Amazon was just too slow for me. When i had Amazon's Kindle os, it ran extremely slow, was very buggy, and the style was just plain weird. So, i decided to flash my rom, and have a fully fledged android. Using TWRP and Cyanogenmod, and with this helpful tutorial, I managed to do so, with minimal difficulty. My kindle ran much better, and much faster thereafter. But alas, with me always liking to mess with things until they break, giving me the ability to break whatever i use without having to do anything to it, my kindle started to have errors. First, the booting time got longer with each boot. Now, it is at a point where it takes a full night to boot. I tried to reboot, but it ran into the same error, spinning endlessly on Cyanogenmod round screen. Reboot after reboot, waiting five to ten minutes in between, i decided to just leave it like that throughout the whole night. Went to bed, and woke up. To my surprise, it had actually booted at one point in the night! This hasn't been the first time it has happened, either. It happened about two weeks before this error. It ran fine, then boot time extended, then it got stuck on the endless rotating cyanogenmod screen. I did a factory reset, which solved the problem, for that time being. Having to restore all my apps was just plain boring. It ran fine for a few weeks again, and after two and a half weeks, it has happened again, and i don't want to have to factory reset for the rest of my kindle's life. What is the problem? How do i fix? Do you guys need any more information?
Kindle Fire HD 8.9
Android 4.2.2 JellyBean
Try wiping cache and dalvik cache from twrp, if that doesn't do it I would also wipe system and reflash the ROM.
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stunts513 said:
Try wiping cache and dalvik cache from twrp, if that doesn't do it I would also wipe system and reflash the ROM.
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How do you wipe the cache? I never figured that out. I booted into it with the volume button during boot, but i don't find a clear cache option.
K, did it, appears to work now... Thankies!!
OK, as I thought, it didn't entirely work. Every time I reboot, I have to clear cache, or otherwise it won't boot. Any solution, or should I just reinstall android is on it?
I'd reinstall android, just wipe system and the caches and reflash. If that doesn't work, back up yours apps and their data and do a factory reset and reflash again.
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stunts513 said:
I'd reinstall android, just wipe system and the caches and reflash. If that doesn't work, back up yours apps and their data and do a factory reset and reflash again.
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K, so jus at back up important data, then wipe everything, download another copy of android, test it with I can't remember its name program but will find out, upload to twrp, flash ROM, restore data, viola?
That sounds about right, I'm guessing the other thing you were thinking of was md5sum checking program.
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stunts513 said:
That sounds about right, I'm guessing the other thing you were thinking of was md5sum checking program.
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Yup. I'll do that this weekend then! I hope that will solve the issue... Would it be possible to put Ubuntu os (Mobile edition) on a kindle?
Eh an old version yes, but hashcode hasn't released an update so the newer one can boot. And its not very good yet, its really buggy and not worth using as a primary os.
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Eh an old version yes, but hashcode hasn't released an update so the newer one can boot. And its not very good yet, its really buggy and not worth using as a primary os.
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Ok.. Thanks again! I guess i will stick to Android then.
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so a little while back i was having issues with twrp... now it is working fine, i just have a question about flashing roms. i boot into recovery and wipe system/ factory reset, install the otter zip, gapps, and reboot. just a black screen for a few minutes. so i boot into recovery and restore my backup. i am on 6.2.2, what am i doing wrong?
So I know that AOKP's website says that the KF (otter) has its own build and it is there and lovely and such but that is just false, I get the exact same result when I try to boot it also. However, you can still boot AOKP on your fire, I believe that this is the most recent version of the ROM, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614004 just make sure you wipe everything before you flash so you don't wind up with the frankenstein monster trying to boot on your kindle. Enjoy
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So I know that AOKP's website says that the KF (otter) has its own build and it is there and lovely and such but that is just false, I get the exact same result when I try to boot it also. However, you can still boot AOKP on your fire, I believe that this is the most recent version of the ROM, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614004 just make sure you wipe everything before you flash so you don't wind up with the frankenstein monster trying to boot on your kindle. Enjoy
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thanks man . youve been the most helpful on here yet.
Hello guys I flashed aokp 40 today and my kindle won't charge . I have to go into twrp to get it to charge any ideas?
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Hello guys I flashed aokp 40 today and my kindle won't charge . I have to go into twrp to get it to charge any ideas?
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A few things I would try:
1) Wipe everything and reflash the ROM, obviously you want to charge the Kindle before doing this or have it charging while you're doing it to make sure you don't lose power mid-flash.
2) Flash Hashcodes 3.0 Kernel found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1591850
also keep these things in mind: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1615355
3. Charging indicator isn't working. But device is charging.
3) Try using this AOKP kang instead, even though it is "build 36" it is only 2 weeks older than the official build 40 and I have always had better luck using lithium's kang, for some reason. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1614004
Thanks man I'll give those a try!
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I've just modded a friend's kindle.
I installed the FFF 1.4a bootloader and TWRP 2.2.2.1, followed by a Jellybean Rom (Jandycane).
I transferred about a gig of apps and media, and whilst transferring the kindle went into SOD.
I thought nothing of it and tried again with the same result.
So I then flashed (factory reset/ wipe cache/ wipe dalvik/ wipe system/ first)
"Unofficial AOKP Jellybean Milestone 1" followed by "Paranoid Android" (always wiping first).
Both these roms go into SOD whilst transferring via USB.
I'm now going to try an ICS rom (glazed).
I really wanted to give him the latest OS....
Is this an issue with all JB roms?
or am I missing something? (a tweak or mod, perhaps?).
Thanks
No maybe you should try SGT7 by twa_priv http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010 .
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No maybe you should try SGT7 by twa_priv http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010 .
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Thanks for that, downloading it now, and will flash later, and let you know how I got on.
I have just tried it with the "Glazed ICS" rom and had the same problem....
I'm just trying the "AOKP Milestone 6 ICS" at the moment.
Maybe it's his kindle...
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No maybe you should try SGT7 by twa_priv http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1778010 .
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Downloaded and tried it, but still the same SOD problem (it only occurrs during USB transfer), over both Jellybean and ICS roms
I can't give my friend anything with any issues, he's not a tech-head, and likes stuff to just work.
I have also tried the "Gr9.2-update-modacocustomrom" and it (of course) works absolutely fine...
Also I noticed that the USB transfer was at least twice as quick on the Modaco rom.
So now I'm going to try CM7 based roms...
After you flash the Rom and get everything set up, boot into twrp and mount usb. Transfer your stuff over while mounted like this, it will transfer more quickly and not crash during transfer.
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jlshady00 said:
After you flash the Rom and get everything set up, boot into twrp and mount usb. Transfer your stuff over while mounted like this, it will transfer more quickly and not crash during transfer.
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Thanks for your reply, I have in fact been using this method...
However I'm not setting this up for me, I could live with that or just transfer stuff via a file manager over wifi.
The guy I'm setting it up for, is clueless when it comes to tech, and I really would'nt want him messing with recovery, and the file manager way, will be too difficult for him.
I think I'm just going to install the rooted OFW and some apps and have done with it...
I have tried at least 5 JB roms and 3 ICS roms now, all with the same issue (at least on this device).
Is this a known issue? or just an issue with this particular device?
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I dont think this is common problem. Its very odd.
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I think you must be right, It's not something I've really come across in the forums...
Which is why I asked.
I don't think I've done anything wrong, I rooted, Installed a recovery, then a bootloader, then a custom rom.
I wipe cache, dalvik, system, and factory restore, between each rom flash.
However it's still definately happening on both JB and ICS roms (not the modded kindle firmware).
I guess it's a hardware issue to this particular device.
I've kind of got round it by installing the Modaco custom (kindle) rom, and using a seperate launcher (ADW). It's not Jellybean, but it's a reasonable alternative, especially since my friend is not all that tech-savvy, and would be expecting a bag of jellybeans, if I told him that was the firmware....
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I dont think this is common problem. Its very odd.
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Actually, Josepho1997, the SOD is a pretty common problem with large file transfers when not using mounted TWRP. At least with sgt7/cm10 by twa_priv. I don't know about other JB ROMS, but I didn't think that ICS ROMS had that problem. I can't remember what it is, and not everybody experiences it, but if you have anything larger than a couple hundred megs of stuff top transfer, it is highly recommended that you use TWRP for your transfer.
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My kindle does the same thing, on jandycane and aokp milestone. I just transfer via wifi.
Cheers
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Actually, Josepho1997, the SOD is a pretty common problem with large file transfers when not using mounted TWRP. At least with sgt7/cm10 by twa_priv. I don't know about other JB ROMS, but I didn't think that ICS ROMS had that problem. I can't remember what it is, and not everybody experiences it, but if you have anything larger than a couple hundred megs of stuff top transfer, it is highly recommended that you use TWRP for your transfer.
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Well, I've encountered exactly same problem with all the JB and ICS roms that I have thrown at it (about 8), which, exactly as you said, after a few hundred mb, just crashes (SOD).
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My kindle does the same thing, on jandycane and aokp milestone. I just transfer via wifi.
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TWRP and wifi both worked fine on all roms, I just needed a foolproof rom, for non-tech person (that only knows have to transfer stuff via USB).
In the end I flashed the modded Kindle firmware, and installed Espier launcher to make it as simple as possible....
I know it loses all of the JB goodness..., but It works fine with USB, and is great for a noob, that is'nt concerned about what OS he's running.
Why not use MTP?
Settings -> Storage -> Click on 3 dots on top right -> USB connnection -> MTP
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Why not use MTP?
Settings -> Storage -> Click on 3 dots on top right -> USB connnection -> MTP
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I didn't even know this existed. Is it mentioned anywhere on your jellybean forum? Do you lose or on anything doing out this way?
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Why not use MTP?
Settings -> Storage -> Click on 3 dots on top right -> USB connnection -> MTP
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Thank you! I looked for MTP setting initially, but missed it.
Just copied a 1.08gb avi to the kindle and it worked
Cheers
Can anyone help me, I've rooted, installed twrp and then flashed stock jb 4.2.2 and all was well. I then foolishly wiped my sd partition and now when I boot up, the home, back and menu buttons have gone. I don't really know how to get it back. Can anyone help me?
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Can anyone help me, I've rooted, installed twrp and then flashed stock jb 4.2.2 and all was well. I then foolishly wiped my sd partition and now when I boot up, the home, back and menu buttons have gone. I don't really know how to get it back. Can anyone help me?
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I would flash the ROM back onto it again without wiping anything. That should put things back without deleting any apps you have set up.
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chronicfathead said:
I would flash the ROM back onto it again without wiping anything. That should put things back without deleting any apps you have set up.
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Ive tried that, still no luck. Also the wallpaper has gone and the background is black? No idea how to rectify it now. I think that the kindlebackup folder has gone too, would this have anything to do with it?
thecreeper77 said:
Ive tried that, still no luck. Also the wallpaper has gone and the background is black? No idea how to rectify it now. I think that the kindlebackup folder has gone too, would this have anything to do with it?
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Odd, I always thought the ROM had everything in it needed.
I have seen on the Atrix where you had to flash twice in a row, because the first time it doesn't see any existing JB files, so it can't install other important files. Flashing the second time works fine because the needed files are copied over on the first flash.
Might be worth a try?
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Odd, I always thought the ROM had everything in it needed.
I have seen on the Atrix where you had to flash twice in a row, because the first time it doesn't see any existing JB files, so it can't install other important files. Flashing the second time works fine because the needed files are copied over on the first flash.
Might be worth a try?
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Thanks for your help man, Ended up restoring it back to factory and gonna start again! Thanks again pal.
I've had my KF2 for about a year or so, and it's been acting up ever since I got rid of root. (I unrooted through SuperSU, I've done a factory reset, and I don't have Gmail installed.) The notification bar has been disappearing a lot so I can rarely get into settings to do anything, and when I am in settings and try to go to the Device>Storage tab, it force quits and goes back to the main Settings screen. I have Chrome and Aptoide installed, and I got rid of half the stock apps because I was dumb. That might be something. Thanks if you can help
I would re-root and do a cache and dalvik cache wipe
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I would re-root and do a cache and dalvik cache wipe
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Thanks. In the process of rerooting through Kindle First Aide, then I have to install a second bootloader.
I have a new problem. I usually know how to fix these kinds of things but this is different. My kindle fire hd is not being detected by my computer at all. There is no noise when I plug it in and there is no kindle device in the device manager. I tried the cyanogenmod recovery for the first time to update my kindle. I installed the cyanogenmod update and I rebooted. It just booted back into the cyanogenmod recovery. It keeps doing this. Is there a fix?
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I have been using cyanogenmod for a while but I wanted to move back to stock. Is there a way to revert back? I do not have a backup because I wiped my internal drive and I forgot I had my backup there.
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I have been using cyanogenmod for a while but I wanted to move back to stock. Is there a way to revert back? I do not have a backup because I wiped my internal drive and I forgot I had my backup there.
If there is no way to revert back or you suggest not to, what custom rom should I get? I need one for gaming(mainly), surfing the web, and watching videos (youtube, amazon instant video).
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=34571114
KFHD System.img Recovery Tool
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I now have a new problem. I usually know how to fix these kinds of things but this is different. My kindle fire hd is not being detected by my computer at all. There is no noise when I plug it in and there is no kindle device in the device manager. I was tried the cyanogenmod recovery for the first time to update my kindle. I installed the cyanogenmod update and I rebooted. It just booted back into the cyanogenmod recovery. It keeps doing this. Is there a fix?
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I now have a new problem. I usually know how to fix these kinds of things but this is different. My kindle fire hd is not being detected by my computer at all. There is no noise when I plug it in and there is no kindle device in the device manager. I was tried the cyanogenmod recovery for the first time to update my kindle. I installed the cyanogenmod update and I rebooted. It just booted back into the cyanogenmod recovery. It keeps doing this. Is there a fix?
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Did you verify the md5 with a checksum utility?
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Did you verify the md5 with a checksum utility?
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I did not because I installed the recovery and cyanogenmod through the cm updater.
I have seen a problem similar to mine but it was for the kindle fire (not hd). They solved the problem by connecting the kindle with ubuntu.
I am going to install a live disk to see if this will work on mine.
Edit: It looks like it is not a driver issue because ubuntu failed at finding the device. I know that my usb is working because it turns my kindle on when it is plugged in. I think that there is no way to fix this because there seems to be no way to connect my kindle to my computer (I have tried different computers). Any help would be appreciated.