Hello everyone! I'm writing because I need help rooting my KFHD 7".
I've read a lot of stuff and I'm kind of familiar with the topic now. This is my first android device though, so I'm still a noob with all of this.
I read a tutorial that said I needed some programs (QemuRoot, Root with restore by Bin4ry, Kindle Fire ADB Drivers).
The first step normally is to install the ADB drivers. Every time I try to install them a window opens and it starts the process, the bar loads completely and gives me an option to "Finish". Now, every time I click "Finish", another window opens and says "The drivers were not properly installed. Please install the drivers manually." I believe this is my main issue. Another thing is, I have no idea when to plug in/out my device... I don't know if I have to try to install the ADB thing when the Kindle's connected, etc. I tried to delete all the Kindle drivers on my pc to reinstall the ADB drivers, but I still get the same error...
Now, when I try to use the other programs, they say that my Kindle should open a dialog window asking if I want to restore my device, and that it will reboot in 10 secs. None of this happens. I just want to root my Kindle so I can use GooglePlay and download some good stuff. Also, I don't live in the US so I pretty much can't use my Kindle for anything. I even paid for Amazon Prime and I can't enjoy Amazon Instant Video (streaming series, etc) because of some geographical restrictions... IF any of you would know a workaround... Thanks
Kindle Fire 7" HD ADB Driver
Krawdd said:
Hello everyone! I'm writing because I need help rooting my KFHD 7".
I've read a lot of stuff and I'm kind of familiar with the topic now. This is my first android device though, so I'm still a noob with all of this.
I read a tutorial that said I needed some programs (QemuRoot, Root with restore by Bin4ry, Kindle Fire ADB Drivers).
The first step normally is to install the ADB drivers. Every time I try to install them a window opens and it starts the process, the bar loads completely and gives me an option to "Finish". Now, every time I click "Finish", another window opens and says "The drivers were not properly installed. Please install the drivers manually." I believe this is my main issue. Another thing is, I have no idea when to plug in/out my device... I don't know if I have to try to install the ADB thing when the Kindle's connected, etc. I tried to delete all the Kindle drivers on my pc to reinstall the ADB drivers, but I still get the same error...
Now, when I try to use the other programs, they say that my Kindle should open a dialog window asking if I want to restore my device, and that it will reboot in 10 secs. None of this happens. I just want to root my Kindle so I can use GooglePlay and download some good stuff. Also, I don't live in the US so I pretty much can't use my Kindle for anything. I even paid for Amazon Prime and I can't enjoy Amazon Instant Video (streaming series, etc) because of some geographical restrictions... IF any of you would know a workaround... Thanks
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The first step is to get the ADB Driver installed.
The following ADB Driver was provided by Amazon and should install: Kindle Fire ADB drivers
If not, I have an alternative driver here: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/usb_driver.zip
The alternative driver originates from the Android SDK and is universal for just about any Android device.
Extract the alternative driver to your desktop and follow the install instructions at the bottom of this response.
The instructions are for Windows XP but can be used with Windows 7 and Vista.
Once we get ADB installed then let's plugin the Kindle to your computer to see if it initializes properly.
Reply once you have done this step OR respond with the error OR where you are stuck. We will get you on Google Play!
Amazon Notes regarding this ADB Driver can be found here: https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/connect-adb.html
ALTERNATIVE DRIVER INSTALL (Vista/XP/Windows7):
Windows XP
To install the Android USB driver on Windows XP for the first time:
1. Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port. Windows will detect the device and launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
2. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
3. Select Search for the best driver in these locations; un-check Search removable media; and check Include this location in the search.
4. Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USB Driver is located on your desktop \usb_driver\.)
5. Click Next to install the driver.
Or, to upgrade an existing Android USB driver on Windows XP with the new driver:
1. Connect your Android-powered device to your computer's USB port.
2. Right-click on My Computer from your desktop or Windows Explorer, and select Manage.
3. Select Device Manager in the left pane.
4. Locate and expand Android Phone in the right pane.
5. Right-click Android Composite ADB Interface and select Update Driver. This will launch the Hardware Update Wizard.
6. Select Install from a list or specific location and click Next.
7.Select Search for the best driver in these locations; un-check Search removable media; and check Include this location in the search.
8. Click Browse and locate the USB driver folder. (The Google USB Driver is located on your desktop \usb_driver\.)
9.Click Next to upgrade the driver.
prokennexusa said:
The first step is to get the ADB Driver installed.
The following ADB Driver was provided by Amazon and should install: link that you provided
If not, I have an alternative driver here: link that you provided
The alternative driver originates from the Android SDK and is universal for just about any Android device.
Extract the alternative driver to your desktop and follow the install instructions at the bottom of this response.
The instructions are for Windows XP but can be used with Windows 7 and Vista.
Once we get ADB installed then let's plugin the Kindle to your computer to see if it initializes properly.
Reply once you have done this step OR respond with the error OR where you are stuck. We will get you on Google Play!
Amazon Notes regarding this ADB Driver can be found here: link that you provided
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Thanks for replying! The first ADB Driver (provided by Amazon) is the one that has given me the same error every time... something about an error and me installing the drivers manually (I have no idea how to do). The second link (dropbox) is broken... So right off the bat I'm stuck. The thing is, when I go to device manager, my Kindle Fire says "Android Composite ADB Interface"... I thought I already had ADB, but it appears that no matter what I do I can't get it to work... I don't have SDK or anything like that, though I'm downloading it to see if anything works...
Android Composite ADB Interface
Krawdd said:
Thanks for replying! The first ADB Driver (provided by Amazon) is the one that has given me the same error every time... something about an error and me installing the drivers manually (I have no idea how to do). The second link (dropbox) is broken... So right off the bat I'm stuck. The thing is, when I go to device manager, my Kindle Fire says "Android Composite ADB Interface"... I thought I already had ADB, but it appears that no matter what I do I can't get it to work... I don't have SDK or anything like that, though I'm downloading it to see if anything works...
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OK, stop there. Even though it gave you an install error, it looks like the driver is installed. So let's move forward assuming they are functioning enough to get the job done.
Leave the Kindle plugged into USB and move on to my step-by-step which can be found 3/4 the way down on this Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633
Note: The Kindle is left plugged in to USB through the entire tutorial.
prokennexusa said:
OK, stop there. Even though it gave you an install error, it looks like the driver is installed. So let's move forward assuming they are functioning enough to get the job done.
Leave the Kindle plugged into USB and move on to my step-by-step which can be found 3/4 the way down on this Thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633
Note: The Kindle is left plugged in to USB through the entire tutorial.
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Thanks again. So I have the tool run with restore by bin4ry v18. When I open the folder, there is a RunMe.bat. I right click on it and click on run as administrator. It starts up and I write 1 to use normal mode. When it says that my Kindle should ask me for "restore", my Kindle is sitting there, doing nothing. It doesn't ask me for a restore. Then it says that my device will reboot in 10 seconds... My Kindle, again, does nothing. So that doesn't work... Now, I did another thing. I shift-right-clicked on the inside of the folder and clicked open command window here, then on the cmd that opened up I wrote "runme.bat" So it started the thing again, asked me for the number, etc. I write 1, and then this comes up (and it's stuck there): "Cheking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windoes ADB-drivers are installed correctly!" Now, I have ADB turned ON on my Kindle. I also have the "Install apps" ON on my Kindle... Any suggestions?
Krawdd said:
Thanks again. So I have the tool run with restore by bin4ry v18. When I open the folder, there is a RunMe.bat. I right click on it and click on run as administrator. It starts up and I write 1 to use normal mode. When it says that my Kindle should ask me for "restore", my Kindle is sitting there, doing nothing. It doesn't ask me for a restore. Then it says that my device will reboot in 10 seconds... My Kindle, again, does nothing. So that doesn't work... Now, I did another thing. I shift-right-clicked on the inside of the folder and clicked open command window here, then on the cmd that opened up I wrote "runme.bat" So it started the thing again, asked me for the number, etc. I write 1, and then this comes up (and it's stuck there): "Cheking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windoes ADB-drivers are installed correctly!" Now, I have ADB turned ON on my Kindle. I also have the "Install apps" ON on my Kindle... Any suggestions?
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I see the problem. The way you are executing the batch files will cause the utilities to fail. You can not run the batch files (RunMe.bat and RootQemu.bat) through the mouse, you must execute them through a CMD Prompt.
OK, let's start from the top.
Let's make sure all the utilities are on your desktop.
Next Double Mouse Click and Open the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder.
Single Left Mouse Click on the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder toolbar.
This highlights the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder.
Note: Make sure none of the files within the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 are highlighted in blue.
Next Press the SHIFT Key, next Right Hand Mouse Click
Choose "Open command window here"
A Command window will open, type:
Code:
RunMe.bat
Go back to my tutorial and follow the steps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633), when you are ready to run Qemu
Next Double Mouse Click and Open the Qemu folder.
Single Left Mouse Click on the Qemu folder toolbar.
This highlights the Qemu folder.
Note: Make sure none of the files within the Qemu are highlighted in blue.
Next Press the SHIFT Key, next Right Hand Mouse Click
Choose "Open command window here"
A Command window will open, type:
Code:
RootQemu.bat
Go back to my tutorial and follow the steps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633).
prokennexusa said:
I see the problem. The way you are executing the batch files will cause the utilities to fail. You can not run the batch files (RunMe.bat and RootQemu.bat) through the mouse, you must execute them through a CMD Prompt.
OK, let's start from the top.
Let's make sure all the utilities are on your desktop.
Next Double Mouse Click and Open the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder.
Single Left Mouse Click on the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder toolbar.
This highlights the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 folder.
Note: Make sure none of the files within the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 are highlighted in blue.
Next Press the SHIFT Key, next Right Hand Mouse Click
Choose "Open command window here"
A Command window will open, type:
Code:
RunMe.bat
Go back to my tutorial and follow the steps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633), when you are ready to run Qemu
Next Double Mouse Click and Open the Qemu folder.
Single Left Mouse Click on the Qemu folder toolbar.
This highlights the Qemu folder.
Note: Make sure none of the files within the Qemu are highlighted in blue.
Next Press the SHIFT Key, next Right Hand Mouse Click
Choose "Open command window here"
A Command window will open, type:
Code:
RootQemu.bat
Go back to my tutorial and follow the steps (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2064633).
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Thanks for the reply. As I said in the previous post, I had already done the "shift right click and open windows command here" thing. It doesn't work. This is where it gets to and stays there forever "Cheking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windoes ADB-drivers are installed correctly!" Now, I have ADB turned ON on my Kindle. I also have the "Install apps" So I'm stuck right at the first step... Doesn't matter what way I run the batch files I can't get them to work.
ADB Communication Issues
Krawdd said:
Thanks for the reply. As I said in the previous post, I had already done the "shift right click and open windows command here" thing. It doesn't work. This is where it gets to and stays there forever "Cheking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windoes ADB-drivers are installed correctly!" Now, I have ADB turned ON on my Kindle. I also have the "Install apps" So I'm stuck right at the first step... Doesn't matter what way I run the batch files I can't get them to work.
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Let's check the ADB communication path on your workstation.
Open a command prompt at the root of the Qemu folder, type:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
The next command will probably fail, but let's try it:
Code:
android update adb
Finally, try:
Code:
adb shell
Reply back with the results.
prokennexusa said:
Let's check the ADB communication path on your workstation.
Open a command prompt at the root of the Qemu folder, type:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices
The next command will probably fail, but let's try it:
Code:
android update adb
Finally, try:
Code:
adb shell
Reply back with the results.
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Thanks a lot! Well this are the results:
I did adb kill-server and nothing happened.
I did adb start-server and it said "daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037. daemon started succesfully"
I did adb devices and it said "list of devices attached" and then a blank space after that..
I did android update adb and it said "android is not a recognized internal or external command"
I did adb shell and it said "device not found"
I did all of that in the QemuRoot folder.. Am I doing it right? I double click on the folder to open it and then I click on the white space below all the files (while holding shift) and open the command window.
ADB Server Out of Date
Krawdd said:
Thanks a lot! Well this are the results:
I did adb kill-server and nothing happened.
I did adb start-server and it said "daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037. daemon started succesfully"
I did adb devices and it said "list of devices attached" and then a blank space after that..
I did android update adb and it said "android is not a recognized internal or external command"
I did adb shell and it said "device not found"
I did all of that in the QemuRoot folder.. Am I doing it right? I double click on the folder to open it and then I click on the white space below all the files (while holding shift) and open the command window.
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Yes, you did this perfectly.
Hmmmm, looks like the ADB Driver is NOT working, bummer.
We need to focus on getting the driver functional.
Step 1) Go into Windows Add/Remove Software, find the Android ADB Driver, Uninstall the driver. If you can not find the driver in Add/Remove, then use the Uninstall Utility found in the Qemu folder "Drivers".
Step 2) Remove the Kindle from USB. Reboot the PC.
Step 3) Plug the Kindle back into USB after startup.
Step 4) When the PC has completed the reboot cycle, let's try to install the driver manually using the driver inside the usb_driver folder. Follow my instructions performing a manual driver install.
prokennexusa said:
Yes, you did this perfectly.
Hmmmm, looks like the ADB Driver is NOT working, bummer.
We need to focus on getting the driver functional.
Step 1) Go into Windows Add/Remove Software, find the Android ADB Driver, Uninstall the driver. If you can not find the driver in Add/Remove, then use the Uninstall Utility found in the Qemu folder "Drivers".
Step 2) Remove the Kindle from USB. Reboot the PC.
Step 3) Plug the Kindle back into USB after startup.
Step 4) When the PC has completed the reboot cycle, let's try to install the driver manually using the driver inside the usb_driver folder. Follow my instructions performing a manual driver install.
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I deleted everything, I rebooted my PC, plugged in my Kindle and it started to install the Kindle drivers... (the normal ones)... It got an error and the driver didn't install... I got to manage under "computer" and i see "other devices" and under that it says "kindle" with a yelow exclamation mark... I go to its properties and drivers, I click update driver and use the folder that you gave me (usb_driver) and it gives me an error, saying that it could not find drivers... now do I set it to install the driver in C:\Users\Name\Desktop\usb_driver? or after usb_driver should I add \amd65 or \i386?
Thanks for your help... I don't know why nothing is working out!!
By the way, i just tried to install the adb drivers again and I got the same error... saying I have to install them manually. I ran both the bin4ry v18 and the qemuroot and both got stuck at "*daemon started successfully*" and they just sit there doing nothing...
ADB Driver Install
Krawdd said:
I deleted everything, I rebooted my PC, plugged in my Kindle and it started to install the Kindle drivers... (the normal ones)... It got an error and the driver didn't install... I got to manage under "computer" and i see "other devices" and under that it says "kindle" with a yelow exclamation mark... I go to its properties and drivers, I click update driver and use the folder that you gave me (usb_driver) and it gives me an error, saying that it could not find drivers... now do I set it to install the driver in C:\Users\Name\Desktop\usb_driver? or after usb_driver should I add \amd65 or \i386?
Thanks for your help... I don't know why nothing is working out!!
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Yes, you are correct on the path: C:\Users\Name\Desktop\usb_driver
Let's try to install the Kindle Fire ADB Driver provided by Amazon. This time Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose "Run as Administrator".
If that fails, try to Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose Properties.
Then select the "Compatibility" tab
Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for"
Choose Windows XP Service Pack 2
Finally Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose "Run as Administrator".
prokennexusa said:
Yes, you are correct on the path: C:\Users\Name\Desktop\usb_driver
Let's try to install the Kindle Fire ADB Driver provided by Amazon. This time Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose "Run as Administrator".
If that fails, try to Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose Properties.
Then select the "Compatibility" tab
Check "Run this program in compatibility mode for"
Choose Windows XP Service Pack 2
Finally Right Hand Mouse Click over the Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe driver choose "Run as Administrator".
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Didn't work... I'm using windows 7 though... When I plugged in my Kindle it said something like Android ADB Composite installed succesfully... It did it by its own... When I try to install the Amazon ADB I get the same error, that i have to install it manually... I tried running the bin4ry root again and it doesn't work...
ADB Communication Issues
Krawdd said:
Didn't work... I'm using windows 7 though... When I plugged in my Kindle it said something like Android ADB Composite installed succesfully... It did it by its own... When I try to install the Amazon ADB I get the same error, that i have to install it manually... I tried running the bin4ry root again and it doesn't work...
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We are missing something, usually simple.
What is the date and time stamp on the adb.exe daemons in the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 "Stuff" folder?
---------- Post added at 05:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:20 PM ----------
For everyone having trouble with ADB, here is a video that you may find helpful:
ADB Driver Install Video
prokennexusa said:
we are missing something, usually simple.
What is the date and time stamp on the adb.exe daemons in the root_with_restore_by_bin4ry_v17 "stuff" folder?
---------- post added at 05:09 pm ---------- previous post was at 04:20 pm ----------
for everyone having trouble with adb, here is a video that you may find helpful:
adb driver install video
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1/13/2012 4:20 pm
ADB Server Out of Date
Krawdd said:
1/13/2012 4:20 pm
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I thought I was going crazy. I knew it had to be something simple. You must have downloaded these utilities (Qemu and Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17) from the developers site and not our site. Our utilities include the latest ADB daemons
which are dated 11/05/2012 11:06AM.
This is your problem.
Please use our utilities:
Kindle_Fire_HD_ADB_Drivers
Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17
Qemu
Then go back to our step-by-step instructions. The ADB driver is probably fine, so you can probably bypass that step.
prokennexusa said:
I thought I was going crazy. I knew it had to be something simple. You must have downloaded these utilities (Qemu and Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17) from the developers site and not our site. Our utilities include the latest ADB daemons
which are dated 11/05/2012 11:06AM.
This is your problem.
Please use our utilities:
Kindle_Fire_HD_ADB_Drivers
Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17
Qemu
Then go back to our step-by-step instructions. The ADB driver is probably fine, so you can probably bypass that step.
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Genius!!! It went smoothly, I did all the steps on the bin4ry and then qemu, and it said you now have root! How do I now if I actually have root? I don't see any different app in my kindle, I think I should have something like superuser?
Initialize Superuser.apk
Krawdd said:
Genius!!! It went smoothly, I did all the steps on the bin4ry and then qemu, and it said you now have root! How do I now if I actually have root? I don't see any different app in my kindle, I think I should have something like superuser?
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Yes, you should see Superuser.apk in the APPS Folder. Go ahead and launch Superuser.apk to initialize it.
prokennexusa said:
Yes, you should see Superuser.apk in the APPS Folder. Go ahead and launch Superuser.apk to initialize it.
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I guess it was too good to be true... there's no superuser.apk in the apps folder.. what to do? I already tried rooting it again and it said that i was rooted again
EDIT: I just woke up and tried again. Instead of usin first the root with restore and second the qemu, I used root with restore twice. Now I have a different app called SuperSU... It isn't Superuser though... It has a picture of the android robot wiith a cape flying... I opened but I have no idea what to do with it!
It worked for the error that you are having.
Hello i just read your post.. before continue sorry about my English is not perfect but i will try to to explain hot to explain the "solution"..
ok the first thing you need to do,is uninstall all the ADB drivers from the device manager.
after that you have to restart your PC..
when your pc is already started install de ADB drivers and then connect your kindle..! and let windows install the drivers again.
It worked for my so i hope it work for you.. =)
Are you getting errors like "device not found" or "device offline" while trying to run ADB commands? Here's a quick way to troubleshoot your problem on Windows.
Steps
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and that Device Manager is using that driver.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
1. Ensure USB Debugging is enabled in Developer Options.
Enable Developer Options by going to Settings -> About Phone and tapping on "Build Number" multiple repeated times. You will be greeted with "You are a developer."
Now, under Settings -> Developer Options, ensure you check the box for "USB debugging."
2. Verify current Google USB Driver is installed and Device Manager is using that driver.
You may skip this step if Device Manager lists your phone as "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface." If it does not, this is likely your root cause.
Go to the Google USB Driver page and download the latest driver directly from Google. Extract the zip file to a folder you know and will remember in the future.
Open up Device Manger in Windows with your Nexus 5 connected. Whatever your Nexus 5 is currently detected as, right click on it and select Properties. Then, in the Driver tab, hit "Uninstall." If available, select "Delete the driver software for this device." and hit "OK." It will remove the old drivers.
Restart your computer.
After restarting, reconnect your Nexus 5. It should be recognized as an unknown device in the Device Manager. (If it isn't, try the previous driver deletion steps again.)
Right click on the unknown Nexus 5 device, choose Properties, and in the Driver tab again select "Update driver." Browse your computer manually by putting in the path to the new Google USB Drivers you unzipped to a folder of your choice in the beginning of this step. Choose next and your drivers should install! You'll know everything completed successfully when you see the phone listed under "Android Phone -> Android Composite ADB Interface" in Device Manager.
This is the most finicky process, so don't be afraid to reboot your computer a time or two and repeat these steps if they don't work on the first try.
3. Update to latest version of ADB.
This is a crucial step. The new version of ADB is required to work with the "USB debugging authorizations" setting.
Perhaps you know how to update ADB, in which case, just do it. However, here's a detailed manual approach to download JUST the adb suite from the SDK:
Go to the Google Android SDK website and choose "Use An Existing IDE" and click the "Download the SDK Tools for Windows." This will allow you to download only an 80 MB file rather than the whole 400 MB suite.
Install the SDK tools exe to a folder of your choosing.
Run SDK Manager and uncheck everything except for "Android SDK Platform-tools." This is the ADB and Fastboot bundle. Install that.
Navigate to your SDK Path as indicated at the top of your Android SDK Manager window. You will now see a freshly downloaded platform-tools folder containing ADB.exe, Fastboot.exe, and a host of other files. That folder is now your updated, portable ADB tools folder. You can move it anywhere you like as long as you run ADB from a command prompt window set to that directory.
After you've followed these procedures, running "ADB Devices" should trigger a prompt on your device to accept the RSA fingerprint of your computer. Accept it, and now all should be working as intended!
Questions? Ask below!
Thanks to:MaxRabbit
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Windows 8 Diagnosis
Originally Posted by Yorus
The following worked for me, since all of the suggestions mentioned here didn't work for me:
If you use a Windows 8.1 enterprise N or KN edition, install the Microsoft Media Feature Pack :
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2929699/en
Sounds too simple to be true but work instantly for me.
Hope it works you some of the people here looking for a solution
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Hi?
I'm posting this thread for all those who want to root their tablet but need a step by step guide for the same. I have condensed the information from many threads and put it into one. All the credit goes to the respective thread owners who have posted the guides. Let's begin:
NOTE: Im not responsible if you brick your device. You are solely responsible for what happens. If you follow the steps correctly it is unlikely that it will harm your device. If you face any issues you can post it here and I will try to solve them ( or someone else will). All good.
Scary stuff apart, let's begin to root your device ?
1. On your device, Go to Settings, Developer Options, and click on Enable USB Debugging. If there is no Developer Options in Settings, Click on About Phone and click 7 times on Build Number. This will give u the option.
2. Once you have enabled it, connect your device to your computer via USB cable.
3. Install the device drivers from the autoplay options.
4. Right click on My Computer and click on Manage
5. A new window will open called Computer Management, under which u have to click on Device Manager.
6. A list of devices connected to your computer will be shown on the right hand side.
If your device is listed under heading Android, as Android ADB Composite Device, then there is no need to download and install adb/fastboot drivers, and you can go ahead with the rooting process.
But its most likely your device will be listed under Other Devices. Under that it will be as MTP device or by the name of your device itself. This means you have to download and install adb/fastboot drivers on your computer before rooting it.
7. Open your browser and click on http://adbdriver.com/upload/adbdriver.zip which will download the adb installer on your computer. Run through the setup and install it. Run the program, it will automatically detect your device and install the necessary adb/fastboot drivers for it on your computer.
Alternatively, you can click on http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=48915118 through which you can install the same. I did it with the first method for my device.
Download and install it in [C drive].
8. Once the drivers are installed, go to Device Manager again (Step 4 and 5), and check on the list of devices. Your device should be listed under the heading Android, and showing as Android ADB Composite Device.
9. Open up C drive, there should be a folder named 'adb' under it. Open that folder and right click anywhere and open a command prompt.
U can also press 'Win+R' keyboard keys and type in 'cmd.exe' to open up a command prompt and use the cd command to come into the right folder. Once your into the adb folder in the command prompt (it should show as "C://adb>".
Type in command 'adb devices' and press enter (without the colons).
This should show you that your device is connected by the name of your chipset as Baytrail******. If it doesn't show this it means the adb drivers are not installed or ur device is not connected to the computer. Only once after it detects your device you have to go ahead with your rooting process.
10. After you have successfully completed all the above steps you are now ready to root your device.
11. Click on this link forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=57543871&postcount=1 from where you will have to download 'Intel Fastboot Tethered Temporary Recovery Session Launcher' onto your computer and extract it to some folder.
12. Download the UPDATE SuperSU zip file to your device and store it in your internal memory so you can find it easily later.
13. Now open the folder where you have extracted the Intel Fastboot Tethred Temporary Recovery Session launcher. Double click the launcher.bat file to start and type " ACCEPT " case sensitive without quotes to continue.
check that the tool is reporting as either :
DEVICE STATUS: ADB-ONLINE
DEVICE STATUS: FASTBOOT-ONLINE*
If " DEVICE STATUS: UNKNOWN " please check your cable connection and driver installation under Windows Device Manager
If " DEVICE STATUS: UNAUTHORIZED "
Please check if your devices is displaying an authorization prompt.
Be sure to check 'Always allow from this computer' and then press ok.
It will ask for the type of recovery u would prefer to run. Options 1-4 will be TWRP recovery and 5 will be CWM. I selected the CWM recovery. So enter number '5' and press enter.
14. It will display the list of triggers to be selected for the rooting process. Select the trigger to launch the Temporary CWM Recovery Session.
The list will be as follows:
T1 oem startftm ( very few devices support this command , but its the original used so )
T2 oem backup_factory ( limited devices support this command )
T3 oem stop_partitioning ( should work on alot of kitkat builds )
T4 oem stop_partitioning ( probably works on all devices that are supported (Jellybean , KitKat , Lollipop)
15. Select trigger 'T4' if you have upgraded your tablet to Lollypop Android 5.0.1. After selecting the trigger your device should reboot into fastboot and begin to copy files to your device.
note :*If your device hangs at the waiting-for-device screen and you see droidboot CMD Waiting on your devices double check that the fastboot driver installed correctly.
note :*If you see unknown oem command the trigger isn't supported by your device.
16. The temporary cwm recovery session will start at this point on your device.
17. Select install zip from the recovery menu using vol up / vol down to navigate and power to select.
18. Select install zip from sdcard / external_sd depending on where you placed the file and select the UPDATE-SuperSU-vX.Xx.zip you downloaded earlier
19. Confirm the installation.
20. After install completes reboot your device*through the reboot device option in the recovery menu itself.
21. It's going to take a while for the device to reboot. 'Android is upgrading' window will pop up once the screen gets on. After the boot is complete open all apps to see Super SU installed in it.
Now you have successfully rooted your Yoga Tablet 2. Enjoy ☺
NOTE: Follow all steps carefully and correctly so it becomes highly unlikely that you may brick your device. Make sure there is no powercut to your computer during the rooting process if you are not using a laptop or a UPS for your system. You can post any queries or questions in the thread.
All credit goes to the original thread owners, social-design-concepts, workdowg for helping all yoga tablet users to be able to root their devices.
A lot of work has gone into making this NOOB friendly step by step guide. Hit thanks if this helps you. Much appreciated. Have fun rooting.☺
Posted from my Rooted Lenovo Yoga Tablet 2 (830LC).
Much appreciated for this noob guide.
Thanks for the tutorial.
I did all the steps as you said. I am at step 15 and selected t4 and then the command prompt showed waiting for device and then my tab rebooted itself and then came to a fastboot mode.
Now n TAB its showing error that "E: No valid installer medium found"
now when i press the volume keys, the boot option changes and then the error message changes to
"could not open /sys/devices/virtual/backlight"
Please help
Thanks........ successfully rooted yt2 1050L
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anilkumar247 said:
Thanks for the tutorial.
I did all the steps as you said. I am at step 15 and selected t4 and then the command prompt showed waiting for device and then my tab rebooted itself and then came to a fastboot mode.
Now n TAB its showing error that "E: No valid installer medium found"
now when i press the volume keys, the boot option changes and then the error message changes to
"could not open /sys/devices/virtual/backlight"
Please help
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Did u check that ADB/fastboot drivers installed correctly? Try to reinstall those drivers and check again. Did u select the UPDATE SuperSU zip file and install it?
AndroMAN said:
Did u check that ADB/fastboot drivers installed correctly? Try to reinstall those drivers and check again. Did u select the UPDATE SuperSU zip file and install it?
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How can i make sure they are installed correctly ?
I have reinstalled them and tried again, but still getting the same error.
I am not getting the update Super SU option, or any options to get it installed.
@AndroMAN any idea why my 64gb sdcard is not recognized.
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anilkumar247 said:
How can i make sure they are installed correctly ?
I have reinstalled them and tried again, but still getting the same error.
I am not getting the update Super SU option, or any options to get it installed.
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Step 8 and 9. Check under command prompt. It should show the name Baytrail***** when you type in the command "adb devices". Only then u can go ahead.
sajsaj7829 said:
@AndroMAN any idea why my 64gb sdcard is not recognized.
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Have you rooted your tablet? Was it detecting it earlier?
AndroMAN said:
Have you rooted your tablet? Was it detecting it earlier?
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Hv rooted...Yes 32gb was working perfect but 64gb it says blank sdcard
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Hi
yes, its showing the device ID
prntscr.com/948uzk
prntscr.com/948ybk
I have blackened the device ID
sajsaj7829 said:
Thanks........ successfully rooted yt2 1050L
Sent from my YOGA Tablet 2-1050L using Tapatalk
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Good? All the best and enjoy your rooted device. Have you installed Xposed Framework on it yet?
sajsaj7829 said:
Hv rooted...Yes 32gb was working perfect but 64gb it says blank sdcard
Sent from my YOGA Tablet 2-1050L using Tapatalk
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Try formatting the new sd card via the tablet, even I have put a 64GB card and I had to format it before it could detect.
anilkumar247 said:
Hi
yes, its showing the device ID
prntscr.com/948uzk
prntscr.com/948ybk
I have blackened the device ID
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Sorry to hear your facing issues. There are already people saying they have successfully rooted their device using this guide. So there must be some step u might have missed or done incorrectly.
Send me the details of your device, model of tablet, which Android version.
AndroMAN said:
Good? All the best and enjoy your rooted device. Have you installed Xposed Framework on it yet?
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Thanks.. cld u please link me to ver of xposed working on yt2.
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AndroMAN said:
Try formatting the new sd card via the tablet, even I have put a 64GB card and I had to format it before it could detect.
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@AndroMAN somebody hv made a exfat binary zip to be flashed via teetherd recovery.... any idea how to go into twrp recovery.
anilkumar247 said:
Hi
yes, its showing the device ID
prntscr.com/948uzk
prntscr.com/948ybk
I have blackened the device ID
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AndroMAN said:
Sorry to hear your facing issues. There are already people saying they have successfully rooted their device using this guide. So there must be some step u might have missed or done incorrectly.
Send me the details of your device, model of tablet, which Android version.
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Hey i think i have the solution for your problem because everytime i am facing the same issue
That means at first adb drivers are shown as installed correctly within the window of the 'Intel Fastboot Tethered Temporary Recovery Session Launcher' tool. But after my tablet reboots into fastboot via method t4 it always says "No valid installer medium found".
Note: I have these adb drivers installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
So here is my solution that works for me: (this is my first post so i cant provide any screenshots.. )
1. let the tablet stay within the fastboot mode
2. in windows: navigate to the device manager --> there you should see the symbol "android phone" with a yellow triangle
3. right click on this symbol and choose the first option "update drivers" (sry i don't know if i translated it correctly xD)
4. choose the option "search on pc .."
5. there you select the second option "choose from a list.."
6. within the list you select 'android device'
7. within the next list you select 'google nexus adb device'
8. after that the drivers are installing and the recovery starts on your tablet :fingers-crossed:
1subw00fer1 said:
Hey i think i have the solution for your problem because everytime i am facing the same issue
That means at first adb drivers are shown as installed correctly within the window of the 'Intel Fastboot Tethered Temporary Recovery Session Launcher' tool. But after my tablet reboots into fastboot via method t4 it always says "No valid installer medium found".
Note: I have these adb drivers installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
So here is my solution that works for me: (this is my first post so i cant provide any screenshots.. )
1. let the tablet stay within the fastboot mode
2. in windows: navigate to the device manager --> there you should see the symbol "android phone" with a yellow triangle
3. right click on this symbol and choose the first option "update drivers" (sry i don't know if i translated it correctly xD)
4. choose the option "search on pc .."
5. there you select the second option "choose from a list.."
6. within the list you select 'android device'
7. within the next list you select 'google nexus adb device'
8. after that the drivers are installing and the recovery starts on your tablet :fingers-crossed:
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That might just work :fingers-crossed:
1subw00fer1 said:
Hey i think i have the solution for your problem because everytime i am facing the same issue
That means at first adb drivers are shown as installed correctly within the window of the 'Intel Fastboot Tethered Temporary Recovery Session Launcher' tool. But after my tablet reboots into fastboot via method t4 it always says "No valid installer medium found".
Note: I have these adb drivers installed http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2588979
So here is my solution that works for me: (this is my first post so i cant provide any screenshots.. )
1. let the tablet stay within the fastboot mode
2. in windows: navigate to the device manager --> there you should see the symbol "android phone" with a yellow triangle
3. right click on this symbol and choose the first option "update drivers" (sry i don't know if i translated it correctly xD)
4. choose the option "search on pc .."
5. there you select the second option "choose from a list.."
6. within the list you select 'android device'
7. within the next list you select 'google nexus adb device'
8. after that the drivers are installing and the recovery starts on your tablet :fingers-crossed:
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Hello
That worked
But instead of google nexus adb device in the list, i got only motorola ADB device, but still it worked .
Thanks to both of you for the help.
sajju73 said:
Thanks.. cld u please link me to ver of xposed working on yt2.
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@AndroMAN somebody hv made a exfat binary zip to be flashed via teetherd recovery.... any idea how to go into twrp recovery.
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There is no working mode of Xposed on YT2 as far as I have seen. Still have to look into it.
Go to recovery the same way u did last time, through 'Intel fastboot launcher:
Congratulations @anilkumar247. I hope your device is rooted and working well. And thanks to @1subw00fer1 for helping out and contributing to this thread. Great work guys. All good ☺
I tried to flash my google glass EE2 via my laptop which is currently running windows 10. I have done the following steps:
1. Update the Google USB Driver from android studio sdk manager
2. Download the new image file and unzip it
3. Open windows powershell from inside unzip image folder.
4. Run adb devices (Show my google glass in list)
5. Then adb reboot-bootloader
6. Then turn off the device with physical button and restart with camera and power button until “Press volume key to select, and press the power key to accept.” screen shows up.
7. Then run fastboot devices (Here I stuck, No list of devices, no message nothing happens)
Note:- I updated the driver as well via these steps but still end with no success
1. Connect your Android device to your computer's USB port.
2. From Windows Explorer, open Computer Management.
3. In the Computer Management left pane, select Device Manager.
4. In the Device Manager right pane, locate and expand Portable Devices or Other Devices, depending on which one you see.
5. Right-click the name of the device you connected, and then select Update Driver Software.
6. In the Hardware Update wizard, select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next.
7. Click Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
8. Click Next with Show all devices selected.
9. Click Have disk.
10. Click Browse and then locate the USB driver folder. For example, the Google USB Driver is located in android_sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\.
11. Select android_winsub.inf file and click Open.
12. Click Next to install the driver with Android ADB Interface selected.
13. Confirm the Update Driver Warning dialog.
14. Driver installed
Yeah...
It's funny enough that you created this thread because I am having the exact same issue right now too.
I tried on my laptop running Windows 10 and then on my desktop running Ubuntu. Absolutely zero luck with this. Please let me know if you can figure out a solution. With Powershell I was able to see adb devices but other than that fastboot seems broken to me on Glass.
Hard reset maybe? While on hold power button for 15 seconds, then release. wait a few seconds after that and then hold power button for a few seconds to turn back on.
Also you might try Installing the rooted bootloader.
And take a look at these 2 pages: https://support.google.com/glass/answer/9649198?hl=en
https://dl.google.com/android/repository/platform-tools_r30.0.1-windows.zip
I appreciate your response!
On Windows 10, fastboot devices just seemingly doesn't work at all and doesn't populate the glass hardware at all for me.
OscarDelphi said:
I appreciate your response!
On Windows 10, fastboot devices just seemingly doesn't work at all and doesn't populate the glass hardware at all for me.
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I see others have had problems on Windows 10 using fastboot. Seems to be related to having a correct driver for your device. If you can't find one (check your device manager to see if it is recognizing Glass properly) you might have to find a Windows 7 computer to do this on.
droidzer1 said:
I see others have had problems on Windows 10 using fastboot. Seems to be related to having a correct driver for your device. If you can't find one (check your device manager to see if it is recognizing Glass properly) you might have to find a Windows 7 computer to do this on.
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I even tried on Ubuntu with no luck just for curiosity's sake.
Device manager is showing me Unknown USB Device is attached.
OscarDelphi said:
I even tried on Ubuntu with no luck just for curiosity's sake.
Device manager is showing me Unknown USB Device is attached.
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It makes me so happy to be able to follow up this post with how I found a solution. I am going to give a story first because this was beyond frustrating. The solution for me was to forget finding a solution in Windows 10 and just use an installation of Ubuntu. Holy crap this made the steps a lot easier.
However, even using the Terminal in Ubuntu it hung up twice while flashing system.img and I thought Glass was dead. Fortunately, fastboot was just being finicky and refusing to work. The solution to that was to have the command already ran and then reboot back into fastboot because this allowed the system to almost instantaneously realize the device was in fastboot and it immediately the flashed the files.
I hope this might point some light if anyone else ever comes across the issue!
Install Ubuntu
The easy way to do it, is install Ubuntu and install adb and fasstboot from terminal with comand "apt-get install 'your Tool...'"
yubarajoli77 said:
I tried to flash my google glass EE2 via my laptop which is currently running windows 10. I have done the following steps:
1. Update the Google USB Driver from android studio sdk manager
2. Download the new image file and unzip it
3. Open windows powershell from inside unzip image folder.
4. Run adb devices (Show my google glass in list)
5. Then adb reboot-bootloader
6. Then turn off the device with physical button and restart with camera and power button until “Press volume key to select, and press the power key to accept.” screen shows up.
7. Then run fastboot devices (Here I stuck, No list of devices, no message nothing happens)
Note:- I updated the driver as well via these steps but still end with no success
1. Connect your Android device to your computer's USB port.
2. From Windows Explorer, open Computer Management.
3. In the Computer Management left pane, select Device Manager.
4. In the Device Manager right pane, locate and expand Portable Devices or Other Devices, depending on which one you see.
5. Right-click the name of the device you connected, and then select Update Driver Software.
6. In the Hardware Update wizard, select Browse my computer for driver software and click Next.
7. Click Let me pick from a list of available drivers on my computer
8. Click Next with Show all devices selected.
9. Click Have disk.
10. Click Browse and then locate the USB driver folder. For example, the Google USB Driver is located in android_sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\.
11. Select android_winsub.inf file and click Open.
12. Click Next to install the driver with Android ADB Interface selected.
13. Confirm the Update Driver Warning dialog.
14. Driver installed
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