yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
redwes,

You just firmed up the decision. Factory Reset. Do you have a Factory USB Cable? If no, you need one!

You are going beyond most developers and taking risks that may Brick the Kindle. I am not saying

what you are doing is wrong, it is just on the EXTREME side of RISKY. Having said this, contact

SkOrPn via Personal Message place Factory Cable Info Please in the subject line and the number

of cables to order - include the ship to Country. Be sure you let him know we sent you, he will

ship it faster.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Restore Kindle - Factory USB Cable

redwes,

You just firmed up the decision. Factory Reset. Do you have a Factory USB Cable? If no, you need one!

You are going beyond most developers and taking risks that may Brick the Kindle. I am not saying

what you are doing is wrong, it is just on the EXTREME side of RISKY. Having said this, contact

SkOrPn via Personal Message place Factory Cable Info Please in the subject line and the number

of cables to order - include the ship to Country. Be sure you let him know we sent you, he will

ship it faster.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] halesie:
edit 1

ok deleted it all and started from scrach ,i now have it all up and running ,prob was just tired as you said ,thankg guys for all the work you do :highfive:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] MisterSir69:
Has anyone confirmed If this method will work in the kindle fire 8.9?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
After the reboot, I get the "GoogleServicesFramework.apk has stopped" error box.

After install of vendor.apk, I get "Market has stopped" error box after I sign in. App closes.

After install of Both play versions and the reboot, I get the "GoogleServicesFramework.apk has stopped" error box. Play store closes by itself after clicking "continue".

I have done this quite a few times, with and without removing everything "google". I'm stumped.f

***Edit***

Ok, I figured it out sortof.. What I did was after everything, I reinstalled Vendor.apk and went into System>Applications>Installed Applications>Appstore (Amazon)>Did everything but uninstall.

Market works even though it is the 2.2.6 version. I want to see if it will update itself in the next day before I try to install the next 2 versions.

****Edit**** Couldn't wait. Updated play fine. CHEERS! :beer:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] maddogg56:
Thanks!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

halesie,

Great work	halesie! Sometimes starting from scratch is the very best method. We just bought a Nexus 10

for our company to design custom ROM's and first installed a few testing packages, then attempted to

Root it, well it failed, so we did a Factory Reset in an effort to "start from scratch". Guess what? It went

flawlessly, no trouble. Thank you very much for taking the time to thank us be sure to click on the

Thanks:good: if you feel we did a good job.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Google Play Store - "Google play store has stopped"

Krsmqn,

There you are, one of our loyal followers! Vending.apk is dependent on the Framework, so if the Framework

fails, the Market icon will not launch. Whenever this happens we always recommend to completely remove

all the Google Services and start from scratch. This includes a complete Uninstall from the Amazon Application

Service found in More > Applications > Installed Applications. Make sure everything Google is Uninstalled.

The latest version of Google Play Store is 3.10.10 - Vending.apk is updated by installing Phonesky.apk.

Good work! Sounds like everything is working, correct?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

maddogg56,

Thank you for taking the time to thank our Team, this really means a lot to us. If you feel we did a good job,

please take the time to press the Thanks:good: Icon to the left of our name Prokennexusa. We spend over 14

hours each day to make these better, we also are working on a custom ROM for the Kindle Fire HD 7".

Anyone who has been blessed with a little extra, please take a moment to donate to our cause. We do

not like to ask for money but this is how we make a living and if no one donated, well, we are unable

to continue the series. We thank everyone for there generous support and kind words.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
It's working great! Like it should be. Thanks for all your hard work with the many tutorials. Without them, I'd up the creek.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rivo06:
I'd like to second this!! The wealth of information & guides/tutorials within these forums are outstanding.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 8.9" Kindle Fire HD

MisterSir69,

I am sorry, somehow we missed your post. Yes, all of our tutorials work on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9, including

the Google Play tutorial. The file system and general services are exactly the same as the 7" HD.

The primary difference is the chipset, having said this, you could not use the same core Operating System

across the two platforms. Usually, what application works on the 7" will work on the 8.9" with a small

number of exclusions.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

Krsmqn,

Thank you for appreciating our work and taking the time to post feedback. Our team works hard each day

to perfect and improve the Tutorials. We spend over 14 hours each day and about 12 is devoted to XDA

Developers, answering questions, posting new tutorials, etc. This is not an easy task but it is one we have

a passion for each day. Thank you Krsmqn for the loyalty in following and posting questions in our Threads.

We hope you have a successful:good: 2013!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

rivo06,

Thank you rivo06 for taking the time to post feedback in our Thread. We really appreciate the feedback, it

motivates us to continue to improve the Tutorials. The last two days has been devoted to working with

our development team on a custom ROM for the Kindle Fire HD. We are making significant progress and

should be able to release it within the next 6 months. We will post the results as we make progress in

this area. The custom ROM will be a real breakthrough on the Kindle Fire HD.:laugh:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] redwes:
That's a shame, but thanks for replying. :) As it turns out, a friend of mine is actually willing to buy my precious little device for $200... $50 more then the usual price. He's aware of the problems and he's too lazy to buy a new one. Before I give it to him, however, I do want to at least attempt to fix the problems. Is there any way to factory reset without the Factory USB Cable? (..and how do you factory reset?) I'll willing to take more risks if needed and I'm going to have to wipe the personal data anyways. I also have another question concerning the future replacement I'll use the $200 on. That $200 could ether go towards the HD version of the Kindle Fire (hopefully I'll learn from my mistakes) or the Nexus 7. Does the Kindle Fire HD have any distinct advantages over the Nexus 7?

EDIT: If I do end-up selling it, I want to do everything I can to make it the best tablet ever and prevent any future problems. I want to factory reset it, properly root it, install ADW Launcher, enable ALL the Google services, and do some core modifications that won't screw-up the device (disable ads, make ADW the default launcher, and disable OTA updates). I've heard that you have images of various firmwares in various states. Would you happen to have one of the non-HD with some of what I've just mentioned?

EDIT2: I'm now resetting my device and am going to to attempt to do it all again... Wish me luck.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Kindle Fire HD 7" Factory Reset

redwes,,

Yes, you can perform a factory reset without the Factory USB Cable. What you would do is Pull down the Status

Bar, choose More + , Device , Reset to Factory Defaults. Now resetting the device leaves the /system/app untouched

so if there are any problems that originate in the /system/apps you may carry over a problem. We do have a link to

the factory default /system/app folder here :https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/app.zip

Just download and unzip it, then move everything to /system/app changing the permissions on all the apk's to

Owner: Read Write Group: Read Others: Read. We only stock customized Kindle Fire HD 7" and 8.9" models.

Good luck redwes, I am sure you will have success.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] redwes:
So... I did it and it took less then a minute to do so. My kindle booted back up in 5 seconds flat (as compared to the usual 5 minutes) and I was able to get the store back. It required moving the apks to the system folder (as compared to installing from elsewhere_, but it works. It also somehow improved everything greatly. My Google Account now synces perfectly (books and all!), root access was maintained, ADW launcher was kept, ads are still gone, and it boots so fast now. Install screens and also skips now for some reason... no more "installing... installing... installing". All my deleted files are still deleted (leaving me with no internet browser temperary... oops!) and all seems to be well. It was never this simple... but it is! My device must have been really messed up if all this occured.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] MShock:
Can't get from 3.8.17 to 3.10.10

I am having trouble going from the 3.8.17 to the 3.10.10 update. Whenever I install the 3.10.10 apk it reverts the playstore back to version 3.5.16. Getting back to 3.8.17 works fine and the store is functional. I've tried everything I can think of to no avail.

thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

redwes,

Great feedback	redwes, I am glad to hear everything went smooth! This is why I was concerned, I really

felt your Kindle Fire was in trouble and felt you may need a USB Factory Cable. You can restore any deleted apk's

in /system/app by downloading the app folder I linked for you. Just side-load all the apk's from the app folder

into the Kindles /system/app - I'll bet your browser will work after restoring the app folder.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Google Play Store Upgrade 3.10.10

MShock,

So, I suspect you are using Phonesky.apk to upgrade to 3.10.10 - have you performed a reboot after the upgrade?

I have attached another copy of Phonesky.apk, remeber just perform an install do not move Phonesky.apk to

/system/app - also reboot after the upgrade. If no go, go into:

1. Pull down the Upper Status bar, choose More+

2. Select Applications, then select Installed Applications

3. Scroll down until you find Google Play store, clear the Cache and Data

4. Upgrade using the attached Phonesky.apk

5. Reboot the Kindle

6. Wait for the services to start, about 3 minutes

7. Launch Google Play Store, Sign in, Agree

8. Now what is the version?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] MShock:
I'm not sure what was going on but after several reboots and reinstalls it finally stuck. All is well now and thanks for your work!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] :
Thanks again, done this earlier, now my Kindle has a new lease of life thanks to all these guides :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rivo06:
I have every faith that the finished article will be worth the wait...Keep up the good work to all developers:thumbup:

sent from my Kindle Fire HD with Tapatalk
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] :
Hi,

I've rooted & installed the Play Store from the Noob guide's on here but just now I've done a factory reset as I wanted a clean slate so to speak, I read up before doing it so as I didn't have to root all over again etc.

Anyway all I needed to do was update the Android Market to the Play Store, I just used the latest 3.10.10 Play Store apk, everything seems to be working as it should be but should I have used the 3.8.17 & Phonesky apks to update it instead what's the difference between that an say just directly updating it from the latest Play Store apk, will I run into any issues later?

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Google Play Market Upgrade 3.10.10 Requires Reboot

MShock,

Yes, I do not understand why it requires a reboot, maybe the Version Number is Cached somehow.

Well, anyways I am glad you were able to solve the problem. Just FYI, we just launched our Recovery

Software for the Kindle Fire HD 7", 8.9" and the Kindle Fire 2. Take a peek, let us know what you think:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

Gilly10,

Thank you very much for taking the time to thank our team. We are really honored to be able to help people

design the Kindle in a manor that suits each user. Now that you have the Kindle setup the way you want,

it is time to Backup the Kindle. We just launched a new Backup and Recovery package:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

You can Backup without the Factory USB Cable. Backup requires the stock USB Cable that came with the

Kindle.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

rivo06,

I like your Avatar, the dreaded corrupt boot recovery icon. Thank you for taking the time to post Feedback.:good:

We are glad you found our tutorials helpful. When you have time, take a peek at our new Backup Software:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Google Play Store - "Google play store has stopped"

Gilly10,

Sometimes when you upgrade from the Android Market straight to Google Play Store 3.10.10 rather than tier the

upgrade. There are known issues that can cause the Google Play Store to 'Suddenly Stop'. Having said this, it

is much safer to tier the upgrade. So upgrade the Android Market to Google Play 3.8.17, then upgrade it to 3.10.10.

Let us know if you need anything. Be sure to backup the Kindle! We have new software that will help you keep the

Kindle Backed up: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

We know how easy it is to just say, I will backup my Kindle tomorrow, then tomorrow comes with the Android

Triangle of Death. Do not let this happen to you without a backup.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rivo06:
Thanks The dreaded corrupt boot recovery icon is what I get when I try to boot into recovery on my sanei n10..... long story! Used the tasselhof guide to root. Tablet rebooted into another OS 4.3 I think and everything was inverted &buttons working opposite. Managed to restore to original settings via livesuit then convert language back to English. Thing is Superuser is installed but I can't boot into recovery mode. Does superuser indicate that I have root access???
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] pmphilp:
google Play Store installation failure

I have successfully rooted my kindle fire hd 7". ES File Explorer has access to the entire system. I downloaded and installed the google artifacts as per the script in the forum, but when I try to bring up Google play store, it stops immediately. Any ideas?

I did move the Market Intent proxy as directed.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Superuser in Apps - Dependant on SU Binary

rivo06,

Yes, I have seen the dreaded corrupt boot recovery icon on our Nexus 10 when it updated to 4.2.1, it too is a long story, in the end we updated the firmware and upgraded the bootloader.

No, Superuser does not indicate Root. The Superuser is located in /system/app and it is dependent on the su binary in /system/xbin, so if you perform a Factory Reset, you will see Superuser in Apps since the Factory Reset leaves everything in /system/app intact and restores the /system/xbin. So having said this if you were to run Root Checker Basic, it would fail the Root Check due to the missing su binary.

Does this answer your question?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Google Play Store - Error 'Google Play has Stopped'

pmphilp,

It sounds like the Vending.apk is corrupt. Try the following:

1. Pull down the upper Status Bar near the time.

2. Choose More+ then Applications, then Installed Applications

3. Find Google Play Store (anything that says Google Play or Android Store), clear Data on all the Google items

4. Launch Google Play

If this does not solve the bug, then Remove vending.apk from /system/app, reboot and reinstall a new vending.apk

by downloading a new copy.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rivo06:
Re: [How to] Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version

I've ran root checker and it states that I have root. I'm struggling to find clockwork mod recovery for this device. I can't fined definative tutorial in xda...which is a shame because every tutorial I've used on here has worked flawlessly SGS 1 HTC desire HD kindle.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ottodawg:
Sorry if this has been asked, I didn't make it through the whole thread, but how hard is it to return it to stock, should you need to send it in for warranty?

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ggggeo:
Got Google Play and other apps (Maps, Talk, YouTube) worked when downloaded from Play. Gmail didn't work but I found another thread and downloaded it from this OP's link there and installed it and YouTubeHD and both now work. Thanks!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Clockwork Recovery On The Kindle Fire HD 7"

rivo06,

There is little information regarding this topic for several reasons, one is, until Mid December of last year, no one was able to crack the Kindle Bootloader. As of December 3, 2012 someone finally broke it and the door began to open. Clockwork Recovery is not designed for the Kindle, at the moment, the current version will permanently destroy your Kindle (Yes Permanent Destruction) if you accidentally use the Format command within Clockwork Recovery. Most of the developers working to design custom ROM's for the Kindle have destroyed a few Kindles along the way. Having said this, no one is opening the door wide, the current ROM's for the Kindle HD 7" are very Green Beta copies that are buggy, the list of Bugs with the Alpha version of CM10 is pages long, it is not worth installing.

A number of developers are working on custom ROM's, we are working on Ubuntu for the HD 7" and the HD 8.9", we are about 2 months away from publishing a copy to the public. Hopefully by this time there will be a solid Bootloader that can not damage the Kindle.

You still can do a lot on the Kindle, look around the Kindle Fire HD General Threads, you will be impressed what can be done to the stock OS.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How To Restore The Kindle To Factory Settings

ottodawg,

I am sorry to hear you had a rough time on these steps, I do have to say, the Kindle is by far the most difficult to Root and Upgrade.

If you plan to do modifications over time, you really should invest in a Factory USB Cable, they cost $12.00 and allow you to Restore the Kindle to Factory State - with Root! Here is the tool: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 - If you would like one send us a PM with your email address.

The other option is to perform a Factory Reset but the problem here is that it keeps the /system/app folder in tact. Having said this, it will not reverse any mistakes you made during this Thread. Now you have three choices:

1. Call Amazon, obtain a new Kindle

2. Ship it to us - $35 to Install Root, Google Play, Google Apps and Custom Launcher

3. Buy a Factory USB Cable and Use Kindle Fire First Aide to Restore it

Either way, I would recommend obtaining a Factory USB Cable. One day your warranty will end, then what?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback - New Gmail Published

ggggeo,

Thank you George. By the way, we will be doing more work on Kindle Fire First Aide tomorrow, we will send you a PM when it is ready to test.

Thank you again for posting your Feedback, we will replace Gmail here is a new copy: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Gmail.apk
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[ROOT][HOW TO] Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version

To All,

The Google Play Software has been updated today, there are new Framework and Network packages used. If you have already installed this software, there is no need to repeat the steps since Google Play will update it's own services as long as you have checked "Allow Updates" in the Google Play Store Interface.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version

rivo06,

So what did you finally decide to do? Again, we will have a Ubuntu Custom ROM available in about 3 to 4 weeks, we will send you a post when the ROM is ready to be released. Thank you for posting comments in our Thread, we do appreciate your time and would like to extend support whenever you need it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
[HOW TO] Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version - Follow Up

ottodawg,

I wanted to take a second and follow up with you. What did you decide to do with the Kindle? Did you perform a Factory Reset or did you decide to purchase a Factory USB Cable and use our utility?

[BACKUP][RECOVERY] Kindle Fire HD and 2 First Aide Software - Noob (Simple) Version
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Sn0wdune:
These threads are just brilliant!

I love your how to guides :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version - Follow Up - Feedback

Sn0wdune,

Thank you very much for taking the time to post feedback. This action means a lot to our team since they work hard to make these threads easy, intuitive and full of the known variables. We all hope you have a blessed 2013!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Google Play Noob (Simple) Version

Sn0wdune,

We are having a Company meeting next week, and we would like your input. We would like to post a new tutorial for the Kindle, do you have anything that you would like to learn or have on the Kindle?

We are posting an audio upgrade tonight but there has to be something else.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hoggonator:
essdai flown

Hi

Without wishing to degrade your efforts at all, they are great tutorials, you may wish to look at this link.

//huaweig300.com/huawei-g300-install-a-custom-jelly-bean-ics-rom-from-scratch/ (you will need to add the http bit)

This is a tutorial site that was put together by a user from the Modaco site that deals with Rooting, installing CWM and custom ROM's on a particular brand of phone.

I found this also easy to follow.

I only include this to give you some perspective about what else is out there - feel free to ignore this.

As an aside - any news on the kindle app working natively on a launcher rather than having to use the Home app to take you back to "Kindle mode"
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version - New Ideas

hoggonator,

No, this does not bother me a bit, I believe in feedback and we are always looking at ways to improve our tutorials so we found this link to be helpful: http://huaweig300.com/huawei-g300-install-a-custom-jelly-bean-ics-rom-from-scratch/ - this link allowed me to look at another format and idea which we can emply in our future totorials. Also, we have been asking around regarding if there was anything you would like to see added to the Kindle. We will use this feedback to create new tutorials.

If you can find any other information you feel would be helpful please post them in our thread.

Thank you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] haraop:
Hey, how can I install the ES File Explorer if I don't have an Amazon account and I'm in another country?

EDIT: Never mind, found the answer here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1941436
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hortstu:
Super easy! Great tutorial! The only thing that could make it easier, in my inexperienced opinion is doing the first two steps from the kindle. I couldn't see any reason to not to and the play store is working perfect.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Install Google Play Store Noob (Simple) Version - ES File Explorer Download

haraop,

Just in case other people have the same issue, here is a link to ES File Explorer: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/ES File Explorer_1.6.2.1.apk OR http://ubuntuone.com/1q2ERcUK4EZvApJmGhJKoL

Try to stick to version 1.6.2.1 - the latest version causes people trouble.