I deleted the os on my Kindle Fire and I wanted to know if it is possible to install one I downloaded (.bin file) from my computer or from the kindle somehow?
You posted this exact same question in the Kindle Fire 2/HD forums, so it would be more beneficial for you if we knew exactly what device you have.
Me too...
Ok, so I've read the forums and have seen MANY other posts on this. My problem is I'm to much of a noob to understand how to fix. I rooted my kindle using KFU, worked GREAT, but wanted my kindle video streaming back so went to unroot. I did the dumbest thing possible from what I've read here and wiped everything though TWRP! (Cache, Dalvik Cache, Factory Reset, System, External Storage) So now I can still get into TWRP but that's it. I think i have downloaded the OS again here from the forum but have NO IDEA how to now get it on my Kindle. Again, EXTREME NOOB here, step by step please and THANKS IN ADVANCE!
bsr99a said:
Ok, so I've read the forums and have seen MANY other posts on this. My problem is I'm to much of a noob to understand how to fix. I rooted my kindle using KFU, worked GREAT, but wanted my kindle video streaming back so went to unroot. I did the dumbest thing possible from what I've read here and wiped everything though TWRP! (Cache, Dalvik Cache, Factory Reset, System, External Storage) So now I can still get into TWRP but that's it. I think i have downloaded the OS again here from the forum but have NO IDEA how to now get it on my Kindle. Again, EXTREME NOOB here, step by step please and THANKS IN ADVANCE!
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1. Thread-jacking isn't nice.
2. This thread has a specific section on exactly what you're asking about, under the heading, funnily enough, "Reverting to Stock Software." The only information it leaves out that you'll need to be aware of in your specific case is that, absent the ability to download the Kindle Fire stock software on the Kindle Fire itself (since you wiped the OS without putting another one in place), you'll have to side-load it from a PC.
So, once you've downloaded the stock software file that thread provides a link for, plug your KF into your PC, then ON the KF, in TWRP, press the 'Home' button, then press 'Mount,' then within that menu, 'Mount USB Storage.' This will allow you to access your KF's storage from your PC, and put the update file onto the internal SD card.
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abe in space said:
1. Thread-jacking isn't nice.
2. This thread has a specific section on exactly what you're asking about, under the heading, funnily enough, "Reverting to Stock Software." The only information it leaves out that you'll need to be aware of in your specific case is that, absent the ability to download the Kindle Fire stock software on the Kindle Fire itself (since you wiped the OS without putting another one in place), you'll have to side-load it from a PC.
So, once you've downloaded the stock software file that thread provides a link for, plug your KF into your PC, then ON the KF, in TWRP, press the 'Home' button, then press 'Mount,' then within that menu, 'Mount USB Storage.' This will allow you to access your KF's storage from your PC, and put the update file onto the internal SD card.
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Didn't mean to thread jack, I thought i read to ask questions on pre-existing threads that related to your question. Thought I was doing as asked. Again, EXTREME NOOb here. (probably shouldn't have even tried to do this) but I do appreciate the help.
Thanks Again
Hello all,
I have checked and used this forum GREATLY while trying to root my Kindle Fire (1st Generation) and flash the newest Jelly Bean ROM, so first off, thank you to all who contributed to other threads. I'm having two annoying issues that is keeping me from really loving the upgraded functionality of my kindle. The issues are:
1. Ever since the flash of the new Jelly Bean ROM, my computer won't recognize my kindle unless it's mounted via TWRP.
2. I cannot move a certain .ISO file from my SD Card to my system folder
First things first, issue #1. After I flashed the newest Jelly Bean ROM last week, my computer (well any computer really) fails to recognize my kindle. I tried re-downloading the ADB Google drivers from the SDK app, but that didn't work. In my device manager, I can't even find any reference to the Google USB drivers at all, so I can't uninstall then re-install them. And even after I install them again from the SDK program, they still don't show up. Additionally, the only time my computer recognizes my kindle is when I boot it in Recovery Mode. If the SD Card is not mounted within TWRP, my computer will find a "Removable Drive" (which I can't access), but if the SD Card is Mounted within TWRP, it finds the Kindle Fire and allows me to access the files on only the SD Card. I even turned on and off USB debug mode on the kindle to see if that did anything. No luck.
Now, issue #2. All of this is pretty much just being done for games. I have two .ISO files of different games that I burned from games I own. One file is on the SD Card and there is not enough room for the other ISO game file. Naturally, I thought I'd move one of the games to the system folder (or any folder not within the SD Card) so I can have access to both games on the same kindle. I thought about using ADB to manually push/pull the file, but that doesn't work unless my computer recognizes my device. I also tried downloading Root Manager, but my kindle crashes whenever I try to move the large file off the SD card. I did test and was able to move a small picture file from the SD Card to the System folder, so I know it can work when I give myself root and RW permissions. Is there a size limit to what can be moved via a Root File Manager? I have tried 3 different programs that all crashed when trying to move or copy the file. I did also notice that the game file has a small badge on it's icon. Not sure if that means anything or if that's just saying the file is copy protected.
Oh, and the KFU will only recognize the device when it's in Recovery Mode. That's the only time the Kindle will obey commands from KFU 9.6.
Ideally, I'd like to not have to re-flash or re-root my kindle if at all necessary. I'm hoping it's a simple fix. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Well, I have a solution to problem one, but I don't think that this will work, as it sounds like you're having driver issues. Under settings on the kf, go down to about tablet, and tap the build number 7 times. (I don't know if this is a necessary step or not, but it is a good idea to have access to Dev options anyway). Now under storage, tap the top right corner where the three dots are, and select mtp. Hopefully your computer now will be able to access the SD card.
Again, this doesn't sound like your problem, but try it anyway.
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Hmm...didn't work. I did not have the three dots in the top right of the storage option of the settings, so there was no SMTP setting. I also just realized the settings app crashes whenever I click on the Display options in settings.
KindleMan said:
Ever since the flash of the new Jelly Bean ROM, my computer won't recognize my kindle unless it's mounted via TWRP.
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Go to Settings, open the "About Tablet" tab and tap on "Build number" something like 5 or six times. That will show the hidden Developer options tab. There, you need to enable "Android debugging".
2. I cannot move a certain .ISO file from my SD Card to my system folder
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The system partition is only 512MB and JB takes up around 325MB of that, so you may not have the room to store it there. Your best bet would probably be to move it to your /data/local folder.
So an addition to what I said before, something you might have to do is select USB notification in user interface under System.
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soupmagnet said:
Go to Settings, open the "About Tablet" tab and tap on "Build number" something like 5 or six times. That will show the hidden Developer options tab. There, you need to enable "Android debugging".
The system partition is only 512MB and JB takes up around 325MB of that, so you may not have the room to store it there. Your best bet would probably be to move it to your /data/local folder.
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I don't have the option for Android Debugging. USB Debugging is there, is that what you meant? Mine has been both on and off and neither one does anything that allows my computer to recognize the kindle.
I tried moving it to the data/local folder and it worked! Thank you for helping with that issue!
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So an addition to what I said before, something you might have to do is select USB notification in user interface under System.
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I don't have that option either. For USB-related settings I have:
Protect USB Storage
USB Debugging
I also don't have a debug app selected. Could that be causing an issue? If so, which one should I use?
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I don't have that option either. For USB-related settings I have:
Protect USB Storage
USB Debugging
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Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
I also don't have a debug app selected. Could that be causing an issue? If so, which one should I use?
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Doesn't matter.
soupmagnet said:
Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
Doesn't matter.
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I am on JB 4.2 (released on 1-22-2013).
If it is a driver issue, how to I go about fixing it? When I am in my device manager, I don't see any google or android USB drivers listed. But when I try to re-install the drivers from SDK, it either says they are current or they install without any error messages.
soupmagnet said:
Are you sure you have the newest JB installed? What ROM?
Nevertheless, if you have USB Debugging enabled you should be able to send adb commands. If not, you're most likely looking at a driver issue.
Doesn't matter.
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I did just discover something interesting regarding the USB Debugging which might narrow down the culprit. I plugged my kindle in to my computer via USB to charge and it was not registering. When I turned on the USB debugging, it did start to charge. It still isn't being recognized by the computer, so I am assuming the fault is with the drivers.
KindleMan said:
...I tried re-downloading the ADB Google drivers from the SDK app, but that didn't work. In my device manager, I can't even find any reference to the Google USB drivers at all, so I can't uninstall then re-install them. And even after I install them again from the SDK program, they still don't show up. Additionally, the only time my computer recognizes my kindle is when I boot it in Recovery Mode. If the SD Card is not mounted within TWRP, my computer will find a "Removable Drive" (which I can't access), but if the SD Card is Mounted within TWRP, it finds the Kindle Fire and allows me to access the files on only the SD Card. I even turned on and off USB debug mode on the kindle to see if that did anything. No luck.
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KindleMan said:
I am on JB 4.2 (released on 1-22-2013).
If it is a driver issue, how to I go about fixing it? When I am in my device manager, I don't see any google or android USB drivers listed. But when I try to re-install the drivers from SDK, it either says they are current or they install without any error messages.
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So uninstall the drivers for the kindle, then run the driver setup from KFU. reboot your computer and see if your computer now recognizes your kf.
Also, I would read/check on hashcode's thread to see if anyone else has any similar issues. It is hashcode's, right?
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jma9454 said:
So uninstall the drivers for the kindle, then run the driver setup from KFU. reboot your computer and see if your computer now recognizes your kf.
Also, I would read/check on hashcode's thread to see if anyone else has any similar issues. It is hashcode's, right?
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Oh, I didn't know that Hashcode was the person who created this. I'll ask him, but I'm starting to suspect I had some user error when flashing the ROM. Thank you for your help!
Did you do the driver thing?
The only reason I say that it was hashcode's is because you said that your build was 1/22 and his AOSP one is on 1/22, and I took a quick look at twa's and he didn't have any that day. Hashcode's cm10.1 was last updated 1/17...
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Did you do the driver thing?
The only reason I say that it was hashcode's is because you said that your build was 1/22 and his AOSP one is on 1/22, and I took a quick look at twa's and he didn't have any that day. Hashcode's cm10.1 was last updated 1/17...
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I tried the driver thing but it didn't work. There were no Android or Google drivers to uninstall and the re-install said it worked but the computer still failed to recognize the kindle. Is there another way to uninstall the drivers if they don't show up on the device manager?
At this point I would just redownload the ROM, and do a full wipe. Then flash it again and see if there are any issues.
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At this point I would just redownload the ROM, and do a full wipe. Then flash it again and see if there are any issues.
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What exactly do I wipe? I assume cache and dalvik cache, but do I do a system wipe too?
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What exactly do I wipe? I assume cache and dalvik cache, but do I do a system wipe too?
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Yes. Everything but external storage (SD card)
Install ROM. Make sure to have md5 check on,
Wipe cache/dalvik or whatever wipe it gives on the bottom right.
Install Gapps.
Optional wipe
Reboot
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jma9454 said:
Yes. Everything but external storage (SD card)
Install ROM. Make sure to have md5 check on,
Wipe cache/dalvik or whatever wipe it gives on the bottom right.
Install Gapps.
Optional wipe
Reboot
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Ugh...still didn't work. All my existing errors are still there. I followed your directions (though the md5 check failed because it said no md5 file was found). I re-installed the Jelly Bean ROM but my computer still won't recognize the kindle. The Display option in the settings still causes Setting to crash whenever I click on it.
Is it about time to start considering unrooting, installing the amazon OS, and trying everything again?
I would first try a different ROM. Make sure to do a full wipe before you flash it.
What Gapps file are you using?
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I would first try a different ROM. Make sure to do a full wipe before you flash it.
What Gapps file are you using?
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Still no luck. I installed CM-10.1-20130108-1817-otter-sgt7 and gapps-jb-20121212. The ROM seems to work a little better is some respects (the Display option in Settings doesn't crash now) but my computer still refuses to recognize the kindle.
This also presented another issue. I now have a bunch of other programs on my SD card but I can't access them. The Storage option in the Settings menu recognizes that the memory card is full, but it won't go any further into the card. If I have to wipe the card, it's not a huge deal, but I would like to see if I could access those apps if possible. I backed them up with Titanium Pro, but I left those backups on the SD card which now seems like a bad idea. Do I need to re-download Titanium Backup Pro and let that restore everything?
I have bricked my fire tv that has rbox's custom mod installed ( I wiped my sd partition and restarted the device before replacing the restore.img) so totally my own stupid fault... but I have a guy on this forum that's kindly trying to assist me in restoring it as he has the ability to get access to the emmc chip. He has a complete back up of his flash but what he is needing to know though is : where/how the FireTV is storing unique stuff like serial number/Device ID and whatnot. MAC addresses of Wifi and LAN would come to mind too. But he's pretty sure this contains IDs that are unique.
Would the following be possible : If we would know in what part this information is stored. He could try to make a backup of this from my device once it shows up as eMMC, and then later restore it
Any advice really appreciated as just want to return my fire tv to a working state.
Paul
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I have bricked my fire tv that has rbox's custom mod installed ( I wiped my sd partition and restarted the device before replacing the restore.img) so totally my own stupid fault... but I have a guy on this forum that's kindly trying to assist me in restoring it as he has the ability to get access to the emmc chip. He has a complete back up of his flash but what he is needing to know though is : where/how the FireTV is storing unique stuff like serial number/Device ID and whatnot. MAC addresses of Wifi and LAN would come to mind too. But he's pretty sure this contains IDs that are unique.
Would the following be possible : If we would know in what part this information is stored. He could try to make a backup of this from my device once it shows up as eMMC, and then later restore it
Any advice really appreciated as just want to return my fire tv to a working state.
Paul
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The only thing you need to restore to make it functional is boot and system. What exactly do you mean by "wiped my sd partition"?
Paul1672 said:
I have bricked my fire tv that has rbox's custom mod installed ( I wiped my sd partition and restarted the device before replacing the restore.img) so totally my own stupid fault... but I have a guy on this forum that's kindly trying to assist me in restoring it as he has the ability to get access to the emmc chip. He has a complete back up of his flash but what he is needing to know though is : where/how the FireTV is storing unique stuff like serial number/Device ID and whatnot. MAC addresses of Wifi and LAN would come to mind too. But he's pretty sure this contains IDs that are unique.
Would the following be possible : If we would know in what part this information is stored. He could try to make a backup of this from my device once it shows up as eMMC, and then later restore it
Any advice really appreciated as just want to return my fire tv to a working state.
Paul
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best bet is to have him DD each partition individually back onto your device from the prerooted roms, but you should confirm with Rbox about what partitions would need to be flashed.
edit whoops didnt see your reply
I stupidly went into advanced settings and wiped sd partition (been over a month now and can't exactly remember) feel so stupid
Think there was something else I wiped also bout can't be sure on exactly what, but it was in the advanced menu
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The only thing you need to restore to make it functional is boot and system. What exactly do you mean by "wiped my sd partition"?
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If he uses the boot and system from his complete flash will either of them contain any unique data (IDs, MAC, SerialNumber)?
Paul1672 said:
If he uses the boot and system from his complete flash will either of them contain any unique data (IDs, MAC, SerialNumber)?
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No. Which is why those were the ones I said...
once its bootable again, is the pre-rooted image enough to fully restore it?
Where is the FireTV taking all those unique IDs from, do we need to backup/restore this from my device, or is it hardcoded somewhere on a chip?
Hi,
I am setting up Kodi on another Android box and want to clone all settings from my AFTV. I know how to backup my Kodi settings but don't know how to restore it to my new box.
Please help
There's an addon for that - I've used it succesfully before to move whole instalation, including library to different device.
I think it's this one:
http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:XBMC_Backup
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There's an addon for that - I've used it succesfully before to move whole instalation, including library to different device.
I think it's this one:
http://kodi.wiki/view/Add-on:XBMC_Backup
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The one time I botched my SPMC (manually tried to clean some files to the point it would not recognize the installation) I simply copied my backup folder (com.semperpax.spmc) over the new installed one. The same works for Kodi (folder name is different, but still under /Android/data)
Hello,
Not sure if I should start a new thread or continue off the one that ended in July.
Spent a few hours last night trying to get Kodi and Retroarch to write to the MicroSD card. Read plenty of articles on xda and in other areas and it seems fairly simple:
1. Create a sandbox area for the program on the SD Card
2. Point the installs there
For example I have:
/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/com.retroarch/
From my understanding, retroarch should be able to write anything into the com.retroarch folder without permissions, yet no matter how many times I tried it could not save files to this location (save states, saves, configs, etc.). I tried with Kodi and the scraper for Rom Collection Browser (which unfortunately is useless, back to Gamesome) could not put any artwork in it's respective folder.
Am I missing something? Does having the program installed on the SDCard effect this at all?
What I ended up doing is setting up a save folder on the FireTV while loading the roms from the SD Card, not a big deal but between Kodi and the Rom artworks the FireTV is going to fill up fast, I would love to get them over to the SDCard.
Thanks for any suggestions.
I run my Kodi through the sd card switch trick to save my box data filling too quick cause all my data goes to my sdcard, then i create a sandbox inside my Kodi location where all the files are.
Heres the link mate -
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-partially-or-entirely-move-kodi-data-to-external-usb-storage/
The only downside ive had with using this method is that when using Ares Wizard to install a few things (not addons) it wont download because its use to the original location so it throws back an error, if i need anything from there i just do it from a firestick & then transfer to the aftv2. For me id sacrifice that for more storage space plus most fire tv owners have more than one device in there household.
Hope this helps mate if so press that thanks button
Kodi can only write to it's own environment on the sdcard.
Create your directories you want to write to under -
/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/
then you can write just fine.
Thanks for the link, I had previously ran across that guide, followed it completely and was unable to open Kodi (it would go to a black screen and then crash back to the home page). I am sure it is something simple that I am missing, I think I will try clearing everything on the card and the FireTV and starting over.
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Kodi can only write to it's own environment on the sdcard.
Create your directories you want to write to under -
/storage/sdcard1/Android/data/org.xbmc.kodi/files/.kodi/
then you can write just fine.
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@ Bevnrick - I was never adding that last .kodi folder, maybe that was my issue?