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    Post My bl unlocked and rooted firestick 2 (tank) bricked itself?

    Even if you can get to twrp do what Michajin says. The same happened to my Fire tv stick 2 and that's the way I fixed it. See post 3 of the unlock thread. https://forum.xda-developers.com/fir...-tank-t3907002.
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Can anyone provide me with what is below. In private please. Not the only with this problem. You will need to ask somebody to send you a backup of mmcblk0boot1 (via private as contain device-specific stuff) and you will need to flash it with dd (in TWRP for example), after that just manually...
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Can anyone provide me with what is below. In private please. Not the only with this problem. You will need to ask somebody to send you a backup of mmcblk0boot1 (via private as contain device-specific stuff) and you will need to flash it with dd (in TWRP for example), after that just manually...
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Thanks Rortiz2 for lhe guidelines. As I don’t have friends ,who I’m confortable with to ask for that. I m wondering if a friend or any ops here can send me in private ,a backup of mmcblk0boot1 either via google drive or dropbox. That’d be great.
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Hi I unbricked my Aftv2 successfully .Now it won t connect to the internet either wired or wifi. I also don't have access to it via adb on my laptop .so I'm wondering if the experts can help me with that. Since I can't get to log in to my amazon account (no internet) is there a way to unroot or...
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Of course it was --Looped when I tried to install a prerooted rom. 5.2.6.8.Btw I bought it brand new and was registered with amazon.
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Rortiz2 the media fire link for 5.2.6.8 is broken.Any other suggestions .For the fun swipe do I erase internal storage as well ---------- Post added at 10:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 10:11 PM ---------- I did exactly what you told me by erasing System -data-cache and dalvik--install...
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    No I did not touch the IDME partition (mmcblk0boot1).
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    The fire tv was bricked.I used amonet sloane 2.0 to unbrick..Then I installed sloane 5.2.6.7 prerooted via twrp and 5.2.6.8 -5.2.7:1 and 5.7.7.2.Everything went well till i had to select wifi.This is where it got complicated. I didn’t touch the IDME Partition and neither do I know what it...
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    Post [UNBRICK] [ROOT] [TWRP] Fire TV 2 (sloane)

    Can someone provide me with fire tv 2 rom with mac address .After unbricking and flashing the prerooted rom the fire tv won't connect to wifi or wired internet. I have this message Unable to update your fire tv --Try disconnecting the power cable for a few second and then plug it back...
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)

    Magisk I m wondering if Magisk can be installed via twrp after rooting the fire tv stick 4k.To block update I need superuser access so I can block Ota update provided that magiskmanager apk is installed. Can anyone shed the light on that. ---------- Post added at 04:21 AM ---------- Previous...
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)

    It is still advised to block Ota. Can you tell us how to disable Ota update on the fire tv stick 4k after a successful root. And since there is no superuser installed how can this be done.
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Well after checking the two links and reading about it I must admit that there is no way I can fix it. Especially with a few scratches on the board.The fire stick is dead and belongs to a graveyard now.:crying:
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Can somebody give me an explanation about my post above.
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    fire tv stick 2 bricked [2019-03-15 23:28:17.008029] Waiting for bootrom [2019-03-15 23:28:33.996051] Found port = /dev/ttyACM0 [2019-03-15 23:28:33.998808] Handshake [2019-03-15 23:28:34.003858] Disable watchdog * * * Remove the short and press Enter * * * [2019-03-15 23:28:35.392212]...
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Done and work like a charm thanks to your guidance.Thank you.:victory:
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Magisk 18.1 zip is already installed.For the magisk apk which version is really working with the new tank root.Should I install the latest magisk manager 7.0 version Btw I never use magisk but I heard some good stuff about it.Thanks a bunch for your help.;);)
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Thanks for helping .Well I just rooted fire tv stick 2. and install magisk and after rebooting I can t even see where it is installed. How can I give adb shell su access. Can you be more specific with steps I have to take
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    What s the new command to block ota update on fire stick 2 using the new tank root. Pm disable com. doesn't actually work for me.
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    Post FireTV 2 (sloane) Unbrick Image

    We re all in the same boat.Here is my output. [email protected]:~/Desktop/New Folder$ sudo '/home/kubuntu/Desktop/New Folder/unbrick_firetv2.sh' /home/kubuntu/Desktop/New Folder/unbrick_firetv2.sh: line 3: cd: too many arguments Which image filename do you want to use...
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Both Tank v1.0 and 1.1 didn't work for me.I did use the gpt.zip because I had a gpt error with Tank v.1.0 hoping it would work.No dice ---------- Post added at 07:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:12 PM ---------- I just used the new version 1.1 and tell me what s wrong with this...
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    Actually the output is from that very zip file you alluded to.
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    Post [UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen (tank)

    UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 2nd gen What s wrong with my output.Btw when plugged into tv nothing shows up.Bricked completely.Sad. My output 2019-03-10 04:10:19.194560] Handshake [2019-03-10 04:10:19.195430] Disable watchdog * * * Remove the short and...
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    Post FireTV Stick (montoya) Prerooted Stock Images [5.2.7.3_r1]

    Hi Rbox --I have a fire tv stick 1 on 5.0.5 rooted but not with with prerooted rom.I d like to install the latest rom you just released.Tell is it possible.I can t seem to find the rbox twrp recovery.zip.