So basically, I just got a new kindle today and I tried rooting it using this YouTube video:
"How to Root - Kindle Fire 6.3 & 6.3.1"
(sorry I can't post links)
I followed ALL the steps! I did not connect my kindle at first, I downloaded the utility, extracted it to my desktop, installed the drivers, plugged my kindle in, launched the "run" program, pressed "2" and enter.
It found my kindle, but then kept saying it couldn't find something when trying to root. It went on to "try 5", "try 6" and "try 7". I knew this wasn't good. I feel like an idiot for not remembering exactly what it said. I looked over to my plugged in kindle, it was on the "Kindle Fire" screen.
By this point I'm panicking. I closed the program, and tried restarting my kindle, it is now stuck on the "Kindle Fire" screen. I tried connecting it to my computer, it recognizes it as a kindle and installed the android drivers, so I guess that's a good thing.
I've tried restarting it several times, same thing. So what do I do now? I'm sorry I sound a bit stupid. I'm not really experienced with this stuff, I figured rooting it would make it more useful. But I didn't expect this...
If somebody can help me I'll be really grateful. I still have the Kindle Utility files. I'm not sure if you would consider this state "bricked" or not.
By your post its hard to tell what actually took place whether or not that anything was actually sent to the kindle... so how does it appear in device manager?
Thepooch said:
By your post its hard to tell what actually took place whether or not that anything was actually sent to the kindle... so how does it appear in device manager?
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I just connected it now, my computer made the little "ding a ling" sound to alert me that a device was connected. I opened the device manager. It appears as "Android Phone" and when I expand it "Android ADB interface"
Generally that indicates its in fastboot at least some of the time
It was stuck on fastboot. I opened Kindle Fire Utilities ---> run.bat ---> type "1" ---> hit enter ---> restart in normal mode.
Everything is working fine. Thanks ^^
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First of all, I search many threads but couldn't find help for my specific problem. I rooted my Kindle Fire 6.2.2. with TWRP. Upon trying to unroot it, it bricked. I downloaded Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.3. to fix this but my computer won't properly recognize my Kindle. It doesn't seem like a driver problem. All I can do when I plug in my Kindle is eject it. And when I try to install FireFireFire, I get this error "Oops...something went wrong. We are unable to locate your Kindle Fire. Make sure it is plugged in and powered on."
Please help! Thanks.
Lyrekz said:
First of all, I search many threads but couldn't find help for my specific problem. I rooted my Kindle Fire 6.2.2. with TWRP. Upon trying to unroot it, it bricked. I downloaded Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.3. to fix this but my computer won't properly recognize my Kindle. It doesn't seem like a driver problem. All I can do when I plug in my Kindle is eject it. And when I try to install FireFireFire, I get this error "Oops...something went wrong. We are unable to locate your Kindle Fire. Make sure it is plugged in and powered on."
Please help! Thanks.
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Please read this guide...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
so you get an understanding of how these different pieces fit together.
I can't get a sense of where your problems begin. 1) TWRP is not used to root. 2) you never mention what your Kindle Fire is doing that you think it's bricked. 3) how did you manage to root it in the first place if your drivers weren't working?
kinfauns said:
Please read this guide...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
so you get an understanding of how these different pieces fit together.
I can't get a sense of where your problems begin. 1) TWRP is not used to root. 2) you never mention what your Kindle Fire is doing that you think it's bricked. 3) how did you manage to root it in the first place if your drivers weren't working?
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Answers: 1. Rooted with BurritoRoot3 and also installed TWRP. 2. It is stucked on the Kindle Fire screen. 3. My drivers were working then and seem to be now. The problem is my computer won't recognize my Kindle. And when I go to Kindle properties, the manufacter, model number, and description all come up as unavaible and grayed out.
Lyrekz said:
Answers: 1. Rooted with BurritoRoot3 and also installed TWRP. 2. It is stucked on the Kindle Fire screen. 3. My drivers were working then and seem to be now. The problem is my computer won't recognize my Kindle. And when I go to Kindle properties, the manufacter, model number, and description all come up as unavaible and grayed out.
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If you installed TWRP, then you also installed FFF. If by "Kindle Fire screen" you mean the yellow triangle logo and that's all you see when it starts up without it ever blinking black, then you are in fastboot mode. Use KFU to set it back to normal and reboot it. If that doesn't work, you need to check the device manager in Windows and make sure it shows "Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface" for your Kindle Fire. If the device manager does not show that, then you need to uninstall the drivers, remove the device from the device manager, disconnect the KF from your computer and follow these directions....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6
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If you installed TWRP, then you also installed FFF. If by "Kindle Fire screen" you mean the yellow triangle logo and that's all you see when it starts up without it ever blinking black, then you are in fastboot mode. Use KFU to set it back to normal and reboot it. If that doesn't work, you need to check the device manager in Windows and make sure it shows "Android Phone -> Android ADB Interface" for your Kindle Fire. If the device manager does not show that, then you need to uninstall the drivers, remove the device from the device manager, disconnect the KF from your computer and follow these directions....
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6
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First of all. thank you for the help. And now my Kindle is stuck on the Kindle Fire screen.
Mine is stuck here too..been 3 days.. ordered the factory cable.. hopefully that works.
One thing I've noticed is that sometimes when the you try to issue fastboot commands in fastboot mode it doesn't register. But that doesn't mean you aren't in fastboot mode.
Get your command prompt ready (“ready" means that "fastboot" is in your present working directory)
Turn off your Kindle
Type "fastboot devices" (without quotes)
Turn your Kindle on
Hit enter to send fastboot command
Keep hitting UP arrow to bring up last command and keep hitting enter until your computer recognizes the Kindle. If it doesn't, start over and try again. When it does, then you can change your bootmode.
It WILL work, eventually. If it doesn't, the only other logical explanation is it's a driver issue.
Typically speaking (but not always), the only reason you should ever have to use a factory cable is if you killed your battery and you don't have enough juice to power the device. There are other reasons but they are extremely RARE.
And please forgive my frustration, but this is one of the simplest concepts to master. "Unbricking" your device shouldn't be this difficult...for anyone.
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Readyreadyready
I notice in a post someone is seeing:
"Bricked mine too. It shows up as a USB COM port and spits out "READYREADYREADYREADY" until it disconnects itself. I think this means it should be possible to restore 5.3.2.1 via sp flash tool (or maybe another serial loader). If we can get the right files"
Is that the "Ready" you are saying means wait until fastboot?
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One thing I've noticed is that sometimes when the you try to issue fastboot commands in fastboot mode it doesn't register. But that doesn't mean you aren't in fastboot mode.
Get your command prompt ready (“ready" means that "fastboot" is in your present working directory)
Turn off your Kindle
Type "fastboot devices" (without quotes)
Turn your Kindle on
Hit enter to send fastboot command
Keep hitting UP arrow to bring up last command and keep hitting enter until your computer recognizes the Kindle. If it doesn't, start over and try again. When it does, then you can change your bootmode.
It WILL work, eventually. If it doesn't, the only other logical explanation is it's a driver issue.
Typically speaking (but not always), the only reason you should ever have to use a factory cable is if you killed your battery and you don't have enough juice to power the device. There are other reasons but they are extremely RARE.
And please forgive my frustration, but this is one of the simplest concepts to master. "Unbricking" your device shouldn't be this difficult...for anyone.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
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I notice in a post someone is seeing:
"Bricked mine too. It shows up as a USB COM port and spits out "READYREADYREADYREADY" until it disconnects itself. I think this means it should be possible to restore 5.3.2.1 via sp flash tool (or maybe another serial loader). If we can get the right files"
Is that the "Ready" you are saying means wait until fastboot?
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this is only for kindle fire 1 (2011)
there is a separate section for your device see
Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?
for correct forum link
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ib4 yes, i have already searched and did read almost every possible solution. but here i come, with no ideas.
i have a Kindle Fire 6.3
i only wanted to root it so i could be able to install Google Market, or Play as the kids call it now days. i proceded with the tutorial from liliputing on how to root the kindle 6.3. i cant post the link as im a n00b.
at first seemed like it was ok, but the market chrashed a lot, so i triet to unroot it, again with KFU. bad idea. my Kindle is now stuck on the loading screen, it just says Kindle Fire with the android on top. ADB cant find the device. i already tried using Kindle Fire Unbricker, but it just stays there, waiting for the device. the power button glows, but thats all. nothing happens.
i read something about a factory cable, but 1.- i seriously lack any electrical habilities, and 2.- english is not my mother language, so i didint wanted to risk it... more.
please, help.
thanx in advance.
Factory cable gets it into fastboot. Easy enough.
Try reinstalling the drivers. Since it's not recognizing. If everything keeps "waiting" for the device.
But you may get alot of read or use the search functions in the forum. =/
There are ALOT of threads with people that have bricked their KF.
erzengel said:
ib4 yes, i have already searched and did read almost every possible solution. but here i come, with no ideas.
i have a Kindle Fire 6.3
i only wanted to root it so i could be able to install Google Market, or Play as the kids call it now days. i proceded with the tutorial from liliputing on how to root the kindle 6.3. i cant post the link as im a n00b.
at first seemed like it was ok, but the market chrashed a lot, so i triet to unroot it, again with KFU. bad idea. my Kindle is now stuck on the loading screen, it just says Kindle Fire with the android on top. ADB cant find the device. i already tried using Kindle Fire Unbricker, but it just stays there, waiting for the device. the power button glows, but thats all. nothing happens.
i read something about a factory cable, but 1.- i seriously lack any electrical habilities, and 2.- english is not my mother language, so i didint wanted to risk it... more.
please, help.
thanx in advance.
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Try boring into recovery.
1. Power off the kindle
2. Click the power button once to turn it on.
3. When the KF logo comes up and the absurd ontop, hold the power button for three seconds, then let go. You should boot into recovery within five to ten seconds.
4. Scroll down to factory reset. Click it.
If that failed, try to reinstall the drivers like this.
1. Plug in the kindle to your computer while its on.
2Goto devices and printers
3. Do you see "kindle" listed anywhere? If so, double click on it, then uninstall the drivers.
4. Goto where you have the kindle fire utility installed (not the unbrick utility) and double click install_drivers.bat and reinstall the drivers. (NOTE: You must have ADB working with the Google usb driver installed for this to work)
5. The drivers should install correctly. Run the kindle fire unbrick utility and let the magic happen.
Kindle Fire running KANG CM9
New developer, working on my own custom rom
i have done a very similar thing with my Kindle Fire, tried to root it, but google play would not down load any apps. I did a factory reset as I thought i would bring it back to the "out of the Box" state, but instead it wiped everything. I have run the Kindle Fire unbrick utill and managed to get the device to boot up into the CWM recovery, mounted the SD card and was able to read it in Windows after i formatted it as Fat32. I then copied the stock 6.3 Kindle.bin file to the SDcard. renamed the .bin file to .zip and via CWM managed to install the zip file. But when i select the device to boot into normal mode i get it hanging on the Kindle Fire logo. Now I have a message to say that the battery is to low at 24% and wait until it charges, but it doesnt appear to be charging.
If I run the kindle fire util it tells me it is offline, I have to run the Kindle brick utill to get it back to a state where i can run adb commands, but the boot mode remains unknown.
I do have another Kindle fire here (the wife's one) so if anyone has any ideas how I can get the bricked on back either by the utils and a stock image or taking a backup of the working Kindle and trying to install it on mine.
I am knew to this Anroid kindle stuff so sorry if I am missing a simple step, but any help would be great. 3 days trying to get this back
Same Problem...ish
I had my kindle rooted and was trying to install the android market (google play). I previously installed google frameworks or what ever its called, so I didn't worry about that. I went here:
www (dot) redmondpie (dot) com (slash) download (dash) google (dash) play (dash) store (dash) 3.5.16 (dash) apk (dash) with (dash) tons (dash) of (dash) bug (dash) fixes (dash) and (dash) improvements
and downloaded the apk directly onto my kindle fire. I used file expert to go to system/app and mounted it Read/Write. Then I copied the apk into the folder. Next, I changed the permissions to Owner - Read/Write, Group - Read, Others - Read. I went into the folder to install the apk, and then file expert crashed. I didn't think it was a big deal, but then it crashed again. Before I knew it, settings crashed, then the home and bar with notifications and times crashes are well. I decided to try to reboot my kindle. When I turned it on, I got a yellow triangle. It said to press the power button, and I did. After a few seconds, it started to turn on again. It's been two hours and the kindle hasn't turned on yet. I tried turning of the kindle again by pressing and holding the power button, but when I tried to turn it on again, the yellow triangle showed up again. Without me doing anything, it continued on to the the boot up screen. And its been stuck like this...it won't turn on...please help me!
follow this video, on youtube search "How to Restore to the Stock Kindle Fire Interface"
Hi.
I tried to install cyanogenmod on my Kindle Fire. Unfortunately, my device has been bricked....
First of all, I installed sdk manager with platform tools and google usb driver. I did everything to computer can work with Kindle Fire (finally I used "Kindle Fire Driver" pack because when I want to install driver by "Kindle Fire Utility" I can see error, because I haven't english version of Windows).
In the end I turned on "Kindle Fire Utility", I connected device to computer. Device was seen in the computer and "KFU". Then I gave a command to install root and superuser. After this command, I read my device will be relaunch in fastboot mode. KFU tried to download and install
TWRP, but it wasn't complete, because "KFU" couldn't connect with server. Application finished work and my Kindle Fire has been frozen. Now I can see only "Kindle Fire" logo. When I connect Kindle Fire, computer don't recognize it.
What Can I Do? I read that device is again and again in fastboot mode. What should I do to bring this device to life?
I read any command, but I can't do nothing, because computer can't see device.
Please, help me . Thanks in advance and best regards.
And...sorry for my english, I hope You'll understand me.
edgdob said:
Hi.
I tried to install cyanogenmod on my Kindle Fire. Unfortunately, my device has been bricked....
First of all, I installed sdk manager with platform tools and google usb driver. I did everything to computer can work with Kindle Fire (finally I used "Kindle Fire Driver" pack because when I want to install driver by "Kindle Fire Utility" I can see error, because I haven't english version of Windows).
In the end I turn on "Kindle Fire Utility", I connected device to computer. Device was seen in the computer and "KFU". Then I gave a command to install root and superuser. After this command, I read my device will be relaunch in fastboot mode. KFU tried to download and install
TWRP, but it wasn't complete, because "KFU" couldn't connect with server. Application finished work and my Kindle Fire has been frozen. Now I can see only "Kindle Fire" logo. When I connect Kindle Fire, computer don't recognize it.
What Can I Do? I read that device is again and again in fastboot mode. What should I do to bring this device to life?
I read any command, but I can't do nothing, because computer can't see device.
Please, help me . Thanks in advance and best regards.
And...sorry for my english, I hope You'll understand me.
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If i am correct, you should be able to turn it off by holding the power button until the screen turns black while stuck... then just reboot normally.
Thanks for reply. Unfortunately each time when I turn on device, it's stuck on logo .
Edit: When I turn on KF I can see Kindle Fire logo all time, it doesn't disappear.
edgdob said:
Thanks for reply. Unfortunately each time when I turn on device, it's stuck on logo .
Edit: When I turn on KF I can see Kindle Fire logo all time, it doesn't disappear.
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Sorry, im sort of new here so i kinda guessed. :/
I hope someone else sees this thread.
EDIT:There may be hope! According to this thread http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1832812 . He has the same problem... try booting into the recovery menu then clear the cache.
The problem is my device has stock bootloader installed, so I can't do this .
I will read some articles, maybe I bring this device to life, but I'm losing hope. Drivers are installed correctly (I think so) and computer recognized unknown device (with problems) - I can't do nothing.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1833361
look
go back to the kindle fire utility and choose option 1 then choose the option with the 4000 number and thats it.
Ok, you're right! Kindle Fire change bootmode from 4000 (normal) to fastboot (4002). When I plug and unplug device, computer doesn't recognize it. But when I turn on device and connect to computer - it works! I can see ADB Composite ADB Interface.
Thanks for all reply .
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edgdob said:
Ok, you're right! Kindle Fire change bootmode from 4000 (normal) to fastboot (4002). When I plug and unplug device, computer doesn't recognize it. But when I turn on device and connect to computer - it works! I can see ADB Composite ADB Interface.
Thanks for all reply .
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Is it up and running m8?:good:
I'm having this same problem with the computer not recognizing the kindle as it is stuck on the boot screen. However, nothing I do gets the computer to recognize that the KF is plugged in. Further, after initially only being frozen on the KF boot screen, now when I plug in the KF it just flashes the "Kindle Fire" screen over and over, shutting itself on and off in an endless loop. Computer can't recognize the KF, none of the utilities pick it up and I don't know how to go back and uninstall the drives because the device itself won't even show up on my computer. Everyone who has this boot screen problem seems to fix it by changing to or from fastboot, but my device doesn't seem to be able to communicate with the computer at all any more. Suggestions?
Your battery is flat http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244 .
killyridols said:
I'm having this same problem with the computer not recognizing the kindle as it is stuck on the boot screen. However, nothing I do gets the computer to recognize that the KF is plugged in. Further, after initially only being frozen on the KF boot screen, now when I plug in the KF it just flashes the "Kindle Fire" screen over and over, shutting itself on and off in an endless loop. Computer can't recognize the KF, none of the utilities pick it up and I don't know how to go back and uninstall the drives because the device itself won't even show up on my computer. Everyone who has this boot screen problem seems to fix it by changing to or from fastboot, but my device doesn't seem to be able to communicate with the computer at all any more. Suggestions?
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Do you have TWRP or any other bootloader installed?
Hello, I have a stock Kindle HD 8.9 from best buy that seems to have seized up. It's not rooted, I was hoping I might be able to root it to bring it back to life.
When I turn on the kindle it stops at the kindle fire logo and looks like the logo is being lit up by a light streak that scrolls across the logo. This repeats until the battery dies.
When I plug the kindle the computer via USB, the computer makes a single noise that sounds like it is trying to find the device and then Windows attempts to find drivers. Windows then errors out and says the device driver cannot be found.
If I look in the device manager I do not see any Kindle devices. If I show hidden devices I can see JEM-PVT-Prod-04 in a faint gray color with a grey question mark next to it. Through downloading and installing USB drivers found on this site I was able at one time to get this to change to Android USB device. It never changed from the faint gray color. I uninstalled the drivers and restarted since updating the drivers did not seem to address the issue. I have seen mentions in many threads about yellow triangles but I have never seen that.
I believe read on the FAQ that if there is some indication of power or booting, then the device might be able to be recovered. I'm just not seeming to have any luck with getting it to respond to the PC.
The computer is Windows 7 64bit.
I read on amazon's developer site that ADB must be enabled on the kindle before rooting. Since the kindle will not boot, I can not confirm whether it is enabled or not. I presume this is a crucial step, but I felt I should double check with others who are more knowledgeable.
Thank you for any help that may be provided.
ray8888888 said:
Hello, I have a stock Kindle HD 8.9 from best buy that seems to have seized up. It's not rooted, I was hoping I might be able to root it to bring it back to life.
When I turn on the kindle it stops at the kindle fire logo and looks like the logo is being lit up by a light streak that scrolls across the logo. This repeats until the battery dies.
When I plug the kindle the computer via USB, the computer makes a single noise that sounds like it is trying to find the device and then Windows attempts to find drivers. Windows then errors out and says the device driver cannot be found.
If I look in the device manager I do not see any Kindle devices. If I show hidden devices I can see JEM-PVT-Prod-04 in a faint gray color with a grey question mark next to it. Through downloading and installing USB drivers found on this site I was able at one time to get this to change to Android USB device. It never changed from the faint gray color. I uninstalled the drivers and restarted since updating the drivers did not seem to address the issue. I have seen mentions in many threads about yellow triangles but I have never seen that.
I believe read on the FAQ that if there is some indication of power or booting, then the device might be able to be recovered. I'm just not seeming to have any luck with getting it to respond to the PC.
The computer is Windows 7 64bit.
I read on amazon's developer site that ADB must be enabled on the kindle before rooting. Since the kindle will not boot, I can not confirm whether it is enabled or not. I presume this is a crucial step, but I felt I should double check with others who are more knowledgeable.
Thank you for any help that may be provided.
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Ah good you are able to install the drivers, that's good, leave those installed, in your case you are not wanting adb access you are wanting fastboot access to fix it, that adb interface that briefly appears is actually fastboot, so with the drivers installed you will need a copy of a utility that comes with fastboot, i recommend kindle fire first aid, open a command prompt and cd to the directory where the fastboot program is, and with is and with the device off and unpluggedt run
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
once the command prompt says "waiting for device", plug the kindle in, it should now go into fastboot mode and say fastboot on the screen. Now use kindle fire first aid to restore the kindle.
stunts513 said:
Ah good you are able to install the drivers, that's good, leave those installed, in your case you are not wanting adb access you are wanting fastboot access to fix it, that adb interface that briefly appears is actually fastboot, so with the drivers installed you will need a copy of a utility that comes with fastboot, i recommend kindle fire first aid, open a command prompt and cd to the directory where the fastboot program is, and with is and with the device off and unpluggedt run
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
once the command prompt says "waiting for device", plug the kindle in, it should now go into fastboot mode and say fastboot on the screen. Now use kindle fire first aid to restore the kindle.
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Stunts, thank you for the help. I had thought in my reading that the fastboot command above was only used after the android device was visible in the device driver. It appears that the fastboot command "forces" the device to become visible, if I understand correctly. The device was listed in the device manger in full color rather than the faint gray that it was before.
I found the Kindle Fire First Aid and ran that, there was a helpful link in the FAQ. When I ran the First Aid, I choose the Kindle 8.9 and the first version as I do not know what version number was on the device to begin with. The First Aid ran through its procedures and the Kindle rebooted. I seem to have a working device now.
I can't remember where, but I thought I saw something In one thread about a patch that should be applied after rebuilding the Kindle but before connecting to the Internet with it.
Under About, it says I am on system version 8.1.2_user_1211420
Am I ok to continue with the device or should I be doing some cleanup/final fixing before using it normally?
ray8888888 said:
Stunts, thank you for the help. I had thought in my reading that the fastboot command above was only used after the android device was visible in the device driver. It appears that the fastboot command "forces" the device to become visible, if I understand correctly. The device was listed in the device manger in full color rather than the faint gray that it was before.
I found the Kindle Fire First Aid and ran that, there was a helpful link in the FAQ. When I ran the First Aid, I choose the Kindle 8.9 and the first version as I do not know what version number was on the device to begin with. The First Aid ran through its procedures and the Kindle rebooted. I seem to have a working device now.
I can't remember where, but I thought I saw something In one thread about a patch that should be applied after rebuilding the Kindle but before connecting to the Internet with it.
Under About, it says I am on system version 8.1.2_user_1211420
Am I ok to continue with the device or should I be doing some cleanup/final fixing before using it normally?
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it should be fine to use now, that's just stock rooted, you might wanna consider disabling ota's or flashing another rom onto it but its fine how it is.
[HELP] Unbricking Kindle Fire HD7" with Fastboot Cable; pc won't recognize Kindle
Lemme start from the beginning. (I've made numerous threads before I had a fastboot and commentors kept asking questions that I've answered in the post so I'm gonna try to be detailed as possible)
Before I had a fastboot cable
I flashed a ROM onto my Kindle Fire (Cyanogen 13). Didn't like it so I thought a recover to factory settings would work. It didn't and it got stuck on the TWRP screen. Stuck on TWRP meaning that it's literally stuck on the blue TWRP screen. It doesn't get to the main menu or anything. I scoured the internet for solutions and some (which didn't mention a special cable) I tried but it ultimately failed because the program (can't list every single one but one I do remember is Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility), could NOT find my Kindle Fire. Also, Kindle Fire could not be found under "this PC" but when I plugged it in, it made the ding sound and could be found under ""Device Managers". I started reading steps about using a fastboot cable and was led to believe if you use one, your PC should recognize Kindle, therefor programs to unbrick should find the Kindle.
Got my fastboot cable today
I ordered one from Amazon and when I plug my Kindle in with cable, it turns on saying "fastboot kindle fire". I was excited to get this fixed finally. I followed a YouTube video's instruction (of a channel that I can count on) Tekify's Unbrick Kindle Fire. I did all the installing ADB drivers and what not but once I plugged the Kindle in and then opened the Unbrick program (this one Unbrick Utility). I pressed "1" on my keyboard to wipe everything on device. But once I pressed enter it sat on <waiting for device>. I checked under Device Managers and under Other Devices, Tate was there. But I couldn't find the Kindle under "This PC" still.
I've already researched this specific issue and people said to go to Tate's properties and update driver software. Then browse your PC for the Kindle under "This PC" but can't because Kindle doesn't show up under there. I know this is a Bible's worth of words but I really want to get this tablet FIXED!
CrustyLube said:
Lemme start from the beginning. (I've made numerous threads before I had a fastboot and commentors kept asking questions that I've answered in the post so I'm gonna try to be detailed as possible)
Before I had a fastboot cable
I flashed a ROM onto my Kindle Fire (Cyanogen 13). Didn't like it so I thought a recover to factory settings would work. It didn't and it got stuck on the TWRP screen. Stuck on TWRP meaning that it's literally stuck on the blue TWRP screen. It doesn't get to the main menu or anything. I scoured the internet for solutions and some (which didn't mention a special cable) I tried but it ultimately failed because the program (can't list every single one but one I do remember is Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility), could NOT find my Kindle Fire. Also, Kindle Fire could not be found under "this PC" but when I plugged it in, it made the ding sound and could be found under ""Device Managers". I started reading steps about using a fastboot cable and was led to believe if you use one, your PC should recognize Kindle, therefor programs to unbrick should find the Kindle.
Got my fastboot cable today
I ordered one from Amazon and when I plug my Kindle in with cable, it turns on saying "fastboot kindle fire". I was excited to get this fixed finally. I followed a YouTube video's instruction (of a channel that I can count on) Tekify's Unbrick Kindle Fire. I did all the installing ADB drivers and what not but once I plugged the Kindle in and then opened the Unbrick program (this one Unbrick Utility). I pressed "1" on my keyboard to wipe everything on device. But once I pressed enter it sat on <waiting for device>. I checked under Device Managers and under Other Devices, Tate was there. But I couldn't find the Kindle under "This PC" still.
I've already researched this specific issue and people said to go to Tate's properties and update driver software. Then browse your PC for the Kindle under "This PC" but can't because Kindle doesn't show up under there. I know this is a Bible's worth of words but I really want to get this tablet FIXED!
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this is only for kindle fire 1 (2011)
there is a separate section for your device see
Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?
for correct forum link
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