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After I rooted my kindle fire I noticed that I cant access kindle settings anymore. When I try the more button the screen does nothing. I also noticed that I cant unable and enable the wireless connection. I installed Golauncher HD an I tried those settings...not working also. I cant find a solution since i don't have the option of resetting to factory settings. I then unrooted the device but with no help, even more it seams that I cant root anymore.Now it seams I'm not rooted and I cant uninstall golauncher anymore.Maybe you guys give me some ideas...
Besides rooting... what else did you do? These errors wouldn't come from just rooting
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Well I don't think I did something else ...Before rooting everything was working fine. I tried installing some launchers but with no success
Sounds like you need to restore back to stock. If you don't have a fast boot cable now is the time to get one.
You COULD try to do a factory reset by booting into recovery. But there is a possibility of brick when you do that.
Without the ability to gain root, there is little you can do from within the OS
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How do I do a factory reset by booting into recovery on kindle fire hd, I tried vol up/down and power but nothing happens?
cosminim said:
How do I do a factory reset by booting into recovery on kindle fire hd, I tried vol up/down and power but nothing happens?
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I use rom toolbox to reboot into recovery using the reboot tool on the first page. You can also do it in the terminal with a "reboot recovery" command.
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messed up settings after editing setting.db
mindmajick said:
Besides rooting... what else did you do? These errors wouldn't come from just rooting
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I rooted the Kindle Fire HD, and edited the setting.db to change the mock-location, but messed it up. After reboot, I can not access the setting. How can I reset it back to factory setting or get a copy of settings.db? Thanks.
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Long time lurker, first time poster. I have the Droid Razr Maxx and I used Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper to update like a good boy from GB to ICS. So my phone is just fine.
My technologically daft friend has the Droid 4 which I rooted for him when it was running GB. In my absence he decided to freeze some things without consulting me using App Quarantine. He froze settings (like the one in red) among other things. When the OTA update for ICS came, instead of calling me (at which point I would have talked him through updating with Voodoo to keep root) he went ahead and updated. The update somehow did not fail and now he has ICS running but all the frozen apps he froze with App Quarantine are still frozen. I can't unfreeze them because he lost root in the update and I can't root the phone because I can't get into settings, or get the phone out of USB mass storage when I connect to PC (the option is there in the notification bar but when you tap it nothing happens). I tried using RSD Lite 5.7 to flash the latest Fastboot file for the Droid 4, it goes through the process successfully but when the phone reboots nothing has changed.
I'm looking for advice on how to unfreeze the apps frozen with App Quarantine without root access. Or how to root the Droid 4 running OTA ICS without being able to get to the setting menu or change out of USB mass storage mode. Or worst case scenario how to get it back to stock and start from scratch.
Use rsdlite to fastboot back to stock. Do a search in this forum, there are lots of instructions
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danifunker said:
Use rsdlite to fastboot back to stock. Do a search in this forum, there are lots of instructions
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The OP did say: " I tried using RSD Lite 5.7 to flash the latest Fastboot file for the Droid 4, it goes through the process successfully but when the phone reboots nothing has changed. "
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The OP did say: " I tried using RSD Lite 5.7 to flash the latest Fastboot file for the Droid 4, it goes through the process successfully but when the phone reboots nothing has changed. "
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Oops, missed that part. If that's the case, then a factory reset will do the trick. You can perform a factory reset in recovery, power off the device, then press and hold both volume rockers while pressing the power button, choose recovery. When recovery loads up, press both volume rockers simultaneously, then choose erase our wipe data. Another way might be to press posting the menu button on the home screen and choose manage apps. From there go to all apps, and locate the frozen settings app. I think the frozen apps are at the bottom. Good luck!
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Oops, missed that part. If that's the case, then a factory reset will do the trick. You can perform a factory reset in recovery, power off the device, then press and hold both volume rockers while pressing the power button, choose recovery. When recovery loads up, press both volume rockers simultaneously, then choose erase our wipe data. Another way might be to press posting the menu button on the home screen and choose manage apps. From there go to all apps, and locate the frozen settings app. I think the frozen apps are at the bottom. Good luck!
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I will see if I can create a shortcut on the homescreen first, but since settings itself is frozen I don't think it will load up no matter how I try to access it. I can't quite understand how he was able to use his phone without being able to get to settings, that is beyond me. I wish there was a method to root the phone without changing out of USB mass storage mode, that would effectively solve my (his) problem because then I could unfreeze everything. I know USB debugging is enabled. Anyway, he is coming over tonight after work and factory reset will most likely be the last (and only viable) resort.
Okay... I think I know where you're getting at... If you want to play with some other stuff, you can try doing adb shell then typing the following commands:
am start com.android.settings/.UsbSettings
this is the command to get to the settings menu, not sure of if will work if settings is disabled but it's worth a shot.
You can also try to get to the settings main menu by
am start com.android.settings
and the manage apps list is
am start com.android.settings/.Settings$ManageApplicationsActivity
all these am start commands need to be issued from an adb shell window.
Good luck!
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Okay... I think I know where you're getting at... If you want to play with some other stuff, you can try doing adb shell then typing the following commands:
am start com.android.settings/.UsbSettings
this is the command to get to the settings menu, not sure of if will work if settings is disabled but it's worth a shot.
You can also try to get to the settings main menu by
am start com.android.settings
and the manage apps list is
am start com.android.settings/.Settings$ManageApplicationsActivity
all these am start commands need to be issued from an adb shell window.
Good luck!
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I couldn't get into settings no matter what I tried, had to do a factory reset. After that I rooted and installed Safestrap and Voodoo OTA Rootkeeper with the Droid 4 ICS Utility. And had a lesson with my friend on what never to freeze and to never update a rooted phone without consulting me or the internet first. All is well.
Im actually in the same boat... well, almost... i rooted GB used voodoo, temp unrooted so i can update to official 6.16.217... finally updated after 6 epic fails. i was stuck in a half root/ unroot phase where the su app was there and so was voodoo but root rights were gone and so was my root back up... i have tried using the droid 4 utility but all i get is errors. no matter what option i use, it doesnt do anything... usb debugging is on, set to camera, only one instance of adb is running, nothing works... i even tried z4root while in half root to see if maybe it would help... (which it didnt, figuered i would try) did a wipe and factory reset, nothing is still working. any ideas? does the utility only work on the ics leak and not the official ota?
Hi,
I own a KF 7inch and have rooted that using the noob tutorials.
I now own a KF HD 7 and want to root and install Kinology on it.
To install kinology it says I must already have http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848 hashcodes bootloader.
Now Im wondering which order I do things in.
Do I root using this - http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1891939
Then follow Hascodes tutorial
Then follow Kinology tutorial?
Root, then install 2nd bootloader, then install Kinology.
This is a Kinology HD using XDA Premium
Krsmqn said:
Root, then install 2nd bootloader, then install Kinology.
This is a Kinology HD using XDA Premium
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Also could you help me or point me to the KFFirstAide thread?
I'm using it to install the 2nd booter but it takes so long to download amazon os from dropbox using the tool and then it freezes. Is it possible to extract contents of amazon os zip to a folder to prevent the 50minute dowload each time I try to install?
los911 said:
Also could you help me or point me to the KFFirstAide thread?
I'm using it to install the 2nd booter but it takes so long to download amazon os from dropbox using the tool and then it freezes. Is it possible to extract contents of amazon os zip to a folder to prevent the 50minute dowload each time I try to install?
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I am not sure if KFFirstAide has been updated to incorporate the 7.3.0 software. 7.3.0 has a different bootloader than previous versions. To be safe, I'd just follow the manual method as described in Hashcode's thread; He has updated his guide incorporating the new changes with the bootloader/software update.
Is there a KFFirstAide thread, I've tried searching but can't find it.
My kindle is 7.2.2 but when trying to install 2nd boot loader via KFFirstAide it stalls after downloading 7.3 os (Ican't follow the manul instructions because I don't know what I'm doing) other problems with rooting is that my soft keys (home, back, bookmark) keep disappearing so I cant exit an app.
I
los911 said:
Is there a KFFirstAide thread, I've tried searching but can't find it.
My kindle is 7.2.2 but when trying to install 2nd boot loader via KFFirstAide it stalls after downloading 7.3 os (Ican't follow the manul instructions because I don't know what I'm doing) other problems with rooting is that my soft keys (home, back, bookmark) keep disappearing so I cant exit an app.
I
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There are some threads about KFFirstAide like this one, but there aren't any pertaining to installing the 2nd bootloader via KFFirstAide.
Best bet is to ask either prokennexusa if the KFFirstAide can successfully install the 2nd bootloader; or Hashcode to help you with any questions you may have regarding the manual method.
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There are some threads about KFFirstAide like this one, but there aren't any pertaining to installing the 2nd bootloader via KFFirstAide.
Best bet is to ask either prokennexusa if the KFFirstAide can successfully install the 2nd bootloader; or Hashcode to help you with any questions you may have regarding the manual method.
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Argh I just ended up bricking my kindle it's now stuck in system recovery with none of the reboot or reset options working
Ordered my Factory Cable, hopefully it will arrive soon.
I won't me messing around with KFFirstAide to install updates for me. I have a second kindle and want to make sure the rooting is fine this time.
Should I just use the noob tutorials or what?
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Is there a KFFirstAide thread, I've tried searching but can't find it.
My kindle is 7.2.2 but when trying to install 2nd boot loader via KFFirstAide it stalls after downloading 7.3 os (Ican't follow the manul instructions because I don't know what I'm doing) other problems with rooting is that my soft keys (home, back, bookmark) keep disappearing so I cant exit an app.
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If you have any Google apps with notifications enabled, it'll make your soft button bar disappear. Disable notification for the Gapps, and reboot. It should bring your soft button back onscreen.
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If you have any Google apps with notifications enabled, it'll make your soft button bar disappear. Disable notification for the Gapps, and reboot. It should bring your soft button back onscreen.
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How do u disable notifications?
Hello!! I am new to XDA!! I had rooted my Fire HD 7 and even installed a custom rom by following XDA methods and I was very happy and successful!!! I am not a full noob or beginner considering android. I know some stuff!! But I need help!!! Before I installed a Rom, I had backed up the stock Fire OS...... but the mistake I did was, I did not back up the Memory, Data and I backed up only the System folder!!! ( I came to know my mistake after I bricked my Fire). After using the Rom for quiet some time...... I decided to get back to the stock OS. So I did a factory reset and restored the back up (only the system folder). I got an error in restoring the back up. I tried many times again but I still got the error!!
Then I decided to reboot and see what happens........ I would get a normal blue kindle fire logo. Then........ I got a kindle fire blinking logo but not the orange one but a blue kindle fire blinking logo(It boots up forever, and does not boot up) !!! I was shocked!!! I don't think that's ever happened before with anyone!! I did not panic and I went to TWRP and mounted the SD card thinking that I will put a stock OS zip file and flash it, but even after mounting...... My PC did not recognize the Fire!! And then I messed up with my drivers ( I don't know what I did) and now not even the TWRP is showing up!!
Here is the condition of my Fire HD now :-
1) Get the kindle fire blue logo (custom bootloader) but TWRP is not showing up.
2) Then I get another Blue kindle fire logo, but the blinking one...... which should be orange.
3) That blinking blue logo goes on and on and my Fire never boots up!!
Pls Help!! I would appreciate a faster help!!! How do I fix this??
Thank You.
Well I was going to suggest making a backup of only the data partition from twrp then wiping system, cache, dalvik cache and factory reset then reflashing your os, but if you can't get into twrp I'd go with a fast boot cable and the system IMG restore utility in the android development section, assuming you don't have backups of all you partitions on your PC already.
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Well I was going to suggest making a backup of only the data partition from twrp then wiping system, cache, dalvik cache and factory reset then reflashing your os, but if you can't get into twrp I'd go with a fast boot cable and the system IMG restore utility in the android development section, assuming you don't have backups of all you partitions on your PC already.
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Which software should I use?? KF First Aide or KFHD_SRT??
And one more question..... can't I get into fastboot mode without the factory cable??
Not without adb access though I haven't personally had to use fast boot before, but I thought I heard something around the lines of the 2nd boot loader having fast boot or something but I don't know if I'm imagining things or not. If you had full root access with adb you could reboot into fast boot, but since you have no os or a corrupt one you will probably need a fast boot cable I think. I am about to goto bed and don't want to have to get up and go search for my USB cable to have to kick my kindle in and out of fast boot. Oh and in this case I'd say use kfhd_srt
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Not without adb access though I haven't personally had to use fast boot before, but I thought I heard something around the lines of the 2nd boot loader having fast boot or something but I don't know if I'm imagining things or not. If you had full root access with adb you could reboot into fast boot, but since you have no os or a corrupt one you will probably need a fast boot cable I think. I am about to goto bed and don't want to have to get up and go search for my USB cable to have to kick my kindle in and out of fast boot. Oh and in this case I'd say use kfhd_srt
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Ok Thanks!!!
stunts513 said:
Not without adb access though I haven't personally had to use fast boot before, but I thought I heard something around the lines of the 2nd boot loader having fast boot or something but I don't know if I'm imagining things or not. If you had full root access with adb you could reboot into fast boot, but since you have no os or a corrupt one you will probably need a fast boot cable I think. I am about to goto bed and don't want to have to get up and go search for my USB cable to have to kick my kindle in and out of fast boot. Oh and in this case I'd say use kfhd_srt
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I used the KFHD SRT. Now my Fire is boot looping!!! Help
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I used the KFHD SRT. Now my Fire is boot looping!!! Help
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Use kindle fire first aide and use option 3 to restore to kindle fire 7.2.3 ,easy and you'll have it fixed
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south956 said:
Use kindle fire first aide and use option 3 to restore to kindle fire 7.2.3 ,easy and you'll have it fixed
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But it should be in fastboot mode right?? I managed to get into fastboot before the KFHD SRT. Now..... when I have boot loops.... PC is not recognizing my Fire HD!!! How do I get into fastboot?? (Without Factory cable)
You need a factory cable if its stuck in boot loops. Would love to know how the utility did this, it should have restored a fresh copy of all the stock partitions.
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You need a factory cable if its stuck in boot loops. Would love to know how the utility did this, it should have restored a fresh copy of all the stock partitions.
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It was my mistake again!!!! I restored the Fire HD with option 2 on KFHD SRT and I then I went out of fast boot..... forgetting to clear Cache and user data!! Maybe that's the mistake I did!!
desperately in need of help, rooted my kfhd 7 and got everything working perfectly, but installed "hide app-hide" and accidentally hid the wrong apps and now my kindle boots up fine, lock screen ok, but once i unlock the lock screen all i got is a black screen with just the home, search, favorites icons at bottom showing, and cant get anything else up or showing, and the only button the works if the star (favorites)
is there anyway to rectify this and get the hide app-hide of my kindle via pc ???
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desperately in need of help, rooted my kfhd 7 and got everything working perfectly, but installed "hide app-hide" and accidentally hid the wrong apps and now my kindle boots up fine, lock screen ok, but once i unlock the lock screen all i got is a black screen with just the home, search, favorites icons at bottom showing, and cant get anything else up or showing, and the only button the works if the star (favorites)
is there anyway to rectify this and get the hide app-hide of my kindle via pc ???
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Is this your app?
If you have ADB enabled on your Kindle, then yes, there may be a way. Open a command prompt/terminal/whatever, start the ADB server, and enter this command:
Code:
adb uninstall com.thinkyeah.apphider
Then reboot the Kindle and (hopefully) everything will be normal.
Okay, this actually doesn't work. I tried this using my emulator after hiding a couple of apps. So don't try this! But just out of curiosity, what exactly did you do?
i installed the "hide app-hide" i gave root permission with supersu and pretty much hid everything, thinking i was just hiding the app icon and not the app,
so all loaders, and all the kindle stuff
so now it boots up ok, kindle lock screen is fine, but when i unlock the unit i just get a black screen with the home, back, search and favorites button on the bottom...... :/
after approx 10 mins it reboots itself
P.S
if there is a way out of this, i will need complete noob instructions............... as, as you may have already guessed im completely new to this :/
I think easiest method is to just reflash the system partition, as long as the app doesn't run at startup to enforce the apps remain hidden, I don't think you will need to uninstall it first. Look for kindle fire first aid in the general section. It should be able to put your device into fastboot mode for you and reflash the system image.
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All done an reflashed to KFHD
thank you for your help, at least i now know what NOT to do
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All done an reflashed to KFHD
thank you for your help, at least i now know what NOT to do
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Now that you've got that sorted, I would go here to enable recovery, so that in the future you can create and backup restore points.
ok it looks like it has now bricked, after getting the kdhd 7 re flashed and working as a normal kindle, i used the KFFirst Aide tool to root and install google play/market, everything fine, turned kindle off went and ate, came back and turned it on, now won't boot :/
it goes into the "kindle fire system recovery" but will not reset to defaults it starts to but then reebots and same thing happens
Rooted and Installed SlimLP ROM for Amazon Fire 5th Gen tablet (Fire OS 5.1.1). After playing around with the "layers" customization, I ran across one named "Prime" if I remember correctly. It stated not to replace all "overlays" at once, but I ignored this (because I'm stupid). When doing the soft reboot to apply the changes, it wouldn't move past the slim boot animation. After multiple hard resets, I still cannot get it past the boot animation. In recovery, I cleared the cache and did a factory reset/wipe. When trying to fix it by sideloading, the computer would not and will still not recognize the tablet. I don't know what to do, and my parents will be pissed if they find out!!!
Re install the adb drivers
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Re install the adb drivers
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How do you do this? I have the same issue
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How do you do this? I have the same issue
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Thanks for this man, I was worried that my tablet was done fore as I couldn't do anything with it after trying the install Xposed on it!