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[Root][Working 10.3.1]Kindle Fire 2 Root made easy

After looking all across the internet on how to root one of these for a friend, I finally just tried what I did to my Hd 7" and it works, so here's what I did.
What you need:
-Bin4ry's Root
-QemuRoot
Also: I picked up the HD adb drivers from the Qemu page, they did work on recognizing my friends KF2 as an adb interface
(I take no credit for these programs, and am not responsible for any problems they may cause)
Before you start this process, ensure that in Settings>Device>"allow installation of applications" is on, as well as Settings>security>"Enable adb"
-Install the adb drivers if you haven't already
-Extract both Qemu and bin4ry's tools to your C: Drive (For Command prompt purposes) and what I have done is renamed the folders to "Root" and "Qemu"
Like this
Now we're going to start the process. If you are an experienced user and already have adb running, I suggest opening task manager and killing adb.exe
In windows:
Click on start, then type CMD in, right click it then "Run as administrator" Like this
If you named the files "Root" and "Qemu" this are the steps:
Step 1: Type this in the window, hitting enter after each line.
cd ..\..\Root
runme.bat
When the screen shows an interface, type 1 then hit enter, A lot of errors will show up but that's fine,
On Kindle:
When your kindle shows a "Restore" screen hit restore (No data will be lost, no worries)
After it finishes out you should get a command line again like "C:\Root>"
Step 2: Now for the Qemu, type
cd ..\Qemu
rootqemu.bat
When you get another interface type 1, then hit enter, press enter a couple times until it starts the steps.
It'll restart your kindle a couple times make sure you don't press enter until it has booted up again whenever it prompts you to.
You'll get some errors, especially on the local.prop section, that's fine, when it runs all the way through, You are rooted.
If you want proof, you can download Es File explorer and grant it Root permissions in the settings.
If you want Google play, I suggest this guide (note: in that guide, when he references "Settings/apps" he means "System/apps")
If you want GO Launcher HD and other goodies like no more lockscreen ads, download KindleFree from google play (Pro version is $1.99, needed to get rid of adds, better than paying 15 bucks to get rid of em)
Last remarks:
I don't really know if this did anything, but I went into device manager and under "portable devices" I disabled the kindle, just to make sure there would be no interference.
Also, this guide works for the Kindle Fire HD 7" (ver. 7.2.3), not sure about the 8.9" as I don't own it, nor know anybody who has one.
HUGE EDIT:I forgot to put "cd" in front of the command lines, which would result in it doing nothing, I apologize.

Edit: GO launcher HD didn't work for him, he installed APEX instead and it worked.
I would have added this to the post, but my KFHD isn't editing the post properly.

Hello, I followed the above the above, it all went well, I then followed the Google play tut, perfect.......
Then I over did it and put the apex launcher apk into system/app directory as suggested in another post, big mistake, now it boots and the launcher keeps crashing , if I click search on the bottom task bar the kindle resets
I can still adb into it, so all is not lost, but I have a question, can anyone give me any ideas on how I can get to root explorer (installed, but not accessible because the launcher keeps crashing) I would be very grateful. Or as an alternative, and adb/shell command(s) I can run to delete the apex apk.

Once you are rooted, you can manually remove the lockscreen ads, without purchasing an app to do it. It is simple. I removed the ad app using Titanium Backup Pro but, others have done it THIS way.

BookCase said:
Once you are rooted, you can manually remove the lockscreen ads, without purchasing an app to do it. It is simple. I removed the ad app using Titanium Backup Pro but, others have done it THIS way.
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Do people actually want to keep the KF lockscreen? It seems like a lot more work to remove the adds than it is to add a new lockscreen using the NoLock method. However, on certain lockscreens (I've been trying a lot since I haven't used a tablet much, so I haven't found a favorite lockscreen for tablets) I do notice that the, homebar (not sure what that bottom bar is officially called since I have a vendetta against it) won't hide for some of the lockscreens I've tried. Other than that though I find it much nicer and easier to replace the thing then get the adds off.
I get that your post was a free way, but just curious. As a side note, why are there no cool tablet lockscreens? It took ages for people to get cool phone lockscreens going, I hope someone thinks up something unique for tablets!

BookCase said:
Once you are rooted, you can manually remove the lockscreen ads, without purchasing an app to do it. It is simple. I removed the ad app using Titanium Backup Pro but, others have done it THIS way.
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Thanks, but the lock screen/ads are not the problem, I have (stupidly) put the apex launcher into the system/apps folder (as instructed on another post). What happens now is that when I start up my KF2 I get the message "Apex launcher has stopped working" this means I have no access to any of my installed apps (root explorer etc) to be able to remove the apex launcher
I have tried to start the search (magnifying glass icon) to manually type in "root explorer" but this just causes the KF2 to re-start.
I have access thro phone explorer, but it will not allow me to delete the apex launcher apk (probably because it keeps trying to run). What I am after is any tips/methods to be able to either start root explorer or adb into the KF2 to be able to delete the apex launcher apk.
Any ideas/tips very welcome.

on step 1, I select normal, get errors but never get restore showing on my KF. Any suggestions?

Boyzdad said:
Thanks, but the lock screen/ads are not the problem, I have (stupidly) put the apex launcher into the system/apps folder (as instructed on another post). What happens now is that when I start up my KF2 I get the message "Apex launcher has stopped working" this means I have no access to any of my installed apps (root explorer etc) to be able to remove the apex launcher
I have tried to start the search (magnifying glass icon) to manually type in "root explorer" but this just causes the KF2 to re-start.
I have access thro phone explorer, but it will not allow me to delete the apex launcher apk (probably because it keeps trying to run). What I am after is any tips/methods to be able to either start root explorer or adb into the KF2 to be able to delete the apex launcher apk.
Any ideas/tips very welcome.
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Give this a try.
https://sites.google.com/site/androidhowto/how-to-1/install-and-uninstall-applications-using-adb
This link seems more informative
www.careace.net/2010/05/12/how-to-remove-android-apps-through-adb/

iytrix said:
Do people actually want to keep the KF lockscreen? It seems like a lot more work to remove the adds than it is to add a new lockscreen using the NoLock method. However, on certain lockscreens (I've been trying a lot since I haven't used a tablet much, so I haven't found a favorite lockscreen for tablets) I do notice that the, homebar (not sure what that bottom bar is officially called since I have a vendetta against it) won't hide for some of the lockscreens I've tried. Other than that though I find it much nicer and easier to replace the thing then get the adds off.
I get that your post was a free way, but just curious. As a side note, why are there no cool tablet lockscreens? It took ages for people to get cool phone lockscreens going, I hope someone thinks up something unique for tablets!
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Boyzdad said:
Thanks, but the lock screen/ads are not the problem, I have (stupidly) put the apex launcher into the system/apps folder (as instructed on another post). What happens now is that when I start up my KF2 I get the message "Apex launcher has stopped working" this means I have no access to any of my installed apps (root explorer etc) to be able to remove the apex launcher
I have tried to start the search (magnifying glass icon) to manually type in "root explorer" but this just causes the KF2 to re-start.
I have access thro phone explorer, but it will not allow me to delete the apex launcher apk (probably because it keeps trying to run). What I am after is any tips/methods to be able to either start root explorer or adb into the KF2 to be able to delete the apex launcher apk.
Any ideas/tips very welcome.
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Exactly why I removed the ads and not the lock screen. Learned earlier in AVD that the Launcher is tricky. I pushed ADW.Launcher to the system/app folder and had the same issue. Since we have no option to restore at this time, it's best not to hack the system up too bad. Hopefully, the bootloader will be cracked soon and recovery will be possible. Until then, be patient and be safe. I suggest practicing in the emulator before trying anything on the device. Just a precaution.

BookCase said:
Exactly why I removed the ads and not the lock screen. Learned earlier in AVD that the Launcher is tricky. I pushed ADW.Launcher to the system/app folder and had the same issue. Since we have no option to restore at this time, it's best not to hack the system up too bad. Hopefully, the bootloader will be cracked soon and recovery will be possible. Until then, be patient and be safe. I suggest practicing in the emulator before trying anything on the device. Just a precaution.
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Thank for the advise, but I have not removed the lock screen, just rooted it and pushed the google market/framework/vending etc, Am I missing something obvious that you are trying to tell me? Sorry if I am
The emulator sounds good, have you got a link please? (I have the SDK installed).

OK, all sorted
I ran -Bin4ry's Root, this takes you to the 1st step (restore), on this screen I managed to click the search (mag-glass) without the KF2 resetting (possibly this stopped the apex launcher?). This then allowed me to search for RootExplorer (previously installed) and then I could delete the Apex.apk from system/apps..... reboot all done.
However, this does make me wonder what is going on, I can install a game from google play, all good, the icon shows up (and I can search for it) run it all good. But if I try to install a launcher (apex,adw, go ex etc) they don't show up either icon or in search Any ideas why this could be? (I checked under settings/applications/installed applications/all applications/ click on apex but the launch by default button is grayed-out)
Oh, just a quick tip with the above rooting method, if your KF2 does not re-set during rooting (when it should) I just manually re-set it and all seemed to go well Also it can take a long time for the KF2 to been "seen" by the PC after re-boot, just be patient

Boyzdad said:
OK, all sorted
I ran -Bin4ry's Root, this takes you to the 1st step (restore), on this screen I managed to click the search (mag-glass) without the KF2 resetting (possibly this stopped the apex launcher?). This then allowed me to search for RootExplorer (previously installed) and then I could delete the Apex.apk from system/apps..... reboot all done.
However, this does make me wonder what is going on, I can install a game from google play, all good, the icon shows up (and I can search for it) run it all good. But if I try to install a launcher (apex,adw, go ex etc) they don't show up either icon or in search Any ideas why this could be? (I checked under settings/applications/installed applications/all applications/ click on apex but the launch by default button is grayed-out)
Oh, just a quick tip with the above rooting method, if your KF2 does not re-set during rooting (when it should) I just manually re-set it and all seemed to go well Also it can take a long time for the KF2 to been "seen" by the PC after re-boot, just be patient
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I had to fish for em sometimes using AndroExplorer using the "My programs" tab they have in the app.

I'm trying to root a kindle fire 2 running 10.2.4, and i am hitting a road block over and over. I run bin4ry's tool, and it goesthrough the sequence of error messages, the wait 10 seconds message, some more error messages, then it says it's done. It never gives me a restore prompt.
I don't think it's a driver problem. device manager sees adb composite interface. I have, however used multiple driver sources just to be sure, no difference. Used bin4ry's original files, and tried with the ones from the sdk. Same results.
Any ideas? I must be overlooking something.

What do you get if you run:
adb devices
Which your Kindle connected try running:
adb kill-server
Then
adb start-server
Then try it again. To check the commands, just type adb and press enter.
Sent from my KFOT using Tapatalk 2

chronicfathead said:
What do you get if you run:
adb devices
Which your Kindle connected try running:
adb kill-server
Then
adb start-server
Then try it again. To check the commands, just type adb and press enter.
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Same thing before and after:
List of devices attached
D026A0A023540EPJ device

Used this today with no issues.
This should be a sticky.
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My kindle gets stuck after server starts on step one I think its drivers can you help please?

inchoate said:
I'm trying to root a kindle fire 2 running 10.2.4, and i am hitting a road block over and over. I run bin4ry's tool, and it goesthrough the sequence of error messages, the wait 10 seconds message, some more error messages, then it says it's done. It never gives me a restore prompt.
I don't think it's a driver problem. device manager sees adb composite interface. I have, however used multiple driver sources just to be sure, no difference. Used bin4ry's original files, and tried with the ones from the sdk. Same results.
Any ideas? I must be overlooking something.
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Dont set as adminstrator just click the bin4ry's

Many, many thanks to the OP and others in this thread, as well as this forum. It was a pain in the ass, but I got the drivers and adb installed and finally got my KF2 rooted. Then I spilled half a glass of beer onto the Fire...
The case protected it from getting wet but half a glass of good beer was lost.
Thanks again,
KindofBlues71

This method worked as per the op. The only thing I had problem with was the usb drivers (linked in the op), had to get the usb drivers using Android sdk method.
Now the Kindle is no more but a vanilla tablet. Thanks.
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[Q] Amazon update?????!!!!

I believe Amazon released an update today as my KFHD just rebooted itself and turned back on with a progress bar. My question or issue is this: does an update automatically cause a rooted KFHD to lose root access? I still have access to Google Play store and a bunch of apps I could only access through root. And most of the apps still work except LMT Launcher, which is the only one that is no longer working as far as ive noticed.So all I have to do is plug back in and root my KFHD again and I should be good, right?

Version 7.3.0 is out. Here are the specs from the Amazon page:
"Support for X-Ray for Textbooks
Explore the “bones” of your textbook, and access all the most important terms and concepts, with glossary definitions and links to relevant textbook pages.
Simplified Chinese Support
In addition to the other languages offered, you can now change your device language to Simplified Chinese.
Track your reading progress with Time To Read
Kindle Fire HD 7” calculates your reading speed to let you know when you’ll finish a chapter or book.
Support for Kindle Editions with Audio/Video
You can now read books that contain audio and/or video clips.
Print Replica Textbook Enhancements
Scroll through thumbnails at the bottom of the screen to preview pages and jump quickly between chapters, and mark important notes and highlights in your Notebook for easy reference."
None of this seems overly important, but then again I do like to have the latest version as long as there is no harm to the root.

macbranson said:
I believe Amazon released an update today as my KFHD just rebooted itself and turned back on with a progress bar. My question or issue is this: does an update automatically cause a rooted KFHD to lose root access? I still have access to Google Play store and a bunch of apps I could only access through root. And most of the apps still work except LMT Launcher, which is the only one that is no longer working as far as ive noticed.So all I have to do is plug back in and root my KFHD again and I should be good, right?
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Anything you install as a system apk will be deleted. When amazon sends an update it typically sends system.img, recovery.img and boot.img.
That is why the lmt launcher will not work because it has to be installed as a system.apk to work, same with root access since su binary is placed within the system files.

if you want to install the 2nd bootloader, you should not update. Amazon have fixed the bootloade with the update and so it dosn't work for now. i don't know, if it perhaps work with soupkit, because the insallation is a little bit different, but the resultat is the same (I could install kinelogy 1.1 after doing that).

I'm still on 7.2.1, found Wi-Fi performance/range considerably better than on 7.2.3, unless 7.3.0 improves it I won't be updating for quite some time.

This explains why I lost root and Go Launcher HD yesterday. Regained root with the same Noob Simple guide here with little more than annoyance. The file to prevent the OTA update had been moved per the guide (otacerts.zip) but think I deleted it in a cache cleaning frenzy... that will learn me

macbranson said:
I believe Amazon released an update today as my KFHD just rebooted itself and turned back on with a progress bar. My question or issue is this: does an update automatically cause a rooted KFHD to lose root access? I still have access to Google Play store and a bunch of apps I could only access through root. And most of the apps still work except LMT Launcher, which is the only one that is no longer working as far as ive noticed.So all I have to do is plug back in and root my KFHD again and I should be good, right?
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Ouch! I got caught by this update . . . i am now running 7.30 on my KFTT 7"
Sad, since I had a nice rooted image all set up well. Unfortunately, I became a bit lazy and did not check on whether or not I had effectively disabled updates during my last restore/reflash of 7.2.3 (I had not done that ;-(
sigh! Like you, I have all my apps and the Play store working, but anything requiring root -like root explorer or TIBU, won't work until I can reroot on this version -or flashback. . . The only question is whether the root exploitation works on this new version, I am not sure any of us has tried yet. . .oh well. . here we go (again!)
EDIT: OK, I was able to re-root the same way I did before (used the tools in prokennexusa noob threads!) All back to normal!

markbc01 said:
Ouch! I got caught by this update . . . i am now running 7.30 on my KFTT 7"
Sad, since I had a nice rooted image all set up well. Unfortunately, I became a bit lazy and did not check on whether or not I had effectively disabled updates during my last restore/reflash of 7.2.3 (I had not done that ;-(
sigh! Like you, I have all my apps and the Play store working, but anything requiring root -like root explorer or TIBU, won't work until I can reroot on this version -or flashback. . . The only question is whether the root exploitation works on this new version, I am not sure any of us has tried yet. . .oh well. . here we go (again!)
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Same root method worked, system feels about the same with tweaks installed and benchmarked similarly (7344 vs 7444 with AnTuTu)

I just can't get my launcher off of the stock one. Nothing will take.

I simply plugged my KFHD back in and re-rooted. I regained access to applications that required system access. So my LMT is working again. I didn't lose any apps as far as I've noticed. This update turned out to be a pretty minor inconvenience.

macbranson said:
I simply plugged my KFHD back in and re-rooted. I regained access to applications that required system access. So my LMT is working again. I didn't lose any apps as far as I've noticed. This update turned out to be a pretty minor inconvenience.
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Which method did you use to root again ?

Nop update here istill in 7.2.3
Damn just got the damn update like 5 min go
Sent from my Nexus 7 using Tapatalk 2

Has anyone had any success of their launchers working correctly since the update?
I re-rooted my kindle but I'm not able to make the launchers...well launch.

geeibara said:
Has anyone had any success of their launchers working correctly since the update?
I re-rooted my kindle but I'm not able to make the launchers...well launch.
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I'm update ver 7.3.0 normal,apex launcher and Gplay normal .Update Chrome from Gplay very good :good:

quan_1986 said:
I'm update ver 7.3.0 normal,apex launcher and Gplay normal .Update Chrome from Gplay very good :good:
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I'm not able to move the apk files to /system/app
When I try to move it, it only moves to /System, I tried to install it in /system, but nothing works.

geeibara said:
I'm not able to move the apk files to /system/app
When I try to move it, it only moves to /System, I tried to install it in /system, but nothing works.
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I had this issue as well - and then noticed something else that was really weird. When I tried to move to /system/app it only moved to system - but I also noticed (at least in my case) it was renaming the file by adding "app" (which was the folder name I was trying to move it to) on the front of the file name - so... GoLauncher HD.apk was being renamed appGoLauncher.apk but was landing in the /system folder instead of /system/app
So - I created a new folder called "temp" in the /System/App directory (i.e /system/app/temp) and moved the files there. Sure enough, they landed in /system/app with the the word "temp" appended to the front of the file name, so GoLauncher.apk was now tempGoLauncher.apk. However, it was in the right directory - so I then simply renamed it by removing the "temp" from the front of the name and continued with install
I still have lots of other issues though in getting it to work. It appeared to be working for a while, but has stopped again.

#3Clara said:
I had this issue as well - and then noticed something else that was really weird. When I tried to move to /system/app it only moved to system - but I also noticed (at least in my case) it was renaming the file by adding "app" (which was the folder name I was trying to move it to) on the front of the file name - so... GoLauncher HD.apk was being renamed appGoLauncher.apk but was landing in the /system folder instead of /system/app
So - I created a new folder called "temp" in the /System/App directory (i.e /system/app/temp) and moved the files there. Sure enough, they landed in /system/app with the the word "temp" appended to the front of the file name, so GoLauncher.apk was now tempGoLauncher.apk. However, it was in the right directory - so I then simply renamed it by removing the "temp" from the front of the name and continued with install
I still have lots of other issues though in getting it to work. It appeared to be working for a while, but has stopped again.
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haha yah I noticed that too, I had files like appappappappappappapplauncher lol. Thanks this helped a lot

modmyphone said:
I just can't get my launcher off of the stock one. Nothing will take.
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Are you going through Google Play? I used Prokennexusa' post to get the launchers back:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069668

Gah.. I actually tried to deactivating the manual update and some how the update still pushed through.. which really sucks cause I hard my set up perfect..hope all I have to do is reroot.. ..all that time spend for nothing
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BmanCV-60 said:
Are you going through Google Play? I used Prokennexusa' post to get the launchers back:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069668
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Actually, I tried 3 different ways.
1) I reluctantly attempted ProKennexusa's method via the KFFFirstAide tool. I say reluctantly since I'm pretty much a Nova snob. I guess luckily for me, it wouldn't take.
2) I then moved onto downloading Nova from the store. The store claimed that both installs went good, but had no option to change my launcher. Upon inspection, the Nova launcher file was nowhere to be found on the device. The pro unlocker could be found, but no the launcher.
3) Since I had a couple of older copies in Dropbox, I figured I'd try those. Usually I could install straight from Dropbox. Not last night. I could launch the install, but the Kindle wouldn't allow me to press the install button. I then just saved the file to the device and still couldn't get it to install. It wasn't until moving it to system/app that I was able to actually install it. But still, no option to set it as my launcher.
This morning, in a bit of Kindle rage, I literally rebooted the device 23 straight times pausing between boots to see what happened. On the 23rd reboot, it finally asked me which launcher to set as default. So now I finally have gotten away from the freakish kindle launcher and am back at home with Nova.

Looking for some quick help for a first time Kindle root

First off - every time I try to download the KFFirstAide32.zip it fails, times out, or only downloads part of it and stops downloading. Does anyone have a better link or a more solid download (e.g. one not from Dropbox)?
Second - Is there a way to reroute the soft home key to open a custom launcher installed on the side. I would like to still have the standard launcher usable (as I use Kindle books for textbooks and such and I would still like to access those) but have the home key always bring me back to the custom launcher (using ADW Launcher EX) and have a shortcut inside ADW that takes me to the carousel launcher.
EDIT: nevermind I found a working KFFirstAide download. I would still like to see something about the second one though.

Just use the QEMU root method. Straight to the point, and easy to use.

I just took the kindle home short cut and moved it to the launchers shortcut at the bottom of the screen takes you straight to the carousel
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Alright so I posted this expecting the rooting process to go smoothly but I ended up getting KFFirstAide to run the root process and push all those new useful apks to my device and I open up busybox and it tells me I'm rooted but everything else says I am not. How did that happen and how can I fix that? Should I just rerun the root process? I haven't had good luck with Root Many Android and Qemu.
EDIT: When I run through the root process it says I should get a superuser popup request but no such popup occurs. Anything I can do to fix that so the next step doesn't fail? Every time I run through the Root Many Android runme.bat process permission is denied when trying to push all packages. And every time I try to let runme.bat run as administrator it won't let me because the check box is grayed out

Next Launcher crash Loop

Okay, so I feel like I'm right on the cusp of figuring this out but I just can't seem to get the last few steps to work, here is where I'm at.
I have a successfully rooted kindle Fire 2nd Gen. Running on 10.3.1. I installed Next Launcher and it is a nightmare, crashes and loops back after hitting okay. Nothing has fixed it so I found this comment yesterday...
onemeila said:
Since you have root access you can use adb to remove a system apk,
Use these commands:
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
rm -r /system/app/[AppName].apk
mount -o remount,ro -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
If you need to look up a list of apk names on the device:
Code:
cd /system/app
ls *.apk
Hope this works for you.
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I followed everything to a tee. When I get to the point where I enter: rm -r /system/app/[AppName].apk
I listed the apps installed and Next launcher shows up as: "Next LAuncher 3D" so I entered: rm -r /system/app/Next LAuncher 3D.apk
Yes, I've tried without spaces, underscores, everything, nothing. How can I get my CMD to read the launcher so I can delete it, cause my kindle is useless right now. Any help guys, many thanks.

rekindle said:
Okay, so I feel like I'm right on the cusp of figuring this out but I just can't seem to get the last few steps to work, here is where I'm at.
I have a successfully rooted kindle Fire 2nd Gen. Running on 10.3.1. I installed Next Launcher and it is a nightmare, crashes and loops back after hitting okay. Nothing has fixed it so I found this comment yesterday...
I followed everything to a tee. When I get to the point where I enter: rm -r /system/app/[AppName].apk
I listed the apps installed and Next launcher shows up as: "Next LAuncher 3D" so I entered: rm -r /system/app/Next LAuncher 3D.apk
Yes, I've tried without spaces, underscores, everything, nothing. How can I get my CMD to read the launcher so I can delete it, cause my kindle is useless right now. Any help guys, many thanks.
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Try com.gtp.nextlauncher.apk or com.gtp.nextlauncher-1.apk

No go. . .
BELASCO said:
Try com.gtp.nextlauncher.apk or com.gtp.nextlauncher-1.apk
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Neither worked. I just don't get it, I've tested using the same method on other apps, works like a charm. For this one, no go.

rekindle said:
Neither worked. I just don't get it, I've tested using the same method on other apps, works like a charm. For this one, no go.
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Just tried it myself; also no go. It returned a line that looked terribly like it was blowing a raspberry at me. Hopefully someone cleverer than myself will chime in.

BELASCO said:
Just tried it myself; also no go. It returned a line that looked terribly like it was blowing a raspberry at me. Hopefully someone cleverer than myself will chime in.
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Me too, I hope someone knows cause I've researched, this hasn't come up much at all.

Try
Code:
adb shell
su
mount -o remount,rw -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
cd system
cd app
rm -r "Next LAuncher 3D.apk"
mount -o remount,ro -t rfs /dev/stl5 /system
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Do you have any time between crashes? Or any launcher ability?
I had that error with the keyboard so that it crashed but I could get one button press per crash and remedied it that way...if also assume a reset to factory defaults would fix it in the kindle recovery...it would reset your default launcher b ut WARNING RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT WILL TURN OFF ADB
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mrkhigh said:
Do you have any time between crashes? Or any launcher ability?
I had that error with the keyboard so that it crashed but I could get one button press per crash and remedied it that way...if also assume a reset to factory defaults would fix it in the kindle recovery...it would reset your default launcher b ut WARNING RESET TO FACTORY DEFAULT WILL TURN OFF ADB
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I have a solution step 1. Download kindle fire first aide and follow all directions exactly as they are written. (Link on bottom of page) step 2. Once completed all of the necessary steps open up KF First aide and click y then enter. Step 3. Go down to option 13 (backup entire kindle to kindlebackups folder) and follow the easy instructions on screen. This will take a little bit so be patient. Step 4. Find (restore entire kindle from kindle backups folder). Follow the onscreen instructions for restoring the Kindle. Make sure the computer is plugged in and the Kindle won't accidentally get unplugged from the computer during this process. When it asks you if you would like to instal blank partition always click y. WHEN IS SAYS WIPE USER DATA AND CASH CLICK Y. Follow all the on screen instructions carefully. If this doesn't work tell me I have one more thing but it should.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

Next Launcher is buggy. The last three updates they've come out with have all addressed bug fixes and FC's. It's a work in progress and they know it's still buggy. You can either keep Next and wait for updates if the bugginess is tolerable or grab a different launcher for now and go back to it at some point in the future.

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next launcher is buggy. The last three updates they've come out with have all addressed bug fixes and fc's. It's a work in progress and they know it's still buggy. You can either keep next and wait for updates if the bugginess is tolerable or grab a different launcher for now and go back to it at some point in the future.
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listen to me very carefully bcause im freaking out right now. Forget about ever getting next launcher. I tried it yesterday put it in my system app folder. Restarted the kindle fire hd and now im in a boot loop. Yep im soft bricked forget about this launcher.

Well, take a breath and take your time, you're not hard bricked or nothing. Just use what you know (you had a pretty good post above), and I'm sure you'll get out of it fine. If you get stuck at any point along the way just let somebody know. That's what a lot of the community is here for. I have bricked a Kindle (hard bricked ) before, just don't rush. Oh BTW, there's no need to make a launcher a system app, they work just fine installing like any other app and then just wiping data from original launcher :thumbup:

DroidIt! said:
Well, take a breath and take your time, you're not hard bricked or nothing. Just use what you know (you had a pretty good post above), and I'm sure you'll get out of it fine. If you get stuck at any point along the way just let somebody know. That's what a lot of the community is here for. I have bricked a Kindle (hard bricked ) before, just don't rush. Oh BTW, there's no need to make a launcher a system app, they work just fine installing like any other app and then just wiping data from original launcher :thumbup:
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Yes but does that work for kindle fire hd. It didn't allow picking default launcher unless in system apps. And by the way I am now un bricked. For some reason after turning it on to try something to fix it the app actually started to work thus allowing the Kindle to actually boot up. I deleted the app right away and that completely fixed it no more boot loop. I must be one of the only people to have there kindle fire hd 7 UN brick itself!!!

Hmm, that's strange. Might want to try downloading a launcher from the play store, just stay on the page until it finishes downloading and then hit open on the app page in the play store. Then hit your home button, an option should pop up asking you which launcher you want to use. If that doesn't work, you could try going to the default launcher in your app manager and deselect it as the default app for launching (do all that after installing new launcher).

DroidIt! said:
Hmm, that's strange. Might want to try downloading a launcher from the play store, just stay on the page until it finishes downloading and then hit open on the app page in the play store. Then hit your home button, an option should pop up asking you which launcher you want to use. If that doesn't work, you could try going to the default launcher in your app manager and deselect it as the default app for launching (do all that after installing new launcher).
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Yes that would work on a normal device but the Kindle Fire is running a forked version of androud 4.0.3. Amazon found a way to stop the default launcher popup from happening unless you put it us system apps. Amazon is stupid like that.

JORDANZ1998 said:
Yes that would work on a normal device but the Kindle Fire is running a forked version of androud 4.0.3. Amazon found a way to stop the default launcher popup from happening unless you put it us system apps. Amazon is stupid like that.
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IDK, I wrote that cause that's the way it worked for me. So if it doesn't work for you, then honestly, I'm at a deadend for ideas
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DroidIt! said:
IDK, I wrote that cause that's the way it worked for me. So if it doesn't work for you, then honestly, I'm at a deadend for ideas
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Well try running it in CyanogenMod, or Kinology.
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dugoy13 said:
Well try running it in CyanogenMod, or Kinology.
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Yeah, like I said, I've run it on every ROM I've tried and it's always worked straight away no problems :thumbup:

DroidIt! said:
Yeah, like I said, I've run it on every ROM I've tried and it's always worked straight away no problems :thumbup:
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Do either of you guys own a Kindle???
BTW I'm running stock is

JORDANZ1998 said:
BTW I'm running stock is
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Well that would have been nice to know like 2 days ago, that makes a big difference. If you're stock it has to be in system/app. You need to find the apk off the internet, put it in system/app and change permissions to read/write -->read-->read. Don't install the app just place it in system/app, change the permissions and reboot. You should automatically get a pop up then asking which launcher you want to use.

DroidIt! said:
Well that would have been nice to know like 2 days ago, that makes a big difference. If you're stock it has to be in system/app. You need to find the apk off the internet, put it in system/app and change permissions to read/write -->read-->read. Don't install the app just place it in system/app, change the permissions and reboot. You should automatically get a pop up then asking which launcher you want to use.
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Should I change all the third party apps in my system app folder to rw-r-r. And what does this do exactly. Because Utah I never changed the permissions for next launcher 3d all were selected like r-w-e-r-w-e-r-w-e is this what put my kindle into the boot loop before not changing the permissions.

Black screen after unlocking. "SystemUI.apk" renamed

Hello I am not happy to report that I got in a bit over my head.
I had rooted my kindle fire and everything was going great until I decided to start messing around with SystemUI.apk
I renamed the .apk file to sysui.apk and rebooted. After which i unlocked my KFHD and there was a dark gray screen and nothing else. the volume indicator would display when i toggled the volume buttons and when i hit the power button to shut it off it would ask if i was sure I wanted to shut down. Those are the only things that would display initially.
After doing some reading I downloaded Android Commander in the attempt to Rename the .apk file back to it's original hoping that would remedy the issue. BUT Android Commander did not recognize my root access therefore i was unable to do so. I used Android Commander to Reboot and Restore the kindle to it's factory settings hoping that would fix the issue. at first it seemed to work kindle prompted me to select a language, timezone, connect to a network and register to amazon. After all was done I was back to the original kindle home screen with only my un-downloaded cloud content on display. I then noticed that the "softbar"(?) at the top that displays the time and battery level was not there. I tried to click apps and the screen reverted back to the dark gray. I rebooted after doing so several times i found that clicking anything on that bar (video, music, apps, web, etc.) it would go Gray and stay there until I rebooted again. I tried to reconnect to my computer but then realized since I restored factory settings USB debugging is now DISABLED. Seeing as how there is no way for me to get into the Setting menu and change that I am now stuck with a 7" kindle fire HD that can go no further than unlock and the kindle home screen. I am at a loss as to how to fix this and very upset about it hence why i am reaching out to you all in this community.
I need some help here to put my mind at ease because it is 3am and I cannot stop thinking about it. I DO NOT want to trash this device and i pray there is a fix for this issue. but in all honesty I DO NOT see how it can happen.... I would provide the version and details of my device if i could but ONCE AGAIN. I am unable to get into the Setting menu to acquire that information. I think it is 7.4.3 but that is from memory and i am not certain.
I am eagerly waiting for a response! PLEASE help me resolve this issue!

Can you access your kindle with adb?
Or do you have a fast boot cable? It sounds like you either need to rename the file back with adb or reflashing with kffaide
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mrkhigh said:
Can you access your kindle with adb?
Or do you have a fast boot cable? It sounds like you either need to rename the file back with adb or reflashing with kffaide
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I do have the fastboot cable. but i do no think i have adb access.
As i said in my initial post. I don't believe that USB debugging is enabled on the device since the "factory reset."
If i did i still run into the permission issue of renaming a file in \system\app with "no root".
pushing the file would have the same permission restriction as well if i'm not mistaken.