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[7" Kindle Fire HD General] uToTMeH8:
I think there will be a lot more people in the 2nd Gen forum since the Cyber Monday sale. I figured I would save $70 and have a ghetto Nexus 7. Really wish I had done more research before I bought it because I had no idea there was even a 2nd generation Kindle let alone a locked bootloader. :mad:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] davedophin:
I used the qemu method from the hd fire, worked like a charm, but only on 32bit windows. Now I have play store and so on but I am still thinking about returning it and going for the nexus 7.

Gesendet von meinem HTC Desire mit Tapatalk 2
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Torpedro1978:
Rooting my kindle with the quemu method worked for me also, and i used Win8x64.

Only thing not working as expected is google calendar, it only uses the Amazon Version and this cannot sync multiple calendars like on my Galaxy R.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] akira02rex:
I bought one as well about a month ago, not knowing there was a "2nd gen" version. Boy was I shocked.. I returned it the next day. F'ing BS Amazon! You guys spend more money learning how to lock down these devices and stifeling development than it is worth.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] 433Mhz:
yeah **** them for selling a subsidized device and trying to get their money back...

stop whining if you are too lazy to inform youtself.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] uToTMeH8:
I'm sure Amazon is doing OK. Just returned mine. I'll pay the extra money for a nexus
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chronicfathead:
I have just been bought one as a Christmas gift. I am more than happy with a £99 Kindle with 1gb ram and 1.2ghz dual core processor.

People are starting to root them, which opens them up slightly, which is a bonus. I've been burned with my Atrix, but I'm still happy with my £99 colour tablet.

I'm also quite confident that Amazon hasn't gone out of its way to lock the Fire down more than the Fire v1, so it should just be a matter of time before it's cracked wide open.

Sent using my Jelly fingers.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chrisw05:
Well its been awhile since i have been here on the xda forums all they way since the touch pro 2 or tilt 2 whatever one came out last. Ordered my kindle fire 2 for whatever the discount price was last week and payed for overnight shipping got all excited the night before it shipped reading all the new roms i was gonna flash the next day and bam its the updated version so no go for roms but i did get rooted with the qemu method after a couple tries. biggest hurdle i has was when it says you may have to unplug your device and plug it in every time i had to do just that.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] obvious:
Once it's rooted, which play store apk are you using?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
Google Play Store

I followed this method of installing Google Play store and it worked flawlessly. :highfive:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] chrisw05:
thats one i used and worked excellent and i also go go launcher ex working by reading through Here And got rid of the lock screen ads by following This So much better all around now!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] HellSassa69:
Thanks I got my Kindle fire 2 rooted now (bought it on the last weekend cybermonday deal).

Am I right that atm there are no custom roms for the fire aviable? So the only option is to sit tight or take action and develope a methode myselfe?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
That's correct.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] johnnysnavely:
Permissions problem - how did you fix it?

I am getting the permissions problem you had - driving me nuts! Any idea how to fix that?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
Try the Qemu method, or do what I did.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] akira02rex:
You still don't get it. Its not worth the time and money they put in to lock it down just as it is with every other phone or tablet put there. It ends up getting unlocked anyway - so what good did all of that do for them? NOTHING
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Hearnbiz:
It may be worth the time and money to Amazon because the longer it takes us to crack the bootloader the longer gen 2 owners will be getting all their apps and content from Amazon app store $$$$. They make it difficult buying them several extra months worth of elevated revenue. So far it seems to working as there are no custom roms and barely a solid root method :( Lucky for me I have the 1st gen rooted on custom rom:) sorry for the salt :p but I was thinking of getting a gen 2 so that's why I've been lurking over here.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jodykw1982:
Unsuccessful Root

I've got the Kindle Fire 7 HD, system version is 7.2.1_user_2040020.

I've tried the qemu root method which says it roots the device at step 5 but any app that tries to get root access like ES File Explorer is unable to do so.

I then tried this method:

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adb shell

rm -r /data/local/tmp

ln -s /data/ /data/local/tmp

exit

adb reboot

adb shell

echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop

exit

adb reboot

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system

adb push su /system/xbin/su

adb shell

chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su

chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su

rm /data/local.prop

exit

adb reboot

adb install Superuser.apk

------------------------------------------

Every command takes and I don't get any permission denies but in the end no app is able to get root access.

Anybody have success rooting this device?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] pLiDeX:
I also bought it with the Cyber Monday deal thinking I could flash it :(

When you guys say to do the qemu method you mean the one in this thread?

What drivers should I use? I have installed the drivers that come with KFU and I was able to flash my brother's KF1, I see that in that topic's attachments there is a zip of the KF HD drivers, are those the same drivers that I already have? If not, which one should I use?

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
When you attach the device to the pc without adb enabled, it installs the drivers for the KF but, when you enable adb and reboot while its attached then open Device Manager you get a second Kindle device that shows as not installed with a "!". I had to manually install that as an adb device. You should be able to locate a How-To somewhere to get that done. I don't remember the exact process I did that, otherwise I would have written it in the OP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] blacuda:
I don't really get this guide, although i want to root this device. in the link you said that worked, it said "unzip the zip, get su from /system/bin/ and Superuser.apk from /system/app/ and put them in your current directory" what does it mean by current directory? and after that do i just type the stuff out into cmd? sorry for the noob questions, thanks in advance for replying.(oh and by the way its running 10.1.1, if that matters)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] avarty:
Hi everyone,

Got my KF2 last Friday, already put my hands on it and successfully rooted it few days ago using QEMU method. Everything worked smoothly, I really enjoyed how the device literally changed its out outlook (hate carousel!), however, yesterday Kindle seemed to have pushed the update and my KF2 now rolled back: root has gone, though play store is still available. Google maps can't find location. QEMU doesn't work for me any more. Any hints?

Btw, I noticed that Kindle Reader won't work when I install all the android stuff like Go Launcher Ex etc. It just won't launch.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] nFiniti:
Well maybe I should have read up a little more. My KF2 is in transit via FedEx right now. Was expecting to get it and instantly root and cmx it right out of the box.... whoops. Maybe thinking of selling it and just going back to a SGT7.

Question. Someone mentions installing go launcher... does that mean once root I could install a normal launcher so its a normal android tablet? Since its ICS I might be able to hold off for a while.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Zhono:
Damn thing updated to 10.2.3. Now when I try to re-root it, I get a Permission Denied on the "echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop" step. Goodbye root, goodbye non-sucky launcher.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] fuyoo:
I'm getting the same and I just got my KF2 today!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] nFiniti:
I read up with the new update they locked stuff down to prevent modding.

I don't even have my KF2 and I'm already regretting the purchase. Time to send it back and get another SGT7.

Anyone deciding on a Nexus7, I just sold mine and its the best tablet I've had minus my SGT10. Unlock, Root and install 4.2 or any aftermarket ROMs in minutes with 0 hassle.

I'm sending this KF2 back once it shows up.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] RichySamui:
Just bought this useless piece of junk today to give to the parents... expecting to be able to root it and put an alternative launcher on it at the least. This thing is going straight back to the store - no way I'm putting up with the "launcher" Amazon have knocked up and I'm not going to burden the parents with it either. Ah, it makes me angry pushing the home button and ending up on that carousel. I hate having to give up on the thing but there's no choice. The question remaining is ... Galaxy Tab 2 7", or Nexus 7 ... hmmm.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] nFiniti:
Nexus 7. I've played with both and the nexus7 is native 4.1 and already has rooted 4.2. Its easy as hell to unlock, root and do anything you wish. I use the nexus 7 toolkit. Some peeps say not yo but I've used every function on it and it works flawless and the first time.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
"current directory"

"current directory" is referring to the folder in which you have adb located on your pc. For me, it's "C:\android-sdk-windows\platform-tools\" <-current directory. If you are using Windows 7, click the start menu and type in search "cmd" without the quotes then, right-click on the cmd.exe that comes up in the list and select copy. Go into your "current directory" and paste it in there with adb and the Superuser stuff. That should simplify things for you.

Example:

Good Luck!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] avarty:
Does the above work On 10.2.4?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
How I re-rooted the KF2 after much aggrivation and little sleep

Actually, I just re-rooted but, was not that simple. Had to do some manual commands using adb to push su and whatnot. Took several fails, too.

Credits to all of XDA-devs

First thing you have to do tho is: Navigate to your Android SDK folder and download the newer drivers for the KF2 then update the drivers in Windows. Launch "Android SDK Manager" then click Tools then "Manage Addon Sites". In the next window, click the tab at the top titled, "User Defined Sites". Then, click "New" and add this line:

Next: install the Gen 2 drivers and anything else you are missing from the Android 4.0.3 package.

Then: Using "Device Manager" in Windows, update the drivers for your Kindle and reboot your computer.

Then, do this: Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v18

Then use this: tf101_ics_root.zip

Then download this:

Then: unzip or unrar that and take "Superuser.apk" from the system\app folder and "su" from system\bin and paste them in the

"adt-bundle-windows\sdk\platform-tools" directory.

Then while in "adt-bundle-windows\sdk\platform-tools", hold "Shift" while right-clicking anywhere in the folder that is empty and choose, "Open Command Window Here"

In the Command Window:

adb devices

adb shell

rm -r /data/local/tmp
ln -s /data/ /data/local/tmp

exit

adb reboot

adb devices

adb shell
echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop
exit

adb reboot

adb devices

adb shell mount -o remount,rw /system
adb push su /system/xbin/su
adb shell
chown 0.0 /system/xbin/su
chmod 06755 /system/xbin/su
rm /data/local.prop
exit

adb reboot

adb install Superuser.apk

You should now be rooted. Open the superuser app and make sure it's up to date and working.

If after any of these commands you get "permissions denied" you have to start over.

Once Rooted, Follow this thread to prevent future updates from Amazon: How to prevent uncommanded updates from amazon

I'll attach that "Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip" at the bottom here:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] cr@nk:
Well done!

Thanks a lot. Works for me, too.

And for all the others. Don't be scared if the kf2 is laggy by doing step by step. That will be cleand with the one bevor last :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] reetp:
Hi,

Thanks for all the great work people have done. Have read extensively but still stuck.

Trying to root a KF2 (not HD) 10.2.4 with linux.

Got the latest SDK etc. Used this guide UBUNTU mtp ACCESS-

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/12/...ream-sandwich-phone-to-ubuntu-for-file-access to connect it up which seems work well and I can happily connect to the device and reboot it.

Did the following :

adb shell

rm -r /data/local/tmp

ln -s /data/ /data/local/tmp

exit

adb reboot

adb shell

echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop

But the last line gets stuck with permission denied

shell@android:/ $ echo 'ro.kernel.qemu=1' > /data/local.prop

/system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/local.prop: Permission denied

1|shell@android:/ $

A directory listing gives this :

shell@android:/ $ ls -l

drwxr-xr-x root root 2012-12-27 00:25 acct

drwxrwx--- system cache 2012-12-25 22:17 cache

dr-x------ root root 2012-12-27 00:25 config

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-12-27 00:25 d -> /sys/kernel/debug

drwxrwx--x system system 2012-11-27 07:36 data

-rw-r--r-- root root 89 1970-01-01 01:00 default.prop

drwxr-xr-x root root 2012-12-27 00:25 dev

drwxr-xr-x root root 2012-11-27 07:35 efs

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-12-27 00:25 etc -> /system/etc

-rwxr-x--- root root 98608 1970-01-01 01:00 init

-rwxr-x--- root root 2344 1970-01-01 01:00 init.goldfish.rc

-rwxr-x--- root root 9053 1970-01-01 01:00 init.omap4blazeboard.rc

-rwxr-x--- root root 4204 1970-01-01 01:00 init.omap4blazeboard.usb.rc

-rwxr-x--- root root 17463 1970-01-01 01:00 init.rc

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-12-27 00:25 misc -> /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/misc

drwxrwxr-x root system 2012-12-27 00:25 mnt

dr-xr-xr-x root root 1970-01-01 01:00 proc

drwx------ root root 2012-11-28 08:23 root

drwxr-x--- root root 1970-01-01 01:00 sbin

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-12-27 00:25 sdcard -> /mnt/sdcard

drwxr-xr-x root root 2012-12-27 00:25 sys

drwxr-xr-x root root 2012-12-25 13:15 system

-rw-r--r-- root root 272 1970-01-01 01:00 ueventd.goldfish.rc

-rw-r--r-- root root 1289 1970-01-01 01:00 ueventd.omap4blazeboard.rc

-rw-r--r-- root root 4267 1970-01-01 01:00 ueventd.rc

lrwxrwxrwx root root 2012-12-27 00:25 vendor -> /system/vendor

Any ideas how I can get round this, and what 'damage' removing & linking these folders may have done ?

I presume a factory reset at this point would start it again ? I've only just got it so it's empty and I won't lose anything. Can't stand the 'in your face' ads and the bloody carousel !

Any tips greatly appreciated,

B. Rgds & Seasons Greetings

John
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] reetp:
Tried this :

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

The version of adb seemed to fail at the wait-for-device I tried with the newer version of adb from the SDK which passed the wait for device but then threw a pile of errors

Please connect device with ADB-Debugging enabled now ...

remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist

remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist

Normal Mode enabled!

Please connect device with ADB-Debugging enabled now ...

RunMe.sh: 87: [: 1: unexpected operator

Pushing busybox ...

failed to copy 'stuff/busybox' to '/data/local/tmp/./busybox': Permission denied

Pushing su binary ...

failed to copy 'stuff/su' to '/data/local/tmp/./su': Permission denied

Pushing Superuser app

failed to copy 'stuff/Superuser.apk' to '/data/local/tmp/./Superuser.apk': Permission denied

Pushing ric

failed to copy 'stuff/ric' to '/data/local/tmp/ric': Permission denied

Making busybox runable ...

Unable to chmod /data/local/tmp/busybox: No such file or directory

RunMe.sh: 100: [: 0: unexpected operator

RunMe.sh: 103: [: 0: unexpected operator

Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.

Please look at your device and click RESTORE!

If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.

Running ...

Successful, going to reboot your device in 10 seconds!

Waiting for device to show up again ...

Copying files to it's place ...

RunMe.sh: 147: [: 0: unexpected operator

/system/bin/sh: /data/local/tmp/busybox: not found

You can close all open command-prompts now!

After reboot all is done! Have fun!

Bin4ry

Press key to exit ...RunMe.sh: 284: read: arg count

Yo Ho Ho. Rebooted and got the flickering & slow down described here : http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=34779123

Big Oooooppppsssss. Followed the instructions, power off button for 20 secs, don't have a proper Kindle charger so used a mobile phone one, and after an age waiting for menus, a factory reset seems to have sorted it for the minute.

Back to square one. Any ideas ?

B. Rgds

John

---------- Post added at 02:41 AM ---------- Previous post was at 02:35 AM ----------

Damn, just seen this post - http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=35156970

Maybe need to try again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
Like I stated in my last post,

It took me a few tries before it stuck but, eventually, it did work. So, start over and Good luck!

---------------------------------------

Another thing I found that might help with keeping root, other than disabling future updates, using "Titanium Backup Pro" (No idea if it works with the free version, I bought the Pro a long time ago, worth every penny!), Integrate Apps and updates into the ROM so, when/if you do a Factory Restore, Superuser and other things are still there. As far as the annoying ads, I simply uninstalled the app using Titanium Backup Pro and had no issues or ads, since.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] reetp:
Thanks for the reply. I guess when you say start over you mean ' factory reset' ?

B. Rgds

John
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
I mean Start from the beginning. If that includes a Factory Restore, so be it. But, restart the process of gaining root, is what I mean.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] reetp:
Ok. Will give it a blast thanks.

I notice that a number of people say that after running the rootkit scripts the unit goes into slow mode but you can still use the adb shell and continue the process. WIll give that a try too.

Will post progress.

B. Rgds

John
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jnow2:
I get all the way to installing Superuser but keep getting "permission denied". Followed your instructions to start all over several times but keep getting stuck at the same place. I know that I've gained root access by the "#" prompt in adb. Any ideas?

Edit:

1) downloaded "easy installer" from Amazon app store and installed.

2) mounted usb and copied Superuser.apk to root directory.

3) performed "Root_by_ Bin4ry_v18", followed by "tf101_ics_root.zip".

4) instead of manually entering adb commands, ran exploit by "sparkym3"

5) used "easy installer" to install Superuser.apk.

6) SUCCESS! I now have Apex Launcher, custom wallpaper, google play, etc.

This is on my KF2 10.2.4
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
Awesome!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] _kyl3_:
Hey so I followed....almost same procedures....and I also have root...I have superuser app...I have installed apex launcher as well. So, my question is what has to happen or what would i need to do in order to actually install the jellybean os on my kf2 ? I have followed several different sets of instructions with no luck...

I am also running 10.2.4
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] jnow2:
My understanding is that because of the differences between 1st generation Kindle and the KF2 we are in the (very) early stages of development and there currently aren't any compatible custom roms.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] slivie123:
I've managed to root my Kindle Fire 10.2.4 (I checked with "root check") but every time i go into ES File Explorer -> Settings -> Root Settings and go to enable Root Explorer it says "sorry test failed this feature cannot run on your phone" I want to install google play store PLZ HELP
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] BookCase:
This devices bootloader is locked and therefore, permanent root and custom recoveries and ROMs are not possible, yet. Once the bootloader is unlocked, we can proceed. So, yes, we are in very early stages, at this point. You can manually push apps using adb and I personally use Titanium Backup Pro to convert the apps to system apps so, if I do a factory restore, the apps I integrated into the system are still there, including superuser, Google Play, and all those other goodies. Patience, Grasshopper.

Try using an earlier version of ES File Manager or uninstall it and reinstall. I noticed when i pushed ES File Manager into the system using adb, i had problems with root but, when I downloaded it on the device and manually installed it from the sdcard, it worked fine. Try different things, see what works. i did have that issue a few times, tho.

Also, as a side note, A good alternative market to use is 1Mobile Market

I'll attach the installer for that, just to simplify it for you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] _kyl3_:
so, I attempted today to install the cm-10.1 rom for the kf2. first of all, I don't have a factory cable but i figured i would give it a try anyway. so, i followed all the steps(mostly) and was able to get TWRP installed...from there i attempted to insall the new rom and google apps. This is when i had trouble..after i installed it everything seemed to be fine until after it was finished updating i got to the splash screen with the Cyanogenmod logo...it just sat there spinning around for a few seconds and then a message pops up "unfortunately, the process com.android.phone has stopped...then it goes back to the cyanogenmod screen and repeats this over and over and over...i can reboot and get back into TWRP but I don't know what to do from here...I did not backup before i did this...

any help would be awesome !

EDIT:....Nevermind..A simple "factory Reset" fixed it.. Everything is running good now
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] neelyjohns:
KF vs. Nexus 7

Wife - KF HD 7

Stepdaughter - KF HD 7

7 yr old son KF 1st gen

11 yr old son FK 1st gen

13 yr old son KF 2nd gen

me - Nexus 7

Gonna get a nexus 7 for my stepson

Do yourself a favor, spend the extra money and get the Nexus 7, it's a freakin' beast. Fastest damn android I have ever laid my hands on.

Don't get me wrong, the kindle is a great device, very stable, and performance is plenty fair. but the price difference when weighed against the options just doesn't make sense, esp if you plan on rooting so that you can have a proper android experience.

The 2 HD's are not rooted, and will not be at the reguest of the owners. The 2 1st gen are rooted. Gonna try this method for the 2nd gen tonight. Wish me luck.