yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] SoNic67:
Root methods from above don't work anymore on system version 8.4.9.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] SafinWasi:
If you want custom ROMs, downgrade the bootloader to 7.2.3,install 2nd boot loader and TWRP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Shack70:
Im trying to root and eventually install cm11 on my son's Kindle (tate). Im having problems getting adb to work while using fastboot. Fastboot works but can't send adb commands
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] a.vandelay:
so no root is possible on 8.4.9?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Shack70:
I got it to work, downgraded to 7.2.1 and then followed hashcode's instructions. After root kindle acted weird but was fine after cm11 was installed
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] kev1609:
Kindle Fire 2, 10.5

Hi,

I was going to root my son's kindle fire 2 for him, so I've been doing some research, and came across this thread. Can someone confirm whether the device can be rooted? It's running system version 10.5. From what I read earlier in the thread, this presents problems dues to the signed partitions. Does this block rooting itself, or just modifications once you've rooted it? Main reason he wants it rooted is to access the play store.

Thanks for any advice,

Kev
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] datdaigia:
Did working on 8.4.9 (kindle fire 8.9)??
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] recountry2:
I had it working for about 5 minutes but due to my stupidity lost it before I could get updates blocked. I had connected wireless to get ES File Explorer and it updated..lol.Before I know it it had rebooted and was gone like a thief in the night. But it did show root using the app...

Now doing it again where it says Root Step 2: "When the Kindle reboots it may react VERY slow, this is normal - leave it alone. Immediately proceed to Step 1 again. If the Kindle reboot normally and appears normal, then proceed to Step 3 you are almost done." well it stays lagy now..Even after 15 minutes but setting back stock its good..as mentioned with someone esle having about same issue with lag yes I click "any" key when done running to close out command promp.

Think I'm going to downgrade it and try again later. Had no issues the first time doing it now I don't know why having issues now.

Looks like it did a new update and went to 8.5.1 and now no matter which method / program I use it all ends up the same...laggy as hell.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] galearned:
Good day: Did you finally get root on your 8.5.1?

If not, I have a solution which is to modify the root with binary script to remove the OfficeSuite.apk from the /system/app folder before moving the superuser.apk and su files to their correct places. I believe the script cannot complete and is not telling you so.

The primary issue is that 8.5.1 for the 8.9" tablet comes with OfficeSuite installed in the /system/app folder and uses nearly all of the space. The 7" tablet OS does not come with OfficeSuite installed so, the root script works fine. For the 8.9" tablet, the root script can't copy superuser.apk to the /system/app folder due to no space and the script hangs.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Minotia:
HALP!

I dont know whats going on. I follow this guide step by step but always end up with a slow kindle that doesnt have the SU app and when i launch root checker, it says i dont have root permission. Help me?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] bn0:
Hello - I am also having this same issue with no space to write the new /system/xbin/su. I haven't found any way to remove the giant OfficeSuite.apk. Can you share your binary script method?

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] galearned:
Good evening: I did post the script both LINUX and Windows and I attached the "root with binary v31 script with the script modifications included on one of these threads. Let me find it first then, I will post a link here. If I cannot find it, I will re-post here. The modification is quite easy and takes just minutes.

The root .bat file or runme.bat file (don't remember the name), has a normal: and a RIC: section.

In most cases, your root will only use the "normal;" section.

This section shows a single line with multiple arguments where the line is pushing Superuser.apk and SU to their respective folders. All I did was add a statement to the line ahead of the apk and su parts which in essence says mv /system/apk/OfficeSuite.apk /sdcard/

This moves the apk to the root of the sdcard then goes ahead and installs the Superuser.apk and the SU binary just as it normally does. If you inspect the .bat file, you will find the "normal:" section. I modified RIC as well since ocassionally, the RIC mod will have been applied to the tablet in a prior action. Normally if rooting for the first time, this section will not be accessed by the .bat routine.

I am on a LINUX machine at the moment so, I will need to move to Windows to find the root with binary script.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] galearned:
Attached are the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_V31 and _V33 scripts.

I added the relevant V to the end of the file name and added .doc so upload would accept the file type.

Remove the V31.doc and V33.doc from the end of the file extension.

The original script names are RunMe.bat

Note: I have not tried these modified scripts but, they should work and if not, let me know (could be typo's).

The modified line is line 255 and starts with the word stuff which is the name of the folder containing the utilities needed.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Ryujin13:
Kindle Fire 2nd Generation

My wife just got one of these and I have attempted many different methods to root it and all of them fail....seems that the Kindle Fire 2nd Gen with 10.5.1 is unrootable :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] 999jcp999:
Artemis!

I'm having a hard time rooting my Kindle 1. So I thought I would try this approach. ABD and Kindle USB drive install from Android SDK Running in Android Studio. Running (in cmd) kill -server follwed by start-server finds the kindle and serial number. ABD seems to be working. Kindle shows up in Device Manager. Kindle shows up under portable devices as F:\ but is properly identified as a Kindle on Hardware tab. I have successfully transferred files from my PC to Kindle.

While extracting the KFFirstAide to C:\ my Antivirus (McAfee LiveSafe) identified the following Program a potentially unwanted:

Artemis!49C9E600CA41

I'm both a newbie and a coward so if told the AV to remove the unwanted program which deleted the whole C;\KFFirstAide directory.

What is the Artemis Program? Should I allow it to run?

I'm open to suggestions on how to proceed.

Windows 8.1 64 bit

Kindle 1 with software version 6.3.3

8G of memory

Thanks

John
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] xxjahasotoxx:
Hi im a bit confused on whether or not I'm in the correct forum for my kindle, do these forums cover the kindle 3rd gen which is the first HD?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] shallowcat:
The KFFirstAid method doesn't seem to work for me. Using KFHD 7.5.1.

I know that doesn't help much. :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] SilentlyScreaming:
Which version of KFFirstAid?

Which option(s) did you choose?

Error messages displayed?

Current state of your Kindle?

Different cable, PC tried?

I'll not likely know the solution, but the info above would probably help others to assist.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] J. C. Maxwell:
I, too, am looking for information on rooting and flashing a Kindle Fire HD (3rd Generation) - model P48WVB4, in my case.

So far, I haven't found anything here. but I'll keep looking.

If anyone else sees this post and can confirm that it is not possible yet, that would be appreciated.

Thanks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] tapman:
[MENTION=4435645]prokennexusa[/MENTION] Not sure if you still maintain this tool, but wanted to submit a bug report for the KFFirstAide x64 toolkit.

Any of the cmds that involve wget are throwing a cert error saying it's unable to verify. It's dropbox so I'm inclined to trust the cert. In that case you just need to add --no-check-certificate after the wget in order to bypass. As in: wget --no-check-certificate http://google.com

Then the cmds continue without any further issues.

Thanks for the great work!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] aledeneuquen:
Hey man.. thank you so much from Argentine!! i root mi KF with the manual method!! i'm free now!! jajjaja
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hou2:
Is this step required? I got the following error. I am running Windows 8.1 32 bit

C:\Windows\system32>bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
An error has occurred setting the element data.
The value is protected by Secure Boot policy and cannot be modified or deleted.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hou2:
Are the instructions outdated due to newer versions of KFFirstAide? Instructions for Step C-1 says "Select Option 15 to Root the Kindle." But for me Option 15 is "Reboot The Kindle In To Fastboot Mode (Preferred Method)". Should I select Option 21 "Root The Kindle Fire - Method 2 (Preferred)" instead?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ssurell:
Not up to date

Whatever OS my Kindle Fire HD has does not apply to these instructions. There doesn't seem to be any option to turn on ADB. I've got to get rid of this abominable firmware and flash Android anything.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] TerrestrialHost:
I found the option to enable ADB under "Security". Look for it there.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] emaster101:
To enable ADB on the newest kindles you will need to do the following:

1.Settings

2.Device Options

3. Then tap Serial Number 7 times.

This enables Developer options. It will be located directly under serial number.

4. Select Dev Opt

5. under Debugging, Enable ADB.

Hope this helps
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] JJG96:
oh wow. Thnks

---------- Post added at 03:10 AM ---------- Previous post was at 03:05 AM ----------

I know! Helped a tiny tone toot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Nerukou:
All the Dropbox links are dead.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] rokejulianlockhart:
Shall this be updated to reflect any difference that Windows 11 causes, or, more importantly, to be OS-independent?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Citznfish:
Thanks for the step by step instructions. I got hung up because under Device Manager it said "Android drivers" and not specifically "Android Composite ADB Interface" If yours doesn't specifically say "Android Composite ADB Interface" under device manager you will need to uninstall those drivers and reinstall the drivers from this thread.

I do have one problem though. I am rooted, I have ES File Explorer installed, but I cannot find the OTACERT.ZIP file. It seems like I can't get even see the /system/ect/security/otacerts.zip folders.

Even in Windows 7 with explorer under Kindle/Internal Storage I can't see the system folder. I do not even see a way to get to it. Is there some setting with root I need to change in order to see these directories?

EDIT: Ok, I dound the file, but I have no permissions to delete or rename it! :(
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to stop Amazon OTA Updates

Ok, are you using Root Explorer or ES File Explorer.

If you are using ES File Explorer, the open ES File Explorer on the Kindle, then

Open up the Settings. Go to Root Settings. Check

all the options in Root Settings. Then a dialog box

will pop up at some point asking if it is OK to Allow

ES File Explorer Root Access. Be sure to click Allow.

When you open up ES File Explorer on the Kindle

You are at /sdcard by default. Click Up, then click

on the system folder, next click on the etc folder,

next click on the security folder. Now finally long

click on the otacerts.zip file, choose Move.

Next we navigate back to /sdcard/Download,

Click Up 3 Times until you see / at the very

top. Next click on sdcard, next click on

Download, then Paste the otacerts.zip file.

That is it!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] ManuelOMFG:
Kindle Fire HD not succesfully rooted

Hello! First of all, thanks for the amazing guide to root the Kindle Fire HD and sorry for my bad English (I'm from Mexico). I'm trying to root my brother's Kindle Fire HD because I can't download apps outside the US but I don't manage to finish the root. Qemu and RunMe root succesfully the tablet but when I check with "Root Check Basic" if the tablet is rooted it keeps telling me "Sorry! This device does not have proper root access" and SuperUser needs some kind of update "SU Binary" and it fails everytime I run the installation. I think is some Administrator problem that I'm missing. Thanks for the guide! Hope you guys can help me!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Clarke33:
What Happened??

OK. Lets get this out of the way. I'm a 57 year old total Noob (i have successfully rooted my old Eris and a Pantech Marauder in the last week though) and I need help. I have a KF2 but I'm having to post here because there is not a General Thread for the KF2 and I don't have enough posts to post in the development thread there. I rooted a couple of day ago using Bin4ry's method and all went well and I rooted but lost root about 10 minutes later. I downloaded Gemini App checker from the Amazon App store to check for root then shortly after that my screen got dim and when it came back up all of the apps that were wiped out by the root suddenly reappeared. Every since then I cant root again and when I run the root program it acts as if it is working but I never get the prompts from my device to restore and it never reboots during the process. I tried doing a default reset but it had no effect. What happened?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

Clarke33,

Fist I would like to thank you for joining and welcome you to

the XDA Community! Noob is what we do, we realize that

most end users are not experts in the area of Development

and should not be expected to know everything. No worries

we are here to "hold your hand" so to speak. Hmmmm, the

issues you are describing are not normal and concern me.

If the Kindle becomes too moody, we will recommend sending

it back to Amazon for replacement before something serious

happens to the tablet. So, you did a factory reset? You did

download the utilities using OUR links, correct? If not,

download our version of Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17

then run RunMe.bat again. Also, make sure ADB is

enabled on the Kindle Fire 2. When you perform a

factory reset, ADB Turns itself off by default and will

need to be turned back on. Next, the driver. Make sure

Windows device manager shows the Kindle as a Android

Composite ADB Interface. If not, go back to the beginning

of our Thread and reinstall the driver. This is a common

issue. Our driver and utilities work on the Kindle Fire 2.

Post you results, if you get backed into a corner, stuck.

Send us a PM with your contact information. We give free

support to everyone in the XDA Community. We will watch for

your response.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

ManuelOMFG,

Welcome! Your English is just fine, no worries. So you do have access

to Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17 and Qemu downloads? We can

send you a CD if needed, just PM us, it will be free. Yes, the two files

are Superuser.apk and the su binary. I have attached a copy of the

required files to this thread. If I understan correctly, Qemu says

Sucess, you have Root Access, correct? If yes, then you indeed

have Root, you just need to initialize the Superuser.apk. It sounds

like this is all you need to do. Go into your /Apps/ on the Kindle,

do you see Superuser? Click on Superuser, it will open and look

like a log - then close it. The Superuser.apk has now been

initialized. Respond back with your results, we will get you

Rooted, I promise!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Clarke33:
I have done all of the above but have had no luck. The first time I rooted it went off without a hitch. As matter of fact I had that little smug look on my face after rooting like, hey no big deal. That quickly changed to a frown when I decided I didn't know what the heck I was doing. I could have sworn before I rooted and checked device manager, that besides having the Android Composite Interface there were another set of drivers listed also. Not anymore though. When I run the root utility now it acts as if it is doing it's thing and even says enjoy after rebooting like it has rooted but during the process it never reboots or gives me the prompts to restore. Just wondering what to try next. By the way, I went back through and added some of my apps back from the cloud and everything is working as before it was rooted.http://xdaforums.com/images/smilies/confused.gif
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] DVDYETI:
followed instructions and it say' s I'm rooted but I don`t see super user.

Hi, I followed instructions and it say' s I'm rooted but I don`t see super user anywhere on my device how do I know I'm rooted ?. KINDLE FIRE HD 7 ,7.2.3.

I made sure I ran as admin on Windows 7 32bit. Do I need to register my device to do this or should it work without.

Any advice welcome

thank you
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

DVDYETI,

You should find Superuser under the Kindle /Apps/ Tab. When you click on the /Apps/ tab

you will notice a Cloud and Device button at the top. Click on Device, you should now

see Superuser. Click to open Superuser. If it opens, you will see "Superuser" at the

top left and Clear Log at the top right. Close Superuser by pressing th <-- Arrow.

If not, download Root Checker Basic: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/suchecker.apk to your desktop.

Using Windows Explorer, move Root Checker from the Desktop to /Kindle/Internal Drive/Download

Now go to the Kindle, using Root Explorer, go to /sdcard/Download you will see

suchecker.apk, click on suchecker.apk and choose Install. Once install has completed,

then click Open or go to your /Apps Tab, be sure /Apps is on Device. Next click on

Root Checker Basic, open it. Next click on "Verify Root Access". Wait you will be

presented with a Superuser dialog box, be sure to click "Allow". Wait, in about

5 seconds you should see "Congratulations! This device has Root Access!". If you

do not see this, reply back. We will get your root working.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

Clarke33,

See my response to DVDYETI, follow the instructions as outlined to DVDYETI - we need to make sure you do not

have Root. If Qemu says Root Successful, then you probably have Root, you have not initialized the Superuser apk.

If Root Checker does not verify Root. Reply back, we will get you done, even if we have to do this over the phone.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Sectics:
Thanks so much for this descriptive guide. It helped me alot and now i have a fully rooted kindle with google play. I made this forums account just so i could say thank you, as it was really helpful and made it easy for even nubs like me. Great guide only one i followed that i could get it to work. Thanks again op!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

Sectics,

Thank you for the gracious comment. We are honored to be able to support the

XDA Community and we all have a passion for what we do. It motivates us when

we see positive comments. Thank you again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] KindleHarry:
Thanks

I rooted my kindle when it was on 7.2.1 the easy way a month or so ago. Since the latest updates I lost root etc and the data folder got secured and the old easy way didn't work. I have been very sceptical re the method you have shown here. However I finally took the plunge today and followed your guide. You have to be patient and the device reboots several times, each time you panic it wont comeback but it does and its back to being rooted !!! Like the guy above I have created this account just so I could post my appreciation. Kindle back to more like an android – no ads, no carousel has been replaced with apex launcher and used other methods found in these forums to try and block further updates. End result mega happy, thanks a lot, I will keep an eye on here for other good kindle stuff, cheers again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] TheActor:
Ta

I did it. I approched with some caution but in the end it was straight forward. Thanx.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up

KindleHarry,

Many thanks. We are glad that you found the guide to be helpful. Look for more in our

Noob Series, we first test the products for about 3 months, eliminating trouble, then we post

the step-by-step guides. The testing is what slows us down but this prevents trouble to

the end user. We will be posting: How to: Backup and Restore a Healthy Kindle System Image Noob (Simple) Version

before the end of the day. Everyone should back up the Kindle System image. Thank you

again!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

TheActor,

Good job! The door has opened to you. Rooting the Kindle opens many

doors and options.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Jonathanw188:
Root kindlfe fire HD 7.2.3

Maybe the solution was already mentioned, but my Kindle HD 7 is not rooting. ADB drivers seem to be installed correctly. Serial number for device is showing up in ADB and it takes commands under ADB Shell. The device is not showing up under Runme.bat and RootQemu. I receive error messages on both. I've tried the other methods of issuing the commands in ADB Shell manually and I run into Permission errors. "/system/bin/sh: cannot create /data/local.prop: Permission denied" Any suggestions?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
ADB Server Out of Date

What is the date and time of your adb daemons? If you browse to the Qemu folder or to the Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17/Stuff folder, you will see adb.exe, what is the date and time of the adb.exe? I suspect you have the older versions which causes problems. Did you download the software through our links? If no, you have the old adb daemon. Go back to our tutorial and download our utilities.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Clarke33:
Does anyone have a good link to the Superuser download? I decided to start back from square one and when I tried to do the download my computer screen just flashed and never would complete the download. I am going to reload everything and try again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root and Google Play for Amazon 7" Kindle Fire HD Software Version 7.2.3

Clarke33,

Do you plan to use the manual method using adb?

Here is a signed copy of su and Superuser.apk: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/Superuser-3.1.3-arm-signed.zip

Unless you are using MAC or Linux, we really recommend using our utilities.

There is much less chance of Bricking your device if you use our Utilities over

the old manual adb method. Either way, I am sure you will get the job done

let us know if you need support, we are here 10am-10pm Monday-Sunday PST GMT -8
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Clarke33:
I thought that was one of the steps listed on page one of the thread. I am just trying to start over from step one.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Martovitz:
That's awesome, this is what it's all about helping one and another over come issues. I love to see the help people are willing to freely give. That's what open source was made for. Keep up the great work. :D

Remember to give THANKS when THANKS are due.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up

Clarke33,

I got your message and replayed. Yes, all the information is on the Step-by-Step instructions.

If you just can not get it by tonight, stop, send me a PM with your phone number. I will call you

tomorrow, sometime after 10:30am PST GMT -8 or let me know what time works.

We'll get you through this.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
ADB Update

To All,

We just updated adb daemon and API's on the utilities. The date and time stamp is now

12/28/2012 4:52 PM, anything older need to be updated. We have attached a hotfix

to this response. Copy the attached files contents to /Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v17/Stuff

and /Qemu/ - that is it!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Jonathanw188:
Success

Thanks! Once I updated everything went smoothly