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[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire First Aide

mikebuck69,

Since you do not like CLI I would recommend that you try our software which automates the whole process, the other link that was provided to you uses Advanced commands (fastboot), although the developer (onemeila) is a genius: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

We do offer a Noob version for Rooting here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2069117

If you do get stuck, give us a call.:good:

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mmesh,

We offer a program that inspects the Root binary here:

Root Step 1: Download suchecker.apk: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/suchecker.apk

Root Step 2: Using Windows Explorer, move suchecker from the desktop to /Kindle/Internal Drive/Download

Root Step 3: Now go to the Kindle. Using ES File Explorer or Root Explorer, go to /sdcard/Download/suchecker.apk choose Install

Root Step 4: When the install has finished, go to your Apps. Launch Root Checker. When you check Root you will be presented with a "Allow" dialogue box, be sure to Allow Root Checker. You should now see that Superuser.apk is working.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
mmesh,

Were you able to root you Kindle Fire 8.9"? Just following up. The appearance of Superuser in Apps is a good sign.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] mmesh:
Yes I did it. Thanks to You and all the others that provided these useful tutorials and other info :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
mmesh,

Thank you for taking the time to post a follow up, we just wanted to make sure you were not forgotten.

Please let us know if you need anything else.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
I just spoke with Bin4ry, and he agreed that rewriting his script to work specifically for the KFHDs would be a good idea (get rid of errors, make it work the first time, etc). I'm working on it now and I'll post a new version as soon as it works the way it should. I've already identified the problems with the Unix script and it will be a breeze to fix but it may take me a minute to port it to Windows because I am still very new to the Windows batch scripting. If anyone has experience with batch scripting and would like to help or share some knowledge, that would be pretty awesome (if not, I'll figure it out...shouldn't be that hard).

I have an HD 8.9 so if anyone has had any success rooting the 7" tablets using Bin4ry's method, let me know and I will post accordingly. I think it would be nice to have one root method to work for all 2nd generation devices.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[ROOT]Kindle Fire HD 8.9 - Root MANY ANDROID!

soupmagnet,

Great work soupmagnet. We made changes to our internal copy of Root MANY ANDROID! with a few small changes to the script it became our daily rooter for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" on Linux Ubuntu and Windows. We were wondering when someone was going to take the rains on this needed change. The original developer did a wonderful job and came up with an idea that works on so many devices - we are very grateful to developers like you and Bin4ry.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cupidhunters:
Hey thanks for tutorial .I tired it on my kindle fire HD 8.9 (System Version - 8.1.4.user_1413620) .I used this for rooting the same way as sony tablet but I keep getting these errors which are displayed in the attachment .Could you please guide me a way thru this .

Previously I used to get my kindle available when I checked in adb device .But now i did not get any such thing .I attached a pic regarding this please do check it .
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Error: more than one device or emulator

Cupidhunters,

Yes we have seen the error before, do you have a second phone or tablet connected to the computer? If yes, please unplug it from the PC. Do you have the Android SDK installed, if yes please remove the Android SDK, it is conflicting with the Root process.

Do you have another emulator program running on your PC like Bluestacks that allows you to run Android apps on the PC or Mac? If yes, please shut down these emulators, they conflict with the Rooting process. If you have any other emulators running, shut them down prior to running Root Many Android.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cupidhunters:
I was having BlueStack installed and Android SDK installed on my PC .So i have to install both and But have some questions

Would this work without the ANDROID SDK or Should I install it newly ?

When I connected my Kindle to PC the device drivers shows like a Portable device (Image Attached) .So is this thing good or Is there any other drivers for Kindle fire 8.9" other than the amazon given drivers ?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Cupidhunters,

If you use Eclipse like we do, you do not need the SDK. The Android SDK Stands for Software Development Kit, so if you are not building applications (like we do for a living), the SDK is pure wasted space. The only two parts of the SDK that is used by the end user is:

1) adb (Android Debug Bridge)

2) fastboot (Utility used to flash software to the Kindle)

The above applications total about 0.9104MB and the entire SDK is about 411MB - having said this, the end user is wasting almost 410MB of precious drive space. Remember, to keep the PC running smooth, the best practice is to remove the programs that you do not use.

Most of the utilities you will use on your Tablet are already packaged with adb and fastboot, so in the end the Android SDK becomes a problem rather than an asset.

So what do we recommend for you:

1. Remove or Disable the SDK

a) Disable - Navigate to C:\Program Files\Android\android-sdk\platform-tools - rename platform-tools to platform-tools-temp

b) Remove - Go into Microsoft Windows Add/Remove Programs - Remove Android SDK

2. Remove BlueStack - into Microsoft Windows Add/Remove Programs - Remove BlueStack (you can reinstall latter)

Also, you have issues with the driver OR you do not have ADB Enabled on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" - go into More+ Device, Turn On 'Allow Installation of Applications. Then go into More+ Security, Turn On 'Enable ADB'. If all this is OK, then you need to reinstall the Kindle Fire Driver, we have install notes on this page - Section A:

[ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Cupidhunters:
Thanks for this I unistalled all my SDK and Bluestack and Updated my SDK from Amazon site (https://developer.amazon.com/sdk/fire/setup.html#step4) So all worked fine now .When using Bin4ry Tutorial and everything worked fine .

Thanks for concern guys really appretiated
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

Cupidhunters,

Thank you for taking the time to post an update. We were wondering if you were able to get your Kindle Fire HD 8.9" done. Congrats! Good work Cupidhunters!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Shuhrat:
thank you. i did this and now i cannot download e-books. how can i fix that?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gregpxc:
Thanks! Something easy enough for my friend to do on his own without my help.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD and 2 First Aide - 4.1.43-Beta - Dated 02/19/2013 at 22:15

Shuhrat,

Rooting should have no effect on the E-Books, maybe you use Option 2 in Root Many Android? If yes, this may have removed some of the packages, please download Kindle Fire First Aide and use Option 31 to fix permissions and anomalies in the Android OS.

Worse case, you can use our software to restore the lost items.

Be sure to follow the setup instructions found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

Software Version 4.1.43-Beta The RunMe is Dated 02/19/2013 at 22:15:

Microsoft Windows Kindle Fire First Aide Universal Version 4.1.43-Beta: KFFirstAide.zip

Microsoft Windows Kindle Fire First Aide 32-bit Version 4.1.43-Beta: KFFirstAide32.zip

Microsoft Windows Kindle Fire First Aide 64-bit Version 4.1.43-Beta: KFFirstAide64.zip

Please unzip the above packages to C:\KFFirstAide make sure the RunMe.bat is Dated 02/19/2013 at 22:15. Before running the software, make sure you do not have another folder inside C:\KFFirstAide named KFFirstAide32, KFFirstAide64 or KFFirstAide. After you Unzip the software you should only have one folder named C:\KFFirstAide, this is critical to proper operation.

Make sure you have a Environment Variable in the Microsoft Windows PATH Statement of C:\KFFirstAide otherwise you will see many 'unable to find ???package???.apk' messages.

Finally, make sure you are running the latests version of Java SE Development Kit 7u13
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] lordmuggins:
Can this post either be locked or moved to the relevant section? This is for KFHD 7 *not* 8.9. Please, lets stop the disorder on the board.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] txdyd:
upper bar was gone after rooted, how to solve it?

Dear prokennexusa,

I rooted my kindle 8.9 with Bin4ry v18, I selected method 1 and supersu was installed and taking into effect now.

however, now I met strange question: when pull down, the upper bar cannot show up as the machine unrooted before. only in around 10 seconds when kindle is rebooted quickly, the upper bar be available .

I searched everywhere and looked through this thread, while it seems no other guys have the same matter as me.

Could you help to handle it? thanks in advance.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] cbellk:
So here's my problem. I tried to use the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18, but got errors when it had you type in the ch mod steps in the kindle shell, and although I had the super user apk, it wasn't really rooted. I then tried Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17, and that did not work either. After that I noticed that my kindle has been running slow, and is glitchy when I open some apps. I then opened Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18 again and tried to unroot it, but it said that it wasn't rooted. I have no idea what to do now. Honestly, I don't really care a whole lot if it's rooted or not as long as it's not so slow, and runs like it did when I first opened it, lol. Please help.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Link3737:
Users should be warned that UnlockRoot installs several pieces of adware/malware by default if you don't go through tons of hoops to uncheck them in the installer (And it tells you it won't install unless you pick them).

When you go to uninstall the bundled adware/malware, it installs further malware through the uninstaller.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CheriePie:
Thanks for the heads up! Can you provide details on the process names/file names so I can check my Kindle to verify I don't have them. I used this method to root a couple months back so I don't remember if I had those extra installer screens you're referring to (though I don't see anything unusual running in Android Tuner's Task Manager). Thanks!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CheriePie:
Regarding the malware/adware thing, and I'm not sure if it's related or just coincidence.

But just today I got an email from Skype that my account was suspended due to suspected fraudulent activity. On going through the relevant channels with Skype customer support, I come to find out that account has been hacked and my available credit of a little over $9 all used up. I haven't launched Skype on my PC in ages and only just installed it on my tablet shortly after rooting.

Related? Hmmm I'm not sure really, but it did get me thinking back about the message posted here a few days ago about the malware included in this rooting method. I'm sure someone else would've discovered it by now if it were really true, right?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] macbranson:
Can't root

For some reason, I can't root my KFHD 8.9. I installed the drivers and it shows up on the Device Manager. I've updated Java. I've downloaded the drivers. I downloaded Bin4ry's Root file. Then I click "runme" as Administrator. I click 2 and then 1, then the prompts come up, but when i get prompted to hit "restore my date", it never shows up on my screen. What is going wrong here?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Kahiau4life:
Post Root Problem

I've just finished using the "Kindle Fire HD and 2 Universal Recovery Tool Version 3.1.76-Beta. I used #39, Install Kindle Fire 2nd-bootloader + TWRP 2.3.3.0. Everything seemed to load fine all the way through. At the very end it was completing the last of the rooting and was on the last reboot. Now, the "Kindlefire" is the only thing that comes up. What does this indicate? What are the steps to rooting from here? Thank you in advance!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hoopstar56:
same here

Im having the same problem, my kindle just stops at the Tablet S mode enabled. I am extremely confused on how to do this, ive rooted anroid phones no problem and i just cant seem to get this to work.....
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Kahiau4life:
Post Root Problem - Continued

I meant to also add that it is no longer recognized in the device manager but the drivers are still loaded on my pc. Any help is appreciated.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Kahiau4life:
Post Root Problem - Continued more

I just rebooted my pc while my KFHD 8.9 was off and monitored the device manager. I noticed the KFHD did pop up in the device manager for a few seconds then it vanished just as the "Kindlefire" popped up on the KFHD 8.9 screen.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gtithaine:
advice please

I read somewhere that if I root my kindle that I will not be able to use Bluetooth and lose the use of my SIM. I need SIM access so I can browse the web at work.

Could anyone tell me if there is any truth to this?

Thanks in advance
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ZilverZurfarn:
At least re Bluetooth, your info is wrong. As long as you just root (and don't install another Rom) all functionality is as before, but you are free to use other launchers,install Google stuff et cetera. Re SIM, I can't tell, as I don't have the 4G version.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gtithaine:
useful info :)

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Thanks ZilverZurfarn, I'm using mine in the UK but its an US model as they dont look set to be releast here till end of year or maybe next year. I haven't used mine with a sim yet as I am changing the network from at&t to one offering unlimited internet for only £12gbp per month, although its 3g not 4g so will be slower.

Thankyou for info on bluetooth and I'll do more research on the sim/networking.

Also are you saying if I change the OS it could cause diffoculties with these?

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ZilverZurfarn:
As far as I'm aware, there's just one OS alternative available (a version of CyanogenMod). This is still in alfa stage, with non working audio, bt and more. This is probably what you've been warned of.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gtithaine:
thanks

I agree that is likely to be what I had read.

Thankyou for your response
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gvera:
European OS

I have a US model, but I want to install a Spanish version of the OS.

The US version is 8.1.4, the Spanish 7.2.3, do you think it would be safe to install it?

Is the Eruro soft rootable following the same steps?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CyCaboose:
Hi All,

The Kindle Fire HD 8.9" is finally available to buy on Amazon UK store, and today I made the move and ordered one. One of the first things I plan on doing with it is rooting it... i've already read all the posts in this thread, seems very good. I have one question though as the last couple of pages have confused me on this.

Is this method of rooting the KFHD 8.9 still the best method, or has a new method been developed specifically for this tablet?

Also what is the latest version of the firmware that this method supports... I am wondering when mine arrives if it will use newer firmware or slightly different spec than the US version of the tablet

Thanks!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hannspree:
Any luck fixing it? please do tell...
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CyCaboose:
well I got the Kindle Fire HD 8.9 today.

I see my one is Version 8.2.0. Has anyone rooted it on this version? from the forum thread it seemed it was all for older versions.... I don't want to try it and end up bricking it if the rooting software doesnt work on this version
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
The Bin4ry root method should work until Google fixes the exploit in ICS and Amazon applies the changes. Besides, there is really no risk of bricking because the exploit simply takes advantage of a remount timing issue from an ADB restore. If it fails, then the system partition won't be mounted as read/write and nothing gets installed.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CyCaboose:
Ok will try it :) any tips for things I should do before hand? Like backing up anything specific just in case something bad does happen?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
Well, you can't really do much for a backup without root, so...

If you want to be particularly safe, you could always acquire a factory cable. You probably should have one anyway if you plan to do any kind of modifications.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] CyCaboose:
yeh I plan on getting one eventually. Right now I just want to root it and put on play store and google apps. I'll get the factory cable if I decide to put a bootloader on it and flash CM....
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ZilverZurfarn:
IF we're talking about KF HD, you do not need any special cable.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
Oh, I must have missed that. Yeah the factory cable will not work with the HD 8.9 so it would be a waste of money.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hoangtuktcn:
thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] DoppenShloppen:
Hello everyone. I am new to android and want to root my KFHD 8.9. Ive tried this method on my kindle running system version 8.1.4 but cant get the program to go past "Tablet S mode enabled!". does anyone know what my problem could be?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
Despite what success some have had with Tablet S mode, it is unnecessary and seems to work intermittently at best. Choose Normal instead.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] putin86:
Finally, it done. From my experiment, if you can not find the device by commad: adb devices, probably you can not root. To solve that, first: try to factory reset. If still not work, install java and android SDK with "android SDK platform tool" and "USB driver". Hope that it can help some one
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] DoppenShloppen:
Ive tried Normal mode also and I cant get it to work either. I also cant get adb to recognize my kindle when I type stuff\adb devices in a command prompt.

Edit: thank you everyone! I got my Kindle rooted! Im jumping with joy! now to install play store.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] putin86:
this method can also be used to root newest kindle FW 8.2.0.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gunnyman:
would someone who has the root files mind sharing with me? I can't seem to get the download to work. PM me if possible please
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] gunnyman:
Never mind. I'm good
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] myviolin@163.com:
i root my kindle with this way.but soon that unroot

i root with this way firstly.just in a minutes,it get unroot.i dont know what happened.then i root again,but after that my kindle so slow.then i have to reset to factory status.

how to resolve with that？thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] myviolin@163.com:
where is my kindleupdate ?

I rooted my kindle,now I cant find kindleupdate direcotry.what happened?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] pdbard:
Regarding stability after root. Just be patient. You need to reboot a few times and it works itself out. After rooting my tablet, it also doesn't keep a connection by wifi either. After a day or two out seems to stabilize. Strange but has happened the times now.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
Just having root has nothing to do with the stability of the device. It is just a binary that sits in the system directory until called upon. And even when it is called upon, it doesn't get executed unless you explicitly allow it. It is what you (or your apps) do with your root permission (su binary) that causes system instability.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] myviolin@163.com:
As I said,I rooted with this methord,but then that get unrooted.after I rooted again,That runs so slow.How can I fix that ?Now I have reset factory.I WANT TO ROOT.

thanks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Austin Air:
What about 8.3.0 ? Mine seemed to just get this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] bighead2k:
No problem with 8.3.0.

Btw. I guess it was a typo as version before was afaik 8.1.4
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jesslynh:
The version that is out now is 8.3. I guess they skipped 8.2 in the US. After rerooting, I have found that performance is horrible so I had to go back to stock. Interested in what anyone else may be experiencing.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] pdbard:
I rooted with the bin4ry script using normal mode and it is working fine with apex or stock launcher. I had the 8.3 fw pushed a few days ago.

Could it be the version of su being used?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] clofan:
I used bin4ry's tool back in January when I first got my tablet, it worked great. The update pushed out last week unrooted me, but bin4ry's tool worked again, only one problem this time.. I can't use any other launcher! I'm rooted (no ads, SU works) "Sorry, cannot start this application". I've uninstalled, reinstalled, restarted.. anyone else having this problem?

Edit: I may have been dumb and used the Special mode.. and now I can't seem to unroot to do it correctly. String of "The system cannot find the path specified." errors.

Edit#2: Finally worked.. didn't necessarily change anything, just kept trying. Used option 1 again and viola, Nova Launcher works. Now to figure out how to stop OTA updates for good!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] galearned:
Remove Demo from Kindle Fire 8.9

Folks: I have purchased an 8.9 Demo unit but, am waiting for it to arrive.

The DEMO unit does not have ADB debugging turned on and the "more" section is blocked thus, no access to settings.

Additionally some DEMO units do not have wifi turned on and again, no access to settings.

With that said, is fastboot independent of ADB debugging?

It seems every post indicates that ADB debugging must be turned on for any of the roots, or upgrades to work.

Are any of the recovery utilities able to work on an 8.9 kindle without ADB debugging turned on?

In my case, I just want to recover to the normal kindle OS and then root unless all can be accomplished in one process.

It seems like Kindle First Aide or TRWP recovery. would allow the regular OS to be put onto the DEMO unit.

However, all notes mention ADB debugging to be turned on.

Has one of the 8.9 DEMO units been successfully restored?

I just want to determine if I have purchased a 1.3 lb paperweight.

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] soupmagnet:
Fastboot is absolutely independent of ADB. The problem is, if Amazon went to all of the trouble of disabling ADB and wifi, there's a chance they disabled fastboot as well. But considering Amazon's history of blatant oversights, there's still a good chance that they didn't. Make a factory cable if you can and put it to the test.