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[Q] Kindle Fire v7 cant Root :(

I have tried to root my kindle with the Kindle Fire v7 and have had no luck, It comes back with The system cannot find the path specified, I have installed the drivers and my kindle shows up as Android Composite ADB Interface. Thanks for any help in advance. I have also tried the burritoRoot with no luck. I am on version 6.2.1 I have never had problems with any android devises before but this seems alittle different.

i have the exact same problem. would really appreciate some help

I had this problem and here are the steps I took to fix it.
Go to Google's website and manually download and install the SDK, at the end when it asks you to open the utility to download images and such, uncheck the box and click finish.
Download the Kindle Fire Utility v.7
Connect your Kindle Fire to your usb port.
Go to Start Menu -> Accessories -> Run and type in "devmgmt.msc" (without quotations)
There should be an "unknown device" with the name of Kindle Fire (or close to it), right click that and click update driver software.
Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
Hit Browse and locate the "drivers" folder in the Kindle Fire Utility folder
Click next and let it install the software
Go into the Kindle Fire Utility folder and run "run.bat"
Everything should work as expected from here on out, or at least it did for me

I think for both us we already have the drivers installed. the problem is in running the actual bat for the utility. unless maybe we did something wrong in installing the drivers, but i don't think so. I actually used the exact same method to install the drivers as you did.

Check your system path for what the program is trying to run. If the path is there, make sure the file its calling is there. Google adding a path to windows for more info.

I think he problem has to do with the program not finding the kindle

claytybob said:
I had this problem and here are the steps I took to fix it.
Go to Google's website and manually download and install the SDK, at the end when it asks you to open the utility to download images and such, uncheck the box and click finish.
Download the Kindle Fire Utility v.7
Connect your Kindle Fire to your usb port.
Go to Start Menu -> Accessories -> Run and type in "devmgmt.msc" (without quotations)
There should be an "unknown device" with the name of Kindle Fire (or close to it), right click that and click update driver software.
Click "Browse my computer for driver software"
Hit Browse and locate the "drivers" folder in the Kindle Fire Utility folder
Click next and let it install the software
Go into the Kindle Fire Utility folder and run "run.bat"
Everything should work as expected from here on out, or at least it did for me
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I am good all the way to "run.bat" and when i do i get (ADB Status: Online, ADB Rooted: No, Boot Status: Unknown, So i put in #3 and press enter withch is Install Perment Root with Superuser, that is when i get all The system cannot find the path specified.

alright, so i was parusing around, and i think i found a solution. don't know why it works, but i think it will help you
Originally Posted by YourIcarus
Following this, two things happen. If I download the file from this post and attempt to install it, I receive an error stating Windows could not find files. If I install from the driver included in the OP, it's successful. However, ADB still does not recognize the device, and the Kindle Fire Utility returns an error: device not found.
Any help?
try this it may work:
open a cmd windows from your sdk tools folder, not the platform-tools, just tools and run this:
android update adb
then go to your user folder c:\users\username there should be a folder named .android in there, open adb_usb.ini and add this line at the bottom
0x1949
save close and update driver again, hope it works
credit goes to iluretar btw. make sure that you have the android sdk before doing this. delete whatever driver you had before this. after doing this, install the drivers manually through device manager and browsing to the folder included with the utility. and then...it works...for me at least, not sure why. oh, and...er...not sure where you find the link to android sdk, but i'm sure someone can provide you with that...

Fairtrade128 said:
alright, so i was parusing around, and i think i found a solution. don't know why it works, but i think it will help you
Originally Posted by YourIcarus
Following this, two things happen. If I download the file from this post and attempt to install it, I receive an error stating Windows could not find files. If I install from the driver included in the OP, it's successful. However, ADB still does not recognize the device, and the Kindle Fire Utility returns an error: device not found.
Any help?
try this it may work:
open a cmd windows from your sdk tools folder, not the platform-tools, just tools and run this:
android update adb
then go to your user folder c:\users\username there should be a folder named .android in there, open adb_usb.ini and add this line at the bottom
0x1949
save close and update driver again, hope it works
credit goes to iluretar btw. make sure that you have the android sdk before doing this. delete whatever driver you had before this. after doing this, install the drivers manually through device manager and browsing to the folder included with the utility. and then...it works...for me at least, not sure why. oh, and...er...not sure where you find the link to android sdk, but i'm sure someone can provide you with that...
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Well I guess im still not doing it right cause im still getting The devise not found.

I moved my install_drivers.bat file from the drivers folder to the same folder as run.bat and ran it (install_drivers.bat that is). It seemed to install correctly. Now, however, my kindle will not mount. So when I try to use the utility to install TWRP, it stops at "Installing TWRP... If we get stuck here for a while, power the kindle on and off a few times. < waiting for device >"
I have rebooted my device 6 times and it still does not work. My device no longer mounts, I can't even see it in device manager. I tried installing the drivers manually prior to moving install_drivers.bat. This seemed to work but I ran the install_drivers.bat after moving it anyway, maybe that makes me a noob.
Anyway, is there a way to fix this? I want root on my device!
EDIT: Here is the script I am getting in cmd when I run install_drivers.bat. I realize that the problem is I am running Windows 7 x86. But is there a way to run it for x86 instead of x64?
This tool will attempt to install the correct Drivers for the Kindle Fire.
It will also perform the setup required for adb_usb.ini in .android for you.
This version of C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\Kindle Fire Utility\tools\x64\devcon.exe
is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your compute
r's system information to see whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) ve
rsion of the program, and then contact the software publisher.
This version of C:\Users\Chris\Desktop\Kindle Fire Utility\tools\x64\devcon.exe
is not compatible with the version of Windows you're running. Check your compute
r's system information to see whether you need a x86 (32-bit) or x64 (64-bit) ve
rsion of the program, and then contact the software publisher.
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Here is what i did. First off, not just any data cable works, i found that lg cable dont like adb. Some samsung cables give me trouble too. But anyways. Click start menu, type device, click and open device manager the go back to start type device again and open device and printers. If the kindle has installed its drivers then you should see "kindle" in DEVICE AND PRINTERS click on kindle go to properties select driver "tab" and hit uninstall. Open device manager and make sure its still sees the kindle as ADB interface. If so then you should be all set. This should be done after editing the adb_usb file and updating the google drivers.

Clemzon said:
Here is what i did. First off, not just any data cable works, i found that lg cable dont like adb. Some samsung cables give me trouble too. But anyways. Click start menu, type device, click and open device manager the go back to start type device again and open device and printers. If the kindle has installed its drivers then you should see "kindle" in DEVICE AND PRINTERS click on kindle go to properties select driver "tab" and hit uninstall. Open device manager and make sure its still sees the kindle as ADB interface. If so then you should be all set. This should be done after editing the adb_usb file and updating the google drivers.
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Thank you, this is what finally got it working for me. I had tried everything; installed 3 different USB drivers, edited files, moved files around, all with no signs of progress. Finally this approach made everything work perfectly!

Clemzon said:
Here is what i did. First off, not just any data cable works, i found that lg cable dont like adb. Some samsung cables give me trouble too. But anyways. Click start menu, type device, click and open device manager the go back to start type device again and open device and printers. If the kindle has installed its drivers then you should see "kindle" in DEVICE AND PRINTERS click on kindle go to properties select driver "tab" and hit uninstall. Open device manager and make sure its still sees the kindle as ADB interface. If so then you should be all set. This should be done after editing the adb_usb file and updating the google drivers.
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THANKS, that worked like a champ. After I did that it work.
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[Q] Rooted KF wont show up in "My Computer" as drive.

I rooted my KF on a desktop PC and was always able to plug it in and have it show as a drive, before and after.
Now I'm plugging it into a laptop and the KF wouldn't go into "drive mode". I installed the adb driver and now the KF goes into "drive mode", but doesn't show up in "My Computer". What am I missing?

Maybe is a OS isue, try to install another device
If you culdn`t get working then definetly is a os isue

Right click My Computer, choose Manage and go to the Device Manager screen; locate your KF and see if its icon shows a yellow alert (!) symbol. If it does, try installing the drivers by right clicking the icon, choosing "Update Drivers" and letting Windows download them for you. If you see the icon and tried to have Windows download them but it failed, try downloading KFU and installing the drivers that come with it.
If you still have issues and can't resolve this, however, (and as a quick solution) I recommend you install Airdroid, which is a pretty damn cool app on its own right, and lets you download/upload files to your KF through your local Wi-Fi network, among many other things.
Hope that helps, good luck!

no longer rooted?

Im running the latest software for the KF, I guess I got the update. I seem to be unrooted now. I can still access the android market and things like that. I didnt even know that I was unrooted until I went to change something and tried to change r/o to r/w or vice versa. I checked with root checker and it does confirm that I am not rooted. How do I reroot? Do I need to take certain files off the KF first, or can I just go over whatever is there?
Thanks

what firmware does it say your on

It says 6.2.2
I'm trying to re root but I'm not sure if I have to unroot first.
I just want to start from scratch, root, install aneroid market, install calendar, get it to.sync.......that's it. Lol.
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk

you don't have to unroot first - just redo it

I cant install the drivers. They were on there at one point because I.was rooted. Now my kf says I'm not. So I am trying to reroot. No matter what I try....I cannot get the drivers to install. Ive tried uninstalling and reinstalling, rebooting kindle, rebooting computer. Running out of options.
please help
Thanks in advance
Sent from my Kindle Fire using Tapatalk

the drivers on the computer have nothing to do with the root status of the kf
would suggest to use newest kfu and extract it to c:\ and rename to "kfu"
now you have the drivers in c:\kfu\drivers\kindle
you can try to use install_drivers.bat if you'r on an english os
if not you can change the country value in the file c:\kfu\drivers\dpinst.xml from 0x0409 to your country value (eg 0x0407 for gemany)
if you get "install failed (unsigned)":
Follow these steps to set driver verification levels:
1.Press [Windows]Break to display the System Properties dialog box.
2.Select the Hardware tab and click the Driver Signing button in the Drivers panel.
3.Select the Block-Never Install Unsigned Driver Software button. (Verify that the Make This Action The System Default check box is selected.)
4.Click OK twice.
if you are not able to get the drivers running with the installer (install_drivers.bat) you can do it manually:
that's only a loose description that you see how it is done
if you' asked for a driver:
-choose browse my computer for driver software
-Then select have disk
-Then select browse
-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver
-Select ok and ok
if you'r not asked and want to update the driver:
-Go to device manager
-right click on the exclamation mark kindle
-Choose update driver software
-choose browse my computer for driver software
-choose let me pick from a list of devices on my computer
-Then select have disk
-Then select browse
-direct to where you downloaded the usb driver
-Select ok and ok
if you have the code 10 problem:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21720811&postcount=41
now you should be able to install the drivers ...
right driver for the actual bootmode:
normal & recovery mode -> android composite adb interface
fastboot mode -> android adb interface
test the drivers:
open a (elevated) command prompt and cd to c:\kfu\tools
if kf is in normal or recovery mode (twrp) issue "adb devices" - it should return ser.nr. and mode
if kf is in fastboot mode (yellow triangle or "kindle fire" static") issue "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" - it should return "kindle"

Fastboot Brick - Unkown device in Windows Device Manager

Problem was solved by changing the xml file to the language code.
Original Problem:
Hi everyone, just got the kindle today and finished root, then I used the Kindle Utility tool to change to fastboot.
As I finished the fastboot, it ended up stuck on the boot screen. Try serverl methods, but did not work.
According to:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20421225&postcount=222
"Once rebooted, connect your Kindle again via USB. You'll probably hear 3 tones (which means it recognized a device, but didn't load any drivers). In device manager, you'll see a device just called "kindle" or "unknown" with an exclamation point by it. At this point, you'll need to install drivers for it again. Pick "Browse my computer for driver software" BUT don't browse, just click on "Let me pick from a list...", and select "Android Phone" and then pick the newest "Android Composite ADB Interface" from the list. I think you may have 4.0.0.0 or something similar (you may have only a 2.x version possibly depending on which drivers you loaded to root your phone)."
But the problem here is that it the Windows Manager recgnized the kindle as an "Unkown Device" , and also I did not find "Android Phone" from the list, and cannot install driver manually as well. Does anyone have any suggestions?

just right click the unknown device and update the drivers
about drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6

Excellent method! Thanks

[Q] Kindle has been wiped in TWRP and Windows only displays device as Unkown

My nephew managed to get into TWRP and somehow wiped the entire thing clean. I purposely keep a recovery .zip in there but even that's gone. When the Kindle is turned on it displays the Fire triangle but then the screen goes black and stays like that. I can boot into TWRP but can't use the mount option or adb because my computer, and the three others I've tried, refuses to recognize the Kindle. It shows up in Device Manager as Unknown and I can't manually install the driver. I've tried every combination of booting it with the computer off or on, uninstalling the Unknown driver, everything. Can you kind folks please save my butt? Thanks in advance for your responses.

wiped in TWRP and Windows only displays device as Unkown
Lance Uppercut,
Have you tried starting adb services and going back through the FireFireFire Utility, this has fixed a lot of boot errors that I had in the pass?
Let me know if you need help with starting adb services.
Thanks,
JohninLex

Thanks for your reply
Can you please elaborate on this a bit more? Maybe I'm not understanding correctly but I thought starting adb services wouldn't do anything in this instance since it wouldn't recognize the Kindle as being there at all? For instance, when I run Kindle Fire Utility it shows adb devices as being offline. If I could get the Kindle to show up as anything other than Unknown I'm certain I could just update the driver to an android device and have KFU take it over from there.

wiped in TWRP and Windows only displays device as Unkown
Lance Uppercut,
Did you root your Kindle "adb devices"
and the following commands?
adb shell chmod 777 /data/local/tmp
adb install Burritoroot3.apk
or did you download a file from the market to get root?
if you did it the above way with adb commands from a terminal would be great.
Either way lets set the driver, download the Kindle Fire Utility extract it to your desktop. or take note where you extracted it. Then go to your device manager and right click on the Kindle (unknown device) look for update driver and browse the the Kindle Fire Utility folder double click on the drivers folder and let it update the right driver you need for your OS (XP,Vista, 7 x86 or 64). Once it finds the right driver Open up a command prompt by going to start run and typing cmd and hitting enter. Once that is done download the KindleADB files and place them in the C:\ (drag and drop should be fine here ) go back to your command prompt and do the following commands:
** urname** C:\ " cd KindleADB " then hit enter
and then do " adb devices " it may or may not come back with your device sn but as long as it has started is what we are looking for.
Once that is done go back to your desktop leaving everything open and look through the Kindle Fire Utility until you find a file named Run.bat double click and hit run this will reinstall twrp and allow it to be remount-able. If you need a stock Kindle rom with update 6.2.2 I have a back up I can share with you.
I hope this helps but if it does not let me know and we can go back over the the driver section.
Thanks,
JohninLex

I've attempted installing the driver manually many times like you stated and on different PCs all containing KFU and the modified .ini file in the .android folder and the message I get when I attempt to manually update the driver is "The folder you specified doesn't contain a compatible software driver for your device. If the folder contains a driver, make sure it is designed to work with Windows for x64-based systems." When I first got the message I attempted to do it in an x86 system and the driver would still not install. My inability to get ANY computer to read the kindle as anything other than Unknown is the main issue. Even if I could make it read as the default "kindle" with the exclamation point it would be enough for me to fix it. But if I can't get a driver to load I'm hopeless to fix it in any way.

Use Android composite driver on your PC to get adb working. Once the adb is working, there multiple ways to boot or install a new ROM. I recommend to start doing the following commands:
Fastboot mode.
Try these ADB commands:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
or
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb shell reboot
Ng you have an Android phone, connect to you PC first to see if adb is working using composite ad driver for Windows operating system
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I can't use android composite driver. Every time I attempt to install the driver manually I get the error listed above. No matter what I do I can't get the Kindle to be anything other than Unknown

i had a problem where i could only get the fire symbol screen computer would not recognize. I had to start the kindle fire utility plug my kindle into the computer then turn it off, then have kfu install latest twrp again when it says waiting for device turn device on and it will reinstall that and get you back to the recovery. so maybe you can do the same with obtain stock update. not really sure to the kindle. my computer would recognize kindle fire for a few seconds and thats how i could install new twrp

about drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6
if you can't get rid of the drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
nevertheless i would never install the original stock rom cause you loose fff,twrp and root
use one of the prerooted stock roms instead:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22393194&postcount=20

I had this exact same problem and ended up with a bricked kindle for a few weeks. I tried everything on the forum...uninstalling/reinstalling drivers/sdk/etc. At the end of it all I had the drivers installed properly (which was a real pain in the keyster) but my computer still would not recognize my device.
I found 2 posts that finally helped me:
1) in the .android file for adb_usb.ini, you need to add in 0x006 in another line. Also dont forget to add the 3-line code @ [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64]
Here is a link. This link has just about everything else you need to do to solve this issue.
http://www.kindle-fireforum.com/forum/amazon-kindle-fire-development/1086-adb-issues-solved-how.html
2) manually mount the drive and flash update.zip. For some reason my kindle got locked in fastboot, then when i switched it to normal it would get stuck on the loading animation. If this happens you probably need to flash and start over.
Here is that process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22433402&postcount=4
hope this helps and good luck

Help me save my kindle fire
I used KFU to install TWRP and up to CM9. But after that i restore to rom stock 6.2.
But after kindle start the error sorry loop in screen . I can not access to kindle.
process.android.acore force close
We try to connect and re install TWRP but not successfull. when i connect kindle to my pc (XP and window 7) it only recognize kindle as disk driver (athough i try to uninstall and setup manual driver )..
Help me urgent.
Thanks alot

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6

mhb1509 said:
I had this exact same problem and ended up with a bricked kindle for a few weeks. I tried everything on the forum...uninstalling/reinstalling drivers/sdk/etc. At the end of it all I had the drivers installed properly (which was a real pain in the keyster) but my computer still would not recognize my device.
I found 2 posts that finally helped me:
1) in the .android file for adb_usb.ini, you need to add in 0x006 in another line. Also dont forget to add the 3-line code @ [Google.NTx86] and [Google.NTamd64]
Here is a link. This link has just about everything else you need to do to solve this issue.
http://www.kindle-fireforum.com/forum/amazon-kindle-fire-development/1086-adb-issues-solved-how.html
2) manually mount the drive and flash update.zip. For some reason my kindle got locked in fastboot, then when i switched it to normal it would get stuck on the loading animation. If this happens you probably need to flash and start over.
Here is that process.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22433402&postcount=4
hope this helps and good luck
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This comment gave a ton of hope since I have tried everything that has been mentioned already except for adding 0x006 but sadly it did not work. There's absolutely nothing I can do to get out of the Unknown state. I've never had my ass kicked this hard by a piece of hardware. I surrender.

maybe this as a last resort:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038

b63 said:
maybe this as a last resort:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
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I was reading through that earlier and it was a little too intimidating. I'm just going to sit here and cry for a couple of minutes.

Kindle still recognize as disk driver
I try to do something but adb not working (device not found because it recognize as normal disk driver). My pc use window xp professional.
How can i solve this

My kindle still recognize as normal disk driver
I try to test on some computers (xp, win7) but unfortunately, my kindle still recognize as normal usb only. (not adb device).
So i don know how to fix this problem
Please help me, or give me a hint

xp is a good choice - you don't have to care about the uac (user acces control)
have you checked according to my post #12 above ?
to shorten things up i could take a look with teamviewer if you like
just gimme a pm ...

Have you added the second vendor and the second set of USB command lines in your google/extras folder? If not add those turn off the kindle then turn it back on do "fastboot devices" then put the update.zip in your platform-tools folder then push the update to your kindle to be flashed by twrp. The command for that would be "advt push update.zip /sdcard/update.zip" you can have the kindle already in twrp by this point. Also when all is over you will have to reroot and reinstall fff and twrp. If you need help send me a message.
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Hard reset on main-board KF
My KF is frozen. I try to do hard reset by hold pw button 20s, but not effected.
So i've just open back-slide my KF, and see KF main-board.
Have hard reset trick on this main-board.
Help me please.