I have my kindle fire rooted running TWRP recovery and stock software and my charger port is broken and won't charge the kindle or connect to the computer. Now, heres my problem i ordered a replacement unit. Will amazon fine me the 200 dollars cause i have a custom recovery in it because i couldn't go back to stock cause the port is broken. So any suggestions kindle fire community?
I had similar problems charging, sometimes my kindle would refuse to start charging, i found that a hard reset always fixed the problem. Before sending back the kibdke, try this and see if it helps, if not, you could have a problem. Amazon considers rooting of the kindle, a void of warranty, and thus, if your kindle is messed up, you will have to pay in full.
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alfadog77 said:
I have my kindle fire rooted running TWRP recovery and stock software and my charger port is broken and won't charge the kindle or connect to the computer. Now, heres my problem i ordered a replacement unit. Will amazon fine me the 200 dollars cause i have a custom recovery in it because i couldn't go back to stock cause the port is broken. So any suggestions kindle fire community?
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You can use air Droid to transfer the stock rom onto your kindle. Then go back to stock if you need to return it to Amazon.
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I can't do a hard reset cause the battery is dead. I have been tempted to open the kindle up and put another kindle battery in it with a full charge (I have a second kindle full battery) and somehow restore to stock. Will amozon know if I opened it up. (don't see a warranty void if removed sticker anywhere)
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Also it is on stock rom, but I used kindle fire utility to install twrp and when you turn it on it has a blue kindle fire logo so how would I get rid of twrp? Thanks for helping guys btw
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After trying to root, my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 shows up as "OMAP4470 USB Device on Windows. Screen is black. May have damaged bootloader. Think I may have used a file intended for an older version Kindle. Can't get fastboot. Factory cable does not work with this device.
The device ID shows up as:
USB\VID_0451&PID_D012&REV_0000
USB\VID_0451&PID_D012
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OMAP4470 is the TI processor used in this device. Anyboody care to comment/help?
At least say someting if you know anything
AlSat said:
After trying to root, my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 shows up as "OMAP4470 USB Device on Windows. Screen is black. May have damaged bootloader. Think I may have used a file intended for an older version Kindle. Can't get fastboot. Factory cable does not work with this device.
The device ID shows up as:
USB\VID_0451&PID_D012&REV_0000
USB\VID_0451&PID_D012
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OMAP4470 is the TI processor used in this device. Anyboody care to comment/help?
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AlSat said:
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I'm far from an expert, but I don't think there's much you can do. No one has the drivers for that omap device. See if you can send it back to amazon. I dont think they can verify for sure that you voided your warranty.
BTW, there's a chance I'm totally wrong.
Thanks for replying
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I'm far from an expert, but I don't think there's much you can do. No one has the drivers for that omap device. See if you can send it back to amazon. I dont think they can verify for sure that you voided your warranty.
BTW, there's a chance I'm totally wrong.
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Thanks for at least replying. I figured that might be the case. Thans.
Did amazon replace it for you ? Im in the same boat >.>
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Did amazon replace it for you ? Im in the same boat >.>
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I had a brick as well and they told me they would replace it. I don't think it's the right thing to do, however, so I didn't accept.
Same here. Not fair to ask Amazon to replace it. I think I may have found something to try using linux/usb. I will post results after I try it.
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Hi!
Did someone find a solution, i'm in the same case here.
Black screen after rooting, when i plug the kindle fire to the computer, i hear usb connection sound, usb deconnection sound etc etc...
I don't know what to do
Thank you
Open the device manager before you plug the kindle in, if you see a jem, otter, or Tate device that appears for an instant, you are in luck, if it says omap440, you either need to send it in to amazon or if they won't accept, you can send it to @kurohyou and see if he can fix it. Before you think its hard-bricked there are other ways to know for sure if it is one so don't freak out if u can't see any device in the device manager when it connects and disconnects.
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Yea. it says OMAP...
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Open the device manager before you plug the kindle in, if you see a jem, otter, or Tate device that appears for an instant, you are in luck, if it says omap440, you either need to send it in to amazon or if they won't accept, you can send it to @kurohyou and see if he can fix it. Before you think its hard-bricked there are other ways to know for sure if it is one so don't freak out if u can't see any device in the device manager when it connects and disconnects.
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Thanks for the reply. I understand omap is the processor amazon uses, so there's that. Can't send to Amazon. No funds to pay for repair. I found something here : http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038 that I think I might try. What do you think?
That doesn't work on the second gen devices, it requires a signed version of the xloader that only amazon has, the kf1 didn't require signatures, so it worked on them but not the second gen devices. If u want to have any shot at fixing it since you said amazon won't accept it back, I would recommend sending it to kurohyou, he has a hard brick fix method in the works for kf2's, that should also work on the kfhd's, but the layout is different and he has no kfhd's to work with. He has gotten his own kindle back to a soft brick state by flashing the boot loader from links while directly hooked up to his emmc. Anyways he is your best shot if it shows up as a omap440 device and won't even boot with the kindle logo at all.
Here's a link to his thread if you are interested: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
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stunts513 said:
Open the device manager before you plug the kindle in, if you see a jem, otter, or Tate device that appears for an instant, you are in luck, if it says omap440, you either need to send it in to amazon or if they won't accept, you can send it to @kurohyou and see if he can fix it. Before you think its hard-bricked there are other ways to know for sure if it is one so don't freak out if u can't see any device in the device manager when it connects and disconnects.
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Hi, thanks for reply.
When i connect the kindle, omap4470 appears for an instant in the device manager...
What can happen if i contact Amazon and only tell them the kindle crashed using it?
Or is there a thing i can do on my own?
I don't know if its better to lie or not when dealing with them but if it was supposed to be under warranty still and they haven't previously replaced it, they are sometimes lenient and will send u a replacement. If they won't then kurohyou is your best bet.
Just curious did you attempt to root it or something using kindle fire utility? I don't remember the rooting process on kf1's offhand because I haven't had to reroot my moms in forever, but I remember kfu being involved. Kindle fire utility would brick the device, just trying to figure out from curiosity how you bricked it.
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stunts513 said:
I don't know if its better to lie or not when dealing with them but if it was supposed to be under warranty still and they haven't previously replaced it, they are sometimes lenient and will send u a replacement. If they won't then kurohyou is your best bet.
Just curious did you attempt to root it or something using kindle fire utility? I don't remember the rooting process on kf1's offhand because I haven't had to reroot my moms in forever, but I remember kfu being involved. Kindle fire utility would brick the device, just trying to figure out from curiosity how you bricked it.
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Hi
I was under TWRP when i bricked the tab.
Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 was getting slowing down and i decide to erase the tab and reinstall it.
I still don't know why i've been to the root menu of TWRP, but sure i should'nt have been there... black screen!!
Bye
jeromebzh said:
Hi
I was under TWRP when i bricked the tab.
Unofficial CyanogenMod 10.2 was getting slowing down and i decide to erase the tab and reinstall it.
I still don't know why i've been to the root menu of TWRP, but sure i should'nt have been there... black screen!!
Bye
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Yes, I did attempt to root it using kindle fire utility.Tried a few other things, too. Don't remember them all. I understand that the bootloader is locked on this device, and I needed to use a specific method. Don't recall what that is. Do you know exactly what needed to be done?
You could have either used binaries root method or kindle fire first aid's root option. Kffa is in the general section, and I don't remember offhand where binaries root is, I think its in one of the FAQ stickies in one of the forums around here.
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So just to confirm, if I'm plugging in my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and my computer is asking for OMAP4470 drivers, there's pretty much no hope for it, ie, it's hard bricked forever. Sad face.
scamyu said:
So just to confirm, if I'm plugging in my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and my computer is asking for OMAP4470 drivers, there's pretty much no hope for it, ie, it's hard bricked forever. Sad face.
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Yes, that would be a definite hard brick. This may be fixable in the future but not at the moment, sorry.
I would be interested in bricked HD 8.9" with OMAP4470.
If any one is willing to sell it for a reasonable price and if possible is from UK let me know.
i think amazon RD guys or TI know how to fix it.
maybe by some driver or CMD words....
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I would be interested in bricked HD 8.9" with OMAP4470.
If any one is willing to sell it for a reasonable price and if possible is from UK let me know.
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i think amazon RD guys or TI know how to fix it.
maybe by some driver or CMD words....
I have a Kindle Fire here that is bricked (loads/reloads "kindlefire" logo over and over and goes no further). I purchased a factory cable so that I can flash it back to it's original software. However, since this device is bricked and was given to me, I have no idea if this a 1st or 2nd generation device. Is there some way to tell the difference between the two while it is bricked so that I know what to flash it with? I've looked everywhere and can find only ways to tell the difference if the device is running properly. Thanks so much!
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I have a Kindle Fire here that is bricked (loads/reloads "kindlefire" logo over and over and goes no further). I purchased a factory cable so that I can flash it back to it's original software. However, since this device is bricked and was given to me, I have no idea if this a 1st or 2nd generation device. Is there some way to tell the difference between the two while it is bricked so that I know what to flash it with? I've looked everywhere and can find only ways to tell the difference if the device is running properly. Thanks so much!
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I would try the kindle fire unbrick utility for the first gen to see if that works if it does not it will not harm your device or try the kindle fire utility v0.9.9 to see if it detects the kindle fire being plugged in try the unbrick utility see if that works under kindle fire android development on the xda forums
NO NO NO! DO NOT USE THE KINDLE FIRE UTILITY!
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Thank you for your input but...
before I start doing something that might permanently brick the device, what about something more simple like opening up the back? Does anyone know if there are obvious differences between 1st and 2nd gen? I've tried googling this and can never find an answer that doesn't involved running the device in some way, very frustrating.
I've tried researching this myself by simply watching YouTube videos and trying my best to make note of anything. The only thing I've found that I suspect might be different (but I'm still not sure) is the color of the battery connector on the mobo. White for 1st gen, black for 2nd gen. Can anyone confirm this and/or does anyone know of another obvious difference?
Thanks so much!
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Update:
I believe I've answered my own question. After initially posting this, it occurred to me to simply look up replacement parts for 1st and 2nd gen and look for differences. I am correct about the color difference of the battery connector on the mobo, in addition, the 1st gen models also have a small white flex cable connector that is directly to the right of the battery cable connector (if you're viewing the device with the mobo at the top). This flex cable connector is completely absent on the 2nd gen models.
Posting this just to let everyone know I've solved the problem and also so that anyone else searching for a solution to this problem can have a definite answer.
Thanks again for the help! It's much appreciated!
If you want to be sure then put it into fastboot and run "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and if it returns kindle its a first gen, if it reports Tate, otter2, or jem then its a 2nd gen device.
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Hi guys. First off let me say that I'm really sorry that my first post here is one asking for help but I have read over the forums and several other places and I'm totally stuck. Here is the issue. I have a 2nd gen Fire (not rooted) that just will not charge. I have replaced the usb port twice thinking that it was just a bad jack the first time but it didn't get me anywhere. Everything else works fine. The pc sees it. I can transfer files to it with no problems. The indicator says that it is charging but the battery just keeps going down even when it's plugged in and in sleep mode. I have tried multiple chargers that I know work even the rapid charger(9v) gets it nowhere. I have a second kindle that I have used to check the battery so I know it isn't the problem. Also something of note is that no matter what charger I am using at the time the Kindle still reports that it's a "low power charger". Like I said the Kindle thinks that it's charging but it isn't. I have tried rebooting and factory restore several times but it's getting me nowhere. Any help with this would be very much appreciated. Thanks
Wrong forum.
I've requested that this be moved to Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting
but you should post current system version to be sure what kindle you have.
sd_shadow said:
Wrong forum.
I've requested that this be moved to Kindle Fire 2 Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting
but you should post current system version to be sure what kindle you have.
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I'm sorry about that. I didn't realize that I put this in the wrong section. It's a D01400 running 10.4.8_D026_4848320. Thank you very much for your response.
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I'm sorry about that. I didn't realize that I put this in the wrong section.
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no worries happens every day.
It's a D01400 running 10.4.8_D026_4848320. Thank you very much for your response.
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i pretty sure that D01400 (or D01E) is original Kindle Fire
if it still will boot up
look at the serial number - Settings > More > Device.
D01E------Kindle Fire 1st Gen
D026------Kindle Fire 2nd Gen
D025------Kindle Fire HD 7" 16GB
D059------Kindle Fire HD 7" 32GB
B0C9------Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 16GB
B0CA------Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 32GB
B0CB------Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE 32GB
B0CC------Kindle Fire HD 8.9" 4G LTE 64GB
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you can see from software version that it is D026------Kindle Fire 2nd Gen
maybe something on the board is bad? Or the battery itself, but i don't think the charging status should report a low power charger when the battery is bad but i have never had to chagne the battery out to find out. It does this on other roms besides the stock os?
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maybe something on the board is bad? Or the battery itself, but i don't think the charging status should report a low power charger when the battery is bad but i have never had to chagne the battery out to find out. It does this on other roms besides the stock os?
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@ sd_Shadow
Thank you for pointing that out. I honestly never knew thats how you can tell the difference between first and second gen. I always looked at the charging port but thats not exactly fool proof.
@stunts513
The battery seems to be good since I'm able to take it out and charge it in my wife's kindle. I have never tried any other roms. I have been trying to keep this one stock but if changing the rom might help I would be willing to do it.
I just noticed something else that seems very odd to me. Yesterday afternoon I shut it down completely (hold the power button for 20 seconds) while connected to the 9v charger and checked on it again after about 5 hours and it did manage to put a %66 charge on it. I shut it down using the regular os prompt and left it plugged in over night while I was at work. When I got home this morning and booted it up (mind you this is after 9 hours) it was still at %66. I just tried a hard shut down again a little while ago and I'm going to check on it again in about an hour to see if this means anything or was just a fluke. Thanks a lot for your responses guys. I really do appreciate it.
Hello i bought this one off ebay a few years back and it still looked brand new at box. it just turns on to Kindle Fire Logo screen then turns off when charger is plugged in only..
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it. After a bit of googling looks like someone could have bricked it possibly trying to root it. Please if anyone could help before i finally trash it, thanks.
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Hello i bought this one off ebay a few years back and it still looked brand new at box. it just turns on to Kindle Fire Logo screen then turns off when charger is plugged in only..
I was wondering if there is anyway to fix it. After a bit of googling looks like someone could have bricked it possibly trying to root it. Please if anyone could help before i finally trash it, thanks.
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