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

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

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

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

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

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

Excellent, glad to hear it!

KFHD7, no Root and bricked one of two already

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

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

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

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

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

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

Well i thin kthese are the 2013 Models

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

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

[Q] Bricked Kindle Fire HD 7''

A while back after buying my kindle I decided to root it. After rooting it (like a total idiot) I tried putting on a second bootloader and running Cyanogen on it. I didn't really know what I was doing and noticed later that it wouldn't charge. It ultimately shut down and won't charge at all. I purchased a fastboot cable and plugged it in but it's not registering anything other than the batter logo (but without the charging symbol). Do I have to wait until it dies completely or is there something I can do to speed up the process?

Nobody? It won't even charge with the factory cable plugged in (or rather display that it's charging) what do I do?

So it gets to the charging logo and never gets past that? Or is it telling you to charge it. Also I don't think you can charge with a fastboot cable.
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stunts513 said:
So it gets to the charging logo and never gets past that? Or is it telling you to charge it. Also I don't think you can charge with a fastboot cable.
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Well, after letting it sit a while it booted into fastboot mode but KFFA isn't reading it to flash it and install anything. It sits at [Waiting for Device] and doesn't change.

Sounds like your drivers for fastboot aren't installed. Go into the device manger and look for a device that has a yellow triangle next to it probably called tate-pvt. Now download the drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Back in the device manager right click the device with a yellow triangle, hit update drivers, and point it to where you extracted mine and let it install. If you are on windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first or my drivers won't install...
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stunts513 said:
Sounds like your drivers for fastboot aren't installed. Go into the device manger and look for a device that has a yellow triangle next to it probably called tate-pvt. Now download the drivers in my signature and extract them somewhere. Back in the device manager right click the device with a yellow triangle, hit update drivers, and point it to where you extracted mine and let it install. If you are on windows 8 you will have to disable driver signature enforcement first or my drivers won't install...
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Alright, downloading now. So you think this should fix the ADB issue?

I think so, also keep in mind you don't use adb commands in fastboot, you use fastboot commands, so if at some point kffa has a window come up about adb it's useless so kill it, I think it actually asks you a question that determines if that window comes up( like put your device in fastboot?).
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stunts513 said:
I think so, also keep in mind you don't use adb commands in fastboot, you use fastboot commands, so if at some point kffa has a window come up about adb it's useless so kill it, I think it actually asks you a question that determines if that window comes up( like put your device in fastboot?).
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So far it's working. It's reading that it's erasing user data now so I think I'm home free now. Thanks a ton!!

Now I have another problem....it won't boot back up. The kindle shut down after KFFA was done and I was given the message to hold it down for x seconds then release it for x then hold it down again, but I've done that and it won't start!

SithSerith said:
Now I have another problem....it won't boot back up. The kindle shut down after KFFA was done and I was given the message to hold it down for x seconds then release it for x then hold it down again, but I've done that and it won't start!
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Do you get any response at all from the Kindle? Are you positive you flashed the proper images for the Kindle you own.
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LinearEquation said:
Do you get any response at all from the Kindle? Are you positive you flashed the proper images for the Kindle you own.
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Yes, apparently I was doing something wrong because I just left it alone for a bit and it came right up! totally fixed now. A very big thank you for you guys offering your help!!

I will fumble and panic until I get this puppy fixed and rooted with Cyanogen Mod lik
SithSerith said:
A while back after buying my kindle I decided to root it. After rooting it (like a total idiot) I tried putting on a second bootloader and running Cyanogen on it. I didn't really know what I was doing and noticed later that it wouldn't charge. It ultimately shut down and won't charge at all. I purchased a fastboot cable and plugged it in but it's not registering anything other than the batter logo (but without the charging symbol). Do I have to wait until it dies completely or is there something I can do to speed up the process?
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Thanks SithSerith :good:,
For posting this problem that I will soon have to address with my newly bricked kindle.
I think I may have the same problem that you had and will have wait for my cable to arrive before I make the umteen time attempting to fix the 1 gen Kindle.
I am using a iMac workstation with this application VMWare hosting a Win7 and somehow the device is not showing up after I bricked the puppy trying to install TWRP via Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 and I did something really stupid and needless to say spent the last 3 days researching and found the factory cable thread and ordered one.
I am waiting till it get here so that I can get past the Amazon Kindle yellow logo. The device is not seen in my mac nor the VMWare Win7.
Could please clean up your OP (Original Post) and list the steps or some bullets for others like my self can follow along with the correct way to repair the kindle.
I will fumble and panic until I get this puppy fixed and rooted with Cyanogen Mod like I wanted to ....
Thanks a bunch SithSerith :good:!

When go through a wrong process you can't hope everything will finish in a good way. Need no wrong to boot files

serendipityguy said:
Thanks SithSerith :good:,
For posting this problem that I will soon have to address with my newly bricked kindle.
I think I may have the same problem that you had and will have wait for my cable to arrive before I make the umteen time attempting to fix the 1 gen Kindle.
I am using a iMac workstation with this application VMWare hosting a Win7 and somehow the device is not showing up after I bricked the puppy trying to install TWRP via Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.9 and I did something really stupid and needless to say spent the last 3 days researching and found the factory cable thread and ordered one.
I am waiting till it get here so that I can get past the Amazon Kindle yellow logo. The device is not seen in my mac nor the VMWare Win7.
Could please clean up your OP (Original Post) and list the steps or some bullets for others like my self can follow along with the correct way to repair the kindle.
I will fumble and panic until I get this puppy fixed and rooted with Cyanogen Mod like I wanted to ....
Thanks a bunch SithSerith :good:!
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Does the tablet come on at all? Next time use Fire Flash. KFU is not for a Kindle Fire HD. I hope that the fastboot cord shows some life in your tablet because flashing a different bootloader is most often a hard brick that the fastboot cord won't help with. Hope it works out though. Here are two great posts to read to restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909

But this has taught me a world of patients.
LinearEquation said:
Does the tablet come on at all? Next time use Fire Flash. KFU is not for a Kindle Fire HD. I hope that the fastboot cord shows some life in your tablet because flashing a different bootloader is most often a hard brick that the fastboot cord won't help with. Hope it works out though. Here are two great posts to read to restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
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Thanks LinearEquation, for the tip - - - KFU is not Kindle Fire HD - - - ( had no Idea ).
I may have implemented some Kindle Fire HD apps in effort to root this KFU device and now I am day 3 waiting for my cable.
But this has taught me a world of patients.
Thanks for the links :good:

LinearEquation said:
Does the tablet come on at all? Next time use Fire Flash. KFU is not for a Kindle Fire HD. I hope that the fastboot cord shows some life in your tablet because flashing a different boot loader is most often a hard brick that the fastboot cord won't help with. Hope it works out though. Here are two great posts to read to restore.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
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Oh yes she fires up stuck at the Kindle Fire yellow logo . . .

Now I've done it - Bricked

Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone when I had a great running KF HD 7" using CM 11. Tried to install f2fs and royally screwed it up. What I now have is a Kindle that just continually flashes the orange Kindle Fire boot up screen with no access to bootloader or recovery. I think I know the answer to the question already but is there any hope for this device?
Thanks for any help.

pastorbob62 said:
Well, I couldn't leave well enough alone when I had a great running KF HD 7" using CM 11. Tried to install f2fs and royally screwed it up. What I now have is a Kindle that just continually flashes the orange Kindle Fire boot up screen with no access to bootloader or recovery. I think I know the answer to the question already but is there any hope for this device?
Thanks for any help.
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Yes,there is. Use a fastboot cable and the Kindle Fire First Aid to go completely stock.

SafinWasi said:
Yes,there is. Use a fastboot cable and the Kindle Fire First Aid to go completely stock.
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It's been ordered and on its way. Hopefully this will be the solution needed.