That was 7 months ago! I manually created the cache partition like you did and it worked. whew!
FireTV 2 (sloane) Recovery [v6] - 3.0.0-5
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Can anyone tell me the block size for the data partition? I corrupted the data partition and I cant seem to recreate it to fix it because I dont know the block size. I took a picture of the gpt awhile back but I no longer have it as I've switched 3 phones since then.
Edit:used wipe inside twrp to switch the file system to another format than reformatted back to ext4
Edit:used wipe inside twrp to switch the file system to another format than reformatted back to ext4
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the hardware exploit that unbricks the fire tv 2 is probably the best way ,
however it takes time, learning , experimentation , trial and error.
you have to gain the feel for it , as it is much more than just running a set of files.
however , once you master that method , you will never have a bricked fire tv again.
however it takes time, learning , experimentation , trial and error.
you have to gain the feel for it , as it is much more than just running a set of files.
however , once you master that method , you will never have a bricked fire tv again.
Hallo Leute,
can you help me downgrade a Fire TV 2? My Fire TV 2 has a rooted ROM version 5.2.6.7 installed. Would now like to install version 5.2.6.0.
Is the rom simply installed with TWRP or does a wipe have to be done first?
Thanks in advance
Many greetings,
Thomas
can you help me downgrade a Fire TV 2? My Fire TV 2 has a rooted ROM version 5.2.6.7 installed. Would now like to install version 5.2.6.0.
Is the rom simply installed with TWRP or does a wipe have to be done first?
Thanks in advance
Many greetings,
Thomas
Why?
There is a full bootloader unlock out, no need to use old prerooted roms...
[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] FireTV 2 (sloane)
Read this whole guide before starting. This is for the 2nd gen Fire TV (sloane) Current relase: amonet-sloane-v1.1 NOTE: This process does not require you to open your device if you're already rooted or you have TWRP. NOTE: If something goes...
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Why?
There is a full bootloader unlock out, no need to use old prerooted roms...
Flashing the amonet-1.1 zip via twrp is enough to unlock your box, then you can use any stock rom you like together with magisk for su.[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] FireTV 2 (sloane)
Read this whole guide before starting. This is for the 2nd gen Fire TV (sloane) Current relase: amonet-sloane-v1.1 NOTE: This process does not require you to open your device if you're already rooted or you have TWRP. NOTE: If something goes...
Hi Sus_i!
I want to remove the bloatware and use a different launcher. As far as I know, this only works up to version 5.2.6.0.
Have I understood that correctly, I only have to flash the firmware 5.2.6.0 in twrp?
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Yes, usually thats it. If you see issues you can wipe anytime later.
Edit: It may be that 5.2.6.7 updated some images (a downgrade will work but maybe you see DRM / streaming issues). See the green note in the prerooted thread and the note at the 5267 rom: This ROM contains updated DRM firmware.
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46It's finally here! Recovery for the Fire TV 2. This is based off of TWRP and the way versions will work is I will increment the last digit in the version as I make updates. So 3.0.0-1 is my first release based off of 3.0.0. The downloads will be numbered starting at v1, and at the bottom of the post it will explain what is contained within each version.
As usual, this WILL void your warranty and I am NOT responsible for anything you do with this. Installing it properly won't brick your Fire TV, but doing stupid things with it might.
Installing this requires root. If you are not rooted, please see my FireTV 2 Recovery Installer page.
Installation
- You can copy the files to /sdcard, a USB storage device, or an sdcard. I will be using /sdcard in the instructions, but you can replace it with /storage/usbotg for USB or /storage/sdcard1 for an sdcard.
- Copy the zip file to your destination.
- Connect adb
Code:adb connect IPADDRESS - Open an adb shell
Code:adb shell - Run the zip file (replace vX with the actual version you downloaded). This will automatically run su, so make sure to accept the prompt if necessary.
Code:sh /sdcard/firetv2_recovery_vX.zip - Reboot
Upgrade
You may repeat this to upgrade to a newer version, or you can install an updated pre-rooted rom, as I will be uploading new versions of those with every version of recovery.
Notes
This includes bootmenu. For everyone that loved the old FireTV 1 bootmenu with Comic Sans, I'm sorry to disappoint you, but the Comic Sans is gone. When the FireTV boots, it will present you with the bootmenu where you can leave it alone and it will boot normally or you can select recovery and it will boot in to recovery. You do need a USB keyboard to interact with the bootmenu. To force it to boot in to Recovery, you can create a file /cache/bootmenu_recovery.
DHCP for Ethernet is enabled, and if there is enough demand I may add in wifi at some point. The IP address should show up in the top left corner.
USB storage, USB keyboard/mice, and sdcards should all work. Hotplugging works, so you should be able to plug and unplug devices as needed.
You can use a USB keyboard, mouse, or the mouse emulator to interact with it. To use a keyboard, you can use the arrow keys to move the cursor and the enter key to select buttons. Sliders don't require sliding, so you can just hit enter/click on them. To use the mouse emulator, use adb shell and then run the program mouse and follow the instructions.
ROMs
Recovery must be included in all ROMs. If you want to develop a ROM, please contact me about including recovery in it.
Kernels
The bootloader is locked and you cannot flash kernels. If you do attempt to flash a kernel, you will brick it.
Installing zips
You can push zips to /sdcard, put it on a USB storage, put it on an sdcard, or use adb sideload. Do note you need adb version 1.0.32 to use adb sideload.
Stuck in a loop?
If you cannot boot normally and keep going back to the bootmenu, wipe Cache from Wipe -> Advanced Wipe.
If that doesn't work, ensure Cache is not mounted from in the 'Mount' menu and run this from an adb shell:
Code:mke2fs /dev/block/platform/mtk-msdc.0/by-name/cache
Source Code
You can find the source code here:
https://github.com/androidrbox/sloane-2ndinit
https://github.com/androidrbox/android_bootable_recovery
WARNINGS
- It is extremely important you never reboot after a failure. This will most likely lead to a brick. If recovery is hung, you can use adb shell to run
to restart itCode:
killall recovery - It is also extremely important to never reboot after wiping /system.
- If you wind up bricking, you must use the Unbrick Image to unbrick.
Finally, thanks to everyone who has donated to me and those that helped to get me my FireTV 2.
Changelog and Downloads:
- April 8, 2016 - v6 (md5sum: 79c1a3efbac86618fa2cdbb4901fbd77)
- This should prevent auto flashing amazon updates.
- This includes 2ndinit version dee776 and TWRP version 3.0.0-5.
- February 14, 2016 - v5 (md5sum: 16c957c86f1f61160e14a55819610707)
- This should fix the problems certain keyboard were having in recovery.
- This includes 2ndinit version dee776 and TWRP version 3.0.0-4.
- February 12, 2016 - v4 (md5sum: 15c6d375607839cac4b186a2b68b8b0d)
- This includes 2ndinit version 743aa4 and TWRP version 3.0.0-3.
- These are just changes related to the unbricking image. No other functional changes.
- This includes 2ndinit version 743aa4 and TWRP version 3.0.0-3.
- February 8, 2016 - v3 (md5sum: b39a4dbe0c19080a97f602f37fda63ec)
- This includes an updated script. You can now just run the zip instead of needing the zip and the script.
- This includes TWRP 3.0.0-2.
- Added a reboot recovery option in addition to reboot system. Now reboot system will reboot straight in to Android. Reboot recovery will reboot to the bootmenu.
- Fixed restoring backups.
- This includes the same version of 2ndinit.
- February 7, 2016 - v2 (md5sum: 762621104d158d7ce4010bea725f7181)
- This includes an automated script.
- This has the same versions of 2ndinit and recovery as v1.
- February 6, 2016 - v1 (md5sum: 7be673dd24489080eacdd0ad00feda51)
- This comes with 2ndinit version fe3362 and recovery version 3.0.0-1
3Hi, @rbox - FYI, I think that the posted v6 ZIP file is corrupt in some way. When I tried to unzip it using 7Zip, I always see the following error:
The posted v6 ZIP file did pass the MD5 check on my PC, so I don't think it is corrupted - It may have been an error in the ZIP file creation (maybe a file was still open when created?). There are 3 files that are extracted with 7Zip.
The files also do extract using the Windows 7 Explorer OK, but I wouldn't expect Win7 to be very expressive if there was a lower-level error during the extraction process.
Also, the 3 extracted files are binary identical between the 7Zip extraction and the Win7 extraction.
Just letting you know,
¿GJ?
Depending on the quality of the program you're using, and how it follows the zip standard, determines if it believes the zip is corrupt. I don't really know if according to the standard it is or not, but most programs will extract it. I do know some program on mac will refuse to unzip it. It actually consists of a shell script, followed by an unzip binary, followed by the actual zip file. And, looking at your screenshot, your program is just warning you that there is an offset. It's not an error per se, and having an offset is perfectly valid, because I'm using a standard method of "fixing" the zip to apply the offset.3
The changes from 5 to 7 don't matter for sloane. In theory I should rebuild all 3 devices with the same version, but I haven't really had a need.
