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Hello,
I just received a Kindle Fire and decided to root and install Cyanogenmod. I found a tutorial which I thought looked pretty straightforward on Lilputing. I downloaded the Kindle Fire Utility and followed both the utility and the article told me to do. After installing TWRP 2.0, disaster. I rebooted the device and the Kindle read, "press power button for recovery," and showed a yellow triangle with a fire icon in the middle. I pressed the power button, and nothing happened. At this point, I rebooted. The device would not get passed this screen, and my PC would not recognize the Kindle. I presume I bricked my device, however (as I do not have any experience in this field) I honestly have no idea what I did, nor do I know where to go next. Any suggestions? Please help!
I'm stuck too. And i cannot install the driver because it is an unknown device.
kw1999 said:
Hello,
I just received a Kindle Fire and decided to root and install Cyanogenmod. I found a tutorial which I thought looked pretty straightforward on Lilputing. I downloaded the Kindle Fire Utility and followed both the utility and the article told me to do. After installing TWRP 2.0, disaster. I rebooted the device and the Kindle read, "press power button for recovery," and showed a yellow triangle with a fire icon in the middle. I pressed the power button, and nothing happened. At this point, I rebooted. The device would not get passed this screen, and my PC would not recognize the Kindle. I presume I bricked my device, however (as I do not have any experience in this field) I honestly have no idea what I did, nor do I know where to go next. Any suggestions? Please help!
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Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
Thank you!
I did, however, find a solution using the Kindle Fire Utility.
With my device connected to my computer, I selected Change BootMode. Next, I chose Normal. That brought me out of the frozen boot screen, so I decided to wing it and flashed Cyanogenmod, and that worked. Thank you anyway for your time.
bikeracer4487 said:
Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
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For me 7 resulted in a device not found, though I fixed this by rebooting the kindle (I guess fastboot mode ends at some point?)
So after I fix this - how do I get into TWRP? Trying to install it from the utility does not work!!
andTab said:
For me 7 resulted in a device not found, though I fixed this by rebooting the kindle (I guess fastboot mode ends at some point?)
So after I fix this - how do I get into TWRP? Trying to install it from the utility does not work!!
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Unfortunately, I don't know. I've been trying to get in TWRP all night and have been unsuccessful. I knew how to get out of this issue because I've put myself here several times tonight, trying to get TWRP to start up...so far, no luck...
I had same problem. Kept booting to "press power button for recovery" but never went to recovery. I had to download and install FireFireFire manually after i installed twrp. Now works great. Just power off then hold power button in for few seconds (until it turns orange) when powering back on, release, then there's twrp.
Wired0980 said:
I had same problem. Kept booting to "press power button for recovery" but never went to recovery. I had to download and install FireFireFire manually after i installed twrp. Now works great. Just power off then hold power button in for few seconds (until it turns orange) when powering back on, release, then there's twrp.
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THANK YOU! This fixed the problem, I just had to find the thread that was ONLY FireFireFire, and not combined with TWRP, since that hadn't worked for me. I included instruction below for anyone having similar issues:
I downloaded the u-boot.win from here then ran
Code:
fastboot flash bootloader u-boot.bin
at which point it sait "Waiting for device". So I rebooted the Kindle like had the last several times that's appeared and it flashed it and then I rebooted again and I held down the power button, and it turned amber, like it had earlier, except THIS time it actually booted into TWRP!! Hooray! Hope this helps anyone else having this issue.
bikeracer4487 said:
Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
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Thank you so much!!!!!! i thought my device was a gonner... and i just got it today
how can you remove TWRP from kindle fire if it's possible, whatit to boot likeif i just got itout of the box, which i did today when i recieveit.
Thanks.
bikeracer4487 said:
Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
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I tried this and it won't work, what am I doing wrong ?
Why is there a step 4? Is it only there so I check if kindle shows up or do I have to update its driver so there is no yellow triangle anymore?
EDIT:
So I managed to get it running. What I did is I added the "0x18D1" as in step 3 but after that I opened my device manager and by clicking on kindle (that has yellow triangle next to it) I updated its driver. I chose the location of adb_usb.ini that I edited. After that I ran Kindle Fire Utility and chose option 1 (Boot mode) and in the following menu I tried all of the options. In the option 3 (Recovery) it did something and now every time I boot kindle it goes to the yellow triangle but by pressing power button once it starts normal boot.
Ok, but still I would like to get it completely back to normal if possible so if anyone can help, thanks
It is supposed to show the recovery triangle EVERY time you reboot.
Just don't touch anything and it will continue to boot on its own to the OS.
The only time you should do something different is if you want to boot into recovery, then you push the power button until it turns orange and let go, it will boot into the TWRP recovery.
You really shouldn't need reboot the machine often. I do it maybe once every couple days at most.
nuttmeg said:
how can you remove TWRP from kindle fire if it's possible, whatit to boot likeif i just got itout of the box, which i did today when i recieveit.
Thanks.
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To remove TWRP and go back to the stock Amazon ROM, all you have to do is flash the stock Amazon firmware. Use Kindle Fire Utility v.7 to download the stock update.zip, copy the file to the SD card, boot into recovery, and install it.
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kw1999 said:
Hello,
I just received a Kindle Fire and decided to root and install Cyanogenmod. I found a tutorial which I thought looked pretty straightforward on Lilputing. I downloaded the Kindle Fire Utility and followed both the utility and the article told me to do. After installing TWRP 2.0, disaster. I rebooted the device and the Kindle read, "press power button for recovery," and showed a yellow triangle with a fire icon in the middle. I pressed the power button, and nothing happened. At this point, I rebooted. The device would not get passed this screen, and my PC would not recognize the Kindle. I presume I bricked my device, however (as I do not have any experience in this field) I honestly have no idea what I did, nor do I know where to go next. Any suggestions? Please help!
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I had this same problem a few days ago. I fixed it by going into Device Manager, finding the device called "kindle" (it had a yellow triangle next to it) and manually installing the ADB drivers. You can't search for drivers automatically, you have to manually specify the "ADB Composite Interface" or something to that effect.
I have also had this issue, thought it was because I was using a 64 bit windows 7 system.
I had previously installed cyanogenmod 7 using destructions from this forum, and I have also done something similar with my Galaxy S2 (I mention this, because this may be why the drivers havent worked?)
Anyway, I added the line above, then rebooted my PC (twice), and then unplugged my kindle fire and rebooted. I then plugged it in to the PC and it came up as "kindle" in device manager, but had the exclamation mark warning. I clicked update driver and found the updated usb.ini file. Windows did its stuff and then it appears as Android bridge device.
The kindle wa still stuck at the yellow triangle, but selection the fastboot menu option 1, then boot normal and it worked a charm.
Persevere and dont give up!
Thanks to the great advice on this forum, everything becomes easy, once you have found the right posts!
bikeracer4487 said:
Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
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The page wont load to download that version of KFU. Also everytime I try to download fastboot I get an error saying AdbWinApi.dll is missing from my computer. Where do I find that?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
and the missing file is in kfu
krelvinaz said:
It is supposed to show the recovery triangle EVERY time you reboot.
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That can't be right, surely?
bikeracer4487 said:
Try this:
1) Download v6 of the Kindle Fire Utility from here. (The forum thread can be found here)
2) Extract the files into a folder anywhere (but remember where, obviously)
3) Go into the folder, then into 'drivers' and open up adb_usb.ini in a text editor and add "0x18D1" (without the quotes) on a line underneath "0x1949"
4) Open up Device Manager and find "kindle". It should have a yellow triangle near it.
5) Download fastboot.exe from here
6) Open up command prompt and navigate to wherever you saved fastboot to.
7) Run the command "fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000"
8) Power off your device by holding down the power button for ~10 seconds and turn it back on, and this time don't hit the power button to go into TWRP. It should move past the yellow triangle after a few seconds and boot into Kindle. Hope this helps!
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Kindle is not recognized? Please help?
Uninstall/reinstall device drivers and try again.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium
Wired0980 said:
I had same problem. Kept booting to "press power button for recovery" but never went to recovery. I had to download and install FireFireFire manually after i installed twrp. Now works great. Just power off then hold power button in for few seconds (until it turns orange) when powering back on, release, then there's twrp.
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I am having this problem and have gone back to install FireFireFire manually but I still get stuck at "press power button for recovery". If I leave it alone it eventually boots as normal. If I press and hold the power button for a few seconds, it turns orange but never does anything. Any ideas?
I should mention that I'm running Ubuntu Linux - no access to Windows so KFU is not an option. My Fire is at version 6.3 and I've been roughly following the guide here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
Has anyone else experienced this problem:
I rooted my Kindle Fire using KFU 0.9.5. it came stock with kindle 6.3 software. The rooting process was a cinch, and I installed GO Launcher EX and the Google Play store and many other applications that work great. I haven't installed anything in the past few days. It's been working fine since I rooted about 3 weeks ago. Now, all of a sudden, I go to open my fire and there's an android guy with an "!" Icon. I reboot. Get the yellow splash screen, and it goes to rebooting options. I select normal reboot. Goes to yellow screen, Goes to Kindle fire splash screen, goes to lock screen. I unlock with my PW and the device immediately turns off. So I try again, this time using recovery. Same scenario. Third time I chose fastboot. Now it sticks on the yellow triangle screen and does nothing. How do I get it to boot up? Please help.
Thank you,
Kyle.
There was a new update from Amazon causing problems. You can flash a different rom or get the new update from the Amazon website and flash it, which will make everything 100% stock again without root.
soupmagnet said:
There was a new update from Amazon causing problems. You can flash a different rom or get the new update from the Amazon website and flash it, which will make everything 100% stock again without root.
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Ok. I got it to boot into recovery mode. when I go to reboot system now, it goes to the yellow triangle splash, then kindle fire splash (orange fire lettering, not blue), then it brightens up, and goes to the lock screen. then immediately powers off. reboots into the yellow triangle splash, then an android robot with a loading bar that fills about 25%, to a mini android robot with an orange ! triangle.
If I have to flash a new ROM, which would you suggest?
Thank you,
Kyle.
Also, in the CWM recovery, there's a factory data reset. Will that undo the root? Or will it just wipe the memory?
???
Please advise. Currently my Kindle is stuck and I'd like to have it operational again. Even if that means re-rooting it. Does CWM Factory Reset wipe the root or just delete the memory on the device. Is that even the correct route to go? Is there an easier way to get out of this boot loop? KFU won't recognize the device because it won't power up all the way.
Thank you.
Factory reset will only wipe your user data.
To break root and restore to factory original you have to flash the latest update from Amazon.
Google "Kindle Fire software update", it will be on the Amazon website.
Change the file extension from ".bin" to ".zip" and put it on your sdcard.
Flash the new update.zip in CWM
soupmagnet said:
Factory reset will only wipe your user data.
To break root and restore to factory original you have to flash the latest update from Amazon.
Google "Kindle Fire software update", it will be on the Amazon website.
Change the file extension from ".bin" to ".zip" and put it on your sdcard.
Flash the new update.zip in CWM
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Ok, but I still cannot add anything to my device because it will not start up in any mode, so my computer isn't recognizing the device. How do I get the computer to see the Kindle while it's "off"
I've read http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547 and it's not very helpful in that regard.
Can you boot into recovery? If you can, you're halfway there.
soupmagnet said:
Can you boot into recovery? If you can, you're halfway there.
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Soupmag, Sorry it took so long to reply; I had to pick my kid up from his mom's after work, and feed, bathe, and bed him, which is exhausting. I was at work earlier.
I can boot the device into recovery mode. The screen looks like this:
CWM-based Recovery v5. 0. 2 .7 FULL (By DooMLoRD)
Amazon Kindle Fire: v01-FINAL: Touch ed. by TUTRCHAOS
-reboot options
-Install zip from sdcard
-apply /sdcard/update.zip
-Wipe cache
-Backup and Rest.
-Mount & Strg
-advanced
-Power off
-Go Back
Build info...
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I don't know how to get a new .zip on the /sdcard. The PC doesn't see the device, so I can't transfer. It won't boot normally from this (reboot options are norm., fast, recov.) so I'm left with trying to reinstall the .zip, but I don't know if I need to wipe b4 I try that. Or, factory reset and hope it starts in Kindle launcher. What happens next. Sorry this is so long. I just don't want to screw it up even worse or possibly brick it.
Thanks for your help and patience.
-Kyle
soupmagnet said:
Factory reset will only wipe your user data.
To break root and restore to factory original you have to flash the latest update from Amazon.
Google "Kindle Fire software update", it will be on the Amazon website.
Change the file extension from ".bin" to ".zip" and put it on your sdcard.
Flash the new update.zip in CWM
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BTW: I'd rather not factory resotre and re-root, but if I have to, than I will.
Thanks again.
Kyle
For some reason, the update will not install with CWM. I found that if you install TWRP, the update will install. I have used the commands on this page http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340 to successfully install TWRP and then the update installs. After that, you will have to re-root.
When it says in those instructions:
adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
is that a command prompt window in the kindle dir? Or a KFU Option?
adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
Something completely different?
Please elaborate.
Thank you.
-Kyle
There's no need to reroot. I assume you're using Windows, right? Fix your drivers so you can use adb to push a new rom to your sdcard OR mount your sdcard in TWRP and transfer it like that.
Ok Awesome. Soupmag, awesome. I don't want to un-root. How do I update my Drivers? I had the adb drivers working fine yesterday. I didn't change anything. I'm using the KindleADB drivers and when it worked. I plugged it into the PC (windows vista) it would show under ADB devices on device manager.
Thank you,
Kyle
Well first, see if you can get into recovery and mount your sdcard (Kindle plugged into the computer of course)
Ok, I'm on recovery CWN-based Recovery v5.0.2.7 FULL
There's an Android Composite ADB interface under Android Phones in Device Manager
USB plugged in of course
Edit: When I shut the device down the Android Phone>Android Composite ADB Interface is removed from devices in device manager, so it has to be seeing the device, right?
kylebenton said:
When it says in those instructions:
adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
is that a command prompt window in the kindle dir? Or a KFU Option?
adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
Something completely different?
Please elaborate.
Thank you.
-Kyle
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Command prompt window... from the directory where you unzip the files. Honestly, I don't really know if all the steps are required. All I know is that the process has worked for me.
kylebenton said:
Ok, I'm on recovery CWN-based Recovery v5.0.2.7 FULL
There's an Android Composite ADB interface under Android Phones in Device Manager
USB plugged in of course
Edit: When I shut the device down the Android Phone>Android Composite ADB Interface is removed from devices in device manager, so it has to be seeing the device, right?
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While in recovery, select "mount sdcard". It should show up on your computer as external storage. Then use your computer to download whatever rom you want and transfer it to your sdcard. Just make sure its in .zip format.
[Edit:] If that doesn't work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747671 ...to fix your drivers.
Duplicate post, deleted. Stupid XDA app.
soupmagnet said:
While in recovery, select "mount sdcard". It should show up on your computer as external storage. Then use your computer to download whatever rom you want and transfer it to your sdcard. Just make sure its in .zip format.
[Edit:] If that doesn't work: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=23747671 ...to fix your drivers.
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Awesome! Do you recommend any particular ROM for stability? I don't want to have to do this every month lol
Thanks again
kyle
IF ADB connects and reports my Kindle, then I am past fast boot?
ADB will not "shell". Reports directory not found.
Should I start a detailed thread for my problem?
fastboot and adb do not work at the same time you have one or the other what are you trying to do?
try just adding the details here
Thepooch said:
fastboot and adb do not work at the same time you have one or the other what are you trying to do?
try just adding the details here
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Here is the exact message I get on the screen:
'Your Kindle has detected a problem and must clear app storage. The recovery process will erase some applications and data from your device. Apps from the appstore are stored in the cloud and can be reinstalled later.
This will reset your kindle to its original factory settings. you will need to re-register your kindle prior to downloading items from your Amazon account.
Please press power button to proceed.'
After i press the power button I get a status bar indicating the restore, it then says success, then reboots and ultimately comes back to the same restore screen as noted above.
I can get into ADB but Shell command will not work
I have downloaded Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.6. After I installed the drivers, the kindle icon on device manager changed to Android Phone - Android ADB Interface. I then ran run.bat and it says that ADB Status: Offline and Boot Status: Unknown. I have tried searching the web for answers, but I could not find the answer to my problem. I tried to just run permanent root with superuser, but after two initial downloads, it was stuck on waiting on device for FFF. I need help please.
Josepho1997 said:
The drivers didn't install correctly. Try installing them manually.
Sent from my Kindle Fire
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How do I go about doing that? Is it the Extras? (Apps.zip and TWRP), and if so, where do I place the apps folder? and the twrp link is bad
WhatRat21 said:
How do I go about doing that? Is it the Extras? (Apps.zip and TWRP), and if so, where do I place the apps folder? and the twrp link is bad
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Installing Windows drivers is a basic task that every Windows user should be comfortable with. I would suggest searching Google for an answer to that question. The TWRP link is bad. You need to replace the twrp.img file that comes with KFU, with the actual TWRP.img downloaded from the TWRP website.
WhatRat21 said:
How do I go about doing that? Is it the Extras? (Apps.zip and TWRP), and if so, where do I place the apps folder? and the twrp link is bad
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1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.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
This should help you.. let me know if you are not able to do it.. it will good if you can tell me in which step you are facing trouble
kishorev said:
1) Download KFU from this link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.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
This should help you.. let me know if you are not able to do it.. it will good if you can tell me in which step you are facing trouble
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The problem that I have is that on device manager, after I install the drivers, "kindle" becomes "android phone - android composite adb interface", but when I run "run.bat", it is still saying adb status: offline and boot status: unknown. I tried updating the drivers anyways, but the problem is still not resolved.
Don`t make any slections till your drivers are right . It might be something simple that is making it appear offline here is some info on a manual installation http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/13/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver/.
Ahh, I think I just bricked my Kindle Fire. It is now stuck on "kindlefire" splash screen and it is not recognizable by my computer. I was following the steps by installing Java Development Kit and then Android SDK Tools.After following those steps, I tried running "run.bat" and now it says the ADB Status is "Online", but still "Unknown" for boot status. Now stupidly, I thought what the hey, it's online now, so I ran the 2nd option and after it did some installing, it told me to press any button to exit. After that, the kindle fire restarted by itself, and so I clicked on "run.bat" again and now there is no menu at all. Then I look over at my kindle fire and see that it is stuck on the screen. I need help please!
Leave it connected and hold the power button till its off then power it back on then select change bootmodes in kfu select normal and wait it should boot normal if not hold the power button till off then back on.
Thepooch said:
Leave it connected and hold the power button till its off then power it back on then select change bootmodes in kfu select normal and wait it should boot normal if not hold the power button till off then back on.
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Yay! thank you!, it works like normal again.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923010
I am having the same problems my kindle fire shows up as android phone KFU say boot status 4000 but wont root
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
androidGuy302 said:
I am having the same problems my kindle fire shows up as android phone KFU say boot status 4000 but wont root
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda app-developers app
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Okay???
And what have you done to try and root it?
Anyone find it funny this guy's name is thepooch? really screwed the pooch on this one
anyway, just wanted to share my observation before i go off to root my kindle fire
It is quite funny yes.
I never thought it would matter lmao. I didn`t think I would be living at XDA or in the Kindle Fire forum.:silly:
Hi all!! I rooted and romm'ed a kindle fire. Now that's not the problem. I managed to get the recovery on, used it to flash a ROM, and the end. Now, every time I want to go to recovery, it pulls up the STOCK kf boot screen (orange instead of TWRP's blue) and it loops.I'm typing this on the actual device in cm10.1. I can take a video, if not believe. Thank you!!!!
Sounds pretty much like your missing the bootloader not recovery you should be able to select reboot recovery from the power menu, if not download terminal from gplay. Open it type su hit enter, it will ask to grant superuser permission, do so, then type reboot recovery, that should boot you into recovery. As far as the bootloader is concerned download it here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1632375 put it on your sdcard and flash it in recovery, then select reboot system. At the white kindle blue fire splash quickly toggle your power button a few times for the boot menu you can select to enter recovery there. If not do nothing and it will boot to the system.
Didn't work
Hey, thanks for the help, but it didn't work. I have a video posted on Youtube just for this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAj1jfrBE6U
PS check the description
koroshbhasabrain said:
Hey, thanks for the help, but it didn't work. I have a video posted on Youtube just for this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAj1jfrBE6U
PS check the description
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At first glance, I would say you have the stock bootloader installed on the recovery partition. I have no idea how you would have achieved that by accident, but you should try to reinstall recovery to see if that fixes the problem.
??? Okay I agree with Soupmagnet do as he says and you should be fine.
But here's the thing: I tried to do that earlier, but it wouldn't show up in ADB. I'm guessing that the drivers I used for the stock KF don't work for a KF with a custom ROM.
This is the ROM I'm using: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
Yeah, I agree, I'm really surprised I could have the stock boot loader still on the recovery partition. This is exaclty what i did when I was rooting it for the first time: I used the Kindle Fire Utility 0.96 by Vashypooh, did what it asked, and it 'installed' the recovery. It booted into it, I press reboot as per instructions, and poof! It's gone. No recovery. So I try that again, but load the zip files for cm10.1 and GAPPS. I run the KFU 0.96, install boot loader, but instead of reboot, I flash the ROMs. That worked, but nothing else.... I think I effed up majorly...
Oh and BTW it suggests that I rooted two times which is false...
http://db.tt/vXXeuL10 Try this replace that file with the one I have provided in the drivers folder for kfu. Rerun driver bat then plug your kindle in adb should be back online. Also make sure you have adb debugging enabled under settings/developer options. Once online again use kfu to resend twrp.
koroshbhasabrain said:
But here's the thing: I tried to do that earlier, but it wouldn't show up in ADB. I'm guessing that the drivers I used for the stock KF don't work for a KF with a custom ROM.
This is the ROM I'm using: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010
Yeah, I agree, I'm really surprised I could have the stock boot loader still on the recovery partition. This is exaclty what i did when I was rooting it for the first time: I used the Kindle Fire Utility 0.96 by Vashypooh, did what it asked, and it 'installed' the recovery. It booted into it, I press reboot as per instructions, and poof! It's gone. No recovery. So I try that again, but load the zip files for cm10.1 and GAPPS. I run the KFU 0.96, install boot loader, but instead of reboot, I flash the ROMs. That worked, but nothing else.... I think I effed up majorly...
Oh and BTW it suggests that I rooted two times which is false...
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You don't need ADB or fastboot to install recovery, BTW. You only need root permissions.
Thepooch:
I will try that out right now, thanks!!
soupmagnet:
In that case, i didn't have full root?
Thepooch said:
http://db.tt/vXXeuL10 Try this replace that file with the one I have provided in the drivers folder for kfu. Rerun driver bat then plug your kindle in adb should be back online. Also make sure you have adb debugging enabled under settings/developer options. Once online again use kfu to resend twrp.
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It keeps doing it... ADB was online tho, thank you! I tried to reinstall a custom recovery - it works when i tell it to from kfu, but not from the boot menu....
EDIT:: THIS WILL HELP!! When I went to the bootmode menu in the kfu and set it to recovery, it returned:
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* Activating Recovery (5001) *
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The system cannot find the drive specified. //##THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART!!!
1520 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.328s)
The kindle has been told to reboot in Recovery Mode.
Press any key to continue . . .
Removed.
koroshbhasabrain said:
It keeps doing it... ADB was online tho, thank you! I tried to reinstall a custom recovery - it works when i tell it to from kfu, but not from the boot menu....
EDIT:: THIS WILL HELP!! When I went to the bootmode menu in the kfu and set it to recovery, it returned:
***********************************************
* Activating Recovery (5001) *
***********************************************
The system cannot find the drive specified. //##THIS IS THE IMPORTANT PART!!!
1520 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.328s)
The kindle has been told to reboot in Recovery Mode.
Press any key to continue . . .
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Let me get this straight, because something here isn't adding up...
You have CM10 installed, and fully functional. You have custom recovery installed, and working. You have FireFireFire installed. You can access custom recovery by changing the boot mode, but for some reason when you try to access custom recovery via FireFireFire's boot menu, it boots to the stock orange and white Kindle Fire logo?
Am I reading this correctly? Because at this point, the orange and white Kindle Fire logo shouldn't even exist on your device.
I think you're going to have to post a video of this because I'm having a hard time believing it.
Hello?
koroshbhasabrain said:
Hello?
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Follow Soupmagnet's instructions!
Most likely, you'll have to take a video, then put it up on YouTube or something, and come back here to post the link. Then you will get somewhere.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk HD
I Already have a video up...
soupmagnet said:
Let me get this straight, because something here isn't adding up...
You have CM10 installed, and fully functional. You have custom recovery installed, and working. You have FireFireFire installed. You can access custom recovery by changing the boot mode, but for some reason when you try to access custom recovery via FireFireFire's boot menu, it boots to the stock orange and white Kindle Fire logo?
Am I reading this correctly? Because at this point, the orange and white Kindle Fire logo shouldn't even exist on your device.
I think you're going to have to post a video of this because I'm having a hard time believing it.
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Hey there! I already do have a video up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAj1jfrBE6U
It's one I made for an earlier post (you see me type in "su" and then "reboot recovery" into the console - ill make another on request) but it still should fulfill the need. After the commands fail, I try again but this time through Fire³. Still the same result. As I said, I will make another on request.
koroshbhasabrain said:
Hey there! I already do have a video up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CAj1jfrBE6U
It's one I made for an earlier post (you see me type in "su" and then "reboot recovery" into the console - ill make another on request) but it still should fulfill the need. After the commands fail, I try again but this time through Fire³. Still the same result. As I said, I will make another on request.
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Okay, lets try this:
Use your device to download the latest version of TWRP. Move it from your "download" folder to the root of your sdcard and name it "twrp.img". Then enter the following command:
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery
The same could be done with terminal emulator using the following:
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery
Afterwards, reboot and use FireFireFire's boot menu to try and boot into recovery.
soupmagnet said:
Okay, lets try this:
Use your device to download the latest version of TWRP. Move it from your "download" folder to the root of your sdcard and name it "twrp.img". Then enter the following command:
Code:
adb shell dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery
The same could be done with terminal emulator using the following:
Code:
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp.img of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery
Afterwards, reboot and use FireFireFire's boot menu to try and boot into recovery.
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You know, I could really kiss you on the face right now, but society.....
Thanks man!! This worked!! I would do an exaggerated Oscar's like thank you, but I don't think you'll want to read it. THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
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