Great work on everything guys.
I managed to root my kindle with nate's guide on youtube. I also backed it up using TWRP 2. and installed cyanogen 7 mod successfully.
I am now enjoying my device. However, I wanted to transfer some files from my PC to my kindle fire and when I plug it in, it doesn't recognize it as a hard drive.
I've uninstalled/installed the drivers from the kindle utility several times and to no effect. I have also done the cmd check if the device is attached.
it notices the device but says it's offline.
C:\KindleADB>adb devices
List of devices attached
3D88000600000001 offline
I wanted to root and mod this device so I can use it as a tool for my work. (viewing video demos and pdf's)
with the mod successful I need help with this issue. I hope to get this solved soon. any ideas?
enable usb debugging in tablet tweaks settings
I did a factory restore and I downloaded KFU to try to root my kindle fire. I used the USB driver installer that comes with the KFU and now my computer no longer recognizes the kindle fire. It does make a sound when I plug it into my computer but the hard drive doesn't show up anymore. I've tested it with different cables with same result. Any suggestions?
If youre hearing the sound the computer sees a device but probably doesnt know what you have connected. Is it listed in device manager as "unknown device"? Seems like your drivers did not install properly (I'm assuming your kindle boots up properly just isn't recognized by the PC)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2
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degenerazn said:
I did a factory restore and I downloaded KFU to try to root my kindle fire. I used the USB driver installer that comes with the KFU and now my computer no longer recognizes the kindle fire. It does make a sound when I plug it into my computer but the hard drive doesn't show up anymore. I've tested it with different cables with same result. Any suggestions?
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Please download the Kindle Fire Utitlity
What you need to do is extract and navigate to a batch file that is called install_drivers. This will reinstall the drivers for you and make it possible to see the kindle when you run the adb command
Here is the link for KFU
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
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Help please,
my pc do not found my kindle over usb in under win 7 in the Explorer.
I can not copy and transfer files to my kindle via USB.
Under SYSTEM it shows a kindle fire with Android ADB Interface.
Sorry for my bad english.
I had to find my kindle in device manager and tell it to update the device driver before I got MTP support on my kindle. Give that a shot.
Geekybiker said:
I had to find my kindle in device manager and tell it to update the device driver before I got MTP support on my kindle. Give that a shot.
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Wuppp.....thanks
i have klick on driver-update and the pc update new.
Now it works.
Sorry for my bad english.
to fix it if you on windows 7
go to start
search device manager
find your kindle fire
left click on android adb interface
and click uninstall.
just to be on the safe side remove ur kindle
and restart ur computer
also on your fire go to options> security and disable ADB
try connecting your kindle now and check if it worked if it didnt msg me
this solved half of the problem!!
I did as you suggested and i no longer have the mtp driver problem however it still sees the kindle as an unspecified device when i go in device and printers..in the device manager it only comes up as android phone.
What can i do to have it show up as kindle in my computers so i can transfer files back and forth!!??
Optic_Vithu said:
to fix it if you on windows 7
go to start
search device manager
find your kindle fire
left click on android adb interface
and click uninstall.
just to be on the safe side remove ur kindle
and restart ur computer
also on your fire go to options> security and disable ADB
try connecting your kindle now and check if it worked if it didnt msg me
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I'd like to think that I'm not a totally clueless noob, but I sure feel like one. I've installed homebrew on Wii and stuff like that, but I simply can't get the Kindle Fire Utility to run on a first generation Kindle Fire, 6.3.1.
I have downloaded the utility and installed the drivers, they install correctly and all necessary permissions are allowed. However, when I plug in the Kindle, the computer beeps like a USB device has been added, but it doesn't recognize the Kindle and the Kindle Fire Utility opens, but doesn't run to the point where I get a menu.
I can use system restore to roll back the driver installation and then the Kindle is recognized. I've tried running Kindle Fire Utility to get boot menu, then installing the drivers, but that leaves me hanging at "waiting for device"
Any thoughts would be much appreciated!
I have a Toshiba Satellite L755 running Windows 7.
Thanks!
So for my very first post here on XDA, I though I'd contribute. I would have posted this in the developer forum or even as a reply to Kindle Fire Utility thread, but I got the standard "you're a noob" and can't post here message.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Kindle Fire Utility tries to install its own drivers, but I got an interesting message claiming
"The current language is not supported by the device driver installation wizard"
And manually trying to install the driver through the hardware resource manager will tell you that either the driver file is corrupt and can not be installed or that the driver file is not designed for the device... ie... It's basically useless.
The solution was to install obtain adt-bundle-windows-x86x_64-20130219 which I either got from Amazon's developers page or Google Android's developers page. To be honest, I was trying to obtain so much information about my Amazon Kindle Fire (1st Generation) and how to unlock it, from so many places that I'm not 100% sure from which source I got the correct driver.
What I am sure about is the driver provided by Kindle Fire Utility didn't work for me. And I don't expect Amazon or Google to make it easy for people to root their devices. It seems as soon as people find away to do so.... These companies patch it up quickly.
So allow me to share with you the drivers that did allow me to install this on Windows 8 Pro 64bit (I do include the 32 bit drivers as well).
In my case I was trying to "reset" an Amazon Kindle Demonstration Model. This is not to be confused with a Kindle in demo mode, but rather a demonstration unit which came with only a locked down version of Amazon's Rom. One which has not settings option or wifi option... ie... Clicking on either will tell you that you have a demonstration unit and there are no settings to play with.
I purchased mine on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/290870029962
You want to first install the Amazon Driver, then the USB Driver (in that order).
DRIVERS = http://www.sociallyuncensored.eu/_files_/amazon-usb-drivers.zip
From there I ran the tool and selected "Install Permanent Root with Superuser".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Once that was done I simply booted from the boot menu into the root and wiped all. This basically formated my kindle. Mounted the kindle and uploaded the update.zip file which you obtain from option 6, then 7. Proceeded to have it install. Upon rebooting my Kindle I had a fully functional Amazon Kindle Fire (1st Generation).
Not bad for my 1st post, eh?
Thank you very much OP!
I was really having a hard time to install the drivers on a Windows 8 Pro 64bit PC and your driver worked beautifully!
As you have mentioned KFU drivers won't install on Win 8 64. I wasn't even getting the language error, it was just refusing to install the drivers.
Thanks again!!!
I had 1 person contact me on my site, where the drivers are hosted (SociallyUncensored.eu) and claimed that
"its best to use the drivers that come with the utility"
I would personally disagree as those never worked for me, even when following this guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179748
The closest I got it to working using that guide, with those original drives from http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Told me that it had no hardware id (code 10). I think I got another error as well, but I don't recall what it was.....
But if you're one of those people who "really" want to work at it.... I guess you could try the guide http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2179748
The drivers I posted seem to work better.
Thanks for your contribution. Keep it up.
Btw- may want to add [Guide] or [How to] in title
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Thank you for the crystal-clear instructions! They helped me installing my KF on my girlfrend's notebook.
Thanks for this, I could do with the Windows 8 drivers for the same reason as you, to root a demo unit.
Can you check the zip file again though please? I'm getting that it is corrupt (tried with WinRAR and Windows Explorer):
"! E:\Downloads\JDownloader\amazon-usb-drivers.zip: CRC failed in amazon-usb-drivers\amazon\kindle_fire_usb_driver\KindleDrivers.exe. The file is corrupt"
Same issue
JFenlon said:
Thanks for this, I could do with the Windows 8 drivers for the same reason as you, to root a demo unit.
Can you check the zip file again though please? I'm getting that it is corrupt (tried with WinRAR and Windows Explorer):
"! E:\Downloads\JDownloader\amazon-usb-drivers.zip: CRC failed in amazon-usb-drivers\amazon\kindle_fire_usb_driver\KindleDrivers.exe. The file is corrupt"
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I am getting the same issue. I used a few different zip managers, and all say that file is corrupted.
How exactly do you install the various drivers?
Aidoboy said:
How exactly do you install the various drivers?
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With a computer.
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asf58967 said:
With a computer.
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That's VERY helpful.
How do you install the drivers on the computer?
Sorry was being jokingly. I personally plugged it in, it asked me for driver location, and I directed it to the unzipped folder...
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7zip is your friend
I got a few people telling me that the file is corrupt.
It's not. I've downloaded it and extracted this 3x (on different computers too). I had to format once and forgot to backup this and so my only source was the download.
Install 7zip - 7-zip.org
Download again.
Problem solved.
If its still corrupt, contact your ISP (internet service provider) or check your hardware... You're getting a poor download because your connection sucks. And that's outside my scope (willingness) to help.
Aidoboy said:
That's VERY helpful.
How do you install the drivers on the computer?
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My reply will not be as helpful....
If you don't know how to install drivers either using an install program or manually using the inf files .... Rooting a Kindle is not the first thing on your "to do list". Learn how to use drivers, before rooting devices.
I'm not trolling you and not trying not to be helpful, because you're trying to "fly" before you can even "crawl"
lmgtfy.com/?q=how+do+you+install+drivers
Everybody says they cannot install their drivers on Windows 8. I'm running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit and KFU installs the drivers just as it should after disabling driver signature enforcement. All I did to install mine was disable driver signature enforcement then reboot and run the install_drivers.bat and it successfully installed.
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awidawad said:
Everybody says they cannot install their drivers on Windows 8. I'm running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit and KFU installs the drivers just as it should after disabling driver signature enforcement. All I did to install mine was disable driver signature enforcement then reboot and run the install_drivers.bat and it successfully installed.
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i managed to use this get the drivers working without disabling that. was able to just download and install the drivers. thats it. not hard
awidawad said:
Everybody says they cannot install their drivers on Windows 8. I'm running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit and KFU installs the drivers just as it should after disabling driver signature enforcement. All I did to install mine was disable driver signature enforcement then reboot and run the install_drivers.bat and it successfully installed. Sent from my One V using xda app-developers app
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Lucky you. Could it be related to the pro edition? Or perhaps the kfu 9.9? I tried a couple of months ago, and I had trouble. (win8, kfu eirlier version)
BrooklynNY said:
Lucky you. Could it be related to the pro edition? Or perhaps the kfu 9.9? I tried a couple of months ago, and I had trouble. (win8, kfu eirlier version)
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It has to do with disabling enforcement
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asf58967 said:
It has to do with disabling enforcement
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I took care of that first thing, and then had other obstacles.
awidawad said:
Everybody says they cannot install their drivers on Windows 8. I'm running Windows 8 Pro 64 bit and KFU installs the drivers just as it should after disabling driver signature enforcement. All I did to install mine was disable driver signature enforcement then reboot and run the install_drivers.bat and it successfully installed.
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+1 to this, it did take a while until figured it out but after disabled it worked like a charm.
What needs to be done on windows 8 is do an advanced restart to disable driver signature enforcement
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Windows 8 and Amazon Drivers
Socially Uncensored said:
So for my very first post here on XDA, I though I'd contribute. I would have posted this in the developer forum or even as a reply to Kindle Fire Utility thread, but I got the standard "you're a noob" and can't post here message.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Kindle Fire Utility tries to install its own drivers, but I got an interesting message claiming
"The current language is not supported by the device driver installation wizard"
And manually trying to install the driver through the hardware resource manager will tell you that either the driver file is corrupt and can not be installed or that the driver file is not designed for the device... ie... It's basically useless.
The solution was to install obtain adt-bundle-windows-x86x_64-20130219 which I either got from Amazon's developers page or Google Android's developers page. To be honest, I was trying to obtain so much information about my Amazon Kindle Fire (1st Generation) and how to unlock it, from so many places that I'm not 100% sure from which source I got the correct driver.
What I am sure about is the driver provided by Kindle Fire Utility didn't work for me. And I don't expect Amazon or Google to make it easy for people to root their devices. It seems as soon as people find away to do so.... These companies patch it up quickly.
So allow me to share with you the drivers that did allow me to install this on Windows 8 Pro 64bit (I do include the 32 bit drivers as well).
In my case I was trying to "reset" an Amazon Kindle Demonstration Model. This is not to be confused with a Kindle in demo mode, but rather a demonstration unit which came with only a locked down version of Amazon's Rom. One which has not settings option or wifi option... ie... Clicking on either will tell you that you have a demonstration unit and there are no settings to play with.
I purchased mine on eBay. http://www.ebay.com/itm/290870029962
You want to first install the Amazon Driver, then the USB Driver (in that order).
DRIVERS = http://www.sociallyuncensored.eu/_files_/amazon-usb-drivers.zip
From there I ran the tool and selected "Install Permanent Root with Superuser".
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Once that was done I simply booted from the boot menu into the root and wiped all. This basically formated my kindle. Mounted the kindle and uploaded the update.zip file which you obtain from option 6, then 7. Proceeded to have it install. Upon rebooting my Kindle I had a fully functional Amazon Kindle Fire (1st Generation).
Not bad for my 1st post, eh?
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The link do download the Amazon driver and USB drivers is no longer active. Can you provide them? I am also trying to rood a Demo Kindle Fire 1stG and having problems.