Right, I've received a Kindle Fire 2 for Christmas as a gift from the US (I live in The Netherlands), and by accident I managed to wreck it.
It worked perfectly for a while, but I hate the Amazon fork of Android, so I looked into getting Jelly Bean on it. I successfully rooted my device on 10.2.4, installed the Play Store, and then I decided I wanted more. I found a guide to flashing FFF + TWRP for Kindle Fire, unknowingly I didn't realize that that guide was for the original Kindle Fire, and _not_ for the Kindle Fire 2. This resulted in me messing up the partition layout of my KF2.
It doesn't turn on anymore, no matter how long I keep the power button pressed, the screen won't turn on and the power button doesn't light up either. Hooking it up to my computer running Windows 7 doesn't help either, adb can't find it, neither can fastboot. I bought a factory cable from SkOrPn to try to fix it, hooked it up to my computer again, still no response. Might be a driver issue on Windows though. I tried an Ubuntu live-cd with FireKit, and tried to boot my Kindle into fastboot, with the cable, no result.
I tried contacting Amazon myself, but they don't have a call centre over here, so I can't call for a replacement. I had a conversation with an Amazon employee in the US who told me I have to give the address of the person who gifted it to me, so they can ship a free replacement there. That would mean that person would have to ship it themselves my way, and that's not something I'd like to happen.
Basically, I'd like to solve it myself, but I'm unsure how to do that. Help?
Can a mod please move this thread to the KF2 Q&A section?
The Same Things Happened To My Kindle Fire HD 7" :"(
Any one can help us :\
the same happend me
I"ve the same problem when i install it finditmore.info/2012/09/19/install-team-win-recovery-project-kindle-fire/ and my kindle are dead now :'(
I currently have a bricked kindle 7 hd and wanted to see if anyone could help me out with their expertise. A week ago I accidentally bricked my kindle and purchased the factory cable on ebay to try to fix.
At this point when I connect the cable, screen stays black.
If i press kindle power button, Kindle logo will briefly appear, followed by fastboot logo for split second and then goes black again.
There are so many posts on the website on how to fix a bricked kindle, but I'm unsure which one is the right solution in this case.
Also, my driver on the Device Manager connects and disconnects continuously. And for some reason, I'm showing OMAP4440 when I connect my kindle, which I assume is not correct.
What is my next step, or what do I download?
Please, if someone can help, I'd be very grateful. I've been without my kindle for over a week. Thank you.
That kindle is hard bricked, there's a slight chance of fixing if it is flashing fastboot mode for a few seconds, but I give it a 10% chance of fixing. We can't fix omap4440 bricks because while we have the means to interface with that device, we need a signed xloader for the kindle to let us flash the other partitions. We can't get the signed xloader (believe its called xloader, might be called something else) unless someone at amazon or TI were nice enough to leak it and probably get fired in the process.
On another note is that android adb composite device staying there the entire time the kindle is plugged in? If it does then you may be able to fix the kindle, I haven't heard of omap4440 and the adb composite being there at the same before. I would guess that adb is the fastboot interface but usually it says Tate when drivers aren't installed and in this case it doesn't but still has an exclamation. I'm curious....
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Well, @stunts513, it also shows that a kindle fire is plugged in with adb enabled. So he might not be 100% out of hope.
It sounds like the bootloader does indeed work, but there is a small problem. I am not sure what that problem is, but if the fastboot logo even shows at all, there is a small chance you could get it up and running again. Download the kfhd7 bootloader provided by @Hashcode and see if you can "fastboot flash" it before the screen goes black. Type in the command and the second you see the orange kindle fire logo, hit enter. Keep in mind that it might work. I am not responsible if it ruins your device further. It shouldn't, though.
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Well, I wouldn't say 100% out of hope...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2391047
Or you could try using "fastboot boot" to boot the bootloader. This takes barely less time so if the fastboot flash fails, try this.
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Same exact problem, did anyone find a fix?
lizvx said:
I currently have a bricked kindle 7 hd and wanted to see if anyone could help me out with their expertise. A week ago I accidentally bricked my kindle and purchased the factory cable on ebay to try to fix.
At this point when I connect the cable, screen stays black.
If i press kindle power button, Kindle logo will briefly appear, followed by fastboot logo for split second and then goes black again.
There are so many posts on the website on how to fix a bricked kindle, but I'm unsure which one is the right solution in this case.
Also, my driver on the Device Manager connects and disconnects continuously. And for some reason, I'm showing OMAP4440 when I connect my kindle, which I assume is not correct.
What is my next step, or what do I download?
Please, if someone can help, I'd be very grateful. I've been without my kindle for over a week. Thank you.
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I have the same problem Word for Word just a few extra details: I did have TW RP installed and I had just recently installed Kinology which was working but I went Back into TW RP again to try to Flash CM and didnt have all the files I needed But went ahead and removed my OS somehow leaving me stuck in TWRP Trying to figure out away to get the files over to it. At some point it ended up in Fastboot mode and I fell asleep so it was running with just the Fastboot logo for several hours and I woke up and saw that it was turned back off at which point I attempted to reboot back into recovery (TWRP) but discovered it would only show Kindle Fire for <1 second then Fastboot <1.5 seconds and back to a black screen. If it's connected to the computer it will make a sound as if the device was recognized but then a strange sound I have not heard I guess meaning the device was not installed correctly; Then this is repeated not stop until a reset on the device is done just the correct amount of time where it doesn't turn back on but the sound stops on the computer and the KFHD screen stays off. I'm new to Android and rooting, etc. but in the last 45+days since I got this KFHD7 used, I have used XDA countless times for a variety of reasons and I intend to be a contributing member from this day forward, even if only in a very limited capacity. I have grown to respect the incredible work of Hashcode among others on XDA and being a noob to Android customization as well as these forums, I have been reflecting on my years being tied down by iOS devices; can't help but feel like I wasted so much time and money, trying to so the things that Android was already capable of doing. I think I may need to f-around and jailbreak my iPhone 4S pretty soon when I'm able to scoop up a real nice Android phone and leave ios behind for good like I should have done when I switched from the very first iPhone on Cingular Wireless!! But yeah sorry, um... Little long-winded on my first ever reply on XDA. I'll try not to make a habit of that. I was just wondering if anyone made any progress on this issue, and thought my 2¢ could potentially be helpful, disregarding all the ios b.s. My Kindle Fire is Hard Bricked and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can squeeze something out of that "10% chance for recovery." Thanks a billi.
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I have the same problem Word for Word just a few extra details: I did have TW RP installed and I had just recently installed Kinology which was working but I went Back into TW RP again to try to Flash CM and didnt have all the files I needed But went ahead and removed my OS somehow leaving me stuck in TWRP Trying to figure out away to get the files over to it. At some point it ended up in Fastboot mode and I fell asleep so it was running with just the Fastboot logo for several hours and I woke up and saw that it was turned back off at which point I attempted to reboot back into recovery (TWRP) but discovered it would only show Kindle Fire for <1 second then Fastboot <1.5 seconds and back to a black screen. If it's connected to the computer it will make a sound as if the device was recognized but then a strange sound I have not heard I guess meaning the device was not installed correctly; Then this is repeated not stop until a reset on the device is done just the correct amount of time where it doesn't turn back on but the sound stops on the computer and the KFHD screen stays off. I'm new to Android and rooting, etc. but in the last 45+days since I got this KFHD7 used, I have used XDA countless times for a variety of reasons and I intend to be a contributing member from this day forward, even if only in a very limited capacity. I have grown to respect the incredible work of Hashcode among others on XDA and being a noob to Android customization as well as these forums, I have been reflecting on my years being tied down by iOS devices; can't help but feel like I wasted so much time and money, trying to so the things that Android was already capable of doing. I think I may need to f-around and jailbreak my iPhone 4S pretty soon when I'm able to scoop up a real nice Android phone and leave ios behind for good like I should have done when I switched from the very first iPhone on Cingular Wireless!! But yeah sorry, um... Little long-winded on my first ever reply on XDA. I'll try not to make a habit of that. I was just wondering if anyone made any progress on this issue, and thought my 2¢ could potentially be helpful, disregarding all the ios b.s. My Kindle Fire is Hard Bricked and I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I can squeeze something out of that "10% chance for recovery." Thanks a billi.
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When you remove your OS off any device without one to install, its like giving someone a car with no steering wheel. You now need to push a ROM thru TWRP using ADB. Try using the solution that helped me, which I provided to another user in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=45188927#post45188927
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lizvx said:
I currently have a bricked kindle 7 hd and wanted to see if anyone could help me out with their expertise. A week ago I accidentally bricked my kindle and purchased the factory cable on ebay to try to fix.
At this point when I connect the cable, screen stays black.
If i press kindle power button, Kindle logo will briefly appear, followed by fastboot logo for split second and then goes black again.
There are so many posts on the website on how to fix a bricked kindle, but I'm unsure which one is the right solution in this case.
Also, my driver on the Device Manager connects and disconnects continuously. And for some reason, I'm showing OMAP4440 when I connect my kindle, which I assume is not correct.
What is my next step, or what do I download?
Please, if someone can help, I'd be very grateful. I've been without my kindle for over a week. Thank you.
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Creepy never seen that happen on either of my two KFHD7s. Have you tried uninstalling that driver completely? Or uninstalling those drivers thru "Device Manager" AND all others installed for /example the ones provided by Hashcode, then reinstalling them WITH the device still connected? Many times I've realized that these Kindle Fires love to have drivers juggled around. The fastboot cable I made at home using a Samsung USB does FBmode instantly. Try holding the power button for about 20 seconds while unplugged, make sure when you let go it doesn't power back on. If alls well, have the fastboot cable plugged in already to your computer, then attach it to the KF. See if that helps. If not, then believe it or not it might be a hardware failure if the screen goes black as you mentioned...
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r3pwn said:
Well, @stunts513, it also shows that a kindle fire is plugged in with adb enabled. So he might not be 100% out of hope.
It sounds like the bootloader does indeed work, but there is a small problem. I am not sure what that problem is, but if the fastboot logo even shows at all, there is a small chance you could get it up and running again. Download the kfhd7 bootloader provided by @Hashcode and see if you can "fastboot flash" it before the screen goes black. Type in the command and the second you see the orange kindle fire logo, hit enter. Keep in mind that it might work. I am not responsible if it ruins your device further. It shouldn't, though.
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My bad the picture must have not loaded up last time, or I wouldn't have said that much. But more than likely he has a hard brick. Slim chance of fixing it though.
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lizvx said:
I currently have a bricked kindle 7 hd and wanted to see if anyone could help me out with their expertise. A week ago I accidentally bricked my kindle and purchased the factory cable on ebay to try to fix.
At this point when I connect the cable, screen stays black.
If i press kindle power button, Kindle logo will briefly appear, followed by fastboot logo for split second and then goes black again.
There are so many posts on the website on how to fix a bricked kindle, but I'm unsure which one is the right solution in this case.
Also, my driver on the Device Manager connects and disconnects continuously. And for some reason, I'm showing OMAP4440 when I connect my kindle, which I assume is not correct.
What is my next step, or what do I download?
Please, if someone can help, I'd be very grateful. I've been without my kindle for over a week. Thank you.
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hi guys from Italy, i have the same very problem...now is the end of Settember....any good news about?????????
Not very much, unless you wanna try hooking up your emmc to a USB card reader like kurohyou did and trying to flash the stock partitions from Linux, no there really isn't any new news. That's basically the only way we have to recover from a hard brick, and it still isntna perfected process, he got his kf2 to a soft brick state after un-hardbricking it, but he couldn't un-softbrick it yet, so he is currently working on that part last I heard.
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Hello, I have the exact same problem with my KFHD7 and I was reading this thread with the hope that someone would have find a solution.
Is there a solution out there for this problem yet?
Juls69 said:
Hello, I have the exact same problem with my KFHD7 and I was reading this thread with the hope that someone would have find a solution.
Is there a solution out there for this problem yet?
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i think someone finished mapping the rest of the points out on the motherboard but i'm not positive, I'll have to find the thread but the only fix is to solder the kindles motherboard contact point for the emmc to a sdcard reader and hook it up to a pc running linux and flash the bootloader partition with the dd command. Keep in mind I'm referring to the hd 7 2012 model, i don't believe anyone has mapped the points for the 2013 model yet.
edit: foudn the thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2674737&page=3
use the tutorial for the kf2 or kfhd8.9" but use the contact points mentioned there, might take some researching to know what each of those corresponds to on the sdcard reader. Not everybody is up to soldering on their kindle to fix a hard brick.
Hello,
i found these Thread, because i have the same problems.During the boot the kindle shows the kindle logo then the fastboot logo and the screen goes black. But if use a fastboot-code at the right time, the kindle stay in the fastboot-mode. So i tried to flash the Bootloader and so from Hashwell. The output of fastboot says everythings ok, no errors, but my kindle doesn't leave the bootloop. What i done wrong? I read about the Kindle Fire First Aide-Kit, but i cant find an downloadlink, that still work.
Maybe someone of you can help with this problem.
Please help.. I have tried to flash my Kindle Fire HD and things turned out pretty bad. When I turn on my kindle fire hd 7 inch the screen goes RED instantly and nothing happens. I believe it is bricked. I have tried to fix this after buying a FASTBOOT cable and that didn't do anything. When I plug my Kindle Fire HD into my computer via the fastboot cable the screen on the kindle says "Fastboot" and a small Kindle Fire text..
I tried using this method to fix it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
But this did not work.
I have uploaded pictures from my phone below on what happens on that tool.
Please help :/
Is this fixable?
and yes. I did install adb + Android SDK + Kindle Fire Drivers properly I believe. But adb says waiting for device forever + fastboot.
http://i.imgur.com/BOdAwrQ.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/UIYvWhF.jpg
It looks like you're using Windows. Can you look under the Device Mananger to see what the Kindle Fire shows up as? (Sorry if I got the name of the program wrong- I haven't used Windows in months).
rioc0719 said:
It looks like you're using Windows. Can you look under the Device Mananger to see what the Kindle Fire shows up as? (Sorry if I got the name of the program wrong- I haven't used Windows in months).
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I don't think anything comes up. I installed drivers successfully and everything too. And windows randomly disconnects the Fastboot cable or at least makes the noise when I barely moved the plugged in Kindle Fire HD.
Now it says on that program, "sending system 907833 KB" or something like that
then after like 30 minutes or so it says successful. I reboot my kindle then same thing. red screen. So IDK what to do at this point. :/
Sometimes it cancels on the tool and says "error: too many links"
Anyways. If anyone helps I would gladly pay them. Thanks
WELL, Looks like I finally fixed it. After almost a year of bricking it LOL. Thank you XDA for helping with your tools xD
Peace out.
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Would you mind posting how you fixed your Kindle to help other users?
rioc0719 said:
Would you mind posting how you fixed your Kindle to help other users?
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OK, so basically there is a tool out there that will literally restore your KFHD or Kindle Fire 2 if you brick it, etc. It is 100% automated all you need is a
Fastboot Cable
Computer with Windows/Linux
Bricked Kindle
USB Port
The program is here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
It is a bat file, and choose options 1-3 for whatever kind of restore you want. Make sure you have installed Kindle Fire Drivers before doing so.
You use that on a kf2 you'll wish you hadn't. There are separate SRT tools for Tate and Jem. That is the 7" and 8.9" 2012 KFHD.
I have a friend that wants me to fix their Kindle Fire 7 HD, it is NOT the tate model that would easily allow me to unlock bootloader and "fix" it. The tablet automatically reboots a few seconds or minutes (it varies) after it initially powers on. I try to factory reset with no change to anything, I don't think it's actually resetting it.
That model is the kfowsi. Google for that. I think there is a tool that loads a stock system image.
tjustice86 said:
I have a friend that wants me to fix their Kindle Fire 7 HD, it is NOT the tate model that would easily allow me to unlock bootloader and "fix" it. The tablet automatically reboots a few seconds or minutes (it varies) after it initially powers on. I try to factory reset with no change to anything, I don't think it's actually resetting it.
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see [Help Thread][Kindle Fire HD] 3rd Gen/2013 Ask Any Question, Noob Friendly
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kin...p/help-thread-question-noob-friendly-t3206681