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I love kindle fire! best tablet $200 ! love LCD screen 1024x600 IPS!!!
But .. need to put an external keyboard to use in college in order to enter text! future can be no such enhancement like the ipad have?
Not yet. The best option is likely based on activating the bluetooth capability that appears to be on the motherboard. Developers are looking at that but are focusing on the ICS alpha.
Search this site or others for updates
When i am at home i use the app wifikeyboard.
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Would this work?
I have a Galaxy S2, which does support my bluetooth keyboard.
Could I use wifi keyboard with the phone and the kindle fire, type on the phone via bluetooth, then wifikeyboard copies it to the kindle fire?
Ive a BT keyboard on the way, so I will test it!
It has been stated multiple times in the dev forum that there is no Bluetooth in the fire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430473&page=3 from post 23 down.
Hashcode did mention the possibility of adding 3rd party USB Bluetooth support to 3.0 once it is stable.
three-p-o said:
It has been stated multiple times in the dev forum that there is no Bluetooth in the fire.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430473&page=3 from post 23 down.
Hashcode did mention the possibility of adding 3rd party USB Bluetooth support to 3.0 once it is stable.
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Yes, I never said I was going to use bluetooth.
The bluetooth keyboard connects to my samsung galaxy s2.
I run wifikeyboard on the kindle fire and galaxy s2.
I type with the bluetooth keyboard, it copies onto the galaxy, then appears on the fire.
Its a long way round, but at least I can use an external device when I need to do a lot of typing.
Phil
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Yes, I never said I was going to use bluetooth.
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I think he was responding to the earlier poster who mentioned "activating" bluetooth
Yeah, didn't notice that you resurrected a dead thread and replied to ra0ul.
Just use OTG cable
Just do what I did: buy an OTG usb cable from amazon and then use Hashcode's latest 3.0 kernel. It will work like a charm!
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Just do what I did: buy an OTG usb cable from amazon and then use Hashcode's latest 3.0 kernel. It will work like a charm!
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With a keyboard such as this?
http://www.amazon.com/Leather-Keybo...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335741814&sr=1-13
Actually I believe USB 2.0 not supported at this time as it requires too much power. But any regular USB keyboard should work provided you use an OTG adapter. Also flash drives and such should work as well on hash's kernel!
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With a keyboard such as this?
http://www.amazon.com/Leather-Keybo...?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335741814&sr=1-13
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I havent been able to find a keyboard like those that will ship to the UK :-(
Phil
revival
def a thread to revive at this point, be nice to start posting some stats on who's getting what working with product info 'n such.
from Hashcode's 3.0 (ish) thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25505053&postcount=699
(if that link doesn't come out, just looky at post 699 of his kernal thread)
I just ordered an OTG cable from Amazon
... being shipped from China ... might be a while.
Might not even work, then I'm gonna get a keyboard, possibly
HDE 7" Tablet Stand with USB Keyboard - Black Faux Leather Carrying Case by PingTab ... from Amazon.
might work, or not. the powered hub seems like a novel idea, seeing as the KF will drain battery quick without a powered hub. I could mod a single in/out hub, but I don't fabricate much, so it'll be messy and kill time. murder. anyone know about one of these powered hubs for a single device already made up? hmmm
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With a keyboard such as this?
amazon. com/Leather-Keyboard-Tabletpc-Laptop-Notebook/dp/B004TJJPG8/ref=sr_1_13?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1335741814&sr=1-13
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I am using that keyboard to type this, it works great. A powered hub is not necessary, just a cheap ~$4 OTG cable. I plugged it in on boot and had no issues. I have only had the case/keyboard for an hour now. I'll report back with any issues if any pop up.
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sej11 said:
I am using that keyboard to type this, it works great. A powered hub is not necessary, just a cheap ~$4 OTG cable. I plugged it in on boot and had no issues. I have only had the case/keyboard for an hour now. I'll report back with any issues if any pop up.
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I just bought that keyboard and an OTG cable
Yea I like that case. I got a good question. Is there an OTG cable that would let me also keep charging the kindle. Basicly Male Micro USB to Female USB and Female Micro USB.
Does anyone one know to install the kernal? I cant find a tutorial
Just install Hashcode's latest ROM. It has the latest kernel.
Kindle fire keyboard?
sej11 said:
I am using that keyboard to type this, it works great. A powered hub is not necessary, just a cheap ~$4 OTG cable. I plugged it in on boot and had no issues. I have only had the case/keyboard for an hour now. I'll report back with any issues if any pop up.
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SEJ: I would love to do the same, I assume this is still working for you?
A couple of other questions. Have you rooted the operating system or are you using the original Kindle Fire OS? Did you need to install a kernal to get it to work? In reading consumer comments from kindle owners on the Amazon.com webpage, it sounds like this keyboard did not work for many people; but I'm wondering if you had to do something different on the software side (or were they all not bright enough to buy the OTG cable )?
Thanks!
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SEJ: I would love to do the same, I assume this is still working for you?
A couple of other questions. Have you rooted the operating system or are you using the original Kindle Fire OS? Did you need to install a kernal to get it to work? In reading consumer comments from kindle owners on the Amazon.com webpage, it sounds like this keyboard did not work for many people; but I'm wondering if you had to do something different on the software side (or were they all not bright enough to buy the OTG cable )?
Thanks!
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I have this keyboard too.
You do have to be rooted with a custom ROM and Kernel. Just root with the latest Kindle Fire Utility and it will install the latest TWRP Recovery. Then just flash(what I recommend) Hashcode's latest ROM because it has his latest Kernel with OTG support. In other words the keyboard will work.
Make sure you buy an OTG cable by the way...
I have rooted my kindle fire and put both aokp ics rom and jandycane rom at different times on my kindle fire. I'm using an OTG cable. I've been able to get my usb keyboard working on my kindle, only it's very very spotty; I've seen people using mouses with their rooted kindles, but mine does not work at all; and as for putting in usb drives, that has yet to work, though I've read other posts and people have said it works.
My question: is there a way to get the connection working better? I'm using the Logitech MK320 mouse keyboard combo with eforCity OTG cable. Thanks in advance for all who respond.
synagr said:
I have rooted my kindle fire and put both aokp ics rom and jandycane rom at different times on my kindle fire. I'm using an OTG cable. I've been able to get my usb keyboard working on my kindle, only it's very very spotty; I've seen people using mouses with their rooted kindles, but mine does not work at all; and as for putting in usb drives, that has yet to work, though I've read other posts and people have said it works.
My question: is there a way to get the connection working better? I'm using the Logitech MK320 mouse keyboard combo with eforCity OTG cable. Thanks in advance for all who respond.
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Are you using a powered USB hub or trying to go keyboard into OTG cable?
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Are you using a powered USB hub or trying to go keyboard into OTG cable?
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I am using an OTG cable I bought on Amazon. It's the eforCity OTG cable, male micro usb to female usb.
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Most USB devices require more amperage to run properly than the kindle fire will provide, this is why for standard USB keyboards, mice, and flash drives it is best to use an externally powered USB hub which will provide the extra juice, look around a little bit there is plenty of information regarding this in the forums if you take the time to search. Fyi even with the powered hub some devices just will not work with the kf.
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synagr said:
I am using an OTG cable I bought on Amazon. It's the eforCity OTG cable, male micro usb to female usb.
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Same as what jlshady00 said:
Silly Amazon doesn't have the required 5 volts (or whatever unit of measurement, I forget), unlike most phones and other tablets, so you should use a powered hub. You will need Stick Mount https://play.google.com/store/apps/d...ickmount&hl=en to be able to see flash drives. I don't know about mice and keyboards. I assume the same thing.
jlshady00 said:
Most USB devices require more amperage to run properly than the kindle fire will provide, this is why for standard USB keyboards, mice, and flash drives it is best to use an externally powered USB hub which will provide the extra juice, look around a little bit there is plenty of information regarding this in the forums if you take the time to search. Fyi even with the powered hub some devices just will not work with the kf.
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Thanks for your input. I've searched through the pages and had seen that it could potentially require a powered hub. Then there were pages that said it would require hash's kernel 3.0, and many other different things. I mostly was wondering if I was doing anything wrong because other people have said they've got keyboards working. Especially since my keyboard would work for a while; in fact, I was able to write about three sentences on my kf before it wouldn't recognize the keyboard, so I thought maybe there was a better way to do it or I was missing a step. To be honest, I find it more efficient to write down specifically what you have and what you've done, and all the specific information relating to your problem, then ask. It's more direct and less confusing. If nothing else, getting a response is reassuring.
Yeah, the new roms such as jandycane come with hash's latest kernel included so if the rom has been updated within the past month or so you should be good, but check the info on the thread as it should be listed.
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So if I have the latest Jandycane on my KF, what keyboard/hub/whatever I need would you recommend me getting? I would love to be able to use a case with a built in keyboard but barring that anything would be awesome.
graywolfe42 said:
So if I have the latest Jandycane on my KF, what keyboard/hub/whatever I need would you recommend me getting? I would love to be able to use a case with a built in keyboard but barring that anything would be awesome.
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People seem to be having good luck with this one.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B004TJJPG8/ref=mp_s_a_1?qid=1350688656&sr=8-1&pi=SL75
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graywolfe42 said:
So if I have the latest Jandycane on my KF, what keyboard/hub/whatever I need would you recommend me getting? I would love to be able to use a case with a built in keyboard but barring that anything would be awesome.
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But if you have a case and keyboard already I would recommend getting a powered Usb hub. I was reluctant to get one at first, but like everyone who's posted on the subject, tit is currently the only other way to get a usb keyboard working properly. Thanks to everyone who helped point me in the right direction on this.
Hi all, ive gave up on the slim chance that there might be a BT chip inside the kindle fire 2. With the release of custom ROMs on our device, is it now possible to get bluetooth working via otg cable? I have a micro BT usb an was wanting to use it for ps3 compatibility so i can play ps1 roms etc wirelessly. I know you can connect a 360 controller cablde to the kindle but imn looking for wireless connectivity.
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Hi all, ive gave up on the slim chance that there might be a BT chip inside the kindle fire 2. With the release of custom ROMs on our device, is it now possible to get bluetooth working via otg cable? I have a micro BT usb an was wanting to use it for ps3 compatibility so i can play ps1 roms etc wirelessly. I know you can connect a 360 controller cablde to the kindle but imn looking for wireless connectivity.
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I wasn't going to answer because I'm not a dev....but was curious so looked up some stuff.
From what I can see....I can't find anyone doing that, ever. Yet I see a LOT of people saying "No, not possible unless you get a custom ROM" yet....I haven't found anyone that has actually done this!
Not sure why, although since we have devs I will be curious to see their response. No idea why I can't find a SINGLE post of anyone doing it, yet I also haven't seen anyone that has flat out said no, only that you will need a custom ROM.
If we do get it working, it would probably be one of the first times someone has done bluetooth via OTG. If you can find anyone that has done it before though, that may help out.
iytrix said:
I wasn't going to answer because I'm not a dev....but was curious so looked up some stuff.
From what I can see....I can't find anyone doing that, ever. Yet I see a LOT of people saying "No, not possible unless you get a custom ROM" yet....I haven't found anyone that has actually done this!
Not sure why, although since we have devs I will be curious to see their response. No idea why I can't find a SINGLE post of anyone doing it, yet I also haven't seen anyone that has flat out said no, only that you will need a custom ROM.
If we do get it working, it would probably be one of the first times someone has done bluetooth via OTG. If you can find anyone that has done it before though, that may help out.
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You can't really call it bluetoothe can you? if you use a wired soulotion it is a wireless protocol.
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You can't really call it bluetoothe can you? if you use a wired soulotion it is a wireless protocol.
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Just a usb bluetooth dongle. And, this is most likely never going to work on our device. We don't support usb host...
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Just a usb bluetooth dongle. And, this is most likely never going to work on our device. We don't support usb host...
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I seen on the kf1 forum that they have USB host to control a flash drive, Is it different to adding a BT adapter? Obviously you would need drivers for the specific BT adapter you were using
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You can't really call it bluetoothe can you? if you use a wired soulotion it is a wireless protocol.
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Not if u use a micro BT adapter an rip it apart and solder it to USB internally.
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willieboya said:
I seen on the kf1 forum that they have USB host to control a flash drive, Is it different to adding a BT adapter? Obviously you would need drivers for the specific BT adapter you were using
Not if u use a micro BT adapter an rip it apart and solder it to USB internally.
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They use powered hubs... our device wouldn't power the dongle, and you might fry it if you tried to hard wire it into the battery
FMKilo @ forum.xda-developers
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They use powered hubs... our device wouldn't power the dongle, and you might fry it if you tried to hard wire it into the battery
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well my plan was to buy a usb dongle, cheap ofcourse, put an external power supply, i.e 5v supply if i cant get one. for talking sakes lets say i use a battery ( i know voltage etc are not same as 5v supplied by normal usb ports) hook red + on battery, black to negative on the battery and add a switch so i can switch it on and off, so the only thing i would then need to take would be the data coming from the kindle itself. From what i can gather cm10 has bluetooth dongle support, if so then it would just be a case of an app looking at usb instead of internal bluetooth. Please correct me if i am wrong ( which i am pretty sure i am ). This is one feature which has let the kf2 down for me. All the others i can live with, even if i only had stock rom and it had bluettoth connectivity, it would be better for me. I hate having ideas but not being able to do anything about it so any advice, tips or reasons as to why it will not work is all good
While im on, does anyone have a kf2 with custom rom, a powered usb hub, an otg cable, a bluetooth dongle and a spare ten mins to check if the dongle is recognised by the kf?
willieboya said:
While im on, does anyone have a kf2 with custom rom, a powered usb hub, an otg cable, a bluetooth dongle and a spare ten mins to check if the dongle is recognised by the kf?
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Sorry to revive this, but I have a kindle fire 2, rooted with the official cyanogenmod jellybean. I'm later going to order a bluetooth dongle and I already have a powered hub. Being a college student I have a lot of spare time to this sorta thing. I'll check back later if there are replies or if i have done it and have results.
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Although some people on this thread have already said that bluetooth doesn't work without a powered hub, you can find videos demonstrating it without a powered hub. I'll also test this later.
Cm10 + otg + bt dongle = works!
I recently about an Onda V973 specifically so that I can load CM onto it but was disappointed that BT wasn't built-in. So I got an OTG cable and a cheap dongle. At first the connection didn't work but after a reboot CM was able to load the drivers for the dongle. Works great! :good:
I am 99% sure Kindle Fire does not have a bluetooth chip. I tried it myself on CM10.2, 10.1, and it doesn't activate. The modem does not have this feature.
It would be interesting to try and mod the tablet that way, though.
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:
At least say someting if you know anything
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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 >.>
pyraxiate said:
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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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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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:
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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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rmamba said:
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....
my kindle fire is way out of warranty and has a custom rom on it. i use it as a radio type device as my nexus 7 does not seem to work with the app i use for some reason (maybe a kitkat problem) but lately ive been noticing that i have to get the microusb thing just right in the kindle and leave it. if i do as much as to barely move the table it will quit charging. (the cable works fine with my nexus 7) and the headphones jack is really loose (again the headphones work just fine with my nexus 7). i dont really want to have to live with this anymore (note: i am really careful with my kindle fire so that cant be a problem) but dont know what to do. help please?
You could restore the stock software (including bootloader, recovery, and ROM) using the second part of this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25730666&postcount=2
From there you can contact Amazon customer service to see if they can do repairs (don't mention that it was previously rooted). That works all the time with Sprint for me.
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