[CUSTOM RECOVERY] TWRP Recovery

[csolanol]

DISCLAIMER
We are not responsible for any damage, bootloop, bricked or broken tablets and Relationships.

Team @csolanol & @diegocr is back!!!

Notice
This recovery can't be flashed to the tablet meanwhile the bootloader is locked. We don't have any way to unlock it for now so you must launch it this way:

fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img

Edit: Project became stable. Got rid of the backlight error thanks to @diegocr.

Download
https://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=24269982087018181

Update 2015-12-14
MTP working, if doesn't mount disable and re-enable
Don't use USB storage, not working

Update 2015-12-13
Added adb & USB storage mount USB storage not working

XDA:DevDB Information
[CUSTOM RECOVERY] TWRP Recovery, Tool/Utility for the Amazon Fire

Contributors
csolanol, diegocr

Version Information
Status: Stable
Current Stable Version: 1
Stable Release Date: 2015-11-09

Created 2015-11-06
Last Updated 2015-12-14

 

[sd_shadow]

Video: 2015 Fire: Booting TWRP, Rooting, Installing Gapps

Basic Directions

• Download/Install Drivers
• Verify Divers were installed Correctly
• Download/Install ADB/Fastboot files
• Test Fastboot commands
• Download Twrp.img from link in post #1
• Boot Custom Recovery with
  

  fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_recovery.img

• check root status with https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jrummyapps.rootchecker

This is a temporary recovery, it must be booted with fastboot commands, every time want to use it.


What you can do with a Custom Recovery

• Root Stock rom with SuperSu.zip
• Install Google Apps Select Arm | 5.1 | pico version
• Install Xposed Framwork
• Backup Rom
• Install Custom ROM
• Install Stock Firmware (UnBrick)
• ...

 

[Awesomeslayerg]

I know this sounds stupid but cant you sign your images by getting the amazon api key or something?

 

[bullet25]

I know this sounds stupid but cant you sign your images by getting the amazon api key or something?

I don't think there is anyway to do that which is why signed software is generally trust-able.

 

[Awesomeslayerg]

I don't think there is anyway to do that which is why signed software is generally trust-able.

Well i've seen people using lg sign tool or something to sign there images to flash thier images and make them bootable.

 

[jdogrambo]

keep up the great work now we just gotta get custom rom installed

 

[niphoet]

Can Flashify be used to boot into the recovery?

 

[sd_shadow]

Can Flashify be used to boot into the recovery?

no, can not

Sent from my KFFOWI using Tapatalk

 

[bobbob1016]

Hopefully we'll get custom roms soon... AOSP on a $50, quality, device would be awesome!

 

[petermg]

THANK YOU!!! Making a backup now! I don't know if this is important or not but when I started my backup, it showed the command screen, and the first line I saw there was in red, and said

[COLOR="Red"]E:Find_File: Error opening '/sys/class/backlight'[/COLOR]

again, don't know if it's a big deal or not but thanks again so glad I can now make a backup and to OTG USB thumb drive even!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[csolanol]

THANK YOU!!! Making a backup now! I don't know if this is important or not but when I started my backup, it showed the command screen, and the first line I saw there was in red, and said

[COLOR="Red"]E:Find_File: Error opening '/sys/class/backlight'[/COLOR]

again, don't know if it's a big deal or not but thanks again so glad I can now make a backup and to OTG USB thumb drive even!!! THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!

Just ignore that line.

 

[Awesomeslayerg]

Any Tom development started yet?

 

[Harry44]

Any Tom development started yet?

Yes, however right now I'm just doing a highly customized, de-bloated, de-amazon'd, pre-rooted, stock based rom. I don't know if anyone is working on AOSP or CM based roms at the moment.

 

[sd_shadow]

added video to post #2

 

[macravin]

Yes, however right now I'm just doing a highly customized, de-bloated, de-amazon'd, pre-rooted, stock based rom. I don't know if anyone is working on AOSP or CM based roms at the moment.

That sounds really great. I tried to make a deblooated rom, but I broke the settings application by accident. I guess I'll just wait until someone else releases theirs... :/

 

[sandman512]

SD, I am trying to install TWRP as per the video. For some reason, my files look different then your and I am running Win 10. Any advice? Thanks much.
PS: When I get to the command prompt,, mine just opens up to my system, not the ADB folder....

EDIT: Ok, got it to go, don't know how, but it worked. Anyone else notice the device runs a little sluggish after this? Thanks!

 

[zach61797]

hey since this is running lollipop amazon os. cany you guys make a costom rom like the hdx developers do that can be booted without unlocking the bootloader. they use safestrap which is like twrp but for locked bootloaders and install custom roms. they arnt fully custom they have amazon aspects that let it boot with the locked bootloader but it is almost fully custom the hdx has a nexus rom and a cm11 rom they made for it.

 

[sd_shadow]

SD, I am trying to install TWRP as per the video. For some reason, my files look different then your and I am running Win 10. Any advice? Thanks much.
PS: When I get to the command prompt,, mine just opens up to my system, not the ADB folder....

EDIT: Ok, got it to go, don't know how, but it worked. Anyone else notice the device runs a little sluggish after this? Thanks!

Did you install Google apps zip?
It's not unusual for google services to slow down a device

 

[sandman512]

Did you install Google apps zip?
It's not unusual for google services to slow down a device

Thanks for the reply. Yes, did install the Google Apps Zip? Can that be uninstalled?

 

[sd_shadow]

Thanks for the reply. Yes, did install the Google Apps Zip? Can that be uninstalled?

Not as easily as it they were installed.
Use a root file manager, to delete or rename or move.
Use titanium backup pro or similar app, to freeze google apps
you freeze all google apps, and see if performance improved, them unfreeze google apps one at a time to see which ones are causing issues.