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[Q] Any changes to the sdcard files will not take

editi guess sdcard is incorrect/confusing for my situation, it's the entire system up to root folders is stuck in a read-only type state.
I didn't really see anything that fits my current problem (sorry if there is an answer somewhere buried in here)
So to start off with info, I installed Android on the TP back in February for my fiancée just for the basics of email, videoplayer, comic reader, internet browsing. Nothing too extravagant, just something with more to offer than webos.
I never did any updates on it because it worked perfectly fine for what it was being used on.
I've changed out the video selection many times as she watches through the shows with no problems.
Now I go to change the files and I delete them, add the new stuff, all seems fine. Then I unmount it and everything I deleted is back and everything I added is gone. I've uninstalled apps and they come back, I've done updates to apps and they revert back to before the update.
I've gone into CMW and done the wipes and even formatted sdcard, cache, etc. Nothing works. Even mounting USB in CWM to add files gives the same result of them disappearing right after it is unmounted.
I've tried ACMEUnistaller but it doesn't work. I saw something flash by the screen about something failing, but it goes too fast to even really see what it's about.
Sorry this is so long. I appreciate any insight!
Kernel
2.6.35-palm-tenderloin
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CyanogenMod version:
9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2
Build Date
Mon, Feb 20 13:59:21 CST 2012
Build Number
IML74K

plasticsoldier said:
I didn't really see anything that fits my current problem (sorry if there is an answer somewhere buried in here)
So to start off with info, I installed Android on the TP back in February for my fiancée just for the basics of email, videoplayer, comic reader, internet browsing. Nothing too extravagant, just something with more to offer than webos.
I never did any updates on it because it worked perfectly fine for what it was being used on.
I've changed out the video selection many times as she watches through the shows with no problems.
Now I go to change the files and I delete them, add the new stuff, all seems fine. Then I unmount it and everything I deleted is back and everything I added is gone. I've uninstalled apps and they come back, I've done updates to apps and they revert back to before the update.
I've gone into CMW and done the wipes and even formatted sdcard, cache, etc. Nothing works. Even mounting USB in CWM to add files gives the same result of them disappearing right after it is unmounted.
I've tried ACMEUnistaller but it doesn't work. I saw something flash by the screen about something failing, but it goes too fast to even really see what it's about.
Sorry this is so long. I appreciate any insight!
Kernel
2.6.35-palm-tenderloin
[email protected] #12
CyanogenMod version:
9.0.0-RC0-Touchpad-alpha2
Build Date
Mon, Feb 20 13:59:21 CST 2012
Build Number
IML74K
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I've run across this 3 times with TPs I work on....
1st one had to be sent back to HP because somehow internal memory was damaged and got locked in some some of read only mode
2nd one I saw, I went into webOS, installed the internalz app, mounted the TP to the computer, then added and erased some files and from then on all was good in both webOS and Android
3rd and 4th (same customer) had to be sent in to HP
Now let me mention I live in Costa Rica so all these have been exposed to several scans at airport security checkpoints. I mention this because I haven't seen anything close to a read only problem with the TPs in the USA
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

thank you so much for the info. Unfortunately Internalz didn't want to help the items stay deleted either. The stuck in read-only type mode is very weird.
I'm pretty sure I am 3 weeks out of the 1-year warranty on it, plus I am unable to remove android from it to even trick them that it just doesn't work.
I guess I'll try webos doctor and see if that can get it going.
edit: webos doctor not working, even with the closing it at 8-12% tricks and doing the lvm.static..... stuff... 'cause it of course doesn't see to actually delete anything... i'll have to double check tomorrow when i bought it, pretty sure it's over the year and since it turns on and has android kinda screwed

plasticsoldier said:
thank you so much for the info. Unfortunately Internalz didn't want to help the items stay deleted either. The stuck in read-only type mode is very weird.
I'm pretty sure I am 3 weeks out of the 1-year warranty on it, plus I am unable to remove android from it to even trick them that it just doesn't work.
I guess I'll try webos doctor and see if that can get it going.
edit: webos doctor not working, even with the closing it at 8-12% tricks and doing the lvm.static..... stuff... 'cause it of course doesn't see to actually delete anything... i'll have to double check tomorrow when i bought it, pretty sure it's over the year and since it turns on and has android kinda screwed
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I would suggest trying to restore down to WebOS 3.0. In that procedure you literally wipe EVERYTHING on the internal partitions in novaterm and start from absolute scratch. Therefore, if it a software issue you could solve the problem. However, if it is a hardware issue, you'd be kinda screwed.

Yeah, none of the methods I've ended up finding about this problem or other bricked problems are working at all.
i checked at work when i bought it, which of course the 11th was the year mark... but I do have android installed so even if i can get any chance of them honouring it so close they'll probably be like "oh you have android, that'll be $$$ for us to do anything. thanks!"
So I guess I now I have a paperweight with some features.

cdzo72 said:
I've run across this 3 times with TPs I work on....
1st one had to be sent back to HP because somehow internal memory was damaged and got locked in some some of read only mode
2nd one I saw, I went into webOS, installed the internalz app, mounted the TP to the computer, then added and erased some files and from then on all was good in both webOS and Android
3rd and 4th (same customer) had to be sent in to HP
Now let me mention I live in Costa Rica so all these have been exposed to several scans at airport security checkpoints. I mention this because I haven't seen anything close to a read only problem with the TPs in the USA
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
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When you got the tablets back had they been fixed or were they refurbs ? Did HP say anything about Android still being on it?

There is a thread in the General forum about how to restore and downgrade. Have you tried that thread ? It is usually a great way to try and get that last restore before sending it back to HP.
73 de VE6AY
Sent from my HP Touchpad, running the latest CM9 nightly, from the XDA Premium App

how are you adding and deleting files when in android? which version of android do you have installed? have you tried different rom versions? have you tried moving and/or deleting files over adb? are you using windows or linux on your computer that youre connecting the touchpad to? it doesnt make sense that the sdcard would be set to read only. is it only certain folders that you cant modify the contents of, or is it the entire sdcard? are you able to modify contents of folders in the / directory of the device using root file explorer or es file explorer in android? have you run "fix permissions"? Also, running webosdoctor wont wipe the sdcard contents or format the sdcard in any way. its going to change the data in the webos partition and may change some data in the /boot directory.

sstar said:
When you got the tablets back had they been fixed or were they refurbs ? Did HP say anything about Android still being on it?
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They had been fixed but the owners sent them off and had to pay for the whole thing because they had Android on them. When I got my hands on them again I just reinstalled Android. HP charged a little over a hundred dollars for the fix
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2

cdzo72 said:
They had been fixed but the owners sent them off and had to pay for the whole thing because they had Android on them. When I got my hands on them again I just reinstalled Android. HP charged a little over a hundred dollars for the fix
Sent from my aokp_tenderloin using Tapatalk 2
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Thanks for the answer, this would tend to suggest that the problem is software based corrupted or otherwise. I am trying to find a program that will allow me to read/format the Android partition on my windows computer and will let you know if come up with anything.
Regards

i guess i should change the title slightly.. it's not sdcard, but basically the entire touchpad contents. go to root and delete whatever i want and it doesn't matter. connect it and format with windows and it doesn't actually matter.
haxin said:
how are you adding and deleting files when in android?
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i've added and deleted just by using mtp. i've also deleted the files on the android side with the video player (vplayer) i've installed es file explorer (which after restart is gone) and deleted with that. i've also gone into webos and installed internalz pro and deleted files that way, which it then seems to work until i of course do anything related to restarting.
some of the files i've put on, i've had it recognize briefly. so for the video file, start it, then it gets really choppy/glitchy playing it. so stop it, go back into the vplayer and it's back to the old stuff
which version of android do you have installed? have you tried different rom versions?
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android version 4.0.3. nothing else will install. if i add files while in android, when i boot into cwm they are gone. if i mount usb in cwm and add them they stay briefly but when i try to flash them they fail.
have you tried moving and/or deleting files over adb? are you using windows or linux on your computer that youre connecting the touchpad to?
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i have not tried adb yet, just not as familiar using it properly, i will give it a try though.
i am using windows 7 on my laptop currently. i do have a pc upstairs that i barely use that has vista, but i don't know how that would make a difference to the touchpad
it doesnt make sense that the sdcard would be set to read only. is it only certain folders that you cant modify the contents of, or is it the entire sdcard?
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yeah as i put above i guess saying sdcard was a bit confusing/misleading (my bad, sorry!), i didn't really know what else to call it at the time or how to explain myself properly at first.
are you able to modify contents of folders in the / directory of the device using root file explorer or es file explorer in android?
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i can move/delete/modify anything which has absolutely no effect to the device. i've used es file explorer and gone up to root and deleted everything and the system runs fine. says the system is empty with lots of free space (its the 32gb model) but restart or even go into recovery and everything is once again there.
have you run "fix permissions"?
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i've run it a few times. just acts likes it's working and then says done. i've even gone into the mounts and storage in cwm and formatted sdcard/cache/data/system. does nothing at all in the end of things
Also, running webosdoctor wont wipe the sdcard contents or format the sdcard in any way. its going to change the data in the webos partition and may change some data in the /boot directory.
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it was just something to try to get somewhere right. it never gets past 12%. always fails to reboot.
I am currently letting the battery drain and see if it dying and then being charged will do anything. probably not. but who knows. i talked to a "tech" on the chat support (i never mentioned android) who told me that having preware installed in webos causing it to become corrupt and they "don't knowledge of preware installed devices" exact words. no idea what that means haha don't have knowledge, don't acknowledge...
anyhow. i've not quite given up. i just don't really see it turning out any differently from the previous times. i do appreciate all the feedback and help very much though

ok so heres what I would try. First try flashing a new fresh rom. download one that you want to your computer like cm9 nightly or aokp or whatever you feel like. then boot into CWM recovery connect the touchpad to the computer via usb. then connect to the touchpad with adb. I'm not sure how to do this in windows because it's been so long since I've done it on a windows box, I always use linux.
adb has alot of options, you can move files to and from the device, you can uninstall or install app packages, and more. this way you can adb push the rom .zip to the touchpad's sdcard while youre in cwm recovery. this way you dont have to reboot the touchpad and risk having the file disappear, you can just go to 'install zip from sdcard' and then 'choose zip from sdcard' in cwm recovery after you adb push the rom, you should see it in the folder you pushed it to on the sdcard.
If you arent familiar with how to use adb from the command line or the terminal this might not make alot of sense and i dont know how better to explain it than that. Also yes windows 7 vs windows vista does make a difference there are issues with novacom installing properly, that's why you would have problems running acmeuninstaller or acmeinstaller2. if you look around you should find some videos or how to's that can probably explain it better. Hope this helps.
http://www.webos-internals.org/wiki/Novacom_with_Windows_7
http://forums.webosnation.com/webos-internals/295881-webos-doctor-12-issue-fixed-5.html

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426244 is the thread I was talking about - it allows you to access the hard root of the device, repartition it, and start again from scratch. It is what I was suggesting last night, from my tablet when I didn't have the link handy.

ve6ay said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1426244 is the thread I was talking about - it allows you to access the hard root of the device, repartition it, and start again from scratch. It is what I was suggesting last night, from my tablet when I didn't have the link handy.
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Probably the best suggestion yet given that everything else has been tried.
Good luck.

****EDIT****
Before you attempt the step above I have just noticed a difference between between cwm and. TWRP2.2 which I have installed on my Touchpad via goo manager. If I open recovery via goo manager and then select wipe it gives me 4 options cache, davlik, factory reset AND system which i think says will remove your rom . I don't see the forth option available with the regular cwm/clockwork. Just a thought.
All the best with whatever you try next.

sstar said:
Probably the best suggestion yet given that everything else has been tried.
Good luck.
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this would work, however you have to fix you novacom/novaterm issues on your windows machine before you'll be able to do any of this. the reason acmeuninstaller, acmeinstaller2 arent working is likely because youre on a windows7 64bit box and Palm-sdk, the novacomd.exe, noverm.exe, and javaruntime apps and drivers arent setup right. just make sure you have the proper javaupdates on your computer then you can install preware in webos, preware has some nice tools that will delete the entire android install partitions, one is called 'remove android' and the other is called 'tailor' you run them from within webos. after you do that then in webos you should do a full device reset. you'll find it in the "info" tab under settings in webos. this will delete and reformat the whole /media ,(aka sdcard) partition. so you will lose all the files you have stored on both webos and android. that format will take a long time probably like 30 min or more. after thats done. reboot the hp and run webosdoctor. now i know for sure this will work because ive done it on mine. remember to put the touchpad in developer mode in webos first to install preware. you can do that by typing webos20090606 into the webos search bar and hitting enter. I'll put links from my box.com accou t to everything you need.
https://www.box.com/s/479acdb6ef9c99fc7b92
https://www.box.com/s/1aed4722990aad251570
edit: also I'm not sure if youre on the 16gig 32gig or 64gig pad, the webosdoctor that i linked is for 32gig wifi only US version. if thats not what you have then youll need to get the doctor for for specific touchpad. or you could create a webosmetadoctor but thats a whole nother project.

i have the 32gb version. i assume US and Canadian aren't gonna make a difference
i've tried all those threads. any novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work, the files won't delete so when trying to recreate they just error saying it already exists.
if the devices is on in androind the adb can find the device although the "Serial" has a bunch of ???? at the end of it. when i go to cwm adb cannot find the device.
in cwm i can mount and add files that way and go back to install zip sdcard but get:
Code:
--Installing /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point

plasticsoldier said:
i have the 32gb version. i assume US and Canadian aren't gonna make a difference
i've tried all those threads. any novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work, the files won't delete so when trying to recreate they just error saying it already exists.
if the devices is on in androind the adb can find the device although the "Serial" has a bunch of ???? at the end of it. when i go to cwm adb cannot find the device.
in cwm i can mount and add files that way and go back to install zip sdcard but get:
Code:
--Installing /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
Finding update package...
Opening update package...
E: Can't open /sdcard/aokp_tenderloin_milestone-4.zip
(bad)
Installation aborted
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point
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ok no one will be able to help you fix this issue unless you give complete details of the problems. when you say " novacom/novaterm stuff doesn't work" we cant really help specific error details is what i need. I dont mind helping you fix this but you have to be a little more specific on exactly what,where, and how youre installing and running and mounting apps and directories.
your problem IS fixable but you need to slow down and really do things exactly step by step.
Ok so back to ./adb. now when you boot in to CWM recovery on he touchpad DONT do anything in CWM just plug it into the computer. do not mount it as a usb storage and dont mount or unmount the sd partition LEAVE IT.
you can then use ./adb from the command line or terminal on the computer to move the files to the touchpad' or install apk's uninstall apk's you name it. This will require that you know some linux terminal commands. for example to move a new rom zip to the internal sd card or into any other folder you can use ./adb push command to run a root shell on the android device itself you can use ./adb shell and then change folder and file properties from readonly to rw. this can all be done while the touchpad is patiently waitng in CWM recovery. this way when youre done installing or uninstalling apps from the device and moving flash zips to it, you can disconnect the .adb connection with ./adb disconnect or just type exit from the terminal till it closes. unplug it then you will be able to pick up the touchpad and install zip from the sdcard, keep in mind you dont want to choose 'apply u[date from sdcard' you want to use the 'install zip from sdcard option' you can read up more on how adb works. it is probally the most important part of hacking android.
with that being said. novaterm is the palm webos version of .adb. this is why when you boot into webos recovery to do things like acmeinstaller and acmeuninstaller2 the novaterm novacom and novacomd apps have to be installed correctly on the computer or else you wont be going anywhere fast. some screenshot examples of how it should appear below.
https://www.box.com/s/432e63a83215f00eea6a
https://www.box.com/s/970bc29542a05f98f036
https://www.box.com/s/63c0f656e8354f7f2d6a
https://www.box.com/s/cbe3266467ae8e3ebabe
https://www.box.com/s/005e56a61a178dd17fa4 some better resolution images.

Plasticsoldier said
used "remove android" in webos, but then nothing is different after the fact as usual. 'tailor' doesn't seem to exist anymore in preware at least that i can find
not sure if there is anything else I can do at this point
Yes there is
Firstly tailor does exist, it is a beta and the facility to dl must be enabled.
Read this and scroll down to Enabling beta test feeds and follow the instructions , when you get as far as using the Linux command you CAN copy and paste thank God.
http://en.m.webos-internals.org/wiki/Testing_Feeds?wasRedirected=true . After that reboot into Webos and launch preware. Go into managed feeds as per the instructions in the link above and install Tailor. Reboot again and the app will work. It looks very good actually.
But before attempting to actually use Tailor please read the article I have posted below it is only 7 pages long but will explain how to use Taylor properly as it is a powerful tool.
http://forums.webosnation.com/webos...partition-filesystem-editor-beta-testing.html
I have done all of this , this morning so if you have any problems pm me or ask in this thread.
I sincerely hope that this helps, it should be the answer to your problems.

@haxin: sorry, wasn't trying to be unhelpful when everyone is being helpful to me. I shall be more detailed in future responses. I think i was getting frustrated and had had a busy exhausting day so it didn't help me come across clearly/properly.
OK, so I had preware installed already, so I removed it, went into developer mode, used the linux commands, reinstalled preware, added Tailor.
(i've done this a few times, because I didn't remove the cable after doing the linux commands for preware, then i accidentally hit the wrong buttons and it connected to 'usb drive' mode and wouldn't connect on the pc side and got stuck on the "ow disconnected me properly next time" screen).
So it gives me the following options
USB (media)
Android (system)
Android (cache)
Android (data)
Unused Space
the 'usb media' starts mounted and will mount again if unmounted. If I use 'check filesystem' it'll pass. So then I try 'delete partition' which pretends to delete, then it takes me to the unused partition which is still at 16mb. so i try to use "check filesystem' again and it fails. try repair and it fails as well
I've tried mounting the android parts just to see, they just sit there processing that they are trying to mount. trying to delete or anything else fails as well.
and now after trying things, any of the 'cards' will try to open and just sit there grey. and with my usb cable not plugged in it still is giving me the option to enter usb drive mode. and with this i have to restart and go through the steps again of adding Tailor which is getting tedious.
I restarted, went through the motions to get back to Tailor. trying out resizing just to see how that goes. So far 15%. not sure what will happen when done, but we will see.
This is getting long, so i'll end this part and update on anything and also try to familiarize myself with adb a tad more

[Kindle Fire 2 Restore][Working!!!]-12/7/2012

How to restore your Kindle Fire 2
Notes
Using the backup.sh from kinfauns that I modded because the partition table for the KF2 is not the same as the HD.
I attached the new backup.sh for the KF2 on this post.
Links
Restoration tool
I developed a Recovery Tool based of the one onemeila created for the KFHD.
This will restore your boot/recover partitions (good for if you are gonna mess with the Bootloader Crack)
Restore your system.img to a Deodexed Rooted 10.2.1 Software. I have stripped ALOT of Kindle Apps from this backup.
Erase userdata & cache cleanup should be done when restoring.
Credits
Kinfauns for the original backup.sh
Onemeila for his original Recovery Tool for the KFHD
Special thanks
verygreen, hashcode, and fattire for answering my endless and noobish questions and saying there HAS to be a way.
And all those who have offered to help me get a 10.2.1 system.img for the KF2
Enjoy!
Additional Info
The post here contains the partition table for the KF2.
How I did it:
Due to the raw system.img being too big for fastboot to flash back to the KF2 I had to make the raw image
a sparse image file using help found in this post.
Mount the raw system.img (created and extracted from the system.img.gz using the backup.sh)
Code:
mkdir sys
sudo mount -t ext4 -o loop system.img sys/
Create a new flashable(sparse) system image.
Code:
sudo ./make_ext4fs -s -l 929038336 -a system new_system.img sys/
sudo umount sys
rm -fr sys
With that all said and done I was able to flash the sparse system.img to my KF2 and restore it!
It was bricked big time!!!!

I was getting messages saying the google link wasn't working.
I uploaded to dev-host and updated this version to 10.2.3 with root.
http://d-h.st/Pv3

Awesome! Glad to hear you got this working and thanks for posting!
Looks like I need to bust out the soldering iron and build myself a factory cable to get into fastboot mode. Using your backup image I think I have an idea on how to create a rooted 10.2.3 image, but I'm not very confident it will work.
I think i'll have some free time next week, so time to get a CM10 repo/original KF device tree setup on my linux system as a starting point.

Nice work
Sent from my KFOT using xda premium

I got 10.2.3 working and rooted.
I am going to pull a new system image for restore later tonight.
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

Sorry guys. I didn't get the image of 10.2.3 yet. But try this method for root:
This is how i got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35156970
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app

root 10.2.3
where is it at exactly was hard to find the root method...please help this device is boring without root and gapps
bodi524 said:
Sorry guys. I didn't get the image of 10.2.3 yet. But try this method for root:
This is how i got root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=35156970
Sent from my Galaxy Nexus using xda app-developers app
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I'm in....
Hi bodi524....
I can't download the Recovery Tool, it keeps opening as i should read it, not download it
bodi524 said:
I developed a Recovery Tool based of the one onemeila created for the KFHD.
This will restore your boot/recover partitions (good for if you are gonna mess with the Bootloader Crack)
Restore your system.img to a Deodexed Rooted 10.2.1 Software. I have stripped ALOT of Kindle Apps from this backup.
Erase userdata & cache cleanup should be done when restoring.
Google Docs Link - removed from quote.
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bodi524 said:
All those who have offered to help me get a 10.2.1 system.img for the KindFire2
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I'm all in - what can I do to help...?
bodi524 said:
I'm off to working on the bootloader crack...hopefully the KF2 will be unlocked and have CM10 soon!
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Looking forward to it - Get me out of the Amazon world

bodi524 said:
After much trouble figuring out how to backup and restore the KindleFire2 I have made a breakthru!!!
The restore of a KF2 is now a GO!
I developed a Recovery Tool based of the one onemeila created for the KFHD.
This will restore your boot/recover partitions (good for if you are gonna mess with the Bootloader Crack)
Restore your system.img to a Deodexed Rooted 10.2.1 Software. I have stripped ALOT of Kindle Apps from this backup.
Erase userdata & cache cleanup should be done when restoring.
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When Launching the "SR Tool.bat" on Windows 7 X64-bit it is not recognizing the device in fastboot. I tried replacing the adb.exe, fastboot.exe files you included and that was no help. Any ideas?

Am I right in thinking that this will recover a KF2 that has the red triangle. I used Rom Toolbox to change the RAM settings, set the SD boost and change the font. When it rebooted I got the red triangle. Rebooting and pushing the power button 5 times reboots to the red triangle again.
Wondering if I should try this or just contact Amazon.
EDIT: The kindle didn't even register on my PC any more. adb devices doesn't list anything anymore either so I think it's truly gone. I think 4 days is a record for me.
Sent using my Jelly fingers.

chronicfathead said:
Am I right in thinking that this will recover a KF2 that has the red triangle. I used Rom Toolbox to change the RAM settings, set the SD boost and change the font. When it rebooted I got the red triangle. Rebooting and pushing the power button 5 times reboots to the red triangle again.
Wondering if I should try this or just contact Amazon.
EDIT: The kindle didn't even register on my PC any more. adb devices doesn't list anything anymore either so I think it's truly gone. I think 4 days is a record for me.
Sent using my Jelly fingers.
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Factory cable?
Sent from my KFOT using xda app-developers app

Work this on Windows?

Alin1997 said:
Work this on Windows?
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Not for me.
Sent from my myTouch_4G_Slide using xda premium

Thanks for making this tut. Yesterday I couldn't figure out how to flash my system back because It was too big. This method worked.

Been looking for instructions on how to use the backup.sh, and I finally found them. Follow the instructions here to use the backup.sh located in the first post of this thread. DO NOT USE the backup.sh listed on the linked post.
Use this Backup.sh file: http://forum.xda-developers.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1544517&d=1354900827
Follow the backup info here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=32636163&postcount=1
None of my work, just thought it would help to make it easier to find.
The first time I ran the script, I could only see 4 zipped files. I copied those off and then ran the script again. The second time I couldn't see any files in the kindlebackups folder when using my PC, but I could see all the backups using ES File Manager. I ended up copying them to the downloads folder, and then I could see them from my PC.

This works great but the op could use some organization. Took me a good while to Find the file but once I got it worked like a charm.

MisterSir69 said:
This works great but the op could use some organization. Took me a good while to Find the file but once I got it worked like a charm.
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ima fix that. I'm going to re-write this post. No idea if the OP will use my revision, but I did it for FMKilo and Powerpoint45 so far.
As a side note, if anyone else posts a main dev topic and wants me to do the layout and whatnot, let me know and I will. I don't mind doing it and making things clear for people since I have the time to do so

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ima fix that. I'm going to re-write this post. No idea if the OP will use my revision, but I did it for FMKilo and Powerpoint45 so far.
As a side note, if anyone else posts a main dev topic and wants me to do the layout and whatnot, let me know and I will. I don't mind doing it and making things clear for people since I have the time to do so
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lol, actually working at work...

fmkilo said:
lol, actually working at work...
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Pfffffffft. I actually may have to start doing that sadly. I could still re-write 2-3 posts a day though (4 days a week while I'm at work) so even if we got a bunch of devs and I re-wrote all the posts, still do-able haha. Today or this weekend I want to get a bunch of color codes so I can get nice themes going for people. Yours is red, PPT teal/blue, and this one is purple but I think it would need neat to have each dev having their own color scheme. Maybe I'm just odd though.

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Pfffffffft. I actually may have to start doing that sadly. I could still re-write 2-3 posts a day though (4 days a week while I'm at work) so even if we got a bunch of devs and I re-wrote all the posts, still do-able haha. Today or this weekend I want to get a bunch of color codes so I can get nice themes going for people. Yours is red, PPT teal/blue, and this one is purple but I think it would need neat to have each dev having their own color scheme. Maybe I'm just odd though.
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[Q]Bricked Kindle fire HD 7"on TWRP

Hi everyone, today i would like to ask for your help with a pretty big problem i have with my Kindle fire HD, you see, i was updating from my current rom 7.4.4 to CM 10.2. to achieve thi i followed this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909 , everything was going fine until i installed 2nd-Bootloader and TWRP recovery. The problem came up here, when i realized that i forgot to move the rom and the files for google play into the SD card, now whenever i try to do this i can't seem to get my PC to recognize the Kindle with TWRP (i can browse my files and such with TWRP directly through the kindle itself) i tried to move the required file with adb and fastboot but i can't get it to work.
The kindle is rooted and running version 7.4.6 from amazon.
i have a backup for the rom and the files but i can't use fastboot.
i have a backup for each of the following files: boot0block, stock-boot, stock-recovery, stock-system
all the adb drivers and sdk are functioning perfectly.
When i connect it to my PC with windows 7 i can see the kindle recognized by the device manager but it has yellow triangle next to the icon.
i also tried using an otg cable but the kindke did not recognize it.
any and all help is appreciated, i don't want my tablet to die Dx

I've never had to do this, but in TWRP, if you go to "Advanced," there's a button labeled "ADB Sideload." Then you should be able to use ADB to sideload files onto your Kindle using the "adb sideload" command.
Example:
Code:
adb sideload name of.zip
Hope this helped
>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running ChameleonOS<<

Ph0enix_216 said:
I've never had to do this, but in TWRP, if you go to "Advanced," there's a button labeled "ADB Sideload." Then you should be able to use ADB to sideload files onto your Kindle using the "adb sideload" command.
Example:
Code:
adb sideload name of.zip
Hope this helped
>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running ChameleonOS<<
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I tried this but the problem is that the pc not find device , it show me in device manager yellow triangle next to the icon of kindle
When i send a adb command , the adb say "Device not found"
Thanks you anyway!

Try updating the device driver for the device with mark next to it, use these drivers from this post, they should work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44446906&postcount=9

stunts513 said:
Try updating the device driver for the device with mark next to it, use these drivers from this post, they should work. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=44446906&postcount=9
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Hi and thanks for your help now i try send the next command adb push file.zip /sdcard
but adb say this menssage:
C:\Users\Cristian>adb push file.zip /sdcard
cannot stat 'file.zip': No such file or directory
I put a rom in C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\platform-tools in the same folder that adb.exe
and the name of the rom file is : file

Shur'tugal said:
Hi and thanks for your help now i try send the next command adb push file.zip /sdcard
but adb say this menssage:
C:\Users\Cristian>adb push file.zip /sdcard
cannot stat 'file.zip': No such file or directory
I put a rom in C:\adt-bundle-windows-x86_64-20130729\sdk\platform-tools in the same folder that adb.exe
and the name of the rom file is : file
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Ok if u want to simply type file.zip u need to be CD's into the directory of where u put the ROM, but as it seems u have the SDK in your paths simply putting the ROM in c:\users\cristian should suffice. Try moving the ROM there and running the command again.
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stunts513 said:
Ok if u want to simply type file.zip u need to be CD's into the directory of where u put the ROM, but as it seems u have the SDK in your paths simply putting the ROM in c:\users\cristian should suffice. Try moving the ROM there and running the command again.
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Thanks for your help your save my tablet
Thanks you very much
Finally i exit for this bricked
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I have a dude im install CM 10.2 perfect , but i dont remember install de google apps as i have to do now?
Thanks

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My apologies for hijacking this thread. I had made the same error as the OP. however, instead of searching here for solution, I panicked and wiped the cache and user data using the SR tool and wiped everything. Now unfortunately my kfhd tells me it can't boot, which my incompetent mind tells me is likely because I have no rom?
I've tried to use first aide to do a system recovery but I get told the files are too large and it can't do anything.... Any suggestions or thoughts from people? Appreciate any help I can get. Been up late the last 3 days trying to sort this out, while I thought I was going to provide m wife with a slick android device!!

That's odd, I wouldn't think wipe your data partition and cache would cause that to happen, then again there are some files stored under data the system uses out side of apk's so I guess that could be why. Did you get your kindle into fastboot? If you did I would suggest trying to use kfhd system restore tool if kffa didn't work.
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Yes, can fast boot. Shows up when I plug in the factory cable. When I use the system restore tool, and try and do a basic recovery, it can't copy the images over as it says the files are too big.

deeman77 said:
Yes, can fast boot. Shows up when I plug in the factory cable. When I use the system restore tool, and try and do a basic recovery, it can't copy the images over as it says the files are too big.
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All the files, or just the system.img?

soupmagnet said:
All the files, or just the system.img?
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each one of them unfort.

Do you have twrp installed?

hloomsc some
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Do you have twrp installed?
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I did. Not sure i do now post trying to do a wipe. Don't see any blue when I start up, just the original kindle letter coloring, after which I get a message saying it can't boot

any suggestions anyone or is my kfhd pretty much killed? there's got to be a way to load some rom on to it!!

You should be able to load the original images over fastboot, something just isn't working right. I would say its far from hard bricked, it should still be fixable, its just a matter of troubleshooting it. If you have the kindle fire system image I would try manually flashing it but you need to know what you are doing. If you CD into the SRT folder where im assuming the IMG files are in the same folder as fastboot, try running "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system system.img" think I got the syntax right, haven't had to ever use fastboot myself, anyways if you run that what does it report back? Hopefully not the same error, or it might be something messed up with the image.
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thanks for the advice. ended up re downloading the images again and this time it worked. go figure.
back to starting again to get my custom rom on.
once i have a custom rom, guessing there are no amazon bits left in there that would cause any updates to come through right?

Thank god there isn't, I would scream if there was, just make sure to wipe system, cache, dalvik cache and do a factory reset when coming from amazon to cm based ROMs.
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stunts513 said:
Thank god there isn't, I would scream if there was, just make sure to wipe system, cache, dalvik cache and do a factory reset when coming from amazon to cm based ROMs.
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Good afternoon: I bricked a nice 8.9 tablet several weeks ago using ADB sideload...
I used ADB Sideload to install Gapps since I was already in TWRP and was too lazy to reboot and transfer the gapps.zip file to my tablet.
The sideload installed the gapps.zip as I expected it to and I was brought back to the main TWRP screen.
When I clicked on reboot/reboot system, the tablet started flashing the three partitions (boot, recovery and system) as I was watching. TWRP then left me at the booting screen doing nothing. I did not know why the tablet decided to flash the three main partitions but, I opted to push the power button and that was the last time I saw my tablet.....
Apparently ADB sideload is only for ROM's? I had only used it to flash ROMs prior but, I thought ADB Sideload should be able to install any properly zipped file designed to flash with TWRP?
Regards

Help installing Paranoid Android please!

my kindle fire hd/ tate only seems to install omnirom, whenever i try to install cm or paranoid android, it never gets past the boot up screen. Can anybody help? Has anyone else had this issue? i have twrp 2.6.3.1, i have done a factory reset, factory reset and system wipe, wiped dalvik cache after the install, didnt wipe after the install, so many combinations, thinking it would solve the issue, but nothing. omnirom on the other hand installs perfectly? the only reason i want Paranoid android is because it has tap to wake and my kindle has no power button at all, and the volume buttons work.. but its annoying to press them because they have to be pressed with something small like a pencil point. also paranoid android is my favorite rom from all the devs out there. please help if possible thanks.

Which logo did it loop at? I'm guessing selinux related but I don't know for sure, might have to format the internal storage but that's a last resort.
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stunts513 said:
Which logo did it loop at? I'm guessing selinux related but I don't know for sure, might have to format the internal storage but that's a last resort.
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it gets stuck on the pa boot up screen. 4 colors come from the sides and merge together then they turn into the pa eye from the dpi changer thing lol thats as best as i can say haha. i know it doesnt freeze because its constantly moving. I never knew wiping internal storage could help? can it really solve the issue? i would be glad to do it if it really does help. and thank you for replying!

Well it could but I don't have a vast understanding of she Linux so it might not help but I this k its one of the solutions to the problem. Someone flashed a pre-alpha ROM I am working on that was cm 10.2 based, so it had some selinux support and after trying to flash any ROM on the device after testing it it did something similar u til we had tomdomsomething a bit different involving him running a command to actually reformat the /data partition which is similar to what a internal storage wipe does, but I thought he wasn't able to even get to the animated logo, I'll have to ask him. If you want to try a internal storage wipe I'd suggest backing up the sdcard so you don't lose your data, run something like "adb pull /sdcard/ /backup/" from recovery or just flash back to previous os temporarily.
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stunts513 said:
Well it could but I don't have a vast understanding of she Linux so it might not help but I this k its one of the solutions to the problem. Someone flashed a pre-alpha ROM I am working on that was cm 10.2 based, so it had some selinux support and after trying to flash any ROM on the device after testing it it did something similar u til we had tomdomsomething a bit different involving him running a command to actually reformat the /data partition which is similar to what a internal storage wipe does, but I thought he wasn't able to even get to the animated logo, I'll have to ask him. If you want to try a internal storage wipe I'd suggest backing up the sdcard so you don't lose your data, run something like "adb pull /sdcard/ /backup/" from recovery or just flash back to previous os temporarily.
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I assume you're talking about me. Nope, never was able to get past the 2nd bootloader until formatting the data partition. After that, flashing ROMs was no problem at all. You have to format it (backup your SD card over ADB first), mount the system and data partitions, and run the command. After that, flashing should be no problem at all.
EDIT: This was the command:
Code:
mke2fs -T ext4 /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/userdata

So I did an internal storage wipe and it didn't help at all... I'm still stuck in the boot up animation for the ROM for Any aosp ROM except for omnirom. Am I the only one with this issue? Should I use the recovery image tool to go back to amazon os and redo everything? I love paranoid android, and I especially love/ need Double tap to wake because the power button is broken.

Try running Ph0enix_216's command from an adb shell while in recovery.
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I assume you're talking about me. Nope, never was able to get past the 2nd bootloader until formatting the data partition. After that, flashing ROMs was no problem at all. You have to format it (backup your SD card over ADB first), mount the system and data partitions, and run the command. After that, flashing should be no problem at all.
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Does it matter whether I can access the SD card in recovery? When I plug in the device, my computer notices its connected but when I mount it, I can't access these card. I'm wondering whether the command will be useless if this is the case? I can mount the device normally on omnirom no problem, in twrp I can't mount it. I'm going to do this tomorrow, just wanted to ask before I have more trouble haha.

The sdcard isn't mountable from twrp, the feature is broken for some reason. Everyone has to rely on "adb push" to actually transfer files to the device when in twrp because of this.
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stunts513 said:
The sdcard isn't mountable from twrp, the feature is broken for some reason. Everyone has to rely on "adb push" to actually transfer files to the device when in twrp because of this.
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so i tried the command he gave me and it says,
'mke2fs' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.
i have done multiple sideloads for roms on this, so i dont think its an adb issue.

You have to run it from a adb shell, in the command prompt run "adb shell" then run that command, make sure you are in recovery when you do this.
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stunts513 said:
You have to run it from a adb shell, in the command prompt run "adb shell" then run that command, make sure you are in recovery when you do this.
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I just wiped the internal storage using the system restore image thing. It worked! I'm running IOAP or something like that. Turns out PA is really laggy haha. Luckily IOAP has double tap to wake as well. Thank you

[Q] changing custom ROM

Hello everyone....
I have a kindle fire HD 7" 7.4.6
I rooted and added TWRP with 7.2.3 bootloader
I installed CM11 Kitkat the ROM is a bit buggy but nice.
I tried to go from kitkat to kinology which allows use of Amazon and Google services.
But flashing failed.... I can't seem to get kinology to work.
This is the set of walkthroughs I used.
To root & add TWRP. I used a rootjunkie YouTube video ( can't post link)
To install cm 11:
also a rootjunkie video
knowing this, I tried installing kinology using this walkthrough:
Original kinology page.
No luck, does anyone know how I can move my system to kinology?
please help,
Thanks to all in advance

OK, 2 things, one you didn't mention if you factory reset when trying to goto kinology and I believe that is a must. Second, you are probably going to have to wipe internal storage with a command from an adb shell to clear the xattrb's from the data partition that cm 11 has set as last I checked kinology uses a stock amazon kernel or something close to Amazon's kernel, and ipamazon,s kernel didn't support selinux so it presents problems going back and forth between those 2 ROMs. BTW wiping internal storage means anything on your sdcard goes bye bye. I will have to go grab the command you will more than likely need to run so gimme a moment.
Edit: I'm lazy tonight, here is a link to a post I made with the commands to run in it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49408371
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stunts513 said:
OK, 2 things, one you didn't mention if you factory reset when trying to goto kinology and I believe that is a must. Second, you are probably going to have to wipe internal storage with a command from an adb shell to clear the xattrb's from the data partition that cm 11 has set as last I checked kinology uses a stock amazon kernel or something close to Amazon's kernel, and ipamazon,s kernel didn't support selinux so it presents problems going back and forth between those 2 ROMs. BTW wiping internal storage means anything on your sdcard goes bye bye. I will have to go grab the command you will more than likely need to run so gimme a moment.
Edit: I'm lazy tonight, here is a link to a post I made with the commands to run in it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=49408371
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Ok first, thanks for the reply. Second, yes i did do a wipe before the install.
I am going to go check out your link now and see.... ill keep you posted.
Thanks again....

Quick question.... can the process in your thread be done through fire flash 11? ( i am an absolute noob at this, so it may be a silly question...)
i can follow along as to what must be done, but i dont feel comfortable doing a process without a guide.....do you know of any threads with a walk through for this?

There aren't any tutorials for this as far as I know, I got this command from Hashcode in the irc, just run the command mentioned above from a command prompt (while in recovery) while cd'd into a utility that came with a copy of adb, like my wallpaper fix for example that's in my signature. If you don't know anything of command prompt like what CD commands normally I would say read up on basic command prompt because its very simple, but because of a nice trick I remembered recently you can avoid the CD command, just shift + right click the folder with adb in it and hit "open command prompt here", then run the command I posted (while in recovery).
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