Hello All,
I bought two 2014 fire hd's for my 4 yr. old twins for Christmas. I installed a really nice children's app launcher - KIDOZ. It had just one flaw, it wouldn't lock out the Amazon Home Screen Launcher. So, after reviewing these forums, I figured out how to block com.amazon.kindle.otter. Problem is, I forgot to re-install the other app launcher before re-booting.
Now I can't get back in using the adb tool, because I can't confirm on the device screen. I also tried to install another app launcher through the es file explorer file on my pc. Neither option worked and I couldn't find anything to help on the forums.
I hope I can get it working before Christmas!
Cheers :}
Hard reset the Kindle Fire and try again.
The only way I know to do a factory reset is from the screen, I think it's in device options. Do you know a different procedure for hard reset? I tried holding the volume down, with power for 40 seconds, etc.
Anyways, I was fortunate and they sent me a replacement, although it's a refurbished one. Now that I've gotten one stuck, does that make me at least an "apprentice" developer?
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Well, I posted about this in another thread but figured I would post here to get more exposure.
So, here is the issue. I rooted my NT and renamed the LatinIME.apk to LatinIME.apk1 so I can move my swiftkey apk (which I was going to rename LatinIME.apk). Of course, I had a blonde moment and renamed the built in APK before renaming the swiftkey apk and I lost the keyboard. No big deal right? Just reset device. So, I reset by going into settings and doing the reset/deregister device. Got back into the set up....still no keyboard. So I tried a hard key reset (n and power) and still no keyboard.
It appears that, when doing a reset, the device wipes all data but does not actually RESET the OS through any recovery type process.
Question........any ideas? I can't get adb obviously because I have lost debugging.
Curious if there might be anyway to boot the device differently to access shell or something. Hopefully someone has an idea, I have to wait tell monday to replace it if it comes to that
what about installing nook color tools then you can get back to the development menu. enable usb debugging and take care of the rest with adb.
Drewmungus said:
what about installing nook color tools then you can get back to the development menu. enable usb debugging and take care of the rest with adb.
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As I understand it. Nook color tools is an apk...which I cannot install due to not being able to get past the B&N account login screen. Can't get past that without a keyboard
I'm in a similar boat. Was trying to get the market working following the thread on the other page, and I copied the entire apps folder over my existing one (why I didn't backup the old one!) Now I have no keyboard either, and I'm getting constant force closes!
Maybe someone could post an un-modified system folder?
Try a failed 8 boots, turn on, after black N screen hold power until screen turns off and repeat 8 times.
^. After a certain amount of failed boots the nook will default into a total factory reset. Witnessed it earlier today when after installing Chainfire the NT went into a a boot-loop. Then automatically reset itself.
Worth a shot.
Well, I tried 8 failed boots, and it didn't re-image. I then peeked in the rom/devconf/ folder and there's no "bootcnt" file?
*edit* Got it to work. Took 10 times.
Ok, so I kept trying to boot which resulted in it eventually giving me a screen saying "please reboot your device. If the error continues contact customer support or goto nook.com/tablet/support". The website was no help. Took it to a store, they called customer support and got confused. Customer support told them to replace it. So they did...I didn't even have to give back my charger...so now I have an extra!
Returns
I really hope B&N Customer Support figures out it would be a heck of a lot cheaper to let us run our own image off an SD card, and not have to deal with all the customer support calls and returns.
Unfortunately - they are much more likely to yell Warranty Violation and refuse to do anything...
Would it have been possible to mount the device and access it from Ubuntu and then just renaime the file?
Got mine to re-image. Re-rooted and market installed. I'm happy again!
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Details please. How did you do it?
You power down, then power back on. As soon as the white screen comes up (with the "n" on it) hold down the power button until it powers down again. Do this ten times in a row and it will automatically start the re-image. If at any time the boot animation starts up you have to start over.
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tonyp22 said:
Would it have been possible to mount the device and access it from Ubuntu and then just renaime the file?
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For the particular issue I was having...no. Since I reset the device I was not able to get past the B&N login screen and therefor had no access to the /system/app folder. Although, it seems that some people are having success with the re-image process. I think mine was trying to re-image but something was corrupt and caused my to have worse issues that resulted in nothing but replacement.
I have a dual Booted Tablet. When I hit the N button it usually asks me if I want to go home or ADW Launcher(The launcher I chose). Now it stays on the original Nook screen and randomly opens up different books on its own and flips pages on its own. Also, the option to open up ADW is gone. if I hit the N button it just opens up whatever book I was reading last. I turned the device and back on but it acts the same way. Can anyone help me?
I'm not sure what you mean by 'dual booted'. With CM7?
Similar behavior to what you describe (things opening randomly, pages flipping, etc.) usually happens when the battery is very low. I've also seen it happen trying to use USB power adapters that don't really work correctly for the NT. Make sure you're not operating on a very low charge or other power issue.
I used Indirect's Root. I was able to keep the original Nook look as well as boot into another launcher. It was working fine until yesterday. Now the Home button doesn't do what it should but the main thing is that the screen types and writes all on its own. I heard about the low power setting issues with some people. My Nook was at 60% so I don't know if that's considered low enough to be under that umbrella
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I used Indirect's Root. I was able to keep the original Nook look as well as boot into another launcher.
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I can't help you with your problem, but I want to make things clear.
You don't have dual boot or anything like that, you just installed alternative launcher application.
In general you have the same stock firmware you had before rooting with addition of a few apps, allowing you to do more, than B&N wants you to be able to do.
dalkor said:
You don't have dual boot or anything like that, you just installed alternative launcher application.
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This is correct.
Disclaimer: I am a noob. Please take the following suggestions with a grain of salt.
Perhaps, clearing the homecatcher defaults will clear things up?
Alternatively, you could try installing a different launcher, such as golauncher, and see if it behaves as strangely as your current configuration.
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Well I would just install another launcher but the problem is that I can't access the other launcher any longer. The Home button doesn't work like its supposed to but instead opens up the Nook's Book Library. The whole thing just started acting weird and randomly the keyboard would pop up and write by itself in addition to opening and closes the book Library. Its been acting like it has a virus. I factory reset it but unfortunately it didnt help. So I figure my screen is faulty
OKAMIsama said:
Well I would just install another launcher but the problem is that I can't access the other launcher any longer. The Home button doesn't work like its supposed to but instead opens up the Nook's Book Library. The whole thing just started acting weird and randomly the keyboard would pop up and write by itself in addition to opening and closes the book Library. Its been acting like it has a virus. I factory reset it but unfortunately it didnt help. So I figure my screen is faulty
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I got the same few hours after I rooted but using go launcher, just clean your screan very very clean if you haven't put a screen protector on it, then make sure its charged. Now try to open anything in that you could find a link click on it so it opens the browser then go to the android.market.com and download another launcher. After that I took my tablet and removed all the B&N crap apps, ijust left the games. Don't forget to apply the OTA block again.
Advice: remove home catcher.
PS: you could also use adb to push a new launcher but as you factory reseted usb debugging must be disabled, you need can enable it again by downloading tgps_launcher.apk from indirects root thread using the Nook browser.
~ Veronica
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what should I use to wipe it down. Im thinking I wiped it down pretty good but its still doing it. I noticed the z, e, and s buttons on the keyboard get pressed a lot so maybe its in the lower right region of my device.
OKAMIsama said:
what should I use to wipe it down. Im thinking I wiped it down pretty good but its still doing it. I noticed the z, e, and s buttons on the keyboard get pressed a lot so maybe its in the lower right region of my device.
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OK if you havent installed CWM you're good to make the wipes, to know how to... read my FAQ . Link in my signature.
~ Veronica
OKAMIsama said:
Well I would just install another launcher but the problem is that I can't access the other launcher any longer. The Home button doesn't work like its supposed to but instead opens up the Nook's Book Library. The whole thing just started acting weird and randomly the keyboard would pop up and write by itself in addition to opening and closes the book Library. Its been acting like it has a virus. I factory reset it but unfortunately it didnt help. So I figure my screen is faulty
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Have you tried going in to manage apps and deselect the default for ADW, B&N's Home Launcher and Homecatcher if your using it? I use button savior so I have software buttons rather than the n button. by deselecting the default launcher you should get a window again asking which launcher do you want to use as home.
Here in favor for ASUS to update ICS on the Prime to include a restart button say "I"
This tablet needs a restart option, not just a turn off option. I am constantly having to restart my tablet due to apps that won't free up components or services that fail after they've been used.
Google, ASUS, you already know Microsoft is going to have this available for Windows 8.
Why not get the jump ahead of them and put out an update that add more common computer functions to these tablets which are after all computers. But right now they feel like crippled computers.
Google, there's no reason why you offer free phone calls from Gmail phone for Windows based PC browsers, but don't offer it on the Android browsers, your own child. What a shame. Am I the only one recognizing this whole in thinking?
Just download one from the market, foo.
David522d said:
Just download one from the market, foo.
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Exactly!!!!!
be warey of the restart apps, there have been some reports that they do not fully "off" the prime. If you do any hardcore changes you are still best to fully turn off the prime, count to 5, and start er up again.
Be warned!
LOL, is that anything like, "say aye".
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Right about now Asus is in talks with StaplesUSA, they want their EASY button....lol
Aye! Yaar me hearties! Aye be waiting fer a reboot button!
I fully agree, I wish there was a restart button.
BUT, the problem I'm assuming is that it would imply that the system isn't reliable and may need be restarted sometimes. Just a wild guess.
I'd love to see this function implemented in stock rom. Just place it in the "hold power button" menu next to the shut down option.
+1
Asus go ask Archos how to do it.
buy yea seriously it's not anything hard to implement yourself and anyways how hard is it to turn it off wait 3 seconds and hit it again
Can't you just hold down the power button for a few seconds? That's what I always do.
guys I'm not asking for Prime to part the red sea, I'm just wanting their to be a simple computer function like a restart option, due to frequency I'm experiencing of having to shut the damn thing off and turn it back on to get certain components to work i.e. camera after it fails between use from programs.
If Windows and Apple's iOS have a simple restart option, why would this be a pain to ask from Google.
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guys I'm not asking for Prime to part the red sea, I'm just wanting their to be a simple computer function like a restart option, due to frequency I'm experiencing of having to shut the damn thing off and turn it back on to get certain components to work i.e. camera after it fails between use from programs.
If Windows and Apple's iOS have a simple restart option, why would this be a pain to ask from Google.
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There's already one on the TFP. It's called the "reset button".
All you need is a pin to push it.
Personally, I think that if you are having to reset your TFP that much, it's either defective or you are running bad software on it.
Download quickboot from the market. multiple reboot options including recovery and bootloader
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H!!!!
****, I mean I!!!!
The Prime already has a Restart option...that's what the random reboots are for. Duh!
***** please yo folks! I am on the latest update and the uptime is 47 hours. I believe I restarted my prime while I was trying to root it. By looking at the logs on my computer, I did the rooting 47 hours 9 minutes ago, since the time of this posting...
No random reboots here!
I'll keep an eye on it though.
I just open terminal emulator.....(rooted)
su
reboot
that's funny because iOS dosen't have a restart option and it takes more work to turn it off at that even though it's not really hard i'm not sure if windows phone has a restart though.
I am not even sure what happened. I was using Splashtop THD Gaming and it lags over the internet. The website says to lower your tablet resolution. So I installed LCD Resolution Root and lowered the resolution. I did that and it permanently ****ed up my user interface. Even after I uninstalled LCD RR my UI was showing some apps big and small etc. I had another launcher installed so I was gonna use it in the meantime. I thought I could fix the problem with my UI by clearing my Amazon Launcher in the app section. I have done that before on 13.3.2.4 and it fixed itself. Well I am on 13.3.1.0 right now. So I cleared the Amazon Launcher and it didn't do anything but now everytime I launcher the Amazon Launcher it kept asking for my language so I would give it then as soon as that closed it would ask it again in a loop. So I tried uninstalling the Amazon Launcher and reinstalling it but it would not uninstall. So I just hit factory reset. The Kindle restarted properly and it lead me to the lock screen. I unlocked it and it gave me a blank screen. When I tried powering it off it showed me the buttons on the bottom: home button, back arrow etc. but it showed nothing else. So I rebooted it and now it just has the Kindle Fire logo and nothing is happening.
I do not know what's going on. I have cleared the Launcher before on 13.3.2.4. I guess the old version I have now is unstable. Is there anything I can do? I can still open safestrap. And this is on my stock OS which is not modified in any way other than root.
Thanks and I am still reading other threads.
Good News I just help with a small detail.
I was able to backup and restore my current mishappen OS to a second ROM slot and although only the lock screen appeared I was able to access my kindle drive on my computer so I downloaded and installed Amazon OS for 13.3.1.0 on a rom slot and it works. So my kindle is useable but what can I do to fix my stock os? The launcher is broke on the stock OS.
FIXED
Well I fixed it. I ended up just restoring and fixing it.
Sorry for wasting space. Still not sure what the issue was.
Good to hear you fixed it
@ Hellmanjk, U can read here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2793253
Goodluck.
Hi, new here and I am hoping you guys can help me. I tried the sticky tread, but no response.
I have a problem and can't seem to find a solution.
Yesterday my phone had some problems with the camera and suggested to restart the phone. Did so, but now it is asking me for a password to startup the phone. I forgott my password and came to my last try. If I get it wrong this time, my phone will reset itself, deleting all the data. Is there a way to bypass this first password?
I am finding stuff about how to unlock a lockscreen (for example: https://android.imyfone.com/remove-screen-lock/unlock-motorola/), but I haven't even reached to that step yet, at least I think. Maybe I am seeing/understanding things wrong.
My phone is still the way it came out of the factory, so no rooting or USB debugging. It's a Motorola One, no idea which android version it is running on. I bought the phone in 2019, so I am guessing it's running on Pie or higher, if possible Sorry, I am a true newbie at this.
From the Netherlands, sorry for any typos..
Please help!
This may come over as if I am trying to use someone elses phone, but it is mine. I can prove it. I have proof in the form of an invoice. I will show it if needed.
Please, there are photo's and other personal data on the phone. I don't want to lose it unless I have no choice. Maybe somebody knows a way how to get my personal data copied to the computer? Then I can perform a hard reset. Please help me..
salam aleikum,
we both seem to have the same problem.
my phone is not from factory, but from a Basar.
It looks absolutely new, no scratch.
But when i started it first 2 weeks ago, i could not even get past start menu.
It has a "Lock Pattern" and it is still registered with someone. But obiously it is used before, it came without Box or Manual.
Ive tried hours and days to get it to work.
But all i can find is people on youtube that bypass the password, but for me it doesnt work. I have no idea what Android version it is running, but the Glitches that i found where people go from "foreign keyboards" to "Feedback" into Chrome and appstore dont work.
I can not return it, do i only have expensive Trash now or Is it Possible to Install AndroidOS again and overwrite?
I tried factory reset and know now how to go into the BIOS.
I have never done any Modifications or Rooting to any phone, im okay with computers.
But from reading here it seems I have to know exactly what version my phone is on or its possible to break it completely.....
I saw the Bios_Menu "install from disk"
So i guess if i get the right version an a memorycard maybe i can do like a windows or linux "format/c" an have a fresh start?
I dont have money for a new phone, curretly i still have a wiko lenny 2 but the display is broken an i can only use half of the keyboard.
Always need to turn the screen and every message or google search takes one hour.
Please just tell me YES or NO
i will learn it myself but now im really frustrate by this.
EDIT: Through the keyboards i managed to get to feedback section and found this infos:
Package Version: 26751214
Package Version Name: 7.5.12.211120031release arm 64 v8a
Adnd some others
wahid_bakr said:
salam aleikum,
we both seem to have the same problem.
my phone is not from factory, but from a Basar.
It looks absolutely new, no scratch.
But when i started it first 2 weeks ago, i could not even get past start menu.
It has a "Lock Pattern" and it is still registered with someone. But obiously it is used before, it came without Box or Manual.
Ive tried hours and days to get it to work.
But all i can find is people on youtube that bypass the password, but for me it doesnt work. I have no idea what Android version it is running, but the Glitches that i found where people go from "foreign keyboards" to "Feedback" into Chrome and appstore dont work.
I can not return it, do i only have expensive Trash now or Is it Possible to Install AndroidOS again and overwrite?
I tried factory reset and know now how to go into the BIOS.
I have never done any Modifications or Rooting to any phone, im okay with computers.
But from reading here it seems I have to know exactly what version my phone is on or its possible to break it completely.....
I saw the Bios_Menu "install from disk"
So i guess if i get the right version an a memorycard maybe i can do like a windows or linux "format/c" an have a fresh start?
I dont have money for a new phone, curretly i still have a wiko lenny 2 but the display is broken an i can only use half of the keyboard.
Always need to turn the screen and every message or google search takes one hour.
Please just tell me YES or NO
i will learn it myself but now im really frustrate by this.
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Watch FRP bypass videos by this guy.
He should have a newer one that works.
wahid_bakr said:
salam aleikum,
we both seem to have the same problem.
my phone is not from factory, but from a Basar.
It looks absolutely new, no scratch.
But when i started it first 2 weeks ago, i could not even get past start menu.
It has a "Lock Pattern" and it is still registered with someone. But obiously it is used before, it came without Box or Manual.
Ive tried hours and days to get it to work.
But all i can find is people on youtube that bypass the password, but for me it doesnt work. I have no idea what Android version it is running, but the Glitches that i found where people go from "foreign keyboards" to "Feedback" into Chrome and appstore dont work.
I can not return it, do i only have expensive Trash now or Is it Possible to Install AndroidOS again and overwrite?
I tried factory reset and know now how to go into the BIOS.
I have never done any Modifications or Rooting to any phone, im okay with computers.
But from reading here it seems I have to know exactly what version my phone is on or its possible to break it completely.....
I saw the Bios_Menu "install from disk"
So i guess if i get the right version an a memorycard maybe i can do like a windows or linux "format/c" an have a fresh start?
I dont have money for a new phone, curretly i still have a wiko lenny 2 but the display is broken an i can only use half of the keyboard.
Always need to turn the screen and every message or google search takes one hour.
Please just tell me YES or NO
i will learn it myself but now im really frustrate by this.
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sd_shadow said:
Watch FRP bypass videos by this guy.
He should have a newer one that works.
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This is one of the videos/methods i have tried.
Sadly when I click on share it does not open youtube app and i cant discard the update message.
Will search his Channel..... EDIT: FOUND A NEW VIDEO WITH NEW GLITCH TWO DAYS OLD - DOESNT APPLY
Edit:
That vieo is 2 days old, but If I Follow his instructions and use the glitch to go into app list and click on settings i dont have 3 clickable buttons, only 2 of which one is gray.
I have Disable and Force Stop
He has a third button "open" settings......
same with aller APPS in the list there is no "OPEN" button.
IMANE_88;
Try This, maybe it works for you: