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[Q] Possibly Hard Bricked kindle Fire

Ok I know tons of people think they have bricked their device, but usually it is just a soft brick....hopefully I am the same. I tried to root my kindle fire using KFU. Something happened, it didn't work. Now it just stays on the boot screen. In windows it isn't recognized, I have read the forums and know to reinstall the drivers, but I can't because Windows recognizes it as an unknown device, (code 43), so they won't install. I have tried using the unbrick utility, but it doesn't work since windows isn't recognizing the device. I have a mac too that won't recognize it, at least I don't think it does. Maybe there is a way to get the drivers installed I am missing, but I tried following all of the tutorials here, and its not wokring. Is it possible that I can still fix it, or is it done. Thanks for any help.

DIRKxxxDIGGLER said:
Ok I know tons of people think they have bricked their device, but usually it is just a soft brick....hopefully I am the same. I tried to root my kindle fire using KFU. Something happened, it didn't work. Now it just stays on the boot screen. In windows it isn't recognized, I have read the forums and know to reinstall the drivers, but I can't because Windows recognizes it as an unknown device, (code 43), so they won't install. I have tried using the unbrick utility, but it doesn't work since windows isn't recognizing the device. I have a mac too that won't recognize it, at least I don't think it does. Maybe there is a way to get the drivers installed I am missing, but I tried following all of the tutorials here, and its not wokring. Is it possible that I can still fix it, or is it done. Thanks for any help.
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Is it a 1st Gen Kindle Fire or 2nd? If it's a 2nd Gen you "might" be in trouble
Sent from my Fire Kindling A-Pad

guitarman2010 said:
Is it a 1st Gen Kindle Fire or 2nd? If it's a 2nd Gen you "might" be in trouble
Sent from my Fire Kindling A-Pad
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Its first generation...

DIRKxxxDIGGLER said:
Its first generation...
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In most cases I've seen of Windows complaining of an unknown device, it seems to be a problem with the bootloader. The fact that you can't even get it to accept commands from the Mac leads me to believe it is the same in your case.
You'll likely need to put the device in USBboot ("shorting trick") and install a working bootloader with Firekit.
"That's a special kind of stupid. The kind that makes me laugh."

What Soup said will work. This is what I did, as I was having the same problem as you.
1. Turn off your KF
2. peel off back cover from KF.
3. Make sure the A side of the usb cable is plugged in to your PC.
4. Find the short spot and put something there like a small screw driver point or a paper clip.
Here's a link to the picture. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19762674&postcount=51
5. While you have your metal on the short spot turn on the KF.
6. After about 20 seconds or so Windows will now recognize it. Use KFU to put it in recovery mode, installing Fire, ETC.

Thanks guys, I'll try that when I get home from work today and report back.
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

Thanks for your help, it's up and working now with stock kernel and rom. Really appreciate your help!
Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I747 using xda premium

Relikk356 said:
What Soup said will work. This is what I did, as I was having the same problem as you.
1. Turn off your KF
2. peel off back cover from KF.
3. Make sure the A side of the usb cable is plugged in to your PC.
4. Find the short spot and put something there like a small screw driver point or a paper clip.
Here's a link to the picture. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=19762674&postcount=51
5. While you have your metal on the short spot turn on the KF.
6. After about 20 seconds or so Windows will now recognize it. Use KFU to put it in recovery mode, installing Fire, ETC.
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I having the same problem but for Kindle fire hd 7". I tried to use both stock cable and factory cable but it didn't work anyway. Any solution? please help me. Thank you

[Q] Kindle Fire won't go into fastboot mode? - KFU

Well I've searched the forums and I can't find anything similar, which leads me to think I'm just missing something really obvious, but this is really frustrating me so I need help.
I'm trying to use the Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.6 to install TWRP and FireFireFire bootloader to my first-gen Kindle, so I can install Hashcode's Jelly Bean. I think I've got the normal drivers working as it shows up as ADB: online, although Boot mode: unknown is also reported. When enter "Install TWRP" it says it's putting the kindle into fastboot mode, but my Kindle seems to have other ideas. It just reboots normally and the utility is stuck on "waiting for device".
I've read one of your fastboot guides, which said that inserting the factory cable then inserting into a computer should activate fastboot mode. Well I tried that with what I think was the original cable, and it just booted normally.
I some small experience with rooting, but basically I'm a noob. I do have some Linux systems handy if they're required.
Any help would be appreciated!

Can't help much since i don't have a kf1..
But i CAN tell you that the ORIGINAL cable is not the same as a factory cable.
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Sent from my Kindle Fire 2, CM 10.1

mindmajick said:
Can't help much since i don't have a kf1..
But i CAN tell you that the ORIGINAL cable is not the same as a factory cable.
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Sent from my Kindle Fire 2, CM 10.1
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OK thank you, I didn't know that.
However I think even if I did get hold of one of these factory cables, it wouldn't help much as I need to get this program to work primarily...
any ideas what might be causing adb to be online but boot status unknown?

Personally, KFU v0.9.5 worked better for me.

Exactly the same result with that version, I'm afraid. :crying:

Are you using a USB 3.0 port? Maybe that's why. USB 3.0 is high speed, so maybe the connection got messed up...
How old is your computer?
Sent from a bird... No, a plane... Wait, It's a Kindle Fire!

I'm afraid that's not it... It's a 4 year old mid-range Win7 64 bit laptop. I did root my phone using this computer... I think I'll try using one of the XPs that I have on hand to see if that makes a difference.

Well I've tried on two XP computers and I can't even get the drivers to install.

Oops...
OK thanks for your input guys, you've been really helpful.
I feel really stupid now - my kindle is actually a kindle fire 2. That makes sense. For some reason I thought that a second-gen kindle fire was the kindle fire HD, and therefore mine was a kindle fire.
Sorry for wasting your time.

ben08112 said:
OK thanks for your input guys, you've been really helpful.
I feel really stupid now - my kindle is actually a kindle fire 2. That makes sense. For some reason I thought that a second-gen kindle fire was the kindle fire HD, and therefore mine was a kindle fire.
Sorry for wasting your time.
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How'd u figure that out?

Well I saw everyone talking about software version 6, and I thought it strange that mine had software version 10. I then did some research and found that there were two kindle fires that look identical. Apparently one way to distinguish is by looking at the software version.

kindle fire..getting angry

ok this is my situation...i got a kindle fire or kindle fire 2 off someone and when i got it i couldnt get passed the White and Orange Kindle fire logo so i decided to search these forums up and down trying different things...decided to buy a factory cable and i get to the Fastboot screen with the green blinking light and i get no further...i have never seen the home screen or anything..just that darn logo until the factory cable came in now im only seeing the fastboot screen...so im guessing this think cant be fixed.
im running windows 7 64bit and i have a linux live usb already set up.
i just wanna get this thing back to stock if its possible. if someone could possibly help me or if you need more info then by all means im here to listen or give the information needed to get this thing working again.
oh and i forgot the device comes up in the device manager as otter2-prod-04 ive installed the drivers from the android sdk

What you have is a Kindle Fire 2. Do not try to flash custom recovery on it until you visit the Kindle Fire 2 forums.

soupmagnet said:
What you have is a Kindle Fire 2. Do not try to flash custom recovery on it until you visit the Kindle Fire 2 forums.
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i just wanna get this thing back to stock...never used one before so its a good learning project

[Q] Kindle fire BRICKED! Pls help

This is for my 9 year old daughter.
I bought her a kindle fire for christmas but she didnt like the user interface but loved the way my samsung note 2 ran. So to stop her using my note 2 all the time i decided to go ahead and root her kindle fire. Which i did fine. i struggled with installing cutom recover but found TWEEZERMOD worked briiliant along with the cordless APK.
i tried to install cm-10.1-20130218-UNOFFICIAL-otter2.zip and it worked like a charm. In cuoidstom recovery i did all the nessasary wipes beofre installing the rom to avoid being stuck at boot lolgo and it loaded up perfect!
i then downlaoded another om to test that (i shouldnt have pushed my luck) jb-4.2-kfire-hashcode-12-11 and it installed but never booted.
I am now stuck on the white and orrange kindle fire logo. my computer wont recognise or ackowladge that the kindle fire is plugged into it so i cannot use unbrick utility or anything.
I have been upp all night desperatly trying to solve this problem and im stuck.
please please help me i have do get this done before my daughter wakes otherwise i lose all hero status.
i will await your response
thank you

Ichigo said:
Wipe everything by external storage and flash again.
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In case you're wondering, I'm pretty sure Ichigo means wipe everything BUT external storage

Hey guys thanks for the imput been sat here for ages waiting for a reply so im very greatfull. Do you mean reboot the phone into recovery via KFU?
My laptop wont detect the kindle fire at all. None of the utilities ive downloaded over the past 5 hours detect my device.
im trying everything here so any imput is magical thanks

Ichigo said:
Hold the power down until it shuts down and then reboot into recovery. Wipe everything by external storage and flash again. If you get stuck again, redownload the ROM.
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Ive tried holding the power button for 20 seconds to reboot into recovery but no joy

Nothing happens

When i switch it on it just stays on the "kindle fire" white and orange logo. When i hold the power button down, it switches off. So if i hold it for 20 seconds it powers on for about 15 seconds (still holding power) then it goes of. I have plugged it into my laptop when its off then it comes on (back to the kindle fire logo) but the laptop wont detect it.
im in dyer need of help here

No option for boot into recovery. Piror to me installing the second rom a blue "kindle fire" Logo would show and say " press power button to boot into recovery" id press it and that took me into twrp. And as you know from there i can do wipes and reinstall a rom.
But it doesnt get past "kindle fire" white and orange logo.
this is where im stuck.
there is nothing on this site that i have found to help me out it looks like a new problem. which is just my luck.

Leejaxson said:
When i switch it on it just stays on the "kindle fire" white and orange logo. When i hold the power button down, it switches off. So if i hold it for 20 seconds it powers on for about 15 seconds (still holding power) then it goes of. I have plugged it into my laptop when its off then it comes on (back to the kindle fire logo) but the laptop wont detect it.
im in dyer need of help here
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You don't have FireFireFire installed so you need to get a factory cable.

Factory cable? hhmmmmmmmmm now im in trouble. What would this do?

when you say factory cable do you mean the cable that came with the kindle?

Factory cable
PLEASE NOTE: THIS CABLE IS NOT A STANDARD USB DATA AND CHARGING CABLE IT LOOKS THE SAME AS A STD CABLE BUT IS WIRED TOTALLY DIFFERENT TO A STD USB CABLE. It is a factory cable that is specifically designed to access functions on devices that cannot be accessed with a standard USB Data Cable.
What is a Factory Cable?
Unlike a normal USB cable these cables are wired in a way that allow compatible Motorola phones or devices, including the Kindle Fire to recognize a "factory" setting when plugged in. This allows the phone or device to power up and be flashed without having a battery in the phone, (no battery removal is required with Kindle Fire). Depending upon the model of the phone or device, it may also boot up differently than it does with a normal USB cable.
A Factory Cable is used when your device is being made in the ‘factory’, the manufacturer plugs in a cable and loads the Operating System for the first time. They use the special cable as shown in the Ebay listing above which makes the device download a boot-loader easily. A Factory Cable allows you to do the exact same thing – it enables someone to load a new boot-loader easily. This can, in turn, be used to load new ROMS (Operating systems) and access a device such as the Kindle Fire in a boot mode when it has been impossible to access the Device.

If you want to buy one, go with SkorPn's factory cable. Unless you are cheap and you want to buy it from China...
Here's the link
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20380015
It is different from a regular USB cable or a power cable like the one that came with the kindle in the sense that it shorts the kindle, which causes the device to be put into fastboot.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using Tapatalk HD

Leejaxson said:
This is for my 9 year old daughter.
I bought her a kindle fire for christmas but she didnt like the user interface but loved the way my samsung note 2 ran. So to stop her using my note 2 all the time i decided to go ahead and root her kindle fire. Which i did fine. i struggled with installing cutom recover but found TWEEZERMOD worked briiliant along with the cordless APK.
i tried to install cm-10.1-20130218-UNOFFICIAL-otter2.zip and it worked like a charm. In cuoidstom recovery i did all the nessasary wipes beofre installing the rom to avoid being stuck at boot lolgo and it loaded up perfect!
i then downlaoded another om to test that (i shouldnt have pushed my luck) jb-4.2-kfire-hashcode-12-11 and it installed but never booted.
I am now stuck on the white and orrange kindle fire logo. my computer wont recognise or ackowladge that the kindle fire is plugged into it so i cannot use unbrick utility or anything.
I have been upp all night desperatly trying to solve this problem and im stuck.
please please help me i have do get this done before my daughter wakes otherwise i lose all hero status.
i will await your response
thank you
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Is youre kindle a KF2? before you rooted/rom'ed it, what was the system version? I think you flashed your Kindle Fire 2 with a KF1 rom. Was your 1st rom from here: http://get.cm/?device=otter or Here: http://get.cm/?device=otter2. If your rom was the 2nd one, you have a KF2 and you flashed the rom for the KF1 on the 2nd one. You will have to get a factory cable (The one jma9454 shows)

Ichigo said:
Ah, yes. I took a look, and the first ROM you flashed was powerpoint45's build fore the kindle fire 2. You said it worked like a charm, so I assume you have a kf2. You should not flash any ROMS you find over here, for they are kf1 only
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And TweezerMod is only KF2.
Case Solved!

ok guys im back!!! thank you all so very much for your input last time round i need to call on your good selves again!
I have purchased a factory cable. I have it plugged in to my laptop and on the screen i have in red the words FASTBOOT with a green light flashing.
please somebody guide me as to what i do next.
thanks again i cant seem to find a right guide.

You have a 2nd generation Kindle Fire. You should probably start with the Kindle Fire 2 forums.

Ok ill try and search there

sorry i cant find my answers over there

i will send money via paypal if someone can help me tonight!!!!!!

As much as I would LOVE to take your money, there are others more deserving of your donation...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=36647251

[Q] Possibly bricked Kindle...

I recently rooted my Kindle Fire 1st generation to use Simple CM. I flashed it correctly and it worked fine, but to my surprise I recieved an iPad Mini as a gift. My parents asked for the Kindle and I said sure. Now, they wanted to go back to the original Amazon OS. So I downloaded a Kindle Fire stock zip to flash. I soon found out it was only an update... Now my Kindle successfully flashed it, I was setting it up, then it started to reboot, and it showed the launcher screen of Amazon, and then it gave me error pop-ups and it reboots after 30 seconds. I have been trying to get it to recognize on my computer but ADB and KFU aren't working the best. And now it says at 40% charge it will attempt to factory restore. (I will try soon). It repeats booting, then goes to the home screen, then it goes and shows errors and then does it again every 30 seconds. I am 13 years old and probably made a big mistake. I have read the threads on here and no solutions have worked. So I think it is bricked, and I have to give it to my parents by tonight and it has to have some sort of Amazon software or even CM. Is there anybody or anything that can help fix the Kindle Fire?
Thank you in advance, Jake.

You need to access fastboot to wipe data. You may need a factory cable.
In some cases, users have been fast enough to get into the settings and factory reset from there, so you may want to try that first.

soupmagnet said:
You need to access fastboot to wipe data. You may need a factory cable.
In some cases, users have been fast enough to get into the settings and factory reset from there, so you may want to try that first.
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Have you heard of anyone that tried that? I will definately try it being that you have 1000+ thanks on the meter.
EDIT: I attempted to factory reset but it still did the same thing..... How do I enter fastboot and detect the Kindle in 30 seconds?

I attempted to root my kindle fire with KFU and it hasn't powered on or charged since... Is it bricked or can it be repaired.... anyone?

strykrmas said:
I attempted to root my kindle fire with KFU and it hasn't powered on or charged since... Is it bricked or can it be repaired.... anyone?
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Well, that depends...
Is your Kindle Fire a second generation Kindle Fire?

soupmagnet said:
Well, that depends...
Is your Kindle Fire a second generation Kindle Fire?
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yeah it is... help... please

strykrmas said:
yeah it is... help... please
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
It's still a WIP, but that's the only hope you have of restoring your device.

soupmagnet said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
It's still a WIP, but that's the only hope you have of restoring your device.
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I'm not that skilled in soldering and besides i'm too much of a noobie to attempt that anyway... thanks for your help...