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[Kindle Fire General] SPACECOWB0Y:
Rooting and thanks!

Thank you for your great intro to the Kindle Fire,

I would like to load the Jelly Bean Rom onto my kindle. I had read that it might be possible to do this now without rooting the device. I realize it might be a dumb question since you are loading a completely different operating system on it but is that possible to do? I just thought that if there is a way to load jelly bean without voiding the warranty that would be preferred.

My other thought is would it be possible once I've loaded jelly bean to go back so as to make it appear as if the device had never been rooted? I am asking just incase it is absolutely necessary to root the device to load jelly bean. Thanks for taking the time to reply to a noob. Thanks again for your help and your intro, it really was very informative and helpful.
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
Rooting refers to obtaining administrative privileges on the stock software. It's not necessary to root the stock software if you plan to put a JB ROM on the device. However, the warranty effects are essentially the same. You will be officially voiding the warranty when you attempt to do either.

The processes for both installing a custom ROM and reverting the device back to its stock configuration can be found in the supplement guide mentioned at the end of post #3.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1638452
[Kindle Fire General] SPACECOWB0Y:
Thanks

Cool, thanks. When I spoke to Amazon they told me that only rooting it would void the warranty. What I meant to ask is that if you don't root and install the JB rom and then revert back to the stock Kindle Fire OS and then delete KFU, FFF, and TWRP would the Kindle be ok warranty wise? (sorry if I am asking the same question. I realize you just said that putting the JB OS would void it but I just want to clarify what I had been told)

Thanks again.
[Kindle Fire General] ortrigger:
If you revert back to stock, then there is no need for them to know you ever changed the os.

sent from my jelly beaned Kindle Fire
[Kindle Fire General] Dudenell:
I'm attempting to install the drivers for the kindle fire before I go on. I keep noticing it says SAMSUNG android phone even though I uninstalled the drivers and reinstalled from the correct location. I am using a samsung cable because I do not have the original Kindlefire cable. Will this cause an issue?

Thanks in advance!
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
I remember some other members saying this is the result of having previously installed the device drivers from Samsung. I don't know if this is just a matter of having a different interface label name and the drivers will work anyway. In any case, I suggest you follow the procedure outline in post #2 of this thread to uninstall the drivers, make sure the drivers get deleted and then reinstall them manually.

There is no "original" cable for the Kindle Fire because it doesn't come with one. All you get is the device and AC wall charger in the box. Any generic micro USB cable should work.

If you continue to have problems with your device, I suggest you create a new post in the Q&A section.
[Kindle Fire General] Dudenell:
yup I was trying to manually re-install the drivers. Should I just proceed or do you think I should create a new post first?

Edit: something I should mention. Android phone never showed up in the list, I just used show all devices and installed that way.
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
You should try installing them with KFU's driver installer first. If that doesn't work, try to do it manually as shown in post #2. Again, if you continue to have problems with this, you should post this in the Q&A section. That way, you'll get more eyes looking at your question/problem. I've never had to deal with this particular driver issue, so you'll have a better chance of getting some feedback from someone who has experienced the problem before.
[Kindle Fire General] grampnl:
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[Kindle Fire General] cnanidawg:
Thank you thank you thank you!!

:victory: Where to begin??? THANK YOU!!!!!!! you guys are freaking awesome! long story short: I bought a kindle fire from someone who tried to root it and failed. :eek: when i received the kindle it was stuck in twrp recovery,pc would not detect nor could i get it to mount. ( i previously only used my computer to browse the web) I'm a TOTAL noob.(but i was bored and thought that i could fix it, I LOVE a challenge) With this site i was able to learn how to use my command prompt, learn shell script, learn how to use linux, how to repartition my sdcard.....etc. and within 1 1/2 weeks i successfully recovered then rooted my kindle fire. I would just like to take the time to give a BIG HUGEVshout out to all of you out there helping us noobs. I have a new respect for what you all do and i will never look at my electronics the same!!!! This GUIDE(MY KINDLE BIBLE) along with KFU, THE FIREKIT, AND (PLEASE DONT SHOOT ME FOR MESSING UP THE NAME ;) ) elderartharis' thread on repartitioning the sdcard manually are what helped me out of my pickle. (MY HUBBY IS STILL IN SHOCK THAT I FIXED IT) you guys are like PC GODS!!!!:o MAHALOZ!!!

WITH MUCH ALOHA,

CNANIDAWG :D

P.S. TO ALL THE OTHER NOOBS OUT THERE,I JUST WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THERE IS HOPE!!!! JUST READ THE THREADS!!!!!

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[Kindle Fire General] WatchinIt:
Thanks and request for advice

Thank you for the helpful guide! :good:

Would you also please mention what, if any, Amazon features are lost by rooting? I read somewhere that by rooting the KF, Amazon would no longer send streaming videos (Amazon Prime) to the device. Do you know whether this is true?

I would like to improve the speed browsing and playing YouTube/flash videos on my stock KF (currently using Dolphin HD or Silk but would like to use FF or Chrome). I would like to be able to multitask on the device, like copying text from a webpage to an open document or text file, check email while another webpage loads. I would like to retain access to goodies from Amazon - free streaming Prime videos, Lending Library, and integrated shopping. Is there a way to achieve some or all of these abilities? I'm wondering if using a dual boot system would do that? I haven't found a discussion of the benefits and disadvantages of various changes that can be made to the device, so I'm hoping you might include some comments in your guide.
[Kindle Fire General] Oathdynasty:
Awesome gude!

Very helpful guide. Easy to read and very informative. Thanks for your work.
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
Thanks for your comments. This guide is meant to be a primer for general knowledge and not an all-inclusive comprehensive reference for everything Kindle Fire. Although I have touched on the topic of what services you should expect to lose as a result of rooting, I've left it for someone else more knowledgeable on the subject to fill in the blanks. The search function is useful for finding what others have posted.

I think this would be a good topic for another general guide on the pros and cons of rooting the Kindle Fire. It seems like you have a good list of topics to use as a starting point. Maybe you could contribute back to the community and create one with the answers you find in your research.
[Kindle Fire General] ipaq_101:
Hi there community, I am having a lot of trouble trying to get the TWRP, Gapps or anything installed on the kindle.

I think that at this point it is rooted as the KFU was able to install super user, maybe I am rooted maybe I am not, hard to tell.

When I try to install recovery, I get the error in the picture below.

I would appreciate any help you guys have the offer, I have read multiple threads and guides to no luck so far.
[Kindle Fire General] ortrigger:
Is your computer connected to the Internet? If not, you need to connect it. If it is, you could download the twrp image and place it in the kf folder where it's supposed to be then try again.

Sent from my sgt7'd n7.
[Kindle Fire General] ipaq_101:
I think I know what is going on, I think that the firewall at my work is blocking it, I will retry once I get home.
[Kindle Fire General] sharonbw:
Thank you SO much for these guides. I rooted my first Kindle manually and learned so much!

I was able to return it to stock for warranty replacement (the charger contacts went bad) and rooted my new Kindle (running 6.3.1) using Kindle Fire Utility. It was totally automated - and easy!!! - BUT I KNEW what it was doing. Thank you thank you thank you!

Now to go have fun...:victory:
[Kindle Fire General] NewbCentral:
Excellent guide, much thanks for taking your time making this.
[Kindle Fire General] lejars1:
This is a great guide for beginners. Pitched at the right level in every way. Takes nothing for granted.

Much of this guide would be helpful for anyone who was considering rooting their device - whatever it is.

Thank you
[Kindle Fire General] boomerbsg:
Clear walk through.. but 5 hours, 4 USB cables 3 laptops a desktop, and 4 complete readings of the guide.. and my kindle still isn't rooted.. its being sold tomorrow.. nexus 7 here I come lol.

Cheers

Figured I'd update this. After a good nights sleep and waking up fresh, I gave it the ole college try one more time and got it. Dont know why, or how.. but it finally worked. Been enjoying it since then. Its just a shame this thing is so limited on storage space:(

cheers again.
[Kindle Fire General] gbarry:
Another big thank-you for writing these guides. As suggested in the original post, I was "overwhelmed by all the jargon and maze of directions" after having landed in xda, and not really knowing where to find this, ended up reading the KFU thread. Not all 200 pages, just 50--I was smart enough to jump ahead to where version 0.96 came out. After wading through page after page of "Oh noes, I bricked my Kindle", I was surprised to find it was a developer thread--I couldn't even post there! But I took a lot of notes, and had accumulated enough material to "write a guide" of my own. Which was probably good, because when I read the guides here, they just flowed easily, a good summary and confirmation of everything I had gathered.

I still didn't like the KFU notion of "press this button and see if magic happens", but at least I felt I had a chance of working my way out of whatever it got me into. But now, I've discovered

the supplement

and now I'm thinking I ought to be able to do the job manually--which is what I had thought I wanted to do originally but had kind of given up hope of finding a guide like that.

When it comes to asking questions, it seemed like this thread would work in place of the KFU thread, but now I see Q&A is the place to be. So, I shall take my questions there. Thanks again!
[Kindle Fire General] phoinex17:
Thanks

Just wanted to say thanks for the guide... im not very experienced in the whole rooting scene and this guide helped me fix a problem that i ran into and couldn't find an solution to it in any of the forums so thanks again and for all the hard work :D
[Kindle Fire General] No1npartiqlar:
Thanks for the Guide!!!

This is the first time I have tried anything with rooting any Android device. Albeit this was was already rooted the ROM disappeared from my friend's Kindle Fire. It was a long process, I was finally able to get Windows 8 to install the KFU drivers. Although ADB devices was offline the KFU was still able to install FFF and TWRP.

I really appreciate the time you took write this guide and answer questions!!! :D
[Kindle Fire General] zmore:
Thanks for the quick guide!

I've been rooting & ROM'ing for years, but mainly on phones. A relative was given an old Kindle Fire and I decided to look for a root + jellybean ROM in order to breathe new life into it, and your guide summarized what I needed to know.

What I learned (different from my Galaxy S3, and other phones):

1) Flashing the "FFF" bootloader is an essential step (whereas changing bootloaders on phones is rarely necessary)

2) The bootmode sticking

So now I'm off to root, FFF, TWRP, and spready some jelly. (Hope I don't have to boot Windoze in the process...)

EDIT: woot. didn't need to boot from linux into Windows -- just needed adb + fastboot -- unlike with my S3 and Odin (Heimdall wasn't working yet).
[Kindle Fire General] zir143:
looks great..informative and goto know more about it.
[Kindle Fire General] 5tephen:
Thanks

Thanks for this simple and straightforward explanation of these basic concepts
[Kindle Fire General] Barb3r:
Great Information

This helped me alot in understanding the whole root process.I am now rooted with alien droid on my kf.

Thanks.
[HTC Rezound] amendolaro1:
AHHH! what can i say... the extended battery is awesome, the camera is awesome, no more droped 4g/3g, no more tethering haults... oh and i can HOLD 4g almost anywehre 4g is available ( constant 4-3g swtiching with razr) so happy with this phone, flashed to new RUU w/ cleanrom 4.0. wifi tether works with wpa2. great device, hands down
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
just curious but what was wrong with the razr? i hear it's a solid phone.
[HTC Rezound] amendolaro1:
Unless my wife and I had duds that phone sucks.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
ok? well elaborate what "sucked" on it. im asking because im still contemplating getting a razr maxx.
[HTC Rezound] EmerikL:
I'd say that everything in the first post that this phone does, the razr didn't do for him.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
he must of had a defective device because i haven't seen too many complaints with it compared to the gnexus.
[HTC Rezound] amendolaro1:
lorfoversho

Thank you lol
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
Mine does the same, but I killed all threads about it, becuase there is no point.

Any one who says "it's a solid phone" is a light user who can't tell 3g from 4g speed and just wants looks. The gnexus is crap and any rep will be able to tell you why.

This phone is not the best of the best ever, but vs the razr and the gnexus, it's the world saver x3000 + maga super better phone. (ok it's over the top, but you get it.)

I picked the bad phone, to get in on unlimited data and now I will be paying for it intill the end of the year. ( No not becuase of the 2012 thing)

Any way I don't care any more, becuase it work's some times and when it does, it blazing fast. (And I will have a "new" phone by the end of the year)
[HTC Rezound] Deron Baker:
I also switched from the Droid Razr to the HTC Rezound. Two main reasons are the Razr was too hard to hold when typing and the battery life was too short when using LTE.

The Rezound plus extended battery fixed both of those problems.

Sent from my HTC Rezound using Cyan Tapatalk
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
The RAZR is junk for the following reasons:

1.) Can't hold onto 4G.

2.) POOR battery life even with smart actions and no auto sync (I heard this was the same on the MAXX)

3.) Super AMOLED advanced display was garbage. You could see black blobs and this was "normal" according to Motorola.

4.) Non-Removable battery (wouldn't be an issue but battery life sucked)

5.) Locked Bootloader

I'd say the only thing the RAZR had going for it tbh was the physical build. I mean in some retrospects it wasn't a bad phone, but just not for me :cool: I use too much juice.
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
1) So true

2) True but has goten better with 2.3.6

3) This one is true and it piss's me off.

4) 100% dead on

5) This would not be so bad if 1,2 and 4=true.

I think I am stuck with it now, becuase I don't think they will take it back.
[HTC Rezound] mighty_markus12:
the razr maxx would cure your battery issues. as far as non-removable batteries i hate to say it but that may be the way of the future. yes the bootloader is locked but there is still development.
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
Oh yea, but would it fix this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDxJoGv3FLA
[HTC Rezound] dccoh:
After having a handful of Rezounds that had issues, I move to the Razr Maxx.

I went through 2 Maxx's before I got one without dead pixels.

But now that I finally have a good Maxx, I actually like it a bit more than the Rezound. The Rezound had a better display and a bit better camera. I thought the extended battery for the Rezound would make it better to hold (like it did for the Incredible) but I felt the Rezound was too much like a brick. I forget sometimes that my Maxx is even in my pocket. I never forgot when the Rezound (w/ext battery) was in my pocket

My Maxx, with more mah than the extended battery my Rezound had, gets about 3-4 days with medium use (my medium use wont be the same as yours). My Maxx feels more solid than my Rezound, but im sure that has to do with the fact that the Rezound's door felt somewhat cheaper (my opinion) with the battery contacts located in it.

I tested my Rezounds signal in many places and my Maxx gets 4g more often and my signal is better for calls. I have only had data drop once in the last month and a half.

I also find my Maxx is more smooth. I loaded up Go launcher, and a few other apps, and they operated smoother on the Maxx by far.

These phones are very finicky and while I've had great experiences with the Razr Maxx, another person will have terrible experiences.

In the end, I just keep changing phones until I get one that works the way I want, despite the reviews I read. I'm not bashing HTC. I had an HTC Incredible that I still play with to this day. Just for some reason the Rezound didn't work for me (and I wished it did, I just loved that display.
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
Did you buy the maxx or were you able by a 10000000000000000 to 1 chance able to swap phones. Mine has a dead pixel, but I can live with it. The part that kills me is the data droping of DOOM. It does well at phone calls, better than my S2 in fact. It seems to hate desktop webpage of youtube. (Video stops playing even with 4g fine. My S2 with the ICS update hates it to, but not the same way.)

Becuase I can't repeat this and it just happens. I am unable to get anywere, so it looks like I will have to live with it for a bit intill I buy a phone again at the end of the year.
[HTC Rezound] sknight13602:
Did you have your razor stock cus my wifes has all sorts of crazy force closes with stock and I'm quite disappointed. But this phone kicks ass till the HTC one comes out that is lol

sent from my rezound

Rom: BAMF ICS v1.1

kernel:sebastinFM
[HTC Rezound] zetsumeikuro:
Amoled's with dead pixels.. Yikes!
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
My razr has been stock from day 1. I had more force closes with my razr, than I ever did with my S2. ( I am ok with it becuase it's not too crazy like this data thing.)
[HTC Rezound] GrayBoltWolf:
Yay!

Just another Vigor lover!
[HTC Rezound] 4ktvs:
Have you had any data drops/ isuses at all in the past 30 days or so?

thanks
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagheart89:
every time i repack the boot.img (doomkernel v11) it does work but loses recovery for some reason...

anyone have a solution for this??? :confused:
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam3Sixty:
Why r u trying to re-pack it??

Everything is in it and working fine, I'm sure the only things u would need to do to it can be done thru the phone once it is flashed, or at least using adb??
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagheart89:
im trying to change the splash screen to the sony one... the one used on the sony ics roms
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam3Sixty:
I've looked into that, for myself, and it is one of the hardest things u can do, everything has to be EXACTLY right with it all, sizes and hashes, and if its not u will get errors. I gave up in the end, and just put up with the DooMLoRD screen, its not really that offensive is it?? lol.
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagheart89:
i didn't say it was bad... it just didn't match with the theme :D
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] anbu187:
I also tried changing the splashcreen to one of my choice but in the end I realized that I'll stick to it just to show my gratitude to Doomlord for helping newbies like me to mod my Xplay. :)
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Adam3Sixty:
My bad mate, I am sorry.

Just re-read ur post and realised I had cocked up there.

Did u get recovery working in the end or did u go back to the DooMLoRD splash screen?
[Xperia Play Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] seagheart89:
im sticking to the stock kernel boot logo for now... its really not that bad :D
[LG Optimus Black] toofastturtle:
Hello,

I hope this is the right place to tell my problem.

In the past I rooted my un-modified P970 Gingerbread with this instructions (http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=22304591&postcount=91) and everthing works fine.

Accidently I update my phone with the official V20O and now it boots only in CWM Recovery mode. In this mode everthing works, e.g. mounting or formatting.

Also the upgrade mode by taking out battery and usb connection works.

So I read the web and followed several instuctions to get my phone back running:

- Un/Mounting and formatting everthing, wipe factory,cache,Dalvik

- Installed patched V20O from here http://www.android-hilfe.de/root-hacking-modding-fuer-lg-optimus-black/216282-update-auf-v20o.html

- Installed Marvel 5 ROM because of another manuel I didn't found anymore

- Tried emergency repair from Mobile Updater -> result: contact support

- Tried this instruction http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1275315

- Installed exitrecovery.zip

Nothing has changed the problem :(. Has anybody another hint for me?
[LG Optimus Black] pythoner:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1448803

The mentioned Thread is like 42 for P970s ;)
[LG Optimus Black] toofastturtle:
Thanks very much, pythoner! First this instruction results into a bluescreen :eek:. But finally I could recover my phone with offical LGMobile update :cool:.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bluewr:
Beach Camera has a 64gb SDXC card for sale at 59.95

http://www.beachcamera.com/shop/product.aspx?sku=SDSDU064GA11&cj=true

Maximum Read Speed - 30 MBps

Speed Class Rating - UHS Class 1
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] Moist:
That's a bit big for the slot :p
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] rand4ll:
Not for the dock.
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] blaxican25:
what the highest sd card the prime can read because on amazon the got 128gb sd cards?
[Asus  Eee Pad Transformer Prime] bluewr:
Asus only tested up to 32GB.

But users at XDA have tried and posted screenshots of card up to 128GB.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] neobuddy89:
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Would I able to revert back to GB ROM ?

Yes. We don't mess with bootloader.

What are the changes of the latest beta ?

Read changelog post.

Can you add <feature> ?

No.

Can I have S-Pen functionality ported ?

No. This is an AOSP ROM and not based on Samsung's Touchwiz ROM. However S-Pen works.

Does BLN works ?

No.

Sometimes my phone goes to death (won't turn on), any fix ?

Try switching modem.

Camera recording doesn't work ?

YES, it works.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] neobuddy89:
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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] jonsey:
good luck man! ;)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Rigby2011:
Is camera workin and video play back? Thank you for your work. Welcom to Note devrlopment.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] Q2V:
WOW,

Great to see another ICS ROM,

Hope you name it difference than beta1,2,3 ...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] neobuddy89:
yes camera working.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Android Development] begz:
count me for beta tester of yours ICS STUNNER ROM..