hello all. i have been searching for awile and thought this was a driver prob. after a few months now i had decided to ask...
ok. well i installed twrp a wile ago and was messing around in it and deleted everything. now i cant get into anything but twrp. i need to flash the system update.zip but cant figure out how to get the file onto the fire so i can use twrp to flash. i have tryed kfu and the unbrick utility bolth were no help.
installed drivers from the sdk and kfu rebooted tryed everything i found on here and still stuck. anny help would be great. thanks
ebaysnyper said:
hello all. i have been searching for awile and thought this was a driver prob. after a few months now i had decided to ask...
ok. well i installed twrp a wile ago and was messing around in it and deleted everything. now i cant get into anything but twrp. i need to flash the system update.zip but cant figure out how to get the file onto the fire so i can use twrp to flash. i have tryed kfu and the unbrick utility bolth were no help.
installed drivers from the sdk and kfu rebooted tryed everything i found on here and still stuck. anny help would be great. thanks
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I think you might be looking to do something like this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25513169&postcount=4
EDIT: You might have to take a look in "parted" anyway. If you wiped out various partitions, your update might not flash completely because the partitions don't have filesystems on them (i.e. they are not formatted). Try the "print" command in parted and compare it with the output in the parted thread.
You might as well give the update a shot though. Fix your media partition, try to flash an update. I believe the stock Kindle Fire software will try to automatically fix those partitions anyway when during boot up.
If you can access TWRP try mounting the KF and see if it shows up as a disk drive on the computer. If so move the update.zip to the KF and flash.
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If you can access TWRP try mounting the KF and see if it shows up as a disk drive on the computer. If so move the update.zip to the KF and flash.
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thats what im going for. now i just got to find the file
after months of screwing around im shure i have wiper everything. trying the update when its done dling. i went to the twrp tread and fallowed the freenode link and an awsone dude took over my puter and got it to read the fire as a drive again. so i hope this works...
HAHA!! i couldent find a stock os to install so i tryed hellfire and it worked!!! i got my fire back!!!
Well given that it wont let me post in the direct topic this is related too because in order to post in development topics it says I need 10 or more posts I will attempt to explain the issue I am having without writing a novel. I am attempting to root my 6.3.1 kindle fire using kfu, the drivers seem to be installed properly, and my kindle is showing up in the program under normal boot 4000, I attempt to use option 2 and it ends up telling me it cannot download file, the file it is looking for is twrp, I download the file manually and it still complains. I then rename the file just twrp as it is named twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0 and I keep the original ext type. I go to install it goes a little further and I receive the message MD5 does not match, is there something I am doing wrong ? I've tried downloading and renaming the md5 also, but still get the same error. I then press enter to abort, and my kindle comes up with the blue boot screen, I then reload kfu and select the option to set it back to normal boot, and im then good again. I am soooo lost now.
I would suggest getting into fastboot mode (if you are able) and installing twrp manually.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3
I've successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and installed TWRP. I then put the zip file provided by Hashcode onto my device, wiped my cache and dalvik cache, and proceeded to install the new ROM.
After a successful install, I rebooted. It optimizes 65 installed apps, and then reboots again. An hour later the Cyanogen Mod logo is still spinning. I figured that was long enough to assume something went wrong. I powered down, went into TWRP and tried to mount storage so I could replace the Cm10.1 file with my backup files to go back to Stock. I'm receiving the following error when trying to mount storage though:
Code:
E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode.
So I attempted using ADB Sideload, but at no point have I managed to get my Kindle recognized by the ADB server. I appear to be in some hell where my device still "works," but I have no way to put anything on it to fix it.
My last option appears to be fastboot. I am able to get into fastboot mode on the Kindle, though I don't know what to do with it. I'm familiar with all the other steps from my original Kindle Fire, but I never got this deep into it. Wanted to see if someone could give me some direction before I really break this thing.
Update: Alright, so between the FAQ (Item 11) and Hashcode's instructions on restoring backups I've managed to get my Kindle back to stock. I panicked and posted prematurely, so sorry for crapping up the forum. Shout outs to Hashcode and Soupmagnet for their posts.
So, long story short. customer walks in with a completely wiped kindle fire. system and all. This is what i did to try and get it going
1. I ran kindle fire utility 0.9.9
2. twrp 2.6 and Fire fire FIRE!!
3. pushed custom rom through ADB to SD Card succesfully (tried to install no luck)
4. pushed stock rom through adb to sd card successfuly (tried to install this one also no luck)
when i install the roms throught TWRP i get
"simulating actions..."
"updating partition details..."
and the install bar at the bottom completes the process in less than 3 seconds.. when i attempt to reboot it says "no os found"
Kindlefire model is D01400 so it's first gen from what i read
sidenote... i am able to push files through ADB but, i'm unable to mount storage. my computer doesn't recognize it as a memory card..
any help would be greatly appreciated.. i've been searching for hours..
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So, long story short. customer walks in with a completely wiped kindle fire. system and all. This is what i did to try and get it going
1. I ran kindle fire utility 0.9.9
2. twrp 2.6 and Fire fire FIRE!!
3. pushed custom rom through ADB to SD Card succesfully (tried to install no luck)
4. pushed stock rom through adb to sd card successfuly (tried to install this one also no luck)
when i install the roms throught TWRP i get
"simulating actions..."
"updating partition details..."
and the install bar at the bottom completes the process in less than 3 seconds.. when i attempt to reboot it says "no os found"
Kindlefire model is D01400 so it's first gen from what i read
sidenote... i am able to push files through ADB but, i'm unable to mount storage. my computer doesn't recognize it as a memory card..
any help would be greatly appreciated.. i've been searching for hours..
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When you push files to the device, reboot and see if they're still there.
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When you push files to the device, reboot and see if they're still there.
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Thank you for responding.. yes, the files are there.
I found out what was wrong on my last attempt before i went home for the night.
On the advanced options i had the "test" check mark on.. unchecked it and problem solved.. Got it up and running.. 4 hours of research = 1 checkmark off ha.. lesson learned.
Hi.So I used to have Cyanogenmod installed on my rooted Kindle Fire, along with FFF and TWRP recovery. I was not satisfied with the performance of Cyangogenmod, so I wanted to install the Stock Amazon ROM back onto the Fire. First, I booted into TWRP, and erased everything with the 'wipe' option (might not have been a good idea). I have downloaded the Amazon ROM from here: http://kindle-fire-updates.s3.amazonaws.com/update-kindle-6.3_D01E_4019920.bin, and renamed the file 'update.zip'. I mount the Fire, and drag over the update.zip, and then I go to 'install' in TWRP and select the update.zip, but after I start it, the install just fails, seconds after it's started. There are a couple errors, such as "Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/update.zip'". I have ADB installed, and Kindle Fire Utility, which detects the device as 'online', boot status 4000. I have tried install COTR recovery with KFU, but it hangs at 'Activating Fastboot (4002)'. I would really appreciate any help with this, because it would really suck if it turns out that I bricked my Fire. Thanks!
Also having trouble taking my KF back to factory...
I am also having trouble taking my KF back to factory specs.
I am using TWRP recovery.
Wipes go just fine.
Install gives me this error...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "blaze" ||
E:unknown command [err_string]
getprop("ro.build.product") == "blaze"
E:unknown command [err_string]
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/kindle/update.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/kindle/update.zip'
Updating partition details...
I am trying to go back to stock because I am now having TONS of trouble keeping files running without them crashing. Also, every time I try to read a book now, the Kindle app crashes before it ever really opens. I have tried uninstalling that app, then reinstalling even. No help at all.
Any help in this matter would be HUGELY APPRECIATED!!!!
Thanks,
me
BriteLeaf said:
I am also having trouble taking my KF back to factory specs.
I am using TWRP recovery.
Wipes go just fine.
Install gives me this error...
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: getprop ("ro.product.device") == "blaze" ||
E:unknown command [err_string]
getprop("ro.build.product") == "blaze"
E:unknown command [err_string]
E:Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/kindle/update.zip'
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/kindle/update.zip'
Updating partition details...
I am trying to go back to stock because I am now having TONS of trouble keeping files running without them crashing. Also, every time I try to read a book now, the Kindle app crashes before it ever really opens. I have tried uninstalling that app, then reinstalling even. No help at all.
Any help in this matter would be HUGELY APPRECIATED!!!!
Thanks,
me
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Yes I am getting almost the exact same error. I would really like a solution to this.
Ethanzh said:
Yes I am getting almost the exact same error. I would really like a solution to this.
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So would I. I am glad that I am not the only one.
I am guessing...
I am guessing either us 3 are the only ones with this problem, or just no one wants to, or knows how to fix this problem =(
If a flash does not complete, it has to be a bad download. Get the file again and push it to the sdcard via twrp. But if you are having trouble, why flash factory? If it is some corruption, flash a rom. Kindle store and reader fail because of the app, generally. Notice my device says Nexus 7? That is how to fool the kindle apps on a fully functioning kindle fire.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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If a flash does not complete, it has to be a bad download. Get the file again and push it to the sdcard via twrp. But if you are having trouble, why flash factory? If it is some corruption, flash a rom. Kindle store and reader fail because of the app, generally. Notice my device says Nexus 7? That is how to fool the kindle apps on a fully functioning kindle fire.
Sent from my Nexus 7 using xda app-developers app
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I have redownloaded the flash from Amazon at least five times, all with the same results.
As far as pushing it to the sdcard via twrp, I guess I for one don't know how to do that.
As to why I would want to go back to factory with it, I guess for me, it is what I prefer.
Thank you for answering though. I do appreciate it.
Same here, fixed!
Ethanzh said:
Hi.So I used to have Cyanogenmod installed on my rooted Kindle Fire, along with FFF and TWRP recovery. I was not satisfied with the performance of Cyangogenmod, so I wanted to install the Stock Amazon ROM back onto the Fire. First, I booted into TWRP, and erased everything with the 'wipe' option (might not have been a good idea). I have downloaded the Amazon ROM from here: , and renamed the file 'update.zip'. I mount the Fire, and drag over the update.zip, and then I go to 'install' in TWRP and select the update.zip, but after I start it, the install just fails, seconds after it's started. There are a couple errors, such as "Error executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/update.zip'". I have ADB installed, and Kindle Fire Utility, which detects the device as 'online', boot status 4000. I have tried install COTR recovery with KFU, but it hangs at 'Activating Fastboot (4002)'. I would really appreciate any help with this, because it would really suck if it turns out that I bricked my Fire. Thanks!
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I had the same problem. I ended up reverting back to TWRP 2.2.2.1, which can read the update.zip properly.
I downloaded the older version from techerrata dot com --> twrp2 -->blaze-->openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img
I then used my fastboot cable and ran fastboot -i 0x1949 boot openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img.
This allowed me to run the older twrp, clear out my /system, and get back to stock.
mpeterso said:
I had the same problem. I ended up reverting back to TWRP 2.2.2.1, which can read the update.zip properly.
I downloaded the older version from techerrata dot com --> twrp2 -->blaze-->openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img
I then used my fastboot cable and ran fastboot -i 0x1949 boot openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img.
This allowed me to run the older twrp, clear out my /system, and get back to stock.
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Thanks, trying this now.
TWRP 2.2.2.1 Worked
mpeterso said:
I had the same problem. I ended up reverting back to TWRP 2.2.2.1, which can read the update.zip properly.
I downloaded the older version from techerrata dot com --> twrp2 -->blaze-->openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img
I then used my fastboot cable and ran fastboot -i 0x1949 boot openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img.
This allowed me to run the older twrp, clear out my /system, and get back to stock.
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Thanks for the tip. Worked like a champ.
mpeterso said:
I had the same problem. I ended up reverting back to TWRP 2.2.2.1, which can read the update.zip properly.
I downloaded the older version from techerrata dot com --> twrp2 -->blaze-->openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img
I then used my fastboot cable and ran fastboot -i 0x1949 boot openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img.
This allowed me to run the older twrp, clear out my /system, and get back to stock.
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I just get stuck at < waiting for device > on my command prompt. Where am I supposed to open the cmd?
I just wanted to say, after several hours of searching through Google and messing with my Kindle, this thread finally helped me fix it.
My biggest issue was, I was unable to flash any thing, even the twrp. So what I had to do was this,
I googled the twrp 2.2.2.1 blaze img as mentioned here, then I renamed it to twrp.img and put it in the folder inside KFU -> Recovery
My other issue was with my Kindle being stuck at the Boot Logo saying, "Booting" and I noticed through trial and error, before the kindle goes to try to boot (When you can select Normal, Recovery, Reset Boot) that if I kept pressing the power button to cycle through the options, I could keep the Kindle in a Fastboot mode so I could use the KFU to install the TWRP 2.2.2.1
After that it was simple, booted into twrp, mounted the drive and stuck the Stock Rom from Amazon on there and installed it.
So I really just wanted to say thank you to this thread and hopefully I can contribute a small bit to someone if they have my issue.
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Having the exact same issue when using KFU it just hangs there on activating fast boot
Cronus3166 said:
I just wanted to say, after several hours of searching through Google and messing with my Kindle, this thread finally helped me fix it.
My biggest issue was, I was unable to flash any thing, even the twrp. So what I had to do was this,
I googled the twrp 2.2.2.1 blaze img as mentioned here, then I renamed it to twrp.img and put it in the folder inside KFU -> Recovery
My other issue was with my Kindle being stuck at the Boot Logo saying, "Booting" and I noticed through trial and error, before the kindle goes to try to boot (When you can select Normal, Recovery, Reset Boot) that if I kept pressing the power button to cycle through the options, I could keep the Kindle in a Fastboot mode so I could use the KFU to install the TWRP 2.2.2.1
After that it was simple, booted into twrp, mounted the drive and stuck the Stock Rom from Amazon on there and installed it.
So I really just wanted to say thank you to this thread and hopefully I can contribute a small bit to someone if they have my issue.
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This worked perfectly for me. Felt a little weird sitting there repeatedly pressing the power button as KFU searched for my device, but it worked. Thanks.