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[Q] Kindle Fire HD in a brick.

Hello!
I'd like your advise. My Kindle Fire went into brick afeter I tried to install TWRP 2.3.1.1. It rebooted and cannot be turned on after that at all. Anything I tred on it does not work, no reaction to the attempt to switch it on or connect it to the PC. Any advise at all, Please? I need to know if there is a chance to revive the thing.
Thank You.

Honestly, I don't know what more I can do to protect you people from yourselves.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928866
A little research goes a long way.

soupmagnet said:
Honestly, I don't know what more I can do to protect you people from yourselves.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928866
A little research goes a long way.
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Guess some people have to learn the hard way.

zer0trip said:
Guess some people have to learn the hard way.
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I'm agree with you, it's my fault and my problem. But in theory, what is possible to make, to get back kindle to life?

Well...in theory, you would have to obtain the private signing keys from Amazon so a custom bootloader can be made for the new devices. Then you would have to put it in USBboot mode, most likely by shorting the USBboot pin to a ground point on the device and using a custom tool like Firekit, made for the 2nd generation devices, to send low level USB commands to the device and flash a signed bootloader.
But that's all speculation at this point.

Petr0S said:
Hello!
I'd like your advise. My Kindle Fire went into brick afeter I tried to install TWRP 2.3.1.1. It rebooted and cannot be turned on after that at all. Anything I tred on it does not work, no reaction to the attempt to switch it on or connect it to the PC. Any advise at all, Please? I need to know if there is a chance to revive the thing.
Thank You.
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Exactly what instructions were you following we you decided to do this?
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ZERO chance
Petr0S said:
Hello!
I'd like your advise. My Kindle Fire went into brick afeter I tried to install TWRP 2.3.1.1. It rebooted and cannot be turned on after that at all. Anything I tred on it does not work, no reaction to the attempt to switch it on or connect it to the PC. Any advise at all, Please? I need to know if there is a chance to revive the thing.
Thank You.
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I guess the whole "this is only for first gen KFs and will brick your KFHD" thread confused you? Wow, just wow!

soupmagnet said:
Honestly, I don't know what more I can do to protect you people from yourselves.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1928866
A little research goes a long way.
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Sticky it so when ever anyone goes into the KF section or KFHD/KF2 in giant red letters it has a popup with the disclaimer
Sent from my KFTT using xda app-developers app

Give the guy a break!!
Give the guy a break, I suppose none of you have made a mistake? He is asking for help not to be put down

Thank you for answers! Thread can be closed, because i have resolved my problem by changing my bricked kindle to new kindle, without problems..

Petr0S said:
Thank you for answers! Thread can be closed, because i have resolved my problem by changing my bricked kindle to new kindle, without problems..
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what did you tell them for the reason you wanted it to be replaced ?

I always blame their updates lol i had my first generation replaced 4 times after bricking them.
Sent From My Rooted Kindle HD 7"

Petr0S said:
Thank you for answers! Thread can be closed, because i have resolved my problem by changing my bricked kindle to new kindle, without problems..
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so please tell me how you did that? i also am one of the glorious winners which bricked the kindle.

[Q] Anyone working on guide for dummies on cm10.1?

I just wanna know if anybody is working on a "Dummie's Guide" for the cm10.1 because I don't really know what to do and how to do it in order to have it installed on my KFHD. I'm a noob here and I don't really know what TWRP and FFF does so, if anybody can help me out on the process I would thank it.

vlavlix said:
I just wanna know if anybody is working on a "Dummie's Guide" for the cm10.1 because I don't really know what to do and how to do it in order to have it installed on my KFHD. I'm a noob here and I don't really know what TWRP and FFF does so, if anybody can help me out on the process I would thank it.
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Good idea, Give me some time to write a detailed guide that will show you exactly how to install 2nd bootloader and TWRP but until i'm done, You need to get yourself a factory cable just in case something goes wrong, If you know how to solder you can make it yourself i can tell you how, Or you can buy one from Skorpn.
I'll make it in a separate thread for everyone to see and i'll post a link here as well!
NOTE: You mentioned FFF, I know you read it in the original KF forums, This is a 2nd bootloader made for the original 1st generation KF DO NOT TRY TO FLASH THIS AND DO NOT USE KINDLE FIRE UTILITY WITH YOUR KFHD, THIS IS A 100% GUARANTEED HARD BRICK, I've seen this happen over 8 times since i came here, And i would really hate to see it happen again!!

AmrBanawan said:
Good idea, Give me some time to write a detailed guide that will show you exactly how to install 2nd bootloader and TWRP but until i'm done, You need to get yourself a factory cable just in case something goes wrong, If you know how to solder you can make it yourself i can tell you how, Or you can buy one from Skorpn.
I'll make it in a separate thread for everyone to see and i'll post a link here as well!
NOTE: You mentioned FFF, I know you read it in the original KF forums, This is a 2nd bootloader made for the original 1st generation KF DO NOT TRY TO FLASH THIS AND DO NOT USE KINDLE FIRE UTILITY WITH YOUR KFHD, THIS IS A 100% GUARANTEED HARD BRICK, I've seen this happen over 8 times since i came here, And i would really hate to see it happen again!!
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Can you send me a message or write here once you do the guide so I can like your post?

vlavlix said:
Can you send me a message or write here once you do the guide so I can like your post?
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Oh well, seokhun just beat me to it, I really couldn't have done it have as good as he did
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909

I'm afraid to do something wrong and wreck it.

windex917 said:
I'm afraid to do something wrong and wreck it.
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as long as you stick to this forum and read everything before you act, There is nothing that could go wrong!
believe me the KFHD is a very well designed tablet and its difficult to brick.
just don't wander off to the original kindle fire forums and you will be fine, Trust me!

AmrBanawan said:
as long as you stick to this forum and read everything before you act, There is nothing that could go wrong!
believe me the KFHD is a very well designed tablet and its difficult to brick.
just don't wander off to the original kindle fire forums and you will be fine, Trust me!
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I started off modding my phone. The KFHD 7" is my wife's. I may have to get my own. My wife doesn't like the idea. She wouldn't let me do the Wii or X-BOX either.

windex917 said:
I started off modding my phone. The KFHD 7" is my wife's. I may have to get my own. My wife doesn't like the idea. She wouldn't let me do the Wii or X-BOX either.
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Hint don't mod your wii/xbox you will get banned from online services

[Q] Possibly Bricked KFHD 7"?

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.

Un-Root Back to Stock

I am having a ridiculous amount of trouble with my kindle. I had rooted it and was swapping through roms quite frequently trying to find something I liked. Somewhere along the way something got messed up. I just want to wipe it completely and start fresh. No root. I have looked for several hours on the web and cant seem to find anything. I need a barney style breakdown step by step with all download links and everything. I get the basics but the terminology gets confusing. Thanks in advance.

miller6323 said:
I am having a ridiculous amount of trouble with my kindle. I had rooted it and was swapping through roms quite frequently trying to find something I liked. Somewhere along the way something got messed up. I just want to wipe it completely and start fresh. No root. I have looked for several hours on the web and cant seem to find anything. I need a barney style breakdown step by step with all download links and everything. I get the basics but the terminology gets confusing. Thanks in advance.
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Read this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
You need to download the SDK package as well. Here is a video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
You will need a factory fastboot cord as well. You can get one off eBay or an adapter here http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm

LinearEquation said:
Read this tutorial http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
You need to download the SDK package as well. Here is a video tutorial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
You will need a factory fastboot cord as well. You can get one off eBay or an adapter here http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm
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Thank you. I haven't got a chance to try it yet but I will eventually. I'm now thinking of going back with a root and rom. Do you have any known good ones?

miller6323 said:
Thank you. I haven't got a chance to try it yet but I will eventually. I'm now thinking of going back with a root and rom. Do you have any known good ones?
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Take your pick http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-development

So... I cant get it to go into fastboot. Using Kindle Fire Utility version 0.9.6 it shows online 4000. When i try to get it to go to fastboot it sits at Activating Fastboot <4002> and does nothing else. Any ideas?

miller6323 said:
So... I cant get it to go into fastboot. Using Kindle Fire Utility version 0.9.6 it shows online 4000. When i try to get it to go to fastboot it sits at Activating Fastboot <4002> and does nothing else. Any ideas?
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Why are you using Kindle Fire utility? Do you wish to turn your Kindle into a paperweight? KFU is for first generation only. You need a fastboot cord. Hold the powerbutton down on the KIndle for 20 seconds until the Kindle powers off? Plug the fastboot cord into a USB port and then into the Kindle. The Kindle should power on and show fastboot on the screen. Is this what it does?
Edit: Or are you using a first generation Kindle and posting in a Kindle Fire HD 7 thread?

LinearEquation said:
Why are you using Kindle Fire utility?
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I have a first gen...

miller6323 said:
I have a first gen...
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You're in the Kindle fire HD 7 area. I would suggest to post this over there.

Red Triangle Kindle / Stuck in Recovery, need help!

Hello to everyone!
First of all, english is not my native language, so please forgive my bad english
Here is my current problem:
I was working around with my new Kindle Fire HD 7'' (v. 11....), rooted it succesfully, everything was running smoothly.
So i was reading my way through some new posts in here on how to remove and get rid off the commercials on the Kindle.
One comment I saw was suggesting the following:
"You will need to have root access first.
Remount /system as read/write
Enter /system/app and rename or delete dtcp* (forgot the rest of the name.
Reboot
Enjoy."
After reading this, I did exactly what the user was suggesting and proceeded to delete both files I found in the "add"-folder beginning with "dtcp".
After doing this, my Kindle already started throwing some errors, so I went on to rebooting the device.
After that, I came into my current situation, with a red triangle showing up, offering me to reset the device to factory settings, which doesn't help me either. I'm basically stuck in a boot-loop atm.
I would really appreciate any help with this and thanks in advance!!
Greetings

You need a fastboot cable to fix it, you have to reflash the system partition with kindle fire first aid once it is in fastboot.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
Edit: if you can't see since the xda app apparently doesnt support stike tags, that was incorrect above because i misread something. so strike that out in your mind if you dont see it stiked through. xD

cruzersteve said:
Hello to everyone!
First of all, english is not my native language, so please forgive my bad english
Here is my current problem:
I was working around with my new Kindle Fire HD 7'' (v. 11....), rooted it succesfully, everything was running smoothly.
So i was reading my way through some new posts in here on how to remove and get rid off the commercials on the Kindle.
One comment I saw was suggesting the following:
"You will need to have root access first.
Remount /system as read/write
Enter /system/app and rename or delete dtcp* (forgot the rest of the name.
Reboot
Enjoy."
After reading this, I did exactly what the user was suggesting and proceeded to delete both files I found in the "add"-folder beginning with "dtcp".
After doing this, my Kindle already started throwing some errors, so I went on to rebooting the device.
After that, I came into my current situation, with a red triangle showing up, offering me to reset the device to factory settings, which doesn't help me either. I'm basically stuck in a boot-loop atm.
I would really appreciate any help with this and thanks in advance!!
Greetings
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Don't know what you did but you will have to wait and see if the bootloader gets any exploits because you have to factory reset that way now. I suggest you see if you can get an exchange. Amazon is great about that. There are no other options for you at at the moment.

LinearEquation said:
Don't know what you did but you will have to wait and see if the bootloader gets any exploits because you have to factory reset that way now. I suggest you see if you can get an exchange. Amazon is great about that. There are no other options for you at at the moment.
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Alright thanks a ton for the advice.
I got in touch with Amazon support over chat, and the person talking to me was making almost an interrogation out of it since I think they were suspecting that I had bricked the Kindle by rooting it or something similar. But in the end they decided to send me a replacement device.
In addition, they told me I'd get notice from them as soon as they get to examine the state of the old Kindle. You think I'll have to expect any consequences of this if they get to figure out I bricked it by deleting something on root-level which I wasn't supposed to delete?
I just hope they won't make a big deal out of it.... :/ I just hope they won't say I voided the warranty and make me pay for the repair or something
Greetings!

Alright thanks a ton for the advice.
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You're welcome.
You think I'll have to expect any consequences of this if they get to figure out I bricked it by deleting something on root-level which I wasn't supposed to delete?
I just hope they won't make a big deal out of it.... :/ I just hope they won't say I voided the warranty and make me pay for the repair or something
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Not likely. They will most likely check for signs of physical damage and send it back to China. I don't think they have scoping capabilities at the return center.

Oh my bad I didn't see the version 11 part in the op, yea those steps I posted are kinda invalid on a 3rd gen kindle.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

stunts513 said:
Oh my bad I didn't see the version 11 part in the op, yea those steps I posted are kinda invalid on a 3rd gen kindle.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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**** happens. But I think it would be nice if you could correct yourself in the mentioned post so that we can avoid other people to follow the instructions as well and brick their Kindles that way
But besides that, any idea why my Kindle got bricked just by deleting those 2 files that, afaik, only belong to the Amazon-ads-app?
Is it because the app is actually signed, which they introduced with the 3rd gen Kindles?
If that's the reason, that's pretty dumb from Amazon in my opinion, forcing those ads that hard
Greetings