yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
yes mate my fastboot also was not working after and before emmc fix. the fire kit got me a recovery installed though. it will work on a usb stick. never used a box so not sure how they work..
[Kindle Fire Android Development] vbdss:
Man i cant make Ubuntu to boot on my pc using the liveUSB, it hangs on a black screen with some checks and one of them says it failed, the one of soundcard mix state. And hangs there.

ANy tips on making Ubuntu work on a LiveUSB?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
i use linux all the time so i do it from my normal environment if i remember its using a program called pendrive
[Kindle Fire Android Development] vbdss:
Thanks for the help, i still can remember you trying to help me to fix my Kindle, i think it was you and hash that gave my Kindle an afterlife, because if i remember right, i were the only one that made the Kindle work after the eMMC bug but with the loss of storage space.

I will try to install Ubuntu here, right now, i cant even install it on my HD using an DVD because something is failling on the install process.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
:). i wasnt helping you mate. it was me that was in the same boat and we both had lots of help from others. i think forest and kinfaun sorted your partitions:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] vbdss:
Oh yeah, you are right, i messed it up. My mind is a playground full of kids trashing it.

Kinfaun and Forest.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MrBrady:
So, decided to bite the bullet and flash this new bootloader (2.03 beta). It installed fine and boots fine.

However, when I run the corruption fix, it says it finds issues, but errors on every fix. It says it will wipe all data, but doesn't seem to touch anything. Attached is a screenshot.

Long ago my partitions were corrupted and I manually restored them, but for the life of me I don't remember how. I have no idea if that's part of this issue or not.

On a side note, the bootloader boots the device just fine and runs the latest CM11 just fine as well (even with ART enabled).
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Drivers probably need to be reinstalled

Window 7, 8?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Ok I checked around twrp and somehow it pushed but it didn't say in cmd it pushed. Now when I try to install it says unable to open zip file and then there is an error flashing zip
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Push was Probably not complete

maybe reboot, PC and kindle

May need to rewipe or fix data format
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Still not working. How do I wipe my kindle and fix data format?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
in twrp>wipe>advanced>check all the boxes>and swipe to wipe
[Kindle Fire Android Development] InfoFool:
I need help i have installed bootloader and new version of TWRP but cannot adb push rom and gapps?

i know i can't mount device, so i need help getting adb to work?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
did you watch my video? [YouTube] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [2014-05-08]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] theoctavist:
im afraid something has gone terribly wrong. when I long press on the bootloader "recoverY" option, i just get that yellow "entering fastboot mode" thing.

ive pushed the files there on adb, and it SAYS it installed. but I cant boot up or enter recovery.

any ideas?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Reflash recovery.img in boot loader

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download otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img

verify md5 checksum:ec8e8a67492d5fd06494f854bb59b2ae

in bootloader

fastboot flash recovery otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img
[Kindle Fire Android Development] InfoFool:
i cannot get a pc to use adb to push rom and gapps

what do i do?

how do i get a rom onto sdcard?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Now my Kindle is stuck on the Kindle Fire symbol and now I can't boot all the way...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
It will not boot without a from installed
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
No I mean the bootloader won't boot all the way
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
battery too low?

did you try power off, by holding button for 15-20 secs?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Yes I have and it turns off. I'll try charging it all night
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Now I think my kindle is screwed. It won't turn on unless I connect it to a computer and it just stays at bootloader and I can't get to options. What am I to do now?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Is nobody going to help me?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
First of all, are you sure that you have a Kindle Fire 1st Edition? If not, you'll need to go to the proper forum.

If you do, follow the instructions slowly and carefully from the beginning. Those same instructions have worked just fine for a great many people, myself included.

If your computer sees the Kindle and ADB works (ADB Start-server, ADB devices) then you just missed a step somewhere.

Take a deep breath, proceed calmly, and I will check back later.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
0123456789ABCDEF offline

Don't think it's being detected. This all happened after I was told to wipe my Kindle

Yes I know for a fact this is the 1st generation Kindle
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
sorry which version of bootloader are you now on and which twrp? i tried to follow with the previous posts but got a little lost.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
What happens when you try pushing a bootloader file (2nd post here) or executing a reboot command, like

adb reboot recovery

?

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I mean

adb push otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip /sdcard
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
download and extract this Link:http://www.androidfilehost.com/?fid=23610159112651635

plug kindle into the pc.

long press power button for 20 seconds.

open terminal and type:

fastboot flash bootloader /path/to/u-boot.bin/goes/here/ (then press enter, it should say "waiting for device").

turn on kindle (it should flash the bootloader, you will see it in your terminal window, if it still says "waiting for device then it hasn't worked).

if it does flash you will end up in fastboot mode.

then post back here.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
Wait a minute Steve, are you sure the zip file must be flashed this way? I may be wrong of course but as I remember this must be an image file of bootloader. Zip file must be used in recovery, right?

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Oh yes, it must be extracted... =)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
device offline

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YOU're A ****ING GOD
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
yes its a .bin file. i extracted it from hashcodes .zip

just extract my .zip and it should contain 1 file "u-boot.bin" just don't try and flash it in recovery:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Matt, Steve does have godlike powers, but more than that .He is supposed to be on vacation, but instead he is helping out on these forums.

:good::good::good::good::good::good:
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Now I have the problem of the device again showing up offline when I try to push cm 11
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
make sure your on twrp 7.1.0, you can extract the .img from hashcodes .zip and flash with the same process as before.

fastboot flash recovery /path/to/recovery.img/here

it sounds like adb driver issue sorry i cant help (dont know windows).

at least you have fastboot:)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Does it show in Device Manager (if you are running Windows) as OtterX with an exclamation mark?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Shows up as Kindle

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I was on 7.0 before. Thanks
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
But no exclamation? Typically the Offline error is related to drivers.If so, I think there is a Kindle ADB Driver executable. Not the same as the USB driver.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
In Device Manager I see no Kindle but in Safely Remove Hardware I see it says Kindle
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
I should start off by asking which version of Windows you are using?

Next in device manager, do you see Android Device?

The upshot is that you will need to either reinstall or reconfigure the ADB drivers and you should be golden.

Also, I didn't really understand your answer. Are you running the latest version of TWRP?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
I see Android Phone and when I expand it I see Android ADB Interface. I am running Windows 7
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
Unless you have something else plugged in, that is your Kindle.

I am pretty sure that you will need to redo the drivers.

This might help: https://developer.amazon.com/post/T...p-the-ADB-driver-for-Kindle-Fire-Devices.html

Also, as I say, I think that there is a exe for Kindle ADB drivers, you might try Google for that.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
still doesn't work
[Kindle Fire Android Development] koop1955:
I am heading out, I will check back in later. What you should do is the usual Windows stuff:

Unplug the Kindle, reboot the PC, plug the Kindle back in. Try different USB ports. If that fails, you might try deleting the Android device in Device Manager Then repeat the reboot and replug.

Also, did you try the Kindle ADB Driver exe search?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
No I think I'll stick with the old roms and bootloader and I'll try again. What old bootloader works and a good jellybean rom
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
With Windows 8.1, I had to switch into the ADB directory for it to work. Windows will not put it into the path, so you need to work inside the directory that contains the executable.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Do you know which bootloader and rom I can use so I can get a jellybean rom
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
I really don't know what to do anymore. My kindle is run to **** now because of this otterx bootloader ****. I set my kindle back to Amazon in the otterx bootloader settings and I flashed firefirefire and the old twrp and now the sdcard won't mount and now my adb thing is screwed on my computer. Literally don't know what to do now. Windows is now telling me to format drive f(kindle) when I try to mount it. Please someone help

Edit:Is there I way I can just flash my Kindle to factory settings?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
format the sd card, select Choose a quick format (if possible) and format it as "fat32", block size "4096"

No there is not, you need to fix/format partitions before reinstalling stock, or it really will be screwed up

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if you want a jellybean rom or stock rom just use TWRP 2.2.2.1 and FFF 1.5 or 1.4a
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MrBrady:
I've been having strange issues with my SD Card not mounting. I found a tutorial on how to mount the SD card on the computer and format it that way and it seems to have worked.

However, now that I'm trying to setup OtterX, I flash the bootloader and that works well. But when I fastboot flashed recovery, then try to boot into recovery, TWRP bootloops at the TWRP logo and never enters the full recovery. Any idea what's going on?

EDIT: When I set the partitions back to Amazon, TWRP loads fine.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
The current boot loader will work as long as you do not repartition to otterx. Jellybean could still work with twrp 2.2.2.1

Kitkat required twrp 2.6.x.x

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Fresh twrp download and reflash. Be sure you are using twrp 2.7.0.1
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MrBrady:
I've tried a fresh download both otterx-twrp-2.7.0.1-recovery-f2fs.img and otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img with the same result. Recovery will boot fine as long partition is set to Amazon. When I set to OtterX recovery bootloops.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
try reflashing bootloader, I would use a different version, if on 2.05 use 2.04

make sure md5 checksums are correct

just unzip otterx-u-boot_v2.04.zip /cache

otterx-u-boot_v2.04.bin md5=30569AE834BAFD70D6E7EFB90338F4CB

fastboot flash bootloader otterx-u-boot_v2.04.bin
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MrBrady:
Bingo! Rolling back to 2.04 did the trick. Strange, because 2.05 worked previously when I was running OtterX a couple months ago.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
Have you reformated data partition in twrp when switched back to Amazon partition mode? Try this if it is still possible to boot in to recovery.

And please, be a bit more positive - as you say "this otterx bootloader **** " is used by many others with no problems at all. ;)
[Kindle Fire Android Development] MrBrady:
I'm still unable to get any OtterX ROM to recognize the SD Card. TWRP sees it as formatted as FAT.

When I get a ROM installed and go to the Partition Into, I get this:

/system (304MB / 504 MB)

/data (534MB / 6.24 GB) Is this where my SD Card data should be?

/cache (0.00B / 0.00B) Shouldn't this have space?

/sdcard (FAT) (Unavailable)

/sd-ext (EXT) (Unavailable)

Would it help flashing back to stock? I see there is a new & rooted 6.3.3 stock ROM.

EDIT: AICP runs bloody fast on this setup. Maybe because of the large data partition or something? Too bad I can't save/install anything. Ha ha.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
Are you on bootloader 2.04 still?

I think the best set for OtterX ROM is: OtterX bootloader 2.05 (with OtterX partition mode), TWRP 2.7.1 (OtterX edition?).

Besides I think it is extremly important what file system was selected when formatting Data partition: ext4 or f2fs. The ROM you are using must match that file system of Data partition!

Be aware that some new ROM's don't have f2fs suffix in their name, but they are prepared for f2fs file system. As I know all the newest ROMs are using f2fs Data partition.

You may check the Data partition file system in TWRP and reformat it if necessary.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
2.05 is f2fs compatible. afaik 2.04 is just ext4.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
edited:

You sure about that? Thought just partition sizes were different.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
AICP is f2fs. reformat your data partition to f2fs goto. /wipe/advanced check data and press the repair/change partition button.

afaik only bootloader 2.05 is f2fs compatible. 2.04 is ext4. so for most new roms use 2.05 and change the data partition.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lovejoy777:
ok my apologies, [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] you are right, 2.05 is thew same as 2.04 with a bigger system partition. I had to check, a lots changed for the kindle (and my brains getting older):) sorry for any confusion..
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
Where can I get the adb.exe? I'm on a new computer now and I forgot where to get it O.O
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Just making sure I didn't miss something...

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Comes with SDK, but I have links to just adb and fastboot in my how to flash twrp post (2nd or 3rd post)

[2014][Pre-Rooted][Stock]System Version 6.3.3-Original Kindle Fire Only

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2793648

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http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?p=54124313
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mattmejia:
After countless hours of messing with my Kindle I am now flashing Cm11 OtterX. Let's see how this goes
[Kindle Fire Android Development] hieuhunghung:
Amazon OtterX Driver not found
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Ixthusdan:
It is a Kindle driver, not otters.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Windows 7 or 8?

Delete current driver, if there is one

Install drivers from kindle fire utility

Reboot pc

If window 8 you need to disable driver enforcement...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shuvabrata:
Was outstation for a while again. No, my weird touch behavior is permanent. The screen is not responsive in most places and the the swipe down notification panel opens on its own randomly. Please help me to save this device. Can i go back to stock Amazon? Will that work?

regards,

Shuvabrata
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
does touch work in twrp?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DroidLover93:
PLEASE HELP! I lost everything :'(

I followed all the steps up until install of otterx recovery. I was confused and rebooted system before installing otterx u boot. and now im stuck in twrp. everything that was in my sdcard is now gone. i dont know what else to do. I feel like crying because this is my only device and now I have nothing. is there anything i can do to fix this? [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
use adb to push otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip

do you have adb.exe files, have you used adb commands before?

adb push otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip /sdcard
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DroidLover93:
or [MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION] or anyone... I hate to sound desperate but I am so frustrated.

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yes I do and yes I have. but im still kind of a noob. thank you for replying so quickly (:

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Sorry but now im still confusesd about what to do next.. do I just enter fastboot flash recovery <recovery filename> into CMD now?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
if you have otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip in the same folder as the command prompt is pointing to

and kindle is in twrp recovery use

adb push otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip /sdcard

then use install option in twrp
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DroidLover93:
Help, Im at the last step

okay, I have done everything and now im at the last step and everytime I push rom and gaaps only the rom shows up in my sd card and when i try to instal that rom it says error unable to open zip file

error flashing zip " ".... i dont unserstand why im getting this error...
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
Verified md5 after downloading?

Try rebooting
[Kindle Fire Android Development] DroidLover93:
okay i realized I just had to wait for the gaaps a few more seconds...

but when I go to install ROM and GAAPS it says...

checking for MD5 file...

skipping MD5 check:no MD5 file found

E;Unable to open zip file.

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/gapps-kk-20140105-signed.zip
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
You need to check md5 on PC with a md5 program

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see https://sites.google.com/site/sdshadowscollection/home/hash-checksums
[Kindle Fire Android Development] dinagoshen:
Hi [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION]

First of all, thanks for all your efforts on this transition from useless Kindle Fire to a normal Nexus tablet !

I did the procedure around 2 months ago, all I remember that at the end, it was the f2fs version that worked for me, I still don't know what it means and why it worked, I guess it has to do with the TWRP recovery I have installed earlier when trying to just install google play on the Kindle.

I initially tried another version, i guess the ext4 one which didn't work then tried f2fs and all is well.

so, just a quick question, now cm has already notified me on 2 stable versions ready for download, M8 and M9

what should I do ?

should I update and then flash gapps ? should I update through the cm update option ?

Thank you, once again....
[Kindle Fire Android Development] lifegap:
Go for the M9 stable ROM. Use CM updater in menu. No need gapps update.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] uoY_redruM:
Have there been any updates on this that I'm overlooking? Haven't seen anything posted in a while but wasn't sure if I wad overlooking it.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
You should be using Bootloader 2.05 and TWRP 2.7.1.0
[Kindle Fire Android Development] uoY_redruM:
I'm on the 6/8 build, pretty sure I'm in the latest of those. Just wasn't sure if maybe he was posting updates on a website or something and I was overlooking them.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] sd_shadow:
http://download.cyanogenmod.org/?device=otterx&type=
[Kindle Fire Android Development] uoY_redruM:
Sweet! Thanks man.

Is there a changelog page as well?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] KindleUser:
Thinking about comitting to this switch over, but it looks too complicated o_O

EDIT: I followed the instructions and everything! I installed, rebooted, and now I have a blank screen with a red glowing button. What happened? I also rebooted the device and now it won't turn on.

EDIT2: Ahahahaha, it boots now. All it needed was a little charge :D Sorry about my mistake.

EDIT3: It's giving me that error again, I wonder what's going on o.O

EDIT4: Everything is working correctly now, flashed what I needed and the transfer is finished :D, I was just low on battery was all. Nothing more nothing less.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] shuvabrata:
Bit late to reply on this. Touch was not working on TWRP either and now the device won't power on.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] masterchop:
wow, OMG thank you!!!! it did make my kindle worth it once again thanks to Hashcode.

I finally can run tasker on my fire ;)

as a side note what about games? is anyone having issue with some games line dungeons keeper? asphalt worked laggy but worked.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Devildog78965:
Works awesome!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] xXshur1kenXx:
Works great! This definitely saved my Kindle. Its actually usable again
[Kindle Fire Android Development] phufford:
http://www.cmxlog.com/11/otterx
[Kindle Fire Android Development] Hashcode:
I think I'm seeing a bootloader bug:

- If you power on the device w/o USB plugged in, there's a MUSB interrupt issue causes 1 of 2 things to happen: device hangs during boot entirely and/or the USB port is completely unresponsive (till you reboot).

Right now, I'm still debugging this as I get time. But, when I power on with USB connected, I don't see any issues. You can unplug immediately after the bootanimation ends and re-plug all day.

The reason I'm saying this is a bootloader issue:

I've never seen this behavior on the old bootloader. I might need to shutdown the USB port after the fastboot loop in a cleaner way.

If others have seen this, please chime in.
[Kindle Fire Android Development] uoY_redruM:
[MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION] I have also experienced this. I thought it was my USB port going wonky. As a matter of fact, I think I post about this a while back but I can't recall.

Glad to know it wasn't my device lol.

Sent from my HTC One_M8
[Kindle Fire Android Development] mschumacher69:
Good to see you're still around [MENTION=4243514]Hashcode[/MENTION], thought I would never see a post from you after your recent post about ur new job!
[Kindle Fire Android Development] nightlimits:
Just switched over to otterx and its pretty smooth. I'm liking it so far. Looking at changing the bootlogo to one of the files uploaded but don't have a fastboot cable and not sure of another way to get into fastboot mode other than the method of pushing fbmode to /data/local/tmp which was used on the original amazon blaze/otter setup.

Would I be able to use that same method of getting into fastboot since I switched to otterx?
[Kindle Fire Android Development] kvestas:
I suppose you shouldn't mess with pushing something. If you have the most recent OtterX bootloader and twrp you should be able to get into the fastboot mode by selecting Reboot/bootloader in twrp.