yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
FireOS v4 can be reinstalled with effort. There are no prepackaged zips above 4.5.2 which hasn't been tested in awhile. Restoring stock recovery would be a challenge requiring additional research on your part. There are no recovery tools in LineageOS to assist in reverting to former ROM. Everything is done via TWRP, ADB and Fastboot. You should consider the unlock journey a one-way trip with a difficult (albeit not impossible) return path.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] pmcdunnough:
[MENTION=5488402]Davey126[/MENTION]

Thank you very much. This makes the decision to proceed or not very clear.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
I will toss out a few thoughts at trust they will be taken at face value:

- Over the years I have acquired an embarrassing number of Android gizmo's. Some remain largely 'stock' (unrooted with original software) as they perform adequately for the intended purpose. My general philosophy is to avoid turning knobs and dials unless the expected benefit significantly outweighs the effort to research, implement and deal with potential side-effects (both immediate and long term). At the other end of the spectrum are devices that have been unlocked and completely transformed via custom ROM and other 'tweaks' with no regrets. The 3rd gen HDX falls into that category.

- I am a huge proponent of contingency planning in all aspects of life including DR, BC and general resiliency preparation. That, of course, includes backup and recovery of electronic devices that have any meaningful value or hold important personal information. I get where you are coming from. That said ...

- [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION]'s 1-click tools are rock solid based on untold reports from others and my indirect knowledge of his work. I do not have any 1st hand experience as i manually unlock my Amazon devices, if for no other reason than to verify my virtual dementia has not regressed to pre-school levels. For the vast majority of HDX users [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION]'s tools are the bomb.

- personal preparation and ability to follow/interpret/understand instructions is the key to success. If you're the type to wander off script or have difficulty with technical terms it's probably best to enjoy your aging device as-is.

tl;dr - go for it; there is little to fear and much to gain.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] markoma:
Not sure if the previous excellent comments need boosting, but since i just did the 1-click recently, wanted to add my $.02.

if you are familiar with VM technology, the process should make total sense.

if you like access to the full google play store (more or less), it should be a no-brainer.

i was gifted a hand-me-down Thor (lightly used). i have to believe it was due to the limited apps available for it. i wanted to revive it to run certain apps. by going this route, accomplished.

is it perfect? i'm still a little confused by Magisk complaining about 'ctsProfile: false' which may explain why i have a few apps that won't let me login and others that won't install. but on the order of maybe a 5% failure rate (which might go down to 0 if i can figure out the ctsProfile thing), everything else is absolutely awesome.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
ctsProfile:false won't block sideload installs but could trigger issues with apps that detect root. My Play Store 'success' rate mirrors yours: 90-95%. I sideload the rest, either downloaded from APKMirror or snagged from another device in my portfolio running stock 7.1.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] muldri:
Hello Draxie

I have a Kindle HDX 3rd Gen 7" tablet. I would appreciate it if you can provide me the script that I can run from my mac to unlock the bootloader.

Murali

(muldri@yahoo.com)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
As per instructions in OP you need to PM draxie with the request and provide the required information. Draxie usually responds in a reasonable timeframe. There is no other legitimate source for the script.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] okno13:
It finished in about 10min. Thanks, OP! ;)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] owerevoke:
Alright, so I've been trying to tackle this problem however literally nothing seems to work. Once booted into Virtualbox, it'll just stay at Booting the kernel. and nothing else.

Am currently running on Linux Mint if anyone is wondering. Any help is much appreciated. Thanks!

[IMG="Screenshot"]http://oi68.tinypic.com/v430w5.jpg[/IMG]
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
try adding your username to vboxusers. sudo usermod -g vboxusers username if you haven't already and restart Linux.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] owerevoke:
Have already done that. I forgot to add also that I'm on VirtualBox v5. Thanks anyway, [MENTION=5035172]gwardsc65[/MENTION]
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
Make sure you enable virtualization technology in BIOS of the host machine.

VT https://docs.fedoraproject.org/en-U...rtualization_hardware_extensions_in_BIOS.html
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] owerevoke:
That seems to be the problem, it seems my computer doesn't have any virtualization technology. Will be just using the normal step-by-step method instead!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I was trying to use an old Acer laptop running lubuntu. I was never able to get it to work on that machine. I ended up using a newer lenovo laptop with virtualization enabled in bios. That worked for me. I've used 1-click on seven hdx devices so far and its pretty fantastic when it works!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] owerevoke:
Yep, unfortunately I also own a Acer Laptop running Linux Mint. Really frustrating that Acer won't allow virtualization, even though there is support for it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
Hello gals and guys,

I have Ubuntu 18, VirtualBox already installed.

Multi-platform 1-Click bootloader has been downloaded.

So, what can I do now? How to perform unlocking process?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
Without more information, attach HDX via usb, unzip 1-Click files to your Linux system (I put them on the desktop for easy access), run 1-Click program and follow the prompts.

Have you followed the instructions included in the 1-Click zip?

Need more help, we will need more details.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
I have already run 1-click.via command

sudo bash 1-Click

:

But while running a script, the system crashed...

There was an error while "init blah blah blah" was executed.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
look back at message 464 or below

try adding your username to vboxusers. sudo usermod -g vboxusers username if you haven't already and restart Linux.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
Everything works at the start, then it freezes on this command (whole ubuntu system is stopped at this moment)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I had the same problem on Ubuntu. I never was able to get it working. I got it working on lubuntu though
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
Can you tell me which version of lubuntu did you use? I would try on it.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I'll have to look when I get home tonight. It was about 3 months ago, whatever was most current then.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
I just tried on Ubuntu 19.04 and had the same problems you did. I normally use Linux Mint 19.1 with no problems whatsoever, if that helps.

---------- Post added at 04:20 PM ---------- Previous post was at 03:27 PM ----------

Tips that might help if using Linux Mint:

install adb

install fastboot

install virtualbox version 5 not any version newer than 5

add username to vboxusers sudo usermod -g vboxusers username

copy 1-Click files to dekstop for easy access

sudo chmod 755 1-Click

double click 1-Click

Choose run in terminal in the popup

follow the prompts that appear in the 1-Click browser

may be success
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] draxie:
Great... Thanks for reporting!

Ubuntu seems to "improve" their distribution with new incompatibilities on pretty much every release.

If I had time to look into this I would.

Unfortunately, I don't.

Not as long as other alternatives work fine.

If you -or anyone else- tracks down what this depends on and finds a fix,

shoot me a PM with info, and I'll make the necessary changes.

What version of VirtualBox is this, BTW?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] draxie:
You don't strictly *need* adb/fastboot, since the 1-Click VM has those internally,

and that's what it uses. You may find it useful to have those on your host system,

but they can also interfere with 1-Click by grabbing the attached HDX. That's why

the 1-Click script shuts down any adb server running on the host (if you let it).

The latest versions of the script should also check if the active user is a member of

the vboxusers group and add them if necessary (if you allow that).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
It's the latest build of virtualbox available in v5.

So, What should I do now? Which ubuntu version was working well?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
I have installed Ubuntu 14.04, but have the same error.

It freezes at "crng init done".

Who can end my suffering and suggest which is tested linux version? I will try lubuntu littler later, which is other working one?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Read through the thread or perform a keyword search; answers lie within.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ClarkSt:
I've been off these forums for years, but I'm looking to install a CM rom on my HDX 7, running 4.5.5.2. Is One-Click for me? If so, where is the link to download it? I'm running on a Mac, latest OS. 10.14.4

Thanks!!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
PM me for a personal link and please state your regular HOST operating system.

Running 1-Click inside another VM is almost guaranteed NOT to work.

that would be draxie
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
I still can't find it and tried several OS without any success.

Please, someone help me and end my suffering via suggesting working OS version :))
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Err...Ubuntu Live, Mint, Fedora, Debien...just to name a few.

Maybe you should try this method instead: https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/how-to-root-unlock-hdx-noobies-t3916167
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
Thank you.

But that method doesn't work for me, because amazon fire tablet can't go into fastboot mode.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Welp - if your device is borked to the point of restarting when attempting to enter fastboot (eg: via 'adb reboot bootloader') it may very well not respond to any unlocking methodology outlined in these forums. Clearly 1-click is the only possible path forward. Good luck.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
maybe you should read post 478 & 480 a few times
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
I have tried lubuntu, but the results are the same.

Everything works fine at the start, but it freezes at "crng init".

Wasting my hours but still no hope. Can you suggest anything?

P.S double-click method does not work. After executing 1-Click in terminal it closes automatically.(requires only passphares for linux system)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] gwardsc65:
never mentioned lubuntu. read post 478 & 480 again. Linux Mint 19.1 ring any bells?

also check out post 466
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] arshileus:
post 466 - it's activated

post 478 & 480 - I can't find anything usefull there. :))

#475 - User mentions that it worked on lubuntu :)))
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mr.greeeen:
kindle fire unlock

Can you please send me the link to the file?

I use Ubuntu 18.04.2 / 64 Bit

I want to unlock my fire HDX 7 3gen.

Thx
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
You posted the entire op as a quote...including the explicit instructions to PM draxie, as well as the rationale for the pm....then you post this???

Message draxie the requested info. You will not get 1-Click by posting here.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mr.greeeen:
I have written him, he just did not answer untill now.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
And how long have you waited?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
3 lifetimes (aka 72 hours)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mr.greeeen:
not everyone is so patient when he has new toys :p :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Yuzumaki:
Works like Magic indeed

I have gotten the 1-Click tool from Draxie few weeks ago so if you guys still haven't gotten yours, please do wait patiently as i believe everyone has their own things to do.

So it works wonder and really easy to setup apart from me having to install my host OS as it was corrupted with network missing (did many things couldn't figure it out)

So here are my steps if anyone is wondering

1. Make sure you go into your bios and have Virtualization on, most bios have it off. If you are using Asus, Gigabyte, MSI etc, on VT-D if there is no Virtualization option.

2. Install Ubuntu to your liking. I change my Ubuntu to desktop version instead, which is more than sufficient.

3. Install Virtual box with its external extension, google it out, there are many tutorials and all are simple to understand

4. Install adb driver on your Ubuntu. Same thing, google it. Make sure to test the adb detction before trying anything else.

5. Have 1-Click ready and make sure that you have permission to execute 1-Click, chmod +x is the command, google it up

6. Follow onscreen instruction carefully and see how Magical it is

7. Install the latest lineage OS and voila

Thanks Draxie for this amazing tool!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] funny718:
running ubuntu 18.04.2 LTS Fire HDX 3rd gen 8.9 apollo 4.5.5.3 also have an old mac I can fire up if my ubuntu fails lol, I tried following ONYXis way and now I'm stuck with a black screen.

just posting this here just in case anyone else has any ideas, but I did pm already.

Thank You hope you can help
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] funny718:
Actually I was able to reach the team win recovery 3.2.3-1 but the swiping or even hitting any buttons is almost impossible, it’s like the wrong layout or something for my device so if I try and hold the power down alone it boots me back into fastboot and if I hold power and volume + I go right back in the team win recovery, what can I do? Ty
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] funny718:
So here the update, I used 1-click and worked as advertised, great work draxie I love Felix the cat. But I’m having the same problem when I’m presented with TWRP the button don’t line up and I can’t click things correctly, so I’m just stuck at either fastboot or the TWRP what can I do at this point ty
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] derek_chen0228:
It's worked for me under Ubuntu 16.04 + VirtualBox 5.2.x

Hope this help others
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] mikkooorivera:
My hdx 7" is not booting up

I'm running Mac OS High Sierra 10.13.5.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Bigolac:
Another satisfied user here - I was able to get unbricked and onto installing Lineage!

Can't thank draxie enough - we went back and forth a couple times over pms because of my lack of knowledge using linux, but it turned up aces in the end. Thanks!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] alansuspect:
Got there in the end! Now running LineageOS which is nice and quick (although for some reason the sound isn't working), plus the full Play Store.

Thanks draxie for putting up with my DM spam :)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Great! If no sound (not a typical issue) you may need to perform a full wipe of the system partition then reinstall. Make 100% sure sound isn't muted via "do not disturb" settings; easy to overlook. Test sound in TWRP (to rule out h/w or kernel issue) by fiddling with settings. IIRC moving the sliders will generate a short beep.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] alansuspect:
Thanks! I went back on the tablet this morning and the sound was working fine - tapping beeps, YouTube, etc all work fine. The only issue now is the volume buttons don't do anything. It's not the end of the world though as I don't use sound much, maybe when I feel like tinkering again I will try reinstalling.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Try powering down (not just reboot), wait 5 sec and restart.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
This should not be a problem unless there is a hardware failure on the device. I have unlocked and flashed lineage on 8 Thor devices without experiencing these issues. You probably need to do a clean flash. This means wiping system, data and cache in TWRP. Its a lot easier now before you have everything set up how you like it on the tab.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jeffersonx:
how do I need to set up the virtualbox? I created a new machine and mounted iso as cd rom but it doesn't seem to boot
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
Did you get the zip from draxie? There should be a step by step instructions included in the zip. All you should have to do is run the script and follow the prompts. You don't have to actually do anything in virtualbox, the script takes care of it all.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
Stupid question, but do you have network access? The script downloads some files from draxies server and won't work without internet access.

Beyond that I'm not sure where to begin troubleshooting that error. You can tag draxie here or PM. It sounds like draxie usually is pretty helpful via PM.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] art99:
There is an update of 4. Nov 2019 which should fix the error "1-Click needs network access!"
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jeffersonx:
where can I get it?

---------- Post added at 12:27 PM ---------- Previous post was at 12:19 PM ----------

[MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION] I tryed to send you a pm but not sure if it worked, it doesn't show in the message history. is there a new version you could send me?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
If not in your sent history it probably didn't work. [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION] won't respond to such requests here; akin to feeding stray cats. Send another PM.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jeffersonx:
I don't want to spam the thread but apparently my pms are not sent out, I just tried to send a test pm to you and it disappeared as well
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
FYI - I receive your PM; not sure why out-bounds aren't being saved (perhaps a setting)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] jeffersonx:
Wrote you a PN
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] neoroid:
Please anyone can link to the files, I've been waiting for this for several years now.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
You must PM the developer for executables and scripts just like the OP (first post) says.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] wave_sailor:
I am using Fedora 31, but I am going nuts trying to Virtualbox 5 installed. Can I use a different Linux? Which one is painless?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I've had really good luck with lubuntu 16.04
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Yep - lubuntu (live) is my go-to for this old Unix dog.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] neoroid:
I did as you said 12 nov but no answer yet...
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Could be [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION] has thrown in the towel on this project. In that case you will have to follow one of the manual methods to root/unlock.

https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/how-to-root-unlock-hdx-noobies-t3916167
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
I doubt draxie is gone for good. Its more likely that your PM didn't make it through for some reason, or you didn't include the specified info from the OP. Try messaging again and make sure that you include the requested info
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] sorfat:
Thank you for the script. Managed to unlock my Apollo and got it running something a bit more modern.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] merchupi:
Hi. Yesterday I was working with the 1-click program. I must say that everything went very well. I remind you to use an old iMac, whose system is Snow Leopard (10.6). I had to install the virtual machine (an old version for Snow Leopard) and finally everything was OK. First it was unlocked and then the twrp was installed. Thanks [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION]
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] duonglq0210:
Hi Draxie,

Could you please check message and provide me your tool to use on Ubuntu. My HDX7 is bricked :crying:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Reverse-anastomosis:
[MENTION=3013004]duonglq0210[/MENTION] draxie sometimes takes a few days or longer to respond. Be patient, 1-Click is worth the wait.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] duonglq0210:
My bad. Thank you for letting me know.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] wave_sailor:
I'm having a problem. I get here's suggested plan of attack:

checked Enter bulk mode (Fastboot)

unchecked flash boot load

unchecked flash recovery

checked prepare wiping data

uncheck prepare unlock

uncheck unlock bootloader

on the kindle I see fastboot

getvar slow-count ok

getvfar:slot-suffixes ok

getvar product appollo

getvar slot-count ok

getvar slow suffixes ok

oem idme ? FAIL Oem idme not allowed for locked hw

Ready.

I turn off and get to Fastboot, the kindle screen goes blank and then get a warning that it may take some time. After 15 minutes, there is still nothing on the kindle screen.

I try again:

model Apollo

emmcid unknown

rooted unknown

unlocked no

versions

system unknown

bootloader unknown

recovery TWRP 3.2.3-1 (forged)

I had rooted this before and with TWRP, but I upgraded to latest OS, so maybe the new OS can't be rooted?

---------- Post added at 03:13 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:58 PM ----------

I came across :

https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/help/help-possibly-bricked-hdx-7-t3594895

- power off device; remove any tethers

- attempt to boot into recovery by pressing <power>+<vol-up>. When the white Kindle Fire logo appears release the <power> key followed by <power-up>.

I got into TWRP...it's been a while, not sure what to do...