Can't exit fastboot mode - Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
I was rying to install FireFireFire in my kindle fire 1 gen by doing this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...flashing-fff-twrp-2015.2814955/#post-54124313
Beforehand I rooted kindle with saferoot successfully.
After device entered fbmode, it shows kindle fire logo and can't be recognized on computer.
How do I exit out of fastboot?
Is it possible to exit with short circuiting to boot via USB? how do I do this?
Kindle version is 6.3.4

mrsiri said:
Hello,
I was rying to install FireFireFire in my kindle fire 1 gen by doing this guide: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...flashing-fff-twrp-2015.2814955/#post-54124313
Beforehand I rooted kindle with saferoot successfully.
After device entered fbmode, it shows kindle fire logo and can't be recognized on computer.
How do I exit out of fastboot?
Is it possible to exit with short circuiting to boot via USB? how do I do this?
Kindle version is 6.3.4
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Root doesn't affect flashing Recoveries or bootloaders
Likely a driver issue, Using Windows 10?
The only way to exit out of Fastboot mode that I know is
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot

Thank you for the reply.
I tried using both linux and windows 10 but none detected my kindle.
Can I try the short pin method? Since I never done anything like this before, do I need to ground myself before shorting to not get shocked? since my version is 6.3.4 and the guide had version 6.2.1 idk if I can

mrsiri said:
Thank you for the reply.
I tried using both linux and windows 10 but none detected my kindle.
Can I try the short pin method? Since I never done anything like this before, do I need to ground myself before shorting to not get shocked? since my version is 6.3.4 and the guide had version 6.2.1 idk if I can
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You don't need to ground your self, you can try the short pin method, it doesn't matter what firmware version is installed.

sd_shadow said:
You don't need to ground your self, you can try the short pin method, it doesn't matter what firmware version is installed.
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Okay I'll try that and report after doing it.
Thank you again

mrsiri said:
Okay I'll try that and report after doing it.
Thank you again
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Shorting the pins before, after and during plug in didn't change anything on screen...
It should at least be detected on computer, but either windows or linux don't show anything.
Since I need to lift the cable slightly up for it to connect to computer, I guess the problem is the port.

mrsiri said:
Shorting the pins before, after and during plug in didn't change anything on screen...
It should at least be detected on computer, but either windows or linux don't show anything.
Since I need to lift the cable slightly up for it to connect to computer, I guess the problem is the port.
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There were lots of port issue reported over the years, likely the most common thing that let to there retirement.

Related

Red Screen

I was trying to install a rom on my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and I am now stuck on a red screen. The kindle will start up and show the boot logo for about two seconds before a red screen appears on the tablet. My device manage flashes as if it was updating the devices on my computer. My PC does not recognize my Kindle. Any help would be appreciated.
Unless you can manage to get it into fastboot somehow, there's nothing you can do
If you do a search on here for KFFirstAide, you will find loads of information on installing drivers, restoring OS and various other helpful tips.
Hope this helps
praed0r said:
If you do a search on here for KFFirstAide, you will find loads of information on installing drivers, restoring OS and various other helpful tips.
Hope this helps
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It still requires fastboot
soupmagnet said:
It still requires fastboot
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Have to get the drivers working correctly, that you should be able to get into fastboot!
lizzord30 said:
Have to get the drivers working correctly, that you should be able to get into fastboot!
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Yes, I rooted my Kindle before causing this problem. I do have the drivers working. I apparently need to boot into fastboot. I cannot do this with a fastboot cable as they don't work on my device. I can't do this with a PC as my Kindle won't be able to connect to it. I'm at a standstill at the moment. I hope I will be able to fix my device at one point in time. If these are my only options I suppose I will sit on my thumbs until I am able to fix my Kindle.
Blissful_Tea said:
Yes, I rooted my Kindle before causing this problem. I do have the drivers working. I apparently need to boot into fastboot. I cannot do this with a fastboot cable as they don't work on my device. I can't do this with a PC as my Kindle won't be able to connect to it. I'm at a standstill at the moment. I hope I will be able to fix my device at one point in time. If these are my only options I suppose I will sit on my thumbs until I am able to fix my Kindle.
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Working adb drivers doesnt mean you have working fastboot drivers (I had the same problem before) Had to uninstall the drivers then dissable driver signiture form windows and install the unsinged drivers from the kindle first aid.
After you get fastboot working then you can install my rom if you want! Should fix fastboot and install TWRP, after that you can install any rom you want! Hope you can get it going!
Here is the link
Thank you Lizzord30. After messing around in Kindle first aid I got it working again.
Blissful_Tea said:
Thank you Lizzord30. After messing around in Kindle first aid I got it working again.
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What exactly did you do to get it working?
SolusCado said:
What exactly did you do to get it working?
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16) Reboot the kindle fire into fastboot mode (alternative method).
I used kindle fire first aid. Once in fastboot I restored it.
Blissful_Tea said:
16) Reboot the kindle fire into fastboot mode (alternative method).
I used kindle fire first aid. Once in fastboot I restored it.
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Thanks. I figured it out.
Blissful_Tea said:
I was trying to install a rom on my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 and I am now stuck on a red screen. The kindle will start up and show the boot logo for about two seconds before a red screen appears on the tablet. My device manage flashes as if it was updating the devices on my computer. My PC does not recognize my Kindle. Any help would be appreciated.
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To get your device into fastboot mode, turn off your device. On your pc go to any directory where you have access to fastboot.exe and press shift+right click anywhere, Click "open command window here"
copy and paste this code
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
you'll get "Waiting for device"
Just plugin your device using normal cable, Your device wil power up and get into fastboot
Now all you need to do is use a restore tool like Kindle Fire first aide to flash a fresh rooted image to your device.

[SOLVED!] Kindle Fire Bricked on Logo Startup - KFU v0.9.9

I am total noob. Just want to make that clear from the get go.
I hesitate to start a new thread, but I have been working on this forever, and have not made any progress.
I have a Kindle Fire that I would like to run android on - I started the process with the Kindle Fire Utility v 0.9.9. Something went wrong, and it is now stuck on the Kindle Fire start up logo. I also can no longer see it in the device manager, nor is it responsive to anything in the Utility. (ADB status: Offline Boot Status: Unknown). I am at a loss, does anyone have any ideas? Your help is appreciated!
.................FIGURED IT OUT!..............................
Much thanks to the pooch who spent hours helping me troubleshoot.
What we (he) did, as far as I remember, hopefully this can be of some service to someone else out there.
1) Figured out that trying all of this on a Virtual Machine is not a good idea!
2) I somehow broke the bootloader in my first attempt, so none of my computers were recognizing the KF.
3) Created a Pendrive to run Linux (ubuntu). Here Requires a USB drive formatted Fat16/Fat32/NTFS, minimum of 2 gb.
4) Once I got Linux running, installed SoupKit.
5) Went through a few tries of booting, rebooting, into recovery mode until the Kindle flickered back to life!
6) Followed prompts on SoupKit to install TWRP, updated TWRP, install FireFireFire, install Android 4.2.
Good luck, I am happy to answer any questions - though I am no means an expert now.
What I have tried...more info
More Information:
I am running Windows7 in a VirtualBox on an iMac.
I bricked the Kindle a few weeks ago, after messing with it then, I bought a factory fastboot cable. Still no dice.
I have tried all turning on and off computer, on and off Kindle with it disconnected, connected, going through the KFU 4 seconds after starting the Kindle. Letting the Kindle's battery die, recharging.
I have deleted .android folder, reinstalled drivers, re-downloaded KFU.
I have tried on a different computer (Windows XP) The Kindle is also not recognized there.
I have tried booting into Ubuntu (however in the directions there, it said the FireKit is for more "serious" issues than my soft brick.
I am sure there is some small detail I am missing, but I have not been able to find it - and I am not knowledgeable enough to properly diagnose the problem. Again thanks for any help.
kyleboyd said:
I am total noob. Just want to make that clear from the get go.
I hesitate to start a new thread, but I have been working on this forever, and have not made any progress.
I have a Kindle Fire that I would like to run android on - I started the process with the Kindle Fire Utility v 0.9.9. Something went wrong, and it is now stuck on the Kindle Fire start up logo. I also can no longer see it in the device manager, nor is it responsive to anything in the Utility. (ADB status: Offline Boot Status: Unknown). I am at a loss, does anyone have any ideas? Your help is appreciated!
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Sometimes KFU will show as Unknown even though it's really fine. I had the same issue as you. Try switching boot mode to Normal and see if that fixes it, it worked for me.
Read this (everything),especially third post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
hemmulde 1st
zastava750 said:
Read this (everything),especially third post.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
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Thanks for the reply!
I tried that. When I type "fastboot getvar product" it says waiting for device or something similiar.
The advice applying to Device Manager don't get me anywhere, because my Kindle doesn't show up.
Any other ideas?
kyleboyd said:
Thanks for the reply!
I tried that. When I type "fastboot getvar product" it says waiting for device or something similiar.
The advice applying to Device Manager don't get me anywhere, because my Kindle doesn't show up.
Any other ideas?
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When using the stock bootloader (plain "kindle fire" boot logo), the fastboot command must always specify the custom vendor ID used by the Kindle Fire. For example, the commands above must be slightly altered to...
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
fastboot -i 0x1949 devices
and likewise, all of the following commands will need the "-i 0x1949" switch when using the stock bootloader. The FFF bootloader's vendor ID has been changed to one that is normally recognized by fastboot, so the "-i 0x1949" switch can be omitted.
Now onto some more useful fastboot commands...
Code:
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4002
fastboot oem idme bootmode 5001
Using one of these commands will change the bootmode to normal (4000), fastboot (4002) or recovery (5001). Then issuing...
Code:
fastboot reboot
will reboot the device into the respective bootmode.
I've tried that as well...
Just so I am totally clear, this is what I did in relation to those instructions:
Opened Command Prompt - set the directory to C:/kfu/tools
Typed "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" (with out the quotations, obviously)
<waiting for devices>
I plugged Kindle in, it powers on and the frozen logo pops up.
I also tried "fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000" and "fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4002"
According to the guide it often takes multiple tries, I have done it over and over again.
I have also tried different orders of code, plugging in Kindle, and powering on and off.
Am I doing something wrong? Is there a specific code for my Kindle? (Not -i 0x1949)
Thanks!
Have you tried this?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1660636
Reinstall the driver then use kfu to reset the boot mode to normal.
Drivers?
I did try this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1660636
When I get to the part about the Device Manager, I am stuck, as nothing shows up (I suspect something do with drivers)
Thepooch said:
Reinstall the driver then use kfu to reset the boot mode to normal.
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By reinstall drivers do you mean clicking on "install_drivers" in the KFU folder? I have tried that.
Is there another method of uninstalling and installing drivers? Sorry if that is a dumb question!
If the devices is in fastboot which I believe it is it would show up as android adb interface, if it was attempting to boot to the system it would show up as android composite adb interface. If you are on xp or windows 8 this can be a bit of a tricky task. Android adb interface and android composite interface are two facets of the same driver. So yes I suggest rerunning the driver installation bat that is packaged with KFU. If perhaps you are on windows 8 you must disable driver signature verification and reinstall the driver. 3.0 usb ports have an issue with fastboot and can leave the device undetected.
Still not working
Thepooch said:
If the devices is in fastboot which I believe it is it would show up as android adb interface, if it was attempting to boot to the system it would show up as android composite adb interface. If you are on xp or windows 8 this can be a bit of a tricky task. Android adb interface and android composite interface are two facets of the same driver. So yes I suggest rerunning the driver installation bat that is packaged with KFU. If perhaps you are on windows 8 you must disable driver signature verification and reinstall the driver. 3.0 usb ports have an issue with fastboot and can leave the device undetected.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
So I am on a Win7 and/or a Windows XP. Currently on both systems, when I plug it into the computer, with the Device Manager open, nothing happens other than the Kindle turning itself on.
Before it froze up, I saw it in device manager as Android ADB interface, and before doing anything at all, saw it as the default Kindle Fire.
On the Win7 system, I have rerun the driver installation bat over and over and over again, with absolutely no results.
On the WinXP, I have tried it, and for the life of me can't get it to install (it says install failed (Unsigned)). I never connected the Kindle up to this computer before it froze up, so I wonder if that is somehow causing the problem (it is trying to update drivers that don't exist?)
Am I doing something wrong with this? Can I uninstall or delete drivers, and totally start over?
If you are using a WinXP you must install driver manually.
Drivers?
zastava750 said:
If you are using a WinXP you must install driver manually.
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How do I do that, when the Kindle does not show up as being connected? All the guides I have found start off with accessing from the Device Manager. My Kindle does not show up in the Device Manager...
okay well then you`re running xp use another computer getting the driver installed is hard even for the very skilled particularlly when the device is stuck in fastboot. Friend or relatives computer running windows 7 would be perfect. Otherwise it`s linux on a live usb booted on your xp machine.
Windows 7 - No Dice
Thepooch said:
okay well then you`re running xp use another computer getting the driver installed is hard even for the very skilled particularlly when the device is stuck in fastboot. Friend or relatives computer running windows 7 would be perfect. Otherwise it`s linux on a live usb booted on your xp machine.
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Yeah so I have a Windows7. I have reinstalled the drivers (by clicking on the install_drivers.bat file in the KFU) over and over again, and I still do not get any recognition on the computer, or in the Device Manager when I plug in the Kindle.
Try different usb port, make sure they are usb 2.0. Is the logo static or animated? It possible that you broke the bootloader. At some point I would be willing to look at some things for you via teamviewer. If it is not driver related I fear your next move is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038. Keep it on charger or off till it can be dealt with.
Thepooch said:
Try different usb port, make sure they are usb 2.0. Is the logo static or animated? It possible that you broke the bootloader. At some point I would be willing to look at some things for you via teamviewer. If it is not driver related I fear your next move is here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038. Keep it on charger or off till it can be dealt with.
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Thanks! I would be willing to give it a shot (teamview I mean) if you are willing.
I tried the Firekit before I began this thread, but I kept getting stuck trying to run the tool after booting into ubuntu. Perhaps that is a different thread topic, but I am more than willing to put more work into figuring that out, if it could be the key to unlocking this stupid thing.
I am having this exact same problem. Using Win XP i was able to get the ADB drivers loaded initially and used KFU to try to install TWRP. When it rebooted during that process it got stuck at the Kindle Fire logo. Since then I cannot get my computer to recognize the kindle. Like you, I feel like i've tried everything.
Nixnaegie said:
I am having this exact same problem. Using Win XP i was able to get the ADB drivers loaded initially and used KFU to try to install TWRP. When it rebooted during that process it got stuck at the Kindle Fire logo. Since then I cannot get my computer to recognize the kindle. Like you, I feel like i've tried everything.
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Glad to know I'm not alone - misery loves company! Solidarity my friend.
I wish I could tell you I'd solved it, but alas, I have not. I'm still working on it, I'll keep you updated if I have any breakthroughs!

[Q] Why does my KF2 not display fastboot mode?

Hey all, I have a kindle fire 2 that I have been trying to restore and reset using kindle first aide, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
I purchased a factory cable from skorp and when I plug my KF2 in with it, it simply says "kindle fire" on the screen. It is listed in device manager as Android Phone, and it says the Android ADB Interface is working properly. Yet when i type "abd devices" in cmd prompt nothing shows up, and when I try to use the first aide tool it says its waiting for a device.
Does anyone have any ideas on what may be wrong with it?
Can you verify that pin 1 and four are shorted on the micro USB side?
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mrkhigh said:
Can you verify that pin 1 and four are shorted on the micro USB side?
Sent from my XT907 using xda app-developers app
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Yes they are, I tried the cable on my mom's kindle as well and the screen said kindle fire fastboot on hers. Device manager recognizes hers the same way it recognizes mine though.
If it was in fastboot mode then "adb devices" wouldn't show anything. When in fastboot mode, use fastboot commands, try this out:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
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try..
Marinski94 said:
Yes they are, I tried the cable on my mom's kindle as well and the screen said kindle fire fastboot on hers. Device manager recognizes hers the same way it recognizes mine though.
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Try upgrading the factory amazon firmware first to repair fastboot on the device. I've had this happen before on a customers kindle. I was able to just grab a rootable amazon firmware update, update it, then continue to root, twrp and flash with a new rom.

Help! Possibly bricked Kindle Fire HD 8.9

Hey everyone
I think I've just bricked brand new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 :/
So, I'm new in rooting and I tried to install custom rom Cyanogen Mod 10.1 following the instructions from there: http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fi...-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-into-pure-android-tablet/ .
After rooting Kindle, installing 2nd bootloader and TWRP my Kindle rebooted. It showed up Kindle Fire logo, first yellow then blue one. But after that nothing happened, it stucked at booting. So I entered to recovery mode by holding down volume up button and because of my stupidity I thought backing up system and restoring it will get me able to enter to original Amazon's system. After restoring system and rebooting worse thing happened. Logo while booting didn't turn from yellow to blue, it just stucked in yellow logo like it freezed. Now I can't enter anywhere in my Kindle, even in recovery mode and after plugging Kindle to PC through USB cable PC doesn't see Kindle. I think maybe using fastboot cable will help but I'm not sure about that, so I'm asking You: Is there anything I can do to restore my Kindle? And the fastboot cable will work with this software: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011126?
Thanks for any help
Sorry for my bad english
Gunter_Time said:
Hey everyone
I think I've just bricked brand new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 :/
So, I'm new in rooting and I tried to install custom rom Cyanogen Mod 10.1 following the instructions from there: http://rootkindlefire.com/kindle-fi...-kindle-fire-hd-8-9-into-pure-android-tablet/ .
After rooting Kindle, installing 2nd bootloader and TWRP my Kindle rebooted. It showed up Kindle Fire logo, first yellow then blue one. But after that nothing happened, it stucked at booting. So I entered to recovery mode by holding down volume up button and because of my stupidity I thought backing up system and restoring it will get me able to enter to original Amazon's system. After restoring system and rebooting worse thing happened. Logo while booting didn't turn from yellow to blue, it just stucked in yellow logo like it freezed. Now I can't enter anywhere in my Kindle, even in recovery mode and after plugging Kindle to PC through USB cable PC doesn't see Kindle. I think maybe using fastboot cable will help but I'm not sure about that, so I'm asking You: Is there anything I can do to restore my Kindle? And the fastboot cable will work with this software: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011126?
Thanks for any help
Sorry for my bad english
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(if you're bricked, you need fastbootcable?). that what i was told anyways
OK good news, you don't need a fastboot cable, in fact they don't even work on 8.9" models. The only problem is if you never have put the device in fastboot before while plugged into windows you are going to have a fun time trying to install the drivers... More or less plug the device is while it is off and have the device manager open already, you should see a jem device with a yellow triangle pop up for a moment, this is what you have to do, download the drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Now when that device pops up briefly, right click it, hit update drivers, and point it to where you extracted my drivers. If you can successfully complete this step the rest is easy, you just need to download a utility, like the one you asked if it would fix it(the answer is yes BTW). Extract the utility from its' zip file, hold shift and right click the folder that was extracted and hit "open command window here". Now with the device turned off and unplugged type this
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Press enter, once it says waiting for device then plug the kindle in while its off, it should go into fastboot. Once in fastboot you can use the SRT utility to fix it or kffa if you prefer.
Post above mine also makes skipping the entire try-to-install-driver-while-disappearing problem go away, instead you would reboot into windows after it goes into fastboot, still install the driver, and just run SRT.
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stunts513 said:
OK good news, you don't need a fastboot cable, in fact they don't even work on 8.9" models. The only problem is if you never have put the device in fastboot before while plugged into windows you are going to have a fun time trying to install the drivers... More or less plug the device is while it is off and have the device manager open already, you should see a jem device with a yellow triangle pop up for a moment, this is what you have to do, download the drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Now when that device pops up briefly, right click it, hit update drivers, and point it to where you extracted my drivers. If you can successfully complete this step the rest is easy, you just need to download a utility, like the one you asked if it would fix it(the answer is yes BTW). Extract the utility from its' zip file, hold shift and right click the folder that was extracted and hit "open command window here". Now with the device turned off and unplugged type this
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Press enter, once it says waiting for device then plug the kindle in while its off, it should go into fastboot. Once in fastboot you can use the SRT utility to fix it or kffa if you prefer.
Post above mine also makes skipping the entire try-to-install-driver-while-disappearing problem go away, instead you would reboot into windows after it goes into fastboot, still install the driver, and just run SRT.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD using Tapatalk
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I did everything like you said, and voila! Kindle works fine now
Thanks for the help
stunts513 said:
OK good news, you don't need a fastboot cable, in fact they don't even work on 8.9" models. The only problem is if you never have put the device in fastboot before while plugged into windows you are going to have a fun time trying to install the drivers... More or less plug the device is while it is off and have the device manager open already, you should see a jem device with a yellow triangle pop up for a moment, this is what you have to do, download the drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Now when that device pops up briefly, right click it, hit update drivers, and point it to where you extracted my drivers. If you can successfully complete this step the rest is easy, you just need to download a utility, like the one you asked if it would fix it(the answer is yes BTW). Extract the utility from its' zip file, hold shift and right click the folder that was extracted and hit "open command window here". Now with the device turned off and unplugged type this
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Press enter, once it says waiting for device then plug the kindle in while its off, it should go into fastboot. Once in fastboot you can use the SRT utility to fix it or kffa if you prefer.
Post above mine also makes skipping the entire try-to-install-driver-while-disappearing problem go away, instead you would reboot into windows after it goes into fastboot, still install the driver, and just run SRT.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD using Tapatalk
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hey i cannot kind a download for this tool anywere i screwedup my bootloader and recovery img.. now i need help my device only recognized for 3 seconds.
then loop loop and stock recovery mode which dont work.
plz help pm me a link or anything. ugh i bricked this uggh
Download kindle fire first aid or system restore tool, they come with fastboot and adb.
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vIgGeN7 said:
hey i cannot kind a download for this tool anywere i screwedup my bootloader and recovery img.. now i need help my device only recognized for 3 seconds.
then loop loop and stock recovery mode which dont work.
plz help pm me a link or anything. ugh i bricked this uggh
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Here is a tutorial that will show you how to install a 2nd bootloader and TWRP recovery.
2nd bootloader/TWRP install http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175
Then choose a ROM made for the 8.9 Kindle Fire HD only and flash it.
If you wish to go stock then flashing the appropriate images in fastboot will be your plan. This requires setting up some SDK tools in your environment.
SDK setup video http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
KFFA is another option as well.
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Kindle Fire HD 8.9 Bricked
Can someone please provide me with some information. I tried to update the recovery for my Kindle Fire HD 8.9 running on cm10.2 using flashify which I found out now was a very lazy and dumb thing to do. Now my device is bricked its stuck at the white and orange kindle logo, my computer only recognize it for a split second and I can't boot into recovery.
My question to the experience members is if my device is done for or can the factory cable restore it? I tried creating one but it didn't get my device into fastboot mode and I also heard that it isn't compatible with the 8.9 series, I would like to know how true this is.
Thanks a lot.
You don't use a fastboot cable with a 8.9. It should when plugged in while off show up for a brief moment as a jem device. In this brief moment you must have the device manager open and right click the jem device hit update drivers and point it to where you would have downloaded and extracted the drivers in my signature. Once you manage to get the drivers installed shut off the kindle and open a command prompt that's CD'd into the directory of the fastboot command and run
Code:
fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product
it should say waiting for device, at this point plug the kindle in with a normal cable and it should go into fastboot. I recommend a ubuntu live CD for this procedure because you don't have to deal with the driver issue, instead you just have to install the fastboot binary from the repo but it is fairly easy.
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stunts513 said:
You don't use a fastboot cable with a 8.9. It should when plugged in while off show up for a brief moment as a jem device. In this brief moment you must have the device manager open and right click the jem device hit update drivers and point it to where you would have downloaded and extracted the drivers in my signature. Once you manage to get the drivers installed shut off the kindle and open a command prompt that's CD'd into the directory of the fastboot command and run
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fastboot -I 0x1949 getvar product
it should say waiting for device, at this point plug the kindle in with a normal cable and it should go into fastboot. I recommend a ubuntu live CD for this procedure because you don't have to deal with the driver issue, instead you just have to install the fastboot binary from the repo but it is fairly easy.
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Thanks a lot man I completely gave up and was ready to order the motherboard. Now my kindle fire hd is up and running cm11 :good: :laugh:
unbrick for dummy
Kemoid said:
Thanks a lot man I completely gave up and was ready to order the motherboard. Now my kindle fire hd is up and running cm11 :good: :laugh:
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stunts513
Can you explain step by step for techno-peasants how to fix my Kindle fire HD 8.9?
It flashes the words "kindle fire" for 14 seconds then goes dark and won't to anything else. I tried holding in the power button for 20; 30;40;60 seconds and that whole thing. I tested the charge in the battery. I'm past the easy fixes.
I'm at the point Kemoid was at above, ready to throw my Kindle Fire away and buy a new one.
I need the idiot proof directions that start with words similar to "Go to ww.somemagicURLwhereIcangetwhatIneedtodiagnoseandfixmyKindefireHD8.9.com and download xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx to your computer, then....."
Assume downloading an app reaches the limits of my technical comfort level.
Can you help me?
JoyousM said:
stunts513
Can you explain step by step for techno-peasants how to fix my Kindle fire HD 8.9?
It flashes the words "kindle fire" for 14 seconds then goes dark and won't to anything else. I tried holding in the power button for 20; 30;40;60 seconds and that whole thing. I tested the charge in the battery. I'm past the easy fixes.
I'm at the point Kemoid was at above, ready to throw my Kindle Fire away and buy a new one.
I need the idiot proof directions that start with words similar to "Go to ww.somemagicURLwhereIcangetwhatIneedtodiagnoseandfixmyKindefireHD8.9.com and download xxxxxxxxxxxxx.xxx to your computer, then....."
Assume downloading an app reaches the limits of my technical comfort level.
Can you help me?
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Your in a bootloop. Just use the factory restore tool for the 8.9 and your USB cord.
I'm thinkin your kernel is messed up, probably just needs reflashing, I agree with LinearEquation, you just need to use the system restore tool or kffa and it should reflash that, if you can get into fastboot though you might need to wipe your boot partition. Try the SRT first though.
My kindle still brick
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(if you're bricked, you need fastbootcable?). that what i was told anyways
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thank for your share, but my kinlde fire hd 8.9 still brick
Before, i rooted and install TWRP . But, I install stock rom form amazon ( 8.5.1) and after, I update superuser and restart it. red screen appear. And now, I try anything to unbrick but nothing change.
you can see my brick youtube.com/watch?v=kJzsZKF5OUk ( I dont enough post to up youtube)
so, Please help me this case.
Thank you very much !!!

[Q] Kindle Fire 1st Gen Stuck in Fastboot and is not Recognized by the Computer

The kindle is stuck in fastboot mode and will launch immediately into fastboot once the power button is pressed. Also the device does not show up in device manager when connected to a computer. Currently TWRP is installed but I can not figure out the get to the recovery. This started after flashing a custom bootloader while I was converting it into an otterx. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
N O T E:
I found the solution to my problem. The battery was too low to boot into the recovery so after a full charge the problem was solved
SuperHira said:
The kindle is stuck in fastboot mode and will launch immediately into fastboot once the power button is pressed. Also the device does not show up in device manager when connected to a computer. Currently TWRP is installed but I can not figure out the get to the recovery. This started after flashing a custom bootloader while I was converting it into an otterx. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
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Stock fastboot or does it say fastboot mode.?
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Try powering off, and connecting to wall charger.
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sd_shadow said:
Stock fastboot or does it say fastboot mode.?
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Try powering off, and connecting to wall charger.
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Sorry for the late reply.
It says fastboot mode and when connected to a wall charger it also goes straight to fastboot mode and is stuck.
SuperHira said:
Sorry for the late reply.
It says fastboot mode and when connected to a wall charger it also goes straight to fastboot mode and is stuck.
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So you flashed OtterX bootloader? What else did you do? Convert to OtterX partitions? OtterX twrp?
Okay im new to this thread and am (sort of a noob dev). I have the same issue what i did was.
1. download saferoot(installed that worked perfect.
2.went into adb following your guide for twrp and fff while in adb. instead of a (-i) i thought it said (-1) so i put that after 0x1949 i think anyway.
3. noticed what i did then changed it waited a little bit and it just kept saying waiting for device. Then i closed adb and shut it off. rebooted it and opened adb nothing.
It isn't being recognized by windows and it is making the usb connection error sound when plugged in. all that adb says is no device connected. however in my windows devices menu it says other device\kindle? as in a malfunctioned device. i need to try and fix this and i wanted cm11. but if i need to go back to stock i will. Thanks.
Same issue
Relyt2012 said:
Okay im new to this thread and am (sort of a noob dev). I have the same issue what i did was.
1. download saferoot(installed that worked perfect.
2.went into adb following your guide for twrp and fff while in adb. instead of a (-i) i thought it said (-1) so i put that after 0x1949 i think anyway.
3. noticed what i did then changed it waited a little bit and it just kept saying waiting for device. Then i closed adb and shut it off. rebooted it and opened adb nothing.
It isn't being recognized by windows and it is making the usb connection error sound when plugged in. all that adb says is no device connected. however in my windows devices menu it says other device\kindle? as in a malfunctioned device. i need to try and fix this and i wanted cm11. but if i need to go back to stock i will. Thanks.
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Did you ever get this resolved? I am currently stuck in the fastboot mode, although it doesn't say fastboot on my screen, just the non-animated "kindle fire" boot screen. I have been browsing for a while now and no solution, so hopefully if you found a fix then it is related!
I got rooted, ran some fbmode thing to get to fastboot to install a custom recovery and now I'm stuck here without being able to actually access fastboot. Shows up as "other devices/kindle" with a yellow triangle. Both "adb devices" and "fastboot devices" returns no results. I am now on Ubuntu hoping that the drivers would be as automagic as every other Android device, but still no fastboot/adb devices results.
I'll probably post a new thread by the way, but really hoped you had found a way past this already!
Thanks
uxonith said:
Did you ever get this resolved? I am currently stuck in the fastboot mode, although it doesn't say fastboot on my screen, just the non-animated "kindle fire" boot screen. I have been browsing for a while now and no solution, so hopefully if you found a fix then it is related!
I got rooted, ran some fbmode thing to get to fastboot to install a custom recovery and now I'm stuck here without being able to actually access fastboot. Shows up as "other devices/kindle" with a yellow triangle. Both "adb devices" and "fastboot devices" returns no results. I am now on Ubuntu hoping that the drivers would be as automagic as every other Android device, but still no fastboot/adb devices results.
I'll probably post a new thread by the way, but really hoped you had found a way past this already!
Thanks
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used install.drivers.bat from kindle fire utility?
windows 7?
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used install.drivers.bat from kindle fire utility?
windows 7?
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Actually I followed the guide at Cyanogenmod, but was unable to fastboot so I followed their instructions to manually fastboot and after successfully entering fastboot from running their "./fbmode" script and rebooting, I'm now stuck without being able to contact the device. Nothing shows up under "fastboot devices." I guess I tried on Ubuntu and Windows 8, not Windows 7. I will try installing the Kindle drivers under Windows 7 when I get home later this evening. Thanks.
uxonith said:
Actually I followed the guide at Cyanogenmod, but was unable to fastboot so I followed their instructions to manually fastboot and after successfully entering fastboot from running their "./fbmode" script and rebooting, I'm now stuck without being able to contact the device. Nothing shows up under "fastboot devices." I guess I tried on Ubuntu and Windows 8, not Windows 7. I will try installing the Kindle drivers under Windows 7 when I get home later this evening. Thanks.
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Hi, did you fix it? if you fixed it, please tell me, I had same problem like you did.
zjwrm said:
Hi, did you fix it? if you fixed it, please tell me, I had same problem like you did.
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[6.3.3] Flashing FFF and TWRP without Fastboot Cable
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So you flashed OtterX bootloader? What else did you do? Convert to OtterX partitions? OtterX twrp?
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I flashed the OtterX bootloader and then tried to convert to OtterX partitions. Here something went wrong and now it is stuck in fastboot. The device does not appear in any way in device manager and a live Linux OS does not recognize the device either. Also, when in fastboot it does not seem to run off of the device's own battery, but I can get it to charge the battery if needed by connecting it to wall power.
Thanks for any help
SuperHira said:
I flashed the OtterX bootloader and then tried to convert to OtterX partitions. Here something went wrong and now it is stuck in fastboot. The device does not appear in any way in device manager and a live Linux OS does not recognize the device either. Also, when in fastboot it does not seem to run off of the device's own battery, but I can get it to charge the battery if needed by connecting it to wall power.
Thanks for any help
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need to get it out of fastboot mode, just keep trying different combinations of power off, connected to pc, power on connected, power on not connected, power on not connected, power on connected to wall charger...
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