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[Q] Brick: black screen

I just made an attempt at installing CM9 on my KF.
I used TWRP and thought I had downloaded FFF but throughout the whole process have yet to see the yellow triangle, so I probably do not have that installed afterall.
Anyway, just after I installed CM9 through TWRP, I hit reboot and was greeted with the kindle fire logo for a couple of seconds, then a black screen. The screen remains black until I power off. The power light turns on, and there is no difference between connecting to my computer via USB or using the wall charger.
I'm running Windows 7 with limited command line know-how; I've gotten this far by using Kindle Fire Utility.
When connecting my Kindle now, the computer doesn't seem to recognize it. It plays the little USB sound when plugged in/out, but that's it. When I try to do "adb devices" it no longer detects my Kindle, which has me a little worried.
Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm sure I can't be the only one with this problem but I've been Googling without finding a solution that works.
Thanks!

did you wipe before flashing rom and gapps?
Hold your power button for 30 seconds then let off power back on tell me in detail what you see? The new fff is white kindle logo with blue fire logo when you see this push your power button a few times till you get a tiny boot menu at the bottom select recovery.
Well if you get to that point I suggest you wipe factory/ data reset wipe dalvik wipe cache and try reflashing your rom and gapps then reboot select system hope youll be good if not repeat this process to include wiping the system as well then reflash.

Thepooch said:
did you wipe before flashing rom and gapps?
Hold your power button for 30 seconds then let off power back on tell me in detail what you see? The new fff is white kindle logo with blue fire logo when you see this push your power button a few times till you get a tiny boot menu at the bottom select recovery.
Well if you get to that point I suggest you wipe factory/ data reset wipe dalvik wipe cache and try reflashing your rom and gapps then reboot select system hope youll be good if not repeat this process to include wiping the system as well then reflash.
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I did wipe before flashing and then after the install I did whatever wipe/clear option there was before rebooting.
When holding the power button, the kindle powers off after 10-15 seconds. I kept holding but nothing else happened. Powering it on was the same as usual: the regular kindle fire logo for a few seconds, then a backlit black screen, which remains

What rom were you trying to flash
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What rom were you trying to flash
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I was trying to install CM9

I mean what cm9 are you installing, they sometimes have different installation processes
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I mean what cm9 are you installing, they sometimes have different installation processes
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Aha, sorry. I believe it is the one found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1411895
as it has the same file name and showed up on my browser history. I was installing from instructions on lilliputing, unaware that there were different processes for different files.

This rom is old and hasn't been updated in a while, can you get into twrp
If so boot into twrp
Plug in your kindle to your computer and mount usb storage to transfer a different rom to your kindles sdcard
Then wipe whatever the Roms instructions say to do and flash
Reboot and see if it works
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joshuabg said:
This rom is old and hasn't been updated in a while, can you get into twrp
If so boot into twrp
Plug in your kindle to your computer and mount usb storage to transfer a different rom to your kindles sdcard
Then wipe whatever the Roms instructions say to do and flash
Reboot and see if it works
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Unfortunately, I can't boot into TWRP, and my computer will not recognize the Kindle. I have all the drivers installed fine but it only recognizes it as a "portable device" with which I can do nothing.
With all the information I've given, does it seem like I could fix the issue with a factory cable? If that's the only answer I don't mind buying one. Since I had TWRP installed, would I be able to access it with a factory cable?

Do you know what bootmode your in
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I just got the KF last night and have not tried rooting yet, but has anyone had success rooting the latest software version with the Kindle Fire Utility? It seems like tons of people are having issues to get it to work correctly.

joshuabg said:
Do you know what bootmode your in
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Nope, I have no idea at this point

The drivers will go wacko on ya
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Make you get stuck in fastboot
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Thepooch said:
Make you get stuck in fastboot
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Do you know how I can fix the issue?

yah I know what will help since you cannot access recovery you need to get a bootloader on that so you can. you will need to fastboot flash a bootloader on it. I know you dont flash a zip because that will brick you bad worse than you are now.

Thepooch said:
yah I know what will help since you cannot access recovery you need to get a bootloader on that so you can. you will need to fastboot flash a bootloader on it. I know you dont flash a zip because that will brick you bad worse than you are now.e
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How do I do that? I don't have a lot of experience with this and given that I've failed the first time around I'm wary of doing anything without completely understanding the process first. Do I need a factory cable to do this, and if so, what would I do once I have one? Where can I find the bootloader?

wait till someone can tell you with more experience than I for flashing a bootloader.
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although there is a chance that you can power off your device start up kfu select the option to install fff and when it says waiting for device plug it in and hopefully it will push fff to your kindle when the utility detects it in fastboot. If it spits out some dialogue and your kindle reboots and you see a white kindle with a blue fire you will know its a success then you will be able to access recovery to fix what you messed up the first time
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its a longshot but Im doubtful it could hurt
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otherwise wait till someone can give you exact instructions like soupmagnet or kinfauns on how to fastboot flash a bootloader because its unclear to me yet in the meanwhile setting up a live usb with linux will sort out all your driver problems then you wont have to worry abot that part at least http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1670405
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just a side note you do the bootloader thing wrong you will create one of the hardest bricks to get out of IMO now you are only soft bricked it is fixable
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also if you already see a white kindle and a blue fire logo then push your power button a few times till you get a boot menu select recovery this will take you into twrp. If so post back your problem isnt that bad

Sort of unbricked...bootlooping @ CM logo...

So, I wanted to flash stock firmware and ended up doing something wrong and kept getting "No OS installed" in TWRP (newest version). I couldnt flash anything and my 1st gen Kindle fire would get stuck on "kindle fire" logo. Finally mounted the tablet via TWRP and transfered the latest nightly of CM to the tablet. After flashing it, I am getting an error saying "E:Cannot mount /data" Now when I boot I get the CM boot logo (YAY! progress) but it is stuck in bootloop at the logo. I've tried KFU and the Unbrick utility, but the unbrick utility keeps saying "device offline" even though when I use "adb devices" from CMD it lists it as there. I'm glad I finally got past the kindle fire logo, but now I'm stuck at CM logo. Is this do to the error about not being able to mount data? How can I fix this? Thanks to anyone who can help a brotha out. :good::fingers-crossed:

stock kindle will only install the twrp 2.2.2.1
cm11 will only install on twrp 2.6.3.0 or newer
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make sure you are downloading rom complete.
best to check md5 [How to] Verify that your download is complete with MD5/SHA-1 Hash Checksums
and instructions on how to change twrp versions in my list
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sd_shadow's collection of links for: Kindle Fire 1
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sd_shadow said:
stock kindle will only install the twrp 2.2.2.1
cm11 will only install on twrp 2.6.3.0 or newer
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make sure you are downloading rom complete.
best to check md5 [How to] Verify that your download is complete with MD5/SHA-1 Hash Checksums
and instructions on how to change twrp versions in my list
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Thanks for the help. Turns out I just had to wipe in TWRP and that updated the partition details and /data was able to mount. At leat I think that's what happened. All is I know is that it works!

[Q] Can't copy ROM after installing otterX

I followed Hashcode's guide to install the OtterX partition scheme and updated TWRP to 2.8.2.0, and did it successfully, But now I can't figure out how to copy a ROM to the device, I've already tried to use the USB mount(nothing happens) Already tried adb push(unauthorized device) Already tried adb sideload(closes). I am at a loss of what I'm supposed to do, I have already installed the Kindle Fire usb drivers, and my device is found in adb, but it says it's unauthorized, I have no way of booting into a ROM, is there anything I can do?

Driver's are likely not correct
Win 7, 8?
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Used kindle fire utility drivers?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192818
[Root][TWRP][COTR][BOOTLOADERS]Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 (4/5/13) [1st Gen Only!]
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Watch my video?
did you watch my video? [YouTube] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [2014-05-08]
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sd_shadow said:
Driver's are likely not correct
Win 7, 8?
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Used kindle fire utility drivers?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192818
[Root][TWRP][COTR][BOOTLOADERS]Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 (4/5/13) [1st Gen Only!]
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Watch my video?
did you watch my video? [YouTube] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [2014-05-08]
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Windows 7, I tried the KFU drivers, and I watched your video (I watched your video and did what you did and got this problem)

Ryan11271 said:
Windows 7, I tried the KFU drivers, and I watched your video (I watched your video and did what you did and got this problem)
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How is kindle listed in Device Manager?
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sd_shadow said:
Driver's are likely not correct
Win 7, 8?
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Used kindle fire utility drivers?
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2192818
[Root][TWRP][COTR][BOOTLOADERS]Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 (4/5/13) [1st Gen Only!]
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Watch my video?
did you watch my video? [YouTube] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [2014-05-08]
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sd_shadow said:
How is kindle listed in Device Manager?
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Well, I just tried to do the emmc corruption fix and now it won't boot into anything other than fastboot, I believe it was under Kindle Fire>ADB Composite device

Alright, nevermind, I got it flashed back to twrp 2.8.2.0, now it is shown as an unrecognized device, I'm on the TWRP homescreen, where do I go from here

Ryan11271 said:
Alright, nevermind, I got it flashed back to twrp 2.8.2.0, now it is shown as an unrecognized device, I'm on the TWRP homescreen, where do I go from here
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If you can mount, mount to your computer and copy the Rom and GApps of your choice, then wipe everything but internal storage and install the Rom. If you can't mount, then you are going to have to connect your kindle to your computer after selecting boot to bootloader and adb push the Rom and GApps of your choice, then shut down your kindle and reboot to TWRP, wipe everything but internal storage and install the Rom.

Vlasp said:
If you can mount, mount to your computer and copy the Rom and GApps of your choice, then wipe everything but internal storage and install the Rom. If you can't mount, then you are going to have to connect your kindle to your computer after selecting boot to bootloader and adb push the Rom and GApps of your choice, then shut down your kindle and reboot to TWRP, wipe everything but internal storage and install the Rom.
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I can't get the Kindle to mount usb storage, But I can enable MTP and see it with "adb devices" But when I try to "adb push" a rom, or anything, it says to check the confirmation dialog on the device, which is not present.

Ryan11271 said:
I can't get the Kindle to mount usb storage, But I can enable MTP and see it with "adb devices" But when I try to "adb push" a rom, or anything, it says to check the confirmation dialog on the device, which is not present.
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Did you try "Reboot to Bootloader" in TWRP in the Reboot menu?
Also try this for ADB and Fastboot: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790

Vlasp said:
Did you try "Reboot to Bootloader" in TWRP in the Reboot menu?
Also try this for ADB and Fastboot: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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I'm using adb from the "15 second adb/fastboot installer"

Ryan11271 said:
I'm using adb from the "15 second adb/fastboot installer"
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When I used the ADB Installer that I mentioned in the post above, I never needed to get a confirmation dialogue. Maybe you should try it and post your results. It most probably won't overwrite your 15 second adb/fastboot installation.

Vlasp said:
Did you try "Reboot to Bootloader" in TWRP in the Reboot menu?
Also try this for ADB and Fastboot: forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
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When I boot into bootloader, it goes to fastboot, and then adb can't find it, but fastboot can. I do have an otterX rom, is there some way I can flash it while in fastboot?

Ryan11271 said:
Alright, nevermind, I got it flashed back to twrp 2.8.2.0, now it is shown as an unrecognized device, I'm on the TWRP homescreen, where do I go from here
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I would flash otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img and retry mount

Ryan11271 said:
When I boot into bootloader, it goes to fastboot, and then adb can't find it, but fastboot can. I do have an otterX rom, is there some way I can flash it while in fastboot?
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fastboot flash zip rom.zip should work.
Edit: Don't try the above method of flashing in fastboot. Just flash the previous recovery in fastboot: fastboot flash recovery otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img with the otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img in the adb/fastboot folder.

sd_shadow said:
I would flash otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img and retry mount
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Did that and got adb push to work!, but the rom won't install. It's the lollipop build that HC did a while ago.

Ryan11271 said:
Did that and got adb push to work!, but the rom won't install. It's the lollipop build that HC did a while ago.
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What errors are you getting?

Ryan11271 said:
Did that and got adb push to work!, but the rom won't install. It's the lollipop build that HC did a while ago.
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bootloader version?

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What errors are you getting?
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Well I'm back on twrp 2.8.2.0, and when I try to flash the rom, I get
Format and Mount System, Mount Data...
unmount of /system failed: no such volume
Symlinks and permissions...
Flashing Boot Imager...
script succeeded: result was [/system]
Updating partition details...
...done
But the ROM does not boot, just sit's at the otterx splash screen

sd_shadow said:
bootloader version?
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Newest one probably

Ryan11271 said:
Newest one probably
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lol
partitions are not correct, install bootloader 2.05, and rewipe everything
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when in bootloader version is posted

[Q] Help with using Kindle Unbrick Utility

Do I need to have something else installed on my windows 8.1 pro for this to work before installing this utility? I've done a full windows restore, which means I don't have any kindle softwares and drivers installed yet. I am using the very first kindle fire aka "incompleted version" that came out back in nov/dec 2011. Also, may I ask if someone can help with the process of restoring kf using this utility through the use of TeamViewer? I prefer an XDA Dev or a professional who is available asap. Thanks.
Note: I am assuming the problem is any of the 4 options, ruling out the stuck at logo.

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Do I need to have something else installed on my windows 8.1 pro for this to work before installing this utility? I've done a full windows restore, which means I don't have any kindle softwares and drivers installed yet. I am using the very first kindle fire aka "incompleted version" that came out back in nov/dec 2011. Also, may I ask if someone can help with the process of restoring kf using this utility through the use of TeamViewer? I prefer an XDA Dev or a professional who is available asap. Thanks.
Note: I am assuming the problem is any of the 4 options, ruling out the stuck at logo.
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Kindle Fire unbrick utility, likely will not work on any OS, if Kindle Fire system version 6.3.3 is installed.
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How to flash twrp and firefirefire with a Fastboot cable
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Convert my Kindle Fire Gen 1 to a android tablet w/google play?

I recently unrooted my Gen.1 and got it up to date, then of course I came across a deal on a Fire HD. Now that the HD fills my amazon needs I would like to just convert my old Gen.1 to a android device. Is there a current working ROM with an idiots guide on installing??
EDIT: I went ahead and rooted it, so it does now have twrp. But everything else is a little Greek to me.

Well I spent last night and this morning reading and attempting to install a ROM: SlimKat (unoffical) for the OtterX, no luck. Looks like a lot is out of date (dead links) and assumes I know what I'm doing. I really don't know what "system" I have and such. I did root my kindle and used adb last night but this morning when I attempted to install OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader access denied.
My end goal is to run one program (DashMeterPro for iRacing) from google play on my kindle, that's all it will be used for. So if there is a easier way to accomplish this just let me know.
I really don't know where to start now.... My Kindle has 6.3.4 software, rooted with TWRP 2.2.2.1 installed.

wannab1 said:
Well I spent last night and this morning reading and attempting to install a ROM: SlimKat (unoffical) for the OtterX, no luck. Looks like a lot is out of date (dead links) and assumes I know what I'm doing. I really don't know what "system" I have and such. I did root my kindle and used adb last night but this morning when I attempted to install OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader access denied.
My end goal is to run one program (DashMeterPro for iRacing) from google play on my kindle, that's all it will be used for. So if there is a easier way to accomplish this just let me know.
I really don't know where to start now.... My Kindle has 6.3.4 software, rooted with TWRP 2.2.2.1 installed.
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Decided to go with otterkat since it worked with stock partitions.
Updated to TWRP 2.6.3.1, installed otterkat & gapps and rebooted. It did display the Otterkat boot screen but after about 20 minutes the screen was still black...... Not sure what to try now.

wannab1 said:
Decided to go with otterkat since it worked with stock partitions.
Updated to TWRP 2.6.3.1, installed otterkat & gapps and rebooted. It did display the Otterkat boot screen but after about 20 minutes the screen was still black...... Not sure what to try now.
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what were the filenames?
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guess I would update twrp to 2.7.1.0
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you factory reset in twrp?
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otterkat-v0.03a.zip
gapps-otterkat-kk-20131119.zip
I did a factory reset but I don't think I did it exactly right before I installed the above files.
Not sure how I would update TWRP since I can't drop files into sdcard.

I did a factory reset the installed zip files again & it works!!!!! Just you asking got me to thinking that might be the issue. Thanks again for your help!!!