yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
look for unable to mount errors
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
MD5 was a match....should I have changed the file name like you did with the one in the video?

I'll wipe now

......ok, so I'm at another loss.

Under wipe, I can't perform the functions as instructed.

Under wipe, I have 5 buttons

Cache Dalvik Cache Factory Reset System and External Storage
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
the old standard was rename stock rom to update.zip, before installing. That should not be necessary, but will not hurt.
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I deleted the file from my computer to download another one just to be sure, but now I can't get MD5 to cooperate.

I've tried every which way and no matter what, it will not pull the code itself and it will not let me paste in the box......

ripping my hair out........

eta: got it.......it's a match

what should I be wiping sine I don't have an advanced option screen?

....just so you know where I'm at with this.

I wiped Cache

Went back in and mounted the system, removed the update kindle zip file that was there, and replaced it with the new one I downloaded (which was the last one from your list)

Did the wipe when it was finished, the chose reboot and it looks lie the kindle is booting back normal, so I guess I'm good to go........just waiting for the kindle now, bt the original loading screen is showing, with animation

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Ok? WOW!

So the kindle came back on finally, but.....it's got Go launcher on it.....

I thought it was going to put it back like normal?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
you can remove go launcher
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I guess I didn't realize it was still going to be like this. I thought it was put it back 'fresh' and I would just have to start the process over from scratch.

The way it is now, I have a choice of using Go Lancher, which causes it to appear as an android tablet, or I can choose the Kindle launcher and it just looks like a normal Kindle.

what i'm trying to say is, I thought EVERYTHING was wiped from this device......apparently, the stuff from my first root experience is still there?........I don't like it, which is why I went the whole OtterX/Lollipop thing, but I guess I'm stuck with it.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
no, you use my pre-rooted modded stock rom, you have several options.

-remove Go launcher, it is very easy. everything added can be removed.

-install on of a dozen other launchers

-install a different modded stock with less added like [ROM][STOCK][KINDLE FIRE]Rooted KF First Gen Stock ROM which is 6.3.2 rooted, with nothing added.

or

-install full stock 6.3.3 (update-kindle-6.3.3_D01E_4112920.zip )and lose TWRP/FFF/root

read post #3
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
other options

- cm7

- cm9

- cm10

- cm11

- other roms in the Index
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I know these questions/problems of mine seem mundane/ignorant.

If I just understood what I am doing a little better, I don't think I would seem this stupid. I am a hand's on learner.

Right now, I am able to start my device in 'Recovery' so I get that I am rooted (obviously) and that TWRP is installed.

Before this process started, I had no idea what TWRP was. I figured it was some kind of computer language.

Now I see what it is.......I don't understand what all of it's functions are/do, but at least I now know what it is. (isn't)

It's like Safe Mode on a computer???

The file, update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.3.v1 that is showing up in my E: drive, is that a ROM? Can I just remove it and drop in a different one? Is the Go Launcher and all the Go (?)apps part of that file? Is that where it came from?

I guess I'm confused because in one instance, I can have my Kindle looking exactly like it's supposed to be but by clicking a little shamrock app, all of a sudden it looks like an android device similar to when I was running Lollipop.

Is it possible to have a ROM from the Index page and still have it function like it does now, allowing the switch back to the Kindle look? Or is that functionality part of that update kindle zip, and if I get rid of it, I will lose that.

.......if you're fed up with me by now, I completely understand and you can ignore me if you wish.

I really don't mean to be a bother. I didn't realize what I was getting myself into, and I should have known better. My brain does not operate like other folks. I have a tendency to turn simple things into complex things because I over analyze and think to much. I apologize.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
twrp recovery is like a safemode, it's main use is installing roms

get launcher is just an app it can be uninstalled like other apps
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
once Rom is installed you can delete the zip file
[Kindle Fire General] yattaro:
Just a little tip from the peanut gallery here. You don't really need FireFireFire. What you can do instead is switch over to the Amazon partitioning, wipe the partitions in TWRP (it gave me a little trouble at first until I found it worked better if you wipe them one at a time), and then edit the ROM's install script (located in /META-INF/com/google/android/updater-script) to check for "otterx" instead of "blaze". Then flash away! I went back to CM7 with no problem this way.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
people have had trouble installing stock roms on anything newer than 2.2.2.1
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Shadow, do you have a little time you can spare to help me again?

I've got serious issues, and I am afraid I have only made my problem worse by not asking for help...

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nevermind.........I think it's bricked? No OS, unable to find staroage partition to mount to usb.

:(
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
what?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I have made a complete mess of things.

I have tried all sorts of things, so I don't know exactly how I got to where I am, bt I have no OS, no partitions as far as I know. I have TWRP but it doesn't mount, isn't detected by my computer, other than it shows up under device manager when I plug it in.......I don't know how bad it is or if it's even salvageable.

At this very moment, it is showing a Fastboot mode screen. I did something called EMMC corruption fix or something to that effect, and now it's waiting for me I guess.

It says use fastboot to flash recovery, but I can't flash anything
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
so you went back to OtterX bootloader and twrp 2.7.1.0?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Mount options don't work with OtterX 2.7.1.0 must use push, push will not work if partitions are wrong
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
if you select reboot>bootloader you get fastboot mode
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Kindle is not even close to bricked
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
what are you trying to do?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Yes, I went back to OtterX but I don't think that's the TWRP I have.

Is there a thread somewhere about fixing partitions or.....that's not even possible?

....is it safe to power this thing down? I don't want it draining my battery.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
yes, you can power down.

kindle will not charge in fastboot mode, but will charge in TWRP
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
What rom are you trying to install?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
At this point, just trying to get a working device.

Anything.......
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
yes, and it would be helpful to know what you were trying to do?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
What I was trying to do, after you assisted me with getting OtterX removed, I found a ROM that I wanted to try. Made sure MD5 matched for both files, and tried to flash them. I got back some errors. I don't recall what they were.

I decided to try a different ROM, same thing.

I figured I must have done something wrong/missed a step while reverting or something.

{This wasn't the only thing that made me think something was wrong. I watched several youtube videos about flashing ROM's and my TWRP screen wasn't matching anyone else's (not even yours.) Mine was different.} Sooooo, [stupid me] decided I was going to follow the instructions for putting OtterX back on there, then take it back off again, and hopefully this would resolve the issue of not being able to flash a different ROM.

I figured, that shouldn't be a problem. You had just helped me through both of those processes. I would just follow the same instructions.

Somewhere between putting it back on and trying to take if off, I managed to [apparantly] completely wipe my system/screw up my partitions/completely ruin my kindle. I wish I could tell you what all I did, but I have no idea.

....and after powering down the kindle so I wouldn't drain the battery, I turned it back on to go into recovery mode, and I'm stuck in fastboot mode. It won't even go into recovery now......
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
which twrp is installed?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
2.8.3.0.....
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
don't use any TWRP over 2.7.X.X
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
so you still can't get to TWRP?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
does that mean it's fixable?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
I've answered that already, it's not even close to bricked
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
....sorry, I missed a few posts

no.

I can choose 'Recovery', but it immediately goes to fastboot mode, in the corner it says fastboot mode entered
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Connect kindle to pc, Power off Kindle, download otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img verify MD5: ec8e8a67492d5fd06494f854bb59b2ae

Place in adb folder open command prompt

flashboot flash recovery otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img
fastboot reboot

Power on kindle

after twrp installs, press enter to sent reboot command

after reboot, try to select recovery
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
'fastboot' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

nothing showing up in device manager anymore.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
cd\adb
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I did that first....tried it again. Same thing
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
then your adb/fastboot files are not in C;adb
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Ah, yes.

I had moved some files around and grabbed one by mistake. trying it now

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Kindle screen just flicks stays in fastboot mode.

I tried powering it off and going into recovery but it just goes straight to fb
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
yes, that show you did not flash twrp

retry
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Perhaps I am not understanding something.

Here are the contents of my adb file. Am I missing anything

I have attempted the command several times, it the only thing it does is flicker the kindle screen and disconnect me from the computer. I have to power down/restart the kindle for the computer to find it again.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Yep my typo

fastboot not flashboot

fastboot flash recovery otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
OKAY!

We're getting somewhere. :)

I am in recovery (it took a few tries) TWRP 2.7.1.0

...I can't mount storage and it says I have 0mb of Internal storage.

Don't know if that's useful information but it sounds important
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Wipe cache, reboot, in bootloader, open boot menu, see if amazon or OtterX partitions are selected.
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Couldn't get past wiping cache. It said successful, but it's "unable to mount" everything in the list.

I think the reboot from flashing the recovery ....kicked it off the computer again.

Going to try rebooting to get the computer to find it and I'll try it again.

....Device manager shows it, but not showing up and still unable to mount

it's says Partition Mode Amazon
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
that doesn't matter at this point, what partition option is selected in bootloader
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I edited that in, so you may not have seen it.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
what rom were you trying to install?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
file name
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I need something for otterx, right?

I was thinking of trying this. I don't plan on attempting to change anything again.

If you have a better recommendation, I'm open to suggestions.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
no, you just need to pick a rom

edit:
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Ok that's fine
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
But what files do you have?
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
I have both of these zips in my adb file and MD5's match

cm-11-20140625-1615-otterx-sgt7-f2fs

gapps-kk-20140606-signed
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
ok, that is an Otterx rom

-Bootloader: select OtterX partitions in bootmenu

-Twrp: wipe>advanced>wipe cache, reboot

-Twrp: Wipe>format data>yes>home>wipe>advanced>check all>swipe to wipe

-Verify partition sizes are same as here

if correct

push files to Kindle

cd\adb

adb push filename /sdcard
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
everything matched exactly, and I can see the file on my sdcard

should I install it now or do I need to put the gapps file on their also and flash them at the same time
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
install both same time
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Wipe Cache/Dalvik then reboot?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
yes
[Kindle Fire General] totallybeachin:
Everything running perfectly as far as I can tell

I'm not going to do anything to try and change it....lol
[Kindle Fire General] hau5pl4nt:
Prime Videos

I flashed the recommended pre-rooted version but it didn't replace the bootloader or unroot. Prime videos didn't play. Flashing the stock Amazon did replace the bootloader but Prime videos still did not play. From there I had to reset to factory defaults from Settings/Device. Everything is completely functional now.
[Kindle Fire General] hau5pl4nt:
You did mention the files may be elsewhere.
[Kindle Fire General] G_Bear_H:
Otter X Revertion Really Screwed Up...

I've followed your directions and when I try to flash anything I get the following script in TWRP

Finished running boot script.

E: Unable to mount /sdcard/twrp/.twrps when trying to read settings file.

MTP Enabled

Error flashing zip '/sdcard/update-kindle-prerooted.6.3.4.v1.zip'

Updating partition details...

... done

E: Unable to mount storage.

Got any advice?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Twrp version?
[Kindle Fire General] G_Bear_H:
2.8.5.0
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Use TWRP 2.2.2.1
[Kindle Fire General] G_Bear_H:
I cant flash it, and fastboot isn't working
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
What does can't flash it mean? details
[Kindle Fire General] G_Bear_H:
I pushed the .zip file over to my kindle, then went to the install tab and flashed it. It failed with almost the same output as before and I couldn't get it to fastboot.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
which bootloader ?
[Kindle Fire General] G_Bear_H:
Fire Fire Fire 1.4a
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Try installing fff 1.4.zip

Should be a link in

Kindle Fire Flashable Recoveries TWRP/COTR/CWM[2014]
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
Hey shadow, first of all thanks for your tutorials and videos, they've been a help so far. I've had a problem twice in a row now with going back to the stock ROM. Everything in the video for this post has been ok, up to actually flashing the update.zip file from TWRP 2.2.2.1. The first time, the progress bar stuck at about 80%. It stayed there so I hard rebooted and was unable to get back to the bootloader, and unable to have the device be recognized by my computer (so no adb commands). I eventually got a fastboot cable, and that allowed me to get adb and KFU talking to my device at least. I ended up in a newer TWRP, so I started your post here from the beginning again. Wiping everything worked fine, flashing TWRP 2.2.2.1 went fine. But again, after installing the stock ROM, the installation got stuck at 80%.

Any ideas?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
First wipe all partitions (cache, dalvik, system, data, Android secure (if avail)

thwn try my prerooted 6.3.3,

If that installs and boots, rewipe and try stock zip

If my prerooted fails, you may neec to reflash otterX twrp and bootloader, select otterX partitions again, rewipe, unselect otterx, rewipe, reflash 2.2.2.1 and fff.
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
I realized I should try your prerooted rom right after I posted, I installed that and was able to get back to a usable state! Yay!

So then I decided to try OtterX and CM11 again, and now it's in an even worse state that before. I installed OtterX bootloader and the right TWRP, and again changed the partitions to OtterX. I tried to boot then into recovery mode and for some reason it's now stuck on a 5 second boot loop. I have a fastboot cable, using that it's still on a boot loop, just a loop in fastboot mode.

[EDIT]Scratch that, I finally was able to get it to shutdown and stop the boot loop. But when trying to boot to Recovery from OtterX bootloader, it boots into fastboot mode!

[Edit2] Was able to launch KFU and install the latest regular TWRP, and then OtterX booted into Recovery normally. I'll have to start from scratch on the OtterX instructions later. Jesus take the wheel.
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
Hey shadow. I've been able to get back to stock using your prerooted ROM. At this point I should just leave well enough alone but I *really* want to get OtterX and a CM11 ROM working. Unfortunately I can no longer get otterx bootloaders and TWRPs to work at all. I've tried OtterX bootloader 2.04 and 2.05, and neither of them will boot to recovery. If I select Recovery boot, it goes to the fastboot mode screen and stays there. I've tried going back and forth with the partition setup, and a couple different TWRP versions (2.8.2.0 and 2.8.2.5), and no matter what I just can't get past the damn bootloader. Occasionally it'll just go into a bootloop. I've had the battery topped off by charging in a wall charger overnight.

The one thing I can always reliably do when I hit that brick wall is to revert to FFF 1.4a bootloader and reflash TWRP 2.2.2.1, which I can then use to go back to your prerooted stock ROM. Any ideas on why OtterX bootloaders might be refusing to work correctly?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
The most reliable OtterX Twrp is 2.7.1.0 or 2.7.0.1
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
Thanks, I installed 2.7.1.0 and now I can at least boot to recovery and all that good stuff. Bootloader and recovery are working fine now, got the OtterX partitions setup and the partition sizes seem to match what you've described elsewhere. However, there's still some problem because the kindle isn't showing up as connected to my computer when TWRP is actually loaded up. I can hear the USB connect when it's on the bootloader, but as soon as it launches into TWRP it disconnects. Not present in device manager or adb.

When I leave it sitting on the bootloader, it's connected as a fastboot device, so it's listed under fastboot devices but not adb. It's listed under Device Manager at this point as Android Phone > Android ADB Interface. Previously, with regular Amazon partitions and the other versions of TWRP, it would be listed as Android Phone > Android Composite ADB Interface, and adb works fine.

I just tried TWRP 2.7.01-f2fs as well just to see, and it's got the same issue. The device just disappears from my computer as soon as it leaves the bootloader.

(FYI, I think I figured out why sometimes OtterX was booting into fastboot instead of Recovery. On some of the links to TWRP versions where you have it in the category of "IMG - flash with fastboot", when you download the img from XDA it actually gives you the zip file instead. I was trying to flash the zips from fastboot without realizing that causes problems.)
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Think all the XDA recovery links are fixed, thanks
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
Any idea on why my kindle would be shutting down the USB connection when it goes from bootloader to recovery? I don't feel like it's a Windows driver issue, cause it's not showing up as an error in Device Manager, it's just not showing up *at all*.

Edit: Just to test, I walked this over to another PC. It's currently sitting in the TWRP 2.7.0.1 main screen. Everything is responsive on the device, all buttons work, etc. Plugged it into the PC via USB, and no notifications popped up on the PC at all. Like I plugged in an empty cable. The USB interface on the Kindle is acting like it's turned off completely.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
There is a usb bug with otterX, try connect to usb, power off, power back on.

if that doesn't work, disconnect from usb, power off, reconnect to usb, power on
[Kindle Fire General] Tomyris:
Hmm. First method: "try connect to usb, power off, power back on." - Connected USB, powered off from TWRP Reboot Menu, manually powered on with power button. Bootloader loads up, USB interface went live (connection sound on the PC). Selected Recovery from bootloader, USB instantly disconnected and did not come back in Recovery. Same as before.

Second method: "disconnect from usb, power off, reconnect to usb, power on" - Disconnected USB while in Recovery. Powered off from TWRP Reboot Menu. Reconnected to USB. Kindle immediately begins to boot (without me holding the power button), but it's stuck in a boot loop and I can't select any options from the bootloader. I can recover from this with a manual power off and power back on. Bootloader loads normally, USB device activates. As soon as I select recovery, USB deactivates.
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
Stuck whilw flashing openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img

[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]:

After flashing openrecovery-twrp-2.2.2.1-blaze.img using fastboot, when rebooted, Kindle fire shows with version 2.05 on the right top corner. Unable to get TWRP to start.. ADB devices show device # attached but offline.

How to recover to be online?

Thank you.
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Twrp 2.2.2.1 is not compatible with OtterX bootloader

You need to flash fff bootloader
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]

Thank you. But how do I flash the fff bootloader if my device is on offline mode?
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]:

I am referring to your post [How-To] Revert from OtterX Project back to Stock Amazon Partitions- Followed the instruction, but adb or fastboot do not work because the device is offline. I want to get rid off otterx image and install stock 6.3.4

Please help
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Power off Kindle, send flash bootloader command, power on kindle
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Like in

[Video] Flashing TWRP in OtterX bootloader
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]

In order to flash bootloader using fastboot command, I need image file fff-u-boot_v1.5.bin, Can you please provide the link to download the image file?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Kindle Fire Flashable Recoveries TWRP/COTR/CWM[2014]
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]:

Thank you for the link. Now I have TWRP 2.2.2.1. Using adb push command I was able to send to sdcard update-kindle-prerooted.6.4.1 zip fil. In TWRP I selected the file to install, but fails to install with error failed to mount /sdcard.

What did I miss?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
Mount SD card to pc, and format
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]:

I have TWRP 2.2.2.1 and the mount does not allow to check sdcard. If you meant in PC side, adb devices show the device number as recovery. It does not show as a drive in PC.

How do I mount sdcard?
[Kindle Fire General] sd_shadow:
see Mounting SD card and Formating SD Card
[Kindle Fire General] k4955:
[MENTION=4267571]sd_shadow[/MENTION]:

It all worked out finally and thank you for your help.