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[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Android SDK vs Qemu and Root Many Android Tools

Varlokkur,

The Android SDK is only recommended for developers who will use IDE like Eclipse. The Android SDK will actually cause problems with the Rooting tools which calls to there own internal ADB Server. We find many people having problems with Rooting to find out the Android SDK caused the problem in the end. The only two files you may use out of the entire 399 MB download is adb.exe (and it's API's) and fastboot.exe - a total of less than 100KB! Then the question arises, what is in the 399 MB? Juicy tools that developers like us love but unless you are writing Android code like us the Android SDK is useless, a waste of hard drive space.

The problem with the Android SDK arises when Root MANY ANDROID calls to adb.exe and then calls to push files expecting them to be in the sub-folder /stuff. The adb.exe process is dumb, it looks at the root of its own folder, so if the Android SDK adb.exe beat Root MANY ANDROID's adb.exe the Root process will fail. When we ask, did you see Restore or did your Kindle reboot and act slow? When these answers are NO, the next question we ask: Do you have the Android SDK Installed? When the end user answers YES, we immediately respond with: This is your problem, remove the Android SDK and your problems will be resolved.

There are many who are unaffected by the Android SDK sine most peoiple do not read the 100 page documentation that is included with the SDK. The documentation page 2 states to add a Path statement to Windows allowing the SDK tools to work, if this Path statement is missing, the conflict never happens but the SDK is also useless.

Sooooooo, the long story short? Remove the 399MB Package unless you are doing development, that is writing APK Code using an IDE like Eclipse. Yes, we are aware of the SDK changes but they effect IDE users not end users like yourself.

Thank you for sending these comments since it triggered us to take the time to explain what the SDK does and why not to install it.

I have made these same mistakes with other programs so do not take this personally, this is only FY Information since 80% plus people make the same mistake.

Have a wonderful 2013 and please keep posting comments and questions, it sparks us to respond and teach. Thank again Varlokkur,

Side Note: If you do plan on doing development, than you need a Factory USB Cable which will allow you to Flash the Kindle with Factory and Custom ROM's. If you would like one of these cables, send us a PM and we will ship one in the AM.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Does The Superuser Icon Mean I am Rooted? Answer: No! Read Please.

OhhLawd,

Thank you OhhLawd, this is a great question. Does the appearance of Superuser in Apps mean I am Rooted. The short answer is a Big No. Many people perform a Factory Reset and since the /system/apps are kept in tact, you will have the false appearance of being Rooted. So you will see Superuser in Apps, it will launch and everything seems jolly, correct? No. When Superuser is requested by the Android System is calls to a Su Binary which is located in /system/xbin if this binary file is missing Root will fail and your ability to perform Root tasks will also fail. Root Checker Basic calls first to Superuser, then it asks Superuser for Root Access, this triggers Superuser to call the Su binary and if it is missing Root Check fails.

Did you perform a Factory Reset? When you ran Root Many Android, did the Kindle ask to be restored? If no, you do not have Root. Did Qemu pass without error? If no, you are not Rooted. Did Qemu state you had Root Access? If yes, than you probably have Root Access. If you have not launched and initialized the Superuser App, than this may be why Root Checker Basic is failing. The fix is simple, go into the Kindle /apps folder on you desktop, click and open Superuser then launch Root Checker Basic, when you see a pop up requesting Root be sure to click on Allow. This should get Root Checker to Pass.

I hope this is helpful.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root Kindle Fire HD and 2 with One Utility!

AJThePwnapple,

Yes, this can happen in about 20%-30% of the cases, the big question is why? I really do not have a solid answer, although it seems to be in direct proportion to your PC Performance. You must have a fairly fast PC or one that has lots of memory allowing Root Many Android to run totally in memory. You also probably have a really fast USB Bus (Chipset) which sends the commands rapidly not allowing the Kindle to respond in time attempting to lock itself down. The reason why we leave this possibility out of the thread is quite simple: some Kindles are half way Bricked after running Root Many Android and Qemu fixes the problem.

I am glad to hear that everything went well AJThePwnapple, great work! Please keep posting questions and comments. Be sure to head over to our Kindle Fire Fist Aide and use the utility to backup the Kindle. You can view and download the software here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Follow Up - Feedback

keyleroy,

We posted an answer today. We are sorry for the delay, our systems were down the last week, almost 10 days now. We are back trying to respond to everyones questions. See our answers on Page 27 Post #267.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Xerocomm Inc Serices - Defined

chetek,

We offer professional Rooting which is done in our home office, Usually I am the one that does the work. The services are guaranteed, the first thing we do is make sure the Kindle works (yes, people do send us dead Kindles), once verified we send you an email asking what options you would like installed. Most people like us to do everything allowing you to have a totally custom Kindle. The base fee is $35 and can go up to $79 depending on the options requested. The $35 plus shipping and Taxes includes:

1. Root the Kindle with ChainsDD Superuser Service included, we can add ChainsDD Elite Superuser for an additional $5

2. Google Play Store included, we install the very best version which is 3.10.10

3. Google Base Apps Included, we can add Google Earth for $5, Google Voice for $3, Voice Search for $3, Speech Recognition with AVIC (Alice) Personal Assistant for $10

4. VLC Player Included, we can add MX Player License for $8

5. Apex Launcher included, we can add Nova Launcher Prime for $10 - we include several wallpaper additions and custom Lock Screen for the $10

6. We can ship a Factory USB Cable back so you can keep the Kindle Backed up for another $12

When we ship the Kindle back, the Kindle will have been tested for several hours and will have a CD in the box which will have a complete backup of the Kindle so if anything goes wrong, we can do a complete restore. As an added benefit, we store your images on our server and give you a custom copy of our Kindle Fire First Aide with SSL Links embedded in the software, so if you loose the CD, no problem to restore you Kindle back to it's original custom state. The images are kept on a secure server using 256 bit encryption so they are very secure.

Our work is guaranteed for life of the Kindle. Obviously if someone plays with the Kindle and damages our work, there will be a fee to perform the work again but since we give you the images and store them here in our office, there is no need to send it back to us, you can restore it yourself as long as you purchase the Factory USB Cable.

That is it, I hope you find this information helpful.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] hoggonator:
<ignore this>
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] wklump79:
Total Noob

I will be getting my new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 today when I get home from work. I am a total Noob, new to the forum, never rooted any device. I am going to use this guide to root my new Kindle Fire HD 8.9 tonight. Any comments/tips that may be helpful to me? I will be using Windows 7 and have already added the line to the environmental variables path. Files are downloaded on the PC and ready to go, I just need the device to get started.

I did have a question before I get started. Should I do anything to my new device BEFORE I start the rooting process? Start up the device, update it, connect to my wifi, login with my Amazon credentials?

Thank you for your help and hopefully this goes well! :fingers-crossed:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
Root Options

Hi Sir,

I'm beginning to wonder if my KF is totally different from everyone else's (lol). It looks as though I've been in the right place all along but getting different results.

1. When I open settings from the upside down U, the last entry listed is "Root Options.

2. Clicking on Root Options brings me to me next window with only two options listed: Root Explorer and Mount File System.

3. Clicking on Root Explorer displays a message prompt that's titled Experimental Feature...... I click Yes!

4. Another message prompt ask me to select a ROM. The two that are listed are "Cyanogen Mod and HiAPK" which HiAPK is pre-selected.

5. I actually tried clicking OK for both on seperate occations and after making my way back to ES File Explorer I received an error message every time and I can't get pass this point. The error message has a white triangle with an exclamation point with: "Connection failed sorry, get file list error!

I hope once I clear this hurdle I'll be able to continue on with the rest of your instructions and finally get'r done! Thanks again.

Respectfully,

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root The Kindle Fire HD and 2

xXreptar,

You bet, this works like a charm. I am sorry for the delayed response, we have been down for the last 10 days. Thank you for posting in our Thread!:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] myviolin@163.com:
That doesnt matter

I have restored to factory set that and unstalling does not matter.Mine is 8.9.But after restore,I dont dare to root that.lol.I worry that turns to brick.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] athenia:
Screen Flickering to Black

I PM'ed Chris about a problem I was having. Please see below.

P.S. He is very helpful if you have any questions. Great job!!!

Re: Rooted Kindle

Quote:

Originally Posted by athenia

Chris

I rooted my kindle following your guide. All went well thanks. 2 questions.

1. When i am running Go HD. Screen background disappears once in a while. It will be fine and then all the sudden it will keep doing it every minute or so. If i am in dolphin it make the screen jump a little so I can definitely tell it happened. But it will also do it when i am not using the kindle.

2. Both my desktop running XP and my laptop running windows 7 do not recognize my kindle. It shows in device manager and i get an eject button when i plug it in. I also can see the serial number when force running (through ADB?) in CMD.

Any suggestions would help.

athenia,

Does you have Gmail installed? If yes, turn off notifications inside of Gmail.

Yes I did and so far so good.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root The Kindle Fire HD and 2

hoggonator,

So everything is OK?:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root The Kindle Fire HD 8.9"

wklump79,

No worries wklump79, we specialize in Noob! Just make sure you have two things enabled on the Kindle:

1. Allow Installation of Programs under Security

2. Enable ADB Under Device

That is it, you already fixed the environment variable, so you should be able to Root without a hitch. If you get stuck give us a call or post the problem here, since we are way behind it may take us 24 hours to respond. Under normal conditions it take us 2 hours to respond. We are recovering from a 10 day outage, we had a Virus and a hardware failure together!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
keyleroy,

You can get by with checking the two options, mount file system and root explorer. The file system type is neither but Cyanogen Mod is close. Let's try replacing ES File Explorer here: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/es_file_explorer_v1_6_2_1.apk

I am confused where you are seeing these options. The version of ES File Explorer we are using does not say anything like what you are seeing as options. Let me think about where you are in ES File Explorer and I will get back to you soon.

I would guess you are in the wrong menu but I need to figure out where you are at the moment.........:confused:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
ES File Explorer

I downloaded a copy of ES File Explorer so maybe that is what's causing the problem. In the meantime, I will try the one you have listed. Thanks!

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root The Kindle Fire HD 7" 8.9" and 2 - ES File Explorer Settings

keyleroy,

Sounds great. Maybe you have a slightly different interface and this is throwing us off. We are looking for something that brings up a Settings in ES File Explorer, you will know that you are in the correct place when the first set of options has about 17 choices long. Some of the choices that you should see in the menu are:

0. A spacer here named "Display Settings"

1. Theme Settings

2. Layout Settings

3. File Settings

4. A Spacer here named "View Setting"

5. View

6. Size

7. Sort By

8. A spacer here named "Path Settings"

9. Home Directory

10. App Directory

11. Bluetooth Share Path

12. Picture Directory

13. Download Directory

14. A Spacer here named "Security Settings"

15. Password

16. Hide List

17. Backup Settings

18. A Spacer here named "Other Settings"

19. Root Settings

20. Remote Settings

21. Update Settings

Once you are in the above menu, you need to select number 19 "Root Settings", then proceed to check every option in Root Settings that includes:

1. Root Explorer (Check Please)

2. Up to Root (Check Please)

3. Mount File System (Check Please)

4. Backup System App (Check Please)

5. (un)install apk automatica (Check Please)

I hop this is helpful, let us know if you need any more help.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root The Kindle Fire HD 7" 8.9" and 2 - ADB Communications Problem

athenia,

Do I understand you correctly, the desktop is OK now that you disabled Gmail? If no, Change the Wallpaper, sometimes the Graphics (GPU) will struggle a bit on certain images if the DPI (Dots Per Inch) are higher than the display can handle. This will cause the display to suddenly white out or flicker unusually.

Now to your desktop and laptop. Do I understand you correctly, you are able to run these commands:

adb kill-server
adb start-server
adb devices

When you run the last command, you DO see the Kindle Serial Number? If yes, your driver is installed correctly. Be sure you enabled:

1. Allow Installation of Programs

2. Enable ADB

These option can be found when you pull down the status bar and select More+, then find Security and then find Device.

Also, make sure you performed the Path statement fix per: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2086210
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How to Root Kindle Fire HD and 2 - This Method Approve for All

A) The first step is to get the ADB Driver installed. If you already performed this step and verified communication to the Kindle, move on to Main Step B

Note: We have seen quite a few cases when the driver "fails to install". This message is normally erroneous and can usually be ignored. Plug in your Kindle, then look in the Windows Device Manager to see if the main driver installed.

Our friends at RevTV Created this video which outlines How to install ADB: How to Install ADB Video

The following ADB Driver was provided by Amazon and should install on most platforms (Windows XP, Vista, 7, and 8): Kindle Fire ADB drivers

Note: Due to intermittent issues with the USB Drivers, we offer two versions. First try Kindle Fire ADB drivers.exe if this

does not open ADB Communication try the new updated KindleDrivers.exe

Please open an Administrative CMD Prompt and enter:

Code:

bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS
bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

wklump79,

I thought of you today and was wondering if you were able to Root you new Kindle 8.9"? I should have told you to to perform Root Steps 1-2 and use Option 2 on Root Many Android but I'll bet you are already done. Anyways this is a little shortcut that only works on the Kindle Fire HD 8.9".

Kindle Fire HD 7" and Kindle Fire 2 users should NEVER use Option 2 in Root Many Android.

Please update us and let us know how thing went. If you are really stuck, give us a call.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

wklump79,

We did not see a post from you so I suspect everything went well with Rooting your Kindle Fire HD 8.9"? Please let us know, we are always interested in feedback.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
Good evening Chris,

It looks like I've surpassed my own expectations. I've cleared that hurdle and now moving on to install ICS on my KF. I owe you a great deal of gratitude for your time and patience throughout this whole ordeal. I'm hoping that I'll be able to get through the rest by myself and give you a breather. Thanks again!:good:

Respectfully,

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Follow Up - Feedback

keyleroy,

Thank you very much for taking the time to post feedback. Please be sure to click on the Thanks icon below our name on every post you find helpful. This is our way of gaging what works and what does not work in the posts.

Please let us know if we can help you out any further.:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

keyleroy,

I forget do you have more than one Kindle?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Preinstalled with Kindle First Aide

myviolin@163.com,

Just FYI, if you ever need to perform a Factory Reset again, use our tool to accomplish the task. The reason is quite simple, after the restore you have Google Play Store and Root already professionally installed. Here is a like to Kindle Fire First Aide: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888

Just FYI, you will see notes on what is called a "Factory USB Cable" - you do not need this cable with the Kindle Fire HD 8.9" model.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
My wife has the Kindle HD. This one I won in a raffle and decided to make it unique. I ran into a problem installing ICS and have send you a response if you haven't already checked. Just got home and head there for your expertise. Take care!

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

keyleroy,

Hmmm, I think I responded to your post already, correct? Please let me know so we do not drop the ball. So, I was not going crazy, you DO have 2 Kindles. I remember helping you a while back. Thank you for being an active participant in our threads.

I would like your feedback, what would you like to see done to the Kindle? We are having a meeting next week and would like to have feedback in regards to new ideas for tutorials. What would you like the Kindle to do?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
What would I like my Kindle to do?

For now,

Speach recognition and recognize a USB Keyboard with some sort of cable that you can charge at the same time. I know that's probably asking to much! Thanks.

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version - Features

keyleroy,

Thank you for taking the time to post your thoughts, so if I understand you correctly, you would like to see:

1. Solid Text To Speech Software like S-Voice used on the Samsung & Nexus Devices

2. USB to USB Mini cable Y - one end connected to a charger while the other end connects to another USB Device like a Keyboard, Printer or External Storage.

This is absolutely possible, not asking to much at all. If you have any other thoughts, please post them in one of our Threads.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
That's exactly what I'd like to see!

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

keyleroy,

Then we will try to make that a reality since it is a great idea. Any other ideas come to mind?
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] keyleroy:
Kindle Ideas

Let me give it some thought...

LeRoy
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Version

LeRoy,

Thank you for taking the time to this about this topic, Your input is valuable to us.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Bohgazza:
Hi. Thanks for the fantastic guide! I'm am rooted! But i have a problem. When I click on Superuser.apk nothing happens. The OS shows me a windows in which I have to select the program to launch the apk. May I have to download AndroidSDK?

Thanks. (Sorry for my English):)
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
Re: [ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Vers

So you are saying that when you try to open superuser, nothing happens?

Sent from my Kindof Fire HD using my fingers.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Krsmqn:
Re: [ROOT][HOW TO] Root the Kindle Fire 7" HD and 2 with Windows - Noob (Simple) Vers

Sorry for the double post. Do you see anything like the pictures below?

Sent from my Kindof Fire HD using my fingers.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] cramamarshall:
This works great !

I purchased my Kindle fire HD 7" on this past Sunday. I logged on to the forums and followed the instructions in this post. It worked like a charm and I was sucessful in rooting my new Kindle fire HD. The only snag that I ran into at first was on my main laptop I have windows 8 Pro 64bit and I was not able to get ADB to see my Kindle. I switched to my Windows 7 laptop and was able to sucessfully root my device following the instructions in this thread. Thank you to all who contributed the files and instructions needed to do this. Kudos!!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Bohgazza:
Yeah! Eventually I managed! Now i have superuser.apk installed!

Thank you!
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] Sn0wdune:
I have a kindle fire hd 7".

It was rooted but after a few weeks i noticed something saying 'root has been granted superuser permissions'. I then tried to see if other root apps such as KFHDxSettings would work, it didnt when i would click something that would require root.

I didnt know what to do except factory reset my kindle.

I want to re-root now the same way i did with bin4ry and qemu but its not working anymore.

I am on 7.2.3.

Sorry, my grammar is atrocious.

If anyone could help me, i would be most grateful.

Thank you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD General] prokennexusa:
How To Install Root Checker Basic? Instructions Below

Bohgazza,

The Superuser icon will only open a simple interface, nothing special. Please make sure you test the Superuser account with Root Checker Basic:

Root Step 1: Finally Click on Superuser.apk under the Apps tab to initialize the Superuser daemon.

Root Step 2: Download suchecker.apk: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/suchecker.apk

Root Step 3: Using Windows Explorer, move suchecker from the desktop to /Kindle/Internal Drive/Download

Root Step 4: Now go to the Kindle. Using ES File Explorer or Root Explorer, go to /sdcard/Download/suchecker.apk choose Install

Root Step 5: 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:
How To Check The Root Account

Krsmqn,

We are updating the Kindle Fire First Aide this weekend and will post an update on Monday. Until then, be sure to manually execute the Disable OTA script. Also, make sure you use the latest version.

Thank you for helping us out, we had to take care of my Father yesterday who is a quadriplegic.

Note: Do not forget our utility Root Checker Basic: https://dl.dropbox.com/u/54456659/suchecker.apk