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[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Logo never flashed?

Good day: Could you explain in more detail what you are trying to do and on what device you are using?

I can see you are having an issue but based on your input, no one know what.....

It sounds like you tried to install Hashcode's 2nd bootloader but, we are not sure -?

Were you trying to install 2nd bootloader or, did you already have 2nd bootloader and then it stopped when you were doing something else?

Typical data to be included in a request for help post.....:

What same thing?

What device? KFHD7, KFHD8, etc.

What OS was your device running at the time you tried to do something? 8.4.3, 8.4.6, 7.4.3, 7.4.6, etc.

What were you trying to do? Install 2nd bootloader?

What utility did you use if any? Fireflash11, or KFAA, or manual commands??

As soon as we know some of the above info, we can help for sure.

Update: If you are running 7.4.6 or 8.4.6 and you try to use any of the 2ndbootloader methods, your tablet will not boot up because the most current bootloader Freedom_Boot.img file is version X.4.3 so you will have a mismatch between the boot image and your system image.

One trick or tweak I have done is to take the 7.4.6 Freedom_Boot.img from the Kinology post Step1 zip file and place this updated 7.4.6 freedom boot image onto the SDcard instead of the Hashcode 7.4.3 file and it works perfectly either manually on the command line or by using Fireflash11.apk.

This of course will not work for the 8.9 tablet since Kinology has not developed on the 8.9 tablet yet.

Note: When using Fireflash11, you have to make sure you have all of the check boxes checked.

(Bootloader, Stack, Boot, and Recovery) (That is 4 of them) and:;

Use the correct files (Freedom boot image, and Recovery image)

(Bootloader and stack are already built into Fireflash11)

Put the correct files in the correct place on the Fireflash page, then:;

Check prevent auto recovery update then:;

Click flash script at the bottom of the screen.

Once flashed, you then have 2ndbootloader.

You can either reboot the tablet or choose to boot into recovery to see the blue Logo.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Rgoyins:
More info

I have a KFHD7

running stock ROM (Can't remember which version number (uh oh)) I think it was 7.4.3.

I was using fireflash11 to install twrp so I could flash a different ROM to it.

I have now gotten a factory cable and got it out of the bootloop into fastboot but it will not show up on my computer and I haven't been able to locate the correct drivers to make it work.

When using fireflash a double and triple checked that I had the right files(freedom boot img and recovery img and twrp) in the right places and once I ran it the logo never turned blue, just went straight into a bootloop.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Rgoyins: Good day:

I will also say that I have seen several cases where the Recovery image is installed but, just will not work.

Some times, I flash an older version of the Recovery (2.5.0) and it does work.

Then once in recovery, I will flash the 2.6.1.zip version from Flashcode and then it also works.

Regarding fastboot, you will need to be able to enter fastboot at the DOS prompt and see a bunch of fastboot help commands scroll onto the C screen. This tells you that the fastboot exe is installed and working.

Once you have verified that the command fastboot works then you can move on to the issue of getting the proper USB drivers installed on your PC for your tablet. Do you know if ADB commands ever worked on your PC?

Do you see the tablet in device manager listed when in fastboot (open device manager then turn on the tablet and see a new device appear)?

You will not be able to do anything until the tablet shows up in device manager while in fastboot.

First tell me if you ever installed the ADB USB drivers on your PC....

You can download and install the KindlefireFirstaide utility to your PC.

This utility has a menu option that will install the SDB USB drivers on your PC for you and this process is usually successful.

You need two things to communicate with the tablet from your PC (ADB USB drivers and the ADB/Fastboot exe applications).

Once these are in place and working, it is still very common for the fastboot commands to not work without some toggling.

Most often setting up the fastboot command first (waiting for device) then turning on the tablet and watching it go into fastboot mode works.

Having the tablet already in fastboot very often does not work (The fastboot exe just does not seem to find the tablet).

I will be out of pocket traveling this afternoon will not be able to respond until later tonight.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Rgoyins:
adb drivers are installed, they work now and have worked before, this is the second device I have worked on, the first was an HTC one.

Do you have a link to the KindleFireFirstAid?

also the fastboot/adb commands have worked on this tablet before, all the way up until it got stuck in a bootloop.

The kfhd7 shows up in device manager as "Tate-PVT-08" with no drivers installed.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
link to KFFA version V100

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ch1ller:
Hello galearned,

NOW im really Confused :confused:

My Goal is to flash a Kindle Fire HD 7 (7.4.6) with the Cyangenmod 10.1 / Android 4.2.2 Jelly Bean (or would it be better to use 10.2 and Android 4.3 now?)

After reading quite a lot all about it and the tutorial from seokhun at

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2271909

i was quite sure what and how i should do it... until by coincidence (looking for the most informations i can get) i just read your "update" notice in this Post here with Fireflash.apk :crying:

Does that mean i cannot use that tutorial and would brick the Kindle with a stock 7.4.6 OS because of the bootloader?

It is fairly difficult for someone not having done anything like this before and finding all kinds of different irritating informations leading to complete brain damage after reading pages and pages of them :p

Maybe it would save us all a lot of time and work and bricked kindles, if there would at least be some quick tutorial somewhere which takes advantage of the common installed Stock OS - which is 7.4.6 right now on new devices and the specific files needed for that. The informations on xda are really good but sorting out the ones needed is really hard :cyclops:

I noticed, that there is no freedom boot loader 7.4.6 @ http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/tate/ to download yet and from the tutorial of seokhun i was quite sure, i could just use the 7.4.3 bootloader instead of that beacuse opening seokhun's tutorial and reading the last Thread in the"Most Thanked In This Thread" Box on top right which says "will this work on the 7.4.6 version" and reading in the post that it works is made me think like this. [uuh difficult to express but i hope you understand what i wanted to say *g*]

I guess you get the problem im having now...

What files do i really need to complete my Task without bricking the Kinde on OS 7.4.6 and using cyanogenmod 10.1 (cm-10.1-20130812-UNOFFICIAL-tate.zip) ?

Did i get it right, that with your update notice i can just use the kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.6.img out of the Box from the "Kinology-step1-boot-7.4.6.zip" file instead of the "kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.3.img" from hashcode on goo.im and it will then work the way seokhun discribed the process in his tutorial and not brick the kindle?

Or would it be better and work like seokhun discribed if i would downgrade the Stock OS to 7.4.3 first? What would i have to do then?

Thanks and Big Greets

ch1ller
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] LinearEquation:
Just a friendly heads up, TWRP was updated to 2.6.3.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ch1ller:
Thank You very much galearned!

I guess i got it sorted out right now.. :) Ordered myself a fastboot cable just to be on the safe side and now waiting for it to arrive before i continue... :) Another friend also wants to free his kindle, so i put all what i read into small pieces and into a step by step Guide in German, so that he (and maybe other friends) also understand it. ;)

Thanks LinearEquation, seen that update :)

Kind Regards

ch1ller
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
TWRP 2.6.3 Issues?

I noticed there are some complaints about TWRP 2.6.3?

I am not sure if they have been addressed as yet but, it is probably a good idea to stick with 2.6.1 for the near term.

2.6.1 works and from the release notes, I am not sure many will be using anything 2.6.3 is bringing to the tablet.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] LinearEquation:
Thanks for the heads up. I have been using the new one since it came out with no issues but I leave nothing to chance. What are the issues people are experiencing?

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Edit - The xda app is goofing lately when I quote. My quote is for galearned. Sorry for confusion.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
TWRP 2.6.3 issues?

Note: I am not sure what all the issues are and, by and large the listed issues are not associated with Kindles.

(Reason) As far as I know the Kindles need to use a TWRP version verified and or tweaked by Hashcode and not the version on the Team Win site unless things have changed from earlier in the year.

For other tablets and phones, there seem to be a lot of failures to boot into recovery or not booting at all.

A fix listed here as 2.6.3.2 which references boot loops.

Others are reporting having to go back to 2.6.1.0 to boot up properly.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2449679

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] razvanflo:
Hello

Do you any working links to the files described in the steps 3 to 7? It seems that the download links from Hashcode`s thread are not working anymore. Files are missing.

Thank you
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
CM10.1 for Kindle Fire HD 7

razvanflo Good afternoon: You are right.....I tried the links and the files are not listed on the share site.

http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/tate/kfhd7-twrp-2.6.3.0-recovery.img

I would guess, there is some kind of blip in the system....

I don't see any of Hashcode's stuff on the goo site.

I am sure we will find out soon enough, what is going on.

Perhaps, we have not been contributing....

I have the files on my own PC from previous downloads but, that does not help you.

I don't have the new TWRP 2.6.3. I was waiting until is was officially sanctioned and modified by Hashcode for the Kindle which just happened earlier (Oct 11th) I see.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ch1ller:
Working links no, but i put some files in this Link (if someone else needs it till the Site is fixed).

Now every Folder after DH... has gone on goo.im... :o Seems something is screwed up a bit...:eek:

EDIT: Oh im not allowed to post outside links yet... I'll mail the Link to you :)

Included in zip-file:

kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.3.img

kfhd7-freedom-boot-7.4.3.img.md5

kfhd7_boot_freedom-boot-7.4.6.bin (from Kinology)

kfhd7-twrp-2.6.1.0-recovery.img

kfhd7-twrp-2.6.1.0-recovery.img.md5

cm-10.1-20130812-UNOFFICIAL-tate.zip

cm-10.1-20130812-UNOFFICIAL-tate.zip.md5

gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip

gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip.md5

Since i didnt intend to use the 7.4.3. boot img on my Kindle HD 7 with 7.4.6 Stock OS, i must pass on the 7.4.3 Stock OS File from Hashcode.

I got myself the Freedom Boot Image 7.4.6. from Kinology which i included in the zip-File too.

Youre Lucky that i´m still waiting for my Kindle to arrive since the delivery date was postponed again ... :rolleyes:

Greetings ch1ller
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] razvanflo:
Thanks

Hashcode updated his thread with working links for the files.

PS: I got your email. Thanks alot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] -blacknight-:
Work great :).

Tks
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] razvanflo:
Confirmed. But I am still using TWRP 2.6.1
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ch1ller:
Thank You!

Thanks for your Help Guys !!!!

Flashing my Kindle Fire HD 7 (Stock 7.4.6) with

- fireflash11.apk

- Freedom Boot 7.4.6 Image

- kfhd7-twrp-2.6.1.0-recovery.zip

- cm-10.1-20130812-UNOFFICIAL-tate.zip

- gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip

worked just great.

Keep up the good work! :good:

Greetings ch1ller

P.S. If someone needs a German Step by Step Guide for the whole procedure - just PM me. ;)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Tarkaras:
kindle fire os sucks

Hi Ch1ller,

i got my KHD7HD two days ago and after the first few minutes using the handcuffed android i decided to root it and install a "normal" android.

During the few minutes i was not in flight mode the system updated vom 7.2.0 to 7.4.6 and after reading through pages and pages i wasn´t sure if i could do that...i managed to root it in the meantime following the "tutorial" of the german "chip.de" page :) , i managed to do the backup and i got so far that i thought i got everything i needed, until the "red message" in the fireflash app reminded me, that i´m not using 7.2.3...so continuing my quest i read this threat and stumbled over your message. You seem to have done recently exactly what i wanted to do...except that i would like to use the "stable" release "otter2" aka cm10.1 unless you tell me that doesn´t work...(or explain if they are the same, or if the "tate" is better...for some reason)

i would really appreciate if you could mail me the abouve mentioned files...or post a working link where to get the

Freedom Boot 7.4.6 Image,

kfhd7-twrp-2.6.1.0-recovery.zip (some guys were using the older 2.3.1?)

and the

gapps-jb-20130812-signed.zip

Thanks a lot!

T.

P.S.: you PM could be in german ;)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] ch1ller:
54238346 520

Heya Tarkaras,

first of all: DONT USE OTTER2 Builds On Kindle Fire HD 7!!! Otter2 Builds are for Kindle Fire 2nd gen which is NOT Kindle Fire HD 7.

You will Brick Your Device.

If You want to use CM10.2 on Kindle Fire HD 7, then use the Files from Hashcode.

Hashcode updated his post to use the TWRP 2.6.3.1 together with the CM10.2, so guess that is ok

These are the needed Files:

Get the DL Links from Hashcodes post, since i cant paste them in here atm.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2128848

cm-10.2-20131115-UNOFFICIAL-tate.zip

gapps-jb-20130813-signed.zip <-yes, THIS one, not any other or newer one you might find

kfhd7-twrp-2.6.3.1-recovery.img

I will PM You Link of my Guide with all the Files for CM10.1, but you can just switch the Files with the ones mentioned above for CM10.2

Greets ch1ller
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Tarkaras:
Finally

it´s done! i´ve unleashed the full potential of android! Thanks for the step-by-step guide for noobs ch1ller, and of couse thanks to Hashcode and however else uses their precious sparetime to do all that!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] GhostMT:
apk or??

When I download the fireflash11 zip is there something I need to do to make it an apk or am I just missing some mundane step that should be obvious???
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
fireflash11 is downloade as a zipped file.

Good evening:

I am not sure where you found fireflash11.zip?

Most posts have the straight apk posted.

However, if the APK file is zipped, simply unzip it and see what results.

If you end up with Fireflash11.apk, you are all set.

You can easily right click the file and select "explore or view" and look inside the zipped file to see if it is simply a zipped up apk file.

It would not make any sense to have the zip be a flashable installation since you do not already have 2ndboot installed.....

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] GhostMT:
Thank you!

I renamed the file from .zip to .apk in ES file explorer and it allowed me to launch it like normal! once again thanks for the info though bud!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Glad you were able to figure it out.

However, you should still look inside rather than just renaming without knowing although renaming as an APK is safer than the other way around.

I am surprised you originally received this file or downloaded it as a zip file unless there were instructions to rename it as .APK?

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] GhostMT:
found it here!

its actually the one from page 1 of this thread for some reason it is not executable on my kfhd7 unless I rename it to apk. I am still learning a lot here so we will see haha but it did install and run correctly now :)
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
fireflash11 is downloade as a zipped file.

Thanks: At least I feel better now.

The file attached to the first post of this thread is a straight .APK file as I expected to see.

There should not be a zipped version of the Fireflash11 app unless it contains instructions to unzip before using.

I am not sure how you ended up with a .zip extension??

If you click on the link, the download is"Fireflash11.APK"

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] guidomagaldi:
update twrp

Hello everyone, I need to know if I can update twrp just by flashing the newer one on top of it?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Updating TRWP to newer version

guidomagaldi: Good day

The answer is definitely yes.

Method 1: Download the latest version TWRP 2.6.3.1.zip file and place it on the tablet sdcard.

http://xdaforums.com/show....php?t=2218796

Boot into recovery, click install, select the .zip file and, swipe to install.

You will then be using the new recovery version when you reboot.

Method 2: Download the latest TWRP 2.6.3.1.img file and then put the tablet into fastboot mode and flash the new image.

fastboot command = "fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery TWRP.2.6.3.1.img" where TWRP.XXX.img is the name of the image file to be flashed. Do not type the " s, just what follows.

You will note that the easiest method is method 1 of course.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] guidomagaldi:
thanks

thanks for your quick response, for method 1, i have .img file. Should I create a .zip file?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
Good day: No: You cannot just make the img file a zip file......

The zip file is a specially created installation file designed by Hashcode specifically for installing using TWRP recovery.

TWRP recovery can only install these specially created .zip files.

The link I provided takes you to the location of this .zip installation recovery file.

I believe that TWRP will simply fail to execute the renamed .zip file so, no real harm will occur if you do just rename an .img file to.zip but, better to use the properly named file. The .zip file has a form of manifest file providing specific directions to the recovery utility for installation.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] LinearEquation:
You have to use the FireFlash app or push it manually.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] stylemaster2001:
Also getting a .zip file rather than a .apk

I am also new to this forum, not quite new to modding/rooting tablets, etc... Have been following your threads to prepare to install the latest CM mod, and have downloaded everything you asked in another thread until I get to this fireflash.apk. On page one of this thread I see the clickable link to d/l it, but you say when you click on it, it offers you an .apk to download, but when I click on it, it does indeed offer to d/l a .zip file to my computer. I unzip it and there is NO .apk inside of it. Only a few folders, (assets, META-INF, res), an XML document - AndroidManifest, a DEX file - classes.dex, and an ARSC file - resources.arsc, but no .apk file. Help, feeling stupid but know I'm not!!! Thanks in advance for your help! Joe a.k.a. stylemaster2001
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] galearned:
fireflash11.apk

Good afternoon:

I went to the link listed here and can see that the Fireflash11.apk is in fact the correct file.

If you click on the link, it will download Fireflash11.apk

I verified that the downloaded file is indeed Fireflash11.apk

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

What I believe is going on for some people is that their download mechanism is saving the file with a .zip extension.

In this case, and this case only, it is OK to rename the .zip to .apk. All .APK files are actually zipped files.

The .apk file itself is a compilation of other files all zipped together.

This file is not intended to be unzipped but, instead executed whole by clicking on the .apk file using file manager or any other apk installer.

On some computers, the computer will change the extension to .zip by mistake.

Simply change the file extension back to .apk and you will be fine.

Regards
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] stylemaster2001:
Thank you very much for this quick reply, I saw where one person had already "changed" the ending, didn't want to do this w/'o running it by the members..............thank you again!!!:laugh:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] Tomsgt:
Made this video off me using your app and love it great work and keep it up. please link in your OP if you think it will help others figure this out.

http://youtu.be/a1bLCuQN0-U
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] stylemaster2001:
Wow, galearned, just don't know what I'm not doing right....after downloading fireflash, still getting a zip file, I tried right-clicking and renaming the file fireflash.apk When I transferred over to my Kindle, it was recognized as fireflash.apk.zip So, how do I get it to stop recognizing as a zip file. (I couldn't get the ES file prog to do anything with it like that.....help!!!!!!!!!!!! (and thanks again)

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Nevermind, sorry, I figured out what I was doing wrong. Lets see if we cant get this going now!!!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] esema1o:
Thanks for making this video now i can put twrp on kindle fire be wait in for this for lil :cool:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] stanga72:
Thanks, the video is very useful and I have put it in the OP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] drockrdr:
Tomsgt123,

I posted this over in the "[REF] Installing Kindle Fire HD 7" 2nd-Bootloader + TWRP Complete Tutorial" thread. Any thoughts on this?

http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=48877646&postcount=194

thanks,

drockrdr
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] LinearEquation:
Sounds like you caught an OTA update.

Sent from Nexus 7 flo running Odex SinLess ROM 4.4.2 with ElementalX kernel using xda app-developers app
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] hkpilot:
Please help!

Hi all,

Sorry to bother you but I really need some helps from your guys.

I just tried to flash Freedom Boot 7.4.6 and TWRP 2.6.3.1 to my Kindle Fire HD running 7.4.6 ROM using FireFlash utility, I followed the instructions and ticked the check box next to the 7.4.3 rom warning. The flash process run really quickly with a pop-up message box with an OK button. I clicked the OK button and rebooted the device.

Now the Kindle keep looping the Kindle Fire yellow logo (never turns blue) and I can't get into TWRP by pressing the volume up button. Stupid me, I must have done something wrong. Could you guys giving me a bit hints and tips? Thank you very much!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Themes and Apps] drockrdr:
Looks like it was something to do with using the freedom-boot 7.4.6 while running the kindle ver 7.4.7. I was able to adb push cm11 and gapps to the sdcard and flash from TWRP. Up and running cm11 as I type this.

Thanks for the reply,

drockrdr