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Kindle fire utility 0.9.5 did not root my kindle fire..
Guys here's what happened..I downloaded kfu 0.9.5(which is the latest available)....I assume that I had set up adb as kindle fire utility showed adb status as online and boot status as 4000..and I selected set up permanent root...it downloaded and installed twrp itself which is working perfectly alright..then I wanted to install google play and go launcher ex..play didn't install and go launcher got installed..when I installed titanium backup and set Cpu both applications said failed to get root access..but when I selected to set up permanent root account kfu said ur kindle fire has been rooted..with great power comes great responsibility..
What did I do wrong?please help...amazon app store is not available in my region...

In the KFU thread there are a few very helpful posts to straighten this out but it requires physically moving things,changing permissions etc... without KFU magically doing everything behind the scenes.I think page 122 and 124 will be helpful and also another page later in the thread also that I forgot to write down.I'm not sure(maybe someone else can verify?) but you could try to flash one of the new Roms with the built in gapps and you'd probablly be ok that way too.

Wouldn't it make sense to ask this in the kfu thread and wait patiently for help? Or you could ask in the q & a forum. The development forum is for thread pettainkng to developing something for the kindle, such as a rom, kernel, or utility. In the future direction this to the right place and people will be much happier to help you.
Did you make sure you have su installed? You may be rooted, but without the su app so that you can give rooted apps permissions.
Sent from my Kindle Fire using xda premium

mspallz said:
Kindle fire utility 0.9.5 did not root my kindle fire..
Guys here's what happened..I downloaded kfu 0.9.5(which is the latest available)....I assume that I had set up adb as kindle fire utility showed adb status as online and boot status as 4000..and I selected set up permanent root...it downloaded and installed twrp itself which is working perfectly alright..then I wanted to install google play and go launcher ex..play didn't install and go launcher got installed..when I installed titanium backup and set Cpu both applications said failed to get root access..but when I selected to set up permanent root account kfu said ur kindle fire has been rooted..with great power comes great responsibility..
What did I do wrong?please help...amazon app store is not available in my region...
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I had the same problem rooting my 6.3 KF, I could get SU installed, but it would revert back to unrooted stock upon boot. So, instead I just installed twrp using the KFU, then I flashed a custom ROM and it works perfectly. If you want to stay stock I recommend Stock+ or Modaco, although I was having some issues getting Modaco to keep root. Best of luck.

Thread reported so it can be moved out of the dev section and so you dont get flamed!
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

Rooting Kindle Fire v6.3 guide from a noob...

I had a lot of trouble rooting the Kindle fire and had to read a lot of threads on this site to figure things out; so I figured I would share the experience I had, maybe someone else who is new can benefit from my experience.
First I downloaded and used Kindle Fire Utility version 0.9.5 (KFU 0.9.5):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
I plugged in the Kindle fire and selected "Install Permanent Root with Superuser". It went through everything and told me that root was successful.
Then I tried to select "Install GoogleApps/Market/GoLauncherEX". The GoLauncher installed correctly but everything else failed to install.
I side installed youtube and several google apps successfully.
Unfortunately Android market would not install, and I could not login into any of the Google apps, I kept getting an error message.
At this point I tried to play Prime Instant Videos and realized you can not play these on a rooted Kindle.
I was rooting just for fun and was not really ready to loose the Amazon Prime Instant videos. So I decided to reset my Kindle fire to Factory Defaults.
WARNING: DO NOT RESET your Kindle fire to Factory Defaults, it can Brick your Kindle fire!!!! While experienced users may know how to recover from this, for new users be very careful!!! Do not do this!
I will make a long story short and say luckily I failed to do this due to my incompetence and got lucky.
So I had a working rooted unit that blocked the use Amazon Prime Videos, but I could not install Android Market, or figure out how to unroot.
I tried to install the following apps manually by sideloading them: Android Market, Root explorer, and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper (so I could unroot it).
I failed to load Android market. Root explorer and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper acted like I did not have root access. But Amazon Instant Prime was still not working.
After a lot of reading the threads I found out that KFU 0.9.5 has a bug and does not install superuser on some peoples Kindle Fires and thus only partially roots it. I found superuser.apk and sideloaded it, and installed it. This worked!
Suddenly when I started RootExplorer it asked me if I wanted to grant the app root access. Well Yes! I was now able to manually install Android Market. Please follow all the directions in detail! Even small details that seem not so important are actually very important, and must be followed to install Android market successfully. It took about three tries before I figured this out and installed Android Market.
I had to run Android market (let it load for extended periods) and reboot about 4 times before it finished updating to Google play and seemed to be working properly.
I was then able to unroot using Voodoo OTA rootkeeper (temporary unroot).
Now I have a Kindle Fire that works like the original, with all the Amazon services. It has Google Market, so I can install Google Apps. Most importantly it has Youtube app and Google+. This is all I ever wanted so I am happy.
I hope this helps. So here is the most important lesson learned. KFU 0.9.5 sometimes does not install superuser, so side load it, and do not reset your kindle fire to factory defaults once it is rooted.
Thanks for all the posts on xda-developers for helping me.

Interesting, but a good read. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I just got my KF yesterday... it too was 6.3. Running KFU under Windows 7, I had no real issues, after some massaging I was able to get it to recognize the device, gain root, and install TWRP. Once I had my recovery, I backed up the device, wiped, then installed Reloaded ICS. Here's where it got tricky... after install, the device was stuck in recovery boot mode, so it wouldn't get out of that loop... further, KFU was showing that the USB connection wasn't there, but after looking into it, I found a thread saying that in some cases even in that state, the bootloader can be changed, so I changed it and it worked!
Now I have my KF running Reloaded ICS with TWRP recovery... soooo nice.
Again, thanks for sharing your experiences!

kalahari00 said:
I had a lot of trouble rooting the Kindle fire and had to read a lot of threads on this site to figure things out; so I figured I would share the experience I had, maybe someone else who is new can benefit from my experience.
First I downloaded and used Kindle Fire Utility version 0.9.5 (KFU 0.9.5):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
I plugged in the Kindle fire and selected "Install Permanent Root with Superuser". It went through everything and told me that root was successful.
Then I tried to select "Install GoogleApps/Market/GoLauncherEX". The GoLauncher installed correctly but everything else failed to install.
I side installed youtube and several google apps successfully.
Unfortunately Android market would not install, and I could not login into any of the Google apps, I kept getting an error message.
At this point I tried to play Prime Instant Videos and realized you can not play these on a rooted Kindle.
I was rooting just for fun and was not really ready to loose the Amazon Prime Instant videos. So I decided to reset my Kindle fire to Factory Defaults.
WARNING: DO NOT RESET your Kindle fire to Factory Defaults, it can Brick your Kindle fire!!!! While experienced users may know how to recover from this, for new users be very careful!!! Do not do this!
I will make a long story short and say luckily I failed to do this due to my incompetence and got lucky.
So I had a working rooted unit that blocked the use Amazon Prime Videos, but I could not install Android Market, or figure out how to unroot.
I tried to install the following apps manually by sideloading them: Android Market, Root explorer, and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper (so I could unroot it).
I failed to load Android market. Root explorer and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper acted like I did not have root access. But Amazon Instant Prime was still not working.
After a lot of reading the threads I found out that KFU 0.9.5 has a bug and does not install superuser on some peoples Kindle Fires and thus only partially roots it. I found superuser.apk and sideloaded it, and installed it. This worked!
Suddenly when I started RootExplorer it asked me if I wanted to grant the app root access. Well Yes! I was now able to manually install Android Market. Please follow all the directions in detail! Even small details that seem not so important are actually very important, and must be followed to install Android market successfully. It took about three tries before I figured this out and installed Android Market.
I had to run Android market (let it load for extended periods) and reboot about 4 times before it finished updating to Google play and seemed to be working properly.
I was then able to unroot using Voodoo OTA rootkeeper (temporary unroot).
Now I have a Kindle Fire that works like the original, with all the Amazon services. It has Google Market, so I can install Google Apps. Most importantly it has Youtube app and Google+. This is all I ever wanted so I am happy.
I hope this helps. So here is the most important lesson learned. KFU 0.9.5 sometimes does not install superuser, so side load it, and do not reset your kindle fire to factory defaults once it is rooted.
Thanks for all the posts on xda-developers for helping me.
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can you tell me how to install superuser.apk on the kindle, been having the same problem of not installing google market
edit: just in case, I have it rooted with superuser and then install the go launcher/market....but only installed go launcher.

Rooting 6.3
I had difficulty installing anything to system/apps (permission denied) even when using KFU. I could mount the system read/write but still could not install Google Market to system/apps. I finally gave up and flashed EnergyROM 4-29-2012 and Kernel 3.0#8. Everything is working fine now and I don't care about Amazon Prime - I can get that on my laptop, or my DVD player.

the satans angel
help meeeeee .. plzzzzzzzz
my kindle is not working .. it hangs on the fire bootloader ... it doesnt proceed further ........... wat should i do ..... help plz

ignoringperson said:
help meeeeee .. plzzzzzzzz
my kindle is not working .. it hangs on the fire bootloader ... it doesnt proceed further ........... wat should i do ..... help plz
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747567

ignoringperson said:
help meeeeee .. plzzzzzzzz
my kindle is not working .. it hangs on the fire bootloader ... it doesnt proceed further ........... wat should i do ..... help plz
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i think i rooted it twice and and now its stuck on firefirefire boot loader . that triangle with fire sign and its not moving further .... =( heeeeelp
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i think i rooted it twice ....... and now its stuck at firefirefire bootloader ... wat to do =(
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i think i rooted the kindle twice ... and now its stuck at firefirefire bootloader .. one with yellow triangle and with fire on it and its not continuing forward ..wat to do .. help plz

ignoringperson said:
i think i rooted it twice and and now its stuck on firefirefire boot loader . that triangle with fire sign and its not moving further .... =( heeeeelp
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i think i rooted it twice ....... and now its stuck at firefirefire bootloader ... wat to do =(
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The link I gave you will provide some information as to what your problem is, and how to fix it.

soupmagnet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747567
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i think i rooted it twice and now it wont move further than firefirefire bootloader .. its stuck wat should i do .. help plz ......
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can u plz show me how to recover it .. i will be very thankful .. thanku

ignoringperson said:
i think i rooted it twice and now it wont move further than firefirefire bootloader .. its stuck wat should i do .. help plz ......
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can u plz show me how to recover it .. i will be very thankful .. thanku
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I'll be glad to help but it would benefit the both of us if you understood what your problem is exactly, hence the link.

i will telll u exactly wat my problem is . i rooted my kindle fire using kindle utility v0.9.5 and then i wanted to install android market on kindle and that i youtubed it and i tried but that didint work .. mount to r/ o from r/w wasnt working so i wasnt able to mount android market on system files .. so i thought my kindle wasnt rooted .. then i used the utility again and rooted my kindle again last nite and then i think i didnt complete the second time rooting process and then me kindle showed that fire sign saying press power button for recovery and since then it hasnt been working . that sign wont go . my kindle menue wont show .. its like hanged on that page so wat should i do for that .. i tried connecting it to the computer but its not reading it bcz my kindle menue is not showing that fir sign is still there

ignoringperson said:
i will telll u exactly wat my problem is . i rooted my kindle fire using kindle utility v0.9.5 and then i wanted to install android market on kindle and that i youtubed it and i tried but that didint work .. mount to r/ o from r/w wasnt working so i wasnt able to mount android market on system files .. so i thought my kindle wasnt rooted .. then i used the utility again and rooted my kindle again last nite and then i think i didnt complete the second time rooting process and then me kindle showed that fire sign saying press power button for recovery and since then it hasnt been working . that sign wont go . my kindle menue wont show .. its like hanged on that page so wat should i do for that .. i tried connecting it to the computer but its not reading it bcz my kindle menue is not showing that fir sign is still there
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Are you able to access recovery (TWRP) by pressing the power button as the screen suggest?

ignoringperson said:
i will telll u exactly wat my problem is . i rooted my kindle fire using kindle utility v0.9.5 and then i wanted to install android market on kindle and that i youtubed it and i tried but that didint work .. mount to r/ o from r/w wasnt working so i wasnt able to mount android market on system files .. so i thought my kindle wasnt rooted .. then i used the utility again and rooted my kindle again last nite and then i think i didnt complete the second time rooting process and then me kindle showed that fire sign saying press power button for recovery and since then it hasnt been working . that sign wont go . my kindle menue wont show .. its like hanged on that page so wat should i do for that .. i tried connecting it to the computer but its not reading it bcz my kindle menue is not showing that fir sign is still there
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Listen (read), very carefully. If you would take a few minutes out of your precious little schedule and read the information from the link that was given to you, then you would be able to discern on your own, why your device is acting the way it is, AND how to fix it.
IF you read the information from the link I gave you, and understand why your device is acting this way AND have taken the necessary steps to fix the problem and are still unable to fix it, THEN I'll be more willing to help.
I see no point in rehashing topics that have already been covered in detail if you're not willing to meet me halfway.

Listen to what Soupmagnet has to say. All your question's will be answered in the links he provided. And if you still have issues, then post again after reading the links. Soupmagnet won't ever steer you wrong. But from past experience with him, he is much more willing to help if you read the posted links first.
I also used KFU 0.9.5 on my Stock 6.3.1 KF. It is very straight forward, if you follow the instruction's to the letter. The only bit I can add that was not in the OP here is, be sure you make a backup via recovery before you move on to a ROM flash. I chose CWM and not TWRP ( personal reason's ) and CWM works fine for me. The only issue I had was the same issue that 50% of the KFU people trying to root/fff/TWRP or CWM a 6.3.x via KFU 0.9.5 is the part were it wont see your kindle after you ran the #2 option (Perm Root device...) if it KFU hangs saying it can't see your device, just kill KFU then goto Device manager and del the device (Kindle fire or ADB component....) unplug your Kindle .... replug your Kindle and reinstall your drivers again. Start up KFU and move on to the next option (it should see your device now) ( you could run adb devices also to be sure it is recognized ) if not ... Do it again. It will work.
Soupmagnet please let me know if any of my advice is bad advice.... but it worked for me.
Cheers
PS... Just got my Kindle Fire Factory cable. I have no relation to the guy that makes them ... but you really should have one for future use / recovery / bricks. Just my 2 cents.

Burrito Root 3
I don't need anyone rehashing anything for me. I spend PLENTY of time figuring out how to root my Kindle by reading a ton of forums. I tried to do something the other day.... I don't even remember now I'm so frustrated and it didn't work.
I went into Root Explorer and I couldn't change permissions on anything. When I tap the "root" folder it says that it is not rooted. I originally rooted it with BurritoRoot3. I went to the device and noticed that it is v6.3.1. I am assuming that broke my root.
I see plenty of instructions on rooting this version. I am wondering how to reroot from the point where I am already at or if I have to start all over. If you can just point me in the right direction that would be great.

HeatherWotkyns said:
I don't need anyone rehashing anything for me. I spend PLENTY of time figuring out how to root my Kindle by reading a ton of forums. I tried to do something the other day.... I don't even remember now I'm so frustrated and it didn't work.
I went into Root Explorer and I couldn't change permissions on anything. When I tap the "root" folder it says that it is not rooted. I originally rooted it with BurritoRoot3. I went to the device and noticed that it is v6.3.1. I am assuming that broke my root.
I see plenty of instructions on rooting this version. I am wondering how to reroot from the point where I am already at or if I have to start all over. If you can just point me in the right direction that would be great.
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First off, do you still have FFF? Recovery? Did you ever have FFF or recovery installed? I'm surprised that you got pushed the 6.3.1 OTA without even noticing.

There is a newer version of kindle fire utility with some great bug fixes read the op carefully before proceeding http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889

Nope. Now that you mention that.... I don't think I do. It loads up without flashing the fire or recovery option.

Use the new version of the kindle fire utility you'll be fine as long as you have adb working

New utility
I really appreciate it. I'll look over that today and see if I can get it done.
Thanks

Tried everything, still unable to root KF 2, 10.2.6

I have tried every method of rooting my Kindle Fire that I've come across, I have my Android Composite ADB Interface installed correctly, I have all my java installed correctly, I have the Android SDK files installed correctly, I have both qemu and runme.bat folders installed correctly, everything seems right, yet I'm still not able to root my device. As of right now, my problem is with the last step, its with the Qemu root. Qemu will take me all the way to step 3 then give an error and stop, this error is attached.
I'm not sure what to do from this point on, but I assume that I am missing a critical file. If anyone could help me, it would be much appreciated.
This was the last method I tried: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075959
Thank you.

Anyone? Anyone at all?

Honestly man it was a mega pain in the ass. I recommend doing bin4ry's root, then qemu's root, then SIDELOAD superuser. That last step made all the difference for me.

jimgreat said:
Honestly man it was a mega pain in the ass. I recommend doing bin4ry's root, then qemu's root, then SIDELOAD superuser. That last step made all the difference for me.
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Already did that in one cmd, bin4ry worked fine so I progressed to the qemu root but I kept getting stuck at step 3. Not sure what to do now, and what do you mean by sideload superuser?

Using your computer, download the superuser apk, transfer it to your kindle's storage, find it via your file manager and install it.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using xda premium

haberdashery said:
Already did that in one cmd, bin4ry worked fine so I progressed to the qemu root but I kept getting stuck at step 3. Not sure what to do now, and what do you mean by sideload superuser?
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I never ran the Qemu tool, as I was rooted after the first tool. Are you sure you are not rooted already?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD

chronicfathead said:
I never ran the Qemu tool, as I was rooted after the first tool. Are you sure you are not rooted already?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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You see...this is something I don't quite understand. We know the Bin4ry root method works for all 2nd Generation Kindle Fires. I've tested it and had it tested several times before adding it to the SoupKit. It works, 99.999% of the time
Sooooooo...
If the Binary method works for all Kindle Fires (it does) then why are people still trying to Qemu root on top of the Bin4ry root? Something about that just doesn't make sense to me.

chronicfathead said:
I never ran the Qemu tool, as I was rooted after the first tool. Are you sure you are not rooted already?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using Tapatalk HD
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I went into ES file manager and checked allow root explorer in the settings but it gave me a notification saying that my phone was not allowed to do this. I will try to just install superuser on my kindle now and see if that works.

haberdashery said:
I went into ES file manager and checked allow root explorer in the settings but it gave me a notification saying that my phone was not allowed to do this. I will try to just install superuser on my kindle now and see if that works.
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jimgreat said:
Using your computer, download the superuser apk, transfer it to your kindle's storage, find it via your file manager and install it.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire2 using xda premium
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Just installed superuser on my kf2 but when I opened it up it gave me this error, "There is no SU binary installed, and SuperSU cannot install it. This is a problem!"

soupmagnet said:
You see...this is something I don't quite understand. We know the Bin4ry root method works for all 2nd Generation Kindle Fires. I've tested it and had it tested several times before adding it to the SoupKit. It works, 99.999% of the time
Sooooooo...
If the Binary method works for all Kindle Fires (it does) then why are people still trying to Qemu root on top of the Bin4ry root? Something about that just doesn't make sense to me.
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My thoughts exactly....
So as of now, I am reseting my kf2 back to factory default and just rooting it with Bin4ry, lets see how it goes.

help for you
haberdashery said:
I have tried every method of rooting my Kindle Fire that I've come across, I have my Android Composite ADB Interface installed correctly, I have all my java installed correctly, I have the Android SDK files installed correctly, I have both qemu and runme.bat folders installed correctly, everything seems right, yet I'm still not able to root my device. As of right now, my problem is with the last step, its with the Qemu root. Qemu will take me all the way to step 3 then give an error and stop, this error is attached.
I'm not sure what to do from this point on, but I assume that I am missing a critical file. If anyone could help me, it would be much appreciated.
This was the last method I tried: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2075959
Thank you.
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I also "spent" hours trying to root, backup and install CM10 on my KF2 software version 10.2.3 and later updated to 10.2.6, before finally succeeding.
The information is in multiple threads on XDA.
After succeeding i was motivated in collecting and putting everything in one place ( i created a small blog on this specific subject):
someonelikesIT.wordpress.com
it has all the pointers towards every step described in XDA threads.
Hope it helps you achieve your goal.
It is not easy like next-next-next but not impossible (no IT background required but good understanding of english and some IT basic skills).
Good luck!

[Q] rooted Kindle fire hd 8.9 trouble

I have rooted my kindle fire hd 8.9 with 8.3.1 and have installed google play apk but all it does when clicked on is say google play has stopped.
I rooted using bn 4 ry and qem. both gave same results.
I am definetly a newby at this and just want to load apps from google play. does anyone know what I did wrong. both root programs said it was rooted.

How did you install Google play? First let us know the steps you followed... It will be easier to help that way...
Sent from my Sony Xperia P

CosmicDance said:
How did you install Google play? First let us know the steps you followed... It will be easier to help that way...
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I downloaded the google play apk file from google than transferred to my kindle and installed. I did the same with google chrome and it works.
The biggest problem was getting adb files working on my computer with windows 7. I finally after many tries got it working and was able to root the kindle.
All I have done is run the root programs. The one I used last was QEM

It's not the perfect answer but I would recommend you give kindle first aide a chance. I successfully rooted and installed the complete google apps with this program. Check the kindle 7 inch forum for the program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...2 First Aide Software - Noob (Simple) Version
Sent from my Kindle Fire 8 using Tapatalk 2

MikeGolfW said:
It's not the perfect answer but I would recommend you give kindle first aide a chance. I successfully rooted and installed the complete google apps with this program. Check the kindle 7 inch forum for the program.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/sho...2 First Aide Software - Noob (Simple) Version
Sent from my Kindle Fire 8 using Tapatalk 2
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Tried first aid with no luck. I saw on other sites that the original charger cable does not work in all situations. I ordered a new one and will try it and see if it works. Thanks for your help

rick3475 said:
I downloaded the google play apk file from google than transferred to my kindle and installed. I did the same with google chrome and it works.
The biggest problem was getting adb files working on my computer with windows 7. I finally after many tries got it working and was able to root the kindle.
All I have done is run the root programs. The one I used last was QEM
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Google play won't get installed just like that.... You need to install other services too... The easiest way to install is to root your device and install kindlefree... Ironically it's there in Google play and also as an attachment in the apps official thread at xda... Search for it and you'll find it.
Sent from my Sony Xperia P

Google Play requires the Google Service Framework to run properly. Chrome is an app, Google Play is an ecosystem.

thanks to all who helped me. I have rooted my kindle and have google play working. thnks,thnks, thnks.

HELP! I bricked my KFand can ONLY access fastboot

I can only access fastboot mode because neither recovery or system will boot. I tried using Neesher's toolkit to restore, but all I get is "device waiting" If someone could help a noob out, that would be great. Thank you so much!

You might not have the drivers installed for fastboot, if there's a device I think it will be called otter in the device manage with an exclamation, use the drivers in my signature to update the drivers for the otter device, also I don't know the toolkit you are referring to, but I would suggest using kindle fire first aid to restore the system partition.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

stunts513 said:
You might not have the drivers installed for fastboot, if there's a device I think it will be called otter in the device manage with an exclamation, use the drivers in my signature to update the drivers for the otter device, also I don't know the toolkit you are referring to, but I would suggest using kindle fire first aid to restore the system partition.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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THANK YOU! the kindle first aid kit looks pretty serious, so I will ask another noob question, is there a way to tell if my kindle fire is 1st gen or second gen by looking at the body? I read that the first gen had an ambient light sensor and the second gen didn't, and the lockscreen was closer to the bottom of the screen on the seond gen. My KF appears to not have an ambient light sensor and has a lower lockscreen slider, so is it safe to assume it is second gen?

What software version is it running?

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What software version is it running?
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I can't tell...

If you have fastboot access them type "fastboot -i ox1949 getvar product" once you have the drivers installed, that should tell the model u have.
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stunts513 said:
If you have fastboot access them type "fastboot -i ox1949 getvar product" once you have the drivers installed, that should tell the model u have.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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It says invalid device id. I also don't know how to install the drivers you linked

Open the device manager, find the device should have a triangle next to it, might say otter idk, anyways right click it, hit update driver, and tell it to search the folder where u extracted my drivers to. On another note, if you are on windows 8 you will need to disable driver signature enforcement first.
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stunts513 said:
Open the device manager, find the device should have a triangle next to it, might say otter idk, anyways right click it, hit update driver, and tell it to search the folder where u extracted my drivers to. On another note, if you are on windows 8 you will need to disable driver signature enforcement first.
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It just keeps on saying it cannot find the drivers for my device, even when I point it to your folder.
It says otter2, so that is a second gen KF, right?

huntman370 said:
It just keeps on saying it cannot find the drivers for my device, even when I point it to your folder.
It says otter2, so that is a second gen KF, right?
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You may want to install them with the device unplugged.

soupmagnet said:
You may want to install them with the device unplugged.
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I originally had the drivers for it installed, but I uninstalled them to try out the new drivers and even with the device unplugged, it still won't work

So maybe the vid and pid isn't in my drivers, I always add on to them when this occurs, can you goto the device manger to that otter2 device, right click it, hit properties, goto the details tab, and choose hardware id's on the drop down menu, and post back wat is on there? I will make sure it is in my drivers and update the post on the forum so your model is included.
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stunts513 said:
So maybe the vid and pid isn't in my drivers, I always add on to them when this occurs, can you goto the device manger to that otter2 device, right click it, hit properties, goto the details tab, and choose hardware id's on the drop down menu, and post back wat is on there? I will make sure it is in my drivers and update the post on the forum so your model is included.
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It gave two: USB\VID_1949&PID_000A&REV_0100
USB\VID_1949&PID_000A

OK I just updated the drivers on that post, redownload them and try it again, I didn't realize my drivers didn't have hardly any kf2 support in them until now, thanks for the hardware id's!
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stunts513 said:
OK I just updated the drivers on that post, redownload them and try it again, I didn't realize my drivers didn't have hardly any kf2 support in them until now, thanks for the hardware id's!
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Thank you!!! So now what do I do?

Tell kindle fire first aid to restore the system partition.
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