[Q] Crashing and freezing?! - Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi guys , its me again ... well i have a big problem.I recently owned a Kindle fire ,but i gave it to my brother who went away for a while . He came back with the divice telling me that the hard drive had crashed. I thought it was not a big problem so i tried to fix it. I turned it on and saw the blue kindle fire letters (because it's rooted) and then afterwards it said boot and then the screen would just go blank. I thought it was a bit strange so i went into recovery and everything was gone so i thought that maybe he had wiped everything from the SD card , system , cashe and dalvik cache except TWRP , so i mounted the device to my computer , copied the jandycane ROM for jellybean 4.1.1 for KF and the gapps onto the kindle fire , i then unmounted and tried to flash it but it would give me an error. My brother claims he didn't make it fall or anything and he is studying medicine so he really needs it because he doesn't want to carry his laptop around. Please help me , both me and my brother are in great need.
Thanks in advance.

The kf like most tablets/phones does not have a hard drive, it uses flash drive memory like sd cards. I seriously doubt that it could have gone bad, however it could be an issue with the partitioning of the drive. What exactly are the errors you get when trying to flash a Rom?
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jlshady00 said:
The kf like most tablets/phones does not have a hard drive, it uses flash drive memory like sd cards. I seriously doubt that it could have gone bad, however it could be an issue with the partitioning of the drive. What exactly are the errors you get when trying to flash a Rom?
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well i just started it again to go into recovery menue and i forgot to mention something , it freezes up sometimes , especially when i was transfering files to it but i got them over sucesfully... ww now it isn't even booting into recovery mode!Somebody help me!!!! :crying:

FIxed it ... now im in recovery mode and i get
* Verifying filesystems...
* Verifying partion sizes ...
E:Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/jandycane_otter-1.8.0_0xD34D.zip

Dark__king said:
FIxed it ... now im in recovery mode and i get
* Verifying filesystems...
* Verifying partion sizes ...
E:Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/jandycane_otter-1.8.0_0xD34D.zip
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Maybe your file transfer hiccupped. You could wipe the device and push it again then retry your flash.
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sharonbw said:
Maybe your file transfer hiccupped. You could wipe the device and push it again then retry your flash.
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I can't wipe it becuase TWRP in on my SD

Wipe system, factory reset, wipe cache and dalvik cache then transfer the .zip ball over and flash it again just to make sure. You won't lose folks stored on the sd as long as you don't wipe sd which you don't need to do.
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Dark__king said:
I can't wipe it becuase TWRP in on my SD
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Typos aside...that doesn't make any sense.
Dark__king said:
FIxed it ... now im in recovery mode and i get
* Verifying filesystems...
* Verifying partion sizes ...
E:Unable to open zip file.
Error flashing zip '/sdcard/jandycane_otter-1.8.0_0xD34D.zip
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You obviously have recovery installed, and I'm pretty sure it isn't installed to the sdcard partition.

soupmagnet said:
Typos aside...that doesn't make any sense.
You obviously have recovery installed, and I'm pretty sure it isn't installed to the sdcard partition.
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TWRP is on my SD card i see it when i usb mount my sd card to my pc. Also even after wiping everything except Sd card it still wont flash the zip

Is the TWRP on your sdcard a TWRP folder or is the TWRP you are speaking of the recovery.img?
Also, what version of TWRP are you running?

Make sure zip file verification and md5 check are disabled when you flash it. If you still have issues place another rom.zip and gapps.zip on your sdcard then flash it.

soupmagnet said:
Is the TWRP on your sdcard a TWRP folder or is the TWRP you are speaking of the recovery.img?
Also, what version of TWRP are you running?
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The folder is on the SD card and it's version 2.3

Dark__king said:
The folder is on the SD card and it's version 2.3
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Okay, that's just the backups/themes folder. TWRP is actually installed to it's own partition, separate from the sdcard. Not that it matters because your problem seems to be that you're using TWRP 2.3 rather than 2.2
Not to say that's the only problem you're having, but it's a good place to start.

Well i think i updated to TWRP 2.3 but i need to check so im not sure :\

its sticking at the TWRP screen x_x any help on this?

Dark__king said:
Well i think i updated to TWRP 2.3 but i need to check so im not sure :\
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Dark__king said:
its sticking at the TWRP screen x_x any help on this?
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Okay i'm i (after alot of freezing) it's version 2.2.2.1 not 2.3, sorry

What other ROMs have you tried to install.

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Bricked?

Just tried to install the steel blue theme for cm 7.0 on my desire and i wiped cache then flashed from the sd rebooted and there was 'android' in silver writing for about 4 mins and then the screen just went black (and still is with just the orange charging light on and it doesnt do anything when i hold in the power button).
UPDATE
After clearing cache and factory reset in recovery and then rebooting im now in a constant boot loop. Wtf can I do?
Can someone PLEASE respond
Reflash your rom.
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TheGhost1233 said:
Reflash your rom.
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How?
I used ROM manager to flash the original rom so don't have one on the SD
ScRiVs said:
How?
I used ROM manager to flash the original rom so don't have one on the SD
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Reboot into recovery mode. Then Click on install zip from SD Card. Browse SD card and find the Clockworkmod folder click on that then you should see a zip file called recovery update. Click on it and let it flash the file. Once you it finishes it should take you back to recovery menu. If you downloaded the ROM it should be on your SD card. If not scroll thrpyfg menu and click on mounts. mount your device as a usb connect your computer transfer your ROM from your PC to your SD card and install.
Hope this works for you. If not post the ROM you're having issues with and what results are after trying steps above and I'll try to wall you through alternative.
Go into recovery and wipe everything....click on mounts and storage and format everything starting from boot,wipe cash partition,wipe dalvik cash,wipe...wipe wipe n double wipe...reboot recovery,mount the sd card and usb and start again
econcep said:
Reboot into recovery mode. Then Click on install zip from SD Card. Browse SD card and find the Clockworkmod folder click on that then you should see a zip file called recovery update. Click on it and let it flash the file. Once you it finishes it should take you back to recovery menu. If you downloaded the ROM it should be on your SD card. If not scroll thrpyfg menu and click on mounts. mount your device as a usb connect your computer transfer your ROM from your PC to your SD card and install.
Hope this works for you. If not post the ROM you're having issues with and what results are after trying steps above and I'll try to wall you through alternative.
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Mounted to computer through recovery as u said downloaded Leedroid because the rom i had was not on the sd card and it looks like it's STILL in the boot loop coz i clicked reboot after it flashed and now it's making an r2d2 noise and showing a loading screen then playing the noise and doing the same over and over again?
WTF?!?!?!?!
If you flashed a different rom you need to do a full wipe (data/factory reset and cache).
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If you flashed a different rom you need to do a full wipe (data/factory reset and cache).
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Thanks!
Although won't be sticking with leedroid as it doesn't seem customizable at all
ScRiVs said:
Thanks!
Although won't be sticking with leedroid as it doesn't seem customizable at all
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I beg to differ but you are entitled to your opinion. However, just to give you some insight, Leedroid is one of the more respected and hardworking developers. His updates are not weekly because he provides stable and highly reliable ROMs. Remember your problem existed prior to trying to flash Leedroid's ROM.
Now more likely than not there was a user error in the process. Did you format your SD Card FAT 32 with EXT3 partition? Do you have the update.zip on the ROOT of your SD Card if not Leedroid provides a link to the CWM update.zip file.
Did you unmount the device in recovery and did you properly remove device from PC (if using Windows unplugging the device without properly removing/ejecting will cause bad data blocks/errors on the SD Card).
And of course did you wipe data/factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik cache before flashing Leedroid's rom? If you did all of these things the only other issue that you may be experiencing is that you must have USB Debugging enabled on the device.
Leedroid provide exception support for his ROMs and he also updates his threads in answering general questions and troubleshooting if any one is experiencing issues after flashing his ROM.

Can't Mount Sd Card in CWM

So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.
jct522 said:
So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.
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Did you use the Mounts menu to try to manually mount the sd?
Also, Which method did you use to get into CWM?
mattallica76 said:
Did you use the Mounts menu to try to manually mount the sd?
Also, Which method did you use to get into CWM?
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Ya i went into the menus and manually unmounted and then remounted the SD card but that didn't do anything. I used the typical three finger method to boot into CWM like i always do.
i think
I believe this has something to do with the way in which the SD card is formatted I also cannot mount in to usb storage in CWM i get an E: error
Have you guys tried to "Reboot recovery" from the "Adavnced" menu in CWM, and then try to flash the ROM?
I've had this happen before, it was a formatting problem. The easiest fix I found was to back up SD-card data on your pc, reformat the card from the Android system, then copy your data back over. CWM should be able to mount your card now.
I had a problem with the mount dropping mid flash it was my sd for some reason was chipped I always keep backup files
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jct522 said:
So i went to flash a ROM and now it says while flashing that the flash was aborted because the system can't mount the SD card. I'm using the newest CWM and have flashed stuff before. Not sure what to do, it wont let me make backups, restore, or flash anything.
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Just flash another version of CWM and u'r done. I faced this problem after flashing Siyah Kernel v2.3 which includes CWM 5.0, and I tried all the methods online; formatting, error-checking, etc... nothing succeed!
Finally I flashed another kernel (Which includes CWM 4.0) and it worked fine.
Thanks!
Same thing happened to me just now... found this thread.. pushed new CWM in ODIN - Worked like a charm.. Fixed in 2 minutes..
Flashing another CWM (ACS recovery this time...) via Odin did not fix the issue. Going to try the format /sdcard fix and see... argh!
*Edit* aaaand that didn't work either. WTF... I literally just got this phone 2 hours ago... brand new.
delete the .androidsecure folder on your sd that worked for me formatting wont work if you put your files on the same with me because i always copied that folder along too

Horrible Horrible Mistake

So Jelly Bean 4.2 came out and I was curious so in class today I downloaded http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737849
correct me if I'm wrong but that's the correct ROM I should download for the GSM/HSPDA Gnex. Anyways it successfully downloads and I attempt to flash it and when I did it got stuck on the Google screen. So what I did is battery reset and flash my original JB rom I still had on the memory and re-downloaded JB 4.2 thinking it might have been a corrupted download. This time around it actually gets to booting but it bugs up on the lock screen and is on a boot loop. So what I did now is completely cleared everything from CWM, the cache, partition, dalvik, and I even formatted everything as well. Not knowing what I was doing I guess the formatting formatted my SD card so it cleared everything. I said OK, CWM has a USB mounting system I'll just hook up to my PC and put in a rom and flash it. But the problem is it's not detecting my phone, I press mount SD Card and nothing shows up on my computer. I'm confident I have the drivers installed, what else could be the problem?
tl;dr CWM mounting doesn't work with PC and I can't boot into my ROM.
Moe747 said:
So Jelly Bean 4.2 came out and I was curious so in class today I downloaded http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1737849
correct me if I'm wrong but that's the correct ROM I should download for the GSM/HSPDA Gnex. Anyways it successfully downloads and I attempt to flash it and when I did it got stuck on the Google screen. So what I did is battery reset and flash my original JB rom I still had on the memory and re-downloaded JB 4.2 thinking it might have been a corrupted download. This time around it actually gets to booting but it bugs up on the lock screen and is on a boot loop. So what I did now is completely cleared everything from CWM, the cache, partition, dalvik, and I even formatted everything as well. Not knowing what I was doing I guess the formatting formatted my SD card so it cleared everything. I said OK, CWM has a USB mounting system I'll just hook up to my PC and put in a rom and flash it. But the problem is it's not detecting my phone, I press mount SD Card and nothing shows up on my computer. I'm confident I have the drivers installed, what else could be the problem?
tl;dr CWM mounting doesn't work with PC and I can't boot into my ROM.
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man is simple to repair it !go in fastboot mode connect to your pc and open gnex toolkit reflash 4.1.2 and thats all
Ouch... You have two choices. You can Adb push xxx /sdcard or fastboot the device... I dont think mounting works in CWR on the Gnex
altimax98 said:
Ouch... You have two choices. You can Adb push xxx /sdcard or fastboot the device... I dont think mounting works in CWR on the Gnex
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This is exactly right. Mounting does not give you usb mounting but makes the partition accessible from adb.
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altimax98 said:
Ouch... You have two choices. You can Adb push xxx /sdcard or fastboot the device... I dont think mounting works in CWR on the Gnex
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It doesn't. No need for fastboot, reboot to recovery, adb push file name.file-extension /data/media/.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1812959
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Fixed it, flashed the phone to stock with tool kit then start everything over from scratch. Didn't take to long actually.
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[Q] need help

I need help bad. if this isn't the right area by all means tell me where to post or move it and tell me where it is. thank you. What happened is i wiped system/data/dalvik and was on my way in recovery to install darkstalker rom but there was lag in the touch screen and before i knew it it was unresponsive. what happened next is whats killing me while it wasnt responding and i was hitting keys i must have told it to format my sdcard. now i have no rom to install!! i can get in recovery fine but theres no rom to install anymore. can i adb push a rom while IN recovery? what are my options. I am really in a lot of trouble and this is just barely over my head im not new to flashing but i always had something in recovery to flash im not so good with adb etc.. i am trying adb push file.zip file.zip etc but its saying device not found. thank you for any help.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466637b
Yes you did put this question in the wrong section.
As for your problem. Download the ROM to your PC copy to your SD put sd card in the phone boot to recovery... Flash ROM.........
deeznutz1977 said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2466637b
Yes you did put this question in the wrong section.
As for your problem. Download the ROM to your PC copy to your SD put sd card in the phone boot to recovery... Flash ROM.........
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Yes I thought of that luckily my gf has the same exact phone so ill do it that way but I havent purchased an sd card yet. Ill have to buy one tomorrow. Thanks. Theres no way to upload it using adb?
Either Mount internal sd in recovery and hookup to your commuter and put the rom on the card. .. Then you could flash. ... Or get a mini sd and put a rom on it and insert it in your phone. ...
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ok thanks
can you be more specific how do i mount internal sdcard in twrp 2.6.37 theres mount> system / data/ cache / microsd card / or usb storage but the last two dont allow me to tick them. i need to do it this way if im going to get this done tonite without an sdcard thanks for your help

[Q] I have deleted the OS with cwm recovery and dont know how to get the OS back help

HELP!!!
I was trying to get all the files that are useless of off my sd card so i formated it in clockworkmod recovery and did not realize that i just deleted everything on the sdcard. And since i was just so clueless i went ahead and formated everything else that i could and then when i tried to reboot my device it takes me straight to the hboot menu. Is there any way i can get my OS back on to my device, i don't care about my files i just want the main OS back so i can use the phone again. And if you need any extra information please just ask in the comments and i will give you any info i can.
Thank You
If you can get to your recovery, go there. Then flash your ROM of choice.
how?
Arcticfrost said:
how?
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From the bootloader, choose recovery. If that is not an option, choose either fastboot or bootloader (whichever one is there), then choose recovery. If you don't have a ROM zip on your sdcard, mount the usb storage on your computer. Download the ROM zip on your pc, then place it on your sdcard. Unmount, then follow the instructions in the OP of your ROM thread, namely by flashing the zip. Then reboot into your new ROM.
i have clockworkmod recovery but im not sure how to flash the ROM because my sdcard has problems when i try to put files onto it.
Arcticfrost said:
i have clockworkmod recovery but im not sure how to flash the ROM because my sdcard has problems when i try to put files onto it.
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If you have a bad sdcard, you can either transfer them to the internal 8gb memory (not sure, it's been awhile since I've messed with my inc), or you should really just get a new sdcard. You don't want a bad sdcard to start filling up with possibly corrupt app data and mess up the ROM.
i cant mount my sdcard with cwm recovery i can still get the device to connect to adb and fastboot
Arcticfrost said:
i cant mount my sdcard with cwm recovery i can still get the device to connect to adb and fastboot
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Again,
PonsAsinorem said:
If you have a bad sdcard, you can either transfer them to the internal 8gb memory (not sure, it's been awhile since I've messed with my inc), or you should really just get a new sdcard. You don't want a bad sdcard to start filling up with possibly corrupt app data and mess up the ROM.
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Note that internal 8gb memory does not mean the sdcard. Also, I'm not saying you can do this, because I can't remember. But if your sdcard is bad, you should replace it.
how do i know if the sdcard is bad though?
and how do i use the internal storage?

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