Hi guys,
First of all I am new to this forum but i have read almost every thread about this subject but i can't seem to find my exact situation.
So yesterday I decided I wanted to root my kindle fire HD 7 and put Cynangonmod on it. So i found this video of a guy explaining it and I downloaded the files he provided and I followed his steps.
That is when the first problem came up. He wanted me to install the ADB drivers which I couldn't get done. It told me something like '' could not install the drivers, please install them manually ''.
Thats is when I came to you guys and I noticed there were a lot of people having the same problem. I had to download some other replacement drivers and install those but even that didn't work so I was basically out of luck.
After a couple hours I managed to get the drivers functioning after deleting them and installing them again. I was surprised this actually worked because I did try that before.
But anyway the drivers were working and my kindle responded just like in the video. I followed the steps in the video and I was happy to see some progression. So my device basically was rooted at this point. So just like in the video I transferred the recovery files, CM-11 and the GAPPS I downloaded to my Kindle while strictly following the steps in the video. Next up I used ES file manager to open up the APK file and install it. At this point I exactly followed the tutorial by selecting the right files and checking the right boxes in the Fire Flash menu. Everything looked OK.
I flashed and installed the script like in the tutorial and pressed rebooted into recovery. Unfortunately this is when the party was over.
Instead of the device booting up and saying Kindle Fire with Fire being orange and turning Blue after a couple seconds, my device just booted without turning blue and was basically looping the hole time.
This was a real bummer since I was so happy that I luckily passed the hole ADB driver issue.
Now when I connect my Kindle to my computer nothing happens....just nothing...my computer doesn't even recognize my Kindle at all. So I decided to search the web for this bootloop problem and I downloaded several utility's which should unbrick my Kindle. But since my computer doesn't even recognize my Kindle actually being plugged in these tools will never work anyway.
I have no idea what is going on but it seems like it's the ADB drivers not functioning again? and what I should do now? Or can I just throw my Kindle in the trash?
This is the video I used on YouTube. You might want to watch this to understand my situation.
/watch?v=PVuvR-hHOLE
The files I downloaded are in the description of the video. I do not have the unbrick utilities and the replacement drivers anymore. But that doesn't matter now anyway since my computer doesn't recognize my device.
Please help me guys!!
Thanks!
Maric98 said:
Hi guys,
First of all I am new to this forum but i have read almost every thread about this subject but i can't seem to find my exact situation.
So yesterday I decided I wanted to root my kindle fire HD 7 and put Cynangonmod on it. So i found this video of a guy explaining it and I downloaded the files he provided and I followed his steps.
That is when the first problem came up. He wanted me to install the ADB drivers which I couldn't get done. It told me something like '' could not install the drivers, please install them manually ''.
Thats is when I came to you guys and I noticed there were a lot of people having the same problem. I had to download some other replacement drivers and install those but even that didn't work so I was basically out of luck.
After a couple hours I managed to get the drivers functioning after deleting them and installing them again. I was surprised this actually worked because I did try that before.
But anyway the drivers were working and my kindle responded just like in the video. I followed the steps in the video and I was happy to see some progression. So my device basically was rooted at this point. So just like in the video I transferred the recovery files, CM-11 and the GAPPS I downloaded to my Kindle while strictly following the steps in the video. Next up I used ES file manager to open up the APK file and install it. At this point I exactly followed the tutorial by selecting the right files and checking the right boxes in the Fire Flash menu. Everything looked OK.
I flashed and installed the script like in the tutorial and pressed rebooted into recovery. Unfortunately this is when the party was over.
Instead of the device booting up and saying Kindle Fire with Fire being orange and turning Blue after a couple seconds, my device just booted without turning blue and was basically looping the hole time.
This was a real bummer since I was so happy that I luckily passed the hole ADB driver issue.
Now when I connect my Kindle to my computer nothing happens....just nothing...my computer doesn't even recognize my Kindle at all. So I decided to search the web for this bootloop problem and I downloaded several utility's which should unbrick my Kindle. But since my computer doesn't even recognize my Kindle actually being plugged in these tools will never work anyway.
I have no idea what is going on but it seems like it's the ADB drivers not functioning again? and what I should do now? Or can I just throw my Kindle in the trash?
This is the video I used on YouTube. You might want to watch this to understand my situation.
/watch?v=PVuvR-hHOLE
The files I downloaded are in the description of the video. I do not have the unbrick utilities and the replacement drivers anymore. But that doesn't matter now anyway since my computer doesn't recognize my device.
Please help me guys!!
Thanks!
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Have you tried getting into recovery manually? Turn the device on, immediately hold down volume up while the logo is still yellow, keep holding until a few seconds after it turns blue, it should go into twrp if you flashed twrp correctly. If worse comes to worst you can always use a fastboot cable to recover from this. Also adb is not supposed to work when you are at a bootloader screen, at most you probably could access fastboot if the logo turns blue, because the device may breifly show up as a tate device with second bootloader installed, normally it wouldnt. You would have to isntall the drivers in that brief moment or run a ubuntu live cd to do it. Anyways tell me if you can get into recovery.
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Have you tried getting into recovery manually? Turn the device on, immediately hold down volume up while the logo is still yellow, keep holding until a few seconds after it turns blue, it should go into twrp if you flashed twrp correctly. If worse comes to worst you can always use a fastboot cable to recover from this. Also adb is not supposed to work when you are at a bootloader screen, at most you probably could access fastboot if the logo turns blue, because the device may breifly show up as a tate device with second bootloader installed, normally it wouldnt. You would have to isntall the drivers in that brief moment or run a ubuntu live cd to do it. Anyways tell me if you can get into recovery.
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Thanks for your reply!
I have actually tried to holding down the volume button when it turns on but it doesn't do anything. It's like the device is ignoring me and just keeps looping.
Could be the recovery partition is screwed up but that would only happen if you had a bad recovery image. This is going to get a bit complicated. I recommend using a Ubuntu live CD for this because you won't run into a very annoying driver issue if you use Ubuntu, though they just released a update and I don't know for sure if the package names are the same. Use the latest Ubuntu if you choose to do this or you could simply get a fastboot cable or the blackhat fastboot adapter that goes in between the kindle and the cable. You simply need to try to flash a recovery IMG through fastboot. It should be pretty straight forward, no need to return to stock kindle os to fix this assuming my theory as to why its doing this is correct.
If you wanna use Ubuntu then grab the latest version from their site(think its 14.something) and either burn it to a CD or make a bootable USB using either their instructions, or my preferred utility unetbootin, then boot up into Ubuntu live os and open the settings and look for something about software update. I haven't upgraded to the latest distro so this bit of info is a bit guess and check. If you find software update then make sure all the download from internet boxes are checked then hit close, if it asks to reload choose yes and ignore the first command i'm about to mention. Open a terminal, run these commands in order:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot android-tools-adb
sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Once it says waiting for device, plug the kindle in with the power off, it should then go into fastboot since you have 2nd bootloader installed. Normally this method wouldn't work without a second bootloader unless you are on the 8.9". From there you can open the 2.7 zip of twrp and extract the img file from it to your home folder and run:
Code:
sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery recovery-image-name-here
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stunts513 said:
Could be the recovery partition is screwed up but that would only happen if you had a bad recovery image. This is going to get a bit complicated. I recommend using a Ubuntu live CD for this because you won't run into a very annoying driver issue if you use Ubuntu, though they just released a update and I don't know for sure if the package names are the same. Use the latest Ubuntu if you choose to do this or you could simply get a fastboot cable or the blackhat fastboot adapter that goes in between the kindle and the cable. You simply need to try to flash a recovery IMG through fastboot. It should be pretty straight forward, no need to return to stock kindle os to fix this assuming my theory as to why its doing this is correct.
If you wanna use Ubuntu then grab the latest version from their site(think its 14.something) and either burn it to a CD or make a bootable USB using either their instructions, or my preferred utility unetbootin, then boot up into Ubuntu live os and open the settings and look for something about software update. I haven't upgraded to the latest distro so this bit of info is a bit guess and check. If you find software update then make sure all the download from internet boxes are checked then hit close, if it asks to reload choose yes and ignore the first command i'm about to mention. Open a terminal, run these commands in order:
Code:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install android-tools-fastboot android-tools-adb
sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Once it says waiting for device, plug the kindle in with the power off, it should then go into fastboot since you have 2nd bootloader installed. Normally this method wouldn't work without a second bootloader unless you are on the 8.9". From there you can open the 2.7 zip of twrp and extract the img file from it to your home folder and run:
Code:
sudo fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery recovery-image-name-here
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That actually sounds really difficult.
Just to be clear there is no way to do this on just Windows 7 or OSX? Instead of installing Ubuntu ( which I am not familiar with ). Also could you explain a bit more about the functions of those fastboot cables / adapters because I don't really understand what they do and are you sure those will work with the status of my device? I assume as soon as I get that cable / adapter I Need to plug my device in to the computer and have to get it working via some commands? But anyway is there a way I can stick to windows or mac OSX ( Which I did not use before in the rooting process )
, mac os, normally I would hate mac os just because its a bit nooby and i don't agree with apples policy towards open source(or the lack of) and finding loopholes in whatever the license the unix kernel was under, but this time it may actually be useful, mac is is based on a Unix kernel, which is in a manner similar to the Linux kernel that Ubuntu uses. If you have used a mac then using Ubuntu would be easy, but in this case you shouldn't need to because it should load the drivers up immediately like in Ubuntu. Just grab the android SDK for mac os since i don't think the Linux binaries are compatible. Try placing the extracted android SDK on your desktop, and put previously mentioned recovery img file in the same folder as the fastboot command, open a terminal from applications>utilities and CD into the directory on the desktop that fastboot is in, and try running the fastboot commands I mentioned. Not sure if sudo is needed or not on a mac.
OK as to fastboot cables/adapters, basically you plug your kindle into it and the PC, and your kindle immediately kicks into fastboot mode. You could easily repair it fro windows in this manner since the Tate device would hang around so you could update it's driver without much difficulty. Tech locally you could try the same on windows without a fastboot cable but the device would only appear for a few seconds before it disappears making it hard to install the drivers in that time frame.
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stunts513 said:
, mac os, normally I would hate mac os just because its a bit nooby and i don't agree with apples policy towards open source(or the lack of) and finding loopholes in whatever the license the unix kernel was under, but this time it may actually be useful, mac is is based on a Unix kernel, which is in a manner similar to the Linux kernel that Ubuntu uses. If you have used a mac then using Ubuntu would be easy, but in this case you shouldn't need to because it should load the drivers up immediately like in Ubuntu. Just grab the android SDK for mac os since i don't think the Linux binaries are compatible. Try placing the extracted android SDK on your desktop, and put previously mentioned recovery img file in the same folder as the fastboot command, open a terminal from applications>utilities and CD into the directory on the desktop that fastboot is in, and try running the fastboot commands I mentioned. Not sure if sudo is needed or not on a mac.
OK as to fastboot cables/adapters, basically you plug your kindle into it and the PC, and your kindle immediately kicks into fastboot mode. You could easily repair it fro windows in this manner since the Tate device would hang around so you could update it's driver without much difficulty. Tech locally you could try the same on windows without a fastboot cable but the device would only appear for a few seconds before it disappears making it hard to install the drivers in that time frame.
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Thanks I hope my mac will get the job done. It would make it a lot more easier than going linux I think.
Ok. Ill try it on my mac. I will now download Android SDK and place the extracted file on my desktop. I guess I install all tools and all that. And keep you up-to-date.
I downloaded the SDK and placed the folder to my desktop and opened the SDK manager by going to sdk / tools / android and installed SKD tools and SDK platform Tools. Although when i downloaded it it gave me a log that told me something like '' Stopping ADB server failed (code -1). '' And now I get a red checkmark. I don't know if getting a red checkmark is actually good. And i don't know if it's installed now and if the error message matters.
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I don't want to bother you with stupid threads and things like that, but I've used the search function on XDA and I'm still lost on this really small problem - my Kindle Fire is not being recognized anymore in ADB.
See, a long time ago (few weeks) I rooted my KF and installed Android Market, whatever. Never installed a recovery or custom ROM. Everything was ok until I tried to install TWRP using Kindle Fire Utility.
While trying to install, I got the famous "adbd cannot run as root in production builds". So I thought it was something with my drivers. Ok, then I installed the drivers that come with KFU - just to screw with everything. My Kindle Fire stopped being recognized by ADB.
I tried: (1) uninstall the drivers and install from KFU again. (2) uninstall the drivers and install the drivers I got from the video-tutorial (the famous one). (3) factory reset the kindle fire and do all the drivers install again. (4) hold the power button 900 seconds to reset the kindle fire and install the drivers again. (5) finally install the drivers on ANOTHER computer (running WinXP instead of Win7) and plug my factory reseted KF.
I gave up.
I don't know why my Kindle Fire isn't recognized by ADB on any computer at all. I thought it was my laptop, but then I tried the same steps I did at the first time using a Windows XP and no good. I don't know.
Can someone help me? Thanks a lot.
i think xp is the better decision for such things
you can try:
power down and disconnect kf
remove any old drivers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us
remove anything with adb or kindle or unknown device
replug kf without powering it on (does it by itself)
install new drivers:
-choose browse my computer for driver software
-Then select have disk
-Then select browse
-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver
-Select ok and ok
or you can try this solution:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
b63 said:
i think xp is the better decision for such things
you can try:
power down and disconnect kf
remove any old drivers: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us
remove anything with adb or kindle or unknown device
replug kf without powering it on (does it by itself)
install new drivers:
-choose browse my computer for driver software
-Then select have disk
-Then select browse
-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver
-Select ok and ok
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Tried that and didn't work.
I'm going to wait a little more before using Linux, I really wanted to do this using Windows only.
in what status is your kf now ?
normally booting ? - stuck at whatever ?
at xp now ?
checked the adb_usb.ini in your .android folder (in your personal folder) ? - should include 0x1949 and if you like 0x18D1 (i included it too)
to run kfu with 6.2.2 you need the patched version:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458841
would put it to something like c:\kfu cause it don't like spaces in pathname
try running install_drivers.bat from kfu
b63 said:
in what status is your kf now ?
normally booting ? - stuck at whatever ?
at xp now ?
checked the adb_usb.ini in your .android folder (in your personal folder) ? - should include 0x1949 and if you like 0x18D1 (i included it too)
to run kfu with 6.2.2 you need the patched version:http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1458841
would put it to something like c:\kfu cause it don't like spaces in pathname
try running install_drivers.bat from kfu
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Right now my KF is normally booting into stock ROM and stock everything.
I have both computers at my disposal: Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit. I'm writing in my laptop which is the Win7.
My adb_usb.ini has only 0x1949, I'll add 0x18D1 in another line (or should I use a blank space to separe them?).
Unfortunately I can't see the link you posted because XDA says I don't have privilegies to do so. My stock ROM is 6.2.2, but I think it as always been like that, and it worked using the normal way before. Can you mirror the post on your link somewhere else? I'd love to try the patched version.
Thanks for your support.
I have both computers at my disposal: Windows XP 32-bit and Windows 7 64-bit. I'm writing in my laptop which is the Win7.
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xp will be the better choice cause you don't have to hassle with 32/64 bit drivers and the uac (user access control)
My adb_usb.ini has only 0x1949, I'll add 0x18D1 in another line (or should I use a blank space to separe them?).
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add it in another line
Unfortunately I can't see the link you posted because XDA says I don't have privilegies to do so. My stock ROM is 6.2.2, but I think it as always been like that, and it worked using the normal way before. Can you mirror the post on your link somewhere else? I'd love to try the patched version.
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seems that the patched version (the whole thread) is deleted - you will have to do it by yourself - take the original from the dev section and:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1454913
The issue persists. I've seen that other people are having the same issue. The device got "unrooted" by unknown reasons and then it's invisible to any adb. As I'm writing to you right now, I'm trying the adb on my brother's Ubuntu. I've tried other solutions using linux but without success.
I'm running out of options here.
I'll admit that I haven't tested the last link you sent, but I can't see how that can change the way adb works on my device. Anyway I'll try that tomorrow.
in the meantime br3 is out - if you use kfu you will have to use an updated run.bat: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21749205&postcount=792
but you'r right - that will not change the communication
firekit http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
is worth a try cause linux don't use drivers to communicate
only needs some entries which are included in firekit
maybe try an other cable ?
really running out of ideas at this point ...
I got the same problem.
If you can fix it, please show me how, thank you.
c:\KindleADB>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
c:\KindleADB>
Just a quick idea. Have you tried the attach the kindle to a different USB port? I had the same issue until I used a different port. The front ports on my desktop are totally fubar, but the port where my mouse was worked when 4 out of 6 ports did not. This for me is probably a hardware problem, but it may help someone.
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I am having the same exact problem as the OP and I truer everyway to root it and install the drivers but its still not recognized by adb
Its seems i should give up
Similar problem with cm9, and fixed
I was using cm7 and all was well. I installed cm9 (the cm9_02_02 ROM) which supposedly had issues with SD card mounting and adb not working. (The SD problem is a regression which is fixed thusly.)
Initially, I got the "ADB server didn't ACK" message (I had recently updated the android sdk). To fix this, cd to the tools directory and
./android update usb
./android update adb
Then the server would start but wouldn't list the KF with "adb devices" command. I realized the second command had re-written the ~/adb_usb.ini. I added "0x1949" as the last line and bingo. adb does work on cm9_02_02.
YMMV, and this is on a Mac.
Push push push it
tried all the steps. and still nothing. dont know what im doing wrong. starting to get pissed. any help would be great, thanks
Save my KF
sudogeek said:
I was using cm7 and all was well. I installed cm9 (the cm9_02_02 ROM) which supposedly had issues with SD card mounting and adb not working. (The SD problem is a regression which is fixed thusly.)
Initially, I got the "ADB server didn't ACK" message (I had recently updated the android sdk). To fix this, cd to the tools directory and
./android update usb
./android update adb
Then the server would start but wouldn't list the KF with "adb devices" command. I realized the second command had re-written the ~/adb_usb.ini. I added "0x1949" as the last line and bingo. adb does work on cm9_02_02.
YMMV, and this is on a Mac.
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Could you help me to fix same problem with window. My PC alway, automatic recognize my KF as normal disk driver. I try to make a factory cab but not success .
Thanks.
Edit android-path.sh
1. On my Mac I opened System Profiler, then checked Hardware > USB > and 'MyDeviceName' (for me its: LePan Tablet PC)
2. Opened this file with a text editor: /Users/MyName/.android/android-path.sh
3. Added a new line in this file with the tablet Vendor Id, for example:
0x22a4
4. Executed: adb kill-server
5. Executed: adb start-server
6. Finally adb devices is showing:
List of devices attached
0163AE9D0801F02C0C280002 device
Bricked?
I think I'm having the same problem, or at least a very similar one.
Using windows XP. I got the drivers working, plugged my kindle into the Kindle Fire Utility, and ran option 2, which seemed like it was the option to create a backup in case you bricked your kindle. It ran, showed up on the Kindle screen, and did it's thing without a problem.
Then, when the kindle rebooted, I got the yellow-triangle-fire symbol. It says 'press power button for recovery', but pressing the power button does nothing. Holding it down for a long time shuts the kindle down, but pressing it again brings it right back to the yellow-triangle-fire symbol.
So I uninstalled the drivers from Windows XP (as another thread mentioned). I now have two ways that I can think of to install the drivers. Using the KFU, I get the "unsigned drivers" shutdown even after I went into the Driver Signing menu and chose "ignore and install regardless".
The other option I have is to install the drivers that I downloaded manually -- the same ones that worked in the first place. Problem with that is that I go through the entire process, selecting the directory the drivers are in and whatnot, and the only thing that happens is I get an error that says "These drivers aren't the drivers for your hardware" or something similar to that.
So neither of my options allow me to actually install drivers for my Kindle Fire, and my Fire itself is in a recovery loop. All of the tools that are supposed to address the recovery loop require drivers, so I seem to be up a creek without a Fire.
Any ideas?
Okay, to enter recovery...When you see the yellow triangle, hold the power button until it turns orange then release. It shouldn't take more than 10-15 seconds. If you still can't get into recovery, reinstall it.
For your drivers...uninstall completely and delete them if you're using Win7. Then reinstall using one of the previous methods.
The power button doesn't do anything when I push it. It stays bright green until the kindle fire shuts down. I'm not sure what "reinstall it" means, sorry, n00biness.
The drivers (winXP as mentioned) I've uninstalled, but I can't reinstall. One option says "unsigned drivers" and the other doesn't recognize the device as a Kindle and thus quits the install with a "this is not an appropriate driver for your device" message.
Thanks for trying, though! I appreciate your time and effort.
okay so i was trying to root my kindle fire and i didnt get su any where so then i tryed to install cwm and now its stuck at the yellow triangle and it wont go into recovery and it also will not connect to adb i need hellp ASAP
Install drivers as ADB composite with the Android SDK and then use this to change the bootmode
The link you posted is not working due to the period in the URL at the end.
Do not afraid. I have got the same experience Let God bless the search button
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
unzip fbmode.zip
adb push fbmode /data/local/fbmode
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/fbmode
adb shell /data/local/fbmode
adb reboot
Your kindle will "get stuck" on the kindle fire screen, but really it's just in fastboot mode.
fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img
Your device will now boot into twrp recovery, and flash the firefirefire bootlaoder. When done it will prompt you to reboot. Upon reboot you will get stuck on the "yellow triangle" screen of firefire fire.
fastboot oem idme bootmode 5002
fastboot reboot
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My kindle got the 6.3 update -solved!!
This has got to be one of the fastest ways I have rooted 6.3 kindle update
i went on line here http://liliputing.com/2012/03/root-...ogle-play-store-with-kindle-fire-utility.html
downloaded the new kindle fire utility and ckick on Install permanent root with super user. got rooted in about 2 minutes with no trouble at all
thanks everyone for your help but i solved it what i was doing was unsing the kindle fire utility trying to instal latest firefirefire but it just sat there and so i just went into the utility and reinstaled the twrp and it booted normal!!
Bricked Kindle
Okay, I'm not having the same issue, but I'm pretty sure I've completely, irevicalbly, bricked my kindle.
I know that I'm not in Fastboot mode, I've experienced that issue and solved it with the KFU.
Here's what I did:
I used the KFU to root my kindle. That worked fine. I was able to load all the Google apps (which was my initial goal). Then, I got greedy and decided that ICS was my next step - oops.
I followed the instructions on the following site:
androidauthority.com/kindle-fire-miui-4-ics-55853/
Note: I know, I'm an idiot - I should have paid attention to comments! UGH!
After I did this, I now only get the firefirefire logo and that is it. I can't load/reload TWRP and I can't change my bootmode to normal or recovery. The thing is, no matter which computer I plug the device into, the computer won't recognize the device. I get a message saying something "malfunctioned" when I plug it in. I've tried 3 different Windows machines (I've installed/reinstalled drivers I don't know how many times!) and I even tried loading Linux on a spare laptop and that didn't work either.
So, I tried the next thing I could think of. I followed the instructions on the following site:
ramble.karrth.com - Section "Troubleshooting TWRP
which involved removing the back cover, shorting a circuit (to force usbboot) and plugging my Kindle in. This didn't work for me either.
At this point, I'm willing to try anything. I'm not quite sure how to fix this issue. I think my next step is to either order a factory cable or make my own and try that, but if my bootloader is broke (truely broke) will that even work?
Please, if I should post this in another forum/place, just let me know. Any help appreciated!
I should also not that nothing comes up in my device manager. It does come up as a unrecognized USB bit goes away after telling me there was a malfunction.
ChrisKenison said:
I should also not that nothing comes up in my device manager. It does come up as a unrecognized USB bit goes away after telling me there was a malfunction.
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If you get the yellow triangle logo to come up, then it's probably in fastboot mode. If you reboot it while it's connected to your computer and you get some device detection beeps from Windows, it's likely to be a driver issue. Look here...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2
You might want to read the first post in that thread too.
Watch carefully as the device boots up and you get the yellow triangle logo. If that boot logo comes up and stays there, it's in fastboot. If the boot logo comes up, the screens blacks out, and then the boot logo comes back up (dimmer) then it's either trying to get into recovery or booting into the OS and failing.
I would try setting the bootmode to normal in KFU and when it says "<waiting for device>" reboot the Kindle Fire. Since you have FFF, the fastboot program on your computer will wait for the Kindle Fire's FFF bootloader to get into temporary fastboot and reset the bootmode when the KF is ready.
But, the computer won't even recognize there is a device connected to it
I will have to try installing the drivers from the Android SDK... maybe that will turn up something. But, by installing the drivers from KFU, it doesn't work.
When I plug the device in, it beeps at me saying device is unrecognize and it couldn't install drivers because there was a malfunction. In the device manager (while that's happening) it shows up as an unrecognized usb device. Then, it goes away (the device doesn't stay in the device manager). Then, that whole thing happens again one more time. There isn't anything for me to update in the device manager... thoughts?
And because its not recognized in the device manger, kfu isn't picking it up
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I will have to try installing the drivers from the Android SDK... maybe that will turn up something. But, by installing the drivers from KFU, it doesn't work.
When I plug the device in, it beeps at me saying device is unrecognize and it couldn't install drivers because there was a malfunction. In the device manager (while that's happening) it shows up as an unrecognized usb device. Then, it goes away (the device doesn't stay in the device manager). Then, that whole thing happens again one more time. There isn't anything for me to update in the device manager... thoughts?
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If you can't get the drivers working with the KFU distribution, you'll have a harder time with the SDK. They are the same drivers, but KFU has an updated, Kindle Fire specific .inf file for the driver and also installs the .ini file in the .android folder that you'll need. I don't know what you see in the device manager, but if you don't get one of the devices shown in the post I referred to earlier, I would try another Windows machine. You won't be able to do anything without getting it to detect your KF and load the proper drivers. If you are more adventurous, you could try pokey9000's Firekit (search for it) and try using linux to send it fastboot commands.
Yeah, that's my problem. I have tried 3 different windows machines (all windows 7) and, being the adventurous person i am I tried the Linux fix (removing back cover...) to no avail. All that did was make my kindle blink green. Not sure what that means either.
yea mine is stuck on the firefirefire boot screen
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Yeah, that's my problem. I have tried 3 different windows machines (all windows 7) and, being the adventurous person i am I tried the Linux fix (removing back cover...) to no avail. All that did was make my kindle blink green. Not sure what that means either.
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Well, if you can't get any of those scenarios to work out, maybe it's a hardware issue. It might be something as simple as a bad USB cable or something more serious within the KF itself. I've never had a problem with Windows or Linux not seeing the KF, so my hands on experience in this regard is limited... my KF has never been broken to that degree. I'm always curious to see what's going on with people's KF when they say nothing works, but my KF has never given me that opportunity.
ChrisKenison said:
I will have to try installing the drivers from the Android SDK... maybe that will turn up something. But, by installing the drivers from KFU, it doesn't work.
When I plug the device in, it beeps at me saying device is unrecognize and it couldn't install drivers because there was a malfunction. In the device manager (while that's happening) it shows up as an unrecognized usb device. Then, it goes away (the device doesn't stay in the device manager). Then, that whole thing happens again one more time. There isn't anything for me to update in the device manager... thoughts?
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Sometimes in order to install the correct driver you need to delete the original from your computer because it will continue to attempt to revert to the default but beforehand try rebooting your computer and the kindle
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mistaanime said:
yea mine is stuck on the firefirefire boot screen
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Run the kf utility again install twrp and fff again
So, I tried searching for days on how to fix my problem.
A little while ago I rooted my Kindle Fire, and it was great. Then I did something. Not sure exactly what. But It ended up just doing nothing. When I boot up the Kindle it shows the blue and white Kindle Fire logo. Nothing else past that (unless I go to recovery.) Now, my computer doesnt recognize it anymore, even after doing most of the driver updates that people on here have said to do.
I need help, basically, getting it back to normal, so I can give rooting a try again. Now that I know what exactly I am dealing with, I can do this and not screw everything up.
First, the computer says the driver is installed, yet it doesnt recognize it.
Second, (before the driver mishap) KFU said it was connected but the adb was unknown.
Third, I have CWM and I tried to flash the normal Amazon update to bring it back, and it says"it cant open it (bad)".
Now, I would really like some help with this. I'm just at a complete lost.
Now should I put that into command prompt in the adb part? because it just says fastboot is not recognized.
Yes, It wont do that, it just says error: device not found. also says 'fastboot' is not recognized.
Now its just not connecting to the computer. I installed Android sdk and everything and its just not working. It says the driver is installed but there was an error because a problem had occurred. Any help? :crying:
As soon as you get tired messing with drivers you can move on to something that works http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850038
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Yes, It wont do that, it just says error: device not found. also says 'fastboot' is not recognized.
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I hope u r on windows PC..
first after u set up adb, make sure u install adb drivers that came with kindle fire utility with ur kindle fire unplugged..if u had plugged in kindle fire while doing that, go to device manager and uninstall that device and its driver software and start up from beginning..
keep kf unplugged and install driver..u dont get usb debugging option in stock kf rom..its enabled if u have installed the drivers properly..ur kindle fire appears as android phone in device manager if everything u hav done is correct..
then boot up ur kf..that blue and white kf logo is of firefirefire bootloader..i hope its v1.4a and u see it on right top of the screen..if its stuck there then open command prompt as administrator on ur pc..connect ur kf to pc..type in to cmd
Code:
fastboot devices
if u see something under list of devices attached that will be ur kindle fire(unless some other android device is connected in fastboot mode lol)
Because kindle fire, as far as i know, can only boot into 3 bootmodes(normal, recovery, fastboot) unless u have altered the partition table to install different roms and multiboot ur kindle fire..
if fastboot command is not recognized, try setting the path to where fastboot.exe is present in KFU folder
alternatively u can go to folder where fastboot.exe is located and right click while holding shift and selecting 'open command window here' and fastboot needs to firefirefire bootloader to be installed on ur kindle fire..
also u can try this..
JUST GO TO RECOVERY..twrp has always been a better recovery software than cwm based thing available for kindle fire at least for me..if u go to recovery, ur kf will definitely show up as an adb device..u can change the bootmode using this..just type in:
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adb devices
if ur kf is seen as in recovery then type this in cmd
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idme bootmode 4000
reboot
just report if this worked..
okay well, I deleted all the drivers and started from the beginning. Yet, after running the install_driver.bat I plugged my Kindle in and it still says device not recognized. Now, you how can get adb working? It is coming up as unknown device. Its just seeming like theres something wrong on the kindle part. But hey, what do I know. haha
lol try what will work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850038
But doesn't that require linux? I have windows 7. Is there something like that for windows?
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lol try what will work http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1850038
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Hi i have the same problem but the only thing is that my device is actually verified by the coputer and can connect via usb mount but when i try to install a ROM it says unable to mount and cannot install rom but i see there is something for fixing mounting problems there in soupkit so i'll give it a try.
This is what I get when I try to install the driver....
To run soupkit all you need is at least a 2 gig usb flash drive ubuntu 12.04 32 bit and universal usb creator. By the way your problem with the driver is you (or how you`re going about it), You would trip if I got on your computer and got it to work or could at least tell you why its not working. that`s why I suggested soupkit if you would of actually read the information I gave you, I wouldn`t have had to tell you twice and you would know that to use it it`s not required to be installed on your computer. But hey catch me online I can either help you fight through windows crappy drivers or help you set up soupkit I`m always game for a challenge When updating the driver you need to point it to the 32 bit version of the driver for instance on my computer it`s located here C:\Documents and Settings\HP_Administrator\Desktop\Kindle_Fire_Utility_v0.9.6\Kindle Fire Utility\drivers. After it`s ran unplug and replug device if that doesn`t work power off and power on while connected this generally does the trick when windows finally catches on it will install android adb interface, this is the fastboot driver (if you`re stuck in fastboot). Then select option 1 in KFU for changing bootmodes, then option 1 for normal if it does nothing power off and power on while connected it should then detect the kindle and reset the bootmode to normal. Pm me later I will be online all evening and most every evening I will help you sort it out.
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Whoops! Somehow my post was posted twice. I didn't even get to see your reply. Sorry!
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this is what I get when I try this... (btw im working with firefirefire. its got the blue and white kindle fire.)
Why don't you let me take a look?
Dark__king said:
Hi i have the same problem but the only thing is that my device is actually verified by the coputer and can connect via usb mount but when i try to install a ROM it says unable to mount and cannot install rom but i see there is something for fixing mounting problems there in soupkit so i'll give it a try.
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Yes soupkit can fix mounting problems.
This is a very interesting issue with this Kindle windows detects it as unknown usb device, drivers are installed properly from what I can see. Ubuntu with soupkit ran on it fails to detect it in recovery or fastboot. multiple cables tried, lsusb doesn`t show the device connected. I really think this one the computer is the problem, because it`s the only unchanged variable.
Firekit may be the only option if Linux won't detect the device. Before doing that, make sure a USB 3.0 port isn't being used and try a fresh install of Linux to be safe. Otherwise, it seems putting it in USBboot is the only option for getting Linux to detect.
I'm not exactly sure what causes the unknown device error, but it almost always means there is something wrong with the bootloader, and it seems as though Windows might be the main culprit. Not sure why exactly, but it may be similar to the problem soulweeper51 had. Possibly a hardware issue involving the computer's USB port or the motherboard itself.
@ManoFishFry has doomlords cwm recovery and he flashed JB at first I thought it was an issue with cwm not being detected but the fact that it`s not detected in fastboot raised my eyebrows. The bootloader appears to be functional but I cannot rule out any minor state of being broken in another fashion when lsusb returns null. The computer doing the work had never been used prior to the incident so driver install didn`t take place till after the fact. The usb ports are all either 1.0 or 2.0 no 3.0 ports are being used. An alternate computer would be nice to rule out the computer itself @ManoFishFry only has a dinosour of an xp machine as alternate use of is not possible yet, not that it would even be possible to install drivers because of the typical unsigned driver failure of xp and booting ubuntu isn`t happening at the moment on this machine.
I'm willing to bet it is the bootloader.
Just USBboot and get it over with.
We did try usb boot once but it didn`t work will keep trying.
Hello all.
This is my first post and my first experience with android devices so please go gentle.
I recently purchased for £20 a kindle fire 2nd gen otter.
The reason it was so cheap was that it is stuck in a bootloop.
The friend I bought it from intended to bring it back to life and install CM to the device but never got round to it. So I took it on as my little project.
I have been scrolling through pages and pages of google and this site for research but have hit a brick wall.
I purchased a factory or fastboot cable knowing I may well need it. I also have the original cable.
When trying to boot the device I get the usual kindle and fire logo orange as of it's booting then every 10 seconds or so the screen will go black and back to the kindle fire bootloop.
I have tried to use the normal cable to link to my desktop on windows 7. When doing this the device will not show up in device manager at all.
When I plug it via a fastboot cable it boots into fastboot with a green flashing light on screen and is recognised as an otter prod 04 on device manager.
I have installed the latest sdk. Also fastboot.
I have changed the windows environment variables under path on the PC and can successfully run fastboot in a command window. I can also issue adb commands through also a dos command window so I know both are working correctly on my PC.
I have typed in fastboot devices
I have also typed in adb devices.
When I issue either or these commands my device will not be found through the command window. It just returns a blank.
I know this is due to drivers not working correctly so have opened device manager. Update driver , have tried the android sdk path for drivers have also tried my adb drivers. I have also downloaded the latest Google USB driver and none will install. I have a programme running that allows any unsigned driver to be installed on win 7 so I know it's not that.
All I have returned is cannot install drivers for otter prod. 04
The only thing it will accept is choosing from a list of devices, Then android. And installs as adb device or adb composite device, this is obviously useless as I can't boot device into normal mode to be able to use it as adb or issue commands to it.
I have tried everything. I know this kindle is save able I just don't know how. My end result is make it bootable, root device and install CM
I have trawled through loads of pages of info and tried tried and tried for answers but nothing works. Can anybody shed some light on the issue for me.
Many thanks in advance
Just thought id add, I have also tried all timed variations of holding down the power button
I have also let device run flat and recharge. Have also tried a different PC and USB port.
Hello Vincent,
ADB stands for Android Device Bridge (Just wanted to point that out since you are new to Android).
The ADB Composite Device driver lets your computer and your Kindle Fire device communicate with each other. This includes ADB as well as fastboot.
Install the ADB Composite Device driver in Device Manager and then go to the command line window and type fastboot -i 0x1949 devices and it should now show up in fastboot.
Now flash the stock bootloader, recovery, and system img files to your device. After that, you should see it boot successfully.
Hope this helped, and don't be afraid to ask me more questions about your device!
phiftyopz
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Hey Guys,
OK, so I have spent about 5 hours scouring this forum and google and am in need of some help. I am trying to fix a kindle for someone and I really dont have much experience with Kindle at all but have rooted most of my android phones with no problem and flashed different roms etc... Well this thing seems a little hosed. When I turn it on, it shows the kindle splash screen then goes directly to the red screen. I wanted to use fastboot but device manager doesnt even show the device. When I power on the kindle, it will flash the jem device (Jem-PVT PROD-04) and then it goes right away so I dont really have any opportunity to install the drivers. WIth that being said, I cant use fastboot (just is stuck at waiting for device) or adbdriver.
My buddy attempted to root the kindle and was able to using yeymasterroot or something like that then proceeded to use fireflash and using freedom boot and twrp.
Has anyone gone through this and fixed it? How can I get fastboot to work (I tried installing the USB drivers and also installed the Android sdk). Is this thing just hosed and I should give up? I really dont want to and look at it as a challenge and was hoping maybe someone has had the same thing and figured it out? Oh, and I asked what version it was on before and he said 8.5.1.
Thanks in advance.
The key is the fastboot driver. I've read if you are quick to right click in the display manager you can get the fastboot driver installed. Another method is to use a ubuntu live cd and use that to get into fastboot.
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The key is the fastboot driver. I've read if you are quick to right click in the display manager you can get the fastboot driver installed. Another method is to use a ubuntu live cd and use that to get into fastboot.
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Thank you.
Just an FYI for anyone that runs into the same issue. I absolutely tried every method I could find (I must have spent probably 15 hours or so researching) to use WIndows and finally gave up. I tried the most recent version of Ubunto live and this did not work as well. Soupkit would not install, I had to use Ubunto 12.04. Once I loaded this, I installed soupkit then tested fastboot and was good to go. Once in fastboot, I used the followink step by step wiki (follow every step to a T):
wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_jem
Now, I have it working and it is fast and nice (albeit a bit heavy).
I hope this helps someone avoid wasting all of the time that I did for this but I am glad it is finally working. Next I will install Lollipop.
Trick how to fix this
maybe it is too late but it will help someone else probably if they face the same issue, first you will need to reboot windows with drivers signature disabled and then install these drivers who was made compatible with the jem model (the only one that worked for me) you can install them by just right clicking the .inf file after extracting the archive, or by going to the device manager and then make it show the hidden devices and you will see the Jem-PVT PROD-04 fadded in the devices list, you can right click on it and access to properties and from there you can install drivers via update (I guess you have the minimal windows knowledge to do this)...