10.2.5???

[yo-meister]

Hi all,

I normally live over on the Xperia Arc forum but I have been trying to root my mums Kindle.

Last time I looked it was on 10.2.4 which, as far as I have read, is rootable.

However last night I checked the version again just before I commenced rooting and it was on 10.2.5!


I cant seem to find any reference of .5 anywhere.

Even on amazons website the latest update says 10.2.4

I tried the root methods but it didnt work unfortunately...


Any ideas? Anyone else been updated to .5 and successfully rooted?

 

[willieboya]

Hi all,

I normally live over on the Xperia Arc forum but I have been trying to root my mums Kindle.

Last time I looked it was on 10.2.4 which, as far as I have read, is rootable.

However last night I checked the version again just before I commenced rooting and it was on 10.2.5!


I cant seem to find any reference of .5 anywhere.

Even on amazons website the latest update says 10.2.4

I tried the root methods but it didnt work unfortunately...


Any ideas? Anyone else been updated to .5 and successfully rooted?

Unlucky mate. Ur the first I've heard having .5 kf. Did u try over HD forum. More devas over there or the general chat forum


Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using xda app-developers app

 

[yo-meister]

Unlucky mate. Ur the first I've heard having .5 kf. Did u try over HD forum. More devas over there or the general chat forum


Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using xda app-developers app

Really annoying ha

I literally cannot find a reference to it, and dont understand why the amazon website hasnt even documented it!

I would moan about the horrible launcher...but that seems to have been done many times lol

I will check back in a few days maybe, to see if others have been cursed with this.

 

[fmkilo]

Really annoying ha

I literally cannot find a reference to it, and dont understand why the amazon website hasnt even documented it!

I would moan about the horrible launcher...but that seems to have been done many times lol

I will check back in a few days maybe, to see if others have been cursed with this.

Does the root with restore method for 10.2.4 work for this?

 

[yo-meister]

Does the root with restore method for 10.2.4 work for this?

Already tried binarys root with restore and qemu

Both failed unfortunately

Going to have to wait i suppose!

 

[fmkilo]

Already tried binarys root with restore and qemu

Both failed unfortunately

Going to have to wait i suppose!

You could definitely restore to a rooted 10.2.4 if you had a fastboot cable...

 

[QuantumProcessor]

This works for 10.2.4

I found the solution! If you try and install superuser.apk directly by copying over to downloads and clicking on it, it works. Then simply grant ES File Explorer su permissions and click to mount the file system.

Idk why it worked, but if it doesn't, try using Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v1**8 & QemuRoot combination. When you get permission denied, make sure you run it again and press 3 to jump steps, but make sure you run step 4 or your device will remain sluggish

If that doesn't work try this: Rooted 10.2.4

Hopefully after running the tf101 file and qemu you can manually install superuser.apk from the sdcard. If it worked make sure you mount the filesystem with ES, because tthe shell wont work. Next, make sure to rename /system/etc/security/otacerts.****(zip) so that the next software update wont deroot you.

 

[Wilkinsss]

Last week my kindle fire 2 randomly update to 10.2.5 after I had rooted it with root many android, by bin4ry and qemu root.

I decided I would try the root many android method again last night to try and re-root the device and it worked perfectly, installed rootchecker, definitely had root access. Left the kindle on overnight to charge using a wall socket.

Woke up this morning and somehow my kindle is now 10.2.6.. I even renamed otacerts.zip to something else and it still managed to update itself to a version which doesn't even exist as far as I am aware.

Am I missing something here? Does anyone have any input?

 

[onemeila]

Last week my kindle fire 2 randomly update to 10.2.5 after I had rooted it with root many android, by bin4ry and qemu root.

I decided I would try the root many android method again last night to try and re-root the device and it worked perfectly, installed rootchecker, definitely had root access. Left the kindle on overnight to charge using a wall socket.

Woke up this morning and somehow my kindle is now 10.2.6.. I even renamed otacerts.zip to something else and it still managed to update itself to a version which doesn't even exist as far as I am aware.

Am I missing something here? Does anyone have any input?

Amazon will update a select few device with the newest version before they actually release to everyone. You should REALLY thank amazon for making you one of the new guinea pigs haha. Also renaming otacerts.zip doesn't seem to work with the newer software versions. I've disabled all ota portions of silk using Rom Tollbox, I'll let you know on the next update. Though I'm using the 8.9 but should be the same

 

[Wilkinsss]

Amazon will update a select few device with the newest version before they actually release to everyone. You should REALLY thank amazon for making you one of the new guinea pigs haha. Also renaming otacerts.zip doesn't seem to work with the newer software versions. I've disabled all ota portions of silk using Rom Tollbox, I'll let you know on the next update. Though I'm using the 8.9 but should be the same

I find it hard to believe I've been a guinea pig twice in two weeks haha but I'll take your word for it. Should it be safe to try reroot using the 10.2.4 method on 10.2.6? I assume so but I'm skeptical

 

[onemeila]

I find it hard to believe I've been a guinea pig twice in two weeks haha but I'll take your word for it. Should it be safe to try reroot using the 10.2.4 method on 10.2.6? I assume so but I'm skeptical

I would think its ok. Do you have a backup and factory cable incase?

 

[Wilkinsss]

I would think its ok. Do you have a backup and factory cable incase?

Factory cable is in the post on its way to me now, the root worked fine in 10.2.5 so my assumption would be the same for 10.2.6.

Edit: Since I am a risk-taker, see:foolish, I just decided to go ahead and root again with bin4ry's root. All is well and I have root again. I'd very much like it if I didn't have to go through this procedure once again, is there any way I can foolproof my system not to update, since otacerts didn't work last time?