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any way to charge a phone once completely dead

as the title states, once in the bootloop issue if your battery ends up at 0% and can't be charged is there a way out of this. Here is my issue. I can't get into recovery. Hboot or fastboot are the only options available. Sometimes it boots into the ROM but instantly dies once restarting. No clue as to the trigger as I've tried pretty much all the combinations of factory reset, reboot-bootloader, erase cache etc etc etc trying to get this into a non on mode so it can charge.
In addition to this of course anytime I plug the phone in it automatically turns on in either bootloader or fastboot which gives it no opportunity to charge at all otherwise I would simply run the RUU which won't let me until it hits 30%. I've more or less come to the conclusion I have to send it in because its not quite the same situation that others have experienced. But was hoping to get an answer/fix so I don't have to send it in to HTC to get repaired since the RMA guys just told me it'll be 10 business days before they even get in parts to the texas facility to get it sent there for repairs.
also of note, I had managed to relock the bootloader but can't get enough juice to run the RUU

Let's keep this thread open for possible solutions.
Seems we have a real problem, few ppl encountered the same problem.
It's because device can't charge in recovery or bootloader.
From Broncogr: Try getting some help on IRC http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=Htc-One-X&uio=d4

Ok, two questions.
First, where is the 30% battery limit on for the RRU enforced, because if its only enforced on the host PC side, we could disable it.
Second, I would half expect the phone to charge fine once it reaches 0% (or maybe a bit lower, whenever the battery protection circuit kicks in.) Has anybodies phone actually drained all the way to 0% yet?
(Not that I would recommend trying, it could leave you in an even worse off position)

My phone was. I intentionally wanted to discharge it completely once. I left it there to discharge. It was at 1% for few hours before it shutdown. Then I plugged the cable in. No red light, but it was charging. After some time, red light started to blink and finally stayed lit. I then turned it on after some time.

if the battery went out and completely dead
what i don't get why can you charge it while its off?
happened like described above keeps blinking until it have enough juice and lets you boot
please explain i don't get the problem but i'm holding away from root until this is cleared out
can't risk it, no warranty

schriss said:
I then turned it on after some time.
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That's not good. If it turns on before it reaches 30% charged, then it will just enter the no charge boot loop again.

Why does it turn on when you plug it in? You should be able to switch your phone off, plug it in to charge and it will stay off. At least, that's what happens with mine!

I also had this problem, but found a solution.. Well atleast it works for me!
I have an iPhone charger.. I thought it was charger related, so i'd gave it a try.
Just try to stick it to an other charger.. Even for other devices.. no problem. Just wait 15 seconds per charger for the orange led to appear. If the led is blinking, it's NO problem, just wait! After one minute it will change to continued led without blinking.
This will fix it!

I have the same problem, even with an Apple charger it wont charge enough to let me run the stock RUU. It charges OK, but then turns on and tries to boot. I can get into fastboot and 'power down', but it then stops charging. If I unplug the cable and reconnect it, it starts charging after a short while, then turns itself on and the cycle continues.
How can I get it to charge, not turn on, get to over 30% and let me run RUU?

Robster83 said:
I have the same problem, even with an Apple charger it wont charge enough to let me run the stock RUU. It charges OK, but then turns on and tries to boot. I can get into fastboot and 'power down', but it then stops charging. If I unplug the cable and reconnect it, it starts charging after a short while, then turns itself on and the cycle continues.
How can I get it to charge, not turn on, get to over 30% and let me run RUU?
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Go into fastboot and reflash the stock recovery, and relock bootloader. Then you should be able to charge while off and then you can run the RUU.

I have the same issue. My backup seems to be corrupt. I don't believe there is a stock restore that came on the phone. If so where do i find this? I too have relocked but can't get to 30pct to ruu it.

hamdir said:
if the battery went out and completely dead
what i don't get why can you charge it while its off?
happened like described above keeps blinking until it have enough juice and lets you boot
please explain i don't get the problem but i'm holding away from root until this is cleared out
can't risk it, no warranty
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My phone is not rooted, not messed with yet. Maybe that makes a difference? I'm waiting for other solution, like S-Off, I need full warranty, I will be selling it in few months.
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Robster83 said:
I have the same problem, even with an Apple charger it wont charge enough to let me run the stock RUU. It charges OK, but then turns on and tries to boot. I can get into fastboot and 'power down', but it then stops charging. If I unplug the cable and reconnect it, it starts charging after a short while, then turns itself on and the cycle continues.
How can I get it to charge, not turn on, get to over 30% and let me run RUU?
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Someone wrote: plug cable in, let it charge for that moment until it goes off and stops charging, then do it again and again. Eventually it will get past 30%.

banton56 said:
I have the same issue. My backup seems to be corrupt. I don't believe there is a stock restore that came on the phone. If so where do i find this? I too have relocked but can't get to 30pct to ruu it.
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I think in the interim recovery thread, there is a download for stock recovery.
You have to flash stock recovery and then should be able to load battery again.
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I can't even get enuf juice to unlock. Gives me a low battery error while unlocking. Tried numerous chargers. No luck.
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Can anyone confirm the light must be solid red to confirm a charge? Blinking isn't charging is it? It blinks for me but I can't get it to charge up at all.

banton56 said:
I can't even get enuf juice to unlock. Gives me a low battery error while unlocking. Tried numerous chargers. No luck.
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Can anyone confirm the light must be solid red to confirm a charge? Blinking isn't charging is it? It blinks for me but I can't get it to charge up at all.
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In my case when battery was very low, it was blinking (and charging). When it got charged a bit more, it stopped blinking.

Did the phone always turn on to fastboot screen? I can't seem to have it stayed powered off once I plug a cable in.

banton56 said:
Did the phone always turn on to fastboot screen? I can't seem to have it stayed powered off once I plug a cable in.
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I didn't flash anything, so in case of a phone which doesn't have any issues, that seems to be the case. It wasn't turning itself on, I had to turn it on and it booted into OS.
But for people with some sort of failed flash, it seems the phone does not charge properly and doesn't stay off while charger is plugged in.

dortok said:
Go into fastboot and reflash the stock recovery, and relock bootloader. Then you should be able to charge while off and then you can run the RUU.
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You, dortok, are a legend, thanks. Worked a treat and finally I have a working One X
Thank you.

The thing is : The phone will DISCHAGER if you plug charger in when phone POWER OFF, I'v tried 1 times , charge phone to 100% and power off, plugin charger for 20 minute. Turn the phone on and phone have only 80% left. So it was DISCHARGE !!!!

justbenice said:
The thing is : The phone will DISCHAGER if you plug charger in when phone POWER OFF, I'v tried 1 times , charge phone to 100% and power off, plugin charger for 20 minute. Turn the phone on and phone have only 80% left. So it was DISCHARGE !!!!
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As far as I know, phone-off will charge with stock Recovery on it. If you have CWM, it won't charge.
If you have CWM then it only charges on white HTC screen or after OS is loaded.

I am scared for my rooted kindle fire. Please help.

Okay so basically my Fire is rooted and currently running gedeRom latest ICS rom. It comes on to the blue kindle fire intro screen with the power button green NOT orange. It turns off by itself literally after two seconds. It won't charge via usb or the original wall plug. Let me clarify what I said last.... basically the power button doesn't light up at all when I try to charge my kindle fire. I can't access recovery or anything for that matter because it shuts off so fast when I try to turn it on. My battery did die before I can charge it, but as of right now the damn thing doesn't want to charge and I think it is fully charged at the moment regardless of whether it lit up or not. Every time my Fire is dead it shows that animation screen that tells you to charge it and not that blue intro screen. At this point I really need any assistance I can get and I am more than happy to upload a video of the fire or whatever because at this point I am absolutely clueless. The computer does not pick up on the Kindle Fire at all even when I try to turn it on and plug it in right after. Nothing happened to the device or I didn't try to install or flash anything. It simply just died from no battery left and now the damn thing is giving me more trouble than I have encountered previously. Please if anyone can help me or guide me through this I'd really appreciate it.

Your version of FFF should help prevent that. Have you tried leaving it plugged in with the stock wall charger for a few hours?

plug in to wall, this turns on kindle so then it goes in a power loop due to flat battery. the answer is, plug in to mains charger then hold power for over 20 seconds, this will turn off kindle but should leave it charging. next leave it overnight. ie. a good few hours
edit. the led is sometimes missleading, ignor.
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Thanks guys that is exactly what I will do and I will report back if it worked or not. Once again I really do appreciate you guys taking out the time to assist me in this issue that has never happened before. At the moment I am currently working on a HTC flyer I just bought from a friend and now I have to find the HTC Scribe for cheap somewhere lol. Take care.

Still not working...
I can't access anything (Tried so many times to get into recovery or something that I lost count at this point) because it shuts off so fast. At this point I know for certain it is not a problem with the battery not being charged, but in the same breath I know for certain that I have never had a problem like this that was so extremely problematic. At this point I have lost all hope and think it is messed up even though it was working beautifully on Gederom's ICS rom before it fully died. I charged it for the whole night and now it won't show a charge light when I plug it in to the original KF wall charger or it won't link up or charge with my PC. It also won't turn on when I have it plugged in to the OEM wall charger and it doesn't light up when plugged in to charge. I do have an actual video of me with the device showing exactly what happens when I try to turn on. Just go to my youtube channel under the name fatjoejr2001 and watch the latest video I posted. If anyone can please help me get on track I would really really appreciate it and would be extremely grateful. Thanks

power it off and charge it via usb with your computer it will take some time so set your computer to not sleep while you charge

from whst you sre describing it acting like your battery is flat. (i know you say you used the stock charger) sorry to ask, but are you sure, does it say 1.8A on it?
can you use your charger on another phone etc (to test it).
the only other thing i can think of is your bootloader is screwed ie fff.
can you catch fastboot in the time its on?
type fastboot getvar in a terminal from where ever you have fastboot installed on your pc
it should say "waiting for device".
then switch on kindle. does it do anything in your terminal?
if its not the battery
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Yes I am a 110% sure I am using the right charger and I cannot access recovery since it shuts down so fast. It doesn't show up on my PC when connected via USB and it won't turn on when either plugged in to wall charger or to my computer. I can't use Kindle Fire Utility or any such methods when the device will not function while connected to my Windows 7 desktop. I am just completely oblivious to what is going on because I have a htc flyer and Samsung galaxy tab 10.1 and nothing like this has ever happened where I can't recover some how. What can I do at this point? From what I am hearing people think it may be the bootloader, but how do I go about fixing this when I can't even access anything on the Kindle fire????

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Thepooch said:
power it off and charge it via usb with your computer it will take some time so set your computer to not sleep while you charge
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I've tried and to no success. I charged it again last night and am currently charging it again with my PC, but I know for sure that isn't going to work and that is not what is causing this issue. My device was working fine till the battery fully drained and died. Now it is just non-functional. Maybe I didn't have the proper TRWP installed for ICS or the right bootloader?

ok if its dead you should try the fire kit
but it involves making a ubuntu flashdrive and booting with a script on the root of the flash drive, then taking off the back cover and shorting a pin out instide whilst inserting the usb cable. it sounds scary but its not too bad if you follow the instructions exactly.
(no shortcuts).
i will dig out the thread for you.
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here is the thread.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
just take your tme and follow it.
if you need any help let me know where abouts you are in the process and what is going wrong.
this will work as it doesn't even need the battery connected.
it resets your partitions, reinstalls twrp &reinstalls fff.
hope this helps
steve

[help] It will NOT charge at all

This happens all the time when my kindle fire uses all of the its battery. I tried three different methods of charging it and neither worked. If I plug it in it shows the twrp logo (the fire one) then shuts off about a half second later, and repeats. The battery can't be dead, can it?

Also make sure the power LED lights up when you plug it in.
It MAY be a bad USB connector on the Fire as this happened to my last one, so I had to return it to Amazon for a replacement.
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244

Even when it's on it just doesn't charge, even when the charging light is on.

Use smirkit scripts to update your bootloader to 1.4a then charge on your computer starting from an off position via usb high level charging will bypass the charge but low level will not http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 charge for a few hours after replacing your bootloader

Thepooch said:
Use smirkit scripts to update your bootloader to 1.4a then charge on your computer starting from an off position via usb high level charging will bypass the charge but low level will not http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 charge for a few hours after replacing your bootloader
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I can't do that if I can't even get into the android os. I left it plugged in for a week, and now when you plug it in, it rapidly turns on and off. Might as well throw the thing out and get the google nexus tablet.

SpudsterZ said:
Also make sure the power LED lights up when you plug it in.
It MAY be a bad USB connector on the Fire as this happened to my last one, so I had to return it to Amazon for a replacement.
Sorry, I'm really new at this...
I don't know if it has anything to do with it, but ever since I re-installed the stock rom my KF just charges for a few minutes and then it stops. What I mean is the orange light is still on but the battery on the screen is not green anymore (like when it's charging). I tried everything already.
Is it a software or hardware issue?
If it's a hardware problem and I had rooted the KF and then installed the stock rom I can still return it?
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How to charge dead kindle?

Rooted Kindle Fire on CM10
My kindle's dead and I can't seem to charge it up. When i plug in my charger it boots up to the boot animation then just dies and starts all over.
I can't find my stock kindle charger, so what are my options?

z0mghii said:
Rooted Kindle Fire on CM10
My kindle's dead and I can't seem to charge it up. When i plug in my charger it boots up to the boot animation then just dies and starts all over.
I can't find my stock kindle charger, so what are my options?
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Turn it off and leave it plugged in for a while.

veeman said:
Turn it off and leave it plugged in for a while.
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I can't turn it off, the kindle is already off because it is dead. When i plug the charger in, it automatically turns on and it dies during the bootanimation and repeats..

The kindle shuts down before he will have time to power it down and let it charge. I just spent the last 48 hours battling this same thing.
Your options from what I can see:
1. Buy another stock Kindle charger.
2. Find another 5v charger you have laying around with at least 1.8A. If it's a micro-usb, just use that to try to charge the kindle. If you have a 5v charger with at least 1.8A that isn't for a micro-USB device:
3. Get your non-micro USB charger and a spare micro usb cable. Cut off the end of the charger (Right before the part where it connects to the device), open the cable's casing, and look for black and red wires. Strip these. Now, cut the end off of your USB cable that connects to the computer. Open the casing, look for black and red. Strip. Now, connect red from the charger to the red of the USB cable. Likewise with the black. Intertwine the fibers; make sure it's secure. Cover the newly joined part of the cable (wheree the wires are exposed) with electrical tape to keep the red and black from touching. Try to charge the kindle now. Leave it plugged in for hours; it may take this long for it to work.
If you can't charge the kindle as described above, I have one more method, but it's risky and it will definitely void your warranty if you haven't already done so (unlikely). I had to resort to this method tonight, having no idea of whether or not it would work. But thankfully, it worked and my Kindle is now finally charging. This is a last resort, however.

And then when you have gone through the hassle of doing that once never let it happen again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244 upgrade your bootloader that will solve this problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935

Thepooch said:
And then when you have gone through the hassle of doing that once never let it happen again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244 upgrade your bootloader that will solve this problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935
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Do you know if this makes the Kindle Fire absolutely impervious to the low battery booting issue? Does FFF 1.4 fix it completely?
If I were to completely drain my battery as much as I could, would it still boot after I plugged a charger in?

superriku11 said:
Do you know if this makes the Kindle Fire absolutely impervious to the low battery booting issue? Does FFF 1.4 fix it completely?
If I were to completely drain my battery as much as I could, would it still boot after I plugged a charger in?
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last time I tested it my battery was at 1% I didnt get the please wait battery to low warning but I believe it did what it was intended to do previous tests proved that its completely effective on my daughter kindle a few month before just plugged it in and finally it booted by itself took about 15 mins for it to gain enough to boot, but it could take several hours on usb charge if its totally drained to the bone. Nothing is impervious

Thepooch said:
And then when you have gone through the hassle of doing that once never let it happen again http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244 upgrade your bootloader that will solve this problem http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935
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I had enough energy to keep TWRP running so I just flashed the new bootloader. It says it's currently charging. Pretty awesome!!

z0mghii said:
Rooted Kindle Fire on CM10
My kindle's dead and I can't seem to charge it up. When i plug in my charger it boots up to the boot animation then just dies and starts all over.
I can't find my stock kindle charger, so what are my options?
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if you have fff 1.4a simply power it off and plug it to your computer to charge leave it alone for say a few hours then try again

Your kf may be turning on but can't start the system. You should holding the power button in 20s. The kf will be turned off. You just pluggin your charger to charge its.
You can unbrick your kf by many way. Search in this forum to find a right way for your case.
send from my kindle fire using cm7

Will this method work on the kfhd too?

[Q] Completely Bricked Kindle, could use some help.

Long time reader, first time poster. I've been coming here for years for all my Kindle needs, but unfortunately I'm a bit stuck, and I'm asking for some help.
So I have an original Kindle Fire. Back probably in 2011 or 2012, I rooted the device and installed a custom ROM. I didn't exactly know what I was doing, but I read some tutorials and followed them carefully, and everything seemed to work fine. I avidly used it until I bought newer devices. I ultimately lost interest in it. It traveled with me from house to dorm to apartment.
Now just recently I get it out, and the thing won't start. Completely dead. The screen won't light up; the button doesn't glow; it is completely unresponsive. From what I've read, this seems to indicate that my "bootloader and recovery ... are broken".
Following some other help threads on xda, I was ultimately directed to pokey9000's Firekit LiveUSB repair kit, where I installed Ubuntu, opened the Kindle, performed the "USB Boot Shorting Trick", and through FireKit, managed to successfully send USB-Boot commands to the Kindle:
the Kindle powers on and displays a yellow triangle with fire logo inside of it. The kindle says something along the lines of "press power button for recovery", but that doesn't do anything.
On my computer, FireKit hangs at <Waiting For Device>, and nothing happens.
I feel like I'm so close to fixing it, I can't just give up. But I honestly don't know how to proceed; I'm stuck and asking for help.
I take it, the yellow triangle is an old version of FireFireFire. Does this mean I'm in FastBoot? Ostensibly, shouldn't I be able to reboot into Windows and use a tool such as Kindle Fire Utility or Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility to send fastboot commands, and fix any problems from there? Because that doesn't seem to work.
Willing to throw some Walmart or Dunkin' Donut e-gift cards your way if you can point me in the right direction.
Thanks in advanced. :good:

I'm guessing that the battery is dead, and that is all.
Can take hours even days to on Wall charger to see progress.
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sd_shadow said:
I'm guessing that the battery is dead, and that is all.
Can take hours even days to on Wall charger to see progress.
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That's an interesting thought. I know I've left it plugged in 'overnight', but not for a few days. I'll give it a try.
Finger's crossed, thanks.

sonicfanrs said:
That's an interesting thought. I know I've left it plugged in 'overnight', but not for a few days. I'll give it a try.
Finger's crossed, thanks.
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Hmm okay, so it's been charging with the OEM charger since April 20th, and it still won't power on.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know; I would love to get it working again.
I'll be playing around with Linix/FireKit/USB-Boot, and hopefully make some progress. Thanks so much.

sonicfanrs said:
Hmm okay, so it's been charging with the OEM charger since April 20th, and it still won't power on.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know; I would love to get it working again.
I'll be playing around with Linix/FireKit/USB-Boot, and hopefully make some progress. Thanks so much.
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Have you tried a different charger (or are you certain that the OEM charger works)? Is the USB port in good shape (no wiggling, your kids didn't dry to tight-rope walk the USB cable when it was plugged in)?

pfederighi said:
Have you tried a different charger (or are you certain that the OEM charger works)? Is the USB port in good shape (no wiggling, your kids didn't dry to tight-rope walk the USB cable when it was plugged in)?
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Nah, I left it in the corner of my bedroom plugged in all by itself, just pressed the power button a few times a week to see if it would power on. Only tried the one charger, which charges other devices just fine. Seems to be a 'high-power" charger because on a working Kindle, I do not get the message "Connected to Low-Power Charger".
I'm pretty sure the battery is charging. A few weeks ago I usb-booted and left it sit at the (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, device unplugged and screen constantly on. It stayed that way for at least an hour, before I manually turned it off. So that would lead me to believe the battery is in good shape, and the USB port is fine.
Could give it another week or so with a different charger. Got nothing to lose, I suppose.
Thanks for your reply.

sonicfanrs said:
Nah, I left it in the corner of my bedroom plugged in all by itself, just pressed the power button a few times a week to see if it would power on. Only tried the one charger, which charges other devices just fine. Seems to be a 'high-power" charger because on a working Kindle, I do not get the message "Connected to Low-Power Charger".
I'm pretty sure the battery is charging. A few weeks ago I usb-booted and left it sit at the (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, device unplugged and screen constantly on. It stayed that way for at least an hour, before I manually turned it off. So that would lead me to believe the battery is in good shape, and the USB port is fine.
Could give it another week or so with a different charger. Got nothing to lose, I suppose.
Thanks for your reply.
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@ (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, do you see press power for options?

sd_shadow said:
@ (fff?) yellow-fire-triangle, do you see press power for options?
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Yeah I do. But pressing power doesn't do anything. Whether it's a long press, or a short press, or a quick press right as the triangle appears, nothing.

sonicfanrs said:
Yeah I do. But pressing power doesn't do anything. Whether it's a long press, or a short press, or a quick press right as the triangle appears, nothing.
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Have you tried flashing by sending fastboot commands, then powering on kindle like in my
[url="http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=54156780&postcount=5]"Flashing Twrp in FFF bootloader with fastboot.exe[/url]
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Have you tried using a Linux OS? I've seen lots of threads/posts all over XDA about how people can't get their device to work with Windows. Maybe you could grab a live version of some OS and put it and the binaries for adb and fastboot on a flash drive and boot from it. The only time I've ever had issues with my devices and Linux is just recently when I discovered a faulty USB cable (is your cable good?).
Perhaps it may be easier to just replace the motherboard. I did that when my USB port got wrecked. The best deal I've found is here: http://www.powerbookmedic.com/Kindl...-REGISTER----Good-Micro-USB-Port-p-27164.html If you don't intend to run Amazon's OS, then it doesn't matter that it can't be registered. If you do replace the board, be very careful of the data cable for the LCD; it is fragile.