Amazon Fire 7" - Which ROM to install? - 7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi,
I have the Amazon Fire 7" (not the Fire HD "7!). I did not find any Android ROM for this model, only for the Fire HD 7". Is it possible that such ROM does not exist?
If I'm mistaken, would appreciate if someone could refer me to the proper thread.

moralshixch said:
Hi,
I have the Amazon Fire 7" (not the Fire HD "7!). I did not find any Android ROM for this model, only for the Fire HD 7". Is it possible that such ROM does not exist?
If I'm mistaken, would appreciate if someone could refer me to the proper thread.
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You need to identify the version of your Kindle. If its the otter2 try these threads over here:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd/fire-2-development
another helpful discussion for you:
http://forum.cyanogenmod.org/topic/90173-otter-or-otter2/
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If it helps I can attach all the recovery/rom/and gapps that I'm using that seem to work well. I was using pac-rom but switched to slimkat a while ago. I only use this for a bedside alarm clock right now, but I'm thinking of putting it side mounted in my car into my stereo auxiliary running Kodi with the Car Skin they got going on in a thread. I'm not using the latest slimkat rom either I'm using an old version because it works well for me.

How do I identify the version of my Kindle? If it helps, it's the 5th generation that was sold during last December in Amazon for $35

moralshixch said:
How do I identify the version of my Kindle? If it helps, it's the 5th generation that was sold during last December in Amazon for $35
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You'd need to first install the Kindle drivers, as well as ADB and fastboot, on your PC. Then you would need to completely power off the kindle, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product into a terminal or command prompt, and plug in the Kindle when you see <waiting for device>. Assuming you do this correctly, you should get an output like "jem-pvt-prod-04" in your terminal. The word before the first hyphen in the output (in this example, " jem", which is an example and NOT your particular model's codename) is your device's codename. You should take note of this codename and mention it whenever you're looking for ROMs or device assistance (rooting, flashing a custom recovery, etc.). Once you have the device codename, type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot to get out of fastboot.

monster1612 said:
You'd need to first install the Kindle drivers, as well as ADB and fastboot, on your PC. Then you would need to completely power off the kindle, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product into a terminal or command prompt, and plug in the Kindle when you see <waiting for device>. Assuming you do this correctly, you should get an output like "jem-pvt-prod-04" in your terminal. The word before the first hyphen in the output (in this example, " jem", which is an example and NOT your particular model's codename) is your device's codename. You should take note of this codename and mention it whenever you're looking for ROMs or device assistance (rooting, flashing a custom recovery, etc.). Once you have the device codename, type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot to get out of fastboot.
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I realize this thread is a little old, but I too am trying to get something else on my Kindle Fire other than Fire OS if possible (LineageOS more than likely). Where might I find all of these drivers and utilities, as I have no idea what my Kindle's codename is.
Thanks!

MZGSZM said:
I realize this thread is a little old, but I too am trying to get something else on my Kindle Fire other than Fire OS if possible (LineageOS more than likely). Where might I find all of these drivers and utilities, as I have no idea what my Kindle's codename is.
Thanks!
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The driver is available on Amazon's developer site, under the "Installing the USB Driver" section. This is assuming you're using Windows, of course.
The ADB binaries can also be downloaded directly from Google as a single .zip file. Once you have both of those downloaded, you should be able to extract the ADB package to an easily accessible directory, right-click on an empty space within the folder view of said directory while holding the shift key down, click "Open command prompt here", and then type the fastboot command I mentioned in the previous reply to identify your kindle.
(Apologies for the late reply!)

Thanks for the information. I got the driver installed and extracted the platform tools. I also enabled ADB from developer options on the Kindle. Problem is, when I run that command you previously mentioned I get this message:
Code:
< waiting for any device >
Nothing else happens, it just keeps waiting.

monster1612 said:
The driver is available on Amazon's developer site, under the "Installing the USB Driver" section. This is assuming you're using Windows, of course.
The ADB binaries can also be downloaded directly from Google as a single .zip file. Once you have both of those downloaded, you should be able to extract the ADB package to an easily accessible directory, right-click on an empty space within the folder view of said directory while holding the shift key down, click "Open command prompt here", and then type the fastboot command I mentioned in the previous reply to identify your kindle.
(Apologies for the late reply!)
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I realized I never quoted you in my last reply (forums didn't like me quoting links since my account is so new), so you probably wouldn't see my previous reply. Thanks again for your help, I quoted my last post below.
MZGSZM said:
Thanks for the information. I got the driver installed and extracted the platform tools. I also enabled ADB from developer options on the Kindle. Problem is, when I run that command you previously mentioned I get this message:
Code:
< waiting for any device >
Nothing else happens, it just keeps waiting.
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MZGSZM said:
I realized I never quoted you in my last reply (forums didn't like me quoting links since my account is so new), so you probably wouldn't see my previous reply. Thanks again for your help, I quoted my last post below.
Thanks for the information. I got the driver installed and extracted the platform tools. I also enabled ADB from developer options on the Kindle. Problem is, when I run that command you previously mentioned I get this message:
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If you go into the device manager within windows and have the Kindle plugged in, does the Kindle show up in its own category? if it doesn't, try giving it a few minutes to install the driver for the device. Also, if you get a prompt on the Kindle asking if you want to "trust" the development computer, you'll want to accept that.

monster1612 said:
If you go into the device manager within windows and have the Kindle plugged in, does the Kindle show up in its own category? if it doesn't, try giving it a few minutes to install the driver for the device. Also, if you get a prompt on the Kindle asking if you want to "trust" the development computer, you'll want to accept that.
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The device does show up in its own category:
{
"lightbox_close": "Close",
"lightbox_next": "Next",
"lightbox_previous": "Previous",
"lightbox_error": "The requested content cannot be loaded. Please try again later.",
"lightbox_start_slideshow": "Start slideshow",
"lightbox_stop_slideshow": "Stop slideshow",
"lightbox_full_screen": "Full screen",
"lightbox_thumbnails": "Thumbnails",
"lightbox_download": "Download",
"lightbox_share": "Share",
"lightbox_zoom": "Zoom",
"lightbox_new_window": "New window",
"lightbox_toggle_sidebar": "Toggle sidebar"
}
Assuming this is the correct one, I'm not sure why I still can't get a readout.

monster1612 said:
If you go into the device manager within windows and have the Kindle plugged in, does the Kindle show up in its own category? if it doesn't, try giving it a few minutes to install the driver for the device. Also, if you get a prompt on the Kindle asking if you want to "trust" the development computer, you'll want to accept that.
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Hate to sound like a nag, but hoping you saw my last post. Any thoughts on why I'm not getting a readout? Thanks again!

MZGSZM said:
The device does show up in its own category:
Assuming this is the correct one, I'm not sure why I still can't get a readout.
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That's the right category. Theoretically, the device should be recognized in ADB if you already have it enabled on the Kindle. Try going to the device properties and "updating" the driver by selecting a different one from the list of Fire-specific drivers installed.
My apologies for the extreme lapse in response time - I went through finals earlier this month, and totally forgot about XDA for a while. Anyhow, I haven't worked with the Kindle on Windows in a while - drivers are notoriously finicky, so I tend to use Ubuntu and other Linux OSs for adb and whatnot, seeing as though everything seems to just work without the need for device-specific drivers on that platform.

monster1612 said:
That's the right category. Theoretically, the device should be recognized in ADB if you already have it enabled on the Kindle. Try going to the device properties and "updating" the driver by selecting a different one from the list of Fire-specific drivers installed.
My apologies for the extreme lapse in response time - I went through finals earlier this month, and totally forgot about XDA for a while. Anyhow, I haven't worked with the Kindle on Windows in a while - drivers are notoriously finicky, so I tend to use Ubuntu and other Linux OSs for adb and whatnot, seeing as though everything seems to just work without the need for device-specific drivers on that platform.
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Hey, no worries. I know how crazy life can get sometimes.
I tried using the different driver versions available without any luck. My laptop currently has a copy of Ubuntu installed, so I could definitely try it on there (with some guidance from you). I'm pretty familiar with how to use the terminal, and would've tried it under Linux had I known it might've been easier.
Thanks again for all of your assistance!

MZGSZM said:
Hey, no worries. I know how crazy life can get sometimes.
I tried using the different driver versions available without any luck. My laptop currently has a copy of Ubuntu installed, so I could definitely try it on there (with some guidance from you). I'm pretty familiar with how to use the terminal, and would've tried it under Linux had I known it might've been easier.
Thanks again for all of your assistance!
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Nice! I don't know if you need to enable the universe software repo within Ubuntu before you can install the adb programs, but you should be able to type sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot to have them install. After that, you can use the fastboot commands exactly the way you would on Windows, and thus should be able to get the Kindle to boot into fastboot directly from a powered off state. Let me know if you need any other advice or help.

monster1612 said:
Nice! I don't know if you need to enable the universe software repo within Ubuntu before you can install the adb programs, but you should be able to type sudo apt-get install android-tools-adb android-tools-fastboot to have them install. After that, you can use the fastboot commands exactly the way you would on Windows, and thus should be able to get the Kindle to boot into fastboot directly from a powered off state. Let me know if you need any other advice or help.
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So, I'm still not having any luck. I'm not entirely sure why, I'm guessing maybe I'm missing something?
I've tried getting fastboot to work on three different devices now, two of which were running a Linux OS, the third Windows 7.
I'm running the mentioned fastboot command and then connecting the kindle over USB while it is powered off. ADB is enabled in developer settings.
I've tried running the command with or without the ADB daemon started and with or without the computer in question being authorized as I wasn't sure if that was necessary.
I tried it on my laptop (which is now running Kubuntu) without success but, also read somewhere that fastboot doesn't like USB 3.0. For that reason I tried it also on one of my Raspberry Pi 3s with a fresh install of Raspbian Lite. I didn't have anything else available at the moment running Linux.
I'm guessing I'm probably just missing something small or did one of the steps incorrectly maybe.

MZGSZM said:
So, I'm still not having any luck. I'm not entirely sure why, I'm guessing maybe I'm missing something?
I've tried getting fastboot to work on three different devices now, two of which were running a Linux OS, the third Windows 7.
I'm running the mentioned fastboot command and then connecting the kindle over USB while it is powered off. ADB is enabled in developer settings.
I've tried running the command with or without the ADB daemon started and with or without the computer in question being authorized as I wasn't sure if that was necessary.
I tried it on my laptop (which is now running Kubuntu) without success but, also read somewhere that fastboot doesn't like USB 3.0. For that reason I tried it also on one of my Raspberry Pi 3s with a fresh install of Raspbian Lite. I didn't have anything else available at the moment running Linux.
I'm guessing I'm probably just missing something small or did one of the steps incorrectly maybe.
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Does your Linux distro recognize the device if you have it plugged in while you're in the Kindle's main OS and you type adb devices? It should work if you have ADB enabled in developer settings.

monster1612 said:
Does your Linux distro recognize the device if you have it plugged in while you're in the Kindle's main OS and you type adb devices? It should work if you have ADB enabled in developer settings.
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Yep, if I type that a message pops up on screen saying it's unauthorized. The kindle then asks me if it should be authorized.

Try running fastboot as root.

basenjidad said:
Try running fastboot as root.
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Thanks for the suggestion. I gave that a shot, still no luck getting this Kindle to fastboot.

monster1612 said:
You'd need to first install the Kindle drivers, as well as ADB and fastboot, on your PC. Then you would need to completely power off the kindle, type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product into a terminal or command prompt, and plug in the Kindle when you see <waiting for device>. Assuming you do this correctly, you should get an output like "jem-pvt-prod-04" in your terminal. The word before the first hyphen in the output (in this example, " jem", which is an example and NOT your particular model's codename) is your device's codename. You should take note of this codename and mention it whenever you're looking for ROMs or device assistance (rooting, flashing a custom recovery, etc.). Once you have the device codename, type fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot to get out of fastboot.
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After installing LineageOS on another device, I learned of a command that should force the Kindle to fastboot, and it seemed to work. When I ran the suggested fastboot command I got this output:
Code:
product: AUSTIN
finished. total time: 0.004s
Where might be my next step in finding a compatible ROM?
Many thanks again!

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Installing Android 4.2.2 CM10.1

Hello guys,
I'm a new noob in the forum. I was following the thread about android on kindle fire hd7 and since this weekend (ty hashcode :good seems i can try the rom on my kindle device. Now... i'm totally noob in this kind of operation, there is something vital or important i have to know before i brick my kindle fire?? OR i can just follow the instruction, install bootloader and then loading the rom? There is a video or something more deep to read before try to install?? Thank you and thank you for your future answer,
Petar
PetarHolland said:
Hello guys,
I'm a new noob in the forum. I was following the thread about android on kindle fire hd7 and since this weekend (ty hashcode :good seems i can try the rom on my kindle device. Now... i'm totally noob in this kind of operation, there is something vital or important i have to know before i brick my kindle fire?? OR i can just follow the instruction, install bootloader and then loading the rom? There is a video or something more deep to read before try to install?? Thank you and thank you for your future answer,
Petar
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If you haven't already, read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228534
...it will tell you what you need to know to avoid bricking your device, and how to restore it if needed.
Thanks, i will read this, then i'll post here if i still need some information The entire process seems to be very hard ^^
soupmagnet said:
If you haven't already, read this...
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2228534
...it will tell you what you need to know to avoid bricking your device, and how to restore it if needed.
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I'm stoked to see the outcome of that great work of porting the ROM to our kindle fires 7''.
Congrats for that great effort!
I was following the instructions you've provided. Apparently, my situation is that i'm in the 2x2 cell.
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Therefore, I have the ADB drivers installed but can not achieve to enter in fastboot mode. What should I do? Should l install android's SDK? Here I'm completely lost in how to proceed...
Thanks in advance
Root first, so head to the QEMU root thread in the Development forum. After that, install the 2nd-bootloader by Hashcode, I recommend you use the FireFlash app in the Themes and Apps forum, just download the files from Hashcode's thread, plug them in, hit flash, and hold Volume-Up when you see the orange Kindle logo, all the way until it turns blue, then release a few seconds after.
Recovery does take a minute to appear, so now you're into TWRP recovery, go ahead and reboot, then download the ROM from Hashcode's CM10.1 thread with the GApps. Transfer the .zip files (both of them, the ROM and the GApps) to the internal storage. Boot into recovery by shutting down, powering on, and hold Volume-Up, same deal. Once you're into TWRP, wipe system and factory reset. After that's done, flash the ROM and the GApps, and you're done. Reboot, and voila.
ed! said:
I'm stoked to see the outcome of that great work of porting the ROM to our kindle fires 7''.
Congrats for that great effort!
I was following the instructions you've provided. Apparently, my situation is that i'm in the 2x2 cell.
Therefore, I have the ADB drivers installed but can not achieve to enter in fastboot mode. What should I do? Should l install android's SDK? Here I'm completely lost in how to proceed...
Thanks in advance
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Yes, you need to install Android SDK. What allows you to use fastboot is the fastboot.exe file in the /platform-tools folder after you install the SDK. There are many guides on YouTube to doing this.
Thanks for your very kind reply, seokhun
I'm a bit confused now. Do I still need fastboot commands and SDK for the method you suggested? I mean, the one with the app that flashes everything....
Sorry If i'm asking too many questions but as a noob, I'd like to be very cautious with the procedure. I'm still not familiar with the kindle's way. I wish I were with my Samsung Galaxy phone flashing custom roms
I forgot to mention, I was already rooted and have stock rom with bootloader 7.3.1
Indeed... The entire process is hard, i'm trying to organize the information. SO the step are:
-Fastboot
-Installing bootloader
-Cleaning the system/exporting img
-Installing the rom
-Wipe
-Reboot
android :victory:
Right?
Some questions:
I read about a special cable, i can't do the process with the standard miniusb cable?
I read about downgrade the firmware of my kindle... I have the 7.3.0.3 version, i need to downgrade before install the bootloader right?
ed! said:
Thanks for your very kind reply, seokhun
I'm a bit confused now. Do I still need fastboot commands and SDK for the method you suggested? I mean, the one with the app that flashes everything....
Sorry If i'm asking too many questions but as a noob, I'd like to be very cautious with the procedure. I'm still not familiar with the kindle's way. I wish I were with my Samsung Galaxy phone flashing custom roms
I forgot to mention, I was already rooted and have stock rom with bootloader 7.3.1
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@PetarHolland
I'll try to answer your questions:
Factory cable
You do not absolutely need a factory cable to get into fastboot mode. When you have successfully rooted your device and have the adb drivers setup correctly, the command adb shell su -c "reboot bootloader" will do the trick. A factory cable can be considered an insurance: If push comes to shove and you brick your device, the factory cable will force the Kindle to boot up in fastboot mode.
Firmware downgrade
Just follow Hashcode's instructions given here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848 (Step 4.5). Works like a charm.
Good luck to you!
Nice, that's really nice... So i just need to install the bootloader first following the instruction, then install the rom doing the 4.5 step. My doubt are cleared now, i will try tonight I hope with success
E_Zatopek said:
@PetarHolland
I'll try to answer your questions:
Factory cable
You do not absolutely need a factory cable to get into fastboot mode. When you have successfully rooted your device and have the adb drivers setup correctly, the command adb shell su -c "reboot bootloader" will do the trick. A factory cable can be considered an insurance: If push comes to shove and you brick your device, the factory cable will force the Kindle to boot up in fastboot mode.
Firmware downgrade
Just follow Hashcode's instructions given here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848 (Step 4.5). Works like a charm.
Good luck to you!
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PetarHolland said:
Nice, that's really nice... So i just need to install the bootloader first following the instruction, then install the rom doing the 4.5 step. My doubt are cleared now, i will try tonight I hope with success
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Just a note of caution, as with all flashing of rom's. Whilst the fastboot cable is not 'required/essential' if you do mess it up , there is a potential that you 'could' brick, and depending to what extent your at, the cable becomes vital. In a nutshell if you can get your hands on a cable its recommeded as the earlier thread stated its a kind of insurance!
Good luck
kgyuszko
Thanks to all for your support. Everything worked out as expected and now I'm digging in the Recovery menu
There's one simple step I have to added to the ones written by Hashcode. That is, when trying to copy stack file to /data/local/tmp I had to change permissions to that folder in order to make the transfer happen. Originally was set to rwx-rwx-x and the adb push command failed.
Apart from this, as I said, everything flew as expected
Roughly, what I did was:
- Root the kindle 7.3.1 stock rom with Bin4ry_v28
- Install android SKD
- Follow step by step Hashcode's guide taking care to the permission change of /data/local/tmp till I reached the part of the fastboot commands.
- Active the fastboot with the following command and continue with the steps of the guide:
Code:
adb shell su -c "reboot bootloader"
Now the upcoming and logical question (i guess) is how do you buckup all you current apps and data before flashing a custom ROM?
Guys i stopped myself at the first step.. i followed the root instruction, i've done the file Path trick, and now i'm able to write ADB on my cmd terminal and see all the information, on the device setup i see the android composite adb interface BUT when i launch the RootQemu file this is the message i recive when i try to launch the app: You must install your device specific driver so that the device is visible to ADB. Any way to proceed??? thanks ( i'm running 7.3.1)
ed! said:
Thanks to all for your support. Everything worked out as expected and now I'm digging in the Recovery menu
There's one simple step I have to added to the ones written by Hashcode. That is, when trying to copy stack file to /data/local/tmp I had to change permissions to that folder in order to make the transfer happen. Originally was set to rwx-rwx-x and the adb push command failed.
Apart from this, as I said, everything flew as expected
Roughly, what I did was:
- Root the kindle 7.3.1 stock rom with Bin4ry_v28
- Install android SKD
- Follow step by step Hashcode's guide taking care to the permission change of /data/local/tmp till I reached the part of the fastboot commands.
- Active the fastboot with the following command and continue with the steps of the guide:
Code:
adb shell su -c "reboot bootloader"
Now the upcoming and logical question (i guess) is how do you buckup all you current apps and data before flashing a custom ROM?
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from ondom
UPDATE:
i used the bin4ry v29 to root my kindle fire, i have the superuser folder on my app screen, so i think everythings goes ok. now following the hashcode instruction to get Bootloader, i'm stucked launching the fastboot mode:
i type in my cmd:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
I get the <waiting for device> screen
but when i connect my kindle, they start normally and no "product: Tate-XXX-XX" screen appear.
Where i'm wrong??? How can i launch the fastboot mode?
PetarHolland said:
Guys i stopped myself at the first step.. i followed the root instruction, i've done the file Path trick, and now i'm able to write ADB on my cmd terminal and see all the information, on the device setup i see the android composite adb interface BUT when i launch the RootQemu file this is the message i recive when i try to launch the app: You must install your device specific driver so that the device is visible to ADB. Any way to proceed??? thanks ( i'm running 7.3.1)
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ed! said:
Thanks to all for your support. Everything worked out as expected and now I'm digging in the Recovery menu
There's one simple step I have to added to the ones written by Hashcode. That is, when trying to copy stack file to /data/local/tmp I had to change permissions to that folder in order to make the transfer happen. Originally was set to rwx-rwx-x and the adb push command failed.
Apart from this, as I said, everything flew as expected
Roughly, what I did was:
- Root the kindle 7.3.1 stock rom with Bin4ry_v28
- Install android SKD
- Follow step by step Hashcode's guide taking care to the permission change of /data/local/tmp till I reached the part of the fastboot commands.
- Active the fastboot with the following command and continue with the steps of the guide:
Code:
adb shell su -c "reboot bootloader"
Now the upcoming and logical question (i guess) is how do you buckup all you current apps and data before flashing a custom ROM?
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Once you have Hashcode's TWRP build, simply backup using the Backup option from the recovery's main menu. If anything occurs when you flash ROMs, boot back into recovery and restore.
PetarHolland said:
UPDATE:
i used the bin4ry v29 to root my kindle fire, i have the superuser folder on my app screen, so i think everythings goes ok. now following the hashcode instruction to get Bootloader, i'm stucked launching the fastboot mode:
i type in my cmd:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
I get the <waiting for device> screen
but when i connect my kindle, they start normally and no "product: Tate-XXX-XX" screen appear.
Where i'm wrong??? How can i launch the fastboot mode?
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Your fastboot isn't working properly. Did you make sure that your fastboot worked? In order for fastboot to work, you must have installed Android SDK. Videos are available on YouTube to help you do this. Once you correctly set up Android SDK, you will automatically have fastboot.
Otherwise, your ADB drivers aren't working. When you turn on the tablet, go to Settings > Security > ADB and turn it on. Then plug your tablet into the computer. Now your ADB drivers will be installed. This will allow you to use fastboot.
How can i test if my fastboot work? if i type fastboot on cmd i have the entire instruction of fastboot, so the command is recognised....
seokhun said:
Once you have Hashcode's TWRP build, simply backup using the Backup option from the recovery's main menu. If anything occurs when you flash ROMs, boot back into recovery and restore.
Your fastboot isn't working properly. Did you make sure that your fastboot worked? In order for fastboot to work, you must have installed Android SDK. Videos are available on YouTube to help you do this. Once you correctly set up Android SDK, you will automatically have fastboot.
Otherwise, your ADB drivers aren't working. When you turn on the tablet, go to Settings > Security > ADB and turn it on. Then plug your tablet into the computer. Now your ADB drivers will be installed. This will allow you to use fastboot.
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fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
<waiting for device>
but when i plug my kindle fire and reboot, no fastboot, still <waiting for device>
I previously installed the sdk developer tool and changed the PATH adding the skd folder path to the windows shortcut for the cmd.
soupmagnet said:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
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You don't reboot. When you enter that command and get the <waiting>, leave the tablet turned off and just plug it in. If your fastboot works, you'll be in fastboot mode.
Nope, i tryed every possibility, plugging turned off, plugging turned on and reboot, leaving to "waiting for device" for 2 hours, and nothing happened. soupmagnet suggested me to use the kindle first aid script to reinstall the adb drivers, seems the best option atm....
seokhun said:
You don't reboot. When you enter that command and get the <waiting>, leave the tablet turned off and just plug it in. If your fastboot works, you'll be in fastboot mode.
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Cyanogenmod logo all the time
seokhun said:
Root first, so head to the QEMU root thread in the Development forum. After that, install the 2nd-bootloader by Hashcode, I recommend you use the FireFlash app in the Themes and Apps forum, just download the files from Hashcode's thread, plug them in, hit flash, and hold Volume-Up when you see the orange Kindle logo, all the way until it turns blue, then release a few seconds after.
Recovery does take a minute to appear, so now you're into TWRP recovery, go ahead and reboot, then download the ROM from Hashcode's CM10.1 thread with the GApps. Transfer the .zip files (both of them, the ROM and the GApps) to the internal storage. Boot into recovery by shutting down, powering on, and hold Volume-Up, same deal. Once you're into TWRP, wipe system and factory reset. After that's done, flash the ROM and the GApps, and you're done. Reboot, and voila.
Yes, you need to install Android SDK. What allows you to use fastboot is the fastboot.exe file in the /platform-tools folder after you install the SDK. There are many guides on YouTube to doing this.
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I did exactly this and now i get the cyanogenmod logo all the time after reboot. been this way for 40 mins already. Can someone suggest what to do next?

Kindle not found in adb & stuck

I realize there are dozens of similar threads but none so far has helped. I'll keep looking but in the mean time I thought I would try asking for advice.
I screwed up somehow attempting to root my Kindle HD 7". It was stuck in a loop returning to the "restore factory" screen w/ orange triangle every time. I bought a factory cable and the kindle is now in Fasboot mode.
However, every set of instructions I can find to take the next step of restoring the original firmware requires adb and/or fastboot to recognize the kindle. I cannot figure out how to get that to happen. Both fail to recognize it. I modified my adb_usb.ini file to add the line 0x1949 and I modified
sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf file to have the required hardware ids for the kindle (I tried the "stock" ids as well as the ids currently listed for the tablet in device manager). I added the sdk paths to my environmental variables. adb & fastboot commands work but neither finds the kindle.
Windows Vista is recognizing the kindle HD as Other Devices > Tate-PVT-08 but fails to load any drivers when it is first found (I get an error).
Any ideas?
Edit/update: I found a thread explaining how to force Windows to change the drivers. I forced it to change to the Android Sooner Composite ADB Driver and it is now listed as an ADB Interface device. still not recognized in adb though.
Another thing is that I am unable to update the drivers to use the adb kindle drivers. Windows simply reports that it "could not find driver software for your device".
Try the drivers in my SIG, they might do what yours already did though and not show up, but they should work if you update the driver to them. I am not a fan of vista, but I can think of several reason why u could be having issues offhand, like uac or driver signature enforcement, I believe driver signature enforcement was on vista, not positive though. Anyways try out my drivers and if that doesn't work maybe the command prompt isn't running with admin privis.
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Your drivers were recognized and installed by Vista! Windows now sees it as an Android Phone > Android ADB Interface. Still no luck getting adb to find the kindle though. I think next I'm going to try deleting/uninstalling adb & the sdk and starting again. It isn't spelled out anywhere but I half suspect the paths are wrong somehow.
I can update to Windows 7 if there is any chance that would help.
Thanks for your help!
Michael
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Try the drivers in my SIG, they might do what yours already did though and not show up, but they should work if you update the driver to them. I am not a fan of vista, but I can think of several reason why u could be having issues offhand, like uac or driver signature enforcement, I believe driver signature enforcement was on vista, not positive though. Anyways try out my drivers and if that doesn't work maybe the command prompt isn't running with admin privis.
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Your device is listed as a Tate device correct? That is not going to work with adb because that means it is in fastboot. You can't use adb commands with fastboot. Try running "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and see if it reports anything back.
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Yes, if I uninstall the device and let Windows Vista find it, it is listed as a Tate device. My kindle is indeed in fastboot (I have a factory cable). If I manually force it to switch drivers I can have windows list it as a ADB interface device.
Ahh, I tried fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product and I get a response from the kindle!
So...I guess on to the next step! One of these 40 tabs I have open probably has something on flashing the rom.
Thanks all!
Michael
stunts513 said:
Your device is listed as a Tate device correct? That is not going to work with adb because that means it is in fastboot. You can't use adb commands with fastboot. Try running "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and see if it reports anything back.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD running CM10.1 Tablet UI using xda-developers app
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MichaelBrock said:
I realize there are dozens of similar threads but none so far has helped. I'll keep looking but in the mean time I thought I would try asking for advice.
I screwed up somehow attempting to root my Kindle HD 7". It was stuck in a loop returning to the "restore factory" screen w/ orange triangle every time.
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I know this is an old thread, but it seems to be the one most relevant to my problem.
I've got pretty much the same issue, but its because i was trying to install chainfire on my rooted kindle fire hd 7 (tate). Installation was taking longer than expected, actually thought my kindle had frozen so did a hard reset....big mistake as now it doesn't load past the kindle fire logo screen.
I bought a factory cable and the kindle is now in Fasboot mode.
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Done the same, but when in fastboot, nothing.
However, every set of instructions I can find to take the next step of restoring the original firmware requires adb and/or fastboot to recognize the kindle. I cannot figure out how to get that to happen. Both fail to recognize it. I modified my adb_usb.ini file to add the line 0x1949 and I modified
sdk\extras\google\usb_driver\android_winusb.inf file to have the required hardware ids for the kindle (I tried the "stock" ids as well as the ids currently listed for the tablet in device manager). I added the sdk paths to my environmental variables. adb & fastboot commands work but neither finds the kindle.
Windows Vista is recognizing the kindle HD as Other Devices > Tate-PVT-08 but fails to load any drivers when it is first found (I get an error).
Any ideas?
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This is pretty much where i'm at now, except on a windows 8 laptop, tried uninstalling everything related to my kindle, all adb, fastboot and sdk etc from my laptop before reinstalling and trying to update drivers but still not being recognised, did all the same things as above post, as been trying to sort this off and on for a while.
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Try the drivers in my SIG, they might do what yours already did though and not show up, but they should work if you update the driver to them. I am not a fan of vista, but I can think of several reason why u could be having issues offhand, like uac or driver signature enforcement, I believe driver signature enforcement was on vista, not positive though. Anyways try out my drivers and if that doesn't work maybe the command prompt isn't running with admin privis.
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I've tried to install the drivers from your sig but keep getting the message "the hash for this file is not present in the specified catalog file, the file is likely corrupt or been the victim of tampering" so i'm at a bit of a stand still at the minute.
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Your device is listed as a Tate device correct? That is not going to work with adb because that means it is in fastboot. You can't use adb commands with fastboot. Try running "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and see if it reports anything back.
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Any command i try use through fastboot just gives the <waiting for device> message with no response from my kindle. If either of you (or anyone else who reads this) can help it would be greatly appreciated.
EDIT: Got it recognised by windows finally, I opened "device manager", clicked "update driver software", "browse my computer for driver software" then "let me pick from a list of device drivers on my computer" where i found the right driver to enable fastboot to work and windows to recognise my tablet. Now to fix the damn thing.
Having same issue where my kindle isn't found in fastboot for some reason. When I type
Code:
fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product
I get back Tate-PVT-08, but when i do fastboot devices I get nothing. I have Andoid ADB drivers installed and a factory cable. What is the problem?
Edit: Turns out i had to paste this in before everything -i 0x1949.
I'm glad this is a current topic again. I also need help. I've been running my rooted Kindle Fire HD 3d Gen going on two years now. I was using the firerooter to get it updated to 4.5.5 today and I'm pretty sure I bricked it--again. But this time I think I bricked it up real good.
I was doing this to hopefully get a recently updated game working again. But when it got hung up I freaked out for a second and made a mistake... I went ahead with a factory reset but then I realized that this would delete my game progress and I hadn't made a game backup before the update came on today so I was pretty much screwed in several ways.
Right, so when I was in the middle of the factory reset I was like... "****! I don't want to lose all my game progress!" and I immediately powered it down. And I immediately punched myself in the face after I turned it on and it did the lovely "kindle_fire" grey-scale initial load screen loop over and over. Based on what I've read, I'm pretty sure I've corrupted the bootloader or possibly deleted some boot partition.
I'm about sick of Amazon's bull****. They don't manager this part of their business very well at all. /RAGE
But before I throw this garbage in the dump where it belongs... I'm tempted to try to get this thing working.
I have a fastboot cable and some time. I can get to the fastboot info such as "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and it returns "product: Soho-PVT-Prod-07" . But, I can't get anything out of the adb commands to recognize the device. I've updated the .ini files from the android SDK.
Is there any boot partition I can load to this thing? Some way to hack into this? thx for any help

[Q] Total Newb, Question about Soft Brick

EDIT: Many apologies, I now see this belongs in a different thread, specifically the "7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting" one... very sorry. I don't know how to move/delete this, and I don't want to repost it there without deleting this one, because double posting = bad. I don't know how to ask a mod to do it, if you can. Sorry for not knowing the forums. Many apologies.
So I'm pretty sure I Soft Bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7". I'm not too mad, but I would like to try and fix it. To be exact, it redscreens on boot.
I was attempting to install TWRP and was at the last few steps when I did it, which seemed like the ones that would brick it. From all my looking around based off what was going on and the log I have from the command prompt.
These where the last steps I took before the problem. pastebin.com/BqGGKziP
My questions are:
Is this a soft brick?
Is it fixable?
If so, any ideas?
I already know if this is fixable to expect to be told I need a developer cable, but please tell me anyways if I do.
EDIT: If I do need one, which I assume I do, where can I get one? Sorry for being a newb, I knew I would probably brick my device, but I really don't know too much about these things and would like to make sure I am getting the right thing.
I apologize for being new and not knowing my way around this forum, and if this is the right place exactly to post this, as well as if I accidentally broke any rules. I'd simply like to know if anyone who knows much could help. Again this isn't a big deal to me, but I would like to get it at least back to it's original state. I will do my best to provide any information asked for.
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So I'm pretty sure I Soft Bricked my Kindle Fire HD 7". I'm not too mad, but I would like to try and fix it. To be exact, it redscreens on boot.
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Get a tip for your USB cord here to http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm otherwise get a fastboot cord from ebay.
Download the SDK package https://developer.android.com/sdk/index.html
Take take your SDK file and look for the folder that has the ADB.exe in it. I think this is the tools folder. Now open it and stick the drivers stunts has in that folder. Drivers here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477379
Now go install that driver for the Kindle in the device manager. Remember that where ever you CD from, that USB driver has to be in that folder as well. Now open that folder with the drivers in it again and stick the stock Amazon images needed in it (get from restore tool if want or Hascode has some in his OP for this) and hold shift and right click on "open command window here." Now you are in CD cmd. You can probably just as easy CD from inside the system restore tool as well (unzip it.)
With your tablet in fastboot, open a command window and type "fastboot devices" with no quotes and you should be able to see a number and your device. This is good and means there is communications. if not then you need to install the proper drivers.
You need three files. boot.img, recover.img and system.img get them from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128848
issue these commands
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot "your boot image name here."
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery "your recovery image name here."
fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system "your system image name here"
Make sure you end the commands with .img
Wait a little bit for it finish
fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
Your bootloader crashed and that's why the red screen. You forgot to tick the the option to flash Amazon OS 7.2.3. always works better to downgrade to 7.2.3 first (for 7" KFHD)
Thanks a ton, and sorry for posting this in the wrong spot, I did find how to report it for a move.
I will hold onto this information and get myself the cable, try it out, and see where things go. Again, thanks for helping someone who hasn't a clue. ^.^
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Thanks a ton, and sorry for posting this in the wrong spot, I did find how to report it for a move.
I will hold onto this information and get myself the cable, try it out, and see where things go. Again, thanks for helping someone who hasn't a clue. ^.^
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No worries. If you get hung up, hit "reply" under the post above and respond. That way it goes to my email. Good luck and don't get overwhelmed.
So I recently got the head piece from the store you linked me to, and I have been attempting to follow your steps, but I am having trouble at one I thought would be fairly straightforward. Installing the drivers.
My device manager shows no device to update the drivers for. I'm sure I'm just not knowing something really simple, but I'm not sure how to install the drivers you showed me without having the device to update in the Device Manager.
Additionally I would just like to ask that once I have the drivers installed, how do I get the device into fastboot? Is it just running a line of "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and then plugging it in?
Thanks again for all the help.
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So I recently got the head piece from the store you linked me to, and I have been attempting to follow your steps, but I am having trouble at one I thought would be fairly straightforward. Installing the drivers.
My device manager shows no device to update the drivers for. I'm sure I'm just not knowing something really simple, but I'm not sure how to install the drivers you showed me without having the device to update in the Device Manager.
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Try these drivers http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2477379 Update them through device drives.
Make sure you have the SDK package downloaded and the paths set. watch this video for a great tutorial https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaNM-lt_aHw
Are you using a Windows7 X64 or Windows 8? If you are, you need to disable driver enforcement as well. You will want to do this first.
Disable device driver signature enforcement -
Both must be done from the administrator profile to work right
Both of these are for Windows 7 X64 users.
Windows 7 X32 and earlier version users do not have this issue
A.
1. Reboot and on start up press F8 a couple times.
2. Scroll down to "Disable Driver Signature Enforcement."
Note: This must be done on every bootup you want to install something not MS signed.
B. For a more permanent solution.
1. First go and uninstall the driver (delete driver) you want to replace and then restart your computer.
2. Now go to the start menu and type cmd.
3. Right click on "cmd" and open a command prompt with elevated privileges (run as administrator.)
4. Now copy these in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
4. Now install the driver you want.
5. Restart the computer.
6. Profit.
Note: If you do this right, you will see "Test Mode Windows 7 Build 7601" (or something comparable) in the lower right corner of your screen. This means that drivers not signed by MS can be installed without getting the Windows has installed the best driver already bit.
If you opt to take your computer out of test mode, the drivers will more than likely be replaced by MS drivers next time. Following steps 1,2 and 3 in part B of tutorial copy these commands in the command prompt one at a time hitting enter after each one.
bcdedit.exe -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING OFF
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks ON
bcdedit /set nointegritychecks OFF
Possible Windows 8 cmd
bcdedit /set loadoptions DDISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
Since I don't have Windows 8 to do a personal tutorial, I'll just link to a good tutorial for that.
http://www.fotoclubinc.com/blog/how...on-of-windows-7-printer-drivers-on-windows-8/
Additionally I would just like to ask that once I have the drivers installed, how do I get the device into fastboot? Is it just running a line of "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" and then plugging it in?
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With the tablet powered completely down, plug the USB cord (with tip) into the USB port and also the tablet. The tablet should lit up and say fastboot. At this point, the tablet will stay energized and in fastboot.
Thanks again for all the help.
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You're welcome
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So I booted up with the driver security disabled, however I'm still having the problem that no where in the device manager can I find my device to update the drivers for.
I'm super sorry if I'm missing something obvious and simple, I just don't see what it is, and thusfar all my attempts have simply resulted in plugging in the usb to the tip and tip to the device and having absolutely zero reaction.
I am running Windows 7 (64bit) to answer that question, sorry I didn't think to say that before.
TecmagDiams said:
So I booted up with the driver security disabled, however I'm still having the problem that no where in the device manager can I find my device to update the drivers for.
I'm super sorry if I'm missing something obvious and simple, I just don't see what it is, and thusfar all my attempts have simply resulted in plugging in the usb to the tip and tip to the device and having absolutely zero reaction.
I am running Windows 7 (64bit) to answer that question, sorry I didn't think to say that before.
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I just looked on your pastebin link. That is an incredibly old TWRP. The most recent one is 2.6.3.1
The reason you had the red screen is because you never flashed a bootloader. I see a boot.img and a recover.img
If you are getting no response at all, even with the fastboot tip on the USB cord, you could have a hard brick. If you can try another USB cord first to make sure. Maybe another port on your computer.
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I just looked on your pastebin link. That is an incredibly old TWRP. The most recent one is 2.6.3.1
The reason you had the red screen is because you never flashed a bootloader. I see a boot.img and a recover.img
If you are getting no response at all, even with the fastboot tip on the USB cord, you could have a hard brick. If you can try another USB cord first to make sure. Maybe another port on your computer.
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Welp, as I said, I'm not too mad, and I knew going in that I would never be sure enough to know what I was doing.
From the seems it would be hard bricked then, because with the tip I get no response, I've tried all 3 of my cables, and all of my ports. Thanks for all the help though, it's very much appreciated. ^.^
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Welp, as I said, I'm not too mad, and I knew going in that I would never be sure enough to know what I was doing.
From the seems it would be hard bricked then, because with the tip I get no response, I've tried all 3 of my cables, and all of my ports. Thanks for all the help though, it's very much appreciated. ^.^
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Bummer. Maybe next time eh???
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[Q] Kindle Fire HD Stuck Booting on TWRP Instead of Android

I've tried a bunch of tutorials on here to fix this, but can't figure it out.
I was on my Kindle HD 8.9" running CyanogenMod 10.1, which it has for a year. Suddenly, I got some popup last night. It said there was a nightly build update in my notifications area, so I just clicked "OK" and let it do its thing. It installed for a little bit, all was okay... but now I cannot access my Android OS.
I went to turn my Kindle on after the update, but it keeps going to TWRP. What will happen exactly is it starts... orange letters... then blue letters... then restarts again to orange letters... then blue letters... then TWRP. Why does it keep going to TWRP? How do I fix this?
My Kindle can't even connect to the PC. I just either get "Unknown Device" or "Kindle" in my Device Manager, and mounting from TWRP does nothing.
Then I try installing the Android SDK to get the ADB on my machine, and I added the "Path" in my environment to the two tools folders, but nothing... same thing happens. Constant loop into TWRP. Driving me nuts.
The update it wanted me to install when I could still get into the Android OS was cm-11-20140420-NIGHTLY-jem. I thought maybe trying to connect my Kindle to my PC in order to open the drive, then pasting the cm-11-20140420-NIGHTLY-jem into a folder and installing again from TWRP would solve my problem, but I can't even get that far.
I'm at a loss. Please help.
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I've tried a bunch of tutorials on here to fix this, but can't figure it out.
I was on my Kindle HD 8.9" running CyanogenMod 10.1, which it has for a year. Suddenly, I got some popup last night. It said there was a nightly build update in my notifications area, so I just clicked "OK" and let it do its thing. It installed for a little bit, all was okay... but now I cannot access my Android OS.
I went to turn my Kindle on after the update, but it keeps going to TWRP. What will happen exactly is it starts... orange letters... then blue letters... then restarts again to orange letters... then blue letters... then TWRP. Why does it keep going to TWRP? How do I fix this?
My Kindle can't even connect to the PC. I just either get "Unknown Device" or "Kindle" in my Device Manager, and mounting from TWRP does nothing.
Then I try installing the Android SDK to get the ADB on my machine, and I added the "Path" in my environment to the two tools folders, but nothing... same thing happens. Constant loop into TWRP. Driving me nuts.
The update it wanted me to install when I could still get into the Android OS was cm-11-20140420-NIGHTLY-jem. I thought maybe trying to connect my Kindle to my PC in order to open the drive, then pasting the cm-11-20140420-NIGHTLY-jem into a folder and installing again from TWRP would solve my problem, but I can't even get that far.
I'm at a loss. Please help.
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boot into twrp, check what version of twrp you have. Then you may need to update your twrp to be cm 11 compatible if its not at latest version, current version is like 2.7.0.0(least it is for the 7", havnet check to see if that builds out for 8.9 as well), anyways check the device manager for a device with a yellow triangle next it, if you don't see that and you do have a adb interface showing up but adb doesnt detect it then uninstall the adb device and mtp device and search for devices, if it still doesnt work look for a component device with a vid of 1949 in the properties>details>hardware id's section, if you find it then remove it and scan for device. Windows is a pain in terms of drivers for the kindle in different modes. Once adb is working its as simple as pushing the rom with adb push. You may need to factory reset and/or wipe internal storage so i recommend backing up the data, i would assume the current bootloop has something to do with either no factory reset before going to cm 11 or selinux issues, but that would mean the kernel didnt flash in the ota which would be weird.
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boot into twrp, check what version of twrp you have. Then you may need to update your twrp to be cm 11 compatible if its not at latest version, current version is like 2.7.0.0(least it is for the 7", havnet check to see if that builds out for 8.9 as well), anyways check the device manager for a device with a yellow triangle next it, if you don't see that and you do have a adb interface showing up but adb doesnt detect it then uninstall the adb device and mtp device and search for devices, if it still doesnt work look for a component device with a vid of 1949 in the properties>details>hardware id's section, if you find it then remove it and scan for device. Windows is a pain in terms of drivers for the kindle in different modes. Once adb is working its as simple as pushing the rom with adb push. You may need to factory reset and/or wipe internal storage so i recommend backing up the data, i would assume the current bootloop has something to do with either no factory reset before going to cm 11 or selinux issues, but that would mean the kernel didnt flash in the ota which would be weird.
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Now I'm all screwed up. Before I saw this message, I restored my Kindle back to when it was still running the factory default OS with root, then I shut it down to enter TWRP, and it appeared on its own, but it was installing some sort of update... and when the Kindle's factory default OS appeared, my root was gone. Now I am stuck on the factory default Kindle HD 8.9" on System Version 8.4.8. Man, I should have never accepted that update and just left it as it was. Ugh. Well, for right now, there's an entry in my Device Manager that says "Kindle Fire" and when you click the arrow to bring down the submenu, it says "Android ADB Interface." The Kindle is now working when connected through USB. Now... how do I go about rooting this thing and getting TWRP on it again, because it seems the entire thing got erased. Not having my ROM installed on this thing makes it mostly useless to me.
Root with kffa or binary's root, think the newest version has different choices than the tutorial, use the old normal method. Last I checked it worked.
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Root with kffa or binary's root, think the newest version has different choices than the tutorial, use the old normal method. Last I checked it worked.
Sent from my Amazon Kindle Fire HD using Tapatalk
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I can't find anything. Download links are dead for KFFA. You have a link to get it through another source?
They are up and running when I click em. You were on this thread right?: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
If that doesn't work you can always use binary's root.
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1886460
Use the old normal method if I remember correctly.
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Nah, the link is dead here. Says the file was removed. There are other members in the forum asking as well for a new link.
I managed to get ADB working, and in Device Manager, I have "Android Device -> Android Composite ADB Interface."
I open CMD and type "ADB" and it scrolls a bunch of stuff, but when I type "ADB Devices" I get a list with nothing there. It's just blank.
I tried using BIN4RY Revision 33, using Option #1, but it just keeps bringing me to a "Path not Found" error of some sort.
It looks like all I need to manage to do now is get ADB to list my Kindle device before attempting the ROOT, but how can I do that?
I still wanna give KFFA a try, but no downloads anywhere, and I don't trust random 4Share and the likes, not that it's gonna fix my problem.
I'm close... I just need this damn ADB to list my Kindle device and I think I'll be okay.
Also, I want to say thanks for the help you've given me so far. It's greatly appreciated. :highfive:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb kill-server
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb start-server
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
List of devices attached
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>
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No problem, i like helping people fix things.
Try uninstalling the device and letting it search for new hardware. This is more than likely a driver issue.
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No problem, i like helping people fix things.
Try uninstalling the device and letting it search for new hardware. This is more than likely a driver issue.
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Oh, believe me. I tried that like 50 times. I think I'm just gonna make a virtual machine of Win7, completely clean install without all my drivers everywhere, and try my luck there.
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Oh, believe me. I tried that like 50 times. I think I'm just gonna make a virtual machine of Win7, completely clean install without all my drivers everywhere, and try my luck there.
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From the administrator profile on your PC open a command prompt and type Bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON then hit enter. Now restart your computer. This will disable Windows driver security enforcement. Then try to install the drivers in the device manager.
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From the administrator profile on your PC open a command prompt and type Bcdedit.exe -set TESTSIGNING ON then hit enter. Now restart your computer. This will disable Windows driver security enforcement. Then try to install the drivers in the device manager.
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Unfortunately, that didn't work. I'm pretty sure one or more of my drivers are interfering with the connection to the Kindle, but this is such an old OS with so many drivers, it's hard to tell.
Right now, I have a Virtual Machine of Windows 7 up. I plugged my Kindle in and I can instantly see it. I can even enter the internal storage! I'm currently installing the Android SDK for the ADB after installing the Java SE x86 version. Once I get ADB on it, I'll see if it lists my device now. Seems promising since the VM sees and allows me to already enter the internal storage, unlike my original Win7 OS.
EDIT #1: Great news! ADB now lists my device! Thing is... Root with Bin4ry Revision 33 does not seem to want to work. This is what I get...
======================================================================
= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =
= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea) =
= Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01 =
= (14.12.2013) v33 =
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Device type:
0) Xperia Root by cubeundcube
1) New Standard-Root (thx Ariel Berkman)
2) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)
3) Old
4) Old-Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)
G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)
x) Unroot
Make a choice: 1
Please connect Device with enabled USB-Debugging to your Computer
The system cannot find the path specified.
Doing a Backup first, please confirm this on your device!
The system cannot find the path specified.
Done!
Press any key to continue . . .
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It doesn't give me a chance to do anything. All of that pops up as soon as I press enter. ADB and third party software is enabled on my Kindle. ADB even reads my device as:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb devices
* daemon not running. starting it now on port 5037 *
* daemon started successfully *
List of devices attached
B0C9110232560198 device
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I'm at a loss now. Any ideas?
EDIT #2: Success! The issue was I was using Root with Bin4ry Revision 33. I should have been using Root with Bin4ry Revision 30. That worked, and I am now ROOT. Mission accomplished. Now the next part of my mission... figuring out how to get TWRP on this thing.
Well, trying to install TWRP is going very wrong. I'm using the tutorial here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175
Everything seemed to work until I get to Step 3. I'll enter the commands but it tells me that there is no such directory or something. Something about there not being any "stack." Can't recall. I wanted to ask on the thread there but the site isn't allowing me to post there.
adb push stack /sdcard/ is where the issue occurs. Everything else worked.
I'm at a loss, and the comments don't seem to help on that thread. Please tell me there is an easier method of getting TWRP on this thing.
ERROR:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>adb push stack /sdcard
/
cannot stat 'stack': No such file or directory
C:\Program Files (x86)\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools>
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Well, trying to install TWRP is going very wrong. I'm using the tutorial here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2128175
ERROR:
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That tutorial is for the 8.9. You want the tutorial for the 7". http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218796
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That tutorial is for the 8.9. You want the tutorial for the 7". http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2218796
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He's on a 8.9", he just posted in the wrong section. Use the fireflash method from seokhuns tutorial, just don't forget to check the box with red text near it or you will get a nice redscreen brick. Lemme grab a link
Edit: link grabbed! http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2277105
I used FireFlash, followed the instruction... now I cannot get passed the first "Kindle Fire" logo when I turn the Kindle on. It just freezes at "Kindle Fire" as soon as I turn it on. I can't seem to do anything at all, and it won't connect via USB. Any ideas?
You missed a check box somewhere. If it is indeed a 8.9" kindle this should be fairly easy to fix. Open the device manager and plug the kindle in while it is off, it should briefly appear as a jem device. While it briefly shows up you need to right click it and hit update drivers and navigate to where you would have downloaded and extracted the drivers in my signature, once you manage to install them you just need to run a "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" with the kindle unplugged and off, and then plug it in once it says waiting for device. It should then go into fastboot mode where you can restore from kffa or SRT.
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You missed a check box somewhere. If it is indeed a 8.9" kindle this should be fairly easy to fix. Open the device manager and plug the kindle in while it is off, it should briefly appear as a jem device. While it briefly shows up you need to right click it and hit update drivers and navigate to where you would have downloaded and extracted the drivers in my signature, once you manage to install them you just need to run a "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" with the kindle unplugged and off, and then plug it in once it says waiting for device. It should then go into fastboot mode where you can restore from kffa or SRT.
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It's not working... it won't read at all. Device Manager doesn't see the Kindle at all. And yes it is 8.9". I think it may be bricked now. ;'(
And all because of that stupid update... ughhhh. Sucks!
You should try the command from a Ubuntu live CD/USB if is a lot easier to do from there, if it won't work from there then I would be convinced something may be wrong with the bootloader, but I don't see the bootloader as the problem because if anything it would have just been downgraded and I'm more inclined to thinking the bootimg is corrupted. That can cause odd behavior with the bootloader. Are you positive this is the 8.9" model and not the 7" model?
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You should try the command from a Ubuntu live CD/USB if is a lot easier to do from there, if it won't work from there then I would be convinced something may be wrong with the bootloader, but I don't see the bootloader as the problem because if anything it would have just been downgraded and I'm more inclined to thinking the bootimg is corrupted. That can cause odd behavior with the bootloader. Are you positive this is the 8.9" model and not the 7" model?
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I switched over to my main Windows 7 OS and did what you said. I connected it and it showed for a brief moment in Device Manager, so I quickly loaded the driver and updated. But wen I type the command you gave me, it says <waiting for device>, so I plug it back in and... nothing. At all. Just sits there at <waiting for device>
I'd try Linux, I have several copies of different OS's, but I'm not very good at working with it or using Terminal... I can try that though, but no clue how I'd get ADB or the Kindle to read on it. :\
And yes, 100% it's the 8.9". The resolution is 1200p.
OK the command has to be run while the device is off and disconnected, once it says waiting for device, plug the kindle in and it should work if the drivers are working. Linux is really easy to use with a kindle, it has the fastboot and adb drivers built in natively, only thing you need is the fastboot command from the Ubuntu repos if you are using Ubuntu, believe they were added to the repo in 13.10.
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Device not detected in Fastbootmode.

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The reason Device was not detected in Fastbootmode was due to my new ryzen 3000 system, I tried it on my much older quad core 46XXk(?) Intel system and it gave me no problems whatsoever finding the device in fastboot mode in my first try! wtf amd!
The second Set of problems came with flashing 16.0631.1910.64. It gave me a ton of errors and it was on an infinite boot loop, nothing I tried fixed it, my device was a worthless brick in that state, but fastboot Power+Volume up > 16.0631.1910.64 worked perfectly.
I decided to instead try 16.0631.1910.35, but once I flashed it everything worked perfectly! I am in the latest version of android 10 atm and can acess banks, play nintendo games, etc with the rooted device.
Hi, I bought this phone (Rog 2) mostly Intended as a donation for a friend that was complaining on facebook that he's probably going to be homeless due to covid and didnt even have his phone since he cracked the screen. While I cant help with housing I can help with a measly phone and I heard for gaming this is one of the best.
I got the tencent version not knowing what the heck I was getting myself into ( I thought all ROG 2 were the same and didn't even think to look it up). Been googling for days, I am trying to make this a full WW variant and basically as hassle free as possible for him, it seems that it has an obscure version of "pkq1.190414.001.ww_phone-16.0622.1906.19-0 " Rom, but according to HWInfo the fingerprint is CN.
Problem is I tried following this guide, I unlocked the bootloader with the ROG phone unlock tool, but on step 2 I load into fastboot, click flashall_AFT but all I see is a cmd with the message [command] : fastboot.exe flash all WW_ZS660KL_16.0631.1910.35_M3.13.33.30-ASUS_1.1.207_Phone-user.raw and nothing happens.
I noticed that on the cmd of the minimal adb devices and fastboot folder, the "adb devices" gives my device , the "adb reboot bootloader" works by taking me to the bootloader, but the "fastboot devices" does not give me anything at all once im in bootloader. In fact when using adb reboot bootloader I hear the windows beep as if the cellphone is disconecting. Any ideas what is going on?
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Hi, I bought this phone (Rog 2) mostly Intended as a donation for a friend that was complaining on facebook that he's probably going to be homeless due to covid and didnt even have his phone since he cracked the screen. While I cant help with housing I can help with a measly phone and I heard for gaming this is one of the best.
I got the tencent version not knowing what the heck I was getting myself into ( I thought all ROG 2 were the same and didn't even think to look it up). Been googling for days, I am trying to make this a full WW variant and basically as hassle free as possible for him, it seems that it has an obscure version of "pkq1.190414.001.ww_phone-16.0622.1906.19-0 " Rom, but according to HWInfo the fingerprint is CN.
Problem is I tried following this guide, I unlocked the bootloader with the ROG phone unlock tool, but on step 2 I load into fastboot, click flashall_AFT but all I see is a cmd with the message [command] : fastboot.exe flash all WW_ZS660KL_16.0631.1910.35_M3.13.33.30-ASUS_1.1.207_Phone-user.raw and nothing happens.
I noticed that on the cmd of the minimal adb devices and fastboot folder, the "adb devices" gives my device , the "adb reboot bootloader" works by taking me to the bootloader, but the "fastboot devices" does not give me anything at all once im in bootloader. In fact when using adb reboot bootloader I hear the windows beep as if the cellphone is disconecting. Any ideas what is going on?
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Have you installed adb drivers https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver
Also, just checking the obvious, you are using the side port of the phone, not the bottom, right?
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Have you installed adb drivers https://github.com/koush/UniversalAdbDriver
Also, just checking the obvious, you are using the side port of the phone, not the bottom, right?
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Hi! Yeah, I have the exact same driver you mentioned as well as Minimal ADB and Fastboot and using the black sideport.
It seems when I connect it during the fastboot(Green arrow menu) I do hear the "USB Device plugged" sound so there's that.
flashall_AFT still just gives me a black page with: [command] : fastboot.exe flash all WW_ZS660KL_16.0631.1910.35_M3.13.33.30-ASUS_1.1.207_Phone-user.raw
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Hi! Yeah, I have the exact same driver you mentioned as well as Minimal ADB and Fastboot and using the black sideport.
It seems when I connect it during the fastboot(Green arrow menu) I do hear the "USB Device plugged" sound so there's that.
flashall_AFT still just gives me a black page with: [command] : fastboot.exe flash all WW_ZS660KL_16.0631.1910.35_M3.13.33.30-ASUS_1.1.207_Phone-user.raw
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Before running flashall_AFT.cmd, when you hear the device connect, have you tried entering 'fastboot devices' before doing anything else? See if it gives you a serial. If it does.
Then have you removed the original zip file from the extracted folder that contains the raw img? Once you click flashall_AFT.cmd, the cmd window should stay open for around 5 minutes while the flash takes place, then the phone will reboot once done
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Before running flashall_AFT.cmd, when you hear the device connect, have you tried entering 'fastboot devices' before doing anything else? See if it gives you a serial. If it does.
Then have you removed the original zip file from the extracted folder that contains the raw img? Once you click flashall_AFT.cmd, the cmd window should stay open for around 5 minutes while the flash takes place, then the phone will reboot once done
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Top left image is from using the "fastboot devices" command, as you can see I type it it doesn't show or seem to do anything really. The right image is from clicking flashall_AFT, both inside bootloader on my rog 2 and outside give the same result.
The Zip file? As in the 2.7 one I downloaded? Yeah that content of that is in a folder in root of C drive, the zip is in a completely different drive so they are not sharing a directory . I did not modify anything inside the extracted file though.
For reference I am following the steps here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rom-cn-to-ww-with-latest-1910-35-raw.4002279/
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Top left image is from using the "fastboot devices" command, as you can see I type it it doesn't show or seem to do anything really. The right image is from clicking flashall_AFT, both inside bootloader on my rog 2 and outside give the same result.
The Zip file? As in the 2.7 one I downloaded? Yeah that content of that is in a folder in root of C drive, the zip is in a completely different drive so they are not sharing a directory . I did not modify anything inside the extracted file though.
For reference I am following the steps here: https://forum.xda-developers.com/t/...rom-cn-to-ww-with-latest-1910-35-raw.4002279/
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Ok, try unpacking the attached zip to root of C, like the other adb folder. Then click on 'cmd-here.exe' to launch cmd window and then try 'fastboot devices'. (that's assuming the drivers of the original install are working). Let me know if you get a serial response.
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Ok, try unpacking the attached zip to root of C, like the other adb folder. Then click on 'cmd-here.exe' to launch cmd window and then try 'fastboot devices'. (that's assuming the drivers of the original install are working). Let me know if you get a serial response.
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Done, nothing happens, did it multiple times here's what I get:
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Done, nothing happens, did it multiple times here's what I get:
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Ok, what a pain! Try uninstall minimal adb drivers and I'll see if I can find ano version for you....
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Ok, what a pain! Try uninstall minimal adb drivers and I'll see if I can find ano version for you....
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Will do! ty
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Will do! ty
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try this version, after installing the drivers you could also try that folder with the cmd-here file in combination. Also, try booting into android os and enable developer options (click on 'build' 7 or so times in settings/system/about phone/software information/build number), then go to developer options and enable USB debugging - might make a difference...
Also, check your pm, I sent you modified instructions for using the other guide that'll take you straight to last Android 9 version before you can update to Android 10 (1910.64). You could always be downloading that newer RAW + root img while tinkering with getting the damn thing recognised by your pc!!
Tried the 1910.64 you sent me and its the same problem unfortunately, still stuck on step 2. I already had USB debugging with the "USB debugging" option ticked on when I created the topic.
I take it doing number 4 Is a bad idea if can't get past 2? "4) Download the root&bootstockww191035.zip "rootww191064" and extract it to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot) from here "
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Tried the 1910.64 you sent me and its the same problem unfortunately, still stuck on step 2. I already had USB debugging with the "USB debugging" option ticked on when I created the topic.
I take it doing number 4 Is a bad idea if can't get past 2? "4) Download the root&bootstockww191035.zip "rootww191064" and extract it to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot) from here "
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Yeah, there's no point continuing until you can get fastboot devices to at least show your device. Do you have another pc/laptop you could try on? Are you using an AMD based system, pretty sure I read somewhere that can give issues, along with the system used! Sorry that's a bit vague...
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Tried the 1910.64 you sent me and its the same problem unfortunately, still stuck on step 2. I already had USB debugging with the "USB debugging" option ticked on when I created the topic.
I take it doing number 4 Is a bad idea if can't get past 2? "4) Download the root&bootstockww191035.zip "rootww191064" and extract it to the Minimal ADB and Fastboot Folder (C:\Program Files (x86)\Minimal ADB and Fastboot) from here "
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Oh sorry, you meant try flashing the root img, NO, definitely not. The root img MUST only flashed after successful flashing of RAW - both rom and boot/root boot img's must match. (But either way, if your device isn't recognised by fastboot it just won't flash, just an FYI)
See this thread for info on Ryzen issues, if that is what you're running. The OP says he used an external USB hub as a solution
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Yeah, there's no point continuing until you can get fastboot devices to at least show your device. Do you have another pc/laptop you could try on? Are you using an AMD based system, pretty sure I read somewhere that can give issues, along with the system used! Sorry that's a bit vague...
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Ok I tried this on my intel system and it detected it!! "fastboot devices" gave me the serial. So when I tried to do step 2 and I used ADB_FASTBOOT to run flashall_AFT from the 1910.64 it failed and it it seems to be on a loop in bootloader "The boot loader is unlocked and software integrity cannot be guaranteed..) etc screen.
I attached the image. This is with the 1910.64 on step two.
Also I got this from continually trying to boot:
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Ok I tried this on my intel system and it detected it!! "fastboot devices" gave me the serial. So when I tried to do step 2 and I used ADB_FASTBOOT to run flashall_AFT from the 1910.64 it failed and it it seems to be on a loop in bootloader "The boot loader is unlocked and software integrity cannot be guaranteed..) etc screen.
I attached the image. This is with the 1910.64 on step two.
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Hmm, this phone is troublesome. Sorry dude, I've not seen that before. The bootloader unlock tool definitely worked, right? What about if you try using the original 1910.35 RAW - same error?
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Also I got this from continually trying to boot:
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Do you have above 50% charge? If not, definitely make sure to have enough charge for the whole process. I was always of the understanding, as a rule of thumb, to have devices above 50% before performing flashing of custom roms etc
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Do you have above 50% charge? If not, definitely make sure to have enough charge for the whole process. I was always of the understanding, as a rule of thumb, to have devices above 50% before performing flashing of custom roms etc
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Yeah the charge is over 90 percent, anything I can do for that error? when I connect to the intel pc it doesn't even beep any more. I still can access the boot screen though.
EDIT: OOPS, noticed I had it plugged on the bottom, nvm intel system still detects the device. I did perform everything on the side port usb but I took it out to try and check back on the ryzen system.

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