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TWRP Help.

I install TWRP using the Kindle Fire Utility v.4(real simple for dummies like me). I see the triangle during boot, how do I open TWRP. Where can I find info on what each option does. Like I said am new to all this.

palmheel said:
I install TWRP using the Kindle Fire Utility v.4(real simple for dummies like me). I see the triangle during boot, how do I open TWRP. Where can I find info on what each option does. Like I said am new to all this.
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when you restart the kindle and the triangle is on display, hit the power button a couple of times. That will get you into TWRP. Regarding the different options don't mess with anything unless you clearly know what you're doing!
Install- is where you flash roms/kernels etc
wipe - is where you wipe stuff
don't use the twrp poweroff option, do it manually, i get stuck in fastboot mode if i use their option.
Good luck and happy flashing!!

palmheel said:
I install TWRP using the Kindle Fire Utility v.4(real simple for dummies like me). I see the triangle during boot, how do I open TWRP. Where can I find info on what each option does. Like I said am new to all this.
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When you are at the Triangle, press the power button until it turns orange and then let go.
If you use Reboot in TWRP it will reboot the device, go the Triangle and just don't touch it and it will boot into the OS automatically.

Thanks, I just wanted more detail info on options so I don't accidently screw things up, exactly what is safe on the Wipe option?.

if you are using wipe option. DON't use the wipe system! that will erase the system. and you couldn't using adb any more, until you flashed a rom in.

So once in TWRP, how do you get back to KF OS?
I tried Reboot -> System... then didn't touch anything when the triangle appeared.. but it just takes me back to TWRP

TWRP question
This should be an easy one..
Is it normal behavior with TWRP to have an 8-15 second delay with the triangle being up before the kindle fire boots? (out of powerup)

AndrewTL said:
This should be an easy one..
Is it normal behavior with TWRP to have an 8-15 second delay with the triangle being up before the kindle fire boots? (out of powerup)
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Yes this is normal. It gives you quite a lot of time to boot into recovery. I guess it could be shorter but I kind of enjoy the long wait as a just in case measure.
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DssTrainer said:
So once in TWRP, how do you get back to KF OS?
I tried Reboot -> System... then didn't touch anything when the triangle appeared.. but it just takes me back to TWRP
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I've found that reboot --> Power off seems to work better to get into KF OS.
Once it's powered off just press the power button once to bring it back online and than don't touch anything. You'll than see the KF boot screen.
Hopefully you didn't wipe anything important. However there seem to be some fixes for this issue.

wyhteagle said:
I've found that reboot --> Power off seems to work better to get into KF OS.
Once it's powered off just press the power button once to bring it back online and than don't touch anything. You'll than see the KF boot screen.
Hopefully you didn't wipe anything important. However there seem to be some fixes for this issue.
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Thanks. I actually used the adb method to force mode 4000 and it worked from this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1399828

[Q] Uninstalling TWRP and Firefirefire

So this morning I rooted my spare kindle fire with BurritoRoot3 and then flashed FireFireFire with it, then like a retard I used Kindle Fire utility to install TWRP. After that I tried to boot into recovery but it refuses to. All it does is sit at the yellow triangle and refuses to actually go into recovery... I can leave it alone and it will boot into the OS but I'm trying to install ICS or CM7. Any tips on how to wipe or repair TWRP/Firefirefire? Re installing TWRP doesn't work as KFU can't do anything due to it sitting at yellow triangle.

Do you hold down the power button until it turns orange? Make sure that you do... hope this helps.

If i do that it makes the power button turn red and then screen flashes and it goes to the same screen but the screen brightness seems to be turned down. After that it just powers off. I have a second kindle fire that works flawlessly and I got ICS running on it.. this one... not so much

would try to start the twrp installation - when it says <waiting for device> power off the kf by holding pwr ~20sec - power on again - the installation should resume and finish
if not check device manager for the correct drivers - maybe this helps:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=22342376&postcount=6

6th generation Fire HD 8 bootloping

My Fire HD 8 2016 is rooted and was working for a week. Now it bootloops and I can't get in recovery. Any help?

jacobpoo said:
My Fire HD 8 2016 is rooted and was working for a week. Now it bootloops and I can't get in recovery. Any help?
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What'd you do that caused the bootloop? What modifications did you make?
Also, were you able to access recovery mode before the bootloop? Hold the power button for 20 seconds to turn the device off first. The key combination is volume up + power when the tablet is off. When the Amazon logo pops up, let go of all buttons.
Lastly, can you connect to adb while on the fire logo? You could try the command:
adb reboot recovery

Sorry I have only now responded, but I haven't tried your adb idea and I was able to use recovery mode before the bootloop curse
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Lastly, can you connect to adb while on the fire logo? You could try the command:
adb reboot recovery
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It didn't work.

Also, I don't know what caused it.

Stuck at white amazon logo fire hd 8 2017

hello guys today i tried to root my fire hd 8 2017 but failed miserably now im stuck at this white amazon logo and all i can do is turn it off and on im unable to boot to recovery and fastboot thanks in advance.

Ryan Mixed said:
hello guys today i tried to root my fire hd 8 2017 but failed miserably now im stuck at this white amazon logo and all i can do is turn it off and on im unable to boot to recovery and fastboot thanks in advance.
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What process were you following? Having you tried powering down completely (hold the power button for about 10 seconds) then hold volume up and hold the power on button to boot into recovery? (if that does work try volume down). What rooting process were you doing though and where did it fail?

Michajin said:
What process were you following? Having you tried powering down completely (hold the power button for about 10 seconds) then hold volume up and hold the power on button to boot into recovery? (if that does work try volume down). What rooting process were you doing though and where did it fail?
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I managed to fix it and have rooted successfully with lineages installed I had no other options but to open the fire hd 8 so basically it's hard rooting it without opening the back tho still thanks for your reply

Ryan Mixed said:
I managed to fix it and have rooted successfully with lineages installed I had no other options but to open the fire hd 8 so basically it's hard rooting it without opening the back tho still thanks for your reply
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Hello , I have the same problem with you. Which way did you follow. You booted into recovery finally?
Thank you so much !

Rooting Fire HD 8 (kamak) 6.3.1.2 - Bricked

Hi together,
thanks especially to xyz` and k4y0z for your effort and your contributions! This is amazing!
I have an Amazon Fire HD 8 (karnak) with FireOS 6.3.1.2 which I want to root, unlock and install LineageOS on.
With 6.3.0.0 on another tablet, I already performed this procedure successfully.
As k4y0z writes in https://forum.xda-developers.com/hd...nlock-fire-hd-8-2018-karnak-amonet-3-t3963496 that a hardware-change in combination with the soft-brick method could lead to a real brick rendering the device unusable, I went for the hardware method.
What I did:
1. Disconnect tablet
2. Run "bootrom-step.sh"
3. Shorten CLK to GND and at the same time connect the tablet to USB
4. I get the message to remove the short and confirm with ENTER
--> flashing occurs and I find myself in fastboot mode (the tablet also shows up when I do a "fastboot devices")
5. Run "fastboot-step.sh"
--> flashing of recovery and misc occurs, followed by a reboot
Then I see the "Amazon" logo flashing shortly and then the screen stays black. I tried pressing power and the volume-keys shortly, twice, for a long time, ... nothing happens.
If I disconnect and reconnect USB I see the "Amazon" logo flashing again. The device is not in fastboot mode, ("fastboot devices" shows no device) nor is it in adb mode ("adb devices" also shows no device).
Luckily the steps below can be performed again and the flash procedure happens again so I can always get into fastboot mode but then I'm stuck flashing the TWRP with the fastboot-step.sh...
I tried the files from karnak-3.0, karnak-3.0.1 as well as the original amonet-v2, all with the same issue.
Can anybody please shed some light here? What am I doing wrong? Is there anything else I can try or is the tablet unusable now (which I cannot believe as there is fastboot access).
I am in fact running Debian 10 on a VirtualBox on my MacBook with USB forwarding to the Virtual Machine but I'm not sure if that can be the issue as all the flashes are working just fine.
Thanks for your support!

How old is the tablet? Anything bought January or newer is potential unlock-blocked....

Thanks for your answer, Michajin.
The tablet was bought in February 2020. Does that mean I'm out of luck getting LineageOS to run on this tablet?
Would the error I am seeing fit the unlock-block? I had the feeling that all the installing went through just fine, just TWRP is not loaded correctly, right?
Thanks!
Michajin said:
How old is the tablet? Anything bought January or newer is potential unlock-blocked....
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freddy40 said:
Thanks for your answer, Michajin.
The tablet was bought in February 2020. Does that mean I'm out of luck getting LineageOS to run on this tablet?
Would the error I am seeing fit the unlock-block? I had the feeling that all the installing went through just fine, just TWRP is not loaded correctly, right?
Thanks!
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If the fastboot-step finishes as success you have TWRP (fastboot step is just the flashing of twrp replacing stock recovery). You should be able to hold the volume down and press the power button, this will boot the device into recovery.

Thanks, Michaejin! That did the trick. Pressing those buttons yesterday didn't help as the tablet was somehow turned on, now I disconnected and reconnected the battery and pressed VolDown + Power and got into TWRP!
Great! Thanks again!
Michajin said:
If the fastboot-step finishes as success you have TWRP (fastboot step is just the flashing of twrp replacing stock recovery). You should be able to hold the volume down and press the power button, this will boot the device into recovery.
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freddy40 said:
Thanks, Michaejin! That did the trick. Pressing those buttons yesterday didn't help as the tablet was somehow turned on, now I disconnected and reconnected the battery and pressed VolDown + Power and got into TWRP!
Great! Thanks again!
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You can also hold the power button for about 10 seconds to force a power down, so you should have to pull the cover off in case something goes wrong. Likely the device was stuck in preloader or bootrom.