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[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] doe_eyed_gazelle:
I could do with help about what I should proceed with (if any) next.

I went from 4.5.4 to dev preview 5.0.1 with Sept build and was successful to root/install Lollipop/Gapps as per http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/root-developer-preview-lollipop-os-5-t3172408.

The only (insignificant thing I think) was when I went to install SU through TWRP, I don't know if I double tapped or hit a wrong button before TWRP disappeared, so I just installed it from Google Play together with root checker and all was well. My only quibble is I would love to run Next Launcher 3D, but it just comes up blank, so I am running Go Launcher. I can not get it to be default launcher as it is greyed out. Oh well!

A couple of days ago battery drained out ( just from non use?!?), so I charged it a little and opened it up to find a new weather widget sitting on my device screen. I checked version and it still shows 5.0.1 but with a Feb (early?!?) build date. I am constantly checking and up until new it has always shown Sept build. I immediately put in airplane mode and left it to charge overnight (March 5) to discover that it now has still 5.0.1 but with a March 4 build date. I don't understand how I got an update since I pm blocked etc as per the above post instructions and put it in airplane mode.

I have changed the OTA .apk to apk_. Put up 2 firewalls for now (for my paranoia purposes) with everything Amazon black listed. ( I only have Dolphin Browser/Kodi?Localcast white listed) and have turned my device off until I can figure out my next step as per this thread. I have been de-registered since before I rooted. I am a bit loss as to if I am on a different stock version etc. I might be on with the change in build updates.

Could someone help with my next step please. :)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
It all does sound a bit weird. If the updates are installing, it sounds like your DeviceSoftwareOTA.apk is alive and well.

But regardless, you can go to post #2 to install TWRP, and re-do stuff from post #1 to get 5.1.1 with all the other goodies.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] doe_eyed_gazelle:
Well Weird is my middle name (cue Twilight Zone music) haha.

You are more then likely right that something had gone astray with the OTA block although I was meticulous and thought I had it right, I was worried that Amazon had found a work-around for updates and had installed a more nailed down bootloader.

I used 5.4.1_1133_stock_recovery_uboot.zip to be safe and installed then kingrooted 5.1.1 which shows a build date now of Jan 16, and everything is great for now, but please stay tune for any more exciting Rod Serling episodes.

Thanks again for your help. :)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] newb513:
I pretty much believe I've bricked my fire hd 7 4th generation(it shows the amazon logo,then the Fire logo and then it stays blank),I started with 5.1.1 and rooted successfully using kingroot,success fully got GAPPS and went on to try to install a mod L Speed Mod Vector that I have on a few recently rooted phones,in that process it lead me to want to add SU and remove kingroot.When I go into APPLY UPDATE FROM ADB it shows up as KFASWI in device manager on windows 7.So i'm looking for a driver and any additional help will be greatly appreciated.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] cxm170:
Perfect tutorial!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Phaze13:
Did this on 5.1.1, today it updated to 5.1.2.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
You seem to be the 2nd person reporting such a behavior. How did you get to rooted 5.1.1 ? Have you used this guide (and TWRP), or did you just run KingRoot, and renamed after KingRoot gave you root ? I wonder if it reported that it renamed the file, but did not actually do so ...

I just pressed "check for updates" on mine, and it still says "Check for updates failed".
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Phaze13:
I have two of these for my kids. Both were version 5.1.1 before rooting with Kingroot. No TWRP.

After root renamed file on both tablets. Next day both tablets had a message that the fire OS had been successfully update. One said successfully updated to 5.1.2. The other said successfully updated to 5.1.1 which is what it was before rooting.

Kinda weird. I checked the one that updated to 5.1.2 and the file was still named .apk_

Have not pressed " check for updates" yet. At work will look into tonight. Really just want Play store and YouTube working.

Thanks
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
So if I understand you correctly, both tablets have somehow updated, but you still kept root, and devicesoftwareota.apk_ is still renamed ? What is the date of your new 5.1.1 and 5.1.2 FireOS, does it say ?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Phaze13:
Yep

Both were 5.1.1 on 3/9/16 before rooting via Kingroot

One Is: Fire OS 5.1.1 Build Date: January 16, 2016 4:30 PM

Selecting Check for Updates on this one returns "Check for updates failed"

Notification in drop down - Your device has sucessfully updated to Fire OS 5.1.1 on 3/9/16

Other is: Fire OS 5.1.2 Build Date: February 26, 2016, 9:05 PM

Selecting Check for Updates on this one returns "Check for updates failed"

Notification in drop down - Your device has sucessfully updated to Fire OS 5.1.2 on 3/9/16

Both devices appear to have kept root with access to root directory on both via ES File Explorer.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] phuocdh90:
I've managed to update to 5.1.1 and still have root. But twrp is gone (replaced by Amazon system recovery <3e>). How to install twrp? Thanks!

PS: nvm problem's solved by re-reading #2 post.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
This is pretty interesting! If you kept root, it seems that nothing happened to /system. Can you check your /data/app folder to see if any new directories/apk appeared around the time when you got 5.1.2 ? That's the likely place for the updates to go to and be recognized ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] SpaceBananas:
Completely bricked

My first kill... This is the second time I've rooted an android device and while the previous one went smoothly this one... did not.

My HD6 won't turn on or show any signs of life, THERE'S SO MUCH BLOOD ON MY HANDS.

I was following this guide as I am definitely a noob at this (most of the stuff in this thread was going over my head).

I downgraded the Fire OS to 4.5.3 smoothly, as said in the guide but I guess I did something wrong while actually installing lollipop... My only guess is that at one point, (after downgrading the OS) I think I might have seen it upgrade the Fire OS (must not have blocked OTP correctly?) but it was half a second, if that, and this was at 3AM because I'm stupid and I thought I was hallucinating. (STOP JUDGING ME)

If anyone could give a noob (in other words, please dumb it down) some advice, it would be greatly appreciated.

If not, do any of you know what Amazon's view on returning rooted/bricked devices is? I'm still within the 30 days, I got it from Amazon Warehouse (used) so it'd be awesome if I could get my money back...

Oh HD6, I only knew you for 12 hours but you seemed pretty decent. RIP in peace
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
+1 for the humor, beginning with your name.

I will increase type size on the guide you used, where it says: This guide is out of date. Don't use it. :D

This sounds like the classic downgrade brick, but wait for [MENTION=6680544]bibikalka[/MENTION] to weigh in. There's something strange going on with the new 5.1.2 update; it may be able to install even with OTA blocked by our existing methods. If that happened, you got bricked when you installed 5.1.1 (downgrade.) Just for info collection, did you turn off wifi after rooting as the guide says? I'm wondering how big a window the update had to download. Thx.

Fortunately Amazon is has been very good about replacements, although I wouldn't say, "I bricked it trying to root." :)

EDIT: What OS was on it before you downgraded to 4.5.3?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] SpaceBananas:
I saw the "out of date guide" however when I first tried it it wasn't on the newest version, it was waiting to install... So I thought it would be okay... -___-

I was running on version 5.0.n (I can't remember the exact version but it definitely wasn't 5.1.1), it had a February build date for the software version if that helps.

I did turn off wifi after rooting, then did the commands in cmd prompt to block amazon updates (step 6 in the). Right after I did the amazon block cmds and they returned "true" in cmd prompt I turned on the wifi and was focused on my computer trying to install KingRoot

However, I'm thinking at this point it must have updated when I wasn't focused on the tablet itself, for 7-10? minutes. This was the first time I had installed an apk from cmd prompt (or rooted anything using cmd prompt) and I had to figure out how the everything worked.

After installing KingRoot I then ran it and stepped away from the tablet as it did it's thing which took a bit. That whole time (besides when I started KingRoot on the tablet) I was not really looking at the tablet itself and when I came back I started step 9.

If you want a specific time frame of when I was away from the tablet (when the unwanted amazon update happened) it was probably around 20 minutes?

Keep in mind, this is all a bit hazy as I was basically running on fumes and the only thing keeping me up was finishing the damn thing (why I decided to startdoing it after 1AM, I have no clue). So, it could be some really dumb sleepy-head error I made at some point rather than the OTP cmd blocks failing.

Oh and to clarify, it wouldn't boot/was bricked after I swiped to install SuperSU in TWRP (step C 3f).
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Thanks for info. If you're sure it was on OS 5 and build date was February 2016, it must have been on OS 5.1.2 when you started. AFAIK, anyway, the only release in February was 5.1.2. Bibikalka's looking into this, I think, so could you confirm this is what you did:

1. downgraded to 4.5.3 and ran these commands:

adb shell pm block com.amazon.dcp

adb shell pm block com.amazon.otaverifier

2. Rooted with kingroot and turned off wifi

3. Installed TWRP, booted to TWRP and installed the update file linked in the guide. The Sept 2015 release: update-kindle-full_ariel_20.5.2.2_user_522053520.bin

Then dead device when you tried to boot out of TWRP. Please confirm that's the update file you used and let us know anything else that might be pertinent. Thanks again for help.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] SpaceBananas:
1)ayuhp

2)asortof? I don't think I turned off the wifi after kingroot, I just kept it on. Would the block cmds still be in effect even after rooting...? Sorry if this is a stupid question but this whole thing has been a wonderful learning experience for me. ¬_¬

3) ayuhp
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
The sequence of steps appears a bit hazy to me, some clarity is needed. I think there is a 5.0.1 version from Feb 2016, Amazon is using it as a stepping stone to 5.1.1 for some reason. So it's possible that downgrading from this newer 5.0.1 back to Sept 2015 5.0.1 bricks it. But at this point there is not really any way to tell ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] SpaceBananas:
I know it wasn't 5.1.1 because I saw that at the beginning of DeLooper's guide, I'm sure it was a 5.0.n. It's possible I'm remembering the build date for the software it was planning to update to before I started rooting it (it was waiting to be installed).

Sorry I can't give you any solid data to help y'all out! I'm trying to be as specific as I can.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Antonntminh:
Too bad for SpaceBananas, hope you can revive your kindle 6 HD, been an interesting read this morning.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
I don't remember ever seeing date of update to be installed, but could be wrong. Bibikalka, your explanation makes sense. Don't know if clarifying steps will help, but the guide is from back when we installed TWRP with Flashify, so assuming SpaceBananas followed it step-by-step this is the sequence:

1 adb sideload 4.5.3

2. block OTA on 4.5.3 with above commands

3. root with kingroot

4. install TWRP img with Flashify

5. boot to recovery (TWRP)

6. Factory reset and then Install (a) Update (Sept 2015 release: update-kindle-full_ariel_20.5.2.2_user_522053520.bin), (b) 520_stock_recovery_only (c) makespace v.1 (d) pico_uni Gapps

7. Reboot recovery, swiping to install superSU.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
OK, I double checked. When going through the auto-updates, my 5.0.1 (522053520, Thu Sep 24 2015, I called it 5.2.2u2) first updated to 5.0.1 (522055720, Tue Feb 9 2016, I called it 5.2.2u3), then it updated to 5.1.1 . On the other hand, the current 5.1.2 (542168620) says (Sat Feb 27 2016). So there are different versions from Feb 2016. Amazon must have been testing 5.1.2 for a while after they plugged the Kingroot exploit ASAP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Ok guys, please bear with me. I literally just got into the world of Android last week when Amazon had a sale on their Fire tablets.

I tried the steps here and have been completely successful it seems. It was an unrooted device with the latest fire os installed.

I have two issues though and hopefully someone can point me in the right direction:

1. Google Apps store just says Play Store | Work, and will not load. It doesn't show me any apps but I can search for them and install them manually. Is this expected?

2. I've tried to get back into twrp to do a backup, but can't. I get to the Amazon recovery instead.

Any ideas?

Thanks.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Which generation of Fire tablet do you have ??? Is it 4th ?

TWRP can be re-installed via post #2 for the 4th gen Fires. Not sure what your PlayStore issue is, which guide have you followed to install google apps ?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Hi there,

It is a 4th generation Kindle Fire HD 6. I used the method A to install twrp as I don't have a Windows machine for the automatic install :)

The guide I followed for Google apps was just the past in the first post that said to download Pico (Uni) GAPPS for 5.1

The issue with the Google Apps play store is its displays 'Play Store | Work ' at the top and it just says No results found instead of loading the main page. Strange I know.

Before all of this, I made the mistake of running through one of the tutorials to install Google Apps on Youtube - on greggles tv. The tutorial was for a 5th gen kindle fire non hd. It didn't work quite right so I went back to Fire OS.

Any ideas?

I will try the
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
One possibility is that the failed Youtube guide left junk somewhere, which now confuses the proper install. A more targeted option is to go through GAPPS, and do clear data/cache for Play Store and others. A blunt tool is to just do a factory reset.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
That is very possible indeed. I did do a factory reset after that mistaken installation, but I guess it didn't clear it like I thought it should.

I am going to sound very noobish, but how do I clear data/cache in GAPPS?

Is there a procedure to doing a factory reset that I might have done wrong?

Thanks very much.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
'Play Store | Work ' is definitely the result of having 2 Gapps installations. Do try clearing data/cache for everything Google (Settings >Apps >all applications), but I believe you will need to do a TWRP factory reset, confirm Gapps is gone, then reinstall in TWRP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Peeptastic:
Thanks for the guide on the first page. :p I can't believe I missed that. In my defense, the link from the other tutorial takes me to a specific post and not the front page of this post. What a "duh" moment for me. I appreciate all your work with this. This seems to be the hardest root I've ever had to do, but the end result is worth it. Thank you, thank you, thank you. :)
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Ok, sounds good! Thank you, I will give that a whirl later and post back the outcome. Do you know if I can install twrp again using the same script method as before?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
Looks like bibikalka has updated the scripts, so you should be fine. Be sure to read the "update 3.4" at post #2 and check the checksums at start of procedure.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Thanks very much everyone! I appreciate the help. Brilliant!!

Another noob question - when you say,

- where exactly is that? Is it in twrp itself? I can seem to find that in Google apps...

Thank you again.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Given how important it is to get post #2 right (with TWRP), I've updated the scripts to be a lot more talkative ( WindowsAutoTWRP_v03.zip ), and slightly more resistant to possible issues.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] DoLooper:
In Amazon settings, apps & games, manage all apps, All apps. Look for everything related to Google (framework, play store, services, etc.) But as said, I think you'll need (at least) a factory reset in TWRP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Got it, thanks again!!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Hello again! In my infinite wisdom of fail, I have screwed up a used kindle fire 7 I just got trying to follow this tut like I did with my HD6. I had 5.1.1 and wasn't allowing it to update, so it was the same procedure as the HD6. Unfortunately, I had everything right root and all up to running the bat that gets TWRP and other stuff running. When I went to reboot into TWRP, it went into a bootloop with the amazon logo.

I was able to get into the Amazon recovery with Vol down + power. Tried to adb sideload 5.4.1 (aka 5.1.1 lollipop) from the first post and I get an error that says something about unable to verify entire package (I'm away at work now) and it aborts. So, that won't seem to work, but I'm confident I just need to get TWRP loaded and I'll be good. I can get to fastboot, but what TWRP file do I need? Visiting their site under devices they only list the Fire 1st gen. Just not sure which TWRP file I need to fastboot over to my Fire.

Any help is appreciated as always.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
For convenience, try to sideload 4.5.3 :

http://xdaforums.com/fire-hd/general/fire-hd-rom-links-t3173102

After this, run Kingroot, install TWRP via post #2 (skip flashify). Then post #1.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Just use the amazon recovery that comes up when I hold Vol - and Power, right? Then update via adb sideload from that menu to 4.5.3? I'll try that after work tonight.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Think it's bricked good.

E: failed to verify whole-file signature

E: signature verification failed

Installation aborted

Can't sideload. Just get that no matter what. The only thing I did different this time vs the HD 6 is to rename the OTA update to stop it from updating from 5.1.1 before I ran the autoTWRP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Indeed, it should be very straightforward !
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] nabril15:
Bibikalks.. I introduce myself.

My kindle has 5.01 from factory (it got an ota upgrade months ago), and i want to root it and possibly attempt a ROM.

I read and reread the op, and I remain pseudo baffled. Do I have to go back to 4.5.3 to get root, gapps, and twrp, and then i can flash 5.1.2?

Did I say that right? A gentle push in the right direction will e appreciated.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Remind me which state is your Fire in. This is 4th gen, correct? Can you boot whatever FireOS you have, or do you just have stock recovery working, and nothing else ? Two of the fires fail the signature verification ? Or just one? I am confused.

With 5.0.1 you should be able to just root it via Kingroot (which should save you a downgrade step). Then within rooted 5.0.1 run scripts in #2 to get TWRP, and you can do anything you want from TWRP (newer FireOS 5, FireOS 4, custom ROM, etc).
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Yeah, 4th gen Fire 7. I can't boot anything but the stock recovery. It's stuck in a boot loop. Just shows the amazon logo and reboots over and over. I can get stock recovery, but it fails to adb sideload any version of the OS. I get that E: failed to verify whole file signature no matter what. Probably best to return it while I can.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
There were no Fire 7 in the 4th gen. Are you sure it's not the 5th gen that you have ?

Narrower body, and lower res ?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Oh yes, my mistake. It's the $50 fire 7. It's not HD, 1024 x 600. So is my problem that I'm trying to sideload the FireHD roms and there's others for the 7"? I still have the return window, but I'd prefer to fix it if possible.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
No need to return anything, just reload the correct ROM for your Fire 7, and you should be in business. Avoid updating to 5.1.2 because it does not have root yet ...
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
I think that's my problem. I'm not sure where to locate the ROM for the Fire 7. They use different ROMs than those for the HD6 I'm assuming, but I can't find links through searching for the Fire 7. Are the ROM links in post 1 just for the HD6?

EDIT: I feel sheepish. I thought this thread dealt with the HD6 and the Fire 7". It obviously deals with the HD7 and I'm just dumb. I found the ROMS for FORD devices and I'll go about sideloading 5.1.1 tonight. Hopefully that will fix me up and I'll do everything, using what we like to call the right way, tonight lol. Thanks for the help!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] squatingyeti:
Yep! Got it back to booting order. Can't believe I didn't read and realize the 7 was not the 7 being referred to in this thread. Thank you bibikalka! Off to the right thread to root and install gapps.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Dandroid Optimus:
Would it be possible for someone to upload a tutorial video to YouTube? I tried this on my last Fire and accidentally bricked it because of some of the instructions I couldn't understand. Thanks

P.S I am running 4.5.5.1 with TWRP.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Hi all,

So I followed your instructions to the letter, but still have the same problem - Play Store | Work appearing on Google Play store. Went in and deleted the caches for all the Google apps I could find, did a factory restore on TWRP. Followed all the instructions again to get it back but I'm back at where I was.

Would it have anything to do with using a Google Apps account as a login?
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] sd_shadow:
yes, same thing happens with 2015 Fire using Google Apps accounts
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] fishandchips:
Good to know! Thanks for that. Once I get the time again, I'll try it all again, but using a non- Google Apps account to see if that makes any difference. Will be interesting to see if thats the actual problem and if there is something in Google Apps thats causing it.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Cowboysfan1975:
I have a Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (3rd Generation) with Fire OS 4.5.5.1. I have KingRoot installed but I do not know what to do next. I have tried to understand what everyone is saying about doing Post #2, but I am just more confused about what to do next and where to get all of these files we are supposed to have. Could someone please give me the proper steps (and files) to install Fire OS 5 on my Fire!

Thanks for any help you can give!
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] bibikalka:
Sorry, wrong forum ... 3rd & 4th gens are incompatible with each other. Do not attempt to use anything on this forum, you will brick !!!

There is an XDA forum for your exact model !
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] doe_eyed_gazelle:
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[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] Reeebo:
i'm having trouble following these instructions. Is there a step by step instruction starting from the very basic? I just updated my kindle to stock 5.1.2 and i don't know where to go from there.
[Fire HD 6 and 7 General] gamerlamer:
I agree ^ I'm still on the rooted July developer preview build and i'd like to upgrade, but I have no idea where to begin :/