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[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] caithao:
I've tried mounting into recovery, but no autoplay window pops up. The device does pop up under My Computer/Manager/Device Manager. I tapped on the icon on the tablet located in the bottom middle, and it shows

Updating parition details...
Running boot script...
Finished running boot script.
E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode.
Updating parition details...
Updating parition details...
Updating parition details...
E:Unable to locate volume information for USB storage mode.

TWRP v2.6.0.0 installed, also checked data & cache before mounting. And also tried with system checked but no luck mounting it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] davetherave79:
Yes I have tried it and no it doesn't work did abit of home work and found that coz the kindle uses internal storage and the way the filesystem is setup its not possible to mount internal storage as twrp only reads true fat/fat32 storage and the kindle is not exactly a true filesystem so I have come to crawl with this one I was hoping it work but failed. Am gonna get in touch with teamwin developers see if they can help on this
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] MonsterMD:
question about the sd card, is there a cable I need to buy to use a sd card or is there a option to use a virtual sd card? maybe im blind but im not seeing a sd card slot on the kindle.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] soupmagnet:
There is no removable storage. The "sdcard" is just a portion of the userdata partition that gets mounted to /sdcard on boot. It can be fully accessed using a root file explorer or the shell. I don't think you can mount the whole sdcard to USB just yet, but only the DCIM folder using MTP as far as I know.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] starstremr:
i have scopns cable when i turn off the KFHD7 then plug ito in i get into fastboot but when try to do the backup and type

adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0boot0 of=/sdcard/boot0block.img"

i get error: device not found

if i type fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product

i get

product: Tate-PVT-08

finished. total time: 0.001s

what should i do next to back it up?

the kindle is in windows 7 under

Kindle Fire

| Android Composite ADB interface
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] soupmagnet:
Boot into TWRP and try again.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] starstremr:
i am doing this to put twrp on so i don't have it yet i did figure it out soo thabks
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] soupmagnet:
I see. In that case, you need to check the hardware IDs listed for your device in the device manager and make sure they are in your android_win.usb.inf

Also, make sure the adb_usb.ini in the .android folder of your user directory has the correct PID listed (0x1949).
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] r3pwn:
The problem was that he was trying to use adb in fastboot mode. :P
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] soupmagnet:
:self-facepalm: d'oh
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] starstremr:
will this work on the 7.4.6 version?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] zekepliskin:
I used Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31 and it worked perfectly second time around, then the rest was just a matter of following the guide.

Removing the horrible default Amazon software makes the Kindle Fire HD 7 a much more useful little tablet. I'm running CM 10.1 and some minor bugs aside, so far so good. Nice work to everyone involved.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] jman1234:
I'm currently using CM10.1 on my KFHD7, what steps should I take if I wanted to use a different rom, like kinology? Should I do a complete advanced wipe and then a factory reset?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] zekepliskin:
Right, so I've enabled expanded desktop on the KFHD7 and plugged in the micro HDMI to regular HDMI cable. Thing is, it doesn't work on my Samsung LE32C530 LCD TV for some reason, but works in 1080i on my cheap crappy 19" Tevion LCD TV which almost never works with anything else, Xbox360 for example, by HDMI. I have a feeling HDCP may have something to do with it but I'm no expert here, any tips would be appreciated.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] zekepliskin:
Previous problem solved: poorly seated cable. Plugged it in with a little more force and it's perfect.

Problem now is I can't copy TWRP backups to PC. Having looked at some previous threads on the subject it was recommended to use adb shell with su to chmod the permissions of the folder to 777. Makes no difference: not all files copy, still permission denied regardless of trying via Samba Filesharing app over WiFi or adb pull from Windows 7 with the USB cable. Booting into TWRP I can't use adb commands at all, standard "error: device not found".

Basically until I solve this problem there's no way I can pull the backups off the device, which partially defeats the point of making backups (general rule of computing is put backups in several difference places). Any help would be appreciated. I want to avoid booting into Linux because I'll have to solve a bunch more problems just to do what I see as a fairly basic file copy, it's a lot harder than it should be.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] lazyzy:
Hello, my device has boot loop (turn logo on and off/repeat) after I tried to install 2nd-Bootloader + TWRP without downgrade OS.

I have factory cable, Android sdk adb package installed, so I tried to restore by fastboot, but cmd always shown error: device not found

Any one can help me?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] zekepliskin:
I doubt it mate, I've had 3 problems since rooting/modding my KFHD7 and eventually solved 2 of them myself! I look forward to being proved wrong though, and in that spirit I will mention that you HAVE to downgrade the Amazon OS to 7.2.x in order for TWRP to work and not brick your device, as is my understanding. The tutorial should be followed closely, I did this and my KFHD7 is running CM 10.1 near perfectly, barring the DSP Manager not working (still no suggestions to fix that over a week later, thank you).

Anyone not able to adb pull TWRP backups to a PC, go hunt down a file called Internal_SD_FixerUpper.zip and install it from TWRP. It fixes permissions and allows you to backup your backups. I hope this saves at least one person several hours of Googling which is what I had to do.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] TheGaslight:
Every time I enter fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product I get the < waiting for device > message but when I plug my Kindle in it just reboots, any ideas? I have the kindle adb drivers installed and my kindle shows up as Ándroid ADB Interface' in Device Manager...
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] jman1234:
Yeah, I had the same problem. What I did was put my kindle into fastboot and used kffaide to completely restore it and install 7.2.3.

Type in "fastboot -i 0x1949 getvar product" (without the quotation marks) in cmd while the kindle is unplugged and turned off. It should go into fastboot as soon as you plug it back in the computer.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] N3RD420:
better safe than sorry...

ok Ive successfully rooted, have the two files from hashcodes thread and the fireflash apk. Before I've plugged anything into the partition slots it gives me a warning saying "Warning: current bootloader is not kfhd7-u-boot-prod-7.2.3.bin". Is it still ok to follow the guide and input the two files? I only ask because a friend of mine said he had a perma red screen but he may have not done it correctly.. thanks for any help I dont wanna brick the kfhd7 because my wife uses it a lot and will be upset lol:confused:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] huludical:
I wouldn't do it. I just did it anyway and now my KFHD7 keeps bootlooping into TWRP and won't recognize my computer when trying to mount usb. Now after spending hours on the computer trying to put a damn ROM on this thing I have to spend more hours trying to figure out how to fix this. And my android-sdk skills suck and it won't even recognize sdk on my computer so I have to start over from scratch with that too. I would just downgrade first. I also didn't back up anything so I'm in for a crappy ride.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] {davros}:
so i get a bootloop from the orange fire logo to the blue. i can get into a "fastboot"screen on the kfhd7 from holding the vol up button for 3 seconds after the blue logo pops up. after the initial boot it booted into twrp but then when i chose reboot it looped.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] huludical:
Yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] {davros}:
good to know i'm not the only one
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] seokhun:
The page for kinology has the Step 0 that does this automatically.

Drivers are not working, install Android SDK and Kindle drivers from 1st post. After that, use troubleshooting portion to do a clean driver installation.

Drivers are not working, install Android SDK and Kindle drivers from 1st post. After that, use troubleshooting portion to do a clean driver installation.

Read the guide, I wrote that if you see a red warning line, check the box.

Use the troubleshooting portion to sideload ROM and flash.

I wrote the troubleshooting portion for a reason. Use it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Neighbor808:
nvm.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] {davros}:
I'm guessing I need a factory cable ugh.

that would be great IF i could boot into TWRP at all
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] huludical:
Yeah I think I'm screwed. My computer no longer recognizes my kindle when I plug it in. My kindle just keeps looping on the "kindlefire" screen. Nothing about kindle or tate in the device manager so I can't re-install the drivers. May just try to send this thing back for exchange and say it's defective. Hopefully they won't look into it too much.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] popa_qwerty:
nvm.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Opensystem:
Using a factory cable and KFFA, you should be able to revert to an older, working OS via the first aide recovery options. If your computer doesn't recognize the kindle in fastboot, you'll have to do a search for the correct drivers and install them onto your computer
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] {davros}:
It shows up in device manager Tate-xxx-xxx. I get my factory cable tomorrow. Gonna see what happens from there
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] axelroll:
7.4.6

Hello i´ve got a 7.4.6 Kindle HD 7"

but the method descrived here is for 7.4.3, can i use it, will it work???

Thanks in advance.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
Yes, you will need a Fastboot factory cord.

---------- Post added at 01:12 AM ---------- Previous post was at 12:42 AM ----------

I finally got custom rom installed on my Kindle Fire HD 7. Four bricks but I never gave in and it payed off. Here is what I did to finally get it to not bootloop either way.

The thing I did that was different this last (successful time) was leave my KFHD on 7.2.3 after unbricking it using Kindle Fire First Aid. All the other times, I let it self upgrade to 7.4.6. I think not having to flash the proper firmware but rather running the proper firmware made a difference. That was a suggestion made to me and I took it. I tried flashing 7.4.6 four previous times and got a bootloop every time.

So if someone wants to take the 90 minutes or so to use Kindle Fire First Aid and root your KFHD7 back to 7.2.3 and then follow the instructions wrote here, I think you will have a better chance of success.

I also put the 7.4.3 zip from Hashcode on the root of the sd card to flash just in case things went sideways, which it did not. If it does, you have something to flash and get out of bootloop.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] delrog:
I made a big mistake , please help me out

Basically I flashed the bootloader like you said but I forgot to put the rom onto the device before I had flashed to TWRP and now I can't view my kindles files on the PC to put the rom onto the device and I don't know what else to do?

---------- Post added at 07:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:34 PM ----------

Soz, Never mind I fixed it
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
Glad you got it fixed. This question got passed me. Sorry about that.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] rsommerv:
This is a a bit newbish but maybe it might save someone else some time. I failed at the backup the su -c dd commands did nothing except pause for a little while and return, no files were created, no errors displayed. After quite some time I happened to try it while the kindle screen was on and noticed Super SU was on the screen asking for root permission for the file copy. After allowing that it worked ok.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] University of Pi:
This is helpful but you need to explicitly mention that you need to flash a ROM because I didn't know this wiped /system and tried to reboot after confirming TWRP worked

or maybe it was just me somehow ending up in the bootloop of kindle fire

actually I did misread and installed the open recovery script

thanks btw
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] kamikatze004:
Just to get this right - if i root, i always can do an unroot to get my guarantee back, right?

Can i also get the bootloader back to the standard version?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
Yes, you can return to complete stock using Kindle Fire FirstAide.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] pdkreitler:
Thanks for putting this together. Very easy to follow and now I''m running Cyanogenmod 10.2 by Hashcode on my Kindle Fire HD 7". Only problem I have to figure out now is how to get my PC to recognize and mount the Kindle Fire for file transfer. It only recognizes it as an ADB device now.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
You have to remove the old drivers from device manager and let Windows find and install the right one. Unplug Kindle and look under USB drivers in device manager and uninstall the one with yellow triangle. Now restart the PC and plug in the tablet and let the proper driver get located. You can also search for it and install it from device manager. Search for Kindle Fire HD USB drivers on here if you don't locate them on PC.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Hafficci:
Hi all!!

First of all, I would like to thank the maker of the thread: what a really hard work on your side, buddy!! :thumbup:

After that, just saying that I've already done everything on firmware 7.4.6 (using Bin4ry method for rooting). So far, so good!! Then, I've given a try to Kinology. Pretty satisfied so far, although I think I will end on Cyano or the like...

Thank so much!!

Sent from my KFTT usingTapatalk 2
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] mcguinness89:
So will this work on 7.4.6? Standing by and wanting to flash some Roms already ! Haha
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
It's likely you will bootloop. It's recommended to use a system restore tool to drop back to 7.2.3 Kindle Fire FirstAide http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2096888 or Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v31: [Improved Root-Method by Ariel Berkman] http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1886460

Make sure to put a ROM on the root of your SD card before flashing to make sure you have something to flash should you only be able to enter TWRP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] tdo722:
Go for it. It took me roughly 3 mins to root and install twrp on 7.4.6. I did this to 3 Kindle fire HD 7" that I bought from gamestop for $167 for all 3. I think I can sit here all day and pump out hundreds of 7.4.6 to twrp + paranoid android all day long.

Use only bin4ry to root.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Greg G:
Got my self in trouble and can now only enter TWRP. Followed the instructions at the front of the post without dropping back to 7.2.3 though I did check the box to go to 7.2.3 bootloader so perhaps that is not the problem. Thing is that my computer no longer recognizes my kindle for usb transfer or lets me atb over to the kindle as the drivers don't seem to work anymore. I did not put a ROM on the root of my SD card (man am I kicking myself!) so I don't have anything to install. I do have the backups I made per the instructions still on the kindle - does that help me any?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
No worries, Stunts did a nice write up here http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2459498 Follow those instructions and you should get back to workingg order.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Greg G:
Thanks for the link! His USB drivers did the trick. Was able to "adb put" the rom over. Still can't mount as a usb drive - thought I saw some adb commands to fix that but will see how it works after I load CM.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] dank101:
i did everything word-for-word and now i'm in a bootloop
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
Unfortunately those running newer firmwares face a high possibility of this unless they downgrade. When you restart your tablet, does it ever turn blue for a bit or just yellow?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] dank101:
i got it fixed, adb sideload style it did do blue, it would boot normally, then instantly reboot to TWRP
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] ioft:
lol... you would think after owning/rooting roughly a dozen Android devices rooting this would be a breeze. Leave it to me to get the KFHD7 stuck in a bootloop that requires a fastboot cable which I don't have. I was only half paying attention when doing FireFlash and forgot to include the Stack file before flashing.. urgh. Here's to hoping I can have one overnighted from ebay~

Or does anyone happen to have a diagram of the pinout? I can try to make my own?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Sean8172:
It's as easy as connecting pin one to pin four. Most cables are numbered. If you aren't really good with a soldering iron, try a low temp glue gun. As long as the connections are secure, you're good to go. Try Googling "how to make a fastboot cable". Took me about 20 minutes of searching, and ten minutes to make one (after I melted through three with a soldering iron).

Edit: Here is as good a place as any to start;

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2207122
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] ioft:
Lol yeah I found a diagram last night but couldn't get it done. Ordered one on eBay shipped for 6 bucks.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] r.sorujlall:
i'm sorry if this problem has already been reported and solved. i've tried searching but its hard to do good research when you are in a hurry and panicking because this is a new kindle and not even mine. i followed the steps exactly as i read (at least i thought i did) but after running the fireflash app on the kindle and rebooting i'm stuck in fastboot mode. this is the first kindle i've working with so i'm not sure what to do from here. please any advice will be greatly appreciated
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] LinearEquation:
At this point you need a fastboot cord and try to restore. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1951254 when you use that tool, wipe first and then root with restore option.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SteelTallon:
Stack file push

Hi,

I have a KFHD7 that is stuck in boot loop, because I was an idiot and forgot to "check" the stack box. I have since made my situation worse by noticing my backups didn't transfer to my cloud storage, thus losing them.

So, is there a way using a factory fastboot cable to push the stack file to where it needs to be?

----------------------------------------------------

EDIT: just saw the above post, and thread from [MENTION=5410356]LinearEquation[/MENTION] so I could possibly get it back to where I was previously without losing much. Still curious about the stack file though.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Strainer:
So I got a Kindle Fire HD today, and wanted to get CM 10.2 on it first thing.

I read through all the tutorials and followed the steps explained carefully in this thread:

The Kindle is a 7" 2012 model, which had the latest software version (7.4.6) installed. I succesfully rooted the device and verified the root afterwards. When I got to the FireFlash part, I executed all the commands as required and afterwards, got a bootloop, which ended in the recovery menu.

I was able to access Fastboot and, as suggested in the tutorial, flashed the KFHD_SRT_v1.2.3- 7.2.3 files onto the Kindle. After that, I got another bootloop (strangely not ending in the recovery but rather rebooting ever 10 seconds) It turned off after I held the power button a while and when turned on, it goes to the same bootloop again. I wasn't able to access fastboot mode with my regular data cable, so I assume I will have to get a fastboot cable.

What would be the best procedure for me to go after that, maybe use KFFirstAide? I feel stupid now that I didn't simply use it in the first place, when I actually could access Fasboot still. I will probably just order a cable right away and hope for the best. Strange thing is, when the first flashing didn't work, I did check all 3 Boxes correctly, so the mistake isn't obvious to me.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SteelTallon:
That's exactly what mine is doing now. boot loop every 10 seconds with no recovery. I'm pretty certain I missed the "stack" option on FireFlash. I ordered a fastboot cable from ebay for $10.00 out the door. I think this is the only way to get in to now. If not, I would certainly like to know how with a standard cable.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Strainer:
Same for me now, I ordered a fastboot cable which hopefully delivers fast. Seems like none were available in any local shop though, so I had to use ebay too, the seller is located in Europe at least, which normally doesn't take as long. After reading the last few pages, I think downgrading first should have been the way to go for us, because as I said, all the checks were done for me.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] SteelTallon:
true.. I just upgraded to version (7.4.6) the other day after realizing I was far behind in revisions. Then I decided, why stop there and was going CM10.2. Now, I gotta wait for the cable..
[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Strainer:
Yes, as this seems to be a more common issue now, it may be a good idea to simply change the tutorial to include the downgrade to 7.2.3 prior to the whole FireFlash operation, just to prevent frustration like we have now.