Guys can someone please help me with this. I need to get a Rom to install forced to the SD card. i want to install a working ICS rom on any rom working the kindle is bricked to where it wont boot past the kindle fire logo can someone please help with this it would love it so much :<.
Fяy said:
Guys can someone please help me with this. I need to get a Rom to install forced to the SD card. i want to install a working ICS rom on any rom working the kindle is bricked to where it wont boot past the kindle fire logo can someone please help with this it would love it so much :<.
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This conversation looks like it can go in many different directions so I'm going to come right out and ask...
Do you understand what it means when you are stuck at the boot logo?
Do you have custom recovery installed?
Do you have adb, fastboot, and the appropriate USB drivers installed?
What happened that caused your device to get to this state and what were you doing?
Please be as detailed as possible.
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This conversation looks like it can go in many different directions so I'm going to come right out and ask...
Do you understand what it means when you are stuck at the boot logo?
Do you have custom recovery installed?
Do you have adb, fastboot, and the appropriate USB drivers installed?
What happened that caused your device to get to this state and what were you doing?
Please be as detailed as possible.
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Kinda from what i understand it boots and stop at the boot logo
I have the twrp installed if that's what u mean ?
i have adb, and from what i was told its stuck in fast boot and the i have the drivers
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Kinda from what i understand it boots and stop at the boot logo
I have the twrp installed if that's what u mean ?
i have adb, and from what i was told its stuck in fast boot and the i have the drivers
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You need to get a better understanding of what's going on first. Otherwise, any suggestion offered would be useless to you. If I told you that since you are currently in fastboot all you need to do is change your bootmode to recovery, would you understand?
There is a guide at the top of the Kindle Fire General forum called "Kindle Fire For Beginners" which, as the name suggests, would probably do wonders for someone in your situation. (Read the first 3 posts)
Afterwards, if you still need help, reply back with a DETAILED description of what your current situation is, what you understand about your current situation and what steps you've taken to try to fix the problem and their results.
as a means to clarify he has a wiped system partition which Im sure needs to be rewiped and a wiped sd card with no visible contents and wont mount for access in twrp or at least thats what is suspect. And coupled with a dead battery syndrome. Needs a good charge sd card access and a file to flash. It boots to the bootloader and he can access recovery that's all that it for sure known. The result of a flash without wiping system won't boot if its even present at this point is unknown.
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Hello.
I'm pretty sure i bricked my HTC desire yesterday when trying to flash LeeDroids Mod. My phone hangs at the three green HTC letters and it has been like this the whole night. I've tried taking out the battery and things like that but it still hangs. Even when triyng to do a recovery. So i searched the forum to find out how to unbrick the phone and i found a nice thread that explains how to get acces to the SD again and then how to unbrick the USB connection. But I havent been able to try this out yet since i cannot find out how to enter commands when in fastboot. I know I need to be connected with a USB-cable to the PC, but what else do I have to do?
Hope someone can help 'cause I would really love to have my HTC Desire working again so that i can try out more cool FroYo mods from this lovely forum.
- Czepluch
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Hello.
I'm pretty sure i bricked my HTC desire yesterday when trying to flash LeeDroids Mod. My phone hangs at the three green HTC letters and it has been like this the whole night. I've tried taking out the battery and things like that but it still hangs. Even when triyng to do a recovery. So i searched the forum to find out how to unbrick the phone and i found a nice thread that explains how to get acces to the SD again and then how to unbrick the USB connection. But I havent been able to try this out yet since i cannot find out how to enter commands when in fastboot. I know I need to be connected with a USB-cable to the PC, but what else do I have to do?
Hope someone can help 'cause I would really love to have my HTC Desire working again so that i can try out more cool FroYo mods from this lovely forum.
- Czepluch
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you have to use adb, google the android sdk and start there
All you need to do is boot into FASTBOOT, plug in your USB and run an RUU to get back to stock (assumg one is available for your phone) and then root again, had to do it myself the other day
you do not have to do ANY of this
if you are using clockworkmod or any custom recovery then there is the option to mount USB storage in which you can put on a backup or any other rom onto your sd card, unmount usb storage, and flash it, all in one.
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you do not have to do ANY of this
if you are using clockworkmod or any custom recovery then there is the option to mount USB storage in which you can put on a backup or any other rom onto your sd card, unmount usb storage, and flash it, all in one.
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How do I do that when my phone doesnt boot? As i wrote in the first post it is stock at the 3 green HTC letters. I was using clockworkmod to flash, but as I wrote i cannot boot into andoid atm.
@AndroHero: Can you please give me a link or something? I have tried a lot of things, but i doesnt seem to work, so I would like to be certain that the link and guide im using is right.
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How do I do that when my phone doesnt boot? As i wrote in the first post it is stock at the 3 green HTC letters. I was using clockworkmod to flash, but as I wrote i cannot boot into andoid atm.
@AndroHero: Can you please give me a link or something? I have tried a lot of things, but i doesnt seem to work, so I would like to be certain that the link and guide im using is right.
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Do you have the fake-flash zip file renamed as update.zip and at the root of your SDCard?
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Do you have the fake-flash zip file renamed as update.zip and at the root of your SDCard?
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yes i do
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yes i do
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Have you booted the phone while holding the volume down and then selecting recovery, then when recovery boots, press volume up and power then select "apply update.zip" ?
The problem is that when i choose recovery it freezes aswell. The screen with the phone and the little red triangle freezes, so i cannot choose recovery.
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All you need to do is boot into FASTBOOT, plug in your USB and run an RUU to get back to stock (assumg one is available for your phone) and then root again, had to do it myself the other day
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So do what I said here...to get into FASTBOOT hold back and power it on
What is RUU?
Edit: Maybe I need someone to make a step by step noob guide? Im totally lost. Ive flashed my Desire lots of times before and ive never had a single problem, but right now i really dont know what to do and how to do?
If you're asking questions about RUU's then maybe rooting wasn't for you. It's basic stuff. You need a grasp of the basics before trying something advanced!
Basically it's the official ROM file from HTC/your phone vendor...
Okay. Thanks. I thought that RUU was something like that but I just couldnt see how i should be able to acces any files right now. As i wrote before the phone freezes at the picture of a phone with the red triangle, and i am not able to get any further that that. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me how and what to do next?
I had the same problem a few days ago. For me it worked to just go through the rooting process again, you can find the steps on modaco (just step 1 of r6), I can't link them at the moment I'm at work and it seems I can't open modaco from here.
Anyways if you follow step 1 you can access the recovery again and the phone will boot past the HTC logo screen.
Also these steps are well documented on modaco.
Try this first since it will save you the step of running the RUU, which I wasn't able to (somehow the software complained my battery was below 30%, which it wasn't)
Good luck hope this solves it for you.
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Okay. Thanks. I thought that RUU was something like that but I just couldnt see how i should be able to acces any files right now. As i wrote before the phone freezes at the picture of a phone with the red triangle, and i am not able to get any further that that. I would really appreciate if anyone could tell me how and what to do next?
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You don't need to go into recovery! boot into FASTBOOT and then leave it at that. Plug the phone in and it will then say FASTBOOT USB. Then run the RUU your phone came with originally. You don't need to go anywhere near Recovery
I am pretty certain that ive found a solution now. I deserve a fist in the nuts for being so stupid not to press volume up + power when trying to get into recovery mode. But fortunately dnlgee asked if i had remembered this. Now that ive gotten this far i should be able to solve the rest. I will however return if im still unable to solve it.
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I am pretty certain that ive found a solution now. I deserve a fist in the nuts for being so stupid not to press volume up + power when trying to get into recovery mode. But fortunately dnlgee asked if i had remembered this. Now that ive gotten this far i should be able to solve the rest. I will however return if im still unable to solve it.
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Ah I missed that part, I couldn't access recovery either. Only thing left working was fastboot for me. All other options would hang on the HTC logo screen.
Hello guys im very new to Android and i want to ask something.
Maybe its a noob question but what i did it.
I S Off my Wildfire S and i Permanently ROOT it this is all i done till now.
I never put some recovery things etc.
So today i saw something that i want to install on my device but i need to put 1st my device in recovery mode and install it then.
So when i went to recovery mode 1st for few seconds its show me a black screen with device and green arrows like all is normal and after a second showing me BIG RED TRIANGLE like something is wrong so what i think is
I dont have a recovery?!
I mean do i need to put it by myself?! this is why im not able to boot in recovery?
And if im right can someone provide me i mean show me where to look for this TUT what recovery to flash and how im sure there already have a quide and etc.
If someone can point me out i want to understand more about this devices what this recovery doing exactly i guess its recover something and maybe i can do backup etc.
Thank you in advance
I have the same issue. I used the instructions and SW at htcdev to unlock the bootloader, which worked fine. Went to try recovery and had the same issue as above. Had to take out the battery to get the phone back.
Ideas?
Dave
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I have the same issue. I used the instructions and SW at htcdev to unlock the bootloader, which worked fine. Went to try recovery and had the same issue as above. Had to take out the battery to get the phone back.
Ideas?
Dave
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I really think WE DO NOT HAVE RECOVERY installed lol
I dont know do this is posible but its seems like its posible so we must to wait someone more familiar to tell us
I think that we need to FLASH RECOVERY
it is useless stock recovery you can flash cwm recovery with this tool
Also, please post general questions, in the general section.
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Look I really need help. When I was trying to install a rom on my kindle i accidentally wiped the system. I wiped everything!!! And i'm sure of it!!! And so i looked up what to do and it said I need to Update My Kindle again so i loaded the update with twrp and I rebooted and It made it worse!!! My kindle is just stuck at the logo screen and I have no idea what to do. I've looked up unbricking tools but they always say "Device Not Found". I've alway been kind of a jailbreak/rooting person but this is new to me. Please explain as best as you can because i'm only a kid and i'm new to the whole rooting or installing android on your kindle kind of thing. I also don't know if this is the right place to post this but if it isnt please don't get mad.
Please if you can give specific instruction on what to do. If you can also please give me instructions on how to install cyanogen on my kindle so I don't mess up again.
I have the first Kindle Fire and I want to install CM11.0 on my kindle.
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Look I really need help. When I was trying to install a rom on my kindle i accidentally wiped the system. I wiped everything!!! And i'm sure of it!!! And so i looked up what to do and it said I need to Update My Kindle again so i loaded the update with twrp and I rebooted and It made it worse!!! My kindle is just stuck at the logo screen and I have no idea what to do. I've looked up unbricking tools but they always say "Device Not Found". I've alway been kind of a jailbreak/rooting person but this is new to me. Please explain as best as you can because i'm only a kid and i'm new to the whole rooting or installing android on your kindle kind of thing. I also don't know if this is the right place to post this but if it isnt please don't get mad.
Please if you can give specific instruction on what to do. If you can also please give me instructions on how to install cyanogen on my kindle so I don't mess up again.
I have the first Kindle Fire and I want to install CM11.0 on my kindle.
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Read This :good:
I Looked at it and it doesn't seem to solve my problem
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I read the unbricking section of the guide and it doesn't help me very much. I think the one I need to do Is buy the special usb cable and I don't want to do that....I there another way? I'm so confused....
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I read the unbricking section of the guide and it doesn't help me very much. I think the one I need to do Is buy the special usb cable and I don't want to do that....I there another way? I'm so confused....
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I could be wrong, but it sounds like you are stuck in fastboot mode after flashing twrp. I don't think you are bricked. You can confirm this by using fastboot from your pc.
FWIW, wiping system is ok when flashing a rom - but wiping internal storage before flashing will leave you without any file to flash. Simply push the rom to the sd card on kindle (google it). You may have to reboot recovery for twrp to show the newly added file.
So bottom line - change the bootmode from fastboot to normal. Boot into recovery. Push new rom/gapps using adb. Reboot recovery. Flash new rom and gapps.
I think with so many threads like this folks are just sick of directing people to all the other multiple threads that would tell you how to fix this. Next time please use the 'search' feature (not trying to be rude here, but the first rule of XDA is to search).
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Look I really need help. When I was trying to install a rom on my kindle i accidentally wiped the system. I wiped everything!!! And i'm sure of it!!! And so i looked up what to do and it said I need to Update My Kindle again so i loaded the update with twrp and I rebooted and It made it worse!!! My kindle is just stuck at the logo screen and I have no idea what to do. I've looked up unbricking tools but they always say "Device Not Found". I've alway been kind of a jailbreak/rooting person but this is new to me. Please explain as best as you can because i'm only a kid and i'm new to the whole rooting or installing android on your kindle kind of thing. I also don't know if this is the right place to post this but if it isnt please don't get mad.
Please if you can give specific instruction on what to do. If you can also please give me instructions on how to install cyanogen on my kindle so I don't mess up again.
I have the first Kindle Fire and I want to install CM11.0 on my kindle.
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If you flashed update.zip sounds to me like you have a broken or missing shell. In which cases you will need a factory cable found here post 9 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392693 . This will force it into fastboot so you can reflash fff and twrp then add a running OS.
Hi there. My fire TV is rooted and has the following installed:
clockwork mod custom recovery
51.1.4.0_514006420 updated 10/30/2014 Custom rom
I was initially experiencing strange behaviour with my external hard drive converting to a read only drive after a while for no apparent reason so decided to do a factory restore
I tried to factory restore the device but for some reason after the factory restore and watching the funny cartoon on set up the device said I only had 2.5gb of hard drive space left of the 5.5 gb available so I decided to try formatting the data on the clockwork mod restore but it still didn't work so I then formatted the sd but as soon as I did this I thought that can't be right as surely the recovery image is on that but it was too late. After it rebooted the fire TV no longer works. It just hangs on the White amazon logo. I've tried the "ALT-PRNT SCREEN-I" option to try get it to restore but with no luck, it just constantly stays on the White amazon logo so I'm kinda thinking I've totally wiped the fire TV and have therefore bricked it. It does respond to "control-alt-delete" but that just reboots the device.
Can anyone advise if this is indeed the case so I don't waste any of my time trying to fix this. I can't return the product as I purchased it on a recent holiday to usa and I'm from uk so a bit gutted.
Many thanks in advance
Paul1672
Sounds like you wiped your /system. If so, then yes you are soft bricked.
I have soft bricked this unit before and managed to restore it but that was before I installed the clockwork mod and custom rom.
If it is soft bricked surely I would be able to restore it still? I have tried several times to get it to return to the clockwork mod restore using the "ALT-PRINTSCREEN-i" method but all I get is the constant white Amazon logo. It feels like I've totally wiped the entire system including all sign of clockwork mod
Can anyone advise if I have indeed totally messed it up or is there any hope for me?
Paul
Anybody got any advice or opinion be it good or bad?
Before I bin the unit
Paul
Paul1672 said:
Anybody got any advice or opinion be it good or bad?
Before I bin the unit
Paul
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Yes, I have some advice. Don't do that crap again. Be smart. And I'm a bit curious, you talk about an external harddrive and you then talk about wiping the SD card. You mean the /sdcard directory in the AFTV? Seriously? If that is the case, I have some better advice for you. Don't tinker with stuff you don't understand.
So I can assume from your reply I have indeed wiped the entire system and there is in fact no way to repair/restore the device? Totally agree with all you said and I did realise my error literally as soon as I did it a harsh lesson learnt I think and believe me it's not one I will be repeating.
Was just hoping I may be lucky and find someone who has a way of solving my issue but it appears not
Paul
Hi
What's your suggestion or advice be to resolve the problem that was presented.
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Yes, I have some advice. Don't do that crap again. Be smart. And I'm a bit curious, you talk about an external harddrive and you then talk about wiping the SD card. You mean the /sdcard directory in the AFTV? Seriously? If that is the case, I have some better advice for you. Don't tinker with stuff you don't understand.
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So I can assume from your reply I have indeed wiped the entire system and there is in fact no way to repair/restore the device? Totally agree with all you said and I did realise my error literally as soon as I did it a harsh lesson learnt I think and believe me it's not one I will be repeating.
Was just hoping I may be lucky and find someone who has a way of solving my issue but it appears not
Paul
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Naw, you didn't brick you device. Sorry, was in some sort of mood when posted.
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-unbr...ry-mode-and-factory-reset-the-amazon-fire-tv/
That link gives information. You need to get into recovery mode and a factory restore. If the factory restore doesn't work, then just use the same firmware you had before you deleted the stuff. You can put any firmware on a usb stick and read it from that.
Most of this has been covered in the various threads, I suggest you browse thru them, lots of good stuff.
good luck, and sorry I didn't include this in my last post, i should of.
Are u sure mate? I've tried the Alt-prntscreen-I method without any success. The fire tv won't boot into the clockwork mod recovery at all and I'm wondering if I've formatted it somehow. I guess until I get into the restore screen I can't do a thing I did have clockwork mod installed and a custom rom, wud that make a difference as I did indeed format the fire tv sd partition.
Appreciate your help
Paul
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Are u sure mate? I've tried the Alt-prntscreen-I method without any success. The fire tv won't boot into the clockwork mod recovery at all and I'm wondering if I've formatted it somehow. I guess until I get into the restore screen I can't do a thing I did have clockwork mod installed and a custom rom, wud that make a difference as I did indeed format the fire tv sd partition.
Appreciate your help
Paul
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You should be able to get to a recovery screen from what you did, I would think, unless maybe if you deleted everything from the root directory, not the sdcard directory. I am not an expert on that though. It's our thanksgiving holiday here in the states, so the peeps that know might not be around.
Sorry I can't be more helpful then that.
You copy your recovery.img to the sdcard only as an interim step for flashing. It then gets stored in a separate partition that CWM won't wipe. If you have done the changes you mention from CWM, then CWM is still present on the device. I had to get in to my system with the alt-prtscreen-I method as well, and it took a few tries, spamming the keeps after unplugging and replugging the device. Also if you are using a k400 or some other keyboard with a FN key you may have to push that as well to make sure it gets the proper key sequence. I'm fairly confident your device is only softbricked and can be recovered. you may need to adb sideload or copy a zip to usb to load the firmware, but it should be doable.
well, I've tried constantly rebooting and pressing alt-printscreen-I simultaneously for the last half hour with no luck wotsoever all I get is the constant white amazon logo. in fact, the logo appears as soon as I connect the power lead and just hangs there until I either remove the lead or press control-alt-delete at which point the device reboots.
something tells me I've done something a lot more serious than just wipe the sd partition but I'm a little surprised if clockwork mod would allow it.
kinda giving up now as I have soft bricked the device before but that was before I installed clockwork mod and it went to factory restore just fine doing the alt-printscreen-i method that time.
thanks for all the advice guys. I really do appreciate any help I have had. I'm willing to try anything to try get this unit to work. the way I see it, I have nothing to lose right now. just seems strange the unit no longer shows any sign of changing from the constant white amazon logo. there's definitely no sign of the colourful amazon logo that usually appears at some point during the boot process which kinda gives me the impression I've somehow completely wiped the whole system.
is that even possible guys?
If you are saying that ctrl-alt-del reboots your box then the alt -sysrq-i should get you to recovery. Try using a wired keyboard and maybe a different keyboard than you have been using.
Ive tried a wired keyboard and now when I press ALT-PRNTSCREEN-i the fire tv just reboots. I've followed the guide that is in a previous reply which I have been able to do on a previous unrelated soft brick I managed but this time each time I do the ALT-PRINTSCREEN-i combo it just reboots and nothing else. Just a white AMAZON logo. I have done the method like 5 times and still no joy
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Ive tried a wired keyboard and now when I press ALT-PRNTSCREEN-i the fire tv just reboots. I've followed the guide that is in a previous reply which I have been able to do on a previous unrelated soft brick I managed but this time each time I do the ALT-PRINTSCREEN-i combo it just reboots and nothing else. Just a white AMAZON logo. I have done the method like 5 times and still no joy
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Call Amazon and play stupid saying it just hangs at the logo, I did that once and they send me a replacement free of charge.
Wish I could but i purchased it whilst on holiday in Florida and I'm from the uk
Anybody got any more advice? It seems really strange that I can't get the factory reset to work. Still stuck on the White Amazon logo which boots instantly as soon s I power the device. I've managed to get the device to power cycle using ALT-PRNTSCREEN-i method bit it's does it going on 20 times with absolutely no sign of the failed update screen so it looks like the device just doesn't have anything on it. Is it possible I've somehow completely wiped the clockwork mod recovery? And if I have shud the device revert back to factory restore or may I of wiped that too?
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Anybody got any more advice? It seems really strange that I can't get the factory reset to work. Still stuck on the White Amazon logo which boots instantly as soon s I power the device. I've managed to get the device to power cycle using ALT-PRNTSCREEN-i method bit it's does it going on 20 times with absolutely no sign of the failed update screen so it looks like the device just doesn't have anything on it. Is it possible I've somehow completely wiped the clockwork mod recovery? And if I have shud the device revert back to factory restore or may I of wiped that too?
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no its not possible that you wiped recovery from what you did in cwm.. its located on a different partition, if you cant connect via ADB or cant get recovery to load your out of luck.. so did you install the newest prerooted rom? what about the boot menu?
I had the following pre-rooted rom installed:
51.1.4.0_514006420 updated
Sounds like I've messed it up then
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I had the following pre-rooted rom installed:
51.1.4.0_514006420 updated
Sounds like I've messed it up then
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no need for the boot menu on that update iirc. i think you need to just keep trying to get to recovery, i think its still there.. the key command is just not registering.. keep trying i guess.
This is not my first device to root or unlock but I still messed up. I could have swore I had a xda account but it must be under an old email.
Anyway, I installed XMBC, rooted, installed busybox, and unlocked the bootloader. My mistake was I missed a step or got confused and used the Fire TV app to install rbox bootloader thinking it installed CWM at the same time.....
Well now I get to the Rbox bootloader and by choosing kernel nothing happens, by choosing recovery it goes to an Amazon screen saying that the system update failed and your device will reboot in a few minutes. I've tried pushing and abd command, trying to connect by usb while at the amazon splash screen as well as the bootloader screen and recovery failure screen. Adb will not connect.
Is there anyway to fix it? I'm downloading Ubuntu at the moment to give that a shot later.
Probably just a hardware hack and write the recovery on there. Ask one of the people in the hardware root thread they may be able to help you.
Thanks
Thanks, I"ll try either linking to this thread there or reposting. I did come across taking it apart and shorting 2 pads with a lead at first but didn't want to resort to that if I didn't have to. Now that I'm willing to give it a try I can't find the page again.
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Probably just a hardware hack and write the recovery on there. Ask one of the people in the hardware root thread they may be able to help you.
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