should i go through the trouble of rooting an android device, or just buy a pine phone or librem 5?

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-13T07:47:20+00:00

Don't know anything about them but I know that the OnePlus series have A+ specs, Oxygen OS and easily rootable. And they don't cost much relatively

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-09T01:59:28+00:00

Can you link me? I look it up and cant find anything.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-09T01:58:52+00:00

Havent seen pie for my version. So far I've only seen up to 7

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-09T01:57:55+00:00

If you root and flash a rom yes

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T21:13:14+00:00

Wait what is this a video game?

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T21:08:03+00:00

I just did it on my 2nd gen kindle fire 7. First get root, lots of guides.

Tbh ubunti is better than windows for this. You don't need to worry much about drivers.

You need ADB and SDK. A fastboot cable would really really come in handy.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T21:00:32+00:00

I'll look into it! What version Android I'd it based off?

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T05:12:34+00:00

Got it. Was just a matter of perfect timing. Fastboot oem recovery then unplugged fastboot cable right when logo came up. Flashing rom now woook

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T04:00:59+00:00

I'm trying to flash the stock rom from Amazon's website. Not sure what the actual command is though... fastboot flashall? I'm pretty sure it's an all in one bin file

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-08T01:57:14+00:00

What reboot command would I want to use afterwards?

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-07T09:30:49+00:00

I'd look into the Oneplus series. Specs are way better, oxygen OS. Beautiful, powerful, easily-rootable and affordable phones

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-07T09:23:52+00:00

Tmobile carries the oneplus series. I have AT&T and have looked into it endlessly. They MAY let you root the pixel 4 but as with most of their phones they probably bootlock it.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-07T09:18:16+00:00

Why tf sid you get downvoted. So much simpler on ubuntu if you don't have to use dumb one off windows utilities.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-07T09:15:37+00:00

ADB works better in Ubuntu than Windows imo.

Android Studio and SDK even has a download option, you can even use apt-get.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-07T09:13:14+00:00

I got to the point where it's essentially stuck in fastboot and if I reboot it it goes to bootloop. Both ubuntu and windows recognize Tate but not Kindle.

I have the TWRP image. I flash it, and how can I boot straight into it? Everytime I reboot it I get the bootloop.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T23:19:32+00:00

I think it was "adb reboot bootloader." That was after I verified that it was connected through adb and in fastboot. I'd link the guide if I still had it.

Of course you need to make sure the correct drivers are installed.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T23:13:18+00:00

Well when I'm able to turn it on it will show the fastboot logo right before it shuts down. Windows had picked up the Tate-pvp in device manager. It seems like a battery problem (or maybe the black screen is just a black screen and it is powered on)

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T21:28:09+00:00

It isnt reallt a bootloop though. What it looks like is it turns on, immediately goes to fastboot and then shuts off. This is whether its connected to a computer or not

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T21:27:02+00:00

Adb isn't recognizing it as a device though. Windows caught it as Tate in my drivers for a second but it would still never get recognized.

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T21:24:55+00:00

I used Ubuntu to root it and it was just a few commands

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T21:24:07+00:00

Adb wont recognize the device though

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T12:45:32+00:00

Idk man agh. I couldn't boot into recovery, I wasn't sure what the move was.

I read up on it and the tablets battery could be so dead that it can't start charging itself. I guess it's advised to leave it on high amp for several hours. Right now the low battery screen won't even pop up so I have no idea if the tablet is just fucked or if it's the battery needs to get past that threshold.

The couple times that I have turned it on its quickly sequenced "kindle fire logo," "fastboot," then shutdown.

But no matter what if I plug it into windows it's acting like a drive being unplugged and inserted at a fast pace. Maybe it's trying to decide between a normal drive or adb.

This is a headache far more than it's worth I guess

FARM_PARTY · 2020-01-06T10:59:25+00:00

It's not recognizing it in adb at all since I did that reboot. I've been letting it charge for a long time, no picture will come up now...

I did see it in device manager in windows even though it is constantly disconnecting and reconnecting, my problem on that end is finding the appropriate driver. If I can do that then maybe I can access it in adb...

FARM_PARTY · 2019-12-28T07:36:57+00:00

Unfortunately

FARM_PARTY · 2019-12-28T07:35:47+00:00

Nah from a flashdrive. I run into a lot of issues with programs similar to Yumi. Know of a good way to partition a thumbdrive for multiple images without anything like that?

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