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[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
If your looking for the HDX 8.9" v.14.3.1 root here it is. http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2545957
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] azfar:
just ordered one, will get in a week then I will try to root it. Hopefully the device wont be on higher then 13.3.1.0, looking forward for boot-loader unlock and 4.3/4.4 ROMs soon then it will kick hard on N7 a$$.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] StAlfonzo:
I'm having difficulty rooting my hdx using the tutorial.

I was able to make it through:

1: Download the adb driver and install it to your computer.

2: Connect the Kindle to a computer. Then Enable adb on the Kindle in Settings --> Device

3: On your computer goto Control Panel ---> System ---> Device Manager.

However, I couldn't find anything when I did "Look under the Other devices tab." There simply is nothing in the list that says "Other Devices"

This is everything that appears in Device Manager:

i.imgur.com/8WBjbMQ.png

Sorry I couldn't link it directly, you can only post outside links after 10 forums posts.

There is a "Kindle Fire" device in the list. Plugging the hdx into my computer also brings up autoplay, not sure if that means anything but I want to provide as much info as possible. Expanding the "Kindle Fire" device shows "Android Composite ADB Interface" as the only thing in there.

Am I doing something wrong? I don't see how I could have, since I did everything correctly up to the point where there is no "Other Devices" in the Device Manager list. I don't understand how the kindle device is recognized by my computer when I didn't do the entire second half of the 3rd step that should have installed it. Did it automatically install the driver for me and I can go on to downloading and running root13.zip, or am I missing something?

The only other pertinent info I can think of is that when I go to "Safely Remove Hardware," the kindle is listed as "MTP," and also shows up as that under "View Devices and Printers."

I'm running 32-bit windows 7 enterprise
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Montisaquadeis:
Looks like it did grab the right driver there for you unlike my issue where ADB is not being detected at all on my 8.9" Just try running the root batch and see what happens.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] StAlfonzo:
Got everything working. Thanks for the root!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
You're fine. I was befuddled for a moment but it seems Microsoft have changed layout of Device Manager. I just see Kindle Fire myself, not other devices. Just keep going. As long as you see it in Device Manager at all, the rest of steps will work fine.

You will however, have to remember how to push files using "adb push <filename> <path>" and/or install files via "adb install <local apk name>" once you downloaded SuperSU and BusyBox. The initial steps kinda skipped that. :)

And absolutely positively install SafeStrap. It's VITAL that you do immediately after rooting. Do a backup inside Safestrap, then switch to RomSlot-1 and do a restore. Now you are playing with a COPY of your original ROM. No matter how you screw it up (except if you screwed the bootloader, which is a different issue) you won't affect the original Rooted firmware.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
No, there is no need to install supersu or busybox while your rooting. The root works regardless if you have supersu / busybox install or not.

The links are for after you root. Go on your kindle's browser and download them. Not while in adb and push the apk to it, there is no need.

Also it is not vital to install safestrap. The firmware will not update if you followed the tut. But I did post a link to it if anybody cares to (I did but I don't recommend it to the average user just yet). And yes, to be safe if your a dev working on rom's 100% install safestrap.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] cranfordr:
Is anyone else having issues downloading the root13.zip? It looks like maybe the link is bad. I can't download it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] bweave53:
Just worked for me.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] vakkah:
root for kindle fire hdx 8.9 lte

i'm about to order the kfhdx 8.9 lte version which begins shipping from amazon tomorrow, 10th december 2013..

is there a root available?

i know that google play store doesn't work but apps can be sideloaded using the .apk files..

until there's an unlocked bootloader and recovery then the play store and custom roms will not happen..

do you guys think i should go ahead and order this tablet?

will a successful root / bootloader / recovery followed by custom rom be imminent soon (maybe in time for the xmas holidays)?.. :) ;)

i mean, this tablet has some really awesome hardware minus nfc of course but it will be a shame/waste to buy it just for amazon stuff..

give me a heads up and feedback on this guys..

thanks in advance..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
I say order it. And there is a root for the 8.9" version. But you MUST be on version 14.3.1

And safestrap is not out yet for the 8.9 yet.

Check it out. It's the same as this tut but with diff files. 8.9" root
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] vakkah:
ok. i'll order the kfhdx 8.9 LTE 64GB version..

hopefully all the root / bootloader / recovery packages will be available soon enough..

since i'm a noob, i'll just stick to sideloading the google apps using the .apk files for now..

thanks to the "android cowboy" who has some good tutorial and has contributed immensely to the various amazon kindle fire tablets..

thanks again bro..
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] azfar:
I just also ordered HDX7 but later figured out that atm bootloader is not unlockable and I f I am correct last year HD never unlocked due to some security implemented by Amazon but there were some workaround to install custom roms though, for HDX only root is available atm for specific firmware versions, Gapps is also not fully ported yet and via sideloading not all apps will works. Just hoping someone will unlock boot loader this year.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] j.fong:
Edit: Fixed and rooted, but ended up using another method entirely unfortunately. I can claim this does work though.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Icetech3:
Just got mine a hour ago.. its rooted and su/busybox smooth as butter:) I'm actually enjoying the amazon OS and am figuring i will leave it.. My main question is though.. did changing the one filename actually block updates? or what is the easiest way if that isn't?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] azfar:
iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.194.208 -j "droidwall-reject"
iptables -A "droidwall" -s 176.32.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"
iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"

what if update servers are defined as hostnames and amazon someday change their IP addresses in DNS? if so then can we not make spoofed hosts entries to resolve them on 127.0.0.1!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
-NOTICE-

First off I installed hashcode's boot recovery. And yes it is now possible to install custom ROM's. I made a backup of my stock ROM with minimal apps like antivirus, busybox, supersu, es file explorer, android firewall and the safestrap. After that I made a backup.

I blocked all apps on android firewall

(which is an iptables utility) on my stock ROM and restored my stock ROM to a ROM slot. So if it updates or does something funky I can always restore. I'm don't fully recommend this if you don't know what your doing. I take no responsibility for your mistakes.

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2556677

All credit goes to Hashcode for the special TWRP/safestrap version.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] azfar:
and how about play store, have u managed to setup it succesfully?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
No, barely at all. I'm not even going to risk touching it until on a ROM slot because few people bricked from trying. R3pwn is working on a custom Fire OS ROM with Playstore installed I think. But there are a few issues with the TWRP recovery ROM slot size. Look under the Android Development Forum.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] hisee:
guys help pl

after doing this

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.194.208 -j "droidwall-reject"

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 176.32.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"

when i go to updates and check now it checking for updates .. it should block na ? which service to block ?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] johnp357:
blocking updates

When I apply this it blocks my browser ? Any ideas?

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.194.208 -j "droidwall-reject"

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 176.32.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"

iptables -A "droidwall" -s 72.21.195.233 -j "droidwall-reject"
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
You need to allow which apps to be allowed to use wifi. I Don't allow any and loaded my stock firmware into a safestrap rom slot. Make a backup!

Android Wall configures iptables to block the addresses that push the updates to your device. Try downloading an app from amazon app store it should not work.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Straight-G:
Why Root If No Roms or Google Play for the HDX

Sorry for asking a question, the answer to which is probably painfully obvious, but I'd rather be embarrassed than ignorant. What is the value of rooting the HDX if there are no Roms (and in my case, not talented enough to create one) and it's not possible to get Google Play and Google services running? I mean, I know you can get some root only apps but that alone doesn't seem reason enough to root. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] altrenda:
from one in a similar situation who is waiting for the fruits of the dev's labor, I wanted to root now and block updates before the exploit is closed.

That's what happened to the Chromecast. Google released an update that blocked the known exploits.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
That's the methodology behind it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] CharlesY18:
Help!!

It seems doesn't work for my kindle fire hdx 7''

I'm stocked at

"Type "su" to check for root!

shell@android:/ $ "

Don't know what to do,I tried to drag su file into the block,but it didn't work...

My kindle's system is 13.3.1.0_User

Waiting for your help!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] berndt_toast:
At the prompt, type SU into the command window and press Enter. If you get a new line that starts with #, you know you have root.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] glitchhawk:
was following directions exactly... adb is hanging here for me... any ideas?

---------- Post added at 07:50 PM ---------- Previous post was at 07:36 PM ----------

ok oddly enough, even tho my pc detected my kindle right away.. i had to re update/install the drivers.. then it worked fine.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] JMac024:
Decided to try a Kindle as I have had just about every other device on the planet. Would love to get root. However, I am on a mac. Someone else out there must have a kindle and a mac and wants root! Anyone?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
The root is not only for windows. If you can get the

drivers and get adb

working in mac i'll give you the steps. Otherwise run it in a vm or on a windows box.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] JMac024:
I figured the exploit works for both. I have adb working and drivers for sure on my mac. . But I am VERY rusty in android, mac and adb. I could stumble my way through it I suppose. However I was worried I would brick the Kindle. I have rooted and rom'd everything I have but since going to my iphone i have gotten very lazy :eek: Due to a life change I can't brick and just rebuy a new tablet. :(

I have a virtual machine but since my update to mavericks it is no bueno. I could just run it on a windows machine at work etc. But Im worried it will get patched. If you can help me with steps I would really appreciate it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] quantump8:
I think this would be better in a "root for mac" thread.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] glitchhawk:
don't know if anybody has asked this, but do we have a way to unroot yet? thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] JMac024:
Agree and apologize. I went with the general thread as I didn't see a Mac thread. sorry
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] quantump8:
No worries. Just create one in the general forum. I'm sure lots of mac users will also have questions about this.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] eco327:
I'm getting the error - "more than one devices and emulators" from runnning root13's batch file as well and the safely remove hardware isn't showing up. I'm not sure what to do now, help would be much appreciated!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] wc4usa:
THIS IS 100% WORKING ON VERSION 13.3.1.0

Please leave a response how it worked!

"Root13" worked flawlessly! Many thanks & much appreciated! The links to ABD driver/SuperSU/BusyBox are very handy too.

Have installed SafeStrap and have backed-up, etc. ... Thanks again to all who have contributed .. MERRY CHRISTMAS!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] damianlph:
I had issues with adb drivers Windows 8.1, but after updating worked fine. The mame to select is Usb Composite instead of kindle fire.

Enviado desde mi KFTHWI mediante Tapatalk
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] JMac024:
Got a hold of a windows machine. Done and done. Thanks to everyone
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jayv1717:
What exactly should i be whitelisting in android firewall?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Any or all apps. I recommend backing up your rom with safestrap then installing it to a rom slot. Android Firewall isn't a running app. It configures iptables to stop amazon's auto update.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] los911:
Beware, I'm pretty certain this has bricked my Kindle HDX.

All of a sudden it wont turn on at all.

edit: managed to turn it on (hold power for 30seconds)

It's in Recovery mode now. How did this happen and how do I fix it please?

edit2: selecte reboot kindle and it all seems fine now
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
1. your the first this has happened to

2. I'll help

3. what version is you kindle running?

4. Did you get root?

5. Please go into greater detail
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] honey_cutt:
Root13 Mac/Linux Version

I created a quick bash script that can be ran under Mac/Linux to root the Kindle Fire HDX 7". The script is based on the original root13. Download the .zip file and run the kindle_root.sh script ./kindle_root.sh from the terminal.

Enjoy.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] thegameksk:
Doesnt work for me. I get " 'adb' is not recognized as an internal or external command". I followed the steps in the thread. any advice?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Random Username:
I have problems getting adb to work. I had this problem with my old Fire HD but forgot how I solved it :p

What exactly do I need to do after installing the driver? The Device Manager shows only the Kindle under Portable Devices. Please help :) Win 8.1 64-bit
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] damianlph:
Ramdom, check my message. You only need to right click and update driver. Selecting usb composite. I have the same OS and 64 bit version. Good luck.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] daibig:
My situation similar ur. I updated 13.3.1.0_user_310079820 last night.- Window 8 pro 32 bit

View attachment 2488670
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ffbonic:
I also encountered the same situation.

I use win 7 x64.

But many people can root successful.

So I rest my Kindle fire hdx to test.

The situation is the same.

Then I find the Kindle Fire ADB drivers is written for x86

So find a notebook win 7 x86 and try it again.

And I root successful ! :laugh:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kwmaeng91:
What will happen if I update stock rom?

I guess you are advising to install android firewall to my rom-slot, and not to my stock rom. Am I correct? Than what happens if a new version of fire OS comes out and I somehow(accidently or for some reasons) boot with stock rom? Will it be updated? Don't I have to prevent that from happening?

Asking out of pure curiosity. Thanks in advance.

And forgive me for my lousy English since I am not a native speaker.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Yes. Install Android Firewall on the stock. Backup the stock rom and restore to a rom slot. I you care less about Amazon Store and Prime you have no issue. If so remove Android Firewall and run from the rom slot. (Android Firewall configures iptables to block the listed ip's. If you don't want Amazon forced updates, block the ip's with iptables.) So if Amazon pushes a update, it will update the slot and not your stock; hence you can restore back as many times you wish in order to keep root access.

I recommend installing Cpasjuste's rom to install Google Play store. Just download the thor-gapps-installer.zip and install it to your rom slot in recovery.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ShadowRi5ing:
Can't update su binary

Can anybody explain this issue? thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] OurFriendIrony:
I used a different guide to get root and gapps onto my HDX7. I currently get a 'Kindle is updating/upgrading' message when I boot that particular ROMslot. If I install the amazon auto-update block, I assume that goes away ??
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
No. I'm quite sure it happens because of the ROM. It happens to me to. BUT you should choose a way to block Amazon updates.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
I can confirm that honey_cutt's script (post 87) works correctly on GNU/Linux.

And just to make it easier for other GNU/Linux users, this is what needs to be done step-by-step:

Update the Kindle Fire HDX to 13.3.1.0 (the latest at the moment).

Enable USB debug mode by following these instructions: https://developer.amazon.com/public...etting-up-your-kindle-fire-tablet-for-testing

Set up ADB by following the instructions here: http://androidonlinux.wordpress.com/2013/05/12/setting-up-adb-on-linux/ (since I use openSUSE, OpenJDK's runtime environment worked fine, no need to install Oracle's JDK; also, I had to use sudo systemctl restart systemd-udevd instead of sudo service udev restart – adjust to your distribution's init system as needed).

Make a symlink to adb in ~/bin (the rooting script requires ADB to be accessible from PATH).

Execute kindle_root.sh from honey_cutt's zip (you can check the script with a text editor beforehand, it's nice and easy to understand what it does).

And that's it. Pretty simple, really.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Thank you very much for your help!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Lekzai:
works fine

Thank you for the Tut. I rooted my HDX 7" succesfully.

I am not really sure, that the Android Firewall is working correctly. In Whitelist Mode, uncheck apps can also enter the Internet.

Blacklist mode on the other side is correctly working.

Is there any way to check, that my kindle is not connecting to the Amazon server?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
Currently I am running hashcode's safestrap. I make android firewall block everything on the stock rom. And i don't touch it. I only run off rom slots. So if it somehow updates my rom slot I still have root on the stock rom and can make a new slot.

Someone said renaming ocerts.zip i think to ocerts.zip.old in the /etc/security folder blocks updates but we're unsure how effective it is.

Hope this helps bud!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Faznx92:
I can not make any promises but in the future I may make a general utility for the HDX. Don't hold me to this. But down the line when I have the free time I may pop out some code. I'm unsure if it will even happen. This is just to tell you guys what my future plans for development on hdx are. I'm also wait for the bootloader but let me have time.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] royghost:
Help I need help with rooting.

i got this message when i tried to root please help ! I do have 13.3.1.0 version.

======================================================================

======================================================================

Welcome to Kindle Root Utility (Faznx92 version)

Special Thanks to:

Moronig

jcase

fi01

======================================================================

======================================================================

WARNING THIS WORKS ONLY WITH KINDLE HDX 7" version 13.3.1.0

======================================================================

======================================================================

Please connect Device with enabled USB-Debugging to your Computer!

Device connected. Pushing files...

3094 KB/s (104564 bytes in 0.033s)

61 KB/s (188 bytes in 0.003s)

5490 KB/s (89968 bytes in 0.016s)

Changing permissions...

Executing Exploit (could take some minutes, be patient!)

Hit ENTER to continue

Press any key to continue . . .

Device detected: KFTHWI (JDQ39)

Attempt acdb exploit...

KFTHWI (JDQ39) is not supported.

Attempt fj_hdcp exploit...

Attempt msm_cameraconfig exploit...

Detected kernel physical address at 0x00008000 form iomem

Attempt put_user exploit...

Press any key to continue . . .

Type "su" to check for root!

shell@android:/ $ su

su

root@android:/ #
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] S_transform:
It appears to have worked. What's the issue?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] royghost:
It isn't rooted though. And my Kindle never rebooted or have supersu
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] S_transform:
This script doesn't auto-install supersu, you have to do it yourself. It doesn't need to auto reboot either. Plug it in to your computer, adb shell in, and type su (or do it in terminal), do you get a # now instead of a $? In the script dump you posted it seems to have worked, so I just want to ensure it didn't.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] royghost:
I'm sorry I'm very new to this if that is what you are saying then I think my Kindle is rooted and I just need to get the supersu.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] S_transform:
Awesome, and its all good, everyone was new to it at some point. In fact compared to most I'm still pretty new too. Keep on trucking my friend.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
I am having a bit of problem with rooting.

The HDX was rooted, and bootstrap already installed. I'm trying to setup a fresh setup so I can do the gapps/HDXposed mod.

So I load the fresh 13.3.1.0 ROM into Rom Slot 2 (renamed it something else)

Boot, works fine, set it up with my Amazon profile.

The I run the root13 root. Got that. However, the "su" command either gave me "segmentation fault", or just didn't do anything. (I still get the # prompt when I should have gotten the $ prompt, right?)

SuperSu says it needs to update the binary, but this is the latest, straight off Chainfire website. (flashed through Bootstrap)

BusyBox won't install, says it can't get root. Rootchecker confirms there's no root.

WTH? What step did I miss?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] kschang:
I tried a full reflash AGAIN (advanced wipe), reinstall 13. 3.1.0 ROM, then immediately flashed the SuperSU update on top of it. I had previously installed SuperSU. And this time, the root seems to have worked. Weird...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] xmaxonx:
I feel extremely dumb right now. Just picked up a brand new Kindle HDX 7", trying to root it from my Macbook. I saw the post on page 9, but can't seem to get it to work. It says command not found, etc. I've never had a problem rooting or jailbreaking anything, so I feel extra dumb right now. Any walk-through would be much appreciated. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] GreatEmerald:
Well, what command does it say is not found? As mentioned, the rooting script is very readable, just open it with a text editor. You can execute the commands on a terminal one by one and that way see which step fails.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] xmaxonx:
Ah, alright, that makes sense. I was in a rush before work and didn't have time, that's why I wasn't very specific. I'll try it out when I get back home and see what's up and reply back. Thanks!