Trying to talk a friend's father-in-law through a root remotely over skype. Got a factory cable into his hands and he flew through the process with the KFHD System.img Restore Tool (he tried on his own and wound up stuck in the orange boot loop mode, so SR Tool to the rescue!)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Everything worked out, but when they rebooted the Kindle Fire HD, the "On" option for wireless in settings grayed out.
He has access to Kindle Fire First Aid - how do I get wireless back? Also, can anyone enlighten me on why this setting **** the bed? Was it an Amazon OTA /diehackerdie/ update or did he do a misstep somewhere along the way that I didn't hear over skype?
Any help would be superappreciated
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Hello everybody, I already know that you talked several times about this topic... anyway the posts I found, didn't help me to get the rid of this issue.
I have a Kindle fire hd 7", sw version 7.2.2 and I'd like to exploit the 3G connection on my Nokia C6-00. There, I installed a free sw that turn my phone into a wifi hotspot (it's called joikuspot)... anyway the kindle is not able to hook that connection. For those that don't know what JoikuSpot does... it just creates an adhoc connection to rely on.
On the Kindle, I tried to install the ZT-180 app... anyway after having configured SSID/WEP and switching over the adhoc mode... the device shows that the wifi connection selected is out of range... something not true since with another tablet I tested that adhoc connectivity and worked like a charm! So far I assume that's a problem tied with the kindle fire's configuration.
How can I fix that?
Cheers
gianni22 said:
Hello everybody, I already know that you talked several times about this topic... anyway the posts I found, didn't help me to get the rid of this issue.
I have a Kindle fire hd 7", sw version 7.2.2 and I'd like to exploit the 3G connection on my Nokia C6-00. There, I installed a free sw that turn my phone into a wifi hotspot (it's called joikuspot)... anyway the kindle is not able to hook that connection. For those that don't know what JoikuSpot does... it just creates an adhoc connection to rely on.
On the Kindle, I tried to install the ZT-180 app... anyway after having configured SSID/WEP and switching over the adhoc mode... the device shows that the wifi connection selected is out of range... something not true since with another tablet I tested that adhoc connectivity and worked like a charm! So far I assume that's a problem tied with the kindle fire's configuration.
How can I fix that?
Cheers
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I am also having trouble connecting to an ad-hoc connection using my Kindle Fire. I have also tried with ZT-180, but get an issue during installation.
Device is Kindle Fire HD 7" 7.2.3 rooted.
When I open ZT180 (after installing it from GooglePlay), I get the message:
"Error: At least one of the shell commands needed for this application to work is not available. The first not found command was: Is
A possible solution might be to update BusyBox.
The application cannot continue,."
Anyone have any experience with this?
Havent tried any of that, but, did you try upgrading busybox?
Sent from my KFTT using xda premium
A while ago, I got a KFHD 1st gen demo from ebay, and with a factory cable, lot of reading here and some help from vids on youtube, was able to flash a standard OS and continue as if it were a normal Fire.
Now, I have a second one, and although I still don't know anything, I'd like to try something a little more ... challenging? I'd like to have a multiboot bootloader that would allow me to select either the demo, the standard OS, or possibly some flavor of Android. (two, ideally three choices) Since I can't get into the Security menu, I can't enable ADB, so I my only options is fastboot, right? I've been told that my best choice would be to dream of other things, and just go with Android. Any feedback from the experts would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks to all, both now, and from my past efforts.
Hmm I don't think it's currently possible, we don't have dual boot setups for the kindle because most people wanted to switch between amazon and android os, but from what I have heard that is impossible because they are too different, probably because they use different kernels. It could technically be possible to dual boot to demo os if we had a dual boot system, but retrieving a demo os would be a total pain. Since a demo os has no adb, there's no way to dd put the system partition, you would literally have to hook up the kindles motherboard to a sdcard reader and pull the data off the emmc, and we don't have the pin out for the contacts points on a 7" yet.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD using Tapatalk
We have working fastboot, you can flash some parts of the system. If you flash the system.img (search around the forums) you might be able to get it out of demo mode.
Sent from my 2013 Kindle Fire HD
I have the drivers installed on my computer, I got them from amazon. When I go to device manager it says kindle fire and under that connected by adb.
When I went to use sparky3's root program it tells me to turn on ADB on the device. I have a Kindle HD 7 inch 8 gig storage.
From everything I have read it says that it should be under security, it isn't. for later models it is under device. I have checked every where on my Kindle and there is no option to turn on ADB. So I have no idea how to proceed .
The device was a gift, and used both, however it has my name in the upper left corner, and is linked to my amazon prime account, parental controls are off, I can't think of anything that would restrict me from seeing that as an option.
Do I maybe have to upgrade my firmware, and can I? I'm running 6.3.3 but it says there are no new updates when I try to updater.
Any and all help would be appreciated.
Hey Guys,
I recently picked up a (as far as I can tell) Kindle Fire HD 7 2014 (4th gen?). I know my way around various devices (HTC One M7, Nexus 5, Galaxy S6) and I'm decent with fastboot/adb and understanding how to install custom ROM/Kernel/Recovery on devices. However, after spending some time reading through this forum...I'm stumped. The only clear cut guides seem to be for the 2012 version, and some guides are ambiguous and don't state which version. Could anyone give me a few tips? I'm looking to install custom Recovery/ROM, maybe kernel. Thanks for reading this
I too have this issue. I can't tell what hardware I have, except that I just bought it for Amazon "prime day". Any info would be greatly appreciated.
MrBunnyWab said:
I too have this issue. I can't tell what hardware I have, except that I just bought it for Amazon "prime day". Any info would be greatly appreciated.
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My Kindle 7HD from "Prime Day" arrived today.
I've been fooling around with Android alternative ROMs for a few years - mostly Cyanogen but I've tried others too. At this point, I like the Kindle hardware, but the software has to go. This is not my first Kindle - I had one of the original Fires - but they've done a lot to try to lock it down.
Here's what I've learned so far...
Tha Amazon Developers Forum indicates that ADB will work with the Fire HD (4th generation):
https://developer.amazon.com/appsan...etting-up-your-kindle-fire-tablet-for-testing
I have gotten the Developer Options to work. In the Device Options screen, tap the Serial Number field 7 times, just like tapping the Version number field in Cyanogen. Now I can enable ADB (Under Debugging but when I connect to my Mac, adb doesn't recognize the Fire. I have the Android File Transfer app on my Mac, and that connects just fine... and adb works properly with my other Android devices.
Any advice or links would be welcome. I've searched around XDA but it seems that all the stuff for older Fires no longer works.
Walt
Walts, is your fire recognized, but just unauthorized, or not recognized at all?
adb devices comes back empty.
Android File Transfer responds with a file listing of the Fire.
Fastboot devices comes back empty and locks up my Mac.
According to the Amazon developers forum, I should be clicking YES to Allow USB debugging but I haven't found that on any menu. All I've found is Enable ADB which I have set "on".
Walt
This might be a good starting point.
I've found this thread on a slightly different forum about installing TWRP on a Fire HD 2014
How to install TWRP boot recovery-2014
So a while back my brother was complaining that he as getting storage issues etc. So I decided to remove that bloatware using a specific set of tools. It asked me to downgrade, which I did using the tool's utility. And lo and behold, boom my KINDLE FIRE 7TH GENERATION, 2017 (AUSTIN) no longer boots, or receives charge. When plugged it comes up as mt65xx preloader, and it disconnects and reconnects. I would really like to fix this since I am able to open it up and do whatever needed. This tablet has been bugging me for a while and I would really like to fix it. Also, I can longer return to Amazon unfortunately, so returning is not a option. I will do whatever needed to fix this paperweight.
THANKS!!
Device info:
Fire OS version: UNKNOWN
Device model: FIRE 7TH GENERATION, 2017, AUSTIN
Brick reason: Downgraded cuz im really smart
ionhacker said:
So a while back my brother was complaining that he as getting storage issues etc. So I decided to remove that bloatware using a specific set of tools. It asked me to downgrade, which I did using the tool's utility. And lo and behold, boom my KINDLE FIRE 7TH GENERATION, 2017 (AUSTIN) no longer boots, or receives charge. When plugged it comes up as mt65xx preloader, and it disconnects and reconnects. I would really like to fix this since I am able to open it up and do whatever needed. This tablet has been bugging me for a while and I would really like to fix it. Also, I can longer return to Amazon unfortunately, so returning is not a option. I will do whatever needed to fix this paperweight.
THANKS!!
Device info:
Fire OS version: UNKNOWN
Device model: FIRE 7TH GENERATION, 2017, AUSTIN
Brick reason: Downgraded cuz im really smart
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You can use this:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/development/unlock-fire-t3899860