yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] cfmarque:
How about using "adb reboot download"?

Or maybe one of these other method:

http://samsungcaptivate.wikia.com/wiki/Putting_the_Phone_into_Download_Mode
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TRusselo:
recovery cannot be used as download mode. the soft brick screen can... PHONE

/!\

PC screen.

when you updated your phone to gingerbread did you flash the captivate bootloaders or the i9000 bootloaders????

i9000 bootloaders could be your problem. download mode button combo uses power and vol dn
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] RootTheMachine:
Not sure if you've tried this, but take out the battery, hold volume buttons, insert usb, then insert battery.
[Captivate Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] studacris:
It would seem that the problem is in the broken power button...it's pressed all the time, so when using the correct button combo for download mode, it doesn't work because of the power button always being pressed.

Op, rooting your phone won't fix your power Button.

You could install Android sdk, and use adb to boot into download fwiw....

You should check out mobiletechvideos.com they offer a power button replacement service.
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gh123man:
i couldn't think of any other place to ask this question but ive been at trying to solve this issue for 2 days now and its driving me crazy, im going to try my best to explain it.

so i compiled kernel #1 and it worked ish. had some expected issues.

compiled kernel #2, donest work, mess with it for a few days. no luck. go back to kernel #1

compile kernel #1. the file size is different then the original #1 compile, and when i install it it has graphics issues as in nothing is displayed correctly... its all kinds of messed up.

the issue here is i cannot replicate my original compile of kernel #1.

-what i have tried-

it is not the rom. proven.

nuked kernel dir

tried a different folder with a clean download

restarted the computer

tried different toolchains versions

tried a fresh .config

is there any other cache or something i can clear that will maybe fix this?

thanks guys, im new to kernel work. gotta start somewhere though :o

other info

ubuntu 11.04

kernel for a tegra based tablet
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] mDroidd:
Ubuntu 11.04, are you sure??

Use 10.04 LTS!

Greets!
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gh123man:
well i haven't had any issues at all until now :/ do you really think thats the only solution? i only ask because ubuntu is my primary os on my laptop and it would be a real pain to downgrade...
[Android Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] gh123man:
no luck.

tried on an ubuntu 10.04 box. didnt work, same results.

every time i compile each zimage is a few bytes different form the last.

the issues im seeing is horrible graphics artifacting all over the place... and im not sure why.
[Kindle Fire General] b63:
congratulations !

very well written guide to understand how the kf works

would recommend every new kf user to read it - hope they take the time ...
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
Wow... thanks! I was scanning the general section this morning to see if anybody had posted a response to the guide, but I couldn't find it right away... went to the second page and still couldn't find it so I thought it was deleted for length or something. Only then did I notice it had been made a sticky post. A thanks to b63 for the kind words and a humble bow to whoever made it a sticky.
[Kindle Fire General] vertig:
Thanks for taking the time to write this guide. It is great to see contributions like this for the community to use. :)
[Kindle Fire General] spursncowboys:
Wow. This is incredible. This is so easy to read and helped me alot with little minuscule things i didn't know which made it hard for me to understand completely. Thanks for the taking the time and making the extra effort to include all the little explanations.
[Kindle Fire General] thatotherguy28:
Thanks, this was a good help, I have been flashing ROMs on my Captivate and a couple other Android phones for about a year, but I just got the Kindle on Saturday so I look forward to playing with it, and this guide helped point me in the right direction

sent from my Fusion ICS powered captivate on the xda premium app.
[Kindle Fire General] fiddlefaddle:
Thankyou for this guide! I have had my Kindle fire for a while now and have so far managed to brick it unbrick it and erase all the system data.(don't ask me how lol):rolleyes: but I did fix that as well.... All kindle fire users should read this!
[Kindle Fire General] Cl8rs:
This should be stickied.
[Kindle Fire General] fiddlefaddle:
I am pretty sure that it is....
[Kindle Fire General] patokeefe:
Excellent guide, helps not only understand KF but Android developement altogether, kudos. :D
[Kindle Fire General] tejasghalsasi:
Awesome write upp

Can u pls explain cyanogenmode m confused
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
Many thanks to everyone with good words to say about the guide. I hope it was really worth the read for all of you. I also hope that you'll help spread the word about it to new members who might also benefit from reading it. Thanks.

http://www.cyanogenmod.com/

CyanogenMod is an aftermarket firmware for a number of cell phones based on the open-source Android operating system. It offers features not found in the official Android based firmwares of vendors of these cell phones.

ROM is another word for firmware. Although the Kindle Fire doesn't have official support (yet) from the group behind CyanogenMod, many hard working developers have used it as a basis for the ROMs you see in the development section. You'll often see it referred to as CM7 (based on Gingerbread) and CM9 (based on Ice Cream Sandwich).
[Kindle Fire General] bambi007:
Thank you for this guide. Just in time for my KF to arrive tomorrow.

This really clears the things and what to do with KFU.
[Kindle Fire General] rollno88:
thank you for this amazing post -really appreciate you people taking out time to write such posts for noobs like me -must be tedious for you but its lifesaving for us :D
[Kindle Fire General] Dasanko:
It's a great orientative post, I couldn't think of anything to add that it doesn't cover already.

Maybe mention that ICS ROMs are in early stages of development and some features aren't working yet? (HWA-> some games, netflix, flash....)
[Kindle Fire General] bambi007:
What you could add is a comparison between CM7 and CM9 and ICS and maybe some "best practices".
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
Thanks. I appreciate the suggestions, but I would like to avoid topics that might change from week to week. I know that CM9 is a hot topic right now, but its development is in a very fluid stage. The guide is meant to be a primer for beginners so that they have a foundation of knowledge they can use to find and understand areas of interest specific to the individual. It's not really intended to be a "what's new" guide in the world of Kindle Fire development.

I'm not sure what you mean by "best practices" in this context. I'm thinking about doing an additional guide that's more of a tutorial, but it's just bouncing around in my head for now. When I find some time to organize it, I'll do something with it.

Thanks again for reading.
[Kindle Fire General] Cheshire.Love:
Thank you for writing this guide! I'm relatively new to rooting devices in general and had my first success with my 4G Amaze and now the KF. But I've always been confused by some of the terms people have used. So thank you for clarifying all this without making me look like a total newb! lol

This would be wonderful, I have yet to flash any ROMs onto any devices yet because I still know very little about them, other then what they do. But to know which ones are "best" or more popular would be great.

Ex:

Like CM9 can't do video

CM7 not as "flashy" but can do video

but again thank you for providing this awesome guide!
[Kindle Fire General] ezed_99:
Kindle User

:good:

Thank you for a terrific tutorial.

Most excellent written article
[Kindle Fire General] smblaze:
Well done, you cover the basics and explain how to be careful but successful.
[Kindle Fire General] joliphant:
Please help

My kindles TWRP is gone after i tried installing the kindle os so i can remove jelly bean. Now my kindle wont boot, and wont show up in KFU so i can fix it. When i turn it on it show KINDLE FIRES original logo bright then black outs in like 5 secends and show it again with a dimmer light. Do you have any idea how i can fix this because ive been searching for 4 weeks now and cant find one thing.
[Kindle Fire General] dj69boyce:
Rooting Kindle

Thank you for this tutorial. It helped me get all the way through without bricking it.
[Kindle Fire General] kinfauns:
It's generally consider good forum etiquette to avoid very long quotes in your posts. You should consider editing your previous post and deleting the quote.

As for your problem, the odds are you neglected to perform a factory reset in TWRP before flashing the stock software. In most of these situations, you'll need to get a factory cable, get to fastboot mode, flash TWRP again, factory reset, and then reflash the stock software.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1668159

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1550999

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1638452

If you continue to have problems, post in Q&A, Help and Troubleshooting with details on what's happening. There are good people there and they can help you pinpoint what's going on. Good luck.
[Kindle Fire General] kadewilford5:
Thanks!

This is a great tutorial, I was having a lot of trouble Rooting my Kindle Fire because I didn't know you had to include the -i 0x1949 in the fastboot command line, and now I have everything solved. :D
[Kindle Fire General] Vintage144:
kinfauns= GENIUS , thank you sir for helping us all!
[Kindle Fire General] rock_your_world:
you're incridible

Hey man!

just want to say thanks....you're incredible...

you should write a book.....very straight forward...easily explained...you could make a noob feel like einstein..:good:..you rock

thanks again...i was able to fix my kindle fire in fastboot mode (stock logo)...thanks to you.:)..
[Kindle Fire General] bdeatha:
Thanks!

thanks alot for a very informative thread about everything.it helps me a lot understand those words that i have no idea.now its clear my mind and hoping to have a factory cable soon due to my big problem regarding my kindle.hope someone who is kindhearted help me up to figure out how to make a factory cable on my own in details.thanks alot guys!GODBless!
[Kindle Fire General] pwrdbykimchi:
This thread is extremely useful. Thank you, kinfauns! :good:
[Kindle Fire General] Elgari:
Thanks

I recently susucribe to say thank you very much Kinfauns! I sincerely thank the effort and dedication for this guide. I bought a KFHD 7 " that I have root and I want to learn more. And this guide will help me a lot. Now I'm looking for the KFU for the KFHD 7".

Thank you very much again!!

Regards, Gustavo.
[Kindle Fire General] hequalsnlogs:
thank you for clear and concise presentation... excellent work
[Kindle Fire General] waltergs:
:D I love my Kindle Fire 1rst generation.
[Kindle Fire General] BrownTerror:
When I check to see if the drivers have been installed, my kindle is under Disk Drives in device manager. What does this mean?
[Kindle Fire General] firered365:
That means the kindle is connected. If it is with a yellow triangle, the drivers are not correctly installed.
[Kindle Fire General] sylverdragon:
Thank you

Thank you for taking the time to put this guide together. This really helped make the transition from Amazon's stock OS to a modern version of Android a much less scary process. If I had any criticisms of the guide it would be that the TWRP team apparently has two different builds of their Recovery image: Otter and Blaze. I still have no idea what the difference is; though, it would appear that either works with the KF. In the end, I noticed that the CM10.1 ROM seems to reference Otter as well and so standardized on that name.

Again, thank you for writing this guide.
[Kindle Fire General] rebelduke:
KFU for fire HD 8.9"

Would someone please tell me if the KFU is compatible with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" running 8.4.1. Thank you.
[Kindle Fire General] Tomsgt:
No it will not work for you
[Kindle Fire General] jtodaro:
Ignore. I've resolved my own problem
[Kindle Fire General] I Hate Import Cars:
Okay, let me just say, THANK YOU!!!! It's SO nice to have someone break it down into simple terms for the people like me who don't have extensive knowledge of these things, but without being condescending and rude. It is SO nice to have something like this!
[Kindle Fire General] Mkhawi:
waiting for device

Thans alot for this amazing guide. I went through all posts and did every thing but I keep get same message "waiting for device" using commands for adb and fastboot. when I used the device command for adb I got this 16 digit number 6DCA000600000001

If I use the shell command with adb I get error message that exec system/bin/sh is not foud. The boot status is still "unknwon"

Any idea how to fix
[Kindle Fire General] Novadawn:
Im so glad I found this so quickly

Mod edit: No need to quote the entire OP

As Inferred in the title, I really am so glad I found this so quickly. After lusting after a KF since it was first released, I finally got myself one about week ago... I live in Aust. though, and APPARENTLY the appstore, instant video's etc. still don't work properly! The HD and the HD 8.9 are the ones that supposedly work properly here since thier Aust. release in June - yet even they don't yet do all they are supposed to.

Sorry, I digress. Long story short, I could only afford the 6.3.2, for some reason I thought it would work properly now that Amazon had released the others here... needless to say, I was wrong. I stumbled on a video about a rooted Kindle on Youtube, that totally captured my imagination! I am rather a computer illiterate person, and started watching one vid after another trying to figure out what this "rooting" was all about and how to do it. Eventually, one of them led me here. Then I found your guide.

Wow! I haven't done anything yet (mostly due to my massive ineptitude!) but am so greatful for the guide you wrote explaining what are (to you, no doubt) very basic terms and phrases. I found it very helpful, and not so long that I lost interest before even starting. I am now in a much better position to ... well, I'm not sure yet. All I know is that I'm now much less likely to f*** it all up *lol* So again, thanks a lot.
[Kindle Fire General] RASH16380:
G R 8 WRK

amazing piece of info..... brought me much close to my kindle....
[Kindle Fire General] EmbeddedSoul:
Great Introduction Guide

Hi, I just registered to say Thank you!

This is a great beginner's guide!. I'm a software developer with Unix/Linux and DOS/Windows experience, but I don't know anything about Android and I've not worked with small devices for more than a decade. I read the KFU thread and was puzzled by a few of the terms, and wanted a basic explanation of the tools and components. Your guide excelled at providing the information I was looking for. I'm a bit disappointed the term Bricked has become so vague.

I have a Kindle Fire, that is not that useful to me since I prefer reading on regular Kindles and using the iPad for other stuff (do I get banned for that :) ), so I thought I might just try to root it and make it a regular Android device. I was surprised to see that even dual boot options are available. I'm not sure yet if the device has enough space to make this practical, but I think it's pretty great.

Thanks again!
[Kindle Fire General] sylvia1:
Unknown device

Hello and thank you for all the info and for reading my question. I recently got a kindle fire that I think may have been rooted and restored to factory default and cleared everything including ROM. I do have the TWRP for recovery mode. I have been trying to install the driver to reload the kindle, but my computer won't recognize the device. I have tried the device manager. I have tried loading in normal (fast boot) and in recovery boot and I still keep getting the same error. The error is "Windows has stopped this device because it has reported problems. (Code 43)" Any help anyone could provide would be greatly appreciated!!! I thank you for taking the time to read this!

Sylvia
[Kindle Fire General] androidsftw:
Great guide! It was a great help in helping my friend understand the possibilities.
[Kindle Fire General] sharonbw:
Often you need to uninstall and reinstall the drivers in Windows (maybe several times). Don't know why, but the kindle drivers are touchy. If you can get the device recognized you can adb push a stock or any other Rom to your device and flash it in twrp. You should be fine.

Sent from my GT-p511x
[Kindle Fire General] derpzhat:
the guide is great-- i've got issues with adb drivers potentially

this guide is excellent, I've gained a lot of knowledge so far and hoping for know-how to come.

Q&A> [Q] TWRP Advance Wipe, Brick, need assistance on fix

still hitting a wall cause;

Essentially I ended up soft-bricking my kindle fire on semi-accident, I went to wipe my device clean in a RageQuit type scenario, and I believe I checked off every partition check-box in TWRP's advanced wipe, swiped and closed my case and set it far away from me -- It still has 1.4 FFF, and TWRP v2.6 -- but no OS, or Rom.. and missing '/system/bin/sh' appears when running KFU and Unbrick utilities v1.1.

Q&A> [Q] TWRP Advance Wipe, Brick, need assistance on fix

follow that link if you have similar issues, or browse the Q&A after reading this thread!
[Kindle Fire General] soupmagnet:
It's likely that this problem can't be solved in just one or two responses, so rather than hijack this thread, I would suggest you create a new thread in the Q&A forum and ask your question there.
[Kindle Fire General] derpzhat:
my apologies. thank you
[Kindle Fire General] Mr Je11yman:
Great post, thanks!
[Kindle Fire General] razen_kain:
Thank you very much for this guide. I am studying up on rooting and installing a custom ROM on my wife's KF. This was very helpful :)

Sent from my SGH-I777 using Xparent Red Tapatalk 2
[Kindle Fire General] mixxitdj:
excellent help

This guide is perfect.

I have been swapping ROMS and testing several,

and the latest 4.4.1 by HashCode seems to be the fastest and smoothest.

thanks for XDA and all developers
[Kindle Fire General] Green Wenonah:
Excellent basic tutorial, wish I had found this last year when I first started looking into rooting my KFHD. You have answered many of the questions I learned the hard way and some I hadn't thought to ask yet.
[Kindle Fire General] $$ D@ ViNcI $$:
Thanks
[Kindle Fire General] jluis81:
great guide !!!!!

thanks !
[Kindle Fire General] petronelduca:
I apologize in advance if this is a dumb question, but I need to know if will instal a custom rom on my KF, will I be able to use it in Ireland, as I got it fro m U.S? (I'm talking about downloading apps on it) Thank you very much.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Yes, Just need wifi.
[Kindle Fire General] smloftus:
Great Tutorial and resource

This was an invaluable tutorial and resource during my Kindle Fire learning curve over the last month or so. Thank you for putting this together and I wrote a guide based on my experience and what I needed to share with everyone else because of posts like this.

Keep up the good work!

Jocco-
[Kindle Fire General] eandiien:
Different ROMS

I'm very new to rooting, What all is the difference between the different ROMS, I installed and ran KFU with little issues and all seems to be working fine now. But I'm wondering if there is a way to make the kindle not look like a kindle. Some applications in the play store say my device is not supported. For example Clash of Clans or angry birds.

Thanks for the little bit of learning.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
well lots of things are different, kindle stock rom is android 2.3 gingerbread based, newest android is 4.4 KitKat.

easiest is just install a launcher like Go Launcher see http://youtu.be/HdFMGJoUZPc

installing a custom rom may allow those apps to work. some how to videos here https://sites.google.com/site/tomsgt123/all-videos/kindle-fire

if you want a KitKat rom you will need to update TWRP to 2.6.3.0 or newer. how to in my Updating TWRP
[Kindle Fire General] rb2tfm:
:good: Awesome thread... You are appreciated, Thank You :good:
[Kindle Fire General] eandiien:
other issues

I appreciate your assistance.

Ran in to 2 issues though.

The back up via TWRP locked up at setting the patrician.

Second was after loading both of the zip files everything started up fine except the keyboard keeps crashing. so I cant type in to anything for setup. should I re-download and re-attempt the load.

Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Which twrp version, ROM, and gapps?

Did you verify file size or better md5 checksum?

[How to] Verify that your download is complete with MD5/SHA-1 Hash Checksums
[Kindle Fire General] ErcDaMerc:
A number of links in this guide no longer work, specifically those for TWRP, FastBoot, and ADB. I'll try to find this stuff on my own but I thought you'd like to know.

Thanks
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
ABD-Fastboot

http://oldwiki.cyanogenmod.org/wiki/Fastboot

http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Doc:_fastboot_intro

TWRP link is fine http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79

but suggest using KFU to install TWRP the first time.

Kindle Fire Utility (KFU) link goes to old thread which has link to new one here The new Thread
[Kindle Fire General] minix51:
Thanks!! this helpful for newbie like me
[Kindle Fire General] Treeant34:
Bloody Good Show

One of the best guides I've seen on XDA, uber clear and concise...

Thanks for your effort(s)...

T
[Kindle Fire General] ledmmo:
Very useful, thanks!
[Kindle Fire General] ThePhoenixBird:
Thank you, the fastboot guide was a life saviour!
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[Kindle Fire General] RollerCoaster45:
Still having troube

Hello,

Thanks for all the info you gave me. I did use the factory cable and it almost worked. The computer recognizes it as a kindle through the factory cable but the kindle is still stuck on the kindle fire logo. What should I do.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
follow my Using Factory/Fastboot Cable to Flash FFF Bootloader and TWRP Recovery
[Kindle Fire General] Lunarino:
Most EXCELLENT

The 3 documents really should be required reading for EVERYONE!

(Before they do anything else) You all have got quite a wonderful community going on here!

I've encountered some REALLY AWESOME people here who've patiently helped me out.

I would not have been insulted if they asked me (even TOLD me) to read up on here first.
[Kindle Fire General] cammykool:
So if you are in boot loader you need a factory cable to get it out? Just trying to clarify... Ive done my research but I am having a hard time making sense of it.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
no, the factory cable is for get into bootloader/fastboot mode
[Kindle Fire General] cammykool:
Okay that means I must have one already you didn't even know but now that it is in fastboot nothing will recognize it
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
No, there are several ways the Kindle can be put in Bootloader/Fastboot mode the Fastboot cable is just one.

If the system doesn't boot properly the Kindle Fire may boot to Bootloader and get stuck

Have you installed drivers? Best otion for installing Kndle Fire Divers is the Kindle Fire Utility

Download, extract files, run install.drivers.bat,reboot PC
[Kindle Fire General] cammykool:
Have done it on multiple PC's ranging from Windows 7 to 10
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Several possibilities

It's not in Bootloader mode, and just low battery mode.

Bad usb cable, bad usb port on Kindle or PC

PC is seeing the Kindle but you not looking for the right thing

several other possibilities...
[Kindle Fire General] cammykool:
I know the port works normally. Can I use some buttion combo on the device to bring it back.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
What does that mean? Bring back what?
[Kindle Fire General] cammykool:
To the normal bootmode.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
What system version is on the Kindle Fire?