I am fairly familiar with rooting and such, but I am currently lost. I just received my hdx (thor) and have it rooted with a custom recovery and a stock backup. But, my question is, do I need to be on certain versions for certain custom roms? I'm currently on 13.3.1.0. Would I need to download/install a more recent version before I can began flashing?
Thanks in advance
waffleman911 said:
I am fairly familiar with rooting and such, but I am currently lost. I just received my hdx (thor) and have it rooted with a custom recovery and a stock backup. But, my question is, do I need to be on certain versions for certain custom roms? I'm currently on 13.3.1.0. Would I need to download/install a more recent version before I can began flashing?
Thanks in advance
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It depends on what you want to flash, but in general 13.3.1.0 is one of the, if not the, best to be on. It should work with Cpasjuste's CM11 ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/cm-11-20141216-unofficial-thor-t2974818) and ggow's AOSP Nexus ROM (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/apollo-nexus-v1-1-t2835838) as long as you put TWRP on it first (http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hdx/development/recovery-twrp-2-8-1-0-thor-t2986004)
It looks like ggow is now recommending 13.3.2.3 as the best place to be for his rom to resolve some graphic glitches people have been having with .3.1.0, he provides a flashable version and instructions in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...p-flashable-3-2-3-bootloader-upgrade-t3025504
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Hi! Fairly new to downloading custom ROMs onto devices, just got the Viper ROM for my htc one m8, was wondering if there are any ROMs out there for the kindle fire hdx 8.9. I have been searching high and low and can seem to find anything, just ROMs for older versions. I have my device rooted already with towelroot. I also have SuperSU and Safestrap already setup on it as well.
Also wanted to know if I should leave Safestrap on my Kindle for now if there isn't any ROM that works well with the new update? Because I've read that some people are having problems with Safestrap and that their tablets are bricking.
I have version 14.3.2.6
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Wrdlife said:
Hi! Fairly new to downloading custom ROMs onto devices, just got the Viper ROM for my htc one m8, was wondering if there are any ROMs out there for the kindle fire hdx 8.9. I have been searching high and low and can seem to find anything, just ROMs for older versions. I have my device rooted already with towelroot. I also have SuperSU and Safestrap already setup on it as well.
Also wanted to know if I should leave Safestrap on my Kindle for now if there isn't any ROM that works well with the new update? Because I've read that some people are having problems with Safestrap and that their tablets are bricking.
I have version 14.3.2.6
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to answer your question no I do not believe there are any actual custom ROMs for the latest firmware I mean seriously I think it just came out this week you may be able to check out adding gapps but use it was safestrap and use it properly there is no rolling back from that software I believe towelroot still works. I'm not sure of safestrap you will have to go and read the safestrap thread for I am not on that new firmware. Best advice is to just get to reading and that is the only way you're going to understand enough about this device not to turn it into a paper weight. The only way you really break this device is if you miss use using safestrap or doing something else that is ill advised or not advised that all ... There is just too much information and too many ways to Brick and to describe in your thread here.. The responsibility is yours to do your research and their are specific procedures that you want to read thoroughly and understand. Or as of even right now I do not believe there is a brick rescue for this device yet.
First a bit of background: I bought a refurbished Nexus 7 2012 to increase my knowledge of the Android OS. I have unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, and installed SuperSU. I experimented with both the CWM and TWRP custom recoveries. I've settled on the TWRP platform and have installed TWRP Manager.
The next step I want to embark on is flashing custom ROMs. Here I'm in a quandary. There are so many choices and when I try to read up on them I find so many acronyms and argot that I can't sift through the information. So here is my question, what ROM do you recommend for a starting place and why do you think it's a good choice?
Thanks in advance... Rick
rickscott said:
First a bit of background: I bought a refurbished Nexus 7 2012 to increase my knowledge of the Android OS. I have unlocked the bootloader, rooted it, and installed SuperSU. I experimented with both the CWM and TWRP custom recoveries. I've settled on the TWRP platform and have installed TWRP Manager.
The next step I want to embark on is flashing custom ROMs. Here I'm in a quandary. There are so many choices and when I try to read up on them I find so many acronyms and argot that I can't sift through the information. So here is my question, what ROM do you recommend for a starting place and why do you think it's a good choice?
Thanks in advance... Rick
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Ultimately I would say that the best ROM is the one your most satisfied with, so try them all and see what you like. Heck if you like a bunch use MultiROM to have several ROM's you can choose between. For actually starting out I would recommend trying a well known ROM such as CM12 or Paranoid Android as these are feature packed yet good for people of all experience levels including a beginner such as yourself. But don't be afraid to experiment with other ROM's for your device and find out what you like. If you go wrong you can always restore your stock ROM backup in TWRP (Do make a stock ROM backup before flashing any ROM's). And if you really go wrong you can always flash a stock Nexus factory image to easily restore your device back to working order. Overall, read about the ROM's, read the flashing instructions, re-read the flashing instructions, and mostly importantly have fun and enjoy the community. Let me know if you have any questions I'll be more then happy to help you out .
I recently received my replacement 7" HDX, seeing that it had 4.5.2 I immediately rooted and disabled automatic updates. I have google play services and can get the apps, however I still have a question. How do I get from my relatively fresh kindle, to a kindle running a completely diffrent ROM. The ROM I'm looking for is the one found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...ent/rom-cm-12-unofficial-apollo-thor-t3050199
Any help would be appreciated and I'm sure that others have similar questions. Thanks!
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I recently received my replacement 7" HDX, seeing that it had 4.5.2 I immediately rooted and disabled automatic updates. I have google play services and can get the apps, however I still have a question. How do I get from my relatively fresh kindle, to a kindle running a completely diffrent ROM. The ROM I'm looking for is the one found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...ent/rom-cm-12-unofficial-apollo-thor-t3050199
Any help would be appreciated and I'm sure that others have similar questions. Thanks!
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You can't as vulnerabilities & associated exploits are not effective against 4.5.2. It is possible to roll back to a Jellybean based ROM with some effort. However, I do not recommend that path due to the significant risk of a nonrecoverable 'hard' brick. Just have to wait/hope for a new vulnerability that allows the boot loader to be unlocked or further development on a Safestrap compatible ROM that works on 4.x. Sorry.
Hi, I bought a 7" HDX and want to install a custom ROM. I have some previous experience with an HP Touchpad and CM.
I have tried reading the forum, but due to comprehension issues I am struggling to make sense of what current options are for installing a ROM?
Can someone give me some bullet points for installing the best android ROM on 4.5.5.2 HDX.
Thanks in advance
Jonnyboyc said:
Hi, I bought a 7" HDX and want to install a custom ROM. I have some previous experience with an HP Touchpad and CM.
I have tried reading the forum, but due to comprehension issues I am struggling to make sense of what current options are for installing a ROM?
Can someone give me some bullet points for installing the best android ROM on 4.5.5.2 HDX.
Thanks in advance
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You need to 'root' FireOS, install a vulnerable aboot and then unlock the bootloader. I suspect none of those terms make any sense. Unfortunately, installing a custom ROM on this device is not easy for those unfamiliar with Android and the unique characteristics of Amazon devices. You'll likely need to do a lot of reading (and asking) to build understanding and confidence. There is no great place to start; here is probably as good as any. Post questions in that thread as they arise.
Hi people of the xda! So my kf was just running 5.6.1.0 unrooted two days ago. Yesterday I rooted it following CCRobot's thread. Now I want to install cyanogenmod and get rid of everything with amazon in its package name :silly:. The link for that tutorial by ggow is here. My issue is that the prerequisites include TWRP access and 4.5.3, and I'm running 5.3.1 bootloaders and stock recovery.
My basic question is how can I replace/downgrade 5.3.1 bootloaders to 4.5.3 bootloaders. After that's done I can get TWRP but I'm not sure how.
If someone could provide a semi-noob-friendly tutorial/thread with step by step instructions that would be lovely. Also props to ggow for porting the first custom ROM.
Also If its possible to install cyanogenmod without older bootlaoders and TWRP that could work for me too.