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[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
They do work. That error you are seeing about the install failing is because you have not disabled Windows Driver Signing. Once you disable that, then install them. They will work.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Logos Ascetic:
finally made some headway

I updated the Android SDK Tools to the latest version with some updated API's and Google usb drivers.

ACTION = RESULT

1) booted to COTR = mount usb storage which came up as "kindle" with access to folders

2) unmounted and tried to mount the system folder = showed up as android composite device in the "safe to remove hardware" dialog

3) rebooted my rom (android debugging enabled) = showed up as android composite device in the "safe to remove hardware" dialog

4) connected device (android debugging disabled) = didnt show up anywhere

Just because it works for you doesnt mean they work 100% for everyone, in every environment.While yes theres a very small chance a antivirus and/or firewall could block them. Neither are blocking any driver install. Do you have any suggestions for a more localized search closer to the actual drivers, driver installation .ini's .dlls or device ids? Seems like it would be better to check those than to just randomly start rooting around in other computer processes that arent directly related to the actual device

No they do not work once you disable it.I know about "Windows Driver Signing" Ive enabled and even re-enabled it.same problem.Im not the only one, there are dozens of other people in other forums and threads here that have the same issue.So then that means these drivers / or the .bat file is not universal enough to be used on a wide range of systems
[Kindle Fire Android Development] awidawad:
It is programmed to be run on windows thus is "Universal" on all Windows PCs running Windows XP SP3-Windows 8 32 or 64 bit systems. I've shown people in denial that it won't work through a team viewer session I got their drivers installed within 5 minutes and have done this to numerous users until I didn't have any more time for that. It'll work, you just have to follow the correct steps as obviously you're missing something or your drivers would be installed right now.

One thing I can say though is that some PCs are different in terms of USB if so try a different machine that may do the trick.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
[MENTION=3176074]Logos Ascetic[/MENTION]

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2384868
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Logos Ascetic:
In your own reply you just said it is universal and not universal at the same time

This means its not universal, it means its hardware / software specific

Im not in denial, and not sure how making an accusation like that furthers the conversation in a constructive way.If you had to VNC into other peoples computers to install it then the install_drivers.bat is not a full proof method that works 100% .I know the proper procedure to install drivers.And its a very known and Common thing for the Kindle to have USB driver problems

I would appreciate it if you could list the manual steps youve taken in the past to get it to work through VNC.That way its posted here for everyone to see.Perhaps you can even integrate the steps into the .bat file so that in the future its a more robust automation with common conflicts and files checked to make sure they are setup correctly.Or just integrate it into your read me file for the KFU utility

[MENTION=4425761]soupmagnet[/MENTION]

Im well aware of my own post in another section.This post is in regards to the kindle fire utility and the bundled drivers and installer. While that post is a more broad post looking for an outside solution to my issue.Since the kindle connects as a adb device, MTP device, and mass storage device there is a more complex setup than most devices
[Kindle Fire Android Development] menriquez:
hey I was just trying to help...fyi here is screenshot of my firewall program from yesterday that led me to suggest the check for you...

so it wasn't "random"...i understand your frustration but please i was trying to help.

regards,

- mark
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
Okay first off, arguing with another developer about how well their "works" work will get you nowhere on this site and you put yourself at risk of getting a Moderator involved...but that's just some friendly advice from one user to another, so you can take it for what it's worth.

The point of directing you to your original post, where I had posted another link, was so you can educate yourself and have a better foundation that can empower you to make a more educated suggestion/bug report/whatever.

Having said that, if you used the information that you learned from that post, compared it to the way KFU's driver install package works, and respectfully offered a suggestion to the developer that can help to make the KFU work better in more situations, I'm absolutely positive you would get a better response from him and possibly even lead to an updated version that will work in yours and possibly other situations.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] menriquez:
perhaps somewhat better advice would have been install a usb drive linux and use soupkit? but thanks anyway for your help that is ALWAYS much appreciated in my locality.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] aaron.a:
i got a newb question,

how do i manually enter recovery after i flash twrp?

i read something about holding down power when you see the yellow triangle but i don't see a yellow triangle. the only way to enter recovery is to use kfu oO
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
The yellow triangle has been replaced by the blue & white Kindle Fire logo. Holding, or repeatedly pressing the power button at startup should bring up the boot menu, assuming you have the blue & white Kindle Fire logo. If not, you can enter recovery through fastboot with the command line if the device is already in fastboot. If the device is not already in fastboot, you will may need to get a factory cable.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Sblood86:
Also if you don't have the yellow triangle from the older versions of FFF nor the Blue & White KF logo Soupmagnet is talking about it sounds like you flashed TWRP (recovery) without flashing FFF (bootloader); if that's the case there is no direct way into recovery other than assigning the boot/postmode in system/adb.

Assuming the above is correct and you can get into recovery still via KFU; you will most likely want to boot too TWRP then flash FFF 1.4a, which will then provide the Blue & White logo Soup mentions, as well as the boot menu in which the power button will allow selecting recovery.

FFF 1.4a thread

Good luck.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] callmeshulah:
hi, just "re-rooted" my kindle after returning to stock (yeah what was i thinking ugg) i am running windows 8 and had issues installing the drivers. after a little google -ing i found this and it worked to get the drivers installed, so i thought i would share.

open a cmd prompt and be sure to run as administrator

bcdedit -set loadoptions DISABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING ON

REBOOT install drivers then run this in a command prompt:

bcdedit -set loadoptions ENABLE_INTEGRITY_CHECKS

bcdedit -set TESTSIGNING OFF

REBOOT to revert otherwise you leave your system vulnerable.

hope this helps =)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Sblood86:
Another option (should work, does with some other devices) would be to disable driver signature enforcement during reboot:

For windows 8: Hold down shift and click restart from the power menu, when it comes up to the advanced boot options, select troubleshooting, advanced, advanced startup, restart, disable driver signature enforcement.

In all earlier versions of windows tap f8 during boot up and select disable driver signature enforcement.

Nice usage of bcdedit though; your google-fu is strong ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] JamesR913:
I am having trouble with COTR. When I do option 4 in the KFU (0.9.9) it tells me that it was successful yet everytime I reboot into recovery it goes to TWRP. any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
I'm on Windows 8.1 64 bit. ADB seems to work, but when I reboot into fastboot, fastboot devices shows nothing. Device Manager shows ADB Device Interface, which is what it should though. I can reboot to Normal as well. Any ideas? Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
'fastboot devices' probably won't show anything anyway

Try 'fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product'
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
Thanks! It shows "product: kindle". KFU doesn't show boot status 4002 though, it says "unknown." Is everything the way it should be(i.e. is it safe to proceed with the root/bootloader/recovery etc.)?

While I'm at it, the program errors when I run it it admin mode, but seems to work fine without it. That kinda worries me....I just don't want to brick this thing haha. I have done unlocking before, but not on a non-Nexus device(meaning I can actually break this thing). Thanks!

EDIT: I found this http://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=23747804&postcount=3 , which explains why I needed the switch to see the device. I read that post already, yet somehow skipped over the switch part. Anyway, I still don't know why KFU isn't outputting boot state 4002 despite the drivers seemingly being installed correctly.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
I haven't even done this yet, but I read somewhere(it was possibly in this thread) saying how to fix it. I'll see if I can find it again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
If I remember correctly, KFU relies on the output of 'fastboot devices' to determine whether or not the device is in fastboot. As long as you are able to send fastboot commands at all, you should be fine.

But if you're really that worried about it, it's just as easy (probably even safer) to install TWRP and FireFireFire manually.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
When you say manual, do you mean the utility options, or the process described here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1638452 ?

Should FFF or TWRP be installed first? I've seen references of both.

And finally, the manual method talks about using fbmode to boot into fastboot, but KFU works by just changing the bootstate? Why would I need fbmode? Or is that only needed if one doesn't use KFU?

Sorry for all the questions, this is a bit more confusing than I'm used to. :p
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
That link should be just enough to see you through, should you decide to do it manually.

Not to take anything from the KFU but, by far, the safest method is to install TWRP first and flash the FFF1.4a.zip while in recovery. Doing so, means the chances of getting hard bricked from a bad bootloader install are practically nonexistent.

The KFU uses 'fbmode' to boot into fastboot. If you are able to boot into fastboot using the KFU, there is no need to install it manually.

Also, contrary to popular belief, there is no need to go through the process of "rooting". All you need to do is "factory reset" in TWRP, then flash a ROM. If you want "root", but still want to keep the stock Amazon OS...factory reset, then install MoDaCo.

But whatever you do, don't forget to factory reset.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
You sir, are a god among men. Worked flawlessly. Well, almost flawlessly, because screw TWRP. Doesn't work on the Nexus 10(EMMC issue reboots the tablet on data restore), and doesn't work on the KF(hangs when updating partitions). After flashing COTR everything is running swell on 4.3. Now I can update my signature! :victory:

Seriously, thank you! :D
[Kindle Fire Android Development] goldflame09:
If you goto twrp website 2.6 is out and works flawlessly
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Koopa777:
2.6 was the version I flashed. I flashed the blaze version, would the otter version be different(I know the otter is the 'correct' version, but I keep seeing the blaze variant recommended)?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
I haven't tried it, but I distinctly remember Thepooch saying something about disabling the backup of and_sec to stop it from hanging at "updating partition details".
[Kindle Fire Android Development] theregkid:
everything worked flawlessly. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] benoror:
Windows 8 Driver Signature Problem

Can you add to your guide that for windows 8 users they must disable driver signature protection:

http://www.fotoclubinc.com/blog/how...on-of-windows-7-printer-drivers-on-windows-8/
[Kindle Fire Android Development] brentil:
I have a rooted KF otter with twrp 2.2.x on it and I'm trying to update to twrp 2.6.x however every time I run KFU to do this it reboots the device into fastboot but then just sits there forever with < waiting for device > and never continues. Any suggestions to try to get this to move forward?

I'm trying to do the update from a W8 64bit system which I know is setup correctly to do this from as it's the same machine I rooted the KF otter with 6 months ago.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] brentil:
Hmmmm it seems my KF gets stuck at the "Press power button for boot menu" every time now. I believe there are ADB commands to fix this?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] soupmagnet:
Hold the power button at startup to bring up the boot menu and select "reset boot mode".
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jigga123:
I could really use some help, hoping someone can help me out.

I have a kindle running 6.3.2. I downloaded and set everything up according to instructions. Ran KFU 0.9.9 and selected option 2 to root.

I think it downloaded a file (didn't catch the name) and then it appears to have rebooted into fastboot to install fff I believe? Then my kindle showed the Kindle Fire logo and nothing. KFU says it's waiting for the device but nothing else. Then I checked my device drivers and device manager and my kindle won't show up anymore.

So, I've tried uninstalling and reinstalling the drivers from KFU.

I've tried installing the Android SDK.

I've tried a utility called Firekit booting from Linux.

My device is not recognized, it doesn't list Kindle or amazon or android. It lists it as usb device not recognized. Even in linux it says waiting for device even after I plug it in, it's not recognizing it.

Windows 8, 64 bit

I'm trying other tools to unbrick but the device is not recognized for any of them and I can't get it to recognize the device., Page is still on the Kindle Fire boot logo.

thanks for anyone's help.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] goldflame09:
I had the same problem. My fix was to delete your .android folder and then plug the device in
[Kindle Fire Android Development] jigga123:
Thanks for the help. I was able to fix the issue. What solved it was using a superspeed usb port instead of a normal usb port. For some reason the superspeed one worked. I'm not sure if that advice is somewhere and I missed it. I know there was advice not to use a usb 3 port.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] thelonewizard:
Malfunctioning

I had rooted my Kindle under the pre-6.2.2 update, and was running a modded stock ROM. It has been sitting there otherwise untouched for over a year. I need an e-book reader, so I powered mine up, and was unable to update any apps. After flashing a CM 10.2 ROM and being unable to use it due to the error message for the com.process.phone thing, I decided I must have missed something.

Basically, I tried using this utility to update FFF/TWRP etc and I couldn't get fastboot to connect. Finally, I flashed a modded stock ROM based on 6.2.2 (thinking I would update through Amazon, and then run this tool.) and it was successful. Then, just for the hell of it, I plugged in my KF to my laptop, and ran the script. I went to the boottype menu, and selected fastboot, just to see what would happen. The script on the screen showed what appeared to be data transfer speeds, and then I turned off my KF, thinking it was frozen or something. Now, I can't get past the FFF screen when I turn it on. I have to press and hold the power button in order to turn it off, and turning it on and trying to boot into recovery doesn't work either, as the KF seems unresponsive to button-pushes. Having not kept up with this community in the last year or so, I can tell I missed a lot and I'm hoping one of you can fill me in and help me out. I'll try to provide as much info as I can, but that's basically the most I can think of.

EDIT: I got the unbricking utility, ran it a few times, and then it started working again. Ergo, this post is no longer needed.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] brentil:
Thank you, that fixed it.

However every time still when I try to update the TWRP version it re-breaks the boot mode and never actually flashes the new image. I'm using KFU v0.9.9 to do the update.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] brentil:
I fixed my issue, I had to shut off signed driver requirement again. For some reason the driver for ADB still worked fine but the fastboot driver was no longer valid. This stuff is just too complicated sometimes...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] popa_qwerty:
For some reason I keep getting "Windows cant find 'tool/wget'. Make sure you typed the name in correctly, and than try again." when I run run.bat as an administrator but when I looked the file is there.

I'm using Windows 7

I have installed the drivers
[Kindle Fire Android Development] redbean25:
I remember something about when you run as Administrator, it looks for it in the C:\Windows\system32 folder. So try not running as Admin.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] popa_qwerty:
but when I open run.bat normally it closes right a way
[Kindle Fire Android Development] itzmashy:
adb status offline, waiting for device

Windows Verson: Windows 7x64

What steps you have taken: searched thread for relevancy, reinstalled drivers (ran install_drivers.bat), held power button for 10 seconds

What device manager says about your device: i see nothing about the kindle but i have Android Device: Android ADB Interface, if that means anything?

Version of KFU you are using 0.9.9

Exact error you recieve: I'm not receiving an error, I hit 2 to permanently root and it just endlessly says "waiting for device"; KFU says that ADB status is offline and boot status is unknown

I'm not even sure where to go from here :(

thank you in advance for your help!

edit --

Okay so i tried uninstalling the ADB drivers from device manager and deleting everything from .android folder (and rebooting)

now when i tried to do the permanent root, it tried to activate the fastboot but was unable to locate the kindle fire, downloaded twrp.img and fff.bin got a notice saying fastboot uses a differnet device than adb and when it tired to install FFF it got stuck on <waiting on device> again. I rebooted the kindle one more time, but to no avail...

Btw, in device manager, I now have a Kindle Fire -> Android Composite ADB Interface

Uninstalled drivers once again, installed through install_drivers, now I have Android Device -> Android ADB Interface, and I'm still getting <waiting for device> when trying to install FFF (and this is still when I'm selecting Permanent root, and NOT the FFF option

^.^
[Kindle Fire Android Development] juaduve:
Hi and thanks for your Job,

I have Rom stock and used your KFU, but i have some problem with google plus, this KFU install older google plus version but when i try to install last version from Google Play I get an error about some libraries...... can you help me? I changed my build prop to make more compatible my tablet in google play, but itsnt enough to install some Apps.

Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] firstrock:
I am having the exact same problem as you. Any updates on your situation?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] itzmashy:
not yet :( :(
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Sblood86:
Yeah... so I think that's the 64 bit driver issue that's been discussed previously; shut the computer off then boot it up while tapping F8, select Disable Driver Signature Enforcement and hit enter, try again from there.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] itzmashy:
You're right!!!

this worked!!!

i turned off the digital signing thing, and installed drivers again, got the same error, but then i deleted the driver from device manager again, and once again installed it

it installed FFF, then TWRP, set recovery bootmode and i think it removed the root checker :D

you're awesome, thank you so much!!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] tg32:
not sure what may be wrong...

Kindle Fire 1st gen..

launched run.bat...

Kindle is ONLINE

boot mode is 4000

able to install twrp, and says i'm rooted...

tried to make a nandoid with twrp - stuck at Updating Device Partition

tried to install COTR overtop. Says successful. Select Recovery from boot menu - Stuck at Booting...

don't really want to flash a rom until i've got a successfull nandoid.

Please advise...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kiamw:
Had a issue where it showed adb: offline, cannot find device when installing twrp. Device manager showed Android Composite ADB Interface. Signature reinforcement was disabled. Deleted .android folder under my windows user/username folder.Running the run.bat as admin caused directory search errors. Ended up having to go to properties on adb.exe under tools folder, clicking unblock at the bottom. Running run.bat as non admin. Worked fine after. Others having troubles might want to try and unblock (security: the file came from another computer and might be blocked to help this computer) adb.exe and other exes in the tools folder or checking run as admin in compatibility tab on those exe files.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Thanks Again

I wanted to say thanks once again for this great utility. I rooted and installed TWRP for the third time on a Kindle Fire, this one belonging to a friend of my son.

I was doing it on a new computer (well, actually an old computer with a fresh Windows 7 64-bit install.) Ran into the usual issue of drivers, uninstalled the version that was on, rebooted (a step many people seem to miss) and then ran the driver.bat file. Worked like a charm.

Had a new ROM and GAPPs installed less than a half an hour after I started.

Thanks again.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] aasdd:
does not start

I have a first gen kindle fire and tryd your tool.

So i started it and chose option 1. It downloads everything and restarts the device but here come the problem.

It stuck at the boot logo. The device does not appear in adb. So now im lost and dont know what i should do.

After years of flashing dozens of roms and other parts on dozens of devices this is my nightmare.

Can someone please help me ?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] bird333:
I got some questions I hope you can help with. My mom has a Kindle Fire that she just got to use because she didn't have the proper internet (that's a long story).

Questions:

1. If she roots this and changes roms will she lose 'Kindle' functionality? Is there a workaround to get it back?

2. Does dual boot allow her to keep the original Kindle rom and have a custom rom?

3. She is out of town so I can't get to her Kindle right away. Does Amazon have some kind of OTA updates? Is there a way to disable them until she gets the opportunity to root? I don't want Amazon closing any security holes before the device gets modified.

Thanks!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Sblood86:
Cannibal Open Touch and Project Open Cannibal Hosting

The main host is down, has been for awhile; I'm hoping we'll have that sorted out soon. In the meantime it's still available on a mirror on the basketbuild servers.

[MENTION=4416200]awidawad[/MENTION] if you update your file.log with http://beta.basketbuild.com/download/devs/ProjectOpenCannibal/4569 (same MD5) COTR should download properly again, sorry for the inconvenience.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Anthony96922:
Google apps not working

Google apps installation does not sync. Play store is not working or updating at all. How do i fix it?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] awidawad:
I'll do that right away thanks for the heads up. I just realized I haven't used my kindle for months :'(