Hello everyone. Here's my story.
I got my Kindle, worked with it for a while, then successfully rooted it (my PC running on Windows XP stopped seeing it, but meh, that wasn't a problem at all). Then I wanted to try something new so I installed TWRP and used Cyanogen Mod and Paranoid Android (didn't really like the second one) so I decided to switch to Kinology.
I went to recovery mode, and then swiped whole system. >_< Like everything. And then I panicked and started making mistakes.
I didn't use adb sideload (silly me) but instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254. And one more mistake - I didn't downgrade.
So I got my Kindle in a pretty odd state - when switched on it showed me orange "Kindle Fire" logo which was blinking forever.
And my PC wouldn't recognise it anymore. It wouldn't see any Kindle device but something unknown. And it wouldn't see drivers I tried to re-install over and over again.
So I made another mistake - sent my Kindle back to the shop where I ordered it (not Amazon, an online shop here). They weren't able to do anything so I'm getting my bricked device back (soon, I hope).
So, here's what was the state of my device before I sent it back:
1) blinking orange "Kindle Fire" logo when switched on;
2) when plugged in PC with fastboot cable showing "Fastboot" logo on screen;
3) PC wouldn't recognise this device anyhow.
I'm a slowpoke, I know, I should have asked long ago, but late is still better than never.
I don't have my Kindle yet so I can't work on it for a while. But I will appreciate your advices.
Most terrifying question now is can it possibly be working again (techs from that shop said they could do nothing and it's so terribly bricked...)? Any OS would do just fine, really.
Thank you in advance.
ValeriaD said:
Hello everyone. Here's my story.
I got my Kindle, worked with it for a while, then successfully rooted it (my PC running on Windows XP stopped seeing it, but meh, that wasn't a problem at all). Then I wanted to try something new so I installed TWRP and used Cyanogen Mod and Paranoid Android (didn't really like the second one) so I decided to switch to Kinology.
I went to recovery mode, and then swiped whole system. >_< Like everything. And then I panicked and started making mistakes.
I didn't use adb sideload (silly me) but instructions from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254. And one more mistake - I didn't downgrade.
So I got my Kindle in a pretty odd state - when switched on it showed me orange "Kindle Fire" logo which was blinking forever.
And my PC wouldn't recognise it anymore. It wouldn't see any Kindle device but something unknown. And it wouldn't see drivers I tried to re-install over and over again.
So I made another mistake - sent my Kindle back to the shop where I ordered it (not Amazon, an online shop here). They weren't able to do anything so I'm getting my bricked device back (soon, I hope).
So, here's what was the state of my device before I sent it back:
1) blinking orange "Kindle Fire" logo when switched on;
2) when plugged in PC with fastboot cable showing "Fastboot" logo on screen;
3) PC wouldn't recognise this device anyhow.
I'm a slowpoke, I know, I should have asked long ago, but late is still better than never.
I don't have my Kindle yet so I can't work on it for a while. But I will appreciate your advices.
Most terrifying question now is can it possibly be working again (techs from that shop said they could do nothing and it's so terribly bricked...)? Any OS would do just fine, really.
Thank you in advance.
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You will be able to fix it once you have a fastboot cable, so tell me when you have gotten your kindle back.
sent fro my rooted kindle fire hd 7 with twerp and kinology rom installed
itouchables said:
You will be able to fix it once you have a fastboot cable, so tell me when you have gotten your kindle back.
sent fro my rooted kindle fire hd 7 with twerp and kinology rom installed
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Yay, there's still hope :cyclops:
Okay, as soon as I get my Fire back I'll contact you. Thanks.
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itouchables said:
You will be able to fix it once you have a fastboot cable, so tell me when you have gotten your kindle back.
sent fro my rooted kindle fire hd 7 with twerp and kinology rom installed
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is a "fastboot" cable the same as the cable that came with my kfhd 7"?
if not what is the difference? and where can i get one?
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is a "fastboot" cable the same as the cable that came with my kfhd 7"?
if not what is the difference? and where can i get one?
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Yes a fastboot cable is different, you can buy one from scorpion, or you can make your own.......
sent fro my rooted kindle fire hd 7 with twerp and kinology rom installed
In the same position.
I had successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" via this http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2351201
I was then going to install a mod via this method: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
Was in one of the twrp screens when I was called away from the house. My wife let my neighbor and her pestilential 6 year old son into the house. Apparently, this little budding genius found my kindle and just randomly hit everything. How I didn't wind up in custody is beyond me.
When I got back to the house, I picked up a Kindle that would just cycle into twrp (orange logo/blue logo a few times and then twrp - nothing else). Windows no longer recognized the device. I got a Fastboot cable and used the KFHD Recovery Tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 which reported itself
I first started with option 4 - Erase cache and user data. I got "OKAY" messages on both steps. Followed by "GONE - Hope you made a backup!"
Then I went on to option 2 - Restore Factory Rooted with Super SU.apk, Apex Launcher and Play Store
Got message "Sending System 907264 kb"
OKAY *some number of seconds that the procedure took and WELCOME BACK!
I swapped the cable from the Factory cable to the normal Kindle Fire usb cable and selected option 6 Reboot normally.
Now I'm stuck in a normal straight orange Kindle Fire boot loop. Any ideas how to fix this? I've been up and down the forums and being a newb and, relatively speaking, an idiot - I've failed to find my way forward.
Try using kindle fire first aid this time around, I have a feeling it will work. Still need to use fastboot cable to get into fastboot but other than that it also has a restore stock system images feature.
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stunts513 said:
Try using kindle fire first aid this time around, I have a feeling it will work. Still need to use fastboot cable to get into fastboot but other than that it also has a restore stock system images feature.
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Thanks for the help Stunts! I try using KFFirstAide and it gets to *Daemon started successfully* and then nothing. Any operation where KFFirstAide accesses the Kindle - it just goes to a blinking cursor. Nothing ever pops up on the Kindle itself - it just stays on the Fastboot screen.
I've tried both the repair function for the KF HD 7" and going in through diagnostics to attempt to repair.
If I use the factory cable, it goes straight to Fastboot. If I use a normal cable, I cannot enable any ADB functions as the device just continues to loop the orange Kindle Fire boot screen. I am unable when connected via the factory cable to regularly
The system can not find the file specified. The kindle is not responding to simple fastboot commands.
Product: Tate-PVT-08
Below that it says if you see output above this note then fastboot is enabled and you can safely proceed with a restore.
So, I reinstalled these drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072359&nocache=1 - as it looks like drivers are the problem. Both before and after installation, on my device manager instead of Kindle Fire, it reads Samsung Phone and below that Android ADB Interface with a yellow triangle and comment "Device can not start" (Code 10).
So, if this Kindle were a murder scene, I'm guessing there'd be a big pool of blood somewhere around this driver issue (assuming I'm not about to be clunked on the head by some other issue and my dead body heaved into a closet to spill out onto my wife later).
I see Kindle Fire Utility has a fix for this, but some of the KFU posts have said it's for 1st gen only, so I'm a little far down the rabbit hole. Will keep reading and see if I can make some sense of this.
Sorry to be so dense, I feel like a Friday the 13th victim who refuses to die and just runs around the forest screaming with a rake jammed through my shoulder. I do realize it's poor form
Update: resolved the driver error via this post: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2306561&page=2
Now back into the KFFirstAide and let's see what happens. Results of KF First Aide are the same (although the driver on the device manager is back to reading Kindle Fire and ADB interface which is working properly)
GODS BE PRAISED!!!! Got back in via the KF HD SRT. Rolling along now. Thanks again Stunts. Really appreciate your time.
(Hilarious end note - along came an OTA update and wiped all my good work. Back to square one *Shakes fist at God*)
itouchables said:
You will be able to fix it once you have a fastboot cable, so tell me when you have gotten your kindle back.
sent fro my rooted kindle fire hd 7 with twerp and kinology rom installed
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Hello.
It's been a while but I got my Kindle and ready to work with it.
I'll try first aid after I charge it.
Just want to clarify few steps.
I have a "clear" recently re-installed Windows 7. What I did was installing drivers from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2072359&nocache=1 then steps 1-9 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888.
Do I heed QemuRoot? Or it was wrong to do these steps before ever trying to find any adb devices?
My kindle doesn't show in the list of devices, it still blinks with orange "Kindle Fire" when connected to PC via data cable and shows "Fastboot" logo when connected via fastboot cable.
What should I do now?
How do I delete my post?
I mean this one, #10.
Wait so is your device showing up in the device manager with an error?
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stunts513 said:
Wait so is your device showing up in the device manager with an error?
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No, my device isn't showing up in the device manager at all.
And it is in fastboot? It should show up as a Tate device. Though if it is showing up but without errors but fastboot doesn't detect it I would reinstall the drivers, because I have a similar problem on windows 7. Once its in fastboot use the normal USB cable.
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stunts513 said:
And it is in fastboot? It should show up as a Tate device. Though if it is showing up but without errors but fastboot doesn't detect it I would reinstall the drivers, because I have a similar problem on windows 7. Once its in fastboot use the normal USB cable.
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Yup, first fastboot then normal cable.
My PC doesn't seem to see kindle at all. No new devices appear when plugged neither with fastboot nor data cable. Nada.
Um OK try expanding the USB devices section in the device manager and posting a screenshot, because I'm at a loss, unless you for some reason are plugged into a USB 3.0 port, but even then I thought it would at least show up. If you don't know how to take a screenshot offhand, just hit the print screen button on your keyboard, above or near the del, pg up and such keys, then open paint and hit paste, and save it.
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Um OK try expanding the USB devices section in the device manager and posting a screenshot, because I'm at a loss, unless you for some reason are plugged into a USB 3.0 port, but even then I thought it would at least show up. If you don't know how to take a screenshot offhand, just hit the print screen button on your keyboard, above or near the del, pg up and such keys, then open paint and hit paste, and save it.
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That's how it looks like.
I'm not sure I have any USB 3.0 ports. I tried to plug into 5 different ports - result was the same.
OK do me a favor, that one that says USB composite device, open its properties and goto details, and choose hardware id's from the drop down list and either screenshot it or just write em down for me.
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stunts513 said:
OK do me a favor, that one that says USB composite device, open its properties and goto details, and choose hardware id's from the drop down list and either screenshot it or just write em down for me.
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There are two IDs.
USB\VID_0E8F&PID_0022&REV_0210
USB\VID_0E8F&PID_0022
Ah I was completely off, see I recently noticed the kindle installed as a composite device when I was in windows the other day, long story short I thought u might just need to reinstall then drivers, but that is not a kindle vendor Id that I can tell, sounds more likely to be USB speakers or something upon searching Google and getting random drivers that. Try plugging this into another computer, if it still doesn't show up it could be a hardware problem, might be as simple as resoldering some joints idk.
Edit: on another note, before trying to check for a bad connection on the kindles USB plug, try booting linux and seeing if it picks it up, usually an Ubuntu live CD will do the trick, hopefully its not a hardware problem.
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stunts513 said:
Ah I was completely off, see I recently noticed the kindle installed as a composite device when I was in windows the other day, long story short I thought u might just need to reinstall then drivers, but that is not a kindle vendor Id that I can tell, sounds more likely to be USB speakers or something upon searching Google and getting random drivers that. Try plugging this into another computer, if it still doesn't show up it could be a hardware problem, might be as simple as resoldering some joints idk.
Edit: on another note, before trying to check for a bad connection on the kindles USB plug, try booting linux and seeing if it picks it up, usually an Ubuntu live CD will do the trick, hopefully its not a hardware problem.
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My netbook runs on Ubuntu 12.04 and doesn't see Kindle as well.
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Can the Kindle Fire HD be unbricked using Rekindle-01, if so where do i short out the USB on the motherboard as the pics online do not help as they are for the Kindle Fire motherboard
what's the issue??? Does anything happen when you press the power button? Plus you might need a factory cable to get it working again.
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tmthrash said:
what's the issue??? Does anything happen when you press the power button? Plus you might need a factory cable to get it working again.
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I rooted the Kindle Fire HD with KFU 0.9.6, all went okay until it tried rebooting into recovery as part of the process and it hasn't turned on since ie nothing comes on the screen.
I have a Factory Cable but that isn't putting Kindle into Fastboot, ADB isn't seeing the device so am now trying via Rekindle via Ubuntu/Linux, this requires the USB to be shorted out to jump start the port but i don't know which connection on the motherboard to short out as the only pic online is for the KF not KFHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405052
I believe it should only be soft bricked but can get no response from it so any help would be great.
The Kindle Fire Unbricker is useless, it even tells me my Kindle is now unbricked even when it is not plugged in. My ADB drivers are fine and i even had the SDK installed with all various drivers it brings to the party.
Sorry if i sound such a noob but i have done various PSP's, Wii's, iTouch, fixed Laptops etc but this has me totally screwed
FatedBoot said:
I rooted the Kindle Fire HD with KFU 0.9.6, all went okay until it tried rebooting into recovery as part of the process and it hasn't turned on since ie nothing comes on the screen.
I have a Factory Cable but that isn't putting Kindle into Fastboot, ADB isn't seeing the device so am now trying via Rekindle via Ubuntu/Linux, this requires the USB to be shorted out to jump start the port but i don't know which connection on the motherboard to short out as the only pic online is for the KF not KFHD.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1405052
I believe it should only be soft bricked but can get no response from it so any help would be great.
The Kindle Fire Unbricker is useless, it even tells me my Kindle is now unbricked even when it is not plugged in. My ADB drivers are fine and i even had the SDK installed with all various drivers it brings to the party.
Sorry if i sound such a noob but i have done various PSP's, Wii's, iTouch, fixed Laptops etc but this has me totally screwed
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First of all the tools/utilities you are using are for first gen KF, so that is why it bricked your device and why the other does not work. You need to flash a backup through fastboot. As for getting into fastboot , which device do you have? 7 or 8.9? On 7" power off the device, plug into pc with factory cable. If you have 8.9 you have to power off, use a fastboot cmd then power on while pc is waiting for device. Look in the development section, it has all the info you need to unbrick. Do not try the tools you mentioned, there is no need to open the device up to do any of this.
onemeila said:
First of all the tools/utilities you are using are for first gen KF, so that is why it bricked your device and why the other does not work. You need to flash a backup through fastboot. As for getting into fastboot , which device do you have? 7 or 8.9? On 7" power off the device, plug into pc with factory cable. If you have 8.9 you have to power off, use a fastboot cmd then power on while pc is waiting for device. Look in the development section, it has all the info you need to unbrick. Do not try the tools you mentioned, there is no need to open the device up to do any of this.
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Still no response, thanks for the advice you gave me, i will try another Factory Cable, maybe mine is damaged in some way.
FatedBoot said:
Still no response, thanks for the advice you gave me, i will try another Factory Cable, maybe mine is damaged in some way.
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Have you had any success?
A similar thing happened to me.
I have a factory cable that I got from [2012androidfans on ebay]. It doesn't seem to do anything. I get no response from the Kindle Fire HD. Windows detects nothing.
(I installed a bootloader meant for a first gen kindle. I was blindly following a guide to update android and wasn't thinking what I was doing. Restarted the Kindle HD 7". Nothing.)
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ItotheSecond said:
Have you had any success?
A similar thing happened to me.
I have a factory cable that I got from [2012androidfans on ebay]. It doesn't seem to do anything. I get no response from the Kindle Fire HD. Windows detects nothing.
(I installed a bootloader meant for a first gen kindle. I was blindly following a guide to update android and wasn't thinking what I was doing. Restarted the Kindle HD 7". Nothing.)
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The cable we use on the Kindle Fire HD is
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
You may also purchase a cable here: http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-style-programming-cable-for-Motorola-FactCable.htm
When you plug in the correct USB Factory Cable, the Kindle will boot in Fastboot Mode.
You will know you are in Fastboot, if the cable did the trick it will be very obvious.
Once you are in Fastboot, then use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 to recover the Kindle. We are in the middle of creating a
step-by-step How to backup a healthy Kindle and create a backup recovery of YOUR
Kindle HD 7" Fire.
We also offer a Kindle recovery service for a very small fee. PM us if you would like to
explore this option.
prokennexusa said:
The cable we use on the Kindle Fire HD is
You may also purchase a cable here: http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-style-programming-cable-for-Motorola-FactCable.htm
When you plug in the correct USB Factory Cable, the Kindle will boot in Fastboot Mode.
You will know you are in Fastboot, if the cable did the trick it will be very obvious.
Once you are in Fastboot, then use http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 to recover the Kindle. We are in the middle of creating a
step-by-step How to backup a healthy Kindle and create a backup recovery of YOUR
Kindle HD 7" Fire.
We also offer a Kindle recovery service for a very small fee. PM us if you would like to
explore this option.
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Well, Add me to the list. This is the first device I have actually ever bricked. I already had the KFU utility installed and accidentally ran the wrong batch file Im thinking it overwrote the factory boot/recovery partitions. I have a factory cable and its not showing anything under device manager upon plugging it in. Ive held the power down for 30 seconds, then plugged it in, but nothing shows. The sucky part is that its not mine, its a coworkers...... frustrating. Is there a way to fix it at this point?
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Its an HD 8.9 Inch
Kindle Fire First Aide
FatedBoot said:
Can the Kindle Fire HD be unbricked using Rekindle-01, if so where do i short out the USB on the motherboard as the pics online do not help as they are for the Kindle Fire motherboard
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FatedBoot,
The utility Rekindle is design for the original Kindle only. If you are looking to restore you Kindle HD 7, Kindle HD 8.9 or the Kindle 2 you may use our utility that takes about 3 to 5 minutes to restore the Kindle. Here is a link to Kindle Fire First Aide: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If you would like information about making your own Factory USB Cable, the information can be found here on Post Number 164: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=37187390&postcount=164
This pictures to solder the board are for the original Kindle not the new Kindles. Finally, you do NOT want to solder the board on these models since every time you plug in to change the device, it will boot into Fastboot.
We have full site and phone support, so if you find yourself stuck, just post a question or if you have a serious problem, give us a call.
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pyraxiate said:
Well, Add me to the list. This is the first device I have actually ever bricked. I already had the KFU utility installed and accidentally ran the wrong batch file Im thinking it overwrote the factory boot/recovery partitions. I have a factory cable and its not showing anything under device manager upon plugging it in. Ive held the power down for 30 seconds, then plugged it in, but nothing shows. The sucky part is that its not mine, its a coworkers...... frustrating. Is there a way to fix it at this point?
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Its an HD 8.9 Inch
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pyraxiate,
Sounds like you are well versed in this topic. You are correct, the boot and recovery partitions need to be recovered.
You have several choices to recover the device, you may use onemeila tool here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2011126
OR
Our tool here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2069117
They both accomplish the same task in the end. There are known Bootloader issues with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" so if you find yourself in an endless boot-loop, read our posts on how to recover the loop. Our tool automated the Boot-loop recovery. You will receive solid support on either tool.
I bricked the kindle fire hd 7in while trying to flash the newest android to it (used wrong bootloader). Anyway, when I start the kindle, it shows the first white/orange kindle fire logo, then it crashes to a black screen. When I plug in the factory cable, it shows the kindle fire logo and then goes to a logo that actually says "fastboot" with "kindle fire" under that, but then nothing happens. The device is not recognized by adb, but it has before, because i rooted it earlier. I can't get any unbricking utilities to work because the computer won't recognize it. How do I get my kindle to be recognized so that I can at least restore it?
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I bricked the kindle fire hd 7in while trying to flash the newest android to it (used wrong bootloader). Anyway, when I start the kindle, it shows the first white/orange kindle fire logo, then it crashes to a black screen. When I plug in the factory cable, it shows the kindle fire logo and then goes to a logo that actually says "fastboot" with "kindle fire" under that, but then nothing happens. The device is not recognized by adb, but it has before, because i rooted it earlier. I can't get any unbricking utilities to work because the computer won't recognize it. How do I get my kindle to be recognized so that I can at least restore it?
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Well you apparently didn't succeed in flashing the bootloader. It seems like you just installed an unsigned kernel so you are in better shape than most. Try Onemelia's system restore tool to see if that works. If not, you may have to restore the stock recovery as well.
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ItotheSecond said:
Have you had any success?
A similar thing happened to me.
I have a factory cable that I got from [2012androidfans on ebay]. It doesn't seem to do anything. I get no response from the Kindle Fire HD. Windows detects nothing.
(I installed a bootloader meant for a first gen kindle. I was blindly following a guide to update android and wasn't thinking what I was doing. Restarted the Kindle HD 7". Nothing.)
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No joy at all, just bought a new Factory Cable and still no response what so ever. I am as far as i can go now with no real experience on KF's. I even tried KF First Aide in conjunction with a Factory Cable and still nothing so where to go from here?
What is the condition of your battery? Charging port?
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Bricked Kindle fire hd 7
i have a kindle fire hd 7 that i got as a store display
it was in a wierd demo loop so i tried to root it
i made my own factory cable and got it to go into fastboot then i tried running kind fire utilities to root the device and it failed and shut down.
Now it wont boot and even with the factory cable plugged in to the computer i get nothing i have taken it apart and pulled the battery but still nothing. im stuck now and could really use some help. this is my first kindle ever and its not going well.
thank you for all the help in advance.
alin2em said:
i have a kindle fire hd 7 that i got as a store display
it was in a wierd demo loop so i tried to root it
i made my own factory cable and got it to go into fastboot then i tried running kind fire utilities to root the device and it failed and shut down.
Now it wont boot and even with the factory cable plugged in to the computer i get nothing i have taken it apart and pulled the battery but still nothing. im stuck now and could really use some help. this is my first kindle ever and its not going well.
thank you for all the help in advance.
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Problem your see here :
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
FatedBoot said:
No joy at all, just bought a new Factory Cable and still no response what so ever. I am as far as i can go now with no real experience on KF's. I even tried KF First Aide in conjunction with a Factory Cable and still nothing so where to go from here?
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I literally just solved this problem yesterday, you need to first plug your your factory cable into the pc using a working Kindle. That way the necessary driver, not the amazon adb driver, can be installed. Then plug it into your broken Kindle, it should now boot into fastboot.
sosimpleeKyrei said:
I literally just solved this problem yesterday, you need to first plug your your factory cable into the pc using a working Kindle. That way the necessary driver, not the amazon adb driver, can be installed. Then plug it into your broken Kindle, it should now boot into fastboot.
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Not all of us has two kindles lol just sayin
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mharlan95 said:
I bricked the kindle fire hd 7in while trying to flash the newest android to it (used wrong bootloader). Anyway, when I start the kindle, it shows the first white/orange kindle fire logo, then it crashes to a black screen. When I plug in the factory cable, it shows the kindle fire logo and then goes to a logo that actually says "fastboot" with "kindle fire" under that, but then nothing happens. The device is not recognized by adb, but it has before, because i rooted it earlier. I can't get any unbricking utilities to work because the computer won't recognize it. How do I get my kindle to be recognized so that I can at least restore it?
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I have the same problem. Were you able to fix it? I am thinking on doing the USB short trick I am not sure what pin to short out. Let me know if you found a solution.
Thanks
chenche said:
I have the same problem. Were you able to fix it? I am thinking on doing the USB short trick I am not sure what pin to short out. Let me know if you found a solution.
Thanks
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I have a similar problem. I opened the kindle and made a connection from the usb-boot pin to ground.
No it shows up as
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0451:d010 Texas Instruments, Inc.
for a few seconds when I plug in the factory cable.
But how to go on from that point?
sirdir said:
I have a similar problem. I opened the kindle and made a connection from the usb-boot pin to ground.
No it shows up as
Bus 001 Device 006: ID 0451:d010 Texas Instruments, Inc.
for a few seconds when I plug in the factory cable.
But how to go on from that point?
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If you are dealing with a kf2 or higher then don't bother doing this as it won't work. We would need a aboot signed by amazon and we dont have it, without that we can't repair ours kindles this way, this only works on kf1. Though there is a method that you can recover a hard bricked kindle from involving soldering a usb sdcard reader to the emmc of a kindle. Btw plz start a thread next time, this was a big bump.
I ordered a Kindle Fire HD 7" from Amazon few days ago. I rooted it by using Qemu tool then I did something wrong in /system/app. After rebooting, I cannot turn on my Kindle and its stuck on the kindle fire screen (Kindle Fire logo appears for a minute then it disappears).
I used a factory cable and put the kindle to fastboot successfully, but the problem is PC doesn't recognize it (windows said "unknown device"). I tried many methods in xda forum but they didn't work anyway. I reinstalled many time and tried in win 32, win 64 bit and even in linux but it still doesn't work.
Are there any solution for me? please help!
I was wondering if Amazon could replace it under warranty ? is it possible?
I thought I read you only use fast boot cable to get into fast boot, then normal cable to do the rest. See if that helps if not u can always try forcing the driver but idk if that's the best idea since it is saying unknown device instead of driver not found for kindle adb device or something like that.
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I thought I read you only use fast boot cable to get into fast boot, then normal cable to do the rest. See if that helps if not u can always try forcing the driver but idk if that's the best idea since it is saying unknown device instead of driver not found for kindle adb device or something like that.
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I used fastboot cable to get into fastboot mode and then change to normal cable at you said, but the same situation -- Unknown device and device not found. Please see attached figure.
I also tried to forcing the driver many times and it still doesn't work at I said before.
I am going to say this now, windows 8 doesn't always work to well with us doing things to droid devices, or at least kindles, mainly because of drivers. Don't know if that's the case here because that device I don't think i have the right info, post the info on the details tab when u choose hardware id's from the drop down menu.
Also adb commands don't work in fast boot mode, a command u would want to try is fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It should return something about Tate.
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I am going to say this now, windows 8 doesn't always work to well with us doing things to droid devices, or at least kindles, mainly because of drivers. Don't know if that's the case here because that device I don't think i have the right info, post the info on the details tab when u choose hardware id's from the drop down menu.
Also adb commands don't work in fast boot mode, a command u would want to try is fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It should return something about Tate.
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Thank you for you helps. I tried fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product on Win 7 PC and it didn't work also. It ended with <waiting for device>. Do you have any other idea to solve the problem?. Please help me . I feel stuck right now.
Ps: I read somewhere that it may work if the battery battery drain out, so i am waiting to try this method.
What's the device manager in windows 7 say? Also I won't respond for a few hours I'm about to goto bed but I figured I'd reply once more before doing so.
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One more thing, the error code show up in device manager is code 43
I've just borrowed an unrooted KF HD 7 from my friend and tried to connect to PC with normal and factory cable. It worked perfectly with no problem in both cables. So I think there is nothing wrong with the driver on PC.
Is my KF hard bricked and no way to restore it anymore
I don't know if its hard bricked, I still need the screen shot or just the text will do of what's in the device manager on that unknown device's details tab under the hardware id's choice on the drop down menu. If I recognize the vid in the details then I may be able to help.
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I don't know if its hard bricked, I still need the screen shot or just the text will do of what's in the device manager on that unknown device's details tab under the hardware id's choice on the drop down menu. If I recognize the vid in the details then I may be able to help.
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Actually, It doesn't show any VID under hardware id. I gave up already and going to call amazon
Thank you for your response, stunts513!
Oop I bumped the thanks button on my kindle... When I said that you i was in the midst of technical babble, you wouldn't recognize the vid, its in that stuff that I asked for, its not literally labeled... Just the stuff in that area alone would be what I'm looking for.
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bump! any solution?
just solved an error
Help please...
I installed Xposed Installer and rebooted and now:
Now my pc
Is not recognizing with adb
In device manager it shows that it is a portable device.
Take a look at the photo.
I do not have a factor cable either
I have chameleon rom
I can get to the lockscreen but no further than that
If you have a ROM installed then it should be a easy fix, reboot into recovery and remove the exposed framework from an adb shell, if an adb device is not present in the device manager while in recovery but a portable device is, uninstall it and let it search for new devices and it should pick it up.
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If you have a ROM installed then it should be a easy fix, reboot into recovery and remove the exposed framework from an adb shell, if an adb device is not present in the device manager while in recovery but a portable device is, uninstall it and let it search for new devices and it should pick it up.
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I think you missed the part when I said ADB doesn't recognize the device is plugged in. So how would I get it into Recovery? I do do not have a factory cable.
Take a look at this
https://db.tt/Hg46tGg0
Recovery = turn device off, turn on, hold down volume up as soon as you see orange kf logo, keep holding it even once it turns blue, should eventually say twrp, let go of button. Hope that helps.
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Recovery = turn device off, turn on, hold down volume up as soon as you see orange kf logo, keep holding it even once it turns blue, should eventually say twrp, let go of button. Hope that helps.
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thank you
khoale said:
Actually, It doesn't show any VID under hardware id. I gave up already and going to call amazon
Thank you for your response, stunts513!
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np, and wow i'm a moron, i originally posted this (with other text) thinking i was replying to something on the first page not realizing i was on the first page... woops.
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I don't know if its hard bricked, I still need the screen shot or just the text will do of what's in the device manager on that unknown device's details tab under the hardware id's choice on the drop down menu. If I recognize the vid in the details then I may be able to help.
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I attempted to use TWRP to reset the device and once it rebooted, the orange KINDLE FIRE HD screen will appear for a second, then the screen goes black, the the image appears again and then then screen goes black without end. Hard reset doesn't work. I tried pushing adb commands through but i get "waiting on device" and nothing else. Device manager doesn't recognize device either, it doesn't even appear on the device manager when I plug it in. Any ideas? I know I'm out. Based on other threads, I don't think that the factory cable will work either, although I don't currently have one even if it would. Any help will be greatly appreciated.
First, sorry for my English, I'm Spanish. The problem I have is that my kindle is bricked I used factory cable and put into fastboot mode then connect to pc but does not recognize the device. Get a message saying'''' Unknown Device. I have installed drivers 10 times and nothing .. Any solutions?
Thank You!!
Try updating the drivers with the ones in my signature and see what happens.
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Try updating the drivers with the ones in my signature and see what happens.
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You can explain me how to install your drivers please?
OK if I understand this correctly, I'm assuming if you open the device manager , there is a device called something like "tate-pvt" probably with an triangle next to it. Right click it and hit update driver, tell it to search the folder you extracted my driver to, it should install them from there. On another note, after you use the fastboot cable to put your device into fastboot, make sure you switch back to using a normal cable once the kindle says "fastboot" on the screen.
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OK if I understand this correctly, I'm assuming if you open the device manager , there is a device called something like "tate-pvt" probably with an triangle next to it. Right click it and hit update driver, tell it to search the folder you extracted my driver to, it should install them from there. On another note, after you use the fastboot cable to put your device into fastboot, make sure you switch back to using a normal cable once the kindle says "fastboot" on the screen.
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I've done everything you've told me and nothing. When I install the driver from the device manager tells me the driver is updated and if I put normal cable after entering fastboot mode.
So what exactly is it doing now, or what is saying unknown device, you should be able to see if its working by running the fastboot command like this ”fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product", it should report something back, if it does your ready to fix your kindle, otherwise if it hangs on waiting for device, something weird might be going on that needs more looking into.
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So what exactly is it doing now, or what is saying unknown device, you should be able to see if its working by running the fastboot command like this ”fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product", it should report something back, if it does your ready to fix your kindle, otherwise if it hangs on waiting for device, something weird might be going on that needs more looking into.
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ya mine isnt detecting my kindle either. im on fastboot and using regular cable
Did u get your computer to detect your kindle?
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I'm finding it somewhat impossible to install a custom ROM on this currently useless device.
It is a Kindle Fire HD 7" (not the new HDX)
Installing Kindle Fire HD 7" 2nd-Bootloader + TWRP Complete Tutorial
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
- Already tried it and the tablet goes into a bootloop once I restart, have to use factory cable to restore, apparently it doesn't work if your 7.30 or above
- Kindle Fire First Aid
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
I tried this to downgrade it to 7.2.1 but once completed the tablet said it cant boot and has to do a restore, then it goes back to 7.30. There is a 7.2.3 option too but I never tried it.
I don't know what to do all I want is to get rid of this stupid crap rom but if I can't I'll just have to use a launcher... any ideas?
The first method works... You just have to put the ROM and corresponding gapps onto your sdcard before hand or it will be stuck boot looping into twrp. If it doesn't automatically go into twrp but you still have the blue logo, just hold power up when you power the kindle on while the logo is orange and usually by the time it turns blue you can let go and it will go into twrp.
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The first method works... You just have to put the ROM and corresponding gapps onto your sdcard before hand or it will be stuck boot looping into twrp. If it doesn't automatically go into twrp but you still have the blue logo, just hold power up when you power the kindle on while the logo is orange and usually by the time it turns blue you can let go and it will go into twrp.
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The first method doesn't work man. The blue logo never comes up just boot loops the kindle fire logo. I download FireFlash and move the freedom img and twrp onto my kindle sd and plug it right into fireflash and reboot, then it just boot loops.
Alright I found out and installed CM10.2 but my computer does not recognize it anymore, it says MTP USB DEVICE but does not appear in My Computer.
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Alright I found out and installed CM10.2 but my computer does not recognize it anymore, it says MTP USB DEVICE but does not appear in My Computer.
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Yea, the method works as you can see. Try removing the old driver and let windows find the new one.
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Yea, the method works as you can see. Try removing the old driver and let windows find the new one.
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Yeah the old driver was Kindle. So I uninstalled it and now it comes up as MTP USB DEVICE after I select Media Device from USB computer connections on the tablet. Still not recognized in my computer... sigh. I want it to appear as a Mass storage device so I can transfer files. On Linux I get Unable to open MTP device '[usb:001,001]' when trying to open it.d
Now when I boot into TWRP, device manager shows Kindle Fire -> Android Composite ADB Interface but still doesnt appear in My Computer.
Android composite isn't meant for browsing, its meant for using adb commands. If you uninstalled the MTP device on windows and let it search for a new driver when u refresh devices, it should be viewable, also what distro and version of Linux are you on, because some handle mtp better than others.
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Got a Red screen on my kindle fire hd 7", anyone know where I can get a genuine factory cable as I have heard of people ordering one only to find it is just an ordinary cable and not a factory cable, I am in the uk (Scotland)...
PS now total brick...
If you have a Samsung cable you can build one... It has the pins to short together..
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Kindle fir 7 hd red screen
ok cable will be here on Saturday...Which of these programmes should I use to recover my lindle fire hd 7" from red screen?
Now Total Brick
red screen and now seems total brick
ok used factory cable to recover my kindle fire hd 7" from red screen?
Plugged in cable connected to pc and kindle screen displayed fastboot..all well so far..
Then I used this programme KFFirstAide and used
option 3. Completly Restore the KFHD 7 7.2.3 (Fastboot)
pressed return on pc then programme started then said rebooting kindle, kindle screen went black (no fastboot logo anymore) and it stayed black left it for ages and it did not come on again, eventually I removed kindle fire hd 7 from pc and tried to swith on but nothing happened I tried to connect it to pc again with fastboot cable and nothing happened pc did not recognise it,tried the same with cable that came with kindle and nothing happened. Have tried with no cables connected and nothing. have tried holding power button for 20 seconds then push power button again for 2 seconds but nothing happens still black screen...help is my kindle fire hd7 a total brick...
Not all hope is lost...
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I also had Red Screen on my KFHD 7" and need some help. I made a factory cable today and when I plug it in it goes to Fastboot screen. I running Win7 64 and have installed Java SDK and Android SDK and I also installed adb usb drivers from Kindle Fire Utility. However device manager shows it under Other Devices as Tate-PVT-08 and when running KF SRT it just shows "waiting for device" and never changes. I have verified that adb_usb.ini has 0x1949. I've been at this for some time now and I don't know what else to try. I think it may be permanently bricked. I appreciate any suggestions.
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I also had Red Screen on my KFHD 7" and need some help. I made a factory cable today and when I plug it in it goes to Fastboot screen. I running Win7 64 and have installed Java SDK and Android SDK and I also installed adb usb drivers from Kindle Fire Utility. However device manager shows it under Other Devices as Tate-PVT-08 and when running KF SRT it just shows "waiting for device" and never changes. I have verified that adb_usb.ini has 0x1949. I've been at this for some time now and I don't know what else to try. I think it may be permanently bricked. I appreciate any suggestions.
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SUCCESS! I was finally able to fix my RSOD. Here is what I did.
1. Opened up Android Studio and SDK Manager.
2. Selected Tools and Manage Add-on Sites.
3 Select User Defined Sites tab and click New and enter.... Sorry, I'm a new user and not allowed to post URL's yet. Search for "Amazon Setting Up Your Development Environment" and url will be under "Installing the Amazon Fire TV SDK Add-on" section.
4. Then scroll down in Manager window and expand Extras then select and install Amazon Kindle Fire USB Driver packages.
5. Connect Kindle with factory cable and open Device Manager, right click on Tate-PVT-08 and select Update Driver.
6. Browse Computer for driver, and select Let Me Pick..., then scroll down and you should now have Kindle Driver available (I didn't have this before).
7. Select Android Composite ADB Interface.
8. Run SR Tool and I had to first select 1 to Restore-Factory Rooted with SuperSU.apk, kept fingers crossed and it finished. (But still had RSOD)
9. Then ran SR Tool again and select 3 for Restore-Factory Recover.
10. Disconnect and cycle power to Kindle and was prompted with a screen saying there was a booting problem and had to Reset to Factory defaults. After that it booted up as new!!!
hard bricked kindle fire hd 7
orgal said:
ok used factory cable to recover my kindle fire hd 7" from red screen?
Plugged in cable connected to pc and kindle screen displayed fastboot..all well so far..
Then I used this programme KFFirstAide and used
option 3. Completly Restore the KFHD 7 7.2.3 (Fastboot)
pressed return on pc then programme started then said rebooting kindle, kindle screen went black (no fastboot logo anymore) and it stayed black left it for ages and it did not come on again, eventually I removed kindle fire hd 7 from pc and tried to swith on but nothing happened I tried to connect it to pc again with fastboot cable and nothing happened pc did not recognise it,tried the same with cable that came with kindle and nothing happened. Have tried with no cables connected and nothing. have tried holding power button for 20 seconds then push power button again for 2 seconds but nothing happens still black screen...help is my kindle fire hd7 a total brick...
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Just found my kindle fire hd 7" again after moving house, above is what I did and the state kindle fire hd 7" is in now IE:- total brick...
Is there any way of recovering this