[nathad8]

im sorry if this is a stupid question but i have been trying to side load kodi onto my amazon fire stick and it is not freaking working. i have watched so many youtube videos including the one from this site and it still doesnt work. i have tried using adb fire and the little green bar loads multiple times. last time i left it alone and it loaded for almost 30 mins and still no app showed up on my fire stick. i have also used command and it seems to always freeze and wont continue. i have also used the amazon utility app and when i click load 3rd party, it acts like its doing something but it just freeze. every one elses video shows something happening after a few mins. i am running windows 7 on an hp laptop. what can i do? someone please help. thank you.

[Suttonjrn]

I am on windows 8.1 and I'm having EXACTLY the same problem. I have two more things to try then I am out of options. We need to check to see if our fire is Rooted I guess turn that off. Also I think when using these they aren't working because we need some sort of apk installer so adb fire or command prompt will recognize the apk file.... Not a computer wiz so does this make any sense lol? If u figure out what's wrong please share because I'm ready to throw something literally!!!! Keep each other posted

[nathad8]

Ok I found out what the problem is. I was trying to load kodi over wifi using my laptop. What I ended up doing is I got and Ethernet cable and hardlined it from the router to my laptop. Then I did the same loading process using ADB and it work perfectly. I guess trying to load side load it with wifi doesn't have a fast enough connection or something. Anyways just plug Ethernet cable into your computer and and follow YouTube videos showing how to use ADB Fire. Hope this helps. Good luck.

[Suttonjrn]

AWESOME!!! I'm trying RIGHT AFTER DINNER IS MADE!!!! I felt stupid because I do know my way around connecting and loading stuff so I'm not completely illiterate but this made me feel that way!!!! Omg I can't believe it was that simple!!! I was reading when to use apk and when to use x86 and thought maybe this was my problem!!! I will send u a go msg if it works!!!! And hey.... Thanks for letting me know I really really appreciate it!!!

[Breakerfall]

I had the same problem but finally got it to work. Make sure both the FireTV Utility App and Android – ARM app are on your C: drive. I launched the utility app from C:\FTV. I think the app has trouble if it has to go through multiply folders.

I wouldn’t think that hard wiring your laptop to a router would make a difference. I can load it thru WIFI in under 10 minutes. If your WIFI isn't strong enough to load the software, it won’t be strong enough to stream.