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[Q] Bricked? Kindle logo for 2 secs then red.

Hey guys,
Firstly many thanks for the help!
I rooted my Kindle Fire HD 7" successfully using KFFirstAide, worked fine.
I then selected option 10, to install second boot loader, TWRP. seemed to work fine. But now all that happens is the White and orange kindle logo shows for a second, and then the screen turns all red.
I'm assuming bricked :/.
Now my question. Will the factory cable that I can purchase help?!
Many thanks,
Mattt

Yes it will, from there you just need to reflash the stock bootloader. I don't know if kindle fire first aid has the option to restore the boot loader but if it doesn't theirs instructions mor or less in has codes thread on manually installing the 2nd boot loader. The instructions were designed for downgrading the boot loader, but they also fix a bricked kindle by restoring the file he included. If u can't find anything in the of first aid then use this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
Look underneath where it says "added 04/02" in red letters towards bottom of first post. Make sure you check the md5sum so u don't hard brick your kindle.
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stunts513 said:
Yes it will, from there you just need to reflash the stock bootloader. I don't know if kindle fire first aid has the option to restore the boot loader but if it doesn't theirs instructions mor or less in has codes thread on manually installing the 2nd boot loader. The instructions were designed for downgrading the boot loader, but they also fix a bricked kindle by restoring the file he included. If u can't find anything in the of first aid then use this link.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
Look underneath where it says "added 04/02" in red letters towards bottom of first post. Make sure you check the md5sum so u don't hard brick your kindle.
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Thank you so much for your reply Stunts. I've just gone ahead and ordered the cable.
I think there is a restore option, but that was for the three partitions. Is that what I need to restore?.
Many thanks again I'm sure i'll have some more questions when the cable arrives!
Cheers,
Matt

I haven't bricked a kindle yet so I am not sure what partitions it backs up, I think it backs up boot, system, and recovery. If that's the case I don t think it will help but I am unsure. I can always download kffa and look through the batch coding to see what it does though if I need to. I'll look through the coding tomorrow to see, I don't have the mouse to my PC with me and its a pain to follow scripting on a tablet IMO.
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mattmct said:
Thank you so much for your reply Stunts. I've just gone ahead and ordered the cable.
I think there is a restore option, but that was for the three partitions. Is that what I need to restore?.
Many thanks again I'm sure i'll have some more questions when the cable arrives!
Cheers,
Matt
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Matt,
I was in the process of flashing CM10.1 to my Kindle the other day and I encountered the same problem with the red screen. I had forgotten a step. All I had to do was do was exactly what Stunts said, in the step under "added 04/02" (in red letters). You use the fastboot cable and the Kindle in fastboot mode to push that file onto your tablet.
Once I did that, the red screen went away.

You guys are amazing, thanks so much Stunts and calkenneth!
I really appreciate the help!
When the cable arrives I'll flash the boot loader from there, hopefully that will unbrick and I'll carry on from there.
Just one question, is the bootloader, the same as what is effectively stored on the root partition / ie the root backup img.
Thanks again guys!

Um if I am understanding that correctly then no is the answer I think. I am a Linux user so I understand the root partition, not sure where the boot loader itself is stored, outside of the actual block that I think we can backup off it. I don't think its a mountable partition, though if it was I wouldn't mind perusing it in read only mode. I just personally haven't seen it.
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HUGE thanks to both you guys!
Cheers so much stunts and calkenneth. I did exactly as you said. The cable arrived, fastbooted the boot loader and all was good!
Managed to install Andriod and Google Store. Now it's working like a charm and I'm loving it.
Thanks again!

Excellent, glad to hear it!

KFHD7, no Root and bricked one of two already

Hello,
i have two newly purchased KFHD7.
Both resist to any tool or described method for rooting.
So i took one and tried to write via fastboot (i have a working cabel) an older version with bootloader and recovery.
This only leads to the situation of a short kinlde logo -> red scren and fastboot.
So i tried first aid for complete rstore but nothing changed.
As a last resort it tried to install the second bootloader but this maked it even more worse, the kindle is now bricked totally.
Now i ihave my second kindle and no clue what i can do.
Are there some changes with the newest kfhd7 ? Because it seems that there are more than me with the unrootable problem.
peter

So,
tried on my second KFHD7 to Downgrade to 7.2.3 with the FirstAid tool, and what should i say....
KInlde Logot -> Red Screen -> Fastboot. Thats a Bad day.
Does soemeone have a boot and recovery as a backup from the latest release for me ?
Thanks
peter

potc01 said:
So,
tried on my second KFHD7 to Downgrade to 7.2.3 with the FirstAid tool, and what should i say....
KInlde Logot -> Red Screen -> Fastboot. Thats a Bad day.
Does soemeone have a boot and recovery as a backup from the latest release for me ?
Thanks
peter
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Use Kindle Fire restore tool. You will use fastboot cord, wipe first and then restore. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 KFFA has been hit or miss lately.
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LinearEquation said:
Use Kindle Fire restore tool. You will use fastboot cord, wipe first and then restore. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 KFFA has been hit or miss lately.
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Well, that maked no difference. Tried with v 1.3.5 and still the RED wall.
Are there any special steps to take ? I made Erase, Restore 3 and Restore 1
and also Erase and only Restore 3
Thanks
peter

Not really because a red screen is considered a hard brick. Only on rare occasions does a red screen (on a Kindle Fire HD) get turned around.
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See my post above.
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LinearEquation said:
Not really because a red screen is considered a hard brick.
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I thought red screen meant signature failure ? Well probably i should see what read means, mine is more orange and fastboot is still coming, so it shouldn’t be bricked completely,
Well i thin i will first try to download original 7.4.6 update and install bootloader and recovery of them
Or will try the same from a different computer

potc01 said:
Hello,
i have two newly purchased KFHD7.
Both resist to any tool or described method for rooting.
So i took one and tried to write via fastboot (i have a working cabel) an older version with bootloader and recovery.
This only leads to the situation of a short kinlde logo -> red scren and fastboot.
So i tried first aid for complete rstore but nothing changed.
As a last resort it tried to install the second bootloader but this maked it even more worse, the kindle is now bricked totally.
Now i ihave my second kindle and no clue what i can do.
Are there some changes with the newest kfhd7 ? Because it seems that there are more than me with the unrootable problem.
peter
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Wait, you say you have two newly purchased KFHD7s... do you mean the 1st Generation KFHD7" from 2012? Or the new KFHD7" from 2013? Because if they're the 2013 versions, I don't think you can use the root tools mentioned in this subforum (someone correct me if I'm wrong).

Ph0enix_216 said:
Wait, you say you have two newly purchased KFHD7s... do you mean the 1st Generation KFHD7" from 2012? Or the new KFHD7" from 2013? Because if they're the 2013 versions, I don't think you can use the root tools mentioned in this subforum (someone correct me if I'm wrong).
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You are correct.

Well i thin kthese are the 2013 Models

potc01 said:
Well i thin kthese are the 2013 Models
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You need learn your colors first so you can get the color of the screen right first. Then tell us what model/firmware you have. Each mod is specific to the model Kindle you have. If you used the system restore tool on the new Kindle Fire HD (2013) you bricked the shet out of your Kindle. The image and boot are completely different.
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LinearEquation said:
You need learn your colors first so you can get the color of the screen right first. Then tell us what model/firmware you have. Each mod is specific to the model Kindle you have. If you used the system restore tool on the new Kindle Fire HD (2013) you bricked the shet out of your Kindle. The image and boot are completely different.
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OK,
but what do you mean with colors ? I don’t think that i read somewhere to check colors first before you try to install one of the mods.
Even there is nowhere any warning to check something or that these mods are only available for models before Oct.2013
This is an information which is a sticky topic worth
But anyway, i started rma and will monitor the forum for any news on this topic
peter

potc01 said:
OK,
but what do you mean with colors ? I don’t think that i read somewhere to check colors first before you try to install one of the mods.
Even there is nowhere any warning to check something or that these mods are only available for models before Oct.2013
This is an information which is a sticky topic worth
But anyway, i started rma and will monitor the forum for any news on this topic
peter
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First you said red screen which a missing bootloader hard brick and then you said yellow screen with fastboot. Two totally different situations.
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[Q] [Help!] kindle fire HD won't boot past first words saying Kindle Fire

I've been living (mostly) happily with my Kindle Fire HD 7" running BAM rom (the best rom ever) for a couple months now. I decided to upgrade to android 4.4. I went into TWRP to install the new rom, but it wouldn't install, so I decided to flash one of my recoveries I had made in october and it flashed it fine, but when it boots up now it won't even get to the blue Kindle Fire anymore, it's just a boot loop BEFORE it.
When I first did this I had basically no clue what I was doing so I didn't make sure that fastboot was working and it doesn't seem to be working now.
Please HELP!!!!

CalebQ42 said:
I've been living (mostly) happily with my Kindle Fire HD 7" running BAM rom (the best rom ever) for a couple months now. I decided to upgrade to android 4.4. I went into TWRP to install the new rom, but it wouldn't install, so I decided to flash one of my recoveries I had made in october and it flashed it fine, but when it boots up now it won't even get to the blue Kindle Fire anymore, it's just a boot loop BEFORE it.
When I first did this I had basically no clue what I was doing so I didn't make sure that fastboot was working and it doesn't seem to be working now.
Please HELP!!!!
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I had this happen to me recently. It's easy to fix, with the right tools. You need a Fastboot/factory cable (whatever you want to call it) that has a short from pin 1 to 4, and Kindle Fire First Aide (In the KFHD 7" General forum).
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running CyanogenMod 10.2<<<

Thanks
Ph0enix_216 said:
I had this happen to me recently. It's easy to fix, with the right tools. You need a Fastboot/factory cable (whatever you want to call it) that has a short from pin 1 to 4, and Kindle Fire First Aide (In the KFHD 7" General forum).
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running CyanogenMod 10.2<<<
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Thanks, was hoping not to have to buy a factory cable, but now see it's necessary.

CalebQ42 said:
Thanks, was hoping not to have to buy a factory cable, but now see it's necessary.
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You don't necissarily have to buy one--I built one myself (with a little help from my dad). All you need is a spare Micro-USB cable, a soldering iron, a small strand of wire, and a bit of battery power left on your Kindle. If you want to make the job a little bit easier, you can also get a Micro-USB breakout board from SparkFun.com. They're so much easier to solder to than a plain Micro-USB end.
Tutorial I used: http://chimerasaur.us/2012/01/making-a-kindle-fire-factory-cable/
For the breakout board: https://www.sparkfun.com/products/10031

hey, was able to use a single wire to temporarily turn my normal usb to a fastboot usb:cyclops:, but now what do I do?

Don't know what's happening!!
I flashed a new system, boot, and recovery, but it still will boot up into boot loop. WHAT DO I DO (I do know how to do fastboot using -i 0x1949 so I know that's not my problem I'm thinking bootloader, but am not sure)

tried flashing bootloader...
Didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a little irritated. downloading a program(forgot it's name) that's supposed to be able to flash the proper files to recover a fully bricked device, so I'm hopeful:fingers-crossed:

CalebQ42 said:
Didn't work!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm a little irritated. downloading a program(forgot it's name) that's supposed to be able to flash the proper files to recover a fully bricked device, so I'm hopeful:fingers-crossed:
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No such tool exists for the KFHD. What ever you're about to use is gonna hard brick your tablet. Use the system restore tool for Kindle Fire 7 and run the bat tool or push the images. Read the tutorial to get some background knowledge on this.
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Already done
Ends up fixing it, bricking it again and fixing it again and am sending this from cm11 on my kindle fire

CalebQ42 said:
Ends up fixing it, bricking it again and fixing it again and am sending this from cm11 on my kindle fire
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So what was the name of the program you used?

What was suggested earlier
After posting some of my previous posts, I realized I somehow had kffirstaid and used the restore option (but I personally like to manually do the fastboot commands, so I used it mainly to download the files and do it the first time) then redid the steps in this forum to get it to reinstall twrp and then flashed cm11.

How to install 2nd bootloader for kindle fire 7.4.8 when theres no image for it?

I have gained root acess and now I've been trying to install 2nd bootload and TWRP following this tutorial;- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1bLCuQN0-U
It says
" If you have a different version then 7.4.6 then look here for the freedom image you will need http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/tate/ "
But there seems to be no image for the 7.4.8 version. Should I just use the 7.4.6 version?
I also checked out the Installing Kindle Fire HD 7" 2nd-Bootloader + TWRP Complete Tutorial thread but it says I need to revert back to 7.2.3 before starting.
Please help.

Long story short you don't need to downgrade technically. What needs downgrading is the bootloader, also the 7.4.6 will sorta serve its purpose, you need to flash it for second d bootloader, however the current 7.4.6 freedomboot isn't compatible with 7.4.8 in the sense that it compares the freedom boot version with the os version and if they don't match it boot loops into recovery, which isn't a problem if you plan on flashing a custom ROM, so to make things easy just remember to put the ROMs you want to flash onto the kindle ahead of time or it will be slightly more difficult to do so once it starts boot looping into recovery. I recommend the fire flash method if you are not comfortable with a lot of command prompt commands, but in that method there's always the risk of you not seeing the downgrade bootloader option, its there, its just a lot of people tend to not see the check box next to or above the red warning text, and when its not checked you reboot with a nice red screen only a fastboot cable can fix. Just remember if you use the method you are doing, please for the sake of all that is good check the md5sum of the bootloader file you are going to flash to downgrade the bootloader, if you don't and its a bad download you will end up with a expensive paperweight.
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stunts513 said:
Long story short you don't need to downgrade technically. What needs downgrading is the bootloader, also the 7.4.6 will sorta serve its purpose, you need to flash it for second d bootloader, however the current 7.4.6 freedomboot isn't compatible with 7.4.8 in the sense that it compares the freedom boot version with the os version and if they don't match it boot loops into recovery, which isn't a problem if you plan on flashing a custom ROM, so to make things easy just remember to put the ROMs you want to flash onto the kindle ahead of time or it will be slightly more difficult to do so once it starts boot looping into recovery. I recommend the fire flash method if you are not comfortable with a lot of command prompt commands, but in that method there's always the risk of you not seeing the downgrade bootloader option, its there, its just a lot of people tend to not see the check box next to or above the red warning text, and when its not checked you reboot with a nice red screen only a fastboot cable can fix. Just remember if you use the method you are doing, please for the sake of all that is good check the md5sum of the bootloader file you are going to flash to downgrade the bootloader, if you don't and its a bad download you will end up with a expensive paperweight.
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Uh.. that seems complicated. Can I just downgrade my version from here and then follow the thread?
Thanks for taking the time out to answer this.

I mean you could but it would be a lot of extra work that's not needed. All you need to do is stick the ROM and gapps on ahead of time, downgrade the bootloader, and do the rest of the instructions as it says in tutorial.
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Ok, I'll try.

stunts513 said:
I mean you could but it would be a lot of extra work that's not needed. All you need to do is stick the ROM and gapps on ahead of time, downgrade the bootloader, and do the rest of the instructions as it says in tutorial.
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Hey im a noob at this so I was wondering if you could make a more in depth tutorial on how to do that. I have kindle fire hd7 7.4.8 but they dont have a boot image ughhh help please???

That doesn't matter, just follow one of the 2 main tutorials foe your device and use the latest boot image available, make sure you loaded the ROM and zip on ahead of time and all should be fine.
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Anyone done this successfully?
stunts513 said:
That doesn't matter, just follow one of the 2 main tutorials foe your device and use the latest boot image available, make sure you loaded the ROM and zip on ahead of time and all should be fine.
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Has anyone tried this? Will I be able to get back to the Kindle OS if I do this and go into a bootloop?

dholcs said:
Has anyone tried this? Will I be able to get back to the Kindle OS if I do this and go into a bootloop?
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once you it you won't be able to get into kindle os, thus why you need a custom rom on the device ahead of time so you can flash it when it bootloops into recovery mode. If you downgrade it you can still access the kindle os, but it takes a little longer and you have to download another few hundred mb of data.

stunts513 said:
once you it you won't be able to get into kindle os, thus why you need a custom rom on the device ahead of time so you can flash it when it bootloops into recovery mode. If you downgrade it you can still access the kindle os, but it takes a little longer and you have to download another few hundred mb of data.
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Ok, great that totally makes sense now. I was missing that you could downgrade once you have TWRP installed. Got TWRP running and I'm making my first back up. Thanks for all you help stunts513! You previous posts and walkthroughs were very helpful!

[Q] Bricked my Kindle Fire HD 2013 KFSOWI

Hi Folks!
I think i made a big mistake.
I used Kindle Fire First Aide on my device and now I'm stuck in Fastboot mode.
From what i read now, i used the wrong Version (Option "Completely Restore the KFHD 7 7.2.3") wich is for older Kindles.
I looked for the Stock Images for this Model, but couldn't find them....
Is there a way to fix it or do i have to contact Amazon?
Can Amazaon reconstruct my mistake and avoid the warranty?
Thank's l lot for guiding a prat....
5kgd5

You flashed files for KFHD 2012 (Tate).
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Thank you for your reply.
I know i flashed the wrong files.... damn.
The question is - does anybody have the right files for me?
I found that thred:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685090
I followed these instructions with no luck, because i wiped the kindle.
Any further suggestions / comments...?

5kgd5 said:
Thank you for your reply.
I know i flashed the wrong files.... damn.
The question is - does anybody have the right files for me?
I found that thred:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685090
I followed these instructions with no luck, because i wiped the kindle.
Any further suggestions / comments...?
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That method should work. It flashes a small system image with some stuff removed i think, then it pushes a update onto the device that then updates it to a full os. Should work like it did on the other devices it was tested on, i'm assuming that utility should also flash the correct bootimg and recovery as well. Without the right bootimg it wouldn't probably bootup enough for the procedure to finish.

5kgd5 said:
Thank you for your reply.
I know i flashed the wrong files.... damn.
The question is - does anybody have the right files for me?
I found that thred:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2685090
I followed these instructions with no luck, because i wiped the kindle.
Any further suggestions / comments...?
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Well i seem to come across loads of people who have bricked their kindles. dont worry mines bricked too but check out the link in my signature and you'll come to a KFSOWI modding page. one of the moderators there (Gran PC) is developing a program which will unbrick your kindle. its great check it out mate

Unbrick Kindle FIre HD
does anybody know how to unbrick the kindle fire hd 7 inch. it is stuck on the logo screen. By the way i have a mac.

2012 or 2013 model? (2013 has no camera)
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stunts513 said:
That method should work. It flashes a small system image with some stuff removed i think, then it pushes a update onto the device that then updates it to a full os. Should work like it did on the other devices it was tested on, i'm assuming that utility should also flash the correct bootimg and recovery as well. Without the right bootimg it wouldn't probably bootup enough for the procedure to finish.
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i tried kyle-berry's files but it didnt boot up after that.. had to use an old boot.img

I haven't downloaded his tool to checkout his script and see how it runs. Does it flash the old boot image we were using or does it not flash the boot partition at all?
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