[Q] Help installing ADB for Kindle 8.9 with 8.3.1 - 8.9" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Please help. I've tried everything I can find on XDA and most of google with no luck. I'm not a NOOB, and have rooted and installed custom ROMS on lots of devices before without any problems, but this has me beat.
Now the basics....I'm running WIN8 64bit, but have a WIN7 32bit laptop.
I have installed the Kindle ADB drivers but whenever I connect the device in ADB mode, it only installs an MTP device. When I click on that and go to Properties-Hardware, it lists 3 Device functions;
Android Composite ADB Interface - Kindle Fire
Kindle - Portable device
USB Composite Device - USB controller.
It seems, no matter what I try, when I run adb devices in CMD (Admin Mode), it list DEVICES FOUND - BLANK.....
What am I doing wrong. All I want to do to start with is ROOT the thing, maybe add Google Apps and then consider a Custom ROM.
If anyone can help me, and please treat me as a complete NOOB, as it seems this is beyond me, I would appreciate it.
Thanks all in advance....

ViPaSoft said:
Please help. I've tried everything I can find on XDA and most of google with no luck. I'm not a NOOB, and have rooted and installed custom ROMS on lots of devices before without any problems, but this has me beat.
Now the basics....I'm running WIN8 64bit, but have a WIN7 32bit laptop.
I have installed the Kindle ADB drivers but whenever I connect the device in ADB mode, it only installs an MTP device. When I click on that and go to Properties-Hardware, it lists 3 Device functions;
Android Composite ADB Interface - Kindle Fire
Kindle - Portable device
USB Composite Device - USB controller.
It seems, no matter what I try, when I run adb devices in CMD (Admin Mode), it list DEVICES FOUND - BLANK.....
What am I doing wrong. All I want to do to start with is ROOT the thing, maybe add Google Apps and then consider a Custom ROM.
If anyone can help me, and please treat me as a complete NOOB, as it seems this is beyond me, I would appreciate it.
Thanks all in advance....
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Well I too had this issue... Only thing that worked was installing Linux and running soupkit... Trust me this method works flawlessly!
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ViPaSoft said:
Please help. I've tried everything I can find on XDA and most of google with no luck. I'm not a NOOB, and have rooted and installed custom ROMS on lots of devices before without any problems, but this has me beat.
Now the basics....I'm running WIN8 64bit, but have a WIN7 32bit laptop.
I have installed the Kindle ADB drivers but whenever I connect the device in ADB mode, it only installs an MTP device. When I click on that and go to Properties-Hardware, it lists 3 Device functions;
Android Composite ADB Interface - Kindle Fire
Kindle - Portable device
USB Composite Device - USB controller.
It seems, no matter what I try, when I run adb devices in CMD (Admin Mode), it list DEVICES FOUND - BLANK.....
What am I doing wrong. All I want to do to start with is ROOT the thing, maybe add Google Apps and then consider a Custom ROM.
If anyone can help me, and please treat me as a complete NOOB, as it seems this is beyond me, I would appreciate it.
Thanks all in advance....
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Silly question but have you enabled adb on the tablet?
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KFU offlain. help

I need help! FKU 0.9.5. Drivers set. Kindle is seen by the system (Windows) as Android Phone\Android Composite ADB Interface . When you run status of the ADB is offline, the status of unknown boot. FKU ustonovlena in C / FKU. What is the problem?
Thanks in advance for your help.
sergei pan said:
I need help! FKU 0.9.5. Drivers set. Kindle is seen by the system (Windows) as Android Phone\Android Composite ADB Interface . When you run status of the ADB is offline, the status of unknown boot. FKU ustonovlena in C / FKU. What is the problem?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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Ustonovlena? What is that? Serbian? Nevertheless. Even when Windows says the drivers are installed, if adb doesn't connect, it's a driver issue. Uninstall and delete your current drivers then reinstall with the device turned off. When you turn the device back on, KFU should recognize it.
If not, try to issue the command you need anyway. Sometimes it will work anyway. Either way, it is a driver issue. Keep working at it. You may have to reboot your computer to get it to work but as long as you understand that it's the drivers causing problems, you should be able to get it working.
try to change to another user,or worst still use another pc.
Not sure if this can work,but its worth a try since mine work this way.
Sorry. I am writing through Google. Russian. Already endured, and once again put the driver. It did not help.
What rom are you using?
Rom?
If I understand you correctly, a native Amazon 6.3.
The reason I ask is that some custom roms have USB debugging turned off by default and others have trouble with adb to begin with.
But, considering that is not the case, it is a driver issue, plain and simple.Just keep trying. Uninstall/delete/reinstall your drivers. It may help to get the Android SDK and configure them yourself.
It has been repeatedly reinstalled the driver. It does not help. Tried on two computers (XP and Vista). The result is the same. The question-whether the Kindle can be seen in My Computer? I have Windows does not see it.
Programmes at the request of the developer to KFU (Vashypooh) to help. Write in the subject can not have enough rights-http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889.
I beg to inform him of my request for help.
Im having the same issue
I cant tell you how many times i have re installed the drivers. Reboots in between.. u name it
One time i did get adb to see my device. But it still wouldn't fast boot
Im on 2.2.. its a brand new refurb..got it today
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[Q] Broke Kindle Fire's Ability to Mount

Hey I'm a brand new member so I apologize in advance if my problem has been solved already, however, I could not find anything on any of the threads. Okay so I am severely confused right now. I have had my Kindle Fire for almost a year now and this problem has never occurred. Ever since I got my Kindle I have been experimenting on it. I rooted it and have flashed many different custom roms. I had been using TWRP Recovery 2.0 for a long time and when I found out that it was outdated I updated it to the new 2.2.1.1 version...Everything seemed to be working perfectly until I tried mounting USB storage in the new TWRP...It did not work. My computer wouldn't recognize it. I kind of just let this slide since I figured I wouldn't need to mount USB storage in TWRP unless it was an emergency. A while later I switched back to the Kindle's stock rom. That's when I noticed that it would not mount...Not only was TWRP not mounting, but it was my Kindle altogether. I deleted all drivers that had any thing to do with Android from my computer. After restarting both my computer and my Kindle I tried mounting again...Nothing. The drivers weren't even reinstalling. To test wether this was a problem with my computer or my Kindle I got my brother's Kindle Fire (Never had any tweaking done to it) and mounted USB storage. It installed the drivers and mounted just fine. I then plugged my Kindle back in and it mounted just fine also. I thought I had solved the issue, but about an hour later I tried mounting my Kindle again and nothing happened. My brother's Kindle will mount (Actually there are a total of four Kindles in my house all of which have not been tweaked except for mine) but mine won't do anything. As a last resort I deleted EVERYTHING with TWRP and flashed the Kindle Fire 6.3.1 update.zip. My Kindle is now true factory default (no root, custom recovery, etc...). I thougt for sure this would work but IT STILL WON'T MOUNT USB STORAGE!!! When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Devices and Printers" it recognizes my device as a "Kindle" but I just cannot get it to mount! I am now stuck with a Kindle that cannot be re-rooted or anything due to the fact that it cannot be recognized with ADB. Sorry for the long post...I am just trying to give as much information as possible. By the way I am running Windows 7 and my Kindle is the only one that will not mount which makes this problem have nothing to do with drivers or my computer. Any help is appreciated. Thanks.
Wheww okay well try a factory reset this will wipe your sdcard as well. It should resolve most your problems. There are multiple things that can cause this to happen but one thing that really comes to mind. Are you ejecting your kindle before hitting the disconnect button? Just a wild guess but failing to do so can cause this disorder the very next time you plug it in. Something that could resolve minor sdcard issues is
Code:
fastboot oem format
don't let this make you to crazy yet RC soupmagnet should be releasing something very soon that will solve the majority of SD card mount problems hint hint . You will need to reroot and flash a custom ROM on it to have success though. So if nothing works hang tight and stay tuned.
This might help
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33109015#post33109015
Thepooch, no I had not been ejecting it before disconnecting. I'll do that from now on. Also commands do not work because my computer doesn't recognize my Kindle as either a storage device or an ADB device, and what does it mean what it says "fastboot not found"? I made sure I have the fastboot.exe in my ADB folder...Soupmagnet, I can't get those commands to work since I'm no longer rooted and my computer doesn't recognize me...
Nihilian said:
Thepooch, no I had not been ejecting it before disconnecting. I'll do that from now on. Also commands do not work because my computer doesn't recognize my Kindle as either a storage device or an ADB device, and what does it mean what it says "fastboot not found"? I made sure I have the fastboot.exe in my ADB folder...Soupmagnet, I can't get those commands to work since I'm no longer rooted and my computer doesn't recognize me...
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Have you installed your adb drivers?
soupmagnet said:
Have you installed your adb drivers?
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Yeah I downloaded the newest Kindle Fire Utility and installed thoose drivers. When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Device Manager" it lists it as an android phone with ADB Interface. If I plug any other Kindle in then it installs new drivers and doesn't list the ADB Interface. Is this normal?
Nihilian said:
Yeah I downloaded the newest Kindle Fire Utility and installed thoose drivers. When I plug my Kindle in and go to "Device Manager" it lists it as an android phone with ADB Interface. If I plug any other Kindle in then it installs new drivers and doesn't list the ADB Interface. Is this normal?
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I don't use Windows so I couldn't tell what's normal for that OS.
Use the tutorial here to confirm your drivers are installed properly. Then Shift + right-click on your KFU "tools" folder with adb.exe and fastboot.exe, and select "Open command window here". Enter your adb or fastboot commands there and see how it goes. Start with "adb devices" to see if you are connected. If not, reinstall your drivers and try again.
Some ROMs have different product IDs than the stock OS so you may want to look into that if you are using a custom ROM, and edit your androidwinusb.inf accordingly. I know some JB roms have a PID of 0004 instead of 0006.
If for some reason Windows refuses to cooperate, you could always set up a Linux LiveUSB and get it done a lot easier.
Okay so I've been fiddling around with stuff. I completely uninstalled all Android drivers again then restarted my PC and Kindle. This time I plugged my Kindle in and it installed the correct drivers. It mounted USB just fine. When I tried reinstalling the ADB drivers that came with Kindle Fire Utility it erased the Kindle's normal drivers, so now it won't mount anymore...at least I know that it is a driver problem and that my Kindle doesn't need to be repartitioned. I'm really getting sick of Windows and its annoying drivers...Any ideas on how to get all the drivers to work? If not I think I might just install Ubuntu and screw the need for drivers.
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If you run the driver bat packaged with kfu with the device plugged in sometimes it will waste the mass storage drivers. It`s always best to run it then plug the device in and see what windows decides to install. Unplug, replug, unplug, replug as well as try this while in recovery because it will also attempt to install the drivers as well in recovery.
Thepooch said:
If you run the driver bat packaged with kfu with the device plugged in sometimes it will waste the mass storage drivers. It`s always best to run it then plug the device in and see what windows decides to install. Unplug, replug, unplug, replug as well as try this while in recovery because it will also attempt to install the drivers as well in recovery.
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Sweet. I tried it and now everything is working perfectly. Thanks for your help guys.
Nihilian said:
Sweet. I tried it and now everything is working perfectly. Thanks for your help guys.
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I downloaded the lates kindle fire utility and I enabled debugging, I can see my files but when I run the utility file the adb says offline. I cannot figure it out. : (

[Q] Help Rooting my Kindle Fire Generation 2

Hi, I have a kindle fire 2nd Gen that I am trying to root. when I run the steps in the easy root thread, I also tried using the new adb driver they posted in the developement thread that was supposed to "Fix" the faulty adb driver. well my computer recognizes my kindle, and when I try to open my cmd, type in the steps for root, I get a message that says ( I screenshotted it as a jpg. and my computer finds my kindle as a android usb composite device.I have adb and the unknown sources turned on for my kindle. Just please help because I really wanna get it rooted. I even tried to reset windows 7 back to factory. My kindle is running 10.2.6. but as I was saying, if I run the Qemu Method and type adb devices, it still won't show up. PLEASE HELP ME!
dagriff1997 said:
Hi, I have a kindle fire 2nd Gen that I am trying to root. when I run the steps in the easy root thread, I also tried using the new adb driver they posted in the developement thread that was supposed to "Fix" the faulty adb driver. well my computer recognizes my kindle, and when I try to open my cmd, type in the steps for root, I get a message that says ( I screenshotted it as a jpg. and my computer finds my kindle as a android usb composite device.I have adb and the unknown sources turned on for my kindle. Just please help because I really wanna get it rooted. I even tried to reset windows 7 back to factory. My kindle is running 10.2.6. but as I was saying, if I run the Qemu Method and type adb devices, it still won't show up. PLEASE HELP ME!
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this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2041138 ha work for me.

[Q] No more Composite ADB driver after installing CM10.1

i have managed to sucessfully install a 2nd bootloader, TWRP Recovery, and CM10.1 onto my new KFHD with no apparent problems, following Hashcode's guide at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175.
I had already set up my system to support developing and debugging the KFHD, including the Amazon-specific Kindle Fire USB drivers; when plugged in, the device showed up in Device Manager as a "Kindle" with a "Composite ADB Interface", and `adb devices` detected the device.
After flashing the CM10.1 ROM I can no longer see my device as anything except an MPT USB Device, and `adb devices` says there are no devices attached.
I have tried both the Google USB drivers and the Kindle USB drivers and Windows claims that neither of them is correct for my hardware. When I check Device Manager, it says the attached device is VID_18D1, PID_6860, REV_0100, which doesn't match any of the device descriptors in either of the driver inf files.
Which driver am I supposed to be using now and how can I get it to install properly?
EDIT: I had forgotten to re-enable ADB Debugging on the tablet after flashing; now it is actually called an "Amazon Kindle Fire HD" and has a different device descriptor:
VID_18D1&PID_6861&REV_0261&MI_01
but still no love from ADB.
Thanks.
I'm having the same problem. No connection to ADB, and MTP only exists as a single file when activating the camera toggle. Frustrating to say the least, but not a deal-breaker.
Oh and a friend has the same problem. I know its not helpful, but atleast you're not the only one
That's really odd as adb works fine for me on Haschode's 10.1 Perhaps try reinstalling the drivers, The adb drivers are - click here
You may need to uninstall the old drivers before these work. Also, goes without saying that you need to enable USB debugging on the tablet!
No more Composite ADB driver after installing CM10.1
apd said:
That's really odd as adb works fine for me on Haschode's 10.1 Perhaps try reinstalling the drivers, The adb drivers are - click here
You may need to uninstall the old drivers before these work. Also, goes without saying that you need to enable USB debugging on the tablet!
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I installed Hashcode CM10.1 for the first time tonight on an KFHD 8.9.
I have the same problem on both Windows and LINUX: loading CM10.1 on an HFHD8.9 tablet. (No ADB)
I use both every single day on both windows and LINUX so have lots and lots of experience.
In windows after installing 2nd boot /twrp and Hashcode zips (8.1.4.zip, or 8.4.1.zip) I have to use some old windows drivers for ADB and fastboot does not work at all. In LINUX, ABD and fastboot work for both Stock Kindle OS and all of Hashcodes Mod'd KindleOS.zips
If I load Hashcode's CM10.1, I have not ADB on Windows or LINUX ADB Devices shows 123456789ABCDE offline
Recovery shows devices = 123456789ABCDE Recovery
I can push files in Recovery but, not if the tablet boots into OS.
If I revert back to any one of the Hashcode KindleOS.zip images all is well at least in LINUX.
This issue is definately related to something driver wise in the CM10.1 OS.
Regards
I saw this same issue
I had this same issue after installing twrp and CM 10.1 as well. I was fortunate to have a second laptop that had not been used for this stuff before, and once i installed the adb drivers on that machine, had no issue connecting to the tablet from that machine. I still could not connect to it from the original machine. My guess would be to uninstall the ADB drivers from the machine you are using to connect, and reinstall. if that doesn't work, hopefully you have a spare machine, otherwise you might need to look at re-imaging you computer. I happen to keep a stock image file of my laptop in case of hard drive failure or other emergency, so it was about 20 minutes, and i was back up and running.

[Solved] Can't boot into fastboot (8.4.6)

I'm pretty frustrated because I've spent more than 4 hours trying to boot into fastboot, googling, searching XDA, ...
- OS: Windows 8
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Software 8.4.6, rooted, ADB activated in the security settings
- Amazon ADB drivers installed, device manager says "Kindle Fire" -> "Android Composite ADB Interface"
- when trying to boot into fastboot with "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product", I'm stuck at waiting for device. Device manager blinks ("Jem-PVT-Prod-04") and the Kindle boots up normally
- when using KFFirstAide64 I can boot into fastboot, device manager says "Jem-PVT-Prod-04" with a yellow triangle (obviously no driver)
- when trying to send any fastboot commands to the Kindle, (like fastboot devices), nothing happens
- pressing and holding the power button shuts the Kindle down, powers on normally
Please help!
I need to get rid of this Kindle ROM. Tried it for a day but this crap really hurts once you're used to CM-ROMs
Cheers,
Carsten
Try putting it into fastboot again and use these drivers for the device that comes up and see if it will install them:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=44446906
Ha, for a minute I thought I saw my name at the end of this post... For the sake of privacy I don't really intend on giving my name out openly to explain why, but if you look at my skype profile it would make sense.
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STRIKE!
It worked!
Had to reboot windows in order to deactivate the enforcement of driver signatures (your usb driver failed with "The hash for the file is not present in the specified catalog file"), but it finally boots into fastboot and back.
If you could spare a few seconds to explain why your driver files work and others don't? (too old?)
And what's this fuzz about driver signatures?
Anyway, thank you so much!
kasek said:
STRIKE!
It worked!
Had to reboot windows in order to deactivate the enforcement of driver signatures (your usb driver failed with "The hash for the file is not present in the specified catalog file"), but it finally boots into fastboot and back.
If you could spare a few seconds to explain why your driver files work and others don't? (too old?)
And what's this fuzz about driver signatures?
Anyway, thank you so much!
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I am not sure why the ones you already had didn't work with fastboot. Those drivers were just a compilation of device vendors id and product id's off of various kindles i have had to help with or deal with myself. As to the other part i will say this, I find windows 8 to be a total pain. The problems u were having is thanks to Microsoft deciding to enable that driver signature enforcement, see once I modify the drivers it kinda unsigns them so that's why you had issues. I don't know why they enabled that feature on windows 8, it was on vista too if I remember correctly, and then on 7 it was gone and it just gave u a warning while trying to install. I got sick of windows myself and stick to Linux unless I'm gaming. Driver problems are a lot easier because it comes with tons of drivers, never has to install the device, it just initializes automatically, unless under a few rare occasions u have to compile the drivers that it doesn't have. Yay Linux!
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Yeah, you're right about Windows 8, it's really a pain in the a**.
I'm gonna switch to Ubuntu once they'll publish my beloved shooters (CoD, Battlefield, ...) on Linux. Fortunately, I'm using Linux since my college time ('94) so I guess the only one having problems will be my wife
stunts513 said:
I am not sure why the ones you already had didn't work with fastboot. Those drivers were just a compilation of device vendors id and product id's off of various kindles i have had to help with or deal with myself. As to the other part i will say this, I find windows 8 to be a total pain. The problems u were having is thanks to Microsoft deciding to enable that driver signature enforcement, see once I modify the drivers it kinda unsigns them so that's why you had issues. I don't know why they enabled that feature on windows 8, it was on vista too if I remember correctly, and then on 7 it was gone and it just gave u a warning while trying to install. I got sick of windows myself and stick to Linux unless I'm gaming. Driver problems are a lot easier because it comes with tons of drivers, never has to install the device, it just initializes automatically, unless under a few rare occasions u have to compile the drivers that it doesn't have. Yay Linux!
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confirm rooted in ver 8.4.6
Could you give me a course link about rooting KFHD8.9 on Ver8.4.6 ?Thank you~
Zukii said:
Could you give me a course link about rooting KFHD8.9 on Ver8.4.6 ?Thank you~
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Shure.
This one worked perfectly for me:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2337634
hi guys, i'm stuck in the very same point as the OP and i am getting the "hash for the file is not present......" error when installing the pointed drivers,
how do i install them?
kasek said:
I'm pretty frustrated because I've spent more than 4 hours trying to boot into fastboot, googling, searching XDA, ...
- OS: Windows 8
- Kindle Fire HD 8.9, Software 8.4.6, rooted, ADB activated in the security settings
- Amazon ADB drivers installed, device manager says "Kindle Fire" -> "Android Composite ADB Interface"
- when trying to boot into fastboot with "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product", I'm stuck at waiting for device. Device manager blinks ("Jem-PVT-Prod-04") and the Kindle boots up normally
- when using KFFirstAide64 I can boot into fastboot, device manager says "Jem-PVT-Prod-04" with a yellow triangle (obviously no driver)
- when trying to send any fastboot commands to the Kindle, (like fastboot devices), nothing happens
- pressing and holding the power button shuts the Kindle down, powers on normally
Please help!
I need to get rid of this Kindle ROM. Tried it for a day but this crap really hurts once you're used to CM-ROMs
Cheers,
Carsten
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I'm like you (8.4.6) somehow I getinto fastboot quite succesfully, I dont know if this is your problem, you seems to try to "fastboot" before you poweroff your device.
don_ernesto said:
hi guys, i'm stuck in the very same point as the OP and i am getting the "hash for the file is not present......" error when installing the pointed drivers,
how do i install them?
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Maybe this link could be helpful:
http://www.fotoclubinc.com/blog/how-to-disable-driver-signature-enforcement-to-allow-installation-of-windows-7-printer-drivers-on-windows-8/
This was exactly what I did.
Good luck!

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