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[Solved] Bricked/Bootloop Help!!!

I've bricked my Kindle Fire into Bootloop. I installed busybox 1.19.3 and was attempting to install TWRP recovery with "Kindle Fire Utility" then it started to download the latest version of TWRP. While it was downloading my Kindle Fire rebooted itself (download has not finished yet) and was stuck at the "Kindle Fire" splash logo(no animation). What should I do?
My adb cant find my device at all.
I've added
;Kindle Fire
%SingleAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006
%CompositeAdbInterface% = USB_Install, USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&MI_01
and installed the adb driver currectly.
Note: Before it got bricked, root access turned off after installing busybox.
I've tried Hard Resetting, but turns off at 10sec and stays in bootloop after i press the power button.
I don't know what to do, plz help!!!

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1413096

More specifically...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20729347&postcount=5

OK that helped a lot and fixed it. now its stuck in recovery bootmode. KFU cant even detect it. its stuck with a yellow triangle with fire inside, and says "press power for recovery" on the bottom.
What should i do???????

use kfu anyway - change bootmode to normal (point 1 of my last post)

KFU cant find device
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what's the error message if you try the KFU ?
looks like a driver problem we have to sort out
what's the status of your drivers in device manager ? (assume your on windows)
if windows what version/bit(32/64)/language ?

yes , im on windows, 32bit xp Traditional chinese
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it stays in <waiting for device>
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ok - you have a driver problem
do you have the newest KFU (.9.1) ?
download and run install_drivers.bat

Still didnt find my kindle...
how should i connect my kindle??
i turned it off my pressing on the power button for 10sec, ran KFU, went in to bootmode menu, connected my kindle and ran Normal(4000), and stays at <waiting for device> .

like i said - you have a driver problem
take the newest kfu and run "install_drivers.bat"
if that does not work we have to uninstall your faulty drivers first and
if it's really bad we have to install the drivers manually*
let' take one step after the other
* to uninstall old/faulty drivers:
disconnect kf and use:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/315539/en-us
connect KF and select the last installed driver (which you installed by running "install_drivers.bat") manually (check the date/time on selection)
alternately you can try:
open a command prompt and cd to the tools folder (Kindle Fire Utility\tools)
do the following commands:
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
depends on the current status/bootmode of your kf and drivers if it's working or not ...
or this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20756846&postcount=15
or if you can get into TWRP by pressing the power button at startup till it gets orange:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20757041&postcount=16
the terminal is in the right upper corner
did you get it ?

adb wasn't recognizing any devices
kfu wasn't letting me change boot mode
I reinstalled ADB on kindle (it was listed under other devices again...not android)
now adb is installed but it says no devices listed
still stuck on yellow triangle with fire screen.
can someone help me or link me to a older thread that can help me?
I seriously just want to get my device functional again...i don't even care about loading a custom rom anymore (I think this has completely discouraged me from trying to load a custom rom on this thing ever again.)

there are a lot of reasons, try reading this:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20729347&postcount=5
and
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20761609&postcount=12
if you have still problems after doing this, ask further
btw. don' be encouraged - it's a common problem - once you've setup you drivers correctly (connect right in every bootmode) most problems are gone and you can do nearly everything you want with your KF

FIXED!!!
Thanks Guys!!!!
I just switched a computer and installed the driver(so i dont have to uninstall form first computer).
Then started KFU didnt cared if it said "cannot find device" and chose the bootmode, surely the Kindle Fire Rebooted, Started up, and Recovery working greatly. Thanks Guys!!!!!!!!

glad to help ...
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[Q] Kindle fire bricked, adb : device not found, help me

First, sorry for my english.
I have a Kindle Fire OS 6.2.1. I dont know why my Kindle didn't work with ADB driver.
Only one time it work when I used Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.1, then I run option 2 then 3. After that, my Kindle reboot and stop at logo's screen, and adb didn't recognize my Kindle anymore.
I tried install/uninstall, downloaded new driver, install Android SDK,.... but don't luck.
All method to unbrick need adb work well.
Help me fix this issue, please. I live in Asia and can't return my Kindle for Amazon.

first - have you read and done the tricks from kfu ?
Known Tricks
•If you end up stuck at the yellow triangle, in KF Utility select Boot Normal, wait for it to say <waiting for device> and then press and hold the power button 20 seconds until the fire turns off, then when its off turn it back on. This sometimes happens, I have yet to find a clean solution
•If you end up stuck with a yellow triangle, do not EVER unplug it. Leave it plugged in. Check the windows drivers to make sure it isnt showing as "kindle" again. Fastboot is different and can cause this.
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second - don't use the drivers from kfu - do according:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20855280&postcount=54

This helped me get out of a brick 4 times I hope it helps you-
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20421225&postcount=222

Just to be redundant this is not a 'brick'
Confirming the driver issue- gotta use diff drivers I restored my Win8 to the kfu .6 just to get adb working
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire

b63 said:
first - have you read and done the tricks from kfu ?
second - don't use the drivers from kfu - do according:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20855280&postcount=54
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The 2nd option help me out to get my kindle fire recognized.
Thanks.

On mine I booted it up to the firefirefire logo and right before the screen flickered I'm not sure if yours does that) I ran a command on the an adb shell command then re ran Kindle fire utilitity's taro installed and it fixed it!

I spent two weeks with a similar problem, finally have everything working. My biggest problem was a USB to micro USB cable that worked fine for charging, but seldom worked for communication between the Fire and my PC. Try another cable.
If your PC beeps when you insert the USB cable, then the cable is probably OK.
Next likely problem is that you don't have ADB installed properly. You can check this by typing adb help at the CMD prompt. (START, RUN, CMD, adb help) If you get a lengthy response, then ADB is installed OK. If you get an error msg, then you need to fix that. Google "How to Install ADB"
If ADB is OK, and you still can't see your Kindle, you probably haven't updated your PATH Variable properly. "How to Install ADB" should include instruction for doing that, but you need to be sure you enter the actual path that your have to the SDK Platform_Tools folder on your PC, not the one described in the video.
Once I managed to get these three thing all working at the same time, things started to fall into place. To most of the people on this forum, these things are probably obvious, but to an old geezer like me every step is a painful learning process.
Good luck

[Q] Trouble when installing TWRP on Kindle

So I was following the tutorial HERE to install TWRP, after successfully installing root via the previous tutorial.
I got to the step where you have to hit "reboot" on the kindle screen, and then press any key in the CMD prompt. I waited till it was on the yellow triangle screen, with text at the bottom stating I can press power button for recovery. I hit "space" to progress my installation, and it got stuck at "activating normal <4000>" as the video said might happen.
Following the instructions, I opened Device Manager and sure enough, the kindle was displaying a missing driver icon (although mine was still called kindle, in the video it was called something else.) I told it to reinstall the drivers, and this is where it got strange. It claimed the driver was up to date, but still displayed the yellow driver error symbol. Now, when I plug in the kindle, it shows up as "unknown device" and when I try to install the driver, it claims my driver for unknown device is up to date.
Meanwhile, the kindle itself it chilling on the yellow fire/triangle screen.
wat do

It says your drivers are up to date? You shouldn't be trying to auto install drivers, you have to do it manually, or are you trying but its just not letting you?

I am manually selecting the folder in the Device Manager dialog, and it tells me that the driver for "unknown device" is up to date

I have found that if I turn the kindle off by holding the power button down, then plugging it in(while off) it will show up as "ADB Device" (not ADB Composite Device), but nothing works, and if at this point it is unplugged and re-plugged in, it returns to Unknown Device giving an error code 43

Okay getting to adb device works, reinstall the drivers like your supposed to under that and then use KFU to try to get it to boot normally

googlelover said:
Okay getting to adb device works, reinstall the drivers like your supposed to under that and then use KFU to try to get it to boot normally
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well, I got it to display "ADB Composite Interface, but when I run the KFU, it says ADB Status: Offline.
Furthermore, when I run "adb devices" my kindle does not show up

What device IDs do you have listed in %userprofile%\.android\adb_usb.ini? I know most people only list one ID but I found that a surefire way to get the driver working is to have both 0x1949 and 0x18D1. You also need to have those IDs in android_winusb.inf
This was the only way I could get my Kindle to be recognized while in recovery

SirVilhelm said:
What device IDs do you have listed in %userprofile%\.android\adb_usb.ini? I know most people only list one ID but I found that a surefire way to get the driver working is to have both 0x1949 and 0x18D1. You also need to have those IDs in android_winusb.inf
This was the only way I could get my Kindle to be recognized while in recovery
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I added the 0x18D1 to adb_usb.ini, and I beleive it was already in the other .inf file. Now, my kindle is connected, and device manager sees adb composite device, but adb devices says nothing is connected. Im feeling a reboot might be necessary, which sucks because my computer doesnt reboot well (long story)

You can try adb kill-server and try again

Trouble
Having trouble getting TWRP to install on my Kindle Fire, I had no problems getting it Rooted and getting the Market installed, but trying to run the TWRP program it just hangs at the waiting for device and the Kindle hung at the KindleFire logo. I'm running Window's 7 64 bit is this suitable for TWRP
Thanks for any help.

SirVilhelm said:
You can try adb kill-server and try again
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it is still not seeing the kindle connected. Anyway, how do I use KFU to restore the device?

I fixed my device using the info I found in a thread: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1431785
fastboot oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot reboot
Unplug your Fire from USB, turn it off (hold the power button ~30 sec), run the first fastboot command above, then plug it in. If the first command completes, do the second.
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[SOLVED by Linux method by pokey900] Yellow triangle, pc doesnt detect my kindle fire

Hey everybody.
I have tried all options regarding kindle fire utility and no success.
Here's my story:
I have rooted 6.2.1 firmware. ALl worked fine for the past month. Yesterday went online on my kindle fire for about ah hour. Today I tried to turn my device on and twrp screen appeared (though i didnt hold power button for no second) and started installing updates (updates within twrp). But I was very stupid by holding power button and the device was turned off.
When I tried to turn it on again yellow triangle came on and nothing happens. The PC doesn't recognize my device, kindle utility doesn't help.
SO I think nothing will help until my PC detects the KF. In device manager i see no question marks, KFU cant detect the KF.
Please help me somebody

Your KF can be bootable. First you need to connect your KF to your PC and use a general adb Android Composite driver for Windows to communicate to your KF. Once you are able to communicate I.e
advanced devices and you see the SN of the KF, then follow the instruction given in the fastboot thread available under development ofKF.
Regards
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how can I "use a general adb Android Composite driver for Windows to communicate to my KF"???
Thank you

me.biturbo said:
how can I "use a general adb Android Composite driver for Windows to communicate to my KF"???
Thank you
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Plug your device into PC, then follow the instruction from the link below to install and connect your KF
http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/29/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver-video/

Hi, firstly I have Windows XP, following the link provided I cannot complete these steps:
Click on Windows (Start at bottom left).
Select Devices and Printers.
I don't see that "Select Devices and Printers. "
I try to right-click on my computer-properties-hardware-device manager.
I don't see kindle there, I don't see any question marks.
So, any ideas?

cruel91 said:
Plug your device into PC, then follow the instruction from the link below to install and connect your KF
jayceooi.com/2011/12/29/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver-video/[/url]
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Previously I installed drivers and everything, I gain root access ect, I have TWRP installed. I connected my kindle to PC multiple times without any issues, but...
everything changed yesterday. I guess my device got updated without my knowledge. Amazon is very unfair. They should have implanted an option if people wanted to update automatically or manually, like every Windows or any other OS has got.

Here is what happening now:
I open KFU go to boot mode, then connect my kindle fire and press 1 (normal mode) very fast (it looks like the computer recognizes the device for a couple of seconds only) then triangle disappears and...... I see kindle fire words. I start jumping of joy (for 2 seconds maybe) then the triangle shows up again and nothing happens.
So sad

would try to follow this thread starting at post #2:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1455501
here the prerooted stock roms:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1451747

My issue was solved via LINUX solution found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038
To be short:
1. Download Ubuntu 11.10 - Latest Version (about 700MB)
2. On the same ubuntu website foolow step to to create bootable USB stick and follow the steps provided
3. Download file from the buttom of the post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1430038 and copy it to the root of your bootabel USB.
3. Now boot your pc from USB
4. Now you should be in Linux
5. Now I quote: "When Ubuntu desktop shows up, press the Windows key on your keyboard and type "term". Hit enter to run the terminal.
In the terminal window, type "sudo /cdrom/fk".
You should now have a prompt that says "[email protected]:~/firekit#"
Now the most important part. SInce my pc recognized my kindle fire for 4-5 seconds only I needed to be very quick. SO this is what I did next:
I typed in the terminal "install_fff_twrp_from_stock" and didn't click ENTER.
Then for the first time during this process I connected my kindle to PC, waited one second and then hit enter for the above command to take effect. A couple of seconds was enough and Now I've got working KF.
Thanks to the guy who wrote LINUX SOLUTION, e.g. pokey9000

[help] kindle fire stuck at yellow triangle/reboot loop

Hi, I've recently rooted my Kindle Fire device using KFU v9.3. After this, I noticed that FFF and TWRP weren't installed. So I used KFU to install FFF and it worked perfectly. I tried to install TWRP and it failed saying
"Oops… something went wrong with the download.
The recovery downloaded is not correct.
Please try the download again."
However, on the second try it worked up until a point where KFU said "Setting Normal bootmode" followed by "waiting for device...". This was when my kindle got stuck on the yellow triangle screen and my computer has not been able to recognize it since.
I have tried to install drivers via the install_drivers.bat file in KFU, however i get the error "install failed (Unsigned)" I tried to use Zombiepirates' Kindle Fire Unbrick Utility and selected "Stuck at logo" but it can't find the device.
Now when I plug my kindle into the computer it just keeps turning on and off and my computer doesn't recognize it.
I'm using a WIndows XP pc and I have access to a windows 7 one if needed.

Try this..
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1422832

Have you tried using KFU to change the bootmode back to normal despite your kindle not being detected? After you attempt to change the bootmode to normal perform a hard reset (hold the power button for 30 seconds) and your kindle should be detected. Hope this helps, worked for me for the same issue

I can't, whenever I use "install_drivers.bat" I get an error that says "Install failed (Unsigned)"
Do you know how I should go about fixing this?

BluesHawk said:
Have you tried using KFU to change the bootmode back to normal despite your kindle not being detected? After you attempt to change the bootmode to normal perform a hard reset (hold the power button for 30 seconds) and your kindle should be detected. Hope this helps, worked for me for the same issue
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Yes I have. It says "waiting for device" and I did a hard reset to my Kindle but still it's "waiting for device" now my Kindle is just shutting on and off rapidly whenever it's plugged into the computer

Is windows blocking the driver? You're on XP right? Try this, then try installing the driver.
Right click on My Computer then select Properties to open System Properties.
In “System Properties” dialog box, select the Hardware tab.
Click on Driver Signing button.
Make sure "block" option isnt checked. That wouldn't let you install any uncertified drivers.

BllgpapaG said:
Yes I have. It says "waiting for device" and I did a hard reset to my Kindle but still it's "waiting for device" now my Kindle is just shutting on and off rapidly whenever it's plugged into the computer
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The same thing is happening to me. My kindle is rebooting when plugged into the computer, KFU or KUU aren't able to do anything. I'm using Windows 7 but I can't bring up the drivers because the device isn't recognized by windows
any ideas on how to stop this rapid rebooting is much appreciated
Edit
a link to my post on a similar issue can be found here

MasterJoefus said:
The same thing is happening to me. My kindle is rebooting when plugged into the computer, KFU or KUU aren't able to do anything. I'm using Windows 7 but I can't bring up the drivers because the device isn't recognized by windows
any ideas on how to stop this rapid rebooting is much appreciated
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Update your kindle fire driver with the file in the KFU directory.
Go into Device Manager, find the Kindle fire, update the driver and point it to the driver in the KFU directory. (KFU>drivers>kindle)

_Justin said:
Update your kindle fire driver with the file in the KFU directory.
Go into Device Manager, find the Kindle fire, update the driver and point it to the driver in the KFU directory. (KFU>drivers>kindle)
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The kindle is not listed in the device manager because after the kindle reboots a few times while connected to the pc, windows stops adding it to the device manager. Is there any way to manually add it and add the drivers?

MasterJoefus said:
The kindle is not listed in the device manager because after the kindle reboots a few times while connected to the pc, windows stops adding it to the device manager. Is there any way to manually add it and add the drivers?
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I don't know why it's doing that. Is it constantly rebooting? Try another USB port or PC.

from the op of kfu:
Known Tricks
•If you end up stuck at the yellow triangle, in KF Utility select Boot Normal, wait for it to say <waiting for device> and then press and hold the power button 20 seconds until the fire turns off, then when its off turn it back on. This sometimes happens, I have yet to find a clean solution
•If you end up stuck with a yellow triangle, do not EVER unplug it. Leave it plugged in. Check the windows drivers to make sure it isnt showing as "kindle" again. Fastboot is different and can cause this.
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and from vashypooh - dev of kfu:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=20945694&postcount=506
about drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6
hope this helps ...

@b63
THANK YOU! Your post about drivers is the most direct and effective way to install drivers. I wish I could thank you a million times.

glad to help ...
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Kindle Fire in FFF Loop
I am also having the same issue as well. Tried running the KFU for unbricking and still nothing as my PC nor my laptop is able to recognize my KF. Not sure what to do. It is constantly just looping while connected via USB and if I disconnect it, it powers off.
Any help would be great.

sounds like empty battery
would try to charge it with the wall charger for some hours
if it turns on if you plug it to the wall charger try to power it off by holding the pwr button ~20sec till it turns off to allow charging

noob needs help with ice cream sandwitch gone wrong!!
Hey ya'll,
So I'm sure you're tired of noobs posting but I just need a little help. I rooted my kindle last night and then tried giving it ics 4. So, I wiped everything (as instructed) and before hand I added the cm09 file along with the gapps. Yet, when I downloaded and extracted these two files they came out as multiple files so I first extracted the files to my desktop. I then transferred the individual files to the root of my kindle. When trying to "install" them , the individual files(which cm09 and gapps had been comprised of ) popped up but I couldn't do anything with them (flash ,etc). So, then I tried condensing all the gapps files into one "gapps" folder and all the cmo9 files into one "cm09" folder and transfer it to the root. Same thing happened. What I think I should haev done is not extracted either and just have sent the unzipped files to the root of my kindle...woops...I am a dumb noob after all! So, now I'm stuck with my kindle and when I turn it on to "normal mode" (not the TWRP) the "kindlefire" insignia pops up at start up like normal but it just sits there like that. Any idea of what I should do and where I can get the files to do it so that I too can have the LIMITLESS POWER OF ICE CREAM!!?? MWAHAHAHAHA...really though..any help ?

would try to boot to twrp - tap mount and mount sdcard - copy the cm9 file to the root of sdcard as instructed - install it with twrp - that should do it
you can install the necessary gapps afterwards - if i remember right it is also described how to do in the op of cm9

i just wanted some help. I rooted my kindle fire and flashed everything had cm7 on it one point and wanted to try miui's rom. I did as instructed but its stuck on the fff screen. Ive also tried as b63 instructed. But every time i connect my kindle it shows up for a brief second and disappears. What do i do? Please help! thank you!

You are 100% correct.
b63 said:
sounds like empty battery
would try to charge it with the wall charger for some hours
if it turns on if you plug it to the wall charger try to power it off by holding the pwr button ~20sec till it turns off to allow charging
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If the yellow triangle is flashing and the tablet turns of when you unplug it from your computer then the battery is totally dead. I figured that out after 7 hours of frustration!

Yea I had that same issue with mine. I connected it to its factory shipped charger and about an hour later it was turning on and staying on.
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