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[SOLVED] Stuck on Kindle Fire screen... (and tried EVERYTHING)

1) Yes I checked search results.
2) Yes I've googled.
3) Yes I've tried the Kindle Fire Utility, the http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356257... links options.
With that being said, here's my issue;
Got a KF a couple days ago...
Yesterday, followed some online instructions to put GO Launcher EX on there to replace the carousel deal.
Followed instructions to the T.
Restarted. Got to "Choose your OS" screen (or whatever it precisely says...)
Picked GO... then it froze.
Now, when it restarts (yes, its the 30 second hard restart), it gets stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen.
I have tried the above utilities.
I have hard restarted.
I have fully charged and ran the battery dry and tried again.
When I use the utilities, the problem is, my PC will not recognize the Kindle (it see's it as a removable storage device, but it doesn't click over to 'Kindle', and thus the utilities can't interact with the device itself, I suppose).
I've tried different USB ports and connecters (I have 2 regular kindles in the house, too). But I know all the peripherals work through cross-testing.
Essentially, what else can I do? (I got it from WalMart, and they're currently out of stock, so I can't return it till next week, but I'd like it fixed before then if possible)
I've tried several different methods from these forums too, but I *always* hit the same snag... whenever any utility is 'waiting for device', it simply will not find it, because the PC doesn't see it properly. It sees *something* (removable storage) but not as a kindle, and thus won't allow the utilities to interface with it.
Are there any physical things I can do to hard reset it without destroying any warrantys?
Any help appreciated!

there is no need to return it
from what you say i think you have a bad launcher on it and the kf tries to start it but can't
first i need to know if you have fff (custom bootloader - yellow triangle) on it ?
then do you have a recovery (twrp) on it ?
what os/bit of computer ?

In kindle utility go to bootmodes and enter normal (4000). Just had that problem last night.

awidawad - I've tried that. It stays on 'waiting for device' forever. Please explain step by step what you did? At which point did you power on the KF, when did you run KFU, etc, etc.
b63 - I hope your right!
no - I do not have the yellow triangle.
no - I do not have TWRP on it, i have tried, but cannot get anything onto the kindle.
my PC is window7, 64bit

Euryon said:
awidawad - I've tried that. It stays on 'waiting for device' forever. Please explain step by step what you did? At which point did you power on the KF, when did you run KFU, etc, etc.
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Do you have all the kf drivers installed on your computer? I know that when I unbricked mine I had all the drivers installed but I had to reinstall them for some reason. If you do not have them I can post them later on tonight when I'm at home. However, I have TWRP installed on mine, and Cyanogenmod 7.2, so hopefully yours is able to connect to your computer.
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b63 said:
there is no need to return it
from what you say i think you have a bad launcher on it and the kf tries to start it but can't
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In order to remove the bad launcher, you need to have your device connected to your computer to remove it using adb.

ok so b63 helped me out big time here....
about 2 hours ago we got on a teamviewer session (download this if you want these guys to help you with serious issues!)
took me a minute to figure out how to allow him/her proper access to my screen
anyway
i don't understand the technical stuff
but
what i had done wrong is that i didnt root the KF before trying to install the GO... software (i think)
b63 had a heck of a time trying to discern the problem with me being about as useful as a dead fish, but get there he/she did
after much fanangaling, b63 managed to install the TWRP and ADP on my KF, allowing it to fastboot, and basically allowing it to be read by my PC, and so fixed.
im sure it would have taken b63 all of 5 minutes in real time, but using the quirky teamview and my slow net speed didn't help
still, thanks VERY MUCH to b63 for fixing the **** out of my KF, and being very helpful and patient all along!
thanks

Just wanted to drop b63 a note here that I "thanks"ed their post above - not necessarily for the post but for going above and beyond. The people on these forums are (for the most part) really great. (Too bad there have to be a few who are demanding of the developers to get this feature or that fix done faster without taking into account that the devs do this all in their free time.)

YES, search finally led me here!
Euryon, I have the exact same thing happening with my KF right now.
Do you remember any specifics of how b63 carried out the steps you listed?
b63, any chance you could help me with mine? My issue is identical with Euryon's down to the letter.

Same Problem
Could someone please help me i have the same problem

same problem here! please can someone give a step by step? My fire is unrooted and I did nothing to it except try to install the go launcher and after I selected it as the default launcher it got stuck at the kindke fire logo.

I tried the Kindle unbricking utility but it cannot find the device even after I installed the adb composite interface

also, my fire is not showing up as a kindle - it is showing up as an android device.

rollno88 said:
also, my fire is not showing up as a kindle - it is showing up as an android device.
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Have you added the fires usb ID to your system?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

thanks for replying, and I have no clue how to do that. I'll search and get back .
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okay, I already did that by editing the android sdk(as a prerequisite to rooting, which I planned to do eventually) - so when I connect my fire it first shows up as a kindle, and after updating the software through windows and installing drivers through KFU, it comes up as an android device and the interface is adb composite. Now if I try to install TWRP through KFU it keeps switching between adb composite interface and plain adb. And both KFU and KUFU keep waiting but are unable to find my device.

also, my fire alternately shows up as a usb composite device and an android device. PLEASE help

okay I solved it with KFU (finally!) although I have no clue how I did it as I didn'tdo anything I hadn't tried earlier so, managed to install TWRP and then wiped everything and finally my fire could be read - then I deleted go launcher and now my fire is back from the grave
A big thank you to all the helpful posts at this forum - u guys are the best

Same issue
Tried rooting my KF, but couldn't change permissions and thus could not install android market. Superuser didn't do anything other than show me a log folder that had no logs. Tried to change permissions on /system and /apps with one of the file management apps on amazon and it said the device *wasn't* rooted, despite GO launcher and android interface.
Did a factory wipe to try to reroot or fully(?) root the KF, and that's when it all went wrong. Got stuck on boot loop, but KFU helped me break out of that. Now it's stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen with no animation. I read somewhere that this was the fastboot getting "stuck."
At any rate, i have TWRP 2.0 installed and can mount and unmount the device in its interface, but it is only recognized as ADB android device, or when mounted via TWRP, USB composite device. As such, ADB commands only work occasionally - all other times it simply says <waiting for device>.
I am running Windows 7 64 bit, and 6.3 on the KF. All restarts on the KF are hard restarts, except occasionally cmd lets me fastboot reboot.
I have spent the past 2 days trying everything I have found online (2 KF unbrick applets, 15+ tabbed browsers with different threads) to no avail. I am finally posting, pleading for assistance.
Thanks in advance for any (helpful) replies. Real thanks clicking afterwards.
edit: when rerunning KFU, i kept getting the message that many execs failed because "/system/bin/sh" directory does not exist.
I don't know if that helps narrow down what might be happening, but I saw that coming up a lot in the cmd prompt.

zeissbickham said:
Tried rooting my KF, but couldn't change permissions and thus could not install android market. Superuser didn't do anything other than show me a log folder that had no logs. Tried to change permissions on /system and /apps with one of the file management apps on amazon and it said the device *wasn't* rooted, despite GO launcher and android interface.
Did a factory wipe to try to reroot or fully(?) root the KF, and that's when it all went wrong. Got stuck on boot loop, but KFU helped me break out of that. Now it's stuck on the Kindle Fire splash screen with no animation. I read somewhere that this was the fastboot getting "stuck."
At any rate, i have TWRP 2.0 installed and can mount and unmount the device in its interface, but it is only recognized as ADB android device, or when mounted via TWRP, USB composite device. As such, ADB commands only work occasionally - all other times it simply says <waiting for device>.
I am running Windows 7 64 bit, and 6.3 on the KF. All restarts on the KF are hard restarts, except occasionally cmd lets me fastboot reboot.
I have spent the past 2 days trying everything I have found online (2 KF unbrick applets, 15+ tabbed browsers with different threads) to no avail. I am finally posting, pleading for assistance.
Thanks in advance for any (helpful) replies. Real thanks clicking afterwards.
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Read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
with an emphasis on post #2. You need to know what mode your device is in by looking at the device manager and make sure your drivers are loading correctly for that mode. If you can get to TWRP, you can mount your USB mass storage device, copy a new zip file of either the stock software or a custom ROM and flash it.

Thank you. I will be trying this shortly.

fully bricked
I followed the guide and got to a point where the Kindle Fire animation was playing. It loaded up to the unlock screen and then automatically shut itself down - would not stay on when either connected or disconnected. Tried installing a ROM but still shut down. Started the recovery and hit factory reset, still auto shutdown. Tried clearing a partition as described in the tutorial and now it's fully bricked. Will not turn on when connected to computer, to outlet, to another cable.
Thanks for trying to help.

[Q] Failed ROM Flash - Kindle can't connect via usb

I apologize ahead but I have not been able to find a thread that addresses my problem.
Kindle Fire (1st gen)
Rooted with KFU, installed FFF, TWRP, Go Launcher and Gaaps. Worked perfectly.
Attempted to flash hashcode's JB ROM with Goo manager and made a mistake.
Attempted to boot to system and all that will show is the Rolling Triangles splash screen
continuously.
I can boot to TWRP.. I want to start over and flash the Amazon update 6.3.1 but my
Windows 7 PC cannot connect to the Kindle over usb. Fastboot seems to connect
(returns "Kindle" on fastboot getvar product) ADB does not show any devices attached.
I have deleted and reinstalled drivers - Windows does not recognize the Kindle.
Will a factory cable allow my PC to recognize my stuck Kindle?

Which version of twrp are you using?
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda app-developers app

A factory cable will only put your device in fastboot. If you plug the kindle in while in recovery it should install the correct drivers. Try connecting to your computer and selecting mount and hit the big button to access your sdcard contents, where you can transfer a new rom zip to it. I wouldn`t attempt to flash stock unless you research prior many brick their devices and then a factory cable is needed. Did you wipe before flashing? If so how and what?

Also, do you have FireFireFire installed?

Thank you for your replies!
I have FFF installed
TWRP is 2.3
I did do a cache wipe and factory reset within TWRP
I did see this morning manofFishfry posting "[Q] I need help bad"
and it seems he was having a nearly identical problem with USB
connection.
I will attempt thepooch's recommendation:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1850038
I will post any progress I make.
Many thanks
M

TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.

Thepooch said:
TWRP 2.3 is your issue if you do get ubuntu setup with Soupkit simply replace 2.3 with 2.2.2.1 and rewipe and reflash another rom.
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Looks like I'm still stuck then - I've only got Win7 on my PC - unbuntu is WAY out of my league.
I'll try Zombiepiratez unbrick utility
M

It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.

Thepooch said:
It`s not that far out of your league. Use universal usb creator to make a live usb with persistent run soupkit on it reboot the usb Your in like flin If you want help I can help you at some point to get this done.
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I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!

Update
Micah461 said:
I removed the Kindle drivers from my Laptop PC and then connected my son's unrooted stock KF1. It was recognized, the drivers loaded, and I loaded the KFU drivers and updated them no problem. I ran KFU and got 4000 on the code.
I then plugged in my "stuck in TWRP/FFF/JB Splash Screen" rooted KF1 and the PC sees it as a removable memory device. It prompts me to load it with media when I double click on it. KFU can't find it. ADB can't find it. Fastboot can get "Kindle" from getvar product, but nothing else.
What can I do next?
Thanks!
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One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.

would the soupkit help in this situation? I had the same problem but figured out the whole mounting from TWRP and it worked for me

Micah461 said:
One new thing: I mounted the SD card using TWRP, then my Win 7 Laptop could connect to my Kindle via usb as an external drive. Win 7
then siad the drive needed reformatting. KFU still would not connect.
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Your sdcard issue and ADB issue are two completely unrelated things. The ADB issue is due to the way Windows handles drivers. Fix the driver problem or use SoupKit/Linux.
The sdcard issue is due to your sdcard losing its formatting somehow. You'll have to reformat (quick format, block size 4096) in order to use it again. You will lose all data on the sdcard BTW.
"That's a special kind of stupid. The kind that makes me laugh"

Huzzah! Success in spite of myself!
Many thanks to each of the experts that each gave me nuggets of info that eventually
unbricked my KF1.
I last posted that Win 7 would see my Kindle when I used TWRP to mount the SD card.
It prompted for me to "format the device" and feeling I had nothing to lose - selected
default settings and quick format.
This then opened a File Manager window giving me access to the SDcard folder on the KF1.
I had downloaded the Stock update from Amazon update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin
On another thread - Soupmagnet had said to rename this BIN file to a ZIP - which I did.
I shortened the file name to update-kindle-6.3.1.zip.
I de-mounted the SDcard folder in TWRP.
I wiped the Dalvic and did a factory reset.
I navigated to the Install screen and it found the update file and installed it.
UNBRICKED!
Thanks again for the tireless help you guys give.
Micah461

[Q] Wondering if the device is unfixable (That is it) (Provided specifics)

I just bought a used Kindle Fire (Model D01400). The guy had android on it but reinstalled the original software before selling it to me apparently. The original software worked when he gave it to me perfectly but i decided to restore the device to factory settings. When I did that it brought up the blue kindle fire startup screen with v 1.4 in the top corner and then loaded TWRP. There was an Install, backup, restore, wipe, mount, settings, advanced and reboot option. It says Team win recovery project (TWRP) V 2.2.2.1 at the top. I proceeded to choose the wipe option and wiped the cache, dalvid cache, factory reset, system and external storage. Then i rebooted it and it gave me that blue kindle fire screen and then nothing. If i press the power button I get one of three boot options. 2 of them bring me to the regular white and orange kindle fire screen that just sits there and does nothing. The other one brings me back to the TWRP screen.
The other pertinent piece of information is that when i try to connect it to the computer, I cannot access the device drive and see the contents. (I watched a video on how to fix the device to get it back to the original device software but I need to access the contents of the device) I followed the instructions provided in one of the beginners threads and installed the google sdk that allowed me to see the kindle on my device manager as an android phone but that it is. I cant do anything with the device in My Computer. It does not even show up in there as kindle.
I have been all over this website and read the beginners guide and short of installing linux to try soupkit and trying all the other fixes:
I just want to ask: Is this device bricked forever and unfixable or if I follow the guides that are on this forum can I get it to work like it did when it first came out of the box. (Just asking yes or no if this is fixable)
I just want to get this Kindle back to its normal state with its normal software. I just want to read books on this thing. Not use android.
Bonus Question: Knowing that I just want to get this back to how it works out of the box, is there a faster process than sifting through the beginner threads? (Just Yes or No) (If there is I will search harder to find it)
I am not asking for someone to hold my hand and do this for me. Just making an enquiry because there is tons of stuff to learn and do to try and fix this and I wonder if I am wasting my time.
(More specifics: I am using 64 bit version of windows vista, and have ubuntu installed as well, I have USB 2.0 ports, I have a factory Kindle USB cable from my older Kindle 3G)
I hope I covered everything.

And yes I realize now that I should have never done that factory reset when i first got it. It was working exactly how I wanted it to when i first got it. I am apparently not a smart man.

The smartest thing you can do is install the MoDaCo ROM. Use adb to push it to your sdcard and install it in recovery.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2

soupmagnet said:
The smartest thing you can do is install the MoDaCo ROM. Use adb to push it to your sdcard and install it in recovery.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2
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Any advice on getting around the "connecting it to my pc thing" or is it alright if it shows up as an android phone in my device manager.

soupmagnet said:
The smartest thing you can do is install the MoDaCo ROM. Use adb to push it to your sdcard and install it in recovery.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk 2
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Alright I have been learning about this and trying for hours and hours now. I have device manager reading the kindle fire as an android phone ADB interface but when i try to use KFU it does not show the kindle as being connected and when i even try to do anything, like installing TWRP again or something it does not read the device and says waiting for device. I have done everything in the beginners guide.
I think i am having so many issues because I inherited this device in the middle of its functionality and i never had to do the previous steps. I curse the guy who rooted this damnable device in the first place..

Alright i have made some progress and I got my hopes up way too much because i may not ever get a response to this but I am hoping. I followed thesee instructions because I already have all the prerequisites for this process done:
"Reverting to stock software
Required software:
Amazon Kindle Fire Software Update
Warning: Installing the Amazon Kindle Fire Software Update will not only replace the system software, but also overwrite the bootloader and recovery with the stock versions. Any custom bootloader and recovery like FFF and TWRP will be overwritten in the process.
This section assumes the device is already booted into TWRP recovery.
1) Copy the update bin file to the /sdcard as update.zip
Code:
adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip"
I found this on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
have the kfu and the software folder and the update put in that folder. I get the device into fastboot but when i type in
adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip
It returns back "error: device not found"
And that is when I cried for an hour. I have everything installed. TWRP i can now reasonably navigate everything. I have ADP thing in my device thing. Why wont this work!

adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip <------ that there is about the worst thing you could do go ahead wipe out your recovery your bootloader and brick your device. I think Soupmagnet recommended modaco that`s about the best place to start. The reason you cant push it might be drivers read up a little it won`t hurt ya. At any rate flashing stock is a mistake here is a nice big list of goodies to flash on that thing http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1859851 . If your running Ubuntu? run this script on it and reboot http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850038 great little feature there that will help you adb push anything you want to that kindle not to mention return to stock safely which really isn`t needed if you flash modaco.

Ijustwanttoreadonthis said:
Any advice on getting around the "connecting it to my pc thing" or is it alright if it shows up as an android phone in my device manager.
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In TWRP, you can use the Mount function to mount your sdcard as a USB device and transfer your ROM that way. I would highly suggest you install MoDaCo and try it out before you try to revert your device back to stock. In the meantime, you can educate yourself a little more about the device and how it works before you get yourself into trouble by not reverting properly.

I should have reported that I tried to put modaco on the device with the same process as thhis -> adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip
And it still gave me an error saying it could not find the device. And i have been reading threads and trying stuff for hours now. The only problem is that because my device already has all this stuff set up the guides and threads all presuppose that the person knows what they are doing. If i would have just had a stock kindle and done all the steps to get to this point I would have already had all the practice and hands on training. I am going to try to get modaco onto my SD card trying every possible avenue before I post again. Again, my device manager is reading the kindle as Android phone -> Android ADP Interface and it does not show up in My computer as anything. That is what one of the tutorials said it had to do. I really hope this is correct and I am not trying in vain.

Ijustwanttoreadonthis said:
I should have reported that I tried to put modaco on the device with the same process as thhis -> adb push C:\kfu\software\update-kindle-6.3.1_D01E_4107720.bin /sdcard/update.zip
And it still gave me an error saying it could not find the device. And i have been reading threads and trying stuff for hours now. The only problem is that because my device already has all this stuff set up the guides and threads all presuppose that the person knows what they are doing. If i would have just had a stock kindle and done all the steps to get to this point I would have already had all the practice and hands on training. I am going to try to get modaco onto my SD card trying every possible avenue before I post again. Again, my device manager is reading the kindle as Android phone -> Android ADP Interface and it does not show up in My computer as anything. That is what one of the tutorials said it had to do. I really hope this is correct and I am not trying in vain.
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Don't worry about using ADB at the moment. Boot into TWRP using the FireFireFire1.4a boot menu you described before, and select "Mount". Make sure there is an [X] on the last option and press the button at the top that says "Mount USB storage". Then check under "My Computer" in Windows to see if the sdcard was mounted. Then transfer your ROM as you would with a USB flash drive.

soupmagnet said:
Don't worry about using ADB at the moment. Boot into TWRP using the FireFireFire1.4a boot menu you described before, and select "Mount". Make sure there is an [X] on the last option and press the button at the top that says "Mount USB storage". Then check under "My Computer" in Windows to see if the sdcard was mounted. Then transfer your ROM as you would with a USB flash drive.
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Short answer: Nothing appeared in My Computer
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Long Answer: I tried every combination of processes that I found through the various troubleshooting methods.
I have 2 chords: A white Kindle chord I used for my old Kindle 3G and a blackberry USB chord that fits the same. I also tried every function with every chord with both Windows and Ubuntu just in case because I saw that in other threads where people were having issues that they were just not doing the proper process based upon the circumstances. I also tried all of these functions while the plugged in Kindle was reading as:
Other devices -> Kindle (Big K)
&
Android Composite ADB Interface
In my device manager. In all the cases I tried the best case scenario was a "removable disk" appeared in My Computer but it read "please insert a disk into Removable Drive" if i tried clicking on it. I also tried all of these functions with each of my 4 USB ports (all 2.0 ports) (which all work for any other device)
So I tried every port with every chord I have using every combination of processes I found in other threads to do what you advised and it did not show up. It took a while but I wanted to be concise because other people do not give enough background or try everything before coming back to the forum.
(Just for reference I tried the process outlined in "How can I verify the drivers are loading?" section in http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2 among other threads for troubleshooting advice and guides.
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I will learn more about this ADB pushing process thing using CMD because the only glimmer of hope I have had in the past 2 days has been getting my computer to read the device when I used KFU. It worked one time and it was magical. Unless there is anything else I can try or if someone can confirm that this thing is completely broken beyond repair.

It's not broken it's just a little unhappy with you right now you may have a combination of things going on. Your drivers my be mistreating you and either you have an sdcard mounting issue or the drivers are affecting it. How ever it is I would be happy to help you sort through it. The only thing I ask is that you complete your thread afterward with a detailed description of what it took to fix it for the benefit of others in your situation. So pm me when your online and if I can I will assist you through it.
Just to let you know it may have been simulating mount in recovery as well funny thing those setting are useless when you want to get something done

Thepooch said:
It's not broken it's just a little unhappy with you right now you may have a combination of things going on. Your drivers my be mistreating you and either you have an sdcard mounting issue or the drivers are affecting it. How ever it is I would be happy to help you sort through it. The only thing I ask is that you complete your thread afterward with a detailed description of what it took to fix it for the benefit of others in your situation. So pm me when your online and if I can I will assist you through it.
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There was a fairly simple solution that should be universal for most issues if you require pushing a file to your device.
Here is some background stuff that you should have before attempting to fix the problem I had and starting from scratch.
You will want this installed: http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
And the Kindle Fire Utility: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
And in my case the Modaco ROM: http://www.modaco.com/topic/350682-14-jun-gr9-631-modaco-custom-rom-for-the-kindle-fire/
Unzip the Kindle Fire Utility into c:\kfu
Install the Android program
Create a folder titled Software in your c:\kfu and put the ZIP file that you downloaded from Modaco in the software folder
Make sure to go through the "How can I verify the drivers are loading?" section in http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...71&postcount=2
Plug your USB chord into the kindle first (while it is off) and then plug the chord into the USB port
It will bring up TWRP
Go into the options and make sure that you push Restore Defaults and ensure that any options with "simulate" in them are unchecked.
Open up cmd.exe and type in "cd c:\kfu\tools"
Go to the mount option in TWRP and mount the USB
type in ADB push and then drag the modaco file from the software folder onto the cmd window and it will show you and then type in \sdcard\
ADB push (the modaco file) \SDCARD\
It should take a few moments to transfer and it will say that it is done
Unmount and then unplug from the computer. Go to wipe and wipe everything other than external memory, then go to install and find the file you pushed onto the kindle in the file folders. Push on the file and it will ask you if you want to flash it, select yes.
After that is complete select reboot and it should automatically reboot and then go to the proper startup screen.
Special credit to Thepooch for providing all this information to me. I believe that should be everything.

Working in the directory that adb is in is important and this
Code:
adb push <exact file path> <exact file name> /sdcard/

[Q] HELP!! Kindle fire stuck at boot logo, not recognized by windows

So i used the tutorial i found here:
http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fire-root/how-to-root-kindle-fire-6-3-1/
to try to root my kindle fire first gen. Well it froze at the logo after a fastboot command was sent. I have spent about 3 hours trying to fix it with no luck. ADB does not connect at all, windows says theres a problem with the hardware. I cant get any connections to it whatsoever. Even in linux.
I've tried these things:
1. ADB through windows
2. Kindle Fire Utility and all its options (never sees the kindle)
3. SoupKit and all its options (same issue, linux is unable to enumerate the device)
I URGENTLY need this kindle unbricked. My mom will kill me if she cant get to her birds to feed them (don't ask). She uses it every day, and i told her rooting would be nooo problem. Well now i'm screwed. Please help if there's anything that can be done to this.
Thanks Guys
Josh
Edit: Anyone with this issue, I rigged up a factory cable (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20380015) by crossing pins one and four with a breadtie and got really lucky, forced it back to normal mode from fastboot. It is the ONLY thing that will work in this case, i tried everything else!

hi
once the factory cable is connected, what do you do?
joshcrumley100 said:
So i used the tutorial i found here:
http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fire-root/how-to-root-kindle-fire-6-3-1/
to try to root my kindle fire first gen. Well it froze at the logo after a fastboot command was sent. I have spent about 3 hours trying to fix it with no luck. ADB does not connect at all, windows says theres a problem with the hardware. I cant get any connections to it whatsoever. Even in linux.
I've tried these things:
1. ADB through windows
2. Kindle Fire Utility and all its options (never sees the kindle)
3. SoupKit and all its options (same issue, linux is unable to enumerate the device)
I URGENTLY need this kindle unbricked. My mom will kill me if she cant get to her birds to feed them (don't ask). She uses it every day, and i told her rooting would be nooo problem. Well now i'm screwed. Please help if there's anything that can be done to this.
Thanks Guys
Josh
Edit: Anyone with this issue, I rigged up a factory cable (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20380015) by crossing pins one and four with a breadtie and got really lucky, forced it back to normal mode from fastboot. It is the ONLY thing that will work in this case, i tried everything else!
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Flash a recovery in fastboot
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with the factory cable connected its not recognized
androvista said:
Flash a recovery in fastboot
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Once the device boots up into fat boot use a normal USB cable
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KF2 + 2nd Bootloader + Do's and Dont's?

Hi All,
Today I should be picking up a KF2 (Kindle Fire 2nd Gen) today from a friend. And although I have experience with this device in the past, as I rooted one a while ago, and installed Google PlayStore bits and bobs for another friend... This was a while back.
A few months back, I read somewhere although cannot find it now... That Amazon have rolled out a serious Update to most Kindles (KF2, KF-HD, and possibally KF-HDX) that has updated the baseband/kernel to a certain version. Which prevents Unlocking, and tampering with it could cause the device to Hard Brick...
So was wondering, what is the best procedure to tackle this? Easy method to Root / Recovery??
And what does this 2nd BootLoader actually do?? Does it allow you to DualBoot both original stock Kindle firmware as well as second partition for Custom Roms??
Thanks, Lister

OK first off which kindle do you have, because a kf2 is. Of a 2nd gen kfhd. If its a 2013 kindle fire HD, don't bother with second bootloader because it will just brick it. If it is in fact a kf2 then here's what second d bootloader does. Basically we can't unlock our devices bootloader so 2nd bootloader is a workaround. It allows us to run our own unsigned kernels and custom recovery. Once we have that we can flash a custom ROM like cm. And no no dual booting, Amazon's os is too different from cm to be able to.
To install 2nd bootloader + twrp you must be rooted, suggest kindle fire first aid for that, there's a tutorial in the dev section for kf2 for installing second bootloader + twrp here.
Make sure you check the md5sum of the bootloader before flashing it so you don't risk hard bricking, also I suggest putting the ROM and its gapps on the kindle ahead of time if your are running 10.4.8 because it will boot loop into recovery after the process until you flash a different rom, so its easier to have the ROM o. Ahead of time rather than "adb push" it.
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Hi @stunts513,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you, my friend didnt bring the device in until yesterday...
I can confirm that it is a Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (Otter2), and it is running 10.4.6 firmware/baseband...
I tried to root it in work, on my Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 based PCs, and unfortunately it wasn't detecting it, or working with the ADB drivers....
I tried at home on my Windows XP and Vista setup, and again wasn't detecting it. However it did detect on my Windows 7 setup at home (triple boot). This must of been the partition I used for my friends one many months ago... (although I found various Kindle related files on each partition).
Anyway, I got the damn thing rooted now, thankfully... and shall move onto the 2nd Bootloader thing... However, is there any other way, or easy way of doing this other than whats in that post?? I don't mind doing it, and will follow it again. However late last night I was losing the will to live as it was hard work getting to do things... (compared to other Android devices that are a breeze to do...).
I tried to backup my partitions on the Kindle what it says to do at the start, and it kept saying it couldnt find these on the Kindle... I read in the guide that it said I could download them from a website, but all I could see was scripts and not backup partitions... Is it really important to backup my own ones, or could I just download someone else's Kindle Fire 2nd (8Gb) model??
And yeah, is there any other way to get custom recovery / rom on, other than the original guide...?? - not gonna give up, just last night kept falling asleep trying to follow it... when things werent working and patiently waiting for things to happen/work... lol
Anyway, thanks so much for replying to my question, and for all the help you have given me to get me started... much appreciated!!
Thanks, Lister

Lister Of Smeg said:
Hi @stunts513,
Sorry for the delay getting back to you, my friend didnt bring the device in until yesterday...
I can confirm that it is a Kindle Fire 2nd Gen (Otter2), and it is running 10.4.6 firmware/baseband...
I tried to root it in work, on my Windows 8.1 and Windows 7 based PCs, and unfortunately it wasn't detecting it, or working with the ADB drivers....
I tried at home on my Windows XP and Vista setup, and again wasn't detecting it. However it did detect on my Windows 7 setup at home (triple boot). This must of been the partition I used for my friends one many months ago... (although I found various Kindle related files on each partition).
Anyway, I got the damn thing rooted now, thankfully... and shall move onto the 2nd Bootloader thing... However, is there any other way, or easy way of doing this other than whats in that post?? I don't mind doing it, and will follow it again. However late last night I was losing the will to live as it was hard work getting to do things... (compared to other Android devices that are a breeze to do...).
I tried to backup my partitions on the Kindle what it says to do at the start, and it kept saying it couldnt find these on the Kindle... I read in the guide that it said I could download them from a website, but all I could see was scripts and not backup partitions... Is it really important to backup my own ones, or could I just download someone else's Kindle Fire 2nd (8Gb) model??
And yeah, is there any other way to get custom recovery / rom on, other than the original guide...?? - not gonna give up, just last night kept falling asleep trying to follow it... when things werent working and patiently waiting for things to happen/work... lol
Anyway, thanks so much for replying to my question, and for all the help you have given me to get me started... much appreciated!!
Thanks, Lister
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As far as i know offhand that method for the kf2 is the only method, which is kinda sad because its the same manual method as the other hd's, and the hd's have fireflash, but fireflash never had the support added in for the kf2 for some reason last i checked. I wouldn't worry too much about the backups, once you run the dd command on the partitions to store them on the sdcard folder, then even if adb pull doesn't work you can always copy them over mtp. i don't like how adb pull works on windows. Only image i would be concerned with storing is the boot0block.
If i made some incorrect references its probably because i vaguely remember it maybe having a different command than the hd model, but the hd's backup command would work on a kf2 as well.

Hi @stunts513,
Just wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!
With your help, you have helped me accomplish what seemed like a scary trip to KindleFire Bricks'ville...
But thanks to you, I am all rooted, TWRP'd and ready to go... Shall flash a rom, and sort dads Birthday Pressie now...
Really appreciated, top guy!! thank you... Lister
stunts513 said:
As far as i know offhand that method for the kf2 is the only method, which is kinda sad because its the same manual method as the other hd's, and the hd's have fireflash, but fireflash never had the support added in for the kf2 for some reason last i checked. I wouldn't worry too much about the backups, once you run the dd command on the partitions to store them on the sdcard folder, then even if adb pull doesn't work you can always copy them over mtp. i don't like how adb pull works on windows. Only image i would be concerned with storing is the boot0block.
If i made some incorrect references its probably because i vaguely remember it maybe having a different command than the hd model, but the hd's backup command would work on a kf2 as well.
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Rooting KF2
Can you give a list of the links that you used to root you KF2?
I've tried to connect to my with ADB but I can't get it to see my device. I can connect my KF2 to my WINXP machine, and transfer files, but I can't get ADB to recognize the device, and I can't get any root options to work. Any help would be appreciated. Ultimately I would like to install a new ROM like CM, but until I can do the basics, I can't get that done.

You should check to see if it has the driver installed for adb in the device manager, if it doesn't even show up as a adb device in device manager you probably haven't turned USB debugging on on the kindle itself.
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stunts513 said:
You should check to see if it has the driver installed for adb in the device manager, if it doesn't even show up as a adb device in device manager you probably haven't turned USB debugging on on the kindle itself.
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Checked and verified that USB debugging is in fact turned on on my kindle.
Settings>>Security>>Enable ADB is ON.
Settings>>Device>>Allow Installation of Applications is ON
I still can't get adb to recognize my device.
I installed ADB from adt-bundle-windows-x86-20140321.zip if that makes any difference.
I had read in the forums that I might need a special cable for fastboot. Is that what I'll need to get?

For what it's worth, I just found and followed this tutorial:
EDIT: Well crap, this forum won't let me post the outside url. I guess if you search for "Setting up ADB driver for Kindle Devices" by David Isbitski" on developer dot amazon dot com, you will be able to find the tutorial
It was very helpful, and it was the first tutorial I've found that actually showed how to install adb windows drivers for the kindle fire.
In windows Device Manager >> Portable Devices >> Kindle is installed, then uninstall Kindle, as they are the wrong drivers.
In the SDK Manager
Go to TOOLS >> Manage Add On Sites
Go to the User Defined Sites tab
add the url found in the tutorial listed above, save and quit that window.
Back at the manager, do "Packages >> Reload" to update the list.
For the kindle fire 2nd generation, I had to expand "Android 4.0.3 (API 15) to find and install:
"Kindle Fire 2nd Generation"
Under Extras, install:
Amazon AVD Launcher (Windows)
Kindle Fire Device Deffinitions
Kindle Fire USB Driver
Once installed go to \extras\amazon\kindle_fire_usb_driver and run "KindleDrivers.exe"
You should then find "Device Manager >> Kindle Fire >> Android Cmposite ADB Interface"
You can then stop/start adb, then do a adb devices.
That is what worked for me!

New to the forum and trying to recognize what you are doing here......
I have a Kindle Fire 2nd Gen with 10.4.8 SW installed. Would like to dump a much newer Android version on it and looking for the correct path.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Thanks