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[Q] Starburst installs correctly but fix of FC Status Bar breaks it

Okay, So i have root, i follow all the steps required and I get Starburst installed and booted. I then get that my status bar is Force Closing. I do some looking and see this:
My status bar is force closing, what do I do?
Go into clockwork mod, go under mounts and storage and format system
I do this and it completely messes up everything. It says it completes fine but when i go to reboot it gets stuck on the bootup screen. Then when i go to do anything else the menu is now blue and nothing works. I have to reinstall the kernel to get root access via Odin3 v1.85 to get it to respond again. I can then reinstall the Starburst but get same errors or I can do a Restore and it works fine. It seems like the FC answer of "format system" completely breaks everything. Any suggestions/help?

Suplyndmnd said:
Okay, So i have root, i follow all the steps required and I get Starburst installed and booted. I then get that my status bar is Force Closing. I do some looking and see this:
My status bar is force closing, what do I do?
Go into clockwork mod, go under mounts and storage and format system
I do this and it completely messes up everything. It says it completes fine but when i go to reboot it gets stuck on the bootup screen. Then when i go to do anything else the menu is now blue and nothing works. I have to reinstall the kernel to get root access via Odin3 v1.85 to get it to respond again. I can then reinstall the Starburst but get same errors or I can do a Restore and it works fine. It seems like the FC answer of "format system" completely breaks everything. Any suggestions/help?
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Did you flash the ROM after you formatted the system? You format then flash, not the other way around.
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I did this.
1.) Get Root
2.) Boot into CWMR, made a backup (thank god)
3.) Wipe Data/Factor Reset
4.) Wipe Cache
5.) Wipe Dalvik Cache
6.) Install Starburst
7.) Format /system
Should i have format /system then install Starburst basically inverting 6 and 7? I installed Starburst and booted and it worked minus the Status Bar FC's and then I checked here and it said to Format /system so I figured I should have done that after installing it but now it sounds like I was an idiot thinking that. I'm new to all this as my OG Droid ran stock.

Yeah, format then flash. Its basically deleting what you flashed
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Now that I think about it I get it. I feel like a moron lol. I'll try this later tonight and report back just so people will know if it worked when they search. TY for your help guys.

Suplyndmnd said:
Now that I think about it I get it. I feel like a moron lol. I'll try this later tonight and report back just so people will know if it worked when they search. TY for your help guys.
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Let us know how it works for you. Believe me, we all have our nOOb moments...I know I have. Lol
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Help cant boot custom rom Kindle fire

I rooted my kindle fire 6.3.1 using the utility and installed twrp, everything is fine , once i install a custom rom it wont boot. No matter what rom Installed . it will turn on to the black and blue kindle screen then go black and nothing happens. Or the rom will boot but hangs at the boot image.

Did you "factory reset" before flashing the rom?

I'd download the newest version of kfu, then re-flash twrp , then fire fire fire, put the from on the SD card, then factory reset, wipe both caches, then install from and wipe caches again
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chris_m128 said:
I'd download the newest version of kfu, then re-flash twrp , then fire fire fire, put the from on the SD card, then factory reset, wipe both caches, then install from and wipe caches again
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There is no reason to re-flash twrp and there is definitely no reason to re-flash FireFireFire unless absolutely necessary. Flashing a bootloader is potentially dangerous and shouldn't be done just for the hell of it.
The OP has one post on XDA, this one; which leads me to believe he was unaware of or has overlooked the importance of performing a factory reset before flashing any new rom.
[Edit:] That wasn't intended to sound so brash, but you get the point.

I get the point that you think you know a lot more than you do.
Edit: that was intended to sound exactly like it does

chris_m128 said:
I get the point that you think you know a lot more than you do.
Edit: that was intended to sound exactly like it does
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I tried to convey to you that my intention was not to be rude, yet you respond with unnecessary hostility. What exactly do you expect to accomplish with this? Change my mind? Hurt my feelings? Cause me to be any different than I am? I'm guessing it's probably not going to happen.

forgive me o' mighty one

[Q] Sanity check on the restore to stock guide

This looks like exactly what I am after as I need to send my Kindle back to Amazon and I'm hoping they won't notice I've rooted etc Will this be enough? I rooted using KFU and subsequently did a factory reset but I still need to get rid of TWRP right? I have found the fastboot command for wiping the recovery partition but is there nothing stock in there?

wryel said:
This looks like exactly what I am after as I need to send my Kindle back to Amazon and I'm hoping they won't notice I've rooted etc Will this be enough? I rooted using KFU and subsequently did a factory reset but I still need to get rid of TWRP right? I have found the fastboot command for wiping the recovery partition but is there nothing stock in there?
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It'll work. You don't need to try to wipe recovery or the bootloader yourself, and you shouldn't, either.
Just follow the steps there, and be particularly wary of step 3. If you don't wipe everything properly, you'll probably end up with a soft brick.
The moment the stock update.zip is installed and you reboot, the KF will pretty much be the same as brand new.

Thanks! Went through real smooth and didn't even get the error it mentions.

wryel said:
Thanks! Went through real smooth and didn't even get the error it mentions.
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What did you wipe
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if you find something I posted helpful please thank me

I just followed the instructions on that guide, wiping the two caches and then doing a factory restore. The only other thing I did was to delete a TWRP folder that was leftover.

rooting and rom-ing this piece.

i have a droid x2 that i have rooted and switched roms on numerous times, as well as sbfing becoming one of my close friends. not sure what to do with the 3 different pages on rooting applications and methods. does a link to actual step by step instructions on how to root and intall roms exist? last night i rooted and installed twrp using the utility, but could not get it to boot for anything. held power down and all i get is a normal boot . when i went to install AOKP , i used the utility to get into twrp RIGHT after putting FFF on it. i flashed the rom and gapps after wiping data, and i got a blank screen for an hour. i found a tutorial on mounting sd card through twrp and saved it. my question is what is the proper way to root 6.2.2? and will installing roms through working twrp actualy work? if so how do i get twrp to work? thanks in advance guys.

clarity
just to clarify , i have read all of the guides on here and have a bsic understanding (not much) of fastboot and adb. does this device need adb things done to it to work? <--- third question...lol

I used the kindle fire utility. It is a little more complicated than other devices I have rooted/rommed, but not impossible. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889 is the thread for KFU. You install it on your computer and follow the instructions. I soft bricked mine because I wasn't paying attention and flashed the wrong bootloader, if something like that happens there is another utility for unbrick.
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Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
just to clarify , i have read all of the guides on here and have a bsic understanding (not much) of fastboot and adb. does this device need adb things done to it to work? <--- third question...lol
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Yes, you use adb but it instructs you what to type.
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pyroscott said:
I used the kindle fire utility. It is a little more complicated than other devices I have rooted/rommed, but not impossible. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889 is the thread for KFU. You install it on your computer and follow the instructions. I soft bricked mine because I wasn't paying attention and flashed the wrong bootloader, if something like that happens there is another utility for unbrick.
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i used the utility for my first blunder on this device. is the first step install permanent root? thats what i did first. then install latest twrp. did that second. said it was installed, unplugged from my computer and tried to boot into twrp. nothing. from off just hitting power sould show the triangle sign correct? if so i dont even get this.

Yes the first step should be root... which in my case also installs twrp...

If you're planning to install a custom ROM, there's no point in rooting. FFF and TWRP are more than enough.

aokp
ok well i rooted. and now twrp works flawlessly. but when i try to flash aokp, i wipe data/factory reset, install aokp and then gapps, i get nothing but a black screen after rebooting. after waiting a minute or two, i rebooted into recovery and restored a backup. am i doing something wrong? i started on 6.2.2 if that helps at all.

You should -always- wipe cache and dalvik-cache when flashing ROMs.
When you're upgrading the same ROM from a lower version to a newer one (for example, going from gede 1.65 to 1.7) you may skip factory reset, so long as there isn't a major change (going from normal to linaro, for example).
However, it is good practice to let Titanium Backup handle all of your /data backups and just factory reset every time as well.

You have the two most important steps done.
1. You have TWRP installed and you can boot into it. That is one of the hardest steps it appears.
2. You did a backup before doing anything else.
As Dasanko said you also need to wipe cache and dalvik-cache. When I do a new rom I wipe data, system, cache and dalvik-cache.
Titanium Backup (TiBu) is also awesome to restore your apps. However, you will need to install TiBu to use it to restore other apps. Some ROMS have it installed already and some don't. If you don't have access to TiBu from the Rom your are flashing you will need the GApps installed to get the Play Store. You can then download TiBu be able to restore your chosen apps.

Lorenzo VonMatterhorn said:
i used the utility for my first blunder on this device. is the first step install permanent root? thats what i did first. then install latest twrp. did that second. said it was installed, unplugged from my computer and tried to boot into twrp. nothing. from off just hitting power sould show the triangle sign correct? if so i dont even get this.
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Yes, you should get the screen with the triangle. I would try flashing the recovery again
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also when you are installing a new rom I always wipe system so you dont have any errors because that is where the old rom is located. btw cm9 and aokp are both really nice on this device

[Q] KF2 stuck at cm10.1 boot logo

I installed the newest (5-17-2013) nightly using twrp and now my kindle 2 is stuck at the cm10.1 splash screen. Yes, I wiped factory and system; cache and davlik. Tried wiping cache and davlik, then just davlik after flashing 20+ times. I tried searching and tried many things but had no success. Anyone know how to get around this? This is the only rom on my kindle right now so I can't flash it with anything else. I saw that someone else on the CM10.1 Official rom page said 5-17-2013 got them stuck on boot logo as well. Is it me, or the rom?

Eric Vaughn said:
I installed the newest (5-17-2013) nightly using twrp and now my kindle 2 is stuck at the cm10.1 splash screen. Yes, I wiped factory and system; cache and davlik. Tried wiping cache and davlik, then just davlik after flashing 20+ times. I tried searching and tried many things but had no success. Anyone know how to get around this? This is the only rom on my kindle right now so I can't flash it with anything else. I saw that someone else on the CM10.1 Official rom page said 5-17-2013 got them stuck on boot logo as well. Is it me, or the rom?
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5-17-2013 had issues, so flash an earlier one first to make sure everything is OK. I'm currently on 15.
You will probably have to push a rom to the KF2 using adb, oh, and always make sure you keep at least 2 versions of the nightlies on your device, one you know works and the newest one. It makes life so much easier.
adb push cm-10.1-20130515-NIGHTLY-otter2.zip /sdcard/Download

chronicfathead said:
5-17-2013 had issues, so flash an earlier one first to make sure everything is OK. I'm currently on 15.
You will probably have to push a rom to the KF2 using adb, oh, and always make sure you keep at least 2 versions of the nightlies on your device, one you know works and the newest one. It makes life so much easier.
adb push cm-10.1-20130515-NIGHTLY-otter2.zip /sdcard/Download
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Sadly I had to learn this the hard way. I didn't have another version on my kindle. adb was a pain because it shows up as "Other devices> Kindle Fire 2" with a yellow triangle in Device manager. Luckily I was able to select "Update Drivers" and when prompted to select from a folder or select from other known drivers I simply selected "Kindle Fire" then "ADB Interface" and installed that. Then sideloading another zip was a cinch from TWRP. :victory:
Thanks for the input