Hi all
I have a new Kindle Fire HD 7". According to 'About' it's version is 7.3.1. The model number on the back is X43Z60
I've read just about every thread in this forum about rooting, flashing recoveries, using adb, fastboot etc etc.. I even made my own factory cable. I have been successful in rooting the device, I can access it via adb with no issues and I have even managed to install SafeStrap on it (though no ROM's will install) but I can NOT get it to boot into fastboot mode. I have successfully written to the idme bootmode 4002 and rebooted it but it has no effect. Windows does not detect any device other than the adb interface at any point. I even tried this while booted into safestrap and it too had no effect.
I'd like to know if anyone is able to say definitively what it is I need to do to get a custom ROM working. It doesn't help either that people seem to refer to the devices they have written their software for simply as "Kindle fire HD 7" with no mention of version, etc. meaning I have little indication as to the suitability of the instructions.
I saw mention of a 'short' mod where I am able to take the cover off and short a particular exposed connector to the frame and enable fastboot mode, but couldn't actually find any further information. Not afraid to give it a go but I need to know what to do.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
A fast boot cable just puts five volts on pin 4 on the micro usb...that's the short mod....you short the five volt pin 1 to pin 4...note this has to be on the micro usb side you will blow up your usb port if you do it on the usb end
Safe strap is not the route you want to take I would at this point restore back to stock and install twrp as your second boot loader then installing a Rom should be simple
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TimTams said:
Hi all
I have a new Kindle Fire HD 7". According to 'About' it's version is 7.3.1. The model number on the back is X43Z60
I've read just about every thread in this forum about rooting, flashing recoveries, using adb, fastboot etc etc.. I even made my own factory cable. I have been successful in rooting the device, I can access it via adb with no issues and I have even managed to install SafeStrap on it (though no ROM's will install) but I can NOT get it to boot into fastboot mode. I have successfully written to the idme bootmode 4002 and rebooted it but it has no effect. Windows does not detect any device other than the adb interface at any point. I even tried this while booted into safestrap and it too had no effect.
I'd like to know if anyone is able to say definitively what it is I need to do to get a custom ROM working. It doesn't help either that people seem to refer to the devices they have written their software for simply as "Kindle fire HD 7" with no mention of version, etc. meaning I have little indication as to the suitability of the instructions.
I saw mention of a 'short' mod where I am able to take the cover off and short a particular exposed connector to the frame and enable fastboot mode, but couldn't actually find any further information. Not afraid to give it a go but I need to know what to do.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks
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Visit the thread in my signature for the Kindle Fire HD 7". I addressed the issue of Amazon OS 7.3.1 with Step 1: Rooting.
Thanks for the info about the cable, ended up not needing it
seokhun said:
Visit the thread in my signature for the Kindle Fire HD 7". I addressed the issue of Amazon OS 7.3.1 with Step 1: Rooting.
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Thanks!! I must have overlooked your guide, the titles of a few threads are very similar
Yours is the only one that didn't require the use of fastboot to get TWRP on the device, it worked flawlessly!
Cheers
One very happy TimTams :laugh:
Hi
I know the update just got pushed a couple of days back, but wanted to check if anyone had already identified how to root a Kindle Fire HD with 11.3.2?
I lost my root access after this update.
Thanks.
abhi.ko said:
Hi
I know the update just got pushed a couple of days back, but wanted to check if anyone had already identified how to root a Kindle Fire HD with 11.3.2?
I lost my root access after this update.
Thanks.
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Use this: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=50985251&postcount=347
Just worked fine for me couple of minutes ago.
Regards.
is there any exploit working which doesn't need a factory cable?
yomagin said:
is there any exploit working which doesn't need a factory cable?
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i'm not an expert with the 2013 kindles, but you shouldn't need one if adb is enabled, you should be able to run "adb reboot bootloader", unless for some reason you have no adb access.
no there isnt as of yet. adb reboot fastboot does not function on this device so you need the fact cable to get it into that mode to run the exploit
O well that sucks least I know this now. Can't believe they disabled the easy way to get into it.
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Hello
I've had the same issue. My kindle was rooted fine but then a recent update has caused it to become unrooted. Version is 11.3.2
Does anyone know if there is a way for me to root this again?
Much appreciated
Look up a few posts... The one by eLiTeFLO...
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root 11.3.2
stunts513 said:
Look up a few posts... The one by eLiTeFLO...
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So anybody know how to root the kindle fire 7" 2013 running 11.3.2 without factory cable? Otherwise is there a way to downgrade to 11.3.1?
11.3.2.3.2
Hi, rooting noob here-literally just starting!
Can't find anything on rooting my Kindle Fire HD 2nd Gen which is running the 11.3.2.3.2 version. It was installed today (so I'm not suprised that I can't find anything).
Anyway, tried using the files above by downloading and running the runme batch filebut it kept getting stuck on "Waiting for device." You mentioned fixing it somehow...How?
Please be thorough, I'm new.
Gotcha_Hotshot22 said:
Hi, rooting noob here-literally just starting!
Can't find anything on rooting my Kindle Fire HD 2nd Gen which is running the 11.3.2.3.2 version. It was installed today (so I'm not suprised that I can't find anything).
Anyway, tried using the files above by downloading and running the runme batch filebut it kept getting stuck on "Waiting for device." You mentioned fixing it somehow...How?
Please be thorough, I'm new.
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Same here, been scouring the web and have found nothing, looks like we may be stuck for a while. The thing that drives me NUTS is that I got this warranty replaced by Amazon, and the day I turned it on it updated from 11.x...if ONLY I'd left it in airplane mode!!
unbwogable said:
Same here, been scouring the web and have found nothing, looks like we may be stuck for a while. The thing that drives me NUTS is that I got this warranty replaced by Amazon, and the day I turned it on it updated from 11.x...if ONLY I'd left it in airplane mode!!
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^^ Same here.
Even contacted Amazon Support to see if there's any way to downgrade or reset to complete stock.... and was told that due to my Kindle Fire 7" 2nd Gen "lagging" and "freezing up" (wasnt sure exactly WHY I was trying to revert pre-update lol) all he could recommend was sending it in for repair/replacement. Dang it.
Off I go to (attempt) a fastboot cable.... <wish me luck!>
Send it in and then restart rooting it again.
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wire55 said:
Send it in and then restart rooting it again.
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This...
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Hello XDA Community,
I just ordered and received my fastboot cable for my 2013 Kindle Fire HD 7" (Soho) hoping that I would be able to backup the original ROM and flash it to run CyanogenMod, because the Amazon Kindle OS is really lacking. I would also like to have root again since root has been removed after the auto update from 11.3.1 was pushed upon me even know I modified my hosts file (also I just noticed today they just updated the OS again to 11.3.3).
I have been looking around the Internet for a tutorial on how to flash my version of the KFHD, but the only version I can find a tutorial for is Tate. I am also unable to get my ADB server to recognize my Kindle when using the fastboot cable. With the Kindle completely off I hook up my fastboot cable and turn on the device and it is not recognized, and the Device Manager lists the devices as "Soho-PVT-Prod-07". I uninstalled and re-installed the Kindle Fire Drivers and using my regular cable the Kindle is recognized just fine within Windows.
Any assistance would be grand and appreciated!
Thank you all!
NOX020189 said:
Hello XDA Community,
I just ordered and received my fastboot cable for my 2013 Kindle Fire HD 7" (Soho) hoping that I would be able to backup the original ROM and flash it to run CyanogenMod, because the Amazon Kindle OS is really lacking. I would also like to have root again since root has been removed after the auto update from 11.3.1 was pushed upon me even know I modified my hosts file (also I just noticed today they just updated the OS again to 11.3.3).
I have been looking around the Internet for a tutorial on how to flash my version of the KFHD, but the only version I can find a tutorial for is Tate. I am also unable to get my ADB server to recognize my Kindle when using the fastboot cable. With the Kindle completely off I hook up my fastboot cable and turn on the device and it is not recognized, and the Device Manager lists the devices as "Soho-PVT-Prod-07". I uninstalled and re-installed the Kindle Fire Drivers and using my regular cable the Kindle is recognized just fine within Windows.
Any assistance would be grand and appreciated!
Thank you all!
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There are no custom ROM's for the SOHO. Attempting to flash one for Tate will more than likely brick your device. There is a root topic on XDA though.
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LinearEquation said:
There are no custom ROM's for the SOHO. Attempting to flash one for Tate will more than likely brick your device. There is a root topic on XDA though.
Sent from my Nexus 7 Flo running Odex SinLess ROM 4.4.2 with ElementalX kernel using XDA Premium 4 mobile app
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Thank you for the reply. I have been viewing the thread and trying to restore my Kindle back to the 11.3.2.1 using Gran PC's utility, but when it attempts to Install the OS I get the Red Triangle with an Exclamation Mark. Even if I can just get my Kindle back to 11.3.2.1, root, and install Google Apps I will be happy.
I have a Kindle Fire HD that has never been rooted (although I tried like heck last night when it was 7.4.8) and today I see it is 7.4.9 and have been told this is unrootable? Is this correct?
If so, is there anyway to add the Google Play store without rooting. I bought this on eBay listed as unable to be registered but I didn't care because I didn't want the Fire OS, my plan was to make it a full fledged android tablet with a custom ROM.
What can I do now?
GameGuru41 said:
I have a Kindle Fire HD that has never been rooted (although I tried like heck last night when it was 7.4.8) and today I see it is 7.4.9 and have been told this is unrootable? Is this correct?
If so, is there anyway to add the Google Play store without rooting. I bought this on eBay listed as unable to be registered but I didn't care because I didn't want the Fire OS, my plan was to make it a full fledged android tablet with a custom ROM.
What can I do now?
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Fastboot with a fastboot cable or maybe a "adb reboot bootloader" if you get lucky, then downgrade the os with kindle fire first aid, proceed with the usual procedure.
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Ok I ordered a fast boot factory cable today. Do I have to downgrade or can I just use the cable install a custom ROM?
GameGuru41 said:
Ok I ordered a fast boot factory cable today. Do I have to downgrade or can I just use the cable install a custom ROM?
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I just flashed my 7.4.9 KFHD 2012 with CM11 - I used the tutorial on the CM wiki...Worked perfectly.
medeman said:
I just flashed my 7.4.9 KFHD 2012 with CM11 - I used the tutorial on the CM wiki...Worked perfectly.
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Did you first root your device? Did you use a fastbootcable?
Thx in common
Even though this says for the 2013 version of the Kindle Fire HD, it does work on the the HD 7 running 7.4.9. It is how I rooted mine. You will have to manually install SuperSu which you can get from Chainfire's site.
medeman said:
I just flashed my 7.4.9 KFHD 2012 with CM11 - I used the tutorial on the CM wiki...Worked perfectly.
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Im trying that tonight on a kfhd 8.9 with the 8.4.9 Hoping i can get in to go to fastboot. If i can not get this going soon i may fix it permanently using the microwave technique (as in putting the kinlde fire in a 1000watt microwave oven for 10 minutes and cooking it...)
If it comes down to this maybe ill record it for all to see haha.
Stupid amazon and their forcing us in to the x.4.9 update. This should not be legal for any company to do period. Would be like a auto maker sneaking in to your driveway and removing your performance enhancing upgrades and using a welding torch to put their factory garbage back on. And yes it is the same idea. We all root or kindles and other android devices (and apple products) to give us a better performing and or more feture rich device. Those who do this understand this voids the warranty and are not worried about that at all. Heck many of us own tablets etc that are long out of warranty so amazon etc will not even need to worry about that side of thing.
Sorry for the venting but yeesh this is irritating
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Did you first root your device? Did you use a fastbootcable?
Thx in common
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No my device wasn't rooted and barely used at all at this point.
I did use a fastboot cable, yeah...
I also have 7.4.9 and rooted it with Root with Restore by Bin4ary, using Option 1, via ADB. Worked just as it did with previous OS.
KFFirstAide didn't root it.
What did you try to root it with?
Issue with rooting 7.4.9
I tried using the root with recovery binary to root my kindle fire hd, but it won't run fireflash, and busy box was not included when it rooted. Am I missing something here? It's a Kindle Fire HD 7", running 7.4.9.
Downgrade it with SRT or kffa, it will be pre-rooted. You may need a fastboot cable to do this though if "adb reboot bootloader" doesn't do the trick.
Hi there,
Firstly I apologise, this post may be a little vague, as am having trouble getting the truth out of my son. I was wondering if anyone might be able to help me identify what the heck he has done to his Kindle Fire HD 7"
When you turn the device on, despite initially saying Kindle fire HD, this text is soon replaced with a boot screen animation that simply reads "DROID".
When you begin to use the Kindle there is a small carousel of apps over the larger carousel. Also when you rotate the screen to landscape it doesn't seem to reorientate the display and only shows the top half of the screen. It also seems to crash and won't come out of the lock screen.
I am guessing he has tried to either root it or flash a custom rom, he says he installed an app called root master? But cannot see how an app would grant root access?
We bought this for him as a Christmas present, and whilst am sorely tempted to tell him "tough" as he's obviously tried to do something without fully understanding what he's doing, I would like to be able to sort this as soon as I stop being cross.
So whilst I appreciate this is all a bit vague, does anyone recognise any symptoms, and have any insight into what he might have done and/or installed and is there any sure fire method to get this back for him?
A couple of questions:
-> Is it the 2012 version with the camera and HDMI output, or is it the 2013 version that has neither of these?
-> Can you access the settings and enable ADB?
-> Can you solder or are willing to shell out $10-$15 to fix this?
>>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.4... or maybe it's a Kindle Fire HD running Cyanogenmod 11<<<
hi there,
Thanks for the reply.
We got it for him for Christmas 2012.
Can get to settings. I have enabled ADB (just to see if I could, and I can).
Does this mean I might not need a soldering iron?
Do not claim to be any sort of expert, so please assume no knowledge here.
But will carefully follow instructions if there are any.
Am hoping to be able to hand him back a working device when he's learnt his lesson.
Thanks again
I would suggest you to use the Kindle Fire First Aid if fastboot works. That way you can go totally stock. And a few more questions:
Do you have the Android SDK installed on your PC? If yes,try using "adb devices" to see if it recognizes the Kindle
Shut down the Kindle. Boot it up. Do you see an orange Kindle animation only or a blue animation?
I suggest you buy a factory adapter from Team BlackHat here if fastboot doesn't work.
PS: Don't be too cross on him. It's perfectly understandable if he wanted to flash a custom ROM. I ended up hating Amazon after realizing what they did to Android....
SafinWasi said:
I would suggest you to use the Kindle Fire First Aid if fastboot works. That way you can go totally stock.
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Is this what is being described here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If so, I will have a look this evening..
I like the fact that it has "noob" in the post description.
Although I flashed a custom rom onto my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of years back (using ODIN) a lot of the instructions in this Kindle Fire section seem to be very confusing. I wish I'd known he was planning to do something like this, as I'd have read up on it for him (and, most likely warned him off, amazon look like they have locked down this tablet to a horrific degree)
SafinWasi said:
And a few more questions:
Do you have the Android SDK installed on your PC? If yes,try using "adb devices" to see if it recognizes the Kindle
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Okay, that sounds a good first place to start. I don't think I have the SDK currently installed but I guess I can grab it again from google.
I take it if the SDK can "see" it we're halfway there?
Just to clarify:
The device is "quite" responsive.
It will boot up (although I cannot find anything on the internet about this boot animation that just draws the word "DROID" - if I could, I might be able to figure what he's tried to do at least) and you can sort of use it (although there are onscreen glitches as described above) and it freezes up when the screen locks (so you have to reboot every time it locks the screen). But, at least it's not totally D.O.A, I guess.
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[*]Shut down the Kindle. Boot it up. Do you see an orange Kindle animation only or a blue animation?
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It does initially flash up Kindle..
I thought I had solved the problem with a factory reset last night (I'll admit for a second I cheered), but after initially showing Kindle Fire, it then starts going to this blue DROID animation..
SafinWasi said:
I suggest you buy a factory adapter from Team BlackHat here if fastboot doesn't work.
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Okay, cool I take it this is step three if the Kindle Fire First Aid doesn't work?
SafinWasi said:
PS: Don't be too cross on him. It's perfectly understandable if he wanted to flash a custom ROM. I ended up hating Amazon after realizing what they did to Android....
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I am a lot calmer today, am sorry that the first post was written in "Angry Dad" mode
I was just annoyed that he tried to deny doing anything to his device, and claimed it was "just an amazon update" (when it was obvious it wasn't).
This is why I am hoping to fix it for him, it was a Christmas present after all, and I would like to (eventually, not right away) hand him back a working Kindle device.
I just wish I wasn't flying so blind.
Thing is I'm not 100% sure he know's what he's done, I think he's just blindly followed a YouTube video or similar and he's ended up with this.
I really, really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to my post.
Thanks so much for reading and responding.
silentbazz said:
Is this what is being described here?
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If so, I will have a look this evening..
I like the fact that it has "noob" in the post description.
Although I flashed a custom rom onto my Samsung Galaxy S2 a couple of years back (using ODIN) a lot of the instructions in this Kindle Fire section seem to be very confusing. I wish I'd known he was planning to do something like this, as I'd have read up on it for him (and, most likely warned him off, amazon look like they have locked down this tablet to a horrific degree)
Okay, that sounds a good first place to start. I don't think I have the SDK currently installed but I guess I can grab it again from google.
I take it if the SDK can "see" it we're halfway there?
Just to clarify:
The device is "quite" responsive.
It will boot up (although I cannot find anything on the internet about this boot animation that just draws the word "DROID" - if I could, I might be able to figure what he's tried to do at least) and you can sort of use it (although there are onscreen glitches as described above) and it freezes up when the screen locks (so you have to reboot every time it locks the screen). But, at least it's not totally D.O.A, I guess.
It does initially flash up Kindle..
I thought I had solved the problem with a factory reset last night (I'll admit for a second I cheered), but after initially showing Kindle Fire, it then starts going to this blue DROID animation..
Okay, cool I take it this is step three if the Kindle Fire First Aid doesn't work?
I am a lot calmer today, am sorry that the first post was written in "Angry Dad" mode
I was just annoyed that he tried to deny doing anything to his device, and claimed it was "just an amazon update" (when it was obvious it wasn't).
This is why I am hoping to fix it for him, it was a Christmas present after all, and I would like to (eventually, not right away) hand him back a working Kindle device.
I just wish I wasn't flying so blind.
Thing is I'm not 100% sure he know's what he's done, I think he's just blindly followed a YouTube video or similar and he's ended up with this.
I really, really appreciate you guys taking the time to reply to my post.
Thanks so much for reading and responding.
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Okay,I'll guide you through a step-by-step tutorial to restore your Kindle.
Download and install the Android SDK. That is the first thing any Android modding guy must have. It provides you with the ADB and Fastboot executables which you're gonna need.
Download and install the Kindle Fire HD ADB drivers. You're gonna need them since the official Google drivers that came with the SDK are not supported by Amazon.
Modify your path variable. To do this,right-click on 'My Computer' and select properties. Click on "Advanced System Settings" and then "Environment Variables". At this point,you should copy the path to the tools and platform-tools folders of your SDK and paste them in the "path" system variable . If you want a video tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
See if ADB and fastboot works. Open CMD from Run and type in ADB or fastboot. If it returns a lot of text,it's working.
Now type in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It'll return <waiting for device>
Turn off the Kindle and plug it in. If it boots into fastboot,you're good to go with KFFA
If it doesn't boot into fastboot,you'll have to buy a fastboot adapter or make one.
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Although I have no idea how he got the Droid animation....
SafinWasi said:
Although I have no idea how he got the Droid animation....
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Okay, apparently, he went to this 1mobile market to get a one click root app.
I have not been able to find the app myself, but am very worried that he's been downloading apps from an unofficial app store.
The change to the boot animation seems to have been achieved using a Xposed app (that requires XBlast?). It was after installing this, and changing the boot animation that he says the Kindle started to behave weirdly.
Have not had the time yet to sit down and go through the instructions provided, thank you for those, I will set time aside at the weekend as I don't want to rush it.
At least now I know where the weird boot animation came from
I provide this info as a warning to others.
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Okay, apparently, he went to this 1mobile market to get a one click root app.
I have not been able to find the app myself, but am very worried that he's been downloading apps from an unofficial app store.
The change to the boot animation seems to have been achieved using a Xposed app (that requires XBlast?). It was after installing this, and changing the boot animation that he says the Kindle started to behave weirdly.
Have not had the time yet to sit down and go through the instructions provided, thank you for those, I will set time aside at the weekend as I don't want to rush it.
At least now I know where the weird boot animation came from
I provide this info as a warning to others.
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1mobile is an OK place to download apps from. You just have to make sure the dev is reputable. XBlast can mess a tablet up if you play to much with it.
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I agree. It's tricky,XBlast. Any progress?
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
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I agree. It's tricky,XBlast. Any progress?
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
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Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Don't do that. Just download my Flasher and extract it. There is another zip inside,which has the drivers. Just install them normally.
Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
silentbazz said:
Alas, not good..
Am stumbling at the first hurdle really, have installed the AndroidSDK all okay but am trying to add the Kindle Fire drivers into the SDK as per amazon's instructions here .
But the SDK they describe doesn't seem to match the SDK environment I have installed (I have version 23.0.0.1245622 of eclipse installed, which seems to have a different menu structure to the one amazon describe?) and whenever I try and get
Eclipse to access the URL amazon has told me to (http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml) I get the message "No repository found at http://kindle-sdk.s3.amazonaws.com/addon.xml"
Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Hi! One click root app was probably called VROOT. VROOT is still not identified as safe as there may be malware, sorry :\ However if you have a FASTBOOT cable go on this website and you should be able to restore it without SDK.
http://androidcowboy.com/2013/07/how-to-recover-bricked-kindle-fire-hd/
by the way once choosing an "option" please wait for at least 20 minutes as restoring the device takes a long process.
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Am really not sure what I'm doing wrong..
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Your tablet still has fastboot access which means it's almost surely restorable. The flasher offered above will work and so will the System Restore Tool. You just run the bat and wait to be restored. Make sure your drivers are installed properly. Windows 8/7 64bit need to be put in test mode so your drivers will install right.
Windows is not going to let you do this until you disable device driver signature enforcement.
Disable device driver signature enforcement in Windows 7 read on. Windows 8 has different steps.
Both must be done from the administrator profile to work right
Both of these are for Windows 7 X64 users.
Windows 7 X32 and earlier version users do not have this issue
A.*
1. Reboot and on start up press F8 a couple times.
2. Scroll down to "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement."*
Note: This must be done on every bootup you want to install something not MS signed.*
B. For a more permanent solution.*
1. First go and uninstall the driver (delete driver) you want to replace and then restart your computer.*
2. Now go to the start menu and type cmd.
3. Right click on "cmd" and open a command prompt with elevated privileges (run as administrator.)
4. Now type these in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
4. Now install the driver you want.
5. Restart the computer.
6. Profit.
Note: If you do this right, you will see "Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7601" (or something comparable) in the lower right corner of your screen. This means that drivers not signed by MS can be installed without getting the Windows has installed the best driver already bit.*
If you opt to take your computer out of test mode, the drivers will more than likely be replaced by MS drivers next time. To exit test mode follow steps 1,2 and 3 in part B of my writeup and type these commands in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS*
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF
Now restart computer.
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SafinWasi said:
Okay,I'll guide you through a step-by-step tutorial to restore your Kindle.
Download and install the Android SDK. That is the first thing any Android modding guy must have. It provides you with the ADB and Fastboot executables which you're gonna need.
Download and install the Kindle Fire HD ADB drivers. You're gonna need them since the official Google drivers that came with the SDK are not supported by Amazon.
Modify your path variable. To do this,right-click on 'My Computer' and select properties. Click on "Advanced System Settings" and then "Environment Variables". At this point,you should copy the path to the tools and platform-tools folders of your SDK and paste them in the "path" system variable . If you want a video tutorial:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
See if ADB and fastboot works. Open CMD from Run and type in ADB or fastboot. If it returns a lot of text,it's working.
Now type in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
It'll return <waiting for device>
Turn off the Kindle and plug it in. If it boots into fastboot,you're good to go with KFFA
If it doesn't boot into fastboot,you'll have to buy a fastboot adapter or make one.
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Okay, I got the amazon drivers installed on my machine, and had fastboot and adb working from the command prompt after adding all of the paths to the PATH environment setting.
I typed in:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
and I got the prompt <waiting for device>
However when I attach the device, it just boots (with the weird droid animation) - I cannot see anything to say that it has fastbooted. Does it display any different?
I have also typed adb devices and I don't think my PC is seeing the Kindle Fire HD as I get no devices shown in the List of Devices?
Does this mean I need a fastboot cable?
Would installing cyanogenmod on this be an option now? Or would that just make matters worse at this stage?
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Actually, uninstalled and reinstalled amazon adb drivers, and retyped:
Code:
adb devices
and it output:
D025A0A0241220KP device
so tried the fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product command again, but still the device booted normally
SafinWasi said:
Don't do that. Just download my Flasher and extract it. There is another zip inside,which has the drivers. Just install them normally.
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By the way just wanted to say thanks for providing the Flasher.
Amazon drivers extracted and installed like a charm (once I allowed them to install to the default location)
silentbazz said:
Does this mean I need a fastboot cable?
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The only time you don't need one is if you can access the OS and you have functioning root. If you don't have this then you must have a fastboot cable. If you have a Motorola cord laying around try that.
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LinearEquation said:
The only time you don't need one is if you can access the OS and you have functioning root. If you don't have this then you must have a fastboot cable. If you have a Motorola cord laying around try that.
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Ahh okay, I understood that I might be able to get the device to enter fastboot without a cable.
I must have read this wrong.
Okay, as I am not in the United States I am guessing eBay.co.uk is my best option?
Will something like this do the trick?
silentbazz said:
Ahh okay, I understood that I might be able to get the device to enter fastboot without a cable.
I must have read this wrong.
Okay, as I am not in the United States I am guessing eBay.co.uk is my best option?
Will something like this do the trick?
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Should work fine.
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LinearEquation said:
Should work fine.
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Okay, great, have got one ordered, so will hopefully be able to get this sorted soon.
A sincere thanks to everyone who has offered sage advice above.
Some ace tips here, hopefully I'll get this sorted for him
Thanks again!!!!
silentbazz said:
Okay, great, have got one ordered, so will hopefully be able to get this sorted soon.
A sincere thanks to everyone who has offered sage advice above.
Some ace tips here, hopefully I'll get this sorted for him
Thanks again!!!!
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You're welcome. Keep us updated.
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