I foolishly let someone try to root my Kindle Fire, and now it is stuck in what seems to be the TWRP boot loop (the kindle fire is blue and white). If I leave it alone unplugged it will occasionally continue to the Kindle Fire orange and white screen but will not go any farther. From the Blue/white screen I can hit the power button to enter the boot menu where I get Normal Boot, Recovery, and Reset Boot Mode. I can enter TWRP recovery menus, but otherwise it just keeps rebooting. Once in the TWRP recovery screen I can only navigate for a short time before it locks up and I have to reboot by holding the power button in. The sd card will not mount, and they did not backup anything before they started messing with the os. Ive tried the Kindle Fire utility but it says device not found. The Kindle showed up in my device manager as Other-Kindle before I installed the android drivers mentioned in another thread, and now it is under Android Phone- Android ADB Interface. It doesnt show up in My Computer at all. I've read about the factory cable but cant find on in the US so it would take 2 weeks to get here from China. Any suggestions on how to fix this, or do I now have a $200 paperweight? Thanks in advance.
Kamakookie said:
I foolishly let someone try to root my Kindle Fire, and now it is stuck in what seems to be the TWRP boot loop (the kindle fire is blue and white). If I leave it alone unplugged it will occasionally continue to the Kindle Fire orange and white screen but will not go any farther. From the Blue/white screen I can hit the power button to enter the boot menu where I get Normal Boot, Recovery, and Reset Boot Mode. I can enter TWRP recovery menus, but otherwise it just keeps rebooting. Once in the TWRP recovery screen I can only navigate for a short time before it locks up and I have to reboot by holding the power button in. The sd card will not mount, and they did not backup anything before they started messing with the os. Ive tried the Kindle Fire utility but it says device not found. The Kindle showed up in my device manager as Other-Kindle before I installed the android drivers mentioned in another thread, and now it is under Android Phone- Android ADB Interface. It doesnt show up in My Computer at all. I've read about the factory cable but cant find on in the US so it would take 2 weeks to get here from China. Any suggestions on how to fix this, or do I now have a $200 paperweight? Thanks in advance.
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Maybe go into twrp and do a factory reset. Can you get to that menu? Click wipe and then factory reset.
I've tried the factory reset but it seems to have no effect on it. How do I do the adb push? I've tried using the command prompt to run some of the commands on other threads but I'm not doing something right. I always get an 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file error.
I'll apologize now for my stupidity on this one- I have never worked with android software before this.
The kindle fire utility reads:
ADB status: Offline
Boot Status: Unknown
I can get it to boot in normal and recovery mode, but each time I try to boot in Fastboot I get an error message 'Oops... something went wrong. We are unable to locate your Kindle Fire. Make sure it is plugged in and powered on.' The Kindle shows up in Device Manager under Android Phone as Android ADB Interface
When using the twrp, anything that involves writing to or wiping the sd card receives this error E:failed to mount /sdcard (invalid argument)
I'd appreciate any help I can get. I'm at a standstill on this one.
im in the same position you can open it as a USB by selecting mount in TWRP and selecting mount USB Storage
do you have drivers / ADB on your computer ?
I did manage to get my kindle go into a recovery boot loop by doing the root procedure for the original 6.3 original Amazon ROM while my kindle had the 6.2 ROM . After i realized that the root procedure (intended for ver 6.3) didn't work for me, I had to try the procedure for rooting ver. 6.2.
It worked but after a couple of resets, the tablet went into a recovery boot loop.
what i did was to use ADB comands:
enter windows - > start command prompt (start - > run -> cmd)
check if kindle is connected: adb devices
if the device is found then use:
adb shell
su
idme bootmode 4000
exit
Hi all, I'm having a problem with my Kindle Fire. It is automatically booting into TWRP no matter what I do.
I have wiped everything, and installed the stock ROM, and when I reboot it just goes back to TWRP.
There is always a message of *verifying file system and *verifying partition. I can mount it and move files via USB.
In the fire utility it reads
ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown
If I try to change the bootmode it comes back waiting for device. I then got into the command line.
Doing "adb devices" shows it as being in recovery. I can reboot it from here, but goes right back to twrp.
I tried to do the adb shell--> su--> idme bootmode 4000
but after I do the shell it comes back that "su" isn't valid. I'm assuming I am doing something wrong, but I can't
for the life of me figure it out...any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
lukebunny said:
Hi all, I'm having a problem with my Kindle Fire. It is automatically booting into TWRP no matter what I do.
I have wiped everything, and installed the stock ROM, and when I reboot it just goes back to TWRP.
There is always a message of *verifying file system and *verifying partition. I can mount it and move files via USB.
In the fire utility it reads
ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown
If I try to change the bootmode it comes back waiting for device. I then got into the command line.
Doing "adb devices" shows it as being in recovery. I can reboot it from here, but goes right back to twrp.
I tried to do the adb shell--> su--> idme bootmode 4000
but after I do the shell it comes back that "su" isn't valid. I'm assuming I am doing something wrong, but I can't
for the life of me figure it out...any suggestions? Thanks in advance!
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At startup hold thepower button untill you see the bootmenu come up and select "normal boot"
On the Kindle itself you mean? There is no bootmenu. I get the Kindle Fire (Orange) text, then goes straight to twrp, and if I do normal reboot from there, just straight back to twrp.
lukebunny said:
On the Kindle itself you mean? There is no bootmenu. I get the Kindle Fire (Orange) text, then goes straight to twrp, and if I do normal reboot from there, just straight back to twrp.
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What version of TWRP do you have?
2.2.0
From twrp try booting into recovery that worked once for me to get a normal boot. Then make sure you put the fire fire fire bootloader on there so it never happens again
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jamminjon82 said:
From twrp try booting into recovery that worked once for me to get a normal boot. Then make sure you put the fire fire fire bootloader on there so it never happens again
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Tried it, no go.
This is what I get in the command line
The "<[6n" is likely the result of pressing the up or down arrow with number lock turned off and it is causing the command to be unrecognized.
Regardless, there's no need to use the "adb shell su -c..." command to get into fastboot. Instead use Pokey9000's bootmode binary "fbmode".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20755810
Have you tried reboot to bootloader?
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hey i got your answer I think? lol anyways...
soupmagnet said:
The "<[6n" is likely the result of pressing the up or down arrow with number lock turned off and it is causing the command to be unrecognized.
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i'm pretty sure it's bla bla bla \platform-tools in that picture anyways that my answer anyways, maybe not but goodluck anyways........... and this 5 mins between post for low posting users is for the birds
digital_cha0s said:
i'm pretty surs it's bla bla bla \platform-tools in that picture anyways that my answer anyways goodluck
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As you can see, the "adb shell" command is successful because of the change in the prompt.
~ # <-indicates the shell is working and active, so the actual /path of adb is irrelavent.
soupmagnet said:
Regardless, there's no need to use the "adb shell su -c..." command to get into fastboot. Instead use Pokey9000's bootmode binary "fbmode".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20755810
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That seems promising, but this is what I got when I tried it.
Also, thanks for your help everyone, I'm learning a lot as I go here!
Related
So I formatted my rooted kindle fire with twrp installed, now whenever I boot I go straight to the TWRP menu, why can/t I boot into a fresh stock ROM?
i assume you told it to boot to recovery (in cm7)
you can use kfu option 1 - bootmode normal
or manually:
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
b63 said:
i assume you told it to boot to recovery (in cm7)
you can use kfu option 1 - bootmode normal
or manually:
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
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I'm having the same problem, I went into KFU and set option 1 and it shows this
***********************************************
* Activating Normal (4000) *
***********************************************
but doesnt go any further
When trying to install a ROM it says....
E:Cannot load volume /misc!......but it's right after it says that the ROM was installed
where do I insert the command for adb...........for KFU it is reading the Kindle Fire but for some reason when trying to set option 1 it doesn't go further.
It might be good to know that I deleted alot on the Fire in Windows explorer before this happened. Right now on my Kindle fire my
folders are Android, .android_secure, LOST.DIR and TWRP
files are fix_permissions, 3 ROMS, lol- Databasefile, and .config_c38
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
Ethanzh said:
So I formatted my rooted kindle fire with twrp installed, now whenever I boot I go straight to the TWRP menu, why can/t I boot into a fresh stock ROM?
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wbales said:
I'm having the same problem, I went into KFU and set option 1 and it shows this
***********************************************
* Activating Normal (4000) *
***********************************************
but doesnt go any further
When trying to install a ROM it says....
E:Cannot load volume /misc!......but it's right after it says that the ROM was installed
where do I insert the command for adb...........for KFU it is reading the Kindle Fire but for some reason when trying to set option 1 it doesn't go further.
It might be good to know that I deleted alot on the Fire in Windows explorer before this happened. Right now on my Kindle fire my
folders are Android, .android_secure, LOST.DIR and TWRP
files are fix_permissions, 3 ROMS, lol- Databasefile, and .config_c38
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated
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Typing this:
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
In ADB should fix both of y'alls problems
sweetness, Not only did I just learn how to actually use ADB, but it also worked
THANKS
ok that worked great. But any idea why this is happening and how to avoid it from happening in the future?
I'm having the same problem, with "activating normal" stuck.
I also cannot input the command input adb shell idme bootmode 4000 or adb shell in command prompt.
It says that 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
endari said:
It says that 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command.
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it's a good practice to move kfu to c:\ and rename it to "kfu"
now open a (elevated) command prompt and cd to c:\kfu\tools
now the adb command should work ...
i did the same thing
i did the same thing on accident thinking it was my usb data stick and on top of that i somehow manage to do a complet wipe now it wil only boot up to the kindle fire logo and stay and the only the wtrp 2.0.0 but nothing and my touch screen will only sometime work half [email protected]# i had it usb mounted ounce and only the twrp file was on it nothing inside the file itself iv tried just about everything that was on this site plus the usb ubutun linixi was lost and i want to try this adb but it seems like nothing is installing for my and i really like this kindle fire i had it going so good i just about cried lol cause i had it so fast and clean so could someone e-mail me on how to do this adb iv got the sdk files every file made for the kindle uboot fboot u name it i have it lol but still lost i am a semi noob to all this kindle flashing and rooting i use to have a droid x and was a pro at that plus it was pretty easy lol so my e addy is [email protected] i have my mini hp with me at all time and now my wifes kindle fire and my paper weight for now iv got teamveiwer and i will be sooo willing to ler u log on to my mini to do this for me plz plz plz plz HELP
I am having the same problem here is exactly what i did
rooted
installed android market
installed twrp
made backup in twrp
flashed ics
wasnt happy with the performance of some apps on ics and there were quite a lot of stalls and complete freezes so i used the backup i made in twrp to restore back to original kf rom
most of my apps wouldnt worked and asked me to reinstall them through the kf market. i was unable to access the kf market or the android market as it said there was no connection and to retry even though i could access my email through mail and the internet through browser no problem.
then i decided to do a factory reset through kf rom settings and now twrp starts automatically anytime i try to turn on the kf. i tried to do the recovery again with the backup but the restore factory settings had obviously deleted it along with everything else on the sd card.
has anyone any ideas on how i can get back to the stock kf rom? I am happy with stock kf until hardware acceleration works with ics
thanks in advance
Irish01 said:
I am having the same problem here is exactly what i did
rooted
installed android market
installed twrp
made backup in twrp
flashed ics
wasnt happy with the performance of some apps on ics and there were quite a lot of stalls and complete freezes so i used the backup i made in twrp to restore back to original kf rom
most of my apps wouldnt worked and asked me to reinstall them through the kf market. i was unable to access the kf market or the android market as it said there was no connection and to retry even though i could access my email through mail and the internet through browser no problem.
then i decided to do a factory reset through kf rom settings and now twrp starts automatically anytime i try to turn on the kf. i tried to do the recovery again with the backup but the restore factory settings had obviously deleted it along with everything else on the sd card.
has anyone any ideas on how i can get back to the stock kf rom? I am happy with stock kf until hardware acceleration works with ics
thanks in advance
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You need to flash a new ROM. If you need to go back to Amazon stock ROM, then you need to download and flash it. Please note FFF and TWRP will be over written by the stock ROM.
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ammubarak said:
You need to flash a new ROM. If you need to go back to Amazon stock ROM, then you need to download and flash it. Please note FFF and TWRP will be over written by the stock ROM.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk
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thanks for the reply
I just tried to do this. i mounted the kf and moved the stock rom .zip file to the kf. when i mounted it however instead of seeing the usual list of files and folders and selecting the cdcard folder i could only see the twrp folder and nothing else. when I am in twrp i can see the other folders but not when it is mounted to the computer.
i tried anyway and there were numerous errors in the process that i didnt have time to write down
now when i start up the kindle fire it stops on the kindle fire logo screen
any ideas?
It looks like the KF is booting into fast boot mode.
You may use kfu to change the mode to normal or issues the following adb commands
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
or
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
then fastboot reboot
If the KF boots to recovery mode i.e. twrp then mount the sdcard and flash the desired ROM.
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Thank you, it worked! Enjoying Energy ROM
I have been working on this for over four hours. I have done absolutely everything that is said to do.
Heres my symptoms:
Turn Kindle Fire on and i get the yellow triangle, after a few seconds I get the curtain that says "teamwin" then it just opens TWRP. I cannot get it to boot normally.
I have SDK and ADB. This is the last screen I got from ADB.
C:\Users\Jeff\Desktop\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme boo
tmode 4000
< waiting for device >
When I try to do it thru KFU:
ADB Status: Offline
Boot Status: Unkown
I tried hitting 1 then 1 again and all I get is <waiting for device>
The Kindle is just sitting here with the TWRP screen on and I have no idea how to get around it.
PUNKYOU007 said:
I have been working on this for over four hours. I have done absolutely everything that is said to do.
Heres my symptoms:
Turn Kindle Fire on and i get the yellow triangle, after a few seconds I get the curtain that says "teamwin" then it just opens TWRP. I cannot get it to boot normally.
I have SDK and ADB. This is the last screen I got from ADB.
C:\Users\Jeff\Desktop\android-sdk\platform-tools>fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme boo
tmode 4000
< waiting for device >
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Fastboot only works in fastboot mode (4002). When you are in recovery or booted into an OS, you have to use adb to reset the bootmode. To get back to normal...
Code:
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
As a side note, the "-i 0x1949" should be dropped when you are using the FIREFIREFIRE bootloader (yellow triangle boot logo). The "-i 0x1949" is only necessary in the stock bootloader (kindle fire boot logo).
Ethanzh said:
So I formatted my rooted kindle fire with twrp installed, now whenever I boot I go straight to the TWRP menu, why can/t I boot into a fresh stock ROM?
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I am stuck at TWRP on my Kindle Fire
I installed the KFU, installed the drivers, then run, install permanent root with superviser, twrp page came up and is now stuck on
*Verifying filesystems...
*Verifying partition sizes...
Anybody have some advice for me?? Please help me!! :crying:
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Irish01 said:
I am having the same problem here is exactly what i did
rooted
installed android market
installed twrp
made backup in twrp
flashed ics
wasnt happy with the performance of some apps on ics and there were quite a lot of stalls and complete freezes so i used the backup i made in twrp to restore back to original kf rom
most of my apps wouldnt worked and asked me to reinstall them through the kf market. i was unable to access the kf market or the android market as it said there was no connection and to retry even though i could access my email through mail and the internet through browser no problem.
then i decided to do a factory reset through kf rom settings and now twrp starts automatically anytime i try to turn on the kf. i tried to do the recovery again with the backup but the restore factory settings had obviously deleted it along with everything else on the sd card.
has anyone any ideas on how i can get back to the stock kf rom? I am happy with stock kf until hardware acceleration works with ics
thanks in advance
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Did you ever get help with this. I am having similar problems.
frannytown said:
I am stuck at TWRP on my Kindle Fire
I installed the KFU, installed the drivers, then run, install permanent root with superviser, twrp page came up and is now stuck on
*Verifying filesystems...
*Verifying partition sizes...
Anybody have some advice for me?? Please help me!! :crying:
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Did you ever get help with this. I am having similar problems.
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You're quoting someone from early March. I'm guessing you probably wont hear from them very soon.
On the other hand, if you're willing to start a new thread and explain in great detail what your "similar" problem is, I'm sure you'll be pleased with the quickness in which somebody responds.
KF unbrick utility
Try using the KF unbrick utility for all issues like this...I am a noob but it got me of problems like these...several times..
error: device not found
b63 said:
it's a good practice to move kfu to c:\ and rename it to "kfu"
now open a (elevated) command prompt and cd to c:\kfu\tools
now the adb command should work ...
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i did this and i got a message saying error: device not found
i was curious to get get android market on my kindle today.. and looked up how. i used the kindle fire utility to root it. then my KF it started to go into a loop of the boot logo. it just flashes on and flashes off over and over again.hard reset doesnt affect it at all, it wont even turn off unless i unplug it. it doesnt show up on my computer either.
i dont know if this helps but when i ran the Kf utility it said 'findstr' not recognized.. blah blah blah. and it didnt give me the 1234567 options on there. i just typed in '2' and pressed enter because thats what the video told me .-. it doesnt have a triangle, or a blue screen logo either just the kindle fire logo flashing off and on. I honestly am lost. please keep this noob friendly
i am running win 7. 64 bit.
josepho1997 said:
It seems like your stuck in fastboot mode. You need to reinstall the drivers manually and then go into KFU. Press 1(bootmode)and 1(normal). If you still want to root it, when it gets to installing fff, and if it says <waiting for device>, you need to do a hard reset and your Kindle, unplug, plug it back in, and manually install the drivers. Then it will finish rooting.
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
First before you mess with your drivers shift+ right click on the tools folder in kfu select open command window here power your device off completely leave it unplugged type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product when it says waiting for device plug in your powered off kindle it should then power on in fastboot mode if you get the response product: kindle then type fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000 it will say okay hopefully the type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot it should then reboot in normal mode
Edit: hit enter after each command
zellerax said:
How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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Sounds like there's some sort of PATH problem with your setup, which is why KFU won't work properly. You'll have to manually use ADB/fastboot commands if you want to get things done.
About it turning off constantly, it's probably out of battery. Use the stock wall charger (it provides a greater power output, don't bother with USB or a random clone) so it can refill some. The bootloops may be due to a bad boot mode, but it's a bit hard to pinpont with your description of the issue.
You may want to have a read here, it'll help you to better understand what's going on and how to express yourself about the problems you are experiencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
zellerax said:
How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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You might have corrupt drivers. Here's how to reinstall them:
Try going to your Control Panel >> Device Manager. If you see an entry for "Android Phone," (Android ADB interface) delete it (and any associations with Portable Devices >> KF or Kindle Fire).
Restart computer.
Then go to your KFU utility folder, open "install_drivers.bat" (right-click "Run Administrator"). This shouldn't take long at all.
You might want to restart here too after.
Then open KFU utility, plug in Kindle - if all went well here, you should read something along the lines of "Online" and "4000".
I am a similar situation
Hi Guys,
I rooted my KF with no issues, was able to copy the Jellybean and Gapp zip file to the SD and thought I flashed with no issues. Then rebooted. Now the KF is stuck in a boot loop. If I boot to recovery, that works and allows me the recovery options. if I boot up to normal, it constantly reboots, if I boot to fastboot, it displays the Kindle Fire logo and says "press power button to boot menu" at the bottom and does nothing else. My computer recognizes it as Android ADB interface but will not allow to access the SD ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
Dasanko said:
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
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Thanks for the info and sorry for the incomplete initial info. I will check this as soon as I get home and can work on it again.
Thanks for your help. It turns out that I didnt even have TWRP installed. Thats fixed. I was able to get roms installed and have different problems. (Will start a new thread in another area) Thank you very much for your help.
My Kindle was rooted but I decided to try my hand at installing a custom ROM. However, the ROM I tried would not work and the screen stayed black. However, thanks to TWRP I could install Kindle from Amazon again. The installation went thru smoothly, or so I thought. Now, when I boot the Kindle, I see the Kindle Fire Logo and it stays there. The Computer can see the Kindle as an Android device, Android Composite Device. But Kindle Fire Utility cannot see it so I could try and re-install it again. Any suggestions?
Lacking information, so I'll just fill the voids with assumptions.
I *assume* you didn't wipe cache, dalvik-cache and most important when switching from a ROM to another, Factory Reset - this is the reason said custom ROM wouldn't work, and the reason flashing back update.zip (as you said you installed it, rather than restoring a backup) caused your KF to get stuck in a semi brick.
The most important question here is, do you have FFF installed?
If you do, fixing this is trivial. Just get into TWRP from FFF, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset and then install whatever ROM you'd like to try or use.
If you don't have FFF installed, then your solutions are to either get a factory cable (recommended) or to crack open the case and do the USB pin short trick. From there you can use fastboot to install FFF and boot into TWRP.
Alternatively, you can try "fastboot getvar product" or "adb shell idme bootmode 5001" to see if you get lucky.
Dasanko said:
Lacking information, so I'll just fill the voids with assumptions.
I *assume* you didn't wipe cache, dalvik-cache and most important when switching from a ROM to another, Factory Reset - this is the reason said custom ROM wouldn't work, and the reason flashing back update.zip (as you said you installed it, rather than restoring a backup) caused your KF to get stuck in a semi brick.
The most important question here is, do you have FFF installed?
If you do, fixing this is trivial. Just get into TWRP from FFF, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset and then install whatever ROM you'd like to try or use.
If you don't have FFF installed, then your solutions are to either get a factory cable (recommended) or to crack open the case and do the USB pin short trick. From there you can use fastboot to install FFF and boot into TWRP.
Alternatively, you can try "fastboot getvar product" or "adb shell idme bootmode 5001" to see if you get lucky.
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I tried the USB pin short trick but now my Kindle won't turn on at all nor will it charge. Thanks anyways!
i have similar problem ......please need help
After successfully rooting kf with kfu and making a backup ... I did factory reset and flashed a custom rom ... now kindle is stuck on " kindle fire" logo and just keeps flashing and rebooting . My computer recognizes it as android phone ( android adb ) and kfu does too but only for a couple of seconds . During those few seconds I try recovery ... fast boot ...normal boot... n none seem to work . Kf just reboots n returns to boot loop . Any advice is appreciated .. thanks
Start a new thread when you're posting your own issues.
What colour is the "kindle fire" logo when you turn on your KF?
Force Kindle into Fastboot
Ok, so I have finally got my Kindle to turn on, using the USB Short Trick. Now my only question is about getting the Kindle to boot into fastboot mode so I can re-format the sdcard partition and finally load a new ROM. I have tried several different commands and they all seem to miss the window of opportunity to start the kindle in fastboot mode. Is there any way, short of a factory cable, that one can make the kindle start in fastboot mode?
Not fastboot get var
ComputerGenuis2.0 said:
Ok, so I have finally got my Kindle to turn on, using the USB Short Trick. Now my only question is about getting the Kindle to boot into fastboot mode so I can re-format the sdcard partition and finally load a new ROM. I have tried several different commands and they all seem to miss the window of opportunity to start the kindle in fastboot mode. Is there any way, short of a factory cable, that one can make the kindle start in fastboot mode?
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fastboot getvar product doesn't seem to do the trick. The kindle seems to be in fastboot mode but the adb shell cannot access the device.
The problem is that you don't have the fastboot drivers installed (also, ADB will not work while fastboot is active) - Windows is painfully slow at detecting a device and installing its drivers, so by the time it even notices anything, the fastboot window is already over.
To solve this, use firekit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
The script that will probably suit your needs the most is usb_install_fff_twrp.
Used Firekit
Dasanko said:
The problem is that you don't have the fastboot drivers installed (also, ADB will not work while fastboot is active) - Windows is painfully slow at detecting a device and installing its drivers, so by the time it even notices anything, the fastboot window is already over.
To solve this, use firekit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
The script that will probably suit your needs the most is usb_install_fff_twrp.
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I have TWRP and FFF installed. However, upon booting into TWRP, the sdcard partition cannot be mounted, to the Kindle that is, and as such, I cannot mount the sdcard to the computer. When I researched this some more, I found that I can fix this by using a command via adb shell. The guide instructed using fastboot to achieve this. When would be the best time to use adb shell?
What's the output of partitions.txt? (type the following from TWRP)
adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p > partitions.txt
Can't use adb
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What's the output of partitions.txt? (type the following from TWRP)
adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p > partitions.txt
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The problem at hand is using adb. I can never time it exactly right to open adb. I always get an "error: device not found". Windows even recognizes that Android ADB Interface is plugged in.
Okay, things are getting awfully confusing here.
What exactly is it that you can do and that you cannot do?
For example, are FFF and TWRP functional?
GOT IT!
Thank you! I finally figured out that the wrong driver had reinstalled and that was causing my computer to not be able to use adb shell. I fixed that and voila, I am now running CM9. Thanks again!
Hello Im new and looking for help =)
Ok to start off I searched all over and cant seem to find a solution to my root problem, Ok I have followed every guide on how to root the fire with KFU, I get it were all my info is correct with it being online and showing 4000 with the KFU, I click #2 for root it goes into the process of rooting, now my pc makes pop up noises and keep trying to reinstall driver (little window in corner) I know its doing its work, now about 5 mins into it KFU stalls and wont go anymore into the process, after it stalls TWRP loads and pops up and nothing else, it doesnt load back to the org. kindle screen just TWRP, I dont wanna install any rom yet just root it and get the market and still use the org. kindle layout. so basically I have to use the 6.3.1update load it on TWRP and install it to wipe TWRP to get my fire back to the norm, ive done this more than once and on a different pc,different, usb ports,ect same results! any info would be great!
Install FFF. It would make it easier to switch between the bootmodes. At the (blue) Kindle Fire screen, hold the power button until the boot options appear at the bottom...select "reset boot mode".
Assuming you have the right version of TWRP, you can select Reboot > Reboot System, and it will reset your bootmode to 4000.
Another thing you can do is use the adb shell to change the bootmode...
Code:
adb shell
idme bootmode 4000
reboot
soupmagnet said:
Install FFF. It would make it easier to switch between the bootmodes. At the (blue) Kindle Fire screen, hold the power button until the boot options appear at the bottom...select "reset boot mode".
Assuming you have the right version of TWRP, you can select Reboot > Reboot System, and it will reset your bootmode to 4000.
Another thing you can do is use the adb shell to change the bootmode...
Code:
adb shell
idme bootmode 4000
reboot
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should I do FFF first not select #2?
I don't know what option #2 is so I'll say...it depends on the KFU. If your drivers are working properly then it should work with no problem to change the bootmode or install FFF, BUT using it to install FFF is dangerous. If anything goes wrong during the flash (power outage, power surge, accidental cable dissconnect, and a host of other things), your Kindle will be seriously bricked. Download FFF1.4 and flash it in recovery. And don't try to go without installing it, even if you are able to use other methods to change your bootmode. It will save your butt in a pinch.
I have always selected the option for twrp first a broken recovery is not near as bad as a broken bootloader by far
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I don't know what option #2 is so I'll say...it depends on the KFU. If your drivers are working properly then it should work with no problem to change the bootmode or install FFF, BUT using it to install FFF is dangerous. If anything goes wrong during the flash (power outage, power surge, accidental cable dissconnect, and a host of other things), your Kindle will be seriously bricked. Download FFF1.4 and flash it in recovery. And don't try to go without installing it, even if you are able to use other methods to change your bootmode. It will save your butt in a pinch.
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option 2 is install perma boot, and super user I think, how can i change bootmode when the KFU locks up and stalls on me?
civic284 said:
option 2 is install perma boot, and super user I think, how can i change bootmode when the KFU locks up and stalls on me?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747567
I've read through hundreds of similar threads and haven't been able to find a solution - I'll gladly give up my firstborn (and/or make a paypal donation) to anyone who is able to help solve my issue!!
From my research, I seem to have no OS installed on the Kindle, and as far as I can tell, I'm booting into fastboot mode (screen hangs on the blue/white Kindle Fire logo, screen does not ever dim). I AM able to access TWRP Recovery, but don't have any backup to load from, am unable to successfully flash the ROM that I have saved to my SD card. My device manager recognizes the Kindle as a Kindle Fire (Android ADB Interface), no yellow triangles. Typing ADB Devices into Command Prompt gets me: [device number ] offline. Typing fastboot devices into Command Prompt gets me nothing (blank line).
Background/How I 'Bricked' It: I have a Kindle Fire 2 and was able to successfully unroot/flash Cyanogenmod 10 onto it. Worked perfectly for about 6 months, when I decided that it would be a good idea to flash back to stock so that I could give it to a relative. I have TWRP 2.3.3.0, so I used a guide on xda to do the following:
I used a guide from xda and followed these instructions
-Download latest KF2 stock software from amazon. Re-name the file to update.zip
-Moved it to the root of the SD card
-Booted in to TWRP
-Factory Wipe/Restore
-Wiped Cache
-Wiped Dalvik Cache
-Wiped System
-Installed the "update.zip"
-Wiped cache/dalvik again
-Rebooted
Unfortunately, wiping the system seems to have wiped the CM10 OS (ROM) that I had installed, and there was a failure in installing the amazon stock:
Installing '/sdcard/download/update.zip...
assert failed: is_substring ("Otter2 , file_getstring("/proc/product_name"))
E: Error in /sdcard/download/update.zip
(Status 7)
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/download/update.zip'
Updating partition details...
Trying to reboot the system from TWRP results in a message that states: "No OS installed! Are you sure you wish to reboot?"
Investigating using ADB: So it looks like I have no OS on the Kindle Fire 2. This seems to be a problem because without an OS, I am unable to use adb (from what I've read, no OS = no way to accept/authenticate the computer RSA fingerprint to whitelist the kindle and allow adb to function). Trying to use KFU, KFFirstAide, or the Kindle UnBrick Utility results in Error: Device offline or Error: Device not found types of messages (I am assuming due to the fact that I can't "turn" adb on by accepting the RSA fingerprint prompt)
What does Device Manager tell me? My computer can 'see' the Kindle Fire in device manager [as I stated earlier: My device manager recognizes the Kindle as a Kindle Fire (Android ADB Interface), no yellow triangles] but going to My Computer and looking under mass storage devices, the computer doesn't seem to recognize the device as a USB storage device, which is a problem because I can't drag/drop or push/pull files to the SD card so I can't try to flash anything *other* than the original file that failed.
Fastboot Mode...? From what I can tell (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668159), my device is in fastboot mode. My Kindle screen hangs on the blue/white Kindle Fire logo screen, which from what I understand is hashcode's bootloader/fastboot screen. However, when I look at the Hardware IDs in the device manager, it tells me that my hardware IDs are:
USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&REV_0216
USB\VID_1949&PID_0006
So...my kindle seems to be stuck on the blue/white fastboot screen, but register on my computer as the stock kindle fastboot? I'm not really sure what's going on there, and couldn't find too many people with the same discrepancy that I have...
I tried plugging in my cord (making sure to use a USB 2.0 port), going into Command Prompt and using some fastboot commands. (ie: fastboot flash bootloader \path\update.zip) but all I get is a <waiting for device> for a LONG time. As in, a few hours. Some basic googling/investigation seems to indicate that I don't have fastboot drivers installed, OR that I wasn't running fastboot in an 'elevated mode' but I haven't been able to find too many details about how to fix those, IF that is the problem.
TWRP 2.3.3.0: I can get into TWRP recovery just fine, although I can't seem to figure out how to get files onto my device. So I've tried re-installing the original update.zip file that failed the first time several times, with no success. trying to 'Mount' the device doesn't seem to do anything (at least, my computer doesn't see the device as USB storage regardless of whether it's mounted or not) I tried using Advanced --> ADB Sideload, but trying to send the file in Command Prompt using the adb sideload <filename> command just gets me an Error: Device not Found message. I thought maybe I could try Advanced --> Terminal Command, but have no idea how to do that or what it does, and most sites are very vague about the step-by-step details, so I didn't really touch it.
Not sure if this is relevant or not, but when my KF2 is plugged into (attached) to my computer with the cord and is in TWRP, device manager shows the device under 'Other Devices' --> Amazon Kindle Fire2, and there is a yellow triangle on it. Not sure why...going back to 'fastboot' mode gets rid of yellow triangles and is recognized as a Kindle Fire again.
At this point - I'm pretty much stumped and have (hopefully) demonstrated that I've done my best to do my own research/read through threads/done due diligence. Is there anyone out there that might have any suggestions? Or do I now have a very large paperweight?
ANY input/suggestions/encouragement is welcome! I absolutely and sincerely appreciate your time in reading through this thread and trying to help noobs like me!
Use fast boot mode to recover to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
Or
If you have access to twrp. Use the ADb sideload feature to push CyanogenMod or another ROM over.
One thing though- if you can boot into TWRP you didn't wipe the system partition. Twrp for kf2 requires a file named stack to be there.
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...tried those, but maybe am doing them incorrectly?
mindmajick said:
Use fast boot mode to recover to stock: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
Or
If you have access to twrp. Use the ADb sideload feature to push CyanogenMod or another ROM over.
One thing though- if you can boot into TWRP you didn't wipe the system partition. Twrp for kf2 requires a file named stack to be there.
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Trying to use the ADB sideload feature to push CM or another ROM over doesn't seem to be working for me (unless I'm doing it wrong?)
I tried using Advanced --> ADB Sideload, but trying to send the file in Command Prompt using the "adb sideload C:\users\Name\update.zip command just gets me an Error: Device not Found message". Could I be using the command incorrectly?
Trying to use any fastboot command in Windows Command Prompt results in <waiting for device> to hang for hours, with no changes to command prompt and no changes to the kindle (still sits at the blue/white boot logo).
Ah. Sorry. Missed that in the OP.
Sounds like you probably need the drivers installed.
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Fastboot Drivers
mindmajick said:
Ah. Sorry. Missed that in the OP.
Sounds like you probably need the drivers installed.
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Are there difference drivers for fastboot and adb? I don't get a 'yellow triangle' and my device manager identifies the device as a Kindle Fire [Android ADB Interface], so I thought I was okay.
Should I be looking for fastboot drivers?
And btw, thanks so much for your willingness to help and input!
ME TOO
Just purchased a KF from someone...thay had rooted it...I tried to unroot...got stuck...now mine is doing the same as yours. I hope someone has a fix for you as I too have a large paperweight.
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tessa33 said:
I've read through hundreds of similar threads and haven't been able to find a solution - I'll gladly give up my firstborn (and/or make a paypal donation) to anyone who is able to help solve my issue!!
From my research, I seem to have no OS installed on the Kindle, and as far as I can tell, I'm booting into fastboot mode (screen hangs on the blue/white Kindle Fire logo, screen does not ever dim). I AM able to access TWRP Recovery, but don't have any backup to load from, am unable to successfully flash the ROM that I have saved to my SD card. My device manager recognizes the Kindle as a Kindle Fire (Android ADB Interface), no yellow triangles. Typing ADB Devices into Command Prompt gets me: [device number ] offline. Typing fastboot devices into Command Prompt gets me nothing (blank line).
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tessa33,
I just sent you a response. Call me at 707-774-5923 when you have a moment.
Solution?
I figured I could post in this thread before staring my own because I am having a very similar issue trying to revert my Kindle Fire 2 back to stock from cyanogen so I can sell it. I downloaded the official software from Amazon but every time I try to flash it through TWRP I get the exact same error you were getting. Did anyone ever figure out how to resolve the issue for you?
Had the same problem, so I chatted with an Amazon associate, told him I turned it on one day and it showed the grey triangle and he sent me a new Kindle Fire 2nd Gen for free. Try that...
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Hello
I have rooted KF2 and I did factory reset I lost TWRP&Os I can see the device as ADB device, Howeverm when the device in fastboot the pc not recognize it.
issuing fastboot devices command return nothing.
I used ubuntu and windows still the same issue. any idea?