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Retore Kindle to factory

I have a 7" kindle fire HD. When I first got it I rooted it with QemuRoot. I wasn't too worried about doing much, I just added halo launcher and the play store. Everything was good until the launcher quit working. To make a long story short, I had lost root and got it back via Bin4ry. Once again, was lazy and just installed the launcher and went about life.
I lost root again, restored it with Bin4ry and disable updates using KFFA. The launcher works, but I can't get it to be the home button default and there is a lot of junk on there from when I had a freetime membership for my kid.
I would like to reset the device to factory and start over, what do I need to do? Looking at KFFA options 3,4 or 22 look like they would apply, I just wanted to find out what is the preferred method to accomplish this without screwing anything up.

Zuggel said:
I have a 7" kindle fire HD. When I first got it I rooted it with QemuRoot. I wasn't too worried about doing much, I just added halo launcher and the play store. Everything was good until the launcher quit working. To make a long story short, I had lost root and got it back via Bin4ry. Once again, was lazy and just installed the launcher and went about life.
I lost root again, restored it with Bin4ry and disable updates using KFFA. The launcher works, but I can't get it to be the home button default and there is a lot of junk on there from when I had a freetime membership for my kid.
I would like to reset the device to factory and start over, what do I need to do? Looking at KFFA options 3,4 or 22 look like they would apply, I just wanted to find out what is the preferred method to accomplish this without screwing anything up.
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Either 3 or 4 will work. If you don't remove OTA updates, the Kindle will get an updated pushed onto it and your root will break every time when the Kindle updates. So make sure to remove OTA updates using KFFA as well.

LinearEquation said:
Either 3 or 4 will work. If you don't remove OTA updates, the Kindle will get an updated pushed onto it and your root will break every time when the Kindle updates. So make sure to remove OTA updates using KFFA as well.
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So I ended up using option 4 and a factory cable, for some reason it would not boot into fast mode via regular usb cable in KFFF. When it got done rebooting, I got a message asking if I wanted to use kindle or holo launcher (which I had previously installed).
That bit confused my, i thought that it would also have been deleted during the restore process?!!? Holo launcher & locker are installed and appears fully functional. Like i said before I would like to get this back to factory and start over. Superuser is on there also, did I forget a step or is there something additional that I need to do? I do not see any other apps other than what it came with.
It did take me to the set up process like on a new kindle.

Sounds like all it did was wipe the data folder. It has to go into fastboot to restore it to stock, if it doesn't want to do it during the process in kffa you can always use a mobile terminal on the kindle itself and type
Code:
su -c "reboot bootloader"
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Zuggel said:
So I ended up using option 4 and a factory cable, for some reason it would not boot into fast mode via regular usb cable in KFFF. When it got done rebooting, I got a message asking if I wanted to use kindle or holo launcher (which I had previously installed).
That bit confused my, i thought that it would also have been deleted during the restore process?!!? Holo launcher & locker are installed and appears fully functional. Like i said before I would like to get this back to factory and start over. Superuser is on there also, did I forget a step or is there something additional that I need to do? I do not see any other apps other than what it came with.
It did take me to the set up process like on a new kindle.
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Did you use KFFA with a factory cord or a fastboot? When using KFFA, it is best to use a fastboot cord. Booting it into fastboot from USB can be done but I found it did not happen as often using KFFA. You can also use this tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 and he has a video at the bottom of this page http://androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock/
You can also try your steps again and try number 3.

stunts513 said:
Sounds like all it did was wipe the data folder. It has to go into fastboot to restore it to stock, if it doesn't want to do it during the process in kffa you can always use a mobile terminal on the kindle itself and type
Code:
su -c "reboot bootloader"
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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It was in fastboot, I used a factory cable to do so before I started KFFA. The screen said "fastboot kindle" or something to that effect.
LinearEquation said:
Did you use KFFA with a factory cord or a fastboot? When using KFFA, it is best to use a fastboot cord. Booting it into fastboot from USB can be done but I found it did not happen as often using KFFA. You can also use this tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 and he has a video at the bottom of this page http://androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock/
You can also try your steps again and try number 3.
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That was my thought, to try it again, I just like to get other thoughts and opinions from those who are much more knowledgeable about andoid operating systems than myself. I will try another wipe tomorrow (option 3) and see if it has the desired effect.

LinearEquation said:
Did you use KFFA with a factory cord or a fastboot? When using KFFA, it is best to use a fastboot cord. Booting it into fastboot from USB can be done but I found it did not happen as often using KFFA. You can also use this tool here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 and he has a video at the bottom of this page http://androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock/
You can also try your steps again and try number 3.
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I tried option 3 twice with the same results. I am downloading KFHD and will give that a go tomorrow.

Zuggel said:
I tried option 3 twice with the same results. I am downloading KFHD and will give that a go tomorrow.
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KFHD?

LinearEquation said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 and he has a video at the bottom of this page http://androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock/
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LinearEquation said:
KFHD?
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The link you gave me, that was the file name for the tool.

Zuggel said:
The link you gave me, that was the file name for the tool.
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Oh gotcha. Yea, that's a System.img Restore Tool. Same idea as KFFA but a different method.

LinearEquation said:
KFHD?
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Correct.

Zuggel said:
I tried option 3 twice with the same results. I am downloading KFHD and will give that a go tomorrow.
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I tried to run the script myself and see exactly what you are talking about. I left a comment in Chris's thread. I'm sure he will give us the skinny on it.

Zuggel said:
I have a 7" kindle fire HD. When I first got it I rooted it with QemuRoot. I wasn't too worried about doing much, I just added halo launcher and the play store. Everything was good until the launcher quit working. To make a long story short, I had lost root and got it back via Bin4ry. Once again, was lazy and just installed the launcher and went about life.
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OK, so here is how I worked it tonight. KFFA is a great utility but something hiccuped today. So here is the work around I just did.
First thing is root is needed for the restore utility to work. So root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351201
Now you can restore to 7.2.3 and root (all one process) using KFHD System.img Restore. Choose the "KFHD_SRT_v1.3.0- 7.2.3 (separate option for restoring factory recovery)" download here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 This will root your tablet and give you a couple Gapps and Play Store.
Then use KFFA to "Disable Amazon OTA updates." Make sure to look for a Super User request right after you click to proceed so the process suceeds.
Now you can proceed with using the installed Play Store or installing a 2nd bootloadr/custom rom
This is the process that worked for me. Make sure you give the restore tool plenty of time to work. It can be done by booting your KFHD into fastboot by using fastboot commands or a factory cable. Here is a video concerning the restore tool listed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8lTMLCGfE

LinearEquation said:
KFHD?
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LinearEquation said:
OK, so here is how I worked it tonight. KFFA is a great utility but something hiccuped today. So here is the work around I just did.
First thing is root is needed for the restore utility to work. So root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351201
Now you can restore to 7.2.3 and root (all one process) using KFHD System.img Restore. Choose the "KFHD_SRT_v1.3.0- 7.2.3 (separate option for restoring factory recovery)" download here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 This will root your tablet and give you a couple Gapps and Play Store.
Then use KFFA to "Disable Amazon OTA updates." Make sure to look for a Super User request right after you click to proceed so the process suceeds.
Now you can proceed with using the installed Play Store or installing a 2nd bootloadr/custom rom
This is the process that worked for me. Make sure you give the restore tool plenty of time to work. It can be done by booting your KFHD into fastboot by using fastboot commands or a factory cable. Here is a video concerning the restore tool listed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8lTMLCGfE
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I didn't need to root, I have a factory cable (assuming that was why I needed root to get into fastboot?!?). I tried KFHD_SRT_v1.3.5- 7.3.0 and it worked fine, except for some reason I could not turn on wireless. I am trying it again to see if it works out better for me. If not, I will try version 1.3.0

Zuggel said:
I didn't need to root, I have a factory cable (assuming that was why I needed root to get into fastboot?!?). I tried KFHD_SRT_v1.3.5- 7.3.0 and it worked fine, except for some reason I could not turn on wireless. I am trying it again to see if it works out better for me. If not, I will try version 1.3.0
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You need root to use the restore tool, not get into fastboot, like I stated. If you are not rooted, you can not use the restore tool listed. Use the USB cord to root and the fastboot cord to restore. The fastboot cord to restore to 7.2.3 so you have a matching boot.IMG. Then when flashing a 2nd bootloader and custom rom, you will most likely not bootloop or get a red screen.
I don't mind helping but you should read the help I offer before disregarding. I never BS anyone one here. I really suggest you read some topics on this or you might end up with a paper weight.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 running 4.3 Paranoid Android using xda app-developers app
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LinearEquation said:
You need root to use the restore tool, not get into fastboot, like I stated. If you are not rooted, you can not use the restore tool listed. Use the USB cord to root and the fastboot cord to restore to 7.2.3 so you have a matching boot.IMG. Then when flashing a 2nd bootloader and custom rom, you will most likely not bootloop or get a red screen.
I don't mind helping but you should read the help I offer before disregarding. Or at least research some threads on here. I never BS anyone one. I really suggest you read some topics on this or you might end up with a paper weight.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 running 4.3 Paranoid Android using xda app-developers app
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Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 running 4.3 Paranoid Android using xda app-developers app

LinearEquation said:
You need root to use the restore tool, not get into fastboot, like I stated. If you are not rooted, you can not use the restore tool listed. Use the USB cord to root and the fastboot cord to restore. The fastboot cord to restore to 7.2.3 so you have a matching boot.IMG. Then when flashing a 2nd bootloader and custom rom, you will most likely not bootloop or get a red screen.
I don't mind helping but you should read the help I offer before disregarding. I never BS anyone one here. I really suggest you read some topics on this or you might end up with a paper weight.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 running 4.3 Paranoid Android using xda app-developers app
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Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 running 4.3 Paranoid Android using xda app-developers app
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When I restored using KFHD, the image was already rooted, or so the title stated. When I replied I had already done what i replied about before I read your suggested route. It's still not right, so I am following your route and hoping the kids sleep long enough for me to finish it in one sitting!!

LinearEquation said:
OK, so here is how I worked it tonight. KFFA is a great utility but something hiccuped today. So here is the work around I just did.
First thing is root is needed for the restore utility to work. So root using this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351201
Now you can restore to 7.2.3 and root (all one process) using KFHD System.img Restore. Choose the "KFHD_SRT_v1.3.0- 7.2.3 (separate option for restoring factory recovery)" download here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 This will root your tablet and give you a couple Gapps and Play Store.
Then use KFFA to "Disable Amazon OTA updates." Make sure to look for a Super User request right after you click to proceed so the process suceeds.
Now you can proceed with using the installed Play Store or installing a 2nd bootloadr/custom rom
This is the process that worked for me. Make sure you give the restore tool plenty of time to work. It can be done by booting your KFHD into fastboot by using fastboot commands or a factory cable. Here is a video concerning the restore tool listed https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k-8lTMLCGfE
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When I used Bin4ry, it added a second version of superuser to it (not sure if that is important or not), then I chose option 1 (Restore factory rooted with SuperSU) in KFHD. I now have a red triangle asking me to reboot or reset..

I ran option 1 with KFHD 1.3.5, back to working at least, only one version of superuser and the wireless is working. So far so good, and almost out of time right now.

Zuggel said:
When I used Bin4ry, it added a second version of superuser to it (not sure if that is important or not), then I chose option 1 (Restore factory rooted with SuperSU) in KFHD. I now have a red triangle asking me to reboot or reset..
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You did something wrong. Your lucky you only got a red triangle and not a red screen. You need to restore again. When you are done, before exiting, clear the CASHE and data (think this is option 3 but confirm). You should already have root so use KFHD_SRT_v1.3.0- 7.2.3 (separate option for restoring factory recovery.)
Always make sure ADB and allowing apps from unknown sources is turned on on your tablet. I always turn my tablet to never sleep or an hour so it stays away and turn the brightness up on the screen when modding. Every tool you use, reconfirm the settings are the same.

LinearEquation said:
You did something wrong. Your lucky you only got a red triangle and not a red screen. You need to restore again. When you are done, before exiting, clear the CASHE and data (think this is option 3 but confirm). You should already have root so use KFHD_SRT_v1.3.0- 7.2.3 (separate option for restoring factory recovery.)
Always make sure ADB and allowing apps from unknown sources is turned on on your tablet. I always turn my tablet to never sleep or an hour so it stays away and turn the brightness up on the screen when modding. Every tool you use, reconfirm the settings are the same.
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It seems to be working great now. Updates disable, holo launcher installed and no more freeze ups (part of why I wanted to redo it). Thank you very much LinearEquation for your help once again. Now my 2 year old can go back to watching youtube and learning educational gem like saying WTF over and over (yes, mom loved that one..of course it was my fault).
Another reason why I wanted to restore it was that I had a freetime membership for a while, a ton of apps and books were downloaded but when the membership was canceled the apps remained it just said "you don't own this" when you tried to use it...very frustrating to a young kid.

[Q] Kindle Fire HD - Lost Root After 7.4.6 to 7.4.8 Update - Any Advice?

Ok, so I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff, but I have managed to root my Kindle Fire HD 7" and I installed the Google play store, so I was happy thus far. Yesterday I lost root and couldn't figure out why. Today I noticed that my Kindle had done an update from 7.4.6 to 7.4.8 and I'm wondering if this is why I lost root? If so, how can I fix this to get my Kindle back into root? Like I said, I'm a noob and don't want to screw up my Kindle messing around with stuff when I don't have a clue. Any advice would be of great help, thanks in advance.
Oh yeah, I should add this information: I get this pop up from Superuser, "There is no SU binary installed and Superuser can not install it. This is a problem"

Yea when it updates it clears the system partition where the su binary is stored, you need to reroot it. Never heard of a 7.4.8 update, but if it is a new one and you can reroot it then you can just downgrade it with kindle fire first aid by sticking it into fastboot with a simple "adb reboot bootloader", think kffa will do it for you though.
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stunts513 said:
Yea when it updates it clears the system partition where the su binary is stored, you need to reroot it. Never heard of a 7.4.8 update, but if it is a new one and you can reroot it then you can just downgrade it with kindle fire first aid by sticking it into fastboot with a simple "adb reboot bootloader", think kffa will do it for you though.
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" Never heard of a 7.4.8 update, but if it is a new one and you can reroot it " Hmmmm, the way you worded that makes me feel like I might be stepping into uncharted territory if I try to root it again and I don't like the thought of that. I'll think about it and maybe give it a try tomorrow after I get some sleep and my head is clear. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.

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" Never heard of a 7.4.8 update, but if it is a new one and you can reroot it " Hmmmm, the way you worded that makes me feel like I might be stepping into uncharted territory if I try to root it again and I don't like the thought of that. I'll think about it and maybe give it a try tomorrow after I get some sleep and my head is clear. Thanks for the advice, I really appreciate it.
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I had the same problem starting yesterday. My Kindle upgraded to 7.4.8 and any app requiring root stopped working, namely Google Play Store, SuperUser, ... I used KFFirstAide to re-root the Kindle and all is working so far.

blackeyeX2 said:
I had the same problem starting yesterday. My Kindle upgraded to 7.4.8 and any app requiring root stopped working, namely Google Play Store, SuperUser, ... I used KFFirstAide to re-root the Kindle and all is working so far.
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:good: Awesome, thanks for passing that on to me, I'm going to give it a go and see what happens. I'll post a status update later today after I've had a chance to thoroughly test it.

:victory: Well I got it to root again and reinstalled google play with no issues to report, all went well. So is there a way to stop Amazon from updating my Kindle in the future? Now, the next task is to get a second boot loader on it, although I don't have a fastboot cable, so I'm kinda chicken, hahaha. But I'm feeling confident now, so maybe I'll give it a shot tonight. Wish me luck... A big thanks for the help, I guess I just needed some reassurance on re-rooting the thing and I'm happy.

Just make sure you downgrade the bootloader first, if you don't use the fireflash method then I recommend making sure to check the md5sum of the bootloader before downgrading it so you don't end up with a paperweight.
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I'm having this issue also. Same update, same loss of SU + Play store.
I can't get my kindle to root like before though. It says it was successful but my fire becomes extremely laggy, no icons appear, where the navigation swipe is there are slightly darker vertical lines and the only way I've fixed it is by factory restore.
How are you rerooting???
I can't remember how I rooted in the first place, I only remember that I had massive issues getting GP store on and used this KFFA which is what I'm now using to reroot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069329
Any suggestions would be massively appreciated

kindle fire hd 7.4.8
same thing happen to me so I tried getting adb to work witch it didn't that well, so I downloaded the update .bin file from amazon and edited it useing winRAR just added SuperSU to /system/app then changed a few things in kindle first aid then used a fastboot cable to upload the custom update so my kindle is running v7.4.9 witch I changed it to because it didn't work any other way. i'll make a video

dEADwEIRD said:
I'm having this issue also. Same update, same loss of SU + Play store.
I can't get my kindle to root like before though. It says it was successful but my fire becomes extremely laggy, no icons appear, where the navigation swipe is there are slightly darker vertical lines and the only way I've fixed it is by factory restore.
How are you rerooting???
I can't remember how I rooted in the first place, I only remember that I had massive issues getting GP store on and used this KFFA which is what I'm now using to reroot.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069329
Any suggestions would be massively appreciated
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I just followed the same steps as I did the first time I rooted it, I used KFFA. But this time around some of the actions described didn't happen, like Superuser didn't ask for permission as it did the first go around and a few other little things, but I just took it slow and easy and it came out working fine. Also I used KFFA to install GP, it also skipped a few actions, but I just have it a little extra time to do its thing and it works perfectly. I saw a fix for the laggy screen and icons issue somewhere, I think it's in KFFA? I would have to double check that when I get home to be certain.

stunts513 said:
Just make sure you downgrade the bootloader first, if you don't use the fireflash method then I recommend making sure to check the md5sum of the bootloader before downgrading it so you don't end up with a paperweight.
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Thanks for the heads up on that, I've held off on doing it until I have more time to research it. I like to feel somewhat comfortable going into it and not totally freaked out. Thanks again, you guys are great around here.

Sorted.
I rooted using The Bin4ry Method and using KFFA to bring all the other systems back on line.

is anyone having problems with ADB and fastboot on 7.4.8?
Because I tried rooting using KFFA that didn't work I kept getting errors so I tried using fastboot to flash the recovery using this code
Code:
fastboot flash recovery recovery.img
I get "device not found" or when it dose work i get "failed to flash" (something like that) but i have the adb drivers installed would there be different ones for 7.4.8? When I type
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fastboot device
it finds the device it just dosn't work when I want to flash
and only half the adb commands work

You have to have it with a special parameter telling it what the kindles vendor id is so it should look like this...:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery recovery.IMG
Try that.
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"... I used KFFirstAide to re-root the Kindle and all is working so far."
I tried using bin4ry's root, which is how I originally rooted my kindle, but it did not work.
I am pleased to say that KFFirstAide was able to restore root.
Thank you xda for pointing me in the right direction!

stunts513 said:
You have to have it with a special parameter telling it what the kindles vendor id is so it should look like this...:
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fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery recovery.IMG
Try that.
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Thank you!!! i got root access by flashing with twrp recovery witch you can get more info at
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
on my other kindle i used Bin4ry root witch work but i had to turn off adb/usb debugging and turn it back on during the process because it wouldn't find the device if i didn't
you can download Bin4ry here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

gregcavaretta said:
on my other kindle i used Bin4ry root witch work but i had to turn off adb/usb debugging and turn it back on during the process because it wouldn't find the device if i didn't
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Thank's, KFFA not recovered and Bin4ry work only after turn off adb / usb debugging
Ciao dal Max

gregcavaretta said:
Thank you!!! i got root access by flashing with twrp recovery witch i downloaded at
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79
on my other kindle i used Bin4ry root witch work but i had to turn off adb/usb debugging and turn it back on during the process because it wouldn't find the device if i didn't
you can download Bin4ry here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
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wtf????? that was a twrp image for the kf1, that should have broken more than it fixed on a kfhd.

Holy ****!!! Your kindle works after flashing the recovery IMG that was for the kf1???
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wire55 said:
Holy ****!!! Your kindle works after flashing the recovery IMG that was for the kf1???
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wtf????? that was a twrp image for the kf1, that should have broken more than it fixed on a kfhd.
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I posted the Wrong link i'm truly sorry if you messed up your kindle fire

[Q] How do you root Kindle Fire HD 7.4.8?

I've tried kffa and the newest binary and neither of them worked, they didn't even recognize my device was plugged in.
Thanks for helping! (That's if I get helped)

That means your drivers aren't installed or you didn't enable USB debugging... Check your kindles security settings and see if USB debugging is on, if not turn it on. Then check your device manager for a device with a yellow triangle next to it, once you see it download my drivers from my signature and extract them somewhere, right click the device with a triangle, hit update drivers then point it to where you extracted mine.
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I'll try your driver.

Forgot to mention, if you are on windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first. If this applies to you then look it up on Google, I Don,t know the exact process offhand, just the gist of it.
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stunts513 said:
Forgot to mention, if you are on windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first. If this applies to you then look it up on Google, I Don,t know the exact process offhand, just the gist of it.
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It says that the best driver for it has already been installed and I tried uninstalling it and everything, but it doesn't seem to want to install.

stunts513 said:
Forgot to mention, if you are on windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first. If this applies to you then look it up on Google, I Don,t know the exact process offhand, just the gist of it.
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Ok, I got it to install but they still don't reconize my device.

So now there's a android adb connection in the device manager right? I forget the exact name as I use Linux and don't have to worry about driver issues. Try this, find the folder in binaries foot where adb is, right click that folder while holding shift and hit "open new command promoted here", once that is up, type "adb devices" and see if it lists a device, its usually reports back what I think is your serial number then says device. Tell me if it says that or if there's nothing listed.
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stunts513 said:
So now there's a android adb connection in the device manager right? I forget the exact name as I use Linux and don't have to worry about driver issues. Try this, find the folder in binaries foot where adb is, right click that folder while holding shift and hit "open new command promoted here", once that is up, type "adb devices" and see if it lists a device, its usually reports back what I think is your serial number then says device. Tell me if it says that or if there's nothing listed.
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*In a shameful voice* I forgot to unzip the binary file, my file manager would run RunMe.bat without having to unzip it.

Questionar said:
I've tried kffa and the newest binary and neither of them worked, they didn't even recognize my device was plugged in.
Thanks for helping! (That's if I get helped)
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Can I ask you something?, how you are rooting your device? You are downgrading the firmware through the KFFA? and then applying the root patch?
Sorry if this a stupid question, I'm new at this and I have lots of questions
Thanks in advance

RockD said:
Can I ask you something?, how you are rooting your device? You are downgrading the firmware through the KFFA? and then applying the root patch?
Sorry if this a stupid question, I'm new at this and I have lots of questions
Thanks in advance
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You can root it the same way you usally do. You don't have to downgrade anything.

{Q] & [A] Possibly.

Good day to all and I do apologize if this post is not in the proper forum but I am limited to where I may post.
I have what I believe is a Kindle Fire HD 2 ? I do own and have rooted and cyanogenMODed my kindle fire 1st
gen, 2nd gen and my kindle fire HD, this one I believe is the HD 2 running version 11.3.2.3.2_user_323001620.
I have been a member here for sometime and have learned a lot and I very well may have stumbled across
something a few minutes ago. From what I gather this version kindle has not yet been rooted or at least that I can
find any proof of ( my apologies if I am wrong ). I was just tinkering with it and downloaded a root app from here
named Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v35 I also downloaded and installed the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 ADB
drivers from here also and downloaded a file called pwn.zip too.... Anyway....
Under Windows 7 these are my procedures....
1. Extracted pwn.zip to the z2root folder
2. Right clicked RunMe.bat and chose run as administrator
3. Chose option 0
4. Then chose option 0 again.
5. Then connected the kindle to the USB cord
6. Hit Enter and allowed Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v35 run it's course following the onscreen instructions
and it seems as tho I am rooted.
Again, I apologize if I am posting to the wrong forum and I am also sorry I do not have all the steps for instructions...
to be honest...Im about to piss myself ... Sorry
Can anyone else try this and confirm it please?
Take~Care!!!

screenshots
Sorry they are not the best pics.

hey there, can you please provide a link to the files you used to execute this root method??
i would love to try this on mine, as i'm running the same version.
however, there is an update pending, which i haven't gotten.. (user_324002520)

doe deer said:
hey there, can you please provide a link to the files you used to execute this root method??
i would love to try this on mine, as i'm running the same version.
however, there is an update pending, which i haven't gotten.. (user_324002520)
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All Files Needed - MediaFire 40.65 mb
http://www.mediafire.com/download/4ir8e0assy831ci/all_files_needed.zip
PS!:.. I am still having a lot of issues getting twrp recovery etc...
I need to invest in a fastboot cable, I find no way to get this KF HD to boot into FB =(
I have rooted the KF 1st gen, 2nd gen and the hd1.. this one is only giving me fits trying to get to FB and a recovery.
As soon as I get a recovery on this beast I will be playing with some CyanogenMod or Hellfire Roms.... Im sure they can be used as is.
Please Kepp me informed... Tkank You & Take~Care! Tony.

thanks alot for your reply and upload, it is very appreciated
unfortunately, i'm not having any luck with this .bat...
when i open the runme.bat as adminstrator, and run option 0... i get alot of "this path cannot be specified" msgs and nothing is applied / changed... my kindle never restarts
however, when i DON'T run option 0 as adminstrator, simply as user.... i get a little further along in the automated process, but again, nothing is effected / restarted.
i've also tried option 2 and 4, and they actually got so far as to restart the kindle, however root has not been granted.
any help is greatly appreciated!
it should be noted that i uninstalled / replaced my previous kindle drivers with the provided 8.9 drivers before any of these root trials were carried out.

doe deer said:
thanks alot for your reply and upload, it is very appreciated
unfortunately, i'm not having any luck with this .bat...
when i open the runme.bat as adminstrator, and run option 0... i get alot of "this path cannot be specified" msgs and nothing is applied / changed... my kindle never restarts
however, when i DON'T run option 0 as adminstrator, simply as user.... i get a little further along in the automated process, but again, nothing is effected / restarted.
i've also tried option 2 and 4, and they actually got so far as to restart the kindle, however root has not been granted.
any help is greatly appreciated!
it should be noted that i uninstalled / replaced my previous kindle drivers with the provided 8.9 drivers before any of these root trials were carried out.[/QUOT]
Try picking option 0 then option 1 and see what that does... none of the options have done anything other than those 2.
I just done a factory reset to try to retrace my steps and make it further..I am sure 4 eyes are better that 2,
please let's stick together =)
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[/QUOT]
Try picking option 0 then option 1 and see what that does... none of the options have done anything other than those 2.
/QUOTE]
hey there, glad to report that appears to have done the trick, however, i don't believe i ran the .bat as administrator as option 0 then 1 also give me "this path cannot be specified" etc etc errors...
anyhow, i opened the .bat once more as user, hit option 0, then 1... plugged in my kindle.... and i made it to a point in the process where i stalled / hung there for a bit, until i went into my kindle options, disabled, then re-enabled ADB interfacing.....at which point, the .bat script continued, and i rebooted.... happily, with root access / capabilities.
congrats to you for finding this man, and certainly my gratitude / thanks to you, i can now use my ps3 controller wirelessly through bluetooth.....
a question. how can i now disable auto kindle firmware updates so as to retain my root access?

oh no, while charging my kindle i seem to have updated to the latest firmware automatically, thus i no longer have access to root functions!!
currently on 11.3.2.4 user 324002520 as of now..
i've tried to root once more with the provided files but so far no luck, having tried options 0>0 and 0>1, both as administrator and user.

doe deer said:
oh no, while charging my kindle i seem to have updated to the latest firmware automatically, thus i no longer have access to root functions!!
currently on 11.3.2.4 user 324002520 as of now..
i've tried to root once more with the provided files but so far no luck, having tried options 0>0 and 0>1, both as administrator and user.
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I for some reason am not having this update issue... Have you tried option 14 in the KindleFire First Aid program ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38435305&postcount=1072

rb2tfm said:
I for some reason am not having this update issue... Have you tried option 14 in the KindleFire First Aid program ?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=38435305&postcount=1072
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They have a KFHD Soho 2013 not Tate. KFFA is not for the Soho. The link in my signature can help with this. Get ahold of the dev and ask for an updated firerooter.
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Son has done something to his Kindle Fire HD 7"

Hi there,
Firstly I apologise, this post may be a little vague, as am having trouble getting the truth out of my son. I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me identify what the heck he has done to his Kindle Fire HD 7"
When you turn the device on, despite initially saying Kindle fire HD, this text is soon replaced with a boot screen animation that simply reads "DROID".
When you begin to use the Kindle there is a small carousel of apps over the larger carousel. Also when you rotate the screen to landscape it doesn't seem to reorientate the display and only shows the top half of the screen. It also seems to crash and won't come out of the lock screen.
I am guessing he has tried to either root it or flash a custom rom, he says he installed an app called root master? But cannot see how an app would grant root access?
We bought this for him as a Christmas present, and whilst am sorely tempted to tell him "tough" as he's obviously tried to do something without fully understanding what he's doing, I would like to be able to sort this as soon as I stop being cross.
So whilst I appreciate this is all a bit vague, does anyone recognise any symptoms, and have any insight into what he might have done and/or installed and is there any sure fire method to get this back for him?

A couple of questions:
-> Is it the 2012 version with the camera and HDMI output, or is it the 2013 version that has neither of these?
-> Can you access the settings and enable ADB?
-> Can you solder or are willing to shell out $10-$15 to fix this?
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.4... or maybe it's a Kindle Fire HD running Cyanogenmod 11<<<

hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
We got it for him for Christmas 2012.
Can get to settings. I have enabled ADB (just to see if I could, and I can).
Does this mean I might not need a soldering iron?
Do not claim to be any sort of expert, so please assume no knowledge here.
But will carefully follow instructions if there are any.
Am hoping to be able to hand him back a working device when he's learnt his lesson.
Thanks again

I would suggest you to use the Kindle Fire First Aid if fastboot works. That way you can go totally stock. And a few more questions:
Do you have the Android SDK installed on your PC? If yes,try using "adb devices" to see if it recognizes the Kindle
Shut down the Kindle. Boot it up. Do you see an orange Kindle animation only or a blue animation?
I suggest you buy a factory adapter from Team BlackHat here if fastboot doesn't work.
PS: Don't be too cross on him. It's perfectly understandable if he wanted to flash a custom ROM. I ended up hating Amazon after realizing what they did to Android....

SafinWasi said:
I would suggest you to use the Kindle Fire First Aid if fastboot works. That way you can go totally stock.
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Is this what is being described here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If so, I will have a look this evening..
I like the fact that it has "noob" in the post description.
Although I flashed a custom rom onto my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of years back (using ODIN) a lot of the instructions in this Kindle Fire section seem to be very confusing. I wish I'd known he was planning to do something like this, as I'd have read up on it for him (and, most likely warned him off, amazon look like they have locked down this tablet to a horrific degree)
SafinWasi said:
And a few more questions:
Do you have the Android SDK installed on your PC? If yes,try using "adb devices" to see if it recognizes the Kindle
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Okay, that sounds a good first place to start. I don't think I have the SDK currently installed but I guess I can grab it again from google.
I take it if the SDK can "see" it we're halfway there?
Just to clarify:
The device is "quite" responsive.
It will boot up (although I cannot find anything on the internet about this boot animation that just draws the word "DROID" - if I could, I might be able to figure what he's tried to do at least) and you can sort of use it (although there are onscreen glitches as described above) and it freezes up when the screen locks (so you have to reboot every time it locks the screen). But, at least it's not totally D.O.A, I guess.
SafinWasi said:
[*]Shut down the Kindle. Boot it up. Do you see an orange Kindle animation only or a blue animation?
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It does initially flash up Kindle..
I thought I had solved the problem with a factory reset last night (I'll admit for a second I cheered), but after initially showing Kindle Fire, it then starts going to this blue DROID animation..
SafinWasi said:
I suggest you buy a factory adapter from Team BlackHat here if fastboot doesn't work.
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Okay, cool I take it this is step three if the Kindle Fire First Aid doesn't work?
SafinWasi said:
PS: Don't be too cross on him. It's perfectly understandable if he wanted to flash a custom ROM. I ended up hating Amazon after realizing what they did to Android....
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I am a lot calmer today, am sorry that the first post was written in "Angry Dad" mode
I was just annoyed that he tried to deny doing anything to his device, and claimed it was "just an amazon update" (when it was obvious it wasn't).
This is why I am hoping to fix it for him, it was a Christmas present after all, and I would like to (eventually, not right away) hand him back a working Kindle device.
I just wish I wasn't flying so blind.
Thing is I'm not 100% sure he know's what he's done, I think he's just blindly followed a YouTube video or similar and he's ended up with this.
I really, really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to my post.
Thanks so much for reading and responding.

silentbazz said:
Is this what is being described here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If so, I will have a look this evening..
I like the fact that it has "noob" in the post description.
Although I flashed a custom rom onto my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of years back (using ODIN) a lot of the instructions in this Kindle Fire section seem to be very confusing. I wish I'd known he was planning to do something like this, as I'd have read up on it for him (and, most likely warned him off, amazon look like they have locked down this tablet to a horrific degree)
Okay, that sounds a good first place to start. I don't think I have the SDK currently installed but I guess I can grab it again from google.
I take it if the SDK can "see" it we're halfway there?
Just to clarify:
The device is "quite" responsive.
It will boot up (although I cannot find anything on the internet about this boot animation that just draws the word "DROID" - if I could, I might be able to figure what he's tried to do at least) and you can sort of use it (although there are onscreen glitches as described above) and it freezes up when the screen locks (so you have to reboot every time it locks the screen). But, at least it's not totally D.O.A, I guess.
It does initially flash up Kindle..
I thought I had solved the problem with a factory reset last night (I'll admit for a second I cheered), but after initially showing Kindle Fire, it then starts going to this blue DROID animation..
Okay, cool I take it this is step three if the Kindle Fire First Aid doesn't work?
I am a lot calmer today, am sorry that the first post was written in "Angry Dad" mode
I was just annoyed that he tried to deny doing anything to his device, and claimed it was "just an amazon update" (when it was obvious it wasn't).
This is why I am hoping to fix it for him, it was a Christmas present after all, and I would like to (eventually, not right away) hand him back a working Kindle device.
I just wish I wasn't flying so blind.
Thing is I'm not 100% sure he know's what he's done, I think he's just blindly followed a YouTube video or similar and he's ended up with this.
I really, really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to my post.
Thanks so much for reading and responding.
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Okay,I'll guide you through a step-by-step tutorial to restore your Kindle.
Download and install the Android SDK. That is the first thing any Android modding guy must have. It provides you with the ADB and Fastboot executables which you're gonna need.
Download and install the Kindle Fire HD ADB drivers. You're gonna need them since the official Google drivers that came with the SDK are not supported by Amazon.
Modify your path variable. To do this,right-click on 'My Computer' and select properties. Click on "Advanced System Settings" and then "Environment Variables". At this point,you should copy the path to the tools and platform-tools folders of your SDK and paste them in the "path" system variable . If you want a video tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
See if ADB and fastboot works. Open CMD from Run and type in ADB or fastboot. If it returns a lot of text,it's working.
Now type in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It'll return <waiting for device>
Turn off the Kindle and plug it in. If it boots into fastboot,you're good to go with KFFA
If it doesn't boot into fastboot,you'll have to buy a fastboot adapter or make one.
---------- Post added at 06:53 AM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 AM ----------
Although I have no idea how he got the Droid animation....

SafinWasi said:
Although I have no idea how he got the Droid animation....
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Okay, apparently, he went to this 1mobile market to get a one click root app.
I have not been able to find the app myself, but am very worried that he's been downloading apps from an unofficial app store.
The change to the boot animation seems to have been achieved using a Xposed app (that requires XBlast?). It was after installing this, and changing the boot animation that he says the Kindle started to behave weirdly.
Have not had the time yet to sit down and go through the instructions provided, thank you for those, I will set time aside at the weekend as I don't want to rush it.
At least now I know where the weird boot animation came from
I provide this info as a warning to others.

silentbazz said:
Okay, apparently, he went to this 1mobile market to get a one click root app.
I have not been able to find the app myself, but am very worried that he's been downloading apps from an unofficial app store.
The change to the boot animation seems to have been achieved using a Xposed app (that requires XBlast?). It was after installing this, and changing the boot animation that he says the Kindle started to behave weirdly.
Have not had the time yet to sit down and go through the instructions provided, thank you for those, I will set time aside at the weekend as I don't want to rush it.
At least now I know where the weird boot animation came from
I provide this info as a warning to others.
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1mobile is an OK place to download apps from. You just have to make sure the dev is reputable. XBlast can mess a tablet up if you play to much with it.
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I agree. It's tricky,XBlast. Any progress?
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11

SafinWasi said:
I agree. It's tricky,XBlast. Any progress?
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
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Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..

silentbazz said:
Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Don't do that. Just download my Flasher and extract it. There is another zip inside,which has the drivers. Just install them normally.
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11

silentbazz said:
Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Hi! One click root app was probably called VROOT. VROOT is still not identified as safe as there may be malware, sorry :\ However if you have a FASTBOOT cable go on this website and you should be able to restore it without SDK.
http://androidcowboy.com/2013/07/how-to-recover-bricked-kindle-fire-hd/
by the way once choosing an "option" please wait for at least 20 minutes as restoring the device takes a long process.

silentbazz said:
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Your tablet still has fastboot access which means it's almost surely restorable. The flasher offered above will work and so will the System Restore Tool. You just run the bat and wait to be restored. Make sure your drivers are installed properly. Windows 8/7 64bit need to be put in test mode so your drivers will install right.
Windows is not going to let you do this until you disable device driver signature enforcement.
Disable device driver signature enforcement in Windows 7 read on. Windows 8 has different steps.
Both must be done from the administrator profile to work right
Both of these are for Windows 7 X64 users.
Windows 7 X32 and earlier version users do not have this issue
A.*
1. Reboot and on start up press F8 a couple times.
2. Scroll down to "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement."*
Note: This must be done on every bootup you want to install something not MS signed.*
B. For a more permanent solution.*
1. First go and uninstall the driver (delete driver) you want to replace and then restart your computer.*
2. Now go to the start menu and type cmd.
3. Right click on "cmd" and open a command prompt with elevated privileges (run as administrator.)
4. Now type these in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
4. Now install the driver you want.
5. Restart the computer.
6. Profit.
Note: If you do this right, you will see "Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7601" (or something comparable) in the lower right corner of your screen. This means that drivers not signed by MS can be installed without getting the Windows has installed the best driver already bit.*
If you opt to take your computer out of test mode, the drivers will more than likely be replaced by MS drivers next time. To exit test mode follow steps 1,2 and 3 in part B of my writeup and type these commands in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS*
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF
Now restart computer.
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SafinWasi said:
Okay,I'll guide you through a step-by-step tutorial to restore your Kindle.
Download and install the Android SDK. That is the first thing any Android modding guy must have. It provides you with the ADB and Fastboot executables which you're gonna need.
Download and install the Kindle Fire HD ADB drivers. You're gonna need them since the official Google drivers that came with the SDK are not supported by Amazon.
Modify your path variable. To do this,right-click on 'My Computer' and select properties. Click on "Advanced System Settings" and then "Environment Variables". At this point,you should copy the path to the tools and platform-tools folders of your SDK and paste them in the "path" system variable . If you want a video tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
See if ADB and fastboot works. Open CMD from Run and type in ADB or fastboot. If it returns a lot of text,it's working.
Now type in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It'll return <waiting for device>
Turn off the Kindle and plug it in. If it boots into fastboot,you're good to go with KFFA
If it doesn't boot into fastboot,you'll have to buy a fastboot adapter or make one.
.
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Okay, I got the amazon drivers installed on my machine, and had fastboot and adb working from the command prompt after adding all of the paths to the PATH environment setting.
I typed in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
and I got the prompt <waiting for device>
However when I attach the device, it just boots (with the weird droid animation) - I cannot see anything to say that it has fastbooted. Does it display any different?
I have also typed adb devices and I don't think my PC is seeing the Kindle Fire HD as I get no devices shown in the List of Devices?
Does this mean I need a fastboot cable?
Would installing cyanogenmod on this be an option now? Or would that just make matters worse at this stage?
++ EDIT ++
Actually, uninstalled and reinstalled amazon adb drivers, and retyped:
Code:
adb devices
and it output:
D025A0A0241220KP device
so tried the fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product command again, but still the device booted normally

SafinWasi said:
Don't do that. Just download my Flasher and extract it. There is another zip inside,which has the drivers. Just install them normally.
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
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By the way just wanted to say thanks for providing the Flasher.
Amazon drivers extracted and installed like a charm (once I allowed them to install to the default location)

silentbazz said:
Does this mean I need a fastboot cable?
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The only time you don't need one is if you can access the OS and you have functioning root. If you don't have this then you must have a fastboot cable. If you have a Motorola cord laying around try that.
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LinearEquation said:
The only time you don't need one is if you can access the OS and you have functioning root. If you don't have this then you must have a fastboot cable. If you have a Motorola cord laying around try that.
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Ahh okay, I understood that I might be able to get the device to enter fastboot without a cable.
I must have read this wrong.
Okay, as I am not in the United States I am guessing eBay.co.uk is my best option?
Will something like this do the trick?

silentbazz said:
Ahh okay, I understood that I might be able to get the device to enter fastboot without a cable.
I must have read this wrong.
Okay, as I am not in the United States I am guessing eBay.co.uk is my best option?
Will something like this do the trick?
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Should work fine.
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LinearEquation said:
Should work fine.
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Okay, great, have got one ordered, so will hopefully be able to get this sorted soon.
A sincere thanks to everyone who has offered sage advice above.
Some ace tips here, hopefully I'll get this sorted for him
Thanks again!!!!

silentbazz said:
Okay, great, have got one ordered, so will hopefully be able to get this sorted soon.
A sincere thanks to everyone who has offered sage advice above.
Some ace tips here, hopefully I'll get this sorted for him
Thanks again!!!!
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You're welcome. Keep us updated.
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