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title: KindleFire7
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Make
:   Amazon

Model
:   Fire 7 (2015)

Type
:   Android Tablet

Purchased
:   Two on 2016-02-09 from Tesco for £34 each, Two on 2016-07-12 from Amazon for £35 each.

Specs
:   [Quad-core ARM A7, 1GB RAM][1]

Screen
:   7" 1024x600

Power Supply
:   5V 1A micro-USB

Replaced By
:   [KindleFireHD][2]

Replace both Library and Kitchen to standardize things?

# Hardware Mods

Wireless charging
:   [https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/3wm42u/adding\_wireless\_charging\_to\_the\_2015\_fire_7/][3]

# Rooting

*   <http://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/development/amazon-fire-5th-gen-supertool-root-t3272695>

## Process

1.  Enable Developer Options menu 
2.  Enable ADB 
3.  Enable Security|Apps from Unknown Sources 
4.  Downgrade to 5.1.2 
5.  Run RootJunky SuperTool script 
    1.  Install Play Store 
    2.  Install KingRoot 
6.  Reboot and run KingRoot

# Downgrade to 5.1.2

<https://medium.com/@exesse/adb-downgrade-of-amazon-fire-5th-from-5-13-to-5-12-from-ubuntu-16-04-lts-4e78ec5d70ec#.67lunmlg6>

*   Sideloading firmware requires adb >= 1.0.32 
*   [Build updated ADB from source][7]

1.  Shutdown 
2.  Boot into recovery (power + volume down (furthest from power)) 
3.  sudo bin/adb-1.0.32 sideload fire-Os...

## Build updated version of ADB

#Needed tools
    sudo apt-get install zlib1g-dev libssl-dev git make gcc
    
    #Download source code (this is currently the newest branch, in future it might still work without issues)
    git clone -b android-5.0.2_r1 https://android.googlesource.com/platform/system/core/ android-core
    cd android-core/adb
    
    #Create Makefile
    echo -e '
    # standalone Makefile for adb
    SRCS+= adb.c
    SRCS+= fdevent.c
    SRCS+= adb_client.c
    SRCS+= commandline.c
    SRCS+= console.c
    SRCS+= file\_sync\_client.c
    SRCS+= get\_my\_path_linux.c
    SRCS+= services.c
    SRCS+= sockets.c
    SRCS+= transport.c
    SRCS+= transport_local.c
    SRCS+= transport_usb.c
    SRCS+= usb_linux.c
    SRCS+= usb_vendors.c
    SRCS+= adb\_auth\_host.c
    
    VPATH+= ../libcutils
    SRCS+= socket\_inaddr\_any_server.c
    SRCS+= socket\_local\_client.c
    SRCS+= socket\_local\_server.c
    SRCS+= socket\_loopback\_client.c
    SRCS+= socket\_loopback\_server.c
    SRCS+= socket\_network\_client.c
    SRCS+= load_file.c
    
    VPATH+= ../libzipfile
    SRCS+= centraldir.c
    SRCS+= zipfile.c
    
    CPPFLAGS+= -DADB_HOST=1
    CPPFLAGS+= -DHAVE_FORKEXEC=1
    CPPFLAGS+= -DHAVE_SYMLINKS
    CPPFLAGS+= -DHAVE\_TERMIO\_H
    CPPFLAGS+= -DHAVE\_SYS\_SOCKET_H
    CPPFLAGS+= -DHAVE\_OFF64\_T
    CPPFLAGS+= -D\_GNU\_SOURCE
    CPPFLAGS+= -D\_XOPEN\_SOURCE
    CPPFLAGS+= -I.
    CPPFLAGS+= -I../include
    
    LIBS= -lcrypto -lpthread -lrt -lz
    CC= gcc
    LD= gcc
    
    OBJS= $(SRCS:.c=.o)
    
    all: adb
    
    adb: $(OBJS)
            $(LD) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS)
    
    clean:
            rm -rf $(OBJS) adb
    ' > Makefile
    
    make -f Makefile
    ./adb version
    cp ./adb /home/gnome/bin/adb-1.0.32
    
    sudo adb-1.0.32 sideload fire-OS-5.1.2-update-kindle-global-37.5.4.2\_user\_542168620.bin

# Android

## Version

adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release

## Hostname

In `adb shell`

su
    mount -o remount,rw /system
    echo "net.hostname=<NEWHOSTNAME>" >> /system/build.prop
    echo "net.bt.name=<NEWHOSTNAME>" >> /system/build.prop
    mount -o remount,ro /system

Or if sshdroid in installed just use `vi`:

/data/data/berserker.android.apps.sshdroid/home/.bin/vi /system/build.prop

## Apps

*   SSHdroid 
*   AFWall+ 
        # forward port 80 connections to Kodi on 8080
        $IPTABLES -A "afwall" -p TCP --destination-port 80 -j RETURN
        $IPTABLES -t nat -A PREROUTING -p tcp --dport 80 -j REDIRECT --to-ports 8080

*   Kodi 
*   Yatse 
*   Goodreads

# Kodi Configuration

## Addons

*   mqtt 
*   Soundcloud 
*   YouTube

# Log

2016-02-13
:   Arrived. Running FireOS 5.0.1

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kindle_Fire#Models
 [2]: KindleFireHD
 [3]: https://www.reddit.com/r/kindlefire/comments/3wm42u/adding_wireless_charging_to_the_2015_fire_7/
 [7]: https://aaporantalainen.wordpress.com/2015/03/04/newer-adb-for-ubuntu-with-sideloading/
 [8]: KindleFire7?action=sourceblock&num=1

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