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I'm rooting a kindle, and some weird things happened while I was rooting it, problems with rooting on Windows 8, But now that I have TWRP and FIREFIREFIRE installed, it won't let me boot to system. It flashes on and off of the shiny kindle Fire screen, then boots to TWRP. KFU says it is in Boot STatus 0x5003. Any help?
Ichigo said:
You're in the recovery boot mode. Change it to normal boot mode using kfu.
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Hello, sorry to bump an old thread, but when I tried to boot into normal boot mode, it tells me "The system cannot find the file specified." I have been stuck in this TWRP recovery mode for so long. Even when I get into Normal Boot mode, how do I get JellyBean installed so it loads that ROM? I have the Jellybean ROM files on the Kindle, which I can access via TWRP, but don't know how to install. HELP!!!
Well, right now I did a factory reset of the Kindle and I was able to get the KF back to it's defaults. I copied the Jellybean .zip file and gapps Jellybean .zip file to the root of the KF. I booted into Recovery Mode and I was finally able to see both .zip files when I clicked on Install. I thought I could do the Permanent Root now that I did the factory reset, but once I ran it under KFU, it would go through the process to install TWRP and then boot the KF into TWRP, but it doesn't look like it completed the root. How do I complete it?
In the meantime, I had went into Recovery Mode, went to Install and currently loading Jellybean onto the KF. I'm currently stuck at Verifiying partition sizes and it's been sitting there for a few minutes. How long does it take before it's updated to JB?
System Only boots to TWRP and KFU will not see kindle
I have a Kindle Fire 1... Not the HD when I got it in Dec of 2011 I got some help to get TWRP and CM7 Installed on it, and it worked great until a couple of days ago and now there is no help in the kindle fire room anymore so I was wondering if there is someone out there who would be willing to help me to get this to work again either through teamviewer or a Chat of some type, Gtalk, IRC anything at this point to get this to work again.
I have tried everything from a Hard reset, and KFU will not see it and I even tried a unbricking tool and that cannot find it either. Please help me out.
Thanks
CloudStrrife said:
I have a Kindle Fire 1... Not the HD when I got it in Dec of 2011 I got some help to get TWRP and CM7 Installed on it, and it worked great until a couple of days ago and now there is no help in the kindle fire room anymore so I was wondering if there is someone out there who would be willing to help me to get this to work again either through teamviewer or a Chat of some type, Gtalk, IRC anything at this point to get this to work again.
I have tried everything from a Hard reset, and KFU will not see it and I even tried a unbricking tool and that cannot find it either. Please help me out.
Thanks
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What exactly is going on...spare no detail...
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Stuck booting into TWRP
Hello Forum Lords, I hope that I found the proper thread for my problem.
I was simply trying to install Cyanogemod 9 on my wifes replacement KF1 after the first KF1 suffered some sore of hardware malfunction and would no longer take a charge. Somehow, somewhere I went horribly wrong this time around. I got stuck at the KF1 logo and eventually I got it to boot, but only to recovery.
My predicament is this: My KF1 is stuck booting into TWRP. Device manager on Win Vista recognizes the KF1 as Android Composite ADB Interface. When I try to use the KFU to boot the device into Normal Mode it says "cannot find the drive specified".
At the KFU starting menu, it says ADB Status: Online, Boot Status: 0x5003.
My ultimate goal is to get this thing running Cyanogenmod again. I am painfully noob at all of this. Please speak as you would to an escaped chimp who will not let go of the keyboard and mouse.
Thank you, anybody
first timer here,
so I had my fire tv for a week it was rootable so I had it rooted and running on 51.1.4.1_514013920
fixed, for some reason i decide to install boot menu, so I could just update once the 51.1.4.2 comes out
and now it would not boot kernel. every time i try it just loops back I could still boot in to recovery
but i already have the rom removed from the device
I just wanna ask if there's anyway i could load the rom back into the firetv with recovery mode
and install it from there? Or could i remove the boot menu in anyway?
thank you so much for your help
gk83916 said:
first timer here,
so I had my fire tv for a week it was rootable so I had it rooted and running on 51.1.4.1_514013920
fixed, for some reason i decide to install boot menu, so I could just update once the 51.1.4.2 comes out
and now it would not boot kernel. every time i try it just loops back I could still boot in to recovery
but i already have the rom removed from the device
I just wanna ask if there's anyway i could load the rom back into the firetv with recovery mode
and install it from there? Or could i remove the boot menu in anyway?
thank you so much for your help
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If you can boot in recovery install 51.1.4.0_514006420-rooted+updated, this is the last firmware that does not required a boot menu. As far as I know 51.1.4.1 requires it so not sure how did you manage to run this rev without the boot menu. Let me guess, did you try installing boot menu using Firetv Utility s/w? After reverting back to 51.1.4.0 follow the guide from AFTnews and install boot menu manual sending one commend at the time.
Thank you for the reply
But how do I install the frimware in recovery?
Because u had it deleted from the firetv
Is there any way I could load it back in the within recovery?
gk83916 said:
Thank you for the reply
But how do I install the frimware in recovery?
Because u had it deleted from the firetv
Is there any way I could load it back in the within recovery?
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I've always used adb push but if that's not an option (because you can't connect) I'm pretty sure you can copy the update to a usb drive then insert in aftv and get it from there. Actually I've read that's the preferred method for lots of people.
But it doesn't hurt to re-read Rbox's threads and/or aftvnews guides.
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I've always used adb push but if that's not an option (because you can't connect) I'm pretty sure you can copy the update to a usb drive then insert in aftv and get it from there. Actually I've read that's the preferred method for lots of people.
But it doesn't hurt to re-read Rbox's threads and/or aftvnews guides.
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So I could just plug a USB drive in there and it would work?!
Thank you so much I will give it a try tonight
alright this is what happened I finial took care of this boot loop thing
the reason is i install boot menu twice so once the first boot menu try
to boot into kernel it goes to the second boot menu and that's how the
boot loop started
luckily i could still get into recovery so from there I tried everything
finally i find the think called advanced putty
from there I was able to load 5140 and removed both menus
reroot busybox did everything and now got a fire tv fully working
rooted and all good
Thank everybody for helping out
good luck
HI Guys,
I need some help, i cant peform a factory reset or boot into CWM, i was not able to reboot into CWM after the first installation. I rooted my AFTV these are the steps.
1) block updates on router.
2) fire tv running stock version 51.1.0.1
3) rooted fire tv (installed towelroot, supersu and busybox)
4) disable updates via adb on the fire tv
5) partially unlock boot loader
6) install CWM 6.0.5.1.4a (yes i granted su permission)
At this point fire tv rebooted but it did not bring CWM instead it went to straight to normal amazon boot. I tried alt+printscn approach but didn't work. When i try to get into cwm via adb command "adb reboot recovery" it will reboot and for a split sec i see blue screen and but then it boots up in normal amazon menu.
So i decided to do factory rest and start over.....problem is it is not really resetting the box, it takes me to the initial amazon sign in screen, i enter my login info and bang into main menu and all my apps that was there before are still installed.
Good news is i can still adb to the box and have root access.
any suggestion who to fix this?
I am still running on stock version 51.1.0.1 and i have not installed rbox boot menu. Also, i have done rooted 6 boxes so i am fairly familiar with the process and steps to follow.
Thank you
Try this.....
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-revert-an-amazon-fire-tv-back-to-stock-recovery-and-stock-software/
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Try this.....
http://www.aftvnews.com/how-to-revert-an-amazon-fire-tv-back-to-stock-recovery-and-stock-software/
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I also tried to upgraded but after the zip file was adb to the box fire tv did reboot but didn't go thru the installation process.
Any other suggestion guys please? I hate to return this box since it has root since it is getting harder and harder to find AFTV which has root able firmware?
I have been trying to get into CWM via "Alt+print Scrn + i" for few days now but without any luck i have tried this with wired and wireless keyboard, I hold these 3 keys simultaneously as soon as i see the white amazon logo and again when i see the colorful amazon log. Am i doing something?
However, when i do manage it get into CWM. What should i do? Should i select wipe data/Factory reset option? Will this take my AFTV to the way it came from amazon? I am still running amazon stock version 51.1.0.1 and fully rooted with Super su and busybox installed.
Thank you
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I also tried to upgraded but after the zip file was adb to the box fire tv did reboot but didn't go thru the installation process.
Any other suggestion guys please? I hate to return this box since it has root since it is getting harder and harder to find AFTV which has root able firmware?
I have been trying to get into CWM via "Alt+print Scrn + i" for few days now but without any luck i have tried this with wired and wireless keyboard, I hold these 3 keys simultaneously as soon as i see the white amazon logo and again when i see the colorful amazon log. Am i doing something?
However, when i do manage it get into CWM. What should i do? Should i select wipe data/Factory reset option? Will this take my AFTV to the way it came from amazon? I am still running amazon stock version 51.1.0.1 and fully rooted with Super su and busybox installed.
Thank you
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You need to get in CWM to upgrade to a pre-rooted image.
Have you tried to downgrade (reverse) to factory as per above link? That should work without no issues, should bring your box back to stock and you can start from zero again. I done it numerous times however you need to read carefully and follow the guide step by step sending all the commands one by one in ADB
bula1ca said:
You need to get in CWM to upgrade to a pre-rooted image.
Have you tried to downgrade (reverse) to factory as per above link? That should work without no issues, should bring your box back to stock and you can start from zero again. I done it numerous times however you need to read carefully and follow the guide step by step sending all the commands one by one in ADB
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I tried to revert it back to stock following aftvnews guide step by step, read it over and over before actually doing it but on the final steps, AFTV will reboot but does not install the actual files.
i also rooted another box last night and everything went fine so i am not sure whats up with this box.
Thanks
Updated my rooted Amazon Fire TV to 51.1.5.0_515020820. Now I'm stuck on "Amazon Fire TV" logo. Clockwork recover is installed. I cannot ADB to a network connection to issue Adb Reboot Recovery. If I connect a USB keyboard Control-Alt-Delete will reboot Amazon Fire TV. I did try Alt-PrintScrn-i to get to the default recovery screen but I think that is disabled when you install Clockwork mod. Any ideas?
Wow.. Exactly same result doing exactly same thing!!
Don't have a USB keyboard so haven't tried that yet. Also while searching I came across a method which involve connecting FTV with computer using a A to A type USB cable while power is unplugged and then putting the power cable back on triggers fastboot mode, did you try that?
i am too, now i can not connect:crying:
Unbricked.. Yay!!
omega99 said:
Updated my rooted Amazon Fire TV to 51.1.5.0_515020820. Now I'm stuck on "Amazon Fire TV" logo. Clockwork recover is installed. I cannot ADB to a network connection to issue Adb Reboot Recovery. If I connect a USB keyboard Control-Alt-Delete will reboot Amazon Fire TV. I did try Alt-PrintScrn-i to get to the default recovery screen but I think that is disabled when you install Clockwork mod. Any ideas?
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i am too, now i can not connect:crying:
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So I was able to unbrick my AFTV with the same Alt+Prt Scr+i keyboard method already posted before. It took sometime and AFTV rebooted 3-4 times before finally going to recovery, since I had cwm recovery installed, it directly went to cwm.
OP, I dont know why this method didn't work for you.. As i mentioned above, it didn't go to stock recovery but directly to cwm. I guess you should try again.
To anyone who does the same mistake again, I had the soft brick because I missed flashing the FTV boot menu by rbox. I was coming from older version ( 51.1.3.0_513011820), and while I did install the rbox's prerooted stock 51.1.4.0_514006420+updated before flashing the latest update, I missed flashing the boot menu (I did know about it and even moved the .img file to FTV with all other files, somehow just forgot to flash it inbetween the 2 updates).
I have the same issue but managed to get clockwork mod to be displayed. What option did you choose? Install from zip? Clear partions?
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So I was able to unbrick my AFTV with the same Alt+Prt Scr+i keyboard method already posted before. It took sometime and AFTV rebooted 3-4 times before finally going to recovery, since I had cwm recovery installed, it directly went to cwm.
OP, I dont know why this method didn't work for you.. As i mentioned above, it didn't go to stock recovery but directly to cwm. I guess you should try again.
To anyone who does the same mistake again, I had the soft brick because I missed flashing the FTV boot menu by rbox. I was coming from older version ( 51.1.3.0_513011820), and while I did install the rbox's prerooted stock 51.1.4.0_514006420+updated before flashing the latest update, I missed flashing the boot menu (I did know about it and even moved the .img file to FTV with all other files, somehow just forgot to flash it inbetween the 2 updates).
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i' ve solved this problem, my AFTV stuck in white logo, after i use "Alt+Prt Scr+i " it came into color logo, then I use "Alt+Prt Scr+i " several time, finally it boot in CMW recovery. I've installed an older rom, it is OK now.
I thinks the newest Rom have problems, so plz wait until the author fix it. TKS for all:good:
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i' ve solved this problem, my AFTV stuck in white logo, after i use "Alt+Prt Scr+i " it came into color logo, then I use "Alt+Prt Scr+i " several time, finally it boot in CMW recovery. I've installed an older rom, it is OK now.
I thinks the newest Rom have problems, so plz wait until the author fix it. TKS for all:good:
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Ok I'm at the cwm recovery screen but how can I load up an older firmware? I tried adb to connect to the IP address of the box and it says it cannot connect
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Ok I'm at the cwm recovery screen but how can I load up an older firmware? I tried adb to connect to the IP address of the box and it says it cannot connect
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If you in cam recovery screen, you can see your fire tv box's ip at the low left screen. You can not connect cause of your ip has changed (in my ip changes from 192.168.1.103 to 192.168.1.110).
Then you can use adb push to copy rom image to your fire tv and install it. Good luck
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If you in cam recovery screen, you can see your fire tv box's ip at the low left screen. You can not connect cause of your ip has changed (in my ip changes from 192.168.1.103 to 192.168.1.110).
Then you can use adb push to copy rom image to your fire tv and install it. Good luck
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Thanks. So I should connect adb using the IP address found on the bottom left of cwm screen?
I have same problem too.
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Updated my rooted Amazon Fire TV to 51.1.5.0_515020820. Now I'm stuck on "Amazon Fire TV" logo. Clockwork recover is installed. I cannot ADB to a network connection to issue Adb Reboot Recovery. If I connect a USB keyboard Control-Alt-Delete will reboot Amazon Fire TV. I did try Alt-PrintScrn-i to get to the default recovery screen but I think that is disabled when you install Clockwork mod. Any ideas?
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I have same problem too. Any solution ???
Berrybare said:
Thanks. So I should connect adb using the IP address found on the bottom left of cwm screen?
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Yes.
1.you can use command adb connect 192.168.xxx.xxx
2. Adb push (your path rom file)
Or use tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786505
Good luck
I had the same issue with the latest custom firmware soft bricking my device. I managed to get back to recovery screen, then reloaded previous firmware and everything was back as it was.
Can anyone advise on what steps are best to get the newest custom firmware on my device ?
I have read things about re-flashing rbox recovery screen, etc ?
If you are on 51.1.5.0 and you are stuck on the amazon logo and never saw bootmenu, that means you didn't follow the instructions for flashing 51.1.5.0 which say you must have bootmenu.
I just updated last night and it works great--painless process. And I was coming from 51.1.4.0 which on this particular aftv meant unlocking bootloader, installing boot menu, then pushing the rom.zip.
A lot of steps but I thought it was really easy. I followed the guide aftvnews meticulously put together and don't think I strayed from it at all.
*Obviously this post is for people reading about issues other users are reporting and it might give them pause to install it. I don't think it should because its not hard. Take the time to check all md5 sums! It might be worth it...make certain ALL prerequisites are met.
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If you are on 51.1.5.0 and you are stuck on the amazon logo and never saw bootmenu, that means you didn't follow the instructions for flashing 51.1.5.0 which say you must have bootmenu.
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This is where I went wrong. I have 4 fire tv's, and I have always updated them together with no problem. I mistook "boot menu" to think that was a reference to CWM menu. I always thought of that as the "boot menu", when in fact that was my mistake and the cause for bricking the two devices. In this scenario there is no way to unbrick that I can find. The keyboard alt i print screen is a no go, fastboot is a no go, I have tried everything but unless there is something I am missing, I made a mistake and it cost me two firetvs.
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This is where I went wrong. I have 4 fire tv's, and I have always updated them together with no problem. I mistook "boot menu" to think that was a reference to CWM menu. I always thought of that as the "boot menu", when in fact that was my mistake and the cause for bricking the two devices. In this scenario there is no way to unbrick that I can find. The keyboard alt i print screen is a no go, fastboot is a no go, I have tried everything but unless there is something I am missing, I made a mistake and it cost me two firetvs.
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Well that is why the post for the prerooted images links to the boot menu post... but fastboot will only work if you did the full unlock. If you're not fully unlocked and sysrq doesnt work, then you are stuck.
vn_soft said:
Yes.
1.you can use command adb connect 192.168.xxx.xxx
2. Adb push (your path rom file)
Or use tool http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2786505
Good luck
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Thank you so much!! just a little heads up, you will need to connect the Fire TV with the LAN cable so this could work, then you could use ADB from your computer to push the correct rom, my mistake was that I installed Boot Menu before updating to 51.1.4.0 and then I updated to 51.1.5.0, big mistake! you need to install Boot Menu before updating to 51.1.5.0 and to fix my problem I just downgraded to 51.1.4.0 from ClockworkMod Recovery
Cheers!!
Hey guys,
tech noob here, so please be kind with me. 2 weeks ago i bought a fire phone and successfully flashed CM 11 on the phone using this method reddit[dot]com/r/firephone/comments/4e3edh/how_to_install_cyanogenmod_or_slimkatfire_nexus/
So a few days ago i bought another fire phone and wanted to flash it too with the above method. This time it was an unused showroom device. I removed the demo mode and could also get root with king root. I also could install safestrap but i get a black screen when i try to boot into recovery mode. I uninstalled safestrap again but couldnt boot to stock recovery either. I guess the problem is, that i need to update my device which still has Fire OS 3.6. Here is the strange part: If i check via Wifi, the phone does not find any new updates. I then downloaded the new OS manually to the phone storage and the phone then recognizes the new update. But when the phone is rebooting to install it, i'am stuck on the amazon logo (I waited 1 hour). I then did a soft reset and the phone went back to the old Fire OS. Why am i unable to get into recovery or updating the fire phone? Is the demo phone locked? It had a sim lock but i also received a code to unlock the sim lock so i can use any provider. Please help me, because i want to get to CM 11 with this phone too.
Thanks for the help.
help me
I have amazon fire phone 64gb. I rooted it and installed CM11 with safetrape but after that i tried to flash custom recovery (TWRP) with flashify but after restating the phone it stucks on amazon logo not able to go into recovery mod by pressing power and vol+ button or vol-+ both. Plzzz if anyone knows how to solve this problem please help me