I keep having problems flashing various people's ROM's on my kindle fire. either I get a symlink error, the device bootloops, or it gets stuck on booting (endless triangle screen for example, ie 1 hr+).
Some suggested that this is due to some apps being left over, so I did a factory reset and wiped system.
the first time I did this, I was able to mount USB storage via TWRP, copy over the rom, flash it, etc.
... only the version of the ROM gave me constant force closes of gapps (google+, maps won't install, etc)
so I wanted to go back to a more stable version. To avoid the ****ing annoying flash error, I again did a factory reset plus wipe of system ... only now the mount usb does not work and I am stuck, since I have no OS and no way to flash a new OS without a file.
I already reinstalled the kinde fire utility drivers and reinstalled TWRP.
andTab said:
I keep having problems flashing various people's ROM's on my kindle fire. either I get a symlink error, the device bootloops, or it gets stuck on booting (endless triangle screen for example, ie 1 hr+).
Some suggested that this is due to some apps being left over, so I did a factory reset and wiped system.
the first time I did this, I was able to mount USB storage via TWRP, copy over the rom, flash it, etc.
... only the version of the ROM gave me constant force closes of gapps (google+, maps won't install, etc)
so I wanted to go back to a more stable version. To avoid the ****ing annoying flash error, I again did a factory reset plus wipe of system ... only now the mount usb does not work and I am stuck, since I have no OS and no way to flash a new OS without a file.
I already reinstalled the kinde fire utility drivers and reinstalled TWRP.
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make sure there are no checks in the boxes of system and data and mount it you should only have checks in cache and sdcard in twrp or it will not mount
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if you are not able to uncheck those items then you might have created yourself a real problem lets hope not:highfive:
Thepooch said:
make sure there are no checks in the boxes of system and data and mount it you should only have checks in cache and sdcard in twrp or it will not mount
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if you are not able to uncheck those items then you might have created yourself a real problem lets hope not:highfive:
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Those items are not checked.
Josepho1997 said:
You could try pushing the ROM with adb
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Tried that and did not work.
I finally got it to work by doing this:
uninstall the device and all drivers from device manager.
Unplug
Install Kindle Fire Utility Drivers
Plug in
Wait for drivers to be installed
Right click in device manager and search for better/updated drivers.
Similar issue, cannot mount usb storage.
andTab said:
Tried that and did not work.
I finally got it to work by doing this:
uninstall the device and all drivers from device manager.
Unplug
Install Kindle Fire Utility Drivers
Plug in
Wait for drivers to be installed
Right click in device manager and search for better/updated drivers.
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I tried all the steps above and reloaded the kindle fire utility drivers and searched in device manager for better/updated drivers. I still cannot access the kindle fire. I'm trying to return the kindle fire to stock OS. I had the same problems at the beginning of the thread. I am in TWRP and the "unmount cache" and "unmount SDCard" items are checked and the "mount system" and "mount data" items are unchecked. I have the latest stock os update from amazon's website and called it "update.zip" but I just cannot open the kindle fire in "my computer" to be able to put the latest stock OS on the kindle fire... I've uninstalled and reinstalled the drivers multiple times. Without being able to put the stock OS back on the system, it's permanently hanging at the kindle fire logo screen.
Appreciate any feedback from anyone out there.
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I have a rooted stock kf, and everything was fine until I installed the app "google market fix" [Not a good idea:] Now the logo flashes for a second and the screen is blacklit forever. I have access to TWRP, what do I do? (I'm not sure what flashing is? Can I just wipe everything then run the KF utility?)
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I have a rooted stock kf, and everything was fine until I installed the app "google market fix" [Not a good idea:] Now the logo flashes for a second and the screen is blacklit forever. I have access to TWRP, what do I do? (I'm not sure what flashing is? Can I just wipe everything then run the KF utility?)
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you dont need to use the kfu I can give you some exact steps if you wish
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this is what I would do go here http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/dow...gned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip download this mount your sd card in twrp transfer this rom file to your sd card then unmount go to wipe wipe factory reset wipe cache wipe dalvik go to install install rom when finished reboot and your set
Boot into TWRP, then connect the Fire to a Computer as an external drive.
Then you can copy over a ROM of your liking, backup the fire, wipe the fire, install the ROM and reboot fresh.
After you have the custom ROM working, you can get to installing back the stock ROM using Amazon Software update.
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I rooted my kindle fire. Then i wanted to resize my partition on kindle fire. So i used fireparted. When i rebooted my kindle it didnt load completely. So i installed it back to stock. When i rebooted it it said kindle fire has to restore back to factory settings or something. My root got deleted. Any ideas??
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I rooted my kindle fire. Then i wanted to resize my partition on kindle fire. So i used fireparted. When i rebooted my kindle it didnt load completely. So i installed it back to stock. When i rebooted it it said kindle fire has to restore back to factory settings or something. My root got deleted. Any ideas??
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yeah when you restore to stock it wipes out fff and twrp and your root so use kfu to install twrp and fff again no need to root if your gonna flash a rom just make sure you allow installation from unknown sources under device once you can access twrp make a backup that you will later rename noroot631 then flash to you liking
It says on KFU ADB Statusnline Boot Status: Unknown, and when i try to install twrp it doesnt do anything And when i try to reset it to factory it says failed to mount /cache(no such file directory) At the end.
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It says on KFU ADB Statusnline Boot Status: Unknown, and when i try to install twrp it doesnt do anything And when i try to reset it to factory it says failed to mount /cache(no such file directory) At the end.
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Keep working with your drivers It says online
What????
He means, make sure your drivers are installed correctly. You can check out tutorials and stuff on YouTube.
My kindle fire doesnt even boot up to the home screen. It says "Your Kindle has detected a problem and must clear App storage. The recovery process will erase applications and data from your debice. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later. This will reset your kindit to its orgional factory settings. You will need to re-register your Kindle prior to downloading items from you Amazon account. Please press the power button to proceed." So when i press the power button it says reseting then is said "failed to mount /cache."
It doesn't reset back to factory. WHy is that??
any ideas?
Bump...
Cause you messed up your partitions using parted and then flashed stock who knows what you broke if I had to guess I bet something isn't mounting like your cache or SD card
I just got a Kindle Fire from a relative that wanted root access, and have performed several in the past without incident. When I was trying to use KFU to root with Superuser ("#2 option"), I accidentally bumped my booby-trapped keyboard's sleep mode button which shut off the monitor. When I turned it back on, I didn't realize my wifi disconnected and I entered option #2 to root (I'm not even sure internet access is relevant to the process). I immediately got errors which caused my Kindle Fire to get stuck at the splash screen. Using KFU, I changed the boot back to normal with option #1. Upon resuming root w/ superuser (that is, after selecting #2), it started rebooting and whatnot but got hung up at a point. KFU says "Attempt to remove root checker. / mv: can't rename 'system/bin/check_rooted': No such file or directory. / Please wait..." and never finishes. Meanwhile, my Kindle is stuck on the TWRP screen with Install, backup, etc. and won't move past. I have never experienced this screen before with the other roots that I have done; it just moves right into normal display after KFU does it's thing. Being the self-proclaimed techy that I erroneously think I am, I rolled up my sleeves and immediately googled a bootloop fix that seemed to be common with TWRP (command prompt > "adb shell" > changing boot to 4000), but I couldn't get the results the original poster got (I switched my environmental variables to allow for it, but still nothing). Against my better judgement, I will include that I got TWRP to let me into normal Kindle Fire operations and I factory reset it (which is fine, because it was factory to begin with) but TWRP is still showing up. I would have just played it safe and handed it back to my relative without root, but I'm not sure they could get past TWRP boot, and I wouldn't even want to do that to them if it was unavoidable. I have included everything I think was relevant to my troubles, and would be greatly appreciative if someone can glean from what I've done my level of understanding and guide me through this BS. A routine magic trick that I share with my less-tech-savvy family and friends has turned into a headache. To be clear, my question is how do I either A) get rid of TWRP (which seems like taboo from what I've read so far), or B) get back to a condition where I can start the whole rooting process over without interruptions, as I feel that is why I am in this mess. The goal is to get the Kindle Fire to a point where all my relative has to do is turn it on and go (no TWRP screens, bootloops, etc.) I can handle what follows after KFU rooting (namely, installing google market.....nothing like CM7 and the like.) Thank you.:good:
Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
Yeah, sorry. I just wanted to be complete, and I wasn't sure how much information would end up being useful. I'll let you know how it goes, and thanks for the reply!
Try this...
Acquire FireFireFire 1.4.zip and transfer it to your sdcard. Boot into twrp and install FireFireFire1.4.zip. Search the FFF thread for information on how to use it. I think that will either fix most of your problems or set it up to fix them easily
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Thepooch said:
Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
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At the risk of coming off ignorant, I am going to clarify what I need to do so I don't dig my hole even deeper. Please excuse me
I used the first link to download FFF. It came with the folders "cache" and "META-INF" and the single file "padfile". I assume mounting the SD card needs to be done through the TWRP screen, or do you mean on the Kindle Fire itself? Which part of the FFF download needs to be transferred to the SD card; the contents of "cache" or "META-INF", the padfile, or all of it? Do I just drop it onto the SD card, or does it have to be put somewhere special?
I understand how to get into Recovery mode on TWRP, and I will again assume that I need to mount the sd card in TWRP. What contents from the second link (Modaco) do I need to put on sd card, and where (if somewhere special)? It downloaded as a .zip, so should I just leave it that way and drop it onto the sd card?
I saw on TWRP where to wipe everything you mentioned, so I think I got it covered there. Also how to install flash rom.
You mentioned that Modaco already has google play, so I am going to also assume that this will conclude the fix, unless something unexpected pops up. I will try to work through your suggestion, but if you can let me know if any of my understanding is incorrect, I would be very much obliged!
I see that the SD mounting will probably come from within TWRP itself, since I will need to use "Install" for the rom flash, but I am still confused as to how to transfer it over and where it needs to go inside of SD card if there are any special rules for it.
Do not unzip the file! Place the .zip file on your sdcard as is and install it with twrp as you would a rom...no wipes
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soupmagnet said:
Do not unzip the file! Place the .zip file on your sdcard as is and install it with twrp as you would a rom...no wipes
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Are you referring to your own suggestion soupmagnet, or my question about what to do with the FFF or Modaco .zip? If it's a reply to my question, should I just leave both of them zipped, or just the Modaco one, or what? How do I place them on my SD card for that matter? Through TWRP (which I don't think I know how to do) or onto the Kindle Fire directory on My Computer? I've never installed anything with TWRP; in the past, I've never had to use the screen that I'm seeing now ;p Should I not use any wipes as the first reply suggested? I am confusing myself at this point.
fff you flash in zip form you don't unzip it no wipes needed a rom you wipe prior and then flash in zip form as well
I am seeing on the Modaco website that wipe is not required.
Not for you ... you must wipe...
Thepooch said:
Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
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This is what I'm about to do as succinct as I can be (as per Thepooch's instructions):
1. Download FFF from the first link. Keep it .zip
2. Transfer FFF by mounting SD within TWRP menu.
3. Flash fff
4. Power off.
5. Enter Recovery TWRP.
6. Mount SD again, then transfer .zip Modaco (not the alt version)
7. Wipe factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe system.
8. Install Modaco rom
9. Reboot
10. Give to family member and refuse all other requests
Flash fff before powering off.. flash fff before powering off or rebooting guess that better
Crap we made it to thread page 2. I really didn't mean to make this harder than it had to be, I just wanted to be sure of what needed to be done. Thanks again gents for all the input
Mmm, incredible Everything appears to be in order. No TWRP screen and Google Play is included. Thank you so much for the fix. Not completely sure what went wrong, but glad you knew how to get around it. Omne ignotum pro magnifico!
Solved.:highfive:
OK now try to access recovery again to make sure the bootloader works as it should
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Also now create a backup something you could not do before because I believe the system was broken
Entered recovery without any problems. Created a backup, as well. Every boot since has gone straight to Kindle Fire; no TWRP menu Excellent, because it would have been a pain to explain that whole process to my relative. Great stuff!
Glad it worked everyone's happy no harm done
Help!
Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. I came across this thread because I was having and identical problem, but unfortunately, I am not having the same result. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. These are the steps I carried out based on what I got from this thread.
1. Downloaded fff-u-boot_v1.4a and Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5 zip, placed it on the root of the SD card
2. In TWRP, I entered install and selected the zip.
3. From that screen I hit reboot.
4. I went to Reboot->Recovery
5. Wiped factory reset, cache, dalvik, system.
6. Installed Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip file
8. Rebooted...
But after all this it went right back into TWRP. I am sure I am just missing something obvious, please help.
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Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. I came across this thread because I was having and identical problem, but unfortunately, I am not having the same result. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. These are the steps I carried out based on what I got from this thread.
1. Downloaded fff-u-boot_v1.4a and Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5 zip, placed it on the root of the SD card
2. In TWRP, I entered install and selected the zip.
3. From that screen I hit reboot.
4. I went to Reboot->Recovery
5. Wiped factory reset, cache, dalvik, system.
6. Installed Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip file
8. Rebooted...
But after all this it went right back into TWRP. I am sure I am just missing something obvious, please help.
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You almost got it. When you install a ROM and want to boot to it from recovery, select "reboot system". You can still change your bootmode on the fly with FFF1.4 by holding the power button when you see the Kindle Fire logo until you see the boot options appear at the bottom.
Hi guys I'm new here but not to rooting Android devices and such. I had a XDA account back in the Windows Mobile 6.5 days but I have no clue what happened to it so I just made a totally new account. I have searched for this issue top to bottom and I cannot find a solution.
So for about 3 weeks now I've been having this problem with the Kindle Fire I got for christmas. It's not bricked, but I tried to switch to the AOSP stock JellyBean 4.2.2_r1 ROM from CM10.1/SGT7 version9. When I did this the kindle seemed to booted up fine, and when the setup process was done I had no Navigation Bar or a Status Bar, also causing the installer to malfunction and give an infinite installing screen (forcing me to reboot due to there being no Navigation Bar.). I thought to myself "OK I'll just reinstall CM10 and everything will be normal." Nah. The same problem was experienced when I finished the setup after reinstalling CM10. So I tried flashing an earlier version of CM10. No dice.
When I switched ROMs I made sure I wiped everything from System to Devlik. Still having the same problem. I have twrp 2.3.3.0 atm and I noticed that when I boot into twrp, off deck it says "E:Unknown File System: 'datamedia' " in the log. I also noticed that when ever I format something it says "Using rm -rf on......" So I decided to go and disable this as it might be why I'm having such issues. I went to settings and tried to disable this option but it wont let me disable it (as in it wont let me deselect the "Use rm- rf instead of formating?" option.).
When this happened I decided to look for an update for twrp to fix this issue. When I found the update to 2.4.4.0, it's only apparently able to be installed via fastboot. I as of now do not have a fastboot cable, nor can I make one. I would buy one, but money is a bit short. This also brings me to my next issue that I have searched to no end for.
No matter what drivers I install for my kindle Fire, my computer asks to install new hardware when I plug my kindle in. This is just for USB mounting. I haven't even tried ADB drivers yet. I can't mount USB storage in android or twrp. Twrp says "E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode." When I am able to finally get some good drivers installed and working, only 30 seconds pass before they stop working and I'm not able to do anything. This forces me to transfer all files in ES file explorer over Wifi (which has to be installed manually by downloading the apk and copying it to the system/app folder and rebooting.).
After all this occurred I decided to go back to the stock Amazon OS and unroot to start from dirt. I went to Amazon's website and downloaded the 10.3.1 update for Kindle Fire second gen. It downloaded in .bin format so I just renamed the file update.zip and copied it to the root of the SDcard. After all that I booted into twrp and tried to install the ROM and it gave me this:
Installing '/sdcard/update.zip'
Checking for MD5 file......
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: is_substring("Otter2", file_getstring("/proc.product_name"))
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Error flashing zip 'sdcard/update.zip'
Udating partition details...
Once this happened I promptly searched the error on google. There was nothing exactly pertaining to this issue, so I searched the error in general and found that it happens a lot with ICS roms. They were all however errors that dealt with the system name being wrong but that's not exactly my problem is it? I even tried modifying the Update-script but that only gave me an infinite blue kindle logo screen.
If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. This is my first run with any kind of tablet. I would like know how I can restore it back to the stock Amazon OS. If so how, I feel like I have tried everything.
Do you have a fastboot cable? First, I recommend that you get one.
Then, your best bet is to completely restore from stock and start over using the kindle fire restore utility in the development section.
Read my last post especially
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
The update.zip isn't going to flash for you because of the asserts set in the updater script. Basically, once you flashed cyanogen your device no longer identified itself the same way.
The problem you have with formatting isn't a bug. You would be screwed if TWRP let you uncheck the box.
The E: thing is normal and not an issue..
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mindmajick said:
Do you have a fastboot cable? First, I recommend that you get one.
Then, your best bet is to completely restore from stock and start over using the kindle fire restore utility in the development section.
Read my last post especially
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
The update.zip isn't going to flash for you because of the asserts set in the updater script. Basically, once you flashed cyanogen your device no longer identified itself the same way.
The problem you have with formatting isn't a bug. You would be screwed if TWRP let you uncheck the box.
The E: thing is normal and not an issue..
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Alright so I need a fastboot cable, and to restore to factory settings. I'm guessing TWRP would be gone when I do this right? Also Thank you. I think I'm going to stick to Amazon's OS for a while untill I can figure out the drivers.
Yes. Twrp will be gone.
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I think the fact that CM10 changes the device name is the reason why I have so many driver problems. So I'm going to stick to Stock Amazon untill CM10 is on it's final release. Is there any way to change the device name back to the original? The only difference is a space between the names is Amazon Kindle Fire 2 and Amazon Kindle Fire2(on CM10).
The device name change doesn't effect the drivers. That only effects the update script. Once you are stock the device name will revert back
Make sure you have uninstalled all previous drivers for the kf.
Then make sure you used the drivers I suggest at the end of that thread.
99% of all the issues I see for this device are just driver problems.
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Are you sure that it doesn't? Because as soon as I installed CM10 all my drivers were suddenly incompatible.
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Are you sure that it doesn't? Because as soon as I installed CM10 all my drivers were suddenly incompatible.
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So you are probably using the Google device drivers from another phone or windows update or such. Cm10 drivers seem to work out of the box, but of you want both to work use my method.
The name change isn't what effects the drivers, it's the operating system that effects the drivers needed
When I first set up my system I couldn't access the devices USB Mount on stock but cm was OK. I went back and followed my own instructions... Now adb, fast boot and USB mounting works from both oses
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Hello all -
I have been toying with this gen 1 (maybe 2... not sure) off and on for about half a year now.
The device used to work great and was running stock OS. One day it just gave up the ghost. My daughter was using it and it would not start up into the OS. When starting the device, it would load the yellow Kindle Fire screen and just hang indefinitely.
Using a factory USB cable, I was able to use KFU and get TWRP loaded.
Within TWRP I can see the SD card (contains ".android" and "TWRP" folders) and even load files from the PC to the SD card.
When I go up levels, I can see what I think to be the OS directories, but none of them seem to contain any files.
One of the folders is named 'system' so I have a good feeling this is the OS.
However, I am not able to mount the system nor the data partitions within TWRP.
On my PC I can explore the device and I can see the SDcard perfectly fine, but no system or data.
What I would like to do is just reload the stock OS back on.
I have loaded the latest Amazon update to the SD card and tried to install it.
Near instantly, the TWRP screen says that it can't find directories and it fails/stops.
I have tried every button in TWRP for fixing permissions, wiped system, cache, etc. (everything cleared), resetting everything etc etc.
To no avail, I still can't get the system to mount.
I do encounter an error when fixing permissions as it fails every time. It says it can't fix permissions and wants me to try again after booting a ROM. (whatever that means?).
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I have also tried using adb shell to force the device to reboot into fastload and then load the OS update.
I was able to get the latest TWRP loaded this way, but could not get the OS to go.... again, it can't find the directories.
Currently, when I start up the device I get a blue logo screen and can get into TWRP. If I go to boot normally, it continues to the stock yellow logo, dims, and freezes.
Try my http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53650481
[2014][Pre-Rooted][Stock]System Version 6.3.3-Original Kindle Fire Only
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JamesShall said:
Hello all -
I have been toying with this gen 1 (maybe 2... not sure) off and on for about half a year now.
The device used to work great and was running stock OS. One day it just gave up the ghost. My daughter was using it and it would not start up into the OS. When starting the device, it would load the yellow Kindle Fire screen and just hang indefinitely.
Using a factory USB cable, I was able to use KFU and get TWRP loaded.
Within TWRP I can see the SD card (contains ".android" and "TWRP" folders) and even load files from the PC to the SD card.
When I go up levels, I can see what I think to be the OS directories, but none of them seem to contain any files.
One of the folders is named 'system' so I have a good feeling this is the OS.
However, I am not able to mount the system nor the data partitions within TWRP.
On my PC I can explore the device and I can see the SDcard perfectly fine, but no system or data.
What I would like to do is just reload the stock OS back on.
I have loaded the latest Amazon update to the SD card and tried to install it.
Near instantly, the TWRP screen says that it can't find directories and it fails/stops.
I have tried every button in TWRP for fixing permissions, wiped system, cache, etc. (everything cleared), resetting everything etc etc.
To no avail, I still can't get the system to mount.
I do encounter an error when fixing permissions as it fails every time. It says it can't fix permissions and wants me to try again after booting a ROM. (whatever that means?).
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I have also tried using adb shell to force the device to reboot into fastload and then load the OS update.
I was able to get the latest TWRP loaded this way, but could not get the OS to go.... again, it can't find the directories.
Currently, when I start up the device I get a blue logo screen and can get into TWRP. If I go to boot normally, it continues to the stock yellow logo, dims, and freezes.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372
Also I dont think mounting system and data to pc from recovery actually works. Just drop a Rom on to your sdcard do a full wipe and flash it. Before you reboot select mount you dont have to be connected to pc make sure there are no checks in the boxes of system and data if so uncheck them then select reboot system.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1949372
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I give this a try. I wasn't able to do the first part with resetting the partition tables so wend to where it gets set it into recovery mode and moved on.
Everything worked from adb shell.
I went back to the KF, mounted the SD card.
Downloaded a new update for the KF from Amazon and renamed it from bin to zip.
Copied it to the KF SDcard. Verified the KF was in bootmode 5000 and tried to install.
No dice - errors.
I tried downloading the update through KFU. Pushing that update through ADB to the SDcard. TWRP factory reset and tried install.
No dice - errors.
Skips MD5 check.and then rattles this out:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze" | |
E:unknown command [err_string]
getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze" | |
E: unknown command [err_string]
E:Error executing updated binary in zip '/sdcard/update.zip'
If it's a kindle fire 2, it maybe bricked.
How is it listed in device manager?
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if it is a kindle Fire 1, TRWP 2.2.2.1 or lower is needed to install a stock update.zip
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just try my [2014][Pre-Rooted][Stock]System Version 6.3.3-Original Kindle Fire Only
with the twrp you have.
download update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1.zip
mount>sd card>check sd card>mount usb
copy update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1.zip to sd card
unmount sdcard
select install> select update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1.zip >swipe to confirm
wipe cache>back>reboot
JamesShall said:
I give this a try. I wasn't able to do the first part with resetting the partition tables so wend to where it gets set it into recovery mode and moved on.
Everything worked from adb shell.
I went back to the KF, mounted the SD card.
Downloaded a new update for the KF from Amazon and renamed it from bin to zip.
Copied it to the KF SDcard. Verified the KF was in bootmode 5000 and tried to install.
No dice - errors.
I tried downloading the update through KFU. Pushing that update through ADB to the SDcard. TWRP factory reset and tried install.
No dice - errors.
Skips MD5 check.and then rattles this out:
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze" | |
E:unknown command [err_string]
getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze" | |
E: unknown command [err_string]
E:Error executing updated binary in zip '/sdcard/update.zip'
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Your error is due to the fact that your trying to flash blaze with an otter recovery it's totally normal new recoveries don't like old updater scripts.
The updater script in sd_shadow 's zip is modified to avoid that error. When flashing stock use cannibal open touch recovery it will not give you this error just make sure you wipe cache, dalvik, data and system prior to flashing update.zip. It's not a good idea anyway wipes your recovery and bootloader anyway, I would choose to keep those intact.
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Try my http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=53650481
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So I've tried this 3 times now with no luck.
The first time I tried, I got through the TWRP text saying it was doing some stuff, doing more stuff, thanks to 2 people.
Then it went to the Teamwin screen and every few seconds that screen would blink. Eventually the screen went to sleep and pressed the power button once and the teamwin screen was still there.... so I left it alone for about 5 minutes.
After waiting, I held down the power button and restarted the KF.
Round 2.
Wiped everything and sent over a new copy of the ROM.
This time it got to the teamwin screen and after about 30 seconds of blinking, it went black - completely off. Seconds later the blinking teamwin screen came back in all of it's glory. After more blinking, the screen turned black, not off because pixels were still lit up, but black. Power button was blinking red very slowly. Waited... waited... held down the power button and restarted. Still operated with no OS booting up.
Round 3 - exactly like round 1.
Round 4 - Everything the same, but this time I noticed the lit black screen turned off and came back on. Then it just stays lit.... no power button color either.
OK back to how is it listed in device manager?
What version of twrp?
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OK back to how is it listed in device manager?
What version of twrp?
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Device Manger has it listed as 'Android Phone' > 'Android Composite ADB Interface'
TWRP is 2.7.1.0 as your install instructions ask for (was 2.6.something-something before)
Are you verifying md5 checksums after downloading files?
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When you enter recovery go to setting disable screen timeout that will save you some hassle.
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Are you verifying md5 checksums after downloading files?
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I did for TWRP
"d9020f2d50985683cdf10693c8ac5dc9"
Matched!
Thepooch said:
When you enter recovery go to setting disable screen timeout that will save you some hassle.
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Thanks - I had the slider adjusted, but totally overlooked the button for disable.
I downloaded COT
Cannibal Open Touch Recovery 2.1.3
for 600 X 1024.
I found the recovery and boot img files it needs from an unpacked update.
Does it really need CWM installed? Or will TWRP get the job done?
JamesShall said:
Thanks - I had the slider adjusted, but totally overlooked the button for disable.
I downloaded COT
Cannibal Open Touch Recovery 2.1.3
for 600 X 1024.
I found the recovery and boot img files it needs from an unpacked update.
Does it really need CWM installed? Or will TWRP get the job done?
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I'm pretty sure that is not the COTR you want.
JamesShall said:
Thanks - I had the slider adjusted, but totally overlooked the button for disable.
I downloaded COT
Cannibal Open Touch Recovery 2.1.3
for 600 X 1024.
I found the recovery and boot img files it needs from an unpacked update.
Does it really need CWM installed? Or will TWRP get the job done?
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If your gonna flash update.zip make sure it's not update.zip.zip cotr will flash it wipe everything except your sdcard first. If your gonna flash sd_shadow zip the twrp you are using will work.
This http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2025793 Use kfu to download it fast boot to install or just select reboot bootloader and use kfu to send it.
download cotr.img for kindle fire 1 http://d-h.st/XWy
verify md5
reboot to bootloader
in command prompt
fastboot flash recovery cotr.img
fastboot reboot
sd_shadow said:
download cotr.img for kindle fire 1 http://d-h.st/XWy
verify md5
reboot to bootloader
in command prompt
fastboot flash recovery cotr.img
fastboot reboot
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Thanks! Got it on there. I tried it from KFU, but it didn't take. The img you provided worked!
That link for COT wasn't COTR and I got absolutely nowhere with it. Waste of time.
JamesShall said:
Thanks! Got it on there. I tried it from KFU, but it didn't take.
I believe that the link KFU used is dead.
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The img you provided worked!
That link for COT wasn't COTR and I got absolutely nowhere with it. Waste of time.
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Great
For the future i made a zip version of COTR that can b installed from TWRP zip-Cannibal-Open-Touch-Recovery-2.1.zip and I verified that my update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1.zip installs correctlly in COTR also.
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Great
For the future i made a zip version of COTR that can b installed from TWRP zip-Cannibal-Open-Touch-Recovery-2.1.zip and I verified that my update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1.zip installs correctlly in COTR also.
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Well...
windows no longer allows me to look at the SD card after changing over to COTR.
Same goes with KFU and ADB devices.
I verified the driver and SDK files are still edited correctly.
Device manager still sees when the KF is attached and I get the sound of connect and disconnecting from Windows.
In storage management I have tried everything.
So, I can't send over another 'update.zip' of Amazon image.
I still have the prerooted 6.3.3.zip on the SD - so I tried to install it.
COTR has a status bar fr the installation.
When it gets about 1/4 of the way, it errors saying it can't find some signatures. I get the option to continue anyway so I go ahead.
does stuff.
does more stuff.
- takes a long nap
Thanks 2 people.
- status bar goes to about 3/4 of the way and.... stops doing anything.
Round 2!
Same thing, but this time it made it. Install complete!
Only thing different is that I unplugged from the PC while it was taking it's nap after doing more stuff.
KF is now looking for a WiFi network.
THANK YOU BOTH FOR THE HELP!!!! :good::good::good: