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I am scared for my rooted kindle fire. Please help.

Okay so basically my Fire is rooted and currently running gedeRom latest ICS rom. It comes on to the blue kindle fire intro screen with the power button green NOT orange. It turns off by itself literally after two seconds. It won't charge via usb or the original wall plug. Let me clarify what I said last.... basically the power button doesn't light up at all when I try to charge my kindle fire. I can't access recovery or anything for that matter because it shuts off so fast when I try to turn it on. My battery did die before I can charge it, but as of right now the damn thing doesn't want to charge and I think it is fully charged at the moment regardless of whether it lit up or not. Every time my Fire is dead it shows that animation screen that tells you to charge it and not that blue intro screen. At this point I really need any assistance I can get and I am more than happy to upload a video of the fire or whatever because at this point I am absolutely clueless. The computer does not pick up on the Kindle Fire at all even when I try to turn it on and plug it in right after. Nothing happened to the device or I didn't try to install or flash anything. It simply just died from no battery left and now the damn thing is giving me more trouble than I have encountered previously. Please if anyone can help me or guide me through this I'd really appreciate it.

Your version of FFF should help prevent that. Have you tried leaving it plugged in with the stock wall charger for a few hours?

plug in to wall, this turns on kindle so then it goes in a power loop due to flat battery. the answer is, plug in to mains charger then hold power for over 20 seconds, this will turn off kindle but should leave it charging. next leave it overnight. ie. a good few hours
edit. the led is sometimes missleading, ignor.
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Thanks guys that is exactly what I will do and I will report back if it worked or not. Once again I really do appreciate you guys taking out the time to assist me in this issue that has never happened before. At the moment I am currently working on a HTC flyer I just bought from a friend and now I have to find the HTC Scribe for cheap somewhere lol. Take care.

Still not working...
I can't access anything (Tried so many times to get into recovery or something that I lost count at this point) because it shuts off so fast. At this point I know for certain it is not a problem with the battery not being charged, but in the same breath I know for certain that I have never had a problem like this that was so extremely problematic. At this point I have lost all hope and think it is messed up even though it was working beautifully on Gederom's ICS rom before it fully died. I charged it for the whole night and now it won't show a charge light when I plug it in to the original KF wall charger or it won't link up or charge with my PC. It also won't turn on when I have it plugged in to the OEM wall charger and it doesn't light up when plugged in to charge. I do have an actual video of me with the device showing exactly what happens when I try to turn on. Just go to my youtube channel under the name fatjoejr2001 and watch the latest video I posted. If anyone can please help me get on track I would really really appreciate it and would be extremely grateful. Thanks

power it off and charge it via usb with your computer it will take some time so set your computer to not sleep while you charge

from whst you sre describing it acting like your battery is flat. (i know you say you used the stock charger) sorry to ask, but are you sure, does it say 1.8A on it?
can you use your charger on another phone etc (to test it).
the only other thing i can think of is your bootloader is screwed ie fff.
can you catch fastboot in the time its on?
type fastboot getvar in a terminal from where ever you have fastboot installed on your pc
it should say "waiting for device".
then switch on kindle. does it do anything in your terminal?
if its not the battery
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Yes I am a 110% sure I am using the right charger and I cannot access recovery since it shuts down so fast. It doesn't show up on my PC when connected via USB and it won't turn on when either plugged in to wall charger or to my computer. I can't use Kindle Fire Utility or any such methods when the device will not function while connected to my Windows 7 desktop. I am just completely oblivious to what is going on because I have a htc flyer and Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 and nothing like this has ever happened where I can't recover some how. What can I do at this point? From what I am hearing people think it may be the bootloader, but how do I go about fixing this when I can't even access anything on the Kindle fire????

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Thepooch said:
power it off and charge it via usb with your computer it will take some time so set your computer to not sleep while you charge
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I've tried and to no success. I charged it again last night and am currently charging it again with my PC, but I know for sure that isn't going to work and that is not what is causing this issue. My device was working fine till the battery fully drained and died. Now it is just non-functional. Maybe I didn't have the proper TRWP installed for ICS or the right bootloader?

ok if its dead you should try the fire kit
but it involves making a ubuntu flashdrive and booting with a script on the root of the flash drive, then taking off the back cover and shorting a pin out instide whilst inserting the usb cable. it sounds scary but its not too bad if you follow the instructions exactly.
(no shortcuts).
i will dig out the thread for you.
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here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
just take your tme and follow it.
if you need any help let me know where abouts you are in the process and what is going wrong.
this will work as it doesn't even need the battery connected.
it resets your partitions, reinstalls twrp &reinstalls fff.
hope this helps
steve

Kindle fire won't charge, boots up, then shutdown

When ever I attempt to start my Kindle Fire(It's rooted, with ICS), it sometimes will not boot. However, on rare occasions, it starts up. I go through the FFF loading screen, get the booting splash screen. I get to my lock screen, and boom! It shuts down. Repeat..
Also, I do get stuck at FFF's "CHARGING, LOW BATTERY PLEASE WAIT" screen. Now, I'm no expert, but it seems like it's not charging properly. ATM the screen is on, but it's blank, the power button is orange, and it's charging via the stock charger. I've tried many things like what kinfauns said here. When I plug it in, I get nothing, no lights, screen off.
Any suggestions? Thanks.

You posted in the Kindle Fire HD thread instead of the original Kindle Fire thread, so expect it to be moved soon.
Hold the power until the device completely shuts off.
Plug your USB cable into your computer and then your device.
As soon as you plug the device in (it will power up automatically), hold the power button until it shuts off again.
Then let it sit for half a day or more and see if you can turn it on. If so, continue to charge it normally.

soupmagnet said:
You posted in the Kindle Fire HD thread instead of the original Kindle Fire thread, so expect it to be moved soon.
Hold the power until the device completely shuts off.
Plug your USB cable into your computer and then your device.
As soon as you plug the device in (it will power up automatically), hold the power button until it shuts off again.
Then let it sit for half a day or more and see if you can turn it on. If so, continue to charge it normally.
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Oh, I'm sorry. When I plug it in, it doesn't start up at all.

It sounds like you're having more problems than just a dead battery. When you turn the device on, exactly what happens?
[Edit:] that is...from a completely powered off state (not sleeping).

soupmagnet said:
It sounds like you're having more problems than just a dead battery. When you turn the device on, exactly what happens?
[Edit:] that is...from a completely powered off state (not sleeping).
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It won't even turn on. Let' say I leave it plugged to the stock wall charge, after about an hour, it'll turn on, boot into CM9, and then shutdown. Some times it goes to the FFF screen saying "Charging low battery, please wait". I did talk to Amazon over the phone, they're sending me a brand new KF free of charge. They don't know I voided the warranty on it

booooo201 said:
It won't even turn on. Let' say I leave it plugged to the stock wall charge, after about an hour, it'll turn on, boot into CM9, and then shutdown. Some times it goes to the FFF screen saying "Charging low battery, please wait". I did talk to Amazon over the phone, they're sending me a brand new KF free of charge. They don't know I voided the warranty on it
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I've been having issues with my battery holding a charge (stock except for a temp root to instal gapps). I contacted email support and they said to call in, soundsl ike they might replace it. Do you know if you're getting a new version? I'm assuming so since I think they stopped building the old version. I'm wondering if they'll let me pay the difference for an HD upgrade.

When you get it to turn on and you see the Kindle Fire screen, hold the power button until "recovery" is selected at the bottom. When booted into recovery, let it charge there. You'll be able to see your battery's percentage from there.
Do not send the old Kindle back to Amazon. Shady moves like that screw it up for everyone. Take the KFHD for example. There is a device with so much potential but it has been crippled, assuredly because of ridiculous amount of people who have broken their devices (due to their own actions) and sent them back under the guise of being under warranty.
It's just bad practice IMO.

soupmagnet said:
Do not send the old Kindle back to Amazon. Shady moves like that screw it up for everyone. Take the KFHD for example. There is a device with so much potential but it has been crippled, assuredly because of ridiculous amount of people who have broken their devices (due to their own actions) and sent them back under the guise of being under warranty.
It's just bad practice IMO.
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^ This! Totally this!
Sent from my Jandycaned Kindle Fire.

radar5 said:
I've been having issues with my battery holding a charge (stock except for a temp root to instal gapps). I contacted email support and they said to call in, soundsl ike they might replace it. Do you know if you're getting a new version? I'm assuming so since I think they stopped building the old version. I'm wondering if they'll let me pay the difference for an HD upgrade.
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They're giving me a new kindle fire 1st gen. Talk to their support, maybe they will allow that!

[Q] Fastboot USB Required?

So short backstory, I've been loading and troubleshooting custom ROM issues on my phone for 4+ years. I'm by no means a developer but I can read word-for-word, research and follow instructions. I was given this 'bricked' Kindle Fire by a friend who knew enough to try and reset but didn't want to bother crawling through XDA to sort it out (he came across it through an acquaintance and the past history of the device is unknowable). So I figured I'd charge her up and poke around -
1. I don't have the cable the device came (or any wall unit charger) but have been using a generic micro-USB and from what I've gathered, this shouldn't be an issue. I've used it with all my other Android devices without issue...
2. While the power button's LED does light up amber while attached to my PC (back panel USB, of course) it never seems to actually charge. I've let it run all the way down to where it wouldn't boot at all, then connected to my computer overnight and the next morning it still flashes low battery. Oddly, while the amber light stays lit while plugged in, when I press the power button it somewhat randomly will actually give me the low-battery notification. Maybe 1/3 times I press it. With the device unplugged, if I press the power button, it will turn on just long enough to give me the low-battery message...but it will do this every time I press the button. Not randomly like when it is plugged in. Sorry if some of this info is extraneous but I'm also trying to sort out whether there is some type of circuitry damage....
3. The device NEVER is recognized by my PC in any way, shape or form. I've installed the KFU drivers, rebooted, disconnected, reset Kindle, uninstalled and reinstalled KFU drivers....every combination under the sun. No beeps, blips or changes in my device manager. This is obviously the biggest bummer and at first I figured I could order a fastboot cable and eventually sort it...but with all the other weird charging issues....maybe this thing is just FUBAR.
EDIT: I completely forgot to add some pertinent information - after sitting on the charger for a half an hour or so...the device will automatically boot to the 'kindlefire' logo screen and then reboot 5 or 6 times in a row flashing between the low-battery message and boot logo...where it eventually stays and still isn't recognized by my computer. I typically will try and reset it after a while...in which it then turns goes back to the normal power button lit up with amber. It then takes another 30 or so minutes and then it will randomly reboot to the logo screen again boot loop all over again. Makes zero sense.
I'd be more than happy to give more information and troubleshoot any other ideas to get this thing going, but I just wanted to illicit opinion before spending money on the cable.

I can tell you right off the bat you need a kindle (or comparable) charger. USB does not cut it. Kindle Fire has big charging requirements. Start with that and you might have better luck!
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sharonbw said:
I can tell you right off the bat you need a kindle (or comparable) charger. USB does not cut it. Kindle Fire has big charging requirements. Start with that and you might have better luck!
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Thanks...I had read that before and then read varying other information to the contrary. Instead of spending money just buying a Kindle Fire stock cable...I'm assuming I might as well spend the extra couple of bucks for a fastboot cable?
EDIT: It's late, I now realize you mean I need to buy the wall charging unit first, correct? I have a wall charger for my Samsung Galaxy S III, would that potentially work?

Ordered appropriate charger...I knew the PC and phone wall charger were underpowered but I never bothered to look up the respective specs until now...they are quite a bit underpowered.
Will check back in once received. Thanks again...

jaxwithanx said:
Ordered appropriate charger...I knew the PC and phone wall charger were underpowered but I never bothered to look up the respective specs until now...they are quite a bit underpowered.
Will check back in once received. Thanks again...
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Unsintall any drivers you have for the kindle in Device Manger. Than run the driver in the KFU folder. If it takes 2 seconds to install you didn't uninstall it. It takes more than a minute to install the driver. Once it is installed than use the unbrick utility

mattmejia said:
Unsintall any drivers you have for the kindle in Device Manger. Than run the driver in the KFU folder. If it takes 2 seconds to install you didn't uninstall it. It takes more than a minute to install the driver. Once it is installed than use the unbrick utility
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I mentioned above that my PC does not recognize the Kindle when it is plugged in, so I can't uninstall any drivers from the Device Manager. This is also not my only issue....did you read the entire post?

jaxwithanx said:
I mentioned above that my PC does not recognize the Kindle when it is plugged in, so I can't uninstall any drivers from the Device Manager. This is also not my only issue....did you read the entire post?
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He meant your windows device manager. The kindle drivers are temperamental. Once you have fully charged device and properly installed drivers, you might find that your situation has changed.
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sharonbw said:
He meant your windows device manager. The kindle drivers are temperamental. Once you have fully charged device and properly installed drivers, you might find that your situation has changed.
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Yeah I knew he was talking about Windows Device Manager, that's why I mentioned that as of right now, there is nothing to uninstall from the Device Manager because the PC isn't recognizing anything. But yes, after the device fully charges, with any luck, I'll at least pull something up in the DM and then I will make sure to uninstall and reinstall before poking around.

Well, same problem remained. Charged on wall for 6+ hours with appropriate charger but the light remained lit amber and frozen at 'kindlefire' bootscreen.
Hard reset it and it now just flashes the low battery message to me briefly before powering the screen off again (remains 'charging' if on charger or just turns back off if not on charger). I figured that this wasn't my issue due to the fact my computer wasn't recognizing the Kindle in any state, even when stuck on boot logo. It's not just that it doesn't assign the right drivers....it never notices anything plugged in at all. Restarted, hard booted again, restarted with the Kindle connect stuck on boot screen and every combination in between.
No clue...any help appreciated...

Any thoughts at all here??
Been plugged in for over 12 hours...still amber light. Sometimes frozen on 'kindlefire' boot logo screen...other times just off entirely....alternates.

I'm wondering if you have a bad usb port - a common kindle defect. Sounds like you might build up enough charge for the device to attempt to boot then it goes dead again until a little more juice trickles in. This is total conjecture because I think typically it just comes off the board and quits working completely. You might want to search about replacement.
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sharonbw said:
I'm wondering if you have a bad usb port - a common kindle defect. Sounds like you might build up enough charge for the device to attempt to boot then it goes dead again until a little more juice trickles in. This is total conjecture because I think typically it just comes off the board and quits working completely. You might want to search about replacement.
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Yeah, I got this for free so I'm not going to bother paying for a replacement. Just an auxiliary device.
I cracked it open yesterday to take a look at that very issue but didn't have a small enough screwdriver with me at the time to take the board off to look. I've soldered things here and there.
I don't necessarily hold out much hope that is the issue because the charging light stays lit and never seems to falter no matter if I wiggle or move around. But who knows, I've seen weirder things...I just find it interesting that I get no response at all from my computer even when it's stuck on the boot logo. Typically with most devices, that seems to be far enough for it to be sending something out at that point. Maybe it is stopping just short of that moment though....who knows...

[Q] Completely Bricked Kindle, could use some help.

Long time reader, first time poster. I've been coming here for years for all my Kindle needs, but unfortunately I'm a bit stuck, and I'm asking for some help.
So I have an original Kindle Fire. Back probably in 2011 or 2012, I rooted the device and installed a custom ROM. I didn't exactly know what I was doing, but I read some tutorials and followed them carefully, and everything seemed to work fine. I avidly used it until I bought newer devices. I ultimately lost interest in it. It traveled with me from house to dorm to apartment.
Now just recently I get it out, and the thing won't start. Completely dead. The screen won't light up; the button doesn't glow; it is completely unresponsive. From what I've read, this seems to indicate that my "bootloader and recovery ... are broken".
Following some other help threads on xda, I was ultimately directed to pokey9000's Firekit LiveUSB repair kit, where I installed Ubuntu, opened the Kindle, performed the "USB Boot Shorting Trick", and through FireKit, managed to successfully send USB-Boot commands to the Kindle:
the Kindle powers on and displays a yellow triangle with fire logo inside of it. The kindle says something along the lines of "press power button for recovery", but that doesn't do anything.
On my computer, FireKit hangs at <Waiting For Device>, and nothing happens.
I feel like I'm so close to fixing it, I can't just give up. But I honestly don't know how to proceed; I'm stuck and asking for help.
I take it, the yellow triangle is an old version of FireFireFire. Does this mean I'm in FastBoot? Ostensibly, shouldn't I be able to reboot into Windows and use a tool such as Kindle Fire Utility or Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility to send fastboot commands, and fix any problems from there? Because that doesn't seem to work.
Willing to throw some Walmart or Dunkin' Donut e-gift cards your way if you can point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advanced. :good:

I'm guessing that the battery is dead, and that is all.
Can take hours even days to on Wall charger to see progress.
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sd_shadow said:
I'm guessing that the battery is dead, and that is all.
Can take hours even days to on Wall charger to see progress.
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That's an interesting thought. I know I've left it plugged in 'overnight', but not for a few days. I'll give it a try.
Finger's crossed, thanks.

sonicfanrs said:
That's an interesting thought. I know I've left it plugged in 'overnight', but not for a few days. I'll give it a try.
Finger's crossed, thanks.
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Hmm okay, so it's been charging with the OEM charger since April 20th, and it still won't power on.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know; I would love to get it working again.
I'll be playing around with Linix/FireKit/USB-Boot, and hopefully make some progress. Thanks so much.

sonicfanrs said:
Hmm okay, so it's been charging with the OEM charger since April 20th, and it still won't power on.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know; I would love to get it working again.
I'll be playing around with Linix/FireKit/USB-Boot, and hopefully make some progress. Thanks so much.
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Have you tried a different charger (or are you certain that the OEM charger works)? Is the USB port in good shape (no wiggling, your kids didn't dry to tight-rope walk the USB cable when it was plugged in)?

pfederighi said:
Have you tried a different charger (or are you certain that the OEM charger works)? Is the USB port in good shape (no wiggling, your kids didn't dry to tight-rope walk the USB cable when it was plugged in)?
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Nah, I left it in the corner of my bedroom plugged in all by itself, just pressed the power button a few times a week to see if it would power on. Only tried the one charger, which charges other devices just fine. Seems to be a 'high-power" charger because on a working Kindle, I do not get the message "Connected to Low-Power Charger".
I'm pretty sure the battery is charging. A few weeks ago I usb-booted and left it sit at the (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, device unplugged and screen constantly on. It stayed that way for at least an hour, before I manually turned it off. So that would lead me to believe the battery is in good shape, and the USB port is fine.
Could give it another week or so with a different charger. Got nothing to lose, I suppose.
Thanks for your reply.

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Nah, I left it in the corner of my bedroom plugged in all by itself, just pressed the power button a few times a week to see if it would power on. Only tried the one charger, which charges other devices just fine. Seems to be a 'high-power" charger because on a working Kindle, I do not get the message "Connected to Low-Power Charger".
I'm pretty sure the battery is charging. A few weeks ago I usb-booted and left it sit at the (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, device unplugged and screen constantly on. It stayed that way for at least an hour, before I manually turned it off. So that would lead me to believe the battery is in good shape, and the USB port is fine.
Could give it another week or so with a different charger. Got nothing to lose, I suppose.
Thanks for your reply.
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@ (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, do you see press power for options?

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@ (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, do you see press power for options?
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Yeah I do. But pressing power doesn't do anything. Whether it's a long press, or a short press, or a quick press right as the triangle appears, nothing.

sonicfanrs said:
Yeah I do. But pressing power doesn't do anything. Whether it's a long press, or a short press, or a quick press right as the triangle appears, nothing.
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Have you tried flashing by sending fastboot commands, then powering on kindle like in my
[url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54156780&postcount=5]"Flashing Twrp in FFF bootloader with fastboot.exe[/url]
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Have you tried using a Linux OS? I've seen lots of threads/posts all over XDA about how people can't get their device to work with Windows. Maybe you could grab a live version of some OS and put it and the binaries for adb and fastboot on a flash drive and boot from it. The only time I've ever had issues with my devices and Linux is just recently when I discovered a faulty USB cable (is your cable good?).
Perhaps it may be easier to just replace the motherboard. I did that when my USB port got wrecked. The best deal I've found is here: http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Kindl...-REGISTER----Good-Micro-USB-Port-p-27164.html If you don't intend to run Amazon's OS, then it doesn't matter that it can't be registered. If you do replace the board, be very careful of the data cable for the LCD; it is fragile.

[Q] Kindle Fire Logo Flashing Repeatedly After Replacing Cracked Screen

Hi!
Before starting this thread and asking this, I read through the general Q & A for Kindle beginners, many of the forums and questions and through some that seem similar to what is happening to my Kindle but either I didn't understand the solution and I need to be guided or I didn't find one to help with my issue and I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me.
I have a Kindle Fire, 1st generation. I changed my cracked screen 2 days ago. I put everything back, or so I thought, because I ended up with the ambient light small motherboard and 2 screws. After searching like crazy for the ambient light cable that was, assuming, connected to the small motherboard that then connects to the little adapter next to the battery I gave up because I could just not find it at all and just screwed the small motherboard back to where it was.
At first my kindle wouldn't even turn on and it was connected to an outlet, so I connected the charger to my laptop and saw a flick of life but then it went dark. I decided to connect the adapter to an outlet again and nothing happened. I switched out the USB cable to a BB USB cable and connected it to an outlet and it sprung to life. The "kindle fire" in orange and white started flashing bright, there was no dimming of the light, and then it would go dark and appear again. I thought maybe it was the battery that needed to be fully charged first before I did anything so I let it sit for 15 minutes. I then, (while looking for a solution online), pressed the power button for 60 seconds then waited 3 minutes and then again 60 seconds to see if it would stop that but it didn't do anything. I tried the 40 second technique and nothing. I left the Kindle connected to the charger overnight hoping that maybe this morning it would be all better but it is still the same: the "kindle fire" logo keeps just flashing over and over again.
I read in some forums that maybe I need to "root" it because it may be stuck in reboot and that I would need to download the KFU. I'm computer savvy and can figure it out mainly on my own, but feeling a bit insecure about going forth with it and really ruining the Kindle if I don't do it right.
Would I need to download the Kindle Fire Utility and replace the bootloader and get it back to factory settings? If so, can someone guide me through it? Or is there another step that I would need to take in order to stop this?
If I missed the answer for this in another thread, I do apologize and would greatly appreciate if you directed me to it.
Thank you, in advance!

AyLola said:
Hi!
Before starting this thread and asking this, I read through the general Q & A for Kindle beginners, many of the forums and questions and through some that seem similar to what is happening to my Kindle but either I didn't understand the solution and I need to be guided or I didn't find one to help with my issue and I would greatly appreciate it if someone could help me.
I have a Kindle Fire, 1st generation. I changed my cracked screen 2 days ago. I put everything back, or so I thought, because I ended up with the ambient light small motherboard and 2 screws. After searching like crazy for the ambient light cable that was, assuming, connected to the small motherboard that then connects to the little adapter next to the battery I gave up because I could just not find it at all and just screwed the small motherboard back to where it was.
At first my kindle wouldn't even turn on and it was connected to an outlet, so I connected the charger to my laptop and saw a flick of life but then it went dark. I decided to connect the adapter to an outlet again and nothing happened. I switched out the USB cable to a BB USB cable and connected it to an outlet and it sprung to life. The "kindle fire" in orange and white started flashing bright, there was no dimming of the light, and then it would go dark and appear again. I thought maybe it was the battery that needed to be fully charged first before I did anything so I let it sit for 15 minutes. I then, (while looking for a solution online), pressed the power button for 60 seconds then waited 3 minutes and then again 60 seconds to see if it would stop that but it didn't do anything. I tried the 40 second technique and nothing. I left the Kindle connected to the charger overnight hoping that maybe this morning it would be all better but it is still the same: the "kindle fire" logo keeps just flashing over and over again.
I read in some forums that maybe I need to "root" it because it may be stuck in reboot and that I would need to download the KFU. I'm computer savvy and can figure it out mainly on my own, but feeling a bit insecure about going forth with it and really ruining the Kindle if I don't do it right.
Would I need to download the Kindle Fire Utility and replace the bootloader and get it back to factory settings? If so, can someone guide me through it? Or is there another step that I would need to take in order to stop this?
If I missed the answer for this in another thread, I do apologize and would greatly appreciate if you directed me to it.
Thank you, in advance!
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Likely need a fastboot cable
How to flash twrp and firefirefire with a Fastboot cable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53652317&postcount=2
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