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I used KFU to root and install FireFireFire (first) then TWRP, after installing the latter, I noticed that the Android above the "Kindle Fire" logo was gone, is this normal. I apologize in advance if this is a repost.
Are you able to use the power button to enter recovery? If not, use fastboot to install FIREFIREFIRE.
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin
"u-boot.bin" being the name of the version of FIREFIREFIRE you want installed. You must be in fastboot mode with both "fastboot" and "u-boot.bin" in your present working directory (dir).
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consider the thread as stated making sure no steps were missed and if Rom boot fine into android OS no issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24129239
mughalgxt said:
consider the thread as stated making sure no steps were missed and if Rom boot fine into android OS no issues.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=24129239
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I used the Kindle Fire Utility to install both TWRP and FireFireFire, I decided to install the "ReloadedRom", it went well until I took the device out of the charger after leaving it overnight. I noticed that half of the screen had pinstripes and the other half was fine. Another question, is how do I get into fastboot? I am familiar with installing roms and such, so I do have a decent background. Thanks in advance!
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I used the Kindle Fire Utility to install both TWRP and FireFireFire, I decided to install the "ReloadedRom", it went well until I took the device out of the charger after leaving it overnight. I noticed that half of the screen had pinstripes and the other half was fine. Another question, is how do I get into fastboot? I am familiar with installing roms and such, so I do have a decent background. Thanks in advance!
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With FIREFIREFIRE installed you can enter the fastboot command (in your command prompt) with the device powered down. When it says <waiting for device> turn the device on and the command should run when FIREFIREFIRE goes into temporary fastboot mode.
Otherwise:
adb shell idme bootmode 4002
adb reboot
To change it back:
fastboot idme bootmode 4000
Be sure to <shift + right-click> on your KFU/tools folder and select run from command prompt to use fastboot
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I was able to get into fastboot, but what next? Also, what is wrong with the screen?
I tried the Reloaded rom today and it seems like the rom itself is the culprit. I was having the same kind of screen problems before I switched back to Hashcode's rom. There have been others here with the same exact problem and they all were using Reloaded.
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Also, what is wrong with the screen?
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Update to hashcode's #7 kernel
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So I was working on my kindle iv broken it bootlooped it flashed a rom that just didn't work ect and fixed all of these problems.however recently I went to flash a nightly cm on my kindle and it had no notification bar or action bar.
iv seen It before I used twrp to put my kindle into idme bootmode 4000 fast boot came up like normal after I rebooted.
I used the recovery tool to restore the stock stuff and used fast boot CMD to reboot my kindle from my windows computer.
However it rebooted to fastboot I tryed reboot-boot loader command and same thing hard reset didnt work ether.
I'm at a lose I was trying to reboot it again today and now fastboot commands stopped working as it doesn't show up in adb
So what do I do or want can I try not afraid to mess with anything and I'm pretty good with the cmd adb and fastboot stuff iv googled it and spent a few hours the solutions I found didn't work and it's still broken any help would be cool
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So I was working on my kindle iv broken it bootlooped it flashed a rom that just didn't work ect and fixed all of these problems but recently I went to flash a nightly cm on my kindle and it had no notification bar or action bar iv seen I before I used twrp to put it in idme bootmode 4000 fast boot came up like normal after I rebooted I used the recovery tool to restore the stock stuff and used fast boot to reboot my kindle from my windows computer but it rebooted to fastboot I feed reboot-boot loader and same thing hard reset don't work ether I'm at a lose I was trying to reboot it again today and now fastboot commands stopped working as it doesn't show up in adb
So what do I do or want can I try not afraid to mess with anything and I'm pretty good with the cmd adb and fastboot stuff iv googled it and spent a few hours the solutions I found didn't work and it's still broken any help would be cool
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First off, please try to use punctuation when describing your problem. I've had to read this five times just to try and get some comprehension of what you're trying to say. I have no idea where one statement ends and the next one begins.
Second...What device do you have? You posted this in the Kindle Fire 2 forum but you attempted to use a command that only works on the 1st generation Kindle Fires? Do you know the difference between the 1st and 2nd generation devices? Have you read the FAQ posted in the appropriate Q&A forum for your device? If so, what specifically are you trying to accomplish (other than simply unbricking your device)?
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First off, please try to use punctuation when describing your problem. I've had to read this five times just to try and get some comprehension of what you're trying to say. I have no idea where one statement ends and the next one begins.
Second...What device do you have? You posted this in the Kindle Fire 2 forum but you attempted to use a command that only works on the 1st generation Kindle Fires? Do you know the difference between the 1st and 2nd generation devices? Have you read the FAQ posted in the appropriate Q&A forum for your device? If so, what specifically are you trying to accomplish (other than simply unbricking your device)?
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Sorry il work on that. I know the difference between the devices I have a kindle fire 2 and I have reviews the FAQ thread. My device is stuck in fastboot however I'm confident that it will work if I can get it to boot and not go into fast boot. I'm trying to reboot the device normally however the adb commands and fastboot commands are not working and the device isn't listed under ether while it is connected to the computer. It does however show up in my device maniger thank ou for taking the time to review my problem.
You can work on getting your drivers working properly, or you can set up a Linux LiveUSB and install SoupKit. SoupKit will give you the ability to effectively send fastboot commands in the terminal without worrying about properly configured USB device drivers.
On the HD models, performing a hard reset on the device will take them out of fastboot. It may not work on the KF2, but you may want to try that first, just in case.
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You can work on getting your drivers working properly, or you can set up a Linux LiveUSB and install SoupKit. SoupKit will give you the ability to effectively send fastboot commands in the terminal without worrying about properly configured USB device drivers.
On the HD models, performing a hard reset on the device will take them out of fastboot. It may not work on the KF2, but you may want to try that first, just in case.
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I was able to issue the commands fine until my hard reset. It was persistent on going back to fastboot nomatter wht command I issued.
It will not take commands now however I will try the soupkit I'm slightly finisher with Ubuntu and fedora so it shouldn't be hard
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I was able to issue the commands fine until my hard reset. It was persistent on going back to fastboot nomatter wht command I issued.
It will not take commands now however I will try the soupkit I'm slightly finisher with Ubuntu and fedora so it shouldn't be hard
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To get out of fastbot mode (says fastboot on the display), you generally only have to enter...
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
If that doesn't work, and you still reboot into fastboot mode, try to change the bootmode to normal...
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 1
Also, while in recovery, there should be an option to boot normally, assuming you have a working OS to boot to.
And you need to make damn sure all of your stock partition images are restored before you reboot or your device may get hard-bricked, for good.
Okay starting off with this is the tutorial I was using: rootkindlefire . com/kindle-fire-root/how-to-root-convert-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-into-pure-android-tablet and I like a lot of people in the linked youtube comments (which I stupidly didn't read before trying, yes I am aware that was stupid) am stalled after step 20. But my kindle fire HD doesn't seem to have TWRP because it turned on and the kindle fire logo is still orange. It didn't go to blue like most of the other peoples did.
Can someone please help me to either undo my mess or help me get past this block? I wasn't able to find any help in the comments or a related thread on here.
I think it's stuck in fastboot but I can't get it to go into recovery so I'm not sure.
It's not in fastboot, its just hung on the boot loader. If you have never installed the fastboot driver before I reccomend fixing this partially from Linux, your device will be detected briefly when its first turned on as a fastboot device, but it's a pain to try to install the drivers in that brief moment on windows. It is way easier to get it into fastboot from and Ubuntu live CD by installing fastboot from the software center on a Ubuntu 13.10 live CD, and then running this with the kindle unplugged and off:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Then after it says waiting for device, plug the kindle on and wait for the device to say fastboot, from there you can boot back into windows and use kindle fire first aid to restore.
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It's not in fastboot, its just hung on the boot loader. If you have never installed the fastboot driver before I reccomend fixing this partially from Linux, your device will be detected briefly when its first turned on as a fastboot device, but it's a pain to try to install the drivers in that brief moment on windows. It is way easier to get it into fastboot from and Ubuntu live CD by installing fastboot from the software center on a Ubuntu 13.10 live CD, and then running this with the kindle unplugged and off:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Then after it says waiting for device, plug the kindle on and wait for the device to say fastboot, from there you can boot back into windows and use kindle fire first aid to restore.
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I'm glad to know I didn't break it haha. Thanks for the advice.
stunts513 said:
It's not in fastboot, its just hung on the boot loader. If you have never installed the fastboot driver before I reccomend fixing this partially from Linux, your device will be detected briefly when its first turned on as a fastboot device, but it's a pain to try to install the drivers in that brief moment on windows. It is way easier to get it into fastboot from and Ubuntu live CD by installing fastboot from the software center on a Ubuntu 13.10 live CD, and then running this with the kindle unplugged and off:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Then after it says waiting for device, plug the kindle on and wait for the device to say fastboot, from there you can boot back into windows and use kindle fire first aid to restore.
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Hello,
I have found myself stuck in the same situation. I have the fastboot drivers installed and I can get into fastboot using your command. My question is about the version I have and the available restore versions.
I have the 8.4.6 software version. and I see in first aide that the newest for the HD 8.9 is 8.2.4.
I got stuck after a root attempt, the exploit worked but the files didn't install properly it seems. when I rebooted I just get stuck at the Kindle Fire screen no animation?
Any idea if it is safe to restore 8.2.4 on a 8.4.6 device? In uncertain if downgraded are safe.
Downgrades are perfectly safe, go for it.
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Cool thanks man, just wanted to know if there were any big don'ts before I try the downgrade.
I'll give it a go tonight after dinner.
Stupid me used the old KFFA from the rooting thread to try and root (may or may not have been the issue). I have the latest now all ready to go for the restore attempt.
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So i been trying to find the answer to my issue everywhere. everything i try fails.
So basically my Kindle fire hd 8.9 is in a constant boot loop. it goes from orange w/animation, then blue w/animation... then after a period of time it says that it cant boot gives me option to factory restore (which does nothing).
when i have it hooked up to a computer, it connects for 1 second, then quickly disconnects. In device manager it comes up as "jem-pvt-prod-04" with the yellow "!". i even tried to use the amazon drivers from another post on xda, in that split second it would appear in device manager, i would update device and point it to the driver. then i will get an error saying it encountered an error installing Android ADB interface. problem encountered while trying to add driver.
Does anyone have any tips for me. im kinda stuck here and desperate with a very expensive paperweight. very upsetting!
I never tried to root, or mod this kindle fire. this problem happened on its own. or possibly after an update of some sort.
thanks guys.
piffdaddy420 said:
So i been trying to find the answer to my issue everywhere. everything i try fails.
So basically my Kindle fire hd 8.9 is in a constant boot loop. it goes from orange w/animation, then blue w/animation... then after a period of time it says that it cant boot gives me option to factory restore (which does nothing).
when i have it hooked up to a computer, it connects for 1 second, then quickly disconnects. In device manager it comes up as "jem-pvt-prod-04" with the yellow "!". i even tried to use the amazon drivers from another post on xda, in that split second it would appear in device manager, i would update device and point it to the driver. then i will get an error saying it encountered an error installing Android ADB interface. problem encountered while trying to add driver.
Does anyone have any tips for me. im kinda stuck here and desperate with a very expensive paperweight. very upsetting!
I never tried to root, or mod this kindle fire. this problem happened on its own. or possibly after an update of some sort.
thanks guys.
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You're not hopelessly bricked if your Kindle still boots to the orange logo.
Might I ask what Windows version you're using? Newer versions enforce driver signatures, and that enforcement will cause failed installations in Windows 8+ unless you disable the enforcement before installing the drivers. I would also suggest installing ADB and fastboot if you haven't already done so. (Use the 15 second ADB installer - it's on XDA, and it works wonders!)
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You're not hopelessly bricked if your Kindle still boots to the orange logo.
Might I ask what Windows version you're using? Newer versions enforce driver signatures, and that enforcement will cause failed installations in Windows 8+ unless you disable the enforcement before installing the drivers. I would also suggest installing ADB and fastboot if you haven't already done so. (Use the 15 second ADB installer - it's on XDA, and it works wonders!)
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Yes, actually i am using windows 10. My thinkpad has windows 7, so i will try to do this using windows 7. i will post back with results. its funny, out of everywhere i looked nobody mentioned windows 8+ having to disable enforcement. actually it will probably just be easier just to disable the enforcement. ill give it a try and report back.
still no luck. i was able to install the driver. but it still does the same thing. only connects for 1 second when i first turn it on. idk where to go from here? any suggestions?
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still no luck. i was able to install the driver. but it still does the same thing. only connects for 1 second when i first turn it on. idk where to go from here? any suggestions?
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Completely turn off the kindle and unplug it from your PC if it's connected. Open Command Prompt and type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product. Plug in the kindle when you see <waiting for device> outputted. The kindle should now boot into fastboot mode, from which point you can reflash the bootloader, TWRP, and the freedom-boot image in Hashcode's thread.
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Completely turn off the kindle and unplug it from your PC if it's connected. Open Command Prompt and type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product. Plug in the kindle when you see <waiting for device> outputted. The kindle should now boot into fastboot mode, from which point you can reflash the bootloader, TWRP, and the freedom-boot image in Hashcode's thread.
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ok so im in fastboot mode now. i checked out that thread that you sent. but i have another problem, how am i supposed to get cm and gapps onto the kindle? is there a command i can use to put the files on the internal sd card? and i cant do the adb commands to push the stack, and do the other commands adb since i couldnt get it loaded to begin with, i am not able to enable developer mode. it would be nice if i could do those commands in fastboot mode. there has to be a way to do this....
maybe if someone can send me the stock partitions that they backed up stock boot partititons when they did it. maybe if i flashed them onto my kindle it will allow me to get it to atleast boot up so i can get into adb.
right now this is completely bricked.
can anyone help me? i just need the original boot loader, boot, recovery... basically whatever was backed up before you flashed it.
i aam looking for the original because i know mine was corrupt to begin with. my theory is if i load the original boot loaders and everything then maybe i can get into the kindle just so i can run the abd commands and then put cyanogenmod on it. unless someone has a suggestion on how i can get my device to be detected by adb ? the furthest i can get into is fastboot.
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can anyone help me? i just need the original boot loader, boot, recovery... basically whatever was backed up before you flashed it.
i aam looking for the original because i know mine was corrupt to begin with. my theory is if i load the original boot loaders and everything then maybe i can get into the kindle just so i can run the abd commands and then put cyanogenmod on it. unless someone has a suggestion on how i can get my device to be detected by adb ? the furthest i can get into is fastboot.
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Once you're in fastboot, you should run these fastboot commands (most of which I ripped from Hashcode's thread) to flash the bootloader, etc.:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader kfhd8-u-boot-prod-8.1.4.bin
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot kfhd8-freedom-boot-8.4.6.img
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery kfhd8-twrp-2.8.7.0-recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem recovery
after that, you should be in TWRP, from which point you can use ADB sideload (enable in TWRP through Advanced -> ADB sideload) to flash CM. After running ADB sideload, you need to re-enable it in TWRP for each subsequent zip you want to flash.
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Once you're in fastboot, you should run these fastboot commands (most of which I ripped from Hashcode's thread) to flash the bootloader, etc.:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader kfhd8-u-boot-prod-8.1.4.bin
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot kfhd8-freedom-boot-8.4.6.img
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery kfhd8-twrp-2.8.7.0-recovery.img
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem recovery
after that, you should be in TWRP, from which point you can use ADB sideload (enable in TWRP through Advanced -> ADB sideload) to flash CM. After running ADB sideload, you need to re-enable it in TWRP for each subsequent zip you want to flash.
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Yes, i did all of those steps, however i never did the final step the oem recovery one...
everytime i try it now the screen turns completely red and stays there.
piffdaddy420 said:
Yes, i did all of those steps, however i never did the final step the oem recovery one...
everytime i try it now the screen turns completely red and stays there.
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That's going to be a problem... hold down the Kindle till it completely powers off. Then open command prompt, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product , and plug in the Kindle when you see <waiting for device>. Does this get you into fastboot mode?
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That's going to be a problem... hold down the Kindle till it completely powers off. Then open command prompt, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product , and plug in the Kindle when you see <waiting for device>. Does this get you into fastboot mode?
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yes it does
piffdaddy420 said:
yes it does
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It sounds like you've got a newer bootloader that's been patched. Go ahead and download the files from Hashcode's thread, and type in all of the commands exactly as given in step 5. Those should fix the red screen issue and allow you to boot normally (or into TWRP, from which point you can ADB sideload CM).
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It sounds like you've got a newer bootloader that's been patched. Go ahead and download the files from Hashcode's thread, and type in all of the commands exactly as given in step 5. Those should fix the red screen issue and allow you to boot normally (or into TWRP, from which point you can ADB sideload CM).
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i followed that exact, i tried it a couple times before you even mentioned it. but i did it again, i redownloaded everything and did it again. just to be sure. but it still continues to do the same thing with the red screen. it goes from kindlefire for 2 seconds then red screen comes across it and stays red. idk what to do. i am so upset.
piffdaddy420 said:
i followed that exact, i tried it a couple times before you even mentioned it. but i did it again, i redownloaded everything and did it again. just to be sure. but it still continues to do the same thing with the red screen. it goes from kindlefire for 2 seconds then red screen comes across it and stays red. idk what to do. i am so upset.
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Do you happen to have any stock OS backups? If you do, you should remain able to flash those over fastboot.
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Do you happen to have any stock OS backups? If you do, you should remain able to flash those over fastboot.
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no, i wish i did. the whole reason i started trying this was because the kindle was in a bootloop without even trying to flash it. it would go from kindlefire (orange) then blue, then it will ask me to do factory reset. and nomatter what i did i would keep going in the same bootloop.
so i turned to here for help, and following instructions now i am in this situation.
unfortunatley since i wasnt able to get into the kindle, i was never able to do any abd backups. so i just took my chances with it.
i was actually originally asking if anyone had the original files they can send me so i can try to flash those. atleast i can get it up and running because i really have a feeling this isnt working because i need to push the stack file over thru abd first.
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no, i wish i did. the whole reason i started trying this was because the kindle was in a bootloop without even trying to flash it. it would go from kindlefire (orange) then blue, then it will ask me to do factory reset. and nomatter what i did i would keep going in the same bootloop.
so i turned to here for help, and following instructions now i am in this situation.
unfortunatley since i wasnt able to get into the kindle, i was never able to do any abd backups. so i just took my chances with it.
i was actually originally asking if anyone had the original files they can send me so i can try to flash those. atleast i can get it up and running because i really have a feeling this isnt working because i need to push the stack file over thru abd first.
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You should be able to separately flash the system.img, boot, and recovery from this tool via fastboot. It's stock OS 8.1.4, but it should work.
monster1612 said:
You should be able to separately flash the system.img, boot, and recovery from this tool via fastboot. It's stock OS 8.1.4, but it should work.
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ok, it provided me with all the files except the bootloader. i did it step by step... but it only gave me original recovery, and original boot.img but it didnt give me the bootloader (and yes it is still turning red)
piffdaddy420 said:
ok, it provided me with all the files except the bootloader. i did it step by step... but it only gave me original recovery, and original boot.img but it didnt give me the bootloader (and yes it is still turning red)
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anyone have any suggestions or can help me with my situation?? i am wondering if maybe someone could just send me the original backed up bootloader, boot, and recovery. i tried the original ones that were posted with that srt file. but it included everything but the bootloader. which is what i need. i know that in original thread they recommended to back up your original files (i was unable to do so because my kindle woulnt boot so i couldnt use adb to back up these files).
so if someone on here can send me the original files so i can try to get my kindle booted back up. that so far is my only theory because i tried everything else. i know people with advance knowledge would be able to help me in a heartbeat. any devs out there wanna help me out? i would greatly appreciate it!
anyone?
Hello all,
Recently recieved a Fire HD 8.9" (OS 8.5.1) from a family member that upgraded to a newer Fire HDX. I decided to convert the tablet to Pure Android to give it another lease on life, I followed the instructions here https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...t-install-twrp-android-fire-os-8-5-1-t3278286 and I goofed. I forgot to "apply stack override" when flashing and when rebooting to go into TWRP it froze at the boot animation and will not connect to my PC (you can watch on device manager and it appears for less than 2 seconds before disconnecting). I have been out of the rooting and installing custom ROMs for a few years and I am lost as to what to do next. Fastboot and ADB commands are something I have not used before (I do have the latest Android SDK installed) using the command prompt doesn't scare me and I am used to fixing Windows OS issues using it. I have read a couple of threads saying to flash the factory system image to the device using fastboot but haven't found a step-by-step on exactly how to do so. I also have installed the driver for Kindle Fire HD 8.9" JEM found on XDA if that helps. TWRP is/was installed prior to rebooting, would just like to get back to where I can try again. This community has helped me a lot in the past when it has come to my Android devices.
Thank you,
Coop
I have the exact problem and and have been trying to find the solution for a week but nothing works. If I by chance find something I will come back and post it.
NecroWolf said:
I have the exact problem and and have been trying to find the solution for a week but nothing works. If I by chance find something I will come back and post it.
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To go to fastboot - Shutdown your device.. and then make sure you have adb and fastboot installed in your pc/windows then type in
HTML:
fastboot devices
and hit enter. This should say <waiting for devices>
Then, connect your kindle hd to PC. It should show... fastboot mode
First make sure you have the correct device.. type the following... it should say ...jem
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
If you are able to get to fastboot mode.. if you have the stock image for boot, recovery, and system backups.. do the following
1.
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot [your boot image file]
2.
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery [your recovery file]
3.
HTML:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system [your system/os file]
you should be able to restore to factory os.. Also, this worked for me in Mac.. had some issues using PC
I have the same situation and my Fire HD 8.9 is not detected by fastboot or adb.
this is a COPY/PASTE of my own post. the files i specify are the exact names, just search this section of X-DA for them. SEE BELOW.
i had the same problem with the "red screen of death" as well. i found that if i installed the "Minimal ADB and Fastboot" and / OR (i did the minimal first.... ) KFHD_SRTv1.3.5 and RUN THE APP FIRST, then when it says "waiting for device" you then plug in the ALREADY OFF tablet it then WORKS!! says "fastboot mode" on the tablet. and it is listed in device manager also.
i got BOTH apps here at this board in this section.
WARNING: i run windows XP with all updates as of 10-31-2017 (pm me for info, 2 lines of text!! ) . NEWER windows versions have "permission issues". fixes are posted in multiple topics here in the Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD, 8.9" Kindle Fire HD, Kindle Fire 2 section. READ THEM!!
just make sure you do
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
in the CMD before you boot your device.
I made mistake of booting device then entering command prompt and couldn't get anywhere.
I also tried different usb ports.
also updated drivers on usb ports.
I used iobit driver booster 5 today and scan/installed outdated drivers. Maybe that helped.
plugging usb I noticed windows recognize something with word jem in it when I turned on device.
turned off tablet and retried and I got into fastboot.
again make sure fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product is active in CMD before turning on tablet