[Kindle Fire General] babbabooey97:
How's it going everyone. I just want to thank everyone for all their help and for putting up with me the past few days. I've been bugging everyone with question after question on how to root my kindle. When I first got my Kindle I knew I wanted to root it and have access to the android market and eventually flash some new roms so I hoped right over to the XDA site. When I got on the site, I was a little overwhelmed with all the information out there on what to do and how to get started. I was reading things like the Burrito root, utility, twrp, ect...

Well, I thought I'd try and help anyone who is in the same boat I was in. I was finally able to root my kindle last night with the help Jayceooi.

The steps that I took and the steps that might be easiest for people new to rooting:

I used the Kindle Fire Utility v.9.1 to root my device, install twrp (which is used if you want to back up your system, flash a rom, restore back to stock, ect.. its recommended to install), and install the android market and go launcher. My thanks goes out to the Jcase and Vashypooh.

1.) Before you try and use the KFU v.9.1 make sure you have the ADB driver installed (properly) and is running when the kindle is connected to the PC

I used Jayceooi's and adb driver file link (not the one that comes in the KFU zip) to install my driver. On his guide he states - "Why not use install driver feature in Kindle Fire Utility? There is an issue on Kindle Fire Utility v0.9.1. It will replace Kindle Fire USB Mass Storage driver. So you can’t use USB Mass Storage mode anymore if you install driver with Kindle Fire Utility." (Might be why alot of people are having problems trying to root)

2.) Once the driver is installed, then run the KFU v.9.1 and selection option 3. Hit enter and the utility does the rest.

3.) Intall TWRP - plug kindle back in and run KFU v.9.1 and selection option 5. Hit enter again and the utility will do most of the work. Make sure you read everything during the installation and wait until you hit reboot and see the yellow triangle before you press a key to continue. (watch the video in the link below and you will see what I mean.)

4.) Next I installed the android market, google apps, go launcher from the Utility too. Like i said, that utility is tits! run the utility again and select option 6 (extras) then 2 and it will do the rest.

This may be a redundant thread and get pushed out and I know a lot of the experienced guys might laugh at how lame, but If I had something like this to follow it would have really helped me out and saved alot of time. The guide that Jayceooi does is really nice and easy to follow.

I think the the installation of the correct driver is the biggest thing and what causes the most problems for people. so if you get that right, you should be in good shape. just follow the guides and it shouldn't be to hard

Step 1.) Install Kindle Fire ADB usb driver - http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/29/how-to-install-kindle-fire-adb-usb-driver-video/

Step 2.) Root kindle - http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/29/how-to-root-kindle-fire-with-burritoroot-video/

Step 3.) Install TWRP - http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/29/how-to-install-twrp-2-0-recovery-on-kindle-fire-video/

Some extra links to help with other issues

Restore to kindle's stock software - http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/28/how-to-restore-stock-software-on-kindle-fire-video/

How to sovle stuck at yellow triangle issue on kindle fire - http://www.jayceooi.com/2011/12/27/how-to-solve-stuck-at-yellow-triangle-issue-on-kindle-fire/

Good luck