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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"
Hello all,
I need some help and guidance in fixing my Kindle Fire. Some background:
My Kindle Fire was on 6.3.1 when I rooted it, no custom roms, just root so I can get Google Framework on it since I use Google Docs and the Google Market. After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
I had FFF and TWRP on my Kindle Fire as well, running Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
After much searching, every unroot guide kept pointing me back to flashing the stock rom. So I downloaded the latest update.zip through KFU, booted into TWRP, wiped, installed the update.zip, and rebooted.
After that, I hit the Kindle Fire logo, static, and it hangs there. I power off and on, still hangs. I don't have the blue/white FFF recovery anymore so booting into recovery wasn't an option. I then connected the Kindle to my computer, opened KFU, and tried to change the boot option through option 1, and every time I change it, Fastboot, Normal boot, etc. it sends the command, Kindle reboots, but then hangs again on the static logo.
I tried reinstalling FFF and TWRP through KFU to try and reflash, but it shows as preparing, then waiting for device, and nothing. Again, just hanging.
I even tried the manual shell commands I've seen around the forums and in the Kindle Fire for Beginners Guide, but I keep hanging on "Waiting for device" in the cmd prompt.
I don't know what else to do and I'm becoming more confused with the different types of issues that everyone is reporting, with each one have one detail different from my situation. I had no custom roms, just a root, and it seems I may have flashed a bad stock rom.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I apologize if this was solved somewhere else, but I searched numerous threads and guides, but they all dealt with something going wrong with a custom rom or people getting to the animated Kindle Fire logo, where as mine is just static.
Again, thank you for your time.
Sounds like it's stuck in fastboot bootmode to this noob. I had the same problem at one point and used command line to fix with the simple bootmode switching commands - can't recall if I used fastboot or adb tools..but either should work. And if I'm reading your post right, you've tried these so this is likely above my meager skill level, heh. You are handling it better than I did, I might add.
If I may point out where you went wrong:
Mattamus Prime said:
After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
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There are apps in the Google Play store that will temporarily remove your root status so you are able to use services that detect and shut down when root is detected. OTArootkeeper.apk is one that I've heard of.
And don't ever chose to lose fff once you have that as this is your lifeline to unbricking.
Hopefully someone with better chops than I on this will post up - continue with your patient reading and take a little comfort that this is most probably fixable.
First off, I applaud you for trying to figure out and fix the problem yourself using the guides available. Thank you. The information you provided will go a long way to getting the help you need.
So far it seems you've done everything right, but to be sure, you should check to make sure your drivers are in order (most likely the problem). The second post of the Beginners Guide will help you with that.
Once you have done that and you still can't change your bootmode, try using recovery to flash a custom rom. It's possible the stock boot image you have has been corrupted. You can use the "mount" function in recovery to push another rom to your sdcard. If that works you can stick with a custom rom like MoDaCo. It's the same stock stock interface with Google apps and services installed and you don't have to worry about OTA updates. OTA Rootkeeper will let you easily switch between "rooted" and "unrooted" so you can take advantage of Amazon's VOD.
And if you still want pure stock you can d/l a new copy of the update and try again.
Thanks for the suggestion. I did try OTA Rootkeeper, but when I went into my Instant VOD, it still had the buttons grayed out. I tried temp unroot, reboot Kindle, and still grayed out, so I assumed Rootkeeper wasn't working for me, thus, the looking for the unroot tutorials.
A little bit of extra information, when I hook up my Kindle Fire, my drivers says Android Composite ADB Interface. When I try to switch to Fastboot to have it switch to Android ADB Interface, it doesn't switch. It just stays as Composite.
Thanks again.
soupmagnet said:
So far it seems you've done everything right, but to be sure, you should check to make sure your drivers are in order (most likely the problem). The second post of the Beginners Guide will help you with that.
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I followed the advice in the Beginners Guide, uninstalled whatever drivers I had, rebooted my comp, then installed the ones that came with the KFU download.
Are there any other drivers I should be looking for?
Also, a little bit of more information, I tried switching to Fastboot through KFU, received some messages to the effect of "system/some file name file not found (2)", (I apologize for not being specific, typing from memory), it then reboots my Kindle Fire, then I execute the commands:
fastboot getvar product
After that, it just says <waiting for device>
In fact, after any command I do in cmd, I get that message. So I believe it may be a driver issue, like was suggested, or my Kindle isn't far enough into the boot process to be found.
It definitely sounds like a driver issue. Keep working on your drivers.
If that doesn't work, you can try it on a different computer OR set up a Linux LiveUSB for issuing adb/fastboot commands.
FIX for Kindle stuck on logo
Finally I FIXED MY KINDLE FIRE!!!!
Issue : Kindle Fire stuck on 'Kindle Fire' logo and never moves after that.
Hello All,
Just like others in here, even I tried to upgrade to new version of Android on my kindle and I messed it up very bad.
I have read a post where, some-one just updated that it is because we have enabled fast boot on it and we need to move to regular boot.
However, none of the solutions suggest on this website worked for me (am not saying my friends are wrong in here).
Finally the work around that WORKED for me, and am sure this will be help you all.
When you are wiping/erasing the data/SD card, please do not wide the ROM. If you delete the ROM - Booom!!, you are cutting off the branch yo are
sitting ON )
Now if you have already done that.. please follow the steps.
You have intall/upgrade to a new version of Android.
Make sure you have the TWRP 2.1.x or 2.2.0 installed << which you will have, using that only you wiped off your kindle )
Now download the latest version of Andriod Jelly Bean and Google app on your computer from the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
1. Now, boot ur kindle into recovery.
2. Connect your kindle to your computer, if the computer recongnise your kindle paste both files onto kindle, and move to step 6
3. If your kindle is not recognized (like in my case), go to mount option in recovery
4. Choose mount USB
5. Kindle will be recognized in computer, and copy the files.
6. Disconnect Kindle from the computer
7. Wipe data/factory reset
8. Wipe cache
9. Wipe dalvik
10. Install ROM <install Andriod Jelly Bean> Do not install Google Apps
11. Reboot
Once you do a normal reboot, your system will boot into Andriod Jelly Bean edtion. Go to file manager and reach out to Google Apps and install the
application and reboot.
Yes!! you have the complete recoved Kindle
Only known issue - Your battery bar will not move when it is charging (but actually it is charging).
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MattamusPrime said:
Hello all,
I need some help and guidance in fixing my Kindle Fire. Some background:
My Kindle Fire was on 6.3.1 when I rooted it, no custom roms, just root so I can get Google Framework on it since I use Google Docs and the Google Market. After about a week or so, I decided I wanted to go back to an unrooted Fire so I can get access to my stock book reading app and Instant VOD.
I had FFF and TWRP on my Kindle Fire as well, running Windows 7 64bit Home Premium
After much searching, every unroot guide kept pointing me back to flashing the stock rom. So I downloaded the latest update.zip through KFU, booted into TWRP, wiped, installed the update.zip, and rebooted.
After that, I hit the Kindle Fire logo, static, and it hangs there. I power off and on, still hangs. I don't have the blue/white FFF recovery anymore so booting into recovery wasn't an option. I then connected the Kindle to my computer, opened KFU, and tried to change the boot option through option 1, and every time I change it, Fastboot, Normal boot, etc. it sends the command, Kindle reboots, but then hangs again on the static logo.
I tried reinstalling FFF and TWRP through KFU to try and reflash, but it shows as preparing, then waiting for device, and nothing. Again, just hanging.
I even tried the manual shell commands I've seen around the forums and in the Kindle Fire for Beginners Guide, but I keep hanging on "Waiting for device" in the cmd prompt.
I don't know what else to do and I'm becoming more confused with the different types of issues that everyone is reporting, with each one have one detail different from my situation. I had no custom roms, just a root, and it seems I may have flashed a bad stock rom.
Any help is greatly appreciated. I apologize if this was solved somewhere else, but I searched numerous threads and guides, but they all dealt with something going wrong with a custom rom or people getting to the animated Kindle Fire logo, where as mine is just static.
Again, thank you for your time.
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K_Krish said:
Finally I FIXED MY KINDLE FIRE!!!!
Issue : Kindle Fire stuck on 'Kindle Fire' logo and never moves after that.
Hello All,
Just like others in here, even I tried to upgrade to new version of Android on my kindle and I messed it up very bad.
I have read a post where, some-one just updated that it is because we have enabled fast boot on it and we need to move to regular boot.
However, none of the solutions suggest on this website worked for me (am not saying my friends are wrong in here).
Finally the work around that WORKED for me, and am sure this will be help you all.
When you are wiping/erasing the data/SD card, please do not wide the ROM. If you delete the ROM - Booom!!, you are cutting off the branch yo are
sitting ON )
Now if you have already done that.. please follow the steps.
You have intall/upgrade to a new version of Android.
Make sure you have the TWRP 2.1.x or 2.2.0 installed << which you will have, using that only you wiped off your kindle )
Now download the latest version of Andriod Jelly Bean and Google app on your computer from the following link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
1. Now, boot ur kindle into recovery.
2. Connect your kindle to your computer, if the computer recongnise your kindle paste both files onto kindle, and move to step 6
3. If your kindle is not recognized (like in my case), go to mount option in recovery
4. Choose mount USB
5. Kindle will be recognized in computer, and copy the files.
6. Disconnect Kindle from the computer
7. Wipe data/factory reset
8. Wipe cache
9. Wipe dalvik
10. Install ROM <install Andriod Jelly Bean> Do not install Google Apps
11. Reboot
Once you do a normal reboot, your system will boot into Andriod Jelly Bean edtion. Go to file manager and reach out to Google Apps and install the
application and reboot.
Yes!! you have the complete recoved Kindle
Only known issue - Your battery bar will not move when it is charging (but actually it is charging).
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I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
me too
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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I am stuck at the very same place you are. I was in an endless bootloop after trying to flas back to the Stock Amazon ROM using TWRP. Once i got the drivers sorted out and ADB could see my device i used KFU to "Install permanent Root with Superuser". The KF went to reboot into fastboot and the screen said "waiting for device" for about ten minutes. Now the KF is stuck at the white and orange "kindle Fire" boot logo. Windows will no longer see the KF as an android device. It only shows up as an "unknown device" in the device manager.
Try this
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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Ok, I dont know, how to fix this (as I was not in this situation). Try following the steps - Download update.zip through KFU. Connect your Kindle to PC and install the android driver. If your PC detects the kindle copy update.zip file to kindle and try to install that.
sounds like a job for this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392693&highlight=info
dynomite16 said:
I think twrp got deleted when I reinstalled the kindle update. So I can't do what you said. When I turn my kindle on it gets stuck at that kindle fire logo. I can't go into recovery or anything. I can't re install twrp because it KFU says my kindle in online but when i click install twrp it says waiting for device.
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Im in the same boat you are. I have tried everything stuck on same logo device is recognized in devices as android phone and adb interface but cannot connect to unbrick utility or KFU and doesnt show as a drive either. tried to search devices in cmd using fastboot commands and nothing shows either. I decided to purchase a factory cable today on ebay. Keeping my fingers crossed because after reading everything I could find I think it is my only option.
No, your problem is as "simple" as fixing your drivers so the computer can communicate with the device through adb and fastboot. KFU relies on those two tools to do pretty much anything. Unfortunately, Windows is stupid and is not very effective when dealing with certain USB devices.
In order to, say, install TWRP, you need adb to change the bootmode to accept fastboot commands, and use fastboot commands to overwrite the recovery partition. In the process of going between different boot modes, Windows had a hissy fit and decides not to communicate with the device at all. Hence the need to fix/reinstall the drivers. It doesn't always work out that way and you get stuck where you are right now. A factory cable will put you in fastboot, but it wont make Windows communicate with the device. You can continue to fight with Windows drivers and hope to get lucky, or you could try other, more effective options...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=30629067
omg .... I survived a bricking. Soupkit saved me!!!
Somewhere on the many tabs I have open, as I frantically search for ways to unbrick my Kindle fire... I run into " SoupKit" for Linux ... install it... mess around with the Bootloader .. change it to 4002 I believe the value was ... my Kindle that I've been working on for literally 6 hrs is back on! ... now on the figuring out how to root it / remove demo software. SOUPKIT!
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Okay... so I did something stupid.
I rooted my new Kindle Fire HD 8.9" ...and every worked perfectly. But then I installed Nova Launcher and encountered a number of bugs--the worst of which was that trying to move icons would result in the screen flipping upside down. So here's the stupid thing: I tried to unroot it without looking online.
So, first, from the Kindle Launcher I restored the system to factory defaults. That god rid of a lot of the stuff I'd added, but the system was still rooted.
So then I looked online and tried a few things to no avail. Then I finally tried the "correct" method to unroot--b4nary's binary utility--but was unable to do so. I looked online further, found nothing remotely helpful, and then decided to re-run the binary utility under the assumption it'd be like reinstalling software... (yeah, guess that's not the case).
So, anyway, that's what I did.
I ran the .bat, chose restore my data, and then the Kindle rebooted in it's super-sluggish form.
And that's where I'm stuck.
After the unlock screen I get a "complete action using" window for Home (default launcher) and Nova, and an error message on top of it saying "Process system is not responding. Would you like to close it?"
If I choose Home to launch, for example, I get another error window saying "Activity System is not responding. Would you like to close it?"
And I can still access all of the directories on my Kindle via My Computer.
...
So, I've heard that so long as your Kindle is at-all responsive, it's not bricked... but at the same time, I can't seem to find anyone else in the entirety of the Internet to have had the same problem. I was stupid, I know that... but does anyone have any ideas on how I might go about resolving this problem?
Personally I would try reflashing the system partition, because I don't know exactly what broke, never seen the system process crashing. Might be fixable using a different method, but unless someone else knows exactly what happened I would reboot in fastboot and use the kfhd restore utility in the 8.9 inch kf android development the section. It will be pre-rooted though and without the alternate launchers installed, but you can always put those back on.
You have rebooted the kindle right?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
Okay... I've made some progress. I was able to boot up Nova without getting any non-responsive errors, and from there--slowly, haltingly--was able to wind my way to the settings menu and select "reset to factory defaults." So that whole process went through and I now (finally) have a responsive Kindle.
I can boot into either Nova or Home.
The problem is, I'm missing many of the programs/applications that were part of the rooting process.
At this point I think, since I can't get b4nary's tool to unroot, I'm best off just trying to re-install everything (all that Google stuff post-rooting) and try to make the best of things. It doesn't look I'll be able to unroot without buying a special cable.
Is there any way to... I don't know, run like a diagnostic of the OS to verify that everything is functioning properly?
Okay, so I installed the various Google utilities needed as a prereq. for Google's Play Store... but quickly found I couldn't use ES File Manager fully.
As far as I can determine, the chief problem I am facing now is that the Super User application--the one that's installed on a properly-rooted Fire--is no longer on my machine... and AFAIK the only way to put it on there is to use the .bat utilitity that was the cause of all these problems in the first place.
EDIT:
Messing with the Kindle further, there's some weird stuff going on. In addition to not being able to fully use ES File Explorer, I cannot uninstall the Nova Launcher... which will not function in the first place without rooting... almost like it's only half-rooted.
U can't uninstall it because its on the system partition, and has to be for the kindle to let you use it. The system partition mounts in read only mode by default and needs root to remount in read/write mode so you can delete it.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
So... what do I do now? I've been able to install Chrome, but can't install Google Play Store w/out being able to use ESFE to move stuff around inside the partition explorer, and I can't use the batch file to unroot the Kindle because it's only half-rooted and doesn't have the necessary SuperUser program (and d/ling Super User and Super SU .apks hasn't helped anything)--and, of course, trying to re-root via batch half-bricks the thing.
So... would reflashing the system partition effect anything, and if so, how exactly would I go about doing that?
Well let's put It this way, reflashing the system partition isn't going to wipe many of then apps installed or their settings or the contents of the sdcard, all it does is reflash the system partition to stock rooted, no launchers and I think it also doesn't come with Google play and its framework, so make sure to install kindle free before you do this, makes life easier after you flash it to get Google play back up and running. Since I believe the kfhd doesn't work with a fastboot cable simply plug the kindle in with USB debugging turned on, and run the command from an command prompt that's cd'd into the same folder as an adb command, like the folder binary's root comes in, and run the command in step 2 of the kfhd8.9 system restore utility. On another note, when the kindle boots into fastboot, if your PC doesn't find many drivers compatible with the device, download the drivers from my signature, and go to the device manager and there would be a device with a triangle or something on it, tell it to update driver and point it to my drivers. The rest of the instructions are in the thread the utility comes from lemme get a link to it for you.
Edit: um ignore some of my instructions as i thought the 8.9" version of this tool's page was a clone of the 7" models page with a 8.9" set of images and I was wrong, its even more straightforward than i thought. Just shut the device off and when u launch the tool hit enable fastboot, then in plug you device in. Tell it to restore the kindle, and it even has the option to install the Google play store and framework for you. Here's link: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011126
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
Hm... that seems very promising, but no luck so far.
I run the batch and get stuck with it "waiting for device," even long after the Kindle shows up in My Computer. Guess I'll try re-installing the drivers and retrying the batch file a few more times.
EDIT: Well, re-installed drivers and rebooted. Now My Computer isn't recognizing the Kindle at all, and the tablet is displaying a USB Compatibility error and informing me that some computers require third-party software to interact with Kindles.... it's almost funny how every single thing seems to be going wrong for me.
EDIT2: After playing around with it some more, it seems that the PC will -ONLY- recognize the Kindle (and the Kindle will ONLY not give me the USB compatibility message) when I have the drivers that auto-install from the Kindle Fire itself... using the ADB drivers results in the opposite, and SR Tool does not recognize the Kindle in either case.
Okay, several installations and reboots later and I got the drivers working properly and was able to run the SR Tool.bat utility. I was able to run 1, 3 and 4 no problem, then hit 5 and during the reboot got stuck on the loading screen.
Did it again and just did 1 and then 2 and then ended with 6.
*BTW. the options were:
1. Enable Fastboot
2. Restore-su/Supersu.apk only
3. Restore-su/Supersu.apk, Apex Launcher, phonesky.apk/vending.apk
4. Erase cache and userdata
5. Install GoogleServicesFramework.apk
6. Reboot Normally
0. Exit
Once again, rebooting takes me to the loading screen and I stay there. It's quite frozen.
Since this utility is able to do fastboot, is there any way to just clear the whole system out--get rid of all the rooting stuff and return the Fire to its original unrooted form?
EDIT: the terminology I keep see used with the SRT is "flash the system," but what does that even mean? Which of those 5 options flashes the system?
Odd maybe this isn't the right utility, it was labled the same in the android developments all about the kindle fire HD 8.9" page, lemme see if I can find the right utility.
Edit: on second thought just use kffa, its more universal, and it does what you need. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
I used the Kindle Fire Utility to root my Kindle 6.3.2 and then I screwed up. I think I accidentally used the 'Advanced Wipe' feature in TWRP and killed my Kindle.
Right now I can boot my Kindle to the TWRP recovery no problem. But I cannot get my PC to see the device so that I can sideload CyanogenMod or something similar.
When I plug my Kindle into my Win 7 PC it dings, it sees the usb connection, the and Kindle starts recharging so I know there is some connection. In Device Manager it shows that I have an Android ABD device.
But I cannot see the Kindle in Explorer so I can move the CyanogenMod .zip over to the kindle for installation.
I've tried every USB driver in the book and I am out of ideas. Also, I am a n00b at this so I hope I used all the terms correctly.
Help!
PS: As a side note, does Google Play still work with CyanogenMod? That is what started this whole mess - my CM Kindle would not recognize my Google Play games.
Thanks
Sorry folks, I dun screwed up.
I have a first gen Kindle Fire that I had previously rooted. I was attempting to flash to the newest HellKat rom and I managed to not only delete the OS, and Rom, but also my previous backup. Now I'm stuck. Windows recognizes that the kindle is plugged in but says "insert disk" when I try to access the "E:" drive. I can boot into TWRP, but I mounting usb doesn't seem to do anything, and the ABD Sideload feature never gets started.
I had previously used the KFU to root the kindle in the first place, but downloaded it again, just in case, but that did not help.
I downloaded the unbrick utility but that doesn't find the device either.
I downloaded ABD and JRE and I think I have them working. I tried to ABD push the ROM onto the Kindle, but again device not found. I used SDK to download drivers, and they installed, but didn't help any.
So I have an empty kindle fire, I think the reason I can't do anything with it, is I can't get windows to recognize it, but I'm not honestly sure.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thought I had it for a moment, got Windows to recognize the Kindle and transferred a couple of roms over, but after a couple of failed attempts to flash, I'm stuck at the boot screen (fire is orange and there is no animation). Windows no longer sees the device as a kindle, KFU is no help, and I can't get into twrp or COTR.
Well, after a ton of fiddling with the drivers (not really sure exactly what I did) I got the kindle to boot into CM 10.1.3, but I can no longer access TWRP or COTR. I no longer get the blue kindle fire logo at start up, but now I get the orange one. There is no animation, but it does boot. There is no option to enter recovery, if I hold the power button it just restarts. If I restart from inside the OS it goes give me the option to reboot in recovery, but it doesn't it will still reboot into the OS. Same with GooManager, if I select reboot into recovery it just reboots normally.
I guess this is good enough, as the kindle is working in 4.2.2, but I'd really like to get TWRP working again, so I can download future roms...like CM11.