I've successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 8.9" and installed TWRP. I then put the zip file provided by Hashcode onto my device, wiped my cache and dalvik cache, and proceeded to install the new ROM.
After a successful install, I rebooted. It optimizes 65 installed apps, and then reboots again. An hour later the Cyanogen Mod logo is still spinning. I figured that was long enough to assume something went wrong. I powered down, went into TWRP and tried to mount storage so I could replace the Cm10.1 file with my backup files to go back to Stock. I'm receiving the following error when trying to mount storage though:
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E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode.
So I attempted using ADB Sideload, but at no point have I managed to get my Kindle recognized by the ADB server. I appear to be in some hell where my device still "works," but I have no way to put anything on it to fix it.
My last option appears to be fastboot. I am able to get into fastboot mode on the Kindle, though I don't know what to do with it. I'm familiar with all the other steps from my original Kindle Fire, but I never got this deep into it. Wanted to see if someone could give me some direction before I really break this thing.
Update: Alright, so between the FAQ (Item 11) and Hashcode's instructions on restoring backups I've managed to get my Kindle back to stock. I panicked and posted prematurely, so sorry for crapping up the forum. Shout outs to Hashcode and Soupmagnet for their posts.
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I rooted my Kindle Fire using KFU 0.9.5 and flashed a custom ROM. It worked fine for a few days and then just crashed -- The options bar located on the bottom disappeared and the error message was: System UI has crashed. (I have attached two pictures for better clarity)
Also, whenever I boot up, there is no yellow flame that appears, it goes to the moving colourful discs straight on.
I tried using terminal emulator and entered many codes in some hope of mounting USB Mass Storage so that I can use KFU and restore my Kindle, but in vain.
I have tried EVERYTHING. I've been at this for 6 days now and am at wits end. :crying: I have read up close to a 100 articles; this was my last resort.
I just want to get the Kindle's stock OS back - no root, nothing.
And the only was is, I suppose, if I am able to mount my Kindle as USB Mass Storage onto my computer.
ANY help is appreciated!
AndroBoss.
I don't have a kindle but did you try wiping it and reinstalling it?
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jr71x said:
I don't have a kindle but did you try wiping it and reinstalling it?
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As it now runs on ICS, there is no Gingerbread for Kindle anymore on it. I can't wipe it clean from the device or atleast I don't know how to, please help?
All the wipes you should need to perform can be done in twrp recovery. Wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik and wipe the system. Reflash ROM , reflash gapps , reboot then system if prompted and you should be good to go.
Edit: failing to use the correct method to return to stock will just cause more problems. Rather than trying to go back to pure stock without fff and twrp I suggest you perform the above wipes and flash this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 its just modified stock with Google play and it will not wipe out your recovery and bootloader.
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All the wipes you should need to perform can be done in twrp recovery. Wipe factory reset , wipe cache , wipe dalvik and wipe the system. Reflash ROM , reflash gapps , reboot then system if prompted and you should be good to go.
Edit: failing to use the correct method to return to stock will just cause more problems. Rather than trying to go back to pure stock without fff and twrp I suggest you perform the above wipes and flash this instead http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916 its just modified stock with Google play and it will not wipe out your recovery and bootloader.
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Okay, I will flash what you suggested but that's the problem. I am unable to access TWRP recovery from my Kindle. When it boots up there is no yellow flame that appears as the custom ROM is ICS 4.0.
I tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card after downloading one straight onto the tab but of no avail :/
What do you suggest? Is there any way I can get the TWRP Recovery to come up so that I can get the modified stock that you suggested?
Thanks for your help, regardless
Androboss1994 said:
Okay, I will flash what you suggested but that's the problem. I am unable to access TWRP recovery from my Kindle. When it boots up there is no yellow flame that appears as the custom ROM is ICS 4.0.
I tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card after downloading one straight onto the tab but of no avail :/
What do you suggest? Is there any way I can get the TWRP Recovery to come up so that I can get the modified stock that you suggested?
Thanks for your help, regardless
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I know you said you read "close to a 100 articles" in your OP, but I suggest you do a little more reading. Get yourself acquainted with the key software components of the Kindle Fire and how they work together. Some of the things you say in your posts suggest you would benefit from the first post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
- The yellow flame you are looking for is an older version of the FireFireFire (FFF) bootloader, but there is a newer/better version.
- The KF cannot go to "the moving colorful discs straight on" because the first thing you will see is the bootloader's bootlogo.
- You must determine what bootloader is currently installed on the device because it is key in determining how you can get into recovery (TWRP).
- "Mounting" sdcard means to make the storage space available to either the host computer or the Kindle Fire, but it almost always means the former. Your comment about having "tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card" doesn't make sense.
My guess is you do not have FFF installed and the device is booting with the stock bootloader. Odds are you will still be able to boot into your current ICS system and execute an adb command to set the bootmode to recovery (5001). Then a reboot should take you into TWRP. At that point, you should try to mount the sdcard partition onto your computer and transfer the latest FFF and whatever ROM you want to flash. Be sure to install FFF as soon as possible. This will allow you to get back into TWRP even if your system software becomes unbootable. Only when you are comfortable with FFF and TWRP should you consider flashing another ROM onto the device.
In broad strokes, the above paragraph contains the steps you will take to get your device running properly again. If any part of it doesn't make much sense to you, I suggest you read the above article again. Then, you can figure out the specifics commands from the third post of the link above and the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
kinfauns said:
I know you said you read "close to a 100 articles" in your OP, but I suggest you do a little more reading. Get yourself acquainted with the key software components of the Kindle Fire and how they work together. Some of the things you say in your posts suggest you would benefit from the first post here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
- The yellow flame you are looking for is an older version of the FireFireFire (FFF) bootloader, but there is a newer/better version.
- The KF cannot go to "the moving colorful discs straight on" because the first thing you will see is the bootloader's bootlogo.
- You must determine what bootloader is currently installed on the device because it is key in determining how you can get into recovery (TWRP).
- "Mounting" sdcard means to make the storage space available to either the host computer or the Kindle Fire, but it almost always means the former. Your comment about having "tried mounting a twrp.img on to the SD Card" doesn't make sense.
My guess is you do not have FFF installed and the device is booting with the stock bootloader. Odds are you will still be able to boot into your current ICS system and execute an adb command to set the bootmode to recovery (5001). Then a reboot should take you into TWRP. At that point, you should try to mount the sdcard partition onto your computer and transfer the latest FFF and whatever ROM you want to flash. Be sure to install FFF as soon as possible. This will allow you to get back into TWRP even if your system software becomes unbootable. Only when you are comfortable with FFF and TWRP should you consider flashing another ROM onto the device.
In broad strokes, the above paragraph contains the steps you will take to get your device running properly again. If any part of it doesn't make much sense to you, I suggest you read the above article again. Then, you can figure out the specifics commands from the third post of the link above and the following...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
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WOW! Okay, thank you so much; I'll keep you updated. I'll do all this tonight! Cheers :good:
So, long story short. customer walks in with a completely wiped kindle fire. system and all. This is what i did to try and get it going
1. I ran kindle fire utility 0.9.9
2. twrp 2.6 and Fire fire FIRE!!
3. pushed custom rom through ADB to SD Card succesfully (tried to install no luck)
4. pushed stock rom through adb to sd card successfuly (tried to install this one also no luck)
when i install the roms throught TWRP i get
"simulating actions..."
"updating partition details..."
and the install bar at the bottom completes the process in less than 3 seconds.. when i attempt to reboot it says "no os found"
Kindlefire model is D01400 so it's first gen from what i read
sidenote... i am able to push files through ADB but, i'm unable to mount storage. my computer doesn't recognize it as a memory card..
any help would be greatly appreciated.. i've been searching for hours..
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So, long story short. customer walks in with a completely wiped kindle fire. system and all. This is what i did to try and get it going
1. I ran kindle fire utility 0.9.9
2. twrp 2.6 and Fire fire FIRE!!
3. pushed custom rom through ADB to SD Card succesfully (tried to install no luck)
4. pushed stock rom through adb to sd card successfuly (tried to install this one also no luck)
when i install the roms throught TWRP i get
"simulating actions..."
"updating partition details..."
and the install bar at the bottom completes the process in less than 3 seconds.. when i attempt to reboot it says "no os found"
Kindlefire model is D01400 so it's first gen from what i read
sidenote... i am able to push files through ADB but, i'm unable to mount storage. my computer doesn't recognize it as a memory card..
any help would be greatly appreciated.. i've been searching for hours..
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When you push files to the device, reboot and see if they're still there.
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When you push files to the device, reboot and see if they're still there.
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Thank you for responding.. yes, the files are there.
I found out what was wrong on my last attempt before i went home for the night.
On the advanced options i had the "test" check mark on.. unchecked it and problem solved.. Got it up and running.. 4 hours of research = 1 checkmark off ha.. lesson learned.
After deciding to put my Kindle Fire HD to use as something other than a .cbr reader I rooted my Kindle and tried to flash it. (sorry if I'm using the wrong terms I'm a noob) I was able to root it. After following the guide I was using further and enter a bunch of stuff into the command prompt and having to reboot again I got stuck on the KindleFire start up screen with a blue "Fire". I can access the TWRP menu by holding the Vol. Up button but my Kindle isn't appearing on my computer so I can't copy the CM10.1 custom ROM to install it.
I believe that all I need to do is somehow copy the CM10.1 custom ROM file to my Kindle but I can't figure out a way to do it. I'm running Win 7 on one machine and Vista on another and the drivers successfully installed on both so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any help is appreciated.
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After deciding to put my Kindle Fire HD to use as something other than a .cbr reader I rooted my Kindle and tried to flash it. (sorry if I'm using the wrong terms I'm a noob) I was able to root it. After following the guide I was using further and enter a bunch of stuff into the command prompt and having to reboot again I got stuck on the KindleFire start up screen with a blue "Fire". I can access the TWRP menu by holding the Vol. Up button but my Kindle isn't appearing on my computer so I can't copy the CM10.1 custom ROM to install it.
I believe that all I need to do is somehow copy the CM10.1 custom ROM file to my Kindle but I can't figure out a way to do it. I'm running Win 7 on one machine and Vista on another and the drivers successfully installed on both so I'm not sure what the problem is. Any help is appreciated.
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At the main screen of TWRP, tap Mounts, next, make sure there is ONLY an X next to sdcard. Tap Mount. Your kindle will now appear as visible on your computer. Transfer the ROM and the correct version of gapps to the root of your internal storage. Once it is done transferring, unmount sdcard. Go back to the main screen of TWRP. Tap wipe. Do a factory reset (wipe data) and wipe dalvik cache and cache. Back at the main screen tap install, find the ROM and select it. Wait while it flashes the ROM then go back into install and flash gapps.
Wipe dalvik again and then reboot. You should be all set with a nice working kindle
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I have a Kindle Fire 2011 1st gen. I got TWRP on it and had a hell of a time trying to get a ROM flashed or anything like that. I did follow a write up on here how to root it, and it worked. But it was still kindle and just looked like android. So i tried to flash CM11.... I accidently deleted the partition with everything on it, and flashed CW11 but i used OtterX, and it wont boot. I have a fast boot cable, but I cant get the PC to recognize its plugged in so i can get anything on it and try to flash again. What can i do? How do i fix this?!? Please help me!!
It was still kindle and just looked like android? All you're doing when you flash a rom is putting standard android on it, so it should look like android. If the fast boot cable you're referring to is a custom order "factory" cable it won't let you transfer a rom, the point of the cable is for bad issues that won't let you boot back into recovery. I'm guessing you didn't delete the partition since you're wanting to copy a rom over, you just formatted it and erased the rom file, correct? Use a standard usb cable, micro b, that fits the kindle. Plug it in. Boot the kindle into recovery. Find the option in recovery to "mount usb" or "mount mass storage". This will show it on the pc as a mass storage device you can copy a rom to. If however you did the otterx conversion, in other words you didn't just try to install an otterx rom on standard recovery and partitions, then you won't have the option of using the usb mount. You will have to go through the adb push method, which I don't remember, but there are other topics on this forum that explain how to access the adb (android debug) and use the push command as well as others. Good luck and if you get it fixed be more careful next time. If you aren't familiar with how to do these processes you can easily brick your device. Read research and read again to be sure you have all the steps down!
I have been up for HOURS trying to fix it. I used a Kindle Utility Tool and rooted. It Installed some google apps after SU... At this point when using usb the Kindle would show up in "my computer" so i put cm11 on it. Tryed to flash it and it wouldnt work. I deleted something and now all the OS are gone. It says it. When j try to boot it stays stuck on the screen. I can pick to boot recovery but even when i abd push roms. Cm11 and stock kindle os it wont flasb then because of E: partitions not there.
I dont have any idea whats left to try. I really tried everything i could find.!! Now it dosent show up on "my computer" anymore... its like. Gone gone!!!!
I need to figure out a way to get it to work. I need to find out how to add partitions first i guess.... i got twrp and thats like it... i cant get a boot.img to flash. Nothing....
I need some serious help. I gotta fix this atleast back to amazon kindle os before they find out i broke it. Lol
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I need to figure out a way to get it to work. I need to find out how to add partitions first i guess.... i got twrp and thats like it... i cant get a boot.img to flash. Nothing....
I need some serious help. I gotta fix this atleast back to amazon kindle os before they find out i broke it. Lol
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Which twrp version?
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Kindle fire HD 8.9 very early edition: (no exsd card)
It was rooted and N2A installed long time ago with TWRP recovery...
Installed an incompatible APP lately that just kept messing everything up, did a backup, tried a couple updates and Roms that weren't the best...
Reinstalled my back up and messed with it again... THEN I MESSED UP!!!
Went into TWRP and started factory wipe but decided (at the wrong time of night) to wipe too many things... FORGOT MY BACKUP WAS INTERNAL... Kindle didn't have an SD card like my other tablets do...
So now EVERYTHING is wiped but I can boot into TWRP, BUT, when I plug the USB in windows doesn't recognize the device anymore...
Do I even have any options? Can I get anything back on my device???
if you have adb installed (https://www.xda-developers.com/install-adb-windows-macos-linux/). you can use the command "adb push *file path* /sdcard/" that way you can transfer whatever you need over.
And it worked!!!!!!!!! yeah, once I figured out exactly how to type the complete command correctly... geeezzz TNX