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Amazon Fire TV 2 (amazon-sloane)

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Warning WARNING: This device cannot run postmarketOS, as its architecture is unsupported.
Amazon Fire TV 2
Amazon Fire TV 2
Amazon Fire TV 2
Manufacturer Amazon
Name Fire TV 2
Codename amazon-sloane
Released 2015
Hardware
Chipset MediaTek 8173C
CPU Quad Core (dual core ARM Cortex A72 up to 2 GHz + dual core ARM Cortex A53 up to 1.573 Ghz)
GPU PowerVR Rogue GX6250
Display HDMI
Storage 8 GB
Memory 2 GB
Architecture armv8
Software
Original software Fire OS 5
postmarketOS
Category testing
Pre-built images no
Mainline N/A
Features
Flashing
Broken
USB Networking
Broken
Internal storage
No data
SD card
No data
Screen
Broken
Multimedia
3D Acceleration
Broken
Audio
Broken
Camera Flash
No data
Connectivity
WiFi
Broken
Bluetooth
Broken
NFC
No data
Modem
SMS
Broken
Miscellaneous
FDE
Broken
USB OTG
No data
HDMI/DP
No data
Sensors
Accelerometer
Broken
Magnetometer
No data
Ambient Light
No data
Proximity
No data
Hall Effect
No data
Haptics
No data
Barometer
No data


Contributors

  • The Arjdroid

Device owners

  • The Arjdroid (Notes: No postmarketOS port yet, but I am working on it.)


Device Files

N/A

Important Links and Information

How to Unlock the Bootloader And Install TWRP on the Amazon FireTV 2 - https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/unlock-root-twrp-unbrick-firetv-2-sloane.4222331/

(I will put some basic notes on how to achieve this over here because I found the instructions to be a bit confusing)

Source Code of the Original Firmware (presumably includes the kernel), provided by Amazon themselves! https://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=201452680

Device Specifications https://developer.amazon.com/docs/fire-tv/device-specifications-fire-tv-pendant-box.html?v=ftvgen2

Processor Specifications https://www.mediatek.com/products/tablets/mt8173