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Hello, i was trying the omap4boot but i flashed using the kindle fire utility.
Now my kindle wont boot up. Any ideas?
Use a factory cable to flash the boot partition
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the bootloader its self is required to even get into fastboot so your only fix may be pokey9ks usb_boot method
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thedeveloper1 said:
Hello, i was trying the omap4boot but i flashed using the kindle fire utility.
Now my kindle wont boot up. Any ideas?
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This post is one of the more confusing ones I've read in a while. omap4boot refers to a linux tool and it's not meant to be flashed onto the Kindle Fire, so I don't see what role KFU would play here.
You need to give more details about the problem if you want to get some help. What did you try to do? How did you do it? What is your Kindle Fire doing now?
Also, smirkis is absolutely correct. If you don't have a working bootloader, the factory cable is not going to be of much use here.
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Sorry for the confusion: I tried to flash pookey9000's omap bootloader, however, i flashed it wrong and now my kindle will not turn on or show any color on the power button. I dont think I can turn on the Kindle
What is the pookey9's usb boot fix thing?
thedeveloper1 said:
Sorry for the confusion: I tried to flash pookey9000's omap bootloader, however, i flashed it wrong and now my kindle will not turn on or show any color on the power button. I dont think I can turn on the Kindle
What is the pookey9's usb boot fix thing?
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If you're talking about aboot.bin, there's no way to flash it right, because you're not supposed to be flashing it at all.
If you don't even get the boot logo appearing on the display, you're going to have to use pokey9000's Firekit and hope that it can flash a new bootloader for you. If it can't, that means you'll have to dismantle the Kindle Fire so you can short a connection on the board and get it in to usb boot mode.
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If you're talking about aboot.bin, there's no way to flash it right, because you're not supposed to be flashing it at all.
If you don't even get the boot logo appearing on the display, you're going to have to use pokey9000's Firekit and hope that it can flash a new bootloader for you. If it can't, that means you'll have to dismantle the Kindle Fire so you can short a connection on the board and get it in to usb boot mode.
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In case I have to short a connection, how do I do it?
thedeveloper1 said:
In case I have to short a connection, how do I do it?
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Read pokey9000's post about his Firekit.
Got it fixed
Thank you guys! I got it fixed
So i bricked my kindle fire 6.3 by restoring it using the kindle fires restore to factory reset tool thinking it would remove my root (but i was wrong) when it booted back up it was stuck on the yellow triangle with the flames in it saying press power button for recovery. also when i plug the kindle into my computer it connects for literally 4 seconds an disconnects again. like i mentioned in the title i did NOT install twrp or firefirefire. plz help ive only had it for a month and its already effed up
weberj said:
when it booted back up it was stuck on the yellow trianglel
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What do you mean by saying your KF has not FIREFIREFIRE?
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First of all, FIREFIREFIRE doesn't just magically install itself. What did you use to root the device? I'm sure whatever you used to root your device installed FIREFIREFIRE.
And your Kindle isn't bricked, it's just in the wrong bootmode.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747567
Uninstall/delete and reinstall your drivers and try again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747671
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well how do i get it in the right boot mode if it wont connect to my pc?
i used kindle fire utility 0.9.5
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So i bricked my kindle fire 6.3 by restoring it using the kindle fires restore to factory reset tool thinking it would remove my root (but i was wrong) when it booted back up it was stuck on the yellow triangle with the flames in it saying press power button for recovery. also when i plug the kindle into my computer it connects for literally 4 seconds an disconnects again. like i mentioned in the title i did NOT install twrp or firefirefire. plz help ive only had it for a month and its already effed up
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the 4sec interval signals to fastboot mode! You got to enter necessary commands during to stay in fastboot mode and flash the custom recovery TWRP and than re-install update.zip(kindle update bin renamed). consider the link below for twrp and root manual install plus relevant commanline,those commands will help to flash and boot into twrp mode after installing it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24129239
P.s.remember to point to the directory containing the fastboot and adb command files in my case c:/program files (x86)/android/android-sdk/platform-tools/ ALSo, in future to factory reset the device, install the kindle update.zip (renamed kindle update bin file downloaded from amazon kindle site)
how do i enter the commands? with a program if so give me a link to get it plz
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how do i enter the commands? with a program if so give me a link to get it plz
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With all due respect, had you invested the time to read the threads posted earlier, the answer would be pretty obvious.
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weberj said:
how do i enter the commands? with a program if so give me a link to get it plz
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Kindly read the linked thread it covers the state stuck on yellow fire sign screen
well how do i set up an adb? i dont understand
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Remove and install your drivers for your kindle fire. Than install kindle fire utility found here in xda forums. Install and run the utility select option 1 and select normal 4000 boot mode. Plug in your kindle fire and turn it on. This worked for me. Booted right up just be patient it may take a few minutes.
what are the drivers and where do i find them and how do i reinstall them?
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what are the drivers and where do i find them and how do i reinstall them?
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<shakes head in disappointment>
With all due respect, what on earth made you think it was a good idea to root the Kindle with such an obvious lack of computer literacy? Were you aware of the risks?
Your problem is simple to fix but it requires at least some basic working knowledge of a computer. Do yourself a huge favor and Google search "Kindle Fire USB drivers" to find out. And not to be hateful but I think it's highly unlikely that many people here would be willing to go through the arduous process of explaining how to install device drivers.
I would suggest doing some research on the matter and come back with a better foundation to work from.
Otherwise I think your best bet would be to revert back to stock and forget about rooting all together (requires research).
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No never mind the previous post solved it I got the drivers right after I posted 2 days ago it is fixed and up and running now thank you for the trouble I forgot to post back :/
Hello, I bricked my kindle fire by flashing a update.zip file because I wanted to return to stock. I wiped everything from cache to system and now my Kindle Fire just hangs on the KF screen.
I tried using KFU, FireKit, and I can get into adb but I can't access the adb shell and I can not get into fastboot.
Any help would be appreciated. And I don't know if my battery is even charging either. The battery is dead. Thanks.
I'm having the same problem except I soft bricked mine. :c It doesn't even show up on ADB.
I literally just had this exact problem, and the ONLY thing that actually worked was buying a factory cable from SKORPN. After I got it, all I had to do was plug it in and used the Kindle fire utility to install FIREFIREFIFE and boom, it worked like a charm.
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Mine doesn't even show up on my PC or ADB [Kindle Fire Utility]. What should I do? :c Point me to a utility that will fix it?
Joey117225 said:
Mine doesn't even show up on my PC or ADB [Kindle Fire Utility]. What should I do? :c Point me to a utility that will fix it?
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Even if your computer won't recognize the Kindle fire, it won't matter. The factory cable made by SKOPRN is specially made for your computer to recognize it, but it won't say that it has recognized it. By the way, there is no utility that will unbrick your fire, and trust me I have tried. The only thing that actually worked was buying a factory cable. It's only 12-13 dollars and if your fire ever gets bricked again, the cable will save the day. Almost always.
Pls try reinstalling the drivers.. I have attached the steps below: It should help
1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1399889
2) Before you start rooting ur device.. do the below
3) Extract the util.. run the install_drivers.bat.. this will help you install the drivers..
4) Once it is successfully done..follow the steps outlined in the document attached below (install drivers for ur kindle.docx)
5) Next step is to root ur device and install the google framework and market
6) To root your device.. run run.bat.. select option 2 to install the root.. it might take sometime and will restart the kindle and notify you
7) to install the google apps..run option 6 and then select 1.. sit back and watch the magic happen
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Pls try reinstalling the drivers.. I have attached the steps below: It should help
1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1399889
2) Before you start rooting ur device.. do the below
3) Extract the util.. run the install_drivers.bat.. this will help you install the drivers..
4) Once it is successfully done..follow the steps outlined in the document attached below (install drivers for ur kindle.docx)
5) Next step is to root ur device and install the google framework and market
6) To root your device.. run run.bat.. select option 2 to install the root.. it might take sometime and will restart the kindle and notify you
7) to install the google apps..run option 6 and then select 1.. sit back and watch the magic happen
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I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
EDIT: Fixxed it without returning. No worries
Joey11746 said:
I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
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EDIT: Leave the new one stock.lol
EDIT again: Leave the new one stock.lol
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Joey11746 said:
I did all that, besides I can't get past step 2 because it says ADB is offline. Even with the drivers installed it shows up on the computer. What am I doing wrong
EDIT: I got it to activate ADB but still won't go on fastboot or anything. Atleast I got somewhere but now what? It won't even start up lmao. Why did I ever have to install CM9 on my device without installing FireFireFire
EDIT again: LOL I just broke it even more now it doesn't get past the Kindle fire screen, now what? Atleast I have a reason to take it to best buy now, the last time I went I said it was a hardware issue, now I can say it won't get past the kindle fire screen. Maybe I can take it back there and see if they can do anything xD
EDIT again: Good news, it's broken enough to get a new one! So I'm gonna get a refund and see how this goes c;
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Just so you know, your device was never "broken". You just don't know what you're doing. But I agree with the previous post. Until you have a better idea of how the Kindle Fire works, leave it stock.
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[Edit:] And this constant practice of breaking one's own device and sending them back to Amazon despite knowing that it violates the terms of the warranty, is probably one of the biggest reasons Amazon locked down the new Kindle Fire HDs and probably every subsequent device moving forward.
The old saying, "You made your bed, now sleep in it", definitely applies here.
Hi everyone, yesterday i tried to flash the J.B.4.2.1 but i've got problem wth md5. after i've rebooted but the kindle was in a bootloop with his logo, after the video came black and the power button green. Now i can't do anything. Anyone know what to do?
[If i've done some Grammar Nazi, sorry. But i'm Italian]
The exact same thing happened to me, I ended up having to make a fastboot cable and use bodi524's restore utility. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047. I highly recommend either buying a fastboot cable or make one. It took me all of 30 minutes to make one. I used a breakout board from sparkfun.com, which I think is a little easier in my opinion.
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The exact same thing happened to me, I ended up having to make a fastboot cable and use bodi524's restore utility. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047. I highly recommend either buying a fastboot cable or make one. It took me all of 30 minutes to make one. I used a breakout board from sparkfun.com, which I think is a little easier in my opinion.
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Oh, man. Thank you a lot.. I've another question, where can i buy a fastboot cable (without paypal, i saw skorpn but he accept only paypal (?)
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Oh, man. Thank you a lot.. I've another question, where can i buy a fastboot cable (without paypal, i saw skorpn but he accept only paypal (?)
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I suggest getting paypal. Sorry, but im sure he needs to verify address and funds.. Paypal being the easiest way
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mindmajick said:
I suggest getting paypal. Sorry, but im sure he needs to verify address and funds.. Paypal being the easiest way
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I agree, i have seen them on ebay and amazon, but the shipping time is what caused me to make a cable. I didn't want to wait.
Ok, but now there's another problem. The factory cable, on amazon and with Skorpn isn't shipped in Italy.
i tried to found something on google, but i haven't find anything. I can't do it at home, or probably i'll brick KF forevere
any suggestions?
DanielAx said:
Ok, but now there's another problem. The factory cable, on amazon and with Skorpn isn't shipped in Italy.
i tried to found something on google, but i haven't find anything. I can't do it at home, or probably i'll brick KF forevere
any suggestions?
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Im sure Skorpn ships all over the world, fast. Pm him and ask for a price. I've seen several people say they've damaged the usb port by incorrectly making the cable, so read twice do once.
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DanielAx said:
Ok, but now there's another problem. The factory cable, on amazon and with Skorpn isn't shipped in Italy.
i tried to found something on google, but i haven't find anything. I can't do it at home, or probably i'll brick KF forevere
any suggestions?
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He definitely ships internationally
http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-9168-063526--the-best-kindle-fire-factory-cable-period.html
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mindmajick said:
He definitely ships internationally
http://mobility.forumsee.com/a/m/s/p12-9168-063526--the-best-kindle-fire-factory-cable-period.html
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yes he does - for shure - perfect quality - 4 days to austria
Done
My brother, yesterday, did the factory cable. Now i've another question for you.. How i can restore my kindle with this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047 i don't want to brick definetely my Kindle. So if you could help me. Thanks a lot.
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The exact same thing happened to me, I ended up having to make a fastboot cable and use bodi524's restore utility. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2035047. I highly recommend either buying a fastboot cable or make one. It took me all of 30 minutes to make one. I used a breakout board from sparkfun.com, which I think is a little easier in my opinion.
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What are the steps that you used to restore your Kindle? I'm kinda new to the Kindle Fire 2. I have the fastboot cable and the utility downloaded but that thread doesn't give instructions on how to do it. Can you please help me out?
freakaziod210 said:
What are the steps that you used to restore your Kindle? I'm kinda new to the Kindle Fire 2. I have the fastboot cable and the utility downloaded but that thread doesn't give instructions on how to do it. Can you please help me out?
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Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228539
Read the whole thing, and if you still need help, try to explain in detail what problems you are having.
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Start here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228539
Read the whole thing, and if you still need help, try to explain in detail what problems you are having.
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My Kindle fire 2 is stuck in the initial boot logo. It just restarts and stays there. When I connect my device with the fastboot cable to my computer it enters fastboot. My question is, with this recovery, what are the necessary steps I need to take to restore my device? Do I need to type in some code or just plug and it will be done automatically?
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My Kindle fire 2 is stuck in the initial boot logo. It just restarts and stays there. When I connect my device with the fastboot cable to my computer it enters fastboot. My question is, with this recovery, what are the necessary steps I need to take to restore my device? Do I need to type in some code or just plug and it will be done automatically?
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Read the link! Omg.
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Q11: How do I restore a saved partition in fastboot?
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash <partition_name> <partition_name>.img
...where '<partition_name>.img' should be the full path to the appropriately named partition image located on your computer.
So I have read and re-read the FAQ and I have come to the conclusion that I should do what it says in question 11. To do that with this utility I just connect my device to my computer using the fastboot cable and just enter the command below? I'm assuming that the utility already has a flashable image.
Sorry I'm a complete noob. Thanks for all the help though.
freakaziod210 said:
Q11: How do I restore a saved partition in fastboot?
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash <partition_name> <partition_name>.img
...where '<partition_name>.img' should be the full path to the appropriately named partition image located on your computer.
So I have read and re-read the FAQ and I have come to the conclusion that I should do what it says in question 11. To do that with this utility I just connect my device to my computer using the fastboot cable and just enter the command below? I'm assuming that the utility already has a flashable image.
Sorry I'm a complete noob. Thanks for all the help though.
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Good. Now, we're getting somewhere.
As long as you have access to fastboot, the SRT tool from that link should restore your KF2. Just run the "SR Tool.bat" from it's location and you should be ok.
Huge thanks to mindmajick and soupmagnet for helping me out. got my kindle up and running in no time! thanks for being patient with my noob skills
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DanielAx said:
Hi everyone, yesterday i tried to flash the J.B.4.2.1 but i've got problem wth md5. after i've rebooted but the kindle was in a bootloop with his logo, after the video came black and the power button green. Now i can't do anything. Anyone know what to do?
[If i've done some Grammar Nazi, sorry. But i'm Italian]
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I have something similar. The Kindle Fire 2 is in an infinite loop of the white and orange kindle fire logo. No ADB, no fastboot, isn't even recognized by my computer 100% at all. Please help...
Hi. So the other day I installed TWRP on my Kindle Fire successfully. The KF was at 10.2.6, I'm not sure if that means it's a Kindle Fire 2 or not. Anyways, when I went to flash FFF, I stupidly flashed the .zip as a bootloader, thus making my Kindle Fire completely unusable. When I press the power button, nothing at all happens. Nothing I do will make the screen turn on or the power button to flash in any way. I've tried using Firekit with usbboot and the shorting trick, but that hasn't worked for me. (I just installed stock Ubuntu to a flash drive with the fk file on root, I'm fairly certain that's all that needed to be done?)
Anyways, my Kindle is unresponsove, and the usbboot trick has yet to work for me. I really want to save this guy. I've heard the KF cannot be completely bricked through software/flashing. I hope it's true! Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
if that is your software version then yes you have kindle fire 2, i'd wait for someone with more experience on here to post, but it sounds to me like you are going to need a factory cable
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if that is your software version then yes you have kindle fire 2, i'd wait for someone with more experience on here to post, but it sounds to me like you are going to need a factory cable
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Thanks fro replying. I'm pretty sure a factory cable only puts it into fastboot if you have a working bootloader. I don't, so I don't think it would work.
I remember an instance where a friend of mine had a broken bootloader, and we used a factory cable to restore it, this was on the kindle fire. we had to first reflash the bootloader. I hope this is possible here.
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but you'll have to ask someone with more experience than me sorry.
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Hi. So the other day I installed TWRP on my Kindle Fire successfully. The KF was at 10.2.6, I'm not sure if that means it's a Kindle Fire 2 or not. Anyways, when I went to flash FFF, I stupidly flashed the .zip as a bootloader, thus making my Kindle Fire completely unusable. When I press the power button, nothing at all happens. Nothing I do will make the screen turn on or the power button to flash in any way. I've tried using Firekit with usbboot and the shorting trick, but that hasn't worked for me.
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I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
From there you would probably have to push one of the 10.1 ROMs on, or the 10.2.6 recovery image, and then start again.
This seems to be happening a lot, and could be avoided if people read a bit more before using the wrong tools.
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chronicfathead said:
I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
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Howdy. I just fashioned a factory cable, just jumping +5V to pin 4, right? It seems to be doing absolutely nothing. No lights or anything are turning on. The freedom boot just spits out "error: device not found" and hangs on "Pushing Stack". Again, I was under the impression that the factory cable only made it boot in fastboot if you already have a working bootloader. I'll try loading into Ubuntu and see what it says in terminal. Thanks
EDIT: So, when I type adb devices into terminal, I get:
The program 'adb' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
You will have to enable the component called 'universe'
Could this have been my problem to begin with?
EDIT 2: Well, I installed ADB. There are no devices found when I enter that command, and the shorting trick with still doesn't work. Ugh.
jophish said:
Howdy. I just fashioned a factory cable, just jumping +5V to pin 4, right? It seems to be doing absolutely nothing. No lights or anything are turning on. The freedom boot just spits out "error: device not found" and hangs on "Pushing Stack". Again, I was under the impression that the factory cable only made it boot in fastboot if you already have a working bootloader. I'll try loading into Ubuntu and see what it says in terminal. Thanks
EDIT: So, when I type adb devices into terminal, I get:
The program 'adb' is currently not installed. You can install it by typing:
sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb
You will have to enable the component called 'universe'
Could this have been my problem to begin with?
EDIT 2: Well, I installed ADB. There are no devices found when I enter that command, and the shorting trick with still doesn't work. Ugh.
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Leave your Kindle plugged in for an hour using the normal cable, as it may be totally flat.
The attached diagram shows what pins need joining. If you can, make sure none of the other pins are shorting.
Hold the power button for 20 seconds, plug in your fastboot cable, power on the Kindle.
You should see some traffic lights on the screen.
If you can get fastboot enabled, you should be able to push the correct partitions back on using the partitions from the factory restore image, your backup files or from the recovery thread. Hope you get it running.
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chronicfathead said:
Leave your Kindle plugged in for an hour using the normal cable, as it may be totally flat.
The attached diagram shows what pins need joining. If you can, make sure none of the other pins are shorting.
Hold the power button for 20 seconds, plug in your fastboot cable, power on the Kindle.
You should see some traffic lights on the screen.
If you can get fastboot enabled, you should be able to push the correct partitions back on using the partitions from the factory restore image, your backup files or from the recovery thread. Hope you get it running.
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I tried the fastboot cable out on a working Kindle Fire, and it worked correctly, so I did wire it right. I did as you said, holding the power button down and then plugging in the cable, and nothing happens still on the KF2. I have access to the insides, should I unplug the battery? It should be around 85% charged. Thanks again.
Edit: BIG NEWS~ Not really. When I plug the Kindle Fire with the fastboot cable into Windows, it appears under Device Manager as "Unknown Device" with a yellow triangle, but nothing shows up on the Kindle, no lights or anything. Hmph.
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I tried the fastboot cable out on a working Kindle Fire, and it worked correctly, so I did wire it right. I did as you said, holding the power button down and then plugging in the cable, and nothing happens still on the KF2. I have access to the insides, should I unplug the battery? It should be around 85% charged. Thanks again.
Edit: BIG NEWS~ Not really. When I plug the Kindle Fire with the fastboot cable into Windows, it appears under Device Manager as "Unknown Device" with a yellow triangle, but nothing shows up on the Kindle, no lights or anything. Hmph.
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You could have tried sending it back to Amazon, but you say you have opened it.
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chronicfathead said:
You could have tried sending it back to Amazon, but you say you have opened it.
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Urgh. I closed it up. Is there any way they'd know if I'd opened it?
I'm in exactly the same boat as you, also flashed FFF (by accident) on my device. Haven't been able to fix it yet but I do have a factory cable. Also did the USB trick, but that didn't have an effect either.
chronicfathead said:
I think you need a Factory cable to recover.
If you connect the Kindle to the PC and try adb devices in a terminal window, what do you see?
From the software version, you have KF2, as such you need to use the tools and ROMs from the KF2 threads. You could try to use the one click freedom boot and TWRP installer, to see if you can get that on.
From there you would probably have to push one of the 10.1 ROMs on, or the 10.2.6 recovery image, and then start again.
This seems to be happening a lot, and could be avoided if people read a bit more before using the wrong tools.
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In my case, I did by accident because it wasn't clear to me which KF generation I had (I've bricked mine just after christmas). These forums were not really clear either, I had a Kindle Fire so I just looked for a KF guide. After I bricked it I found out my device was a second generation Kindle Fire.
plinders said:
I'm in exactly the same boat as you, also flashed FFF (by accident) on my device. Haven't been able to fix it yet but I do have a factory cable. Also did the USB trick, but that didn't have an effect either.
In my case, I did by accident because it wasn't clear to me which KF generation I had (I've bricked mine just after christmas). These forums were not really clear either, I had a Kindle Fire so I just looked for a KF guide. After I bricked it I found out my device was a second generation Kindle Fire.
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Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...
Same Here..
I was thinking that all kindle fire are the same... installed fire fire fire using KFU and device got bricked....!
Hope someone here could help us get our devices up and running again...
yudanjah said:
Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...
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Nothing whatsoever.
I can't really send it back to Amazon, because of two reasons:
1) I already opened up the back
2) It was gifted to me from the US, and there is no Dutch Amazon, so I'd have to send the device back to the person who gifted to me, that person has to mail it to Amazon from there, and the replacement device has to come back the same way (via that person). That's not a situation I'd like to put that person in.
jophish said:
Urgh. I closed it up. Is there any way they'd know if I'd opened it?
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I am sure they can figure it out. Can you boot into TWRP?
If so, you can still recover...
Dame problem
plinders said:
Nothing whatsoever.
I can't really send it back to Amazon, because of two reasons:
1) I already opened up the back
2) It was gifted to me from the US, and there is no Dutch Amazon, so I'd have to send the device back to the person who gifted to me, that person has to mail it to Amazon from there, and the replacement device has to come back the same way (via that person). That's not a situation I'd like to put that person in.
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Same problem dude, did you fix it?
i.robert said:
Same problem dude, did you fix it?
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Not yet I'm afraid. Everything I tried so far hasn't worked.
yudanjah said:
Hi, to clarify: you cannot boot into TWRP? No logos at boot at all? No boot?
I would send it back to Amazon...
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No, Absolutely nothing. I really would like to get this working.
jophish said:
No, Absolutely nothing. I really would like to get this working.
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same here we need a new firekit for the kf2
Help..
any updates on the fix? I hope someone out there could help us revive our bricked kindle fire 2... :angel:
kindle fire 2
flashed wrong bootloader (fff)
no power
no lights
no adb
shorting trick is not working for me :crying: