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Ok, to save some people some time here for rooting and opening it up to non-market apps on your bravo, and probably any motorola AT&T device.
1. Z4Root is the easiest way to root since you just get it from the market. One buttons press then done.
2. to modify the settings.db in /data/data/com.android.providers.settings/databases/ use the SuperOneClick which you can get here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=803682
3. I used root explorer, which you can get from the market and just edited the /system/etc/motorola/com.android.providers.settings/secure.mkitso
and /system/etc/motorola/com.motorola.android.providers.settings/settings.mkitso files in place. Copying them, editing them, and chmodding them didn't seem to work for me for whatever reason. The way I did it, you don't have to do anything other than edit the file in text editor and factory reset your phone.

Rooted mine the other day using the Droid 2 root method at modmymobile.
I can't post links yet, so here's the instructions:
dragonius said:
Setup:
- Make sure you have ADB installed properly and the latest Motorola drivers.
- Download attached archive
- Extract to a directory, I used C:\Droid2Root
- Make sure you have USB degugging enabled
- Change connection to PC Mode
Process:
- Open Command Prompt (Start - Run - cmd - Enter)
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- cd C:/Droid2Root
- adb push Superuser.apk /sdcard/Superuser.apk
- adb push su /sdcard/su
- adb push busybox /sdcard/busybox
- adb push rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin /data/local/tmp/rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- adb shell
- cd data/local/tmp
- chmod 0755 rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- ./rageagainstthecage-arm5.bin
- Let the process run until the prompt returns you to C:/Droid2Root (be patient, it takes a while, but does happen. If not, reboot phone and try again.)
- adb devices (to verify the connection)
- adb shell (you should now have a # prompt)
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- cp /sdcard/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
- cp /sdcard/su /system/bin/su
- cp /sdcard/busybox /system/bin/busybox
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/su
- chmod 4755 /system/bin/busybox
- mount -o ro,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- exit
Once you have achieved root, to update the Superuser.apk to the latest version, run these commands:
- adb shell
- su
- mount -o rw,remount -t ext3 /dev/block/mmcblk1p21 /system
- rm /system/app/Superuser.apk
- pm uninstall com.noshufou.android.su
Then search on the market for Superuser and download the one by ChainsDD. Confirmed working on latest Droid2 2.2 OTA & the new leaked 2.3.15 OTA.
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On the Bravo its not "PC Mode", I think its "Portal and Tools" Other then that, everything worked flawlessly.

Thanks, a bunch. I actually used the Z4Root app from the market and it worked flawlessly. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to allow non market apps and maybe get an overclock going on this. any suggestions?

Grape Drank said:
Thanks, a bunch. I actually used the Z4Root app from the market and it worked flawlessly. Now I'm just trying to figure out how to allow non market apps and maybe get an overclock going on this. any suggestions?
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I just bought this phone for my younger brother and I'm impressed. I have a Droid Incredible and its just as smooth. I also verified that the Z4root app from the marketplace roots the phone.

Did anyone get it unlocked yet

Yeah, it's a great phone. I'm trying to get the settings.db thing to work so we can install non-market apps, but it doesn't seem to be working. I got the db modded and put back in place, but I still don't see the option in the application manager screen.
IMO this is the #2 android phone on AT&T next to the captivate. that SAMOLED is great and the GPU on the captivate is top notch.
Anyway, if anyone can assist on the non-market app thing that would be great.
So far, I have rooted with Z4Root, removed the AT&T crapware, installed the MarketAccess to get around the stupid AT&T market filters. Last thing is to get the non-market apps going. After that it's a matter of waiting for this device to gain popularity and some custom ROMs.

I managed to get my Bravo to install non-market apps using:
1. SuperOneClickv1.5.5-ShortFuse
2. Click Here
I am not sure if just step 2 alone would be OK though.
Remember, you have to factory reset after you have finished with step 2.
Good Luck!

I edited my original post with the steps and tools I used to get the phone rooted and non-market unlocked.

Wait so can some explain how to unlock it?
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cooldead said:
Wait so can some explain how to unlock it?
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If you mean "unlock" as in able to use the phone on a different carrier no one has posted how to do it yet. The OP meant allowing non-market apps.

Got cha, thanks.
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cooldead said:
Got cha, thanks.
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No problem

I'm lost here,
Downloaded z4root onto my phone because it's not available on Market,
but it won't let me run the z4root.apk because it's not a market app.
total newb here, so any help would be appreciated.
thanks

Nevermind, got z4 to install using Android Central's Sideload Wonder Machine, then rooted my phone no problem, installed TiTanium backup, and rid of the bloatware.
Phone processes quicker, from settings, fetching list of running apps, data manager, manager etc, list loads much quicker now.

How did you go about getting rid of the garbage-ware? curious.

Hi I'm posting here in hopes to get a response because I cannot seem to get a response on the S1C forum. I rooted with z4root but cannot get non market apps enabled using S1C. I have .net framework 4.0 using vista and the motorola drivers from their site. I get as far as "getting mount path" and then it fails. Am I missing something or should this be working for me. And if so, what could be the problem? Many thanks.

SideloadWonderMachine worked for me, give it a shot. 2 clicks to add an app. Pretty foolproof (I am a fool).

Rooted my Bravo using adb install z4root (linux PC) then ran z4root from phone, worked great.

just rooted Bravo using Droid2Root files and manual ADB commands, from the thread that Gumpo10k shared in this thread, up above. Worked great, now I need a good 2.2 ROM to get tethering working.

[Q] System software version 6.3_user_4019920 root possible?

Hi all,
I have a kindle fire with system version 6.3_user_4019920.
I used Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.5, installed TWRP, FFF and Permanent Root with Superuser (option 2).
I did NOT installed Google Apps/Go Luncher EX though!
Everything went just fine with no errors at all.
I installed ProxyDroid 2.6.2 and that tells me that I am not root. I checked also to see if the device is rooted installing Root Checker app and that tells me also: "Sorry, you don't have root access"
Any help would be appreciated!
Regards,

osceoladad said:
Hi all,
I have a kindle fire with system version 6.3_user_4019920.
I used Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.5, installed TWRP, FFF and Permanent Root with Superuser (option 2).
I did NOT installed Google Apps/Go Luncher EX though!
Everything went just fine with no errors at all.
I installed ProxyDroid 2.6.2 and that tells me that I am not root. I checked also to see if the device is rooted installing Root Checker app and that tells me also: "Sorry, you don't have root access"
Any help would be appreciated!
Regards,
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I have this problem too, KFU doesn't seem to copy su binary to /system/xbin, so just do it your self from adb (su binary located in the "files" folder inside KFU), then set permission to it as 06755, finally open install Superuser.apk.
Reboot into recovery mode
adb shell mount system
adb push ..\files\su /system/xbin/su
adb shell chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
adb shell chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
adb install ..\files\Superuser.apk

Thank you.
I did all steps, but at the last command (adb install ..\files\Superuser.apk) I got the following error:
/sbin/sh: pm: not found

osceoladad said:
Thank you.
I did all steps, but at the last command (adb install ..\files\Superuser.apk) I got the following error:
/sbin/sh: pm: not found
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You must boot out of recovery and back into the system before executing the adb install command.

kinfauns said:
You must boot out of recovery and back into the system before executing the adb install command.
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Thanks,
I saw that KFU was showing 5000 status mode. So, I did: "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000" I got an OKAY on the PC screen and now the Kindle Fire is stucked at the logo (I cannot even power it off). I disconnected and reconnected but know even the computer is not recognizing it.
Any other suggestions?

osceoladad said:
Thanks,
I saw that KFU was showing 5000 status mode. So, I did: "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000" I got an OKAY on the PC screen and now the Kindle Fire is stucked at the logo (I cannot even power it off). I disconnected and reconnected but know even the computer is not recognizing it.
Any other suggestions?
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That only changes the bootmode. You need to actually tell it to reboot.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Maybe you want to read the first few posts of this link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
It will help you understand what you are doing rather than just typing commands.

kinfauns said:
That only changes the bootmode. You need to actually tell it to reboot.
Code:
fastboot reboot
Maybe you want to read the first few posts of this link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
It will help you understand what you are doing rather than just typing commands.
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That is exactly the article from were I have the command. Unfortunetly because the kindle is now stucked at the logo (cannot turn it off) even if I issue fastboot reboot is waiting for a device that is not recognized.

osceoladad said:
That is exactly the article from were I have the command. Unfortunetly because the kindle is now stucked at the logo (cannot turn it off) even if I issue fastboot reboot is waiting for a device that is not recognized.
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Hold the power button until it shuts off. Then restart.

First what is the charge level on your battery that can happen from your battery being flat also maybe try powering it off by holding the power button for 20 seconds till it does completely power down some say to reinstall your drivers but I can't imagine why how and where they could have changed considering how far you have gotten

It worked and I was able to finishe the rooting also.
Thanks for all guys who replied, wasted their time and helped me out!
I needed all this because of a Europe trip and I run a Squid proxy here in US that I want to use it for netflix. Hopefully ProxyDruid will help me out.
Best,

I'm having a similar problem. I used KFU 0.9.6 and installed permanent root and twrp. I've even flashed the latest jandycane ROM. It's super stable and have had no problems except that I can't run apps that require root. The root checker says I don't have root. I tried running the above adm commands but with no luck. Any help is appreciated.
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mcqueena9845 said:
I'm having a similar problem. I used KFU 0.9.6 and installed permanent root and twrp. I've even flashed the latest jandycane ROM. It's super stable and have had no problems except that I can't run apps that require root. The root checker says I don't have root. I tried running the above adm commands but with no luck. Any help is appreciated.
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Enter the following command and post the results:
adb shell ls /system/xbin | grep '\bsu\b'; echo $?
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soupmagnet said:
Enter the following command and post the results:
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I'm not on mac or linux so the grep command fails. The output of
Code:
adb shell ls /system/xbin/su
is
Code:
/system/xbin/su
---------- Post added at 04:39 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:57 PM ----------
I ran the utility again. Now /system/xbin/su is a symbolic link to /system/bin/su. The output of
Code:
adb shell ls -al /system/xbin/su
is
Code:
lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-10-10 16:29 su -> /system/bin/su
and the output of
Code:
adb shell ls -al /system/xbin/su
is
Code:
-rwsr-sr-x root root 173934 2008-08-01 08:00 su

Sorry, it's easy for me to forget about you windows users
Do you have terminal emulator?
See if the "su" command is successful.

soupmagnet said:
Sorry, it's easy for me to forget about you windows users
Do you have terminal emulator?
See if the "su" command is successful.
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Code:
/system/bin/sh: /system/bin/su: not executable: magic 7F45

Apparently your su binary is corrupt. Use adb shell to remove it and then adb push a new version to your /system/xbin folder. Afterwards (adb shell) chown and chmod to give it the proper ownership/permissions and try again.
I'm assuming you already know how to do this.
---------- Post added at 05:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:59 PM ----------
Upon further inspection, it seems as though you installed the wrong su binary. There are two available; x86 and ARM. You need ARM.

Thanks for the help. I pushed a new su file. Now it says permission denied. What should the permissions be set to? I tried 06755 as above but no luck.
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Code:
adb shell
chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 755 /system/xbin/su
Then try su in terminal emulator

Still getting permission denied.
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mcqueena9845 said:
Still getting permission denied.
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Sorry, I told you wrong.
Code:
adb shell chmod 06775 /system/xbin/su

[Q] Permission denied to push vending.apk

Last night I tried to root a Fire (6.3.1) for the first time using KFU and briefly saw something flash by about a problem with check_rooted. Someone on the KFU thread mentioned this also. Does this mean the rooting process is incomplete?
Proceeding further, I attempted to install the optional apps and received permission denied errors when abd went to push the vending GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter and GoogleContactsSyncAdapter apk files to /system/app.
Reading further on the KFU thread, someone else suggested sideloading superuser. I did this and still was unable to manually push the files (following the batch file as a model to mount read/write, push the apps, then mount read-only).
The goal was to add access to Google Play to an otherwise stock 6.3.1 operating system. Short of loading a new rom, is there something else I might try?

SLOmtb said:
Last night I tried to root a Fire (6.3.1) for the first time using KFU and briefly saw something flash by about a problem with check_rooted. Someone on the KFU thread mentioned this also. Does this mean the rooting process is incomplete?
This is typically nothing to worry about. You will receive an error if the "check_rooted" folder didn't exist to begin with. Normal
Proceeding further, I attempted to install the optional apps and received permission denied errors when abd went to push the vending GoogleCalendarSyncAdapter and GoogleContactsSyncAdapter apk files to /system/app.
Reading further on the KFU thread, someone else suggested sideloading superuser. I did this and still was unable to manually push the files (following the batch file as a model to mount read/write, push the apps, then mount read-only).
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The method for doing this is
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb push ≤filename1≥ /system/app
adb push ≤filename2≥ /system/app
...when finished...
Code:
adb remount
adb kill-server
The goal was to add access to Google Play to an otherwise stock 6.3.1 operating system. Short of loading a new rom, is there something else I might try?
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To make things simple, the MoDaCo rom has the exact same interface as stock, except it comes pre rooted with all of the Google apps and services already installed. No work is necessary.

Wow! I'll give it a try tonight. Thanks!

soupmagnet said:
The method for doing this is
Code:
adb root
adb remount
adb push ≤filename1≥ /system/app
adb push ≤filename2≥ /system/app
...when finished...
Code:
adb remount
adb kill-server
To make things simple, the MoDaCo rom has the exact same interface as stock, except it comes pre rooted with all of the Google apps and services already installed. No work is necessary.
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Well, darn. I tried "adb root" and it says: "adbd cannot run as root in production builds." So I guess it isn't really rooted, after all.
Maybe the MoDaCo rom is the way to go, after all. Thanks, anyway!

adb devices
list of device attached
5A5A5A5A5A5A..... (NOT CORRECT)
adb shell
[email protected]
adb push flash_image /dev/
failed .... permission denied
adb push recovery.img /dev/
failed .... permission denied
what should I do ?

sabithpkcmnr said:
adb devices
list of device attached
5A5A5A5A5A5A..... (NOT CORRECT)
adb shell
[email protected]
adb push flash_image /dev/
failed .... permission denied
adb push recovery.img /dev/
failed .... permission denied
what should I do ?
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The which system version?
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sd_shadow said:
The which system version?
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Thanks for interesting ,,
I am on leave for many days over my exam fear ..
any way , I am having Android 4.1.1 JB tablet

sabithpkcmnr said:
Thanks for interesting ,,
I am on leave for many days over my exam fear ..
any way , I am having Android 4.1.1 JB tablet
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That's Android version, not system version
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Unroot Kindle Fire 7'' 2 [before 31th january]

I have to resend to Amazon my kf2 before 31th january and I don't know what should i do to unroot my dev.. A simple reset to factory data by "options" is useless 'couse the device wont be unroot but only app installed via root will be deleted..
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks.

ebisco said:
I have to resend to Amazon my kf2 before 31th january and I don't know what should i do to unroot my dev.. A simple reset to factory data by "options" is useless 'couse the device wont be unroot but only app installed via root will be deleted..
Sorry for my bad english.
Thanks.
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Have you put TWRP on it as well, or is it just rooted?
Do you have a factory cable?

chronicfathead said:
Have you put TWRP on it as well, or is it just rooted?
Do you have a factory cable?
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I've just rooted the kindle and i don't have factory cable...

ebisco said:
I've just rooted the kindle and i don't have factory cable...
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I'm sure someone has posted instructions on how to remove root, for sending back to Amazon, but I can't see it. I will keep looking and post update if I find the link.

chronicfathead said:
I'm sure someone has posted instructions on how to remove root, for sending back to Amazon, but I can't see it. I will keep looking and post update if I find the link.
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I think i've found the script(?) which i used to root my kindle fire.. it include an unroot option but if i execute it.. i recieve an error, so i opened the runme.bat in txt:
:UNROOT
set /p unr=Really (y/n) ?
IF %unr% == n GOTO CHOICE
stuff\adb.exe push stuff\busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
stuff\adb.exe shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox"
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c '/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o remount,rw /system'"
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c 'rm /system/bin/su'" <------------------------------------------------------------
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c 'rm /system/app/Superuser.apk'" <------------------------------------------------------------
After I ve done a factory data reset, i 've installed ROM TOOLBOX on the kindle fire and delete i've manually deleted the 2 files and other file which i've converted to system app.. now.. what should i do to check if the device is still rooted?
Sorry again for my bad english..
PS: I don't think i've unrooted the device becouse i can still use ROM TOOLBOX

ebisco said:
I think i've found the script(?) which i used to root my kindle fire.. it include an unroot option but if i execute it.. i recieve an error, so i opened the runme.bat in txt:
:UNROOT
set /p unr=Really (y/n) ?
IF %unr% == n GOTO CHOICE
stuff\adb.exe push stuff\busybox /data/local/tmp/busybox
stuff\adb.exe shell "chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox"
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c '/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o remount,rw /system'"
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c 'rm /system/bin/su'" <------------------------------------------------------------
stuff\adb.exe shell "su -c 'rm /system/app/Superuser.apk'" <------------------------------------------------------------
After I ve done a factory data reset, i 've installed ROM TOOLBOX on the kindle fire and delete i've manually deleted the 2 files and other file which i've converted to system app.. now.. what should i do to check if the device is still rooted?
Sorry again for my bad english..
PS: I don't think i've unrooted the device becouse i can still use ROM TOOLBOX
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Hi, I can't seem to find the post. I know it talked you through removing certain files from folders, similar to the above.
You can find Root Analyzer in the Amazon market to check for root, but it won't tell you if there are any folders lying around that will alert someone to the fact you have been rooted in the past. I.e. If you have installed Rom Toolbox, it will leave a folder on the SD Card, but I suppose you could say you side loaded it.

chronicfathead said:
Hi, I can't seem to find the post. I know it talked you through removing certain files from folders, similar to the above.
You can find Root Analyzer in the Amazon market to check for root, but it won't tell you if there are any folders lying around that will alert someone to the fact you have been rooted in the past. I.e. If you have installed Rom Toolbox, it will leave a folder on the SD Card, but I suppose you could say you side loaded it.
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re root, install twrp, download amazon's ota update.bin and rename it .zip, flash it in twrp, viola, brand spanking new kf2.

fmkilo said:
re root, install twrp, download amazon's ota update.bin and rename it .zip, flash it in twrp, viola, brand spanking new kf2.
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You might know. Can you download the update manually from Amazon and put it in the kindleupdates folder, then run the update to do the same thing?
Google Amazon 10.2.4 manual update for Amazon's instructions.
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chronicfathead said:
You might know. Can you download the update manually from Amazon and put it in the kindleupdates folder, then run the update to do the same thing?
Google Amazon 10.2.4 manual update for Amazon's instructions.
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not if you're on 10.2.4... I'd suggest installing twrp and flashing it that way. it will overwrite the secondary bootloader, stack space, and also the recovery.. you'll be fine then.
Although, if anyone was able to pull full stock partitions, I could instruct you on how to restore them without a fbcable...

fmkilo said:
not if you're on 10.2.4... I'd suggest installing twrp and flashing it that way. it will overwrite the secondary bootloader, stack space, and also the recovery.. you'll be fine then.
Although, if anyone was able to pull full stock partitions, I could instruct you on how to restore them without a fbcable...
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Thank you so much.. but are you sure that if I install twrp, after flashing stock rom, the recovery will be deleted?
Can you help me to finde a guide? Thank!

ebisco said:
Thank you so much.. but are you sure that if I install twrp, after flashing stock rom, the recovery will be deleted?
Can you help me to finde a guide? Thank!
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If anyone knows it will be fmkilo, hashcode or PowerPoint45, so I think you can trust his word.
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chronicfathead said:
Hi, I can't seem to find the post. I know it talked you through removing certain files from folders, similar to the above.
You can find Root Analyzer in the Amazon market to check for root, but it won't tell you if there are any folders lying around that will alert someone to the fact you have been rooted in the past. I.e. If you have installed Rom Toolbox, it will leave a folder on the SD Card, but I suppose you could say you side loaded it.
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chronicfathead said:
If anyone knows it will be fmkilo, hashcode or PowerPoint45, so I think you can trust his word.
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Okay.. however thank you so much for everything.. fmkilo should send me a pm with a guide make my kf as a brand new.. hope good..

sending it to amazon?
Just out of curiosity, why do you have to send it back to Amazon?

your best hope would be to download the files for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
while connected to usb, use the command adb shell su -c 'reboot bootloader'
This will reboot you into fastboot mode.
Simply use the tool in the previous link to restore all of the partitions needed, then download amazon's update file from here
Place this file in the kindle updates folder on your sdcard.
go into the settings menu, device I think it is... wherever you see your firmware version. and press update

fmkilo said:
your best hope would be to download the files for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
while connected to usb, use the command adb shell su -c 'reboot bootloader'
This will reboot you into fastboot mode.
Simply use the tool in the previous link to restore all of the partitions needed, then download amazon's update file from here
Place this file in the kindle updates folder on your sdcard.
go into the settings menu, device I think it is... wherever you see your firmware version. and press update
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Thanks..
thejustman85 said:
Just out of curiosity, why do you have to send it back to Amazon?
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I made an order of 1000 euro before Christmas and amazon send me a kf2 as a gift.. but if I send it to amazon to ask for a refund before 31 January, I will earn 160 euro .. I do not use the tablet almost never so...

So wait.. why not just use the voodoo root keeper to unroot, then just delete the root backup and remove the app?
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[Q] Kindle Fire 8.4.9 Root?

Just got a "factory refurbished" Kindle Fire 8.9 HD for a STEAL (Amazon gave $50 back on the refurb).
Anyway, now that I have it and have been playing with it for a few weeks, I've realized that the current root methods (including Root Many Android) say they have rooted it, but I don't quite have all the SU access. Digging deeper, I've found that I have System Version 8.4.9.
I can get a partial root, but cannot mount the system to RW
Anyone out there working on the Root of Kindle Fire 8.4.9?

I would just downgrade it and flash a custom rom.
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stunts513 said:
I would just downgrade it and flash a custom rom.
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Stunts,
I'd love to do that, but one of the issues with the current root is I can't use KFFirstAide to do much of anything. I would like to keep the KF as close to stock as I can, as I have kids and the FreeTime app is nice. I'm mostly looking to get the Google Play store up and working.
I've done a search but don't see anything on how to downgrade the KF from 8.4.9 without having root.
What am I missing?

You don't need root. When you initially power the device on it should briefly be detected as a jem device. Download then drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Now open the device manager and plug the kindle in while off, when you see the jem device, right click it and hit update drivers, and tell it to look where you extracted mine. If this is windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first. If you can manage to get this step completed the rest is simple, it basically involves this: grab a utility like kindle fire first aid and shift + right click it and hit new command window here. With the kindle off and unplugged type
Code:
fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product
once it says waiting for device plug the kindle in while it is off, it should enter fastboot, from there you can use kffa to downgrade it.
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stunts513 said:
You don't need root. When you initially power the device on it should briefly be detected as a jem device. Download then drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Now open the device manager and plug the kindle in while off, when you see the jem device, right click it and hit update drivers, and tell it to look where you extracted mine. If this is windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first. If you can manage to get this step completed the rest is simple, it basically involves this: grab a utility like kindle fire first aid and shift + right click it and hit new command window here. With the kindle off and unplugged type
Code:
fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product
once it says waiting for device plug the kindle in while it is off, it should enter fastboot, from there you can use kffa to downgrade it.
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Tried to downgrade. I can get to fastboot without any issues, but it looks like there are issues with KFFA (I'm using 4.1.87-beta). I get the following when trying to "Completely Restore the KFHD 8.9 8.1.4" (Option 7)
(snipped to the last one for space, all have the final "Unable to establish SSL Certificate)
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*I Have Fetched The recovery.img - 1 More To Download................*
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--2014-06-14 13:04:18-- y
<snip> (don't have 10 posts so can't post all the links)
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 302 FOUND
Cookie coming from address attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Cookie coming from address attempted to set domain to dropbox.com
Location: (removed as I don't have 10 posts)] [following]
--2014-06-14 13:04:18-- (removed as I don't have 10 posts)
Connecting to address... connected.
ERROR: cannot verify address's certificate, issued by `address High Assurance Server CA':
Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority.
To connect to address insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'.
Unable to establish SSL connection.
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*I Have Fetched The system.img - I Am Ready To Flash The 3 Images......................*
****************************************************************************************
Press any key to continue . . .
target reported max download size of 1006632960 bytes
error: cannot load 'boot.img': No error
target reported max download size of 1006632960 bytes
error: cannot load 'recovery.img': No error
target reported max download size of 1006632960 bytes
error: cannot load 'system.img': No error
Would You Like To Wipe Data And Cache (y/n) ?
After this, I wipe data and cache and then didn't finish the registration (so I didn't get "pushed" an update, just in case)
Come back up and I'm still in 8.4.9
I've gone in to dropbox and pulled all the images to my computer. Is there a way to move these and get them properly mounted in adb? I'm a relative n00b but getting a bit more comfy in the adb environment and may be able to do it from there, with a bit of help?
Thanks!

Do not actually use KFFA use this method --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468988
You only need kffa for adb.exe and fastboot.exe ect.
PS. Be sure NOT to to connect to the Internet after until you have OTA blocked, and if you Like you can manually upgrade to what ever firmware you would like, I went back to v848

jmpiv4 said:
Do not actually use KFFA use this method --> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2468988
You only need kffa for adb.exe and fastboot.exe ect.
PS. Be sure NOT to to connect to the Internet after until you have OTA blocked, and if you Like you can manually upgrade to what ever firmware you would like, I went back to v848
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Now I'm stuck in the Kindle Fire boot screen - orange. I got through all the flashes without an issue and unplugged on the final reboot per your instructions. I try to adb to it and there are no devices found.
Edit: Whoops. Was using my old shortcut command keys (arrows) and just changed what flashed to system - forgot to flash to the right places. Trying again!

Illinifan97 said:
Now I'm stuck in the Kindle Fire boot screen - orange. I got through all the flashes without an issue and unplugged on the final reboot per your instructions. I try to adb to it and there are no devices found.
Edit: Whoops. Was using my old shortcut command keys (arrows) and just changed what flashed to system - forgot to flash to the right places. Trying again!
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Hi guys, thx for all tutorials in this site, but i can't root my Kindle Fire HD 8.9...this is the error
"/system/bin/sh su cannot execute permission denied "

KatanAlive said:
Hi guys, thx for all tutorials in this site, but i can't root my Kindle Fire HD 8.9...this is the error
"/system/bin/sh su cannot execute permission denied "
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Is your Kindle up and running? I also have a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and yesterday I downloaded latest update.bin file (8.4.9) from Amazon and updated my Kindle and later rooted it using the manual method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117 thread. It was total success. Just don't miss a single step from that method.
Actually I had my Kindle (ver 8.4.8) rooted before and Google Play installed with the same method but I was having some issues (not because of rooting but because I had been tinkering with the system apps) so decided to update to overcome those glitches. I installed RootKeeper from Google Play and told it to protect my root access during update process but this crap could not. After update I lost my root and now Google Play Store and related services stopped working, as I didn't have root access so couldn't manage to delete their apks from System apps. So I decided to root it again with the same method and I did it, after rooting it again I went to system apps and deleted old apks of Google Play and other related apks. Then I agin installed Google Play using the automatic method mentioned in above thread.
Sorry if this story is irrelevant but I just wanted to share my experience so any one searching for something could find a clue from it. One thing is confirmed here, KFFirstAid can easily install Google Play after 8.4.9 update and the above mentioned manual method can root it successfully. I am not sure about automatic method though.

you have been very usefull! Thx...but, i still can't root with any method
Can i ask you for some help (i've actually the 8.4.9 version) in private?

KatanAlive said:
Hi guys, thx for all tutorials in this site, but i can't root my Kindle Fire HD 8.9...this is the error
"/system/bin/sh su cannot execute permission denied "
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KatanAlive said:
you have been very usefull! Thx...but, i still can't root with any method
Can i ask you for some help (i've actually the 8.4.9 version) in private?
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Of course. I am not very knowledgable but I would try my best to share my experience.

akb1ajay said:
Of course. I am not very knowledgable but I would try my best to share my experience.
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I write you a pm

I just tried the fastboot stuff and it will not enter fastboot. Do i need a fastboot cable?
Also i would like to remove all things kindle aka custom roms. So thats a non issue meaning if the only way to root a hd 8.9 with 8.4.9 rom version that was some how pushed on to my kindle via ota that i had turned off but got turned back on some how. Then thats fine and infact i want to remove amazons crap rom any how.

Nanaki-seto said:
I just tried the fastboot stuff and it will not enter fastboot. Do i need a fastboot cable?
Also i would like to remove all things kindle aka custom roms. So thats a non issue meaning if the only way to root a hd 8.9 with 8.4.9 rom version that was some how pushed on to my kindle via ota that i had turned off but got turned back on some how. Then thats fine and infact i want to remove amazons crap rom any how.
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Read post 9 on previous page.

akb1ajay said:
Read post 9 on previous page.
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Already tried this. It works partially only once it is fully done rebooting the kindle fire is running so slowly as to be unworkable for any thing. Also the lock swipe etc looks torn inhalf. At this point i have to use recorvery to get it to respond properly. I need to root or change rom out right (preferably) But the fast boot commands do nothing. Tried getting it to show up as gem device and use the other drivers that are suppose to let me enter fast boot by a fastboot command. It does not seem to work.
So after trying the method in post 9 again i need to recover to factory again. As it is running extremely slow

stunts513 said:
I would just downgrade it and flash a custom rom.
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Stunts what is the best surefire way to downgrade? My previously rooted kindlefire hd 8.9 just got ota updated to 8.4.9. I had disabled ota i thought but it would seem it wasnt. Now i can not reroot it properly. I want to just go with a custom rom and be done with this mess. I do not have a fastboot cable. But it would seem there are ways around that such as the fastboot -i etc etc how ever i tried that and it did not work (including getting the drivers to the jem. I think i may be missing the chance to get the update drivers bit done intime (not sure here). At any rate help!!! heh
Again what i want to do
Downgrade to easiest rom ver to flash from to a custom rom using what ever meathod is the most effective minus fastboot cable. also recommendations on rom to use are very welcome.

akb1ajay said:
Is your Kindle up and running? I also have a Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and yesterday I downloaded latest update.bin file (8.4.9) from Amazon and updated my Kindle and later rooted it using the manual method described in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117 thread. It was total success. Just don't miss a single step from that method.
Actually I had my Kindle (ver 8.4.8) rooted before and Google Play installed with the same method but I was having some issues (not because of rooting but because I had been tinkering with the system apps) so decided to update to overcome those glitches. I installed RootKeeper from Google Play and told it to protect my root access during update process but this crap could not. After update I lost my root and now Google Play Store and related services stopped working, as I didn't have root access so couldn't manage to delete their apks from System apps. So I decided to root it again with the same method and I did it, after rooting it again I went to system apps and deleted old apks of Google Play and other related apks. Then I agin installed Google Play using the automatic method mentioned in above thread.
Sorry if this story is irrelevant but I just wanted to share my experience so any one searching for something could find a clue from it. One thing is confirmed here, KFFirstAid can easily install Google Play after 8.4.9 update and the above mentioned manual method can root it successfully. I am not sure about automatic method though.
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This worked for getting root back, but didn't initially work for the Google apps. It looks like Amazon filled the file system /system leaving no room for the apps. Since I don't use Text To Speech, I removed /system/tts/ivona/vox_en_us_salli22i which is 100+MB, freeing plenty of space for Google apps. I saved a copy to /sdcard just in case. I recommend saving a copy of system.img first, since my first attempts at removing files deleted the apk, but didn't free the space and I had to do a restore once.

Full Manual Root - Kindle Fire HD 8.9 System Version 8.4.9 on Ubuntu Linux 14.04
Hi Guys,
If none of the usual methods work, here is a method for rooting Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with the new 8.4.9 system version. It was written for and tested on Linux, but should work on Windows as well.
Requires Linux and "DOS" scripting knowledge - particularly if anything goes wrong. If you are not familiar with linux shell, please do not try!
USE AT YOUR OWN RISK!!!
I was struggling a whole day with rooting my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 with the 8.4.9 stock rom. I use Linux (Ubuntu 14.04) and don't really have access to Windows. I've tried several methods, including several versions of the Bin4ry method, but the result was:
a) nothing happened at the end,
b) the system was hell slow, but did not get the root prompt/access.
Finally I've managed to root with a full manual - no script running - method. It was based on Bin4ry v18.5.1 root: the tools were uploaded to the kindle from the package, and the rooting steps were based on the RunMe.bat (manually entering step-by-step). It requires an installed adb on the linux machine (I have it from an Android SDK install)!
Sources:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277105 : I've started from here. I recommend to read this before starting the process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117 : "C-2) The next steps are used to Root the Kindle - Alternative Method (Manual Version)"
http://pocketnow.com/2012/10/10/root-without-unlocking : for understanding the exploit
Requirements:
1. Install adb on the linux machine.
2. Download Root MANY ANDROID 32-bit!(Dropbox): https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Win32.zip and extract.
Rooting:
The steps are based on manually entering the commands of the "1)Normal" method of the RunMe.bat:
1) In a terminal change to the directory where Win32.zip was extracted and enter:
Code:
adb push stuff/busybox /data/local/tmp/.
adb push stuff/su /data/local/tmp/.
adb push stuff/Superuser.apk /data/local/tmp/.
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/busybox
2) Restore the fake “backup”. Note: _do not click restore on your Kindle device_! Just enter the command into the command prompt on your PC and press the enter key:
Code:
adb restore fakebackup.ab
3) Run the “exploit”:
Code:
adb shell “while ! ln -s /data/local.prop /data/data/com.android.settings/a/file99; do :; done”
(It will display a lot of "link failed File exists" lines)
4) Now that the “exploit” is running, click restore on your device.
5) Once it finishes, reboot your device. Note: Don’t use your kindle yet, this exploit reboots into emulator mode which will be laggy with a flickering screen (or no display at all). This is normal.
Code:
adb reboot
6) Once rebooted, open a shell:
Code:
adb shell
Check: Once you do step 6, your should have a root shell (your prompt should be #, not $). If it’s not #, start again from step 2.
7) Continue with the steps of the RunMe.bat - now entering the commands in the root shell:
Code:
/data/local/tmp/busybox mount -o remount,rw /system
/data/local/tmp/busybox mv /data/local/tmp/su /system/xbin/su
/data/local/tmp/busybox mv /data/local/tmp/Superuser.apk /system/app/Superuser.apk
/data/local/tmp/busybox cp /data/local/tmp/busybox /system/xbin/busybox
chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
chmod 655 /system/app/Superuser.apk
chmod 755 /system/xbin/busybox
rm /data/local.prop
reboot
Done .

The Method described above didn't work for me.
Tried to do it step by step but the exploit part is not working, gives me a syntax error.
Then i used runme.bat and the exploit seems to work (slow reboot, scrambled kindle logo) but root isn't working properly afterwards.
It's kinda half-rooted now, with SuperSU working and displaying "granted root access..."-messages but if i try to install the play store i'm stuck.
ESexplorer is in root mode, mounted system R/W but when i try to move vending.apk to system/app it fails. No root access it seems
Opening SuperSU results in a failed update process....
Any kind of help is deeply appreciated...

Fixing that syntax error
Toastytwo said:
The Method described above didn't work for me.
Tried to do it step by step but the exploit part is not working, gives me a syntax error.
Then i used runme.bat and the exploit seems to work (slow reboot, scrambled kindle logo) but root isn't working properly afterwards.
It's kinda half-rooted now, with SuperSU working and displaying "granted root access..."-messages but if i try to install the play store i'm stuck.
ESexplorer is in root mode, mounted system R/W but when i try to move vending.apk to system/app it fails. No root access it seems
Opening SuperSU results in a failed update process....
Any kind of help is deeply appreciated...
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This method worked for me! I also got a syntax error the first time arround but I fixed it by splitting this command (adb shell "while ! ln -s /data/local.prop /data/data/com.android.settings/a/file99; do :; done") into 2 separate command 1) adb shell, 2) while ! ln -s /data/local.prop /data/data/com.android.settings/a/file99; do :; done
After taking away the quotes it worked exactly as described!