[Q] Unbrick Kindle Fire HD - 7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hello,
While trying to upgrade kindle fire HD to Jellybean , I bricked my device. Now , when I switch-on it turns on but the screen shows black with backlight on. Sometimes , it shows lines on the screen but no logo or anything like that. The problem occured when I had installed Jellybean and then it never booted again.
I have factory cable now but don't know where to begin. Can anyone redirect me to any post which gives complete procedure how to unbrick the device?
Can I directly install jelly bean during this process.
Many thanks for your time and support.
Wajih

wrehman said:
Hello,
While trying to upgrade kindle fire HD to Jellybean , I bricked my device. Now , when I switch-on it turns on but the screen shows black with backlight on. Sometimes , it shows lines on the screen but no logo or anything like that. The problem occured when I had installed Jellybean and then it never booted again.
I have factory cable now but don't know where to begin. Can anyone redirect me to any post which gives complete procedure how to unbrick the device?
Can I directly install jelly bean during this process.
Many thanks for your time and support.
Wajih
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Plug it into the your computer and then your KFHD. Fastboot should come on the screen. Now you know fastboot should be working on tablet. Now unplug and press the power button and hold for 30 seconds until the tablet powers off.
Now you want to head on over to the KFFA thread and read it a couple times. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 Kindle Fire FirstAide will restore your tablet to stock (provided there are no major issues.) I would choose full restore to 7.2.3 because Hascode has a matching boot.img to make flashing a custom rom/twrp much less of a headache. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848 All the way down to number 4. Not step 4 of number 2, but number 4. This is if you are going to flash the rom. Otherwise, use his thread to get a rom installed.
First though, after a full restore, go ahead and root and and remove OTA from KFFA as well. This will be done with the USB cord.
Now back to the rom install. should you want to use FireFlash and flash use the boot.img explained above and use the TWRP image he has too as it is optimized for KFHD 7. Make sure to drop the rom on the root of your SD card before flashing it in case you bootloop into TWRP. This way you have something to flash.

LinearEquation said:
Plug it into the your computer and then your KFHD. Fastboot should come on the screen. Now you know fastboot should be working on tablet. Now unplug and press the power button and hold for 30 seconds until the tablet powers off.
Now you want to head on over to the KFFA thread and read it a couple times. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 Kindle Fire FirstAide will restore your tablet to stock (provided there are no major issues.) I would choose full restore to 7.2.3 because Hascode has a matching boot.img to make flashing a custom rom/twrp much less of a headache. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848 All the way down to number 4. Not step 4 of number 2, but number 4. This is if you are going to flash the rom. Otherwise, use his thread to get a rom installed.
First though, after a full restore, go ahead and root and and remove OTA from KFFA as well. This will be done with the USB cord.
Now back to the rom install. should you want to use FireFlash and flash use the boot.img explained above and use the TWRP image he has too as it is optimized for KFHD 7. Make sure to drop the rom on the root of your SD card before flashing it in case you bootloop into TWRP. This way you have something to flash.
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I tried to use the tool . After installing the tools and setting. I connected cable between KFHD and PC and I could see fastboot on the screen. After that I open KFFA tool and choose the options for recovery.However, once the message "daemon started successfully" , nothing happens.
What to do?
I waited for sometime but it seems nothing happens.

wrehman said:
I tried to use the tool . After installing the tools and setting. I connected cable between KFHD and PC and I could see fastboot on the screen. After that I open KFFA tool and choose the options for recovery.However, once the message "daemon started successfully" , nothing happens.
What to do?
I waited for sometime but it seems nothing happens.
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The restarting your PC and run KFFA again.
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wrehman said:
I tried to use the tool . After installing the tools and setting. I connected cable between KFHD and PC and I could see fastboot on the screen. After that I open KFFA tool and choose the options for recovery.However, once the message "daemon started successfully" , nothing happens.
What to do?
I waited for sometime but it seems nothing happens.
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same thing happens to me.
my computer also says usb unrecognized.

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[Q] Emergency Help KFHD

I had ruined my KFHD ROM so it boots with two options :
1. Reboot your Kindle .
2. Reset to Factory Defaults .
in both cases it was same result reboot with same previous options .
Can i flash new ROM from my computer ?
(adb couldn't find the device)
Please Help :crying:
ShinTeuk said:
I had ruined my KFHD ROM so it boots with two options :
1. Reboot your Kindle .
2. Reset to Factory Defaults .
in both cases it was same result reboot with same previous options .
Can i flash new ROM from my computer ?
(adb couldn't find the device)
Please Help :crying:
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Download the KFHD SRTool from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Don't worry you shouldn't need a factory cable. There is another way to enable fastboot.
Power off your device and unhook from the computer.
Unzip the tool and run SR Tool
Choose option 1 or 2
It should say [waiting for device], at this point plug in the device. It should automatically start to boot (if not hit the power button) then go to a screen that says Fastboot Kindle Fire and the tool should start sending the image. This is going to reflash the system image. Be patient it can take awhile to finish. More than likely it is what is causing the problem depending on what you did to cause it. If some applications you downloaded are causing problems I would recommend erasing cache and userdata after the script completes.
To get out of fastboot hold down the power button for 10-20 seconds
Let me know if this works as I have not tried to enable fastboot this way on the HD7. Should work though, it does on the HD8.9 and the original.
onemeila said:
It should automatically start to boot (if not hit the power button) then go to a screen that says Fastboot Kindle Fire and the tool should start sending the image. This is going to reflash the system image. Be patient it can take awhile to finish. More than likely it is what is causing the problem depending on what you did to cause it. If some applications you downloaded are causing problems I would recommend erasing cache and userdata after the script completes.
To get out of fastboot hold down the power button for 10-20 seconds
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Thank you very much . i followed you and yes it's automatically start to boot but it's went to the previous screen not to (Fastboot Kindle Fire) screen
ShinTeuk said:
Thank you very much . i followed you and yes it's automatically start to boot but it's went to the previous screen not to (Fastboot Kindle Fire) screen
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Did it go straight to that screen or did the Kindle Fire logo appear first? Like it was trying to boot but then went to that screen. Did you try selecting an option? Did the command prompt change? sorry for all the questions just trying to get a feel for what exactly is happening?
onemeila said:
Did it go straight to that screen or did the Kindle Fire logo appear first? Like it was trying to boot but then went to that screen. Did you try selecting an option? Did the command prompt change? sorry for all the questions just trying to get a feel for what exactly is happening?
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No man really thank you for helping me ask whatever you want
The Kindle logo appears first the device tried to boot then went to the dammin screen .
Yes i tried the options 1 and 2 nothing happened .
The command prompt is just waiting the device couldn't find it .
i think that i need a driver that makes the pc recognize the device on the booting
i saw a way to make a factory cable is it true ?
sorry man but i like to learn every thing
that what happening on my kindle check this : >>youtu.be/Q-tZl5gWwdU
ShinTeuk said:
No man really thank you for helping me ask whatever you want
The Kindle logo appears first the device tried to boot then went to the dammin screen .
Yes i tried the options 1 and 2 nothing happened .
The command prompt is just waiting the device couldn't find it .
i think that i need a driver that makes the pc recognize the device on the booting
i saw a way to make a factory cable is it true ?
sorry man but i like to learn every thing
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Yeah I just had someone also test that method and it does not work on the 7" hd models, sucks!
To answer your question about factory cable,
Yes it is, and its really easy if you have a soldering iron(don't really need it but helps) and are handy. Basically a usb cable has five leads but only uses four of them. You have to make a jumper with a 1k resistor(thats what is recommended) from that fifth lead to the power(red) lead. Pretty easy.
Here's a link with more details and there is a post by someone in there who sells them, cheap at that:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392693
Thank you again ill try it and tell you what happened with me
so now i made a factory cable and connect my Kindle to the computer and fast boot start computer can recognize the kindle when i used the Kindle Fire Utility to install fire fire fire it turned off and never start again :S
ShinTeuk said:
so now i made a factory cable and connect my Kindle to the computer and fast boot start computer can recognize the kindle when i used the Kindle Fire Utility to install fire fire fire it turned off and never start again :S
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First of all not to be an ass but why would you do this? First the kindle fire utility is for the first gen KF. Second how could you not have seen all the news and articles talking about the bootloader on these devices being locked down. It's probably one of the most talked about aspects about this device right now. What has happened is by trying to load fire fire fire, which is a custom bootloader for first gen, you have flashed over the original bootloader and hopefully not but possibly bricked your device permanently. If you can manage to get it back into fastboot I can send you a backup of the bootloader partition you can reflash. PM me and i'll walk you through it.

I Think I Hard-Bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7"

Help! I successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" following your tutorial "[ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version", and then installed Google Plays etc. following "[ROOT][HOW TO] Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version". I then got to the "[How to] Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Simple) Version" tutorial, and everything went down hill from here.
After following the instructions of tutorial 3, and error message popped on my screen saying that "October has Stopped" and my device froze. I held down the power button, but my device wouldn't boot up - instead it went to a screen with a "Red Warning Triangle". I tried everything from this screen to reboot/reboot my device, all to no avail. Eventually the battery died.
I was able to my Kindle Charged again using the wall charger. However, when plugging into my computer via USB, it doesn't appear on my list of devices. Thus, tools such as KF First Aide are of no help; they cant't communicate with my device, and get stuck on the "<waiting for device>" message.
Any advice?
Can I fix this? How Is my Kindle Fird HD 7" dead forever?
dim_opoulos said:
Help! I successfully rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" following your tutorial "[ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version", and then installed Google Plays etc. following "[ROOT][HOW TO] Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version". I then got to the "[How to] Install Go Launcher EX and HD Noob (Simple) Version" tutorial, and everything went down hill from here.
After following the instructions of tutorial 3, and error message popped on my screen saying that "October has Stopped" and my device froze. I held down the power button, but my device wouldn't boot up - instead it went to a screen with a "Red Warning Triangle". I tried everything from this screen to reboot/reboot my device, all to no avail. Eventually the battery died.
I was able to my Kindle Charged again using the wall charger. However, when plugging into my computer via USB, it doesn't appear on my list of devices. Thus, tools such as KF First Aide are of no help; they cant't communicate with my device, and get stuck on the "<waiting for device>" message.
Any advice?
Can I fix this? How Is my Kindle Fird HD 7" dead forever?
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Yes you can fix it,In Fact, You need to have done a lot worse than that to completely fry your kindle, Don't worry, But you will need a factory cable now, Do you have one?
If you don't you can either
A) Order one from SkOrPn
B)Make one yourself, It's easy if you know how to solder
Once you acquire i'll tell you how to completely restore your kindle!
Yes he is right. You can order a factory cable from prokennexusa by PM.
Sent from my KFTT using xda app-developers app
AmrBanawan said:
Yes you can fix it,In Fact, You need to have done a lot worse than that to completely fry your kindle, Don't worry, But you will need a factory cable now, Do you have one?
If you don't you can either
A) Order one from SkOrPn
B)Make one yourself, It's easy if you know how to solder
Once you acquire i'll tell you how to completely restore your kindle!
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Thanks. I am ordering a factory cable asap. Once it arrives, however, what do I so then?
If u got any Samsung chargers laying around its very easy to make one without solder
Sent from my KFTT using xda premium
dim_opoulos said:
Thanks. I am ordering a factory cable asap. Once it arrives, however, what do I so then?
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The simplest tool that can restore your kindle would be
KFHD System.img Restore Tool KFHD SRT
All you need to do is download this tool
KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3
This is a large download, System images are ~600Mb
Originial Thread
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Open SR Tool.bat
choose option 1
Or option 2 if you would like to have Go launcher or Apex launcher installed along with it, And google play store!
The tool will send the system image to your kindle, This will take about 7 minutes
Next, you should choose option 3 to wipe cache and userdata, This is recommended but not required, You will lose any files you transferred to your kindle, You don't need to do this if you want to keep your files!
If you need help just ask
:good::good:Good Luck:good::good:
UPDATE
I wanted to update everyone on my situation. I followed the threads advice - and it worked!
Specifically:
1. I ordered a factory cable from SkOrPn - got it in 3 days after placing order (shibby!).
2. I charged my device by plugging it into wall charger.
3. I installed the Kindle Fire ADB drivers on my compter - directions and links can be found on the thread [ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version
4. I installed the toolbox KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3 - from the thread KFHD System.img Restore Tool KFHD SRT
5. I plugged my device into PC USB port using the factory cable - it immediately went into fastboot.
6. I used KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3 from my pc (SR Tool.bat), followed the instructions, and presto.
dim_opoulos said:
I wanted to update everyone on my situation. I followed the threads advice - and it worked!
Specifically:
1. I ordered a factory cable from SkOrPn - got it in 3 days after placing order (shibby!).
2. I charged my device by plugging it into wall charger.
3. I installed the Kindle Fire ADB drivers on my compter - directions and links can be found on the thread [ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version
4. I installed the toolbox KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3 - from the thread KFHD System.img Restore Tool KFHD SRT
5. I plugged my device into PC USB port using the factory cable - it immediately went into fastboot.
6. I used KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3 from my pc (SR Tool.bat), followed the instructions, and presto.
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How long did it take your kindle to charge? When I plug mine in the wall charger it only turns on for like 5 seconds and that's about it? Also did you use the factory cable to charge or the usb cable that came with the Kindle?
bricked .. red screen
I was able to root my KFHD7 with Root_with_Restore and then Qemu .. rooting seemed to work fine.
I then tried to use Fire Flash app to load Hashcode's freedom boot image and TWRP recovery image.. clicked the flash button, it rebooted to a red screen.
I made myself a fastboot cable, when I plug it in, I see the Fastboot logo on the kindle, but my PC never detects the device.
Not sure where to go from here.
I've downloaded and tried KF2_SRT tool and no go. Also downloaded and tried KFFirstAide .. same deal.
All tools stay on <waiting for device>
remove factory cable after it is in fastboot
compmd said:
I was able to root my KFHD7 with Root_with_Restore and then Qemu .. rooting seemed to work fine.
I then tried to use Fire Flash app to load Hashcode's freedom boot image and TWRP recovery image.. clicked the flash button, it rebooted to a red screen.
I made myself a fastboot cable, when I plug it in, I see the Fastboot logo on the kindle, but my PC never detects the device.
Not sure where to go from here.
I've downloaded and tried KF2_SRT tool and no go. Also downloaded and tried KFFirstAide .. same deal.
All tools stay on <waiting for device>
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remove factory cable after it is in fastboot mode then plug normal usb cable in it then into pc.
My Kindle Fire is basically like this one mentioned above and I'm in fastboot with the factory cable, but i'm stuck with , <waiting for device> on the tool. It seems as though my drivers can't be installed. Any fix to this.
wj3pic said:
...It seems as though my drivers can't be installed...
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Can you elaborate on this?
soupmagnet said:
Can you elaborate on this?
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So, basically.
1) I rooted
2) got google play
3) tried to get twrp with fire flash, and this is where i screwed up
Insted of using hashcode's twrp img i used the actualy twrp (blaze) img. so im in this constant reboot loop thing.
So i got a factory cable and I am in flashboot. I got KFHD recovery tool 1.3.5 and when i click option 1, it says <waiting for device>.
I think this is due to the fact that my drivers are not installed correctly, so i tried to reinstall drivers but it just doesnt seem to be working. My thoughts are, If i can just get my computer to recognize the device we might be ok. but i cant seem to make it do that.
wj3pic said:
So, basically.
1) I rooted
2) got google play
3) tried to get twrp with fire flash, and this is where i screwed up
Insted of using hashcode's twrp img i used the actualy twrp (blaze) img. so im in this constant reboot loop thing.
So i got a factory cable and I am in flashboot. I got KFHD recovery tool 1.3.5 and when i click option 1, it says .
I think this is due to the fact that my drivers are not installed correctly, so i tried to reinstall drivers but it just doesnt seem to be working. My thoughts are, If i can just get my computer to recognize the device we might be ok. but i cant seem to make it do that.
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Watch this video here to learn how to set up your drivers http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw&desktop_uri=/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
You're bootlooping and need to use Kindle Fire First Aide to get your KFHD back to normal. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
I used KFFA to get back to 7.2.3 bootloader and used Hashcode's 7.2.3 bootimg and the 2.6.1 TWRP file he lists. This worked great using Fire flash.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD using xda app-developers app
KFHD7 turns off after 5 seconds
So I've basically followed all steps here and in numerous other threads, but one problem still persists: the Kindle Fire HD 7 turns off after 5 seconds. If I press the power button, nothing happens. If I plug it into a charger, it'll turn on and display the "Kindle Fire" logo on the screen then turn off after 5 seconds. If I plug it into a USB port, it'll turn on and display the "Kindle Fire" logo on the screen then turn off after 5 seconds. If I plug in the factory cable, it'll turn on and display the "Kindle Fire" logo, then display the "Fastboot Kindle Fire" logo then turn off after 5 seconds. I've left the unit on the charger for hours on end, then attempt to turn it on using the power button or plugging in a normal or factory USB cable and it'll do the same thing, turn off after 5 seconds.
OK you may have a 50/50 shot if its doing this because of a bad boot loader, but it could make things worse and end up in a hard brick if it shuts off mid flash, but if it happened to be something wrong with the battery then you would risk this for nothing, but I'm more inclined to think its the bootloader since it doesn't warn u of a low battery. If the fastboot device needs its drivers still, try installing the ones in my signature in that small time frame. If u can manage that, get a copy of the boot loader for your device and check the md5sum of the file( very important) and make sure it matches. Once you have that setup, you need to flash the boot loader onto the device, so I would suggest putting the boot loader in the same folder as fastboot.exe and running "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader bootloaderfile.bin" and let it say waiting for device, then plug you fastboot cable in and see if it will successfully flash within 5 seconds. If things go south it will hard brick though from an incomplete flash so just warning you ahead of time its up to you.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

[Q] Red Screen?

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

[Q] Brick Kindle fire HD 7", red screen after Fireflash.

hello everyboddy !
I have a rooted kindle fire HD 7" with the last update and i have attempted to install:
2nd bootloader
Fireflash
TWRP
CM10
But... when i have try to install twrp with Fireflash a red screen is a appeared after the reboot.
I'm a noob and i'm a little panicked !!! Can you help me to unbrick my kindle, i'm ready to make evrything but i have only in my hand my kindle and the original cable.
Please XDA's community !!!
buy a fastboot cable
this helped me with a red screen http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
The reason this happened was because you was on 7.3x of the AmazonOS, you needed to flash the 7.23 bootloader first before installing the second bootloader. Only a factory cable and the restore tool will save you now.
I did the same thing and the fast boot cable saved me. Good investment.
Sent from my Kindle Fire HD 7 using xda app-developers app
Also I suggest using hashcodes method rather than using fireflash to install TWRP and cm 10.1. It may look complicated but I've used his method on 3 kindles successfully and I'm a bit of a noob Just make sure you open the command window from the folder in which you saved the files - shift +right click mouse >open command window here. Sorry if you already know this. It just took me ages to figure that out lol! The link is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40563958
Sent from my CM10.1 Kindle Fire Hd
Glad I'm not the only one. Have the red screen too.. ordered a cable from skorpn.. can't wait to get it and unbrick this thing. Feeling lost without my device.
i have same issue, red screen on boot. I got fastboot cable and installed tool and image. Now after selecting option 1 it just sits on < waiting for device >
if i run as administrator it says 'fastboot' is not recognized
Pls am in d same dilemma
goodknight001 said:
i have same issue, red screen on boot. I got fastboot cable and installed tool and image. Now after selecting option 1 it just sits on < waiting for device >
if i run as administrator it says 'fastboot' is not recognized
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Am in the same dilemma as well pls kindly post a solution in case u found a way to resolve. I also bought a fastboot/factory cable as well but cant figure out how to make thingz work
bu,p pleas!
davelinc said:
Also I suggest using hashcodes method rather than using fireflash to install TWRP and cm 10.1. It may look complicated but I've used his method on 3 kindles successfully and I'm a bit of a noob Just make sure you open the command window from the folder in which you saved the files - shift +right click mouse >open command window here. Sorry if you already know this. It just took me ages to figure that out lol! The link is here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=40563958
Sent from my CM10.1 Kindle Fire Hd
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Actually, I've used the FireFlash method twice now on my Kindle Fire HD, and it's worked flawlessly both times, and takes less than five minutes to complete. But hey, whatever works.
i was also stuck in a red screen loop!
you really need a factory cable
what i did was turn off the kindle fire hd then plug in the cable, i turned on the device, and boom just use the toolkit which you can find on the development thread
i hope this helps!!! i was so frustrated as to why it wouldnt work
also you must have the kindle fire adb drivers.
ONLY FOR THOSE WITH A BROKEN POWER BUTTON: and if you dont happen to have a functioning power button like me, wait until the tablet dies, after just plug in the tablet to your pc with the factory cable that way when it finally recharges it boots up in fastboot, otherwise your tablet will be in red screen forever

[Q] twrp bootloop with a factoryboot cable on hand

Hello.
I rooted my kfhd 7 10.4.6 successfully and naturally proceeded to twrp where it got stuck on a bootloop. Now that I have made a factoryboot I was wondering what rout I should follow to flash the rom?
Browsing the topics I see these options:
* continue the process installing the twrp...
* download a toolkit that allows backup
* install ADB
* get fff
Now I'm wondering if someone has just made a restore utility, is there a utility to just restore to the state of having a rom installed?
Also, since I don't care for restoring backups, is there an easier way to flash?
I really appreciate your advice.
Deano
Firefirefire is not for this device 1st off, you don't have a kfhd 2nd off. Kfhd is v7.x.x. You have a kf2. Kf2's are 10.x.x.
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if your logo turns blue at this point, turn the device off and when you turn it back on hold volume up while the logo is orange and keep holding it even after it turns blue, it should then say twrp and go into twrp, from there you could push a rom and flash it. If the logo does not turn blue then i would put it in fastboot and use kindle fire first aid to restore it, and try again.
which rout should I go? restore or twrp?
wire55 said:
Firefirefire is not for this device 1st off, you don't have a kfhd 2nd off. Kfhd is v7.x.x. You have a kf2. Kf2's are 10.x.x.
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stunts513 said:
if your logo turns blue at this point, turn the device off and when you turn it back on hold volume up while the logo is orange and keep holding it even after it turns blue, it should then say twrp and go into twrp, from there you could push a rom and flash it. If the logo does not turn blue then i would put it in fastboot and use kindle fire first aid to restore it, and try again.
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It's been a while since I bricked. Perhaps it was 10.4.6 I can no longer access the settings the verify. But now that I have a factoryboot cable. I would just flash cyanogenmod. Now when I connect factoryboot it reads (in a fancy 3d text) "Fastboot" with a small "kindle fire" on the right side of it.
I originally followed a youtube video that had links for freedom boots, twrp, etc... to this forum, but then again I must have downloaded incorrect versions.. I'm not concerned with the date. So I'm wondering if it's easier to restore or continue with twrp.
Here are some links I was looking at:
(do I need to go the adb rout)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2459498
Do I need to have adb tools use command: fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33156486
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685090
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685090
There are too many guides, here ... which is really great. But the process of download, verification, transfer (to a pc).
If I cant brick this device any harder than it is, I will follow each guide...
stunts513, the fire logo does not turn blue. In fact I was taking a video when it was loading ... (it's a funny video about
a guy who bricked his device)
I had the same issue... I forgot to remove a script before flashing twrp. Maybe it is the same for you. Did you followed carefully the tuto ?
In my situation, I managed to go into fastboot (with fasboot cable), flashed stock ROM, and did the flashing process from the beginning..
Hope it may help
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If you only have fastboot access right now i suggest restoring with srt or kindle fire first aid. Afterwards you can start the twrp process over again, we can't simply flash cm from fastboot, if everything else isnt in place like the stack file or the bootimg and a old version of the bootloader then it wouldn't work. Fastboot should be in utilities like kffa and srt
stunts513 said:
If you only have fastboot access right now i suggest restoring with srt or kindle fire first aid. Afterwards you can start the twrp process over again, we can't simply flash cm from fastboot, if everything else isnt in place like the stack file or the bootimg and a old version of the bootloader then it wouldn't work. Fastboot should be in utilities like kffa and srt
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There are so many options it seems, but I think I know what to do now (please let me know if it's not a incorrect course):
First, download and Kindle fire first aid from here, to restore back to and then follow the instruction here in order to start twrp and flashing.
wire55 said:
Firefirefire is not for this device 1st off, you don't have a kfhd 2nd off. Kfhd is v7.x.x. You have a kf2. Kf2's are 10.x.x.
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I think the versions are according to kf2 (10.4.6) this time.
Thanks you so much everyone.
unbrick attempt 3
I have download and installed many sdks and drivers and checked md5.. while at it. kffirstaid does not really seem to connect with the device. And some messing around with the drivers did occur, uninstalling/reinstalling through downloads and through kffirstaid. It now announces as tate-pv-08 though a triangle is showing next to Android ADB Interface in device manager.. I think something is missing.. Is java sdk necessary? because it doesn't install ..
yeah
If I didn't mess around with my Kindle I would be reading through Dante's levels of hell which is more pleasant than all this troubleshooting ..
testing
test
You should be able to update the drivers of the Tate device using the drivers in my signature and have then programs work with fastboot. Not sure why an adb device and a Tate device show at same time, the Tate device should be the one needing fastboot drivers for it to work.
I got
stunts513 said:
If you only have fastboot access right now i suggest restoring with srt or kindle fire first aid. Afterwards you can start the twrp process over again, we can't simply flash cm from fastboot, if everything else isnt in place like the stack file or the bootimg and a old version of the bootloader then it wouldn't work. Fastboot should be in utilities like kffa and srt
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Hi. Someone yanked out the factory-boot cable and I quickly ordered the scorpion king cable. I downloaded kffirst aide again and there's been a massive update. Running a restore showed all signs of success. But then after restoring it to normal boot, I get kindle fire logo showing and then the boot loop continues.
If kffa fails then try SRT.
Kffirst aide is in order
stunts513 said:
You should be able to update the drivers of the Tate device using the drivers in my signature and have then programs work with fastboot. Not sure why an adb device and a Tate device show at same time, the Tate device should be the one needing fastboot drivers for it to work.
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I have upgraded kffirst aide and in the middle of restore I do the following statements:
cannot load 'boot-prod.img No error
cannot load recovery-prod.img No error
cannot load system.imp: No error
However at the end there is the success message:
Success!!! The kindle Fire 2 7 has been restored to software version 10.2.3
and yet the bootloop continues to plague the brick..
That means the files it tried to flash didn't exist on your computer. Try srt, it includes those images.
I have a kf2
stunts513 said:
That means the files it tried to flash didn't exist on your computer. Try srt, it includes those images.
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I'm not sure if this is compatible with my device. Perhaps replacing those files/folders would solve the problem?
Oh wait yea kf2 didn't have a SRT.... My bad. Yea in that case you will need the kf2 I ages, kffa is supposed to download them for you but it's possible the links went down for the files.

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