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[Kindle Fire Android Development] igotgame:
Can you flash 2.3.6.1 over COTR 2.1?

Sent from my 2nd Gen Nexus 7
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Here you go Otter TWRP zips from 2.5.0.0 up to 2.6.3.1 this is for all that need to update one TWRP version at a time so they can run KitKat rom enjoy.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
Here is the 2.3 one.

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=35659951&postcount=296

And the 2.4 one

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37502044&postcount=322
[Kindle Fire Android Development] zenihilist:
I did this and still had the data mounting problem. Not sure if I did something wrong or if my KF just doesn't think it can handle kitkat.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tex5781:
these are links to BLAZE TWRP. wont there be a problem going from BLAZE recoveries back to OTTER?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
Those are all from this thread, and that is what we used on the KF gen 1 from two years back. I just used them, and they worked. I did not have a problem, so I don't see any problem.. (shrug)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 24bronco:
I was only able to get twrp-Blaze 2.3.3.1 and Twrp Blaze 2.4.1.0 to install. all others would not load and I got errors. Any help or advice on how I can get Twrp 2.6.3.1 to install? Thank you
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
What was the exact verbiage of the error with 2.5.x ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 24bronco:
I actually installed a 4.3 ROM on the Kindle now. I will try to load TWRP again and give the exact error. Thank you
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Not sure what the issue is or what errors you got but the only thing I can think of would be that the TWRP versions you installed were Blaze and the zips I posted are Otter and as far as I know you can't flash Blaze and Otter it has to be one or the other or you will get errors.I could be wrong.

EDIT here are TWRP Blaze zips needed to get you to TWRP 2.6.3.1 so you can flash KitKat roms enjoy.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] zenihilist:
So I've been installing 2.6.3.1 in the various ways I've found on XDA and ended up with unmount-able data every time. Each time I've tested the install by seeing if data mounts from the "mount" menu in twrp. Should I instead be trying to install cm11 and see what happens? Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] paulsonmcreilly:
I ran into the same problem. Had mostly otter zips with a few blaze zips for 2.3 and 2.4. After the blaze zips were installed the otter ones afrer would fail because it was checking for blaze and finding otter in the zip.

I downloaded the equivalent otter .img file (couldn't find any zips) and used the terminal emulator 'dd' method from earlier in this thread. Worked like a charm.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
Use the flashify method. I did it and I am on kitkat
[Kindle Fire Android Development] 24bronco:
I was able to get TWRP Blaze2.4.3.0.zip To install from all the zips you posted. But when I go to install TWRP Blaze-2.4.4.0.zip I get this error:

Status 7

Error Flashing zip ' /sdcard/ TWRP -Blaze2.4.4.0.zip

Updating parition details

installing /sdcard/TWRP-Blaze-2.4.4.0.zip

checking for MD5 file...

skipping MD% check: No MD5 file found.

Installing

TWRP Recovery

Build Version Check....

assert failed: getprop( "ro.product.device")=="blaze" II

E:Unknown command [err_string]

getprop( "ro.build.device")=="blaze" II

E:Unknown command [err_string]

E:Error in / sdcard/TWRP-Blaze-2.4.4.0.zip

(Status 7)

Error Flashing zip ' /sdcard/ TWRP -Blaze2.4.4.0.zip

Updating parition details
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
I'll take a look at the zip file and try to get a new one up .

Edit new Blaze 2.4.4.0 has been posted with other ones not sure why it failed . Make sure you reboot recovery after every flash of a new version before you flash the next version.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] JusticeAA:
After trial and error here is what worked for me:

I started at TWRP 2.0 and upgraded from there.

For 2.x-2.4 use the files labeled "Blaze" and install them one at a time and reboot into recovery after each install.

Once you are on 2.4.4 you need to switch to the files labeled "Otter" starting with 2.5

Install them up to 2.6.3.1 and you can install kitkat. (I was able to skip from 2.6.0.0 straight to 2.6.3.1 but it may vary for others.)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vlasp:
[MENTION=2784430]mlkjuggalo[/MENTION] your twrp 2.6.3.1 otter zip always results in data not able to be mounted when I flash kit kat.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Are you talking about when you connect to PC with USB you don't see your kindles internal storage ? Because I can see mine just fine other than that not sure what data your mounting . I can see internal storage on KitKat and in TWRP 2.6.3.1 just fine.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vlasp:
I mean when I try to install, wipe, backup it gives me the error data can't mount.

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And do you need 2.6.3.1 to flash 4.4 or can you have 2.6.3.0?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Oh I see. I have no issues installing or doing any of the wipes needed to flash. I haven't tried to backup since I always clean flash and never use backups. I will test it on my end and see if I get same error.

As for flashing KitKat I think it can only be done with TWRP 2.6.3.1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
I have no clue what I'm doing wrong, but I can't get 2.6.3.1 to install for the life of me. I'm on the gen 1 kindle and stuck on 2.2. Any suggestions?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] paulsonmcreilly:
Based on the earlier posts in this thread you will need to install 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 & 2.6 in order to get to 2.6.3.1. This is what I did to get from 2.2 to 2.6.3.1.

Have you already tried this?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
[MENTION=4551511]Vlasp[/MENTION] Backing up works just fine here just tested no data error can't mount issue for me .
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
No I haven't, thanks so much. I tried searching for it but the searches never work out for me on tapatalk as they do on the actual website via a computer. Thanks so much.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vlasp:
I'm on 2.6.3.0 so what do I flash to get up to 2.6.3.1 as it still gives me the data error.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Not sure all I did when on the 2.6.3.0 was flash the 2.6.3.1 zip and everything worked fine. Do you have data issue with 2.6.3.0?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
Got all the way to 2.4.3 from 2.2.1 using the blaze files, but can't get 2.4.4 to flash. I keep getting an error.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Not sure why some get error with that one. Have you tried to just jump to 2.5 I know I skipped a few updates and I was still able to get to 2.6.3.1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
I'll try that
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
*Update*

I did what was mentioned and skipped to the next update of the Blaze files and still got the same error. However along with the Blaze files I had the Otter files on my device and I switched the 2.5 otter files and it worked. So I used Blaze files up from 2.2.1 to 2.4.3 then the Otter files from 2.5 up the the latest 2.6.3 I believe. I'm currently running the CM11 latest nightly. Thanks for all the help everyone.

Here's the error I was getting on the Blaze files
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Vlasp:
No issues with 2.6.3.0 except it can't flash cm11.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
The only other thing you could try is flash the 2.6.3.0 that Hashcode posted in the ROM/kernel official cm11 thread

Edit or you can get it here on page 44 post #436
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
So lately I've been having an issue on 2.6.3.1. Every time I would try to flash gapps or another .zip over any rom, it would just reboot recovery mid-flash. After I installed KitKang (this would be my 7th time trying to flash the gapps), I wiped Cache/Dalvik immediately afterwards and gapps flashed. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem but if you hit that button after flashing the rom the gapps works :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Shermanballz:
have 2.1.1. this would not work :( tried. 2.5 all the way through 2.6.3.1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
I think 2.1.1 was a blaze version .I could be wrong I would have to look on TWRP site . You might try the blaze zips I posted.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dwarf_t0ssn:
Cannot mount data or cache in 2.6.3.1 (otter)

It installed 4.4.1 and 4.4.2 kitkat just fine (writing to system), but TWRP 2.6.3.1 refuses to mount data or cache no matter what I try, so wiping cache and backing up data is impossible on that version. I even went back and installed the 5 TWRP versions in order, to see if that'd fix it, but it didn't. Same problem persists. Interestingly, the zip provided by Hashcode (the 2.6.3.0 with SELinux support) exhibits the same erroneous behavior, no mounting of data or cache.

For now, I'm just installing TWRP 2.6.3.0 in order to backup/write data or wipe the cache, then upgrading TWRP back to 2.6.3.1 to backup/write system (since kitkat requires .3.1). Fiddly as hell, but it seems to work. Haven't tried to restore anything yet. Also, since 2.6.3.0 mounts everything and wipes just fine with no errors, I know that the partitions are fine on my KF, so that's not the issue.

Anyhow, I've read the whole thread and can't see any fix that works, only that this problem happens to others, but didn't happen to mlkjuggalo for some reason. :confused:

Is 2.6.3.1 mounting data and cache for most, or is that functionality somewhat broken? It's weird that it seems to work for some, but not all....after all we are all using the same device!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Not sure why making backups/mounting data works for me. All I did was flash the zips and everything worked. Hope someone with more knowledge on TWRP can figure it out for the ones that its not working for.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
I just hope COTR gets updated to KitKat support so we don't have these problems in the first place.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Diesel6401:
I'm having some issues running a backup. I installed nandroid and ran into some serious issues. So i removed and tried to run a backup in twrp and now it continually says backup failed. So I deleted nandroid and rebooted into recovery and still the same thing. I was able to restore to my original backup (eventually), but has anyone else had any issues with that? I'm new so I'm probably doing something wrong.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] verkerria:
Certain ROMs seem to mess with the install for some reason, I wiped data in COTR, then pushed the twrp update using the latest KFU and data mounts
[Kindle Fire Android Development] galearned:
Dumb question time..Pardon me for doing so.

What is the purpose of mounting cache or data? Cache and data partitions I presume?

What do you do once these partitions are mounted in TWRP?

Are you then using CLI/terminal to edit files in these partitions?

To you question/point, I think most people (I use TWRP every single day) use TWRP for installing ROMs, wiping and moving from ROM to ROM, etc, and an occasional sideload and not much else.

I do agree that much of the newer TWRP versions do not work dependably .

I had to go back to 2.5.0 to get some functions to work at least in windows - TWRP on Linux works more consistently.

2.6.3.1 at least boots into recovery most of the time. Some of the middle versions beyond 2.5.0 did not even boot into recovery after installing.

Regards
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pkarza:
From what I am reading, I have to upgrade twrp 2.2.2.1 several times until getting to 2.6.3.1??

There is no 'shortcut'?

And where can I find all these twrp zip files for the kindle fire? I can't find them!!

Thank you in advance.

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Update - found all the files - had to flash from each level all the way to 2.6.3.1 - great thread.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
I used Flashify to change twrp from 2.2.2.1 to current in one step. I do not use it for anything else.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gaikokujinkyofusho:
do i need to upgrade twrp?

Hi, I have v2.1x on my kindle fire 1st gen but still managed to upgrade to cm 10.1.2 (I think thats it, not in front of me at the moment, newest otter release). Anyway, I had tried to upgrade twrp via the goo manager but the ota openscript upgrade part wasn't cooperating and on the site it I wasn't able to find info on how to manually do the upgrade (did find a few posters frustrated with goo manager but hey, its free so I'll bite my lip and be thankful), I also tried IRC but was directed to the website and to twrp manager but it was late so didn't get around to trying the manager.

Today it occured to me, i am not even sure that I need to upgrade twrp? I doubt I will have this kindle too much longer (ie not too many more rom upgrades) but I wanted to ask those who actually knew better than I. thoughts?

thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
IMHO if you are going to upgrade the kindle with CM11 ROM then you must flash twrp 2.6.3.1. Otherwise I see no reason to do this assuming you are not kind of person who likes flashing different ROM every week. =)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] gaikokujinkyofusho:
Nope, not a compulsive flasher :)

Thanks for that, it now seems to be working pretty well so unless something breaks will probably be staying on 10.2.1

much appreciated.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
Has anyone tried the 2.7.0.0 update? Found this while browsing goo.im.

http://goo.im/devs/OpenRecovery/blaze/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-otter.img

It's on the official site too.

http://techerrata.com/file/twrp2/blaze/openrecovery-twrp-2.7.0.0-otter.img
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Here is TWRP 2.7.0.0 OTTER zip tested and working fine for me :) just flash and enjoy new TWRP goodness :)

Edit removed zip reason wipes not working with my zip :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tehloxely:
I can flash this using Flashify, yes?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] :
No, the zip is meant to be flashed in recovery
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tehloxely:
I just flashes 2.7.0.0, and when I go to wipe everything, TWRP goes to wipe it, crashes and turns of the screen. I click the screen back on, TWRP reloads and nothing was wiped.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
I just tested and get same issue going to pull zip thanks

Edit went back to the 2.6.3.1 and all works again sorry all guess i'll need to look at the zip file to see whats wrong :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tehloxely:
It looks like they posted 2.7.0.1, but no changelog. Does anyone have the changelog and can confirm everything works?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
I'll give it a test here soon if zip works I'll post and share :)

Edit This is what I tested and looks to be working Advanced wipes , Factory reset , Backing up , Restoring , Install , Mount all look to be working this time around.

Edit The only issue I found was Fix Permissions looks to crash TWRP and then it reboots so if you don't mind not using fix permissions then you should be good with new 2.7.0.1

Edit here is flashable zip for 2.7.0.1 otter version https://www.dropbox.com/s/gtcd661bug6rszn/twrp-2.7.0.1-otter.zip if blaze is need just ask and I'll post :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tehloxely:
Thanks mlkjuggalo, let's hope they fix that now :)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] babbabooey97:
Blaze needed ,ease

Please**
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mlkjuggalo:
Here is 2.7.0.1 Blaze zip not tested as i'm on Otter version .

https://www.dropbox.com/s/0629190zpo1wi6h/TWRP-Blaze-2.7.0.1.zip
[Kindle Fire Android Development] babbabooey97:
Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] muiriddin:
assert and apply_patch_check fails?

It looks like 2.7.0.1 broke the following code in updater-script (from hashcode's otterx bootloader installer)

assert(apply_patch_check("/cache/otterx-u-boot_v2.03.bin", "3edf3b6c0ab00933654de5c09b28adbe4ec67b0b", "3edf3b6c0ab00933654de5c09b28adbe4ec67b0b"));

When that line runs the assert fails. Does this happen to anyone else?

NOTE: I've fixed my issue, it appears as if the transfer to the device failed and this check prevented me from flashing a bad otterx bootloader download to my device. Thanks Hashcode for writing a check like this, and note to all who haven't learned this already md5 checking once it is on the device is your friend!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Roseysdaddy:
can someone point me towards how to flash 2.7.0.1 using adb? I guess ive got nothing but a bootloader on this rig right now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
http://teamw.in/project/twrp2/79

Adjust the version number appropriately.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashbang173:
Hey has anyone used this on the kindle fire: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2721474
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Says not compatible with your device (kindle fire).

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Using play store link
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
It said compatible with devices with official TWRP support. The KF has it so I assumed it would work. I'm trying it tonight when I get home. EDIT: I'm running KitKat and Google Play says incompatible with device. Maybe it'll work with JB or ICS?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashbang173:
Try downloading the apk from an apk down loader. I think its something like evozi apk downloader. Then sideload
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Have you tried TWRP Manager, which is fully compatible?

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.jmz.soft.twrpmanager
[Kindle Fire Android Development] For1n:
hello, what is the difference between TWRP blaze and otter version?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] v_lestat:
No twrp manager doesn't list the otter

It shows blaze but I ain't picking that until someone says blaze works

And for some stupid reason smirk it only installs twrp 2.5.0.0 not even the latest

Twrp site says to use the manager app then choose otter but otter isn't even a device you can pick from
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Otter and blaze images are the same, except for name

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to upgrade just install a flashable twrp.zip from my list.

Kindle Fire Flashable Recoveries TWRP/COTR/CWM[2014]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] v_lestat:
Thx shadow

Oddly enough I just found your files off google

Many thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Not that odd, Google knows my lists
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashbang173:
[MENTION=912474]Dees_Troy[/MENTION] , Will support be added for the otterx? OtterX Thread OtterX Device Repo
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
2.8.0.1 Flashable TWRP zip

zip-openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.1-blaze.zip

MD5: 73a6efd4d2af6ff26fbfe6ce2e97e9f7

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Place on SD card, install in TWRP
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
I installed this and it cannot see the folders. Initial tree is good, but it sees nothing inside the folders. I went back to 2.7.1, (by placing the file inside cache) but the change persisted. Permissions, maybe? How do I fix it?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Well its not for otterx
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
Well, duh. Installed the correct file and everything is fine.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
zip-openrecovery-twrp-2.8.0.2-blaze.zip

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Should add didn't test, but should be good
[Kindle Fire Android Development] FuZZ__:
Unofficial TWRP 2.8.1.0

I've just built latest TWRP with CM11 and quick test done http://d-h.st/ETB

It would be appreciated if someone could make a flashable zip since I have no time to do that, Enjoy! :)

uh, nvm... after more testing turned out it's borked as duck :(

EDIT: Here is an UNOFFICIAL one from latest source code and I can confirm that mount USB storage issue has been addressed. Have fun until OFFICIAL 2.8.1.1 is out... Enjoy :) http://d-h.st/BFK4
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xolanir:
So I flashed the latest TWRP 2.8.1.0 using ADB on my 2012 N7 running the official 5.0. Read the OP to see if it was compatible and didn't see anything mentioned about it. It flashed without an issue but upon booting into recovery, I got a dead robot with the red triangle with an exclamation. Does this mean that Android 5.0 isn't supported yet? Thx in advance for the help! :confused:

Edit: wrong thread, sorry.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
i can't get adb/usb to work in any version of Twrp 2.8.x.x, works fine in all versions 2.7.x.x and below
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Ok got usb storage and adb to work, had to use drivers from [HOW-TO] Amazon Kindle Fire Signed Driver for WinXP/Vista/7/8/8.1 but still need drivers from KFU for fastboot
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrdreamers:
cant find a zip of this is there any?:confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
use TWRP 2.7.1.0 till you know what you are doing
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrdreamers:
where can i find a zip for that?:confused:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Kindle Fire Flashable Recoveries TWRP/COTR/CWM[2014]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mrdreamers:
TY! i did your root and twrp videos again and the 2nd time it worked great! i just need to update twrp and flash a rom ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] VTCruzer:
Dude I'm not trying to be mean, but for the past week you've been going around and shooting out a ton of questions that can be easily answered if you just looked around for a little bit. Really do your research before asking. Look around in each forum and thread. They all have search bars where you can look up and see if someone's had your same problem. While Shadow is glad to answer your questions, you should save everyone's time and just look around first.

So before you ask, I'd try looking up why you'd want 2.7.10 over 2.8.x. It's a pretty important piece of info you should know as a Kindle user.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] SuccubusInc:
Just to save some frustration and brokenness, will this also work on the otterx partition layout? I'm assuming so, as no one has the old PT anymore, but I just want to make sure.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
no, you must use OtterX twrp
[Kindle Fire Android Development] pbailey212:
I have tried using flash_image in terminal and I just kept getting errors. I finally gave up after a couple days
[Kindle Fire Android Development] smirkis:
yup, doesn't work. gotta use the dd if= of= method.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Aahz Pervect:
I can't get 2.1.1 to stick.

I've tried command line, Kindle Fire Utility, and TWRP installer all to watch it load into 2.1.1 but then revert to 2.0.0 once the device is rebooted.

Odd.

Apparently somewhere between AOKP and the 3.0 kernel something wasn't playing nice with the flashing process. Restored my CM7 backup and 2.1.1 stuck just fine. (was just odd that it'd revert back to 2.0.0 instead of 2.1.0) Oh well fixed now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Dasanko:
Make sure you're writing flash and not boot...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] vbdss:
thank you for version 2.1.1, works great here, no problem flashing it.

Apparently reboot problems no longer exist.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] WattB006:
Thanks for the 2.1.1 update. Just flashed it over and works perfectly. Can't wait for themes to come out now.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Pkt_Lnt:
The new 2.1.1 is nice. Touch the power button or unplug the power while on the main screen and see what it does! :)