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What exactly is CM7 for the Kindle Fire

so my KF is rooted, google market, gapps and all that good stuff is working fine.
I see in the DEV thread that cm7 is about to be released but im wondering what exactly does this really mean?
Is cm7 just a custom OS that the KF will boot to? What OS will it be? What benefits does this have over currently having the KF rooted with all the apps working properly from the the google market place as well as amazon?
Sorry for the noob question, i want to go install cm7 when its ready but wondering what it really is all about.
Thanks

okay i think i figured it out, its just wiping out everything that is on it now, like a format, and putting a gingerbread OS on it instead.
it will just be a full blown version of gingerbread with no limitations to anything you can do on it.
right?

It's this http://www.cyanogenmod.com/

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/about
I'd recommend their website for a start. Basically they are a team of developers that develop aftermarket firmware for a number of different Android based devices. The OS is a modified version of AOSP - Android Open Source Project.
One reason why CM7 is such a big deal is because Cyanogenmod is such a leader in Android development. Many other developers leverage the work done by the CM team in order to create custom ROMs and make improvements to Android devices. At a user level, running CM7 will give you an enhanced vanilla Gingerbread AOSP.
There are a lot more qualified people that could give you better info, but that's a start - and i'm sure someone will correct me if I said something wrong...

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/
have a look there are multiple versions and cm 9 ....ice cream sandwich is not far away ... Cyanogen is the most used custom ROM on Android .... unofficially over a million kmobs said he is a cyanogen dev
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joelags said:
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Is cm7 just a custom OS that the KF will boot to? What OS will it be? What benefits does this have over currently having the KF rooted with all the apps working properly from the the google market place as well as amazon?
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I think one difference that you may consider a benefit is that the automatically installed updates, periodically pushed by Amazon, will no longer unroot your device and remove your system/app installs (Android Market, gApps, etc.) like the last one did for rooted users, because it will not be an Amazon device at all anymore. And you can still install the kindle app (and Amazon Video, I hope?) which makes this machine an awesome value for its retail cost.

gruuvin said:
I think one difference that you may consider a benefit is that the automatically installed updates, periodically pushed by Amazon, will no longer unroot your device and remove your system/app installs (Android Market, gApps, etc.) like the last one did for rooted users, because it will not be an Amazon device at all anymore. And you can still install the kindle app (and Amazon Video, I hope?) which makes this machine an awesome value for its retail cost.
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amazon video will require an extra help from an app for that...it can work on other unrooted devices but if it detects your device as rooted then it wont let you stream videos

joelags said:
so my KF is rooted, google market, gapps and all that good stuff is working fine.
I see in the DEV thread that cm7 is about to be released but im wondering what exactly does this really mean?
Is cm7 just a custom OS that the KF will boot to? What OS will it be? What benefits does this have over currently having the KF rooted with all the apps working properly from the the google market place as well as amazon?
Sorry for the noob question, i want to go install cm7 when its ready but wondering what it really is all about.
Thanks
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Everyone get's the be a noob (including me at this site) I've been on CM since the 5.x days for my Nexus dev phone and it's in my opinion the best aftermarket ROM out there. In my case what I like so much about it is the enablement of all of the capabilities that the hardware actually supports. My Nexus when initially released it didn't have 802.11N and no FM radio (even though the hardware supported it) CM is basically what you really wanted out of a ROM (and not just what the manufacturer or marketing wanted to give you)
Take the plunge (once things settle down a bit unless you like alpha's and the constant change) You'll not look back...

[Q] Best way to get Kindle to show up as something else for Market apps?

Hello. I have had a Kindle fire since Jan of this year. It has been my first tablet/android device. I've had a great time playing with it, learning about rooting, bricking and unbricking thanx to this awesome forum and really want to express my gratitude for all the help provided by this site.
I am a medical student and I bought the device specifically for an app for my licensing exam. I feel like I have one last hurdle to overcome in understanding how to manipulate this device, that being a method of altering the way that the market apps recognizes the kindle. I have seen various mods that cause the device to show up differently.
My question is: what is the best mod to facilitate this and only this?
-I have everything as I like it so I prefer one that changes only this aspect.
Thanks a thousand times in advance.

Edit the build.prop file if you know how to, just change the model name to another device like the Galaxy Tab or something and you'll have a bunch more apps in the market.

Just use the modified build.prop from THIS thread and you will be all set.

thanks guys. I've read about build.prop. Gonna check out this link

I read through that link. It only supports CM7. I have had both CM7 and CM9 and prefer stock + go launcher. Do you know of any preset build.prop's that support stock?
edit: Obviously didnt read far enough, here it is: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
I will test it out then update. Thanks again!
edit2: Modaco Gr6 is the mod to flash for those seeking to run stock vs. CM7/CM9. I got access to the file I needed and many other apps. I dont think i am seeing the entire android market though.

Usb host

So I know the usb host drivers have been deactivated for the KF. Has anyone determined where they are or how to activate/install them. That would be a great feature to add for us rooted ppl who haven't flashed a new Rom.
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Also interested
USB host would be one of the nicer additions to the Fire HD 8.9, wonder if anyone has come up with a way to enable it ?

USB Host
Hmmm, good idea. If Amazon did not disable this function in the Kernel it would be just a matter of finding a Ice Cream Sandwich USB apk and probably a couple of libs
I spent about 30 minutes trying to find this on Google without any luck. I have another idea! I have ordered the new Samsung Tablet which runs ICS, when it arrives I will take a peek in the system to see if I can find these files.
I will post my follow up in about 1 week.

anything new about enabling usb host. thank u jasmine

Kindle Fire HD and 2 USB Host Drivers
jasmineloveflower said:
anything new about enabling usb host. thank u jasmine
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jasmineloveflower,
We have been working on this on and off for the last 3 weeks, and have made significant progress. We will post an update as soon as we get this working.

prokennexusa said:
jasmineloveflower,
We have been working on this on and off for the last 3 weeks, and have made significant progress. We will post an update as soon as we get this working.
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Nice, sounds promising

Kindle Fire HD USB Host
Gilly10 said:
Nice, sounds promising
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Gilly10,
We are finding it a bit challenging since it is clear Amazon had no intention of ever using this port for external devices, so they do not have a power feed like other Mini USB Ports - either way, we have figured out how to get past that issue, now we are working on the driver to use on the Kindle Fire. We will post an update as soon as we have a definitive solution.

Just in case you missed it from another thread about this-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118506
Someone has a working method on the KF2 that might be portable to our device.

Kindle Fire USB Host
Geekybiker said:
Just in case you missed it from another thread about this-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2118506
Someone has a working method on the KF2 that might be portable to our device.
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Geekybiker,
Thank you for taking the time to provide us a link. The link you are referring to is:
Device: Kindle Fire 2
Rooted and TWRP'ed with the Nightly of CM10.1 1-20-2013
The link you is very different to what we are attempting to do. We are trying to enable the USB Host subsystem with the stock OS and Kernel, which in the end may not be possible. Most custom Kernels have enable the USB Host as nFiniti discusses in the link provided. Also, the link is focusing on the Kindle Fire 2 only we are discussing all Kindle Fires in this thread.

prokennexusa said:
Geekybiker,
Thank you for taking the time to provide us a link. The link you are referring to is:
Device: Kindle Fire 2
Rooted and TWRP'ed with the Nightly of CM10.1 1-20-2013
The link you is very different to what we are attempting to do. We are trying to enable the USB Host subsystem with the stock OS and Kernel, which in the end may not be possible. Most custom Kernels have enable the USB Host as nFiniti discusses in the link provided. Also, the link is focusing on the Kindle Fire 2 only we are discussing all Kindle Fires in this thread.
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Right, but it talks about how to get around the power issue for example. I assume you've downloaded the open source kernel directly from Amazon? I was looking through all of the drivers they included, and it looks like the USB host drivers exist in the distribution. They must not be turned on by default. Might be as simple as recompiling the kernel, but I admit I'm a complete n00b when it comes to that sort of stuff.

Kindle Fire HD USB Host
Geekybiker said:
Right, but it talks about how to get around the power issue for example. I assume you've downloaded the open source kernel directly from Amazon? I was looking through all of the drivers they included, and it looks like the USB host drivers exist in the distribution. They must not be turned on by default. Might be as simple as recompiling the kernel, but I admit I'm a complete n00b when it comes to that sort of stuff.
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Geekybiker,
Although our love is Ubuntu, at the moment the only version of Ubuntu for the Kindle is the current desktop which is worthless on the Kindle. We are waiting for Ubuntu to release Ubuntu for Android which will be a nice custom platform for the end user that will allow you to use your Phone or Tablet as your primary computer at night and during the day, it is a normal powerful phone. Having said this, we will be compiling a Ubuntu Eternal for the Kindle when we are authorize to do so. Until then, we are placing most of our energy on improving the stock Kindle OS - you are correct, it should be a matter of compiling the Kernal to include the USB Subsystem, although if it was that easy someone would have done it by now. This has become a challenging task and may not become reality until we build or someone else builds a custom Kernel for the Kindle Fire.
We will post updates as we make progress. I do know XDA User Hashcode has done some amazing work for the Kindle Fire, maybe he is working on this option (if anyone can get this done it would be Hashcode) for his Kindle Kernel - only time will tell............

ALL NST Stock Apps Request

Can I obtain all of the stock apk's that come with an unrooted NST? I want to see if I can run an NST environment on my CM7 NookColor. If I can get these apk's I will make a custom firmware for the NST.
And yes, I have an NST.
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Mineturtle33 said:
Can I obtain all of the stock apk's that come with an unrooted NST? I want to see if I can run an NST environment on my CM7 NookColor. If I can get these apk's I will make a custom firmware for the NST.
And yes, I have an NST.
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Download the latest firmware from B&N and pull the apk's from there. You also might want to join the NST CM7 thread.

straygecko said:
Download the latest firmware from B&N and pull the apk's from there. You also might want to join the NST CM7 thread.
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http://su.barnesandnoble.com/nook/n...s1ypATSufC9bS7WCNbMJmvnTq/nook_1_2_update.zip

Alright then. I'll be compiling this firmware if you need me!
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You're not going to be able to get the unmodified Reader.apk or ReaderRMSDK.apk to run.
They use android.hardware.EpdController
You'll have to either stub in the class or modify the apk.

Alright. I read this message while I was having issues with them. Ill try to fix them manually. Thank you.
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I successfully unzipped the firmware download on a windows machine, but I no longer have access to it. When I try to extract the files from the Zip on my mac, it cycles through zips and tar.gz's infinetly. When I try to extract it on my NC with rom toolbox, it says, "failed to extract tmp.zip"
Any suggestions?
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Nevermind. I got it working.
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:thumbdown::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead::banghead: :banghead::thumbdown:
After flashing (with CWM) what I would have posted as alpha-1 to test it, I am pleased to say that the Nook Simple Touch just sucks.
What happened:
I built the ROM entirely from Eclair source-code and the Nook's stock software. I flash the ROM to test it and BAM, bricked. I looked over what I had built again, and again, and EVERYTHING should have worked. (Yes, I checked superuser, etc.) Frustrated, I recompiled the majority of the firmware, and reflashed, after restoring to pure stock. This time, it boots to the Android Launcher, which is what I intended, but then, I click on The Android Market Icon, and it says: "Barnes & Noble permissions breach detected, factory resetting." It shuts down, boots up without resetting and then when booted says that Android Launcher, System UI, etc. Has crashed, reboots, factory resets (???), and then boots up to the Nook welcome screen. I skip OOBE, and factory reset once more.
Now, I am selling this useless Ereader, and will use the money to contribute to the purchase of a Nook HD, which now ships with Google play installed. With the Nook HD, I wont have to deal with this crap, because it is a TABLET unlike the Nook Simple Touch, which is and will always be, just a black and white Reader.
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Hello Mineturtle33, as I wrote in the other thread,
First of all I want to really say you thanks for your efforts trying to port CM7 to our Nook Touchs...
I and more people like me appreciate very much your work, and we know the how useful would be updating our Nook Touch to Android 2.3 because every day more, developers cut support and compatibility for older Android versions like the our...
I known it's only a BW tablet, but I thinks that in its area is still the best, the only with maybe limited but support for apk, only missing with newer apps is the flaw.
So in name of mine and many people like me on this and the another forum I say to you: Please don't give up!
At the moment you seems the only with the knowledge that can reach it.
I will also be pleased also to make a symbolic offer of the 25$ if instead of sell your nook, you can just make some more try on it.
Count me also for beta-testing also if dangerous
You are our only hope

mariog said:
Hello Mineturtle33, as I wrote in the other thread,
First of all I want to really say you thanks for your efforts trying to port CM7 to our Nook Touchs...
I and more people like me appreciate very much your work, and we know the how useful would be updating our Nook Touch to Android 2.3 because every day more, developers cut support and compatibility for older Android versions like the our...
I known it's only a BW tablet, but I thinks that in its area is still the best, the only with maybe limited but support for apk, only missing with newer apps is the flaw.
So in name of mine and many people like me on this and the another forum I say to you: Please don't give up!
At the moment you seems the only with the knowledge that can reach it.
I will also be pleased also to make a symbolic offer of the 25$ if instead of sell your nook, you can just make some more try on it.
Count me also for beta-testing also if dangerous
You are our only hope
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Thank you for your support. I just want to let you know, I will keep trying, though, release #1 will most likely be Android 2.1. When we make progress on porting CM7, I promise that I will do a 2.3 release. While thinking about what I will name this ROM it popped into my head, SnowMOD? (since it's white) Is that a good name? Anybody else have name ideas? I will make an official progress thread later. Don't worry about give ng me 25$. I don't really need it.

I can test the new custom rom once significant progress is made.
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Mineturtle33
I think SnowMOD it's a good name and will become famous.
Thank you in advance
I can't wait to see it..and flash it.
Good work!

Making a new thread in general section...
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Fire HD 8 ROMS??

I hate to sound like a sub-noob, but where are the Fire HD 8 ROMs? I got TWRP and Magisk installed on my new Fire (using the adb-only method). I see the posting with the stock firmware. But I'd like the plain Android experience. Something I'm missing?

kbocek said:
I hate to sound like a sub-noob, but where are the Fire HD 8 ROMs? I got TWRP and Magisk installed on my new Fire (using the adb-only method). I see the posting with the stock firmware. But I'd like the plain Android experience. Something I'm missing?
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It is not straightforward as there is no existing ROM that can be ported to the HD8 (8th generation). There is a beta version of Lineage 14.1 available though: https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd8-hd10/general/lineageos-14-1-fire-hd8-2018-t3936242 but at the moment there is no audio and video working. From a recent post in the above thread it sounds like this will be fixed soon.

Well bummer. I'll keep an eye out for the stuff in development. At least having root will help manage the bloatware. I've already tried an app for system package removal but it wasn't working on the few packages I tried.

Found the stock 6.3.0.1 ROM:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=78893195&postcount=441
Which is helpful since I bricked my Fire HD 8. Installing this in TWRP let get the system back.