Hello all,
Right now I am getting very pissed at my kindle. I rooted it with KFU and installed TWRP and then flashed it to twa_priv's CM10.1/SGT7 ROM. After flashing it and gApps it got stuck on the cyanogen boot screen/animation. I tried to reboot it but it doesn't even show the option to go into TWRP anymore. It shows the orange Kindle Fire logo then goes straight to cyanogen and the logo just keeps spinning. I am getting ADB status when I connect it to KFU but I can not do anything with it or put it into Fastboot. Any help would be greatly appreciated at this point!
Seriously no help?
stergmtl said:
Seriously no help?
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Patience grasshopper
stergmtl said:
Right now I am getting very pissed at my kindle. I rooted it with KFU and installed TWRP and then flashed it to twa_priv's CM10.1/SGT7 ROM. After flashing it and gApps it got stuck on the cyanogen boot screen/animation. I tried to reboot it but it doesn't even show the option to go into TWRP anymore. It shows the orange Kindle Fire logo then goes straight to cyanogen and the logo just keeps spinning. I am getting ADB status when I connect it to KFU but I can not do anything with it or put it into Fastboot. Any help would be greatly appreciated at this point!
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You shouldn't be mad at the Kindle, it didn't do anything wrong.
On the other hand, you probably failed to wipe system and factory reset before flashing the ROM (installation instructions are in twa_priv's SGT7 thread btw). Unfortunately, short of opening the case and list of other things that are outside the scope of this conversation, you're going to need a factory cable to get into fastboot.
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soupmagnet said:
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You shouldn't be mad at the Kindle, it didn't do anything wrong.
On the other hand, you probably failed to wipe system and factory reset before flashing the ROM (installation instructions are in twa_priv's SGT7 thread btw). Unfortunately, short of opening the case and list of other things that are outside the scope of this conversation, you're going to need a factory cable to get into fastboot.
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I have the wall charger if that's what you mean by factory cable. Any more instructions you can give me so I can get back into TWRP?
If you're getting adb and the Kfu works why cant you just change to fadtboot from there?or re install root from here, adb should be able to give command line to access twrp
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Vintage144 said:
If you're getting adb and the Kfu works why cant you just change to fadtboot from there?or re install root from here, adb should be able to give command line to access twrp
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Because you need the shell to do so.
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I have the wall charger if that's what you mean by factory cable. Any more instructions you can give me so I can get back into TWRP?
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No, the factory cable is different. Look in the KF General forum for more information.
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Because you need the shell to do so.
No, the factory cable is different. Look in the KF General forum for more information.
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Would you recommend buying one on ebay from china?
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Would you recommend buying one on ebay from china?
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Personally I would say go with Skorpn's. They are made in small batches with great quality, fairly inexpensive, fast shipping, and everyone who gets theirs from him seem quite pleased with it overall. He's got a pretty good reputation on XDA so you should probably look into it, if not for that reason alone.
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I tried to root my Kindle Fire using KFU 0.9.6. But am unable to root, only the TWRP got installed.
In almost all the websites I found that once TWRP got installed properly then the yellow triangle will appear during reboot. But am unable to see that during reboot.
But am able to see kindle fire with blue color, instead of the ellow Triangle
could someone help me out in this?
thx in advance.
snaveenraja said:
I tried to root my Kindle Fire using KFU 0.9.6. But am unable to root, only the TWRP got installed.
In almost all the websites I found that once TWRP got installed properly then the yellow triangle will appear during reboot. But am unable to see that during reboot.
But am able to see kindle fire with blue color, instead of the ellow Triangle
could someone help me out in this?
thx in advance.
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how do you know that TWRP got installed if you can't see the bootloader icon? Maybe try a different version of KFU, 0.9.5 works for me. Also be sure that your KFU recognizes your kindle when it's plugged in. The ADB status should say ONLINE in the main menu window.
Try this video on how to root 6.3.1 it works for me perfectly fine just make sure you follow all of the steps word for word. Just go to YouTube and type in "how to root kindle fire nat3mil" I would have posted a link but I'm new so it won't let me post links.
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The yellow icon is the old version . The Kindle Fire with Fire in blue is the new version. It threw me off when I rooted mine for the 1st time too.
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UltraViolence74 said:
The yellow icon is the old version . The Kindle Fire with Fire in blue is the new version. It threw me off when I rooted mine for the 1st time too.
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Yeah, this should be the version of Fire Fire Fire (1.4a) that was installed with KFU 0.9.6. There is a slight bug in the load up that will require you to tap the power button a few times to be able to switch between loaders (Normal, Recovery, Fast). Hashcode knows of it but it's not really a priority at this point since it's not causing anyone issues getting in to Recovery. Just a couple extra taps of the power button does the trick.
If you're looking to do a full wipe of the stock rom, make sure you clear cache, dalvik cache and do a factory reset.
I got to know that its bcoz of firefirefire am unable to see the yellow triangle. Now I flashed using the prerooted stock Rom. Installed play store. Working gr8... thanks for all those replied...
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snaveenraja said:
I got to know that its bcoz of firefirefire am unable to see the yellow triangle. Now I flashed using the prerooted stock Rom. Installed play store. Working gr8... thanks for all those replied...
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Men i have the same problem you have... and im unable to fix it... can you explian to me... step bye step how to... PLEASE.....
Thanx
Rooted Amazon Kindle Fire with KFU Utility
Hey guys just wanted to give a little input. I was able to use the KFU utility ( the newest version ) and it worked just fine. I now have the Recovery installed TWRP but flashed Clockwork Recovery and all works. I'm looking to flash a 4.0 ICS version but haven't found the right source or file. Maybe I can be lead in the right direction. Thanks in advance! !!! Also uploading pic:
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I also had problems with the latest KFU. I was left with 'partially' rooted device. I installed superuser.apk after that and now it's OK. I can even temporary unroot it to using OTA RootKeeper. AFAIK the only way to watch Amazon Prime videos is to temporary unroot the device.
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Hey just wanted to reply about video player. I also was having problems playing videos after downloading videos like 3gp's and MP4's respectively. I downloaded a video player for those formats and now no longer have a problem viewing videos after download.
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Hey guys just wanted to give a little input. I was able to use the KFU utility ( the newest version ) and it worked just fine. I now have the Recovery installed TWRP but flashed Clockwork Recovery and all works. I'm looking to flash a 4.0 ICS version but haven't found the right source or file. Maybe I can be lead in the right direction. Thanks in advance! !!! Also uploading pic:
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I highly suggest you do not use ClockWorkMod Recovery with the Kindle Fire. It has been known to cause the Kindle to brick. Stick with TWRP even if you don't like it.
Unable to root! Stucked on TWRPP 2.2.0 Screen with several options
Hello,
I've tried to root my Kindle fire using KFU 0.9.6)
However, when the KFU is processing the rooting, the kindle restarts and stucks itself on the TWRPP Screen with several options (Install, Backup, Restore...) and the KFU software shows a message of Please wait.
Does anyone know how to move on with the rooting?
Thanks in advanced
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25730650
Same problem except nothing shows on the kindle
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androidGuy302 said:
Same problem except nothing shows on the kindle
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Really? Nothing shows on the Kindle at all? You get absolutely no graphics of any kind whatsoever?
I believe the my computer was getting in the way of KFU but I unpluged it started up and I tried again with success
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Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
wpmetts said:
Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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What is your boot status in KFU?
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Have you tried holding down the power button while powering up and choose boot? Need to hold down power button then when the marker is on booot release power button
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shravbits said:
What is your boot status in KFU?
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Shows offline.
wpmetts said:
Shows offline.
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Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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shravbits said:
Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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As far as I know...
wpmetts said:
Was attempting to re-root my Fire with KFU, however KFU chose to install TWRP first which I think prevented me from ever achieving root. So as instructed to reinstate my stock Fire out of the box I flashed the update file as I had before to unroot it which worked perfectly. However, now I am stuck at the Kindle Fire boot screen and no TWRP to boot into recovery. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Reverting to stock, does just that. It reverts your device to the state it was in when it came out of the box, and is completely unnecessary. TRWP does not prevent "root", it simply aids in the "rooting" process, which is unnecessary in itself.
Put your device in fastboot (very likely it already is), reinstall TWRP, install FFF, wipe partitions, and flash a ROM. Problem solved.
IF any of this is foreign to you, you should do a little research before continuing and getting yourself into more trouble.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747567
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=26435498
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=25730650
[Edit:] Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes. There were no replies when I started writing this.
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Is your kindle plugged in and are your adb drivers working?
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Getting the attached error from windows..
What I think is that you are in a different bootmode, but your kindle is not showing up as a adb device. Have you tried hard resetting? But remember, unplug the USB cable, then hold the power button for 20 seconds, power back up, and then see if you can see the kindle appearing in KFU
Edit: I agree with soupmagnet. If my suggestion doesn't work then use the links he posted and follow his method
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Was finally able to pass the boot screen and was able to re-install TWRP and get it working again, but still cant seem to it rooted again.
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wpmetts said:
Was finally able to pass the boot screen and was able to re-install TWRP and get it working again, but still cant seem to it rooted again.
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::h my::
Forget about rooting it for a second. It is unnecessary. Install a custom ROM and be done with it.
Again, if you don't understand why, go back a few posts and read again.
yes flash this and move on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1439916
Thanks again for all the help.
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First of all, I'd like to thank you all that make this community so valuable to us. I read the forum since I got my KF, around 6 months ago, and all the tutorials are very well detailed.
Today I tried to install a new ROM on my Kindle for the first time. It all went well, and I successfully installed the stock Jelly Bean from Hashcode. But the problem now is: I don't know how to install the GApps on it.
I'm trying to use the ADB and Kindle Fire Utility but it doesn't find the device.
Anyone of you guys could give me a hand with that problem?
Thanks
Are you using twrp? You flash gapps onto it the same way you flash a Rom. Boot into twrp, go to install, locate the directory where you have the gapps.zip file stored and click on it, flash it. Then wipe cache/ and dalvik cache and reboot.
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jlshady00 said:
Are you using twrp? You flash gapps onto it the same way you flash a Rom. Boot into twrp, go to install, locate the directory where you have the gapps.zip file stored and click on it, flash it. Then wipe cache/ and dalvik cache and reboot.
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I think the problem is with the adp drivers...I can not find my device so I can restart it with TWRP.
Ok but if you have fire fire fire and twrp installed already you should be able to bout into twrp by pushing the power button repeatedly during startup until it shows you voting into recovery mode.
Make sure you have the correct drivers installed,I believe the kf should show up as composite adb interface device on your pc with the right drivers. Someone else might be able to help you more but really the easiest way to flash gapps is to do it through twrp the exact same way you flash the new Rom minus the system wipe and factory reset.
Your device is a first gen kindle I assume?
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jlshady00 said:
Ok but if you have fire fire fire and twrp installed already you should be able to bout into twrp by pushing the power button repeatedly during startup until it shows you voting into recovery mode.
Make sure you have the correct drivers installed,I believe the kf should show up as composite adb interface device on your pc with the right drivers. Someone else might be able to help you more but really the easiest way to flash gapps is to do it through twrp the exact same way you flash the new Rom minus the system wipe and factory reset.
Your device is a first gen kindle I assume?
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Yes, it is a first gen Kindle.
I'm trying to boot to TWRP pressing the power button during startup but either I'm doing it wrong or something went bad after I installed the ROM.
I also tried to install the ADB driver in another computer but after I connect the kindle the PC recognizes it only as "Amazon Kindle Fire", and not the ADB interface.
I don't know what to do. But thanks for your help!
Try using the pc that is recognizing it as a kindle fire, uninstall the kindle fire drivers through device manager and then install the Google adb drivers, then hook the kindle back up to it via usb and see if it shows up correctly then?
Is your boot screen showing kindle fire in blue and white or the stock orange or something else?
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jlshady00 said:
Try using the pc that is recognizing it as a kindle fire, uninstall the kindle fire drivers through device manager and then install the Google adb drivers, then hook the kindle back up to it via usb and see if it shows up correctly then?
Is your boot screen showing kindle fire in blue and white or the stock orange or something else?
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jlshady00, I finally managed to install it! Thank you very much for the help!
No problem hope I made it a little easier on you, click thanks on my post if I did and you don't mind. Enjoy the new Rom!
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No problem hope I made it a little easier on you, click thanks on my post if I did and you don't mind. Enjoy the new Rom!
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The ROM is indeed much better than the stock one on the KF.
My Kindle Fire is stuck in a boot loop, is possible make a hard reset?
What did u do to cause bootloop? A factory reset will not fix anything if you messed with the system or system apps.
I delete the launcher
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I delete the launcher
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Does device show up in adb
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When i type "adb devices" the adb don't find the Kindle...
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When i type "adb devices" the adb don't find the Kindle...
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You have drivers installed? Or are you on Linux
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powerpoint45 said:
You have drivers installed? Or are you on Linux
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I'm on Windows 7 64bit and yes, I've installed the diver, but the device is stuck in a boot loop and adb don't recognize it
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I'm on Windows 7 64bit and yes, I've installed the diver, but the device is stuck in a boot loop and adb don't recognize it
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Your going to need to either buy or make a factory cable so you can get into fastboot mode
Just to confirm, are you using the same PC that you used to Root your Kindle Fire with? In other words, have you used ADB with this PC before? If it is, then a Factory cable is I believe the only way out.
You can try to make one, or I piked one up on eBay for £3 including delivery. I have read of someone destroying one of the pins on their Kindle due to connecting the wrong wires up, so be careful and take your time doing it. Double check everything.
We could do with a step by step guide for recovering a Kindle in a loop, as there doesn't seem to be one and they seem to be getting soft bricked quite often at the minute.
Have anyone Ebay Link for my i want to buy factory cable for my kindle fire 2.
I cant finy any on ebay... ( ebay.de )
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The Kindle was running a modified Android Jelly Bean ROM (that I think I found somewhere on this site) - it was essentially stock 4.2.something built for the Fire. It was having charging issues, so in an attempt to fix it I opened TWRP and flashed it back to the stock OS (after making a backup, fortunately). It now reboots every 10 seconds or so. FFF has disappeared.
I've tried everything in the KFU--booting into Recovery Mode, rooting again, installing TWRP again, installing FFF again--but none of it works. Most of the time it gets stuck on "waiting for device..." after trying to reboot into Fastboot Mode.
EDIT: It seems that the issue is stemming from not being able to put it into any boot mode other than normal...
Anyone have any ideas?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1623244
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The Kindle Fire starts booting normally, but then shuts off prematurely or reboots spontaneously before the device completes the startup process.
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Not the case—it boots up completely. Also, it says that the solution is to install FFF, which I can't do. The battery was also charged to full when I made the post.
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Not the case—it boots up completely. Also, it says that the solution is to install FFF, which I can't do. The battery was also charged to full when I made the post.
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I'm guessing the time from start to reboot is probably closer to 30 seconds then. You apparently didn't do a factory reset in TWRP so you'll need a factory cable to get into fastboot.
soupmagnet said:
I'm guessing the time from start to reboot is probably closer to 30 seconds then. You apparently didn't do a factory reset in TWRP so you'll need a factory cable to get into fastboot.
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I just timed it; lasted 22 seconds. I did not do a factory reset, did not know it was necessary... Do I have to get a factory cable? Is there any other option?
kona314 said:
I just timed it; lasted 22 seconds. I did not do a factory reset, did not know it was necessary... Do I have to get a factory cable? Is there any other option?
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Yes, but I would consider it a very "last resort" option.
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soupmagnet said:
Yes, but I would consider it a very "last resort" option.
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What is it? Depending on what it is, I'd like to try it prior to buying a factory cable.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405052
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405052
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... Yeah no. Looks like I'll be buying a cable.