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[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Linear: Thanks for the explanation. I had no idea data and system referred to the actual partitions.

I wonder if the later versions of TWRP even mention this?

The Prior versions of TWRP did not destructive partition wiping at all.

I just fired up TWRP 2.5 and it has

Dalvik cache

Sdcard

Android Secure

Data (User data not data partition)

Cache

You can wipe them all with no ill effects

I just read the TWRP change log history quickly.

Data is shown as not explicitly wiping the data partition?

-Fixed some issues with the advanced wipe list (android_secure, can now wipe internal storage on data/media deivces and wipe data on the advanced list no longer formats the entire data partition)

I found nothing about how system is wiped or even the mention of system wipe being added to the menu.

I somehow can't believe such a destructive behavior would be purposefully built into TWRP.

TWRP general instructions indicate that for most work, factory reset is all that is needed.

There is no caution listed about system.

If indeed wipe data and system refer to partitions, the menu should indicate Data Partition and System Partition.........

I am surprised there are not more mis-haps out there.....

Could be a lot of the stuck at blue LOGOs attributed to missing something are actually advanced wipe choices?

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] LinearEquation:
The new TWRP is 2.6.3.1. You will want to update that. "Swipe" is a factory reset. This will not effect the data on your SD card. You may want to check out Titanium Backup to keep your apps and data backed up. You may also want to pull a nandroid off onto your computer once a week or so. at least you can be made whole again should this happen again.

Edit: Oops, I didn't realize I was quoting you. I just always went with factory reset and stayed away from the others unless I needed to clear everything.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Zeppfan2014:
Not Working???

I downloaded the fireflash .zip and all I see are a few files...no script to run.

Am I doing something wrong? Any ideas?

***EDIT***

Never mind. I found the actual .apk and all is well. Thanks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Zeppfan: Not a problem: I have not downloaded Fireflash11 in a long long time, since I use it almost every single day.

I would say that the download was renamed .zip by your PC.

if you change the .zip to .apk, you will able to install it.

Fireflash is a regular good ole apk and will install on your tablet by clicking it in file manager if you have a file manager installed.

If not, then go to your tablet browser and type the following:

"file:///sdcard/filename.apk" without the quotes assuming the app is setting in the root of the tablet sdcard.

If the file is setting in the download folder then, "file:///sdcard/download/filename.apk"

Browsers including the Kindle browser support browser install.

A typical install window will open up in which you click "install".

If you end up back at the browser prompt, you have mis-typed - the browser install feature does work.

I use browser install all the time as well.

Using ADB you can also install directly from your PC if you wish with the following if the file is in the folder you are executing the command from.

"adb install -r filename.apk" no quotes

Thus, there are at least three ways to install apps on your tablet aside from installing from Google Play, etc.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Zeppfan2014:
Thanks for the quick response. I actually found the .apk on another site and it worked very nicely.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Latonya1:
There many .apk in this site also, i found here
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dat1s&0s:
Awesome app! Helped me flash 2nd bootloader and twrp recovery! :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] FireBean:
Thanks for the info... changed to .apk and magic happened.

FB
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
install APK using browser

Side note:

Link to install .apk applications using your browser if you do not have a file manager installed yet.

Syntax in the browser address bar is:

file:///sdcard/<path to file>/file.apk

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1695345

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] diptenkrom:
sorry if this is already covered. but does this work for 2013 model hd 7" or just 2012?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good morning: 2012 ONLY. There are no 2nd boot, exploits, etc. for the newest Kindles 2013/2014 models...As far as I know. The 2013 Kindles can be rooted and some odd virtual instances of roms can be added in but, nothing pretty unless things have changed recently.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Hello! I`m on 7.4.9 rooted, and I want to use this tool, to install 2nd bootloader. But here the freedom-boot img is on 7.4.6, which means unusable fir me. There is chance, to someone updating the freedom-boot img to 7.4.9, or do I need a factory-cable, to downgrade my KFHD, what I didn't really want, because very complicated. Is this so impossible ask, that somebody updating this tool with the freedom-boot img, what is okay with the newly updated system? I bought my device not long time ago wwith 7.4.9, what am I do?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good day:

It sounds like you want to keep the Kindle OS ?

(I would opt for the CM11 Android OS and then you do not have to worry about freedom boot 7.4.6)

If you wish to keep the Kindle OS, then proceed with the Fireflash installation of the 2nd boot installation using Freedom boot 7.4.6 as you mentioned.

To use the Fireflash installation, you would download the two image files you need to use Fireflash to perform the 2nd boot installation.

You would download the TWRP Recovery 2.7.0.0 file and the Freedom boot 7.4.6 you mentioned.

Also download the restore Kindle OS 7.4.6 from the Hashcode site to your tablet.

Hashcode site for restore OS

https://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/tate/

You first install the FireFlash 2ndboot install then use FireFlash to install 2nd bootloader.

When Fireflash is finished installing 2nd bootloader, boot into recovery and,

immediately flash the restore 7.4.6 kindle OS.zip file that you downloaded to the tablet.

You will loose your 7.4.9 but, you will instantly have a rooted 7.4.6 which will boot up for you.

You can stop there and be happy or continue and install the Kinology OS which is a 7.4.8 Kindle OS

This is a link to the Kinology OS which is a full Kindle OS but highly modified to be much better (in a few words).

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=43823218

You would download all of the appropriate Kinology files to your tablet the proceed with installing the Kinology OS using 2nd bootloader recovery.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Thank you very much your quick response! But I'm still in doubt. I read this before here: "++Note: As of December 2013, Hashcode updated the freedom-boot.img to Amazon 7.4.6 so there should be no more bootloops or any other issues like that for those running 7.4.6 or lower, but to be safe, revert back regardless. If your tablet is running anything higher than 7.4.6, you will run into issues when completing the guide. Again, if you revert back to 7.2.3 like I pointed to above, then you will have no issues. If you didn't revert, always make sure your tablet is running the same or lower version than Hashcode's freedom-boot.img" .This means for me that if I following the guide I can finish with a bootloop, because my tab on 7.4.9. I didn't want to boot back into 7.4.9 after I flashing 2nd bootloader with Fireflash I want to go into TWRP recovery, and immediately flashing Kinology or any other bootable system. But my question is, that it can be possible, if I flashing an older freedom-boot img,(Hashcode's 7.4.6 into my 7.4.9 system) is my tablet can booting back and can I using the button-combination to boot into TWRP (as I know freedom-boot img need only for the purpose, to we can use the button-combinaton for the TWRP!) ?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good evening:

The cautions are not warranted.

Originally, there were some bootloops with recovery but, the bootloop is not what you might think it is.

More accurately, the problem is that the tablet would not boot up into the OS.

Some work was done on recovery so the tablet would boot reliably into the OS.

There was never any looping so, I don't know where the term came from.

You can always boot into recovery so, there is no loop..........

You are correct that if you attempt to boot after achieving 2nd bootloader after flashing with 7.4.6, you will not boot up to the 7.4.9 OS.

Even if you boot up and there is no boot, you can shut down and boot up again and hold the left most vol button and go right into recovery.

From the recovery menu, you can choose to reboot and choose "boot into recovery" all day long if you wish or, choose to boot into "fastboot / bootloader" all day long but, there will not be any looping.

However, you are going to boot up into recovery (instead of trying to boot up to the OS) and then you will select:

1: Select Wipe and, factory reset. This wipes cache and data.

2: Select install and then choose Hashcode's Kindle 7.4.6.zip OS and flash it.

3: Select reboot when flashing is done, you can choose "reboot / system" and the tablet will boot up into 7.4.6 ...No question.

When using Fireflash to get 2nd bootloader, there are three check boxes and you should check all three (checking stack is very critical).

I root and install / flash at least a dozen times a week and thus over the last two to three years have done this hundreds of times.

I have never had a problem that I did not create myself by forgetting something......

I flashed an 8.9 image to a 7" tablet and had to boot into fastboot to recover by flashing the correct image.

In my case, I do this so many times, I occasionally forget what I am doing.

I have never had a Fireflash issue BTW which is why I say the cautions are not warranted (Somebody just forgot something).

Even if you completely messed up and forgot the OS.zip for instance, you can boot into recovery, connect to you PC and sideload or just ADB the missing file to your tablet and try again....So many options.....

You can even respond here with the steps you will take and we can comment as to whether you have it all correct or point out a missing step or hint.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Thank you very much your respond! I will try it. So you recomend me the latest twrp, 2.7.0.0. ,

Sorrowful I didn't found the 7.4.6 Amazon OS on Hashcode's site (it looks like he remove it). I found only the 7.3.0 and the 7.2.3. And on another place I found 7.4.1. But this is the less to worry, when I can boot into recovery I will be happy. :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good day:

You can always download and boot into recovery and install the Kinology 7.4.8 and get a nice Kindle OS with lots of perks.

I am sure I have the 7.4.8 Kindle OS.zip file someplace on my workstation as others have also indicated but, the 500 MB plus size prevents me from sending it to anyone.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Thank you, that's no problem, i will try kinology OS. Just one last question to make sure:: the critical u-boot.bin file isn't choosable in the Fireflash, it's look like automatically loading, which means it need to be locating on some exact place. Am I right, if I think, that this place is a folder, named "Recovery", located in the SD Card root? Do the Fireflash find the location of this critical file,if itsn't on the right place? I think not.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good afternoon:

The Fireflash utility itself holds both the u-boot.bin file and the stack file for all of the supported kindles so, these files do not need to be downloaded to the tablet at all and will not be used even if downloaded and in fact, just creates confusion.

To use FireFlash, you only need to download the freedom boot image file and the recovery image file.

If you are also going to change out the OS, you would also need to download the new OS.zip file and the Google Play zip files if needed.

In, your case, if you are going to install Kinology, you would download Kinology step 1 and then the single complete (all in one zip) package that flashes Kinology all in one selection. There is a step by step set of Kinology zips and then the all-in-one zip (you only need the all-in-one zip file).

You still need to use the step one zip because it verifies that you have the 2nd bootloader installed and changes out the Freedom boot file to the one needed for Kinology (7.4.8 in your case) if not already installed. You will flash step one and then reboot the tablet back into recovery. This step ensures the Freedom boot has been installed and you are then ready to install the all-in-one package. Kinology is so well written that it catches almost all of the mistakes a user will make and allows the user to recovery with on screen messages so the most tentative user should not be reluctant to use it.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Good night!

I am in a trouble now, please help me if possible!

Finally I installed Fireflash and the whole process was succesfull. I flashed carefully everything. I can saw the blue logo and succesfully opened into the TWRP. I finally decided, that I flasing and older available stock rom, Hashcode's 7.3.0. I wiped everything and I flashed the rom succesfully. After I rebooted the system I saw a random reboot with the first orange logo, but I didn't saw the blue logo again - and random reboot after few seconds into that.

I thought that I does wrong because I wiped on advanced mode not just the data and cache, but the system also. After this I flashed hashcode's rom. Do I deleted the second bootloader or the recovery I read that in Hashcode's stock rom available the capability to accept the 2nd boot and the TWRP Recovery. I don't know what happened and am I capable to recover in any mode my device or I bricked?

I can buy factory cable and take back across adb (but maybe a new system in there not available the adb. And why I cannot saw the blue logo now, and why I saw first time without problem? It looks like the trustable hashcode's Amazon OS 7.3.0 didn't contained the needed files, or it was an untouched system but I don't think so...I downloaded this from

the original Hashcode's site, what you linked to me.

Please help me, I am down now....:(((
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good afternoon: You will now need to purchase a fastboot cable.

The problem you ran into was that you got too aggressive with the wipe and erased your system partition which of course is your system.

The system partition contains the special stack file that was pushed to the system partition by FireFlash. Without the stack file, you cannot boot up into 2nd boot blue logo even though it is available to you.

If you have wipe only cache, data, and not system or in the regular wipe swiped reset factory as the instructions stated, you would be OK.

However, now you do not have any system files. You were able to get into Recovery the first time because you had not wiped out your system partition yet. Once, you wiped, system, you were done when you rebooted.

You now need to use the factory cable to put the tablet into fastboot and then use the fastboot commands to flash the system image back onto the tablet. You can go ahead and order a factory cable ($5) on Ebay. In the mean time, if anyone else has a solution, please jump in. I will look around to see if there is a pre-stacked System image you can flash. You should still have your boot image and recovery image and the bootloader image. If the pre-stacked system image is flashed, I would think you would be able to boot into recovery.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Thank you very much your quick response! My problem is that before the HD I was an original KF, and there I always does system wipe also and never was any problem. But here, yes, on the tutorials I didn't found, that need to wipe others than like the normal (data, cache).

Otherwise I don't understand, why I don't have system now, because after the wipe I flashed a system, Hashcode's Amazon 7.3.0, but yes, this stack file surely missing there Do I flash across the adb only the stack file, or this is something, what do I need to flash the whole stacked system. (if you will find that, I am grateful for that you will try to search.)

If nothing else we found, can I go back to an absolute stock with a previous tutorial? (http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=33156486)

But firstly I need a factory cable, now I began to order from Ebay. I was on 70% battery when this happened, but now through the random reboot I cannot charging, better to power off the device, isn't?

Thank you all of your help!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good evening:

You will not be using adb at all because, adb is enabled only when the tablet is fully booted up and your will not boot up now.

adb works only on a fully booted up tablet and works when in recovery.

In your case, you will wait until you have the fastboot cable and will plug it in and into the PC and get into fastboot mode.

Once in fastboot, you can then flash the images that you download from the link you included in your post.

You will either use the .bat file included in the download or issue the flash commands manually

The fastboot cable will still be needed because the .bat file will not be able to put the tablet into recovery since the tablet will not boot up.

Manually, the commands are:

fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product

This verifies that fastboot works for you and the prompt will return your tablet ID.

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot boot.img

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader bootloader.img

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery recovery.img

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system system.img

The bootloader may not be included in the download and is not critical.

Your tablet will charge even though it will not boot up.

Simply plug it in and let it charge.

When plugged into the charger, you need to push in the power button and hold it in for 15 seconds or so to make sure it is shut off.

Otherwise, the tablet may discharge on you after charging.

Since the tablet may not come on, you would not be able to tell.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] jackonod:
Good morning!

Thank you all of your previous answers! Now I have fastboot-cable, and I'm able to going into fastboot mode just when I pluged in.

I succesfully recovered my tab with SRT_TOOL . I'm happy now because with fastboot-cable I'm able to owning my tab, and using without fear such great tools, like FireFlash. And after that I used once again Fireflash, after one week of struggling and waiting the cable, and now I have 2nd boot and I'm back to Hashcode's 7.3.0 with the good known, that I can able to install any compatible custom rom!

WARN TO EVERYBODY! TAKE CARE ABOUT THE WIPE, AND NEVER WIPE SYSTEM IN TWRP!

All the best! And thank you all!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] SafinWasi:
Awesome. And a quick note,even if you wipe sdcard in recovery,you can still install a custom rom from sideload.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] mushroomskull:
installed using fireflash, tested to see if it would load into twrp (got the blue fire logo) everything seemed to work fine, did not do a wipe or any changes in twrp, just hit restart and now it wont boot, just a few seconds on kindle fire (orange only) and it continues like this indefinitely...

any advice?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] SafinWasi:
You'll need fastboot cable. Restore using the Kindle Fire First Aid to restore the tablet.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] FragileGuy:
This is a great app. Thanks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] tichestahur@gmail.com:
KFHD 8.9 v8.5.1

¿it works with KIndle fire HD 8.9 v8.5.1? :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good morning: Nothing has changed. The usual root methods work on 8.5.1.

For instance, the Root with Binary v31 works as usual, Amazon has not changed anything in the new update.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] tichestahur@gmail.com:
one favour more

Great! I have KFHD8.9 wit root, therefore i can use "flashfire" on v8.5.1 for install TWRP, true? thanks for advise :fingers-crossed:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good day: You are correct, root the tablet then the rest is easy with the tools you listed.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dbo2700:
Wanted to say thank you. TWRP installed and now running CM 11. It took a half hour to do it all (mostly because of the reading). It's like I have a new tablet!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] lem79:
help

hi all, can someone help. I'm in the process and need the actual fireflash .apk file but it is not in the download. Where is it?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good evening: Fireflash.apk can be found here:

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=38543617

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] lem79:
hi galearned,

that's the problem. I have downloaded the .zip file several times and still can't find it???

---------- Post added at 11:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 11:44 PM ----------

ahhh, now it worked. Apologies, just had one of a blank moments. the file downloads as .zip. Simple name change to .apk works a treat. thank you
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
No problem: downloading as a .zip happens a lot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] robbyr:
So what do I do if I have 7.5.1 and want to install CM11? I have already rooted my device.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good evening:

1: Read this link: (Hashcode 2nd bootloader and CM11 procedures)

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2543455

2: Install Fireflash from this link or Google Play Store

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2168512

3: Download the CM11.zip file you want to install and the associated Google framework (GAPPs) zip from the (1:) link and place on your tablet.

4: Download two files from the Hashcode link (1:) freedomboot.img, trwprecovery.img and place on your tablet.

5: Launch the fireflash app on your tablet and once open click and check the bootloader, apply stack, "disable recovery update" and, wipe cache and data (These are all check boxes - 5 checks). Don't forget any of the 5 check boxes..........

6: Click and select the freedomboot.img for boot partition flash and click and select the twrprecovery.img for the recovery partition flash. (found on the tablet sdcard).

7: Click and select both the CM11.zip file and the GAPPs.zip file in Open Recovery script (add file) section of Fireflash.

8: Click flash install script and then when finished (takes just seconds), click "reboot into recovery" and both the CM11 and GAPPs will install automatically.

9: The tablet will reboot and, you are done.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dbo2700:
What should I do if I want to update the recovery to the newest one?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good evening:

Download the recovery.zip file, then move the file to your tablet (Make sure you have the right TRWP recovery - 7" or 8", etc.).

Boot into recovery and flash the recovery.zip file and you are done.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2543455

http://d-h.st/JziR

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dbo2700:
Thank you for answering so quickly. So I just use the Install feature and choose the recovery? Just trying to be clear.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Re read my above post - I added in the links and detail

---------- Post added at 06:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:51 PM ----------

Yes: Choose "install" and install the new TRWP zip file.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dbo2700:
Thank you so much!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Dbo2700:
Ok. Small issue.

The link you provided was an img file. The recovery menu couldn't see it. So then I got the zip from another topic on here. (I have tate) But, when I flash it, it says Failed. Did I do something wrong?

Here is where I got the zip.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=39872298