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[Help!] Bricked Kindle Fire/ Won't even start

After I rooted my kindle and installed adw.launcher everything was going fine. I rebooted my kindle and out of nowhere it refuses to start. Absolutely nothing shows up at all. The screen doesn't come on, the logo, nothing. The battery was at 75% when it was working. Even when I plug it in the orange charge light doesn't even come on. I need help badly and I would prefer not to have to send it in to get a replacement. The entire reason I created this xda account was to fix this. Please I need help.

That doesn't sound good. Press and hold the on button for like 20 seconds and see if anything happens.

jaredkzr said:
After I rooted my kindle and installed adw.launcher everything was going fine. I rebooted my kindle and out of nowhere it refuses to start. Absolutely nothing shows up at all. The screen doesn't come on, the logo, nothing. The battery was at 75% when it was working. Even when I plug it in the orange charge light doesn't even come on. I need help badly and I would prefer not to have to send it in to get a replacement. The entire reason I created this xda account was to fix this. Please I need help.
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Try the Hard reset option as explained by GBH2 and if it doesn't help, then please list down what exactly did you do to root your device, stock FW version etc.
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I have already tried the hard reset but to no avail. I have no idea what happened to it. I think I will just have to get a replacement. I followed instructions off of mobilemag and of course I can't place the link in this post.

I literally just had same issue... holing power button for 20+ seconds did the trick here.
Running CM7 w/ MAC address fix.

mine's bricked too
I also have a bricked Kindle and not sure what to do about it.
I had my KF rooted and working. Then, I followed these instructions to get a better keyboard. In short, I edited one row of the secure table in settings.db, trying to enable Hackers Keyboard. I followed the instructions very carefully, including changing permissions. When I rebooted, it stuck at the kindle fire logo, and it is still stuck there.
I can connect via adb, but can no longer burrito root. Can't run 'su'. I'm searching these forums trying to figure what to do next.

do you have twrp available ?
if not you could follow this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1414832

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Thanks. I found that thread via http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356257&page=61 and it saved the day.
I was able to fastboot, twrp, and eventually solve my problem.
I had updated settings.db, then used `adb push` to put it in the right place. Then, I chmod-ed it as the instructions warned. However, it was owned by root not system! With twrd, I was able to get back into adb. Chown-ing and chgrp-ing that file to system solved my problem.
(Unfortunately some of the other stuff I did along the way broke a few apps... anyway I'm happy to have a working KF again.)

good to hear !!!

Did you ever get your KF to work? I can not get mine to turn on after KFU 0.9.5 used to do perm root. Now nothing works at all

Kindle fire wont power on /boot
I'm facing the same issue here, i have FFF 1.4a and TWRP 2.2.2.1 installed and JB 4.2.1 from twv. However i noticed whenever i pressed reboot from menu or power it off, i cannot turn it on again.
Luckily i have an OTG cable which help me force boot it, but i want to solve the issue coz i dont want to use the OTG cable always to turn it on.
Note: Holding power button for 20secs did not solve the issue

hi vertcam9 how do you force boot it please.
omniac

omniac said:
hi vertcam9 how do you force boot it please.
omniac
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Hello, i have a Factory Cable (USB cable) with a different pin configuration. Basically if you have a working bootloader, you just plug it in (with a PC) and it will go to the FFF screen.
I think my issue is a busted USB port already.

ok thanks tried that, but it is deader than that.
omniac

Dead is right on the mark for mine also. With pc never detecting my CM9 , I updated my TWRP to v2.2.2.1, in hopes to go to CM10
And for first time saw *bootloader* as an option in TWRP . Screeching halt!!! Beware.

Seriously people...
vertcam9 said:
I'm facing the same issue here, i have FFF 1.4a and TWRP 2.2.2.1 installed and JB 4.2.1 from twv. However i noticed whenever i pressed reboot from menu or power it off, i cannot turn it on again.
Luckily i have an OTG cable which help me force boot it, but i want to solve the issue coz i dont want to use the OTG cable always to turn it on.
Note: Holding power button for 20secs did not solve the issue
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vertcam9 said:
Hello, i have a Factory Cable (USB cable) with a different pin configuration. Basically if you have a working bootloader, you just plug it in (with a PC) and it will go to the FFF screen.
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Normally I would assume you had a 2nd generation device and tried to modify it, but I see your first post was made back in April and then edited two days ago?!? Is this a new problem or the same problem you had eight months ago?
I'm pretty sure your USB port isn't bad and you just have a broken bootloader. If you have a 1st generation device, the Firekit w/shorting trick to put the device in USBboot will do the trick.
omniac said:
hi vertcam9 how do you force boot it please.
omniac
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omniac said:
ok thanks tried that, but it is deader than that.
omniac
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How about some details...better yet, start a new thread...In the Q&A section.
Smmoph said:
Dead is right on the mark for mine also. With pc never detecting my CM9 , I updated my TWRP to v2.2.2.1, in hopes to go to CM10
And for first time saw *bootloader* as an option in TWRP . Screeching halt!!! Beware.
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This sounds like a completely different problem. You should probably start a new thread as well...In the Q&A section.

I have the exact same problem!!!!!!!!!
After I rooted my kindle, everything was going fine. My kindle turned off and when I rebooted, it got stuck in a bootloop. I tried to fix it by reflashing a fresh image and out of nowhere it refuses to start. Absolutely nothing shows up at all. The screen doesn't come on, the logo, nothing. The battery was at 75% when it was working.
This has been the problem since 5 months...
I am using a kindle fire 5th generation and don't have a factory cable.
Can somebody plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!
If so, can someone post a link for a cheap factory cable however I really don't want to use/buy one.
Thanks!

samiultahir said:
I have the exact same problem!!!!!!!!!
After I rooted my kindle, everything was going fine. My kindle turned off and when I rebooted, it got stuck in a bootloop. I tried to fix it by reflashing a fresh image and out of nowhere it refuses to start. Absolutely nothing shows up at all. The screen doesn't come on, the logo, nothing. The battery was at 75% when it was working.
This has been the problem since 5 months...
I am using a kindle fire 5th generation and don't have a factory cable.
Can somebody plz help!!!!!!!!!!!!
If so, can someone post a link for a cheap factory cable however I really don't want to use/buy one.
Thanks!
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this is only for Kindle Fire 1 (2011)
there is a separate section for your device see
Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?
for correct forum link
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sd_shadow said:
this is only for Kindle Fire 1 (2011)
there is a separate section for your device see
Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?
for correct forum link
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Oh Thanks Anyways but do you know a fix for this?
BTW I think my device is hard bricked. :crying:

samiultahir said:
Oh Thanks Anyways but do you know a fix for this?
BTW I think my device is hard bricked. :crying:
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post in the correct forum
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Kindle Fire Bricked! HELP!

There are allot of bricks on this device. But this one is kinda hard to figure out. Anyway....Ive flashed some things on my kindle fire before but this time i tried to flash honeycomb meant for the galaxy tab. YES i know it is crazy. But i just like honeycomb better than ICS. So then i rebooted and it didnt work but then i wiped the system and flashed it again. Reboot and it will not boot up or show a charging light. I tried kindle fire unbrick 1.1 and the utility and the kindle fire utility 0.9.3 and tried to boot into recovery. DID NOT WORK. PLEASE HELP!

Beeyoth said:
There are allot of bricks on this device. But this one is kinda hard to figure out. Anyway....Ive flashed some things on my kindle fire before but this time i tried to flash honeycomb meant for the galaxy tab. YES i know it is crazy. But i just like honeycomb better than ICS. So then i rebooted and it didnt work but then i wiped the system and flashed it again. Reboot and it will not boot up or show a charging light. I tried kindle fire unbrick 1.1 and the utility and the kindle fire utility 0.9.3 and tried to boot into recovery. DID NOT WORK. PLEASE HELP!
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Well if your PC regonizes it try reinstalling TWRP.. then boot into recovery and flash a new Rom...

fiddlefaddle said:
Well if your PC regonizes it try reinstalling TWRP.. then boot into recovery and flash a new Rom...
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it does not recognize it

Beeyoth said:
it does not recognize it
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Not even KFU? Try reinstalling your drivers.. if that does not work I cannot help you..

fiddlefaddle said:
Not even KFU? Try reinstalling your drivers.. if that does not work I cannot help you..
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the drivers will install but kfu will not recognize it

Kindle fire Utility should work even without being recognized (well it did for me after turning on and off 3 times).
Does the device at least get's the firefirefire logo? If so, this is what I did
-Turn your kindle off by holding the power button down for at most 20 seconds.
-Plug kindle into your computer
-Run the unbrick utility
-Turn kindle on
-Wait for the Caution Sign with the fire logo (firefirefire logo)
-Choose first option on utility (Recovery Loop)
-Wait... (a max of 10 minutes)
This should work, if not, try to turn off your kindle on and off, and then try again.
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Well, if that doesn't work, I know there's someone is working on "factory cables" which (I think) should fix this problems.
Wish I could be more help.

zane203 said:
Kindle fire Utility should work even without being recognized (well it did for me after turning on and off 3 times).
Does the device at least get's the firefirefire logo? If so, this is what I did
-Turn your kindle off by holding the power button down for at most 20 seconds.
-Plug kindle into your computer
-Run the unbrick utility
-Turn kindle on
-Wait for the Caution Sign with the fire logo (firefirefire logo)
-Choose first option on utility (Recovery Loop)
-Wait... (a max of 10 minutes)
This should work, if not, try to turn off your kindle on and off, and then try again.
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Well, if that doesn't work, I know there's someone is working on "factory cables" which (I think) should fix this problems.
Wish I could be more help.
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didnt work

try to use mount
in twrp, select mount, then ull see it on your computer

maybe try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038

b63 said:
maybe try this one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
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is there a way to not make a factory cable?

Beeyoth said:
is there a way to not make a factory cable?
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...did you actually read the thread b63 linked you to?

Dasanko said:
...did you actually read the thread b63 linked you to?
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yeah....sorry but please someone help!

Beeyoth said:
yeah....sorry but please someone help!
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can i call you Rip, or you prefer Mr Van Winkle?

if adb is not working you still may have fastboot.
try powering kf off type "fastboot devices" into a command line. (open prompt in folder where you have fastboot installed on pc) it should say waiting for device.
then plugin kf to usb cable and power on if you've got fastboot it's easy, if you haven't it's a factory cable or a door wedge
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lovejoy777 said:
if adb is not working you still may have fastboot.
try powering kf off type "fastboot devices" into a command line. (open prompt in folder where you have fastboot installed on pc) it should say waiting for device.
then plugin kf to usb cable and power on if you've got fastboot it's easy, if you haven't it's a factory cable or a door wedge
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PERFECT! But heres the problem, it wont turn on

will a motorola factory cable work with the kindle fire? if so, how do i fix this thing?

Buy a factory cable instead of making one
If your unit doesn't turn on at all and isn't recognized by the PC whatsoever then that is your only hope

Kujila said:
Buy a factory cable instead of making one
If your unit doesn't turn on at all and isn't recognized by the PC whatsoever then that is your only hope
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i already have one. i have a motorola factory cable. I was wondering if i can fix my kindle fire with it. if so, how do i do it?

Beeyoth said:
i already have one. i have a motorola factory cable. I was wondering if i can fix my kindle fire with it. if so, how do i do it?
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Factory in the sense that the cable used is one in the same as the cable used in initially programming the device at the manufacturer, not in the sense that it is an OEM cable that came with a phone.
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backspacepc said:
Factory in the sense that the cable used is one in the same as the cable used in initially programming the device at the manufacturer, not in the sense that it is an OEM cable that came with a phone.
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second one.

[Q] Kindle Fire 2 completely bricked after flashing wrong bootloader.

Hi. So the other day I installed TWRP on my Kindle Fire successfully. The KF was at 10.2.6, I'm not sure if that means it's a Kindle Fire 2 or not. Anyways, when I went to flash FFF, I stupidly flashed the .zip as a bootloader, thus making my Kindle Fire completely unusable. When I press the power button, nothing at all happens. Nothing I do will make the screen turn on or the power button to flash in any way. I've tried using Firekit with usbboot and the shorting trick, but that hasn't worked for me. (I just installed stock Ubuntu to a flash drive with the fk file on root, I'm fairly certain that's all that needed to be done?)
Anyways, my Kindle is unresponsove, and the usbboot trick has yet to work for me. I really want to save this guy. I've heard the KF cannot be completely bricked through software/flashing. I hope it's true! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.

if that is your software version then yes you have kindle fire 2, i'd wait for someone with more experience on here to post, but it sounds to me like you are going to need a factory cable

chris_m128 said:
if that is your software version then yes you have kindle fire 2, i'd wait for someone with more experience on here to post, but it sounds to me like you are going to need a factory cable
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Thanks fro replying. I'm pretty sure a factory cable only puts it into fastboot if you have a working bootloader. I don't, so I don't think it would work.

I remember an instance where a friend of mine had a broken bootloader, and we used a factory cable to restore it, this was on the kindle fire. we had to first reflash the bootloader. I hope this is possible here.
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but you'll have to ask someone with more experience than me sorry.

jophish said:
Hi. So the other day I installed TWRP on my Kindle Fire successfully. The KF was at 10.2.6, I'm not sure if that means it's a Kindle Fire 2 or not. Anyways, when I went to flash FFF, I stupidly flashed the .zip as a bootloader, thus making my Kindle Fire completely unusable. When I press the power button, nothing at all happens. Nothing I do will make the screen turn on or the power button to flash in any way. I've tried using Firekit with usbboot and the shorting trick, but that hasn't worked for me.
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I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
From there you would probably have to push one of the 10.1 ROMs on, or the 10.2.6 recovery image, and then start again.
This seems to be happening a lot, and could be avoided if people read a bit more before using the wrong tools.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD

chronicfathead said:
I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
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Howdy. I just fashioned a factory cable, just jumping +5V to pin 4, right? It seems to be doing absolutely nothing. No lights or anything are turning on. The freedom boot just spits out "error: device not found" and hangs on "Pushing Stack". Again, I was under the impression that the factory cable only made it boot in fastboot if you already have a working bootloader. I'll try loading into Ubuntu and see what it says in terminal. Thanks
EDIT: So, when I type adb devices into terminal, I get:
The program 'adb' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
You will have to enable the component called 'universe'
Could this have been my problem to begin with?
EDIT 2: Well, I installed ADB. There are no devices found when I enter that command, and the shorting trick with still doesn't work. Ugh.

jophish said:
Howdy. I just fashioned a factory cable, just jumping +5V to pin 4, right? It seems to be doing absolutely nothing. No lights or anything are turning on. The freedom boot just spits out "error: device not found" and hangs on "Pushing Stack". Again, I was under the impression that the factory cable only made it boot in fastboot if you already have a working bootloader. I'll try loading into Ubuntu and see what it says in terminal. Thanks
EDIT: So, when I type adb devices into terminal, I get:
The program 'adb' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
You will have to enable the component called 'universe'
Could this have been my problem to begin with?
EDIT 2: Well, I installed ADB. There are no devices found when I enter that command, and the shorting trick with still doesn't work. Ugh.
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Leave your Kindle plugged in for an hour using the normal cable, as it may be totally flat.
The attached diagram shows what pins need joining. If you can, make sure none of the other pins are shorting.
Hold the power button for 20 seconds, plug in your fastboot cable, power on the Kindle.
You should see some traffic lights on the screen.
If you can get fastboot enabled, you should be able to push the correct partitions back on using the partitions from the factory restore image, your backup files or from the recovery thread. Hope you get it running.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD

chronicfathead said:
Leave your Kindle plugged in for an hour using the normal cable, as it may be totally flat.
The attached diagram shows what pins need joining. If you can, make sure none of the other pins are shorting.
Hold the power button for 20 seconds, plug in your fastboot cable, power on the Kindle.
You should see some traffic lights on the screen.
If you can get fastboot enabled, you should be able to push the correct partitions back on using the partitions from the factory restore image, your backup files or from the recovery thread. Hope you get it running.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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I tried the fastboot cable out on a working Kindle Fire, and it worked correctly, so I did wire it right. I did as you said, holding the power button down and then plugging in the cable, and nothing happens still on the KF2. I have access to the insides, should I unplug the battery? It should be around 85% charged. Thanks again.
Edit: BIG NEWS~ Not really. When I plug the Kindle Fire with the fastboot cable into Windows, it appears under Device Manager as "Unknown Device" with a yellow triangle, but nothing shows up on the Kindle, no lights or anything. Hmph.

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I tried the fastboot cable out on a working Kindle Fire, and it worked correctly, so I did wire it right. I did as you said, holding the power button down and then plugging in the cable, and nothing happens still on the KF2. I have access to the insides, should I unplug the battery? It should be around 85% charged. Thanks again.
Edit: BIG NEWS~ Not really. When I plug the Kindle Fire with the fastboot cable into Windows, it appears under Device Manager as "Unknown Device" with a yellow triangle, but nothing shows up on the Kindle, no lights or anything. Hmph.
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You could have tried sending it back to Amazon, but you say you have opened it.
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chronicfathead said:
You could have tried sending it back to Amazon, but you say you have opened it.
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Urgh. I closed it up. Is there any way they'd know if I'd opened it?

I'm in exactly the same boat as you, also flashed FFF (by accident) on my device. Haven't been able to fix it yet but I do have a factory cable. Also did the USB trick, but that didn't have an effect either.
chronicfathead said:
I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
From there you would probably have to push one of the 10.1 ROMs on, or the 10.2.6 recovery image, and then start again.
This seems to be happening a lot, and could be avoided if people read a bit more before using the wrong tools.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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In my case, I did by accident because it wasn't clear to me which KF generation I had (I've bricked mine just after christmas). These forums were not really clear either, I had a Kindle Fire so I just looked for a KF guide. After I bricked it I found out my device was a second generation Kindle Fire.

plinders said:
I'm in exactly the same boat as you, also flashed FFF (by accident) on my device. Haven't been able to fix it yet but I do have a factory cable. Also did the USB trick, but that didn't have an effect either.
In my case, I did by accident because it wasn't clear to me which KF generation I had (I've bricked mine just after christmas). These forums were not really clear either, I had a Kindle Fire so I just looked for a KF guide. After I bricked it I found out my device was a second generation Kindle Fire.
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Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...

Same Here..
I was thinking that all kindle fire are the same... installed fire fire fire using KFU and device got bricked....!
Hope someone here could help us get our devices up and running again...

yudanjah said:
Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...
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Nothing whatsoever.
I can't really send it back to Amazon, because of two reasons:
1) I already opened up the back
2) It was gifted to me from the US, and there is no Dutch Amazon, so I'd have to send the device back to the person who gifted to me, that person has to mail it to Amazon from there, and the replacement device has to come back the same way (via that person). That's not a situation I'd like to put that person in.

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Urgh. I closed it up. Is there any way they'd know if I'd opened it?
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I am sure they can figure it out. Can you boot into TWRP?
If so, you can still recover...

Dame problem
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Nothing whatsoever.
I can't really send it back to Amazon, because of two reasons:
1) I already opened up the back
2) It was gifted to me from the US, and there is no Dutch Amazon, so I'd have to send the device back to the person who gifted to me, that person has to mail it to Amazon from there, and the replacement device has to come back the same way (via that person). That's not a situation I'd like to put that person in.
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Same problem dude, did you fix it?

i.robert said:
Same problem dude, did you fix it?
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Not yet I'm afraid. Everything I tried so far hasn't worked.

yudanjah said:
Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...
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No, Absolutely nothing. I really would like to get this working.

jophish said:
No, Absolutely nothing. I really would like to get this working.
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same here we need a new firekit for the kf2

Help..
any updates on the fix? I hope someone out there could help us revive our bricked kindle fire 2... :angel:
kindle fire 2
flashed wrong bootloader (fff)
no power
no lights
no adb
shorting trick is not working for me :crying:

Kindle Fire 2 Red Screen (Bricked?)

I rooted my Kindle Fire 2 about a week ago and I was really enjoying it. Today I decided that I wanted to get cyanogen mod on my kindle. I went to a a forum page here on XDA which had a one click thing for TWRP. I downloaded it onto my kindle and started to install it. I allowed it with superuser, but then my screen went black and turned red. Now I'm kind of nervous because I've read that now I need to use a Factory/Fastboot cable to restore it. Is there any other way for me to restore my kindle? I can turn it off by holding the power button for 20 secs, but when I turn it back on the logo flashes for 2 secs and the red screen comes back.. Please help.. I'm kinda upset right now

No. You need a cable. Sorry you are upset but this is clearly stated in the CyanogenMod thread.
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mindmajick said:
No. You need a cable. Sorry you are upset but this is clearly stated in the CyanogenMod thread.
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Ok, so if I purchase the cable, will that allow me to enter fastboot and fix the problem? Is fastboot somthing that is already on the device.. or is it something that I should of installed on it beforehand? Someone told me that all I need is the Factory Cable and I can work from there. Is that true?

You might want to start reading before you permanently brick your device
Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228539
The "someone" is correct... But save yourself somw hassle and read everything you can while waiting for your cable.
See XDA rule #1
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mindmajick said:
You might want to start reading before you permanently brick your device
Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228539
The "someone" is correct... But save yourself somw hassle and read everything you can while waiting for your cable.
See XDA rule #1
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I'm sorry, I know im asking dumb questions; honestly I'm new to this and I just need some help and I do appreciate the help you are providing. I have read the link you posted, but I have one more question. When I plug in the Factory Cable is fastboot something that is already on the device? I dont think I installed fastboot on my device (if it can even be installed) But I know for a fact that my KF2 is rooted. I know this is a dumb question, but the only way for me to find out is if I ask. Thanks.

https://www.google.com/webhp?client...rce=hp&q=what+is+fastboot&oq=what+is+fastboot
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TruElement said:
I rooted my Kindle Fire 2 about a week ago and I was really enjoying it. Today I decided that I wanted to get cyanogen mod on my kindle. I went to a a forum page here on XDA which had a one click thing for TWRP. I downloaded it onto my kindle and started to install it. I allowed it with superuser, but then my screen went black and turned red. Now I'm kind of nervous because I've read that now I need to use a Factory/Fastboot cable to restore it. Is there any other way for me to restore my kindle? I can turn it off by holding the power button for 20 secs, but when I turn it back on the logo flashes for 2 secs and the red screen comes back.. Please help.. I'm kinda upset right now
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i have the problem two days ago and i was crazy about that, but i did a factory cable

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TruElement said:
I rooted my Kindle Fire 2 about a week ago and I was really enjoying it. Today I decided that I wanted to get cyanogen mod on my kindle. I went to a a forum page here on XDA which had a one click thing for TWRP. I downloaded it onto my kindle and started to install it. I allowed it with superuser, but then my screen went black and turned red. Now I'm kind of nervous because I've read that now I need to use a Factory/Fastboot cable to restore it. Is there any other way for me to restore my kindle? I can turn it off by holding the power button for 20 secs, but when I turn it back on the logo flashes for 2 secs and the red screen comes back.. Please help.. I'm kinda upset right now
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i just fixed mine it had a red screen I tried everything....but what worked was the kindle fire first aide...YAY!!!!!
i flashed to 10.2.3 and and rooted it's all good....but you gotta use a fastboot cable...SWEET!!!!

bigrob504 said:
i just fixed mine it had a red screen I tried everything....but what worked was the kindle fire first aide...YAY!!!!!
i flashed to 10.2.3 and and rooted it's all good....but you gotta use a fastboot cable...SWEET!!!!
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sent you PM if you got it.. needing some help.... thanks!

mistaanime said:
sent you PM if you got it.. needing some help.... thanks!
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Okay you need factory cable it's really the fastboot cable..got mine from ebay bout $5...download kindle fire first aide...
download and install sdk manager((google it).....plug your kindle to your computer....(with the fastboot cable your screen on the kindle should say fastboot)open the kindle fire first aide and run the RunMe.bat file...choose restore image and run the program....the program also lets you root your device again.....Hope I helped you
Here's a link for the cable and a guide
google this kindle fire hd fastboot cable from ebay

bigrob504 said:
Okay you need factory cable it's really the fastboot cable..got mine from ebay bout $5...download kindle fire first aide...
download and install sdk manager((google it).....plug your kindle to your computer....(with the fastboot cable your screen on the kindle should say fastboot)open the kindle fire first aide and run the RunMe.bat file...choose restore image and run the program....the program also lets you root your device again.....Hope I helped you
Here's a link for the cable and a guide
google this kindle fire hd fastboot cable from ebay
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Do I have to have my own system image backup? I wasn't able to "adb pull" before all of this because it wouldn't give me r/w permissions due to something called a protective shell or something?

supergaara2 said:
Do I have to have my own system image backup? I wasn't able to "adb pull" before all of this because it wouldn't give me r/w permissions due to something called a protective shell or something?
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It helps but you can use Kindle Fire FirstAid and a factory fastboot cord and restore to factory. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 You can make a fastboot cord or buy one for 10 bucks, up to you.

He did a good job describing everything.
If you want to try getting custom recovery again, root your Kindle Fire using Bin4ry's method. Use the new method (No Xperia stuff - You'll know when u use it). And use Kindle Fire First Aid and disable OTA updates. Download TweezerMod Installer (Google it) and follow instructions. You will be as amazed, excited, and happy as at first when you recovered your kindle.

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bigrob504 said:
i just fixed mine it had a red screen I tried everything....but what worked was the kindle fire first aide...YAY!!!!!
i flashed to 10.2.3 and and rooted it's all good....but you gotta use a fastboot cable...SWEET!!!!
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cam you help me to unbrick my kindle fire in red screen with kindle fire first aid please

I have installed 22 different driver packages. None work. My PC connects to all my phones so I don't think the problem is there. USB port 2.0. Brand new factory cable (gets fast boot) canyon have the driver pack that works? I can believe how many bs file I have downloaded.
Also, yes, I uninstalled each one after failure an deleted all associated files. Please help before my wife shoots me!!

whodisname said:
I have installed 22 different driver packages. None work. My PC connects to all my phones so I don't think the problem is there. USB port 2.0. Brand new factory cable (gets fast boot) canyon have the driver pack that works? I can believe how many bs file I have downloaded.
Also, yes, I uninstalled each one after failure an deleted all associated files. Please help before my wife shoots me!!
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Turns out thing work better when you actually know what you are doing. But at leas I gained some knowledge. probably had the right drivers for a day and a half. Smh

[Q] Possibly bricked Kindle...

I recently rooted my Kindle Fire 1st generation to use Simple CM. I flashed it correctly and it worked fine, but to my surprise I recieved an iPad Mini as a gift. My parents asked for the Kindle and I said sure. Now, they wanted to go back to the original Amazon OS. So I downloaded a Kindle Fire stock zip to flash. I soon found out it was only an update... Now my Kindle successfully flashed it, I was setting it up, then it started to reboot, and it showed the launcher screen of Amazon, and then it gave me error pop-ups and it reboots after 30 seconds. I have been trying to get it to recognize on my computer but ADB and KFU aren't working the best. And now it says at 40% charge it will attempt to factory restore. (I will try soon). It repeats booting, then goes to the home screen, then it goes and shows errors and then does it again every 30 seconds. I am 13 years old and probably made a big mistake. I have read the threads on here and no solutions have worked. So I think it is bricked, and I have to give it to my parents by tonight and it has to have some sort of Amazon software or even CM. Is there anybody or anything that can help fix the Kindle Fire?
Thank you in advance, Jake.

You need to access fastboot to wipe data. You may need a factory cable.
In some cases, users have been fast enough to get into the settings and factory reset from there, so you may want to try that first.

soupmagnet said:
You need to access fastboot to wipe data. You may need a factory cable.
In some cases, users have been fast enough to get into the settings and factory reset from there, so you may want to try that first.
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Have you heard of anyone that tried that? I will definately try it being that you have 1000+ thanks on the meter.
EDIT: I attempted to factory reset but it still did the same thing..... How do I enter fastboot and detect the Kindle in 30 seconds?

I attempted to root my kindle fire with KFU and it hasn't powered on or charged since... Is it bricked or can it be repaired.... anyone?

strykrmas said:
I attempted to root my kindle fire with KFU and it hasn't powered on or charged since... Is it bricked or can it be repaired.... anyone?
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Well, that depends...
Is your Kindle Fire a second generation Kindle Fire?

soupmagnet said:
Well, that depends...
Is your Kindle Fire a second generation Kindle Fire?
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yeah it is... help... please

strykrmas said:
yeah it is... help... please
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
It's still a WIP, but that's the only hope you have of restoring your device.

soupmagnet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
It's still a WIP, but that's the only hope you have of restoring your device.
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I'm not that skilled in soldering and besides i'm too much of a noobie to attempt that anyway... thanks for your help...