[Kindle Fire General] HaveNoIdeaWhatIMDoing:
can't get past 'Device not found'

Thank you, kinfauns, for these very readable guides.

I got a new kindle fire and wanted to follow this guide to root it, but can't get past 'device not found'. Here is an abbreviated summary of what I tried (sorry, somewhat long...)

I searched the net, re-installed the drivers repeatedly, turned both Kindle and PC off and on, tried everything I found (see protocol below). The Kindle battery was always at least 92% full.

What am I doing wrong?

read:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

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

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=517874

(plus some links from there)

downloaded, extracted files to PC as per above instructions

Devices:

PC: TOSHIBA Satellite L645D, Windows 7 Home Premium Service Pack 1

Kindle Fire, System Version 6.3, Allow Installation of Applications: ON

Did:

download kindle fire utility (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1399889), version 0.9.6

extracted to C:\kfu

run install_drivers

got:

Congratulations! You finished installing your Kindle Fire drivers.

The drivers were successfully installed on this computer.

You can now connect your device to this computer. If your device came with instructions, please read them first.

Driver Name	Status

√Google, Inc. (WinUSB) AndriodUsbDeviceClass (12/06/2010 4.0.0000.00000)	Ready to use

(did click 'Finish')

did:

go to PC 'start'

right-click 'Computer', left-click 'Manage'

click 'DeviceManager'

turn on Kindle Fire, log in, plug in USB kindle, then PC

got:

'Andriod Phone'-Android Composite ADB Interphase' (in PC DeviceManager)

'You can now transfer files from your computer to Kindle' (on Kindle)

Did:

go to PC 'Start', 'Run',

typed in 'cmd'

clicked 'enter',

got:

console window open

did: (type in console)

cd..

cd..

cd kfu

cd tools

got:

C:\kfu\tools>

did:

'adb push C:\kfu\software\fbmode /data/local/tmp/'

got:

* daemon not running. Starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

did:

adb devices

got:

List of devices attached

(nothing there)

did:

(as in http://junxian-huang.blogspot.com/2009/03/android-sdk-adb-shell-error-device-not.html)

sudo ./adb root

got:

'sudo' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

did:

su

got:

'su' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file

did:

adb shell

got:

error: device not found

did:

safely eject kindle, unplug, re-plug in different USB port

adb devices (in console)

got:

List of devices attached

(nothing there)

did:

tried again after 'disconnect' on kindle

got:

device not found

did:

tried holding kindle power button for 20sec (may have been 30 sec)

got:

device not found

closed all windows, ejected kindle, turned off kindle and PC

turned both (kindle and PC) on again, plugged in USB in kindle and PC

did:

as on (http://www.blogsdna.com/2168/window...mand-prompt-with-administrator-privileges.htm)

open elevated command prompt

(start->all programs->accessories->right click command prompt->run as administrator)

cd C:\kfu\tools

'adb push C:\kfu\software\fbmode /data/local/tmp/'

got:

* daemon not running. Starting it now *

* daemon started successfully *

error: device not found

(all the time:

The DeviceManager detects the Kindle Fire as 'Andriod Phone'-'Android Composite ADB Interphase'.

I can put PDFs and other files on the kindle using the Windows file manager.)

did: run out of ideas, decided to post question on XDA:

Please suggest what I can do to 'see' the kindle in the command window (Or am I in the wrong window?). Thanks.