yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire General] radici:
don't think i'm getting fastboot... device is actually booting fully up while connected to cable.

further, after i try to run fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery C:\kfu\software\openrecovery-twrp-blaze-2.1.1.img i get "waiting for device"
[Kindle Fire General] animefun135:
To make such a cable, simply connect the 1 and 4 outputs?
[Kindle Fire General] OmgitzFire:
I would definitively purchase a few of those cables if you ever decide to make them :]
[Kindle Fire General] ttabbal:
Just so everyone has one reference, I have one of SkOrPn's Samsung JIGs, and he does very good work. I could build one, but not as well. I'm the one that asked him to consider making factory cables/adapters for the Fire and similar devices. Hopefully he will do so as I would like something that is as well built as my JIG to use with my Fire.
[Kindle Fire General] SikYou:
Ok, I made the cable and I am definitely in fastboot mode but I can not get ubuntu to recognize the deivce. I know fastboot is working from the linux end because I can fastboot my other devices and commands work just fine.

When I type "fastboot devices" I get nothing at all. If I do other commands I get "wait for device" and it never recognizes the device.

If I do "lsusb" when the fastbooted fire is connected then I don't show any device connected at all. So it seems like for one reason or another, linux is not recognizing this device as connected when in fastboot, with either the fastboot cable or the regular cable.
[Kindle Fire General] SikYou:
Got the boot.img flashed thanks to my new factory cable. I ended up wiping user data accidently but otherwise my fire is back to normal after being dead for almost a week.

Sent from my Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire General] animefun135:
Glad to hear it, congratulations.
[Kindle Fire General] jovi_juan:
DIY factory cable out of a low cost microusb cable

I am really impressed with the images of SkOrPn but I didn't want to wait, so I tried to make my cable out a low-cost microUSB cable I bought on ebay and took some photos that can help other people.

These are the steps I followed:

1) Cut the cable. It is very unlikely that the ID cable exists, but it would be easier that way. I see only the 4 wires of USB cable.

2) With a cutter (and very carefully) "clean" the microUSB connector. This is the hardest part because I didn't know how the conector was and it has to be done very carefully to keep connector and fingers undamaged. I can see all 5 terminal, one of which is unused.

3) Identify connector terminals. It can be done using cable colours. Terminals 1, 3 and 5 are on one side and 2 and 4 on the other.

4) Connect again the 4 wires I have cut.

5) Scrape the unused terminal because it is a little bit rusty.

6) Tin unused terminal and solder a SMD 120 ohm resistor. I didn't want to place a jumper in case I made a mistake.

7) Connect the other side of the resistor to 5v (pin 1) with a small cable

8) Protect everything with hot glue

9) Cover with shrinking tube

I have tested the cable and it works :)

Rebooting with the cable connected and using "Kindle Fire Utility v.6":

ADB Status: Offline

Boot Status: 4002

Fastboot Status: Online
[Kindle Fire General] lman00:
This is how mine looks like :D

Edit: don't do this :) use resistors etc just in case, like in the previous post. I only had a knife, paperclip and an usb cable...
[Kindle Fire General] CptanPanic:
@skoprn I would buy one.
[Kindle Fire General] altitude909:
You have that backward, it needs to be a lower value and it is there for current limiting. A formality more than anything, the input is most likely buffered anyway and just shorting it works fine
[Kindle Fire General] tundrwd:
SkOrPn, I'd buy one.
[Kindle Fire General] rigardis:
So I have a question. I cut open a cable and the micro usb in is different. Mine has 2 solder points on the bottom, and 3 on the top, where yours has 2 on top and 3 on bottom. Will this work? Will I connect to the same points?
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Thanks for the compliment, everyone says that about my JIG's, so that's all I care about is making them look really nice and functional. For the Factory JIG I was hoping to make an adapter instead of a cable, as its just MUCH easier and cheaper, but the supplier fell through. He wants payment in western union and well Im just NOT willing to use anything other than PayPal.

On another note, I was thinking since I have hundreds of these micro connectors in stock, if anyone wants to send me an old standard USB data cable I would be willing to mod a new micro connector on the end, with a 150-Ohm, 330-Ohm OR 1k-Ohm resistor built in for you. Shipping first class to me then give me a few days to mod it please, and then Ill just ship back. Best I can do at this time until I find a descent supply of materials I can trust.

On another note, Ive sold thousands of JIG's through the Team Whiskey website and via word of mouth in IRC, and even some on eBay. So I have references coming out of my wazoo... (what ever that means). I also have the worlds strongest hot glue gun, so the cable should look like it came from a real manufacturer instead of all hacked up...

Building one now in fact, so will provide pics once Im done. Below are more pics of my current Samsung JIG, just to show the detail to how clean I like things.... lol
[Kindle Fire General] CptanPanic:
@skoprn why not just buy a bunch of USB cables from monoprice, be almost as cheap as us mailing you a cable.
[Kindle Fire General] beepFTW:
I am definitely willing to buy. Especially at that price!
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
I dont want to be modding cables as it means cutting and soldering mmultiple wires. an adapter would have been one resistor solder and bam done, no cutting, no removing wires, no ohming out the wires etc. Just one super fast mod. Hence why I would do it to an adapter instead.

Cables even at monoprice would push me to double the cost of producing these, lol. But Ill check into it. For now Christmas is around the corner and its time for me to settle down a bit and relax... Let me think about it some more please...

;)

---------- Post added at 05:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:48 PM ----------

Ok, update. I contacted Monoprice asking for their cheapest Standard USB cable in black. I asked for a test amount of 50. Its been my experience that they should return my email within a few business days. Well see...

Thanks for all the ideas people, its really appreciated.
[Kindle Fire General] rigardis:
I am in for one.
[Kindle Fire General] tannerzion:
I'm in for one! I've already ruined 3 cables trying to do this myself. -_-
[Kindle Fire General] Peowraaku:
skorpn, have you considered ordering a custom PCB? you should be able to get at least 100 for $100, but good luck getting anything at all for less than $100. you can get both the plug and receptacle for less than a dollar in quantities over 100. that means $2 per adapter in materials... if you think you can sell 100 :eek:

i have 10 of each of these at work, but i haven't had time to draw the board. i could draw it and give it to you if you were interested.

http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/10103594-0001LF/609-4050-1-ND/2350357

http://search.digikey.com/us/en/products/10104109-0001LF/609-4051-ND/2350352

edit:drew this quickly to show you what i'm talking about
[Kindle Fire General] jovi_juan:
It is not important which terminals are in top or bottom. In connectors with fine pitch in one line as this it is usual (but not always) place even ones on the one side and odd ones on the other. In fact, I'm not sure of which side is top and which one is bottom.

But it is very important identifying them. Can you see the colour of the cables before cutting? can you check continuity with a multimeter?

Pin 1 should be on the side of 3 terminals, and in the border or the pin1 in the drawings:

(I cannont post links :( Search "micro-usb pinout" in google)

And pin 4 should be unused and on the other side on the opposite border.

If your connector is reversed the position of the cables will seem flipped to those in my photos, don't use the photos as reference but pin numbers.
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Did you follow the instructions, carefully?
[Kindle Fire General] radici:
connect to the computer first, then to device. then try to install twrp. adb sdk already on... drivers downloaded and installed but adb was offline according to kfu. that's why i got the cable to see if I could root with fastboot instead. still no luck
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
Was the device completely powered down before plugging it in? Remember, there is a difference between "sleep" and "powered down".
[Kindle Fire General] radici:
ok, using a regular usb cable i managed to get everything to work to this point:

c:\kfu\tools>adb shell mv /system/bin/check_rooted /system/bin/check_rooted.bak

mv: can't rename '/system/bin/check_rooted': No such file or directory

i know this isn't really the area for that, but no one's replying over there and i've been stuck here for a while... any help?
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Ok, I want to thank everyone who has ordered one of my Factory Cables in the past. It looks like I will be out of some of the important materials for a short while as I wait for materials to arrive.

I have approximately 5 connectors left, and nearly 200 un-modified cables in stock. So, I will be out of Factory Cable business for about a week or so once these 5 are gone. You are still welcome to PM me but just make sure you understand that I may not be able to ship any next week as it depends on when the boat arrives from China (with my micro usb connectors) which looks like around the 19th. Just thought everyone should know. Thanks again...

SkOrPn
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Ok, sorry about this but I am out of stock on the SkOrPn XDA Series Factory Cables for a short time. Looks like the usb connectors I need for modding will arrive later this week hopefully.

Thanks again everyone.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Still out of stock until further notice. You can PM me with your request but I will not reply until I am manufacturing these again. Thank you
[Kindle Fire General] d_kahr:
Fast and easy with Belkin USB A to micro USB adapter

I got this work as a Kindle Fire factory cable without a hitch with just 2 small solder joints:

1) Use razor blade to slice open and remove covering

2) Pry the silver metal casing off from around the connections on the micro end

3) Carefully shave down the wax-like protective coating around the connections

3) Solder small jumper wire to pin 1 ()

4) Bend wire around adapter and solder the end on to the empty pin terminal(?)

5) Plug into computer and then the Kindle

6) Turn on device and you will be able to recover your Kindle Fire (you can verify this by observing if the 'kindle fire' boot screen remains illuminated--if it starts bright and then dims after a 20 seconds or so, you are not in fastboot).​
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Ok, good news, looks like I will start making cables tonight sometime. I should get the micro connectors in tomorrow about 11am my time (or abouts), so going to get a jump on it and start the mods tonight. Then all I will have to do tomorrow is solder and hot glue back together and ship.

Thanks for every ones patience :D
[Kindle Fire General] kirbee213:
Hey SkOrPn, Do you still have the parts to make the cables? I need one and the last time I was on my computer your sig said you were waiting on parts. This last post is 5 days old and I know there have been pleanty of people waiting your your postman...
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Yeah I have roughly one hundred 1.5ft cables and around the same in 3ft cables and about one hundred micro connectors that just came in earlier in the week. I only have about 20 resistors though which is easy enough to get in town. All the other materials needed, envelopes, glue, labels, etc etc I have thousands of in stock.

So, yeah the answer to your question is I can make plenty of them if needed... Just send me your request via PM and include the country you live in and shortly afterward you will find a order form in your PM Inbox. Thanks for your interest... :good:

SkOrPn
[Kindle Fire General] kirbee213:
Request sent
[Kindle Fire General] omegamind:
SkOrPn, first let me say thank you. I ordered a Factory cable from you. It got here very fast and worked exactly like it was supposed to. I can't believe I was trying to mod/hack as I was without one. Its the best safety net I've ever bought. I'm sure you know but I think your a good person. You could charge A LOT more for your services. Yes you could make one yourself and if all goes well you might not need it that often. When you do need one and can't make one yourself, it becomes invaluable. Again thank you very much. You saved me a lot of heart ache and explaining to my son how Daddy broke his kindle. :)
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
[edit:] Removed. Not sure what happened there.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
You are most welcome. Glad I could be of service :good:
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Just so everyone knows, I just now found out that Monday is a holiday (veterans day) and the post offices will be closed. Stupid me already printed all the weekends orders and put on the labels that shipment will be the 12th, lol... Guess not, and the funny thing is my Dad happens to be one of them vets... err DOH!

Thought everyone should know... All packages will be taken personally to the post office on Tuesday instead.

Thanks

SkOrPn
[Kindle Fire General] jaspoe40:
Factory cable received =)

Skorpn, just wanted to let you know that you my friend are a class act, got my cable today and Kindle is back up and running. Awesome work man, really appreciate it!
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Haha, lol never been told I am a class act before but hey I do live my life by high standards hehe... Anyway, I am so very happy you got your KF back up and running.

If ya have any problems with it in the future let me know, I will warranty it for life. Thanks again

Best Regards

SkOrPn
[Kindle Fire General] esema1o:
I need the cable
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=20380015#post20380015

Just pm me for more info....
[Kindle Fire General] JonH1969:
Got My Skorpn Cable

I want to join in with all the others who have purchsed their factory cables from Skorpn. A completely painless effort, he has it set up so it takes just a few minutes. I received my cable soon after - I was out of town, so I can't say just how quickly - and it looks totally OEM and works great.

Thanks Skorpn for the great work.

Jon in American Fork
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Excellent, yet another happy camper. You are most welcome and glad I could help :good:
[Kindle Fire General] amit.talukdar:
Bricked my Kindle Fire 8.9 HD

Hi,

Just bricked my brand new 8.9 Kindle Fire HD while trying to install superuser.apk. Any suggestions? Anyone? Please?
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
:crying: I am so sorry to hear about that. Hope you get it fixed soon...

I would be asking in the appropriate section and try and find someone who has done the same thing. I know my cables do not work (according to previous users with 8.9" devices) with the 8.9" device but I have not tested it myself. I would sure like to know why its different on the 8.9" though... You'd think it would cost a lot of $ to be engineering such major changes instead of just adding the larger design (maybe that's why it ask's for such a premium, lol).

Anyone else have any ideas for this guy please?
[Kindle Fire General] pboggini:
This is a good price but I made my own.:)

So I think the price is right for these but I was impatient so I made my own out of an old USB printer cable and a Motorola Mini->Micro adaptor (the one with the 2-3" cable). It was pretty easy to create and test I just need to solder and shrink tube it.

peterb
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Yeah it is not difficult to make them imo. However, after 710 shipped in 2012 alone so far I have to guess that a few xda members like to buy stuff pre-made and guaranteed. ;)

Wish I could make a video showing the entire build of one factory cable. I think that would help avoid a few peeps from ordering one from me and waiting for it to arrive.
[Kindle Fire General] gbarry:
Anybody remember seeing a post about substituting a flat flex cable in place of the micro USB plug? I don't remember where I saw it, and I've been unable to find it in a search. It may not have been in the Kindle section, and it may not have even been on xda! But I think someone linked it from a post, as at the time I was searching to discover just what a factory cable was. The OP claimed it made contact, but as the receptacle has recessed pins, I can't see how that would have worked. That's why I'm trying to find the post, so I can check what he said.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
I hope everyone had a great Holiday. Happy Holidays to everyone and their families.

:good:
[Kindle Fire General] Gonewild2:
Kindle fire HD 7' is dead

I mess up and bricked my new Kindle fire HD 7'

I was loading fff and forgot to reboot but shut off and now it is dead. It does not do anything.

Will the still put it in fastboot so I can load the loader to fix the problem? Add any more information on how to fix my problem other then buy a new kindle.
[Kindle Fire General] MifuneT:
There's a thread in the Kindle Fire HD 7" & 8.9" forum on getting your 8.9 into fastboot mode, without a factory cable. AFAIK, 8.9" factory cable method does not work. I haven't bricked my 8.9 yet, but using the tool and instructions in this thread:

KFHD System.img Recovery Toolhttp://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2011126

I was able to get my 8.9" into fastboot mode. I have read anecdotal reports that it works on completely bricked tablets with no logo showing. Good luck!
[Kindle Fire General] redboy01:
Will an OTG micro usb cable work? I would have to use a male to male usb cable with it.
[Kindle Fire General] altitude909:
no, otg cables have the extra pin to ground, you need it high
[Kindle Fire General] HereBeMonsters:
Do I need to have one of these factory cables to root my KF? It's not bricked, I'm just bored with the lag on the original OS.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
No, I do not believe the cable is necessary for rooting or flashing. Its only necessary if you brick your device in the process, lol. As far as I know anyway...

Just solder a short between pins 1 and 4 ONLY on any old micro cable (not your main charge/data cable) and you should be good to go :good: If you can't solder, then refer to post #9
[Kindle Fire General] redboy01:
No you don't have to have this factory cable to root or even flash the KF. But they say it is simple with a factory cable and less chance of possibly bricking it. I read this on the facts page but I have not modified mine yet.
[Kindle Fire General] colt223:
That breakout board is pretty slick, thanks for the link.

I enjoy doing stuff like this so I will give it one shot, if I mess it up I will just order one from SkOrPn. With 3 Kindle Fire's in the house I should probably have one of these cables just in case.

:)
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Yes sir, its very easy to do. If you can try and add some resistance to the short because it will greatly improve the safety margin, especially if you can find a 1k ohm resistor or several that add up to 1k.

Good luck bud :good:
[Kindle Fire General] Mrh4nd:
Just wanted to say thank you to Skorpn. I was able to recover my Fire and I'm an idiot so anyone can do it. SUPER fast shipping and nice guy.

Also a thanks to this forum for helping me salvage my Kindle!
[Kindle Fire General] howard bamber:
Bought one of Amazon for. 69p! Uk

Box 13.
[Kindle Fire General] ATOMICTB:
Hey Skorpn I sent you 2 PM and they arent showing up in my sent folder so idk if you got them. Need your kindle fastboot cable or jig asap.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Yeah not sure why but a lot of members tell me they do not see sent messages.

I just got out of bed so let me go check my in box.

EDIT: Yep I got both of them. I will reply in a bit. Thanks
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
saving of sent pm is'nt actvated by default here on xda - you have to enable it in your settings ;)
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
I figured it was something like that, lol... :good:
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
@bugadom

@bugadom,

If you do not accept private messages in your profile settings, how do you expect me to reply with the information your requesting? lol
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
My Apologies

I just want everyone to know how much of an idiot I am. I just fiercely busted my rump today trying to get all my weekend cables out the door, including my samsung JIG's only to discover the Post Office is closed due to Martin Luther King Day.

To everyone who I promised I would ship today, please accept my apologies. All packages are sitting in the USPS blue box awaiting pickup. Normally I would have handed them to Kathy at the PO, but their doors are locked with a sign that says "Closed" has been posted :( Just wonderful to use all that Gas for nothing...

Not sure how I continuously keep forgetting about these post office holidays. Again, I promised I would ship today and apparently I have unknowingly lied to you. Please forgive me...

SkOrPn
[Kindle Fire General] jowyboy:
What now?

I just received my Skorpn Factor Cable (thanks, dude!), but now I'm unsure what to do next.

I bought it because the Kindle Fire I have in my possession has the "Demonstration Device" factory image, and I'm unable to do anything else with it.

When I plug the Cable into the Kindle Fire, and the device turns on, it sticks on the "Kindle Fire" logo. From what I'm reading, this is suppose to be the Fastboot mode, right?

So, from here, how do I get a Recovery Image flashed, FireFireFire flashed, or even turn the device back into a stock Kindle Fire?

Thanks for the information in advance. :)

-Jowdy
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
this would be a good point to start:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

and

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Well today is a bad day for any International XDA users who may need a cable. The United States Postal Service effective immediately is now doubling the First Class rates from $3.00, to $6.55 probably thanks to the Governments evil acts of continuously creating money from thin air causing crazy high inflation to occur. Thanks a lot US gov...
[Kindle Fire General] Markyzz:
The US Government have zero say in what prices the USPS charges.

ps there has hardly been any inflation in years.

http://www.usinflationcalculator.com

BTW your cable rocks! Only had to use it once on my kindle but I'm glad to have it

Sent from my phone.
[Kindle Fire General] twoodie69:
SkOrPn's factory cable works perfect!! Received in 2 days, plugged in as directed and saved my semi-bricked KFHD...would recommend to anyone with a KFHD.
[Kindle Fire General] SkOrPn:
Thanks man, glad you like it. :good:

Thank you to, glad it arrived fast and that you figured out how to use it. I wish I had these devices myself to test with because I still get questions on how to use this cable from time to time, but unfortunately I really do not know, haha...

Rod
[Kindle Fire General] stylon:
Factory cable: no successful USB negotiation

Hi,

I've also built a factory cable on my own from an old USB cable and it does work to set the Kindle Fire into fastboot mode, but it's a bit unreliable on the rest of the USB negotiation. Actually, I do see on my linux host that it tries to negotiate, but fails after a few tries. It's not a big deal as I can then connect another USB cable while KF stays in fastboot mode and then I can flash. It's just a bit annoying.

Does anyone else also have that strange behaviour with a self-made cable? Maybe it's just because it's no longer shielded well.

Best,

STYLON