Hello all,
I need some help and guidance in fixing my Kindle Fire. Some background:
My Kindle Fire was on 6.3.1 when I rooted it, no custom roms, just root so I can get Google Framework on it since I use Google Docs and the Google Market. After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
I had FFF and TWRP on my Kindle Fire as well, running Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
After much searching, every unroot guide kept pointing me back to flashing the stock rom. So I downloaded the latest update.zip through KFU, booted into TWRP, wiped, installed the update.zip, and rebooted.
After that, I hit the Kindle Fire logo, static, and it hangs there. I power off and on, still hangs. I don't have the blue/white FFF recovery anymore so booting into recovery wasn't an option. I then connected the Kindle to my computer, opened KFU, and tried to change the boot option through option 1, and every time I change it, Fastboot, Normal boot, etc. it sends the command, Kindle reboots, but then hangs again on the static logo.
I tried reinstalling FFF and TWRP through KFU to try and reflash, but it shows as preparing, then waiting for device, and nothing. Again, just hanging.
I even tried the manual shell commands I've seen around the forums and in the Kindle Fire for Beginners Guide, but I keep hanging on "Waiting for device" in the cmd prompt.
I don't know what else to do and I'm becoming more confused with the different types of issues that everyone is reporting, with each one have one detail different from my situation. I had no custom roms, just a root, and it seems I may have flashed a bad stock rom.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I apologize if this was solved somewhere else, but I searched numerous threads and guides, but they all dealt with something going wrong with a custom rom or people getting to the animated Kindle Fire logo, where as mine is just static.
Again, thank you for your time.
Sounds like it's stuck in fastboot bootmode to this noob. I had the same problem at one point and used command line to fix with the simple bootmode switching commands - can't recall if I used fastboot or adb tools..but either should work. And if I'm reading your post right, you've tried these so this is likely above my meager skill level, heh. You are handling it better than I did, I might add.
If I may point out where you went wrong:
Mattamus Prime said:
After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
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There are apps in the Google Play store that will temporarily remove your root status so you are able to use services that detect and shut down when root is detected. OTArootkeeper.apk is one that I've heard of.
And don't ever chose to lose fff once you have that as this is your lifeline to unbricking.
Hopefully someone with better chops than I on this will post up - continue with your patient reading and take a little comfort that this is most probably fixable.
First off, I applaud you for trying to figure out and fix the problem yourself using the guides available. Thank you. The information you provided will go a long way to getting the help you need.
So far it seems you've done everything right, but to be sure, you should check to make sure your drivers are in order (most likely the problem). The second post of the Beginners Guide will help you with that.
Once you have done that and you still can't change your bootmode, try using recovery to flash a custom rom. It's possible the stock boot image you have has been corrupted. You can use the "mount" function in recovery to push another rom to your sdcard. If that works you can stick with a custom rom like MoDaCo. It's the same stock stock interface with Google apps and services installed and you don't have to worry about OTA updates. OTA Rootkeeper will let you easily switch between "rooted" and "unrooted" so you can take advantage of Amazon's VOD.
And if you still want pure stock you can d/l a new copy of the update and try again.
Thanks for the suggestion. I did try OTA Rootkeeper, but when I went into my Instant VOD, it still had the buttons grayed out. I tried temp unroot, reboot Kindle, and still grayed out, so I assumed Rootkeeper wasn't working for me, thus, the looking for the unroot tutorials.
A little bit of extra information, when I hook up my Kindle Fire, my drivers says Android Composite ADB Interface. When I try to switch to Fastboot to have it switch to Android ADB Interface, it doesn't switch. It just stays as Composite.
Thanks again.
soupmagnet said:
So far it seems you've done everything right, but to be sure, you should check to make sure your drivers are in order (most likely the problem). The second post of the Beginners Guide will help you with that.
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I followed the advice in the Beginners Guide, uninstalled whatever drivers I had, rebooted my comp, then installed the ones that came with the KFU download.
Are there any other drivers I should be looking for?
Also, a little bit of more information, I tried switching to Fastboot through KFU, received some messages to the effect of "system/some file name file not found (2)", (I apologize for not being specific, typing from memory), it then reboots my Kindle Fire, then I execute the commands:
fastboot getvar product
After that, it just says <waiting for device>
In fact, after any command I do in cmd, I get that message. So I believe it may be a driver issue, like was suggested, or my Kindle isn't far enough into the boot process to be found.
It definitely sounds like a driver issue. Keep working on your drivers.
If that doesn't work, you can try it on a different computer OR set up a Linux LiveUSB for issuing adb/fastboot commands.
FIX for Kindle stuck on logo
Finally I FIXED MY KINDLE FIRE!!!!
Issue : Kindle Fire stuck on 'Kindle Fire' logo and never moves after that.
Hello All,
Just like others in here, even I tried to upgrade to new version of Android on my kindle and I messed it up very bad.
I have read a post where, some-one just updated that it is because we have enabled fast boot on it and we need to move to regular boot.
However, none of the solutions suggest on this website worked for me (am not saying my friends are wrong in here).
Finally the work around that WORKED for me, and am sure this will be help you all.
When you are wiping/erasing the data/SD card, please do not wide the ROM. If you delete the ROM - Booom!!, you are cutting off the branch yo are
sitting ON )
Now if you have already done that.. please follow the steps.
You have intall/upgrade to a new version of Android.
Make sure you have the TWRP 2.1.x or 2.2.0 installed << which you will have, using that only you wiped off your kindle )
Now download the latest version of Andriod Jelly Bean and Google app on your computer from the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
1. Now, boot ur kindle into recovery.
2. Connect your kindle to your computer, if the computer recongnise your kindle paste both files onto kindle, and move to step 6
3. If your kindle is not recognized (like in my case), go to mount option in recovery
4. Choose mount USB
5. Kindle will be recognized in computer, and copy the files.
6. Disconnect Kindle from the computer
7. Wipe data/factory reset
8. Wipe cache
9. Wipe dalvik
10. Install ROM <install Andriod Jelly Bean> Do not install Google Apps
11. Reboot
Once you do a normal reboot, your system will boot into Andriod Jelly Bean edtion. Go to file manager and reach out to Google Apps and install the
application and reboot.
Yes!! you have the complete recoved Kindle
Only known issue - Your battery bar will not move when it is charging (but actually it is charging).
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MattamusPrime said:
Hello all,
I need some help and guidance in fixing my Kindle Fire. Some background:
My Kindle Fire was on 6.3.1 when I rooted it, no custom roms, just root so I can get Google Framework on it since I use Google Docs and the Google Market. After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
I had FFF and TWRP on my Kindle Fire as well, running Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
After much searching, every unroot guide kept pointing me back to flashing the stock rom. So I downloaded the latest update.zip through KFU, booted into TWRP, wiped, installed the update.zip, and rebooted.
After that, I hit the Kindle Fire logo, static, and it hangs there. I power off and on, still hangs. I don't have the blue/white FFF recovery anymore so booting into recovery wasn't an option. I then connected the Kindle to my computer, opened KFU, and tried to change the boot option through option 1, and every time I change it, Fastboot, Normal boot, etc. it sends the command, Kindle reboots, but then hangs again on the static logo.
I tried reinstalling FFF and TWRP through KFU to try and reflash, but it shows as preparing, then waiting for device, and nothing. Again, just hanging.
I even tried the manual shell commands I've seen around the forums and in the Kindle Fire for Beginners Guide, but I keep hanging on "Waiting for device" in the cmd prompt.
I don't know what else to do and I'm becoming more confused with the different types of issues that everyone is reporting, with each one have one detail different from my situation. I had no custom roms, just a root, and it seems I may have flashed a bad stock rom.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I apologize if this was solved somewhere else, but I searched numerous threads and guides, but they all dealt with something going wrong with a custom rom or people getting to the animated Kindle Fire logo, where as mine is just static.
Again, thank you for your time.
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K_Krish said:
Finally I FIXED MY KINDLE FIRE!!!!
Issue : Kindle Fire stuck on 'Kindle Fire' logo and never moves after that.
Hello All,
Just like others in here, even I tried to upgrade to new version of Android on my kindle and I messed it up very bad.
I have read a post where, some-one just updated that it is because we have enabled fast boot on it and we need to move to regular boot.
However, none of the solutions suggest on this website worked for me (am not saying my friends are wrong in here).
Finally the work around that WORKED for me, and am sure this will be help you all.
When you are wiping/erasing the data/SD card, please do not wide the ROM. If you delete the ROM - Booom!!, you are cutting off the branch yo are
sitting ON )
Now if you have already done that.. please follow the steps.
You have intall/upgrade to a new version of Android.
Make sure you have the TWRP 2.1.x or 2.2.0 installed << which you will have, using that only you wiped off your kindle )
Now download the latest version of Andriod Jelly Bean and Google app on your computer from the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
1. Now, boot ur kindle into recovery.
2. Connect your kindle to your computer, if the computer recongnise your kindle paste both files onto kindle, and move to step 6
3. If your kindle is not recognized (like in my case), go to mount option in recovery
4. Choose mount USB
5. Kindle will be recognized in computer, and copy the files.
6. Disconnect Kindle from the computer
7. Wipe data/factory reset
8. Wipe cache
9. Wipe dalvik
10. Install ROM <install Andriod Jelly Bean> Do not install Google Apps
11. Reboot
Once you do a normal reboot, your system will boot into Andriod Jelly Bean edtion. Go to file manager and reach out to Google Apps and install the
application and reboot.
Yes!! you have the complete recoved Kindle
Only known issue - Your battery bar will not move when it is charging (but actually it is charging).
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I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
me too
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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I am stuck at the very same place you are. I was in an endless bootloop after trying to flas back to the Stock Amazon ROM using TWRP. Once i got the drivers sorted out and ADB could see my device i used KFU to "Install permanent Root with Superuser". The KF went to reboot into fastboot and the screen said "waiting for device" for about ten minutes. Now the KF is stuck at the white and orange "kindle Fire" boot logo. Windows will no longer see the KF as an android device. It only shows up as an "unknown device" in the device manager.
Try this
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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Ok, I dont know, how to fix this (as I was not in this situation). Try following the steps - Download update.zip through KFU. Connect your Kindle to PC and install the android driver. If your PC detects the kindle copy update.zip file to kindle and try to install that.
sounds like a job for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392693&highlight=info
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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Im in the same boat you are. I have tried everything stuck on same logo device is recognized in devices as android phone and adb interface but cannot connect to unbrick utility or KFU and doesnt show as a drive either. tried to search devices in cmd using fastboot commands and nothing shows either. I decided to purchase a factory cable today on ebay. Keeping my fingers crossed because after reading everything I could find I think it is my only option.
No, your problem is as "simple" as fixing your drivers so the computer can communicate with the device through adb and fastboot. KFU relies on those two tools to do pretty much anything. Unfortunately, Windows is stupid and is not very effective when dealing with certain USB devices.
In order to, say, install TWRP, you need adb to change the bootmode to accept fastboot commands, and use fastboot commands to overwrite the recovery partition. In the process of going between different boot modes, Windows had a hissy fit and decides not to communicate with the device at all. Hence the need to fix/reinstall the drivers. It doesn't always work out that way and you get stuck where you are right now. A factory cable will put you in fastboot, but it wont make Windows communicate with the device. You can continue to fight with Windows drivers and hope to get lucky, or you could try other, more effective options...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30629067
omg .... I survived a bricking. Soupkit saved me!!!
Somewhere on the many tabs I have open, as I frantically search for ways to unbrick my Kindle fire... I run into " SoupKit" for Linux ... install it... mess around with the Bootloader .. change it to 4002 I believe the value was ... my Kindle that I've been working on for literally 6 hrs is back on! ... now on the figuring out how to root it / remove demo software. SOUPKIT!
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Related
1) Yes I checked search results.
2) Yes I've googled.
3) Yes I've tried the Kindle Fire Utility, the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356257... links options.
With that being said, here's my issue;
Got a KF a couple days ago...
Yesterday, followed some online instructions to put GO Launcher EX on there to replace the carousel deal.
Followed instructions to the T.
Restarted. Got to "Choose your OS" screen (or whatever it precisely says...)
Picked GO... then it froze.
Now, when it restarts (yes, its the 30 second hard restart), it gets stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen.
I have tried the above utilities.
I have hard restarted.
I have fully charged and ran the battery dry and tried again.
When I use the utilities, the problem is, my PC will not recognize the Kindle (it see's it as a removable storage device, but it doesn't click over to 'Kindle', and thus the utilities can't interact with the device itself, I suppose).
I've tried different USB ports and connecters (I have 2 regular kindles in the house, too). But I know all the peripherals work through cross-testing.
Essentially, what else can I do? (I got it from WalMart, and they're currently out of stock, so I can't return it till next week, but I'd like it fixed before then if possible)
I've tried several different methods from these forums too, but I *always* hit the same snag... whenever any utility is 'waiting for device', it simply will not find it, because the PC doesn't see it properly. It sees *something* (removable storage) but not as a kindle, and thus won't allow the utilities to interface with it.
Are there any physical things I can do to hard reset it without destroying any warrantys?
Any help appreciated!
there is no need to return it
from what you say i think you have a bad launcher on it and the kf tries to start it but can't
first i need to know if you have fff (custom bootloader - yellow triangle) on it ?
then do you have a recovery (twrp) on it ?
what os/bit of computer ?
In kindle utility go to bootmodes and enter normal (4000). Just had that problem last night.
awidawad - I've tried that. It stays on 'waiting for device' forever. Please explain step by step what you did? At which point did you power on the KF, when did you run KFU, etc, etc.
b63 - I hope your right!
no - I do not have the yellow triangle.
no - I do not have TWRP on it, i have tried, but cannot get anything onto the kindle.
my PC is window7, 64bit
Euryon said:
awidawad - I've tried that. It stays on 'waiting for device' forever. Please explain step by step what you did? At which point did you power on the KF, when did you run KFU, etc, etc.
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Do you have all the kf drivers installed on your computer? I know that when I unbricked mine I had all the drivers installed but I had to reinstall them for some reason. If you do not have them I can post them later on tonight when I'm at home. However, I have TWRP installed on mine, and Cyanogenmod 7.2, so hopefully yours is able to connect to your computer.
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b63 said:
there is no need to return it
from what you say i think you have a bad launcher on it and the kf tries to start it but can't
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In order to remove the bad launcher, you need to have your device connected to your computer to remove it using adb.
ok so b63 helped me out big time here....
about 2 hours ago we got on a teamviewer session (download this if you want these guys to help you with serious issues!)
took me a minute to figure out how to allow him/her proper access to my screen
anyway
i don't understand the technical stuff
but
what i had done wrong is that i didnt root the KF before trying to install the GO... software (i think)
b63 had a heck of a time trying to discern the problem with me being about as useful as a dead fish, but get there he/she did
after much fanangaling, b63 managed to install the TWRP and ADP on my KF, allowing it to fastboot, and basically allowing it to be read by my PC, and so fixed.
im sure it would have taken b63 all of 5 minutes in real time, but using the quirky teamview and my slow net speed didn't help
still, thanks VERY MUCH to b63 for fixing the **** out of my KF, and being very helpful and patient all along!
thanks
Just wanted to drop b63 a note here that I "thanks"ed their post above - not necessarily for the post but for going above and beyond. The people on these forums are (for the most part) really great. (Too bad there have to be a few who are demanding of the developers to get this feature or that fix done faster without taking into account that the devs do this all in their free time.)
YES, search finally led me here!
Euryon, I have the exact same thing happening with my KF right now.
Do you remember any specifics of how b63 carried out the steps you listed?
b63, any chance you could help me with mine? My issue is identical with Euryon's down to the letter.
Same Problem
Could someone please help me i have the same problem
same problem here! please can someone give a step by step? My fire is unrooted and I did nothing to it except try to install the go launcher and after I selected it as the default launcher it got stuck at the kindke fire logo.
I tried the Kindle unbricking utility but it cannot find the device even after I installed the adb composite interface
also, my fire is not showing up as a kindle - it is showing up as an android device.
rollno88 said:
also, my fire is not showing up as a kindle - it is showing up as an android device.
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Have you added the fires usb ID to your system?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2
thanks for replying, and I have no clue how to do that. I'll search and get back .
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okay, I already did that by editing the android sdk(as a prerequisite to rooting, which I planned to do eventually) - so when I connect my fire it first shows up as a kindle, and after updating the software through windows and installing drivers through KFU, it comes up as an android device and the interface is adb composite. Now if I try to install TWRP through KFU it keeps switching between adb composite interface and plain adb. And both KFU and KUFU keep waiting but are unable to find my device.
also, my fire alternately shows up as a usb composite device and an android device. PLEASE help
okay I solved it with KFU (finally!) although I have no clue how I did it as I didn'tdo anything I hadn't tried earlier so, managed to install TWRP and then wiped everything and finally my fire could be read - then I deleted go launcher and now my fire is back from the grave
A big thank you to all the helpful posts at this forum - u guys are the best
Same issue
Tried rooting my KF, but couldn't change permissions and thus could not install android market. Superuser didn't do anything other than show me a log folder that had no logs. Tried to change permissions on /system and /apps with one of the file management apps on amazon and it said the device *wasn't* rooted, despite GO launcher and android interface.
Did a factory wipe to try to reroot or fully(?) root the KF, and that's when it all went wrong. Got stuck on boot loop, but KFU helped me break out of that. Now it's stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen with no animation. I read somewhere that this was the fastboot getting "stuck."
At any rate, i have TWRP 2.0 installed and can mount and unmount the device in its interface, but it is only recognized as ADB android device, or when mounted via TWRP, USB composite device. As such, ADB commands only work occasionally - all other times it simply says <waiting for device>.
I am running Windows 7 64 bit, and 6.3 on the KF. All restarts on the KF are hard restarts, except occasionally cmd lets me fastboot reboot.
I have spent the past 2 days trying everything I have found online (2 KF unbrick applets, 15+ tabbed browsers with different threads) to no avail. I am finally posting, pleading for assistance.
Thanks in advance for any (helpful) replies. Real thanks clicking afterwards.
edit: when rerunning KFU, i kept getting the message that many execs failed because "/system/bin/sh" directory does not exist.
I don't know if that helps narrow down what might be happening, but I saw that coming up a lot in the cmd prompt.
zeissbickham said:
Tried rooting my KF, but couldn't change permissions and thus could not install android market. Superuser didn't do anything other than show me a log folder that had no logs. Tried to change permissions on /system and /apps with one of the file management apps on amazon and it said the device *wasn't* rooted, despite GO launcher and android interface.
Did a factory wipe to try to reroot or fully(?) root the KF, and that's when it all went wrong. Got stuck on boot loop, but KFU helped me break out of that. Now it's stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen with no animation. I read somewhere that this was the fastboot getting "stuck."
At any rate, i have TWRP 2.0 installed and can mount and unmount the device in its interface, but it is only recognized as ADB android device, or when mounted via TWRP, USB composite device. As such, ADB commands only work occasionally - all other times it simply says <waiting for device>.
I am running Windows 7 64 bit, and 6.3 on the KF. All restarts on the KF are hard restarts, except occasionally cmd lets me fastboot reboot.
I have spent the past 2 days trying everything I have found online (2 KF unbrick applets, 15+ tabbed browsers with different threads) to no avail. I am finally posting, pleading for assistance.
Thanks in advance for any (helpful) replies. Real thanks clicking afterwards.
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Read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
with an emphasis on post #2. You need to know what mode your device is in by looking at the device manager and make sure your drivers are loading correctly for that mode. If you can get to TWRP, you can mount your USB mass storage device, copy a new zip file of either the stock software or a custom ROM and flash it.
Thank you. I will be trying this shortly.
fully bricked
I followed the guide and got to a point where the Kindle Fire animation was playing. It loaded up to the unlock screen and then automatically shut itself down - would not stay on when either connected or disconnected. Tried installing a ROM but still shut down. Started the recovery and hit factory reset, still auto shutdown. Tried clearing a partition as described in the tutorial and now it's fully bricked. Will not turn on when connected to computer, to outlet, to another cable.
Thanks for trying to help.
I'm not a stupid person, but I am a slightly distracted widowed father of a three-year-old, and I've become so frustrated that I can't think straight!
I'm not a developer, but I've always easily rooted my devices by following the instructions. Until the Kindle came along.
I had all kind of trouble, wrong drivers, general mistakes, etc. Finally, everything appeared to be working, and then I had a hard drive crash during the root process. TWRP was installed, but, apparently, nothing else.
Took it to a second computer, downloaded KFU, installed drivers, ran. Partial success. TWRP appeared to be running smoothly. Downloaded ROM (Don't even remember which, Kindle has been thrown in drawer for weeks!) ROM appeared to install, but wouldn't boot. Here's where I got extra-stupid:
Obviously, something is already wrong with my Kindle, but at least I can see it in device manager. At least I can access it through KFU. For some insane reason, I began trying everything I could think to do, and eventually got TWRP into a recovery bootloop. Yay, me!
Now, I've screwed around on multiple computers, in Windows and Ubuntu. I'm completely confused as to which drivers are loaded where, Kindle shows up in Device Manager as a phone, but does not show up as a drive in Windows Explorer, and KFU, while it runs just fine, alternates between between telling me that it's "waiting for device," or "the system cannot find the drive specified."
Help on the Forums has been wonderful, but I am beyond that. My last post was answered with "Which drivers have you installed?" Well, crap! I don't know. I probably knew a month ago when the problem started, but I can't think rationally (where the Kindle is concerned, I seem to do OK in real life) anymore!
Now, I know that I've got so much crap going on, that most of you don't want to trash up the forum by trying to address my multiple issues. Please do not post "Have you tried the search tool?" Re-read my far too long post. I don't even know what the crap to search for anymore!
So, finally, here's my question? Anybody want to try their hand at fixing my F-'d up Kindle? It's not doing me a bit of good as is so, even if I mail it to someone and they just keep it I haven't really lost much!
All I want is a nice, stable (STABLE!) Gingerbread or ICS ROM that my little boy can watch Netflix on. I'll gladly pay anyone a reasonable amount to anyone willing to take this problem off my hands...
If you have TWRP installed can you mount the USB drive in it and then flash what you want?
When I mount usb storage in twrp, it does allow me to access the device on the computer, which is much better than I was getting. When I run KFU it still stated that it cannot find the device. If I run Kindle Unbrick, it open the command line, then just hangs up.
RobWoodall said:
When I mount usb storage in twrp, it does allow me to access the device on the computer, which is much better than I was getting. When I run KFU it still stated that it cannot find the device. If I run Kindle Unbrick, it open the command line, then just hangs up.
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No need to run KFU... Just copy FFF to the Kindle and flash from TWRP. Then copy what rom you want and Flash from TWRP.
And, make sure you flash the FFF version (1.4a) in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375
Your download should be named: fff-u-boot_v1.4a.zip.
You will see some notes in that thread about NOT flashing this file, but those are for an older zip. This is a flashable .zip ... I just installed (flashed) it last week from TWRP.
(P.S.) Your KF is not in as bad of shape as you might think. This is a quick fix with the right setup.
I had a similar problem. First you should download Kindle Fire Drivers(the one that came with KFU didn't work...) and install it. Then in TWRP mount the SD card. Update the drivers using that Kindle Fire Driver folder(I will upload it and give you the link). Then with KFU press 1(bootmode) and then 1 again(normal). I think this should get you out of bootloop. If that doesn't work, just flash the Kindle Fire Stock Rom.
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When I said install Kindle Fire Drivers I meant download. Then manually install the drivers(My Computer, right click,
properties, hardware, and open up device manager. If you get android device or something, click on it. If you see Kindle with a ! then click on update drivers and select the kindle fire driver folder. If you don't see kindle, or if you see Android device, then uninstall. Then go to disk drives and find your kindle fire and uninstall. Close and re-open, and you should see Kindle! Then update the drivers. Open up KFU and change bootmode to normal. Do a 20 sec. hard reset and see if it boots. If your trying to install a Custom ROM(ICS or honeycomb) put the .zip file on you kindle fire. Then open up TWRP and choose Wipe, and Factory Reset. Then wipe Cache and Dalvik Cache. Then go to install and select the ROM. After install the boot may take awhile. You said you tried this but you got stuck in bootmode, so make sure you follow these instructions. Make a backup if you ever want to go back. Move the backup to your computer as it takes up almost 1.5gb of space. Please inform me if this doesn't help. Sorry if I'm not good at giving instructions,but I'm only 14.
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Here is the Link for the folder. Just unzip and update your Kindle Fire with it: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?lnx766ac84o7q1i
RobWoodall - hang in there, because a lot of us were exactly in your shoes. For the life of me I can't get most of the ubuntu stuff to work, and windows was a bit of a nightmare for drivers until sorted out. I bootlooped, thought I bricked, etc etc but all sorted out in the end.
The fact you can see it in device manager is good. What you need to do is to replace the drivers with the 'Android Composite ADB Interface' - this video may help you out
I'm sure folks here will try to help you out without taking your money
Thanks, but I don't seem to be able to find a current version of FFF. Probably because I'm not thinking clearly.
tedr108,
Thanks, but the link appears to be unavailable at this time. I'm not hopeful, as I have been quite able to install ROMs. For all I know they are running perfectly. My most immediate problem seems to be that I'm trapped in a bootloop, and no matter what I do, the Kindle always boots into TWRP. Apparently I'm in boot mode 5001, and I should be in mode 4000 or some such. KFU should be able to change the boot mode, but it only gives me "waiting for device."
RobWoodall said:
Thanks, but I don't seem to be able to find a current version of FFF. Probably because I'm not thinking clearly.
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Here is the latest copy of FFF 1.4A that I have.
Dropbox link (while Rombot is down):
https://dl.dropbox.com/u/41149741/KFire-Android/fff-u-boot_v1.4a.zip
md5sum: 419c53b922c963082454b14b7de75a90
Edit: Tera Tike is on the ball! (Thanks I almost never ready this forum)
josepho1997,
Thanks. Downloaded and installed perfectly. Unfortunately, the Kindle will still only boot into TWRP recovery. Apparently I'm in boot mode 5001, and should be in 4000 or 4001 or something. It's really getting frustrating!
Use sudo command in ubuntu power it off type sudo fastboot getvar product plug your kindle in it should return kindle as a response your kindle then your kindle will be in fastboot then type sudo fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000 hit enter then type sudo fastboot reboot it should boot in normal mode
Nevermind, someone beat me to it...
RobWoodall said:
josepho1997,
Thanks. Downloaded and installed perfectly. Unfortunately, the Kindle will still only boot into TWRP recovery. Apparently I'm in boot mode 5001, and should be in 4000 or 4001 or something. It's really getting frustrating!
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It seems that your system is bad.
Tera Tike,
Thanks! I think I love you! Worked perfectly. I'm now running CM7 Barebones, because that's the last ROM I had tried to flash. Now that I understand the process, I'll certainly experiment with other ROMs, but Bare Bones looks pretty darn good after staring at the TWRP menu for a month and a half!
P.S. Nope! My system wasn't bad, the operator was!!! LOL!
Thanks, Hashcode! I got the file from Tara Tike. Fantastic work! That simple option to reset bootmenu on the first page was all I needed all this time!
RobWoodall said:
Tera Tike,
Thanks! I think I love you! Worked perfectly. I'm now running CM7 Barebones, because that's the last ROM I had tried to flash. Now that I understand the process, I'll certainly experiment with other ROMs, but Bare Bones looks pretty darn good after staring at the TWRP menu for a month and a half!
P.S. Nope! My system wasn't bad, the operator was!!! LOL!
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Great!!! Hashcode FFF is the best!! Now enjoy your hard work!
Thanks, Hashcode for all you have done for us Fire users!!
I really appreciate everyone's help! I've been sharing the nook with my three-year-old. He's a pretty smart kid but, once he learned how to change icons and wallpaper, install and uninstall apps, it's a completely different experience every time I turned it on. I bought the Kindle so I could have MY OWN tablet!
If anyone is still reading this thread, please give me some recommendations for ROMs. I typically only use Google Play Books, Contacts and Calendar, Aldiko Reader and Netflix. I'm not in the market for fastest or fanciest, but most stable. I don't care if it's Gingerbread or ICS (Heck, even Honeycomb if it's stopped sucking!) So what do you all say?
What's the most stable ROM out there for a person who needs Google compatibility on the Kindle Fire?
Hello-
Quick background. I have a Kindle Fire with the CM9-Reloaded ROM installed. All was going well for a few weeks until my Kindle stopped connecting to the internet. I figured it was just a bug and wanted to reinstall the ROM or choose a different one.
I have FFF v1.4 (with the blue logo) installed. When I get to the screen that allows me to choose "Normal Boot", "Recovery", or "Reset Boot Mode" I choose the "Recovery" to go into TWRP; however, this doesn't happen. It puts me back into a loop to the same screen to choose again. I can do this over and over again and I'm still not able to get into recovery to get to TWRP.
I decided to see if I could use the Kindle Fire Utility to get to TWPR that way. Before everyone asks, my drivers are all updated and functioning properly. I uninstalled and reinstalled just to double check. When the Kindle is plugged in, I can go to the device manager and see my Kindle there. The problem is that KFU says I'm offline and I can get to any of the menus. When I plug in my Kindle I do get the little "bong" that tells me my computer recognized it.
Also, went to my laptop and downloaded the KFU and installed everything. Same result as with my desktop.
What else can I try? I have a factory cable, but I really don't know much about how to use it. I simply followed step by step instructions to root this when I originally got it. Any suggestions? I'd really just like to put this Kindle back to stock, re-root, and try it all over again to eliminate any potential issues in the future. Thanks in advance for your help.
Does "adb reboot recovery" not work from within the ROM either? You can try to reflash TWRP from fastboot, if you're feeling brave enough. Double check the hash first, though.
same boat
hello all
i am in need of dire help working on sister's inlaw kindle fire
i got the KFU newest one and verified the kindle was the newest version software
i started the KFU i must of missed a step and the kindle fire is locked on loadscreen (kindle fire) a soft brick i got the program that u say try and the system will not be found by it
i have removed and reinstalled the Adb rebooted my system and hard reboot kindle........the computer sees the kindle but not as kindle..........in device manger it shows up under the ADB section not the portable..........i only see the ADB there is no kindle hardware tab in windows explorer it is not listed
but it is listed in devices and printers under unspecified with the name kindle in there........... i can not access any info in the tab it list the name as kindle the rest are blank
please help i have no idea what to do on this one.........it is locked on the screen and i can not get the system to fully talk with each other to correct it using the methods u have posted
**note i went to a 2nd computer that has never had kindle or any ADB or any other program dealing with this the system is giving the same results as stated above the system sees it but does not know what it is ...thought it might be a overlapping driver issue on my computer
side note i am kind of poor and really do not have 200 bucks to buy a new one for her i have a week to fix with out getting caught help please
Dasanko said:
Does "adb reboot recovery" not work from within the ROM either? You can try to reflash TWRP from fastboot, if you're feeling brave enough. Double check the hash first, though.
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No, adb reboot recovery doesn't work. How would I reflash TWRP from fastboot? I'm definitely a rookie at cmd work.
jeffjoleen said:
No, adb reboot recovery doesn't work. How would I reflash TWRP from fastboot? I'm definitely a rookie at cmd work.
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By it not working, do you mean that it reboots normally?
"fastboot getvar product" to get the KF to stick with fastboot mode when it's loading the bootloader.
"fastboot flash recovery twrp.img" very important to double check the file hash to make sure it's not corrupt.
"fastboot reboot" only in case it doesn't automatically reboot on its own.
EDIT: Keep in mind fastboot mode uses a different set of drivers, so you may have to install those as well (included in KFU, along the ADB ones).
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Justugh said:
hello all
i am in need of dire help working on sister's inlaw kindle fire
i got the KFU newest one and verified the kindle was the newest version software
i started the KFU i must of missed a step and the kindle fire is locked on loadscreen (kindle fire) a soft brick i got the program that u say try and the system will not be found by it
i have removed and reinstalled the Adb rebooted my system and hard reboot kindle........the computer sees the kindle but not as kindle..........in device manger it shows up under the ADB section not the portable..........i only see the ADB there is no kindle hardware tab in windows explorer it is not listed
but it is listed in devices and printers under unspecified with the name kindle in there........... i can not access any info in the tab it list the name as kindle the rest are blank
please help i have no idea what to do on this one.........it is locked on the screen and i can not get the system to fully talk with each other to correct it using the methods u have posted
**note i went to a 2nd computer that has never had kindle or any ADB or any other program dealing with this the system is giving the same results as stated above the system sees it but does not know what it is ...thought it might be a overlapping driver issue on my computer
side note i am kind of poor and really do not have 200 bucks to buy a new one for her i have a week to fix with out getting caught help please
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Please don't hijack other people's threads, start your own here on Q&A. Otherwise, handling with two completely different issues in the same place gets awfully confusing. Also, read this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
Sorry folks, I dun screwed up.
I have a first gen Kindle Fire that I had previously rooted. I was attempting to flash to the newest HellKat rom and I managed to not only delete the OS, and Rom, but also my previous backup. Now I'm stuck. Windows recognizes that the kindle is plugged in but says "insert disk" when I try to access the "E:" drive. I can boot into TWRP, but I mounting usb doesn't seem to do anything, and the ABD Sideload feature never gets started.
I had previously used the KFU to root the kindle in the first place, but downloaded it again, just in case, but that did not help.
I downloaded the unbrick utility but that doesn't find the device either.
I downloaded ABD and JRE and I think I have them working. I tried to ABD push the ROM onto the Kindle, but again device not found. I used SDK to download drivers, and they installed, but didn't help any.
So I have an empty kindle fire, I think the reason I can't do anything with it, is I can't get windows to recognize it, but I'm not honestly sure.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thought I had it for a moment, got Windows to recognize the Kindle and transferred a couple of roms over, but after a couple of failed attempts to flash, I'm stuck at the boot screen (fire is orange and there is no animation). Windows no longer sees the device as a kindle, KFU is no help, and I can't get into twrp or COTR.
Well, after a ton of fiddling with the drivers (not really sure exactly what I did) I got the kindle to boot into CM 10.1.3, but I can no longer access TWRP or COTR. I no longer get the blue kindle fire logo at start up, but now I get the orange one. There is no animation, but it does boot. There is no option to enter recovery, if I hold the power button it just restarts. If I restart from inside the OS it goes give me the option to reboot in recovery, but it doesn't it will still reboot into the OS. Same with GooManager, if I select reboot into recovery it just reboots normally.
I guess this is good enough, as the kindle is working in 4.2.2, but I'd really like to get TWRP working again, so I can download future roms...like CM11.
I tried to install twrp and now my kindle fire hd 8.9 and now it does a boot loop. I've tried to get into the fast boot or use the kindle fire unbrick utility but the reboot doesn't let it get a chance to connect. I believe I used the wrong twrp version and or messed up with a setting in the kindle flash app. I bought a factory/fastboot cable and want to know how to fix this. It's not here yet but I want to know how to fix it despite this. I've tried the majority of methods including the kindle utility. When I go to recovery it just hangs on a black screen. My computer recognizes it but ADB/Kindle Fire Utility do not. my PC recognizes it with a funny name and lets me open it and it's files. It's rooted and I don't know how to check bootloader. Thanks in advanced!
I am new at this myself, I was stuck in a bootloop myself & I to had trouble getting ADB to work, sounds as tho you don't have the drivers installed yet. The part in the directions that seems to be left out is to click on "show all" then click next. I waited forever for the list. So, control panel> device manager> (right click on the troubled device) >update drivers> pick from list> click " SHOW ALL"> hit next then at the bottom> wait for it, wait, waiting. When the list comes up, go down to Google and click it> click next, i think it was, then you should see ADB drivers. If it worked you should now see your device in the device manager under Android device. Now I don't remember where I got the files to bring it back to stock but, I think under one of "DragonFire's" post he had perfect directions to recover back to stock, I think the files might be there as well. I hope this helps you, I too have yet to get a rom to flash right and have used the ADB to reset a few times now. Time for me to try to again