Hello, brand new to the Kindle. I rooted my device just fine last night and decided to use Kindle Fire Utility to install TWRP. ADB was recognizing the device perfectly and the script seemed to be running fine until it rebooted the Kindle. At that point the script said "reboot: operation not permitted waiting for device" for an extended period of time. After waiting awhile, at this point I did something I probably shouldn't have, I unplugged the Kindle and rebooted it using the power button. It's been getting stuck at the "kindle fire" boot animation ever since. I haven't gotten a screen with a triangle and fire logo.
I tried following the instructions in the sticky but it seems adb no longer recognizes the device, so I can't push zergRush or anything past that.
Is it permanently bricked or is there a method to fix my problem yet?
Thanks for any help.
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Update: kindle was fixed by uninstalling drivers, reinstalling as android composite usb device, and switching it out of fastboot. not permanently bricked.
sounds like its in fast boot.
open the utility again, check if its in fast boot, if it is run the install command again. if u can't get it installed, use utility to change boot mode back to 4000.
I had the same problem this method worked for me http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20509949&postcount=245 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20421225&postcount=222
Thanks for the fast replies!
When I try to change the bootmode using the fastboot it just says waiting for device and never progresses. KindleFireUtility shows ADB Online, Boot status at 4002, and fastboot as offline. Device manager doesn't show a Kindle, just an android adb interface with a yellow ! triangle.
I did restart the PC once and the kindle a few times. No luck yet.
I installed the ADB Composite driver again for the device and got this error (attached)
I had the same issue. It turned out that I had forgotten to update my computer with the drivers needed for TWRP install after copying them to the Android and .Android folders. I was able to get to the first reboot.. waiting for device and then checked device manager when it wouldn't progress. I found that the the driver was unrecognized. After updating the drivers in device manager, TWRP completed install successfully and I was able to backup my FW6.2 and then flash CM7.
uninstall the driverand use the driverin the utility thread? someone said leaving ur kindle connected to ur pc and rebooting ur pc will reboot the kindle? if it works su with terminal and change bootmode back to 4000
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Alright everyone, I got it working after uninstalling the driver for the Android device, shutting down, starting up again, and plugging in and reinstalling the driver, then changing the bootmode using the instructions previously posted. Thank you all SO MUCH for helping as much as you could. Now to try this again!
terracode said:
I had the same issue. It turned out that I had forgotten to update my computer with the drivers needed for TWRP install after copying them to the Android and .Android folders. I was able to get to the first reboot.. waiting for device and then checked device manager when it wouldn't progress. I found that the the driver was unrecognized. After updating the drivers in device manager, TWRP completed install successfully and I was able to backup my FW6.2 and then flash CM7.
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Now I'm wondering what you mean by making sure the drivers are installed for TWRP to install correctly. Obviously I missed a step the first time, what do I do to make sure I don't miss it again? Right now when I try to install TWRP again it says "The system cannot find the filepath specified" several times.
would recomend to use following:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
download the utility and prepare according:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20574755#post20574755
change bootmode, install twrp or whatever with the utility
Got twrp on it last night successfully and flashed CM7.
My question is somewhat related to this thread...
I'm on 6.2 (wifi turned off) and was already rooted and am trying to update to the 6.2.1 secured update with root installed update found on XDA. I'm using Kindle Fire Utility v.6, and to the best of my knowledge using the drivers included with the KF Utility program.
In the utility I show...
ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: 4000
Fastboot Status: Offline
Question is I'm not familiar with fastboot and unclear if I have everything configured in order to (safely) install TWRP. In a command prompt when I type 'fastboot devices' nothing is displayed ("adb devices" shows the device). Combined with the fact I've never seen anything but "Offline" for the Fastboot Status, I'm a little concerned I'm missing a piece of the puzzle and hesitant to install TWRP until I know better.
Any help/advice would be appreciated. Thanks!
look at my post on page 1 of this thread !
@Stevebro: I believe if you are using KF Utility v.6, then you should be good to go. As long as you installed and updated the usb Drivers and then ran zergRush, you should be at the point where you can install TWRP. Just make sure you are using the latest version of KF Utility and it should go pretty smoothly.
... After you install TWRP, I'd recommend going back to your KF OS and do a Titanium Backup of your apps and then doing a TWRP backup. When you flash to CM7 you can restore all your apps easily and painlessly using Titanium backup to restore with the Batch restore option.
Couple nervous moments, reboots and switching out of fastboot mode in the utility... but it all went well. Thanks for the help!!
glad to hear everything is fine ...
Glad to hear everything worked out. I myself sat staring at the "yellow triangle" for a couple of hours. lol, but I just kept working through it and tried not to panic and I got everything working again.
I think OP should edit the first post, or get a mod to edit the title. I keep reading random posts about "lot's of people permanently bricking their Kindle Fires" while I cannot recall a single instance of someone bricking and having to return one and it is getting tiresome.
Ok, I m pretty new at this. I installed burritoroot and it went well. After, I tried to install TWRP and now my fire is stuck at the yellow triangle screen. My computer does not recognize the device so I cant run kindle fire utility or firefirefire to fix the problem. I am really stuck here, guys. I would really really appreciate some help with this. This is not even my device, it is my uncles!
There is a whole thread about that...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356257
Before I go into the detail, I did follow the link for recovery. My problem started when I decided to flash a new rom Task650 10. I was on Task650 7 version rom and downloaded and followed the steps, it booted up normally and then froze up and started the boot loop process. I had this in the past and was able to use the steps with APX and load the bootloader and the CWM recovery. Now I cannot get it to work. when I load the CWM recovery it does not do anything just boots to the charging screen? I also tried to ODIN recovery method. I put the tab in download mode but Odin does not see the tab, no comm port comes up within the ODIN. Not sure what is going on I've done this in the past so only thing I can think is my PC changes or maybe the cable is acting up? I am running Windows 7 ultimate 64 bit AMD.
If there is anything i missed or something else i could try I would appreciate the input.
Thanks
Update: Problem was with my PC, Switched to a laptop and all is well. Phew
Ok, so i wanted to install Cynogen Mod 7 on my perfect kindle fire. So i followed the directions on http://liliputing.com/2011/12/how-to-install-cyanogenmod-7-on-the-amazon-kindle-fire.html. Everything was going fine, i downloaded and opened The Kindle Fire Utility and used the permanent root option. It rooted and everything went fine. Then i went to the TWRP Recovery, it installed and then went into fastboot. It took a little while for me to realize that it wasn't going anywhere. I started following other guides to unbrick my kindle fire but all my efforts was in vain. I got desperate and uninstalled the drivers, the kfu and windows 32 bit computer won't recognize my kindle and i just want this horrible nightmare to end. Can someone please help me here.
You are currently being assisted in another thread. After an attitude you posted another. The other thread was not yours, so understandable, but please be more patient.
Reinstall the drivers using the .bat file. Try to restart the kindle again. 90% of the time these are driver issues. If that does not work, try the fastboot commands in the other thread and restarting the kindle again. The Cd "your directory" is typed in then press enter. Each line is a new command so hit enter between each.
I am sorry to start a new thread but I have been reading threads and trying things now for over 7 hours straight. I have bricked my mothers A500.
I installed Skrillex V8 bootloader to my own tablet with Thor 1.7.3 recovery and a CM10.2 rom, everything worked fine. My mother liked how my tablet had way more battery and seemed faster then her own so she asked me to do it to hers.
I did everything the same except I had deleted the files and had to find a different bootloader so I found the "lightspeed" version of Skrilex V8 and as it seemed to just be a re-skin figured it was fine.
I downgraded to the unstable 3.0.2 build then installed iconia root and a Thor recovery via acer recovery. I then installed the lightspeed bootloader via thor with intentions of then installing the newer thor and rom after.
This is where im stuffed, after installing the new bootloader it is screwed. I cannot enter recovery or boot the primary kernal. I attempt to enter fastboot and although the tablet goes into fastboot it outputs errors and has random lockups and freezing on the tablet which the computer identifies as it being disconnected.
I have tried searching the forums for an answer and have tried everything I can understand but I am truely boned. As I am writing this I am installing packages to my Ubuntu laptop so that I can obtain the UID through the terminal in hopes it will work with APX and blackthunders tools.
If I cannot get it working I will simply wipe and give my mother my tablet, But I would really like to try and get this son of a ***** working again. I am currently incredibly annoyed at it and am probably missing something obvious. Please help me.
[UPDATE 1]
I have managed to obtain my CPUID and thus my SBK through the method described here -> http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1751978
I am still unable to use any tools as my PC will not recognize it in APX mode, I have reinstalled the drivers, restarted, tried multiple USB ports, uninstalled the failed unrecognized device and started from scratch a few times and I just cant seem to get it to detect them. Also tried other USB cables incase it was iffy, checked contacts on ports. There also cannot be any env variable or reg conflicts as I used my diagnostic machine to check it and it booted into its clean OS.
the APX seems to work with my linux unit though, but the blackthunder tools are for windows...
[UPDATE 2]
Using the tutorial here ->http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2444187
I made it boot into the APX mode with the yellow acer logo and the APX mode text at the top, however I left it for a while and it didnt seem to finish flashing, using lsusb I can see its still connected to the linux box but it is clearly not flashing properly.
I am going to leave it for a bit then try unplugging from linux and plugging into windows while in the yellow acer logo screen with verbose output and see if blackthunders tool detects it.
[UPDATE 3]
DO NOT try what i did in update 2, I believe i removed it when it was formatting the partition, it wont even boot to the bootloader now. black screen with white light on power button and cannot be detected as APX.
[UPDATE 4]
I treid a few more times at getting it into APX mode and it turns out its just being dicky and freezing randomly, however, by trying a few times (this is dangerous but i had nothing to lose at this point) to run the Nvflash script on my linux box eventually it run through and installed the v9 bootloader. This bootloader allowed me to go into Fastboot without the freezing or crashing or loss of communications i was experiencing before. I then using fastboot flashed a recovery appropriate to the v9 bootloader and am now using that to flash a 4.3 rom. This should completely fix all the problems.
I am now sure (as previously I could only guess that the problem was caused by a dicky install of the lightspeed bootloader (a custom variant of skrilex v8 designed to match the theme of the lightspeed rom).
[UPDATE 5]
Working
Adding solved to title as I know the feeling when you come across an old thread that talks about your problem and has no replies or help.
-V0L4T1LE
Been using XDA for years never bothered to post as have never had to spend more then a few hours to solve a problem, this one took me a long time though so I decided to ask for help. Nevermind, didnt need it.
Awsum and well done getting yrself sorted, thanx for posting
rgds dibb
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Can you extract the partition 4 using nvflash --rawdeviceread to a file and share to me? My A500 is bricked and cannot download to it. only --rawdevicewrite works.
Thanks!