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HELP!! =(

tried to install TWRP using these instrucitons
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399023
tried everything i could find but im stuck in the kindlefire flash screen and cant go back or anything...is there anyway i can force the tablet to reboot into the OS? It doesnt connect to adb or anything

u are in fastboot. open a cmd prompt in the same directory your adb is in, and run fastboot commands. since twrp isn't installed, u will need to include -i 0x1949 device code or whatever it is, sorry I'm on my device so I can't type is specifically.
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smirkis said:
u are in fastboot. open a cmd prompt in the same directory your adb is in, and run fastboot commands. since twrp isn't installed, u will need to include -i 0x1949 device code or whatever it is, sorry I'm on my device so I can't type is specifically.
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i tried doing that..i looked for all of the fast boot commands and it always says fastboot not a valid command etc etc....i tried an adb shell but that didnt work either..i even tried doing a restore with a thread thats in the general forums

Have you verified that fastboot is in fact on your machine? It should reside in the same folder as adb. Also, have you you either A) added the adb/fastboot folder in your Path or B) CDed into the folder where adb/fastboot resides to run the commands?

yay i got it to work...all i did was put in this
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
then this
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
which i got from here
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1398728&page=3
looks like all i had to do was add fastboot to the directory i was using so thanks =)
now i just have to wait for a full charge and i can try the twrp again

I also try to install CM7, but it's dead in recovery, I can't exit recovery now. For I have changed boot mode to "idme bootmode 0x5001", How can I change to normal mode ? When I reboot now, it goes to recovery mode directly.

[SOLVED] BIG PROBLEM with TWRP please help!

I have previously installed TWRP which has run without any problem, helping me to install the rooted version of KF 6.2.1 firmware posted here in xda a month or so earlier. It has been running fine until yesterday.
For some reason, when I ran Market, it asked for secure login with a "Retry" button which did not work. When I checked it was still registered with my GMail account for Google. Then the wifi started to go on and off for no reason.
I realized something went wrong so I decided to re-install the rooted 6.2.1 using TWRP.
The installation process completed successfully. I pressed "Reboot" button then choose "Power off". However when I restarted the KF by pressing the on/off button, it booted into TWRP by itself (meaning when the yellow triangle came up, I DID NOT press and hold the on/off button to boot into TWRP; the light went orange by itself and booted into TWRP). I switched on and off several times, but it booted into TWRP by itself all the times.
I decided to wipe everything before re-installing the firmware. I got back into TWRP and wiped cache, Dalvik, System, Factory reset and SDcard. When I press "Install" button, the copy of firmware is no longer on the KF because of complete wiping. I press "Mount" -> "Mount USB storage" and hook up the KF to my PC, so that I can transfer the copy of the firmware to the KF.
I repeated the process (firmware installation was again successful), but I still got the automatic booting into TWRP instead of normal boot.
Then I tried using KF Utility 0.9.2 to update TWRP (I originally installed TWRP using the TWRP Installer). However, I could not get it into fastboot mode (the Utility says "fastboot mode: no"). The instruction from the Utility said if installation did not work, try reinstalling the drivers - I ran "install-drivers.bat" and reinstalled the drivers, but did not get into fastboot mode to do anything.
Then I tried to install CM7 instead of the original firmware. I copied CM7 onto KF and used TWRP to install the zip. Again I wiped everything before installation. Unfortunately this time, the installation process did not complete. I rebooted the KF and again it auto-boot into TWRP (probably because there is no OS on the KF now).
I can still boot into TWRP without problem. The nightmare now is that:
When I try to mount USB device so as to connect to the PC to transfer files, my PC does not detect it as a drive.
Before the screw-up, it shows in Windows Explorer as "Kindle" (or "Amazon Kindle device"). Now when I go to device manager and click "Disk Drives", only the HD of the PC shows.
The "Android Phone" ("Android ADB interface") still shows in Device manager when I hook up the KF, therefore I guess I can still use ADB.
So these are my two questions:
(1) How do I get out of the "reboot loop" and stop the automatic reboot into TWRP so that I can boot normally into Android (this is presuming I install the firmware successfully)
(2) What can I do now that "USB Mount" in TWRP does not work? Can I fix it or can I reinstall TWRP?
Thanks.
Desperately yours
ST

If in Device Manager it shows up as "Android Phone" that means you have the ADB drivers installed and it will not mount as a drive. Simply delete the device from Device Manager and replug the kindle to your computer, or just use a different computer.
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DesDr0id said:
If in Device Manager it shows up as "Android Phone" that means you have the ADB drivers installed and it will not mount as a drive. Simply delete the device from Device Manager and replug the kindle to your computer, or just use a different computer.
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ALL PROBLEMS SOLVED
Thanks. I uninstalled ADB then reconnect KF, and it reinstalled ADB. When I press "Mount USB storage", my PC detects KF as a drive ("Kindle") again.
Actually I also solved the problem of TWRP bootloop:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1390773
I used ADB to issue "idme bootmode 4000". This took my KF out of the TWRP bootloop back to normal boot. I am surprised to see that CM7 installation is successful, despite it seemed that in TWRP this was cut off in the middle, without the usual "installation successful" message that came after original firmware installation.

Can you see it in adb by doing an "adb devices"?

just for the future - the commands to set bootmode to normal depending on the current bootmode and version of fff:
with adb:
adb shell su -c "idme bootmode 4000"
adb reboot
with fastboot:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
or
fastboot -i 0x18d1 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x18d1 reboot
or
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
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[HOW TO] Recover Kindle Fire from corrupted read/write permissions in /system (6.2.1)

Link to original thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1452651
This is a specific guide to restoring your Kindle Fire from boot loop caused by changes in the /system/ directory permissions.
The problem:
After rooting my Kindle Fire, I tried to install the Android Market app and while doing so, messed up my read/write permissions of /system/app/
After rebooting my Kindle, the logo animation started looping endlessly, indicating there was a serious issue taking place.
The specs:
Device: Kindle Fire
Firmware: 6.2.1
Desktop: Mac Mini
OS: OS X Lion
The tools:
You will need,
1. The KindleFireRoot Kit from here (It has tools for all OSs)
2. TWRP 2.0 from here
3. The fbmode file found here to be able to stock fastboot in 6.2.1
The steps:
1. Move all the contents from both the downloaded KindleFireRoot Kit and TWRP into a single directory for convenience.
2. Assuming you were able to root your Kindle in the first place, it's likely you already have drivers installed (Windows). Check by opening a Terminal, navigating to the dir with all the tools and doing this on Windows:
Code:
adb kill-server
adb devices
on Mac:
Code:
sudo ./adb kill-server
./adb devices
Your device should be listed. If it is skip to the next step.
If it's not, install the drivers found in the usb_driver directory (Win only). In this directory you can find the adb_usb.ini file which you need to move to the .android directory that's inside /Users/[your_name]/
3. We will now use the fbmode to fastboot to stock 6.2.1 as explained in this thread.
Code:
adb push fbmode /data/local/tmp
adb shell chmod 755 /data/local/tmp/fbmode
adb shell /data/local/tmp/fbmode
adb reboot
4. Now that we can fastboot, we will install TWRP 2.0.
Just run this command:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img
...and reboot. The Kindle should boot into a screen with a yellow triangle and TRWP will install itself.
5. What you need to do now is tap the reboot button onscreen. As it reboots, hold down the Power Button until the light turns orange. You will then boot into TWRP. You will see a Menu with a bunch of Buttons.
6. Now it's time to boot up your Kindle as a USB Drive to repair the permissions.
Touch the Mount button and select the checkbox that says System. After that tap on Mount USB
All you have to do after that is type this in the Terminal and voila:
Code:
adb shell chmod 755 /systme/app
7. Reboot your device and enjoy.
Thanks to everyone who helped me figure that out in the original thread and the threads that I've linked. I might be missing a step. PM if you get stuck or just Reply on this thread.

/system/app kindle fire
Hi,
Thanks for the instructions. I got to the point where the yellow triangle shows up on my kindle fire after doing the fastboot command and touching the reboot button on the kindle screen. However, it just locks up after that and I never get to the subsequent menu. All I see is the yellow triangle on the screen with the instructions to press the power button for recovery. I have reset the power many times and all I get is the yellow fire triangle now. Any ideas how to get out of this loop? Thanks.

fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 5001
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
if you'r done you may have to reset the boot mode to normal (when you are in twrp):
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot

Windows doesn't seem to be recognizing my device anymore. I get an unknown usb device when I plug it in. When I run the fastboot commands I get a <waiting for device> from which it never returns. I tried to reinstall my android_winusb.ini file to the kindle, but windows says it is up to date. Windows gives me this error in the device manager: " Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" Help!

you have to update the driver manually:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21720811&postcount=41

Thanks, that did it! I also had plugged it into another computer that recognized it as a kindle. I'm not sure if that mattered or not.

This seems to be great. Unfortunately I've got to a different thread and I think I totally bricked my Kindle. I was able to install and run TRWP. However I tried to do a recovery from Amazon Stock img. Then rebooted the kindle. After that the kindle rebooted and got stuck again. I tried to re-run TRWP but this time I got a different error message when tried to run adb shell to go into fastboot. The error message said the system shell could not be found. Adb shell is not accessible and if I do a fastboot command it says waiting for device.
If I do adb devices I can see the actual device # not anymore in recover mode but listed as device. But not able to run the adb shell. I am really frustrated!

that happend many others by trying to flash the original amazon rom
the original rom deletes fff, twrp and root
with a messed up system shell you have no possibility to get to fastboot mode
the only solution is to use a factory cable - you can build or buy one:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1392693
the factory cable forces the kf to fastboot mode
restore with factory cable:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21391952&postcount=38
handling:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21708081&postcount=157
or in short:
You must insert cable, then switch off kindle by pressing button about 20sec and press once again, kindle will be in fastboot.
test with "fastboot getvar product"
After kindle will be in fastboot, with Kindle Fire Utility install TWRP recovery and with recovery install prerooted stock or CM7 firmware.

[Q] Need help, please

So I have been reading the forums for a while and want to say thank you to everyone here. I had to register so I could ask a question about my kindle fire, I've been searching for a few days but cant see to find a answer. A friend of mine rooted it for me and we choose to put cm7 on it, loved it but saw that ICS was ready and decided to go fot it. I neglected to back a back up and wiped cm7 off and now am unable to load any rom on to it I have watched dozens of videos and hundreds of pages but I'm now stuck. I run ubuntu 11.10 on my computer I download a rom plug in the fire drom the rom in the SD card folder clear the the approiate things and trey to flash it. when I reboot it brings me right back to TWRP. I'm about ready to use it a a frisbe. Am I missing something?

hillbillyhotrod said:
So I have been reading the forums for a while and want to say thank you to everyone here. I had to register so I could ask a question about my kindle fire, I've been searching for a few days but cant see to find a answer. A friend of mine rooted it for me and we choose to put cm7 on it, loved it but saw that ICS was ready and decided to go fot it. I neglected to back a back up and wiped cm7 off and now am unable to load any rom on to it I have watched dozens of videos and hundreds of pages but I'm now stuck. I run ubuntu 11.10 on my computer I download a rom plug in the fire drom the rom in the SD card folder clear the the approiate things and trey to flash it. when I reboot it brings me right back to TWRP. I'm about ready to use it a a frisbe. Am I missing something?
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Sounds like you're still in Fastboot mode.
Try these ADB commands:
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
or
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb shell reboot

Thanks
Sorry it took me so long to respond but I had a login problem. From what I have read ADB doest go al that well using ubuntu, that and I'm not really all that good using command line and terminal. Any other ideas?

So my friend tried setting it up remotely last night but it didn't go well, anything I can't do from inside TWRP to make it work?
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hey
hey man, in twrp, trying doing mount, then on your computer, put on a stock rom to the drive, then in twrp, run the stock rom

I'm pretty sure that is what I have been doing but I will try again

Ok, tried again and no luck, I have tried cm7 cm9 and a few others with the same result.

semms like the kf is in bootmode 5001 (recovery)
would try to use kfu for mac/linux:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21369040&postcount=653
but use the corrected run.sh from here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23159077&postcount=2
you can use option 1 - bootmode normal
an other option is firekit:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038

It's alive
Brought it to my friends house yesterday who has windows and that command worked perfectly. Now I have energy ICS installed and cant log in to gapps, lucky me.

Now should I be able to put on a different rom from Ubuntu computer without that happening again?
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to switch it accidentially to a wrong bootmode can allways happen, but it's no problem:
here all the possible commands to change bootmode:
with adb (secure kernel):
adb shell su -c "idme bootmode 4000"
adb reboot
or (twrp or unsecure kernel):
adb shell idme bootmode 4000
adb reboot
with fastboot:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
or:
fastboot -i 0x18d1 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x18d1 reboot
or:
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
the number is the bootmode you want to switch to:
normal boot -> 4000
fastboot -> 4002
boot to recovery -> 5001
and if you know:
normal boot -> adb commands YES -> fastboot commands NO
fastboot -> adb commands NO -> fastboot commands YES
recovery -> adb commands YES -> fastboot commands NO
then you only have to count 1 and 1 together and can master nearly each hanging situation !
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Way over my head, plus im not able to do the adb from my computer I have to have my friend do it from his windows machine.

just flashed a gapps for a different rom but still not letting me sign in to google. Driving me nuts.

everything is also running on linux (ubuntu) or on a mac
there is a linux/mac version of kfu:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21369040&postcount=653
update the run.sh with this one (original has a bug):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23159077&postcount=2
you can use the commands in the tools forder also but you have to adapt them
eg: "adb.linux devices" or "./adb.mac devices" (not shure about ./ at linux - just try)
and don't forget to run "install_drivers.sh" from a terminal

b63 said:
everything is also running on linux (ubuntu) or on a mac
there is a linux/mac version of kfu:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=21369040&postcount=653
update the run.sh with this one (original has a bug):
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23159077&postcount=2
you can use the commands in the tools forder also but you have to adapt them
eg: "adb.linux devices" or "./adb.mac devices" (not shure about ./ at linux - just try)
and don't forget to run "install_drivers.sh" from a terminal
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I will have to check that out

Gapps
Any clue how to get my gapps working?

the energy rom should have it allready built in:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23255224&postcount=75

It does but I couldn't sign it so I tried a different one, still cant get in.

sorry - don't know the energy rom - would try to ask NRGZ28 in his thread

Thanks for the help

[Q] bricked kf fire(not noobish)

alright fellas, I had cm7 and twrp installed..everything was just DANDY and then i followed these steps to upgrade to miui ics build:
"...Step 3: Once transfer is complete, shut down your Kindle Fire.
Step 4: Boot into a custom recovery. ClockworkMod Recovery and TWRP are popular choices and you can choose to install whichever you like.
Step 5: Take a NANDROID backup. This may come handy later on if you have problems with MIUI and wish to revert back to current setup.
Step 6: Do a complete wipe & factory reset from the custom recovery.
Warning: This will delete all your personal data.
Step 7: Flash the ROM you transferred to your Kindle in Step 1. In CWM, you can do this from install zip from sdcard > choose zip from sdcard > [.zip file from Step 1]
Step 8: Wipe both cache and Dalvik cache.
Step 9: Reboot!"
after that Im stuck at the recovery yellow triangle, so i installed the kindle driver thats out there(shows up as android adb device after install) and now after driver install i boot the kf, it recognizes device, then disappears, then shows up, then is gone again. I cant push anything to the KF if it doesnt show up...i cant even quickly push something to it while its in device manager. Suggestions?

You need to use kfu to change boot mode to normal boot.
Or issue the following adb commands:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
or
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
then fastboot reboot
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ammubarak said:
You need to use kfu to change boot mode to normal boot.
Or issue the following adb commands:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
or
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
then fastboot reboot
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i'm able to issue the command, reboot the fire and both commands work. However im still stuck at the yellow triangle
i'm able to issue the commands and it reboots. However im right back to recovery triangle

i'm able to issue the commands and it reboots. However im right back to recovery triangle

this worked
"- open a (elevated) command prompt and cd to c:\kfu\tools - leave it open all the time
- issue "fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4002"
- it says <waiting for device>
- power off the kf by holding pwr ~20sec and power on again
- the kf is in fastboot now
- install twrp -> "fastboot -i 0x1949 boot twrp-blaze-2.0.0RC0.img"
- tap reboot on the kf screen
- update fff -> "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader u-boot.bin"
- reboot -> "fastboot reboot"
- restore to factory partitioning -> "fastboot oem format"
- boot to twrp -> "fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 5001"
- reboot -> "fastboot reboot"
- now the kf boots to twrp and adb commands are available
- test with "adb devices"
- open shell -> "adb shell"
- issue "echo /dev/block/mmcblk0p12 > /sys/devices/platform/usb_mass_storage/lun0/file"
- now the sdcard should mount to the computer
- windows will probably respond that the volume/device needs formatted before using it
- choose quick format and let it format it as fat32 block size 4096
- now you can download and copy your new rom to sdcard (ie prerooted stock)
- mount sdcard -> "mount /sdcard"
- exit adb shell -> "exit"
- tap install in twrp and install the new rom
- ignore errors about volume "misc" - the kf don't have a volume "misc"
- on the screen where you return after installation tap clear dalvik/cache
- set boot mode to normal -> "adb shell idme bootmode 4000"
- reboot -> "adb reboot""

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