Do you need a fastboot to install roms like twrp or can you just do it with a micro usb?
When you're already rooted you can do it with flash fire. But I think your Fire is on 5.4.0.1 or something like this.
I've got a Fire HD 8 (7. gen) and two Fire 7 (5. gen) only one with MM the rest is actual.
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I used KF First Aide to backup my entire kindle fire HD. Now i want to perform Step 39 so i can install that "Kinology" Rom. Just in case, if it bricks my device, can i restore my Kindle without a factory cable? I performed these steps http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 and i was able to boot into fastboot, so my bootloader doesn't seems to be damaged.
My 5yr old son was playing with a stock kindle fire and brought it to me saying it stopped working. He was correct because now it is stuck in a boot loop at the kindle logo. Is there anything I can do to fix it. Sorry in advanced if this has been a topic before, at work not much time to search. Any help would be appreciated thanks
You need a fastboot cable and the system restore utility. Here's a link to the utility:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1951254
Once u have a fast boot cable just ignore step 2 on that link, its kinda confusing but your fast boot cable basicly does what step 2's commands do, but those commands require the kindle to be fully booted.
Also wanted to check since I have seen a few rogue posts, is this a kindle fire 7", 8.9", or kf2., or somehow a kf1? That link I used is for HD 7" so if its another kindle please tell me or it will brick it further.
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Just yesterday i rooted my Kindle fire hd .....Superuser was install and everything was working fine ...i restart the kindle fire and it went in fastboot mode ...................i used Kindle fire Utility to normal boot but i keep going back to Fastboot mode ........and then it shut off .....dont wan to cut back on or Charge so one help me PLz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What exactly did you do with kindle fire utility, because it can hard brick and 2nd gen kindle fire because wasn't meant to be used on them.
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rambobain said:
Just yesterday i rooted my Kindle fire hd .....Superuser was install and everything was working fine ...i restart the kindle fire and it went in fastboot mode ...................i used Kindle fire Utility to normal boot but i keep going back to Fastboot mode ........and then it shut off .....dont wan to cut back on or Charge so one help me PLz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hello,
I have a Kindle Fire (2nd Gen) running on firmware 7.4.6, is there a tutorial on how I can root and run another OS
instead of the Kindle OS?
Use this to root it. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Use this to get 2nd boot loader + twrp installed: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2271909
Two important things you should note, one is put the ROM and its corresponding gapps on the kindle's sdcard ahead of time or you may suffer a boot loop and have to push the film manually into twrp. Second is when you open fireflash, make sure to check the first check box, it should have red warning text under it. If you don't check this box you will reboot to a red screen and it will require a fastboot cable to fix. BTW you might wanna fix the thread title since this is a kfhd not a first gen kf1. Only reason I can tell is because of the os version. Kf1's have a completely different method to root and flash since they don't have a high security processor that checks the boot loaders signature.
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Hello, everyone!
Yesterday I tried to flash CM10 in my kindle fire (already running CM9).
I followed the Cyanogen Mod site (wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_otter) instructions.
I downloaded Kindle fire utility 0.9.9 (from CM site), and started the process of updating TWRP. At some point of the installation, KFU rebooted my device in fastboot mode, and kept waiting an awnser from Kindle.
It was taking a bit too long, so I restarted the tablet. Now it keeps on the "Kindle Fire" screen forever, and don't respond to ADB anymore (the "adb device" command don't return anything).
I believe it is not bricked yet, because when we connect it to the PC, it does that connection sound. However, I can't reach it with ADB anymore.
Can Anyone give me an advice for this situation?
Thanks a lot !!
You got very lucky, kindle fire utility is not meant for second generation devices, usually using it results in a hard brick. The correct way to update twrp is to grab the latest version's flashable zip from the dev section for your device and flash it from inside twrp and reboot. If you no longer have the blue logo and it is a 7" device you will need a fastboot cable, if you do have a blue logo or this is a 8.9" device you won't need a fastboot cable to fix, but you still need to get it into fastboot mode to reflash some partitions back to stock to fix this unless you get a blue logo in which case you could probably just flash the recovery but from what you said I'm assuming you don't get the blue logo anymore. And only the 8.9" models tend to be detected briefly while passing the bootloader.
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In fact, my Kindle fire is a 1st generation one! I had already used KFU to flash CM9 on it (before, it had stock OS) .
Do this fact help in any form?
And, about the cable, I will search one imediatly!!
Thanks for your reply!
O well then this is the wrong device forum on xda... If its a kf1 then I think fastboot cable will still apply to this. Not positive, kf1's aren't my specialty, while my mother has one I never did much beyond rooting and installing twrp. Flashed a Ubuntu touch preview os on it once but that's about it.
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