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i was curious to get get android market on my kindle today.. and looked up how. i used the kindle fire utility to root it. then my KF it started to go into a loop of the boot logo. it just flashes on and flashes off over and over again.hard reset doesnt affect it at all, it wont even turn off unless i unplug it. it doesnt show up on my computer either.
i dont know if this helps but when i ran the Kf utility it said 'findstr' not recognized.. blah blah blah. and it didnt give me the 1234567 options on there. i just typed in '2' and pressed enter because thats what the video told me .-. it doesnt have a triangle, or a blue screen logo either just the kindle fire logo flashing off and on. I honestly am lost. please keep this noob friendly
i am running win 7. 64 bit.
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It seems like your stuck in fastboot mode. You need to reinstall the drivers manually and then go into KFU. Press 1(bootmode)and 1(normal). If you still want to root it, when it gets to installing fff, and if it says <waiting for device>, you need to do a hard reset and your Kindle, unplug, plug it back in, and manually install the drivers. Then it will finish rooting.
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
First before you mess with your drivers shift+ right click on the tools folder in kfu select open command window here power your device off completely leave it unplugged type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product when it says waiting for device plug in your powered off kindle it should then power on in fastboot mode if you get the response product: kindle then type fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000 it will say okay hopefully the type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot it should then reboot in normal mode
Edit: hit enter after each command
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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Sounds like there's some sort of PATH problem with your setup, which is why KFU won't work properly. You'll have to manually use ADB/fastboot commands if you want to get things done.
About it turning off constantly, it's probably out of battery. Use the stock wall charger (it provides a greater power output, don't bother with USB or a random clone) so it can refill some. The bootloops may be due to a bad boot mode, but it's a bit hard to pinpont with your description of the issue.
You may want to have a read here, it'll help you to better understand what's going on and how to express yourself about the problems you are experiencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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You might have corrupt drivers. Here's how to reinstall them:
Try going to your Control Panel >> Device Manager. If you see an entry for "Android Phone," (Android ADB interface) delete it (and any associations with Portable Devices >> KF or Kindle Fire).
Restart computer.
Then go to your KFU utility folder, open "install_drivers.bat" (right-click "Run Administrator"). This shouldn't take long at all.
You might want to restart here too after.
Then open KFU utility, plug in Kindle - if all went well here, you should read something along the lines of "Online" and "4000".
I am a similar situation
Hi Guys,
I rooted my KF with no issues, was able to copy the Jellybean and Gapp zip file to the SD and thought I flashed with no issues. Then rebooted. Now the KF is stuck in a boot loop. If I boot to recovery, that works and allows me the recovery options. if I boot up to normal, it constantly reboots, if I boot to fastboot, it displays the Kindle Fire logo and says "press power button to boot menu" at the bottom and does nothing else. My computer recognizes it as Android ADB interface but will not allow to access the SD ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
Dasanko said:
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
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Thanks for the info and sorry for the incomplete initial info. I will check this as soon as I get home and can work on it again.
Thanks for your help. It turns out that I didnt even have TWRP installed. Thats fixed. I was able to get roms installed and have different problems. (Will start a new thread in another area) Thank you very much for your help.
Hi everyone, I have two kindle fire, I messed with both of them.
I've root them the first one has the problem with the yellow triangle logo stucked. And the other one I've tried to reset it to the factory settings and everything was cool until I hit the TWRP utility and I think I erased everything.
I've see tons of posts regarding rooting and troubleshooting related to rooting and i'm pretty sick of rooting, I think that 3 months is sufficient time, please DON'T POST anything related to rooting.
I'm here asking if anyone knows how to flash all the data ofthe kindle from the pc and been able to install the factory software, firmware (I don't know) from scratch from my pc. Anyone, please?
The first one is probably stuck in fastboot. Try giving it a go with "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000 && fastboot reboot".
For the second one, "I think I erased everything" is as descriptive as not wanting people to post about your procedure is helpful. What exactly is going on with it? For future reference: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1644970
You should also update both FFF and TWRP on both devices once they are working normally.
If i may suggest flashing modaco first after a good wipe everything except your sdcard I believe this will make a smoother transition if you desire to return to stock before returning to stock always do a good wioe to remove remnants of previous roms download the latest stock bin and rename it to update.zip do not place it in any folder just at the root of your sdcard flash in twrp this will also wipe out twrp and fff I really dont recommend doing this lots of people fail at doing the procedure correcty modaco is stock with only the market added try this approach first then you can retain fff and twrp for custom backups.
Ok, so, I've been investigating and what I'm really looking is to erase ABSOLUTELY everything from the kindle sdcard, system, etc, everything. And I'm looking for a method to sideload from the pc the orginal stock ROM of Kindle Fire. Any clues, directions? Any fully functional software?
I really, don't want to try the adb commands (I've tried them before), nor follow any tutorial about root troubleshooting.
I'm really sick of them and of all that mal-functioning software that you have to download(Eg. Not-responding superOneClick, kindleFireUnbrickUtility saying in one line <No device found> <Processing something> <Congrats, your kindle is good to go! (When it's not)>, Eternal loading Android Commander)
With all due respect I DON'T want any more of those, as I said, 3 months is sufficient time, I feel so frustrated.
jRam90 said:
Ok, so, I've been investigating and what I'm really looking is to erase ABSOLUTELY everything from the kindle sdcard, system, etc, everything. And I'm looking for a method to sideload from the pc the orginal stock ROM of Kindle Fire. Any clues, directions? Any fully functional software?
I really, don't want to try the adb commands (I've tried them before), nor follow any tutorial about root troubleshooting.
I'm really sick of them and of all that mal-functioning software that you have to download(Eg. Not-responding superOneClick, kindleFireUnbrickUtility saying in one line <No device found> <Processing something> <Congrats, your kindle is good to go! (When it's not)>, Eternal loading Android Commander)
With all due respect I DON'T want any more of those, as I said, 3 months is sufficient time, I feel so frustrated.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25730666&postcount=2
Read from "Reverting to stock software". You can manually rename the file and then copy it into the KF instead of using ADB for it, just make sure the extension is .zip and not .zip.bin (Windows hides extensions per default settings).
jRam90 said:
Ok, so, I've been investigating and what I'm really looking is to erase ABSOLUTELY everything from the kindle sdcard, system, etc, everything. And I'm looking for a method to sideload from the pc the orginal stock ROM of Kindle Fire. Any clues, directions? Any fully functional software?
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To restore back to full factory
1. Download Kindle Fire Software Update Version 6.3.1
2. Rename the file to update.zip
3. Get in to TWRP and mount USB drive
4. Copy update.zip to Kindle Fire
5. Unmount USB drive
6. Do factory reset, then wipe system cache, and dalvik cache
7. Flash the update.zip
8. Let it bootloop about 3 times or so...
If you want FFF and TWRP then flash Stock 6.3.1 Basic from TWRP. This has no root or gapps.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25730666&postcount=2
Read from "Reverting to stock software". You can manually rename the file and then copy it into the KF instead of using ADB for it, just make sure the extension is .zip and not .zip.bin (Windows hides extensions per default settings).
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When trying to execute the adb shell commands all I get is:
- exec 'system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
I've also tried, fastboot update | flash | boot | flash:raw
This is with one kindle, with the other one, I can't even get the PC to recognized it as a USB
Is there any tool, that really erases everything and take the stock ROM to be installed again? Software, script?
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When trying to execute the adb shell commands all I get is:
- exec 'system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
I've also tried, fastboot update | flash | boot | flash:raw
This is with one kindle, with the other one, I can't even get the PC to recognized it as a USB
Is there any tool, that really erases everything and take the stock ROM to be installed again? Software, script?
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Ahh, that's a bother. It's a pretty annoying error. Could be something messed with your TWRP (I'm assuming you tried the commands from there).
There isn't one, but there's really no need for it... you just rename the ROM to update.zip, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset, and install update.zip. If you just want to flash stock because you like it better for whatever reason, you could also just look at the MoDaCo custom ROM instead, as it is stock based.
As for the other KF... you can't get it recognized, from where? The ROM? TWRP? Fastboot?
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Ahh, that's a bother. It's a pretty annoying error. Could be something messed with your TWRP (I'm assuming you tried the commands from there).
There isn't one, but there's really no need for it... you just rename the ROM to update.zip, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset, and install update.zip. If you just want to flash stock because you like it better for whatever reason, you could also just look at the MoDaCo custom ROM instead, as it is stock based.
As for the other KF... you can't get it recognized, from where? The ROM? TWRP? Fastboot?
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Both of the kindles, are damaged. I can't access them. I just can access one by USB.
For future reference:
This user's issues have been partially dealt with.
The first KF will require a factory cable to be fixed.
The second KF was soft bricked (there were a few corrupt partitions) after a bad flash attempt of the stock ROM. Luckily, FFF was still installed, but the Windows fastboot drivers weren't. Reinstalled FFF+TWRP from Firekit, and then fixed the partitions, wiped and flashed the stock ROM.
Dasanko said:
For future reference:
This user's issues have been partially dealt with.
The first KF will require a factory cable to be fixed.
The second KF was soft bricked (there were a few corrupt partitions) after a bad flash attempt of the stock ROM. Luckily, FFF was still installed, but the Windows fastboot drivers weren't. Reinstalled FFF+TWRP from Firekit, and then fixed the partitions, wiped and flashed the stock ROM.
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Thanks a LOT, Dasanko !!!!
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Thanks a LOT, Dasanko !!!!
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Ok, So, I have the factory cable. How can I test its Ok?
I have another question, the kindle is pratically empty no system, no sdcard memory, probably corrupted ¿How do I use the factory cable, to format the Kindle and install the Stock ROM again?
With the KF off and unplugged, type "fastboot getvar product" on a shell (KFU/tools).
Then plug in the KF using the factory cable. If you get anything listed or returned, it should be working fine. Otherwise, if you wait a few seconds and still nothing, you'll have to check the drivers to make sure the correct fastboot ones are installed.
To check the partitions, you can just "fastboot boot twrp.img" to load a TWRP into memory, and then "adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p" to print all partitions' information.
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With the KF off and unplugged, type "fastboot getvar product" on a shell (KFU/tools).
Then plug in the KF using the factory cable. If you get anything listed or returned, it should be working fine. Otherwise, if you wait a few seconds and still nothing, you'll have to check the drivers to make sure the correct fastboot ones are installed.
To check the partitions, you can just "fastboot boot twrp.img" to load a TWRP into memory, and then "adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p" to print all partitions' information.
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Well, I'm at my job now. So I will try this at home, but the shell is not working since system/sh (shell) it's not in the Kindle. I was trying to boot it yesterday with "fastboot boot twrp.img" and nothing. I also tried: "fastboot getvar product" and nothing but I only used the console. Anyway, let's see what happens...
Quick question, I've read that the factory cable puts the Kindle straight into bootmode, ¿So the color of the power button, has something to do with it? ¿I mean how do I know the kindle has entered factory mode? ¿The orange light is an indicator? (With a standard USB Cable I only get the green light with the power button, with the factory cable I first get green light, then orange light)
I've also read that if I can see the Kindle fire logo, the bootloader is Ok. Hence my Kindle is OK, but I can't enter fastboot mode. ¿Can anyone confirm this?
It'll get stuck in the bootloader screen, and fastboot commands should work as well, provided the drivers are properly installed and working.
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It'll get stuck in the bootloader screen, and fastboot commands should work as well, provided the drivers are properly installed and working.
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OK, I've finally made myself a working factory cable. And in the device manger I can see the kindle listed as "Android phone" and in that root it says "Android ADB Interface". Look like drivers are not working. Where can I download them?
Those are the proper drivers for fastboot you should be able to use kfu to send twrp and fff to the device if that doesn't work you will need to fastboot flash them
All I get is < waiting for device>. Looks like the drivers are not installed.
Simply hold the power button down while connected when it says waiting then power it back on and it should send also try unplug replug when it says waiting
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If you would like some help I have some time before work but you must finish your thread for the benefit of others
My Kindle was rooted but I decided to try my hand at installing a custom ROM. However, the ROM I tried would not work and the screen stayed black. However, thanks to TWRP I could install Kindle from Amazon again. The installation went thru smoothly, or so I thought. Now, when I boot the Kindle, I see the Kindle Fire Logo and it stays there. The Computer can see the Kindle as an Android device, Android Composite Device. But Kindle Fire Utility cannot see it so I could try and re-install it again. Any suggestions?
Lacking information, so I'll just fill the voids with assumptions.
I *assume* you didn't wipe cache, dalvik-cache and most important when switching from a ROM to another, Factory Reset - this is the reason said custom ROM wouldn't work, and the reason flashing back update.zip (as you said you installed it, rather than restoring a backup) caused your KF to get stuck in a semi brick.
The most important question here is, do you have FFF installed?
If you do, fixing this is trivial. Just get into TWRP from FFF, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset and then install whatever ROM you'd like to try or use.
If you don't have FFF installed, then your solutions are to either get a factory cable (recommended) or to crack open the case and do the USB pin short trick. From there you can use fastboot to install FFF and boot into TWRP.
Alternatively, you can try "fastboot getvar product" or "adb shell idme bootmode 5001" to see if you get lucky.
Dasanko said:
Lacking information, so I'll just fill the voids with assumptions.
I *assume* you didn't wipe cache, dalvik-cache and most important when switching from a ROM to another, Factory Reset - this is the reason said custom ROM wouldn't work, and the reason flashing back update.zip (as you said you installed it, rather than restoring a backup) caused your KF to get stuck in a semi brick.
The most important question here is, do you have FFF installed?
If you do, fixing this is trivial. Just get into TWRP from FFF, wipe cache, dalvik-cache and factory reset and then install whatever ROM you'd like to try or use.
If you don't have FFF installed, then your solutions are to either get a factory cable (recommended) or to crack open the case and do the USB pin short trick. From there you can use fastboot to install FFF and boot into TWRP.
Alternatively, you can try "fastboot getvar product" or "adb shell idme bootmode 5001" to see if you get lucky.
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I tried the USB pin short trick but now my Kindle won't turn on at all nor will it charge. Thanks anyways!
i have similar problem ......please need help
After successfully rooting kf with kfu and making a backup ... I did factory reset and flashed a custom rom ... now kindle is stuck on " kindle fire" logo and just keeps flashing and rebooting . My computer recognizes it as android phone ( android adb ) and kfu does too but only for a couple of seconds . During those few seconds I try recovery ... fast boot ...normal boot... n none seem to work . Kf just reboots n returns to boot loop . Any advice is appreciated .. thanks
Start a new thread when you're posting your own issues.
What colour is the "kindle fire" logo when you turn on your KF?
Force Kindle into Fastboot
Ok, so I have finally got my Kindle to turn on, using the USB Short Trick. Now my only question is about getting the Kindle to boot into fastboot mode so I can re-format the sdcard partition and finally load a new ROM. I have tried several different commands and they all seem to miss the window of opportunity to start the kindle in fastboot mode. Is there any way, short of a factory cable, that one can make the kindle start in fastboot mode?
Not fastboot get var
ComputerGenuis2.0 said:
Ok, so I have finally got my Kindle to turn on, using the USB Short Trick. Now my only question is about getting the Kindle to boot into fastboot mode so I can re-format the sdcard partition and finally load a new ROM. I have tried several different commands and they all seem to miss the window of opportunity to start the kindle in fastboot mode. Is there any way, short of a factory cable, that one can make the kindle start in fastboot mode?
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fastboot getvar product doesn't seem to do the trick. The kindle seems to be in fastboot mode but the adb shell cannot access the device.
The problem is that you don't have the fastboot drivers installed (also, ADB will not work while fastboot is active) - Windows is painfully slow at detecting a device and installing its drivers, so by the time it even notices anything, the fastboot window is already over.
To solve this, use firekit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
The script that will probably suit your needs the most is usb_install_fff_twrp.
Used Firekit
Dasanko said:
The problem is that you don't have the fastboot drivers installed (also, ADB will not work while fastboot is active) - Windows is painfully slow at detecting a device and installing its drivers, so by the time it even notices anything, the fastboot window is already over.
To solve this, use firekit: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
The script that will probably suit your needs the most is usb_install_fff_twrp.
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I have TWRP and FFF installed. However, upon booting into TWRP, the sdcard partition cannot be mounted, to the Kindle that is, and as such, I cannot mount the sdcard to the computer. When I researched this some more, I found that I can fix this by using a command via adb shell. The guide instructed using fastboot to achieve this. When would be the best time to use adb shell?
What's the output of partitions.txt? (type the following from TWRP)
adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p > partitions.txt
Can't use adb
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What's the output of partitions.txt? (type the following from TWRP)
adb shell parted /dev/block/mmcblk0 p > partitions.txt
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The problem at hand is using adb. I can never time it exactly right to open adb. I always get an "error: device not found". Windows even recognizes that Android ADB Interface is plugged in.
Okay, things are getting awfully confusing here.
What exactly is it that you can do and that you cannot do?
For example, are FFF and TWRP functional?
GOT IT!
Thank you! I finally figured out that the wrong driver had reinstalled and that was causing my computer to not be able to use adb shell. I fixed that and voila, I am now running CM9. Thanks again!
After succesfully rooting my Kindle, I flashed a JB bulid. About a month later wanting to flash an update I noticed I have no recovery and no more FFF boot logo. I tried usiong KFU, but nothing worked. After searching through pages and pages, I decided to uninstall drivers as many have suggested, and delete, then reinstall kfu. I finally got it working again. I flash another rom, and two weeks later, no recovery or fff.
I repeated my steps to no avail. Trying KFU, or getting into fbmode, leave me nowhere, but with a cmd prompt screen with waiting for device.
On KFU my ADB status is online and Boot status 4000
When trying to install FFF I get: failed to copy 'files\fbmode' to data/local/fbmodeermission denied
Unable to chmod /data/local/fbmode: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/fbmode:not found
Same when trying to install TWRP. When screen prompt initiates fbmode reboot, it boots into normal os.
adb devices gives me this reading 0123456789ABCDEF.
While trying Pokey 9000's fbmode, I was able to enter fbmode, but trying to install TWRP again left me with Waiting for device..
Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.
I'm not sure if /data/local/ is user writable. I've always used /data/local/tmp/ for this purpose. Here are some manual instructions to get TWRP and FFF installed manually...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
Fastboot mode uses a different interface than adb, so your Windows box may not have the drivers properly installed for it even if adb is working. You might also have to force the KF off by pressing/holding the power for 20 seconds or so and then restart it because both the host and the KF must see the other the moment the device goes into fastboot mode. Check the second post for help on getting the device drivers working properly...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
I tried pokey's fbmode which worked. Now I'm stuck in fbmode and can't get out.
When trying to flash TWRP it would not pass waiting for device
When I connect to my pc, a propmt states device is unrecognizable.
Device manager only shows USB Mass Storage with exclamation.
ADB does not recognize device
Here try this iso*http://db.tt/KDNzyCTP
*Instructions:*
1. Download this http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
2. Download iso
3. Preformat usb in windows
4. Select try unlisted Linux iso from the very bottom of dropdown in universal usb installer
5. Select iso
6. Select usb drive letter
7. Tick format
8. Create
9. Eject safely and remove
10. Shut down computer
11. Insert and power on computer
12. Select boot from usb and use..
All you need is a 2 gig usb flash drive to create this live linux adb and fastboot are preconfigured
different build but thread found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882565
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I'm not sure if /data/local/ is user writable. I've always used /data/local/tmp/ for this purpose. Here are some manual instructions to get TWRP and FFF installed manually...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
Fastboot mode uses a different interface than adb, so your Windows box may not have the drivers properly installed for it even if adb is working. You might also have to force the KF off by pressing/holding the power for 20 seconds or so and then restart it because both the host and the KF must see the other the moment the device goes into fastboot mode. Check the second post for help on getting the device drivers working properly...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
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Windows,Windows,Windows...Why must I reboot so much!
After installing/Unstalling drivers, many reboots, and unplugging/plugging in usb, I've finally got it fixed. Big thanks for those guides. Everything I needed was right there, except my pc was being a real d***head about these drivers.
I uninstalled faulty USB mass storage drivers then reinstalled, and it recognized my device immediately
Now that I have it fixed, any insight on why I lost TWRP and FFF. I would hate for this to be a recurring issue. Especially if I have to wait for my pc to play ball..
I really dont know what you did to wipe fff and twrp but I would say that your case is extremely rare in fact Im sure there is great debate about whether it is even truly possible... And if you were able to duplicate it would be quite impressive... It certainly wouldnt hurt to flash a little smirkit when you change roms if you do it frequently http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 as far as I know the only thing that will wipeout fff and twrp like that is update.zip your case I believe is only the 3rd that I have ever heard this happening to. I can almost say with at least 98 % certainty that one of those occasions was purely user error.......
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I really dont know what you did to wipe fff and twrp but I would say that your case is extremely rare in fact Im sure there is great debate about whether it is even truly possible... And if you were able to duplicate it would be quite impressive... It certainly wouldnt hurt to flash a little smirkit when you change roms if you do it frequently http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 as far as I know the only thing that will wipeout fff and twrp like that is update.zip your case I believe is only the 3rd that I have ever heard this happening to. I can almost say with at least 98 % certainty that one of those occasions was purely user error.......
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I'm not too sure if I lost TWRP, but I know I lost fff. Kfu and fastboot wasn't working. I know when things like this happen, usually a step was missed.
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Hello everyone!
A few days ago, my Kindle Fire crashed during use and I could not get it to reboot. I reflashed the ROM I used that I kept in /sdcard (now I realize that I should have done a factory reset beforehand, but, alas, that's in the past) and could not get it to boot, so I connected the thing to my PC and tried to just get the stock ROM back on with KUU, but it failed to write it while in fastboot. In fact, fastboot seems to fail to write any update.zip, as doing it from terminal gives me the error "android-info.txt or android-product.txt not found in archive". Of course, now I decided to be an idiot and perform a wipe, including the ROM from my /sdcard folder in it. This wouldn't be as big a problem if I had access to ADB; however, I don't. When in TWRP 2.5 Recovery, the device doesn't show up at all under Device Manager, neither as "Kindle" or "Android ADB Composite Device". Therefore, I can't use adb push to have a ROM to flash. Seems peculiar to me, since I can access fastboot just fine, albeit under the name "Kindle Blue Fastboot Mode | Gen 1" instead of "Android ADB Interface" (I assume FFF 1.4a is installing some driver hidden in it's files?) I also attempted to use USB Mount to just drop the zip onto the Kindle, but it did not show up on my PC either.
This leaves me with three possibilities, unless you guys think of a fourth one.
1. Activate ADB for my Kindle in recovery, somehow (you'll need to direct me how to even touch this).
2. Use fastboot to put a ROM on (again, either someone needs to show me how to get fastboot flash update update.zip to work, or possibly there's a way to push files in here too?)
3. Use USB OTG in TWRP to install a ROM. I'm not even sure if this is a thing that's supported, but I'll try after I get a little more juice in the tablet (Edit: doesn't seem to work, sadly :crying
Thanks so much for viewing this thread, I hope one of you has some insight on how to fix my problem
Demostrs said:
Hello everyone!
A few days ago, my Kindle Fire crashed during use and I could not get it to reboot. I reflashed the ROM I used that I kept in /sdcard (now I realize that I should have done a factory reset beforehand, but, alas, that's in the past) and could not get it to boot, so I connected the thing to my PC and tried to just get the stock ROM back on with KUU, but it failed to write it while in fastboot. In fact, fastboot seems to fail to write any update.zip, as doing it from terminal gives me the error "android-info.txt or android-product.txt not found in archive". Of course, now I decided to be an idiot and perform a wipe, including the ROM from my /sdcard folder in it. This wouldn't be as big a problem if I had access to ADB; however, I don't. When in TWRP 2.5 Recovery, the device doesn't show up at all under Device Manager, neither as "Kindle" or "Android ADB Composite Device". Therefore, I can't use adb push to have a ROM to flash. Seems peculiar to me, since I can access fastboot just fine, albeit under the name "Kindle Blue Fastboot Mode | Gen 1" instead of "Android ADB Interface" (I assume FFF 1.4a is installing some driver hidden in it's files?)
This leaves me with three possibilities, unless you guys think of a fourth one.
1. Activate ADB for my Kindle in recovery, somehow (you'll need to direct me how to even touch this).
2. Use fastboot to put a ROM on (again, either someone needs to show me how to get fastboot flash update update.zip to work, or possibly there's a way to push files in here too?)
3. Use USB OTG in TWRP to install a ROM (I'm not even sure if this is a thing that's supported, but I'll try after I get a little more juice in the tablet)
Thanks so much for viewing this thread, I hope one of you has some insight on how to fix my problem
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"fastboot flash update.zip" doesn't work on the KF btw.
I haven't had a chance to look at hardware IDs or see how KFU's drivers are configured these days, but it may serve you well to use fastboot and install an earlier version of TWRP. Maybe a 2.4.x version to start out with...
soupmagnet said:
"fastboot flash update.zip" doesn't work on the KF btw.
I haven't had a chance to look at hardware IDs or see how KFU's drivers are configured these days, but it may serve you well to use fastboot and install an earlier version of TWRP. Maybe a 2.4.x version to start out with...
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Rolled back to 2.4.4.0 and 2.2.2.1, no dice
Edit: I did buy two new Micro-USB cables, should I wait until I get them to try and get my Kindle recognized by my computer? This person did the same (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=25896517&postcount=12) and I feel like when I can get ADB to run, I can fix everything from there. It just seems odd to me that Fastboot would be recognized and the tablet can charge when in recovery on the same cable, it just can't access ADB.
Got the new cables today, still nada. Tried on my Win8 desktop, Win7 laptop, and Ubuntu Laptop, and none of them even showed that a device was plugged into it in recovery. Any other tips before I try to get Amazon to replace this thing?
Any further instruction I should try? I really want to get this thing in operation...