I need some assistance with unbricking my kindle fire HD I had rooted it and tried to install a custom rom using FIRE FIRE and it bricked my device as it was the incorrect bootloader. I have a factory cable, but I do not know the commands to push the kindle fire stock OS to the device or how to unbrick it with root.
It can either boot to fastbootmode or has a Red Screen.
I have tired KFFIRSTAIDE, but can not get it to operational status.
Product ID says:
product: Tate-PVT-08
Any help is appreciated.
Jayj0ka said:
I need some assistance with unbricking my kindle fire HD I had rooted it and tried to install a custom rom using FIRE FIRE and it bricked my device as it was the incorrect bootloader. I have a factory cable, but I do not know the commands to push the kindle fire stock OS to the device or how to unbrick it with root.
It can either boot to fastbootmode or has a Red Screen.
I have tired KFFIRSTAIDE, but can not get it to operational status.
Product ID says:
product: Tate-PVT-08
Any help is appreciated.
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using your mobile browser or a pc go to the link ill provide below, it will take you to the kindle fire hd 7 section of XDA and find the search box or icon at the top of the xda page (not your browsers search box but the XDA searchbox) type
"how to unbrick kindle fire HD 7"
it will take you to several threads, you will have to pick your way through the threads to find the method for your particular KFHD7, there are different models and stock OS' s find your device and OS and follow the directions you find, you may have to piece together things from different threads to find everything you need but if you are diligent and do your reseach you will find all your info, instructions, links for needed files and answers and fixes for any issues you may encounter just read everything and piece it all together piece by piece according to what you find from start to finish and walk through the process step by step without actually doing it until you have what you need and understand what you are doing so you don't skip a step or forget anything when you actually do it, read pay attention and be careful, good luck, here is the link, start your search there:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd
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I appreciate your feed back I was able to resolve my issue, I forgot to apply the stack overide . from fireflash it is all good now thanks
Jayj0ka said:
I appreciate your feed back I was able to resolve my issue, I forgot to apply the stack overide . from fireflash it is all good now thanks
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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!
Trying to install the 2nd bootloader and TWRP onto my Kindle Fire HD 7", and came across a thread that had pretty intensive steps, so i followed these and everything seemed to be going through great with no problems. One of the steps was to Restore the Kindle to 7.2.3, to then allow the installation of the 2nd Bootloader using FireFlash and to install TWRP.
I ran the KFA program and selected the representing option, and it downloaded the System Images and prompted me to continue at certain steps, and everything seemed to have worked perfectly fine, no problems at all. The final step was to hard reset and then boot the Kindle back up and then check to make sure the Kindle was now on 7.2.3, and if it was I then needed to disable OTA Updates.
However, after doing all this and hard resetting the Kindle, it is still on 7.4.6 even though KFA said that everything had worked perfectly fine and that everything was successful. Tried it again making sure I followed every step to the letter and I have been presented with the same outcome.
Anyone have any advise they can give to overcome this problem, as I really don't know where i'm going wrong, if I am at all
Thanks
wrong section I askted a mod to move it...
flopower1996 said:
wrong section I askted a mod to move it...
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oops...sorry pal
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oops...sorry pal
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Kindle Fire First Aide has some some recent problems. If your are trying to restore, use your fastboot cord or make sure to have this tool boot your tablet into fastboot using regular USB cord and use this restore tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
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LinearEquation said:
Kindle Fire First Aide has some some recent problems. If your are trying to restore, use your fastboot cord or make sure to have this tool boot your tablet into fastboot using regular USB cord and use this restore tool.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
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does anyone know or have the link to the CLI code which can be used to flash the 2nd bootloader and install TWRP, I already have the needed files downloaded to do so, just don't know all of the code needed, most of it is common command and trigger knowledge, but unsure on some of the nitty gritty coding through cmd
Thanks
gevalarrrr said:
does anyone know or have the link to the CLI code which can be used to flash the 2nd bootloader and install TWRP, I already have the needed files downloaded to do so, just don't know all of the code needed, most of it is common command and trigger knowledge, but unsure on some of the nitty gritty coding through cmd
Thanks
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http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
LinearEquation said:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
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Thank you :good:
Hi,
I think I might have bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7". I successfully rooted it using B1nary's tool (v17) and went about trying to install TWRP. I used this guide:
gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-simple-guide-to-root-the-kindle-fire-hd-and-flash-a-custom-rom
Sorry for the lack of direct links - it's because I'm newly registered
I started having trouble around Step 2, with the adb shell commands not working. So I tried another method, and came across this one:
liliputing.com/2011/12/how-to-install-twrp-2-0-touch-based-recovery-on-the-kindle-fire-backup-restore-flash-custom-firmware.html
Stupidly, in my haste I neglected to read the fact that this tutorial is for a Kindle Fire, not the Fire HD. I got to the final step, step 11 - switched off my KFHD and now it won't start up again. I have a fastboot cable bought from eBay but I'm not sure if I've totally screwed my device or if it can be fixed. Due to the fairly incompetent nature of my fault, I haven't been able to find a solution via searching XDA or other forums, either.
Any help much appreciated.
SaigonBlaze said:
Hi,
I think I might have bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7". I successfully rooted it using B1nary's tool (v17) and went about trying to install TWRP. I used this guide:
gizmodo.co.uk/2013/04/the-simple-guide-to-root-the-kindle-fire-hd-and-flash-a-custom-rom
Sorry for the lack of direct links - it's because I'm newly registered
I started having trouble around Step 2, with the adb shell commands not working. So I tried another method, and came across this one:
liliputing.com/2011/12/how-to-install-twrp-2-0-touch-based-recovery-on-the-kindle-fire-backup-restore-flash-custom-firmware.html
Stupidly, in my haste I neglected to read the fact that this tutorial is for a Kindle Fire, not the Fire HD. I got to the final step, step 11 - switched off my KFHD and now it won't start up again. I have a fastboot cable bought from eBay but I'm not sure if I've totally screwed my device or if it can be fixed. Due to the fairly incompetent nature of my fault, I haven't been able to find a solution via searching XDA or other forums, either.
Any help much appreciated.
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Yea, flashing anything meant for another device is almost a certain hard brick. when you plug your device into a USB port with a fastboot cable, does it enter fastboot? If it does, you can try a a system restore. If it does nothing, that's it for the device.
LinearEquation said:
Yea, flashing anything meant for another device is almost a certain hard brick. when you plug your device into a USB port with a fastboot cable, does it enter fastboot? If it does, you can try a a system restore. If it does nothing, that's it for the device.
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Thanks for the quick reply.
It does nothing. Diddly squat. Oh well, I guess I'll just chalk it up to incompetence experience....and go buy a Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 3 :-|
SaigonBlaze said:
Thanks for the quick reply.
It does nothing. Diddly squat. Oh well, I guess I'll just chalk it up to incompetence experience....and go buy a Nexus 7 or Galaxy Tab 3 :-|
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I like my Kindle Fire HD however I just bought a Nexus 7 Flo to get me by until the Kindle Fire HDX has some custom ROM's (if it gets some.) I'm a flashaholic and need a fresh fix lol.
Hello folks,
I posted this in the wrong forum earlier. Im a bit confused and need some direction.
I want to unleash my KF2 to full android tablet, So...I know i need to root it, I want to go with KitKat style rom but want 100% reliability (so will go with the most stable platform), I have been looking at the guides and how to pages for a week now and there is a lot on conflicting or different information. Can someone point me towards a guide or someone who can help me please.
My KF2 is stock with sideloaded apps at present its software version is 10.4.8 (which i can find no information about regarding root or other hacks)
any information will be gratefully received.
Many thanks
Andy
Anyone help out? Cheers, I'm eager to update this thing
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fordy0508 said:
Anyone help out? Cheers, I'm eager to update this thing
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root with kindle fire first aid, think it also has a option to install twrp and 2nd bootloader for you, not sure how reliable that is considering you are going to have to downgrade the bootloader and stuff, for some reason fireflash never had kf2 support added to it, which i find odd considering it uses the same method to do it, minus the fact it needs a different bootloader. Long story short, root with kffa, then either use kffa's option to install twrp and 2nd bootloader(if it has it) or use the tutorial for your device in the android development section made by hashcode. You must downgrade your bootloader though if you do it manually, just a heads up so you don't get stuck with a redscreen that only a fastboot cable will fix.
Thanks very much
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Just to summerise,
I root with KFFA,
I install TWRP,
Then a 2nd boot loader,
Then I can do custom Rom,
In a nutshell oh 1 more thing, what's the best Rom to go for and at what point do I need to downgrade my bootloader ? Cheers
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fordy0508 said:
Just to summerise,
I root with KFFA,
I install TWRP,
Then a 2nd boot loader,
Then I can do custom Rom,
In a nutshell oh 1 more thing, what's the best Rom to go for and at what point do I need to downgrade my bootloader ? Cheers
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eh its more like root. downgrade bootloader from fastboot(make sure to check md5sum or risk hard brick), install 2nd bootloader +twrp.
Lemme grab a tutorial for ya: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2100963
Hope this helps.
Dude you're a legend,
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So I'll need to buy a fastboot cable to do it then
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O you don't need a fastboot cable, fastboot cables are only to kick it into fastboot mode when bricked, you can get into fastboot from a working kindle with commands such as
Code:
adb reboot bootloader
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Ok mega, so just follow the guide you posted, I'll root it tonight with kffa and do some research about the rest, the root seems quite simple with kffa
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So i need a touch of help please, I have followed the steps in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
up to
"Kindle Fire First Aide Step 13 : The Kindle Fire should automatically turn on and boot regular Bootmode. If the Kindle does not turn on depress the power button until it turns on. Next select Option 15 in the Software. The Kindle will reboot and will now see a screen that says: Fastboot Kindle Fire."
So i plug my kindle into the USB slot when it is turned off and it turns on as expected, I then go to the KFFA software as instructed to select option 15 from the main menu, except the main menu doesn't 15 options,
i have
1. device diagnostics
2. kindle fire 2nd gen
3. kindle fire hd 7"
4. kindle fire hd 8.9
5. rooting/unrooting
6. backups
7. extras
8. drivers
9. device diagnosics (root required)
10. [disabled] caution: install 2nd bootloader <TWRP>
i have tried going option 15 and it just opens option 1.
Im really confused as this doesnt seem to be doing anything.
help please.......
fordy0508 said:
So i need a touch of help please, I have followed the steps in
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
up to
"Kindle Fire First Aide Step 13 : The Kindle Fire should automatically turn on and boot regular Bootmode. If the Kindle does not turn on depress the power button until it turns on. Next select Option 15 in the Software. The Kindle will reboot and will now see a screen that says: Fastboot Kindle Fire."
So i plug my kindle into the USB slot when it is turned off and it turns on as expected, I then go to the KFFA software as instructed to select option 15 from the main menu, except the main menu doesn't 15 options,
i have
1. device diagnostics
2. kindle fire 2nd gen
3. kindle fire hd 7"
4. kindle fire hd 8.9
5. rooting/unrooting
6. backups
7. extras
8. drivers
9. device diagnosics (root required)
10. [disabled] caution: install 2nd bootloader <TWRP>
i have tried going option 15 and it just opens option 1.
Im really confused as this doesnt seem to be doing anything.
help please.......
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um just look through the menus for it, because i am not familiar with kffa, i do all the stuff kffa does manually in a terminal/command prompt. I can tell you how to do it manually if you want but other than that...
Cheers ....it's been about 10yrs since I did command prompt stuff, is there a guide out there ? Cheers
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Ok I give up, I've tried all night to get kffa working and not a jot of luck, I've tried the Windows 7 tutorial and got seriously confused then my computer threw a hissy fit so my toys went out of the pram. Bugger it it can stay hog tied to bloody amazon , thanks to all those who have helped me try
fordy0508 said:
Ok I give up, I've tried all night to get kffa working and not a jot of luck, I've tried the Windows 7 tutorial and got seriously confused then my computer threw a hissy fit so my toys went out of the pram. Bugger it it can stay hog tied to bloody amazon , thanks to all those who have helped me try
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you could still do it all you need to do is run a simple "adb reboot bootloader" from a command prompt while cd'd into the kffa directory. Thats the equivalent of what it wants to do.
I'll give it a go, you have been a great help, thank you, I owe you one......if you need to know anything about cars or mechanical engineering I can sort you out lol
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Sweet those are 2 fields I'm always interested in, I took a lot of autotech courses back in highschool because I have an old 75 corvette that sat in the driveway for about 10 years. Already replaced all the brake calipers, master cylinder, rebuilt the carburetor, and did the most ghetto fix to the tachometers circuit board to fix a blown circuit you will ever see. xD
I'll stop digressing before there's a huge paragraph about this, long story short it still isn't drive able yet because the transmission needs some serious fixing (some kinda vacuum issue makes the engine die when going into drive unless you rev it a lot while doing so, and occasionally it blows ATF all over the place from the dipstick/fill hole, was told by my teacher a while back it is probably a blocked vent or something, don't remember the term right now because its been awhile since I looked into it, but I digress again)
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Lol, I love the old 'vettes, being a brit most of my expertise are modern TDi engines specifically VAG group and large agricultural engines I.E. SISU power or Cummings, but i'll always try to help where i can,
im going to have another play with the Kindle Fire of annoyance tonight if i get a chance.
I'll post up my yellow triange thingy, and ill try getting into fastboot via command line *bites nails ....shaking with terror*
Still no luck with this thing,
I'm going to start again on my desktop computer where I can start from scratch.
I'll start with the SDK program, Drivers and so on, then onto Root for Windows 7 (anyone with advice - I will listen intently), then I need help to install something like CM or a new OS.
I really want to nail this tonight
Thanks for all your help folks
fordy0508 said:
Still no luck with this thing,
I'm going to start again on my desktop computer where I can start from scratch.
I'll start with the SDK program, Drivers and so on, then onto Root for Windows 7 (anyone with advice - I will listen intently), then I need help to install something like CM or a new OS.
I really want to nail this tonight
Thanks for all your help folks
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ok i'm still here to help, also now i recognize who pm'd me the other day *facepalm* sorry i've been gettign on xda like right before i fall asleep lately because of a frustrating project i'm working on thats a bit above my knowledge. Rather than donwload the big sdk, look for a tut made by me in my threads (theres not many threads i created) and it has a zip with adb and fastboot in it and thats it. Way smaller and easier to use, just extract it to a directory and then shift right click the directory and hit " new command windows here" and you can run the adb and fastboot commands. Also drivers are in my signature. They are the kind that you right click the device in the device manager and hit update driver on to use. Any questions feel free to ask.
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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