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I just got a Kindle Fire from a relative that wanted root access, and have performed several in the past without incident. When I was trying to use KFU to root with Superuser ("#2 option"), I accidentally bumped my booby-trapped keyboard's sleep mode button which shut off the monitor. When I turned it back on, I didn't realize my wifi disconnected and I entered option #2 to root (I'm not even sure internet access is relevant to the process). I immediately got errors which caused my Kindle Fire to get stuck at the splash screen. Using KFU, I changed the boot back to normal with option #1. Upon resuming root w/ superuser (that is, after selecting #2), it started rebooting and whatnot but got hung up at a point. KFU says "Attempt to remove root checker. / mv: can't rename 'system/bin/check_rooted': No such file or directory. / Please wait..." and never finishes. Meanwhile, my Kindle is stuck on the TWRP screen with Install, backup, etc. and won't move past. I have never experienced this screen before with the other roots that I have done; it just moves right into normal display after KFU does it's thing. Being the self-proclaimed techy that I erroneously think I am, I rolled up my sleeves and immediately googled a bootloop fix that seemed to be common with TWRP (command prompt > "adb shell" > changing boot to 4000), but I couldn't get the results the original poster got (I switched my environmental variables to allow for it, but still nothing). Against my better judgement, I will include that I got TWRP to let me into normal Kindle Fire operations and I factory reset it (which is fine, because it was factory to begin with) but TWRP is still showing up. I would have just played it safe and handed it back to my relative without root, but I'm not sure they could get past TWRP boot, and I wouldn't even want to do that to them if it was unavoidable. I have included everything I think was relevant to my troubles, and would be greatly appreciative if someone can glean from what I've done my level of understanding and guide me through this BS. A routine magic trick that I share with my less-tech-savvy family and friends has turned into a headache. To be clear, my question is how do I either A) get rid of TWRP (which seems like taboo from what I've read so far), or B) get back to a condition where I can start the whole rooting process over without interruptions, as I feel that is why I am in this mess. The goal is to get the Kindle Fire to a point where all my relative has to do is turn it on and go (no TWRP screens, bootloops, etc.) I can handle what follows after KFU rooting (namely, installing google market.....nothing like CM7 and the like.) Thank you.:good:
Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
Yeah, sorry. I just wanted to be complete, and I wasn't sure how much information would end up being useful. I'll let you know how it goes, and thanks for the reply!
Try this...
Acquire FireFireFire 1.4.zip and transfer it to your sdcard. Boot into twrp and install FireFireFire1.4.zip. Search the FFF thread for information on how to use it. I think that will either fix most of your problems or set it up to fix them easily
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Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
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At the risk of coming off ignorant, I am going to clarify what I need to do so I don't dig my hole even deeper. Please excuse me
I used the first link to download FFF. It came with the folders "cache" and "META-INF" and the single file "padfile". I assume mounting the SD card needs to be done through the TWRP screen, or do you mean on the Kindle Fire itself? Which part of the FFF download needs to be transferred to the SD card; the contents of "cache" or "META-INF", the padfile, or all of it? Do I just drop it onto the SD card, or does it have to be put somewhere special?
I understand how to get into Recovery mode on TWRP, and I will again assume that I need to mount the sd card in TWRP. What contents from the second link (Modaco) do I need to put on sd card, and where (if somewhere special)? It downloaded as a .zip, so should I just leave it that way and drop it onto the sd card?
I saw on TWRP where to wipe everything you mentioned, so I think I got it covered there. Also how to install flash rom.
You mentioned that Modaco already has google play, so I am going to also assume that this will conclude the fix, unless something unexpected pops up. I will try to work through your suggestion, but if you can let me know if any of my understanding is incorrect, I would be very much obliged!
I see that the SD mounting will probably come from within TWRP itself, since I will need to use "Install" for the rom flash, but I am still confused as to how to transfer it over and where it needs to go inside of SD card if there are any special rules for it.
Do not unzip the file! Place the .zip file on your sdcard as is and install it with twrp as you would a rom...no wipes
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Do not unzip the file! Place the .zip file on your sdcard as is and install it with twrp as you would a rom...no wipes
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Are you referring to your own suggestion soupmagnet, or my question about what to do with the FFF or Modaco .zip? If it's a reply to my question, should I just leave both of them zipped, or just the Modaco one, or what? How do I place them on my SD card for that matter? Through TWRP (which I don't think I know how to do) or onto the Kindle Fire directory on My Computer? I've never installed anything with TWRP; in the past, I've never had to use the screen that I'm seeing now ;p Should I not use any wipes as the first reply suggested? I am confusing myself at this point.
fff you flash in zip form you don't unzip it no wipes needed a rom you wipe prior and then flash in zip form as well
I am seeing on the Modaco website that wipe is not required.
Not for you ... you must wipe...
Thepooch said:
Whewww that a lot k well your best bet is to flash fff in twrp from this link only http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 by simply mounting the sdcard and transferring fff to it and flashing then power off get back into recovery by pressing the button a few times when you see the white kindle blue fire logo select recovery then mount SD again and transfer this rom in zip form of course http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 not the alt version that's for dual boot then wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik , wipe system then return to home screen of twrp select install flash rom when done reboot then system if prompted that's it.. wait for boot pass off the beautifully rooted kindle fire to your family member..
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Google android market will be located in apps no more tampering needed modaco is nothing but rooted stock with Google play
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This is what I'm about to do as succinct as I can be (as per Thepooch's instructions):
1. Download FFF from the first link. Keep it .zip
2. Transfer FFF by mounting SD within TWRP menu.
3. Flash fff
4. Power off.
5. Enter Recovery TWRP.
6. Mount SD again, then transfer .zip Modaco (not the alt version)
7. Wipe factory reset, wipe cache, wipe dalvik, wipe system.
8. Install Modaco rom
9. Reboot
10. Give to family member and refuse all other requests
Flash fff before powering off.. flash fff before powering off or rebooting guess that better
Crap we made it to thread page 2. I really didn't mean to make this harder than it had to be, I just wanted to be sure of what needed to be done. Thanks again gents for all the input
Mmm, incredible Everything appears to be in order. No TWRP screen and Google Play is included. Thank you so much for the fix. Not completely sure what went wrong, but glad you knew how to get around it. Omne ignotum pro magnifico!
Solved.:highfive:
OK now try to access recovery again to make sure the bootloader works as it should
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Also now create a backup something you could not do before because I believe the system was broken
Entered recovery without any problems. Created a backup, as well. Every boot since has gone straight to Kindle Fire; no TWRP menu Excellent, because it would have been a pain to explain that whole process to my relative. Great stuff!
Glad it worked everyone's happy no harm done
Help!
Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. I came across this thread because I was having and identical problem, but unfortunately, I am not having the same result. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. These are the steps I carried out based on what I got from this thread.
1. Downloaded fff-u-boot_v1.4a and Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5 zip, placed it on the root of the SD card
2. In TWRP, I entered install and selected the zip.
3. From that screen I hit reboot.
4. I went to Reboot->Recovery
5. Wiped factory reset, cache, dalvik, system.
6. Installed Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip file
8. Rebooted...
But after all this it went right back into TWRP. I am sure I am just missing something obvious, please help.
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Hi, I am hoping someone can help me. I came across this thread because I was having and identical problem, but unfortunately, I am not having the same result. If anyone can help me I would greatly appreciate it. These are the steps I carried out based on what I got from this thread.
1. Downloaded fff-u-boot_v1.4a and Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5 zip, placed it on the root of the SD card
2. In TWRP, I entered install and selected the zip.
3. From that screen I hit reboot.
4. I went to Reboot->Recovery
5. Wiped factory reset, cache, dalvik, system.
6. Installed Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom-kindlefire-unsigned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip file
8. Rebooted...
But after all this it went right back into TWRP. I am sure I am just missing something obvious, please help.
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You almost got it. When you install a ROM and want to boot to it from recovery, select "reboot system". You can still change your bootmode on the fly with FFF1.4 by holding the power button when you see the Kindle Fire logo until you see the boot options appear at the bottom.
I really, REALLY have tried going through the threads and tried to figure this out on my own but I'm just stuck. A while back I got stuck in the boot loop (I guess). It was after a few factory resets. It had been rooted. Now, I can get into twrp but once there I can't seem to find any of the files that I need to flash to get it going again. When I launch the KFU it says the device is "online" and device manager reads "Android Composite ADB Interface". I'm sorry if this isn't enough info but can someone give me a push in the right direction? :silly:
Still vague bro but hey you have twrp do you have fff? If you have those things select mount in twrp transfer ROM zip and a gapps zip to your sdcard but don't place them inside a folder... leave them in the open this is considered the root of your sdcard then select unmount go to install see if you can navigate to the files you put on the kindle if so select wipe, wipe factory reset, wipe cache wipe dalvik, wipe system, select install tap on the ROM zip flash it when done use the back button upper right... flash gapps then select reboot and system if prompted let it boot.. I suggest this ROM or a cm7 flavored variety.. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
fff is the kindle logo with the blue (fire) lettering, right? v1.4a in the upper right corner. Let's me go into normal, recovery and reset boot mode? The only option that let's me make any progress is the recovery option and that loads me into twrp. The "mount" option in twrp gives me 4 choices, mount system, mount data, unmount cache, and unmount sdCard. Mount system and mount data are unchecked. And if I click the "mount usb storage" button it takes me to a screen that says "USB Storage Mounted -- Be sure to safely remove your device from your computer before unmounting!" and there's an "unmount" button underneath. That's all I'm seeing. I'm not trying to be vague. I just don't know what specifically is the relevant info to give. But thanks for helping out those who can't help themselves
Ok plug to your computer select mount make sure there are no checks in the boxes of data and system then hit the big button this will mount your sdcard transfer zips select unmount follow my instructions above...
hey man, it worked!:victory: But I'm sure you knew it would. So, is it a bad idea or is it even possible at this point to revert to the factory reset? You know, have it be totally stock? And is it just tricky or dangerous to do factory resets a few times? I like using just the stock kindle version. The kindle app is just a little funky. Or it was the last time I used it. But obviously I love the google suite. I hadn't made a back-up the last time because it was just as easy to download a few of the things at a time from the cloud. So, making a back up would be a good habit and help in a situation like this? Do you know of any good threads re: backups? And superuser is something I don't know anything about but how does it work and where should I learn more about that? Mega MEGA thanks again dude! :highfive:
Yeah if you want the best of both worlds go with rooted stock all the wipes I suggested after backing up first then flash this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 the standard version not the altrom thats for dualboot your miles from that
What's the process to get to rooted stock? I just made a back up
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What's the process to get to rooted stock? I just made a back up
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just put this on your sdcard wipe every thing but your external storage and flash it http://loadbalancing.modaco.com/dow...gned-MD5-569fe6550cfcfba68dabc3d088324a46.zip your external storage is your sd card you dont wanna wipe that
its nothing but rooted stock with playstore and it wont wipe out your recovery and fff in the process
when installing the modaco custom rom, what boxes do I want to have checked? Zip file sig is checked by default and Force MD5 check on all zips is unchecked. Good?
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when installing the modaco custom rom, what boxes do I want to have checked? Zip file sig is checked by default and Force MD5 check on all zips is unchecked. Good?
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Just leave them all unchecked
thanks again for all your help thePooch. I've tried installing the rom a couple of times and it either freezes or I've got the following message.
Writing Data - Writing System - Writing Boot then E:Error in /sdcard/Gr9.2-altrom-update-.....
(Status 0)
*Verifying filesystems...
*verifying partition sizes...
Error flashing zip ‘/sdcard/Gr9.2xxx
do I need to just stay with the cm10 rom at this point? what other kind of fun stuff can I do to get this working:fingers-crossed:
I believe Thepooch told you earlier NOT to download the altrom. Check your download and try again.
no doubt. Funny how this stuff works the way that it's supposed to
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I believe Thepooch told you earlier NOT to download the altrom. Check your download and try again.
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Thanks soupmagnet yes the altrom version will fail everytime because it needs extra partitions to work which do not and very likely will not ever exist on your device.... Intructions well it helps if they are read I gave very clear ones and I definatly said not to use the altrom........
ありがとうございました。 I think I'm done.
your welcome
I rooted my Kindle Fire using KFU 0.9.5 and flashed a custom ROM. It worked fine for a few days and then just crashed -- The options bar located on the bottom disappeared and the error message was: System UI has crashed. (I have attached two pictures for better clarity)
Also, whenever I boot up, there is no yellow flame that appears, it goes to the moving colourful discs straight on.
I tried using terminal emulator and entered many codes in some hope of mounting USB Mass Storage so that I can use KFU and restore my Kindle, but in vain.
I have tried EVERYTHING. I've been at this for 6 days now and am at wits end. :crying: I have read up close to a 100 articles; this was my last resort.
I just want to get the Kindle's stock OS back - no root, nothing.
And the only was is, I suppose, if I am able to mount my Kindle as USB Mass Storage onto my computer.
ANY help is appreciated!
AndroBoss.
I don't have a kindle but did you try wiping it and reinstalling it?
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I don't have a kindle but did you try wiping it and reinstalling it?
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As it now runs on ICS, there is no Gingerbread for Kindle anymore on it. I can't wipe it clean from the device or atleast I don't know how to, please help?
All the wipes you should need to perform can be done in twrp recovery. Wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik and wipe the system. Reflash ROM , reflash gapps , reboot then system if prompted and you should be good to go.
Edit: failing to use the correct method to return to stock will just cause more problems. Rather than trying to go back to pure stock without fff and twrp I suggest you perform the above wipes and flash this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 its just modified stock with Google play and it will not wipe out your recovery and bootloader.
Thepooch said:
All the wipes you should need to perform can be done in twrp recovery. Wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik and wipe the system. Reflash ROM , reflash gapps , reboot then system if prompted and you should be good to go.
Edit: failing to use the correct method to return to stock will just cause more problems. Rather than trying to go back to pure stock without fff and twrp I suggest you perform the above wipes and flash this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 its just modified stock with Google play and it will not wipe out your recovery and bootloader.
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Okay, I will flash what you suggested but that's the problem. I am unable to access TWRP recovery from my Kindle. When it boots up there is no yellow flame that appears as the custom ROM is ICS 4.0.
I tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card after downloading one straight onto the tab but of no avail :/
What do you suggest? Is there any way I can get the TWRP Recovery to come up so that I can get the modified stock that you suggested?
Thanks for your help, regardless
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Okay, I will flash what you suggested but that's the problem. I am unable to access TWRP recovery from my Kindle. When it boots up there is no yellow flame that appears as the custom ROM is ICS 4.0.
I tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card after downloading one straight onto the tab but of no avail :/
What do you suggest? Is there any way I can get the TWRP Recovery to come up so that I can get the modified stock that you suggested?
Thanks for your help, regardless
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I know you said you read "close to a 100 articles" in your OP, but I suggest you do a little more reading. Get yourself acquainted with the key software components of the Kindle Fire and how they work together. Some of the things you say in your posts suggest you would benefit from the first post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
- The yellow flame you are looking for is an older version of the FireFireFire (FFF) bootloader, but there is a newer/better version.
- The KF cannot go to "the moving colorful discs straight on" because the first thing you will see is the bootloader's bootlogo.
- You must determine what bootloader is currently installed on the device because it is key in determining how you can get into recovery (TWRP).
- "Mounting" sdcard means to make the storage space available to either the host computer or the Kindle Fire, but it almost always means the former. Your comment about having "tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card" doesn't make sense.
My guess is you do not have FFF installed and the device is booting with the stock bootloader. Odds are you will still be able to boot into your current ICS system and execute an adb command to set the bootmode to recovery (5001). Then a reboot should take you into TWRP. At that point, you should try to mount the sdcard partition onto your computer and transfer the latest FFF and whatever ROM you want to flash. Be sure to install FFF as soon as possible. This will allow you to get back into TWRP even if your system software becomes unbootable. Only when you are comfortable with FFF and TWRP should you consider flashing another ROM onto the device.
In broad strokes, the above paragraph contains the steps you will take to get your device running properly again. If any part of it doesn't make much sense to you, I suggest you read the above article again. Then, you can figure out the specifics commands from the third post of the link above and the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
kinfauns said:
I know you said you read "close to a 100 articles" in your OP, but I suggest you do a little more reading. Get yourself acquainted with the key software components of the Kindle Fire and how they work together. Some of the things you say in your posts suggest you would benefit from the first post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
- The yellow flame you are looking for is an older version of the FireFireFire (FFF) bootloader, but there is a newer/better version.
- The KF cannot go to "the moving colorful discs straight on" because the first thing you will see is the bootloader's bootlogo.
- You must determine what bootloader is currently installed on the device because it is key in determining how you can get into recovery (TWRP).
- "Mounting" sdcard means to make the storage space available to either the host computer or the Kindle Fire, but it almost always means the former. Your comment about having "tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card" doesn't make sense.
My guess is you do not have FFF installed and the device is booting with the stock bootloader. Odds are you will still be able to boot into your current ICS system and execute an adb command to set the bootmode to recovery (5001). Then a reboot should take you into TWRP. At that point, you should try to mount the sdcard partition onto your computer and transfer the latest FFF and whatever ROM you want to flash. Be sure to install FFF as soon as possible. This will allow you to get back into TWRP even if your system software becomes unbootable. Only when you are comfortable with FFF and TWRP should you consider flashing another ROM onto the device.
In broad strokes, the above paragraph contains the steps you will take to get your device running properly again. If any part of it doesn't make much sense to you, I suggest you read the above article again. Then, you can figure out the specifics commands from the third post of the link above and the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
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WOW! Okay, thank you so much; I'll keep you updated. I'll do all this tonight! Cheers :good:
Hi guys I'm new here but not to rooting Android devices and such. I had a XDA account back in the Windows Mobile 6.5 days but I have no clue what happened to it so I just made a totally new account. I have searched for this issue top to bottom and I cannot find a solution.
So for about 3 weeks now I've been having this problem with the Kindle Fire I got for christmas. It's not bricked, but I tried to switch to the AOSP stock JellyBean 4.2.2_r1 ROM from CM10.1/SGT7 version9. When I did this the kindle seemed to booted up fine, and when the setup process was done I had no Navigation Bar or a Status Bar, also causing the installer to malfunction and give an infinite installing screen (forcing me to reboot due to there being no Navigation Bar.). I thought to myself "OK I'll just reinstall CM10 and everything will be normal." Nah. The same problem was experienced when I finished the setup after reinstalling CM10. So I tried flashing an earlier version of CM10. No dice.
When I switched ROMs I made sure I wiped everything from System to Devlik. Still having the same problem. I have twrp 2.3.3.0 atm and I noticed that when I boot into twrp, off deck it says "E:Unknown File System: 'datamedia' " in the log. I also noticed that when ever I format something it says "Using rm -rf on......" So I decided to go and disable this as it might be why I'm having such issues. I went to settings and tried to disable this option but it wont let me disable it (as in it wont let me deselect the "Use rm- rf instead of formating?" option.).
When this happened I decided to look for an update for twrp to fix this issue. When I found the update to 2.4.4.0, it's only apparently able to be installed via fastboot. I as of now do not have a fastboot cable, nor can I make one. I would buy one, but money is a bit short. This also brings me to my next issue that I have searched to no end for.
No matter what drivers I install for my kindle Fire, my computer asks to install new hardware when I plug my kindle in. This is just for USB mounting. I haven't even tried ADB drivers yet. I can't mount USB storage in android or twrp. Twrp says "E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode." When I am able to finally get some good drivers installed and working, only 30 seconds pass before they stop working and I'm not able to do anything. This forces me to transfer all files in ES file explorer over Wifi (which has to be installed manually by downloading the apk and copying it to the system/app folder and rebooting.).
After all this occurred I decided to go back to the stock Amazon OS and unroot to start from dirt. I went to Amazon's website and downloaded the 10.3.1 update for Kindle Fire second gen. It downloaded in .bin format so I just renamed the file update.zip and copied it to the root of the SDcard. After all that I booted into twrp and tried to install the ROM and it gave me this:
Installing '/sdcard/update.zip'
Checking for MD5 file......
Skipping MD5 check: no MD5 file found.
assert failed: is_substring("Otter2", file_getstring("/proc.product_name"))
E:Error in /sdcard/update.zip
(Status 7)
Error flashing zip 'sdcard/update.zip'
Udating partition details...
Once this happened I promptly searched the error on google. There was nothing exactly pertaining to this issue, so I searched the error in general and found that it happens a lot with ICS roms. They were all however errors that dealt with the system name being wrong but that's not exactly my problem is it? I even tried modifying the Update-script but that only gave me an infinite blue kindle logo screen.
If anyone can help me it would be greatly appreciated. This is my first run with any kind of tablet. I would like know how I can restore it back to the stock Amazon OS. If so how, I feel like I have tried everything.
Do you have a fastboot cable? First, I recommend that you get one.
Then, your best bet is to completely restore from stock and start over using the kindle fire restore utility in the development section.
Read my last post especially
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
The update.zip isn't going to flash for you because of the asserts set in the updater script. Basically, once you flashed cyanogen your device no longer identified itself the same way.
The problem you have with formatting isn't a bug. You would be screwed if TWRP let you uncheck the box.
The E: thing is normal and not an issue..
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mindmajick said:
Do you have a fastboot cable? First, I recommend that you get one.
Then, your best bet is to completely restore from stock and start over using the kindle fire restore utility in the development section.
Read my last post especially
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
The update.zip isn't going to flash for you because of the asserts set in the updater script. Basically, once you flashed cyanogen your device no longer identified itself the same way.
The problem you have with formatting isn't a bug. You would be screwed if TWRP let you uncheck the box.
The E: thing is normal and not an issue..
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Alright so I need a fastboot cable, and to restore to factory settings. I'm guessing TWRP would be gone when I do this right? Also Thank you. I think I'm going to stick to Amazon's OS for a while untill I can figure out the drivers.
Yes. Twrp will be gone.
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I think the fact that CM10 changes the device name is the reason why I have so many driver problems. So I'm going to stick to Stock Amazon untill CM10 is on it's final release. Is there any way to change the device name back to the original? The only difference is a space between the names is Amazon Kindle Fire 2 and Amazon Kindle Fire2(on CM10).
The device name change doesn't effect the drivers. That only effects the update script. Once you are stock the device name will revert back
Make sure you have uninstalled all previous drivers for the kf.
Then make sure you used the drivers I suggest at the end of that thread.
99% of all the issues I see for this device are just driver problems.
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Are you sure that it doesn't? Because as soon as I installed CM10 all my drivers were suddenly incompatible.
Dwarphkin said:
Are you sure that it doesn't? Because as soon as I installed CM10 all my drivers were suddenly incompatible.
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So you are probably using the Google device drivers from another phone or windows update or such. Cm10 drivers seem to work out of the box, but of you want both to work use my method.
The name change isn't what effects the drivers, it's the operating system that effects the drivers needed
When I first set up my system I couldn't access the devices USB Mount on stock but cm was OK. I went back and followed my own instructions... Now adb, fast boot and USB mounting works from both oses
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I apologize if this has been covered before, but several searches haven't turned it up.
I'm trying to upgrade my Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 to Android 7.1 and I'm running into a roadblock in the recovery mode. I have options for Wipe data/factory reset and Wipe cache partition, but there's no Advanced option, so I can't wipe the Dalvik cache.
The tablet is rooted -- I checked it after running Odin, and even ran Odin once more to be sure -- and I had Debugging checked under Developer Options, so I think I should be seeing the Advanced option, but it's not there.
I tried installing the new OS anyway, but I got failure messages, and then the tablet rebooted itself to 4.4.2, still rooted. I've restarted Developer Options and re-checked Debugging.
I must be missing something, but I can't see it. Thanks in advance.
This is driving me insane. Every time I think I'm making progress I run into a roadblock. At this point I'm just trying to load/install TWRP recovery so I can do a thorough wipe, including the Dalvik cache, but although I can find the flash file in my file manager, TWRP doesn't see it.
On the tablet's own storage TWRP starts its search at emulated/0, but I can't find folders in the file manager called emulated or 0. It will also look in sdcard, but even though I've copied the file there, TWRP doesn't see it, although it seems to be looking for "extsdcard." It also doesn't see zip files I've downloaded to the sd card, if that matters. It seems that TWRP can only find folders, not files.
I uninstalled and reinstalled TWRP, but it's the same. So I uninstalled TWRP again and tried to go with CWM, but it's not compatible with my tablet.
Part of me knows there must be a solution somewhere, but this has just about reached the point of "life's too short." If anyone can offer any help, it would be greatly appreciated.
I've finally had some success! I found instructions for installing TWRP with Odin, and they worked. And so, I expect, did the TWRP backup of the tablet's OS. All I need now is a Nougat 7.1 download that works; the one I have now:
Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4 Lineage OS 14.1 [mondrianwifi] [Android 7.1.1 Nougat]
...isn't working. TWRP attempted the zips I downloaded (OS and GAPPS?) but the verification failed. So at this point I can only boot to TWRP. If I just start the tablet normally, it hangs at the Samsung logo screen, and while I can turn it off, it starts itself again after 10 seconds or so, requiring a boot to TWRP and shut down from there.
I'm hopeful I'll find downloads that work, but some of the links I've found appear to have expired. I should be able to go back to 4.4.2 from the backup, but since I've gotten this far I'd like to follow through. It looks like I have more searching ahead of me.
More success! I found the following link to the OS and downloaded the Pico GAPPS as that author suggested, and it worked! My thanks to Marc0601!
https://forum.xda-developers.com/ga...m-resurrection-remix-5-8-5n-02-09-18-t3837764