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[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
The full Rom backup with KFFA is the one where it backs up all partitions, right? I'm planning to do that before I change anything important (even adding google apps); just waiting for my kindle to charge up right now. Am I correct in assuming that flashing back to the backup is the same as a 'system restore' on a computer, in that it takes everything back to where it was at the time of the saved backup?

Also, thanks. Knowing that it's not a 100% rate of notification bar issue is very helpful, actually. At least I know trying won't be for nothing and there's a chance it'll work how I want.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
sonicanomaly,

Yes, it backs up all of the Kindle Fire HD partitions. And like you said I would back it up as fast as possible. That way you know you always have a backup. Just wondering is your Kindle rooted. Because I think it needs to be done for this backup to happen. I might be wrong though. Also there had been a few bricks doing this so do be careful. I think stunts513 had fixed most of those problems but there is always a risk. What Version are you running on your Kindle right now.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
I have the Kindle Fire HD 8.9", which from what I've read is supposed to be able to enter fastboot without a factory cable. And I used the First Aide to install drivers; it said something about installing fastboot along with the adb. So I think (hope) that I'm all set in the case of a non-extreme bricking.

But yes, I'm rooted. I've just been too busy to pay proper attention to doing anything beyond that, lately; I got it rooted before 7.4.6 came out.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
sonicanomaly,

You should have no problem backing up then. If you do try it make sure you are ready for any thing. Back when I rooted my kindle for the first time I even took screen shots of my apps. And backed up my launcher as well so if I did need to restore it I would have no trouble. But as I said before I had no problem with this script. But it's always better to be too prepared. Hope I'm helping.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
Yes, you do need to be rooted for KFFA to work. And it does backup all of the Kindle's partitions, but I don't think it creates a backup for the data partition. As the code says:

adb shell su -c "mkdir /data/local/kindlebackup"
adb shell su -c "busybox chown media_rw.media_rw /data/local/kindlebackup"
adb shell su -c "busybox chmod 777 /data/local/kindlebackup"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 1 (xloader)
ECHO ***
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p1 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/xloader.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 2 (bootloader)
ECHO ******
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p2 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/bootloader.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 3 (idme)
ECHO *********
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p3 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/idme.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 4 (crypto)
ECHO ************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p4 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/crypto.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 5 (misc)
ECHO ***************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p5 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/misc.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 6 (dkernel)
ECHO ******************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/dkernel.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 7 (dfs)
ECHO *********************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p7 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/dfs.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 8 (efs)
ECHO ************************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p8 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/efs.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 9 (recovery)
ECHO ***************************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p9 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/recovery.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 10 (boot)
ECHO ******************************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p10 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/boot.img"

ECHO I Am Backing Up Partition 11 (system)
ECHO *********************************
adb shell su -c "dd if=/dev/block/mmcblk0p11 of=/data/local/kindlebackup/system.img"

So unfortunately, it doesn't look like KFFA backs up the data partition (the /data folder). Same for the Kindle's internal memory.

Just my two cents.:cowboy:
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
Hmm, interesting. I'm not entirely sure what that means, though. What's stored in /data, and would it be feasible to make a copy to the Download folder then back that up manually through usb... or would attempting to overwrite /data with a backup in the event of recovery be a bad/risky idea? Further, is there anything especially vital to restoring a previous state within either /data or the internal memory?

Sorry to ask so much and veer a bit off-topic. Just want to make sure I know what I'm getting into as far as risks and preparations are concerned. My electronics seem to live by Murphy's Law (if it can go wrong, it will) lately, so I'm not expecting good things... just hoping to be ready to fix the bad. Such a shame this much tinkering is required just to fix a bleeping wallpaper, huh?
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
sonicanomaly,

It's fine that is what this forum is here for and yes go for it and see what happens your wallpaper should come back and your Kindle should be safe.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
As far as I know, the only way to back up your data partition (the /data folder) is through TWRP. However, I have no idea as to how you would pull that backup to another location, or how to restore it should it become necessary.

>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... Or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running ChameleonOS<<
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
What exactly is the data partition and is it backed up in the whole rom backup on KFFA.

Note: if you just want to save your app data get helium and follow instructions. It actually works and does backup app data completely.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
Alright, I decided to just go for it after making a KFFirstAide full partitions backup. It took a while, which I suspect has something to do with my computer being a terribly slow and dying piece of junk at this point. But everything seems to have gone well... more or less. Just to give you details for the sake of completeness, here's what happened after the fix finished.

It took a bit longer than usual to start up, though I've seen the same happen before when something's changed. There weren't any graphical errors or the likes. The notifications bar flashed after it loaded the icons on the carousel though, and it said Edge EX Has Stopped. I pressed okay, and things seemed to work fine. I got a couple of notifications, including my always-on moon phases app and the 'plugged into usb charger' alert thing. I dragged the notifications bar down to see it, and when I dragged the bar back up to close it I got Edge EX Has Stopped again. A few app visits and notification bar pulls couldn't reproduce the flashing of the bar, so I think that was a one-time thing. As far as I can tell, there's a game app installed called Edge Extended. It ought not be trying to start up with the kindle itself, and it's never crashed like that before. So I'm a little wary of it now and likely to uninstall. (Perhaps it's freaking out because I have almost all game apps blocked with DroidWall?)

The first time I rebooted, my kindle's name no longer appeared in the bar. It used to not require wifi connected to come up, but even after connecting wifi the name wouldn't appear. It just had the generic My Kindle. After several minutes with no change, I rebooted. It started up and only took a few seconds for the name to display in the left of the notifications bar. Edge EX Has Stopped error occurred again, once again twice in a row.

I re-enabled the My Kindle Wallpaper fix that I had been using, from kindlecooltricks or whatever it is (the old, well-known fix for wallpapers), chose a wallpaper, and launched my sideloaded ADW Launcher. All seems to be working well. Nothing's going any slower than usual, and the wallpaper is displayed fine in all four screen orientations. Thanks a ton! :good:

I tried to back it up by copying it to Download. Needless to say, there wasn't enough room and most of it failed. So I deleted what had copied and instead just dug around and found the .apk files for the apps I don't wish to update due to unwanted changes and tossed those on my computer for backup purposes. The rest, I don't suppose I care much about. It'd suck to lose app settings and such, but I have the ones that were sideloaded, and the rest are in my Amazon cloud. I'm still not confident enough to take the risk of installing TWRP.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
sonicanomaly,

Great to here that it worked for you, Had a feeling it would. I feel the same way about twrp though I want it very badly but don't know if it's worth the risk and what's the most stable way to install it. Do you know what is.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
Afraid not; that's part of the reason I'm uncertain about doing it. I've been linked to two versions, one of which even says explicitly that it works for 8.4.3 (the version I'm on), but it still involves a lot of flashing versions and such. And I still don't know which one would be considered best method or if there's any 'tried-and-true' installation.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
To bad some crazy smart developer can't make a stable automatic installation of twrp. Would make our life a lot easier.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
I was uncertain about installing TWRP at first too. In reality though, it's great! You can make backups while on the go with it, and flash tweaks to your Kindle through it in the form of specially designed .zip files. And it does actually work on the KFHD 7"--it's what I'm using currently. As for the best way to install it, I've used this method http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2347170 twice now, and it's worked great both times. In a way, it's sort of automated--it makes use of an app called FireFlash to flash the 2nd bootloader and TWRP to the Kindle. Just make sure you follow the instructions carefully.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
Your link seems to be broken I can't open it???

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2347170

>>Sent from my homebuilt TARDIS running Android 4.3... Or maybe it's a rooted Kindle Fire HD running ChameleonOS<<
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
Ph0enix_216,

It might sound full proof but what if I get into a bootloop there is no coming out of that.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD using XDA premium app.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Boot loops just require a fastboot cable to fix, unless its a 8.9 model, in which case u just issue that fastboot command to get it into fastboot. Take note I didn't read over this entire conversation before posting since I'm in between rounds of mw2, but if it is what boot loop usually means I wouldn't worry about it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
Just to clarify I am not boot looped, just scared for getting boot looped if I flash the 2nd bootloader using fire flash.

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD using XDA premium app.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
That I wouldn't worry bout as long as you have a fastboot cable, and it would give you a red screen, not a boot loop. To fix that you need a copy of the boatloader, and to check its md5sum before flashing so you don't hard brick.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] JORDANZ1998:
What is md5sum???

Sent From Rooted kindle fire HD using XDA premium app.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] Ph0enix_216:
http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/definition/MD5
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psychoTR2:
Good news is, I tried 2.10 and I can now apply wallpapers. Bad news is, wth happened to my top bar? Oh wait, there it is...

When the fix rebooted my Kindle, the top bar (the one with my name and the time) was gone! I rebooted it again, and still gone. But as I started to type this, my bar came back. What is up with that?

But, everything seems fine now, so thanks for this awesome fix!
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
We still don't know for sure what causes that problem, try wiping your cache and dalvik cache if you have twrp, see if that fixes it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
Just wanted to add that there's also an option in Kindle Fire First Aide to wipe the dalvik cache, if twrp isn't installed.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] psychoTR2:
Oh, no, it's fine now. The bar came back by itself. But, I think I'll try that just in case. Thank you.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
low partition

Hi

I have tried the fix several times but am still getting the low partition warning. Debug result is pasted below....

Cleaning Up

Could Not Find C:\Users\Meirion\Desktop\Stunts_Wallpaper_Fix_v2.1\Stunts Wallpaper Fix\framework-res.apk

Could Not Find C:\Users\Meirion\Desktop\Stunts_Wallpaper_Fix_v2.1\Stunts Wallpaper Fix\newframework-res.apk

Could Not Find C:\Users\Meirion\Desktop\Stunts_Wallpaper_Fix_v2.1\Stunts Wallpaper Fix\resources.arsc

The system cannot find the file specified.

Can anyone help?

Thank you
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] falevian:
Thank you. It works in a Kindle fire 7 (second version).

My daughter is able to put her cuuute wallpapers again :laugh:

Faelvian
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeanphi506:
Smooth running of the script on Ubuntu

Thank you for all the work.

I'm on a rooted KFHD 7, with TWRP. I removed the launchers which were installed. I used on Linux your script and and I went to the end of the script without any problems. I got the message "you should be able now to use wallpapers".

This a success (not a bricked Kindle !) and your script seems to work very well.

The only problem is that my Kindle seems to have exactly the same bhaviour regarding wallpapers than before. I can't manage to have one staying on the screen as a background.

I tried to use Kindlefree, but so far wiyh no success. So I think there might be something else to do, but I don't know what.

Does anyone have any suggestions ?

Thank you in advance,

Jeanphi

---------- Post added at 06:21 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:17 PM ----------

Thank you for all the work.

I'm on a rooted KFHD 7, with TWRP. I removed the launchers which were installed. I used on Linux your script and and I went to the end of the script without any problems. I got the message "you should be able now to use wallpapers".

This a success (not a bricked Kindle !) and your script seems to work very well.

The only problem is that my Kindle seems to have exactly the same bhaviour regarding wallpapers than before. I can't manage to have one staying on the screen as a background.

I tried to use Kindlefree, but so far wiyh no success. So I think there might be something else to do, but I don't know what.

Does anyone have any suggestions ?

Thank you in advance,

Jeanphi[/QUOTE]

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

Sorry, I forgot the Firmware version:7.4.3

Jeanphi
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
That's not the error, next release I'm nulling those lines out because sooo many people keep thinking that is an error. That is just the cleanup process, if the files are found great, if not it doesn't matter. I need much more info, like the full log of the process.

---------- Post added at 06:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 06:21 PM ----------

Sorry, I forgot the Firmware version:7.4.3

Jeanphi[/QUOTE]

You said staying so I'm wondering if it ever sets. Try setting a wallpaper from the default list of wallpapers from your launcher rather than a photo and see if it sets, give it an reboot and try again. Sometimes the wallpaper doesn't immediately work but it shouldn't not be working entirely, I need to make a Linux shell script for debugging the Linux version it seems. I'll see about making a Linux debugger script tonight.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeanphi506:
Screen still black

You said staying so I'm wondering if it ever sets. Try setting a wallpaper from the default list of wallpapers from your launcher rather than a photo and see if it sets, give it an reboot and try again. Sometimes the wallpaper doesn't immediately work but it shouldn't not be working entirely, I need to make a Linux shell script for debugging the Linux version it seems. I'll see about making a Linux debugger script tonight.

Thank you for the answer:

I tried to install a wallpaper from the default list of one of the launcher (GO Launcher). I got the message "done and set". I rebooted the Kindle. But the screen is still black.

When I used the Apex launcher, I got the message "the wallpaper application stopped".

I might try to use your script tomorrow on Windows, to see if I get a different result.

Jeanphi
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeanphi506:
Still not wall paper

Thank you for the answer:

I tried to install a wallpaper from the default list of one of the launcher (GO Launcher). I got the message "done and set". I rebooted the Kindle. But the screen is still black.

When I used the Apex launcher, I got the message "the wallpaper application stopped".

I might try to use your script tomorrow on Windows, to see if I get a different result.

Jeanphi[/QUOTE]

So I used your script on Windows and I got the message that the change has already been made. I didn't try to restore the previous file and do it again.

Amazon really does not want to accept the wallpaper!

I don't have any other ideas except to go back to a previous firmware, but I'm not sure I want to do that now.

Jeanphi
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
If you run it again in windows and it doesn't say to rollback first then run the debugger script as the instructions say in the thread with the fix posted in it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] murray654:
Kindle Fire 7" HD reloaded

Success!!

Thanks - this is the cherry on the top

- now my kindle 7" HD looks like a real tablet...
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
debug log

Hi Thanks for all your hard work.

I ran the debugger as per your instructions and I attach the file below. I hope that you will find time to assess it and perhaps nail my problem, which is the low partition.

Many thanks

Meirion
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Hmmm... I don't see anything wrong, seems like the safety is working properly, if you know how to use an adb shell or can install a mobile terminal on your kindle, run "df /system" and tell me what it spits out.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
Wallpaper fix

Thanks for your time and effort. Unfortunately my computer literacy is rather limited and I don't think i can safely carry out your suggestions. I'll just have to accept the dreaded black screen!! Many thanks anyway.

Meirion
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
I apologize if I missed where you stated it, but I'm assuming your launchers might be sideloaded. Even if not, it may be worth a try to use the app called My Kindle Wallpaper to set your wallpaper. (Try choosing no to cropping after setting the wallpaper; that feature never works for me.)

I didn't make this app or anything but I installed it from that exact site and it has never given me issues. This was how I set my wallpapers before Amazon broke them, as it was the most-recommended method when I looked around, and it still works now with the wallpaper fix. I had to disable and enable it then pick my wallpaper again (or, rather, I disabled before running the fix to be careful) so if you already have the app installed try doing that as well.

Just wanted to toss an idea out there in case you're still having trouble.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
Wallpaper fix

Further to my last I took the bull by the horns and installed a terminal app. I followed your instructions and entered df /system. This is the result

Size 872M Used 806M Free 65M Blksize 4096.

Thanks again

Meirion
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] jeanphi506:
Thank you for tossing your idea. I'm still having trouble....

I downloaded the MyKindleWallpaper and installed it on the Kindle Fire HD. No luck, I always got the message "the Wallpaper application stopped" or the GooglePlay Store stopped".

So there is still something that I don't do correctly.

I used the "Stunt" fix,ant right now it's still on. Then I dowloaded a launcher from GooglePlay store (my Kindle is rooted) and some wallpapers. Then I downloaded the "myKindle wallpaper" app.

I didn't fully inderstand what you said you "disabled and enabled it". What was the it ?

Perhaps I am not the right thing in the right order ?

Jeanphi
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
Interesting, it should have worked, you have a bit more than what I set the limit to, try typing this very long command and tell me what it spits out, it should spit out 65 according to that last command unless the filter setup I used is off for some reason.

df /system | busybox tail -n1 | busybox awk '{print $4}' | busybox tr -d 'M'

Sorry that commands so long, but its what I use to filter out everything but the free disk space number. Post back your results please.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] sonicanomaly:
Did you open up the My Kindle Wallpaper app and try using it to set the wallpaper? Kind of a dumb thing for me to ask, I know, but just making sure.

By disable then enable I just meant unchecking then rechecking the little box for enabling My Kindle Wallpaper; it's inside the app, above what you tap to set wallpaper. Since you didn't already have the app, you should only need to check enable.

Sadly, I'm not sjre what's wrong if that won't work. Try uninstalling and reinstalling any wallpaper picking app you have from Google Play, maybe? That's the best I can think of; I have no experience with that since I was lucky enough to get the stunts fix to work immediately after installing it.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
Wallpaper fix

Hi again

I ran the command you gave several times most carefully. The answer is always the same.

busybox: not found

{print: not found

busybox: not found

M: not found

busybox: not found

It is most baffling

Meirion
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] stunts513:
That is weird, your device is rooted right? If it is rooted it should have a busybox binary installed, but according to that output it doesn't. If you do have it rooted and for some reason you don't have the busybox binary, I think its in binary's root files, you could put it on your device and set the permissions manually, or unroot and reroot the device, though that seems like a pain to do.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
Wallpaper fix

Thanks again. I'll try and install busybox. If not i guess I'll have to reroot.
[7" Kindle Fire HD Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting] meirion:
Wallpaper fix

Hi again

I downloaded and installed busybox, ran your fix and eureka it works!! I am so grateful to you and have myself learnt a lot. Many many thanks for your time and effort.

Meirion