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[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
wont recognize device!!!

Hi all,

Although I have successfully rooted many android phones this is my first attempt at rooting a tablet so please bear with me.

I believe I followed all steps correctly yet still cannot get the computer to recognize the Kindle Fire.

Downloaded the Kindle Fire Utility

installed and ran driver.bak

Plugged in kindle

Run.bak

Selected #2

Waiting for device....ugh!!!

I even restarted both computer and Kindle with no success. Did I miss something? Any help is greatly appreciated. (Yes I did a search and saw others with similar issues, still cant get mine to work :/ )

Thanks so much,

Diana:confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
Have a read here, specially #2 (drivers): http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552547
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
still cant find device-cant root

thanks Dasanko, that was a great link... I went thru all those steps again, still no luck! I even ran the code others suggested. Still saying adb offline, and waiting for device. Here's some screenshots if anyone else has any input. Thanks again all!

Diana
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
What does the screen of your KF look like? Is it the screen that pops up when you connect USB? If so, touch Disconnect so it goes back to the home screen (as if you were just using it normally), then on the cmd prompt try adb devices and see if it shows up there. If so, then run the KFU and see if that sees it then.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
Redbean, thanks for your quick reply! What command do i use to see the adb devices from the cmd prompt? I typed adb devices got "not recognized as an internal or external command". Sorry, I'm not real familiar with the commands
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
The device manager is reporting that the KF is currently using the fastboot driver, which explains why ADB is not working. What is the KF doing/what does its screen show?

EDIT: You can give it a try by opening a command prompt in KFU/tools and typing "fastboot devices" or "fastboot getvar product".
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
Thanks Redbean, yes the KF shows it connected, I hit disconnect as you suggested.

on the cmd prompt i typed adb devices and it said that is not a recognized internal or external command. Did i type it wrong?

Also, when i connect via USB, the KF recognizes that it is connected, but under 'my computer', it does not show as a drive... but does show up as an android device in device manager. ugh!! I'm so confused!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
in the cmd prompt, make sure you are in the KFU/tools directory where the adb.exe lives. Then issue adb devices
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Tera Tike:
My Mistake....
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
Thanks again...did as you said..still waiting for device! screenshot attached :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
looks like you ran fastboot devices. If you want that one to respond you need to be in the bootloader. If you were to reboot your KF after it says waiting for device, it would respond once the bootloader starts.

Try adb devices when you are booted into the OS, and fastboot devices when you are in the bootloader.

It does seem odd that it is using the fastboot driver when you are in the OS...if you reboot to the bootloader, does it show the other driver?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
Your device manager has loaded the fastboot driver, yet fastboot is not finding the device. It's most likely a driver problem, try going through them again. Maybe try fully uninstalling them all with the KF plugged in, then plug it out and reboot the computer, run install_driver.bat and then plug it in.

Also, again, what is the KF doing/what does its screen show?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
tried adb devices from the correct file path this time, screen shot attached. As far as running the fastboot driver, how to I reboot into bootloader? I don't know if I did it correctly, ran the run.bat and then 1 for bootload menu ???

screenshot of that attached too. Tried rebooting KF but it still didnt recognize it
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
Yeah, this is 100% a driver issue. Windows is using the incorrect driver so nothing works. You will need to uninstall the driver by right clicking on the device in the device manager and choosing uninstall. Then unplug the kindle, reboot your PC, then run install_driver.bat, then plug in the KF and see if it gets the correct driver assigned.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shahabk818:
Guys I got a new Kindle Fire (I returned the old one) and I want to root it.

I downloaded kindle fire utility and when I want to install the driver I get this msg:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
I've been trying to use this today to root a Kindle Fire for someone and whenever I start the KFU I get: "findstr" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". I've tried uninstalling and installing the drivers and KFU several times and I get the same message each time with no options to select what I want to do.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shahabk818:
oh never mind my bad... driver doesn't work on win 8...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
Do not run as admin. Just run the script normally as you user.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
I have been trying to run it as a user, now that you mention it I just tried running it as admin and the options now show up. Is there going to be any issues running it as admin?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
When I try to run it as admin I get a windows error saying that it can't find tools/wget. The file is in the tools folder, everything seems to starts as it should and I get the full menu of options. Will it be ok to use like this?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
That is where the issue lies. As admin it looks in the path system32...in which there is no tools folder...so you need to run it as your user.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
When i run it as a user i get no options and this error: "findstr" is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file". It also shows adb as offline.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
Someone posted the reason for that message in this thread somewhere. Search this thread for findstr and you will likely find the answer.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kenikh:
Do NOT run as admin. Just double click.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] airmaxx23:
I have been trying to run it as just a user and I still get errors. I tried it as admin just to see what would happen.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jwilliamf:
+1 on this!!! Have not use windows in a long, long time.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
Here is a new driver installer batch. Could use some people trying it. You will see some of them error, and see some of them work. It's the best I can come up with that is working every time for installing the drivers.

Just edit install_drivers.bat and replace it with this code.

::Batch file created by Vashypooh
::KF Utility Driver Installer V.2
::You are free to tweak or modify this as you see fit,
::Just please be respectful is all I ask.

::Devcon idea from sl0ttedpig
::Written by Vashypooh

@echo off
cls
color 0c

echo. This tool will attempt to install the correct Drivers for the Kindle Fire.
echo. It will also perform the setup required for adb_usb.ini in .android for you.
echo.

:: Performs the check to see if .android exists, and then make sure adb_usb.ini is setup right
if not EXIST %userprofile%\.android\ ( mkdir %userprofile%\.android\ )
if not EXIST %userprofile%\.android\adb_usb.ini ( copy drivers\adb_usb.ini %userprofile%\.android\adb_usb.ini )

::Unfortunately my clean method does not work, so we brute this crap.
::Expect some failures, and some working.
tools\x86\devcon update drivers\android_winusb.inf "USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&REV_0216"
tools\x86\devcon update drivers\android_winusb.inf "USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&REV_0216&MI_01"
tools\x64\devcon update drivers\android_winusb.inf "USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&REV_0216"
tools\x64\devcon update drivers\android_winusb.inf "USB\VID_1949&PID_0006&REV_0216&MI_01"

::We should kill our ADB server if it is running just to make sure it catches our new device.
tools\adb kill-server.

::Pause to show our output
pause
[Kindle Fire Android Development] philstuffs:
I tried to install TWRP using Kindle Fire Utility v3, yesterday. It bodged up and now my Kindle Fire only boots into the static text logo of 'Kindle Fire'. When I plug it into windows, the usb connects for a split second before disconnecting. There's no dinging sound and no device is shown in device manager.

I've got a thread going but wondered if you had any ideas since you pointed out there were big problems with v3 and you're already on v5 since I've slept.

Thanks

---------- Post added at 06:26 AM ---------- Previous post was at 05:47 AM ----------

Well I had some luck. I tried restoring windows to an earlier time but that still didn't help. Then I tried a live ubuntu disc and was able to use fastboot from there to finally get back into my Kindle. Thank god.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
Just posted version .6, it has more fixes relating to installing TWR. It will now prompt the user to finish installing TWRP on the device by clicking reboot, then it will bring the device out of fastboot.

This worked correctly every time I tried it, but a user must hit the button after hitting reboot in TWRP.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sl0ttedpig:
I found running the original code it had problems detecting the OS type (with my 64bit machine it was coming up blank)? Was that what you were having trouble with initially, hence the brute force try of 32 and 64bit devcon?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
People had it coming up blank in 32bit too, and smoe devices had a slightly different hardware Id..
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sl0ttedpig:
Messing around with systeminfo, but I'm wondering if this is a better check? Not sure how useable this is on all systems, but I'm pretty sure it would work in XP onwards. Obviously it would need some work to get the x64/x86 logic to work! Let me know if I'm barking up the wrong tree with this! :D

systeminfo | findstr /C:"System Type" > %TEMP%\ostype.txt

FOR /F "usebackq delims=:- tokens=2" %%i IN (%TEMP%\ostype.txt) DO SET ostype=%%i

echo %ostype%
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
Won'tr eally help, as one user today even had to run 32bit devcon to install on a 64bit os, the 64bit tool wouldnt work.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] hachiueno:
Hi!

I didn't find any clear answer for this in the thread, so if it's okay that I ask... does this install FireFireFire as well? Is it a part of the installation if you choose TWRP? Haven't downloaded the script since I'm not currently at a PC, so sorry I can't figure it out myself.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sl0ttedpig:
Wow that is pretty messed up! :(

I tried the 32bit version and it really doesn't work at all for me, so I'm wondering how that is even possible.

Oh well, worth a try.

---------- Post added at 12:40 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:38 AM ----------

Yes, the current version of TWRP out there has FFF built in to it. Vashy's utility uses that version.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vashypooh:
Yea, I did it over teamviewer and such too. It looked like it was an OEM build of w7, so maybe they are doing something different, I really dont have a clue but it wasn't working.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] rassmus:
Dear Vashypooh

I want thank you again for your help in IRC. You safed my kindle from a free flight :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tck9223:
halo guys i needs help:(

i have chosen choice 7.

now i stuck at the annoying yellow icon

i know that well we cannot access adb in fastboot mode.

the fastboot status shows "offline", adb status "offline" ,boot status "4002".

any solution?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CZroe:
Thanks for this! I'm helping a coworker set this up for his mother's Christmas gift (wants to preload it with Google Android Market) and this is exactly what we needed. :)

I used my Google account to install Shadowgun, Riptide GP, Shine Runner, etc and they all look and play great!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DssTrainer:
No good for me. Same prob jutley has.. Ive been hacking the KF all along drivers and all.. But after doing the TWRP install and clicking reboot.. it just sits at the triangle.. Tried to re-add your driver but on the HAVE DISK step and I point to the location.. Windows says "There are no drivers for your device here"

Hitting power multiple times does nothing

Holding down power just turns off after 6 secs

no orange light

In this mode, it doesn't register as any known device in windows. The updated install_drivers.bat doesn't help either.

running Win7 x64
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ygvuhb:
is it include firefirefire?

---------- Post added at 04:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 04:12 PM ----------

after boot to yellow icon, your computer should show

unknow hardware

update the drivers -> choose folder Kindle Fire Utility\drivers

then should install the following and reboot
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DssTrainer:
Ok so I switched over to my Win7 x32 netbook and the driver adb_usb.ini and it worked. I was then able to kick into recovery mode from KF utility and now I am in TWRP.

But when I reboot from TWRP and click "System" ... it just reboots back into TWRP... even tho i don't touch the power button

I tried using the KF Utility option but I get the message in the attachment.

does that mean I need to install zerg rush?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tck9223:
problem solved!!:D:D

thank you for your solutions!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ygvuhb:
i have question

after install firefirefire

my kf will never be brick?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
There may be something wrong with your PATH. It's probably a good idea to go with the manual method for whatever you are trying to achieve, instead of sticking with KFU.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
FIXED!! finally rooted!!

Thanks so much!! I haven't been able to get to this the last few days, but today, did exactly as you recommended and am finally rooted!! Although those are the same steps I did before, something I hadn't noticed was causing the issue..and I want to mention for anyone else having similar issues.

Even though I had installed the drivers first (via the install_driver.bat) THEN plugged in the KF...auto updates on windows 7 started to search for the newer updates as soon as I plugged it in. I must have not noticed that before. So, I hit cancel for the update, it "warned" me the device may not work without updated drivers, I hit ok. And from there on it was golden. So bottom line, even if following the directions, auto updates may try and interfere!!

So after getting root access, I did FFF, and TWRP. I'll wait a few days and see what I feel like doing next :) Thanks again everyone!!

have a safe and happy 4th!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
Glad you were able to get it! What clock is that?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] yinyang37:
Thanks! It's BobClockD3...and its free at the Play Store :D

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=bob.clock
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CenturionFive:
Selling my kindle Fire How do I de-personalize it after rooting?

Ok, my Kindle fire is rooted with KFU and apps have been installed from the Play Market.

What do I need to do to remove personal logins and info from both the Kindle Store AND the Play Market.

I want to leave it rooted though and would not mind leaving the Google Apps installed.

Cen5
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dex3232:
Hello and thank you for posting this thread but I need help. Today i had my hopes high to root my kindle I went through the process of rooting my kindle but nothing on the kind is different except for when i load the kindle up has the kindle fire logo but the word "fire" is blue then it loads up the kindle. please help
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
That is exactly what you should expect. If you look closely at the bottom of the screen at that point it tells you to press the power button for more options. You can then boot into team win recovery where you can do all the good stuff.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dex3232:
Okay thanks but How do i get the play store and unlock the wallpaper and stuff like that?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
There is a [guide] for that in the "kindle fire android development" thread. Or you could flash the modaco rom. It's already got the store in it and blocks amazon updates (I think).

Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
How to make the Fire into an Android Tablet

I have a series of videos on the Fire on YouTube. Here is the next step: http://youtu.be/O-96vZ60zys

Sorry but I don't have the supporting articles written yet. However, I recommend that you flash the ENERGY (ICS) Rom from this thread: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1528024

In my video, I am flashing a different rom (which I do not like as well as the Energy ROM) but the process is the same for either.

It is very easy and the results are a FANTASTIC improvement over the stock OS (even if you add the Android Store, etc) to stock.)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dex3232:
In the article that you posted i see that you must wipe your kindle data is that mandatory?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tobiascuypers:
best thing ever! sir, you helped me soo much!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] revxx14:
Well, like a moron I reinstalled stock to check something and it removed TWRP. I'm trying to re-install it, but I keep getting this error when installing the drivers:

"Google, Inc. (WinUSB) AndroidUsbDeviceClass (12/06/2010 4.0.0000.00000) Install failed"

I tried installing from device manager, and this is what I get:

"The hash for the file is not present in the specified catalog file. The file is likely corrupt or the victim of tampering"

I'm running Windows 8 (and don't really have a Windows 7 machine handy, although if I must I can do it on a partition...).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Lord60:
nothing I do or try will get the tool to detect the device. all the drivers are in, Windows sees them ok.... no matter how many times I try, the tool stops and says "waiting for device"

Disregard.

What I did was moved from a WinXP box onto a Win7 machine. made sure ADB was on the C: drive of PC, and ran the drivers installer before connecting the Kindle Fire. The driver install prompted me about an unsigned driver, I told it to go on anyway. it did, told me success, and finished. then when I ran the root and superuser, it worked flawlessly.

Thanks.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
Mandatory? Nope. It is your device. You can do what you want with it. However....

I have successfully flashed a lot of ROMs on a lot of different devices. One thing that is the same is that, to avoid problems, always wipe/clear both caches. When changing to a different rom, reset to factory.

That way, you get rid of the old data that may conflict with the new rom.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vexorg:
I reverted to stock.

What do you have to do to uninstall TWRP recovery (yellow triangle)?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Viviox:
Hi. I have a question regarding updating this program of your. I used the v0.9.3 to root my kindle fire and install TWRP. Now that you have a new version of KF utility, do I have to use the new version and install root and TWRP again?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CannibalAngel:
I am returning to try to root the Kindle Fire. I keep getting this error when running the utility. I have it unzipped to the root of C:/. Renamed to KFU. I have ran install_drivers.bat and let it install. The Kindle is on in USB Storage mode. Please help.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
You do not need to update the kfu unless you want to use it again. If you want to update the recovery, etc, then it would be wise to update kfu first.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
1) did you run install_drivers.bat with the Kindle plugged in? If so, uninstall the drivers, remove the Kindle from the PC, reboot the PC, run the install_drivers.bat script, then plug in the Kindle.

2) Do not try to use KFU when you are in USB Storage mode. Touch the disconnect soft key on the screen, and you should be able to run adb commands provided the drivers installed correctly.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CannibalAngel:
Thanks for the reply!

I don't remember if I ran install_drivers.bat with the Kindle plugged in or not. I will attempt to uninstall, reboot, and re-install the drivers once I get home tonight.

Thanks for the info about USB storage mode. I will make sure to disable it once I re-install the drivers and attempt to root it again.

Thanks again!

Also, do I have to do anything special when installing a new ROM? Just wipe and install through TWRP?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
yeah...before you try KFU after installing the drivers and verifying they show up correctly in the device manager, open a command prompt and cd to the directory where adb.exe exists (C:\KFU\tools for example) and type adb devices. If the drivers installed correctly, it should show a device. If it is blank, then the drivers are not correct.

Anyway once you have TWRP on the KF, you can just wipe the data/cache/dalvik and then install the ROM from the flash zip menu, then wipe cache/dalvik again for good measure and reboot.

If I still lived in Pittsburgh I would come and help you out in person. Unfortunately my time at University of Pittsburgh is long since done.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CannibalAngel:
I am looking for the drivers to uninstall them but I can't find them. Where would they be located? I thought that they weren't installed so I tried it again but it said they were already installed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] ProfEngr:
I don't think they can be (easily) unless the kindle is plugged in. Should show up in device manager once it is.

Sent from my Thunderbolt using one opposable thumb.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
Right. It needs to be plugged in to uninstall.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] CannibalAngel:
Thanks! I found the drivers and got them uninstalled. After they were uninstalled I rebooted the computer. I ran install_drivers.bat and let it install. I plugged the kindle in and made sure to un-mount it. I ran the KFU and the 1st screen shot below is what I got.

I right clicked it and ran it as Administrator and the 2nd screen shot is what I got.

Still no luck. Any ideas?

Edit: I don't know if this makes a difference but I am on version 6.3.1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
The os version is not the problem. It appears that some files are missing in the kfu folder. You need to download again, and just copy the extracted folder on top of the current kfu and allow it to overwrite the existing files.

The adb is working. It recognized your fire and reported it "online." That is good.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] snkmad:
stock kindle

Well i'm kinda afraid of doing it, so please bear with me.

My mom brought it to me from USA, so if i do anything wrong, there's no technical assistance around here in Brazil.

I ran install_drivers.bat without kindle connected to pc.

The pictures below shows the status of the drivers. I think they installed just fine.

I wanna install TWRP so i can install gedeROM later.

So what should i do now?

Go to bootmode menu?

Install root, then TWRP, or just TWRP?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
There's no point in rooting if you're going to install a custom ROM.

Install FFF and then TWRP.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] raywaldo:
See my video here

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYAe6QFBnos&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Also see my website in signature