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[Q] manual install of unsigned drivers

I think this is where the beginning of my troubles lay. Wife's KF is version 6.3.1 and fully charged. Laptop is running Windows XP home edition service pack 3.
After I extracted KFU 9.6 to a folder called kfu in C drive, I tried to run the install drivers batch file. The WinUSB AndroidUsbDeviceClass failed. Unsigned driver. In system properties I changed the default driver signing option default to Ignore. Problem remained. Then I deleted the kfu folder and downloaded android.zip and extracted that into C:\Documents and Settings\USER\.android.
After doing that re-extracting KFU and connecting my wife's KF, KFU said that ADB status was online and boot status was normal. Device manager also recognized Android Phone and Android ADB Interface, no yellow exclamation points.
Encouraged by this I ran KFU and selected option 2. Where things hung up was the attempt to install FFF. The message was that KFU was waiting for response from device. The Kindle had the Kindle Fire logo and things just stayed that way for twenty minutes or so until I turned off wife's Kindle.
I tried to use the Kindle Unbrick Utility 1.1, every option, but the problem remains. When I plug in the KF, device manager still sees Android Phone and Android ADB Interface. Also, now KFU says ADB status is offline.
Any advice?
Sorry for the long windedness.
Matt

What exactly are you asking? Are you trying to boot the Kindle, or are you trying to run ADB?
If the Kindle's not starting, first verify whether FireFireFire installed or not. You'll either have the Kindle Fire logo with an android bot on top or a blue white Kindle Fire logo. If FFF is installed, you can enter recovery by holding power right after the device boots. If FFF is not installed, you shouldn't really be having trouble with the boot, but try holding the power button and rebooting multiple times.
If it's ADB, you could always reinstall the drivers. The drivers are unsigned, so I think everyone had to click past that too. Besides the drivers, some USB cables are problematic with ADB (I'm looking at you, Samsung). You could try unplugging and replugging, using a different USB cable, using different USB ports, restarting the computer, restarting the Kindle, etc.

mfpayne said:
Where things hung up was the attempt to install FFF. The message was that KFU was waiting for response from device. The Kindle had the Kindle Fire logo and things just stayed that way for twenty minutes or so until I turned off wife's Kindle.
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I've had this happen before. In my case, using KFU instead of fastboot, I just shutdown the Kindle as you did, and then turned it back on while still plugged and waiting. It caught up right away and installed fine.
Apparently, it had gotten stuck when trying to switch to fastboot, so shutting it off and back on while still plugged made fastboot work correctly... for whatever reason.
Alternatively, you can go the "manual" route, rather than using KFU, as it can be a bit problematic sometimes: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3 (may want to read the first two posts as well)

I'll try manual
Thanks, hunterhk and Dasanko. I believe I'll look at that link you sent and try the manual install. I'll let you know how it goes.

mfpayne said:
Thanks, hunterhk and Dasanko. I believe I'll look at that link you sent and try the manual install. I'll let you know how it goes.
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Look like you have ADB driver installed correctly not Fast boot. Try to install driver again *without* KF plugged in. Then power off the KF and finally connect to the USB cable.
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twrp yes, fff no
Thank you, linktohack
Now I can get twrp to give me a menu. I'll try to reinstall FFF sometime today. I really appreciate the helpful folks who read these threads and contribute to easing people's pain.
Matt

unsophisticated but seemed to work
It's rooted now. Eventually what I ended up doing was simply downloading different versions of KFU and running them after wiping the caches in TWRP in between each try. Eventually got root, but I'm sure glad that the manual driver install worked and that I had the recovery program in place. Good luck everyone.
Matt

No problems with drivers but stil not connected Kindle Fire

Hi guy,
I got this problem. When I plug my Kindle Fire into the laptop with the cable, of course I switched to USB debugging already, there is Android ADB Interface in my device management. However, when I start cmd and type adb devices --> there's no devices attached to my computers.
I re-plugged my Kindle Fire with the cable and click on turn on USB storage on the screen of KF, but it's still the same. There's no devices attached
I tried to re-run the install_drivers.bat (from KFU) but it has no results. It's still the same.
I think I have nothing wrong with the driver installation. It's kinda fine and I still can copy data in and out. However, I still tried to re-run the install_drivers in KFU and this is what I have (I rejected my Kindle Fire before re-running as your tutorial)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/sk84tqhtwba7jz7/KF_Noti.jpg
I tried to use some commands and this is the result
https://www.dropbox.com/s/u85xoupskedmaui/KF_cmd.jpg
I dunno what to do right now to install a new ROM when it's not connected. Previously, everything was fine.
What can I do now? I need to install a new custom ROM.

Also make sure your not using a 3.0 USB port they have fast boot communication issues but likely you need to uninstall you driver then plug your kindle in and let them reinstall

I tried to uninstall it and plug it to computer to reinstall it manually. However, when I plugged it to computer, it automatically receives the driver that I had just uninstalled.
I tried to make an overlapping driver, hence I continued to reinstall manually but it is said that it is working properly.
For your further information.
1. Whenever I plug in my Kindle Fire, this is the notification that I have. I think this is an error
https://www.dropbox.com/s/h0mhaiklthdfo01/KF_NoDisk.jpg
2. This is an overlook at my Kindle Fire driver on my computer when I plug it in and set up the debugging
https://www.dropbox.com/s/nym7n0ygo2sfqay/KF_General.jpg

The driver shown in your picture is the fastboot driver. Generally indicating your device in fastboot mode for kfu it needs to read android composite adb interface . So if your device is in normal bootmode then this driver is incorrect.

Yep! I have the same thought with you. I think there is a problem with my driver. But what am I supposed to do right now?
I did uninstall and re-install driver, both manually and automatically. ( Is there anything that I can try now?
P/S: I still can copy data between computer and Kindle Fire. So I don't know what the hell is going with my driver

Here is an excellent tutorial post #2 on drivers maybe it will be of some help to you http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

I did follow this tutorial, as the first step to start my Kindle Fire. I think I would try it again.
I would love to have your teamview. Thank you so much

[Q] Help, Kindle stuck at logo

Sorry for double-post, I posted in wrong section, it's hard to define whether this is really a quesiton, but here goes:
Ok, so I had TWRP including FFF installed, as well as all the other features that comes with kindle fire utility, when I decided that I wanted to restore to stock firmware.
I placed the update.bin in kindleupdates folder on the Kindle itself, and launched TWRP Recovery to install the rom/firmware.
When it was done installing, I was such a nutjob not thinking, that I decided to also delete everything (system, sdcard, cache, dalvik-cache), as well as to tell it to restore to factory settings, where I immediately after told it to reboot. Totally dumb, I know it, so now it's stuck at the "original"/orange Kindle Fire-logo, and just hanging there (i'm able to turn it on/off though), hence it can't restore stock firmware since I deleted everything off the kindle after I installed that stock firmware. It doesn't even have TWRP anymore (boot options doesn't appear when turning the kindle on.)
I also tried to connect it to the USB-port on my PC, (already have drivers installed), but it just gives me the "badom"-sound implying that a USB has been connected, nothing else. I can't even access the Kindle as an external storage device anymore now.
HELP!
PS: I'm running Windows 7 x64!

You need a factory cable...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1668159

Jus check if our kindle is coming up under the USB devices as a composite USB device..if so uninstall the driver and reconnect the kindle..
It shd get detected under other devices..install the drivers manually by clicking dont install and use have disk and get it detected as a android phone or android composite interface..
If that works u can use adb commands and try..this might help u recover or kindle
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[Q] Broke Kindle Fire's Ability to Mount

Hey I'm a brand new member so I apologize in advance if my problem has been solved already, however, I could not find anything on any of the threads. Okay so I am severely confused right now. I have had my Kindle Fire for almost a year now and this problem has never occurred. Ever since I got my Kindle I have been experimenting on it. I rooted it and have flashed many different custom roms. I had been using TWRP Recovery 2.0 for a long time and when I found out that it was outdated I updated it to the new 2.2.1.1 version...Everything seemed to be working perfectly until I tried mounting USB storage in the new TWRP...It did not work. My computer wouldn't recognize it. I kind of just let this slide since I figured I wouldn't need to mount USB storage in TWRP unless it was an emergency. A while later I switched back to the Kindle's stock rom. That's when I noticed that it would not mount...Not only was TWRP not mounting, but it was my Kindle altogether. I deleted all drivers that had any thing to do with Android from my computer. After restarting both my computer and my Kindle I tried mounting again...Nothing. The drivers weren't even reinstalling. To test wether this was a problem with my computer or my Kindle I got my brother's Kindle Fire (Never had any tweaking done to it) and mounted USB storage. It installed the drivers and mounted just fine. I then plugged my Kindle back in and it mounted just fine also. I thought I had solved the issue, but about an hour later I tried mounting my Kindle again and nothing happened. My brother's Kindle will mount (Actually there are a total of four Kindles in my house all of which have not been tweaked except for mine) but mine won't do anything. As a last resort I deleted EVERYTHING with TWRP and flashed the Kindle Fire 6.3.1 update.zip. My Kindle is now true factory default (no root, custom recovery, etc...). I thougt for sure this would work but IT STILL WON'T MOUNT USB STORAGE!!! When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Devices and Printers" it recognizes my device as a "Kindle" but I just cannot get it to mount! I am now stuck with a Kindle that cannot be re-rooted or anything due to the fact that it cannot be recognized with ADB. Sorry for the long post...I am just trying to give as much information as possible. By the way I am running Windows 7 and my Kindle is the only one that will not mount which makes this problem have nothing to do with drivers or my computer. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.

Wheww okay well try a factory reset this will wipe your sdcard as well. It should resolve most your problems. There are multiple things that can cause this to happen but one thing that really comes to mind. Are you ejecting your kindle before hitting the disconnect button? Just a wild guess but failing to do so can cause this disorder the very next time you plug it in. Something that could resolve minor sdcard issues is
Code:
fastboot oem format
don't let this make you to crazy yet RC soupmagnet should be releasing something very soon that will solve the majority of SD card mount problems hint hint . You will need to reroot and flash a custom ROM on it to have success though. So if nothing works hang tight and stay tuned.

This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33109015#post33109015

Thepooch, no I had not been ejecting it before disconnecting. I'll do that from now on. Also commands do not work because my computer doesn't recognize my Kindle as either a storage device or an ADB device, and what does it mean what it says "fastboot not found"? I made sure I have the fastboot.exe in my ADB folder...Soupmagnet, I can't get those commands to work since I'm no longer rooted and my computer doesn't recognize me...

Nihilian said:
Thepooch, no I had not been ejecting it before disconnecting. I'll do that from now on. Also commands do not work because my computer doesn't recognize my Kindle as either a storage device or an ADB device, and what does it mean what it says "fastboot not found"? I made sure I have the fastboot.exe in my ADB folder...Soupmagnet, I can't get those commands to work since I'm no longer rooted and my computer doesn't recognize me...
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Have you installed your adb drivers?

soupmagnet said:
Have you installed your adb drivers?
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Yeah I downloaded the newest Kindle Fire Utility and installed thoose drivers. When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Device Manager" it lists it as an android phone with ADB Interface. If I plug any other Kindle in then it installs new drivers and doesn't list the ADB Interface. Is this normal?

Nihilian said:
Yeah I downloaded the newest Kindle Fire Utility and installed thoose drivers. When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Device Manager" it lists it as an android phone with ADB Interface. If I plug any other Kindle in then it installs new drivers and doesn't list the ADB Interface. Is this normal?
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I don't use Windows so I couldn't tell what's normal for that OS.
Use the tutorial here to confirm your drivers are installed properly. Then Shift + right-click on your KFU "tools" folder with adb.exe and fastboot.exe, and select "Open command window here". Enter your adb or fastboot commands there and see how it goes. Start with "adb devices" to see if you are connected. If not, reinstall your drivers and try again.
Some ROMs have different product IDs than the stock OS so you may want to look into that if you are using a custom ROM, and edit your androidwinusb.inf accordingly. I know some JB roms have a PID of 0004 instead of 0006.
If for some reason Windows refuses to cooperate, you could always set up a Linux LiveUSB and get it done a lot easier.

Okay so I've been fiddling around with stuff. I completely uninstalled all Android drivers again then restarted my PC and Kindle. This time I plugged my Kindle in and it installed the correct drivers. It mounted USB just fine. When I tried reinstalling the ADB drivers that came with Kindle Fire Utility it erased the Kindle's normal drivers, so now it won't mount anymore...at least I know that it is a driver problem and that my Kindle doesn't need to be repartitioned. I'm really getting sick of Windows and its annoying drivers...Any ideas on how to get all the drivers to work? If not I think I might just install Ubuntu and screw the need for drivers.
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If you run the driver bat packaged with kfu with the device plugged in sometimes it will waste the mass storage drivers. It`s always best to run it then plug the device in and see what windows decides to install. Unplug, replug, unplug, replug as well as try this while in recovery because it will also attempt to install the drivers as well in recovery.

Thepooch said:
If you run the driver bat packaged with kfu with the device plugged in sometimes it will waste the mass storage drivers. It`s always best to run it then plug the device in and see what windows decides to install. Unplug, replug, unplug, replug as well as try this while in recovery because it will also attempt to install the drivers as well in recovery.
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Sweet. I tried it and now everything is working perfectly. Thanks for your help guys.

Nihilian said:
Sweet. I tried it and now everything is working perfectly. Thanks for your help guys.
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I downloaded the lates kindle fire utility and I enabled debugging, I can see my files but when I run the utility file the adb says offline. I cannot figure it out. : (

[Q] Failed ROM Flash - Kindle can't connect via usb

I apologize ahead but I have not been able to find a thread that addresses my problem.
Kindle Fire (1st gen)
Rooted with KFU, installed FFF, TWRP, Go Launcher and Gaaps. Worked perfectly.
Attempted to flash hashcode's JB ROM with Goo manager and made a mistake.
Attempted to boot to system and all that will show is the Rolling Triangles splash screen
continuously.
I can boot to TWRP.. I want to start over and flash the Amazon update 6.3.1 but my
Windows 7 PC cannot connect to the Kindle over usb. Fastboot seems to connect
(returns "Kindle" on fastboot getvar product) ADB does not show any devices attached.
I have deleted and reinstalled drivers - Windows does not recognize the Kindle.
Will a factory cable allow my PC to recognize my stuck Kindle?

Which version of twrp are you using?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda app-developers app

A factory cable will only put your device in fastboot. If you plug the kindle in while in recovery it should install the correct drivers. Try connecting to your computer and selecting mount and hit the big button to access your sdcard contents, where you can transfer a new rom zip to it. I wouldn`t attempt to flash stock unless you research prior many brick their devices and then a factory cable is needed. Did you wipe before flashing? If so how and what?

Also, do you have FireFireFire installed?

Thank you for your replies!
I have FFF installed
TWRP is 2.3
I did do a cache wipe and factory reset within TWRP
I did see this morning manofFishfry posting "[Q] I need help bad"
and it seems he was having a nearly identical problem with USB
connection.
I will attempt thepooch's recommendation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1850038
I will post any progress I make.
Many thanks
M

TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.

Thepooch said:
TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.
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Looks like I'm still stuck then - I've only got Win7 on my PC - unbuntu is WAY out of my league.
I'll try Zombiepiratez unbrick utility
M

It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.

Thepooch said:
It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.
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I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!

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Micah461 said:
I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!
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One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.

would the soupkit help in this situation? I had the same problem but figured out the whole mounting from TWRP and it worked for me

Micah461 said:
One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.
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Your sdcard issue and ADB issue are two completely unrelated things. The ADB issue is due to the way Windows handles drivers. Fix the driver problem or use SoupKit/Linux.
The sdcard issue is due to your sdcard losing its formatting somehow. You'll have to reformat (quick format, block size 4096) in order to use it again. You will lose all data on the sdcard BTW.
"That's a special kind of stupid. The kind that makes me laugh"

Huzzah! Success in spite of myself!
Many thanks to each of the experts that each gave me nuggets of info that eventually
unbricked my KF1.
I last posted that Win 7 would see my Kindle when I used TWRP to mount the SD card.
It prompted for me to "format the device" and feeling I had nothing to lose - selected
default settings and quick format.
This then opened a File Manager window giving me access to the SDcard folder on the KF1.
I had downloaded the Stock update from Amazon update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin
On another thread - Soupmagnet had said to rename this BIN file to a ZIP - which I did.
I shortened the file name to update-kindle-6.3.1.zip.
I de-mounted the SDcard folder in TWRP.
I wiped the Dalvic and did a factory reset.
I navigated to the Install screen and it found the update file and installed it.
UNBRICKED!
Thanks again for the tireless help you guys give.
Micah461