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OSX: Kindle Fire, Rooted stuck on Fire screen loop after apk

Hello. After a few attempts I was finally able to root my kindle fire using Breakdroid found here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511757 .(I only have access to an OSX, no windows). I have a dell latitude running snow leopard. (hackintosh)
I can get to the black and red screen.
I downloaded the energy ics apk and tried to install the zip through the CWM-base Recovery v5.0.2.7 FULL (by DooMLorD) and it just loops through the fire screen with the triangle logo. Occasionally you can see the ICS startup screen, but very briefly(like 1 sec) but it goes back to looping through the reset.
I am not new to rooting android devices as I have rooted my phones in the past with no problems.
1. What am I doing wrong?
2. I can try install TWRP but how?(step by step on overwriting the CWM-base Recovery in OSX please, i have adb and tried but it does not see twrp in my file location.
3. is there an updated script for osx that auto installs TWRP?
If someone has time, please post a video please as there are none on installing using OSX on a fire using 6.3 on youtube or anywhere else on the web.
I cant add a new post since im new so Im editing this one:
Thanks! After waiting 15 min for the opening ICS screen, I finally rebooted and had the same problem..
Now the big question... how do you install TWRP using OSX?
tell you the steps I have done with no success...
I went to http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2 and chose kindle fire
downloaded the .img and placed it in my platforms-tools(and yes, I downloaded the ADB package and added platform-tools)
first did adb devices and got:
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
436E000600000001 recovery
then followed the websites direction and started adb shell by typing adb shell and got:
:~ drive$ adb shell
~ #
then followed the websites direction and entered su and got:
~ # su
/sbin/sh: su: not found
~ #
why was su not found?

Think I might gotten closer to a solution to my own problem.. I re-rooted using Breakdroid(auto root method) and now I am getting the full ICS animation screen ... Im going to leave it alone for a bit and see if it actually loads ICS on my fire.. will let you know any findings...

matchnbpm said:
Think I might gotten closer to a solution to my own problem.. I re-rooted using Breakdroid(auto root method) and now I am getting the full ICS animation screen ... Im going to leave it alone for a bit and see if it actually loads ICS on my fire.. will let you know any findings...
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TWRP is required to run the new ICS roms. CWM usually will not work.

ok.. got su to finally work after reloading kindle fire's image that I did a backup of and let it be on USB mode
got bootmode to go in from the site
tried to fastbook and i get:
# fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-blaze-2.1.1.img
fastboot: not found
.. Edit.. found out that fastboot requires that you exit out of ADB..
now fastboot stuck on 'waiting for device'

matchnbpm said:
ok.. got su to finally work
got bootmode to go in from the site
tried to fastbook and i get:
# fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-blaze-2.1.1.img
fastboot: not found
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You don't need "su" to enter fastboot commands.
While in recovery, enter:
adb shell idme bootmode 4002
adb reboot
That will restart your kindle in fastboot mode. Then you can enter:
fastboot flash recovery /path/to/twrp.img
Then...
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
...and reboot

EDIT:
6.3.1
Wow.. what a pain! Finally got TWRP to load! Here are the instructions for OSX using http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1511757 (since no one seems to have it)
download breakdroid
start breakdroid (not kindlewater)
press 5 for kindle
press ok
press 1 for autoroot
now this is where you either get it or not.. my first time I got hung at waiting for device, so i simply unplugged it and replugged it and continued the autoroot. The second time after i unrooted my kindle fire and rerooted I did an exit and re rooted and it went all the way through... so your choice...
after you should be able to load kindle fires normal os after you see a triangle with a fire in it
now download TWRP
head over to: http://www.teamw.in/project/twrp2 choose kindle fire from their
'please select device'
download their .img
follow the instruction here to add adb to your MAC: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=9842005
with the instructions, make sure you do it step by step including the "Now .... I am going to show you how to make your life a lot easier in Terminal to run ADB without having to navigate to the folder every time you want to launch it."
if you did the instructions correctly you made a quick way to start ADB.
you can check if it works by starting a terminal(under applications/utilities(i made a quickstart and pinned it to my bar) and type ADB devices(with caps)
you should see your device there, if not, retrace your steps
move the TWRP .img file to your platform-tools folder
now start your kindle fire to normal mode and plug in your usb.. leave it on USB mode, do not exit
start a terminal and type ADB devices, your kindle fire should NOT be in recovery, should show 'device'
follow the TeamWin directions and type adb shell
type su
type idme bootmode 4002
type exit
quit terminal
restart terminal
type fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery openrecovery-twrp-blaze-2.1.1.img
your kindle fire will look like it is locked up after a few min, simply power off your kindle fire after installation of TWRP by pressing the power button until it turns off..
power back on and press and hold until it turns orange, release..
Welcome to TWRP!

KIndle Fire Stuck at logo screen

Hi , My Kindle fire is earlier rooted and updated with ICS rom. But recently i wanted to go back to Stock , so after flashing with stock , its stuck at the screen " Kindle Fire" logo( as attched in the image).
1. I try to drain the full charge. Not ok.
2. Try to fastboot . Not ok.
3.KIndle fire utility to install TWRp Recoivery.Not ok.
KIndle Fire Utility trying to Install TWRP:
Installing TWRP...
If we get stuck here for awhile, power the kindle on and off a few times.
You should also check device manager for "kindle" If so, rerun the driver
installer that came packaged with KFU.
***********************************************
* Activating Fastboot (4002) *
***********************************************
2019 KB/s (510876 bytes in 0.247s)
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
- exec '/system/bin/sh' failed: No such file or directory (2) -
The kindle has been told to reboot in Fastboot Mode.
< waiting for device >
.......
2.ADB COMMAND :
C:\adb>adb devices
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
5C58000600000001 device
Looks like i cannot execute shell command in adb mode.i cannot fastboot.
Is there any way that i can copy shell file to kindle so that i can execute shell commands.
My Drivers are ok and my kindle is showing in the devices manager and in adb command as shown above. Please help.
Is there any other option except Facory cable ?

Decide on the lesser of two evils your other choice the back will have to come off http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038 a factory cable will allow you to fastboot flash fff.bin and twrp. That being said whats better factory cable or back off? Since you can get a string with adb its not in fastboot likely recovery bootmode.

Thepooch said:
That being said whats better factory cable or back off?
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This. It's recommended that you go with the factory cable, as your bootloader is intact (even if it's stock) and the factory cable route is easier.
For future reference, this happened because you didn't follow instructions. When flashing back to stock, you -have- to wipe cache, dalvik-cache and FACTORY RESET. Otherwise, you get that semi brick.

Dasanko said:
This. It's recommended that you go with the factory cable, as your bootloader is intact (even if it's stock) and the factory cable route is easier.
For future reference, this happened because you didn't follow instructions. When flashing back to stock, you -have- to wipe cache, dalvik-cache and FACTORY RESET. Otherwise, you get that semi brick.
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After getting the factory cable, i will install TWRP recovery(using Kindle utility) and using " TWRP INSTALL Option ",I will flash stock ROM. Will this activity fix the shell commands problem in future ?

With the factory cable you will manually flash fff.bin please not the zip you will break your bootloader with a serious brickage and manually flash twrp.img kfu will be useless to you this task will have to be performed old school with factory cable once your able to access recovery very likely you will need to flash a rom to finish the cleanup I recommend modaco because its very near stock

Issue unlocking bootloader

I'm trying to unlock boot loader on my device but, when I reboot into boot loader I don't get an option for "fast boot". The options I do get are to reboot, reboot in download mode, reboot in boot loader, reboot in recovery, and shut down. Any ideas or maybe any precursors I've missed?

fastboot (and adb) needs to be installed and running from your PC, you reboot in to the phones bootloader then from a command prompt or terminal on your pc you issue fastboot commands to your phone which is connected by USB.

No luck
upperdecker said:
fastboot (and adb) needs to be installed and running from your PC, you reboot in to the phones bootloader then from a command prompt or terminal on your pc you issue fastboot commands to your phone which is connected by USB.
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C:\Users\Delprete>adb reboot downloader
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
error: device '(null)' not found
is all I got. I downloaded and installed fastboot to the pc. The directions that I'm following from HTCDEV.com say to reboot into download mode and then load fastboot from the phone.

Use the adb and fastboot from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2317790
Make sure you have usb debugging and oem unlocking enabled in developer options of your phone.
Once in download mode send the fastboot commands from your pc

Lost Asus Logo and

I try the ROM this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/rom-cleanstock-mm-z00aww-4-21-40-144-t3492278 by By GuilhermeXtreme
README file MM bootloader folder I downloaded from his website:
" * Connect your phone to computer
* Execute upgrade.bat (win), upgrade_linux.sh (linux) or upgrade_mac.sh (mac)
* Script will flash new bootloader bits, reboot to new bootloader and flash new TWRP recovery
* Enjoy ! "
I upgraded to MM bootloader but didn't do "reboot to new bootloader and flash new TWRP recovery" part because I see the version of TWRP in the folder is same as my current TWRP. Then I flash the ROM and reboot but the phone didn't boot to the ROM, logo not show up and stuck at "Your device have failed verification .... " screen for few minutes and keep reboot to it. I tried the key combination to boot to fastboot mode but only see a black screen (phone still vibrate) and no logo.
I attempted to fix the phone and somehow it boot TWRP (thanks God) then I flashed LineageOS successfully.
Still logo lost and meet black screen when try to go fastboot mode.
.
What problem do I have beside losing logo? Lost bootloader? And what do I need to do to fix it?
Thanks so much in advance And sorry for my English.

Tu Dam said:
I try the ROM this thread https://forum.xda-developers.com/zenfone2/development/rom-cleanstock-mm-z00aww-4-21-40-144-t3492278 by By GuilhermeXtreme
README file MM bootloader folder I downloaded from his website:
" * Connect your phone to computer
* Execute upgrade.bat (win), upgrade_linux.sh (linux) or upgrade_mac.sh (mac)
* Script will flash new bootloader bits, reboot to new bootloader and flash new TWRP recovery
* Enjoy ! "
I upgraded to MM bootloader but didn't do "reboot to new bootloader and flash new TWRP recovery" part because I see the version of TWRP in the folder is same as my current TWRP. Then I flash the ROM and reboot but the phone didn't boot to the ROM, logo not show up and stuck at "Your device have failed verification .... " screen for few minutes and keep reboot to it. I tried the key combination to boot to fastboot mode but only see a black screen (phone still vibrate) and no logo.
I attempted to fix the phone and somehow it boot TWRP (thanks God) then I flashed LineageOS successfully.
Still logo lost and meet black screen when try to go fastboot mode.
.
What problem do I have beside losing logo? Lost bootloader? And what do I need to do to fix it?
Thanks so much in advance And sorry for my English.
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from recovery dd latest mm fastboot image on mmcblk0p3. and splashscreen image on mmcblk0p4
how to do it!
copy fastboot image (droidboot.img) and splashscreen image on internal storage
reboot your device in twrp recovery. now from terminal run following commands
dd if=/sdcard/droidboot.img of=/dev/block/mmcblkop3
dd if=/sdcard/splashscreen.img of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4
you can do it from pc as well
adb shell
su
then same above dd commands
you can also do from terminal emulator from mobile
su
and then above dd commands

G3121 Oreo

Hello,
I'm looking for solution to root my G3121 48.1.A.2.50, I've tried many guides and methods but without success, everytime only thing I get is bootloop. What's important - I have unlocked bootloader by Sony site but without TA backup. Any ideas what should I do to obtain root?
P.S.
How to get backup of boot.img?

Abbrams said:
Hello,
I'm looking for solution to root my G3121 48.1.A.2.50, I've tried many guides and methods but without success, everytime only thing I get is bootloop. What's important - I have unlocked bootloader by Sony site but without TA backup. Any ideas what should I do to obtain root?
P.S.
How to get backup of boot.img?
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Hi
Try to download magisk and write from ADB on PC inside the folder where you downloaded magisk (assuming that the zip name is "magisk.zip"):
adb sideload "magisk.zip"
Tell me if it works :highfive:
PS: after gaining root, use TWRP builder app to create a custom TWRP and than go to backup/Boot

I guess that you didn't mean to do it in fastboot or something like that? Cause this method doesn't work for me
>adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running. starting it now at tcp: 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
RQ3007GXJ6 device
>adb sideload Magisk.zip
opening 'Magisk.zip'...
connecting...
falling back to older sideload method...
error: closed
this is what I get from command window

Abbrams said:
I guess that you didn't mean to do it in fastboot or something like that? Cause this method doesn't work for me
>adb devices
List of devices attached
* daemon not running. starting it now at tcp: 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
RQ3007GXJ6 device
>adb sideload Magisk.zip
opening 'Magisk.zip'...
connecting...
falling back to older sideload method...
error: closed
this is what I get from command window
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Hi
Try doing before "adb usb"
It should work!

Still nothing, tried 3 times and reply from command window was the same "restarting in USB mode"
I really have no idea what is wrong with that phone, every boot.img I flash doesn't work, once TWRP was only working but when I wanted reboot to system, I got stuck on bootloop
Service Info says that Booloader is unlocked
Has anyone similar issue?

Abbrams said:
Still nothing, tried 3 times and reply from command window was the same "restarting in USB mode"
I really have no idea what is wrong with that phone, every boot.img I flash doesn't work, once TWRP was only working but when I wanted reboot to system, I got stuck on bootloop
Service Info says that Booloader is unlocked
Has anyone similar issue?
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How to make boot.img from kernel.sin/kernel.elf and patch it?

Abbrams said:
Still nothing, tried 3 times and reply from command window was the same "restarting in USB mode"
I really have no idea what is wrong with that phone, every boot.img I flash doesn't work, once TWRP was only working but when I wanted reboot to system, I got stuck on bootloop
Service Info says that Booloader is unlocked
Has anyone similar issue?
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Try to install magisk doing what written here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272731 and booting up the phone long pressing up volume + power button(or if it doesn't work do the same steps booting phone with down volume + power button
Than just follow the steps I've written you on first post, to achieve TWRP and backup boot.
This WILL work :highfive:

faby GT said:
Try to install magisk doing what written here https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2272731 and booting up the phone long pressing up volume + power button(or if it doesn't work do the same steps booting phone with down volume + power button
Than just follow the steps I've written you on first post, to achieve TWRP and backup boot.
This WILL work :highfive:
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I can't use sideload because I don't have any recovery, so method is not usable for me. Tried to update adb files but the same effect. Any other ideas? I really need stock boot.img for G3121 with TWRP, that will not fall in bootloop.

Many tries, no success, what am I doing wrong?