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[Q] Can't boot into TWRP but normal boot works

Hello,
So I received my kindle fire today. It OTA updated itself to 6.3 and after that I rooted and flashed firefirefire + TWRP it with KFU. Everything went fine and I have root access. Normal booting works but when i try to get into TWRP by pressing power button while starting it just boots normaly (powerbutton turns to orange for a while).
This is apparently problem with new 2.1 TWRP? Will flashing clockworkmod over TWRP fix this (so that i can use cwm instead) and backup/install roms with it or will I run into some kind of problems? Is there some other way to fix this?
Thanks for help!

Yes. 2.1 still has a lot of bugs to iron out. Go back to 2.0 and try again.
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soupmagnet said:
Yes. 2.1 still has a lot of bugs to iron out. Go back to 2.0 and try again.
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That could very well be why so many are having trouble this new twrp I use the old one haven't had a problem yet but you could be onto something there

There is guide how to install 2.0 in Kindle fire development list thread (cant post links since I'm new here and it links to rootwitz)
Is this the correct TWRP or is there newer 2.0. Im just wondering as file name has "rc" (release candidate) in it.
I guess KFU cant do this for me so are those commands correct in that post?
Code:
adb shell
idme bootmode 4002
exit
fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img
etc.

Cykyter said:
Hello,
So I received my kindle fire today. It OTA updated itself to 6.3 and after that I rooted and flashed firefirefire + TWRP it with KFU. Everything went fine and I have root access. Normal booting works but when i try to get into TWRP by pressing power button while starting it just boots normaly (powerbutton turns to orange for a while).
This is apparently problem with new 2.1 TWRP? Will flashing clockworkmod over TWRP fix this (so that i can use cwm instead) and backup/install roms with it or will I run into some kind of problems? Is there some other way to fix this?
Thanks for help!
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I posted an explanation of what's going on with TWRP 2.1.0 in the KFU thread...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=24732291&postcount=1298
And yes, you can install CWM onto the recovery partition and it will work fine.

Thanks! Installing cmw worked. Now I have ICS installed on my kindle

Same Issue
I'm having the same issue. I've falshed FFF and TWRP with KFU 0.9.5. The utility said I was successful but I can't access recovery. Can someone point me to some instructions which detail another way of doing this. A manual way is fine. I understand you can use TWRP 2.0, but all the links want to direct me to downbload 2.1. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

nchevaux said:
I'm having the same issue. I've falshed FFF and TWRP with KFU 0.9.5. The utility said I was successful but I can't access recovery. Can someone point me to some instructions which detail another way of doing this. A manual way is fine. I understand you can use TWRP 2.0, but all the links want to direct me to downbload 2.1. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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TWRP 2.1 has some problems and KFU's install process for it was broken. Vashypooh has reverted back to 2.0.
Probably the easiest thing for you to do is to delete your copy of KFU 0.9.5, download a new copy of KFU 0.9.5, and reinstall TWRP from it. It should automatically download version 2.0 and let you install that version.

TWRP recovery hangs

I have successfully rooted my Fire but would like to replace CWM with TWRP as the recovery image. However, when I install TWRP and boot to recovery mode, everything just hangs. The FFF screen says "Booting..." at the bottom but nothing happens (I've let it sit for at least 5 minutes to make sure I wasn't just being impatient). I can reboot, reflash CWM, and everything works just fine.
Here are some details:
Rooted Kindle Fire v 6.3.1
FFF 1.4
Ubuntu Linux - I can successfully adb and fastboot into the device.
CWM works fine.
While it is hanging, I can no longer access it via fastboot but also can't access via adb. Hard reset required to reboot.
Using latest TWRP (2.2.0) from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79
I've also tried TWRP 2.0 from some long-lost forum posting somewhere but still no luck
I've tried re-flashing FFF after flashing TWRP as mentioned in the forum link below
Every Kindle Fire guide that I've seen seems to use TWRP so I can't imagine it's a hardware issue. I found a similar problem in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408056 but it was posted in the General forum. I figure my question belongs in this forum. Excuse me if the cross-post is inappropriate.
Does anyone have an idea what is going on? I've been searching for hours with no luck.

whollycow said:
I have successfully rooted my Fire but would like to replace CWM with TWRP as the recovery image. However, when I install TWRP and boot to recovery mode, everything just hangs. The FFF screen says "Booting..." at the bottom but nothing happens (I've let it sit for at least 5 minutes to make sure I wasn't just being impatient). I can reboot, reflash CWM, and everything works just fine.
Here are some details:
Rooted Kindle Fire v 6.3.1
FFF 1.4
Ubuntu Linux - I can successfully adb and fastboot into the device.
CWM works fine.
While it is hanging, I can no longer access it via fastboot but also can't access via adb. Hard reset required to reboot.
Using latest TWRP (2.2.0) from here: http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79
I've also tried TWRP 2.0 from some long-lost forum posting somewhere but still no luck
I've tried re-flashing FFF after flashing TWRP as mentioned in the forum link below
Every Kindle Fire guide that I've seen seems to use TWRP so I can't imagine it's a hardware issue. I found a similar problem in this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1408056 but it was posted in the General forum. I figure my question belongs in this forum. Excuse me if the cross-post is inappropriate.
Does anyone have an idea what is going on? I've been searching for hours with no luck.
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If you can still access cwmr and your system then use smirkis scripts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 its the easiest way to get the job done

Thepooch said:
If you can still access cwmr and your system then use smirkis scripts http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 its the easiest way to get the job done
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Thanks! Was not aware of the smirkis scripts. That would have saved me a few hours of hunting things down yesterday. Now to find an apk of Busybox that I can install (I don't have the Market on my Fire).

That worked. I'm curious to know why it worked with the scripts but wouldn't when I flashed it myself...

whollycow said:
That worked. I'm curious to know why it worked with the scripts but wouldn't when I flashed it myself...
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Could be any number of things drivers bad commands poor communication with the device also if you were using a andadb setup for your ubuntu it requires sudo at the lead of your commands to work just a guess that you were not using it

[Q] Need help completely unrooting/restoring to factory settings (1st gen Fire)

Hello there, I hope you can help me completely unroot and restore my Kindle Fire (1st gen) to factory settings. As a new member of the forums, the newbie video has me terrified I've missed the one thread detailing how to do this with my current setup.
Anyway, quite some time ago now I decided to root my Kindle Fire. After a few bumps in the road, I managed to do it. Now, months and a new computer (so no more Android SDK installed) later, for various reasons, I'd like to undo it. I'd like to get my Kindle Fire back to its exact state the day it was delivered to me, right down to the stock recovery.
I've looked for tutorials on how to do this, but they all assume you have A) TWRP Recovery or B) CWM Recovery. I have neither. My Kindle Fire has "CWM-based Recovery v5.0.2.7 TouchEdition." I also am still using the stock firmware, currently at 2.6.35.7+ Lite kernel.
Being still very noobish at rooting android devices and never having unrooted one before, I figured it would be best to ask how to do this with my specific setup, rather than risk bricking my Kindle due to differences in procedure between the recovery in a tutorial and my own.
If I copy the latest firmware to my Kindle and choose "apply /sdcard/update.zip" from the recovery menu, will it completely revert my Kindle to stock settings? Would choosing "factory reset" from the menu work?
Thanks in advance for the help, I definitely need it.

Urahara said:
You should first download and install TWRP. Then wipe everything but your external storage, and then install the update.zip with TWRP(it should be the 6.3.1v) Then, of you want it completely restored, you must do a factory reset in the 6.3.1 settings menu.
Cry, Benihime!
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Will installing TWRP over my current recovery cause any problems? I didn't realize you could install one recovery over another.
Again, I'm a noob at this - I'll ask too many questions in an attempt to not screw this up.
To install TWRP over my current recovery, do I simply use the Kindle Fire Utility?
Edit: I have my Kindle plugged in and KFU up and running, and as soon as I get the go-ahead that TWRP can be installed over my current recovery, it shall be done.
Update: I installed TWRP - that was easier than expected. Wiping all but external storage now, then will attempt to install the update.
Update: I got an error when trying to install update.zip, so I'm redownloading the update and booting back into the firmware to copy the new update.zip to the Kindle. Am I correct in believing that the only thing I need to do to copy the file is open the Kindle in Windows explorer?
Final update: All is well with my Kindle. The error I got while flashing update.zip was my own mistake, not following directions to a T. The installation worked, and my Kindle is exactly as it was when I received it.
Now the question is - to root again or not to root again? I wanted to restore my Kindle to stock due to instabilities and crashes it was constantly experiencing, most likely due to a failed OTA update. Now I have to decide whether to go through rooting it again and hoping for the best. I will say, though, TWRP recovery is much more user-friendly than the CWM-based recovery I used when I rooted my Kindle, and TWRP alone nearly makes me want to root it again.
Oh, well, that can be decided later. Thank you for the nudge in the right direction, regardless.
For anyone with similar issues that might stumble upon this thread later, these are the said directions that needed to be followed to a T.

Unroot Kindle Fire 2
Can this method work the Kindle Fire 2. I have problem with its wifi when I can't turn on.
Do you think unrooting KF2 can fix it. Pls show me how to do

vinhntna608 said:
Can this method work the Kindle Fire 2. I have problem with its wifi when I can't turn on.
Do you think unrooting KF2 can fix it. Pls show me how to do
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I would suggest against it as the 2nd gen kindle fires have locked bootloaders and will most assuredly BRICK YOUR KINDLE !!!!you need to go to the kindle fire 2 hd forum and ask you questions there
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Steps I used to return to stock os from a custom rom
1) installed twrp using smirkit tool
2) factory reset and wiped data and caches ( i did not wipe system, i did that once and it bricked my kindle, had to get a factory cable to fix it)
3) downloaded latest amazon update and renamed it to "update.zip" the ,zip part is very important. The moved the update.zip to the sd card
4) flashed in twrp and wiped both caches.
5) stock amazon

6.3.1 or 6.3.2?
Will this work if my system is running version 6.3.2? (Under the Device menu in Settings, I find "Current Version: 6.3.2_user_4110520").
AND Should I install version 6.3.1 OR 6.3.2? If you could provide links to the correct version, I would be much obliged.
I already have TWRP Recovery installed, but when I reinstall the factory ROM, will TWRP be gone?
Thanks, staMerrill

[Q] Forgot to select stack file when use fireflash

Well this is my second times to root a kindle fire hd 8.9, i alway follow this guide when root it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277105
But i messed up and in the end, i forgot to select the stack file when flash using FireFlash and at the end of result, can run TWRP recovery, installed Cyanogenmod ROM but it got stuck up at Cyanogenmod's screen. I think its my fault that no select the stack file to override when use FireFlash. Now i can only run TWRP, already lost the backup, cant go back to a state when use FireFlash due to installed new ROM.
Im really need someone know how to fix this . Please help me.

gizzvn said:
Well this is my second times to root a kindle fire hd 8.9, i alway follow this guide when root it:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277105
But i messed up and in the end, i forgot to select the stack file when flash using FireFlash and at the end of result, can run TWRP recovery, installed Cyanogenmod ROM but it got stuck up at Cyanogenmod's screen. I think its my fault that no select the stack file to override when use FireFlash. Now i can only run TWRP, already lost the backup, cant go back to a state when use FireFlash due to installed new ROM.
Im really need someone know how to fix this . Please help me.
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I'm kind of a newb at this too, but supposively you could reflash the ROM or download Kindle Fire First Aide and reset to recovery?
Btw, here's the link to Kindle Fire First Aide (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888) Good luck too!

You flashed the stack file if you can get into recovery, otherwise you would probably be stuck on a orange kindle logo. Just factory reset and push a new ROM to the device to flash and it should work fine as a ROM redoes the stack and such on every flash

[Q] How do I update to 6.3.3 with root installed?

Hello,
I recently downloaded the Kindle Fire first gen update 6.3.3 from amazon. [link removed because of new user rule] My device is currently rooted 6.3.2 with FFF/TWRP. I backed up my root using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, temp unrooted, and then tried to install the update manually. (i.e. copying the file into \sd\kindeupdates and pressing "Update Your Kindle" in settings) When I did that, it went to the update screen for a second, then rebooted into TWRP. I attached the log file. [pastebin link also removed]
I noticed also that it is booting by default into TWRP after trying this, and it often reboots into TWRP randomly..
Does anyone know how I can install the update, keep my root, and fix the reboot issue? Thank you!

pitothepowerof3 said:
Hello,
I recently downloaded the Kindle Fire first gen update 6.3.3 from amazon. [link removed because of new user rule] My device is currently rooted 6.3.2 with FFF/TWRP. I backed up my root using Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper, temp unrooted, and then tried to install the update manually. (i.e. copying the file into \sd\kindeupdates and pressing "Update Your Kindle" in settings) When I did that, it went to the update screen for a second, then rebooted into TWRP. I attached the log file. [pastebin link also removed]
I noticed also that it is booting by default into TWRP after trying this, and it often reboots into TWRP after booting system.
Does anyone know how I can install the update, keep my root, and fix the reboot issue? Thank you!
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Maybe lucky that it didn't install, could soft brick.
Updates require stock recovery, or twrp 2.2.2.1 or older
Stock update flashes stock bootloader and recovery.
Suggest installing my prerooted 6.3.3 in twrp
[2014][Pre-Rooted][Stock]System Version 6.3.3-Original Kindle Fire Only
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sd_shadow said:
Maybe lucky that it didn't install, could soft brick.
Updates require stock recovery, or twrp 2.2.2.1 or older
Stock update flashes stock bootloader and recovery.
Suggest installing my prerooted 6.3.3 in twrp
[2014][Pre-Rooted][Stock]System Version 6.3.3-Original Kindle Fire Only
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Thank you, I appreciate it. This worked great. My only issues were uninstalling some of the unwanted apps, and getting google play back the way I had it. That is still better than a soft-brick though, so thanks.

pitothepowerof3 said:
Thank you, I appreciate it. This worked great. My only issues were uninstalling some of the unwanted apps, and getting google play back the way I had it. That is still better than a soft-brick though, so thanks.
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Yes go launcher isn't great, but a non-stock launcher is needed to use playstore.
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