Recent content by ntice

Yes, my HD+ does that also.

Yes, "copying of hosts file failed". But wait! I just tried it again and it worked! Why would it fail 10 times and then suddenly work? I didn't reboot or change any setting. Very strange...

Yes, I granted AdAway root permission. It's in the list of root apps in the OS settings.

I can't get AdAway to work on LineageOS (Android 7.1.1). It can't write the hosts file for some reason. I tried all 3 suggested locations. Is it some weird security feature in LineageOS which is blocking AdAway?

That worked! Thanks! This time there were no error messages during the OS install (and the install took longer to complete, which was encouraging). When booting after install, it took 5 minutes to get past the line/circle animation. By the way, I had a really hard time entering TWRP. First, I...

Clean install from stock.

Yes, I used sdcard-reco-ovation.img

I attempted to install lnos_ovation-ota-NOF26W.170226.zip using twrp-3.0.1-0, but when booting it just shows the LineageOS line/circle animation forever (at least 30 minutes before I gave up). The install did print a couple of "unknown command" error messages, although it still completed. Is...

I have a Fire Stick running the latest stock OS. It goes to sleep after 5 minutes of inactivity, which is extremely annoying. Everything I've read says this is controlled by the sleep_timeout setting (default 20 minutes), but it has no effect. Maybe they changed something in newer versions...

What is the password?

EDIT: Switched to a different USB port and now it's working. Thor2 is crashing on me. As soon as the phone reboots, thor2 crashes. The log file follows. Any ideas? [08:10:10.035] D_MSG : THOR2 1.8.2.18 [08:10:10.035] D_MSG : Built for Windows @ 13:36:46 Jun 16 2015 [08:10:10.051] D_MSG : Thor2...

Some good news: I upgraded my 521 from 8.1 to Windows 10 (10586.29), and it didn't disturb the unlocked bootloader / mass storage mode.

Yes, works on my 521. I can't root due to not having a supported FFU, but file access is great. First thing I did was replace the hosts file.

I applied boot unlock to my 521, but unfortunately it doesn't boot any more. It goes to a "sad face" almost immediately. Is there a way to recover? Edit: Ok, I see that there's a "restore bootloader" option. Reflashing now... Edit2: Recovery successful. Edit3: Boot unlock successful. The...

Anyone know whether the Fire supports charging in host mode?