[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] FireTV 2 (sloane)

[Rortiz2]

My version is 5.2.8.8, unrooted. can you downgrade unrooted firetv? Or carry on with this guide without a root prior to this tutorial since my version is too high.

Is it possible to downgrade unrooted firetv 2 sloane

Follow the instructions of the second post (you'll need to open up your device).

 

[mamcho]

Hi again. i have a second unlocked solane. twrp and fastboot working. wont boot past the amazon logo. OS is flashed and all files are there if i check throu twrp. i tried different os versions with and without root.

USB detection only works for a short amount of time. I can see the internal folder omni/sloane and then its gone. Any Ideas?

 

[LocoMexican]

My daughter's device took an update three days ago. I needed to install an new apk, and when I went to check that "developers options" was correctly checked so I could install apk from unknown sources, I couldn't find "Developers Options" anywhere on the device? I think the new update removed that option from the settings menu. Any ideas on what happened to developers options? Your thoughts are appreciated.

 

[Finnzz]

My daughter's device took an update three days ago. I needed to install an new apk, and when I went to check that "developers options" was correctly checked so I could install apk from unknown sources, I couldn't find "Developers Options" anywhere on the device? I think the new update removed that option from the settings menu. Any ideas on what happened to developers options? Your thoughts are appreciated.

It's still there, it's just hidden now like regular android devices


A short guide to unhide it:

How to find/show/unhide/reveal Developer Options on an Amazon Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Cube, or Fire TV Smart TV

In recent updates to the Fire TV, Fire TV Stick, Fire TV Stick Lite, Fire TV Stick 4K, Fire TV Stick 4K Max, Fire TV Cube, and Fire TV Smart TV, Amazon has hidden/removed the Developer Options menu where you can enable ADB debudding and enable installing apps from unknown sources, such as...

www.aftvnews.com

 

[LocoMexican]

Tried this out. Works fine. Thanks for the info.

 

[Holyec]

Hi guys, first of all thanks for all the hard work done here , second i was so happy with my aftv until i decided to upgrade from my 5.05 rooted
So i did the steps in the guide and was able to unlock it and install stock rom and magisk but not from twrp , i did it from the aftv downloader, next i did updated to 5.8.8 but was unable to install kodi after that , so i did install stock 5.6.4 and this time installed magisk from twrp , and the last thing i did was update magisk from the app and istalled xposed framework from magisk , so i did restarted and got stuck in this amazon logo forever , now i tried the hardware short , and bootloader or fastboot but nothing i got waiting for preloader, also got nothing in lsusb seems my device is not being recognized , my a to a usb is new and im using ubuntu anyone have some idea what happened and how to fix it

 

[Sus_i]

Hi guys, first of all thanks for all the hard work done here , second i was so happy with my aftv until i decided to upgrade from my 5.05 rooted
So i did the steps in the guide and was able to unlock it and install stock rom and magisk but not from twrp , i did it from the aftv downloader, next i did updated to 5.8.8 but was unable to install kodi after that , so i did install stock 5.6.4 and this time installed magisk from twrp , and the last thing i did was update magisk from the app and istalled xposed framework from magisk , so i did restarted and got stuck in this amazon logo forever , now i tried the hardware short , and bootloader or fastboot but nothing i got waiting for preloader, also got nothing in lsusb seems my device is not being recognized , my a to a usb is new and im using ubuntu anyone have some idea what happened and how to fix it

Wow, what a mess
You may take twrp backups in between if you do stuff like this... and never ever install a magisk update from the app.

Anyways, colorful logo means that the box is still fine.
Short the box carefully, do the unlock again, then wipe data and install a clean fireOS.

Instead of the short/unlock you can try the boot-recovery.sh script too, if you like...

 

[Holyec]

Wow, what a mess
You may take twrp backups in between if you do stuff like this... and never ever install a magisk update from the app.

Anyways, colorful logo means that the box is still fine.
Short the box carefully, do the unlock again, then wipe data and install a clean fireOS.

Instead of the short/unlock you can try the boot-recovery.sh script too, if you like...

Thanks buddy, the boot-recovery.sh script should work without the short right?, my problem now is my pc is not recognizing the firetv with or without short , i dont know if its because i dont have usb debugging enabled because i cant access to config, also i was reading about problems with the samsung emmc , my fire tv have a samsung chip its that a problem?

 

[Sus_i]

Thanks buddy, the boot-recovery.sh script should work without the short right?

Yes, it may work, maybe not, depends if the exploit is still in place.
The bootrom-script works all the time, if the shorting is proper...

my problem now is my pc is not recognizing the firetv with or without short

Try the fireISO as OS for your PC (bootable live system), from here

[UNLOCK][ROOT][TWRP][UNBRICK] Fire TV Stick 4K (mantis)

NOTE: There have been multiple reports of devices with serial numbers containing VM190 or higher being shipped with DL-Mode disabled in BROM. These devices cannot be unlocked using kamakiri. These devices do not show up at all on USB when...

forum.xda-developers.com

Since you can see the colorful logo, brom / preloader and even the kernel should show up in lsusb.

i dont know if its because i dont have usb debugging enabled because i cant access to config

The scripts from OP are working nevertheless...

also i was reading about problems with the samsung emmc , my fire tv have a samsung chip its that a problem?

Thats right but in case of a faulty eMMC, TWRP boots still fine (errors if you try to flash something) and the OS boots not. I guess that isn't your problem, because the bootrom-script should work nevertheless.

 

[fleisch80]

the best and probably only option is to use the unbrick packages that the senior
developer members have posted on these forums.

the hard part about using the tools is that many users will first have to learn
advanced linux settings and theory.

the slightest thing off on your linux settings would stop the proper execution of the
flashing .



word of advice ,

i would say that after the last few years , the fire devices took an update to not allow
your device to go all the way back to the early 5.00 firmwares .

at least not original 5.00


i think its the firmware from the last 6 years that works ,
visit the developers page for the unbrick and flashing for more info.



i m sorry im not more help at the moment ,
ive been dealing with medical issues and dizziness . you can imagine this stuff
can make you sit there and get even more dizzy dealing with all the details and code.

 

[preston47s]

I have a Fire TV Box 2nd Gen Sloane Box, and I was wondering if I could unbrick this even though I don't have TWRP installed in it? Or is it pretty much done for? I am stuck in the "Optimizing system storage and applications" screen, it says "This will take approximately 10 minutes to complete" but it just sits there even after 10 minutes. I would appreciate any answers I can get whether good or bad. I'm just wondering if there's any hope to this box or if I should proceed to disposing of it. Thanks! I hope to get answers from the experts here soon.

 

[fleisch80]

Almost 99 percent of the time the box is recoverable .
Now for the uncomfortable part .

Usually you need to use the unbrick and flash method , and in the process this also installs
Twrp . I honestly will say that before the flash to the box works ,
There's about 40 other things you must do , and or learn before everything comes together
and successfully works .


Not to say anything is that hard , or that you can't do it but it will take a while to get the process down and the timing just right .

It really is all about timing when you apply the short to the circuit and flash the fire TV 2.

You can do everything right but still have problems.

I recommend to start at the beginning of the fire TV thread and look for the unbricking
section .

along the way I have commented in the threads on what I've noticed to have worked for me
when I was flashing my boxes .



If you just want another working box without hastle you could always eBay one for
usually 15.00 working .


This ends up becoming an obsessive hobby , even myself have been frustrated with the
Hardware aspects of this box from time to time .


Im sorry I can't be of more help .

I suffer from severe dizziness , and haven't really been able to work on flashing the boxes
for a while.


Like I said , the unbrick thread will be the key .


if you have a question that I can remember the answer to , I'll try to help also.




All respect and credit goes out to the devs and creator of the unbrick method , and forums.
I'm just a low level member who happened to have some success trying out the
technique and who enjoys the forums .



Chris.

 

[Sus_i]

I'm just wondering if there's any hope to this box or if I should proceed to disposing of it.

There is always hope, but you need to follow the OP carefully.
If you are a windows user, you need to setup an usb storage stick in order to boot ubuntu (or even better) the fireISO (see the unlock thread for mantis), because the procedere from the first post will only work on linux. You also need to open up your fireTV box and you would need to short a special point on the mainboard, without to damage anything of the small smd parts. It's best if there is third hand arround if you do the shorting...

There are a few videos on youtube, at least for fire sticks, procedere is almost similar.

About your error, I guess a format data will fix it.

 

[preston47s]

Almost 99 percent of the time the box is recoverable .
Now for the uncomfortable part .

Usually you need to use the unbrick and flash method , and in the process this also installs
Twrp . I honestly will say that before the flash to the box works ,
There's about 40 other things you must do , and or learn before everything comes together
and successfully works .


Not to say anything is that hard , or that you can't do it but it will take a while to get the process down and the timing just right .

It really is all about timing when you apply the short to the circuit and flash the fire TV 2.

You can do everything right but still have problems.

I recommend to start at the beginning of the fire TV thread and look for the unbricking
section .

along the way I have commented in the threads on what I've noticed to have worked for me
when I was flashing my boxes .



If you just want another working box without hastle you could always eBay one for
usually 15.00 working .


This ends up becoming an obsessive hobby , even myself have been frustrated with the
Hardware aspects of this box from time to time .


Im sorry I can't be of more help .

I suffer from severe dizziness , and haven't really been able to work on flashing the boxes
for a while.


Like I said , the unbrick thread will be the key .


if you have a question that I can remember the answer to , I'll try to help also.




All respect and credit goes out to the devs and creator of the unbrick method , and forums.
I'm just a low level member who happened to have some success trying out the
technique and who enjoys the forums .



Chris.

Hey thanks for the knowledge! I will look into the unbricking section of the forums for sure thanks for leading me to the right direction. This must be a great community as people like you are actually willing to help!

 

[preston47s]

There is always hope, but you need to follow the OP carefully.
If you are a windows user, you need to setup an usb storage stick in order to boot ubuntu (or even better) the fireISO (see the unlock thread for mantis), because the procedere from the first post will only work on linux. You also need to open up your fireTV box and you would need to short a special point on the mainboard, without to damage anything of the small smd parts. It's best if there is third hand arround if you do the shorting...

There are a few videos on youtube, at least for fire sticks, procedere is almost similar.

About your error, I guess a format data will fix it.

Hey thanks for the response! I like this community already. I was reading the tutorial but didn't knew that TWRP is being installed in the process, I thought there was no hope without TWRP preinstalled, but I just learned right now that TWRP is being flashed in the process. So looks like I need to figure out a way to install ubuntu in a usb storage as I do have windows as my OS, thanks for the knowledge! I will do some more reading and check out the unbricking section as well, will ask some questions if I get stuck. I appreciate the help and knowledge guys!

 

[SK4G]

5.2.9.0 Firmware

https://d1s31zyz7dcc2d.cloudfront.n...indle-full_sloane-36.6.8.0_user_680761420.bin

 

[LocoMexican]

5.2.9.0 Firmware

https://d1s31zyz7dcc2d.cloudfront.n...indle-full_sloane-36.6.8.0_user_680761420.bin

Thanks for the update. Installed and it works perfectly.

 

[preston47s]

Like I said , the unbrick thread will be the key .

Were you referring to this thread or is there another unbricking thread?

There are a few videos on youtube, at least for fire sticks, procedere is almost similar.

I searched in youtube but I only saw 1 video regarding to this and its in Korean. Do you by any chance have a link to this video?

 

[Daimonion777]

Hello everyone,
unfortunately I have a problem with the installation on my Fire TV 2. First I deleted the data, the system, the Dalvik and the cache. I then installed the Lineage Rom and the Gapps and after restarting the Fire TV there is a bootloop.

The box restarts permanently.

I can't get into TWRP either.
Can someone help me?


Best regards,
Thomas

 

[Sus_i]

Hello everyone,
unfortunately I have a problem with the installation on my Fire TV 2. First I deleted the data, the system, the Dalvik and the cache. I then installed the Lineage Rom and the Gapps and after restarting the Fire TV there is a bootloop.

The box restarts permanently.

I can't get into TWRP either.
Can someone help me?


Best regards,
Thomas

You can try the boot-recovery script from the amonet folder to boot twrp. You can also follow the OPs whole unlock/unbrick procedere (with shorting) until you reach TWRP, then wipe system, format data, wipe cache, flash a clean stock rom.
The lineage rom for sloane isn't up-to-date and it's supposed to work with a locked bootloader because back then the unlock wasn't aviable...