[Q] Attempted to load android and failed - 8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
Without beating myself up, here is what I did:
1. used steps from another site to root my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and attempt to load Android 4.4.2 on it. First major mistake.
2. during that process, the steps to make a backup didn't work and I continued. I realize that was my second major mistake, one from which I cannot recover.
3. attempted to use a Factory Image found on this site. I followed the steps, and when I perform the "fastboot -i 0x1949" reboot command, I get the "kindle fire" orange logo, and it sits there. I'm guessing it's bricked.
4. without giving up, I attempted to follow the commands found on this site here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175), but I've been unsuccessful.
So, I'm stuck looking at the "kindle fire" orange logo. My thoughts were to get an image on the device and boot into it to at least get all the necessary files for flashing the image. Nope. I would appreciate any assistance. I will also state that I am a very fresh NooB when it comes to these things. I thought I was prepared, but I guess not enough.
TIA!
Mike

mikeroundrock said:
Hello,
Without beating myself up, here is what I did:
1. used steps from another site to root my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and attempt to load Android 4.4.2 on it. First major mistake.
2. during that process, the steps to make a backup didn't work and I continued. I realize that was my second major mistake, one from which I cannot recover.
3. attempted to use a Factory Image found on this site. I followed the steps, and when I perform the "fastboot -i 0x1949" reboot command, I get the "kindle fire" orange logo, and it sits there. I'm guessing it's bricked.
4. without giving up, I attempted to follow the commands found on this site here (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175), but I've been unsuccessful.
So, I'm stuck looking at the "kindle fire" orange logo. My thoughts were to get an image on the device and boot into it to at least get all the necessary files for flashing the image. Nope. I would appreciate any assistance. I will also state that I am a very fresh NooB when it comes to these things. I thought I was prepared, but I guess not enough.
TIA!
Mike
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if you never installed the fastboot drivers that would explain the issue. when the kindle first turns on after you plug it in while off, it should briefly be detected as a jem device in the device manager. if it already has the drivers installed it will briefly show up as a adb device. if you don't have the drivers installed then grab the ones from mg SIG and extract them somewhere and point the update driver box to it in the few seconds it is detected. once it is installed power the kindle off! run the "fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product" and when it says waiting for device, plug in the kindle while it is off, it should go into fastboot.
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stunts513 said:
if you never installed the fastboot drivers that would explain the issue. when the kindle first turns on after you plug it in while off, it should briefly be detected as a jem device in the device manager. if it already has the drivers installed it will briefly show up as a adb device. if you don't have the drivers installed then grab the ones from mg SIG and extract them somewhere and point the update driver box to it in the few seconds it is detected. once it is installed power the kindle off! run the "fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product" and when it says waiting for device, plug in the kindle while it is off, it should go into fastboot.
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OK. I followed your instructions and installed the driver. I then attempted to install a base image following the instructions here:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011126
I chose the following prompts: 1. enable fastboot, then 2. Restore-su/supersu.apk only, then 4. Erase cache and userdata, and finally Reboot normally. No luck.
I'd really appreciate any and all ideas/help. My hope is to turn this brick into something productive again.

What are you using to restore the kindle?

stunts513 said:
What are you using to restore the kindle?
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All I have are whatever people have shared. As mentioned in my initial post, I do not have a backup of what I had before I started. Perhaps my biggest mistake. My understanding is that I need to get the Kindle software back on it in order to install the Android bits. Perhaps I am in error on that thinking. Please let me know if that is an unneeded step.

Use either kindle fire first aid or system restore tool and stay away from kindle fire utility unless you want a paperweight.

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Stuck in boot loop after failed root.

i was curious to get get android market on my kindle today.. and looked up how. i used the kindle fire utility to root it. then my KF it started to go into a loop of the boot logo. it just flashes on and flashes off over and over again.hard reset doesnt affect it at all, it wont even turn off unless i unplug it. it doesnt show up on my computer either.
i dont know if this helps but when i ran the Kf utility it said 'findstr' not recognized.. blah blah blah. and it didnt give me the 1234567 options on there. i just typed in '2' and pressed enter because thats what the video told me .-. it doesnt have a triangle, or a blue screen logo either just the kindle fire logo flashing off and on. I honestly am lost. please keep this noob friendly
i am running win 7. 64 bit.
josepho1997 said:
It seems like your stuck in fastboot mode. You need to reinstall the drivers manually and then go into KFU. Press 1(bootmode)and 1(normal). If you still want to root it, when it gets to installing fff, and if it says <waiting for device>, you need to do a hard reset and your Kindle, unplug, plug it back in, and manually install the drivers. Then it will finish rooting.
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
First before you mess with your drivers shift+ right click on the tools folder in kfu select open command window here power your device off completely leave it unplugged type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product when it says waiting for device plug in your powered off kindle it should then power on in fastboot mode if you get the response product: kindle then type fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000 it will say okay hopefully the type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot it should then reboot in normal mode
Edit: hit enter after each command
zellerax said:
How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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Sounds like there's some sort of PATH problem with your setup, which is why KFU won't work properly. You'll have to manually use ADB/fastboot commands if you want to get things done.
About it turning off constantly, it's probably out of battery. Use the stock wall charger (it provides a greater power output, don't bother with USB or a random clone) so it can refill some. The bootloops may be due to a bad boot mode, but it's a bit hard to pinpont with your description of the issue.
You may want to have a read here, it'll help you to better understand what's going on and how to express yourself about the problems you are experiencing: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
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How do you reinstall the drivers manually? and also when i go into the kindle fire utility it doesnt give me 1,2,3,4,5,6,7 options... it just says findstr is not a recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. and another thing i tried another utility on here and it said it said my device was not found when i plugged it in , is it because it turns off every 5 seconds?
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You might have corrupt drivers. Here's how to reinstall them:
Try going to your Control Panel >> Device Manager. If you see an entry for "Android Phone," (Android ADB interface) delete it (and any associations with Portable Devices >> KF or Kindle Fire).
Restart computer.
Then go to your KFU utility folder, open "install_drivers.bat" (right-click "Run Administrator"). This shouldn't take long at all.
You might want to restart here too after.
Then open KFU utility, plug in Kindle - if all went well here, you should read something along the lines of "Online" and "4000".
I am a similar situation
Hi Guys,
I rooted my KF with no issues, was able to copy the Jellybean and Gapp zip file to the SD and thought I flashed with no issues. Then rebooted. Now the KF is stuck in a boot loop. If I boot to recovery, that works and allows me the recovery options. if I boot up to normal, it constantly reboots, if I boot to fastboot, it displays the Kindle Fire logo and says "press power button to boot menu" at the bottom and does nothing else. My computer recognizes it as Android ADB interface but will not allow to access the SD ram. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
Dasanko said:
It's usually better to start your own thread here on Q&A.
Are you able to access the SD Card from TWRP? (Mount USB)
If so and the ROM is still in there, wipe cache, dalvik-cache, factory reset and system, then flash/install the ROM again (don't install gapps yet) and reboot. If it boots all the way to the desktop, reboot to recovery and install gapps.
You may also want to check the ROM's hash.
You haven't mentioned what versions of TWRP and FFF do you have, either. Hopefully 2.1.1 or 2.2 for TWRP and 1.4a (blue "fire" on the kindle fire logo) for FFF.
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Thanks for the info and sorry for the incomplete initial info. I will check this as soon as I get home and can work on it again.
Thanks for your help. It turns out that I didnt even have TWRP installed. Thats fixed. I was able to get roms installed and have different problems. (Will start a new thread in another area) Thank you very much for your help.

JandyKane - Boot Trangles in Loop

Hello people!
I'm having a hard time here.
I've rooted my device, and instaled a recovery method (not the TWRP, a red letter one), wiped cache and dalvik, flashed jandycane room and now i'm stuck on loop triangle boot.
In KFU my device are online and in normal boot (4000), but any options seems to work. He don't appear o pc and i'm already removed a re installed the drivers.
PS: I don't flashed GApps.
I tryied to enter in recovery mode but I get this:
I'm trying to but, but when I try to enter in recovery mode, i get this:
The system cannot find the drive specified.
Failed to Copy 'files\rcmode' to 'data/local/rcmode' : permission denied
unable do chmode /data/local/rcmode: no such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: data/local/rcmode: not found
I'm lost here, please help!
Install TWRP
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Install TWRP
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There is another way to install without thr KFU? In KFU nothings happens too, stay trying to switch to fastboot and stuck in that.
Reinaque said:
There is another way to install without thr KFU? In KFU nothings happens too, stay trying to switch to fastboot and stuck in that.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
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The TWRP.img file that comes with KFU is not TWRP. If I had to guess, it probably uses wget to download the file, for legal reasons? Maybe? Who knows? Replacing it with one downloaded from the TWRP website would probably be the easiest route.
soupmagnet said:
The TWRP.img file that comes with KFU is not TWRP. If I had to guess, it probably uses wget to download the file, for legal reasons? Maybe? Who knows? Replacing it with one downloaded from the TWRP website would probably be the easiest route.
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I'm already tryied that, but when the KF try to switch to fastboot in order to install the TWRP, he stuck in there and nothing happens.
Reinaque said:
I'm already tryied that, but when the KF try to switch to fastboot in order to install the TWRP, he stuck in there and nothing happens.
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You're going to have to clarify that a bit. Stuck where? The Kindle Fire screen? If so what does it look like?
The situation changes.
I dunno ecxactly i did, but my KF begins to stuck in the KF logo Screen, not anymore on loop triangles and windows begin to see my device.
So I tried the fastboot commands, but choose wrong:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
and now my KF stuck in triangles loop again and the windows can't se him anyomre.
What does your Kindle Fire logo look like?
soupmagnet said:
What does your Kindle Fire logo look like?
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Kindle Fire wrote on White and Orange.
But don't stuck there, after the logo disapear the triangles begin to turn in loop.
Try to pay attention. You are in normal bootmode, with a corrupt file system caused by CWM. When the device is "stuck" at the boot logo it is in fastboot. Fastboot mode is needed to install TWRP and a host of other activities. All of this you would understand if you had read the Kindle Fire for Beginners guide stickied at the top of the Kindle Fire General forum. You would have been directed to that page if you had read the sticky at the top of this forum, labeled "Before Asking For Troubleshooting Help...". With the exception of CWM acting up (arguably), these are the most basic of Kindle Fire problems and it is a waste of time for people to have to go over them constantly, and unecessarily.
soupmagnet said:
Try to pay attention. You are in normal bootmode, with a corrupt file system caused by CWM. When the device is "stuck" at the boot logo it is in fastboot. Fastboot mode is needed to install TWRP and a host of other activities. All of this you would understand if you had read the Kindle Fire for Beginners guide stickied at the top of the Kindle Fire General forum. You would have been directed to that page if you had read the sticky at the top of this forum, labeled "Before Asking For Troubleshooting Help...". With the exception of CWM acting up (arguably), these are the most basic of Kindle Fire problems and it is a waste of time for people to have to go over them constantly, and unecessarily.
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I undestand that, but i'm trying to switch to fastboot without sucesses. Tryied everething i've read here, but i'm stuck on that.
Use CWM to reboot to fastboot
soupmagnet said:
Use CWM to reboot to fastboot
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When I try to install the CWR in KFU, I got this:
When I try to instal the FF in KFU, I got this:
***********************************************
* FireFireFire Installer *
***********************************************
fff.bin is missing.
So we will download it for you!
wget: missing URL
Usage: wget [OPTION]... ...
Try `wget --help' for more opt...ad 'recovery\fff.bin'
< waiting for device >
Reinaque said:
I've rooted my device, and instaled a recovery method (not the TWRP, a red letter one),
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The "red letter one" is CWM. You already have it installed. (I shouldn't have assumed you had access to it)
Reinaque said:
So I tried the fastboot commands, but choose wrong:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
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As I said before, that put you in normal bootmode. And, as it is said in the KFFB, you can only issue adb commands in normal mode. Issue the adb command to change the bootmode to fastboot (4002) or recovery (5001).
[Edit:]Use your command line to change the bootmode. If your computer won't detect the device for adb, there is a problem with the device drivers (also covered in the KFFB) and need to be reinstalled.
soupmagnet said:
The "red letter one" is CWM. You already have it installed. (I shouldn't have assumed you had access to it)
As I said before, that put you in normal bootmode. And, as it is said in the KFFB, you can only issue adb commands in normal mode. Issue the adb command to change the bootmode to fastboot (4002) or recovery (5001).
[Edit:]Use your command line to change the bootmode. If your computer won't detect the device for adb, there is a problem with the device drivers (also covered in the KFFB) and need to be reinstalled.
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Yeah, I undestand that. The problem is that I don't know what I exactly donne to KF acept my commands. The only thing i've donne for sure is that I change the USB port, but I tryed again with no sucess.
I am stuck also at the Boot Triangles in loop - I am having the exact same problems as you are Reinaque, so just know your not the only one.
I have tried all of the different tools, but I am still stuck in the CM10 boot logo. Also I am stuck on "Waiting for device". My kindle is recognized by my computer on 4000 boot mode through KFU.... It won't allow me to write any commands through ADB... Stuck with you!
EDIT
It will not for the life of it let me get into fastboot!
Well, I don't know what to do anymore.
I tryed with another PC, installed the correct drivers and try almost every fastboot command with no sucess, the KF still don't aceppt the commands.
I will try something with firekit.
Damm, I really think that I lost my new KF =[
Reinaque said:
Well, I don't know what to do anymore.
I tryed with another PC, installed the correct drivers and try almost every fastboot command with no sucess, the KF still don't aceppt the commands.
I will try something with firekit.
Damm, I really think that I lost my new KF =[
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You didn't lose your Kindle. Check your messages.

KF HD Stuck at Kindle Fire Screen

Hello, I have a rooted Kindle Fire (with bootloader) and tried to return it to original Amazon Stock OS.
I tried the steps specified on this page androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock/
After this steps:
"Navigate to the folder where you unzipped the Kindle Fire SRT Tool and double-click on “SR Tool” file. Choose option 1 for “Restore-Factory Rooted with Superuser.apk”. Be patient as it’s very important. The file transfer can take up to 5 minute with no progress notification. If you interrupt the process in any way then you will BRICK your device. After the transfer is done then choose option 4 to “Erase cache and userdata”. Once it’s finished then choose option 6 to reboot."
It rebooted and seemed to be stuck at the white and orange Kindle Fire logo screen. I can turn it off and on by holding the power button, but my computer cannot detect it as a portable device or ADB. But I can enter fastboot mode by plugging the USB while it is turned off, so I don't think it's hard bricked.. I hope so.
Any thing wrong that I have done? Sorry I'm a noob when it comes to this. Help please?
Btw, my Kindle Version 8.4.1
Is it boot looping on the animated kindle logo or the static image one? Cause either way I'm guessing something went wrong with the flash, you should probably reflash the boot and system images, try using kindle fire first aid if the SRT doesn't work, I believe it has a stock rooted image flashing option like SRT. BTW don't confuse boot with bootloader, boot is where the kernel is stored. Just pointing this out because if you don't need to flash the boot loader then u shouldn't, if it corrupts you have a hard brick.
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stunts513 said:
Is it boot looping on the animated kindle logo or the static image one? Cause either way I'm guessing something went wrong with the flash, you should probably reflash the boot and system images, try using kindle fire first aid if the SRT doesn't work, I believe it has a stock rooted image flashing option like SRT. BTW don't confuse boot with bootloader, boot is where the kernel is stored. Just pointing this out because if you don't need to flash the boot loader then u shouldn't, if it corrupts you have a hard brick.
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I do have KFFA, which option should I choose? And mine is stuck on a static image one.
Weird sounds like it doesn't want to even try to load the os, maybe some things wrong with the kernel, anyways I haven't ever used kffa, but there should be an option somewhere to restore system image. You will first need to get the device into fastboot mode, just open a command prompt and CD into the kffa directory, I should have a fastboot command, and run this: fastboot.exe -i 0x1949 getvar product
Then plug your kindle in with the power off. If for some reason it doesn't work, which it should because you seem to have flashed something from fastboot before, then u will just have to update a driver before it disconnects.
Edit: OK fixed sorry for the thread mix up.
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Same problem
I have a KFHD 8.9 with the same problem as the OP. It's stuck on the static (orange) Kindle Fire logo. I have working drivers and I am able to get it into fastboot using "fastboot.exe -i 0x1949 getvar product". The problem is, I don't know any of the history of how it got this way. I have repaired a lot of Generation 1 KF's and I thought I would get started on the Gen 2's so I bought this on eBay this way. I didn't realize how much more risky it was to work on the Gen 2. I also have KFFA working but I can't figure out how to get the stock image onto the KF so I can flash it back to stock. When I go into fastboot mode and use KFFA to reboot to normal more it just stops on the static Kindle Fire logo. Also, I can't get ADB to work at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
There's an option in kffa to restore the system partition, should be a fairly obvious choice, if you can't find it try the kfhd system restore tool
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stunts513 said:
There's an option in kffa to restore the system partition, should be a fairly obvious choice, if you can't find it try the kfhd system restore tool
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Well I tried KFFA Option 7 - Completly Restore the KFHD 8.9 8.1.4 (Fastboot) but it didn't work. There is a problem in RunMe.bat with the wget command when trying to download the .img files from dropbox:
Connecting to dl.dropboxusercontent.com|174.129.21.126|:443... connected.
ERROR: cannot verify dl.dropboxusercontent.com's certificate, issued by `/C=US/O
=DigiCert Inc/OU=www.digicert.com/CN=DigiCert High Assurance CA-3':
Unable to locally verify the issuer's authority.
To connect to dl.dropboxusercontent.com insecurely, use `--no-check-certificate'
Unable to establish SSL connection.
So then, I Downloaded the KFHD_SRT tool and managed to restore the system partition but it still would not boot. Then I saw down at the bottom of the instruction page that to downgrade to 8.1.4 you also need to restore the boot and recovery partitions. After I did that -- PRESTO! my KFHD 8.9 booted up and is now working.
THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH FOR THE HELP!!!!! I will be sure to click the "THANKS" button.
Anchorman42 said:
I have a KFHD 8.9 with the same problem as the OP. It's stuck on the static (orange) Kindle Fire logo. I have working drivers and I am able to get it into fastboot using "fastboot.exe -i 0x1949 getvar product". The problem is, I don't know any of the history of how it got this way. I have repaired a lot of Generation 1 KF's and I thought I would get started on the Gen 2's so I bought this on eBay this way. I didn't realize how much more risky it was to work on the Gen 2. I also have KFFA working but I can't figure out how to get the stock image onto the KF so I can flash it back to stock. When I go into fastboot mode and use KFFA to reboot to normal more it just stops on the static Kindle Fire logo. Also, I can't get ADB to work at all. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Hey, I got same problem, after I install a bootloader for my KFHD 8.9, the original Kindle OS was unable to boot up, I got 8.4.6 when I recived my KFHD, Is the problem of OS ?
Sorry, but after re-reading my post I realized that I probably gave bad instructions. Mods please delete this post...

[Q] Stuck in fastboot mode

Hi, I successfully rooted my KF HD 8.9 with instructions found here
http://androidroot.org/watch_video.php?v=A7HRK4M23YG7
But am now stuck in fastboot mode (displayed on screen). I did have twrp installed and got the blue logo, but not anymore.
I tried KF First Aid, under the option “Display Fastboot Status” I get
“product JEM-PVT-Prod-04
6498000040002FFF fastboot
If you see output above it looks like fastboot is enabled”
Device Manager shows under “Kindle Fire > Android ADB Interface”
Have I bricked my Kindle?
Any help greatly appreciated
Its not bricked, though I would attempt to restore the system partition with kffa since 2nd bootloader is gone. You should be in fastboot mode so that's good at least.
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Thanks for advice, unfortunately I'm not clever enough to do that without step by step instructions, could you help me?
Thank you
phatsteve said:
Thanks for advice, unfortunately I'm not clever enough to do that without step by step instructions, could you help me?
Thank you
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Download Kindle Fire First Aid, find the option about restoring, and if it asks something about is it in fastboot already say yes(or if it asks to put it in fastboot mode say no as it should be already).
tried that exactly as you said, everything seemed to go ok, but when it rebooted it sticks on the kindlefire (orange) logo
Try using SRT instead. Ignore the adb command it lists, that's only for if you have a working kindle that can boot up fully, just stick it in fastboot again and use this utility and see if you have any luck.
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Hi, I've tried about 10 times to download KFHD_SRT_v2.0.zip which seems to be for my device, but it fails every time
with message ' the source file cannot be read'. I have downloaded KFHD_SRTv1.3.5.zip, which appears to be for the 7" kindle.
Can I use this, or will the imgs be wrong? There are 4 in the images folder, boot.img, recovery.img, system.img, and systym2.img
The 7" version is not for the 8.9 version, you would probably brick it even worse using that... The ones on that link I sent you are the compatible ones.
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that is the one I'm having trouble with, KFHD_SRT_v2.1.zip. While in Kindle Fire First Aid I checked adb and got the message 'adb drivers not installed' so removed and re-installed adb drivers from Amazon, but I still get same message.
Since removing and re-installing drivers my device in device manager now only shows as 'Kindle fire > Fastboot Mode | HD 8.9. It used to say 'ADB Interface'

odd situation, bricked kindle. need help!!

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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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)
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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)
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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?

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