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After that I had to go through all the wireless devices and set them up again. This happens each time I get new neighbors in the building who use my ISP and take my channel. |
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02-27-2012, 10:05 PM | #17 | |
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02-28-2012, 05:36 AM | #19 |
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02-28-2012, 06:04 AM | #20 | |
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Part of it may be my getting used to dealing with a touch screen but I've had an Archos 500 for 4 years and a couple of Sharp Zauruses for much longer and no issues with them whatsoever as far as their touch screens. Also have a Kodak touchscreen camera, come to think of it. Anyway, I wanted to send it back when i first got it because of those problems. |
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02-28-2012, 06:43 AM | #21 | |
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The first post in the thread has a link to download Kindle Fire Utility v0.93 but I don't see a link to FIREFIREFIRE anywhere. I have flashed my Linux Zauruses many times so I am not totally unfamiliar with the procedure, but I want to have a CLEAR road map and procedure IF I decide to try this. It does not look that simple to me from the postings in that thread. |
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02-28-2012, 07:28 AM | #22 |
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FFF is installed with 0.9.3 as well as the rooting procedure is done with it.
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02-28-2012, 07:37 AM | #23 |
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Everything went well with the factory reset. But the battery died. I usually have 2 cords with me at work--nothing. I tossed the place looking for a cell phone charger. Nothing. Couldn't believe it. grrr
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02-28-2012, 09:17 AM | #24 | |
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For instance, 1.connect the KF to your Windows PC via the USB cable, be sure you have a full charge on the device. 2. turn on the KF 3. choose option #3 on boot up menu see here 4. allow device to reboot 5. select #2 on the menu (how do you select anything anyway? does touch screen work?) 6. reboot 7. choose option #4 8. reboot Anyway, do you see what I mean, there's virtually no info on how to precede?? Does SDK have to be installed on your PC as other sites have explained? Surely, someone has written a web page on the exact procedure, no?? |
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02-28-2012, 09:27 AM | #25 |
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Although have no interest in "Rooting"my device
It seems from reading these instructions that us Mac OS users ,who don't have ready access to a PC, would not be able to do the procedure anyway: "Step 1: Turn on your Kindle Fire and tap the top bar, near the battery and Wi-Fi icons; press More... from the drop-down menu, then Device, and tap Allow Installation of Applications to On. Step 2: Download the Android SDK from the Android Developer site. Get the version with an installer app (installer_r15-windows.exe). Step 3: Download the Java Development Kit (version 7, at the time of this writing). Make sure to download the appropriate version of the Java Development Kit for your PC--I'm on a 32-bit Windows 7 PC, so I downloaded the Windows x86....etc etc etc " Just FYI Last edited by Anabran; 02-28-2012 at 09:30 AM. |
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02-28-2012, 05:56 PM | #27 | |
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02-28-2012, 09:29 PM | #28 | |
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1 plug in your kindle and ensure it comes up as a kindle in your windows explorer. 2 extract the kindle fire utility to a folder on your hard drive and run the batch file labled run 3 select root your device 4 allow your system to reboot and do exactly what the prompts say. You now have a rooted kindle with fire fire fire 5 select install google apps. 6 allow your system to reboot You now have google market, mail, plus, calendar and a few other apps installed and ready to run. |
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02-29-2012, 06:50 AM | #29 | |
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Do you lose any paid apps doing this? Still unconvinced. Looks like MANY people have posted to that thread with installation confusion and problems. |
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02-29-2012, 07:10 AM | #30 | |
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Rooting and it's associated activities is a hobbyist endeavor for folks willing to experiment and assume some additional risk. Regardless of how easy some utilities make it, it is still the "off-piste skiing" of the electronics world. If you're unconvinced, by all means, don't do it. Stay on the marked trail! Personally, I don't go down that path unless I have some reason to. With some iPods and other devices, I have. With the Fire, I so far have not. |
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