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[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Kafluke:
I just followed this tutorial and everything went perfect up to the point where you reboot using fastboot after flashing all the recoveries and what not. Now the Kindle Fire HD wont turn on at all. I've tried holding down the power for over 5 minutes. I've tried using the fastboot cable to throw it back into fastboot so I can recover with my backup files. All has failed. No power. Nothin.

Have I bricked it?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Kafluke:
So I learned by googling the model number (which is barely visible sheesh I though apple was bad) that I have a Kindle Fire HD 2013 model. So I guess by flashing the 2nd bootloader I've fully bricked it then?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] r3pwn:
You are correct in assuming that there is no public way to recover your tablet. :(

If Amazon got hold of it, they have software that can fix it, so just hope they don't notice that it has the wrong bootloader on it. :P

But in all honesty, that would be too much work. If it's not a common issue (this isn't), they won't look into HOW/WHY it happens, more that they can fix it. :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Kafluke:
Thanks for the info.

Maybe the OP could update the thread to warn against using this on Kindle Fire HD's 2013 models. The exact model number is p48wvb4

I know that if I had researched for a couple more days I would have seen this in other threads mentioned. My bad.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
technically if you run the first fastboot check in the instructions you will see your device name is not "Tate" its "Soho"
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
Get a fastboot cord and then locate the 2013 KFHD thread on here. There is a program that's meant for the Soho for rooting and some custom Launcher as well. You may have bricked your tablet and you may have just screwed it up real bad. Contact [MENTION=237264]gran[/MENTION]PC about firerooter http://xdaforums.com/member.php?u=5391708

Always read everything in a tutorial a few times before proceeding and ask questions if you're unsure. Can't blame anyone but yourself when modding your tablet. It's stated numerous times in KFHD threads that the two are different.

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Amazon don't fix these. Tablets go in a bin back and are sent backto China. What Amazon looks for s physical damage.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] droiduzr2:
I hope someone can help me.

Tablet down...lol

Ok so I got a KF fire 8.9 HDX a week ago.

It was came with 14.3.5 (trying to remember)

ADB did work and was setup properly, no issues there (Windows 7)

I could not root it with any of the tools posted.

I noticed that all the tools seemed to work with 14.3.10.

I manually updated it to 14.3.10

I was able to root it.

I did install Safestrap

I was trying to flash a 2nd ROM and I guess I did something wrong.

I did do a restore to Rom2 from my backup. I also did that for ROM 1 to make sure I could reboot the unit.

Now the problems:

1. I am stuck on the Kindle Fire screen (the first screen just the white Kindle Fire logo). I can reboot into the stock restore/recovery.

2. I did wipe and picked option 2 to restore

3. Nothing happens on reboot, it just sits back on the white Kindle Fire logo

I suspect that the bootloader on this unit was blocking fastboot therefore I could not finish the proper setup with the tools here to install 2nd boot loader TWRP.

Can someone please assist.

Thanks:good:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] r3pwn:
You're in an entirely different forum. You need to be looking at the HDX 7"/8.9" forums, but you are in the HD 7" forums. Please do not try anything here, as you are already lucky to have not bricked your device.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Kafluke:
I do have a fastboot cable. It does nothing at this point. I know the cable still works because I've used it on another Kindle Fire HD 2013. Also, I never blamed anyone but myself. Hence the "my bad".
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] BRIMS7ON3:
I need help! :(

I've followed the steps to the T three times now...and just ending up with a boot loop.

I should mention that I had to restore both recovery and system using KFHD_SRTv1.3.5....if that makes a difference.

In following the steps, everything seems to go perfectly. No errors, except for two small issues.

First, intermittently, I get "device not found" or "device offline"...and uninstalling in device manager and then plugging the kindle back in seems to get it to read again. Otherwise the codes go in smoothly.

Second, in Step 5, if I reboot (the last code) while plugged in with the fastboot cable, it always goes back into fastboot mode. So at the last code I unplug the fastboot cable and plug it in with a regular cable. Would that be a problem?

Thanks in advance!

Edit: it finally booted into twrp, at which point I installed cm 11 and Google Apps. However up on rebooting system, it only goes to the blue bootloader and then is stuck.

Never mind...ugh...it did freeze at the blue logo for a while but suddenly went to the cyanogenmod bootscreen...looks like all may be well. Feel free to delete this crap.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Nixeus:
Hello,

Thanks for your roms :)

Two questions :

* Is there a changelog for the nighty build. Which of the is the most stable ?

* If i just want to update my nighty, i need to wipe and reflash ? Is there a procedure to backup personnal data ? ( downloaded files, etc...)

Thanks a lot :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] wire55:
Yes, there is a changelog in the cm updater. And no you do not wipe when updating nightly to nightly, nightly to snapshot or nightly to milestone.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] asciifish:
Kindle Fire HDX 7

Hi,

Will this work on the Kindle Fire HDX 7 version?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] wire55:
No, don't try. You will hardbrick your device
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Nixeus:
The CM Updater ? WHere is it?

If i flash the rom, i will lost my pictures, documents and settings no ? What's the best way in order to save them and restore them after the flash please ?

Thanks :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] wire55:
Backup all the needed files to your PC. The cm updater is part of the settings app on cm11. And you don't have to wipe to update, just flash the nightly over you current one, that is all I did.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] asciifish:
Ok thanks. I didn't buy one yet, just want to make sure which one to buy.

What about the new Kindle Fire HD 8.9? I'm little confused about the generation here, that's why I'm asking. Will this work following this instruction here?:

Introducing: Kindle Fire 2nd-bootloader + TWRP 2.7.0.0 for the Kindle Fire HD 8.9

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2128175

Please recommend me which one will I be able to root and install recovery.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] wire55:
If your going to get a tablet, get the nexus 7 2013 or the evga tetra note 7. I would say the evga tegra note 7 because it is a lot faster than the nexus 7. If you want a higher screen res go for the nexus 7.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] asciifish:
Thanks for the info, I ordered the Nexus 7 (2013) ;)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] ThePhoenixBird:
TWRP wont load

Before all, thank you Hashcode for your hard work on this :good:

For the past few days i have been struggling with my KFHD7 to get it into CM11, and i have faced a few issues with TWRP mostly, you can check my previous post here: http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hd/7-inch-help/help-2nd-bootloader-setup-twrp-wont-load-t2819839

Basically, the only working version of TWRP that i can flash in my KFHD7 is the 2.4.4.0, anything greather than that only gives me a eternal loading blue KindleFire logo, or a frozen TWRP splash screen.

I have even tried to use your ZIP upgrades without luck.

Thing is that with TWRP 2.4.4.0 i cant flash CM11, it gives "status 7" error
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SafinWasi:
[MENTION=5410356]LinearEquation[/MENTION] this guy is facing an SELinux problem,right? If yes,I thought you suggested an internal sdcard wipe,yeah?

Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
I think selinux was around 2.6 (ish) TWRP. Might start with trying to flash the newest TWRP in fastboot first. If that don't work then yes, do a full wipe of the internal memory and flash the images through fastboot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] ThePhoenixBird:
I was chatting with [MENTION=1602805]stunts[/MENTION] on irc last night and we already tried that, from TWRP 2.4.4.0 i did a full internal memory wipe and tried to reflash TWRP 2.7.0.0 from fastboot, yet it still get stucks in the blue kindle fire logo and doesnt boot into OS.

I was able to flash CM10.1 using that old version of TWRP 2.4.4.0
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] muiriddin:
I can confirm that the process works as of the 7.4.9 release for the Kindle Fire HD First Edition. Start by rooting the device, I used the information from this thread:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2351201

Using version 33 of the script

Once that has completed you then will need a factory cable like the one that hashcode suggests in the first post of this thread. When I bought it from them I expected to get it a week or so later, they amazed me and got it to me as quick as if I had amazon prime (2 days later). So get yourself a factory cable and make sure it works from here:

http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm

To make sure your factory cable works turn off your fire and simply attach the cable to the fire hd and then using the cable that came with the fire hd attach that to the computer and the factory adapter. If the Kindle Fire hd boots into fastboot mode (you will see it on the screen) you have a working fastboot cable. Next make sure that you have working fastboot drivers on your machine (see below).

Then download everything from the first post and md5 check it to make sure the downloads were correct.

Now make absolutely sure you have a tate edition kindle hd tablet, the first thing I did was make sure that the software version starts with 7. The second thing I did was use the fastboot command from hashcode's first post to verify that the tablet responds with tateXXXXXXX (where the X's are numbers):

fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product

product: Tate-XXX-XX (something here)

This part slowed me down since all I got from my windows box was "waiting for device" whenever I used fastboot. Fix any driver problems you have before continuing. In my case I simply booted into linux and fastboot worked there. You should also verify that adb works. The key things to check for adb are:

1. Did you turn on adb access in the kindle fire tablet?

2. If you double checked that you enable adb and it did not work get the latest adb drivers from google and forcibly uninstall the drivers on windows and then reinstall.

Once you have fastboot and adb working and a "factory" cable (better name is a fastboot cable) and you have tested the things above carefully follow Hash's instructions. The device once it has normal android on it is much better as a general use tablet than what Amazon shipped to you.

Thanks Hashcode in helping us make better use of the hardware that Amazon has released. and I hope that my summary here helps others.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Pko66:
It works in version 7.4.9? but Hashcode's files are for 7.4.6 (file kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.6.img), or for some earlier versions... I thought you risk brickage if you use a different freedom-boot than your system version, so you if you are on system 7.4.7 or later you need to downgrade to a compatible version... (that part is what prevents me to install CM)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] muiriddin:
Well, it did not brick and I am now running CM. I started this process on kindle software version 7.4.9 and did not downgrade to 7.4.6 before the attempt. If I was supposed to match installed kindle versions with the freedom boot version I missed that detail and risked bricking my tablet, but made it through anyway (Looks around to see what other bullets he may have dodged).

Wow, as I read back several pages, there is a whole discussion in this thread that I missed and here I thought I was being so careful! The lack of sleep of having a new little one in the house should not even be an excuse since I really should have noticed this discussion before attempting this. In my case it did work though, as always YMMV.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Nixeus:
Hello,

What are differences between :

Millestone, snapshot,etc...

Do you advice to flash in order to update your rom, or, to use directly the updater from the Settings menu ?

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Hello,

My TWPRP and Bootloader are installed.

I don't have copy my cm11.zip to my SD Directory and i cannot because i wiped all my data.

I can entered on fastboot mode without problem , but adb don't detect my device, so i cannot copy my CM11.zip in order to flash it ( i already flash it, in the past).

My drivers seems to be ok when i am in fastboot mod.

How can i copye my cm11.zi in my kindle ?

Thanks a lot,

Best regards,

Nixeus
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Pko66:
Wow! and now I am really tempted! is risking a brick, but there is at least your case that everything worked OK even though the freedom boot was 7.4.6 and system 7.4.9 (as it is mine now, it seems it has upgraded automatically)... the amazon software is more or less functional, but it is a huge burden compared to CM, and I find the UI simply awful!

What to do, what to do, what to do...

:eek: :eek: :eek: :crying:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] muiriddin:
In my case ignorance was bliss, I paused briefly when I saw the version number on freedom boot, but I did not think to check if my Fire OS version had to match (lack of sleep due to a new baby in the house). Next thing I knew I had something that booted up and worked with CM without having to downgrade to 7.4.6 first. If you do try it and it does work please let us know. It did work for me and still works well...
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] persano:
i plugged it into my usb with an adapter, i think this will take a wile, because of the bootloop but now i will wait, if i could i will pull the battery but i cant, dont have the tools.

i will want a nexus 7 xD, i think its more easier, but i dont have the money :(, but i think i can fix it, i m not going to be sad, i will make all i can do so i can get this working!. cant enter recovery! i have a recovery bootloop because i used rom toolbox to enter to recovery (stupid rom toolbox)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

can you get fastboot working?

you can try resetting the bootmode to 1.

fastboot -i 0x1949 oem idme bootmode 1

are you seeing blue logo at all?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] persano:
no, i only installed recovery,my tablet didnt charged

i got a lg full charger (not a usb with adaptator and i will leave it all night connected to see if my tablet charges, i think that pull the batttery will be the best but i cant i dont have hte tools
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] mechanizedmedic:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

I've been following the developments here and I'm curious, why is a second boot loader is being pursued when safestrap is working(ish)?

Sent from Hell
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

safestrap doesnt allow for new kernels. and to support full functioning android 4.2 kernel updates are required.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

persano, how were you able to only flash recovery but not the stack or boot.img, and without fastboot working?

what function in rom toolbox did you use?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] mechanizedmedic:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

OIC... thanks for the work on this! I'm a big fan of all the work you've done within the android community.

Sent from Hell
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] hamidwt:
Guys i also have this problem, i have factory cable it works properly, i can reboot fastboot with the command that hashcode mentioned but i can't get backup.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] dexxa05:
Hi,

Maybe i'm wrong, but you need to start the KF normally, connect your usb cable a launch all command to do the backup.

Regards

Dexx
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] mechanizedmedic:
I'm having the same issue on Ubuntu 12.04. I wasn't able to make a backup in fastboot or booted normally. I only get the following:

matthew@darth:~/android-sdk-linux/platform-tools$ adb pull /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot
failed to copy '/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot' to './boot': Permission denied

I can get an adb shell and gain # access but the pull isn't working for me for some noobish reason. :crying:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] jailuis:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

Sorry for the dumb question but I cant seem to find the answer... Where should i pit the recovery and freedom files? In the Platform-tools folder?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] dexxa05:
I'm a noob too but try to launch the command with sudo priviliege.

like:

sudo adb pull /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot

Regards

Dexx
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] persano:
reboot recovery
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] dexxa05:
Hi try this :

adb shell su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery of=/sdcard/recovery.img'
adb shell su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot of=/sdcard/boot.img'
adb shell su -c 'dd if=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system of=/sdcard/system.img'

Found on this thread : http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=37588387&postcount=23
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] craby1925:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

Hey, I'm curious. If we a running the Reverend's set up with boot.IMG, recovery.IMG and cm10, should we try to switch over to this?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

No. i wouldn't swap to this if you are already running Rev's setup. This setup is based on running stock Amazon OS (for now)

His boot.img has a copy of the original 2nd-bootloader in it.

Ill see if Rev can put out an updated build which includes the latest 2nd-bootloader.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] smirkis:
All of you having issues doing adb backup, need to boot to normal OS first, enable usb debugging and then perform adb backup!

fastboot is only for flashing/wiping/reflashing kernels/bootloaders/recoveries

a bunch of you should step back a bit if you don't understand fastboot/adb. knowing what adb/fastboot do and when to use them is much more important then you having a custom bootloader or recovery on your device, as it takes knowing what they do/when to use them to get the bootloader/recovery on your device.

i highly recommend anyone trying to do any of this, to have a fastboot cable handy!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] persano:
now that i know that i can pull the battery , i will try to pull it !
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hashcode:
Re: [BOOTLOADER] Install 2nd-bootloader for Custom ROMs on KFireHD 7"

i think you should look into firekit and getting a working fastboot driver up and running. that way you can flash back the stock recovery and reset bootmode to 1.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] persano:
i think i would need a new one from skorpion now. someone can give me the fastboot updated drivers please
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SafinWasi:
If you have TWRP,you can use adb sideload to load the ROM. If adb does not detect device,driver issue. Use stunts's drivers or a Linux distro.

Sent from my device running CyanogenMod 11
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] theplagueisback:
Will this work on KFHD 7.4.9?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] muiriddin:
Go a page back in this thread and you will see that for me it did work on 7.4.9. If you go further back you will see that many believe you need to downgrade the Kindle back to 7.4.6 before following the instructions. In my case I did not and it worked with the additional details I posted. As always YMMV please be careful!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] theplagueisback:
Hey buddy, you talk about a factory cable, do I really need a special cable to do that?

I was looking for a solution that used a regular USB cable instead.

Thanks
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] muiriddin:
I needed a fastboot cable, on my Fire HD it was the only way I could get into fastboot mode, the procedure that Hashcode outlines in the first post of this thread requires fastboot mode. Some folks have discussed alternatives however I was unable to make any of those alternatives work in my limited testing.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] super_extreme:
2013 Kindle?

My cousin has bought the following tablet from Amazon. Till now I've only had Samsung devices, so I don't know anything about that one.

So forgive me if this question was asked before: Is this capable with the Amazon Kindle Fire HD 7 (Soho) / (model since 10/2013 without Front-Cam)? :confused:

I know the files for Tate cannot be taken on Soho version but what is this for?

I really can't examine if this is now for Tate or Soho version. :crying:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SovietKommando:
Searched everywhere and I can't seem to find an answer on how to switch between OS's. How do I boot to either stock or CM?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SafinWasi:
You can't directly. Take a Nandroud of each OS and switch from TWRP.

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You can't directly. Take a Nandroid of each OS and switch from TWRP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] StormyNight:
This is only for tate afaik, it won't work on soho.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
The new nightlies are working great. Thanks to those names that appear in the commits that keep my Tate rockin.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] :
This tip was extremely helpful. I had this "target reported max download size" error when trying to get flash bootloader, so I renamed the bootloader file (bootloader.img), boot file, as well as recovery file, just in case. I was able to easily flash everything without hassle. Thank you, and big thanks to the OP!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] bferguson:
Safe on 2013 model

I might get slammed for "not reading", but i really have. I must be over looking what i'm looking for but i'm not taking chances. I have a 2013 model KFHD7 running the latest firmware (wife let it update when it came in, doh!). I believe its version 11.3.2.6 (11.3.2.6_user_326002520) as that is what it says under Settings/Device/System Updates (that's the only place i can find any sort of version number). Since this is far from the 7.x.x models I have seen in these forums I halted downloads and have been reading since to find the appropriate tools. I eventually want to load up CM11, or possible another ROM, so that means Root, Recovery, the whole nine yards. So far all of the tools state it needs to be version 7.x.x, so my question is

1. Can I, should I, do I need to downgrade the OS version.

2. Which threads should I follow in order to get where I'm going (stock to cm11)

Last thing any of us wants is a bricked device. Thanks all in advance