Alright folks, I would like to start off with a little introduction:
I'm extremely new to the rooting scene, i've been jailbreaking iphones and ipods since day one. That being said, I probably should have spent more time researching this technique before I went through with it.
Fast forward to today:
I tried rooting my device awhile back, wasn't a 100% successful and I really didn't have the time to work it out. I did have FFF installed and the next window (which i'm not exactly sure what it's called, which allowed me to boot in various moods and such)
Earlier today I got stuck in a boot loop, where my kindle would turn off as soon as i restarted it, and after i selected normal boot mode. I decided it would be a good idea to try a different boot option, so i tried the FF boot, which completely ruined my day.
My current situation is as follows:
I'm currently stuck on the first FFF screen (yellow triangle, with the green light on), i can do nothing else from that screen except hard (cold) reboots. When i plug my kindle in (Mac, windows 7, windows XP), the device is not recognized and i get zero response. I've tried a decent amount of suggestions on this forum, including Kindle fire unbrick (Which can somehow see that there adb is installed, but the bootmode is unknown)
Help out of this current situation would be wonderful. I'm really in a jam here.
Sounds like you are stuck in fastboot and you might have a dead battery too.
You should read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
1st post for background information, 2nd post for making sure your device drivers are loading/working, and the 3rd post for fastboot and adb commands. You'll probably need to use fastboot to change the bootmode back to normal.
This one...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244
address dead battery problems. You might be affect this by this one as well.
Thanks for the reply,
I read pieces of the first one before I posted on this thread. The KF was 100% charged and i only used it for about 15mins before the whole crashing problem occurred, so i highly doubt it's a low battery issue.
The screen that i'm stuck on is actually the recovery screen. After reading the article in it's entirety, i'm still not exactly sure what to do. My problem is that i cannot get my kindle fire to be recognized as any type of USB device on any type of computer. Wouldn't that issue need to be addressed before i can go about doing anything else? Or will drivers see what my computer think is not there?
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Thanks for the reply,
I read pieces of the first one before I posted on this thread. The KF was 100% charged and i only used it for about 15mins before the whole crashing problem occurred, so i highly doubt it's a low battery issue.
The screen that i'm stuck on is actually the recovery screen. After reading the article in it's entirety, i'm still not exactly sure what to do. My problem is that i cannot get my kindle fire to be recognized as any type of USB device on any type of computer. Wouldn't that issue need to be addressed before i can go about doing anything else? Or will drivers see what my computer think is not there?
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What do you mean by recovery screen? Because your first post said FFF and that's your bootloader. If the yellow triangle boot logo comes up and that's all that the display does (doesn't go black and redisplay the boot logo), then it's in fastboot mode. Windows should give you an indication that it's connecting with a series of 2 connection beeps (low->high tone) without a following set of disconnect beeps (high->low tone). The device manager will show something new in the list (this is covered in post #2 in the first URL I pasted for you).
Yes, you need to get something to get recognized by your computer then you need to install the proper drivers for it. Look at post #2 again, and see if you can figure out what device is appearing in the list and get the drivers loaded for it. If you get absolutely nothing, there's something wrong with the bootloader, your USB cable, USB port, or computer in general and it's a bigger problem.
If nothing happens on your computer, find another one and hook it up there. You might also look at this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
and see if Linux can help you.
I'm sorry, I was mistaken. I am stuck in Fastboot mode, The one with the yellow triangle. I get zero indication from Windows device manager list, or beeps (same on my mac). I have tried 3 different cables, so i highly doubt that's the problem either.
My next step is the linux distro, which i will get back to you with when I get everything installed. My only concern is that the linux distribution isn't going to recognize the USB either (seeing as 2 other operating systems haven't) and that there's something inherently wrong with my kindle. In which case i'm ****ed? or is there any chance that amazon will take it back?
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I'm sorry, I was mistaken. I am stuck in Fastboot mode, The one with the yellow triangle. I get zero indication from Windows device manager list, or beeps (same on my mac). I have tried 3 different cables, so i highly doubt that's the problem either.
My next step is the linux distro, which i will get back to you with when I get everything installed. My only concern is that the linux distribution isn't going to recognize the USB either (seeing as 2 other operating systems haven't) and that there's something inherently wrong with my kindle. In which case i'm ****ed? or is there any chance that amazon will take it back?
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Windows will be the only one that of the three that will beep at you. There's a better chance of you getting something done with Linux, but it's starting to sound like a bootloader problem to me. There's another user with a similar problem to yours and he's basically where you are now. Both of you might have to open up the case and get it to USB boot mode where you can upload a bootloader to it through USB. Try Firekit and see if it gets anywhere.
I was using KFU (0.9.9) to install TWRP. When it went to reboot into fastboot mode, the kindle fire boot logo (stock) appeared and the power light turned green. It is now stuck like this. KFU and Windows 7 does not recognize the kindle. I have tried turning it off and back on, but it just goes back to the same screen.
kindlestuck said:
I was using KFU (0.9.9) to install TWRP. When it went to reboot into fastboot mode, the kindle fire boot logo (stock) appeared and the power light turned green. It is now stuck like this. KFU and Windows 7 does not recognize the kindle. I have tried turning it off and back on, but it just goes back to the same screen.
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[HOW-TO] Before asking for troubleshooting help...
Frequently Asked Questions - Amazon Kindle Fire
[GUIDE] Kindle Fire For Beginners
[HOW-TO] Root / Install a ROM / Unroot / Revert to Stock (A KFFB Supplement)
He has all of the drivers installed, but KFU seems to have an issue with file paths. I have redownloaded it for him and I also updated his copy of the SDK with Kindle Fire drivers and a newer ADB. The KFU returns an error "System cannot find the path specified for everything, even though it is extracted straight out of the zip it came in. All he did was choose install TWRP and it didn't even make it to fastboot mode before it bricked.
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He has all of the drivers installed, but KFU seems to have an issue with file paths. I have redownloaded it for him and I also updated his copy of the SDK with Kindle Fire drivers and a newer ADB. The KFU returns an error "System cannot find the path specified for everything, even though it is extracted straight out of the zip it came in. All he did was choose install TWRP and it didn't even make it to fastboot mode before it bricked.
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Thank you for your insight, but all the information needed to fix what is a very common problem can be found in the threads to which links have been provided. The device IS in fastboot. Simply changing the bootmode is the key to resolving the problem. That being said, the KFU is not the end all/be all to changing the bootmode or installing TWRP.
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Thank you for your insight, but all the information needed to fix what is a very common problem can be found in the threads to which links have been provided. The device IS in fastboot. Simply changing the bootmode is the key to resolving the problem. That being said, the KFU is not the end all/be all to changing the bootmode or installing TWRP.
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It is not in fact in fastboot, it is not even listed in adb devices or fastboot devices.
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I have a feeling it is trying to boot into stock recovery, as KFU was trying to reboot into TWRP (which never installed because KFU was broken).
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If we can get out of stock recovery, that would be useful. Do you have any idea how to bring up the menu in stock recovery? Does he need to hold the power button down or press it in a pattern?
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It is not in fact in fastboot, it is not even listed in adb devices or fastboot devices.
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While some who know me better may be prepared to see me respond in my usual manner at this point, I have instead, decided to play nice
I have been a member of this forum for quite some time and have seen hundreds of different problems in just as many scenarios for each, and I can assure you, without even a shred of doubt, that the device is in fact in fastboot mode (unless, of course, the information provided in the OP is inaccurate).
You can find information for properly identifying fastboot mode in the "Frequently Asked Questions" thread and the "Fastboot Guide" linked to within it, so please feel free to prove me wrong.
With that,
Just because the device itself doesn't respond to fastboot commands from the computer, doesn't mean the device isn't in fastboot mode. It simply means (in this case) that the drivers are not properly installed or configured, despite the steps taken to do so. Windows is very tricky when it comes to installing drivers for Android and there are hundreds of posts within these forums that should be able to convince you of that. If you want to eliminate all doubt and ensure that driver problems aren't just compounding the issue, set up a Linux LiveUSB and either install SoupKit, or configure it manually to communicate with the device via USB so that adb and fastboot commands will work properly.
Good luck
I appreciate you trying to help, but his device is 100% stock. KFU has set it to boot into recovery, and it will continue to boot into the stock recovery until we can find a way to change that idme bootmode. Tomorrow, I will attempt to use my factory cable on it, but for now all fastboot does is wait for device. I use Linux, so if it truly is in fastboot mode, then it should have no problem, especially with the factory cable.
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I appreciate you trying to help, but his device is 100% stock. KFU has set it to boot into recovery, and it will continue to boot into the stock recovery until we can find a way to change that idme bootmode. Tomorrow, I will attempt to use my factory cable on it, but for now all fastboot does is wait for device. I use Linux, so if it truly is in fastboot mode, then it should have no problem, especially with the factory cable.
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Looking at your signature, I see that you are technically competent enough to take a look at the KFU 'run.bat' and see how it works. When the option to install TWRP is selected, the script uses Pokey9000's 'fbmode' to boot into fastboot mode. Once KFU is able to detect the device in fastboot, it then uses fastboot commands to flash TWRP to the recovery partition and then reboot to recovery. If the KFU were able to detect the device in fastboot mode and TWRP was not installed due to file paths, then the device would still boot into the stock recovery, normally, and you would see plenty of error messages giving you a clue as to what went wrong. Messages in the KFU window compared to those found in the script itself can also show you where things went wrong.
What happens (more times than I care to try and estimate) is, due to the way Windows handles Android drivers, when the device is put into fastboot mode (even though adb commands were working at the time), the fastboot drivers aren't working properly, the script cannot move forward and the device gets stuck in fastboot mode.
As I mentioned earlier, the "Fastboot Guide" linked to in the FAQ, tells you how to recognize fastboot mode beyond all uncertainty. With all due respect, I'd suggest you look into it before deciding that you know best in this particular situation.
And not to make assumptions about your level of proficiency with Linux, but don't forget that you have to either set up udev rules for the device, or run your fastboot commands as root for it to work properly.
same issue...
yes perhaps you should be a little more sympathic to the OP as 1. he probably has a valid issue (im having the same problem...neither windows nor Soupkit is recognizing my KF thats stuck in the white and orange logo fastboot and 2. none of the above links help this problem in any manner. I have been researching this issue for days now and have tried a few different distros (just my luck Mint's persistance didnt work...sigh) and no matter what, my computer will not communicate with the KF.
it seems my KF is now bricked because I ran the KFU and selected install "FireFireFire" before rooting...it sure would have been nice if some sort of warning would have popped up asking "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS and HAVE YOU CHECKED THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY ROOTED??" because it sure seems that ANYONE making the big mistake i did of trying to install fff without first having root would have this same problem.
if you have any other suggestions it sure would be appreciated...thanks.
menriquez said:
yes perhaps you should be a little more sympathic to the OP as 1. he probably has a valid issue (im having the same problem...neither windows nor Soupkit is recognizing my KF thats stuck in the white and orange logo fastboot and 2. none of the above links help this problem in any manner. I have been researching this issue for days now and have tried a few different distros (just my luck Mint's persistance didnt work...sigh) and no matter what, my computer will not communicate with the KF.
it seems my KF is now bricked because I ran the KFU and selected install "FireFireFire" before rooting...it sure would have been nice if some sort of warning would have popped up asking "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS and HAVE YOU CHECKED THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY ROOTED??" because it sure seems that ANYONE making the big mistake i did of trying to install fff without first having root would have this same problem.
if you have any other suggestions it sure would be appreciated...thanks.
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Make no mistake about it...I am sympathetic to every single person who "bricks" their device. However, I find it very hard to be sympathetic to those who fail to take personal responsibility for a problem they created due to not having done the appropriate amount of research before getting involved in something they didn't understand.
First off, your device does not have to be rooted to install FireFireFire. As a matter of fact, it's better that you install FireFireFire before trying to root...but your drivers have to be in working order from the start. And you have absolutely NO RIGHT to push blame on someone else just because you don't have the knowledge necessary to modify your device without tools made by other people. It is your device and your responsibility...so own up to it.
Second, I can say beyond all uncertainty that the information needed to understand and resolve yours and 90% of all other situations in this forum, can be found in those 4 links posted earlier. But since no one seems to want to believe that, I guess I'll just have to prove it to you.
1) Being stuck at the Kindle Fire logo means your device is in one of two states; in fastboot mode, or in normal mode but without a working system to boot to. This is explained in both the Frequently Asked Questions thread and the Fastboot Guide thread linked to within it. FAQ #16, Fastboot Guide
2) Also explained in the threads mentioned previously, is information on determining what state the device is in by paying attention to the behavior of the Kindle Fire logo as the device starts up. If the Kindle Fire is displayed brightly and stays brightly lit indefinitely, the device is in fastboot mode. If the Kindle Fire logo is brightly lit for a few seconds then flashes and/or goes dim, then it is trying to boot normally to a non-working system. With that knowledge, you can easily determine your next course of action...also based on the information found in the links provided. FAQ #16, Fastboot Guide
3) The key to fixing 99% of all Kindle Fire problems is getting access to custom recovery. There are two ways to access custom recovery when your device is malfunctioning, through FireFireFire, or through fastboot. If you don't have FireFireFire installed, the only option you have left is fastboot. If the device is trying to boot normally to a non-working system, then your only option for accessing fastboot is with a factory cable. FAQ #16, 17, 26, 29, 32, 33, Fastboot Guide
4) If your device is already in fastboot mode, and you are unable to change your bootmodes with the command line in Windows, it is because your drivers aren't properly installed. There is no other possible scenario. FAQ #14, KFFB - post #3
5) If you are using Windows, and you are unable to fix your drivers despite the wealth of information available to you for getting the drivers to work properly, then you use use Linux. FAQ #15
Your situation is no different. If I were to make an educated guess, I would say device is stuck in fastboot mode because your drivers weren't working properly...and you only have Microsoft to blame for that. As for Linux, it will not communicate your device using ADB or fastboot automatically. You have to either run the commands as the root user, or set up udev rules for your device. If you used the SoupKit to set up your udev rules using a LiveUSB, you have to have working persistence. The way it's configured now is to reboot in order for the udev rules to be loaded. If you don't have working persistence, everything you did prior to the reboot will be lost (This is also explained to you in the SoupKit thread).
With that being said, you have NO RIGHT to get offended if I would rather post a few links and expect the user to do the appropriate amount of research on their own to fix a problem THEY CREATED, than spend my personal time to tell every single user that comes to this forum with the exact same problems, everything that I have told you just now.
I wish you the best of luck in getting your device fixed, and I have no qualms about providing you support for the things in the aforementioned threads that you don't understand. But I WILL NOT hold your hand and tell you every single little thing that you need to know in order for you to fix your own device.
soupmagnet said:
Make no mistake about it...I am sympathetic to every single person who "bricks" their device. However, I find it very hard to be sympathetic to those who fail to take personal responsibility for a problem they created due to not having done the appropriate amount of research before getting involved in something they didn't understand.
First off, your device does not have to be rooted to install FireFireFire. As a matter of fact, it's better that you install FireFireFire before trying to root...but your drivers have to be in working order from the start. And you have absolutely NO RIGHT to push blame on someone else just because you don't have the knowledge necessary to modify your device without tools made by other people. It is your device and your responsibility...so own up to it.
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wow...sigh...listen the last thing my post tried to do is shift blame...i CLEARLY stated *I* made a BIG MISTAKE didn't I?? i dont need a flame war here sheesh im just trying to fix this ****ty kindle for a buddy.
Second, I can say beyond all uncertainty that the information needed to understand and resolve yours and 90% of all other situations in this forum, can be found in those 4 links posted earlier. But since no one seems to want to believe that, I guess I'll just have to prove it to you.
1) Being stuck at the Kindle Fire logo means your device is in one of two states; in fastboot mode, or in normal mode but without a working system to boot to. This is explained in both the Frequently Asked Questions thread and the Fastboot Guide thread linked to within it.
2) Also explained in the threads mentioned previously, is information on determining what state the device is in by paying attention to the behavior of the Kindle Fire logo as the device starts up. If the Kindle Fire is displayed brightly and stays brightly lit indefinitely, the device is in fastboot mode. If the Kindle Fire logo is brightly lit for a few seconds then flashes and/or goes dim, then it is trying to boot normally to a non-working system. With that knowledge, you can easily determine your next course of action...also based on the information found in the links provided.
3) The key to fixing 99% of all Kindle Fire problems is getting access to custom recovery. There are two ways to access custom recovery when your device is malfunctioning, through FireFireFire, or through fastboot. If you don't have FireFireFire installed, the only option you have left is fastboot. If the device is trying to boot normally to a non-working system, then your only option for accessing fastboot is with a factory cable.
4) If your device is already in fastboot mode, and you are unable to change your bootmodes with the command line, it is because your drivers aren't properly installed. There is no other possible scenario.
5) If you are using Windows, and you are unable to fix your drivers despite the wealth of information available to you for getting the drivers to work properly, then you use Linux.
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lol i read and did ALL of that my chippy friend...the logo starts and stays bright so im sure im in fastboot mode. i got the latest ubuntu on a pen, like i said after i tried Mint 15 and discovered that persistence on a pen doesn't work well with that distro currently. ubuntu did, and in fact recognizes all my other android devices no problem...but nothing at all when i plug the kindle
Your situation is no different. If I were to make an educated guess, I would say device is stuck in fastboot mode because your drivers weren't working properly...and you only have Microsoft to blame for that. As for Linux, it will not communicate your device using ADB or fastboot automatically. You have to either run the commands as the root user, or set up udev rules for your device. If you used the SoupKit to set up your udev rules using a LiveUSB, you have to have working persistence. The way it's configured now, is to reboot in order for the udev rules to be loaded. If you don't have working persistence, everything you did prior to the reboot will be lost (This is also explained to you in the SoupKit thread).
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like i said both in my original post and above, i figured out the persistence issue its working now. the reboot loaded the rules but when the script runs im getting two errors which, due to my deep frustration at the time i didn't write down the exact wording. i figured i'd chill for a while and then try again later.
With that being said, you have NO RIGHT to get offended if I would rather post a few links and expect the user to do the appropriate amount of research on their own to fix a problem THEY CREATED, than spend my personal time to tell every single user that comes to this forum with the exact same problems, everything that I have told you just now.
I wish you the best of luck in getting your device fixed, and I have no qualms about providing you support for the things in the aforementioned threads that you don't understand. But I WILL NOT hold your hand and tell you every single little thing that you need to know in order for you to fix your own device.
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hey i totally appreciate your help and your wish of luck lord knows ill take anything right now this stupid "project" has caused me more grief then i could have ever imagined it could. btw, i didnt get "offended" i just thought maybe you were being kinda hard on the OP due to my experience dealing with the exact same issues he posted he was dealing with...
...believe it or not not everyone who doesn't have the same experiences with this stuff as you do aren't necessary idiots or unskilled at using complex systems. thanks again for your continued help and do have a great day!
menriquez said:
wow...sigh...listen the last thing my post tried to do is shift blame...i CLEARLY stated *I* made a BIG MISTAKE didn't I?? i dont need a flame war here sheesh im just trying to fix this ****ty kindle for a buddy....!
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The last thing I want to do is to get into a flame war with anyone, but when someone comes to the forum and says something like...
it sure would have been nice if some sort of warning would have popped up asking "ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO DO THIS and HAVE YOU CHECKED THAT YOU ARE CURRENTLY ROOTED??" because it sure seems that ANYONE making the big mistake i did of trying to install fff without first having root would have this same problem
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...which, by the way, is entirely based on misinformation...it is very easy for someone to assume the author is, whether directly or indirectly, speaking poorly about a developer's work and assigning blame by presuming that the mistake would not have been made if the tool in question had been made differently. Based on the limited information from your original post, one can only assume that your situation is no different from the hundreds of other users with the same exact problem that also swore the information available did not pertain to their situation and that they were somehow unique, only to find out 50 posts later that it was not the case.
But rather than letting this discussion escalate any further, lets try a different approach. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and entertain the thought that your situation is in fact unique and that there is possibly some other solution for your problem. But, in order for me to do that, I'm going to need some information...very detailed information.
From what I gather so far, based on the information you've provided in your second post is...
1) Your device is in fastboot, confirmed by the fact that the Kindle Fire logo stays brightly lit.
2) You are currently using a LiveUSB with Ubuntu installed and working persistence.
3) When you ran the SoupKit install script, you received errors of some sort, but don't you remember what they were.
4) You are unable to send any fastboot commands at all.
The things I would like to know are...
1) What version of Ubuntu are you running?
2) What brand of pendrive are you using?
3) What is the exact error you received when trying to install the SoupKit?
4) With your device connected, enter the following commands (in Linux) and post the results:
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lsusb -vd 1949: | grep 'bcdDevice'
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cat ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
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sudo cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
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But rather than letting this discussion escalate any further, lets try a different approach. I will give you the benefit of the doubt and entertain the thought that your situation is in fact unique and that there is possibly some other solution for your problem. But, in order for me to do that, I'm going to need some information...very detailed information.
From what I gather so far, based on the information you've provided in your second post is...
1) Your device is in fastboot, confirmed by the fact that the Kindle Fire logo stays brightly lit.
2) You are currently using a LiveUSB with Ubuntu installed and working persistence.
3) When you ran the SoupKit install script, you received errors of some sort, but don't you remember what they were.
4) You are unable to send any fastboot commands at all.
The things I would like to know are...
1) What version of Ubuntu are you running?
2) What brand of pendrive are you using?
3) What is the exact error you received when trying to install the SoupKit?
4) With your device connected, enter the following commands (in Linux) and post the results:
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lsusb -vd 1949: | grep 'bcdDevice'
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cat ~/.android/adb_usb.ini
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sudo cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules
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firstly i'm very appreciative of your decision to get this back on a positive track and even more thankful that you are still trying to help...
1. ubuntu 13.04 32-bit
2 16gb sandisk with 1024m persistance
3. i reinstalled everything and double checked it...i am no longer getting any errors running soupkit it just says "device offline"
4 lsusb -vd 1949: | grep 'bcdDevice' - nothing just the prompt
5. cat ~/.android/adb_usb.ini - 0x1949
6 . sudo cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules -
# adb protocol for blaze / otter (Amazon Kindle Fire)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1949", MODE="0666", OWNER="root", GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"
# fastboot protocol for blaze / otter (Amazon Kindle Fire)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0660", OWNER="root", GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"
well thats it...i plug my nexus 7 and GS3 and even an ultra cheapo zte warp sequent and it connects right up to all of those...
menriquez said:
firstly i'm very appreciative of your decision to get this back on a positive track and even more thankful that you are still trying to help...
1. ubuntu 13.04 32-bit
2 16gb sandisk with 1024m persistance
3. i reinstalled everything and double checked it...i am no longer getting any errors running soupkit it just says "device offline"
4 lsusb -vd 1949: | grep 'bcdDevice' - nothing just the prompt
5. cat ~/.android/adb_usb.ini - 0x1949
6 . sudo cat /etc/udev/rules.d/51-android.rules -
# adb protocol for blaze / otter (Amazon Kindle Fire)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="1949", MODE="0666", OWNER="root", GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"
# fastboot protocol for blaze / otter (Amazon Kindle Fire)
SUBSYSTEM=="usb", ATTR{idVendor}=="18d1", MODE="0660", OWNER="root", GROUP="androiddev", SYMLINK+="android%n"
well thats it...i plug my nexus 7 and GS3 and even an ultra cheapo zte warp sequent and it connects right up to all of those...
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Oh........this again....
For reasons I have yet to figure out, there are rare (and I do mean rare) situations where Linux just will not detect the device whatsoever. When you enter the 'lsusb' command, whether the udev rules are configured properly or not, Linux should still detect your device when plugged into the USB. I can probably count on one hand the number of times I've seen this happen, and I've never been able to recreate the problem on my own.
It could be caused by using the wrong USB port (i.e. USB3.0 instead of USB2.0), it could be caused by the USB pendrive itself, you could have a faulty cable, it may even be the Linux install itself, but those are just wild guesses because I have really don't know. My best estimate is that there is a bug in the stock bootloader that sometimes causes it to malfunction when put into fastboot because (in the few instances I've seen), users that were able to resolve their situation did so by using usbboot to install a custom bootloader. This of course requires opening the device and performing the "shorting trick" to drop the device into usbboot mode.
If I were you, considering you probably haven't attempted to usbboot before, you should try a different USB port, a different USB cable, and a different pendrive to see if you have any luck. Otherwise, you may have no other choice but to usbboot.
The unfortunate thing usbbooting is, it's just one of those things you have to somehow figure out on your own, even with the instructions given in the Firekit/usbboot thread (it's really about technique more than anything else). I've done it several times myself, mostly for testing and various other reasons, but the first time (when I really needed it), took practically forever to get it right.
If you do take the usbboot route, you can launch Firekit from the SoupKit utility script (option #4, I think) and follow the instructions in the Firekit thread. Be very careful opening the device, use a safety pin for creating the short (the reason will become apparent when you get the device opened), and most of all...good luck.
[Edit:] And yes, crow is very tasty
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I was using KFU (0.9.9) to install TWRP. When it went to reboot into fastboot mode, the kindle fire boot logo (stock) appeared and the power light turned green. It is now stuck like this. KFU and Windows 7 does not recognize the kindle. I have tried turning it off and back on, but it just goes back to the same screen.
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Charge kindle, boot into the frozen logo screen with no animation, plug into computer, and reboot computer, i want to share this with everyone because it worked for my kindle
I have a Nexus 7 2013 that wont boot. USB Debugging was not enabled. At this point, I am just trying to wipe the machine with a stock image, but I am having trouble.
I have installed the sdk and drivers (so many drivers!)
Recovery mode fastboot does not recognize the device.
ADB recognizes the Nexus, but I cant seem to get it to do anything with it.
e: failed to mount anything.
I have read through so many forum threads that I'm just overwhelmed, and they all seem to require the machine being in USB debugging mode before any changes can be made.
Please help or tell me what pertinent information I have omitted.
Thank you
I think USB debugging only matters in ADB, which is when the device is actually booted into Android OS. You probably want fastboot, which is a different "application" and set of commands in a command prompt.
Code:
fastboot devices
Does that give you anything when the tablet is in fastboot mode? It should list the serial number of the device, similar to "adb devices" does. If not, it could be drivers, or another issue with the device.
Have you tried unlocking the bootloader? This will induce a factory reset of the current firmware version, which may allow you at least boot normally and take any available OTA updates.
Hello,
fastboot devices lists nothing, while adb does show the serial number.
I have used so many tutorials and a couple of toolkits that now I have no idea what is happening with my drivers.
Unlocking the bootloader to force a factory reset sounds amazing, but all the information I can find says I need to have USB debugging enabled to do so. I can not boot into the system to enable it.
Is there a way to force a reset without USB debugging?
Thank you
Usb debugging is irrelevant. Forget about it, it's only used when the system is booted.
You need to get fastboot devices to recognize the tablet.
Uninstall any and all toolkits and drivers. Redownload the sdk. Boot to the bootloader and plug it in, the drivers should install automatically. If not install the google usb drivers from the sdk manager in the sdk.
Try fastboot devices again. If it doesn't work try a different usb cord/port/computer.
You are in the bootloader when running this command right? Not the recovery? I think with the tablet off it's volume down and power. The screen that says start in big green letters at the top and has device info in the bottom left is what you want.
Edit: Did you boot to recovery and select the options to wipe data and cache? Sometimes thats all thats needed.
Also booting to recovery and performing a factory reset may be sufficient.
ADB will indeed function in recovery. I don't think you have to enable USB debugging to get this to work though.
Are you typing fastboot devices while booted in recovery? Typing fastboot devices while in recovery or booted into Android will do nothing.
hello, thank you for your advice. I now get the nexus seen by fastboot (and win 7) but have hit a wall. The last time I had my computer and the nexus together was weeks ago, when I my computer BSOD during what I thought was a simple flashing of the the stock image, but turned out to be hours of the nexus saying it was erasing personal data ... and then crash. I have replaced and added fans so my cpu wont overheat again, so please offer ideas why "fastboot flashall" or "fastboot flash image-razor-kot49h" wont work.
I appreciate all responses, and believe the answer is either very simple or a catastrophic hardware failure. I base this belief on what is left in my head after smashing it into the wall so many times over the last month when my wife asks me, "have you fixed my nexus yet, or do I need to figure out a way to buy a new one next month?"
I am stuck at unlocking the bootloader. I have highlighted "yes" on the nexus and pressed power and my command window says "erasing user data." It has said this for the last 18 hours. This is the second computer I have tried this on, using 3 different usb cables. What am I missing?
helpmynexus said:
hello, thank you for your advice. I now get the nexus seen by fastboot (and win 7) but have hit a wall. The last time I had my computer and the nexus together was weeks ago, when I my computer BSOD during what I thought was a simple flashing of the the stock image, but turned out to be hours of the nexus saying it was erasing personal data ... and then crash. I have replaced and added fans so my cpu wont overheat again, so please offer ideas why "fastboot flashall" or "fastboot flash image-razor-kot49h" wont work.
I appreciate all responses, and believe the answer is either very simple or a catastrophic hardware failure. I base this belief on what is left in my head after smashing it into the wall so many times over the last month when my wife asks me, "have you fixed my nexus yet, or do I need to figure out a way to buy a new one next month?"
I am stuck at unlocking the bootloader. I have highlighted "yes" on the nexus and pressed power and my command window says "erasing user data." It has said this for the last 18 hours. This is the second computer I have tried this on, using 3 different usb cables. What am I missing?
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I have the same problem .. Have You reslove it?
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This may help...it may not. But I was having issues getting my bootloader unlocked also when I started on mine. My remedy was to
1 plug in the nexus into the usb
2 I run Linux so it gives me choices on what to do with newly plugged in usb device. I noticed two identical choices to mount device. Choosing one just mounted the camera for some strange reason. I closed that window, then chose the other choice to mount device, the window opened and my full internals were there in the window
3 from a terminal I just wrote a prompt: fastboot oem unlock
and for some reason, it unlocked.
To sum it up I'm convinced it has something to do with how the device gets mounted. At least on mine anyway.
As for activating developer from a terminal I read it could be done but never tried it myself, if you want here's the link for the info, read the second answer down.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47510232/is-there-any-adb-command-to-enable-developer-options
Also check out the fastboot manual for some other things to try, you never know some may work in your situation at a terminal prompt
man fastboot
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Troops42 said:
This may help...it may not. But I was having issues getting my bootloader unlocked also when I started on mine. My remedy was to
1 plug in the nexus into the usb
2 I run Linux so it gives me choices on what to do with newly plugged in usb device. I noticed two identical choices to mount device. Choosing one just mounted the camera for some strange reason. I closed that window, then chose the other choice to mount device, the window opened and my full internals were there in the window
3 from a terminal I just wrote a prompt: fastboot oem unlock
and for some reason, it unlocked.
To sum it up I'm convinced it has something to do with how the device gets mounted. At least on mine anyway.
As for activating developer from a terminal I read it could be done but never tried it myself, if you want here's the link for the info, read the second answer down.
https://stackoverflow.com/questions/47510232/is-there-any-adb-command-to-enable-developer-options
Also check out the fastboot manual for some other things to try, you never know some may work in your situation at a terminal prompt
man fastboot
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Tried to edit but anyway:
After re..re, rereading your post, and responces. Have you tried the old fashioned way
Hold down the (down volume) button at the same time the (power) key.."Together" If you get anything that pops on your screen let go of the keys, one tap at a time tap the volume up or down key ONLY, until it says (START), its in green type. if you get there you should be ok, to move along