy when I downloaded a couple videos from Coursera.
3. After booting the Amazon Rom from a Safestrap slot, can you do an OTA update or will this affect the whole system?
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OTA will affect the whole system. Don't do it.
4. Can someone please point me to the correct and latest version Gapps for the 8.9" model (Apollo)?
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Same place. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665683
kschang said:
Same place. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665683
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Thanks for your help, @kschang! Unfortunately I could not find a link to Gapps in this thread. Would you mind pointing me to another direction?
Thanks again for your help ...
f2 said:
Thanks for your help, @kschang! Unfortunately I could not find a link to Gapps in this thread. Would you mind pointing me to another direction?
Thanks again for your help ...
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It seems to be known the Xposed mod doesn't block updates. If you want the tab for the specs but also as close as possible to a stock android experience. I would recommend how I did it with SS on both stock and rom slot, airplane moding the stock slot and never going back there unless necessary. Also try to rename the files and if possible try to mod the build if you think fit.
Just my 0.02.
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Thanks for your help, @kschang! Unfortunately I could not find a link to Gapps in this thread. Would you mind pointing me to another direction?.
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I was pointing you to dual-use setup. If you don't want Amazon, it'd be this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2585690
Thanks for all the help! After some back and forth I now have the most things working and it's a great device, but I still have one questions. Does Google+ work for anyone of you? As soon as I open the Google+ app it crashes immediately and goes back to the launcher. Did anyone have similar experience and knows how to fix that?
Thanks!
f2 said:
Thanks for all the help! After some back and forth I now have the most things working and it's a great device, but I still have one questions. Does Google+ work for anyone of you? As soon as I open the Google+ app it crashes immediately and goes back to the launcher. Did anyone have similar experience and knows how to fix that?
Thanks!
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What ROM are you running?
icedtrip said:
What ROM are you running?
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Amazon Stock rom 14.3.1.0
Sometimes it does that. Clear cache, restart device, try again.
kschang said:
Sometimes it does that. Clear cache, restart device, try again.
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So you can confirm that Google+ works for you?
I asked this question on another board and everyone said it would not work for them ...
f2 said:
So you can confirm that Google+ works for you?
I asked this question on another board and everyone said it would not work for them ...
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I can tell you that 4.3.1.63038142 works fine for me, on current HDX 7, older ROM, HDXposed and gapps and all the rest.
f2 said:
So you can confirm that Google+ works for you?
I asked this question on another board and everyone said it would not work for them ...
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Same as kschang with same version of Google+ (latest version). HDX 7 with 13.3.1.0 firmware. It's run fine with Cpasjuste's ROMs (both the Thor Gapps and the AOSP ROMs) as well as stock ROM with Cpastjuste's Gapps zip installer.
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I've also got HDX 8.9 14.3.1.0 Apollo. How did you get supersu installed?
I've got the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
The author recommends installing through Google Play.
But if I turn off airplane mode I'll get updated, so I can't do that.
Other option is to install supersu through CWM, TWRP or MobilOdin.
But they also require Google Play to install.
I'm on linux. What should I do?
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aero1379 said:
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I've also got HDX 8.9 14.3.1.0 Apollo. How did you get supersu installed?
I've got the UPDATE-SuperSU-v1.99r4.zip
The author recommends installing through Google Play.
But if I turn off airplane mode I'll get updated, so I can't do that.
Other option is to install supersu through CWM, TWRP or MobilOdin.
But they also require Google Play to install.
I'm on linux. What should I do?
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Development sec..use plainly marked utility for everything
I mean Christ the best I can find is this: http://blog.julianxhokaxhiu.com/entry/how-to-install-supersu-on-hamlet-zelig-pad-210g
But he's got a custom install script. There's no install.sh file in the zip I got.
Some old threads look promising (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410223) but will BurritoRoot or whatever worked on Kindle Fire 2 years ago work for Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Apollo???
If you got all this working, it would be great if you could just unpack all the instructions you went through. No links and trying to be timeless lillypads for the future, just a detailed case study.
really...
aero1379 said:
I mean Christ the best I can find is this: http://blog.julianxhokaxhiu.com/entry/how-to-install-supersu-on-hamlet-zelig-pad-210g
But he's got a custom install script. There's no install.sh file in the zip I got.
Some old threads look promising (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1410223) but will BurritoRoot or whatever worked on Kindle Fire 2 years ago work for Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 Apollo???
If you got all this working, it would be great if you could just unpack all the instructions you went through. No links and trying to be timeless lillypads for the future, just a detailed case study.
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I don't understand this at all. You were typing a sentence there, and then you started typing another one?
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aero1379 said:
I don't understand this at all. You were typing a sentence there, and then you started typing another
I was trying to point you to the development section. sec.... Being an abbreviation of section and etc.... Fourth topic down is a toolkit contains everything that you have just asked for. Hope http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2665683 makes easier fot you. Thanksyou for visiting us here at xda have a GREAT day. ; )
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There's only a Windows solution, but I guess beggars can't be choosers.
I got VBox to see the Kindle and just used the KFHDX ToolKit v0.91 toolkit.
I have been watching this thread for some time, but since I'm a noob, I am not sure what to make of some of the posts.
All I see is: bootloop, towelroot, safestrap, rollback, etc.
All I want to know is: can I root my HDX Thor 13.3.2.1? If not, what steps do I take to do next best thing?
Do I roll back first? How do I do it? Do I install towelroot? Safestrap?
I just need a simple and fairly easy to understand (for a nood) guide to Thor 13.3.2.1. Or do I still wait until a full 101% root comes out?
Thanks
Just use towelroot.
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menstruella said:
I have been watching this thread for some time, but since I'm a noob, I am not sure what to make of some of the posts.
All I see is: bootloop, towelroot, safestrap, rollback, etc.
All I want to know is: can I root my HDX Thor 13.3.2.1? If not, what steps do I take to do next best thing?
Do I roll back first? How do I do it? Do I install towelroot? Safestrap?
I just need a simple and fairly easy to understand (for a nood) guide to Thor 13.3.2.1. Or do I still wait until a full 101% root comes out?
Thanks
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read the entire thread on any modifications you are going to attempt to do and read OP at least three times.
So I rooted my 3rd gen HDX and now I want to install GAPPS and I download the files but I am not sure what to do with them can someone help me out. the brief guide I found said the files be .APK but they are .ALL.TAR.XZ??
Can someone please help me out a little bit? I am not an android developer, I have looked all over the place and a lot of the info I find is outdated. Please
This is where you go for help correct?
Supertool
You can use the root junky supertool(google it i cant post links) yeah it says that its for the hd 5th gen but it should be fine if all you are doing is installing GAPPS.
Never mind thank you I figured it out.
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Hi!
I have a Kindle Fire HDX 7 (Thor).
Some time ago I installed safestrap and flashed a CM 11 ROM in stock slot.
Now I want to update this ROM, but I can't find new ROMs with safestrap support.
Can I unlock bootloader, install TWRP and flash LineageOS?
Can I use this 1click tool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/multi-platform-1-click-bootloader-t3241014
Safestrap version: 4.01 (TWRP 2.7.0.1)
ROM, not the last update. https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...-cm-11-safestrap-20150628-unofficial-t3145547
Thank you for help!
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smbo said:
Hi!
I have a Kindle Fire HDX 7 (Thor).
Some time ago I installed safestrap and flashed a CM 11 ROM in stock slot.
Now I want to update this ROM, but I can't find new ROMs with safestrap support.
Can I unlock bootloader, install TWRP and flash LineageOS?
Can I use this 1click tool? https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/multi-platform-1-click-bootloader-t3241014
Safestrap version: 4.01 (TWRP 2.7.0.1)
ROM, not the last update. https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...-cm-11-safestrap-20150628-unofficial-t3145547
Thank you for help!
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I solved my problem following the steps in this thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/thor-unlocking-bootloader-firmware-t3463982
smbo said:
I solved my problem following the steps in this thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/thor-unlocking-bootloader-firmware-t3463982
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Hey man, I'm in the same exact boat but can't get any of those steps to work, could you explain better what was done as I really need to get off from CM11 and move to something better and supported.
KyleStilkey said:
Hey man, I'm in the same exact boat but can't get any of those steps to work, could you explain better what was done as I really need to get off from CM11 and move to something better and supported.
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Happy to provide more detailed guidance (several have taken a similar leap) but will be traveling the next few days with limited XDA access. You can find everything you need in the HDX forum (several threads dedicated to the topic) or just hang tight until I return.
KyleStilkey said:
Hey man, I'm in the same exact boat but can't get any of those steps to work, could you explain better what was done as I really need to get off from CM11 and move to something better and supported.
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Sorry but now I can't remember precisely what I did.
None of the steps works? I remember that the first step (generate the unlock code) was flawless.
If even the first step doesn't work maybe you have adb drivers problem, so check the prerequisites section here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...r-firmware-t3463982/post70881555#post70881555