To make a long an annoying story short, I've bricked my Kindle, tried every way possible on this site to fix it, but nothing helped.
I've tried all different programs and it all leads me to the same problem, it doesn't recognize my kindle.
It's not that my computer doesn't recognize it, because It's drivers were all correctly installed, and it doesn't give me errors. The programs are the ones that are not picking it up.
I've heard about it being in fastboot or something, but I've tried going that route, but the stupid thing would stay at waiting for device, forever.
I really need some help on this, because It's been bugging me for the past couple days.
Any help?
Could you post what you did or tried to do that bricked it?
99 times out of 100 rebooting will fix the "waiting for device" problem, especially if the PC drivers are installed appropriately, but I'm guessing you already tried that. I'd do it a few times, why not?
Other useful information would be....
What OS you are using
Whether you are using stock or custom rom
What versions of FFF and recovery you are using
When the incident occurred and the events that surround it
Your level of experience
How familiar you are with your OS
How familiar you are with command line interface
Your mother's maiden name (OK, maybe not)
You get the idea.
soupmagnet said:
Other useful information would be....
What OS you are using
Whether you are using stock or custom rom
What versions of FFF and recovery you are using
When the incident occurred and the events that surround it
Your level of experience
How familiar you are with your OS
How familiar you are with command line interface
Your mother's maiden name (OK, maybe not)
You get the idea.
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Win7 64bit Ultimate
Stock
It's a clean kindle with nothing on it that got bricked while I was rooting it, some how.
My experience is really only a 1 time root when i first bought it back in January.
Very familiar with my OS.
Average with command line interface
Assuming the kindle is powered down and unplugged from the computer.....press the power button as you normally would to boot the device. What happens? The more details the better. I'm still not sure how exactly you got in this situation. Obviously you were trying to root. With what....KFU or command line?
nchevaux said:
Assuming the kindle is powered down and unplugged from the computer.....press the power button as you normally would to boot the device. What happens? The more details the better. I'm still not sure how exactly you got in this situation. Obviously you were trying to root. With what....KFU or command line?
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it stays on the kindle fire logo until i hard reset it.
I was using KFU when this happened.
Go here
...and download FFF1.4
Mount your sdcard while in recovery and transfer the FFF1.4.zip from your computer. Install FFF1.4 in recovery (no wipe) and reboot.
As soon as you see the Blue kindle fire logo, hold the power button until you see options show up on the bottom. Use the power button to scroll through the options and select "Normal Boot"
soupmagnet said:
Go here
...and download FFF1.4
Mount your sdcard while in recovery and transfer the FFF1.4.zip from your computer. Install FFF1.4 in recovery (no wipe) and reboot.
As soon as you see the Blue kindle fire logo, hold the power button until you see options show up on the bottom. Use the power button to scroll through the options and select "Normal Boot"
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how am I supposed to put it on the kindle... Did you not read my other posts?
It won't let me do ANYTHING to it.
Did you install the drivers from kfu with your kindle plugged in?
needhelpplease3 said:
how am I supposed to put it on the kindle... Did you not read my other posts?
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Let me explain something to you, friend. When you sign up for XDA with a name like "needhelpplease3" that tells me that you are not here to be a part of the community and are for one reason and one reason only, you need help. A person such as yourself should tread very lightly when asking for help or you may miss out on what may be your only hope. I absolutely did read your other posts and I'm trying to help based on what I've seen. Your lack of information is making it rather difficult to pinpoint your problem effectively so you should, out of respect, be patient or provide some USEFUL information as to what your EXACT problem is. So, to be nice, I'll explain to you where you went wrong and how you can readdress the situation to get the help you need.
needhelpplease3 said:
To make a long an annoying story short, I've bricked my Kindle, tried every way possible on this site to fix it, but nothing helped.
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Don't make a long story short. The more information you can provide, the better.
I've tried all different programs and it all leads me to the same problem, it doesn't recognize my kindle.
It's not that my computer doesn't recognize it, because It's drivers were all correctly installed, and it doesn't give me errors. The programs are the ones that are not picking it up.
I've heard about it being in fastboot or something, but I've tried going that route, but the stupid thing would stay at waiting for device, forever.
I really need some help on this, because It's been bugging me for the past couple days.
Any help?
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We see 20 posts exactly like this every day and it hardly ever implies "It won't let me do ANYTHING to it."
Now, by "ANYTHING" do you mean the power won't come on? Or do you mean that the power comes on but you either aren't able to access recovery or don't know how? What happens when you try to power the device on?
Also, exactly at which point during the rooting process did your problem occur? Did you have a full battery when you started? Did you unplug the USB cable in at some point during the process?
You cannot expect us to effectively fix a problem that we can't see without going into GREAT detail with what you are experiencing.
I suggest we start over and try again, only this time with a better attitude and some more useful information.
soupmagnet said:
Let me explain something to you, friend. When you sign up for XDA with a name like "needhelpplease3" that tells me that you are not here to be a part of the community and are for one reason and one reason only, you need help. A person such as yourself should tread very lightly when asking for help or you may miss out on what may be your only hope. I absolutely did read your other posts and I'm trying to help based on what I've seen. Your lack of information is making it rather difficult to pinpoint your problem effectively so you should, out of respect, be patient or provide some USEFUL information as to what your EXACT problem is. So, to be nice, I'll explain to you where you went wrong and how you can readdress the situation to get the help you need.
Don't make a long story short. The more information you can provide, the better.
We see 20 posts exactly like this every day and it hardly ever implies "It won't let me do ANYTHING to it."
Now, by "ANYTHING" do you mean the power won't come on? Or do you mean that the power comes on but you either aren't able to access recovery or don't know how? What happens when you try to power the device on?
Also, exactly at which point during the rooting process did your problem occur? Did you have a full battery when you started? Did you unplug the USB cable in at some point during the process?
You cannot expect us to effectively fix a problem that we can't see without going into GREAT detail with what you are experiencing.
I suggest we start over and try again, only this time with a better attitude and some more useful information.
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Sorry, I've just been really agitated by this whole situation. I've asked another forum and got back with horrible answers.
To start all over again, this is what happened.
I had my kindle fire at 6.3, unrooted (only unrooted because of the update), and decided to why not root it again, just so it's updated.
I got all the necessities to root the kindle, the same things I used when I first got it, and started up the process.
At first, the drivers were giving me issues, but that got settled quite quickly.
Then when I started up KFU, I did the perm root, but it somehow got canceled in the middle of it, so I'm guessing that's what has screwed it up.
Now when I plug it into either my Wall or USB adapters, it doesn't work.
I've tried that hard reset way, where you hold down the power button for 30 seconds, and that didn't work either.
So I got fed up, and came here for answers.
Right now, it's basically a dead Kindle Fire.
Based on your answers it sounds like you are having a "power on" issue caused by a failed bootloader install.
Unfortunately there is only one known way to fix a broken bootloader, the USBboot method, and it requires removing the back cover and creating a short at a certain location.
It's tricky but effective and has helped many users with the same problem. Read over these two threads to get an idea of what needs to be done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25624152
soupmagnet said:
Based on your answers it sounds like you are having a "power on" issue caused by a failed bootloader install.
Unfortunately there is only one known way to fix a broken bootloader, the USBboot method, and it requires removing the back cover and creating a short at a certain location.
It's tricky but effective and has helped many users with the same problem. Read over these two threads to get an idea of what needs to be done.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25624152
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Great... I'll try it. I'll tell ya what happens. Thanks
just got done doing the ubuntu way, with firekit.
Didn't work.
It just kept saying wait for device. + My Kindle was turning on and off.
needhelpplease3 said:
just got done doing the ubuntu way, with firekit.
Didn't work.
It just kept saying wait for device. + My Kindle was turning on and off.
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Just to make sure I understand correctly, your device was turning on and off while attempting the "shorting trick" or has it always been doing that?
soupmagnet said:
Just to make sure I understand correctly, your device was turning on and off while attempting the "shorting trick" or has it always been doing that?
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I didn't do the shorting trick. Doesn't seem like the safest thing to do, so i did the way without it and it didn't help.
Is my last option the shorting trick?
needhelpplease3 said:
I didn't do the shorting trick. Doesn't seem like the safest thing to do, so i did the way without it and it didn't help.
Is my last option the shorting trick?
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Stop! before you screw something up.
More to follow....
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Stop! before you screw something up.
More to follow....
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You're confusing me.
More to follow?
When I asked you "What happens when you try to power the device on?", I'm looking for specifics, i.e. "When I press the power button, nothing happens and the screen doesn't come on at all", or "The screen comes on, but the boot logo flashes on and off", or "The screen comes on, but hangs steady at the boot logo".
It is very important that you make this clear from the very beginning because it will help us in not telling you do do the wrong thing and potentially causing serious harm to your device.
I'm getting conflicting symptoms from you and it is making helping you rather difficult. If your screen doesn't come on at all the only fix for that starts with the "shorting trick". When you say that your screen was turning on and off it makes me think that it was doing that all along, which would require a completely fix.
If I'm going to help you I need to know exactly what is going on with your device along with any changes it has made and when they happened.
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Hi! So I tried to load a ROM tonight, just like I have a ton of times before, but after flashing the new radio, the phone only shows a box with an arrow pointing to the Android icon. When I hold the volume down button and hit the power button to go into the bootloader, the same thing happens. I can find no way to load the bootloader or the recovery console. Can anyone PLEASE help me? I am about to go insane trying everything I can think of!
What you're seeing is the radio flashing. Let it run, it'll send you back to recovery when it finishes. If you haven't bricked your phone yet, you're lucky.
This is a perfect example of why you should always read directions thoroughly and know what you're doing before you do it.
If after pulling the battery, your phone suddenly won't turn back on, it's officially dead. You'll have to get a new one.
Does your computer recognize it via adb?
I did follow the instructions to the letter. Can you please explain what ADB is? It's been a while since I've heard that term. I'm fairly inept at this sort of thing, to be honest. But I'm trying to learn. I also thoroughly searched the forums to no avail. Thank you so much for your help!
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I did follow the instructions to the letter. Can you please explain what ADB is? It's been a while since I've heard that term. I'm fairly inept at this sort of thing, to be honest. But I'm trying to learn. I also thoroughly searched the forums to no avail. Thank you so much for your help!
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Where do you stand now? Are you still seeing the radio update screen? If so, just wait it out. It shouldn't take that long, but give it a while longer before pulling the battery.
When you flash the radios, a line of text runs after the initial flash process. It says something similar to reboot the phone now to finish installation, then you'll return to recovery where you can reboot normally. One time that I flashed a radio it told me to nor interrupt the process.
Next time be sure to read the text displayed after flashing. If the process seems to take too long, you can try pulling the battery, but I'd give it at least another ten minutes.
You didn't happen to check that the md5 checksums matched, did you? I'm lazy and never check, except for with radio updates.
(from... Evo/MIUI/Tapatalk)
I've seen a couple of threads such as this with no real solution.
I've been happily using my Desire for months without changing roms or whatever (CM7 and s-off) until last night I opened my Dolphin browser and before it loaded the homepage it froze, totally un-responsive. I took the battery out, and to my horror, it was still totally un-responsive. Wouldn't respond to pressing the power button, pressing volume down+power, charger, or usb.
The battery at the time was about 50%, I've had the battery in and out about 100 times now, trying things like leaving the battery out and then trying again, keeping it on 'charge' for a while and trying to get it booted, with no response at all.
This was until an hour ago, I hopefully tried to boot the phone after the battery, sim and sd card had been out for a while and I got a vibration, and then it hung on the flash screen. I had to remove the battery, then tried to boot again with no response, so I left it a while again, put the battery in and got to the bootloader, thought I'd get into recovery and try a nandroid or something, only when I selected recovery it hung on the slash screen again.
Does anyone have any ideas what this is, or how this could be fixed? Damn I hate not being able to use my previously awesome phone!
I apologise for the long post, I'm just trying to give a good explanation of things. I just couldn't see the problem being my battery, only the day before the problem I was telling my friend how great the battery life on my phone is, and that he should give rooting a go and use CM7, this probably hasn't swayed his decision to root his phone.
stevoh84 said:
I've seen a couple of threads such as this with no real solution.
I've been happily using my Desire for months without changing roms or whatever (CM7 and s-off) until last night I opened my Dolphin browser and before it loaded the homepage it froze, totally un-responsive. I took the battery out, and to my horror, it was still totally un-responsive. Wouldn't respond to pressing the power button, pressing volume down+power, charger, or usb.
The battery at the time was about 50%, I've had the battery in and out about 100 times now, trying things like leaving the battery out and then trying again, keeping it on 'charge' for a while and trying to get it booted, with no response at all.
This was until an hour ago, I hopefully tried to boot the phone after the battery, sim and sd card had been out for a while and I got a vibration, and then it hung on the flash screen. I had to remove the battery, then tried to boot again with no response, so I left it a while again, put the battery in and got to the bootloader, thought I'd get into recovery and try a nandroid or something, only when I selected recovery it hung on the slash screen again.
Does anyone have any ideas what this is, or how this could be fixed? Damn I hate not being able to use my previously awesome phone!
I apologise for the long post, I'm just trying to give a good explanation of things. I just couldn't see the problem being my battery, only the day before the problem I was telling my friend how great the battery life on my phone is, and that he should give rooting a go and use CM7, this probably hasn't swayed his decision to root his phone.
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did you try rebooting it without sdcard?
If you manage to get it running , try to flash a shipped ROM - it should unroot you and fix any software problems . Try taking it back to your carrier as that sounds more like a hardware problem.
you are stuck on HTC screen are you not? Then this is the exact same situation is it not?
bortak's Troubleshooting Guide said:
S-ON
"I'm S-ON, I can't boot recovery, and my phone doesn't boot "
This is a bit of a worse situation, as you cannot flash system critical parts such as the recovery image and just restore a backup. This unfortunately means that you will lose all of your data when you attempt to fix the phone.
[STEP1]- Make sure that you have a goldcard. If not, create one from the tutorial.
[STEP2]- Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
[STEP3]- Download the latest WWE RUU from here
[STEP4]- Run the RUU and wait for completion WARNING: DO NOT, BY ANY CIRCUMSTANCES INTERRUPT THE PROCESS - THIS WILL MORE THAN LIKELY END UP WITH A BRICKED PHONE - NOT EVEN IF GOD HIMSELF TELLS YOU TO DO SO, OR IF THE US PRESIDENT THREATENS YOU WITH THERMO-NUCLEAR WAR
[STEP5]- Once the phone is booted, you are now returned completely to stock. You will need to re-root again, and I'd recommend S-OFF
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P.S. Remember to read disclaimer on the thread.
kmaq said:
did you try rebooting it without sdcard?
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I have tried booting without sdcard with no luck.
Walter1115 said:
If you manage to get it running , try to flash a shipped ROM - it should unroot you and fix any software problems . Try taking it back to your carrier as that sounds more like a hardware problem.
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I would love to try that, only I can't boot the phone at all, not even into recovery.
bortak said:
you are stuck on HTC screen are you not? Then this is the exact same situation is it not?
P.S. Remember to read disclaimer on the thread.
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I've changed the HTC screen to a Google one, but yes, formally the HTC screen.
I will try and get to the bootloader/fastbootagain, only I have not been able to get to that today. I'm going to download an RUU, and try and flash it, although I'm not sure how if I can't get into recovery? Any help there?
stevoh84 said:
I would love to try that, only I can't boot the phone at all, not even into recovery.
I've changed the HTC screen to a Google one, but yes, formally the HTC screen.
I will try and get to the bootloader/fastbootagain, only I have not been able to get to that today. I'm going to download an RUU, and try and flash it, although I'm not sure how if I can't get into recovery? Any help there?
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[STEP2]- Battery pull. Hold the BACK button and the POWER button to boot into FASTBOOT mode.
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you don't need recovery
bortak said:
you don't need recovery
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Made a noob error there and didn't have the udb plugged in. Got fastboot up, and downloading an RUU, will let you know how I get on, thanks for the help.
Would you advise, running my previous nandroid, once I get up and running again?
stevoh84 said:
Made a noob error there and didn't have the udb plugged in. Got fastboot up, and downloading an RUU, will let you know how I get on, thanks for the help.
Would you advise, running my previous nandroid, once I get up and running again?
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up to you, doesn't make a difference
Thanks for the help, unfortunately when I got the RUU downloaded and the bootloader downgrader I now can't get the phone into fastboot! Rather gutted, as I could get it there the other day, now I may have to accept defeat!
What happens when you try to get to fastboot mode? How do you do it? Try to boot into hboot, then press power button and you should be in fastboot mode.
stevoh84 said:
Thanks for the help, unfortunately when I got the RUU downloaded and the bootloader downgrader I now can't get the phone into fastboot! Rather gutted, as I could get it there the other day, now I may have to accept defeat!
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NEVER accept defeat with Android. Try my guide for help.
MatDrOiD said:
What happens when you try to get to fastboot mode? How do you do it? Try to boot into hboot, then press power button and you should be in fastboot mode.
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I can't get into any sort of boot mode, I've tried leaving it for days and trying the button sequences, I've tried having it plugged in for a day, and then trying, with no luck!
bortak said:
NEVER accept defeat with Android. Try my guide for help.
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I will have a look, I will try anything really! just need some more ideas....
bortak said:
NEVER accept defeat with Android. Try my guide for help.
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I may have to accept defeat, but I don't think I will be blaming Android, more than likely a drop of the phone in the past that has taken it's toll or something.
Sadly nothing in the contents of your quite excellent guide jumped out at me as relating to my problem.
But, thanks for helping and your advice.
stevoh84 said:
I may have to accept defeat, but I don't think I will be blaming Android, more than likely a drop of the phone in the past that has taken it's toll or something.
Sadly nothing in the contents of your quite excellent guide jumped out at me as relating to my problem.
But, thanks for helping and your advice.
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Ahh well that's a shame, get HTC to fix it for you
bortak said:
Ahh well that's a shame, get HTC to fix it for you
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I have been onto them. The response from HTC was amazing, after detailing in an email my phone is dead, won't respond and won't turn on.
I was told, 'while the phone is on, remove the battery and sim and perform a soft reset, if this fails, perform a factory reset, through settings'
I replied asking them how much it will be for them to fix it, they haven't replied! Maybe they don't do weekend!
So if I send it off to them, are they going to frown upon me for fiddling with the phone and rooting etc?
Hello everyone,
Here's a video I created to walk through my problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTFmDCAa3w&feature=youtu.be
I'm stuck. No idea where to turn from here. I would LOVE to be able to talk to someone. I have a factory cable, but still not able to get into fastboot. I have TWRP installed and made a backup of my original Kindle software.
I"ve already tried EVERYTHING suggested and nothing has worked. I've gone to the following links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
I've read every word and understand it to a point. I think I'd be able to work it all out of I could get to the fastboot. I'm not completely clear on all of the vocabulary and that's what's probably screwing me up.
My email address is [email protected]. If somebody could email me and I'll send my cell number and we can talk, I think I can get this up and running. I'm more than happy to pay for the service or donate to a developer of your choice. I'm just completely screwed at this point and I'm beyond frustrated now. Thanks for looking and hopefully somebody can help. -Jeff
I remember the instructions for the skorpn factory cable says to plug it into your computer first and then your device. Make sure you hold the power button for 20 seconds to shut it down first.
I just read through more information. I don't think this factory cable is even getting me into fastboot mode. What's my screen supposed to look like if it is in fastboot? I can't find any info on what that looks like.
Looked at your video you need to fix your bootloader its somehow broken your not getting to the fff screen I could be wrong but best from what I observed in your video this is the closest to your issue. Someone correct me if Im wrong but this is a job for firekit.
Thepooch said:
Looked at your video you need to fix your bootloader its somehow broken your not getting to the fff screen I could be wrong but best from what I observed in your video this is the closest to your issue. Someone correct me if Im wrong but this is a job for firekit.
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Is firekit the one where I need to crack open the back case? I really hope not...
jeffjoleen said:
Is firekit the one where I need to crack open the back case? I really hope not...
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You're fine. I watched your video. The first time you plug it in, I think you hit the power button with your forefinger before you plugged it into your computer and the KF booted normally. When you turned it off, back on again, and then it got "stuck" on the "kindle fire" logo... that's what's supposed to happen with the factory cable. Your KF should now be in fastboot mode. Now you have to get your drivers working so that the computer sees the device properly and you'll be able to issue fastboot commands.
Look at this link...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2
compare what you get in the device manager with the table in the middle of that post. You should be seeing "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface" in the list. Then it's a matter of opening up the Windows command prompt program and sending the KF some fastboot commands to have it boot into recovery. That's in one of the posts you already mentioned in the OP.
EDIT: My bad... that should be "Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface"... no "Composite" in there.
This is new...I now go to the Device Manager and it shows under the main "Martin-PC" I now have "Android Phone" with the "Android ADB Interface" nested underneath it. I don't think it's going into fastboot mode like the factory cable is supposed to do. What is it supposed to look like?
Unfortunately Jeff it is but I really wonder about your situation because your not getting to the fff bootloader but you may be getting to the stock one . So get it where your just looking at the kindle fire logo not the pissed of unicorn go to kfu shift+right click on the tools folder choose open command window here then type fastboot devices post the results here if any
Try using the fire utility and click I think #1 or boot options make sure it says the device is online. Then hit the normal boot option I think your stuck in fast boot that is what happened with me. Use a regular cable make sure you have the drivers.
jeffjoleen said:
Hello everyone,
Here's a video I created to walk through my problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTFmDCAa3w&feature=youtu.be
I'm stuck. No idea where to turn from here. I would LOVE to be able to talk to someone. I have a factory cable, but still not able to get into fastboot. I have TWRP installed and made a backup of my original Kindle software.
I"ve already tried EVERYTHING suggested and nothing has worked. I've gone to the following links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
I've read every word and understand it to a point. I think I'd be able to work it all out of I could get to the fastboot. I'm not completely clear on all of the vocabulary and that's what's probably screwing me up.
My email address is [email protected]. If somebody could email me and I'll send my cell number and we can talk, I think I can get this up and running. I'm more than happy to pay for the service or donate to a developer of your choice. I'm just completely screwed at this point and I'm beyond frustrated now. Thanks for looking and hopefully somebody can help. -Jeff
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Did you try to wipe it?
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
I don't want to discourage you guys from trying to help people here who find themselves in trouble, but please try to understand the problem before offering guidance. How can you fix something without understanding the situation?
Hyperrunner said:
Try using the fire utility and click I think #1 or boot options make sure it says the device is online. Then hit the normal boot option I think your stuck in fast boot that is what happened with me. Use a regular cable make sure you have the drivers.
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The system software on his device is broken and will not boot. Setting the bootmode to normal with KFU or otherwise doesn't fix anything. That would just put him right back into the situation he's trying to get out of in the first place. He doesn't want to get out of fastboot mode the way you're suggesting, he's trying to get into fastboot as the first step in flashing a new ROM.
xiaohewu said:
Did you try to wipe it?
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 -w
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The OP and his followup posts show that he doesn't know if he's even in fastboot mode. Your question doesn't even make sense in this context.
Guys, this post isn't meant to chastise you for trying to help. Just don't throw out random things to people who are already flustered and confused as it is.
jeffjoleen said:
Hello everyone,
Here's a video I created to walk through my problems.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyTFmDCAa3w&feature=youtu.be
I'm stuck. No idea where to turn from here. I would LOVE to be able to talk to someone. I have a factory cable, but still not able to get into fastboot. I have TWRP installed and made a backup of my original Kindle software.
I"ve already tried EVERYTHING suggested and nothing has worked. I've gone to the following links:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
I've read every word and understand it to a point. I think I'd be able to work it all out of I could get to the fastboot. I'm not completely clear on all of the vocabulary and that's what's probably screwing me up.
My email address is [email protected]. If somebody could email me and I'll send my cell number and we can talk, I think I can get this up and running. I'm more than happy to pay for the service or donate to a developer of your choice. I'm just completely screwed at this point and I'm beyond frustrated now. Thanks for looking and hopefully somebody can help. -Jeff
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Did you fix your KF?
Today I tried loading 4.1 Jellybean on my fire, but it wasn't opening applications properly and being annoying so I unloaded it. I used KFU to root it, and had TWRP recovery on it. I then figured I'd revert it back to the default OS, so I grabbed a copy of the kindle fire 6.2.1 software from Amazon's page and renamed it to update.zip (it converted to a .zip with identical contents to the one directly from KFU).When I had TWRP, KFU recognized my device as online, but didn't have a version, so there was no help there. I wiped the entire thing using the recovery tool and then I hit "Install --> Update.zip". Everything seemed fine after this worked, so I rebooted the device. I thought it worked, but now it's stuck at the Kindle Fire default splash screen. When I plug iit into my computer, Windows doesn't recognize it, nor does KFU. I haven't tried letting the battery drain (since that would take awhile), but it seems like it's bricked. Please help!
EDIT: My main problem right now is that it can't even be recognized at windows. I feel like it's stuck in the wrong fastboot mode right now, but I can't even get windows to recognize it. Also, it's not running Fire fire fire, the splash screen shows the basic unanimated Kindle Fire logo. It's likely stuck on fastboot 4002 instead of 4000. I'm currently letting the battery drain so I can plug it in and see if windows will recognize it. My guess is that I can get it to work as long as windows will recognize it.
I don't have time right now to get into very much with you, so I'll have to edit my post when I can (unless someone beats me to it). For now, though...
DON'T LET YOUR BATTERY DIE!
soupmagnet said:
I don't have time right now to get into very much with you, so I'll have to edit my post when I can (unless someone beats me to it). For now, though...
DON'T LET YOUR BATTERY DIE!
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Are you sure about that? I was just reading about how it's just stuck in the fastbooter and I have to let the battery drain, plug it into my computer to get my computer to recognize it, and then it should work. Then I just have to change the fastbooter from 4002 to 4000 and it should work. Is this wrong?
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Are you sure about that? I was just reading about how it's just stuck in the fastbooter and I have to let the battery drain, plug it into my computer to get my computer to recognize it, and then it should work. Then I just have to change the fastbooter from 4002 to 4000 and it should work. Is this wrong?
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You're right, I'm lying to you. I have nothing better to do than to feed you misinformation in the hopes that it will prolong your suffering.
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You're right, I'm lying to you. I have nothing better to do than to feed you misinformation in the hopes that it will prolong your suffering.
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I know that you know more about this than me, but I feel like if it's stuck on the wrong fastboot type, preventing the battery from draining would be a bad idea (or at least slow down the "fixing" processor). Sorry, but why does that seem so wrong?
Since you are having trouble spotting the STICKY at the top of this forum, I'll help you out a bit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25400963
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You're right, I'm lying to you. I have nothing better to do than to feed you misinformation in the hopes that it will prolong your suffering.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20619033&postcount=11
This is what I read that might solve my problem. Does it seem incorrect? I feel like the only way to get it to recognize the kindle fire in windows is to either manually put it in USB mode by prying off the back cover, or to let the battery drain.
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Since you are having trouble spotting the STICKY at the top of this forum, I'll help you out a bit.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25400963
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But my Fire won't even work when plugged into my computer. Can you really quickly explain any steps I should take to at least get windows to recognize it? Thanks!
shnish said:
But my Fire won't even work when plugged into my computer. Can you really quickly explain any steps I should take to at least get windows to recognize it? Thanks!
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umm...
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I don't have time right now to get into very much with you, so I'll have to edit my post when I can (unless someone beats me to it). For now, though...
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umm...
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Alright. Looks like I might need a factory cable?
shnish said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20619033&postcount=11
This is what I read that might solve my problem. Does it seem incorrect? I feel like the only way to get it to recognize the kindle fire in windows is to either manually put it in USB mode by prying off the back cover, or to let the battery drain.
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Some of the ideas in the post are going in the right direction, but draining your battery is not one of them. That would only complicate matters.
I suggest you slow down and do some reading...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668159
You must first determine what state your device is in based on what happens when the device powers up. The only way you'll be able to fix this problem quickly is if you are truly in fastboot mode, but I have some doubts about that. If you do not understand the terminology used in the post above, you must read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
If you are going to rely on the help of others here, you are going to have to learn the jargon and understand how these parts fit together. I suggest you do that before proceeding.
The second post in that guide will help you to fix your device drivers and have the computer recognize the device.
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I'd find a way back to fastboot mode and reflash TWRP and then FFF from TWRP before trying to boot it normally. If your system partition happens to be broken and you reboot it into it, you'll be going backwards and then you'll need a factory cable or have to open up the case.
kinfauns said:
Some of the ideas in the post are going in the right direction, but draining your battery is not one of them. That would only complicate matters.
I suggest you slow down and do some reading...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668159
You must first determine what state your device is in based on what happens when the device powers up. The only way you'll be able to fix this problem quickly is if you are truly in fastboot mode, but I have some doubts about that. If you do not understand the terminology used in the post above, you must read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
If you are going to rely on the help of others here, you are going to have to learn the jargon and understand how these parts fit together. I suggest you do that before proceeding.
The second post in that guide will help you to fix your device drivers and have the computer recognize the device.
Personally, if I were in your shoes, I'd find a way back to fastboot mode and reflash TWRP and then FFF from TWRP before trying to boot it normally. If your system partition happens to be broken and you reboot it into it, you'll be going backwards and then you'll need a factory cable or have to open up the case.
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The device ended up losing power, but it still powers on properly when I plug it in (stuck on the kindle fire logo, of course).
I suppose it's not in fastboot mode, it's just stuck on the stock loader. I'm not quite positive, but it seems like I'll need a factory cable to get this thing working again. I really don't want to have to blow any money on this, if I can revert it back to stock settings easily, I'll never mess with it again. Is there any additional help that can be given if it's stuck on an unanimated stock screen and won't be recognized by windows?
shnish said:
Is there any additional help that can be given if it's stuck on an unanimated stock screen and won't be recognized by windows?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30629067
[Edit:] This might be helpful as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31117605
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30629067
[Edit:] This might be helpful as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31117605
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So if I install Ubuntu, I should be good to go? Ubuntu will recognize the kindle fire?
Read the post I gave you.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30629067
[Edit:] This might be helpful as well...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=31117605
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Yes. He has the exact same problem as me! I did the same thing as him, and I'm really hoping I'll be able to solve this issue. All I want is the stock kindle back so I can stop worrying. I've read through tons of these posts (I have 13 xda posts open in my browser), but none of them seem too helpful as to how I can get my computer to recognize the Kindle. My guess is that Ubuntu won't recognize the Kindle either, though. In that case, would a factory cable solve all my problems? I stupidly removed root access by simply updating my kindle fire without thinking of the problems that could have come with that. I figured it would just remove root access and start booting up normally. I was very wrong.
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Read the post I gave you.
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I'm going to try it in Ubuntu, but assuming that doesn't work, I'll need to get a factory cable. What do I do to revert to stock settings once I have a factory cable?
I'm really trying to be patient with you, but you're making it extremely difficult for me.
Your lack of attention is troubling. If you would take some time to actually read and process the information given to you, you would see that everything you need to know to fix your problem is there. Be a little less argumentative and follow direction, and you'll see that, not only are people more willing to help but you'll have your problem solved a lot easier and faster than you are now.
That being said, this will be the last bit of help you'll recieve from me...
The first link I gave you, sends you to my SoupKit thread. Read it. Ubuntu(Linux) does not detect the Kindle Fire (or any Android device) by default; it must be configured, which is why I sent you to the "Idiot-proof way to configure Linux for adb and fastboot".
While booted into Linux, run the script and reboot; that's it. You can figure out how to fix your Kindle on your own from there.
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I'm really trying to be patient with you, but you're making it extremely difficult for me.
Your lack of attention is troubling. If you would take some time to actually read and process the information given to you, you would see that everything you need to know to fix your problem is there. Be a little less argumentative and follow direction, and you'll see that, not only are people more willing to help but you'll have your problem solved a lot easier and faster than you are now.
That being said, this will be the last bit of help you'll recieve from me...
The first link I gave you, sends you to my SoupKit thread. Read it. Ubuntu(Linux) does not detect the Kindle Fire (or any Android device) by default; it must be configured, which is why I sent you to the "Idiot-proof way to configure Linux for adb and fastboot".
While booted into Linux, run the script and reboot; that's it. You can figure out how to fix your Kindle on your own from there.
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Thanks. I normally wouldn't act this way, but I'm having trouble calming down about this (I usually get this way when technology breaks). I know that in the end everything should be fine, but for some reason I can't get myself to actually stop worrying about the damn thing. I really do appreciate all your help, and I swear I have been reading all the links that have been sent. It's just that even with what I've read, I don't 100% understand everything. I know the general problem with it, but I'm a complete noob with shell commands. Fixing it once I can actually connect should be easier, just have to put the recovery back onto it and properly set it back to stock settings, right?
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Thanks. I normally wouldn't act this way, but I'm having trouble calming down about this (I usually get this way when technology breaks). I know that in the end everything should be fine, but for some reason I can't get myself to actually stop worrying about the damn thing. I really do appreciate all your help, and I swear I have been reading all the links that have been sent. It's just that even with what I've read, I don't 100% understand everything. I know the general problem with it, but I'm a complete noob with shell commands. Fixing it once I can actually connect should be easier, just have to put the recovery back onto it and properly set it back to stock settings, right?
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:good:
I believe im having the "5 second bootloop" problem, no idea why since my KF was never rooted, flashed, or modified in any way. I plugged the Micro B in the KF (KF was off) and then plugged the Type-A end into my PC, the KF turned on in like 10 seconds (maybe less) and it isn't doing the bootloop anymore which i guess is a good thing but its been like 10 minutes and it still just says kindle fire (with a green light on the bottom). What should I do from here for my specific situation? Any help would be great! Thanks in advance!
edit: just wanted to add that before when i would plug it in, it would keep rebooting and usually not even get to the slide to unlock screen, but sometimes it would and then instantly reboot again.
First off...what bootloader do you have installed?
How could I find out? I never modified it if that helps? So it should be stock everything.
also i downloaded KFU and installed the drivers, but it does not recognize my device, altho when i first plugged it in after installing the drivers it said kindle in Device Manager, since it didnt go anywhere i unplugged the kindle and turned it off, when i tried again it installed ADB, but still doesnt recognize it (it also prompted me to restart, which i did right before i posted this reply, and still not recognized, also still at the kindle fire screen with green light on)
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How could I find out? I never modified it if that helps? So it should be stock everything.
also i downloaded KFU and installed the drivers, but it does not recognize my device, altho when i first plugged it in after installing the drivers it said kindle in Device Manager, since it didnt go anywhere i unplugged the kindle and turned it off, when i tried again it installed ADB, but still doesnt recognize it (it also prompted me to restart, which i did right before i posted this reply, and still not recognized, also still at the kindle fire screen with green light on)
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ok so i read that sometimes it just wont read that it worked... so i check device manager, it said android phone, went to KFU, still said unknown after 0+enter, then i tried 3, it said it worked and to press any key to reboot, i pressed a key but the kindle didnt reboot, is it supposed to? also i tried 4 then like i read to do and it says the download path is incorrect so whats wrong?
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ok so i read that sometimes it just wont read that it worked... so i check device manager, it said android phone, went to KFU, still said unknown after 0+enter, then i tried 3, it said it worked and to press any key to reboot, i pressed a key but the kindle didnt reboot, is it supposed to? also i tried 4 then like i read to do and it says the download path is incorrect so whats wrong?
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sorry for triple posting i will fix it but i dont want to confuse you on the timing of these events lol... so i figured out that CWM may be broken right now??? anyways since twrp worked i insatlled FFF with worked and now its at a menu that is kindle fire but BLUE fire text and says press power button for boot menu, but when i do that it doesnt do anything, do i need to unplug it?
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sorry for triple posting i will fix it but i dont want to confuse you on the timing of these events lol... so i figured out that CWM may be broken right now??? anyways since twrp worked i insatlled FFF with worked and now its at a menu that is kindle fire but BLUE fire text and says press power button for boot menu, but when i do that it doesnt do anything, do i need to unplug it?
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you still there buddy? lol, i unplugged it and ya that worked, so now im at TWRP, just because it seems like a good idea i am backing up the things that were already checkmarked when i clicked backup
but now im afraid to continue without help, what step am i at exactly now? lol
EDIT: stuck at the end of the backup, been stuck there a while, will probably try to turn it off in a few minutes or so... anybody have some advice?
How about a little more information about what it is you intend to accomplish with your device?
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How about a little more information about what it is you intend to accomplish with your device?
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i just want it to work! my power went out one day while i was sleeping and it was charging, for some reason it was dead (had been at 100% so shouldnt have drained, but the power going out messed with it) and when i tried to charge it, it bootloops
right now i have TWRP installed and FFF installed, what should i do now? i have tried booting it up and it just gets to the slide to unlock screen and then resets back to the blue kindle fire screen
i also just tried to install permanent root with superuser and it seemed to be working then said rebooting and "please wait...." and it never did anything (except the kindle booted back to the blue kind fire screen)
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i just want it to work! my power went out one day while i was sleeping and it was charging, for some reason it was dead (had been at 100% so shouldnt have drained, but the power going out messed with it) and when i tried to charge it, it bootloops
right now i have TWRP installed and FFF installed, what should i do now? i have tried booting it up and it just gets to the slide to unlock screen and then resets back to the blue kindle fire screen
i also just tried to install permanent root with superuser and it seemed to be working then said rebooting and "please wait...." and it never did anything (except the kindle booted back to the blue kind fire screen)
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ANY help would be appreciated... im sitting here screwing with it waiting for a reply....
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ANY help would be appreciated... im sitting here screwing with it waiting for a reply....
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well i managed to fix it by just factory resetting it with no help AT ALL
Very likely the factory reset had nothing to do with it. Just simply having it plugged in via USB may have given it enough time to charge. Questions of this nature are best handled in q & a not in development.
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well i managed to fix it by just factory resetting it with no help AT ALL
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I'm sorry for not sitting at my computer, waiting with baited breath for you to respond, so I can devote all of my attention to your problem. I hope you can forgive me.
I wasnt trying to be offensive lol I was just proud to figure it out with NO HELP AT ALL! But anyways I am pretty sure it wasnt the charge because it was at 56% before and after i did the factory reset, and after the factory reset i backed it up and it finished that time (last time i had to unplug the KF and hard reset it)... Also I tried resetting it a couple times before the factory reset and it always rebooted once it got to the slide to unlock screen. Anyways it works, I am probably going to give it to my mom because of the simplicity (she just needs email, and internet... lol) and I might try to get my hands on a Nexus 7
AND HOW DO I DELETE ALL THOSE REPOSTS? THE DELETE BUTTON ISNT WORKING FOR ME ^__^'
Untraumatized said:
I wasnt trying to be offensive lol I was just proud to figure it out with NO HELP AT ALL! But anyways I am pretty sure it wasnt the charge because it was at 56% before and after i did the factory reset, and after the factory reset i backed it up and it finished that time (last time i had to unplug the KF and hard reset it)... Also I tried resetting it a couple times before the factory reset and it always rebooted once it got to the slide to unlock screen. Anyways it works, I am probably going to give it to my mom because of the simplicity (she just needs email, and internet... lol) and I might try to get my hands on a Nexus 7
AND HOW DO I DELETE ALL THOSE REPOSTS? THE DELETE BUTTON ISNT WORKING FOR ME ^__^'
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Correct me if im wrong but you can't delete posts....but this thread should not be in Android Dev section, it should be in Q and A... Not to be mean or anything I am going to report this thread so it can be moved to the right section (to help the mods out)
OP, First This Thread Is In The Wrong Place. And It Appears To Me Users Where Trying To Help, On Limited Information. But You Figure It Out On Your Own Great.
Thank You And Thread Closed.