[S] Red bricked a KFHD, following instructions but not working - 7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Currently have a KFHD in my possession and have red bricked it after using fireflash. I have followed the instructions here, however i'm getting "error: device not found" on the second step. the kindle goes into fastboot mode when I insert the cable and then I run the command (as it is found by windows) and get that.
Any quick help is appreciated
edit: more info. My device boots up with the fastboot logo, however nothing happens.
edit: I got it to work. I used option 3, Restore-factory settings, instead of option 2.

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[Q] Unbrick Kindle Fire HD 8.9 without a factory cable?

I made some changes to the build.prop and rebooted, and now it gets stuck at the Kindle Fire boot animation. I can't get it to boot into safe mode either. Is there a way to unbrick or restore it without a factory cable? I can't get it to show up with adb.
If there's no way, I could probably make a factory cable, but it would be nice to fix it without having to do that.
FroyoShark said:
I made some changes to the build.prop and rebooted, and now it gets stuck at the Kindle Fire boot animation. I can't get it to boot into safe mode either. Is there a way to unbrick or restore it without a factory cable? I can't get it to show up with adb.
If there's no way, I could probably make a factory cable, but it would be nice to fix it without having to do that.
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Yes there is a way to get the 8.9 into fastboot so you can restore it without a factory cable, as a factory cable does not work on this device.
Power down the device and unplug
Open a cmd prompt where you have access to the fastboot script from SDK
Enter this command (or any fastboot cmd as long as you include [-i 0x1949]:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It will say "waiting for device"
Plug in the device and it will automatically boot into fastboot.
I have confirmed this works works when the device is in a loop and adb is not recognized. This does not work on the other models, a factory cable is required. Once in fastboot you can flash a backup image. I will be posting an update to the KFHD SRTool in the development section this morning to include 8.9" version
onemeila said:
Yes there is a way to get the 8.9 into fastboot so it can you can restore it without a factory cable.
Power down the device and unplug the device.
Open a cmd prompt where you have access to the fastboot script from SDK
Enter this command:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Actually any fastboot command works
It will say "waiting for device"
Plug in the device and it will automatically boot into fastboot.
I have confirmed this works works when the device is in a loop and adb is not recognized. This does not work on the other models, a factory cable is required. Once in fastboot you can flash a backup image. I will be posting an update to the KFHD SRTool in the development section this morning to include 8.9" version
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Tried that... The command you said just shows the help list, if I do a different fastboot command it says waiting for device and then the Kindle boots normally and gets stuck at boot animation like usual.
FroyoShark said:
Tried that... The command you said just shows the help list, if I do a different fastboot command it says waiting for device and then the Kindle boots normally and gets stuck at boot animation like usual.
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Are you sure you typed that command correctly because the help menu comes up if a command is entered wrong, I just did it and it worked fine. When you enter a fastboot command for this device it has to have the- [-i 0x1949] after fastboot, that is a zero not an O. If that is not done it will boot normally
ie:
fastboot -i 0x1949 [command]
I've posted the update for the 8.9 restore tool in development section
It could be because I have an older version of fastboot. Any chance you could upload the newest version for me?
FroyoShark said:
It could be because I have an older version of fastboot. Any chance you could upload the newest version for me?
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Here you go:
https://docs.google.com/folder/d/0B4lZEJI5lYeMdzJobG5jSk9QSEk/edit
If you need to restore the system image though, you should just download the KFHD_SRTool from development section for 8.9 and follow the instructions. It has fastboot included in the tool.
I've done the same thing with my kindle fire hd 7 (7.2.2 rooted, no TWRP), now its just stuck on the boot animation.
adb does not recognize the device. I tried using fastboot, (with the normal usb cable), it gets stuck with the '<waiting for device>' message.
The device manager does show the Kindle, but earlier it used to show 2 devices, a kindle and an adb composite
Were you ultimately able to solve this issue?
rogue07 said:
I've done the same thing with my kindle fire hd 7 (7.2.2 rooted, no TWRP), now its just stuck on the boot animation.
adb does not recognize the device. I tried using fastboot, (with the normal usb cable), it gets stuck with the '<waiting for device>' message.
The device manager does show the Kindle, but earlier it used to show 2 devices, a kindle and an adb composite
Were you ultimately able to solve this issue?
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Turns out, it was a driver issue. Installed the proper Amazon driver, then it was detected by the adb. From there on, I was able to replace the bad build.prop with my backup
onemeila said:
Yes there is a way to get the 8.9 into fastboot so you can restore it without a factory cable, as a factory cable does not work on this device. <snip>
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My Kindle Fire 8.9" SW v.8.1.4 is completely dark and unresponsive as the result of an unsuccessful attempt to root using KF utility 0.9.6. I suspect results would have been different if I'd had the sense to locate your tool and use it instead. Having downloaded KFHD for v8.1.4, I have tried to get the tool talking with the brick, and see only < waiting for device > eternally. I have charged overnight, held the power button down for >20 sec. to make sure the device was off, then bumped the power button. This should assure that the device is on, but in Amazon's wisdom there are no LEDs to confirm this. Do you have any suggestions for getting the device in a communicative state? I am perfectly willing to open the case. Please forgive the post if this is not the right thread for it, and point me to the right spot if you can.
Same problem: KF 8.9" completely dead
jimbobboy said:
My Kindle Fire 8.9" SW v.8.1.4 is completely dark and unresponsive as the result of an unsuccessful attempt to root using KF utility 0.9.6. .
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I have exactly the same problem. This KFU-version seems to be a real KF 8.9"-killer.
My device does not respond to anything, regardless what I tried. Connecting to a PC does not trigger any response. The device is not recognized by the PC in any way. I believe that there is no USB-communication at all. I tried a factory-mode cable and this didn't work, too.
Any help would be appreciated, really!
Thanks and regards
Conny
onemeila said:
Yes there is a way to get the 8.9 into fastboot so you can restore it without a factory cable, as a factory cable does not work on this device.
Power down the device and unplug
Open a cmd prompt where you have access to the fastboot script from SDK
Enter this command (or any fastboot cmd as long as you include [-i 0x1949]:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It will say "waiting for device"
Plug in the device and it will automatically boot into fastboot.
I have confirmed this works works when the device is in a loop and adb is not recognized. This does not work on the other models, a factory cable is required. Once in fastboot you can flash a backup image. I will be posting an update to the KFHD SRTool in the development section this morning to include 8.9" version
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OMG, man. You just saved my ass. Thank you SO MUCH for that info. I threw a "thanks" your way for that one. If I had some ebay money in my paypal I would've even donated I'm so happy. Thanks again. you made my day!
jimbobboy said:
My Kindle Fire 8.9" SW v.8.1.4 is completely dark and unresponsive as the result of an unsuccessful attempt to root using KF utility 0.9.6. I suspect results would have been different if I'd had the sense to locate your tool and use it instead. Having downloaded KFHD for v8.1.4, I have tried to get the tool talking with the brick, and see only < waiting for device > eternally. I have charged overnight, held the power button down for >20 sec. to make sure the device was off, then bumped the power button. This should assure that the device is on, but in Amazon's wisdom there are no LEDs to confirm this. Do you have any suggestions for getting the device in a communicative state? I am perfectly willing to open the case. Please forgive the post if this is not the right thread for it, and point me to the right spot if you can.
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Add another brick to the pile. Fire HD 8.9. Already rooted, OTA defeated, and Google App'd, but wanted the security of FFF just in case. Planned to used KFU 0.9.6 to set fastboot and then push FFF 1.4a once in fastboot. Instead, used KFU 0.9.6 to automatically install FFF. It appeared that KFU pushed FFF and then sent a reboot. The machine never came back to life after that shutdown.
Attempting to get into fastboot results in eternally <waiting for device>
I removed the back - there are no obvious 'fastboot' pads on any of the boards as there is for the HD 7".
Does anyone think that a factory cable would get this thing's attention? edit...apparently not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20380015&postcount=9
edit 2...built a factory cable and tried fastboot, KFHD Recovery tool, KFFirstAide, KFU, and Linux Fire Kit. Nothing can see the device on the other end of the USB cable.
Well...there's always a 'motherboard' swap. Sigh.
Another one bites the dust...but hopefully not
Hi guys,
I tried the KFFirstAide tool to root my Fire 8.9, but after it ran, it just wipes red and then goes to the fastboot screen after powering up. I've used the KFHD SRT tool to replaced the system.img file, but still the same thing happens. Is it possibly because I need to restore the boot.img and recovery.img (which KFFirstAide overwrites) as well? And if so, does someone have a clean copy of those that will work with 8.1.4? Thanks!
George
KFHD_SRT
anyone have a working link for KFHD_SRT? i can get into TWRP and into fastboot mode, but simply trying to boot results in a black screen after the blue kindlefire logo
Wait don't do it!
Slimepuppy said:
Add another brick to the pile. Fire HD 8.9. Already rooted, OTA defeated, and Google App'd, but wanted the security of FFF just in case. Planned to used KFU 0.9.6 to set fastboot and then push FFF 1.4a once in fastboot. Instead, used KFU 0.9.6 to automatically install FFF. It appeared that KFU pushed FFF and then sent a reboot. The machine never came back to life after that shutdown.
Attempting to get into fastboot results in eternally <waiting for device>
I removed the back - there are no obvious 'fastboot' pads on any of the boards as there is for the HD 7".
Does anyone think that a factory cable would get this thing's attention? edit...apparently not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20380015&postcount=9
edit 2...built a factory cable and tried fastboot, KFHD Recovery tool, KFFirstAide, KFU, and Linux Fire Kit. Nothing can see the device on the other end of the USB cable.
Well...there's always a 'motherboard' swap. Sigh.
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I hope you didn't swap motherboards... Like user onemeila stated, you do not need a fastboot cable on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9. Just make sure that before you enter the command "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" that your Kindle is off and plug into the factory cable. Enter the command and wait for the message <wating for device>. Then turn on your kindle and you should boot into fastboot mode. If you see the fastboot screen on your kindle and Jem-PVT-Prod-04 in the command terminal, there is hope. The only problem I encountered is after each command, sometime it won't respond. So you might have to do one command, let it finish it's process. If the next one doesn't work, turn off the kindle enter "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" command. Turn on the kindle and proceed with the next command to restore your kindle.
The way the device is setup, it's very hard to completely ruin the device.
Also read this page for reference by hashcode http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175 and make sure to thank him. He helped me get my device going no problem. The top and bottom of the page should apply to you. If you need additional help let me know.
Slimepuppy said:
Add another brick to the pile. Fire HD 8.9. Already rooted, OTA defeated, and Google App'd, but wanted the security of FFF just in case. Planned to used KFU 0.9.6 to set fastboot and then push FFF 1.4a once in fastboot. Instead, used KFU 0.9.6 to automatically install FFF. It appeared that KFU pushed FFF and then sent a reboot. The machine never came back to life after that shutdown.
Attempting to get into fastboot results in eternally <waiting for device>
I removed the back - there are no obvious 'fastboot' pads on any of the boards as there is for the HD 7".
Does anyone think that a factory cable would get this thing's attention? edit...apparently not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20380015&postcount=9
edit 2...built a factory cable and tried fastboot, KFHD Recovery tool, KFFirstAide, KFU, and Linux Fire Kit. Nothing can see the device on the other end of the USB cable.
Well...there's always a 'motherboard' swap. Sigh.
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You are pretty much screwed. Sorry to tell you. You've flashed over the bootloader, the problem is with one that doesn't work. So your device won't even boot into fastboot no matter what you do. There was a way to do it on the original KF by removing the back and grounding the usb boot pad, then you could usbboot cmds to install the bootloader. But I'm not sure if it will work or ever been tested on this device. Good Luck, look on the bright side you can turn it into an extremely thin planter box, that still serves no purpose
well
I didnt read everything carefully but succeded in rooting my KHFD 8.9"
then i tried to install FFF using KFU and then it restarted and i couldnt power it on
well i have tried using FireKit .. but it says waiting for OMAP device..
then i wanted to do the shorting trick !!
i have searched for two days and couldnt find any where the how to USB shorting of KHFD 8.9
please help I am getting frustrated..
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In total desperation I had opened my KHFD 8.9
But sadly I couldnt do anything to unbrick it
If anybody knows about hardware I can share photos of hardware
And may someone can be able to tell how to unbrick it or do fastboot
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onemeila said:
You are pretty much screwed. Sorry to tell you. You've flashed over the bootloader, the problem is with one that doesn't work. So your device won't even boot into fastboot no matter what you do. There was a way to do it on the original KF by removing the back and grounding the usb boot pad, then you could usbboot cmds to install the bootloader. But I'm not sure if it will work or ever been tested on this device. Good Luck, look on the bright side you can turn it into an extremely thin planter box, that still serves no purpose
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Thanks onemeila - confirmation is good. Unfortunately, this is not a tax deductible education expense... :laugh:
Thanks for your KFHD SRT, by the way - I'm using it nearly weekly.
Andy
Kindle turn of eterny
Slimepuppy said:
Add another brick to the pile. Fire HD 8.9. Already rooted, OTA defeated, and Google App'd, but wanted the security of FFF just in case. Planned to used KFU 0.9.6 to set fastboot and then push FFF 1.4a once in fastboot. Instead, used KFU 0.9.6 to automatically install FFF. It appeared that KFU pushed FFF and then sent a reboot. The machine never came back to life after that shutdown.
Attempting to get into fastboot results in eternally <waiting for device>
I removed the back - there are no obvious 'fastboot' pads on any of the boards as there is for the HD 7".
Does anyone think that a factory cable would get this thing's attention? edit...apparently not. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20380015&postcount=9
edit 2...built a factory cable and tried fastboot, KFHD Recovery tool, KFFirstAide, KFU, and Linux Fire Kit. Nothing can see the device on the other end of the USB cable.
Well...there's always a 'motherboard' swap. Sigh.
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I have the same usse and i don0t know what to do. I made my own factory usb but nothing happens. I don't find the way to fix it... some can help me?

[Q] Red Screen?

I was following the steps in the Bootloader & Recovery thread, but I don't have a factory cable and was using my USB. During the flashboot steps, I ended up using KFHDBackup for fastboot. Step 5 was going fine until I entered "fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot", then my device went red. I'm fully borked, aren't I. If I turn it off and back on again, for a microsecond I can see KindleFire, then it goes to a full red screen. Any advice would be great, but I have that feeling that I may have done my device in. :crying:
UPDATE: Ordered a fastboot cable from ebay, ran the tool from this thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 . Chose option 2. After first boot I was in recovery, selected factory reset. Kindle back up and running.
UPDATE 2: After restoring, got the 7.3 firmware update. The Bin4ry exploit will still root. Reinstalled Google play, leaving it that way for now.
UPDATE 3: With hashcode's updated bootloader and recovery, I was able to install them. Rooted kindle now running Kinology.
I should add...
I can no longer communicate between my device and PC. adb commands aren't working.
irish_711 said:
I can no longer communicate between my device and PC. adb commands aren't working.
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well. adb wont work, YOU NEED FASTBOOT. the first time i said that it wasnt needed, but now, i know it can save your life! and your $$$
If you have made a backup, now that reflash your backup files and it will be work well.
SAME HERE PLEASE SOMEONE HELP ME!!! DONT USE KF First Aide tool!!!
I WAS BACKING UP MY KINDLE FIRE WITH KF First Aide AND TO MY HORROR IT HAD INSTALLED THE ORIGINAL KINDLE FIRE 2 OS INSTEAD OF MY 7" KINDLE FIRE HD OS I DID NOT COMMAND KF First Aide TOOL TO DO THIS AND I SWEAR TO GOD I DIDN'T. I SELECTED FOR IT TO BACK UP MY ORIGINAL OS TO THE BACK UP FILE. NOW ALL IT DOES IS BOOT DISPLAYS KINDLE FOR A SECOND THEN GOES BRIGHT RED AND I HAVE NO IDEA HOW TO GET IN TO FAST BOOT MODE FROM HERE!!! I AM VERY ANGRY AT THE THE DEVELOPER OF KF First Aide TOOL!!! CAN SOMEONE HELP ME AND THE PERSON ABOVE AS IT HAS CLEARLY DONE THE SAME THING TO HIM. MY QUESTION IS IF YOU COULD SO KINDLY HELP ME....HOW DO I GET IN TO FAST BOOT MODE WHEN YOU CAN NOT ENTER THE OPERATING SYSTEM CAN YOU DO IT MANUALLY OR NOT?........
I HAVE MANAGED TO CAPTURE THE KINDLE LOGO IN THE 1 SECOND IT IS DISPLAYED AND A PICTURE OF THE RED SCREEN
IF THAT HELPS
ANY HELP WOULD BE AMAZING I AM DO UPSET AND FRUSTRATED

Stuck in Teamwin after system restore

I just gave my KF HD 7" to my friend and he wanted me to set it back up as a KF since i had Cyanogen Mod cm-12.1-20160126-NIGHTLY installed on it but haven't used it in a while (read 1-2 years). He was messing around with it before i could get to it and thought hitting Restore to Factory settings would fix it. The device is now stuck on a flashing teamwin logo screen and wont go any further no matter what i've tried. My computer wont recognize the kindle to let me in from cmd so i've reached the limits of my modding knowledge. Could someone please point me in the right direction so i can fix this for him.
If you're running Windows, you should install the Kindle drivers from this post. Also run the nifty 15 second ADB installer found here on XDA, and answer Yes to the "install ADB & fastboot" and "install ADB system wide" questions, and no to the "install device drivers" question. Reboot when the installations are completed, then power off the kindle completely, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product into a command prompt/terminal on your PC, and plug in the kindle (preferably with a fastboot cable/adapter if you have one) when you see <waiting for device>. If you get a string beginning with "tate", then fastboot is working properly. At that point, you should reflash TWRP and the freedom-boot and 2nd bootloader images as directed in Hashcode's thread. (download the files in Step 2, then follow steps 5 and 6 to flash TWRP and the other files.)
Or once you get fastboot working you could use the SRT tool to flash it back to stock with root.
install the Kindle drivers from this post.
Downloaded but installation fails every time with no given reason so i tried a universal adb driver to no avail.
run the nifty 15 second ADB installer found here
Did this with no problems.
I started the fastboot in cmd and it says "waiting for device" but when i plug the kindle in after turning it off completely (i think, best i can do is hold power button till screen turns off and stops flashing teamwin) yet still cant seem to find it. Any suggestions?
TheN3wguy said:
install the Kindle drivers from this post.
Downloaded but installation fails every time with no given reason so i tried a universal adb driver to no avail.
run the nifty 15 second ADB installer found here
Did this with no problems.
I started the fastboot in cmd and it says "waiting for device" but when i plug the kindle in after turning it off completely (i think, best i can do is hold power button till screen turns off and stops flashing teamwin) yet still cant seem to find it. Any suggestions?
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Are you running Windows 8, 8.1, or 10?
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monster1612 said:
Are you running Windows 8, 8.1, or 10?
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Oh god sorry i thought i had said im running windows 10
TheN3wguy said:
Oh god sorry i thought i had said im running windows 10
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No worries. All you need to do to get the fastboot drivers to install is to follow these instructions to temporarily disable driver signature enforcement. Once you've done that, install the drivers and reboot. After that, fastboot should recognize the kindle.
Above steps worked and KF is now working correctly thanks!
monster1612 said:
If you're running Windows, you should install the Kindle drivers from this post. Also run the nifty 15 second ADB installer found here on XDA, and answer Yes to the "install ADB & fastboot" and "install ADB system wide" questions, and no to the "install device drivers" question. Reboot when the installations are completed, then power off the kindle completely, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product into a command prompt/terminal on your PC, and plug in the kindle (preferably with a fastboot cable/adapter if you have one) when you see <waiting for device>. If you get a string beginning with "tate", then fastboot is working properly. At that point, you should reflash TWRP and the freedom-boot and 2nd bootloader images as directed in Hashcode's thread. (download the files in Step 2, then follow steps 5 and 6 to flash TWRP and the other files.)
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it doesn't say my device when i connected it helppp
but i can get fastboot working by adb reboot bootloader but i don't know what to do after
AndroidLove231 said:
it doesn't say my device when i connected it helppp
but i can get fastboot working by adb reboot bootloader but i don't know what to do after
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Once you're in fastboot mode (rebooting into the bootloader from Android, for example), does fastboot -i 0x1949 devices show that the Kindle's connected?

Kindle Fire HD 7 2012 keeps rebooting

Hi everyone.
I rooted my kindle. Put CM 13 in it. Had some problems with SuperSu - couldn`t install. Download zip update and installed it from TWRP. After rebooting all I can see is orange Kindle logo which keep rebooting constantly every 2-3 seconds. Can`t get into recovery. PC doesn`t recognize it because it`s kind of off. Installed ABD - still nothing. No devices in the list. Installed utility - nothing - status off. It seems like it`s not getting to the point to be considering on for adb to pick up anything.
Can you please advise.
Thank you.
Gospelalex said:
Hi everyone.
I rooted my kindle. Put CM 13 in it. Had some problems with SuperSu - couldn`t install. Download zip update and installed it from TWRP. After rebooting all I can see is orange Kindle logo which keep rebooting constantly every 2-3 seconds. Can`t get into recovery. PC doesn`t recognize it because it`s kind of off. Installed ABD - still nothing. No devices in the list. Installed utility - nothing - status off. It seems like it`s not getting to the point to be considering on for adb to pick up anything.
Can you please advise.
Thank you.
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I did the EXACT same thing, so don't feel bad. You will need a fastboot cable. If you don't have one, you can find them on eBay, or there are instructions on this site on how to make one, but you'll need to buy a breakout board. Here's how @r3t3ch helped me once I got the fastboot (or factory) cable:
"The command "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" will wait until fastboot sees your device; using "fastboot -i 0x1949 devices" will also tell you if it sees anything, but exits immediately without waiting. If windows shows the device as "Tate" under unrecognized devices in device manager and you know fastboot is already installed, do right click>update driver>browse computer>let me pick>android composite interface. Since you know you soft bricked by flashing supersu, once you get the cable and fastboot mode working, you just have to extract the boot.img file from the cm13 zip and flash it using "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img" then "fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot oem recovery" then power cycle the device. I recommend waiting for the cable since making one is a PITA especially if your donor cable is cheap and doesn't have easy to access pin outs."
vasolini said:
I did the EXACT same thing, so don't feel bad. You will need a fastboot cable. If you don't have one, you can find them on eBay, or there are instructions on this site on how to make one, but you'll need to buy a breakout board. Here's how @r3t3ch helped me once I got the fastboot (or factory) cable:
"The command "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" will wait until fastboot sees your device; using "fastboot -i 0x1949 devices" will also tell you if it sees anything, but exits immediately without waiting. If windows shows the device as "Tate" under unrecognized devices in device manager and you know fastboot is already installed, do right click>update driver>browse computer>let me pick>android composite interface. Since you know you soft bricked by flashing supersu, once you get the cable and fastboot mode working, you just have to extract the boot.img file from the cm13 zip and flash it using "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img" then "fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot oem recovery" then power cycle the device. I recommend waiting for the cable since making one is a PITA especially if your donor cable is cheap and doesn't have easy to access pin outs."
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Thanks a lot for reply.
Just got my cable today. Tried as you`ve said. But nothing responded. In com "Waiting for device". Kindle keeps rebooting. Nothing unidentified in Device manager...
Gospelalex said:
Thanks a lot for reply.
Just got my cable today. Tried as you`ve said. But nothing responded. In com "Waiting for device". Kindle keeps rebooting. Nothing unidentified in Device manager...
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Do you have the kindle drivers installed on your PC? If you get the Kindle to boot to fastboot mode, the PC should show it in the device manager. I'll see if I can find the link to the drivers that I used. They're somewhere on this site!
I think these are the adb drivers I used... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890413
vasolini said:
Do you have the kindle drivers installed on your PC? If you get the Kindle to boot to fastboot mode, the PC should show it in the device manager. I'll see if I can find the link to the drivers that I used. They're somewhere on this site!
I think these are the adb drivers I used... http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890413
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Can`t install them - install failed.
Gospelalex said:
Can`t install them - install failed.
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Got another cable. Was able to get to fastboot. But couldn`t get past it. Device was shown as tate unrecognized. Pushed to install driver and made it recognized by pc. Tried kindle fire utility v099 to run recovery. The kindle gone into reboot. So now it reboots into main loge, then changes into fastboot loge and then going into continuous reboot again. Windows in the same time stop recognize it. Shows it in usb unidentified for a second because it switches on and off again.
Update:
Managed to return it into fastboot. But in cmd when i run adb.exe devices there is nothing.
I know how to fix this problem. I ran into this 10 times before Android Studio suddenly went through my head.
In order to install the Kindle Fire ADB Drivers, you need to download and install the Android SDK Manager from Google Inc. Then when you install those drivers I mentioned earlier, you won't get errors. It's so weird.
You can try using the Ultimate Unbrick Tool, but I forgot the download link for it. There should be a thread about it here on XDA.
Lots of advanced technical stuff. I suck at explaining without making it a very long explanation because then people stop reading after 10 seconds.

I'm trying to root my Kindle Fire HD (3rd Gen), but I need to enter fastboot mode.

The only way to enter fastboot mode without a fastboot cable, is to already have a rooted device. Since I don't have a fastboot cable, and my device is unrooted, this seems kind of like a Catch-22. I's there any other way to enter fastboot mode without a cable, and on an unrooted device? Please help.
Additionally info:
+ADB can communicate with and detect my device, fastboot doesn't detect it at all.
+When my device boots, It originally starts with a grey Kindle fire logo, then a red-orange Kindle logo.
+My OS is the most recent : 4.5.5.3
+I have turned on ADB debugging
+I am able to put my device into "Fire System Recovery" Mode, where I can either "Reboot your Fire" or "Reset to Factory Defaults"
+My goals with this device is to install TWRP onto my system(Without sketchy software like OneClickRoot, or KingoRoot, which my research tells me are untrustworthy.
+I am a noob, and rather non-technical. Sorry. Please tell me if I am doing something wrong, chances are I am.

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