I have rooted several android phones and my fire when fired released. Lost root a few updates ago and finally want to root so I can place ICS on it. I am on 6.3 and have tried KFU 9.4 & 9.5 of 2 different computers and it when it runs run.bat it crashes.
Attempted doing CMD way but never tried that way before and prob doing something wrong.
Please help. I also restored fire to factory condition's in case previous old roots left files that are screwing it up...
Going bonkers....Rooted my Bionic this morning in 3 mins...been working no Fire for 3 hours....
If you don't currently have TWRP 2.0 installed on your kindle fire. Go to this link and follow the steps it will tell you how to root 6.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
GramsHD said:
If you don't currently have TWRP 2.0 installed on your kindle fire. Go to this link and follow the steps it will tell you how to root 6.3 http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1568340
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This guide requires you to have adb and fastboot working FOR THE KINDLE FIRE,
How do you do that?
I am stuck at waiting for device when using KFU 9.5 , reinstalled drivers but nothing
Make a folder on yourC drive called KindleADB. Then copy the files from the tools folder in Kindle_Fire_Utility_v0.9.5. To the KindleADB folder you just made.
Also download the REQ files in the topic link I posted. Copy those files to the KindleADB folder as well cause you will need them.
If you got the driver installed like you say you do. You can just follow the steps and root the device.
I was having a similiar problem, what I had to do was plug in my kindle, and then uninstall the drivers. Then I would unplug and then plug back in and let the drivers reinstall. I also used kindle fire utility 0.9.4
ADB and Fastboot from the Kindle Fire Utility seems a little hit or miss. My desktop doesn't run any of the .bats so I was scared to try it there. My Mac in win 7 with bootcamp worked fine.
ADB and Fastboot were much easier to get working in OS X 10.7 and Linux.
When Kindle Fire Utility failed the first time I switch to OS X and did jcase's method to get root and install TWRP then i just flashed a custom rom.
Buzz4infinity said:
I have rooted several android phones and my fire when fired released. Lost root a few updates ago and finally want to root so I can place ICS on it. I am on 6.3 and have tried KFU 9.4 & 9.5 of 2 different computers and it when it runs run.bat it crashes.
Attempted doing CMD way but never tried that way before and prob doing something wrong.
Please help. I also restored fire to factory condition's in case previous old roots left files that are screwing it up...
Going bonkers....Rooted my Bionic this morning in 3 mins...been working no Fire for 3 hours....
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We're on the same boat instead I been trying for two days I read every little. Trick I could find and it's stuck where it says please wait, bootloader if you get stuck do not unplugged blah blah? If you find a way please let me know it sound like we have the same issues. It's so frustrating because I root all the time I'm not a noob
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Hello everyone. Couple months back someone at work asked me if I could put android on the kindle fire hd 7. I dont recall which article I followed but do remember using fireflash to get twrp installed and got the device rooted. Originally I would try to flash a rom and it would hang at bootup with a google logo with gears. So being that this device is a bit more tricky then my original kindle fire to install roms on I had the person go out and purchase the fastboot cable. So here I am stuck at what to do next. I go thru the steps wipe cache etc. Install from zip and as soon as I do this failed pops up. Hoping someone can point me in the right direction as to why this is happening and what to do to resolve this and get jelly bean installed. I am attaching screenshots. If I can get this to work I need to do my parents kindle. Thanks in advance for any help.
Ok one. You got the wrong rom, two. you need kindle fire hd not kindle fire 2 if you can get it thru adb perfect if not return to stock and reflash. I'd personally use Kindle fire first Aide, seeing you got fastboot cable
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Ok one. You got the wrong rom, two. you need kindle fire hd not kindle fire 2 if you can get it thru adb perfect if not return to stock and reflash. I'd personally use Kindle fire first Aide, seeing you got fastboot cable
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Thanks..Im still new at this kindle fire hd. Can you link me to a rom for the kindle fire hd. I am unsure what you mean by getting it thru adb. Also how do I go back to stock, or use fire first aide. Sorry for the lack of knowledge any help is greatly appreciated.
Not that it matters that much but I thought I would mention that's not the newest version of twrp available for the kfhd, and the newest version only takes about 10 seconds to get into instead of a full minute.
Here's a link to cm 10.1 for kfhd7, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245335
If you are interested in updating twrp, its really easy, u flash it like u would a ROM in twrp. Here's a link to hashcodes thread that tells about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218796
Also thought I would ask to make sure, but since I saw the last photo I am assuming you can still boot into your stock amazon os? If you can that makes this a lot easier since you can either download the files from the kindles web browser or transfer them over to kindle from PC easily.
However, if you can't boot into stock os, u can use the adb sideload command to push the ROM onto the device, I think kffa may have something in it that does this for you, I haven't ever had to use it though so I am unsure. Hope this helps!
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stunts513 said:
Not that it matters that much but I thought I would mention that's not the newest version of twrp available for the kfhd, and the newest version only takes about 10 seconds to get into instead of a full minute.
Here's a link to cm 10.1 for kfhd7, http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2245335
If you are interested in updating twrp, its really easy, u flash it like u would a ROM in twrp. Here's a link to hashcodes thread that tells about it: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218796
Also thought I would ask to make sure, but since I saw the last photo I am assuming you can still boot into your stock amazon os? If you can that makes this a lot easier since you can either download the files from the kindles web browser or transfer them over to kindle from PC easily.
However, if you can't boot into stock os, u can use the adb sideload command to push the ROM onto the device, I think kffa may have something in it that does this for you, I haven't ever had to use it though so I am unsure. Hope this helps!
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Sorry for the questions but I downloaded the newer twrp and then followed the instructions below and soon as I swiped it to flash it just failed. Is there other way to update twrp? I figured that the easiest way was to follow the directions below.
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
While the ORANGE logo is showing on the screen, press and hold the volume up button till the BLUE logo shows. (This is the button farther away from the power button)
Select "Install"
Navigate to where you placed the file on your device
Select the .zip filename
Swipe to confirm flash
Reboot
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Sorry for the questions but I downloaded the newer twrp and then followed the instructions below and soon as I swiped it to flash it just failed. Is there other way to update twrp? I figured that the easiest way was to follow the directions below.
INSTALL INSTRUCTIONS:
While the ORANGE logo is showing on the screen, press and hold the volume up button till the BLUE logo shows. (This is the button farther away from the power button)
Select "Install"
Navigate to where you placed the file on your device
Select the .zip filename
Swipe to confirm flash
Reboot
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btw I get the same error message trying to flash verifying zip signature
verifying update package
e:signature verification failed
error flashing zip
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btw I get the same error message trying to flash verifying zip signature
verifying update package
e:signature verification failed
error flashing zip
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Turn off signature verification :silly:
justblinded said:
btw I get the same error message trying to flash verifying zip signature
verifying update package
e:signature verification failed
error flashing zip
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I was able to flash the twrp then install the rom. Thank you guys for your help you saved the day! Now I have to do it all over again on my mothers tablet wish me luck! lol
The factory reset doesnt put it back to 5.4.0.0 anymore, it keeps it at 5.4.0.1. The device was 5.4.0.0 when I purchased it.
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The factory reset doesnt put it back to 5.4.0.0 anymore, it keeps it at 5.4.0.1. The device was 5.4.0.0 when I purchased it.
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If you are on 5.4.0.1, you cannot uninstall/disable system apps anymore. You can try to downgrade back to 54.0.0 using the firmware here. A few new users reported a hard brick when they tried. I don't know whether that holds any truth or not. No regular users, that I have seen (may have missed them), have tried.
Hi DragonFire, thank you for the response. Do you know how to install that version of the OS, I tried to use the system update tool in device settings but it wont allow me due to "older version."
WeiKaiTsai said:
Hi DragonFire, thank you for the response. Do you know how to install that version of the OS, I tried to use the system update tool in device settings but it wont allow me due to "older version."
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Put the file into the internal storage of your tablet. Power off. Reboot to recovery by pressing and holding volume down first, then power button until Amazon logo appears. When recovery screen comes up, select update from ADB. Open an ADB window and type:
adb sideload your.file.name
Warning: A few users say this will hard brick your device. Though no regular users have tried that I know of. So the decision is yours. I am not responsible for a broken tablet.
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Hi DragonFire, thank you for the response. Do you know how to install that version of the OS, I tried to use the system update tool in device settings but it wont allow me due to "older version."
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Also see this thread. Apparently you CAN downgrade. If you try, and are successful, please let us know.
Hello DragonFire,
For the Fire HD 8 7th Generation on 5.4.0.1, the attempt to downgrade to 5.4.0.0 using "adb sideload <filename>" in recovery failed, but the device was not bricked, everything was fine. The recovery simply showed that signature verification of the package failed.
Both good news and bad news I guess. I did a factory reset before installing the 5.4.0.0 file.
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Hello DragonFire,
For the Fire HD 8 7th Generation on 5.4.0.1, the attempt to downgrade to 5.4.0.0 using "adb sideload <filename>" in recovery failed, but the device was not bricked, everything was fine. The recovery simply showed that signature verification of the package failed.
Both good news and bad news I guess. I did a factory reset before installing the 5.4.0.0 file.
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I forget...is there an option to update from SD card? If so you can try that.
EDIT: That having been said, I don't know the other methods (if there are any) to downgrade, as I have never done it.
Hello DragonFire,
Don't see the option for SD card.
The link you gave me on this thread is for Fire (7th Generation). I saw there is another link on amazon for Fire HD 8 (7th Generation). I used the one for Fire HD 8 (7th Generation) and the downgrade failed, bricking the device. Can not power it on or do anything.
No way to downgrade Fire HD 8 7th Generation for now unless you want to hard brick it.
This doesn't void the warranty does it? I didnt really break or hack anything, just try to restore it back to the good old 5.4.0.0
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Hello DragonFire,
Don't see the option for SD card.
The link you gave me on this thread is for Fire (7th Generation). I saw there is another link on amazon for Fire HD 8 (7th Generation). I used the one for Fire HD 8 (7th Generation) and the downgrade failed, bricking the device. Can not power it on or do anything.
No way to downgrade Fire HD 8 7th Generation for now unless you want to hard brick it.
This doesn't void the warranty does it? I didnt really break or hack anything, just try to restore it back to the good old 5.4.0.0
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No. If you want to return it to Amazon for a courtesy replacement, you have 30 days from the day of purchase.
The warranty is 90 days though, I asked the support and they told me to mail the device to them and they will either fix it or send me a replacement
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The warranty is 90 days though, I asked the support and they told me to mail the device to them and they will either fix it or send me a replacement
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90 days is new unless you purchased a better warranty. If not, 90 is great news!
Amazon has a best customer support in a whole world (especially for the Prime members. BTW, do you know, any of your friends with the Amazon Prime can add you (i.e. your Amazon account) to his Prime account without any trouble? Actually, no proof of the family membership required), telling you like a very long-long time Amazon customer (practically since launch in the year 1997 or 98?).
P.S. Last couple of years Amazon's customer support has become a little worse (because of the massive outsourcing) but IMHO still the best on the world.
I really dont have any friends So no friends can help me test it out, sorry.
[OFFTOPIC_MODE] @WeiKaiTsai, try to make some... It's really hard to live without friends If you in US, there are lot of possibilities to make a new friends here.[/OFFTOPIC_MODE]
5.4.0.1 downgrade
Recently bought Fire HD 8 (7th gen). It came with 5.4.0.1. Tried booting into stock recovery and side loading update-kindle-50.5.7.9_user_579225620.bin in order to downgrade back to 5.4.0.0.
It went though following steps:
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying update package
Installing update
Patching system image unconditionally
script succeeded: result was []
Install from ADB complete
I rebooted, and baam dead tablet. Nothing on screen at all. Even tried vol down plus power.
Lesson is.. if youre on 5.4.0.1 - dont try this at home kids!
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Recently bought Fire HD 8 (7th gen). It came with 5.4.0.1. Tried booting into stock recovery and side loading update-kindle-50.5.7.9_user_579225620.bin in order to downgrade back to 5.4.0.0.
It went though following steps:
Finding update package
Opening update package
Verifying update package
Installing update
Patching system image unconditionally
script succeeded: result was []
Install from ADB complete
I rebooted, and baam dead tablet. Nothing on screen at all. Even tried vol down plus power.
Lesson is.. if youre on 5.4.0.1 - dont try this at home kids!
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If you have an HD 8, regardless of the generation, you CANNOT downgrade back to 5.4.0.0. However, if you have a 7th generation Fire 7, you CAN downgrade. Weird eh?
DragonFire1024 said:
If you have an HD 8, regardless of the generation, you CANNOT downgrade back to 5.4.0.0. However, if you have a 7th generation Fire 7, you CAN downgrade. Weird eh?
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Totally weird. But this is the game we play with any hardware vendor to achieve freedom on our devices. It's fun
Here's some more info:
I still have no activity on the tablet screen, but when I connect USB cable to PC and hit power button, PC will ding the new hardware connected sound. About a second later the disconnected hardware ding sounds.
I was able to verify the new hardware found is labeled by Windows as "MediaTek PreLoader USB VCOM (Android)" It disappears in sync with the disconnect sound.
I don't think it's completely bricked - I'll keep posting results of what I can get it to do from here.
Update: Couldn't get it to do anything else - Asking AMZ for a do over (replacement)
Fire HD 8 v5.4.0.1 is NOT DOWNGRADABLE - confirmed!
Hey there,
just tried to downgrade my Fire HD 8 (7th gen) v5.4.0.1 to the version 5.4.0.0 using the file "update-kindle-50.5.7.9_user_579225620.bin" and, as unfortunately expected, hard bricked the poor thing. Fire doesn't react on power button or any other buttons - just black screen. Using the same method I downgraded today my Fire 7 (7th gen) and everything went really good.
So guys, yet another (sad) confirmation here that the Fire HD 8 (7th gen) is not downgradable.
FreewareLovers said:
Hey there,
just tried to downgrade my Fire HD 8 (7th gen) v5.4.0.1 to the version 5.4.0.0 using the file "update-kindle-50.5.7.9_user_579225620.bin" and, as unfortunately expected, hard bricked the poor thing. Fire doesn't react on power button or any other buttons - just black screen. Using the same method I downgraded today my Fire 7 (7th gen) and everything went really good.
So guys, yet another (sad) confirmation here that the Fire HD 8 (7th gen) is not downgradable.
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So far as I know, none of the HD 8s can be downgraded, regardless of the generation.
Hey I just wanted to ask if there is ANY way to bring 12L onto this Tablet.
Is it possible to follow this and then install the GSI?
I already downgraded,rooted and installed TWRP on my Fire. Also had to open it to make the short for the hacked bootloader.
Any Ideas would be appreciated!
The Fire HD 10 7th Gen likely doesn't have a vendor partition. Remember, this never launched with GMS, so these types of partitions may not be present. That's like saying that device has a vbmeta partition, it doesn't have it.
Oh just noticed i put in the wrong link.
I meant this Guide:Correct Link