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Root Kindle Fire 6.3.1

Sorry for the newb question here. But I have a kindle fire and the version is 6.3.1 i would like to root the device. My os is osx 10.7.x I was wondering if i could use a version of super one click or if any one had any suggestions. I also have my computer boot camped so if super one click isnt an option can you please direct me in the right way thank you.

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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747567

Error while rooting kindle fire with 6.3.1 leads to error while flashing JB 4.2.1
Hello,
I need help to understand the process to install the root and Jelly Bean in my KF
I attached the message I get
What I did was:
restore the KF to factory settings
install the ADB drivers on my PC
connect the KF and verify the 4000 status
install permanent root and super user (please check the log)
While rebooting, it enters into the recovery boot screen and that's it. I don't see that the process is complete
I reboot the KF and the KFU, after that I can install the extras from the KFU but not superuser app
In the recovery boot screen I can do backups, which I did and flash the JB ROM
after rebooting with the JB installed I got stuck in the waving triangles animation and from time to time it tells me that Android is updating apps
I reboot the KF and go back to the waving lines animation and sometimes I see errors of starting the apps and got stuck in the animation
I've downloaded the ROM over 5 times in 2 different PCs with the same results.
I can restore the KF into the last backup I made any time.
Please advise.
I really appreciate the attention and support.
Thanks
Mike E.

In recovery, did you wipe system and factory reset before installing the ROM?
"That's a special kind of stupid. The kind that makes me laugh"

Okay for one don't use that kfu again something is wrong with it. To flash a rom wipe factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe system in that order then flash rom.zip then gapps.zip select reboot and then system. You have a bootloader and a recovery you're done with kfu for now leave extras alone that is for stock purposes not jelly bean.

Thepooch said:
Okay for one don't use that kfu again something is wrong with it. To flash a rom wipe factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe system in that order then flash rom.zip then gapps.zip select reboot and then system. You have a bootloader and a recovery you're done with kfu for now leave extras alone that is for stock purposes not jelly bean.
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Thank you very much, the order of the wipes did the trick, I'm happy with JB 4.2.1!

[Q] TWRP 2.2.2.1 installed, but no OS will boot

Two Kindle Fires in hand: one successfully rooted and updated to Jelly Bean (yay!) using the wonderful instructions on this site, the other one installs the OS ROM seemingly fine, but will not boot. Starts up to the white/blue "kindlefire" logo, begins boot process, then goes blank and stays that way until manual power off.
Used the same procedure on both devices:
1. Started with the device running Kindle Fire software version 6.3.1.
2. Used the multi-step process provided with BreakDroid_0.6.5 to get root access and install TWRP 2.2.2.1.
3. Copied ROM to device and installed using TWRP menus.
4. Rebooted.
I can reboot many times, and get the same result: the OS boot hangs at a blank screen. I've tried multiple ROMs, using the cache & Dalvik-cache wipe procedure in between each attempt:
* jb-kfire-hashcode-07-13.zip
* jb-kfire-hashcode-10-10.zip
* jandycane_otter-v1.7.3_0xD34D.zip
* jandycane_otter-v1.8.0_0xD34D.zip
* AlienDroidV3.0.zip
I've even restored to the stock configuration (by installing update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin) and started the whole process over again. Still no luck.
Similar threads don't point to any clear solution.
Ideas?

Before installing the ROM, did you wipe system and factory reset?

soupmagnet said:
Before installing the ROM, did you wipe system and factory reset?
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Yes.

anotherbeer said:
Yes.
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Since you stated you have the Blue KindleFire Logo I believe you are using the FFF bootloader? If so, cycle through the boot options and try the "repair boot mode" or something like that. Sorry, I don't have my KF in front of me to know the exact wording.

Try reinstalling a ROM again. Be sure to perform a full wipe and afterwards while still in recovery, pull your recovery log.
Code:
cat /tmp/recovery.log
Put it in pastebin and post the link.

danscxda said:
Since you stated you have the Blue KindleFire Logo I believe you are using the FFF bootloader? If so, cycle through the boot options and try the "repair boot mode" or something like that. Sorry, I don't have my KF in front of me to know the exact wording.
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Yes -- FireFireFire, looks like v1.4a. The option at startup is called "Repair Boot Mode". Tried that, didn't change the OS not-booting situation.

soupmagnet said:
Try reinstalling a ROM again. Be sure to perform a full wipe and afterwards while still in recovery, pull your recovery log.
Code:
cat /tmp/recovery.log
Put it in pastebin and post the link.
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(note: couple of links below, but as a new XDA forum user I'm prevented from including real hyperlinks)
Got it. Log file linked below, but grabbing the log was an interesting process by itself. I started the whole process from scratch, which a fresh install of the Kindle Fire 6.3.1 software, unrooted. After gaining root with SuperUser installed (again, using BreakDroid_0.6.5), I restarted into TWRP and grabbed the recovery log, here: pastebin.com/uxQjpdJV
Then I:
1. cleared the caches (and did a factory reset) from within TWRP.
2. installed jb-kfire-hashcode-07-13.zip.
3. while still in TWRP, grabbed the recovery log.
Unfortunately, the post-ROM-install recovery.log file is no longer a text file. May be a binary file, or an encoding my text editor cannot comprehend. I've posted that file here:
dl.dropbox.com/u/20056539/recovery%20-%202%20after%20install%20jb-kfire-hashcode-07-13.log
I'm not sure what to make of that, or even know if that is normal.
And, as you might have guessed, the device still won't boot into the OS.

Well, that's weird. I don't think I've ever seen that before.
Have you tried reinstalling TWRP?

anotherbeer said:
I started the whole process from scratch, which a fresh install of the Kindle Fire 6.3.1 software, unrooted.
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When you are at this point do you have a working/booting KF? If Yes, try flashing to this ROM and see if you are able to get it to boot.
Also, how long are you waiting at the blank screen when it will not boot? When you clear the cache it can take a few minutes to rebuild. My OG Droid would take up to 5 minutes to show any sign of life the first time after clearing cache.

danscxda said:
When you are at this point do you have a working/booting KF? If Yes, try flashing to this ROM and see if you are able to get it to boot.
Also, how long are you waiting at the blank screen when it will not boot? When you clear the cache it can take a few minutes to rebuild. My OG Droid would take up to 5 minutes to show any sign of life the first time after clearing cache.
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I have this exact same problem. hoping to get an answer.

Flashed cm10.1, stuck on boot screen

I flashed cm10.1 and latest gapps after rooting with kfu and going to twrp to flash zips. After rebooting the kindle stays on the rotating CM splash screen. Is there anything I can do to revive my kindle. I can't get my PC to recognize it and I can't get to recovery. I have the correct drivers installed bc i used the kfu only a few hours ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

stewtang said:
I flashed cm10.1 and latest gapps after rooting with kfu and going to twrp to flash zips. After rebooting the kindle stays on the rotating CM splash screen. Is there anything I can do to revive my kindle. I can't get my PC to recognize it and I can't get to recovery. I have the correct drivers installed bc i used the kfu only a few hours ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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When you plug in the usb to the computer do you get any change in windows device manager? like an unrecognized kindle fire (yellow triangle) under usb or similar?

stewtang said:
I flashed cm10.1 and latest gapps after rooting with kfu and going to twrp to flash zips. After rebooting the kindle stays on the rotating CM splash screen. Is there anything I can do to revive my kindle. I can't get my PC to recognize it and I can't get to recovery. I have the correct drivers installed bc i used the kfu only a few hours ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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Looks like you might need to reflash. Don't forget to do a wipe/factory reset...

seecay said:
Looks like you might need to reflash. Don't forget to do a wipe/factory reset...
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I can't get to recovery and my pc doesn't recognize the kindle, so I can't reflash
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

stewtang said:
I can't get to recovery and my pc doesn't recognize the kindle, so I can't reflash
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium
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That's a strange problem. Have you tried to reinstall the drivers or use a different PC? If it can get into the boot animation, you should theoretically be able to get into recovery/TWRP... Sounds like a bad flash may have happened so try a newer/older build. I hope it goes ok...

Use this to replace the the one in kfu driver folder http://db.tt/vXXeuL10 and rerun the driver bat, that will get adb going again. Try reboot recovery to enter recovery or use kfu to set your bootmode to recovery. Bootloader? fff will take you to recovery as well.

Thepooch said:
Use this to replace the the one in kfu driver folder http://db.tt/vXXeuL10 and rerun the driver bat, that will get adb going again. Try reboot recovery to enter recovery or use kfu to set your bootmode to recovery. Bootloader? fff will take you to recovery as well.
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I replaced the file and still shows ADB status as offline and boot status as unknown. The computer makes the noise that a device is connected once the kindle reaches the CM screen but the that is it, ADB is still offline. Also, the kindle fire logo at start up is no longer blue, it has reverted to the stock orange color.

stewtang said:
I flashed cm10.1 and latest gapps after rooting with kfu and going to twrp to flash zips. After rebooting the kindle stays on the rotating CM splash screen. Is there anything I can do to revive my kindle. I can't get my PC to recognize it and I can't get to recovery. I have the correct drivers installed bc i used the kfu only a few hours ago. Any help would be greatly appreciated
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I have the same problem with CM 10.1 with the splash screen. It loads through FFF 1.4 and gets to the spinning splash screen which appears to be half off the screen and just sticks there. I used the 0102 version of the JB 4.2.1 CM10.1 SGT7 rom by twapriv. When I flashed it using TWRP 2.2.2.1 it said "successful". I try to install the 121212 Gapps zip and it wouldn't work, saying unable to unzip. However, after a reboot the splash screen does what I just mentioned.
It appears we aren't the only ones though (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051331&page=24) according to stewtang's post. I guess I'll retry to flash an older version and see if that works. Anyone have this problem and found a fix for it?
Hah! OMG I so totally didn't realize that stewtang was the OP, LAWLEROFLCOPTEROMGWTFML...

guruizzy said:
I have the same problem with CM 10.1 with the splash screen. It loads through FFF 1.4 and gets to the spinning splash screen which appears to be half off the screen and just sticks there. I used the 0102 version of the JB 4.2.1 CM10.1 SGT7 rom by twapriv. When I flashed it using TWRP 2.2.2.1 it said "successful". I try to install the 121212 Gapps zip and it wouldn't work, saying unable to unzip. However, after a reboot the splash screen does what I just mentioned.
It appears we aren't the only ones though (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2051331&page=24) according to stewtang's post. I guess I'll retry to flash an older version and see if that works. Anyone have this problem and found a fix for it?
Hah! OMG I so totally didn't realize that stewtang was the OP, LAWLEROFLCOPTEROMGWTFML...
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Any luck getting into recovery? If so, how did you do it?

stewtang said:
Any luck getting into recovery? If so, how did you do it?
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I have always been able to get into recovery. However, I did find that my /system/bin/sh file and all other system files are completely missing. I have yet to fix this, as this could be some of my problems. I don't know I'm still a noob at this. I have reflashed TWRP 2.2.2.1 while in fastboot mode using a factory cable. I just bought one for $6 on ebay from a US seller. Using this cable I find that the KFU works more like it should. It actually tells what boot mode status is currently instead of just saying unknown.
I know I did something wrong or out of order when I tried to root my KF because it is very difficult to do an ADB PUSH command successfully. It takes a few reboots and then a trial and error until it works right. As for the latest 0102 update for CM10.1 and SGT7, I haven't been able to get passed the cyanogen splash screen.
I would like to know if that update includes all the files necessary to run JB 4.2.1 or is it a completely different OS altogether? Again, uber noob here.

guruizzy said:
I know I did something wrong or out of order when I tried to root my KF because it is very difficult to do an ADB PUSH command successfully. It takes a few reboots and then a trial and error until it works right. As for the latest 0102 update for CM10.1 and SGT7, I haven't been able to get passed the cyanogen splash screen.
I would like to know if that update includes all the files necessary to run JB 4.2.1 or is it a completely different OS altogether?
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So a question for both of you. Did you do a clean install (wipe everything but SD card)? Also does it hang on the CM screen or does it endlessly reboot? Did either of you have previous ROMs installed?
When I installed CM10.1 on my friend's kf, at first that happened. I don't know what happened, but it took me a couple tries before it worked. Try redownloading the ROM and Gapps, and remember to wipe everything beforehand, and wiping cache before flashing Gapps.

jma9454 said:
So a question for both of you. Did you do a clean install (wipe everything but SD card)? Also does it hang on the CM screen or does it endlessly reboot? Did either of you have previous ROMs installed?
When I installed CM10.1 on my friend's kf, at first that happened. I don't know what happened, but it took me a couple tries before it worked. Try redownloading the ROM and Gapps, and remember to wipe everything beforehand, and wiping cache before flashing Gapps.
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Yes. I performed a clean install and unfortunately I am unable to re-flash anything. When the kindle boots it endlessly stays on the cm splash screen and I can't enter recovery or use the kfu.
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stewtang said:
Any luck getting into recovery? If so, how did you do it?
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Looks like you may not have FFF so you probably can't get into TWRP... Have a look at this thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1428428

stewtang said:
Yes. I performed a clean install and unfortunately I am unable to re-flash anything. When the kindle boots it endlessly stays on the cm splash screen and I can't enter recovery or use the kfu.
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So for you, when you turn on from off, possibly from a hard force-restart, what do you see? The original orange kf logo? And it goes straight to the swirling cm logo?

jma9454 said:
So for you, when you turn on from off, possibly from a hard force-restart, what do you see? The original orange kf logo? And it goes straight to the swirling cm logo?
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Yes that is what I see, but before I flashed it the kindle fire logo was blue.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda premium

I had the same thing happen to me when I flashed my kindle fire demo unit with CM10.1, it turned out to be some sort of an issue with the twrp recovery when I reflashed it with the cotr recovery that the kindle fire utility program also has as a alternate this worked just fine. I did notice that when I tried to use twrp to wipe my unit it didn't seem to fully wipe the unit. doing the same thing under cotr took longer.
The reason I think it was twrp is that no matter what version of CM10.1 I used be it a nightly or the M3 experimental build, it would still just show the distorted logo and never finish booting. this happened even after I wiped the /system and cleared cache and dalvik cache.
After I flashed cotr recovery I did the same thing again using the exact same zip files for CM10.1 and gapps and it worked this time.

I have a similar problem with you guys. My Kindle is showing the orange logo and then continues to the CyanogenMod animation where it loops infinitely. The logo is also off center, half of it is off the screen. I cannot enter the recovery mode in any way. KFU shows it as online but unknown boot status. ADB shows it as offline.
Any suggestions on how to fix it? Will I need a factory cable?

I'm in the same boat, tried soupkit in linux and no dice, windows recognize a device while the CM logo is looping but the kindle drivers or adb drivers do nothing.

andreasS2 said:
I have a similar problem with you guys. My Kindle is showing the orange logo and then continues to the CyanogenMod animation where it loops infinitely. The logo is also off center, half of it is off the screen. I cannot enter the recovery mode in any way. KFU shows it as online but unknown boot status. ADB shows it as offline.
Any suggestions on how to fix it? Will I need a factory cable?
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yadspi said:
I'm in the same boat, tried soupkit in linux and no dice, windows recognize a device while the CM logo is looping but the kindle drivers or adb drivers do nothing.
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In both of your cases, if you don't have FireFireFire installed which will allow you to access recovery with the power button, you need a factory cable. And remember to factory reset next time.

soupmagnet said:
In both of your cases, if you don't have FireFireFire installed which will allow you to access recovery with the power button, you need a factory cable. And remember to factory reset next time.
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I did, I was going to sell it with CM10, I rebooted, did a factory reset, reinstalled cm.zip and gapps.zip and rebooted....lost firefirefire and stuck on CM logo. If I buy or make the factory cable, will it be easy to "revive"?
Edit: Saw it on eBay for $4.45 free shipping

[Q] Flashed Kindle Fire boots to a strange screen with rotating triangles

Hi, I have an original KF that was running v6.3.2, I am trying to get it to run JB 4.2.
I successfully (I think) rooted it using SuperOneClick
I installed FFF and TWRP using KF Utilities
It can boot into TWRP
I try to flash Hashcode's 4.2.2_r1 and TWRP seems to complete although it does stick on "Updating partition details"
When I restart it it just goes to a screen covered in weird rotating triangles.Only thing I can do is hard shut down.
I did do backup and can restore it to original Amazon 6.3.2 KF firmware. Interestingly when I do this TWRP asks me to install SuperSU, which I do.I then boots as if its a new KF, except with SU app installed.
Can anyone give me any pointers as to where I might be going wrong?
Thanks
Gordon

Bad download/corrupted file?
Wait my reading caught up with me. You say it is still booting into stock? That doesn't sound like bad firmware download after all. Sorry... I don't know then! Someone else should have a thought.
I read it once again and realize you restored stock. Lol I go with my original suggestion. Redownload and reflash.
Sent from my GT-p511x

gordonj56 said:
Hi, I have an original KF that was running v6.3.2, I am trying to get it to run JB 4.2.
I successfully (I think) rooted it using SuperOneClick
I installed FFF and TWRP using KF Utilities
It can boot into TWRP
I try to flash Hashcode's 4.2.2_r1 and TWRP seems to complete although it does stick on "Updating partition details"
When I restart it it just goes to a screen covered in weird rotating triangles.Only thing I can do is hard shut down.
I did do backup and can restore it to original Amazon 6.3.2 KF firmware. Interestingly when I do this TWRP asks me to install SuperSU, which I do.I then boots as if its a new KF, except with SU app installed.
Can anyone give me any pointers as to where I might be going wrong?
Thanks
Gordon
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The "weird rotating triangles" is the stock AOSP boot animation. 9 times out of 10, when your device gets stuck on the boot animation, it is from not wiping data in recovery before flashing the ROM. Boot into recovery, factory reset, then reboot to see if it fixes the problem.

My kindle fire hd 8.9" screen is completely red how can i fix it.

How can I fix this please help. My kindle fire hd 8.9" is completely red and all i can do is turn it on and off! It is rooted. I tried to install twrp and flash it but when i rebooted this happened.

ayman10 said:
How can I fix this please help. My kindle fire hd 8.9" is completely red and all i can do is turn it on and off! It is rooted. I tried to install twrp and flash it but when i rebooted this happened.
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go here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37278819&postcount=193
if you was on the 8.5.1 version ignore all the kindle fire first aide stuff and just use regular command prompt ran as administrator, use the recovery file from link i posted and flash with fastboot assuming you have that working and that should put the kindle back into factory reset mode on next boot after the "erasing using data" step, if you make it to that step without problems it could take up to 45 minutes to erase user data, just let it run until complete. hope this helps
Mike

Messed up bootloader is why you getting red screen, reflash the bootloader to fix this, or at least get you going where you can flash recovery files which will allow you to enter factory recovery and it actually work instead of looping each time after choosing to reset to factory
Mike
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