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[Q] Bricked Kindle Fire after Installing Go Launcher

Hi All, I bricked my Kindle Fire after installing Go Launcher so had to resort to rooting it. Fire was stuck at the Kindle Fire screen.
I basically followed this post:
So to fix I needed to root my Kindle with out a UI. Command Line only :-/
Download the Java Development Kit and install http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/ja...ads/index.html
Download the Android SDK and install http://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Run the SDK Manager.exe and make sure you install the 'extras' package. (It has the google drivers)
Update your Kindle Drivers http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/13/h...db-usb-driver/
Get the Kindle Fire Utility http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1399889
(Thank you thank you thank you for writing this util, saved my butt!)
If all is working, you will be able to root your Kindle from the command line!
I am now at the stage where i can boot using option 3 in the KFU and enter TWRP, but when i select option 1 for normal boot i end up back at the kindle fire splash screen (After the yellow triangle shows). Same place i was at pre root!!
I've read a million posts but not sure where im at. Can anyone suggest anything, i'm stuck in a loop...
Any help/comments/suggestions welcome.
Gedi

from the first page 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.

thanks b63, i can get it to recognise after it says <waiting for device>. This put it to the kindle fire screen though...
Also it always shows as Android Composite ADB device too!
I'm missing someting fundemental i think

do you have a yellow triangle in device manager ?
when does it say <waiting for device> ?
immediately after starting KFU or when you select change bootmode -> normal ?

How I was able to unbrick my Kindle Fire

Hi everyone.
I managed to brick my kindle fire within an hour of purchasing it, but using the suggestions on this forum, I was able to get it back up and running in a few hours.
The method that I had to use involved suggestions grabbed from several threads, so I wanted to provide instructions on exactly how I managed to fix mine in case someone ends up in the same situation as me.
For starters, I had just updated my Kindle Fire to 6.2.1 and I was messing around with trying to get the google app manager installed. I rooted the device, and I was changing permissions in the /system/app directory when the device crashed and became stuck on the boot animation. I did not have TWRP installed at the time.
So if you are like me, or in a similar situation, this may be applicable.
These instructions assume that you have adb on your computer.
First, ensure that you are able to communicate with your device using ADB. Verify this by using the command:
adb devices
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or by using the kindle fire utility and ensuring that the status is online.
If you are not able to communicate with your device AND have the boot animation (right to left reflection across the "Kindle Fire" logo text), you likely have a driver issue.
Several possible ways to resolve this. First, I recommend going to device manager and unistalling the driver for the android phone adb interface. Unplug the kindle fire and plug it in again. The device should show up without a driver as "kindle". Manually apply the proper driver again and check the adb connection. If this does not work, uninstall the driver again and add 0x18d1 at the end of adb_usb.ini on a line underneath "0x1949" and reapply the driver. Toss in a few shutdowns in between some of these steps if you are still having trouble. Hopefully you now have a connection to your device.
If you are not able to communicate with your device AND do not have the boot animation (right to left reflection across the "Kindle Fire" logo text), your kindle fire is in the wrong bootmode (likely fastboot).
To fix this, download fastboot.exe (if you don't already have it) and run the following command, even if you don't have an adb connection)
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
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or if that doesn't work
fastboot -i 0x18d1 oem idme bootmode 4000
fastboot -i 0x18d1 reboot
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Your kindle fire should restart and now be stuck at the logo with animation, and you should have the ability to communicate with your device through adb now.
Now, you should download the kindle fire firmware (6.2.1 as of the time of writing this) from http://www.amazon.com/gp/help/customer/display.html?nodeId=200790620. Rename this to update.zip and drop it in the same directory as adb.exe on your pc. Execute the following command.
adb push update.zip /sdcard/
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Now, you need to use fbmode to enable the fastboot mode, per pokey9000's instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=20755810
Assuming that that was able to complete successfully, you need to flash TWRP 2.0 per pyrostic's instructions at http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12363-ho...our-kindle-fire/page__pid__301703#entry301703
You now should be stuck at a screen with a yellow triangle. Pressing the power button several times until it turns orange should bring you into the recovery screen. Do the following:
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset
Go back to the home screen and select install -> update.zip
And when that's done, you can tell it to reboot.
It'll think for a minute or two at the kindle fire boot, and then it will go into the initial setup screen. You're now the proud owner of a working fact0ry default kindle fire!
Quick note: I wrote this from memory quickly to try to help anyone experiencing problems. I'm no android expert, so if there are ways to improve on this or corrections to be made, please let me know so that the community can benefit.
And I don't want to appear to take undue credit for any of these instructions. I did not come up with anything on this guide on my own, everything came from various threads on this forum. These are just the steps that I followed to successfully bring my kindle fire back from death.

Man, My Kindle Fire does not even get detected by my PC

Now, you need to use fbmode to enable the fastboot mode, per pokey9000's instructions at http://forum.xda-developers.com/show...php?p=20755810
Assuming that that was able to complete successfully, you need to flash TWRP 2.0 per pyrostic's instructions at http://rootzwiki.com/topic/12363-how...03#entry301703
You now should be stuck at a screen with a yellow triangle. Pressing the power button several times until it turns orange should bring you into the recovery screen. Do the following:
Wipe cache
Wipe dalvik cache
Factory reset
Go back to the home screen and select install -> update.zip
And when that's done, you can tell it to reboot.
It'll think for a minute or two at the kindle fire boot, and then it will go into the initial setup screen. You're now the proud owner of a working fact0ry default kindle fire!
****When I run the fbmode I am getting stuck on the boot logo screen. Can someone please help me??

that is normal - you are in fastboot mode now - adb commands don't work in this mode - fastboot commands do - resume with the description ...

Thanks for your post.
I also "bricked" my kindle the day I got it but my issue was not having the correct drivers installed when I started the rooting process. My drivers would recognize the Kindle when it was booted normally but when it went into fastboot mode the Kindle would just show as "Unknown Device" in device manager. In windows you can't remove the drivers for unknown device so I had no way of backing out the old drivers.
What I ended up doing was grabbing my other laptop and making sure I had the correct drivers installed, then connected the kindle and was able to back it out of fastboot mode.
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umarsl said:
Man, My Kindle Fire does not even get detected by my PC
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Does it show up as "unknown Device" in device manager?

you can uninstall the drivers
win 7:
http://www.petri.co.il/removing-old-drivers-from-vista-and-windows7.htm
xp:
http://www.techrepublic.com/article/removing-unused-device-drivers-from-windows-xp-machines/6017628

Just wanted to say thanx for the post. I ran into the exact same condition that the op did where I inadvertently screwed up the permissions on the /system/app directory which caused the kf to wig out and brick. I wished I had seen your post earlier because I ended up going to many posts and piecing together the information which was a little confusing at times. The op is great and I just wanted to point out two observations that seemed to me the most confusing working through the issue and getting it unbricked and hopefully will bring some clarity for folks.
1. Understanding the different states of the "kindle fire" logo.
- Shimmering animation and appears to loop = normal boot mode and is the state that you should be able to communicate with adb. This is the state where you can push files to the kf like twrp and fbmode which is what is needed to get kf in fastboot mode when bricked like this.
- The logo is static and does not "wink" out or loop = fastboot mode. This is when you use fastboot commands on your PC to change boot modes and also execute files such as twrp to get it installed once you pushed it to the kf with adb.
2. USB Drivers.
- This can be a real killer. After playing with this for hours, the one thing that I found that helped the most was when the driver stopped working I would unplug the kf from the PC and then hard reboot the kf (hold on/off ~20 seconds) then just plug back in, don't use on/off. Keep the device manager open on the PC and watch. You will soon start to see a pattern when you have the right driver and do this a few times.
Once these things are ironed out all eventually works out. BTW, this occurred after my kf was upgraded to 6.2.2. So the instructions and tools and everything else you will find still works. Good luck to anyone working through this issue. Just remember, if you can communicate with it, it's almost certain there is a way to recover it.

Kindle Fire Boots to Team Win Recovery Program Screen

Help! For Christmas my parents bought me a Kindle Fire but before I got it, they gave it to my sisters boyfriend who is a techy kind of guy and he put twrp and hacked the kindle. Well the other day I was trying to download something and it rebooted and went straight to the TWRP gray screen (the one with the options to install, backup, restore, wipe, etc.) I do not know what to do! I have searched through threads on the forum about using the kindle fire utility, it doesnt work. My computer recognizes the kindle as an android phone and when i run the utility, it says my boot status is unknown so i dont think that the program is detecting my kindle? Please help!

Are you having trouble getting out of TWRP, or what?
Just click on Reboot --> System and that should get you back into the normal system.
You may also want to check into this if you have further problems:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1356257

I have tried the link that you have given me before and it didnt work as well. I've also tried the reboot -> system and the other option given. Neither of them work. My problem is, whenever i start up my Kindle, it goes straight to that screen after the yellow triangle screen. Any help?

Dakdak234 said:
I have tried the link that you have given me before and it didnt work as well. I've also tried the reboot -> system and the other option given. Neither of them work. My problem is, whenever i start up my Kindle, it goes straight to that screen after the yellow triangle screen. Any help?
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I'm assuming you accidentally hit "reboot into recovery. If you are not a "techy" guy, you need to get in that mode and follow the link dude provided. You will need to download a couple programs to your pc, and acquire a microusb cable. Follow directions to the TEE' and you'll be ready to go in no time.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire using xda premium

kfu is just good for what you need - regardless what status it reports try option1 and bootmode normal
if it does not work check your drivers - in device manager it should show up under android phones - if not update the driver - try to run install_drivers.bat in the kfu directory first - if it does'nt work try to update manually - it is in the drivers\kindle directory of kfu
regarding drivers:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6
then retry kfu option 1 bootmode normal

Okay so i remembered using winRAR you need to extract the folder and I did and the kfu is working properly now except for one thing, it says the ABD status is offline... i dont know what to do about this

the adb status is offline - this is normal when the kf is in fastboot mode
normal boot -> adb commands YES -> fastboot commands NO
fastboot -> adb commands NO -> fastboot commands YES
recovery -> adb commands YES -> fastboot commands NO

Sorry but i'm confused on what youre telling me to do :/

- run kfu
- select option 1 (bootmode menu)
- select option 1 (bootmode normal)
that's it

Thank you a million! I just realized that i was typing in "4000" instead of "1" and it wasnt recognizing the command!

glad to help ...
please mark the subject of the topic (edit first post) with [Solved]

Okay 1 last thing and im really sorry for putting you through all this... when its booting up, it gets past the black screen with the yellow triangle but after that the screen is just black, its not shutoff because i can see that the backlight is on... Is this a problem thats fixable?> :/

hold the power button for ~20sec till it turns off - power on again

Did like you told me to... Got past the yellow triangle fire fire fire screen and just sits there with the backlight on...

what did you try to install ? it seems the kf can't boot into a system ...
and as you asked earlier - everything (besides hardware failures) is fixable
but a hardware failure seems not to be your problem

I cant exactly remember but i remember it downloaded and then the kindle randomly shut off and when i turned it back on it just went straight to the recovery... ive tried resetting the kindle several times right now and even going back into the recovery mode and nothing is working :/ i believe the problem has gotten worse

you can install a new rom now - which one did you have before ?
i can give you the download location and how it is done ...

Like i mentioned before, i didnt set it up. I cant tell you what rom was downloaded but i do remember some programs that ive seen before in guides?? There were like the golauncher and other "go" programs... if that doesnt stand out to any specific one i believe there were some cryogen (or however its spelled) stuff on it... i know it was set up just like his verizon phone

then i would think it it was cm7 - download from here: http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?hmdc0lmgvnlbg97
this is the update version - i would try this one first so you should not loose anything
- boot into twrp
- now you should see the kf on your computer
- copy the downloaded file on the kf
- tap install
- select the file and install
try this first

Okay thank you. Is it okay if i PM you if something goes wrong? You seem to know alot about this

[Q] Is my kindle bricked?

So, I rooted my device, and I flashed CM7, and everything worked fine.
after running for awhile my device just went black. So when after about 15 mins, it went to the Fire triangle logo and is now stuck in this logo.
I searched and found problems like this but when I plug in my device, my computer wont recognize it...
so am i screwed? - Again, I've searched and tried many of the steps advised...

What did you use to obtain root? Do you have the KF Utilities downloaded and on your computer?
If not, here is a link: (Vashypooh gets ALL the credit)
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399889
Mine got stuck on the triangle as well and I thought I was screwed, but more than likely you're just stuck in fastboot.
What I did was use the KFU and even though it didn't show as recognized I was able to use Option 1 - Bootmode Menu, Then Option 1 - Normal.
My Fire restarted normally after that.
Don't know if it will fix it for you, but it's worth a shot huh?

Thank you sir. After reading that I got to reboot correctly by turning it off plugging it in, and turning it off and on three times and tried the unbrick utility again and it went through. Thank you.

Glad you got it to work. Now you can get on to the fun parts.

Also for some people this might work. I unbricked my kindle. Here is how I did it
1.Download kindle fire utility
2.Unzip kindle fire utility
3.To install the driver,its easy,just plug in your kindle, when it pops up with the install wizard say pick from the location of: KindleFireUtility>drivers>kindle 4.run kindle fire utility,select 1 then select 1 again
That's it, hope it helps someone like me

[Q] Silly me, bricked my kindle fire after TWRP seemed to fail.

So, as many new KF rooters have, I seem to have bricked my KF. I rooted it just fine, but when installed TWRP through KFU .93 the process seems to have stopped. After waiting over an hour and reading countless "I've been stuck installing TWRP through KFU .93" threads, and seeing many "I switched to .91 and it worked fine" responses, I decided to give that a shot. After unplugging and hard resetting my KF, it is still stuck on the KF logo screen. No yellow box, just the logo screen.
When I plug the KF into my computer, the device is recognized and the proper KF drivers are installed, but I can't get adb to work at all. Every attempt returns a "Device not found" or a "Server didn't ACK." The device does not show up on my list of attached devices, but in Device Manager it is loaded.
I'm unsure of what the next step should be, as I can't get the hardware to respond to anything but resets, and I can't get the software to communicate with the hardware from my PC. I really don't want to admit defeat and contact Amazon.
*edit* Through more research I've made some progress. Opening KFU and selecting the bootmode option, and then when it says "waiting for device" hard resetting the KF and letting KFU change the bootmode to Recovery has done some things. I got a message saying "Failed ..." but it flashed too fast for me to read. Then, upon several restarts, I received a message saying that the KF needed to factory reset, which it is doing now.
As of right now I have a Factory Resetted, working KF. My updated question is now "Where did I go wrong?"
I assume it had to do with TWRP, as it was working until then. Should I redo the whole process using KFU .91 instead of .93? The root went of without a hitch, but the TWRP was what killed me.
Also, do I do Root THEN TWRP, or TWRP THEN Root? I guess I might need Root access to install a Recovery console, but I'm unsure.

use KFU to root, then hit up my gscript install method in the development thread. easy peasy.
but for the record, you were in fastboot, so it won't see adb commands..
fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 4000 maybe woulda saved you. but avoid fast boot entirely, n use my gscript method.

heres how i did it
I was trying to unbridled my kindle fire all last night and about 5hours today.here is how I did it (don't get your hopes up too high,it might not work)
1.Download kindle fire utility
2.Unzip kindle fire utility
3.To install the driver,its easy,just plug in your kindle, when it pops up with the install wizard say pick from the location of: KindleFireUtility>drivers>kindle
4.run kindle fire utility,select 1 then select 1 again
That's it, hope it helps