Not sure exactly what I did but after my last rom update(i did a system wipe before updating) I have been unable to connect my KF to my PC as a storage device. I'm not sure if i need to try and wipe back to stock by downloading the stock software over WIFI and flash through TWRP or what. Any insight would be appreciated.
Go to storage and click on the three dots upper right select mtp or mass storage and enable USB debugging under development and try again
Nothing : / I'm running the last release of Glazed ICS if that helps at all. It won't mount under TWRP either.
not mounting under twrp... go to twrp select mount make sure there are no checks in the boxes of system and data, only cache and sd card need to have the boxes checked then select mount. when done safely eject then unmount
yeah, that's what i mean by won't mount in TWRP. Doesnt work. That's why i'm baffled.
yeah bigrob1712 I would move on to another rom myself
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if you still have trouble - boot to twrp
- test adb with "adb devices"
- open shell -> "adb shell"
- issue "echo /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file"
- now the sdcard should mount to the computer
- windows will probably respond that the volume/device needs formatted before using it
- choose quick format and let it format it as fat32 block size 4096
of course formatting you will loose all your data on your sdcard beware
well, my problem is a lil bit different.
Im using jandycane 1.7.1 now, i can connect my KF to PC with the cable, and the PC recognizes KF as mass storage, but the thing is the speed when i copy some music and movies from PC to KF. the speed is limited at about 1.2 MB/s that drives me crazy.
when i used the stock rom 6.3.1, with the same PC, KF and the cable, the speed was about 25MB/s.
any helps? thanks in advance.
I would move on to another rom maybe you will be happier with as far as transfer speed
i just wonder that's only me or it means to be like that?
i've realized its gotta be something with my computer or cord because i've realized my S2 won't connect either.
I'm having sorta the same problem here. It doesn't show as a removable storage device on my computer. I can transfer stuff to it with adb and I can mount it in TWRP but I don't want to have to use adb or restart the kindle every time I want to transfer files. Can anyone help?
did you try anything I suggested in this thread? as well what rom are you using? do you have usb debugging enabled ?
Thepooch said:
did you try anything I suggested in this thread? as well what rom are you using? do you have usb debugging enabled ?
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yes usb debugging was enabled. I was using cyanogenmod 9. maybe it didn't work because i was using the wrong mod (my computer kept recognizing it as a Google nexus). But i just tried the aokp kf edition and its working perfectly. Thanks
Download the KFU (Kindle fire utility). Once you do that, click on install_drivers.bat (with your kindle unplugged). Then try to connect to the computer.
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I tried to get it to mount on my Desktop which runs linux(kubuntu). No luck. I tried mounting it in my Windows 7 VM, but no luck. I tried to get it to mount on my girlfriends laptop and still nothing. In both the windows instances, I used the KF Utility to install the ADB drivers but it only recognizes the ADB connection over USB and does not prompt me for SD Card access. Any ideas?
What have you done to get your sdcard to mount? TWRP? Command line?
I'm not sure what you're wanting here... are you trying to mount as a mass storage device? Or with the Kindle Fire Drivers to root it?
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What have you done to get your sdcard to mount? TWRP? Command line?
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Nothing, I am in AOKP and tried to plug in the USB cable like I used to do all the time.
jji7skyline said:
I'm not sure what you're wanting here... are you trying to mount as a mass storage device? Or with the Kindle Fire Drivers to root it?
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I would think the title makes it pretty clear that I am trying to access it as mass storage. Just sayin.
Xplorer4x4 said:
I would think the title makes it pretty clear that I am trying to access it as mass storage. Just sayin.
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Actually, it isn't "pretty clear", because there are several ways to "get it to mount".
How long have you been using AOKP? Do you have Debugging turned on? What steps have you taken to mount your USB storage other than just plugging it in? When you plug it in, does anything show up in your notifications?
soupmagnet said:
Actually, it isn't "pretty clear", because there are several ways to "get it to mount".
Your focused on the word "mount" and ignoring the words *USB drive.* Mounting it in "charge only" mode, for example, does not mount is as a USB drive but a USB rather a USB *device.*
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How long have you been using AOKP?[/QUOTE]
Pretty much since it came out. I was using Hascode's CM9 prior to that.
Do you have Debugging turned on?
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From the OP:
"it only recognizes the ADB connection over USB and does not prompt me for SD Card access."
What steps have you taken to mount your USB storage other than just plugging it in?
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I tried turning ADB on and off on the KF. Other then that, I dont particularly recall.
When you plug it in, does anything show up in your notifications?
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The debugging notification.
Seeing as the problem persists on linux and windows, I think this narrows it down to the problem being the KF. Could it be a rom and kernel conflict? I know that prior to do anything with the KF, I upgraded to the latest Fire Fire Fire bootloader and TWRP using the KF Utility. I have not tried mounting the KF as a USB drive with in recovery.
EDIT: Just tested USB via TWRP and am able to browse the sd card now.
I think the problem for not being able to mount from rom is because you have mass storage turned off. Go to settings>STORAGE>three dots in top RIGHT> usb computer CONNECTION>mass storage
If that does not work then go into term emulator and type
su
setprop persist.sys.usb.config mass_storage,adb
Forgive me for not being clear. There are several ways to mount the sdcard partition as a USB drive. Obviously you know you can mount to USB by plugging the device on and selecting "Turn on USB storage", but you can also mount to USB in recovery using the "Mount" function or via the command line using the adb shell. By only saying you "can't get it to mount", you aren't very clear in your intentions or which method you want if only one method is preferred. Your general lack of detail is what prompted my line of questioning to get a better idea of how to help you solve your problem.
That being said, if those other options are successful in mounting the sdcard while doing so within the ROM isn't amd you don't get a mass storage notification, it's likely a problem with the ROM and not the KF.
Have you enabled mass storage?
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That being said, if those other options are successful in mounting the sdcard while doing so within the ROM isn't amd you don't get a mass storage notification, it's likely a problem with the ROM and not the KF.
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I didnt mean the KF in a hardware sense but just that the problem lies some where on the KF and not the computers.
Anyways, I have already upgraded to hashcodes CM10, and it works flawlessly now. Not sure where the problem lied but thanks for the help guys!
clearly either with the rom you were using or some setting that wasn`t enabled
I apologize ahead but I have not been able to find a thread that addresses my problem.
Kindle Fire (1st gen)
Rooted with KFU, installed FFF, TWRP, Go Launcher and Gaaps. Worked perfectly.
Attempted to flash hashcode's JB ROM with Goo manager and made a mistake.
Attempted to boot to system and all that will show is the Rolling Triangles splash screen
continuously.
I can boot to TWRP.. I want to start over and flash the Amazon update 6.3.1 but my
Windows 7 PC cannot connect to the Kindle over usb. Fastboot seems to connect
(returns "Kindle" on fastboot getvar product) ADB does not show any devices attached.
I have deleted and reinstalled drivers - Windows does not recognize the Kindle.
Will a factory cable allow my PC to recognize my stuck Kindle?
Which version of twrp are you using?
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A factory cable will only put your device in fastboot. If you plug the kindle in while in recovery it should install the correct drivers. Try connecting to your computer and selecting mount and hit the big button to access your sdcard contents, where you can transfer a new rom zip to it. I wouldn`t attempt to flash stock unless you research prior many brick their devices and then a factory cable is needed. Did you wipe before flashing? If so how and what?
Also, do you have FireFireFire installed?
Thank you for your replies!
I have FFF installed
TWRP is 2.3
I did do a cache wipe and factory reset within TWRP
I did see this morning manofFishfry posting "[Q] I need help bad"
and it seems he was having a nearly identical problem with USB
connection.
I will attempt thepooch's recommendation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1850038
I will post any progress I make.
Many thanks
M
TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.
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TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.
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Looks like I'm still stuck then - I've only got Win7 on my PC - unbuntu is WAY out of my league.
I'll try Zombiepiratez unbrick utility
M
It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.
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It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.
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I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!
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I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!
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One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.
would the soupkit help in this situation? I had the same problem but figured out the whole mounting from TWRP and it worked for me
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One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.
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Your sdcard issue and ADB issue are two completely unrelated things. The ADB issue is due to the way Windows handles drivers. Fix the driver problem or use SoupKit/Linux.
The sdcard issue is due to your sdcard losing its formatting somehow. You'll have to reformat (quick format, block size 4096) in order to use it again. You will lose all data on the sdcard BTW.
"That's a special kind of stupid. The kind that makes me laugh"
Huzzah! Success in spite of myself!
Many thanks to each of the experts that each gave me nuggets of info that eventually
unbricked my KF1.
I last posted that Win 7 would see my Kindle when I used TWRP to mount the SD card.
It prompted for me to "format the device" and feeling I had nothing to lose - selected
default settings and quick format.
This then opened a File Manager window giving me access to the SDcard folder on the KF1.
I had downloaded the Stock update from Amazon update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin
On another thread - Soupmagnet had said to rename this BIN file to a ZIP - which I did.
I shortened the file name to update-kindle-6.3.1.zip.
I de-mounted the SDcard folder in TWRP.
I wiped the Dalvic and did a factory reset.
I navigated to the Install screen and it found the update file and installed it.
UNBRICKED!
Thanks again for the tireless help you guys give.
Micah461
I know my way around fastboot, adb, command line pretty well, but I just got my N7(2013) last night, so in that sense, I'm a Noob.
Questions:
Can I just root with SuperSU without TWRP? Or will the stock recovery not let me do that? i.e. is there a signed SuperSU? I would rather keep my stock recovery, if possible.
After I root, do USB storage devices connected via an OTG cable "Just Work"? Do I have to manually mount them? Does it enable a Menu?
Is there any way to enable USB Storage (The other way, when N7 is connected to PC) once I root? Is anybody working on this?
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Can I just root with SuperSU without TWRP? Or will the stock recovery not let me do that? i.e. is there a signed SuperSU? I would rather keep my stock recovery, if possible.
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Suggest you do
fastboot boot twrp.img
instead of flashing twrp onto the tablet's recovery partition
This will run twrp temporarily to install SuperSU's update.zip but will leave stock recovery on your tablet untouched.
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After I root, do USB storage devices connected via an OTG cable "Just Work"? Do I have to manually mount them? Does it enable a Menu?
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Recognition is automatic. Mounting is not. So yes, you need to mount them. Whether you do that manually or through a helper app like stickmount is up to you
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Is there any way to enable USB Storage (The other way, when N7 is connected to PC) once I root? Is anybody working on this?
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Doubtful. N7 doesn't have a real sdcard partition formated fat32. It has a simulated sdcard kept in the /data/media folder. MTP/PTP are the only ways Google wants to support storage going forward.
Thanks, sfhub;
Great trick about running twrp once.
That way I can have root, and my stock recovery.
Thanks for the other info, too.
No MTP or Storage show on PC
I am running windows 7 64 bit and I have managed to get root on my new Nexus 7, but now when I plug my tablet into the PC it says on the tablet connected as media device, but it never shows up anywhere on my pc so that I can transfer files on to it. The nexus 7 never shows up as an extra drive or as an media device. Please help. can not seem to find any info on this problem. the usb icon at the bottom of the screen does say eject nexus 7 when I click on it, and if I have usb debugging turned on it says ADB device connected but I still can not see it anywhere on the pc. Please help
Are you running stock or custom ROM?
If you running stock, you can try disabling USB debugging or try this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391236
If you are on custom ROM, it appears there may be an MTP issue with some ROMs.
Yes I am using the stock rom .all I did was root it and I have tried with no success with usb debugging turn Off as well. I have even tried to uninstall the drivers I used to root the tablet , but can not find them to uninstall or delete them
In devmgmt.msc the device is either listed under
Android Phone
Imaging device
Portable device
Unknown
Do you see any ? or unknown devices?
In Devices and Printers in the control panel its listed under Unspecified as Nexus 7 but you can not do anything with it there but right click on it and hit eject or properties and it says Google Nexus ADB interface ___ Android Device ___ status working properly and that's it .In Device manager it listed as Android Device ___ Google Nexus ADB Interface.
I Got it Thank you Thank you. I was able to uninstall the drivers there in the Device manager, unpluged the Nexus 7 plugged it back in it install the correct drivers and I am now able to mount my device as a MTP device and transfer files. Thanks again for the Help.
I put Android File Transfer on my Macs:
http://www.android.com/filetransfer/
and gmtp on My Ubuntu Ultrabook, and on my old Xubuntu desktop.
I put the SD card in the Ultrabook, and copied everything I wanted to the N7(2013).
In all cases, it worked pretty much plug and play, but I still consider it a work-around.
Hi all,
I am new to this so please bear with me.
1. I Downloaded the KFU and rooted my kindle fire 1st gen
2. I also installed twrp
3. I pushed cyanogen mod otter to it and then ibstalled it and rebooted.
4. Thereafter it was stuck at the cyanogen boot screen
5. I booted into twrp and wiped everything.
6. Therafter when I tried running KFU it said device offline.
7. Using the adb utility manually and trying adb devices still shows device serial number and offline.
I have diownloaded the latest sdk with the newest adb but this yields the same outcome. I've also tried updating the google usb driver but this has also not helped.
Please could someone assist or point me in the right direction on how to get an OS onto the device in this situation. I can boot into TWRP but the problem is I can't push any roms onto the device because adb says device offline.
Thanks in advance folks.
Cheers
boot to Twrp
connect to pc with usb cable
select mount>check sd card>mount usb storage
a removable disk should show up in computer folder with other drives
copy files to disk> unmount
sd_shadow said:
boot to Twrp
connect to pc with usb cable
select mount>check sd card>mount usb storage
a removable disk should show up in computer folder with other drives
copy files to disk> unmount
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Thanks for the reply. I did what you said. When I try copying files to the sdcard it says target folder not available. If i go to computer management and disk management in windows Removable I: shows up as No Media.
I would format the drive (removable disk)
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or it's a drivers issue
Could be permissions issue. Run your file manager as admin.
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Thanks guys. I rebooted pc a couple of times and left the kindle to charge to 100%. When I tried again I could access the drive and copy a rom to it!!
So now I have cyanogen working on it. However I have a new problem. I have google play store apk on it along with google services installed.
I can't login to google play store - Can't establish a reliable connection to server.
I have tried stuff from the other threads for this error viz :
1) Edited hosts file and added ip address for google play in it.
2) Factory reset and wiped cache
Still no luck. My wifi is working cod I can browse the web.
Any ideas ?
Thanks.
Try rebooting WiFi router
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Try rebooting WiFi router
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Didn't work
But I did sort it out. I was trying to add the play store apk individually along with google services framework.apk. I downloaded a gapps core.zip, did a factory reset via twrp and installed the gapps.zip via twrp.
Worked like a charm.
Thanks everyone for the help !!
I can't seem to find any other thread that has my specific problem. The facts........I have a kindle fire 1st gen that I rooted months ago. I've been experimenting with different roms for a while. Somehow I've got windows 7 seeing the kindle only as a removable drive. When I try to access it, it asks for a disk. It is listed twice in device manager. As an android phone, at the top of the tree and further down as portable drive F. If I go into devices and printers it is also listed but as Amazon Kindle Fire. Before this happened I did move a rom onto the kindle. I can wipe it, it formats Data and cache using make_ext4fs function. It reads successful after. When I flash the rom(Update-kindle-6.3.3), a bunch of error messages pop up starting with assert failed:getprop blaze 11. Then it says E:unknown command[err_string] I have tried most everything including uninstalling all drivers and reinstalling. I even reinstalled the SDK tools. MY feeling is I have to take care of this at the terminal but have no idea what commands to give it. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you
I just noticed something else. I have tried connecting the kindle to my computer by mounting USB. And I thought that it was doing that. However, after "mount USB", I went to the terminal and these error messages appeared........E:Storage partition '//twrp/backups/00000000000000' not found. Then there is a second error message E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode.
Did you switch to otterx partitions?
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I didn't mess with the partitions. Not that I know of anyway. Just tried every option that twrp has. Mounting the usb used to work but now it doesn't show up on my computer as a storage drive. Just the removeable disk drive.
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I didn't mess with the partitions. Not that I know of anyway. Just tried every option that twrp has. Mounting the usb used to work but now it doesn't show up on my computer as a storage drive. Just the removeable disk drive.
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Twrp version?
Bootloader version?
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TWRP v2.6.3.1 Not sure where to find bootloader info. I see another error message E:Storage partition '//TWRP/Backups/000000000000' not found. This was displayed before a wipe was done. The wipe says successful.
I think I've done something that may not be correctable. At the terminal I typed parted to see what the response would be and it said "device not found" I went back and tried almost every folder and it came back with the same thing....................
You need twrp 2.2.2.1 to install stock rom
If you wiped storage, you wiped backup
For drivers use install.drivers.bat from Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 they are the only reliable drivers for the kindle fire 1
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