I am trying to downgrade my 5th generation fire tablet7 and adb only recognizes while the device is on. As soon as i go into recovery it does not recognize anymore. I had tried to install every driver with the error of this is not the correct driver to no avail. It took me long enough to find an adb driver that worked while the device was on. Can someone point me in the right direction? It is currently on version 5.0.1 and i just want to downgrade and root.
DroidAinol said:
I am trying to downgrade my 5th generation fire tablet7 and adb only recognizes while the device is on. As soon as i go into recovery it does not recognize anymore. I had tried to install every driver with the error of this is not the correct driver to no avail. It took me long enough to find an adb driver that worked while the device was on. Can someone point me in the right direction? It is currently on version 5.0.1 and i just want to downgrade and root.
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why posted here?
downgrade to what? there is no earlier versions of available firmware
5.0.1 is rootable see http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3210485
[Index]Amazon Fire (5th Gen-2015)
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Oh wow. I just saw you had to downgrade to 4.5.3 in order to get root. I will try this later then! Thanks!
DroidAinol said:
Oh wow. I just saw you had to downgrade to 4.5.3 in order to get root. I will try this later then! Thanks!
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the 5th Gen cannot be downgraded
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sd_shadow said:
the 5th Gen cannot be downgraded
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so i download the files and the fire will not install any driver while in fastboot. No driver works and says windows could not find driver for your soft ware. any solution to this?
really?
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Never mind I figured it out..had to manully pick the bootloader driver and do it that way.works now
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It would, at this time to be prepared for s-off, making sure you have all htc drivers install, sdk tools and the like, have you recovery.img ready to go and your supersu zip in the proper place, don't wait to the last minute to do this, then your ready to go.
I've been working on gathering everything up. I'm unlocked so I need to relock, install update, unlock and get root back yet. I've been holding off cause I hate to give up viper and go back to stock.
Where would one start? I don't know where to get sdk....not to mention how to use it. Do you think you could come up with a list of you have the time? Every phone I've rooted has had unlock tools (unrevoked for og Inc and alpha rev for Inc 2)
Linch89 said:
Where would one start? I don't know where to get sdk....not to mention how to use it. Do you think you could come up with a list of you have the time? Every phone I've rooted has had unlock tools (unrevoked for og Inc and alpha rev for Inc 2)
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go to unlimited.io and you can get latest htc drivers and adb sdk tools too, they have links there. you can get recovery from hasoons tool. we don't have a root tool yet, it's coming.i should say s-off tool
as far as using adb and sdk tools, should be some instruction here somewhere, search the forums for it you should find it.
Thanks boss yeah I know no tool yet
Aldo101t said:
go to unlimited.io and you can get latest htc drivers and adb sdk tools too, they have links there. you can get recovery from hasoons tool. we don't have a root tool yet, it's coming.i should say s-off tool
as far as using adb and sdk tools, should be some instruction here somewhere, search the forums for it you should find it.
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Do we need root tool, or can we just flash recovery then su binary?
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jamminjon82 said:
Do we need root tool, or can we just flash recovery then su binary?
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you can't flash recovery til you either get s-off or unlocked bootloader, you can't flash SU til you have recovery, so.
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you can't flash recovery til you either get s-off or unlocked bootloader, you can't flash SU til you have recovery, so.
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I was saying once you have s-off
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I'd say get a ROM ready, once u get s-off, u can install recovery, then install a ROM.
the superuser root .zip is only needed if you plan to use the stock ROM.
I am so going to have to take my laptop to town to get to Wi-Fi to update Windows so I can root my phone.
To quote the juggernaut, "sh!t I've been ready to f!ck"
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Aldo101t said:
go to unlimited.io and you can get latest htc drivers
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Whether I try to use the drivers from unlimited.io or the ones linked by jose51197 in the automatic unlock post I can't get them to install on my computer. I'm running 64-bit Windows 8 Release Preview Version 6.2 (Build 8400). OldNut5 mentioned that it worked for him on 64-bit Windows 8 Pro, so I don't think my operating system is the problem. As soon as the installer starts running, it shows an error message which reads:
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The Driver Installer is not supported for this Operating System!
Has anyone else had this problem? I tried running it as administrator, as well as running it in compatibility mode for both Windows 7 and Windows XP (SP3), but it always produced the same error. Am I missing something obvious, or does this only work on the Pro version of Windows 8 for some reason?
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Whether I try to use the drivers from unlimited.io or the ones linked by jose51197 in the automatic unlock post I can't get them to install on my computer. I'm running 64-bit Windows 8 Release Preview Version 6.2 (Build 8400). OldNut5 mentioned that it worked for him on 64-bit Windows 8 Pro, so I don't think my operating system is the problem. As soon as the installer starts running, it shows an error message which reads:
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The Driver Installer is not supported for this Operating System!
Has anyone else had this problem? I tried running it as administrator, as well as running it in compatibility mode for both Windows 7 and Windows XP (SP3), but it always produced the same error. Am I missing something obvious, or does this only work on the Pro version of Windows 8 for some reason?
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Drivers are designed to work for a specific operating system. I personally haven't been able to get a single driver for any device to work on Windows 8 that was designed for Windows 7. Vista drivers more often than not did work on Windows 7, though. Go figure.
In this thread, someone says they installed the most recent version of HTC Sync on Windows 8 and managed to get the drivers working. Try that.
EDIT: Just tried this on Windows 8 and it worked perfectly.
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EDIT: Just tried this on Windows 8 and it worked perfectly.
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Thanks a bunch! Installing HTC Sync didn't help, but this worked perfectly.
bleh, just use linux and you dont need to worry about drivers
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bleh, just use linux and you dont need to worry about drivers
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To be honest I dual-boot my computer and primarily use Ubuntu, but the automatic bootloader unlock guide was written for Windows with a handy zip of executables and a batch script, and I didn't want to have to figure out how to properly install adb on Ubuntu as well as risk messing something up if there happens to be a Linux-only issue.
It's nice to know that it should work on Ubuntu without any need for the drivers. I assume this is how I would have to install adb. It's a shame I can't just "sudo apt-get install adb" it...
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To be honest I dual-boot my computer and primarily use Ubuntu, but the automatic bootloader unlock guide was written for Windows with a handy zip of executables and a batch script, and I didn't want to have to figure out how to properly install adb on Ubuntu as well as risk messing something up if there happens to be a Linux-only issue.
It's nice to know that it should work on Ubuntu without any need for the drivers. I assume this is how I would have to install adb. It's a shame I can't just "sudo apt-get install adb" it...
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looks like a decent guide
I received my phone about 2 weeks ago and every time that I have tried to root it, it bricks and I have to use this alternate restore and I lose all of my content on the phone.. Which is very annoying.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2040264
I have a verizon phone, updated as much as possible, and I understand that I need to unlock the bootloader, well I attempt it using Adam's thread (posted below), and I brick at the first Odin flash that I attempt, at the s.boot it fails.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2043636
I don't know what to do next as I have spent hours on this.. Anyone know anything?
Please and Thank you
If you are updated with the OTA, that thread is old. First line of the post:
"This technique will not work if you have applied the OTA update from 18January2012."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
jcollier said:
If you are updated with the OTA, that thread is old. First line of the post:
"This technique will not work if you have applied the OTA update from 18January2012."
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118348
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Derp... At the time i didn't know what OTA meant yet -.-.. So it should work using the newer one?
TheAgonistxX said:
Derp... At the time i didn't know what OTA meant yet -.-.. So it should work using the newer one?
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Yes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37195287 use r311
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bond32 said:
Yes. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=37195287 use r311
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New issue has arisen :/ Casual keeps saying there are too many devices plugged in.. Any idea?
TheAgonistxX said:
New issue has arisen :/ Casual keeps saying there are too many devices plugged in.. Any idea?
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Perhaps a driver issue. Make sure your java is updated then restart computer. If you can only connect one usb to the phone to run casual, unplug other usb devices like printers or flash drives.
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i have one suggestion;
proceed to my guide and read thru the last section "android glossary". that will give you some insight on what all the android terminology means.
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Perhaps a driver issue. Make sure your java is updated then restart computer. If you can only connect one usb to the phone to run casual, unplug other usb devices like printers or flash drives.
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Tried this, didn't work :/ I'm stuck yet again..
Back in March I was rooted, running a cool sense 5 based custom ROM and happy. But the phone had other ideas. It stopped recognizing the SIM card and the replacement phone Verizon sent was on the latest firmware which we couldn't hack. I couldn't deal with the stock configuration after having the custom ROM so I binned the phone and went back to my old GS3 hoping to someday be able to go back to the DNA.
If I understand things correctly, that day has come and we can root the current firmware equipped phones.....Correct? I've read thru a number of posts and all it has done is left me confused and hesitant to give it a shot.
Can someone help me out with the correct steps, methods and procedures to root my stock, S-on DNA running the latest OTA firmware (2.06)? Any help is greatly appreciated!!
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2314771
scheirere said:
Back in March I was rooted, running a cool sense 5 based custom ROM and happy. But the phone had other ideas. It stopped recognizing the SIM card and the replacement phone Verizon sent was on the latest firmware which we couldn't hack. I couldn't deal with the stock configuration after having the custom ROM so I binned the phone and went back to my old GS3 hoping to someday be able to go back to the DNA.
If I understand things correctly, that day has come and we can root the current firmware equipped phones.....Correct? I've read thru a number of posts and all it has done is left me confused and hesitant to give it a shot.
Can someone help me out with the correct steps, methods and procedures to root my stock, S-on DNA running the latest OTA firmware (2.06)? Any help is greatly appreciated!!
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So I just follow the steps listed in the link above and I'll be ready to flash a custom ROM? No HTC unlock code and such?
Correct.
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beaups said:
Correct.
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Ok, gave it a shot with the windows version and didn't succeed. Followed the instructions and definitely made sure there was no trace of HTC Sync on the computer. When I run the Distiller.exe file, everything seems to run OK for test 1 (rebooting into bootloader) and test 2 (booting device) were the phone reboots like normal. Then the script says rebooting into bootloader (again) and sits there waiting for fastboot. It times out after 60 seconds and says connection failed. usb connection error.
Any ideas on were to go from here?
You need fastboot drivers.
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Moonshine works great
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Suggestions on were I can get those fastboot drivers?
Google HTC fastboot drivers. If you are on win8 with usb 3 ports only you can expect issues.
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Googled HTC fastboot driver and it looks like I need HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe . If I google HTC android drivers I can find another file HTCDriver_4.2.0.001.exe. Tried them both on my home windows 7 machine with a USB2 port. Nothing changed. Same results.
So I tried the window XP computer at my office that I originally used to root the old DNA. Got a little further this time. I get a message that temproot has failed. I also get a lot of stuff going on with "other devices" drivers when I watch my device manager. Is this normal during the process?
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Googled HTC fastboot driver and it looks like I need HTCDriver3.0.0.007.exe . If I google HTC android drivers I can find another file HTCDriver_4.2.0.001.exe. Tried them both on my home windows 7 machine with a USB2 port. Nothing changed. Same results.
So I tried the window XP computer at my office that I originally used to root the old DNA. Got a little further this time. I get a message that temproot has failed. I also get a lot of stuff going on with "other devices" drivers when I watch my device manager. Is this normal during the process?
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Ok temproot failing means factory reset time. You should be good after that.
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That did the trick!! Factory reset and the older XP machine. God, how much I missed the custom roms for this phone. It totally transforms the device.
As for the Moonshine process, like I said, it worked for me but I did run into a few more speed bumps. Everytime the phone would reboot, I had to squash the HTCsync install. I guess it's something on the phone as I searched hi and low to find anything like it on the computer, with no luck. Anyhow, I would just cancel out everytime the message appeared on the screen. If I didn't cancel out, the moonshine script would time out and fail.
Just wanted to follow up on this in case someone else has similar issues.
Thanks again, guys!
Install TWRP 2.3.6.2 in the simplest fashion
How to Install
It will require that drivers be installed and the device must be rootedDownload the file and unpack itUSB debugging must be enabled and connect the Gpad as MTPclick to run it with the right mouse button as an Administrator and follow the instructions for connection type "yes" to the recovery to start or "no" for exit
Download TWRP 2.6.3.2 installer
This is the easiest way without any write or copy something and paste to install TWPR 2.6.3.2.I have tested it with 10a/b/c and with Windows 7 64 bit it works great
Use only at your own risk, I take no responsibility if your device is damaged!
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Thanks a lot for this! Worked great on my new g pad.
Doesn't work for me ...
badaboumcrac said:
Doesn't work for me ...
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It did work for me when I didn't run it as administrator.
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badaboumcrac said:
Doesn't work for me ...
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Run as administrator? Which operating system?
Doesn't work for me either, unpacked as said, I have a rooted Gpad with USB-debugging enabled, MTP-mode, but it says that ADB isn't recognized as an batchfile or program...or something (translated from dutch...)
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Doesn't work for me either, unpacked as said, I have a rooted Gpad with USB-debugging enabled, MTP-mode, but it says that ADB isn't recognized as an batchfile or program...or something (translated from dutch...)
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I had the same problem. I solved it by not running it as administrator.
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Worked perfectly on windows 8.1...Thank you.
You weren't kidding. This was EASY!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!!!!
Work on my V500
This method worked flawlessly thumbs up for the developer!!
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Very easy to do! Thanks!
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Worked perfect. Crazy simple. Did NOT run as administrator. Windows 8.1 64 bit.
Just installed and doing a nandroid backup.
Just had to run it without admin rights.
Win8.1 64 bit on macbook pro.
made this little video on this install process to get TWRP on your device hope it helps some noobs out
TWRP RECOVERY INSTALL VIDEO
please put the video in the OP if you think it will help
OOPS.
Is this twrp the same as the other one posted in the forum? Just an easier install for this one?
Thanks for this script... Today was a lazy day
Thanks for this. Not tried it yet as I already installed a version of TWRP, but can you update it to flash 2.7 that was announced today / yesterday?
Is the device repo to build this TWRP public?
So...last night Loki was trying to help me. My Omate wasn't allowing me to flash anything. After Loki's suggestions didn't work, I thought taking my Omate back to stock would hopefully fix the device and allow me to flash something. However, after following Loki's reset to stock guide, now not only will my Omate not turn on, but my computer will not recognize the device nor will Flash Tool.
So, what should I do? What could I have done wrong?
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So...last night Loki was trying to help me. My Omate wasn't allowing me to flash anything. After Loki's suggestions didn't work, I thought taking my Omate back to stock would hopefully fix the device and allow me to flash something. However, after following Loki's reset to stock guide, now not only will my Omate not turn on, but my computer will not recognize the device nor will Flash Tool.
So, what should I do? What could I have done wrong?
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Win7 or 8
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Win7 or 8
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Update: I removed the battery and now it turns on. However, I still am unable to flash stock (or any other ROM) still.
Win 7
My win7 system requires a reinstall of the flash drivers after a few flashes. Remove the current driver, restart and do a reinstall of the driver. Or do it manually.
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My win7 system requires a reinstall of the flash drivers after a few flashes. Remove the current driver, restart and do a reinstall of the driver. Or do it manually.
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I've been knee deep in drivers all day - which drivers are you referring to? The MTK ones (for stock flashing)? Koush?
Sweet baby Cheesus, it just worked.
I don't know why...
kp12584 said:
Sweet baby Cheesus, it just worked.
I don't know why...
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Good for you. I meant the MTK 65XX VCOM drivers.
Win7 and these drivers, along with the configuration can cause the flash tool and drivers to be touchy at times. Sometimes a restart and reinstall is all is takes.
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