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[Q] Please puh-leeze help me

I apologize for yet another of these types of posts as I know there are a ton because I've been searching through them for a few days now. I can't seem to find a solution to my problem that works so hopefully someone can point me to the correct thread or help me directly. Here is my problem:
I have a Kindle Fire HD 7". I had successfully rooted the device, but then I went and screwed all that up by trying to mod it to get the android market (I, as a noob, changed a system value I shouldn't have - oops). After that, my kindle was/still is stuck on the System Recovery screen. The one where you can choose to reboot or erase all/reboot. Tried both, didn't work, got a factory cable from Skorpn (thank you!!).
I can now get my kindle to to show 'Fastboot Kindle Fire' on it's screen, but my computer doesn't recognize it as a Kindle. It shows it as 'Tate-PVT-08'. I found some threads on here about that and downloaded the drivers/installed them. The computer still does not recognize it as anything other than the tate thing. Grar. I have the android sdk stuff and the KFFirstAide. I'm using Windows 7 OS if it matters. But I do not know how to proceed without getting the dumb computer to recognize my device, so please help me out if you know how to do this. I'm about ready to throw the darn thing into the street and run it over multiple times with my jeep! It's been unusable for 6 months now! And yes, I'm a pathetic noob, and a girl to boot so keep that in mind... I apologize.

Nikaroo said:
I apologize for yet another of these types of posts as I know there are a ton because I've been searching through them for a few days now. I can't seem to find a solution to my problem that works so hopefully someone can point me to the correct thread or help me directly. Here is my problem:
I have a Kindle Fire HD 7". I had successfully rooted the device, but then I went and screwed all that up by trying to mod it to get the android market (I, as a noob, changed a system value I shouldn't have - oops). After that, my kindle was/still is stuck on the System Recovery screen. The one where you can choose to reboot or erase all/reboot. Tried both, didn't work, got a factory cable from Skorpn (thank you!!).
I can now get my kindle to to show 'Fastboot Kindle Fire' on it's screen, but my computer doesn't recognize it as a Kindle. It shows it as 'Tate-PVT-08'. I found some threads on here about that and downloaded the drivers/installed them. The computer still does not recognize it as anything other than the tate thing. Grar. I have the android sdk stuff and the KFFirstAide. I'm using Windows 7 OS if it matters. But I do not know how to proceed without getting the dumb computer to recognize my device, so please help me out if you know how to do this. I'm about ready to throw the darn thing into the street and run it over multiple times with my jeep! It's been unusable for 6 months now! And yes, I'm a pathetic noob, and a girl to boot so keep that in mind... I apologize.
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User stunts513 has a driver install package in his signature & profile that you can use to get your drivers working properly. If that doesn't work, you may want to try other, non-Windows based options.

soupmagnet said:
User stunts513 has a driver install package in his signature & profile that you can use to get your drivers working properly. If that doesn't work, you may want to try other, non-Windows based options.
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Thanks for the pointer - I think it got me a tiny bit further. After finding the package and 'fixing' drivers - woo-hoo - my computer is saying that the device is working properly now, I can see it as 'Kindle Fire' in my device manager. However, it still is showing up as 'Tate-PVT-08' under Devices and Printers, and it cannot be found (isn't communicating) with ADB. I feel like I'm missing something so small to be able to move forward and reflash this thing - it's so incredibly frustrating to not be able to find it. :/
I also have tried editing the adb usb file to include the 0x1949, having gone through the adb kill/start-server commands several times, which hasn't changed anything. Is there anything I am missing to get windows and adb to communicate with it? Or is my only option at this point trying 'non-Windows based options'?

You don't use adb commands with fastboot, you use fastboot commands. I think at this point you said you have kffa, so try getting it to reflash the system image. I don't know the option number though.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

stunts513 said:
You don't use adb commands with fastboot, you use fastboot commands. I think at this point you said you have kffa, so try getting it to reflash the system image. I don't know the option number though.
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Sooo, I feel even stupider now. I do have KFFA, so I tried to reflash the system image. It went through and gave me a success, although it did have an issue with erasing user data and cache. It said to disconnect from the computer/usb and power down, then restart. I did that and was super hopeful - it went through the boot screen a few more times than normal... but then BAM. Right back to the Kindle Fire System Recovery screen that it can't get past. Ugh. I must have really screwed something up on it.

Hmm. I just did some more digging on fastboot commands and found the fastboot mode guide on here. Going through that, I checked my hardware IDs, and one of the numbers are off, which according to the guide means that my Kindle isn't in fastboot mode (and this is while using the fastboot cable). If I use a regular USB cable, it doesn't show up at all anywhere. The more I research, the more confused I get. Everything seems geared towards fixing your device if it is stuck in a bootloop (mine goes through that and sticks at the recovery screen) or being able to get it into fastboot, which I cannot seem to do even with the cable. I guess I'm going to try to uninstall and reinstall the drivers for it again, but I'm starting to believe that whatever value I changed while in super user mode before my problems began are going to make it impossible to fix...

The hardware I'd should be 0x1949, and at this point I'm guessing maybe something is wrong with something in the data partition or you have a bad kernel. I don't know how to wipe the data partition from fastboot though. I don't know if kffa reflashes the boot partition, but you could always try that since a system reflash didn't work, or you could try reflashing the system image again, there's another tool in the android development section called kindle fire system restore tool, maybe it will work better for you. Here's the other tool: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Ignore the part about that adb command, that's only for of your kindle can actually boot up.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app

Nikaroo said:
Hmm. I just did some more digging on fastboot commands and found the fastboot mode guide on here.
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Be very careful of what guides you use around here. Some of them (fastboot guide in particular) are made with the original Kindle Fires in mind, and can lead you to do irreversible damage.

I'll try that in the morning... I spent most of my day at this and need a break! Thank you so much for trying to help me out. I really appreciate any and all pointers.

[Q] Soft-bricked? Hard-bricked?

After trying to install CM on my kindle after rerooting it (it lost its root after amazon pushed an update a couple months back), I'm getting stuck with a boot loop which gets me to the static yellow kindle fire logo and then resets over and over back to the same static logo.
It's not being picked up by ADB after installing the SDK and USB drivers, and obviously not being picked up in device manager.
Just trying to figure out what my next steps are. I'm already guessing it'll be getting a fastboot cable/making one, but any other ideas you guys have I can work on in the mean time?
Any help is much appreciated, thanks!
[SOLVED] Just updating now I have my fastboot cable; accessed, and used Restore2Stock (google) to install TWRP onto my device via fastboot. After that, I adb push'd the stock o/s back onto the system and use TWRP to reinstall.

Fire bricked/ bootloop

Hey guys,
hope you can help me. Have a little problem: After trying to root my fire, it is in a bootloop and i don't know what to do. Hope you can help me. I guess it is bricked.
Thanks
EDIT:
I tried to sideload the software bin, but it didn't worked. Also my computer doesn't show the devices with "adb devices".

Also my computer doesn't show the devices with "adb devices".
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Others have found that the fire will only show up on your pc after you select the sideload option on the fire. If it still doesn't show, try unplugging / replugging the usb. It seems to help some people to get it to appear. Also note that some devices will intentionally not allow you to flash bin if the battery level isn't high enough. It's a safety measure since running out of battery during a flash = brick. Be sure you're fully charged.

thanks, but..
Thank you for your response. I've tried everythin you said, but it didn't worked. Don't know what to do

cl.lio said:
Thank you for your response. I've tried everythin you said, but it didn't worked. Don't know what to do
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If device is in adb sideload mode
Code:
adb devices
should return
Code:
G000HXXXXXXXXXXX.........sideload
if not drivers are not correct
Open device manager Settings>Devices>Device Manager
(If Kindle is not listed as Android>Android Composite ADB interface)
select Other Devices>Fire
Right Click>Update Driver Software
Browse my computer for Driver Software
Let me pick from a list of drivers on my computer
select Android or Android Phone (or ADB Interface or Android Device)
Select Android Composite ADB interface
or Android Composite ADB interface
next
you may have to reboot pc

Hello, I'm a long time user of the forums I haven't had a new device to root since 2013 when I did my Nexus 7 FHD. I have always followed directions correctly and never bricked anything.... until now.
So anyway just got this tablet black friday sale and within minutes of opening the package I started to read up on rooting it.
I got into fastboot and started up TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0 I made a backup on the device without error.
Then I installed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46 and tried to install open_gapps-arm-5.1-pico-20151129 but it failed.
I wiped cache/dalvik and rebooted. Now the tablet tries to boot into normal mode in a loop without success.
I have tried to get into recovery mode (volume down and power) but it fails and loops back to normal mode.
I can get into fastboot mode (volume up and power) and then back into TWRP however restoring the backup doesn't fix the boot loop.
I downloaded update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin however I can't seem to figure out how to load it with TWPR sideload, and as I said I can't get into recovery mode.
Can anybody help me? @sd_shadow

EVOL-LOVE said:
Hello, I'm a long time user of the forums I haven't had a new device to root since 2013 when I did my Nexus 7 FHD. I have always followed directions correctly and never bricked anything.... until now.
So anyway just got this tablet black friday sale and within minutes of opening the package I started to read up on rooting it.
I got into fastboot and started up TWRP_Fire_2.8.7.0 I made a backup on the device without error.
Then I installed UPDATE-SuperSU-v2.46 and tried to install open_gapps-arm-5.1-pico-20151129 but it failed.
I wiped cache/dalvik and rebooted. Now the tablet tries to boot into normal mode in a loop without success.
I have tried to get into recovery mode (volume down and power) but it fails and loops back to normal mode.
I can get into fastboot mode (volume up and power) and then back into TWRP however restoring the backup doesn't fix the boot loop.
I downloaded update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin however I can't seem to figure out how to load it with TWPR sideload, and as I said I can't get into recovery mode.
Can anybody help me? @sd_shadow
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change update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin to
update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin.zip, place on sd card, install with twrp
Unbrick/Restore Stock 2015 Amazon Fire (KFFOWI/Ford) with custom recovery

sd_shadow said:
change update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin to
update-kindle-37.5.2.2_user_522053820.bin.zip, place on sd card, install with twrp
Unbrick/Restore Stock 2015 Amazon Fire (KFFOWI/Ford) with custom recovery
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:good: Awesome thank you very much, I thought about doing just that but figured I better ask the pros first.
I somehow missed that post on unbricking... :silly:

Kindle Fire HD 7" wont restore - I HAVE TRIED EVERYTHING - READ!!!

Hi,
about 3 weeks ago I came across a kindle fire hd 7 tablet at the value world thrift store for $8. I purchased it without testing it at all. once I brought it home, I plugged the device in to find that it would not boot past the kindle fire screen (fire is in orange). I attempted booting recovery, download mode, fastboot, bootloader with the buttons before doing any research but nothing happened. After looking around online I found out I could unbrick this device with a cable I would have to purchase off eBay. I purchased the cable and it came a week later.
I charged the device overnight that day when I went to be to ensure the device was 100% charged, so when I attempted the restore I wouldn't run into a low battery issue. after the device was charged up it was back on the kindle fire screen still waiting to be restored. i searched everywhere and came across tons of dead link, but eventually found the restore tool that was called Kindle Fire First Aide . after forever I setup the program properly and that included the drivers ( had to use adb composite), environment variables (path to the tool), Java development kit and running the bat file as admin. once I got that setup I ran the bat file and then I got more errors which all seemed to be dead link problems.
when that happened I decided to attempt a manual restore via fastboot through cmd commands. I didn't know about " -i 0x1949 " at first so I ran into waiting for device errors. after learning that about that from editing the bat file in the first aid kit I was able to complete a system, boot and recovery image flash. after flashing I cleared user data and cache manually also. Then I ran a reboot command and the device screen went flash and would reboot over and over about 15-30 times before coming to a stop and not bootlooping anymore. I found out this from leaving the cable in the tablet after running the reboot script, my windows laptop would make the sound notifying me over a new device being plugged in. when that happened I decided to open the device manager so I could see if it was unknown or anything. it didn't show anything at all. windows prompted me with an unknown device error also on every boot loop reboot. after that occurred I assumed the script was wrong but that wasn't possible because the device did the reboot. so I looked for another restore tool.
I ended up finding another tool called Kindle Fire Hd System restore tool. that tool was a lot more easy to use than first aid tool kit because they put way too many options in the program. making it so the program had to be set up one way and one way only. I tried the system restore tool and it resulted in the same error, the device would reboot with the boot loop when I tried to boot into normal mode and when I didn't and manually powered down and back on. the device would be stuck on the kindle fire screen again for hours until it would die.
at this point I don't know what to do, I have tried to boot into recovery and looked into more options. maybe I didn't try everything I should have but I feel like I cover all the ground properly. I tried to flash twrp and the freedom boot image but those didn't work either. it could be possible that twrp did install and the volume button it damaged so I can't boot because of that.
if anyone has an idea or tip let me know. please and thank you. going through all this trouble was fun, to be honest, but now after investing so much time, i would really like to use the tablet with a custom ROM. if there is a hardware issue or you think there could be another problem preventing it from ever booting again. please let me know! thanks again
first aid restore tool: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=38409721#post38409721
KFHD Restore tools: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
adb fastboot drivers: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=42407269#post42407269

Amazon tate, please help, I've proper ballsed it up :(

I had a tate running candy lollipop for years, my kids had it and got a new tablet yesterday. I took the old tate and upgraded to crdroid, full wipes, was running fine. Then, me being an idiot I tried flashing magisk which resulted in the tate not booting past the yellow/orange kindle fire logo.
I had crdroid 7.1.2 and twrp 3.0 installed, cant boot to recovery, cant boot at all. Fastboot hangs on <waiting for devices> and I know I have fastboot/adb/sdk/kindle drivers etc all installed but still nothing. I dont care if I have to flash it all back to fireOS or whatever, just want it working, I did have a factory cable from 4 years ago but cant find it, probably lost...
Is there anything I can do with normal usb cables? Or do I need to order a new cable? Any key combinations to try? any simple reset tools? KFFaide doesnt 'seem' to be of any use as its asking to choose option 15 but I dont have that many options, but that is all set up correctly with the paths etc...
Cheers.

robneymcplum said:
I had a tate running candy lollipop for years, my kids had it and got a new tablet yesterday. I took the old tate and upgraded to crdroid, full wipes, was running fine. Then, me being an idiot I tried flashing magisk which resulted in the tate not booting past the yellow/orange kindle fire logo.
I had crdroid 7.1.2 and twrp 3.0 installed, cant boot to recovery, cant boot at all. Fastboot hangs on <waiting for devices> and I know I have fastboot/adb/sdk/kindle drivers etc all installed but still nothing. I dont care if I have to flash it all back to fireOS or whatever, just want it working, I did have a factory cable from 4 years ago but cant find it, probably lost...
Is there anything I can do with normal usb cables? Or do I need to order a new cable? Any key combinations to try? any simple reset tools? KFFaide doesnt 'seem' to be of any use as its asking to choose option 15 but I dont have that many options, but that is all set up correctly with the paths etc...
Cheers.
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I had this exact problem and solved it. For more context I would read some of the posts before it where I explain my problem (start with Feb 10).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-development/rom-marshmallow-t3315075/post75553313

Devo7v said:
I had this exact problem and solved it. For more context I would read some of the posts before it where I explain my problem (start with Feb 10).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-development/rom-marshmallow-t3315075/post75553313
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Cheers mate, I had already got a cable ordered as I figured there was nothing I could do with any of these 20+ usb cables I must have lying around my house
I'll wait for that to turn up and go straight to just installing the freedom boot img, hopefully it all works as the crdroid rom was surprisingly good in the half hour I was using it.
Cheers again.

IT WORKED!!!!!
Devo7v said:
I had this exact problem and solved it. For more context I would read some of the posts before it where I explain my problem (start with Feb 10).
https://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-development/rom-marshmallow-t3315075/post75553313
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Cheers again mate! reply to this so I can give you another 'thanks'

robneymcplum said:
I had a tate running candy lollipop for years, my kids had it and got a new tablet yesterday. I took the old tate and upgraded to crdroid, full wipes, was running fine. Then, me being an idiot I tried flashing magisk which resulted in the tate not booting past the yellow/orange kindle fire logo.
I had crdroid 7.1.2 and twrp 3.0 installed, cant boot to recovery, cant boot at all. Fastboot hangs on <waiting for devices> and I know I have fastboot/adb/sdk/kindle drivers etc all installed but still nothing. I dont care if I have to flash it all back to fireOS or whatever, just want it working, I did have a factory cable from 4 years ago but cant find it, probably lost...
Is there anything I can do with normal usb cables? Or do I need to order a new cable? Any key combinations to try? any simple reset tools? KFFaide doesnt 'seem' to be of any use as its asking to choose option 15 but I dont have that many options, but that is all set up correctly with the paths etc...
Cheers.
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I literally did the exact same thing as you. Flashed crdroid, flashed magisk later without thinking, stuck on the boot loop, unable to get into twrp recovery.
Got a fastboot cable, able to get tablet into fastboot, and followed Devo7v's instructions from the other thread that was linked, and afterwards I'm still stuck bootlooping, no access to recovery. I've tried so many different things. Can anyone help?
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Update: (sooner than I expected)
After almost giving up, came across the Ultimate Unbrick Utility on Tekify (don't have enough posts here to link directly, yet). I was able to use it to finally reset my Tate to factory settings with a fastboot cable, and correctly boot. It bootlooped once before booting correctly.

blakmarkit said:
After almost giving up, came across the Ultimate Unbrick Utility on Tekify (don't have enough posts here to link directly, yet). I was able to use it to finally reset my Tate to factory settings with a fastboot cable, and correctly boot. It bootlooped once before booting correctly.
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Sorry, I havent actually logged on here for ages so only just saw this.
Mine was just really simple, D/L these 2 files:
boot kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.6.img
recovery kfhd7-twrp-2.8.7.0-recovery.img
from here: https://androidfilehost.com/?w=files&flid=34232
And placed on desktop, got SDK downloaded and installed from this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
Kindle fire HD drivers from THIS link: https://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1890413
And rebooted PC, opened cmd prompt and entered: fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
Plugged in turned off kindle with the fastboot cable, cmd prompt acknowledged it was plugged in
entered: cd c:\users\ROBNEY\desktop
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.6.img [enter]
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery kfhd7-twrp-2.8.7.0-recovery.img [enter]
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot [REMOVE CABLE THE MICROSECOND THE FASTBOOT LOGO DISSAPEARS FROM KINDLE SCREEN]
Then you can reboot to twrp (hold power and volume up, let go of power when kindle logo turns blue)