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How to get Amazon to recognize KF as KF not Android Tablet.

Hello, as the title states. Is there a way to have Amazon recognize my Kindle Fire as a Kindle instead of an Android Tablet? I need to download some textbooks online and they only can be read on the Kindle Fire native app or the Ipad Kindle app (stupid that it can't be read on the Android Kindle App). But I love my ICS, and really really don't want to have to go back to stock. So I was wondering if there was a way to trick Amazon that my ICS Kindle Fire is actually a Kindle.
There probably is a way to fix this by editing the build.prop? But I have no idea how.
Thank you so much!

I have a back up off the stock ROM and jellybean, so whenever I need to get my free book from the lending owners library, I just restore to stock, then get/read the bbook, and then go back to twrp and restore to jellybean!

tobiascuypers said:
I have a back up off the stock ROM and jellybean, so whenever I need to get my free book from the lending owners library, I just restore to stock, then get/read the bbook, and then go back to twrp and restore to jellybean!
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As an alternative you could also dual boot the KF with both stock (modaco) and ICS/JB using the modified FFF bootloader which would allow you to quickly switch between stock and another ROM so you can have your cake and eat it too!

nschiwy said:
As an alternative you could also dual boot the KF with both stock (modaco) and ICS/JB using the modified FFF bootloader which would allow you to quickly switch between stock and another ROM so you can have your cake and eat it too!
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Can you please give more info I would love to try this but don't know where to start.

Oh wow! Thank you, I was able to dual-boot on the first try. Gederom and Modaco =D Hell yeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeah.
Last poster, you can find dual-boot instructions in the KF Development threads.

[Q] kindle fire unrecognized in windows. adb does not work. No SO. bricked

hello.
I write this post because right now I'm desperate. my kinde fire was rooted and works great. I wanted to install an unofficial ROM and there came all problems.
first of all I want to say that I resort to this message because I've tried everything, but I did manage to save my device.
My Kindle was rooted and TWRP works well. I inadvertently left the device without an operating system. I forgot to put a rom after you wipe. After this, when the device booted, first came out the white and orange logo, then white and blue recovery and eventually returned to the first logo.
First I tried to recover it with the original firmware. I could not access the device via the file browser windows, so I copied the. zip with adb push. after several attempts I went to plan B, because I always got the same "error 7", so I tried to install the cyanogen rom, but I had the same fate.
After that, I was reading about fastboot, so I downloaded kindle fire utility. I think something went here even worse, because now TWRP gone.
I finally discovered unbrick kindle utility, but now my pc does not recognize the device. drivers are installed and kindle fire utility says "adb: online", but I can not access the device.
I searched a lot of information, but I think I am increasingly far from the solution, so I decided to write this post.
anyone can help me to recover the kindle? I'm desperate now. I'd like to have everything as before, I do not lose the root
thanks!!!

Same problem
Hi! i alredy have the same issue. I tried to change the room but something was wrong... I tried to get back and i used kindle fire utility too. I think it was the problem because now i can not turn on. did you find the way to fix it!??????? help i am desperate as you were...:crying:

KFU IS FOR KF1
(that is all)

I know...
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KFU IS FOR KF1
(that is all)
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Yes i know that was a mistake... the issue here is to fix it. Some good ideas could be great!!!

i.robert, i'm follow in the same problem.
fmkilo, can you help solve it?

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"Onemelia" says that probably ours kindle are ruined... i just know that FireFireFire.bin was the mistake. However maybe we can get in to the sd memory for build everything from base. Only if the mother board is not ruined too...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2010353&page=2

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KFU IS FOR KF1
(that is all)
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This forum is full of people doing the same thing. Why do people keep using tools that will brick their device, even though there are other posts saying it will happen.
Frustrating.
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chronicfathead said:
This forum is full of people doing the same thing. Why do people keep using tools that will brick their device, even though there are other posts saying it will happen.
Frustrating.
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chronicfathead, the problem has no solution? is there any way to recover the bootloader?

Finally, I got in touch with Amazon. I explained my problem and they will send me a new one because it was under warranty.

Finally, I got in touch with Amazon. I explained my problem and they will send me a new one because it was under warranty .
i will recieve it tomorrow
thanks very much for your help
I hope not to have problems like this in the future
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dewars14 said:
chronicfathead, the problem has no solution? is there any way to recover the bootloader?
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Hi. I was just commenting that a lot of people are rushing into doing things without reading, or even checking what model they have. Admittedly Amazon hasn't made it easy by advertising it as the Kindle Fire 2. All the recent posts in this section of the forum are from people bricking their devices, mainly because they did something wrong.
I don't know how the situation can be changed, apart from building some checks into the KF1 rooting/modding tools.
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chronicfathead said:
Hi. I was just commenting that a lot of people are rushing into doing things without reading, or even checking what model they have. Admittedly Amazon hasn't made it easy by advertising it as the Kindle Fire 2. All the recent posts in this section of the forum are from people bricking their devices, mainly because they did something wrong.
I don't know how the situation can be changed, apart from building some checks into the KF1 rooting/modding tools.
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Ok. I have already received my new kindle fire 2. I was lucky it was under warranty. Now I have to return the old and noticing more if I decide to put a new rom.
thanks anyway for your help

Unable to root my Kindle Fire 8.9 on 8.4.3

I am unable to root my Kindle Fire. No matter which method I use (KFFA, Bin4ry, SF Tool), the program either doesn't work at all, or my Kindle does not respond to the commands. All I want to do is install the Play Store. I have had very bad luck with Kindles.

Sounds like a driver problem, check that USB debugging is on under security options, and then on your PC make sure there's no devices in the device manager with a yellow triangle.
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stunts513 said:
Sounds like a driver problem, check that USB debugging is on under security options, and then on your PC make sure there's no devices in the device manager with a yellow triangle.
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I've uninstalled then reinstalled the drivers about 3 times now. Still not working.

ironbesterer said:
I've uninstalled then reinstalled the drivers about 3 times now. Still not working.
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Linux + Soupmagnet's script

Cronoss said:
Linux + Soupmagnet's script
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Funny... I'm running Win8. No dual-booting.

ironbesterer said:
Funny... I'm running Win8. No dual-booting.
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Virtualbox and linux bro.

First off from what I heard using a vPC with Linux and trying to do that is a bad idea, trying to remember where I heard that, so I can't exactly reference it right now. Secondly u can dual boot on a windows 8 PC, you just need to shut off the secure boot in your bios and boot an Ubuntu live CD, should work just fine.
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stunts513 said:
First off from what I heard using a vPC with Linux and trying to do that is a bad idea, trying to remember where I heard that, so I can't exactly reference it right now. Secondly u can dual boot on a windows 8 PC, you just need to shut off the secure boot in your bios and boot an Ubuntu live CD, should work just fine.
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I've done it dozens of times on different Android devices, jailbroke IOS devices, flashed routers with DDWRT and I NEVER had a problem.

stunts513 said:
First off from what I heard using a vPC with Linux and trying to do that is a bad idea, trying to remember where I heard that, so I can't exactly reference it right now. Secondly u can dual boot on a windows 8 PC, you just need to shut off the secure boot in your bios and boot an Ubuntu live CD, should work just fine.
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I've already tried that. HP does not allow dual-boot on my computer.

They can't not allow that, its a matter of what the hard drive has set as the bootloader. Its sometimes a pain to configure though, I would know I have had to set this kinda thing up on PC's before, it sucks, don't know why they couldn't stick to the MBR setup instead of this stupid efi system.
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stunts513 said:
They can't not allow that, its a matter of what the hard drive has set as the bootloader. Its sometimes a pain to configure though, I would know I have had to set this kinda thing up on PC's before, it sucks, don't know why they couldn't stick to the MBR setup instead of this stupid efi system.
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Not to be an ass or anything, but going to efi allows computers to advance to using faster, smoother, more secure operating systems. BIOS is extremely dated (as in nothing has changed with them since they were invented).
Now, ironbesterer, if you would be so kind as tell me the particular model of HP you have, I will be more than happy to assist you in getting your system to boot from either a live disk or a bootable usb.

Assistance Rooting Kindle fire HD 8.9 on MAc

Ok guys/gals I made a huge mistake and drove away with my ipad ontop of my car this morning(some of you may say that is a good mistake)
but I need to root my kids Kindle fire HD so that I can use it as a decent replacement tablet. We all know that stock Amazon OS is garbage. I have an imac computer but am just trying to find the best and most current guides to root, get TWRP on the device and then load a custom rom like CM10.1
I have found a good guide for getting the root done although it looks like all the links are dead. I really am just grateful for any help this forum can provide me as I go through this today

I don't know very much about rooting from a Mac, but as long as its a fairly recent Mac ( from when they switched over to using Intel processors), you may be able to natively run binaries root but I have my doubts, I would think the adb binary file would need to be for the Mac is, personally what I would do is burn a Ubuntu live CD, and put it in your Mac, reboot the Mac and hold down "c" to boot from the CDROM. From there I know you can run the binary root Linux version. I hope my instructions for booting a Ubuntu live CD for a Mac are still up to date, haven't done this since highschool, since I don't have any macs. I don't think it matters if you get the 64 or 32 bit version of the CD, since 32 runs on 64, and Intel macs should be 64 bit if I remember right.
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stunts513 said:
I don't know very much about rooting from a Mac, but as long as its a fairly recent Mac ( from when they switched over to using Intel processors), you may be able to natively run binaries root but I have my doubts, I would think the adb binary file would need to be for the Mac is, personally what I would do is burn a Ubuntu live CD, and put it in your Mac, reboot the Mac and hold down "c" to boot from the CDROM. From there I know you can run the binary root Linux version. I hope my instructions for booting a Ubuntu live CD for a Mac are still up to date, haven't done this since highschool, since I don't have any macs. I don't think it matters if you get the 64 or 32 bit version of the CD, since 32 runs on 64, and Intel macs should be 64 bit if I remember right.
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I actually thought about downloading windows and booting into windows using bootcamp. and just following a tutorial using windows. that are using my In laws computer. It seems pretty cut an dry from windows

although just aguide on installing TWRP with mac should get me far enough along

Installing twrp doesn't even require a PC, I would just use the fire flash method, just make sure to check the box next to the red text so you don't get a red screen brick or you will need a fastboot cable to fix it. Here's a link to the tutorial: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277105
Also I wouldn't bother with boot camp and windows, Ubuntu method is easier, as you aren't installing an os, you are booting straight from a CD so it takes way less time. Either way you need root to install twrp, you could also use fastboot to flash a prerooted system image, but u still need to be able to use fastboot command (comes with adb and the other platform tools), so like i said I think Ubuntu method is best, unless you feel like manually using a Mac version of the android SDK which I think they made, makes sense to have one.
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I thought I did everything right but then when i boot up after installing TWRP i Get this screen with a grey bar running down the side...
i can turn it on/off enter fastboot etc....just cant get the blue logo to show up
what does this mean

Um I have no idea what that is. A grey bar on the side? Could you take a photo, I'm wondering if you had a bad flash or something. Did you check the md5sum's before flashing it?
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stunts513 said:
Um I have no idea what that is. A grey bar on the side? Could you take a photo, I'm wondering if you had a bad flash or something. Did you check the md5sum's before flashing it?
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how do i check the md5sum's?

rajdawg said:
how do i check the md5sum's?
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ok it says that both of my md5sums are different. how do i fix that?

Redownload the files with mismatching checksums.
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stunts513 said:
Redownload the files with mismatching checksums.
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Thats what I did. As I type my CynaogenMod is booting up. You guys are all awesome and very helpful
thank you so much

Made a successful fastboot cable, I believe adb drivers work, stuck though!

Alright, so I was trying to follow the guide on using a custom rom on kindle fire 2. I got to the point where it asked me to issue a fastboot command to verify device and I got a bunch of numbers and letters followed by the word device, so all seemed well. I then rebooted out of fastboot and issued the adb command to back up my stock files. I can't get it to work at all. I've scoured the forum and as much as I appreciate everyones work and dedication, trying to find the right article is a mess! I don't know what guide to use, or how to backup my stuff. I literally just want jelly bean and google play store on my tablet, that's it. I assume rooting is also necessary. Can anyone point me in the right direction or help? 10.4.8 is my software version.

To use adb, root is required.
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wire55 said:
To use adb, root is required.
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I am almost positive I was rooted, had a super SU on the apps and everything. However, I tried the guide for KF2 and it bricked. I then fixed it with KF Firstaide by restoring back to 10.2.3. I then tried to root with the same program and got some weird kindle fire logo popping up like crazy while in the launcher and had to restore again. Stuck at this point again. What's the best way to root? This is the guide I was referring to: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100963