Hello,
I have recently attempted to install the 2nd bootloader, TWRP, and CM-10.2 mods on my Kindle FIre HD 8.9 and ended up with a bootlooping brick. Being as inexperienced as I am, I took the risky road and did not back up my device before attempting this... Lesson learned (Spent days on this problem when a back up takes minutes...) Currently, I can access fastboot and flash files but nomatter what I end up with a similar result of a static boot screen (Orange). I have tried KFHD System.img Restore Tool (Here) many times on different machines. I have tried KFFirstAide and it refuses to let me download from the server and thus aborts re-flashing the kindle. I have tried manually flashing 8.1.4 system, boot, and recovery images again with no results (As well as cleared the cache and userdata each time). I have downgraded the bootloader to 8.1.4 using the file given in Hashcode's Guide to install TWRP (Here). I have flashed these files from a Windows, a Mac, and now a Linux PC. Currently the Kindle is staring at me with a Kindle Fire Orange static boot logo. It is recognized by a computer for about 1-2 seconds after I first hit the power switch(I can catch it in fastboot here). Then it disappears and sits idly at the boot logo. Sometimes it reboots and then repeats the process, sometimes it just stays this way until I turn it off via hard reset.
I check the MD5 sums on each of the files and none of them have been corrupted while downloading. So now after looking through every forum I can bear, I come here. Am I missing something simple? Or is my device a devil spawn that refuses to return to stock images?
Hmm, off flashing from fastboot should typically work, since you were attempting to flash cm 10.2 I have to ask something because I am slightly uncertain of this myself, but did you ever get twrp running at one point before all this happened, and second if so did you ever wipe any of the partitions or try to flash the ROM?
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Unfortunately no. I was never able to get into TWRP as the blue logo has never appeared. Directly after my first attempt at this I rebooted and got the red screen or wall of fire. I "fixed" that by reflashing stock boot, bootloader, recovery, and system image partitions to 8.1.4. Yet instead of a working device I now have either a boot loop or a fixed orange logo. I have gotten the device into stock recovery once (haven't been able to reproduce this result) but it shutdown while the process was underway(About half way??). I have also gotten the device to boot into a animated logo that then proceeded to a data corruption screen, but before I could even read the entire message the device shut off and began another set of boot loops. It looked like a amazon stock os prompt screen. Before this even began I had a normal Kindle fire that I had rooted. I forget what software version it was on before all of this unfortunately.
Sounds like the system image is slightly corrupted or something if the os had that kind of error about data corruption but you said the md5's march so that is weird. You try reflashing the boot partition again since reflashing system didn't work? This is frustrating, mainly because with out adb access from a decent recovery I have no Linux commands to work with, if worst comes to worst I think there's a way to reform at the system partition from fastboot but I wouldn't go for that just yet, I don't know the command offhand but if you did the wrong one I think there's a way it would clear all data on all partitions which would be very very bad. I'll ask hashcode what he thinks cause this is weird.
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I have tried flashing all partitions before. Will try again soon. Also, I have another piece of information as well even if it isn't relevant. I originally bricked my Kindle at first, flashed the wrong bootloader. So I bought a for-parts Kindle (Same model) that had a busted screen and took out its motherboard and placed it into my device. Then I rooted the stock os on the new MB and the rest of the story is already in this thread. It still charges and fastboots but nothing other than a static orange boot screen so far. Thank you for helping me out on this; really hope that this can be fixed.
Thinkwithportals said:
Hello,
I have recently attempted to install the 2nd bootloader, TWRP, and CM-10.2 mods on my Kindle FIre HD 8.9 and ended up with a bootlooping brick. Being as inexperienced as I am, I took the risky road and did not back up my device before attempting this... Lesson learned (Spent days on this problem when a back up takes minutes...) Currently, I can access fastboot and flash files but nomatter what I end up with a similar result of a static boot screen (Orange). I have tried KFHD System.img Restore Tool (Here) many times on different machines. I have tried KFFirstAide and it refuses to let me download from the server and thus aborts re-flashing the kindle. I have tried manually flashing 8.1.4 system, boot, and recovery images again with no results (As well as cleared the cache and userdata each time). I have downgraded the bootloader to 8.1.4 using the file given in Hashcode's Guide to install TWRP (Here). I have flashed these files from a Windows, a Mac, and now a Linux PC. Currently the Kindle is staring at me with a Kindle Fire Orange static boot logo. It is recognized by a computer for about 1-2 seconds after I first hit the power switch(I can catch it in fastboot here). Then it disappears and sits idly at the boot logo. Sometimes it reboots and then repeats the process, sometimes it just stays this way until I turn it off via hard reset.
I check the MD5 sums on each of the files and none of them have been corrupted while downloading. So now after looking through every forum I can bear, I come here. Am I missing something simple? Or is my device a devil spawn that refuses to return to stock images?
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"I have recently attempted to install the 2nd bootloader, TWRP, and CM-10.2 mods on my Kindle FIre HD 8.9 and ended up with a bootlooping brick."
I have the same problem but when I try fastboot mode the computer wont even find the device
Alrighty, well. I woke up this morning and decided to re download all of the system, boot, and recovery image files. I flashed them to the device and it again boot-looped for about an hour. I set it up next to me and started reading through the forums for repair via soldering eMMC to SD card reader. I look down and what is starting back at me? A fully working Kindle waiting in initial setup for input... Yet within about a minute it is back into the old boot looping game again. Hardware problem? A short maybe???
possibly or maybe it has a bad emmc chip.
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Hm, well I think I might just give up on this MB then. I am considering looking into my hard-bricked motherboard and using Kurohyou's pin-out. Even if my soldering skills are a bit rusty.
Thank you anyway for your help. I will report my progress in the other thread from here on out.
Careful not to melt the contact pads, I just ruined one of my Xbox 360 controllers today unsoldering a trigger, cheap parts.... Long story short controller falls in dogs water bowl, circuit board goes in rice, rice gets stuck under a trigger, I ruin controller unsoldering trigger... Least I have 4 more. But anyways yea careful, I suggest at least an st7 tip and not to let it get to hot, read someone else managed to melt a contact on a kf2 I think it was.
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Hi all, I am completley new to all of this side of technology, and rooting my kindle fire seemed an easy task, and it probably is but i think i have well and truly messed it up and any help will make me a happy man again!!!
I carried out the procedure using the KFU, at first my device was not online, so i used the method described via device manager which worked fine, the device was online and i carried out the permanent root with super user, everything went fine, i then went on to install from the extras the google play bit.
This is where things have gone wrong i think, as now the kindle will turn on but it gets stuck on a screen with kindle fire written across it the fire bit is an orange colour, i can get it to boot into twrp screen via the recovery boot aswell.
But everytime i try to connect to the KFU its always say offline no matter what i do. Is there a way to start over agan????
Like i said im new to all of this and have read a few how to's and explanation threads but i get easily confused, lol!!!!
Cheers
You can try clearing the cache/dalvik cache using TWRP and rebooting, but that probably won't help. If you are prepared to lose all of your settings, installed apps, etc. do a factory reset in TWRP and reboot. It should complete the boot process then. Otherwise, you're looking at reflashing the stock software and starting over... in which case, I recommend you just flash modaco and be done with it.
Whatever the case may be, learning about how your device works will help you out in the long run...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
Go back to the Kindle fire utility and press option 1(bootmode) then normal boot (4000) no matter if it says offline it will still work m8.:good:
Give it a shot
Okay so basically I decided to root my Kindle Fire. I have rooted my android phone and my iPod before so I wasn't too worried about it, but it's gone horribly wrong and I need major help.
So here's what happened:
I got my root from rootkindlefire.com and followed the necessary steps (i'm running on 6.3.1)
It got halfway through and froze and I stupidly unplugged my kindle
Then it was stuck on this screen with a yellow triangle with a flame in it and at the bottom is said press power button for recovery, but when I pressed it nothing happened
So I went messing around online, in my drivers, etc. I ended up deleting my kindle drivers (like the original ones) and now my kindle is freaking out.
I watched this other tutorial on rootkindlefire.com and tried to follow the steps on how to unbrick it but when I managed to get into the recovery (i can't remember what it's called? blue screen with options like install, mount, reboot, etc.) and put the zip drive he said to, in there... i couldn't see it.
I then downloaded KFU and managed to get my kindle to reboot, but it is now stuck on the "Kindle Fire" screen. I can turn it off, get into recovery, etc. I cannot get it to move past the start up screen however.
I do not believe I am in fastboot, but one of the sites I was on could have misled me. Anyway... HELP! please... I'm sad:/
You should be able to find all you need to get it going here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923010
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You should be able to find all you need to get it going here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923010
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I followed all the steps and everything worked just like it said....but when my kindle rebooted, it is still stuck at the kindle fire screen but now there's animation...which it did not have before.
Any suggestions?
If your getting animation and it doesn`t go any further this usually indicates a broken system which TWRP are you using ? If you are using 2.3.1.1 there`s a problem with how it formats best you revert to an older version 2.2.2.1 or older then it should work for you. Full wipe except your external storage/sdcard, refalsh rom and gapps. The proper methods for wiping are also provided in the link I gave you.
Very good point though make sure your using the newest version of KFU 9.6 the older version uses burrito root which no longer works on the Kindle Fire. Really though alll you need is a bootloader and recovery rooting is obsolete.
lexibrowni said:
Okay so basically I decided to root my Kindle Fire....
I got my root from rootkindlefire.com and followed the necessary steps (i'm running on 6.3.1)
I watched this other tutorial on rootkindlefire.com and tried to follow the steps on how to unbrick it but when I managed to get into the recovery (i can't remember what it's called? blue screen with options like install, mount, reboot, etc.) and put the zip drive he said to, in there... i couldn't see it.
I do not believe I am in fastboot, but one of the sites I was on could have misled me. Anyway... HELP! please... I'm sad:/
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First off, definitely listen to Thepooch and Josepho1997. Next, do you just want a rooted KF running the basic 6.3.1 firmware, or will you be switching to ICS or JB?
Next, is the blue screen you mentioned the TWRP screen? (TeamWin screen with 8 different choices)? If you are, then go to (I think) the bottom right and select mount, then mount system or USB or whatever it says. After that you can add files for a custom ROM or whatever you want through your computer. I forgot to mention that you need to of your KF into your computer.
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lexibrowni said:
Okay so basically I decided to root my Kindle Fire. I have rooted my android phone and my iPod before so I wasn't too worried about it, but it's gone horribly wrong and I need major help.
So here's what happened:
I got my root from rootkindlefire.com and followed the necessary steps (i'm running on 6.3.1)
It got halfway through and froze and I stupidly unplugged my kindle
Then it was stuck on this screen with a yellow triangle with a flame in it and at the bottom is said press power button for recovery, but when I pressed it nothing happened
So I went messing around online, in my drivers, etc. I ended up deleting my kindle drivers (like the original ones) and now my kindle is freaking out.
I watched this other tutorial on rootkindlefire.com and tried to follow the steps on how to unbrick it but when I managed to get into the recovery (i can't remember what it's called? blue screen with options like install, mount, reboot, etc.) and put the zip drive he said to, in there... i couldn't see it.
I then downloaded KFU and managed to get my kindle to reboot, but it is now stuck on the "Kindle Fire" screen. I can turn it off, get into recovery, etc. I cannot get it to move past the start up screen however.
I do not believe I am in fastboot, but one of the sites I was on could have misled me. Anyway... HELP! please... I'm sad:/
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Hi I am exactly where you were at (Deleted drivers=Freaking Out at yellow triangle). What do i do from here!? Please Help Me!!???
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923010
Help
I have done everything that has been listed here. My kindle is stuck on the kindle fire screen, I can not boot into recovery and I do believe the TWRP that was previously on it, has been removed as well as the OS...My son was messing with it and all I could get out of him was he was on a blue screen and swiped to reboot and he thought it said no OS installed. So, I have the done the Alternate method for rooting, however, when run the kfu, it says its online but boot status is unknown. I can not get it to say any different. What am I doing wrong?
long story short.
Rooted my kindle fire with kfu, flashed hashcode JB rom and gapps successfully. Father-in-Law says, hey that is cool do mine.
Rooted with kfu, flashed hashcode JB rom and gapps. When I reboot after flashing the roms, it gets stuck in the twirling triangles load screen for hours. When I restore the back-up (more on that issue in a second), it gets stuck on a static kindle fire boot.
Memory was nearly full so I only backed up boot and recovery with twrp. I can move between different bootmodes fine, and am sitting in twrp right now. I have connected USB to computer and kfu says it is online, but it is not showing up on my computer for me to simply download a new Rom onto device.
How can I either, get back to working stock OS, or flash a new (hopefully functioning rom)?
I scoured for hours and didn't find anything that fit my bill, I am admittedly a noob, your help would be appreciated and if I missed a forum dealing with this issue please post a link.
Backing up boot and recovery does very little if anything at all that's why those to items are not part of the default backup scheme. Your situation is not much different than about 96% of those who come to XDA for kindle help and is caused by a dirty flash so I'm very surprised it doesn't fit the bill of many others. Maybe my tutorial will help look at the bottom of my post on how to flash a ROM. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1923010
Edit: it doesn't help that the memory is so full as well.
I think my 1st gen KF is stuck trying to boot to recovery. I was trying to restore back to stock from CM10.1. Downloaded the Amazon update 6.2.1 bin file, renamed it to update.zip, booted into TWRP recovery, tried to flash and it failed (several times). After some research, I found that the fix for this was to downgrade TWRP to v2.2.2.1 (I was on 2.6.0.0 or something like that). I tried several methods for doing that and it wouldn't take, even though it looked like flashing the TWRP v2.2.2.1 finished successfully. So finally I found a method (thanks to XDA's wonderful developers) to install CWM. Finally was able to get it to boot into CWM recovery, tried flashing the update.zip again, and all went through successfully. However, when I rebooted it was stuck at the Kindle Fire logo screen. Tried rebooting several times...nothing. AFter more research, found that the bootmode was incorrectly set so I tried to change the bootmode to recovery (which failed miserably)...now I'm stuck on the Kindle Fire logo screen. Seems like it is trying to boot to stock recovery but can't get there. Now none of my computers will recognize it at all. Is there anything I can do to unbrick this? I've tried just about every method I can get my hands on but without the computer recognizing it, not sure what else I can do.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This is my 8-year old son's Kindle!
Thanks,
caseym
caseym said:
I think my 1st gen KF is stuck trying to boot to recovery. I was trying to restore back to stock from CM10.1. Downloaded the Amazon update 6.2.1 bin file, renamed it to update.zip, booted into TWRP recovery, tried to flash and it failed (several times). After some research, I found that the fix for this was to downgrade TWRP to v2.2.2.1 (I was on 2.6.0.0 or something like that). I tried several methods for doing that and it wouldn't take, even though it looked like flashing the TWRP v2.2.2.1 finished successfully. So finally I found a method (thanks to XDA's wonderful developers) to install CWM. Finally was able to get it to boot into CWM recovery, tried flashing the update.zip again, and all went through successfully. However, when I rebooted it was stuck at the Kindle Fire logo screen. Tried rebooting several times...nothing. AFter more research, found that the bootmode was incorrectly set so I tried to change the bootmode to recovery (which failed miserably)...now I'm stuck on the Kindle Fire logo screen. Seems like it is trying to boot to stock recovery but can't get there. Now none of my computers will recognize it at all. Is there anything I can do to unbrick this? I've tried just about every method I can get my hands on but without the computer recognizing it, not sure what else I can do.
Any help would be GREATLY appreciated. This is my 8-year old son's Kindle!
Thanks,
caseym
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I'm having exactly the same issue on my Kindle Fire. I just recently got it from a friend; it seemed to be bricked, but the friend stated that he had never tried modifying the stock OS. I was able to use KFU to install the most up-to-date version of TWRP, but not FFF; I wanted to get it to stock before doing any additional hacking. That version of TWRP booted without any issues.
As OP mentioned, the most up-to-date version of TWRP has issues with installing the current version of the Amazon software. So, I tried downloading a copy of TWRP 2.2.2.1 (attached) and used KFU to install it, by extracting recovery.img, renaming it to twrp.img, and dropping it in KFU's /recovery/ folder.
Since then, I've seen the same symptoms as OP. The Fire boots to the Kindle Fire bootscreen, with no animation. It's not detected at all by any computer I attach it to. Windows doesn't chime or show it in Device Manager and KFU and adb don't see it. I also tried setting up FireKit, but none of the tools in that package are able to see it.
I'm going to test to see if this persists after depleting the battery for a while. I do not have a fastboot cable to test with, but I'm open to opening the case if you guys think that'll help get it back up and running.
Update; I was able to use the shorting trick to put it into OMAP boot mode and install FFF and TWRP, as well as reset the boot mode using Firekit. Firekit also installs TWRP 2.0, which is able to restore the stock Kindle Fire firmware.
haikuginger said:
Update; I was able to use the shorting trick to put it into OMAP boot mode and install FFF and TWRP, as well as reset the boot mode using Firekit. Firekit also installs TWRP 2.0, which is able to restore the stock Kindle Fire firmware.
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OK...can you explain what you mean by the "shorting trick"? The battery on mine has been dead for about a day and a half. I had the case open the other day but didn't really do anything. What do I need to do?
Thanks,
caseym
caseym said:
OK...can you explain what you mean by the "shorting trick"? The battery on mine has been dead for about a day and a half. I had the case open the other day but didn't really do anything. What do I need to do?
Thanks,
caseym
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First, get the Kindle charged. Then, boot to Ubuntu and set up FireKit (link above). Then, with the back cover off, hook the Kindle up to the computer. It'll power up, but hold down the power button to shut it off immediately.
Once you've done that, run the "usb_install_fff_twrp" script from Terminal. It'll say that its waiting for an OMAP device. Here's where the shorting comes in. Short the pad circled in the picture in this post to the metal frame around the CPU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19762674&postcount=51
Then, keeping it shorted, press the power button.
Firekit should see the device over USB now, and write the appropriate settings. Once booted to TWRP, you should be able to install the stock firmware from /sdcard/.
It might take a couple tries, but keep trying. I used a continuity tester with an LED in it to make sure I had shorted that pad correctly.
haikuginger said:
First, get the Kindle charged. Then, boot to Ubuntu and set up FireKit (link above). Then, with the back cover off, hook the Kindle up to the computer. It'll power up, but hold down the power button to shut it off immediately.
Once you've done that, run the "usb_install_fff_twrp" script from Terminal. It'll say that its waiting for an OMAP device. Here's where the shorting comes in. Short the pad circled in the picture in this post to the metal frame around the CPU:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19762674&postcount=51
Then, keeping it shorted, press the power button.
Firekit should see the device over USB now, and write the appropriate settings. Once booted to TWRP, you should be able to install the stock firmware from /sdcard/.
It might take a couple tries, but keep trying. I used a continuity tester with an LED in it to make sure I had shorted that pad correctly.
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Well it worked the first time. I was able to get it to boot and the FireKit utility installed TWRP and I was able to flash the stock rom. After doing that, I disconnected the USB cable and the KIndle immediately shut off and I can't get it to turn back on. What did I do wrong?! Is it fried or something?
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caseym said:
Well it worked the first time. I was able to get it to boot and the FireKit utility installed TWRP and I was able to flash the stock rom. After doing that, I disconnected the USB cable and the KIndle immediately shut off and I can't get it to turn back on. What did I do wrong?! Is it fried or something?
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I'm afraid I've got nothing for you at this point. Hopefully someone more knowledgeable than I can sound off.
Hey Everyone,
I have been using these forums for the last year and a half and It has helped me a whole bunch to successfully root all of the android devices my family has. I have however ran into a problem with a 1st gen Kindle Fire. It is stuck at the orange and white kindle fire logo. So a little background, I have rooted this Kindle in the past and succeeded in flashing Cyanogenmod's jb. I changed it back to the old Kindle interface so that my sisters can use it for reading but they wanted to use it for games. I decided that I should just change it back to jb since I would have to go through the trouble of flashing google play. Now, here's when things go wrong.
I started by using KFU 0.9.6 since I was lazy and didn't want to go through my old method. I granted SU and also installed TWRP and FireFireFire. now, I found a rom by Cyanogenmod cm10.1.3otter and decided to flash it onto my device. Everything went fine but it wouldn't boot past the Cyanogenmod boot screen. So I put another rom on (cm10.1.2) and flashed that. It worked and i started using it under the assumption there was nothing wrong. I later discovered when entering the internet password that my keyboard was not working and nothing would allow it to work. I then decided that I would get the kindle rom back on and factory reset and wipe the device. When I flashed the Kindle rom and restarted it, It got stuck and would not boot past the Orange and white kindle fire logo. After 2 full charges and 48 hours, it is still stuck. I tried to check if the kindle showed up under ADB devices and it does but when I run adb shell(for one of the guides) it comes up with "no such file or directory." When I run KFU, adb is online but boot status is unknown. When I try to run any of the tools in KFU, waiting for device is shown and does not go away despite disconnecting and reconnecting/ power on and off.
I have been looking nonstop for the past two days without any help. I have tried to follow many of the guides online, but I never succeed. Can someone please help me solve this problem, I am completely stuck.
jaredahuey said:
Hey Everyone,
I have been using these forums for the last year and a half and It has helped me a whole bunch to successfully root all of the android devices my family has. I have however ran into a problem with a 1st gen Kindle Fire. It is stuck at the orange and white kindle fire logo. So a little background, I have rooted this Kindle in the past and succeeded in flashing Cyanogenmod's jb. I changed it back to the old Kindle interface so that my sisters can use it for reading but they wanted to use it for games. I decided that I should just change it back to jb since I would have to go through the trouble of flashing google play. Now, here's when things go wrong.
I started by using KFU 0.9.6 since I was lazy and didn't want to go through my old method. I granted SU and also installed TWRP and FireFireFire. now, I found a rom by Cyanogenmod cm10.1.3otter and decided to flash it onto my device. Everything went fine but it wouldn't boot past the Cyanogenmod boot screen. So I put another rom on (cm10.1.2) and flashed that. It worked and i started using it under the assumption there was nothing wrong. I later discovered when entering the internet password that my keyboard was not working and nothing would allow it to work. I then decided that I would get the kindle rom back on and factory reset and wipe the device. When I flashed the Kindle rom and restarted it, It got stuck and would not boot past the Orange and white kindle fire logo. After 2 full charges and 48 hours, it is still stuck. I tried to check if the kindle showed up under ADB devices and it does but when I run adb shell(for one of the guides) it comes up with "no such file or directory." When I run KFU, adb is online but boot status is unknown. When I try to run any of the tools in KFU, waiting for device is shown and does not go away despite disconnecting and reconnecting/ power on and off.
I have been looking nonstop for the past two days without any help. I have tried to follow many of the guides online, but I never succeed. Can someone please help me solve this problem, I am completely stuck.
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You must enable adb on cm10 for one and the driver has to be modified for the pc to detect it due to pid and vid changes in cm10.
Thepooch said:
You must enable adb on cm10 for one and the driver has to be modified for the pc to detect it due to pid and vid changes in cm10.
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I am aware of that however, I cannot boot to cm10. If i could boot to cm10, I would know what to do but right now I am still stuck at the kindle fire logo.