Okay so i had problems yesterday getting my laptop to read my kindle as "online" to root it.
I went to try it with my girlfriends laptop today and it gets halfway through everything and the stupid computer freezes!!!
Now I cant get either PC to read the kindle as "online"
Id give up if i didn't hate the stock GUI so much lol
Btw my kindle is fine, I'm posting from it right now.
If you're changing the OS, you don't need to "root". Just install TWRP.
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Hey guys,
Im attempting to root my KF cuz i seriously hate the stock interface. I installed the drivers, plugged the kindle in, launched the run app and i cant get my PC to recognize my fire as "online". Ive restarted the laptop, the kindle Im out of ideas.
What really angers me is I was about to do it this morning and had to run out of the house and now better than to leave a root operation un watched so i left it plugged in and when I came home my GF had unplugged everything so she could finish reading her book.
Any ideas on where to start to get it back "oneline"?
Do you have a Mac you can use?
What OS are you running?
Hello,
What OS are you running?
That will give us a better idea of where to start.
Thank you,
Moving to Q&A Section, all questions should go their.
Hello, I bricked my kindle fire by flashing a update.zip file because I wanted to return to stock. I wiped everything from cache to system and now my Kindle Fire just hangs on the KF screen.
I tried using KFU, FireKit, and I can get into adb but I can't access the adb shell and I can not get into fastboot.
Any help would be appreciated. And I don't know if my battery is even charging either. The battery is dead. Thanks.
I'm having the same problem except I soft bricked mine. :c It doesn't even show up on ADB.
I literally just had this exact problem, and the ONLY thing that actually worked was buying a factory cable from SKORPN. After I got it, all I had to do was plug it in and used the Kindle fire utility to install FIREFIREFIFE and boom, it worked like a charm.
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Mine doesn't even show up on my PC or ADB [Kindle Fire Utility]. What should I do? :c Point me to a utility that will fix it?
Joey117225 said:
Mine doesn't even show up on my PC or ADB [Kindle Fire Utility]. What should I do? :c Point me to a utility that will fix it?
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Even if your computer won't recognize the Kindle fire, it won't matter. The factory cable made by SKOPRN is specially made for your computer to recognize it, but it won't say that it has recognized it. By the way, there is no utility that will unbrick your fire, and trust me I have tried. The only thing that actually worked was buying a factory cable. It's only 12-13 dollars and if your fire ever gets bricked again, the cable will save the day. Almost always.
Pls try reinstalling the drivers.. I have attached the steps below: It should help
1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1399889
2) Before you start rooting ur device.. do the below
3) Extract the util.. run the install_drivers.bat.. this will help you install the drivers..
4) Once it is successfully done..follow the steps outlined in the document attached below (install drivers for ur kindle.docx)
5) Next step is to root ur device and install the google framework and market
6) To root your device.. run run.bat.. select option 2 to install the root.. it might take sometime and will restart the kindle and notify you
7) to install the google apps..run option 6 and then select 1.. sit back and watch the magic happen
kishorev said:
Pls try reinstalling the drivers.. I have attached the steps below: It should help
1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1399889
2) Before you start rooting ur device.. do the below
3) Extract the util.. run the install_drivers.bat.. this will help you install the drivers..
4) Once it is successfully done..follow the steps outlined in the document attached below (install drivers for ur kindle.docx)
5) Next step is to root ur device and install the google framework and market
6) To root your device.. run run.bat.. select option 2 to install the root.. it might take sometime and will restart the kindle and notify you
7) to install the google apps..run option 6 and then select 1.. sit back and watch the magic happen
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I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
EDIT: Fixxed it without returning. No worries
Joey11746 said:
I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
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EDIT: Leave the new one stock.lol
EDIT again: Leave the new one stock.lol
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Joey11746 said:
I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
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Just so you know, your device was never "broken". You just don't know what you're doing. But I agree with the previous post. Until you have a better idea of how the Kindle Fire works, leave it stock.
---------- Post added at 04:25 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:19 PM ----------
[Edit:] And this constant practice of breaking one's own device and sending them back to Amazon despite knowing that it violates the terms of the warranty, is probably one of the biggest reasons Amazon locked down the new Kindle Fire HDs and probably every subsequent device moving forward.
The old saying, "You made your bed, now sleep in it", definitely applies here.
ok this is my situation...i got a kindle fire or kindle fire 2 off someone and when i got it i couldnt get passed the White and Orange Kindle fire logo so i decided to search these forums up and down trying different things...decided to buy a factory cable and i get to the Fastboot screen with the green blinking light and i get no further...i have never seen the home screen or anything..just that darn logo until the factory cable came in now im only seeing the fastboot screen...so im guessing this think cant be fixed.
im running windows 7 64bit and i have a linux live usb already set up.
i just wanna get this thing back to stock if its possible. if someone could possibly help me or if you need more info then by all means im here to listen or give the information needed to get this thing working again.
oh and i forgot the device comes up in the device manager as otter2-prod-04
i see posts from everyone thats rooting there device and messing it up that way...this is a stock device and the people that had it i can least say wasnt smart enough to even attempt to root or anything like that.
if someone could add my to skype to see if we can troubleshoot my problem that would be great. because waiting for responses on here is just taking more time...no offense to anyone im just anxious and would like to see whether or not this kf2 can be fixed or just throw it out the window lol
skype name = kenny-jackal
ok i got the ADB to work by installing the kindle fire HD drivers...so now i need to find a program to use to get this thing recovered now
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ok i got the ADB to work by installing the kindle fire HD drivers...so now i need to find a program to use to get this thing recovered now
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The RootPlus tool looks like it will restore partition images, which I believe you can download from another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38390750
SoupKit (again)...When you're fed up with trying to get ADB to connect in Windows
10.2.3 images, as long as they are still available, are in the second post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35150985
[Kindle Fire 2 Restore][Working!!!]-12/7/2012
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chronicfathead said:
The RootPlus tool looks like it will restore partition images, which I believe you can download from another thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38390750
SoupKit (again)...When you're fed up with trying to get ADB to connect in Windows
10.2.3 images, as long as they are still available, are in the second post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35150985
[Kindle Fire 2 Restore][Working!!!]-12/7/2012
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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thx dude ill look into this and post back if i get stuck again
Root Plus does not come with saved partition images. Though, it will restore partition images saved using the tool or from other sources. If you choose to use a set of saved partition images from another source, make absolutely sure you are using the correct ones for your device or it will surely brick your device, permanently.
Kindle fire 2 ,10.3.1
Hi guys, ive been reading on this forum for a few days now. Whilst i wait for a factory cable to try restore this kindle fire 2.
My brother tried to flash it and turn it into an android tablet. I was there when the rooting was done. And it was rooted using the Bin4ry Root and qemu root. And verified with a root checker pro apk. Which i had installed.
Now from here on out i was not there. He was trying to instal the cm10. First he ran the Automated Freedom-Boot and TWRP installer apk, from the device itself.
When it rebooted it displayed the kindle fire logo and then went straight to a red screen. Which is where he handed it to myself. Ive rooted and flashed a few phones, but the kindle is proper confusing me.
Anyhow. I ordered a factory cable. The cable came today. I hooked it up and tried to run Kindle fire first aid. And plug in the kindle. It shows a red light and a green flashing light and says fastboot. (Im asuming thats good)
However when i choose option 1 to restore the kindle. The highest option is 10.2.4 (i think, going by memory here). Not 10.3.1 which it is on. So i try that. It detects it in fast boot but says it cant reach or find directories.
Tried it restore from backup folder, again comes up with directory error. This thing is only 6 months old. Im not sure what else to try.
I was looking for kindle fire utility 2 to try but no luck finding the download link.
If anyone can help me id be greatly appreciative i have read the forums.
from what i understand the 2nd bootloader install did not go as plan and due to being a red screen it was not signed. And now a fastboot cable is required. Which i have.
Just not sure what to do now, ive tried restoring it. And it fails. I tried reading the forums. Searched for hours. Is there anyone who can point me in the right direction.
Thank you for your patience and time
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Kindle fire 2 ,10.3.1
Hi guys, ive been reading on this forum for a few days now. Whilst i wait for a factory cable to try restore this kindle fire 2.
My brother tried to flash it and turn it into an android tablet. I was there when the rooting was done. And it was rooted using the Bin4ry Root and qemu root. And verified with a root checker pro apk. Which i had installed.
Now from here on out i was not there. He was trying to instal the cm10. First he ran the Automated Freedom-Boot and TWRP installer apk, from the device itself.
When it rebooted it displayed the kindle fire logo and then went straight to a red screen. Which is where he handed it to myself. Ive rooted and flashed a few phones, but the kindle is proper confusing me.
Anyhow. I ordered a factory cable. The cable came today. I hooked it up and tried to run Kindle fire first aid. And plug in the kindle. It shows a red light and a green flashing light and says fastboot. (Im asuming thats good)
However when i choose option 1 to restore the kindle. The highest option is 10.2.4 (i think, going by memory here). Not 10.3.1 which it is on. So i try that. It detects it in fast boot but says it cant reach or find directories.
Tried it restore from backup folder, again comes up with directory error. This thing is only 6 months old. Im not sure what else to try.
I was looking for kindle fire utility 2 to try but no luck finding the download link.
If anyone can help me id be greatly appreciative i have read the forums.
from what i understand the 2nd bootloader install did not go as plan and due to being a red screen it was not signed. And now a fastboot cable is required. Which i have.
Just not sure what to do now, ive tried restoring it. And it fails. I tried reading the forums. Searched for hours. Is there anyone who can point me in the right direction.
Thank you for your patience and time
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Ok guys i managed to fix it. I used option 2 the one other kf2 recovery option. Clicked yes yes, and it downloaded the 3 images, began writing them. Once done i held the power for 20 seconds, then turned it on and away it went.
COULDNT BE HAPPIER WITH MYSELF RIGHT NOW.
just so you know this section is for the kindle fire 1st generations
this is for your kindle: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1789
Hey guys, I've been lurking pretty hard the past couple days and can't find a thread that addresses my question, so here goes:
I have a 1st gen Kindle Fire that I don't sue and wanted to put a ROM on it. I grabbed KFU v0.9.6, used the install drivers bat, then I believe I ran permanent root with superuser and TWRP recovery install. This all worked, I used TWRP to create a backup, restored my kindle to factory, and then I put the latest Cyanogenmod rom on it and installed that. This is the point that I'm at now, where I can start my kindle and it boots, but I can't get into recovery mode (I didn't install FireFireFire because I didn't know what it was) and so it boots from the kindle logo to Cyanogenmod, where it hangs as long as I keep it powered on. I've tried reinstalling drivers and running KFU in hopes I can get adb shell to recognize it, and although it does say it's "Online", the boot status is unknown, so it isn't able to reboot it, and adb shell just doesn't recognize it, although adb devices does.
I hope that all made sense, let me know if I need to elaborate on anything or post any screen shots, as I'd be glad to, I just don't know what you need. I'm hoping I haven't bricked it, and that there's some way to get the kindle file system recognized or something, but I haven't been able to figure it out on my own.
Thanks for the help, and again feel free to ask for any sort of info/screenshots.
(Windows 7 x64, Kindle Fire 1st Gen, KFU v0.9.6)
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Try KFUBU.
I believe that its not bricked. Try using Kindle Fire Unbrick utility. Pretty neat and easy to use..
I think you should have installed FireFireFire and used the latest KFU, though. Just an opinion.
Anyways, try out the Unbrick Utility. I can't post links here as I'm a new member!
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Yea, that's what I figured. I think I had a tutorial from when KFU didn't need firefirefire? I could be making that up. Anyway, thanks for the idea, I'll hopefully try that in the next hour, otherwise I'll be back in a week since I'm gonna be out of town.
Thanks!