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[Q] [HELP]Stuck on Kindle Fire screen...

I tried to root my kindle fire but failed... Then i proceed to do a factory reset from the kindle fire, after reboot I stuck on kindle fire screen.
I have already installed Kindle Fire TWRP.
under my kindle utility it shows my boot status as unknown.
please help!!! Many thanks....
I just hope can reset to its original setting.

If you can boot into TWRP kfu will recognize it.. if not then you should mount it in TWRP...

hi fiddlefaddle, thanks for your reply...
i tried to boot into TWRP but were unable...
what u mean by mount it in TWRP...
sorry i am a noob... hope u can explain to me further..
many thanks

hi fiddlefaddle
i manage to boot into TWRP...
can i know what should i do next in order be able to use my kindle fire again?
thanks...

Not to be rude but try searching for your answers.. I picked up a KF last night for my fiancée it was rooted but restored to stock rom.. I tried getting it to allow prime videos and hosed it up big time. I I was getting fire logos loops all kinds of madness but I hopped on xda did some research now her kf is working with prime video and side installed apps and ADW Launcher as well as stock kf launcher..
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hi prasket...
I am sorry if i sounded like i did not do any searching or research on resolving this issue..
In fact i have been searching on the webby for the whole day looking for the answers and found many.. but none were able to work for me... It may be due to my limited capabilities in understanding and therefore i am seeking for help in this forum...
I believe the purpose of this forum is to share and help out everyone in any way possible.... Its good that you have bought a KF for your finacee but i dun see any rationale in boasting here what you have achieved... not everyone is able to resolve everything just by doing some research like you.
I am just a sincere noob KF user who is looking for some help... Appreciate if i can have some constructive comments instead... thanks

shaoqun said:
hi prasket...
I am sorry if i sounded like i did not do any searching or research on resolving this issue..
In fact i have been searching on the webby for the whole day looking for the answers and found many.. but none were able to work for me... It may be due to my limited capabilities in understanding and therefore i am seeking for help in this forum...
I believe the purpose of this forum is to share and help out everyone in any way possible.... Its good that you have bought a KF for your finacee but i dun see any rationale in boasting here what you have achieved... not everyone is able to resolve everything just by doing some research like you.
I am just a sincere noob KF user who is looking for some help... Appreciate if i can have some constructive comments instead... thanks
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My suggestion would be to take some time out to read over the first two posts in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
The first will help you get some basic understanding of how these pieces fit together. If you are using Windows, the second makes sure you have the device drivers installed correctly. Once you've done that, you'll want to set the bootmode on your device back to normal using KFU. Provided the Kindle Fire software is working correctly, you should be able to reboot and get it working normally again.

kinfauns said:
My suggestion would be to take some time out to read over the first two posts in this thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
The first will help you get some basic understanding of how these pieces fit together. If you are using Windows, the second makes sure you have the device drivers installed correctly. Once you've done that, you'll want to set the bootmode on your device back to normal using KFU. Provided the Kindle Fire software is working correctly, you should be able to reboot and get it working normally again.
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ok noted... thanks kinfauns

If you're still having trouble, try using zombiepiratez's unbrick utility
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1428428
I had a similar problem and was able to fix it using the utility

Toolkit may be coming soon to you guys!

Looking to bring you guys into the action. I'm gonna purchase a kindle fire online on Monday and then make a toolkit on it.
Just a few questions.
You guys use Fastboot commands or no?
Ex: Fastboot flash recovery recovery.img, Fastboot flash boot boot.img
A personal question myself, since there is no removable battery, is there a button trick to shut it off if it freezes?
I have to put all this into consideration when I make the toolkit.
Thanks!
If you don't know what a toolkit is, look in my signature. Just don't look at the Sensation or MT4GS since I still have to update their UIs

Yep you just hold the power button if it freezes and itll shutoff pretty much no matter what. Also please do bring tool kit here

HaiKaiDo said:
Yep you just hold the power button if it freezes and itll shutoff pretty much no matter what. Also please do bring tool kit here
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Thanks for the reply! What show I know about the device? Anything in particular?
Why is it necessary to flash a different bootloader? (I should be reading on it now, but I'll get a better analysis on it when I order it)
The toolkit is gonna basically be like this but with a graphical user interface
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Will add other options as well, just gotta see how this works since it is different than HTC phones.

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help me out so I can help you guys out as well!

Theres already a toolkit

trter10 said:
Theres already a toolkit
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Who said another one won't hurt? It's good to have choices. Would you rather use one ROM or have choices to choose from?
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Drivers are a big issue for the tool kit we do have.
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jacewt said:
Drivers are a big issue for the tool kit we do have.
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Can you explain what you mean?
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jacewt said:
Drivers are a big issue for the tool kit we do have.
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This is true.
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What's wrong with the drivers?
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hasoon2000 said:
What's wrong with the drivers?
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Lets just say If you can get it to connect through adb you are a genius.
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the device requires different drivers for adb/fastboot.
once u get adb working, and reboot into fastboot, it usually doesn't get seen by the PC. its one of the biggest issues and lots of people have them when rooting.
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I used hasoons toolkit with my amaze and gotta say thanks.hasoon andcant wwait to see what you do fornthe kindle users too.
sent from my kindle fire running gedeROM

Fastboot works real well with the fire. Its a nice device to use with adb and fastboot.
The drivers are really finicky and once you get them set up....don't change anything with regard to your computer as far as your kindle fire development setup. The trick for me (windows 8) is to force disable windows driver signing protocol and to use the windows device manager and USB deview to get the kindle fire drivers established. I would not start off with the kindle fire utility kit or put that in the same directory as your kindle fire development file.
Its a great device and I think a new toolkit does no harm and promotes further development. I strongly advise using TWRP recovery and not clockwork mod as there's some unresolved issues with damaged emmc partitions causing brickedness. (See hashcodes thread with regard to cwm recovery for the 3.0 kernel)
That 3.0 kernel (by Hashcode) pumped massive growth into this device as we did not have hardware acceleration prior to that (outside of the Amazon forked build.)
Now I've no idea what a toolkit is but I'll help test drive anyhow. What's the other toolkit? Vashypoors KFU? That is a nice setup but IMHO people ought to be able to handle ADB and fastboot business before using that KFU or any other toolkit.
You asked about the bootloader? Great write up about why the stock image was replaced by FIREFIREFIRE by Pokey9000 I'll try to find it later but it should be one if the stickied threads here. You can't do a thing with the stock bootloader.
Edit --- I now know what you mean by a toolkit... I didnt realize you made one for the One-S. (nice work, that!!)
Now Im going to get a bit straightforward, dont get me wrong --- these toolkits are great, but they are akin to giving just about anyone on the street a loaded gun... toolkits give an absolute noob or a person who has absolutely no idea whatsoever what they are doing a false sense of security and they believe they have full control of the device where they clearly do not. You effectively give people the easy mind-numbingly-easy opportunity to change something on their device and then they have no idea what its doing or how to get out of any predicament. Thankfully, there are things called "Drivers-Education" and then a "Test" prior to all 16 year olds getting permission to operate motor vehicles!
IT WOULD be cool if you made your toolkit lockable which is unlocked only by the user successfully performing various executions of simple adb and fastboot activities.... i use these toolkits only when my keyboard is broke, or my hands are broke or otherwise occupied by children.
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If you use the KFU on your kindle to root everything should go well. You may encounter problems if you do it manually at least I did a little a bit others my have not. For the driver issue the KFU comes with drivers use them instead when your computer asks for the location. I wish you luck with the toolkit the more the merrier
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While I'm a huge proponent of the manual method of rooting/modifying the Kindle Fire, I don't think having programs like the KFU is a major problem. The only way Kindle Fire development is going to grow is with more users, even if those users are noobs looking to take the easy way out. The more popular the device becomes, the more likely experienced developers will jump on board.
There really isn't much you can do about people who refuse to follow directions or educate themselves before getting into trouble, other than complaining about it and posting stupid threads like "This is what you people sound like". It all comes with the territory, especially in a world where a mentally retarded two year old can jailbreak an iPhone and feel like a genius afterwards.
As long as people are still searching for the "any" key, I'll still be mumbling TSTFO and yelling HLMGIFY until my face turns blue but I'll be more than willing to put up with it to see this community grow and get some awesome development in the process. So yes, I say bring on the Toolkit, the worst that could happen is I get more fuel for my sick sense of humor.

build something that restores a kindle in an sbf like process to stock original correctly partitioned then you might have a tool that could rescue a whole bunch of people who have broken systems, bootloaders,recoveries and completly wacked out partitions then you will have a tool that will get used to death.

Thepooch said:
build something that restores a kindle in an sbf like process to stock original correctly partitioned then you might have a tool that could rescue a whole bunch of people who have broken systems, bootloaders,recoveries and completly wacked out partitions then you will have a tool that will get used to death.
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I just have to learn more about it first before I get into doing that unless there is a fix that I can look at.
soupmagnet said:
While I'm a huge proponent of the manual method of rooting/modifying the Kindle Fire, I don't think having programs like the KFU is a major problem. The only way Kindle Fire development is going to grow is with more users, even if those users are noobs looking to take the easy way out. The more popular the device becomes, the more likely experienced developers will jump on board.
There really isn't much you can do about people who refuse to follow directions or educate themselves before getting into trouble, other than complaining about it and posting stupid threads like "This is what you people sound like". It all comes with the territory, especially in a world where a mentally retarded two year old can jailbreak an iPhone and feel like a genius afterwards.
As long as people are still searching for the "any" key, I'll still be mumbling TSTFO and yelling HLMGIFY until my face turns blue but I'll be more than willing to put up with it to see this community grow and get some awesome development in the process. So yes, I say bring on the Toolkit, the worst that could happen is I get more fuel for my sick sense of humor.
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First, I loved the link to the humor thread. I started laughing because we always deal with that!
Second, I agree. Manual method is the way to go for new users to learn in case anything happens. I just hate doing commands manually all the time so I automate them to make it easier on me.
I would need you guys to help out since you guys have way more experience than me with the Kindle (I'm gonna order it soon). As long as you guys don't mind, then this will definitely come!
Kheladu said:
If you use the KFU on your kindle to root everything should go well. You may encounter problems if you do it manually at least I did a little a bit others my have not. For the driver issue the KFU comes with drivers use them instead when your computer asks for the location. I wish you luck with the toolkit the more the merrier
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Thank you sir! I'll see if I can get the drivers issue fixed.
androidcues said:
Fastboot works real well with the fire. Its a nice device to use with adb and fastboot.
The drivers are really finicky and once you get them set up....don't change anything with regard to your computer as far as your kindle fire development setup. The trick for me (windows 8) is to force disable windows driver signing protocol and to use the windows device manager and USB deview to get the kindle fire drivers established. I would not start off with the kindle fire utility kit or put that in the same directory as your kindle fire development file.
Its a great device and I think a new toolkit does no harm and promotes further development. I strongly advise using TWRP recovery and not clockwork mod as there's some unresolved issues with damaged emmc partitions causing brickedness. (See hashcodes thread with regard to cwm recovery for the 3.0 kernel)
That 3.0 kernel (by Hashcode) pumped massive growth into this device as we did not have hardware acceleration prior to that (outside of the Amazon forked build.)
Now I've no idea what a toolkit is but I'll help test drive anyhow. What's the other toolkit? Vashypoors KFU? That is a nice setup but IMHO people ought to be able to handle ADB and fastboot business before using that KFU or any other toolkit.
You asked about the bootloader? Great write up about why the stock image was replaced by FIREFIREFIRE by Pokey9000 I'll try to find it later but it should be one if the stickied threads here. You can't do a thing with the stock bootloader.
Edit --- I now know what you mean by a toolkit... I didnt realize you made one for the One-S. (nice work, that!!)
Now Im going to get a bit straightforward, dont get me wrong --- these toolkits are great, but they are akin to giving just about anyone on the street a loaded gun... toolkits give an absolute noob or a person who has absolutely no idea whatsoever what they are doing a false sense of security and they believe they have full control of the device where they clearly do not. You effectively give people the easy mind-numbingly-easy opportunity to change something on their device and then they have no idea what its doing or how to get out of any predicament. Thankfully, there are things called "Drivers-Education" and then a "Test" prior to all 16 year olds getting permission to operate motor vehicles!
IT WOULD be cool if you made your toolkit lockable which is unlocked only by the user successfully performing various executions of simple adb and fastboot activities.... i use these toolkits only when my keyboard is broke, or my hands are broke or otherwise occupied by children.
Sent from my HTC One S using xda premium
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No offense taken! Positive criticism at its finest! lol. You really gave me a lot of info and helped out. As I said earlier, I'm new to this. (Still didn't order the kindle yet) so I'm trying to gather all the knowledge so I have a heads up.
I will user TWRP and not add CWM since we don't want anyone to have bad partitions. If you can, link me why the bootloader was replaced by FFF so I have an understanding on that please
I'm gonna update the One S toolkit soon just so you know!
I did have users who had no clue start using the toolkit. The issues they had were not reading the Post I have on Bugs (A directory issue) and they say it doesn't work. The other issue was root (which I fixed) and flashing a GB kernel onto an ICS ROM. They didn't know what it was and thought it was mandatory (even though it is under the optional section) and soft bricked their phones. I removed kernels and if they want to flash a kernel, they have to do it themselves so they can't blame me or anything.
But thanks again for all the info!
smirkis said:
the device requires different drivers for adb/fastboot.
once u get adb working, and reboot into fastboot, it usually doesn't get seen by the PC. its one of the biggest issues and lots of people have them when rooting.
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Will do. Thanks for the heads up!
tgamble160 said:
I used hasoons toolkit with my amaze and gotta say thanks.hasoon andcant wwait to see what you do fornthe kindle users too.
sent from my kindle fire running gedeROM
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Glad you liked my Amaze toolkit (btw, I updated it a few days ago if you didn't check yet)
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Everyone, I would like to thank you all for all the info you have given me! Feel free to pitch in some links of anything or anything I should know about before I make the toolkit!

Honestly, an absolute majority of the problems stem from not having the proper drivers installed. With that out of the way, I'm sure there would be a lot less posts from people complaining about stuff not working.

hasoon2000 said:
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I will user TWRP and not add CWM since we don't want anyone to have bad partitions. If you can, link me why the bootloader was replaced by FFF so I have an understanding on that please
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kinfauns wrote an excellent "Kindle Fire for Beginners" (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547) which goes into the details of things like why the stock bootloader was replaced w/ FFF. Main benefits of FFF is that it kicks in a temporary fastboot, and also enables easy access to recovery.
In the above-linked document, look under the "How do I unbrick my Kindle Fire?" heading for details of the benefits of FFF's temporary fastboot and access to recovery.
Having been a flashaholic, tinkerer and dabbling themer type on my Moto Droid X for the last 1.25 yrs (with several soft-bricks along the way), the general concepts w/ the Kindle Fire were familiar but the devil's in the details. Thanks to kinfaun's guides and other posts in the forums here, I learned the Kindle Fire stuff more quickly and understand things a lot better than I probably would have otherwise.

[Q] Son in trouble with pissed off dad about bricked KF!

OK, I have ready many posts and guides an am completely lost. This is my 12 year old sons Kindle Fire that he decided to "root". I am fairly computer savvy but this thing has got me baffled. He used "superoneclick" and now it tries to boot and stops at the kindle fire boot screen and goes no further. Any help on pointing me in the right direction would be appreciated. I do know this. The hard reset obviously does not work because I have tried that at least 100 times. My pc currently does not allow me to access it as a drive although it does show up. It sounds like a bootloader" problem? Again, please give me hand before I kill my son after telling him in advance not to do this.
Thanks
Forrest

Try and see if you can get KindleFireUtility to recognize your Kindle Fire
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

Veeman, thanks I will try that and report back.

do you have fastboot?
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fastboot devices in terminal and see if it returns your kindle number.
you are stuck in fastbootmode.
kfu will sort it out for you.
some more info would be of help.
what operating system on pc?
has your son got fastboot installed in sdk/tools or sdk/platform tools?
what stage was he at in the rooting process?
don't worry, has far as i know there is only one hardbrick issue at the moment, and that has to do with one type of recovery and doing a wipe/restore.
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I understand your concern, and I don't mean to be out of line and tell you how to be a parent but...
If you're really computer savvy, you know that on the way there, you fudged some settings that made the computer unstable or unbootable. You installed programs, printers, a different way and had it not quite work out because you didn't follow directions.
My point is this: A 12 year rooting his kindle shows a level of intellectual curiosity that I think should be commended and encouraged. Any electrician, programmer, repair guy, anyone who does this kind of stuff will tell you; they learned the most when they screwed up.
What I would do? Work together with him to fix it. Show him what and how you're doing it, how you're asking for help (and that that's okay) and where to find what he needs to fix it.
You're not hard bricked, at least its unlikely, you're likely just stuck in fastboot which is not a big deal at all.
Just take it with a grain of salt. I know to when a kid breaks something it's "There goes X dollars" But sometimes, you have to break some eggs.
Good luck though.

Well, you came to the right place for guidance! I'm sure a forum search for "stuck in fastboot" would lead you and your son in the right direction. Unless there is a better way I'm not aware of, you will need to get adb up and running on a PC (which is most of the work). Then you will be able to get the kf out of fastboot by issuing commands from your computer's terminal/command prompt
But....
I think you should let your son do it... Especially if he plans on keeping his fire rooted. "Rooting" allows users to make changes to critical system files... On one hand this is really cool because it will allow your son to load custom ROMs (operating systems) and take full advantage of the kf's hardware....But, it will also make it very easy to royally screw things up.
So, if that's something he's interested in he needs to learn how to troubleshoot and fix things himself. You definitely came to the right place though... xda is a very sweet resource.
Goodluck!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668159

Update
Ok folks, thanks for all the input so far. We (my son and I) have worked on it and found KFU useful. We installed the latest update and it is now working. However, TWRP will not go away. We need to take this in for service so I need to reset everything. We have tried the wipe and install of the update several times it restarts with the blue kindle fire logo with the option for recovery. How do we get rid of this?

Firemancfd said:
Ok folks, thanks for all the input so far. We (my son and I) have worked on it and found KFU useful. We installed the latest update and it is now working. However, TWRP will not go away. We need to take this in for service so I need to reset everything. We have tried the wipe and install of the update several times it restarts with the blue kindle fire logo with the option for recovery. How do we get rid of this?
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1. Download Kindle Fire Software Update Version 6.3.1
2. Rename the file to update.zip
3. Get in to TWRP and mount USB drive
4. Copy update.zip to Kindle Fire
5. Unmount USB drive
6. Do factory reset, then wipe system cache, and dalvik cache
7. Flash the update.zip

Tera Tike, thanks for the answer. I have tried that multiple times and the twrp blue kindle fire with boot options keeps coming back.

Felnarion said:
My point is this: A 12 year rooting his kindle shows a level of intellectual curiosity that I think should be commended and encouraged. Any electrician, programmer, repair guy, anyone who does this kind of stuff will tell you; they learned the most when they screwed up.
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True, but I think it's a tad different when you spend a couple of hundred dollars on something and specifically asked the lad not to do this one thing.

Firemancfd said:
Tera Tike, thanks for the answer. I have tried that multiple times and the twrp blue kindle fire with boot options keeps coming back.
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Try letting it sit while it "bootloops."
Might sound strange but I've had this exact same thing happen recently after a fresh install, and it loaded up back to normal after a handful of loops.

sbeddoesdesign, you are right i was upset not about the act but that he done it after i told him not to, then he lied to me about doing it. Either way, I have calmed down about it now and he is helping and participating. We are learning a lot together and its good dad/son time.
anomalya, i tried that and let it sit for an hour and no change.

FIXED
Thanks to all who helped. We finally got it to work correctly. Everyone was a big help and we appreciate everything.

I am glad that you got it working, but I am posting this for anyone else that can't seem to read or do a simple search. If you have the KFU all you need to do is have it running and restart your KF while connected the computer, and send the normal boot cmd when it first connects for those few seconds, and you are good to go, but seeing how too many people are to stupid to understand this, I believe that everyone should stop responding to them!!! We see this too often and everyone gives them this long work around...

kinfauns said:
3) Not all "stuck on bootlogo" problems are fixable with the KFU remedy you provided.
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Are -any- such problems fixable with KFU? :silly:

Yeah, because 99% of the problems can be fixed by simply sending the command to start in normal boot you are offended and want to try and say I was saying something about you? If you are offended, then yu might be one of the people that can't seem to learn from the past!!!
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BTW, seeing how most of the issues that fall under this, have been fixed in the exact way I described, it adds to my credit!

Firemancfd said:
Tera Tike, thanks for the answer. I have tried that multiple times and the twrp blue kindle fire with boot options keeps coming back.
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Blue Kindle Fire logo is FFF1.4a

Thread cleaned up and closed.

[Q] kindle fire unrecognized in windows. adb does not work. No SO. bricked

hello.
I write this post because right now I'm desperate. my kinde fire was rooted and works great. I wanted to install an unofficial ROM and there came all problems.
first of all I want to say that I resort to this message because I've tried everything, but I did manage to save my device.
My Kindle was rooted and TWRP works well. I inadvertently left the device without an operating system. I forgot to put a rom after you wipe. After this, when the device booted, first came out the white and orange logo, then white and blue recovery and eventually returned to the first logo.
First I tried to recover it with the original firmware. I could not access the device via the file browser windows, so I copied the. zip with adb push. after several attempts I went to plan B, because I always got the same "error 7", so I tried to install the cyanogen rom, but I had the same fate.
After that, I was reading about fastboot, so I downloaded kindle fire utility. I think something went here even worse, because now TWRP gone.
I finally discovered unbrick kindle utility, but now my pc does not recognize the device. drivers are installed and kindle fire utility says "adb: online", but I can not access the device.
I searched a lot of information, but I think I am increasingly far from the solution, so I decided to write this post.
anyone can help me to recover the kindle? I'm desperate now. I'd like to have everything as before, I do not lose the root
thanks!!!

Same problem
Hi! i alredy have the same issue. I tried to change the room but something was wrong... I tried to get back and i used kindle fire utility too. I think it was the problem because now i can not turn on. did you find the way to fix it!??????? help i am desperate as you were...:crying:

KFU IS FOR KF1
(that is all)

I know...
fmkilo said:
KFU IS FOR KF1
(that is all)
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Yes i know that was a mistake... the issue here is to fix it. Some good ideas could be great!!!

i.robert, i'm follow in the same problem.
fmkilo, can you help solve it?

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"Onemelia" says that probably ours kindle are ruined... i just know that FireFireFire.bin was the mistake. However maybe we can get in to the sd memory for build everything from base. Only if the mother board is not ruined too...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010353&page=2

fmkilo said:
KFU IS FOR KF1
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This forum is full of people doing the same thing. Why do people keep using tools that will brick their device, even though there are other posts saying it will happen.
Frustrating.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD

chronicfathead said:
This forum is full of people doing the same thing. Why do people keep using tools that will brick their device, even though there are other posts saying it will happen.
Frustrating.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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chronicfathead, the problem has no solution? is there any way to recover the bootloader?

Finally, I got in touch with Amazon. I explained my problem and they will send me a new one because it was under warranty.

Finally, I got in touch with Amazon. I explained my problem and they will send me a new one because it was under warranty .
i will recieve it tomorrow
thanks very much for your help
I hope not to have problems like this in the future
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dewars14 said:
chronicfathead, the problem has no solution? is there any way to recover the bootloader?
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Hi. I was just commenting that a lot of people are rushing into doing things without reading, or even checking what model they have. Admittedly Amazon hasn't made it easy by advertising it as the Kindle Fire 2. All the recent posts in this section of the forum are from people bricking their devices, mainly because they did something wrong.
I don't know how the situation can be changed, apart from building some checks into the KF1 rooting/modding tools.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD

chronicfathead said:
Hi. I was just commenting that a lot of people are rushing into doing things without reading, or even checking what model they have. Admittedly Amazon hasn't made it easy by advertising it as the Kindle Fire 2. All the recent posts in this section of the forum are from people bricking their devices, mainly because they did something wrong.
I don't know how the situation can be changed, apart from building some checks into the KF1 rooting/modding tools.
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Ok. I have already received my new kindle fire 2. I was lucky it was under warranty. Now I have to return the old and noticing more if I decide to put a new rom.
thanks anyway for your help

[GUIDE] [ROOT] Ematic Genesis Prime EGS004

I've recently bought this tablet for storing books and such for school and such that I won't have to carry around an extra 10 kilograms in my backpack. The Ematic Genesis Prime is a very basic Android Tablet that you would most probably find on eBay, Alibaba, etc. I've been trying to find if rooting was possible on this device. I've heard this saying - "Everything is possible on Linux", and so was rooting this tablet. While I was browsing around threads, I've found a way, and decided to make this guide, such that everyone who looks for the method will find it easily.
Rooting Guide
To root this tablet, we will be using Cydia Impactor -
Cydia Impactor is a GUI tool for working with Android devices. It has features already, but is still very much a work-in-progress.
Right now, its key feature is an end-to-end exploit of the Android "Master Key" vulnerability, allowing a user to obtain root access on many Android devices (including Glass and TV).
- http://www.cydiaimpactor.com​
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I have done this method of rooting on my EGS004-BL. It should most work for other colours. (-BL or anything after the - dash is your colour, so in my case, it is black. ) It would most probably work for the other variants such as EGS102 (Genesis Prime XL), and EGW004 (Waterproof version of the EGS004).
Before you start:
I am in no way, shape or form, responsible for the outcome, positive or negative, of you following the provided instructions on this thread.
It worked for me, but that does not mean it will 100% work for you.
You are responsible for any side effects and damage caused to your device, your property, anyone nearby, or yourself, which includes, but not limited to, robbery, riots, injury, death, acts of god, epidemics/pandemics, natural disasters, government shutdowns, mutations, growing an extra arm or any limb, etc.
Rooting will void your warranty.
Preparing to Root
First, you will need to download the program from its website. The download links are in bold letters so it should stand out. The website is at http://www.cydiaimpactor.com
Once the download has finished, extract the .ZIP file onto your Desktop (or whichever folder you like).
Now, move over to your tablet. Hit the settings icon from your desktop or app drawer. Go to { } Developer Options.
One you're there, make sure that the options are on with the 'switch' on the top right corner of the screen. If not, tap it and turn it on.
Once the Developer Options are set to ON, check off USB debugging. Tap OK when the "Allow USB debugging?" window pops up. Screenshot:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Rooting
Using the USB cable, connect your tablet to your computer. Then, go to the place where you extracted Cydia Impactor and open it.
Once Cydia Impactor is open, click on USB and then Driver Scan. If you are asked to select which device/port, chose the right one and hit OK/Yes. Wait until it installs the drivers. NOTE: You may be asked to reboot your computer. If so, reboot first, then continue to the next step. Screenshot:
Once that's done, click Start in Cydia Impactor. DO NOT CHANGE THE TEXT IN THE TEXT BOX. It should try to root the tablet with the methods that it has in store. Wait until it roots your tablet.
Once it says it successfully rooted your tablet, reboot it for safety's sake. (You don't have to, but just do it anyways).
After your tablet has started up, open up Play Store and download a Superuser program. I personally like Chainfire's SuperSU.
After installing a Superuser program, it may ask you to update the SU binary. Please hit OK/Yes and let it update.
That's it! Your tablet has been (or should be) rooted! If you want to check, you can download Root Checker from the Play Store.
CWM Recovery
@dolorespark has created CWM Recovery for A10/A13 Tablets. The EGS004 is an Allwinner A13 Tablet so use the A13 version of it.
It's here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189640
Custom ROMs
There is an unofficial CyanogenMod 10 for the tablet (meant for generic A13 tablets) available at: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343531
Known Issues
- On EGS 102 (XL PRIME), Cydia Impactor will report an unsuccessful root job, but will actually root the tablet. (Thanks to @oldsoldier2003)
Hit the thanks button if I've helped you. If you ran into troubles, have suggestions, or just want to say that it worked, please don't hesitate to reply.

Finally!!!
Hey thank you so much...I Testify that this rooting is 100% safe and successful on my EGS004-bl from my experience... i am new here i just register say thanks :good: :laugh::laugh:

One small issue noted on the EGS 102 (XL PRIME). Impactor didn't report a successful root job, but did indeed root the tablet. Thanks for the quick guide and pointing out this tool.

as i am used to rooting name-brand android devices...this actually works, and quite easier than galaxy devices...my wife got this for me...we dont have a lot of money so couldnt get a nexus...its a little slow responding, but hopefully there is a rom that can speed it up...but this works quick and easy and don't even have to copy files over...thanks...

It may be awhile before you can find a ROM for it because most of the talented devs are quite busy on other devices that are more popular. It is my hope that these devices become a little more popular and get some love here too
Sent from my EGS102 using XDA Premium HD app

oldsoldier2003 said:
It may be awhile before you can find a ROM for it because most of the talented devs are quite busy on other devices that are more popular. It is my hope that these devices become a little more popular and get some love here too
Sent from my EGS102 using XDA Premium HD app
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There's an unofficial ROM - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343531

recoveries
Has anyone found a recovery for this tablet yet or one that is comparable,so we can back up and restore them if something gets fubared

ed196741 said:
Has anyone found a recovery for this tablet yet or one that is comparable,so we can back up and restore them if something gets fubared
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2189640
There^
Also updated on the OP. (Thanks for the reminder, it's been here for a while, just didn't get around to adding it )

Thanks, now I have some more questions !
We recently purchased a EGS114 its a Ematic Genesis 2 , we used your guide to root it and it worked out great, thanks! Now what do i do, basically I'm saying this is brand new to me, I've put Nova Settings on there and it made it look better, have the Superuser chain fire, but really kinda at a loss of what to do. I understand this might be in the wrong location but I cannot find any information on these tablets, this is the sole reference to the Ematic series i have found and one you tube video showing gibberish. What i would like to do / plan is Ive seen videos on making your external SD card your internal so i can have more app space - Have a 32gb Micro SD Card in route, plan on partitioning it and all really no idea but you tube helps. Secondly saw on how to use the sd card for your Ram to speed up applications plan on trying that. Also I've been trying to overclock the CPU but cant, I believe i need to change the kernel or ROM something or other, i have no idea how to do this??? Well that's some of what i believe is possible with this device if you guys could help me out i would really appreciate it . Try not to bash to hard on the new user that i am i apologize in advance.
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Looking to do the same! If you find links, mind posting here, or making a how-to comment? would love to do more with this thing!
PS: in Linux, simply running Impactor after extracting it wasn't doing it for me, I had to hop in terminal and run it as su (sudo ./Impactor, after navigating to the folder). It then ran just fine, with no problems. Ends up I needed the adb server to be started as root(sudo adb start-server as opposed to adb start-server), otherwise it gave me the finger - aka ????????? - no permissions.

SweetAction said:
We recently purchased a EGS114 its a Ematic Genesis 2 , we used your guide to root it and it worked out great, thanks! Now what do i do, basically I'm saying this is brand new to me, I've put Nova Settings on there and it made it look better, have the Superuser chain fire, but really kinda at a loss of what to do. I understand this might be in the wrong location but I cannot find any information on these tablets, this is the sole reference to the Ematic series i have found and one you tube video showing gibberish. What i would like to do / plan is Ive seen videos on making your external SD card your internal so i can have more app space - Have a 32gb Micro SD Card in route, plan on partitioning it and all really no idea but you tube helps. Secondly saw on how to use the sd card for your Ram to speed up applications plan on trying that. Also I've been trying to overclock the CPU but cant, I believe i need to change the kernel or ROM something or other, i have no idea how to do this??? Well that's some of what i believe is possible with this device if you guys could help me out i would really appreciate it . Try not to bash to hard on the new user that i am i apologize in advance.
:fingers-crossed:SweetAction​
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indestructibleguy said:
Looking to do the same! If you find links, mind posting here, or making a how-to comment? would love to do more with this thing!
PS: in Linux, simply running Impactor after extracting it wasn't doing it for me, I had to hop in terminal and run it as su (sudo ./Impactor, after navigating to the folder). It then ran just fine, with no problems. Ends up I needed the adb server to be started as root(sudo adb start-server as opposed to adb start-server), otherwise it gave me the finger - aka ????????? - no permissions.
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Sorry for the VERY late reply. My xda account is currently hooked up to my gmail which I don't really check anymore because I have my own domain name & an email address on that.
Regarding the overclocking issue:
Yes, you cannot overclock this device. Mine came underclocked actually - NoFrills CPU Control was showing 1.008 GHz instead of the claimed 1.5 . I was able to bump the value up to 1.2 before the app would crash after hitting 'Apply'.
There is an unofficial CM Rom for this tablet - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2343531
(I tried flashing this but I derped and now the tablet itself is bricked and there's no way I know to fix it other than buy another one, which I won't do.. I probably forgot to clear the cache which is why I bricked it).
I believe you can overclock after installing that ROM (unless it already does it for you).

SweetAction said:
We recently purchased a EGS114 its a Ematic Genesis 2 , we used your guide to root it and it worked out great, thanks!
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I have a quite recent EGS114 and it's a substantially different tablet than the EGS004, having an ARMv7 CPU, more RAM & memory, etc.. I am wondering if this model number has been recycled with a different tablet and the EGS114 you got is different than mine -- and if this root procedure will still work.
The original message is quite old and the graphics are 404ed out.
If anyone has any suggestions for rooting this unit, I'd be grateful:
Model: EMatic EGS114
CPU: ARMv7
Android: 4.0.4 ICS
Kernel: 2.6.34

Does anybody know if this works on the Ematic EDG103?

I too have got the EMatic EGS114/ Android: 4.0.4 ICS/ Kernel: 2.6.34. Purchased from TigerDirect.
The current memory {RAM allocated} is poor for APPS. Not sure what to do with this tablet. .
Any success on rooting the tablet ?
JohnLNU said:
I have a quite recent EGS114 and it's a substantially different tablet than the EGS004, having an ARMv7 CPU, more RAM & memory, etc.. I am wondering if this model number has been recycled with a different tablet and the EGS114 you got is different than mine -- and if this root procedure will still work.
The original message is quite old and the graphics are 404ed out.
If anyone has any suggestions for rooting this unit, I'd be grateful:
Model: EMatic EGS114
CPU: ARMv7
Android: 4.0.4 ICS
Kernel: 2.6.34
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Judging by the last comment (on the OP's post), this looks like it works on the EGS102 as well?

No Volume Buttons
Hello all,
I have gotten as far as getting CWM onto my EGS004, but I have arrived at a problem: the EGS004 does not have volume up/down buttons, so I have no way of doing anything in the recovery menu. Is there something I am missing, because I can't find a way to navigate the menu in CWM via touch.

thexfactor04 said:
Hello all,
I have gotten as far as getting CWM onto my EGS004, but I have arrived at a problem: the EGS004 does not have volume up/down buttons, so I have no way of doing anything in the recovery menu. Is there something I am missing, because I can't find a way to navigate the menu in CWM via touch.
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Just attach an USB keyboard to the tablet, but don't bother, I flashed that custom firmware on my laptop and now it is bricked and I'll need to figure out a way to boot into CWM without using adb or the volume button. Oh well

biscoito1r said:
Just attach an USB keyboard to the tablet, but don't bother, I flashed that custom firmware on my laptop and now it is bricked and I'll need to figure out a way to boot into CWM without using adb or the volume button. Oh well
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I figured another method out: there is a tiny pin-reset button hole above the USB port on the left. This can be pressed with a paper clip to cycle through menu items in the recovery. I haven't tried, but I'll bet you could boot into recovery by holding power+pin-reset.

thexfactor04 said:
I figured another method out: there is a tiny pin-reset button hole above the USB port on the left. This can be pressed with a paper clip to cycle through menu items in the recovery. I haven't tried, but I'll bet you could boot into recovery by holding power+pin-reset.
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The pin-reset method you mention did not work, and I didn't a make a livesuit suitable backup before I flashed my tabled. I only backed up using CWM and they are not compatible with each other. Would you mind uploading a rom dump of you tablet so I can try to make a flashable rom in order try to save my tablet ? I found these instructions on how to do it http://www.imajeenyus.com/computer/...et/android/livesuit_creating_final_image.html

Hi, i have an ematic egs114 and i want to install a cwm recovery but i dont know which one i have to install and since it wont boot i dont know how to figure it out either, can anyone helpme please????