[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 3 and Fire TV Stick Lite (sheldon/p)

[Rortiz2]

Hi,
I've two question about this topic:

1. if I bought a new FireStick 4K by now, it should be already patched or is there any possibility it has FireOS < 7.2.7.3
   When the device arrive is there any check I can do before opening the box? (eg. manufacturing date or similar)
2. in the case the exploit work can I still use apps for streaming (eg. Netflix, Disney+, ...) or the root will break anything on DRM libs?

First of all, this thread is dedicated exclusively to the 3rd generation Fire TV Stick and you are talking about the 4K device, which is a different story.

In your case, if you receive the device with something lower than FireOS 6.2.8.7, you should be able to use the preloader-exploit to unlock the device.

Yes, DRM (Netflix, HBO, Prime) will still work after unlocking the bootloader, as long as you don't erase IDME/KB/DKB.

 

[Noisemaker00]

yep sorry, I wrote badly 4K on my post, I mean standard firestick
btw I found the firestick in a phisical shop near me (I tried to search before ordering on amazon due to stores may have old stocks) and... YES
It's unlockable
I'm now installing LineageOS on the firestick

 

[yax51]

I'm trying to do this, but need to downgrade the OS. I found the .bin for 7.2.7.3 but can't seem to install it (lack of permissions/root).
Any ideas?

Does anyone have the .bin for the Fire TV Stick Lite (Sheldon) 7.2.7.3

FireOS 7.2.7.3 (22851239556 (7273/2622))?

forum.xda-developers.com

 

[Rortiz2]

I'm trying to do this, but need to downgrade the OS. I found the .bin for 7.2.7.3 but can't seem to install it (lack of permissions/root).
Any ideas?

Does anyone have the .bin for the Fire TV Stick Lite (Sheldon) 7.2.7.3

FireOS 7.2.7.3 (22851239556 (7273/2622))?

forum.xda-developers.com

There's no way to downgrade.

 

[Greenstuff4]

So I have managed to install twrp and lineage os, but when I try to play anything on netflix it says this content is not available. Does anyone have a fix?

 

[Greenstuff4]

So I have managed to install twrp and lineage os, but when I try to play anything on netflix it says this content is not available. Does anyone have a fix?

*We're having trouble playing this title right now.

 

[thelastsupper]

I have a Fire TV Lite from mid 2021 but I lose the remote so it's been sitting in my drawer. I did all of the instruction on the first page, but I'm stuck on step number 2. When I run `./bootrom-step.sh`, it's showing "Waiting for device" and then I plugged in my Fire TV Lite but nothing happens.

If it helps, I'm using Ubuntu VM inside proxmox with USB passthrough. The amazon device is detected in the `lsusb`.

Or maybe is it because my Fire TV is turned on? as the instruction says "Plug in the stick (powered off)", but when Fire TV is plugged in, it will automatically boot, is there any way to turn it off without remote?

 

[Rortiz2]

I have a Fire TV Lite from mid 2021 but I lose the remote so it's been sitting in my drawer. I did all of the instruction on the first page, but I'm stuck on step number 2. When I run `./bootrom-step.sh`, it's showing "Waiting for device" and then I plugged in my Fire TV Lite but nothing happens.

If it helps, I'm using Ubuntu VM inside proxmox with USB passthrough. The amazon device is detected in the `lsusb`.

Or maybe is it because my Fire TV is turned on? as the instruction says "Plug in the stick (powered off)", but when Fire TV is plugged in, it will automatically boot, is there any way to turn it off without remote?

You need to run the script as sudo.

 

[thelastsupper]

You need to run the script as sudo.

tried but doesn't seem to be working with sudo

here's the output of lsusb

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1949:03a1 Lab126, Inc. AFTSS
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

the Amazon Fire TV is detected (AFTSS) when plugged in, but it's still stuck at "Waiting for device"

[email protected]:/home/kamakiri-sheldon-1.0/kamakiri# ls -a
.   bin               boot-recovery.sh  brom-payload      gpt-fix.sh  modules
..  boot-fastboot.sh  bootrom-step.sh   fastboot-step.sh  lk-payload
[email protected]:/home/kamakiri-sheldon-1.0/kamakiri# sudo ./bootrom-step.sh
[2022-05-27 02:47:42.156232] Waiting for device

 

[Rortiz2]

tried but doesn't seem to be working with sudo

here's the output of lsusb

Bus 003 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0003 Linux Foundation 3.0 root hub
Bus 002 Device 004: ID 1949:03a1 Lab126, Inc. AFTSS
Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub
Bus 001 Device 002: ID 0627:0001 Adomax Technology Co., Ltd QEMU USB Tablet
Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub

the Amazon Fire TV is detected (AFTSS) when plugged in, but it's still stuck at "Waiting for device"

[email protected]:/home/kamakiri-sheldon-1.0/kamakiri# ls -a
.   bin               boot-recovery.sh  brom-payload      gpt-fix.sh  modules
..  boot-fastboot.sh  bootrom-step.sh   fastboot-step.sh  lk-payload
[email protected]:/home/kamakiri-sheldon-1.0/kamakiri# sudo ./bootrom-step.sh
[2022-05-27 02:47:42.156232] Waiting for device

Try with a LiveUSB then.

 

[POPE3909]

Any idea why I'd be getting this error? I've never used Linux before but I installed Ubuntu on a laptop I had lying around. I followed the guide precisely for my 3rd gen Firestick.

I would like to be able to install stock android on the firestick so that I can exclusively run Kodi on it and nothing else. Kind of like LibreELEC does for the Raspberry Pi but it has no support for Firestick. If I can accomplish this goal by purchasing a different version of Firestick then please let me know.

 

[Sus_i]

Any idea why I'd be getting this error? I've never used Linux before but I installed Ubuntu on a laptop I had lying around. I followed the guide precisely for my 3rd gen Firestick.

Hi there

The fix for the 'downgrade' issue is written to this thread a few times...

 

[POPE3909]

Hi there

The fix for the 'downgrade' issue is written to this thread a few times...

Ah, yes... I see where you replied to someone with "try it again and again until it works" which isn't helping because I tried it a dozen times an nothing different happens.

EDIT: I got it to work using another method.

 

[PCJunker]

I've updated to 7.2.7.9 and can't install it. Can I downgrade to 7.2.7.3?

 

[Mehraadsm]

After 2nd step my fire stick reboot and logo comes then colour is showing i am unable to usb my fire tv stick please help me

 

[mondalex]

Hey, a noob here. So the question is how do I interact with twrp (since it has got no touch screen like on my phone)? Do I need to connect a mouse with an OTG cable? Or does the remote works somehow?

EDIT: Figured it out, thanks!

 

[Wolverine86mi]

1. Flash a stock rom with twrp
2. wipe data
3. reboot into hacked fastboot and flash the boot.img via fastboot flash command (make sure to extract/use the boot.img out of the stock rom you flashed in the first place).

Hello I would like to flash the recovery stock can you explain it to me in detail
thank you

 

[Sus_i]

Hello I would like to flash the recovery stock can you explain it to me in detail
thank you

I don't know if the procedere is 100% the same as for mantis or sloane devices, so you may ask the OP @k4y0z
Could be that a restore of the boot.img isn't enough in case of sheldon, i.e. you may need to flash the recovery.img too.

 

[Oneplus#]

Hey guys.
Big thanks to the dev. I've succesully rooted my firetv with this script and fixed some stuff. So I've made a guide for who need some help https://github.com/daboynb/Root_firestick .

 

[erojas97]

Ah, yes... I see where you replied to someone with "try it again and again until it works" which isn't helping because I tried it a dozen times an nothing different happens.

EDIT: I got it to work using another method.

What method did you use? I also updated but I couldn't do anything