I recently decided to restore my rooted Kindle Fire HD 7." The kindle starts just fine, and displays the normal kindle fire boot screen. However, instead of the usual Amazon start-up and device registration screen, it gave me the default Android startup. However, everytime I hit start, the setup wizard ends up crashing. I had the Google Play store installed before the unroot. I have not messed around with custom roms, or anything like that. Windows sees the Kindle just fine, however it doesn't register under ADB. Is there anything I can do? I do not have a factory cable, nor can I find where to get one.
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I recently decided to restore my rooted Kindle Fire HD 7." The kindle starts just fine, and displays the normal kindle fire boot screen. However, instead of the usual Amazon start-up and device registration screen, it gave me the default Android startup. However, everytime I hit start, the setup wizard ends up crashing. I had the Google Play store installed before the unroot. I have not messed around with custom roms, or anything like that. Windows sees the Kindle just fine, however it doesn't register under ADB. Is there anything I can do? I do not have a factory cable, nor can I find where to get one.
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Where did you find instructions for the restore? I need to restore one to stock too.
SeanPlunk said:
Where did you find instructions for the restore? I need to restore one to stock too.
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Settings->Device->Factory
Also, the device doesn't show up when I try fastboot.
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At some point i had my kindle fire rooted with a jelly bean rom, with twrp recovery installed. I wanted to get rid of my fire, so i decided it was time to go back to the stock rom. In my infinite wisdom, I ended up wiping my factory backup by mistake. I went onto the kindle update site and downloaded the latest official version 6.3 bin file. I then renamed the .bin to .zip and updated it through twrp. When my kindle restarted, the factory OS came up, except I started getting android.acore errors along with another calendar process error. If that wasn't bad enough, it now randomly reboots whenever it feels like it. Luckily I can still usb mount it to my pc and can copy files back and forth. I tried using the kindle fire utility to root it again and install twrp, but no luck. Any ideas? Thanks in advance.
Pretty sure you're in the wrong forum - this is for the KF HD, not the original Fire.
Try your luck here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/forumdisplay.php?f=1306
oops, my bad. Thanks for the heads up.
I have rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" and wanted to do a factory reset. My kindle was cluttered and I was hoping to start fresh with a reset. I was in the middle of trying to install some google apps, and became stuck when ES file explorer stopped allowing me to paste certain files into system/app. I abandoned the project temporarily, and was going to resume after the reset. After that, every time I booted the kindle on I got error messages.
I assumed once I did a reset those messages would go away, but every time I start to register my kindle I get a message saying "(such and such) has stopped." and I get sent back to the "Welcome" screen. I have tried several times, including quite a few reboots, but to no avail.
Any ideas on how to get past this? Or maybe a way to completely reset everything on the kindle (including system files)? Thanks in advance!
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Will re-downloading the kindle firmware reset the system/app files,so that the current error messages don't show up? If so, is there a way to download firmware without having to use the kindle itself, just from the computer while the kindle is connected through USB?
Edit: I'm going to try and use a factory cable and the "System.img Restore Tool" to see if that fixes the problem, I'll post back later...
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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stunts513 said:
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!!!
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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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I used the KFHD SRT. Now my Fire is boot looping!!! Help
karanrcb said:
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
you sneaky rat, abducted from Amazon's ex, CM10.1 kindle, by Tapatalk 4
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
you sneaky rat, abducted from Amazon's ex, CM10.1 kindle, by Tapatalk 4
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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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stunts513 said:
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:
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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
westy74 said:
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
The problem with my kindle fire hd is that when I turn it on it first boots up normally but then it goes to a screen that says "Kindle Fire System Recovery. Your Kindle doesn't seem to be able to boot. Reseting your device to Factory defaults may help fix this issue." I have a factory cable and I have the driver set up on my computer. I just don't know what to download and what to do. Also I would like to know if I can recover the data that's on it because that's the reason why I'm trying make it work.
I'm sorry if there's already a thread about this. I'm new and I don't where it would be.
jedi15 said:
The problem with my kindle fire hd is that when I turn it on it first boots up normally but then it goes to a screen that says "Kindle Fire System Recovery. Your Kindle doesn't seem to be able to boot. Reseting your device to Factory defaults may help fix this issue." I have a factory cable and I have the driver set up on my computer. I just don't know what to download and what to do. Also I would like to know if I can recover the data that's on it because that's the reason why I'm trying make it work.
I'm sorry if there's already a thread about this. I'm new and I don't where it would be.
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What did you do to it? And you can use the Kindle Fire First Aid to go completely stock.
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SafinWasi said:
What did you do to it? And you can use the Kindle Fire First Aid to go completely stock.
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I didn't do anything to it. I just used it normally and it wouldn't start. I never tried to root it or anything before it acted up. Completely stock? What does that mean? How do I use Kindle Fire First Aid? I'm sorry I have no idea what I'm doing. XD I thought I was tech savvy but I feel like a baby trying to learn this.