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[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
I realize that, and I acknowledged it in my post by stating that it solved the drained battery issue. I also gave thanks on your post.

Accusing me of not paying attention is not necessary.

I only said that I don't see the difference in the factory cable because a) my drained battery was resolved by other means and b) I did read in the factory cable thread that "Seems like you have power and this cable is maininly for when your ... battery is dead and you need to ... fastboot with no battery life left.... So the cable does not matter in your case since your battery has power you can use any usb cable."

I also looked at this thread, but the initial post seems to imply that I already know how to "Apply this flash.zip from recovery just like any other ROM or kernel .zip file.", which I do not.

As I said, my fire is currently stuck at the kindle fire logo and does not respond to being plugged in to the PC (other than turning on to the kindle fire screen).

Admittedly, I only went about 4 pages deep into the thread, but it seemed to be all posts of thanks (for the most part) to the original post. I will continue reading the thread if you're saying that it indeed contains more helpful information.

I apologize if my post came across as ignorant or lazy, but the fact is that I've been researching this for the better part of the day, and I see plenty of info on what to do if I can get my PC to communicate with my Fire, but the first problem is that I cannot find out how to hurdle that first very important obstacle.

Just to save us both some time (and I do appreciate your patience and willingness to help), are you saying that I need a factory cable regardless of the state of the battery? Because if that's the case, then my first priority is to figure out how to get one, because my knowledge, means, and experience in soldering and inner workings of electronics is zero, so making one myself is not an option.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Forgive my impatience but playing twenty questions with other, less motivated to learn users, gets kind of old after a while (not to say that you fall into that category). Not to mention, I'm a prick and have very little patience to begin with.

With a good charge on your battery there is no longer a need for a factory cable.

Most of the users here are fairly proficient with the use of recovery so its easy to overlook those who aren't. That's why it's important to know up front what your level of experience is, to avoid such assumptions.

Your recovery (TWRP or CWM) has a mount function for mounting certain partitions as external drives onto your computer. Your computer will recognize it in the same way it does a thumb drive. Use it to mount your sdcard and transfer the FFF1.4 so it can be installed while in recovery.

Once installed, reboot and hold the power button as if you were trying to enter recovery again and you will be able to select which mode to boot with. Choose "Normal Boot".
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
Okay, well I'm currently on page 11 of the "[bootloader]" thread hoping to enlighten myself a bit more. But just to be clear, because I'm not sure I was in my first post, I am not quite sure that this thing is even rooted or that it even has TWRP (or any recovery) on it.

As I said, I did reset it to factory, and these problems started when I tried to root it again. Yes, KFU did say "your device is now rooted...", but the kindle itself showed no signs that this was indeed the case. Also, just because it said "All Done!" after the Google apps install, it did say failed about a dozen times, so I doubt anything actually installed. Finally, as I stated, my real idiotic move was to select "enable fastboot" from the recovery screen (although I guess that means I do indeed have TWRP or something on it?). That was the last mistake I made, or was even able to make. After that it was stuck on the triangle screen, and then flashing the standard kindle fire screen (battery drained). Now even though the screen is no longer flashing, it is still the standard kindle fire screen that it's stuck on, not the triangle.

No need to respond to this unless this clarification changes your advice. I haven't finished the bootloader thread, but fwiw, it does not mount as a thumb drive would. As I said, there is no acknowledgement at all that it's even connected. The PC does not even recognize that a USB device of any kind was connected.

I mainly wanted to make sure that I had given all the right info on what led up to where I am.

This is the state of my Fire whether it's connected or not. When the power button is pressed or if it gets plugged in, this is instant.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
It should be noted that, that is not a "standard" Kindle boot logo. The screen you are looking at is the bootloader, essentially. The particular one you have installed is FireFireFire1.3. FireFireFire1.4 is different, as it allows you to change your bootmode without the use of the KFU.

To make things easier, the developer of FFF1.4 updated it so it could be installed through custom recovery (TWRP) to prevent installation problems and allow installation without need of working USB adb/fastboot drivers.

As you know, you are currently in fastboot mode which prevents the device from booting past the bootloader in order to send certain commands to the system. Usually you would be able to send these commands through the command line interface, but the fact that KFU doesn't recognize your device makes it difficult because of the existence of bad USB drivers.

Luckily, all versions of FireFireFire were designed to make it easy to boot into recovery. To do this, when you see the boot logo upon startup, hold the power button until it turns orange, then release. If you have custom recovery installed, your device will boot directly onto recovery. There, you will be able to mount your sdcard, wipe certain chunks of data, and install roms (among other things).

It is not necessary to be "rooted" for these functions to work, and installing custom roms will root your device automatically.

If for some reason you are unable to boot into recovery then it needs to be (re)installed, which in your case would be slightly more difficult as you would have to fix your drivers in order to proceed.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
I guess I don't know how to boot into recovery. It just goes straight to the screen that says push power button to do factory reset. I don't even get the yellow triangle anymore.

Just a continuous loop of you must restore your kindle back to orginal factory settings.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
In your case, TWRP must be installed.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
And how do I do that. Do I use the KFU?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
The button never turns orange (not even if I plug it into the stock charger for that matter), it stays green until I've held it long enough that the unit simply shuts off.

So I guess that leaves me to fixing my drivers.

Should I delete the adb interface from device manager and reinstall the google drivers (from the KFU folder) after reboot? Is that what you mean?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
You can try KFU but it's likely it will fail. If that's the case, make sure your drivers are in good working order and install it manually.

Driver info:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1625356

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25679258&postcount=10

Fastboot commands:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3

This might also be useful:

http://www.wincert.net/tips/microso...-disable-driver-signing-in-windows-7-sp1.html
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
I think Im in over my head here. Anybody near Tampa lol
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
Nothing I do gets the Kindle out of the loop. It shows the KF stock boot up screen, then reboots a couple times and ends up the screen where it says to press power button to reset your kindle to its original factory settings. If I press the power button, it starts it over again.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
OK first off, what OS are you using? XP/Vista/7?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
Vista
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
You don't have custom recovery installed, only the stock Kindle Fire recovery which is completely useless. Either you never had it or the latest OTA replaced your custom one. In order to install recovery at this point, it needs to be done manually through the command prompt. Typically that would be easy, but in your case you need to replace your drivers.

You need to go to your device manager, uninstall the old drivers and reinstall them before you can continue any further.

After that, I need to know how familiar you are with the command line interface and entering adb/fastboot commands.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
So uninstall the Fire drivers and reinstall them? Im not very experienced with this stuff. Trying to learn.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
That's what he said. Just go to Device Manager, find your Android (Composite) ADB Interface (it will be under Android Phone) and uninstall. It will ask you if you want to remove the software. Yes.

Reboot your PC and reinstall the drivers.

I'm anxiously awaiting the next directions he gives you, because they probably apply to me as well. I uninstalled and reinstalled my drivers, and the Fire is showing up as Android ADB Interface (not composite as before), so it acknowledges it's in fastboot. However, it is still not showing as a drive in windows explorer so I will need the command prompt instructions as well (KFU also still shows Offline/Unknown).

FYI, I'm running Win7 64-bit.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
Im in the device manager on my computer, but Im not seeing any drivers for the Kindle Fire in there. How did you unistall and reinstall them.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
Well, in my case the driver was stuck in device manager, so it didn't matter if my kindle was plugged in, but normally it needs to be connected to the PC for it to appear in device manager. It should be at or near the top of the list "Android Phone" and when expanded should show "Android Composite ADB Device" (or without the word Composite), or it will be under "Other" as "Kindle Fire"
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
Thanks. Uninstalled and reinstalled them.

Not experienced with the command line interface and entering adb/fastboot commands
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
Neither am I and I think I just changed my situation from bad to worse.

Following instructions in another thread (so I thought), I sent 3 fastboot commands to my Fire from the command line:

fastboot flash bootloader Flash.zip

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

fastboot reboot

The command window showed apparent success for the first two, and on the third it said rebooting...then "finished", the PC made the "USB disconnect" sound, and the kindle screen went black (though the power button stayed green) and stayed that way.

After a few minutes, I pressed the power button a couple of times and then held it until the green light went out.

That was it. Now it does absolutely nothing. No power, no screen, no light on power button. Even plugging it in has no effect.

Did I just hard brick this thing?
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
First of all, where did you see the command "fastboot flash bootloader Flash.zip"?

You installed a .zip file in your boot partition where you should have installed a .bin

And yes, that's a "hard brick". It can be fixed IF YOU FOLLOW DIRECTIONS. I explained the dangers of using "fastboot flash bootloader" to install a .zip file in this very thread when you first asked for help

Check out Pokey9000's firekit to fix your problem.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=21068072

If you have any questions or are unsure about anything, ASK.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Shift+right click on the KFU "tools" folder containing fastboot.exe and select "Run in Command..."

In the prompt that comes up, enter:

fastboot flash recovery /path/to/twrp2.1.img

Make sure its twrp 2.1
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
I thought I read in that thread (the bootloader thread, not your response in this thread, which I do see now that I overlooked) that with the new Flash.zip there is no need to extract it or use a .bin file. Obviously I was mistaken. :-(

Fwiw, I flashed twrp.img because that's what I saved the file as to make it easier (as suggested by the thread).
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
I entered exactly what you typed, but it said error. Am I supposed to take out the spaces?

Is the Kindle supposed to be off. Mine is at the press power button to restore to factory settings screen.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
You need to replace "/path/to/" with your specific folder path to the file.

In my case, the img file was in the command prompt working directory (iow, I put the img file in the tools folder) so I just needed to enter

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img

(twrp.img was the name of MY file. Yours is probably different)

If your img file is in another folder than the directory you're working in, you need to enter that path specific to your system.

While it may seem ironic that someone who just bricked their kindle is giving help, keep in mind that mine was a result of giving the wrong commands, not typing the command improperly. Mine did exactly what I told it to do. ;-)
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
When you have an error like that it is helpful to know what the error is.

To make things easy place your recovery.img in the KFU "tools" folder and rename it to twrp.img. the command would then be...

fastboot flash recovery twrp.img
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
It says waiting for device
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Try entering the command with the device turned off and when you see "waiting for device", turn it on.

If that doesn't work, uninstall/delete your current drivers then reinstall and try again.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
no luck
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Read this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747671&postcount=2

Follow the instructions to fix your drivers and confirm they are configured properly.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
Thanks, I followed each step and everything look like it should on my computer, but it still said waiting on Device. Tried multiple reboots.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
I do appreciate all the help you have gone through trying to help me.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
You have a couple of options. You could try different USB ports but I'm not sure how effective it would be in your situation. You can try again on another computer but again, if the problem is with the device and not the computer you'll end up the same results.

If all else fails, you can create a bootable Linux LiveUSB thumb drive and use the tools in the "firekit" to reinstall FFF and TWRP, and it wouldn't require pulling your Kindle apart.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] TURBO1112:
That seems beyond my capability. Thanks again, though.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
I'm not going to have time to do the fire kit for a few days. Should I leave the kindle unplugged? When I plug it in it gets warm near the bottom. Obviously the light doesn't go on so I don't even know if a bricked kindle even charges.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
Unplug it and hold the power button for 30 seconds to make sure it's shut down.
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] fzdolfan:
I made the USB stick. Now I have a few questions before I proceed.

First, when exactly do I plug in the Fire? Before setting up the terminal environment, or after the list of commands comes up?

Also, do I need to open the Kindle? (If so, I didn't realize that, but I've read that it's nearly impossible to do without breaking several clips).

The above question comes from my next question, which is, do I use the last command ("fix all" usb script) on the list?

Should I ask these questions in the Firekit thread first?

FYI, I am currently reading that thread, but I feel that since some of this post is unique to my situation, I wanted to ask here so I can be ready if/when you respond.

EDIT: This seems to answer one of my questions at least, correct?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=25672944&postcount=17
[Kindle Fire Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] soupmagnet:
First plug the cable into your computer and then enter the command.

Yes, in your case you have to use the "shorting trick" to boot into USBboot mode. While maintaining the short is when you plug into your Kindle. Sometimes it takes several tries.

The "Install_FFF_TWRP" command should suffice.
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sergio10:
I found that I have problem with sych of new contacts. When I create contact is not uploaded and to my gmail contacts. I check the folders of contacts and are correct and also i try one work around that i found in internet to clear data in contact storage without any success

Any ideas?
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Which ROM are you using? Are you using the stock app to create the contact or a third party one?

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sergio10:
67.02 settoboy

i have stock ics rom 4.0.3 and stock contact application
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
I assume you mean the ICS leak because the official one isn't out still.

In the case of ICS, the new radio UCLD or whatever is known to solve this problems for people on occasion so give that a shot.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] sergio10:
the new radio UCLD?

Can i have directions for this i dont know what is this :s

My apologies
[AT&T Samsung Galaxy S II Skyrocket SGH-I727] kr3w1337:
Go in the development section and do a search for radios and you will see what I'm talking about and how to install and how it works.

Sorry if I won't tell you straight up but its only because the people who released it and the topics that have it contain much more information that I can possibly write up.

Sent from my SAMSUNG-SGH-I727
[Upgrading, Modifying and Unlocking] BigBigboy:
ZTE released official 3UK F930 T card upgrading tool,if you are still worrying about the software issues and you are not convenient to go to maintenance center, it's the best choice to upgrade by youself. You just need to install the tool and upgrade with a T card. The link is:

http://wwwen.zte.com.cn/endata/mobile/UK/UK_SoftWare/201107/P020110720530071219773.zip
[HTC One X] Berserk87:
I've got a couple questions for you guys.

Is this forum going to be the same one x that we have on rogers, or our us canadians going to have the same one as at&t?

http://www.rogers.com/web/link/wire...roductType=normal&productId_Detailed=ONEXWHTR

Also, i dont see anything about the canadian/rogers version having nfc.
[XPERIA X8 General] nasfudin:
wow minicm9 now almost fully working with camera fix..i have waiting for a long time to use very nice miui rom because the bug of camera..now please make a new miui rom as before..this is the best ui rom ever!
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Does anybody happen to have a list of whether various car chargers and/or kits switch the Titan into Car Mode or not.

Also, is there any way to see or preview Car Mode manually as there is with Dock Mode

Many thanks

Andy
[HTC Titan] Erik Latranyi:
I think the car mode is an Android function, not Windows Phone.
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Looking at HTC's website it looks like it's only avaiable under Sense 4.0 which I think is Android only HOWEVER, this link suggests the Titan has it built in.

(Sorry had to seperate as I'm new user)

wmpoweruser.com

(page)

/htc-releases-new-htc-titan-car-cradle-with-car-panel-app/

:)
[HTC Titan] MaruFas:
The car panel works in the new Locations version 2.1 (build2213.18230) phone can not be dormant or in lock screen to use.

/showpost.php?p=24460791&postcount=20
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Thanks, well like some of the other guys on that thread I have a fix car bracket so don't really want the HTC car kit (it's expensive too) but somehow need to find out whether holders from Brodit, ProClip etc will activate the Car Panel
[HTC Titan] Erik Latranyi:
ProClip

I have the ProClip mount without the built-in power. I love their products and it is a great mount.

I see no need for the Car Panel as I have everything at my fingertips.
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
HTC are currently saying it is only enabled with the right car kit plugged in AND a car which has the Bluetooth Phonebook Profile capability ???
[HTC Titan] titi66200:
HTC Titan CU S600 switch the Titan into Car Mode.
[HTC Titan] foxbat121:
For a dock to trigger phone into dock mode, it needs specially made microUSB plug. For example, for Samsung Android phones, the microUSB plug needs to have PIN5 connected to a 600k resistor to the ground. Ppl on Samsung board has been documenting the various resistor values for triggering different functions for Samsung phones for almost two years now. Not sure if there is similar efforts on HTC phones.

But, to answer OP's question, no, generic docks won't trigger such docking mode. Only OEM docks can.
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Thanks, I understand that the Dock Mode is enabled using resistance across pins of the USB cables however I am trying to find out whether the Car Panel mode is activated in the same way and/or whether it uses the Bluetooth connection to the car as well.
[HTC Titan] meandu229:
In case your still wondering I have just got this kit (£20 from the forest) and it opens locations when I plug it in , I have no Bluetooth in my car so cant vouch for anything else working.. Just gotta see if I can find away to open Navigon instead.
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Which kit was it, do you have a link or make please.
[HTC Titan] meandu229:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/HTC-Titan-A...S6PK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344877037&sr=8-1

and it is possible to change what opens with it, i currently have nokia drive opening,, you will need a custom rom to change what opens with it though
[HTC Titan] SnoopMegaDaddy:
Cool, thats the HTC kit and it's come down in price a lot. I wanted a fixed one rather than a sucker one but thanks for the info. Also, as an aside what ROM are you using and are you pleased with it ?
[HTC Titan] meandu229:
I'm using Dymanics 1.21 and not had a problem with it yet, dont notice anything different to stock performance wise.