Tip: When you receive your Fire 2015 tablet, don't setup WiFi if you want to root or install custom ROM
Why: They are still shipping with version 5.0 and it will autoupdate to 5.1.1 as soon as it sees Internet connection
Why is that bad: Because it's easier to install custom ROM/root with 5.0 and still a pain/riskier if from 5.1.1 (as of December 2015)
Assumes you already have adb/fastboot tools installed on a computer and know how to use them.
Option 1: Install Custom ROM from SD Card
- As soon as you first receive Fire, don't power it on (or if you do, don't setup WiFi)
- Copy favorite ROM image and support files from computer to an SD and insert card
- Boot directly into fastboot (power button and volume up button)
- fastboot oem append-cmdline "androidboot.unlocked_kernel=true"
- Boot directly into TWRP image from computer (download from this forum)
-- fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img (takes many seconds to transfer file then recovery should appear)
- Backup Stock Amazon ROM to SD card
- Factory Reset from TWRP Recovery
- Follow custom ROM install instructions and also install support files from SD card
- Reboot
Option 2: Push ROM to local storage using ADB
- Boot Fire Tablet first time then skip WiFi setup. Important: SKIP WiFi setup otherwise it will upgrade to 5.1.1
- Then go to Settings and enable Developer mode and turn on ADB Debugging.
- Download you favorite ROM and support files to computer
- Test adb shell from computer and allow permanent USB debugging then exit
- adb push all_ROM_and_support_files to /mnt/sdcard/Download
- Boot directly into fastboot (power button and volume up button)
- fastboot oem append-cmdline "androidboot.unlocked_kernel=true"
- Boot directly into TWRP image from computer (download from this forum)
-- fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img (takes many seconds to transfer file then recovery should appear)
- Backup Stock Amazon ROM to SD card
- Factory Reset from TWRP Recovery
- Follow custom ROM install instructions and also install support files from SD card
- Reboot
Why: They are still shipping with version 5.0 and it will autoupdate to 5.1.1 as soon as it sees Internet connection
Why is that bad: Because it's easier to install custom ROM/root with 5.0 and still a pain/riskier if from 5.1.1 (as of December 2015)
Assumes you already have adb/fastboot tools installed on a computer and know how to use them.
Option 1: Install Custom ROM from SD Card
- As soon as you first receive Fire, don't power it on (or if you do, don't setup WiFi)
- Copy favorite ROM image and support files from computer to an SD and insert card
- Boot directly into fastboot (power button and volume up button)
- fastboot oem append-cmdline "androidboot.unlocked_kernel=true"
- Boot directly into TWRP image from computer (download from this forum)
-- fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img (takes many seconds to transfer file then recovery should appear)
- Backup Stock Amazon ROM to SD card
- Factory Reset from TWRP Recovery
- Follow custom ROM install instructions and also install support files from SD card
- Reboot
Option 2: Push ROM to local storage using ADB
- Boot Fire Tablet first time then skip WiFi setup. Important: SKIP WiFi setup otherwise it will upgrade to 5.1.1
- Then go to Settings and enable Developer mode and turn on ADB Debugging.
- Download you favorite ROM and support files to computer
- Test adb shell from computer and allow permanent USB debugging then exit
- adb push all_ROM_and_support_files to /mnt/sdcard/Download
- Boot directly into fastboot (power button and volume up button)
- fastboot oem append-cmdline "androidboot.unlocked_kernel=true"
- Boot directly into TWRP image from computer (download from this forum)
-- fastboot boot TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0_adb.img (takes many seconds to transfer file then recovery should appear)
- Backup Stock Amazon ROM to SD card
- Factory Reset from TWRP Recovery
- Follow custom ROM install instructions and also install support files from SD card
- Reboot
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