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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.
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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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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.
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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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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.
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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
Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
wpmetts said:
Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What is your boot status in KFU?
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Have you tried holding down the power button while powering up and choose boot? Need to hold down power button then when the marker is on booot release power button
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shravbits said:
What is your boot status in KFU?
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Shows offline.
wpmetts said:
Shows offline.
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Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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shravbits said:
Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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As far as I know...
wpmetts said:
Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Reverting to stock, does just that. It reverts your device to the state it was in when it came out of the box, and is completely unnecessary. TRWP does not prevent "root", it simply aids in the "rooting" process, which is unnecessary in itself.
Put your device in fastboot (very likely it already is), reinstall TWRP, install FFF, wipe partitions, and flash a ROM. Problem solved.
IF any of this is foreign to you, you should do a little research before continuing and getting yourself into more trouble.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747567
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26435498
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25730650
[Edit:] Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes. There were no replies when I started writing this.
shravbits said:
Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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Getting the attached error from windows..
What I think is that you are in a different bootmode, but your kindle is not showing up as a adb device. Have you tried hard resetting? But remember, unplug the USB cable, then hold the power button for 20 seconds, power back up, and then see if you can see the kindle appearing in KFU
Edit: I agree with soupmagnet. If my suggestion doesn't work then use the links he posted and follow his method
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wpmetts said:
Was finally able to pass the boot screen and was able to re-install TWRP and get it working again, but still cant seem to it rooted again.
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::h my::
Forget about rooting it for a second. It is unnecessary. Install a custom ROM and be done with it.
Again, if you don't understand why, go back a few posts and read again.
yes flash this and move on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
Thanks again for all the help.
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not 6.3.2
kindle fire utility boot status unknown
adb is online..how to looting?
Use Kindle Fire Utility to root.
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Use Kindle Fire Utility to root.
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I've been trying last night and today, and it won't work. The version is 6.3.3. Drivers are fine, shows up as Android Composite ADB Interface in device manager on windows 7. I can access the Kindle as a drive on my PC. When I run Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.9, it reports
ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown.
If I try to either manually set fastboot with option 1 Bootmode Menu, or try to "Install Permanent Root with Superuser" option 2, it has
Installing Permanent Root
Activating Fastboot (4002)
5090 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.09x) then this:
couldn't write bp1, panic!
finds twrp.img, and downloads fff.bin. Then the kindle reboots, KFU says "Installing FFF..." and <waiting for device>.
But then does nothing, even after I swipe the lock and go back into file transfer mode on the kindle.
Anything I try to do reports "couldn't write bp1, panic!" on KFU. I have another kindle that rooted fine, this one just refuses to.
Any ideas?
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I've been trying last night and today, and it won't work. The version is 6.3.3. Drivers are fine, shows up as Android Composite ADB Interface in device manager on windows 7. I can access the Kindle as a drive on my PC. When I run Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.9, it reports
ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown.
If I try to either manually set fastboot with option 1 Bootmode Menu, or try to "Install Permanent Root with Superuser" option 2, it has
Installing Permanent Root
Activating Fastboot (4002)
5090 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.09x) then this:
couldn't write bp1, panic!
finds twrp.img, and downloads fff.bin. Then the kindle reboots, KFU says "Installing FFF..." and <waiting for device>.
But then does nothing, even after I swipe the lock and go back into file transfer mode on the kindle.
Anything I try to do reports "couldn't write bp1, panic!" on KFU. I have another kindle that rooted fine, this one just refuses to.
Any ideas?
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You have another kindle that has 6.3.3 that rooted with no issues? Just curious. Planning on rooting mine as well and looking for any insight as I don't want to brick my device since it updated to 6.3.3 on me.
nathan.stanford said:
You have another kindle that has 6.3.3 that rooted with no issues? Just curious. Planning on rooting mine as well and looking for any insight as I don't want to brick my device since it updated to 6.3.3 on me.
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Yes, I actually had 2 of them that rooted fine. They are all KF HD 7" First Generation. This one just won't. I'm now working with the KF First Aide tool kit, and I now get SU: ACCESS DENIED or something like that. Communication with ADB is fine, there's a permission issue somewhere I can't figure out.
Towelroot.com
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Http://Towelroot.com
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157
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Think your link has an extra http://
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2783157
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Think your link has an extra http://
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Hmmm. Downloaded it, installed it. The "make it rain" button that says it will reboot my device does not.
Rooting Kindle running 6.3.3
so you have successfully rooted a kindle fire hd running 6.3.3? I have spent all day trying to figure out how to root mine and install a version of jelly bean. Could you point me in the direction of what versions of jellybean/kindle fire utility to use? i have tried using kf utility 0.9.9 and i have the same issue as you where it says the device is online but the boot status is unknown. Thx for the help.
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so you have successfully rooted a kindle fire hd running 6.3.3? I have spent all day trying to figure out how to root mine and install a version of jelly bean. Could you point me in the direction of what versions of jellybean/kindle fire utility to use? i have tried using kf utility 0.9.9 and i have the same issue as you where it says the device is online but the boot status is unknown. Thx for the help.
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Awww crapola. Nevermind. All I knew was that both of them were on 6.3.3, so I thought that was what they've always been on. Bzzzzt. The one that was working still has the adw launcher installed, but it doesn't have root any more. So THAT'S why KFU doesn't work on this new one.
They are my girlfriend's kids' kindles, and I told her not to ever update them, but I guess this one was pushed out.
So.... how long until theres a root kit for 6.3.3?
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Awww crapola. Nevermind. All I knew was that both of them were on 6.3.3, so I thought that was what they've always been on. Bzzzzt. The one that was working still has the adw launcher installed, but it doesn't have root any more. So THAT'S why KFU doesn't work on this new one.
They are my girlfriend's kids' kindles, and I told her not to ever update them, but I guess this one was pushed out.
So.... how long until theres a root kit for 6.3.3?
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Hopefully soon, i heard towelroot this new program/website that roots a bunch of devices may work. have you heard anything about it? i dont want to brick my kindle.
Rob251 said:
Hopefully soon, i heard towelroot this new program/website that roots a bunch of devices may work. have you heard anything about it? i dont want to brick my kindle.
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Didn't brick it, but didn't work either. The apk installs just fine, but when I click the "make it rain" button that says the device will reboot, nothing happens. The device does not reboot, and is not rooted. I tried rebooting the kindle and trying again with the same result. I guess I now fit the definition of insanity.
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Didn't brick it, but didn't work either. The apk installs just fine, but when I click the "make it rain" button that says the device will reboot, nothing happens. The device does not reboot, and is not rooted. I tried rebooting the kindle and trying again with the same result. I guess I now fit the definition of insanity.
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And... tried V2 of towelroot this morning. Still no worky-worky.
Somebody get a straitjacket.
Old rooting methods not working yah...
What I have done -
1. fastboot using factory cable
2. install TWRP+FFF with KFU
3.flash modified pre-rooted ROM
If Amazon continues updating 1st gen, not sure there are lots of enthusiasts, who would continue rooting it. Thus decided to switch to alternative ROM. Well, stock is better for battery etc... etc... but as I do also have HDX and most of time use it, having stock ROM on 1st gen is not as crucial for me.
According to this post (and the post above^^), if you have a factory cable (special cable used to power on in bootloader mode), you can revert to a custom recovery and bootloader and then flash a 6.3.2 ROM. Problem then is avoiding another OTA.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53532982&postcount=2
my fff said:
in cmd driver number showing.but in kfu boot status unknown...adb driver composit installed..
why that? kfu trouble?kindle version 6.3.3 is 6.3.2 same thing?
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Please don't just start a new thread, when you don't get the answer you want.
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Not Kfu. In cmd kindle fire tooting
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no toot for 6.3.3, cmd other otherwise
To root new update 6.3.3, you need a fastboot/factory cable, adb/ fastboot.exe files, FFF bootloader.bin, twrp.img, and my prerooted 6.3.3 zip
Kindle Fire Utility does not work with 6.3.3 update
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The Kindle Fire was installed android and I want to recovery it, so I used TWRP flash the update.zip and reboot, now it stuck on the orange Kindle Fire LOGO, CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!
which twrp? , update. zip? bootloader?
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POTAT\O said:
The Kindle Fire was installed android and I want to recovery it, so I used TWRP flash the update.zip and reboot, now it stuck on the orange Kindle Fire LOGO, CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME!!!
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likely need a fastboot cable
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TWRP 2.1 or 2.2 and I download the original system from Amazon and use TWRP to flash it and now I can't get in anything, just stuck in Kindle Fire screen.
What is a fast boot cable
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TWRP 2.1 or 2.2 and I download the original system from Amazon and use TWRP to flash it and now I can't get in anything, just stuck in Kindle Fire screen.
What is a fast boot cable
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How to flash twrp and firefirefire with a Fastboot cable
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=53652317&postcount=2
I have a micro USB to usb normal cable, what is the diffract between fast boot cable and normal cable
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I have a micro USB to usb normal cable, what is the diffract between fast boot cable and normal cable
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5th pin on Fastboot cable is usb powered, forces kindle into fastboot mode
can I use a normal cable?
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can I use a normal cable?
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What is a Fastboot or Factory cable http://goo.gl/HPVwMt
Is there a way that I could force the Kindle to boot into
Bootloader/fastboot mode without a Factory/Fastboot cable?
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Is there a way that I could force the Kindle to boot into
Bootloader/fastboot mode without a Factory/Fastboot cable?
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try the fastboot commands in the thread i posted and see
It keep saying <waiting for device>
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It keep saying <waiting for device>
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That thread is saying is only for Kindle Fire HD
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That thread is saying is only for Kindle Fire HD
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No it says "This is only for the first gen Kindle Fire 7" from late 2011. It will not work on any other model."
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There is only 1 kindle fire from 2011
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and it is not an HD
OH!
Sorry, I didn't see that
Okay, I got the tool working, how to I force Kindle FIre to enter fastboot?
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Okay, I got the tool working, how to I force Kindle FIre to enter fastboot?
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You don't
you will need the USB boot shorting trick.
Is there a way that I don't open the back cover?
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Is there a way that I don't open the back cover?
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How many time do I have to suggest getting a Fastboot Cable?
Is factory cable same as fastboot cable?
Hi,
I got as far as rooting my Kindle then realised I needed a specific cable to enter fastboot mode. Is there a way to install twrp and a different ROM without it or do I need to go and buy one?
LowKee84 said:
Hi,
I got as far as rooting my Kindle then realised I needed a specific cable to enter fastboot mode. Is there a way to install twrp and a different ROM without it or do I need to go and buy one?
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which system version is on the device now?
6.x.x, 5.x.x, 10.x.x...?
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10.
Kindle fire 2012.
10.5.1
I believe its second generation.
LowKee84 said:
Kindle fire 2012.
10.5.1
I believe its second generation.
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this is only for kindle fire 1 (2011)
there is a separate section for your device see
Fire Index: Which Amazon (Kindle) Fire Do I have?
for correct forum link
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