I found this program called unlockroot and it claims to root kindle fire 6.2.2
I know I could just use KFU or BurritoRoot but I'm just curious if anyone has
http://unlockroot.com/index.htm
You could try it but kfu will be easier... just look around the forums..
I don't see the Kindle in the list of supported devices through that link you posted. Either way KFU is undoubtedly easier and you have the forums here for support should anything go wrong
Ok. I was just curious....
I tried it out.
It doesn't seem to recognize the Kindle and it doesn't seem to work. Too bad, it looked very straight forward.
Webberoo said:
I tried it out.
It doesn't seem to recognize the Kindle and it doesn't seem to work. Too bad, it looked very straight forward.
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Ok. Thanks for trying. I'm just gonna use KFU now.
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Hi guys,
I have rooted my kindle fire with burritoroot and i got the market to work with openmarket. I am able to log in successfully and hit install on several apps. They sit at download starting. I have rebooted several times. Any ideas on a fix. I have also tried the web store and the same result.
Thanks
Update, I have also tried it at work and I am still getting the same problem with the download just sitting at starting download.
Go to applications, and select the market. Then clear Data.
Try it again.
krelvinaz said:
Go to applications, and select the market. Then clear Data.
Try it again.
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I tried this and still the same result, I also went on my home router and forwarded port 5228 because I read on several sites that is the port that the android market uses.
I use many android devices in the same site without having to forward anything. I doubt that is your issue.
krelvinaz said:
I use many android devices in the same site without having to forward anything. I doubt that is your issue.
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Ok, I was just trying to rule out anything on the my network end while trying to troubleshoot the device.
Would i be able to download apps from the android market on my computer and transfer them to my fire?
I am going to try putting the google talk app on the fire and seeing if i can sign in to see if that fixes the issue. I have read in many places that it fixes it for many android phones.
chuckado said:
Hi guys,
I have rooted my kindle fire with burritoroot and i got the market to work with openmarket. I am able to log in successfully and hit install on several apps. They sit at download starting. I have rebooted several times. Any ideas on a fix. I have also tried the web store and the same result.
Thanks
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Search these 2 threads in the development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349902
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351283
You may be using an older version of the market. The instrucions say to use vending.apk, but I actually ended up having to use com.amarket.apk. A lot of people were having this issue. Repeat the data/cache wipe after installing the new one.
chuckado said:
Would i be able to download apps from the android market on my computer and transfer them to my fire?
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Yes, or just pull them from your phone. Dropbox is very handy for sideloading apps. Just make sure you have installation of unknown sources enabled under Settings>More>Device
I see you're new to the forums. Please remember to use the search as often as possible. I know there is a lot of stuff to sift through, but creating threads for questions that have answers readily available makes it that much harder to find substantive info. Plus you'll miss out on all the fun of trial and error.
should i uninstall market opener and vending.apk before i install the the other market app?
chuckado said:
Hi guys,
I have rooted my kindle fire with burritoroot and i got the market to work with openmarket. I am able to log in successfully and hit install on several apps. They sit at download starting. I have rebooted several times. Any ideas on a fix. I have also tried the web store and the same result.
Thanks
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Do you have DroidWall installed by any chance?
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deanp0219 said:
Do you have DroidWall installed by any chance?
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I do not have that installed. The only apps that I have installed are root explorer super user vending googleserviceframework and market opener
ghost_og said:
Search these 2 threads in the development forum:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1349902
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1351283
You may be using an older version of the market. The instrucions say to use vending.apk, but I actually ended up having to use com.amarket.apk. A lot of people were having this issue. Repeat the data/cache wipe after installing the new one.
Yes, or just pull them from your phone. Dropbox is very handy for sideloading apps. Just make sure you have installation of unknown sources enabled under Settings>More>Device
I see you're new to the forums. Please remember to use the search as often as possible. I know there is a lot of stuff to sift through, but creating threads for questions that have answers readily available makes it that much harder to find substantive info. Plus you'll miss out on all the fun of trial and error.
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Oh ok I was going to suggest turning off the firewall to download but nevermind. Its almost definitely the vending.apk vs com.amarket.apk issue. I had a similar problem. Also, for some reason File Expert would not keep the permissions changed when I changed them. I sideloaded Root Explorer and it worked like a charm. Good luck getting it working.
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If you're still stuck PM me and I'll walk you through it. There has been so much support for the KF that finding specific information can get overwhelming.
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Quick question... anyone have a link to get the adb driver folder for the KF? And what KFU version should I use. I heard v.9 had problems and I should use v.7. Any truth to this?
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use last version - drivers are included - be shure to install theese before using kfu (install_drivers.bat)
Thanks a ton! That was my next question. So pumped to root. Thanks again
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The latest version is 9.1 when I last saw, but check and use the most recent. Worked like a charm for me.
Most problems occur when you don't have the proper drivers installed and there is no communication between Windows and the KF, so make sure they can speak.
harry_fine said:
The latest version is 9.1 when I last saw, but check and use the most recent. Worked like a charm for me.
Most problems occur when you don't have the proper drivers installed and there is no communication between Windows and the KF, so make sure they can speak.
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absolutely right - glad that it for you too !
harry_fine said:
The latest version is 9.1 when I last saw, but check and use the most recent. Worked like a charm for me.
Most problems occur when you don't have the proper drivers installed and there is no communication between Windows and the KF, so make sure they can speak.
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I've rooted about 4-5 different android phones and the kindle fire. Nothing causes more problems then getting the drivers to work. It's always been the part that causes me problems (if I run into any) and on the internet it's almost always what causes people problems when rooting.
method115 said:
I've rooted about 4-5 different android phones and the kindle fire. Nothing causes more problems then getting the drivers to work. It's always been the part that causes me problems (if I run into any) and on the internet it's almost always what causes people problems when rooting.
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is there a way to tell that my drivers are installed properly and working and I am in good shape to begin the root. I would hate to think that I had installed the drivers properly then begin to root, only to find out that the drives were not installed correctly and f*** my kindle up.
Thanks everybody
babbabooey97 said:
Quick question... anyone have a link to get the adb driver folder for the KF? And what KFU version should I use. I heard v.9 had problems and I should use v.7. Any truth to this?
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I used v.9, and it seems that the utility is having a hard time downloading the TWRP recovery image. I checked the size of the file it downloaded, and it was only about 8 KB, while the actual image is 10 MB. I know v.7 works, though, since I used it initially.
Sorry for the noob question but I haven't been able to figure this out. I just bought my son a Nook Color and I'm trying to root it. I can't get the drivers to install. I already have ADB installed from when I rooted my Kindle Fire. Every time I plug in the Nook, Windows installed the drivers automatically. I tried manually updating but it always says the best driver is installed. I tried some of the batch files other people created but nothing has worked. Any help would be appreciated. I hate being locked down.
lithium630 said:
Sorry for the noob question but I haven't been able to figure this out. I just bought my son a Nook Color and I'm trying to root it. I can't get the drivers to install. I already have ADB installed from when I rooted my Kindle Fire. Every time I plug in the Nook, Windows installed the drivers automatically. I tried manually updating but it always says the best driver is installed. I tried some of the batch files other people created but nothing has worked. Any help would be appreciated. I hate being locked down.
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Just a question why do you even need to install the drivers? They are not needed for root and then after you root you can use wireless adb which is a lot easier to set up and use.
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Thanks for the reply. I basically just want the amazon app store. The Nook app store sucks. I was following some directions I found. I'll try some other methods.
lithium630 said:
Thanks for the reply. I basically just want the amazon app store. The Nook app store sucks. I was following some directions I found. I'll try some other methods.
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If you just want to installthe Amazon app, then why you head into the ADB over USB thingy? Who lead you through that way?
I can help but it's irrelevant to get the Amazon app install and running.
I've checked as well as I could in KF forum and haven't run across this problem. When I try to download select apps Google Play it tells me they aren't compaible with my device. One was Draw something and I could use an .apk I got from 4shared before they updated it so I know it works. Is there a known solution to this. I've read about changing a file in \system but as far as I can tell that dir doesn't exist. I would think KF would have to have that, I just can't get to it.
Also what exactly does the Replace Framework-res in the KFU do? Does in just replace everything if you screw it up?
I remember when I had my nook color I was able to change some txt file to make the nook appear as a another device allowing more access to apps I didn't have before. I believe Paul O'Briens rom currently does that. Not sure how its being down now but you might find something there.
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Yeah I figured out the whole \system business and feel retarded from that. Ill try editing tomorrow and if that's too much ill just check out that mod. Thanks for the help.
Ok, I had no other place to put this post, but figured this was the best for right now. I was unable to achieve root with the HD 7 method, so I went searching. I am happy to report success!
All thanks go to Bin4ry, as I did nothing to contribute to this method, only tried his auto root program.
The files and steps are located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Follow the steps for the Sony tablet. This is achieved using the 2nd option.
Video for steps are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=33470626#post33470626
Again follow all the steps in the video for the tablet, which is the second item rooted.
I also tried the 7 root method and it did not work. Thanks for this, it worked. It was a little tricky and some of the commands didn't appear to be working but in the end I have superuser installed. So far so good...
Maybe someone can shed some light on exactly what this method is doing and verify it is safe.
Thanks, just got an 8.9 myself. Going to try your root method tomorrow
No go here. Can't get adb to recognize the device, and I don't know where to find the device ID for fixing the ADB_USB file in .android directory
After rooting using this method and installing go launcher and es file explorer. I found a few odd applications that are installed. I'm trying to figure out if these were already on the device or if they were installed by this root method.
WanPeek
AT&T AllAccess
Are these one your device?
Update: looks like the AT&T apk is indeed a Kindle app. I'll assume WanPeek was also already here.
jmoak said:
After rooting using this method and installing go launcher and es file explorer. I found a few odd applications that are installed. I'm trying to figure out if these were already on the device or if they were installed by this root method.
WanPeek
AT&T AllAccess
Are these one your device?
Update: looks like the AT&T apk is indeed a Kindle app. I'll assume WanPeek was also already here.
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Yes, they were already on all three I rooted. My guess is they are there to support the AT&T 4G version of the 8.9.
Thanks for the confirmation
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mdblaze said:
Ok, I had no other place to put this post, but figured this was the best for right now. I was unable to achieve root with the HD 7 method, so I went searching. I am happy to report success!
All thanks go to Bin4ry, as I did nothing to contribute to this method, only tried his auto root program.
The files and steps are located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Follow the steps for the Sony tablet. This is achieved using the 2nd option.
Video for steps are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post33470626
Again follow all the steps in the video for the tablet, which is the second item rooted.
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I can confirm as well that this method works. As the post said before it appears the process is not working, but sure enough when it finished there was superuser apk and su access. Thanks for being the guinea pig mdblaze, good find!
Confirmed Root + Play Store
mdblaze said:
Ok, I had no other place to put this post, but figured this was the best for right now. I was unable to achieve root with the HD 7 method, so I went searching. I am happy to report success!
All thanks go to Bin4ry, as I did nothing to contribute to this method, only tried his auto root program.
The files and steps are located here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Follow the steps for the Sony tablet. This is achieved using the 2nd option.
Video for steps are here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...6#post33470626
Again follow all the steps in the video for the tablet, which is the second item rooted.
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I can confirm this works as well, and also that Kindle Fire HD 7 method for installing Play Store works as well too (did not auto-update with old vending.apk, but works just as fine with actual Google Play APK) Hands-down the 8.9 flies faster than the 7!
It worked! Thanks OP!
Anything we can do about apps that don't work? ie google maps, tasks apps, google currents, etc?
Are you guys using a different launcher now, like ADW launcher or NovaLauncher?
Not working for me either. Seems like it can't detect my tablet (have ADB mode enabled). Did ya'll have to install some drivers? I Googled some Fire HD 7.0 ADB drivers, but those wouldn't install for me.
If someone can provide a bit more details, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
Ravynmagi said:
Not working for me either. Seems like it can't detect my tablet (have ADB mode enabled). Did ya'll have to install some drivers? I Googled some Fire HD 7.0 ADB drivers, but those wouldn't install for me.
If someone can provide a bit more details, I'd appreciate it. Thanks.
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These are the directions I used to install ADB drivers on my 8.9. Good Luck
https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/connect-adb.html
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These are the directions I used to install ADB drivers on my 8.9. Good Luck
https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/connect-adb.html
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If I run "adb devices" from the Android SDK, it shows the Kindle Fire.
However if I run "adb devices" from the batch file link above, it never finds it.
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Well I had to install the Android SDK. Then copy the Platform-Tools folder into this script's "\stuff" folder.
Now ADB finds my Kindle Fire HD.
I tried option 1, it seemed to complete fine, but no Super User in apps. So I tried option 2, again no Super User. Which method are people using with success?
Ravynmagi said:
If I run "adb devices" from the Android SDK, it shows the Kindle Fire.
However if I run "adb devices" from the batch file link above, it never finds it.
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Well I had to install the Android SDK. Then copy the Platform-Tools folder into this script's "\stuff" folder.
Now ADB finds my Kindle Fire HD.
I tried option 1, it seemed to complete fine, but no Super User in apps. So I tried option 2, again no Super User. Which method are people using with success?
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Option 2, I followed along with the video. Entering every command even if they didn't appear to work.
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somdave2005 said:
It worked! Thanks OP!
Anything we can do about apps that don't work? ie google maps, tasks apps, google currents, etc?
Are you guys using a different launcher now, like ADW launcher or NovaLauncher?
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I tried both Go Launcher HD and Apex Launcher. I like Apex better so far.
jmoak said:
Option 2, I followed along with the video. Entering every command even if they didn't appear to work.
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I tried both Go Launcher HD and Apex Launcher. I like Apex better so far.
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Are you getting permission denied errors with the first two commands?
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Are you getting permission denied errors with the first two commands?
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I believe so but I do not fully remember. I do know I was getting errors but just kept pushing on. It even mentions you will get errors in the video. I do remember getting errors on the last two commands thinking something was wrong but he also gets the same error in the video.
Start watching the video at about the 7 minute mark. That is when he roots a tablet.
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I believe so but I do not fully remember. I do know I was getting errors but just kept pushing on. It even mentions you will get errors in the video. I do remember getting errors on the last two commands thinking something was wrong but he also gets the same error in the video.
Start watching the video at about the 7 minute mark. That is when he roots a tablet.
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I decided to just a factory restore and start over.
Unfortunately it's still not working. No Super User, no root access. No idea why this isn't working for me.
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Have no clue what I was doing wrong or what went wrong the half a dozen previous tries. But now Super SU is installed and root access is confirmed.
Got Google apps installed, but can't sign in with YouTube though. It crashes when trying to sign in.
Edit: Got the YouTube issue resolved as well. Was missing the GoogleLoginService.apk. It's all finally coming together nicely.
Is this surviving reboot? Also has anyone attempted to do a factory reset to see if it clears it? I've had this thing 3 days I really want Google Play on it so I can access my apps but don't really want to nuke the warranty just yet. :/
Technogen said:
Is this surviving reboot? Also has anyone attempted to do a factory reset to see if it clears it? I've had this thing 3 days I really want Google Play on it so I can access my apps but don't really want to nuke the warranty just yet. :/
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Yes it does work, but no a factory reset will not clear it. If you what to get rid of root you have to move superuser.apk from /system/app folder,to /data/app folder, install it in that location. Then delete the su binary from /system/xbin/. After all that the factory reset will restore to original.
Somethings I ran into that may help other people.
If you do all the steps and still can't see the kindle in ADB run a driver update on the kindle, ADB showed up for me after that.
After the kindle rebooted it was not seeing the device as being back up after a 2 minute wait. I unpluged and reconnected the USB cable and this correct it.