yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] droiduzr2:
Or could it be poor directions and when you see it was the wrong screenshots you should have simply said I do x and you should see this screen and send me that screen shot. Notice you guys keep telling me to get into fastboot mode and I keep telling you it does NOT allow me to...tried with 3 cables and different drivers.

And once again you demonstrated my point...you continue with insults instead of simply saying ok start from step 1...do x and tell me what happens. Look at how long it took for Davey to tell me to try that image which FAILED and I wrote the results...and now what...more insults instead of suggestions to fix. Davey took the time to give me things to try and when HIS ideas did not work he said over to you but you replied with I am not following directions...yeah, real problem solver approach.

Notice you do not know why or what files to change to fix the touchscreen issue with TWPR. It does have the Apollo TWRP 3.1.1-1 that was provided and still no go.

It's all good...I will figure it out or smash it for fun.:highfive::good::cool::D

---------- Post added at 08:40 PM ---------- Previous post was at 08:21 PM ----------

And Hillary Clinton had a 93% poll rating of winning the election.:eek::confused:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Informed you it was a long shot and likely to fail which is why I didn't surface the option earlier. So if you wish to give it another go *AND* feel you have some method for updating the recovery partition then flash this version of TWRP which should permit the installation of Fire Nexus KTU84Q sans error 7. There are no immediate dangers/disadvantages to using this back leveled build beyond the inherit risks associated with any flash operation. Those risks may be magnified in your case given 1) you will likely use MiFlash or some other untested method to accomplish the deed; and 2) the general state of your device is unknown and therefore must be considered unstable.

Of course, if you can figure out how establish a fastboot connection (which is almost certainly driver/cable/port related and thus within your control) then you could boot the TWRP image instead of installing it. Or attempt to erase aboot and rebuild your device per previous posts. Good luck.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] droiduzr2:
Thanks. I found that file and I tried it before, same issue.

I am NOT using Miflash to install an ROM. I am only using it to install TWRP as per the original post to get the tablet unbricked.

I simply can't get into fastboot it seems. I will try again. I notice ppl said when they had working ROM they went into Dev mode and turned on ADB. I never did that.

I am looking at the Qualcom tool as someone used it here earlier. It seems to be better suited instead of MiFlash.

The one thing that I think would HELP is to get the EXACT files I needed...they posted the files for Thor in original post but the Apollo files were missing as his links are BROKEN. I tried and I think I got the 2 files mentioned and renamed the TWRP file to recovery and the other file to mimic the Thor files. This is what I don't understand as to why it does not overwrite the Thor files.

Hence I said let's start from step 1. Can I get a zip file with the exact Apollo files that he has in the 1st post.

btw, if this makes a difference to you. I no longer have stock recovery...now it does not matter if I press power+volumeup/down I will always go to TWRP.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Three inquires:

1) Which build of TWRP is currently installed? Should be an indication on the home menu.

2) What happened when you tried to install the earlier build of TWRP (2.8.7.0) linked in my last post? Did it install?

3) What happens on the device when reboot->bootloader is tapped in TWRP?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] droiduzr2:
1. Apollo TWRP 3.1.1-1

2. installed your TWRP but I can't really get the touchscreen to work...TWRP item #1 I can tap around and figure it out and know where to tap e.g. you want to tap zip file you have to go up and over 4 inches from the button on the screen.

3. reboot and it sits at black screen but still can't fastboot. I also can not do adb. I can do adb when I am in TWRP.

Just to be clear Bulk mode = Qboot mode meaning it shows up as Qualcom Bulk Device in Windows Dev Manager. Is that correct?

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I think if I have the proper Apollo files I can get this back to proper state. Need the same files from OP but for Apollo devices.

He states to rename the Apollo twrp_cubed to recovery.zip and to rename the Apollo (aboot) from emmc_appsboot-14.3.2.3.2_user_323001720.mbn

to emmc_appsboot.mbn.

When you check the rawprogram0.xml (open in Notepad++) you see the names of the files that is being used hence why he said to rename the Apollo files to Thor filenames.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
First message tells me the device is still borked which of course you already know. Unfortunately, I can not source the unbrick files for Apollo as I never retained a personal archive. Actually, I have never bricked a device including fussy Amazon gizmos.

Appreciate responses to previous questions. Believe that was the first public indication that the device screen is totally blank when booting bootloader. So yeah, no fastboot which is problematic.

Me thinks you're going to have to mend fences with [MENTION=5828306]draxie[/MENTION] to crack this nut. Might be easier to snag a gently used Apollo from an auction site and retain the current carcass for parts.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] droiduzr2:
Well thanks for trying. We gave it the old college try.

Maybe I will find someone with a broken screen unit, lol.

I still think it can be salvaged...it's kinda working just needs to be blanked somehow and reloaded.

If you come across the files or think of another idea, lmk.:highfive:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Of possible interest: https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-h...ing-bootloader-firmware-t3463982/post75908672
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] droiduzr2:
Thanks

OP post is has broken links for Apollo files and it relies on being rooted and fastboot working.

Skip ahead to the link you provided to that exact post...I think I will call it a day. Above my pay grade as you put it lol. Spent WAAAY to much time on this thing.

Maybe someone will assemble a proper tool and files for Apollo devices as this OP did for Thor.

Just curious...if I bought a new (used unit) and let's assume it was updated to the newest FireOS...are they locked down now or can you easily rollback and flash a custom ROM? (been reading so much stuff, brain overload)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
With proper procedures any/all 3rd gen (not 4th gen) HDX devices can be unlocked. No rollback required.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] draxie:
A few long shots based on tidbits

Do you know _where_ that tool is looking for the files referenced (without a full path)?

I guess its working directory would be a safe assumption. Are the right files in that place?

You should be fine with *any* of the recent TWRP builds. As for abot,

I've posted those files before and not going to post them again;

especially, since I am 99% sure [MENTION=5488402]Davey126[/MENTION] has provided the link.

You want aboot14 for Apollo...

See my question above: are you sure you have the right files in the right place?

Well... that's kind of obvious, if you have TWRP installed...

This, on the other hand, should only happen if you changed 'rawprogram0.xml'

to overwrite *BOTH* the boot partition *AND* the recovery partition, which the

version from my 'remastered.zip' does (and I know you've been experimenting

with that). And, in this case, you should get into TWRP even if you don't press

any of the volume buttons...

Here's a _possible_ scenario (of course, I have no way of knowing what you

actually did, since you probably don't even remember yourself, and you chose

not to tell).

See if you recognize yourself! ;^P

In messing around with everything you could find, at some point you used my

'rawprogram0.xml' from 'remastered.zip' to flash TWRP (to boot AND recovery).

Then, at a later time, you went back to the original 'rawprogram0.xml', which

ONLY overwrites TWRP in the recovery partition. Since your a lazy bastard and

you noticed that you can get into TWRP *without* holding volume buttons, you

keep booting into the older TWRP sitting in the boot partition instead of the new

TWRP you just flashed to recovery.

---------- Post added at 12:09 ---------- Previous post was at 12:05 ----------

I haven't seen this happen, but I'd venture a guess that the wrong aboot

(i.e. Thor/13 as opposed to Apollo/14) might result in such a state due to

the difference in display panels/drivers.

---------- Post added at 12:17 ---------- Previous post was at 12:09 ----------

Just FYI, that's only relevant for FireOS/Android (i.e. whatever is on your system partition),

and has no effect whatsoever on TWRP; AND, it's completely unrelated to 'fastboot'.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Waschbeton:
does anyone still have the files from op?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] BuffetMonster:
Hi again,

So some small progress, I can now reliably boot into fastboot, can wait in this state for hours.

fastboot -i 0x1949 getval product

product APOLLO

lsusb | grep 1949

Bus 003 Device 008 ID 1949:000d Lab126, Inc. [so I can see it, not really surprising as I'm connected, lol...]

So seems like good news, :[from the link provided, thanks btw] - These are my next steps, just want to check they are correct :)?

aboot-14-apollo.zip - [Click for QR Code] (172.9 KB, 210 views), extract and rename aboot_vuln.mbn -What is this, a pre-bootloader?

TWRP 3.1.1-1 - apollo-twrp-3.1.1-1.img, extract and rename twrp_cubed.img - What is this, the bootloader?

fastboot -i 0x1949 erase aboot

fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot

#right so now I deleted the bootloader :/ ? What happens if I have a power cut/some issue here. I have a paper weight?

#Now I prefer to use Linux, as I've been using it for year. After entering 'BULK mode' What an I going to see ls /dev/block/platform...., anyone have any ideas?

#would be this for Windoz [I really don't want to start going down that road lol ;)]

dd of=\\?\Device\HarddiskX\Partition6 if=aboot_vuln.mbn

dd of=\\?\Device\HarddiskX\Partition18 if=twrp_cubed.img

I've used DD before, so I know roughly what to expect, but want to know what happens with the bootloader removed. Do I have to instantly replace it with the new bootloader files? Or will it happily behave as a mass storage device until I put a bootloader back on it? If this is the case, I can report back with the device nodes I see after removing the bootloader. Sorry, I'm rather cautious.

Also, I tried: [I was surprised it just unlocked? Does this mean I can use fastboot as the bootloader? fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery twrp_cubed.img]

fastboot -i 0x1949 oem unlock

OKAY
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] BuffetMonster:
#A few updates about things I tried.

#I tried to unlock, but it failed

#using script I found on this site, uses adb commands and some Openssl exploit to extract key info, I think it said.

source get_code.sh

#this generates unlock.code

adb reboot bootloader

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash unlock unlock.code

target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes

sending 'unlock' (0 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.085s]

writing 'unlock'...

FAILED (remote: Unlock code is NOT correct)

finished. total time: 0.142s

#tried to flash twrp but it fails, due to locked hardware

fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery apollo-twrp-3.1.1-1.img

target reported max download size of 1073741824 bytes

sending 'recovery' (9032 KB)...

OKAY [ 0.361s]

writing 'recovery'...

FAILED (remote: flashing not allowed for locked hw)

finished. total time: 0.413s

#as for adb access I think this is the partition I need to replace, but no root access

#From examination I can see these are the partitions I need to replace

adb shell 'ls -al /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name | grep "aboot" '

lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-06 19:02 aboot -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p6

adb shell 'ls -al /dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name | grep "recovery" '

lrwxrwxrwx root root 1970-01-06 19:02 recovery -> /dev/block/mmcblk0p18

#therefore as below [I already pushed the files to the device, but did not try the dd yet]

adb push aboot_vuln.mbn /sdcard/aboot_vuln.mbn

adb push twrp_cubed.img /sdcard/twrp_cubed.img

#is this the right thing to do?

adb shell 'dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p6 if=/sdcard/aboot_vuln.mbn'

adb shell 'dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 if=/sdcard/twrp_cubed.img'

#it has root access only, it's hw locked, so it will just fail right?

adb shell 'ls -al /dev/block/mmcblk0p18'

brw------- root root 179, 18 1970-01-07 10:14 mmcblk0p18

#So maybe close, but no su access rights

shell@apollo:/ $ su

/system/bin/sh: su: not found

#I tried it, sure enough no access rights

adb shell 'dd of=/dev/block/mmcblk0p18 if=/sdcard/twrp_cubed.img'

/dev/block/mmcblk0p18: cannot open for write: Permission denied

#I suspect the answer may be this, but will I have access?

fastboot -i 0x1949 erase aboot

fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot

#Also if this goes wrong, I have a brick. I just have to hope it boots to 'BULK MODE', Not sure how I access that. Any comments guys?

Note: I only have around 10 seconds in adb before the device bootloops, as I said no such issue with fastboot, can stay like that for hours.

think I'm missing a trick here, lol. What am I doing wrong?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] nitinm79:
Need all the files to unbrick Kindle HDX 7 detected as Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008

Can you please share all the necessary files to get the unbrick done? Am a newbie to the flashing process and i tried download the files from various forums but i keep getting the message Sahara Fail in OFIL.... please share the files required along with the steps. ... Thanks.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] iksel:
No chance to recover

As I know, there's no chance to recover from brick where firmware is above 1314.3.2.6 with QFIL or any other SW via USB cable and Qualcomm HS-9008 shown in device driver.

There's a guy from Vietnam that use box z3x jtag to repair emmc, but it needs to be dismantled from Motherboard and reballing after writing boot whit file dump. File isn't shared, he sells it.

Best solution (for Thor) is to find a new Motherboard on ebay or working device with broken touch and follow well-known unlock procedures.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] nitinm79:
Thanks for your response... guess i will just wait and see if someone comes up with a solution...!!!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
It will be a long wait. This device has been out of production for 3+ years with used (working) Thor units selling for 20% of the original price. I doubt anyone is working on unbrick tools for this type of situation.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Baosua@gmail.com:
help for me. find the files related.

flashprogrammer -. \ fw \ prog_emmc_firehose_8974.mbn

tệp xml thô -. \ fw \ rawprogram0.xml

vá tệp xml -. \ fw \ patch0.xml

[IMG="https://img.xda-cdn.com/_CZVVchW5l_ml6IvUQm8WRklx3o=/http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FxYHj4aA.png"]https://img.xda-cdn.com/_CZVVchW5l_ml6IvUQm8WRklx3o=/http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FxYHj4aA.png[/IMG]
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] loveminhngan:
link die ?????
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
Yes - link is dead.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] loveminhngan:
In Vietnam there are many hardware unbrickers do not know how they do?: khóc:: khóc:
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tran56an:
Link die.Has anyone fix link ?:(
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tran56an:
Confirm it work.My hdx 7 now revive.

Thanks Iksel very much for the link fw.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Viet Phat:
The attached link died.

I really need the new link. Thanks in advance.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] neoroid:
Link expired! please can someone point from where I can download this archive or just re-upload them.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] iksel:
FW folder: https://mega.nz/#F!As5BWQJA!XTBc0C2h_GQO1tOXrKLUeA

Good luck!
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tumansa2008:
I have a bricked Saturn with a working fastboot. Is this method suitable for my tablet?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Darknessence:
Did you ever figure anything out? This is where I'm at in the process. I downloaded a program called qfil, then installed Qualcomm HS-USB QDLoader 9008 drivers to my windows 10 PC. When I plug in my Saturn, it shows up as usb_bulk. I hold down power and volume up for 30 seconds and then it is in QDLoader 9008 mode. Qfil recognizes this. This is where I am running into problems. I have the firmware.bin for the Saturn, but qfil requires: Raw0.mbn, Patch0.mbn, and Firehouse_emmcXXXX to start the flash process. Anyone on XDA know how I might go about making/acquiring these files?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tumansa2008:
If you rename the firmware file to zip, you can find the files in the archive .mbn. Maybe they can be used for qfile?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Darknessence:
Tumansa2008, I unzipped the firmware and I didn't find any .mbn files? This is what I see: images folder, META-INF folder, system folder, boot image, file_contents file, ota.prop file, system.new image, system.patch image, and system.transfer.list file.

And within the folders, there are no mbn files. Is there a way to make raw0, patch0, and emmc_firehose_xxxx for my specific firmware? update-kindle-22.6.0.5_user_605485620. Its a fire hdx 8.9 (4th generation).
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tumansa2008:
MBN files are located in the images folder, but there are no required files for qfil. I am now studying this topic https://4pda.ru/forum/index.php?showtopic=643084 to create ems_firehose_xxx, raw 0, patch 0
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Darknessence:
Awesome, I too will continue doing research. I noticed on another post you have the same version (Saturn). Did you get it up and running or you still in the same boat as me?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tumansa2008:
Yes I have, too, Saturn and works only fastboot and QDLoader 9008 mode. I stupidly erased recovery. Information to restore the Saturn is nowhere. Until I think restore with the help qfil or use this topic https://xdaforums.com/showpost.php?p=75284993&postcount=1006. But need to find the necessary files for Saturn.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Darknessence:
Any progress? I got pretty close but couldn't figure it out. I'm now trying to figure out a project to make with the parts. Any suggestions?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] tumansa2008:
I still could not find the necessary files to restore my tablet. No one here did it. If I have any progress, I will write here.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] El Crank:
Hi, point 1 > download the archive < doesn`t exist anymore

you have an alternative link ,plse ?

sorry, my english ain`t that good

Daniel
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
No longer available/supported. Use one of the following:

https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/how-to-root-unlock-hdx-noobies-t3916167

https://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hdx/general/multi-platform-1-click-bootloader-t3241014
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] derelitto:
Still have a bricked Thor...

Hi all,

I check in on this thread once a year or so. Have there been any solutions to unbrick the Thor from QHSUSB_BULK with firmware above 1314.3.2.6? My Thor is still an expensive paperweight gathering dust... I see there have been some developments with unlocking the bootloader? Any instructions for a noob like me?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] DB126:
This device is effectively obsolete. Certainly no meaningful community effort has been invested in reviving bricked devices from the FireOS v3 era. Sorry to be the bearer of disappointing news
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
You could try this manual.

Without any changes, with Windows only and fastboot cable.

But first of all you need to check adb access (and su) if your kindle looping with gold logo.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] derelitto:
Bricked HDX 7" QHS-USB 4.5.5.1

Hello there!

Love the guide--you're a genius. Do we have updated files / procedures for firmware above 3.2.6?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
Hello.

TY.

It will not be soon =( better option is buy working motherboard on ebay.

BTW, how did you brick it to 9008 at 4.5.5 firmware?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] derelitto:
Hah, I was using Safestrap and accidentally flashed over the stock operating system with ggow's Nexus 4.x ROM (I was very sleepy and didn't realize the stock ROM slot was active--stupid, stupid, stupid). By the time I figured out what I did it was too late. Tried to restore a backup, but it resulted in a hard brick. Now I just have an expensive paperweight... your steps work up until the point it freezes at 'Open serial port,' which was to be expected.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
It is very strange, with safestrap you can do nothing to get 9008. Did you try hold power button very long?

9008 bulk - mode that related to bootchain. But safestrap cannot change anything at bootchain.

I know too little about behavior of safestrap at 4.5.x fws, but too strange anyway.

But if it really hardbricked - sorry , the only option is above.
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] derelitto:
I don't think it was Safestrap per se-- I think it was the backup I created that Safestrap's TWRP tried to restore. It may have been a corrupted backup--I'm not sure. But you're right--it was completely unexpected. The thing is now only showing a permanent black screen, but my PC can detect it as 9008. Held the power button for five minutes to no avail--thinking I'm going to let the battery drain and try again in a day or so. If it still doesn't work, I guess I'm just gonna have to play the waiting game. (Funny story: I had bricked this thing once before and couldn't use it for a year until you posted this guide. I was able to revive, but then I started tinkering again. Looks like I'm back to where I was before. Ah well. I've learned my lesson for next time for sure--if there is a next time.)
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] Julianjb:
Hey basically the same story here safestrap did not make a backup of stock and ended up using the stock rom slot. Now its Hard bricked I guess. I did notice if I connected to my PC and held the power button for 70 -80 seconds it did do something that would make windows detect something there. Not sure if that is worth anything. Do you guys think there is some way to unbrick or is the only solution to replace the motherboard (I know it says only FW 1413.3)?

I have not been able to find a mother board online not even in ebay yet.

Also does the fastboot cable work even if the amazon HDX 8.9 3rd gen apollo is hard bricked?

The story of how exactly I bricked my HDX 8.9:

I downgraded from 14.4... to I forgot 14.3... then got root..., then installed safestrap... then like a fool I wiped the stock rom and installed CM 11 it was working fine but a bit laggy. I decided to try to unlock bootloader and try to install TWRP and later try out CM 13. This is where it went wrong, I made a backup of CM 11 and restored on rom slot worked ok. But then used the stock.bin to try to restore 14.3.2.3.2 by renaming update.zip (saw some videos about it) during the flash it shut off and from there it was Hard bricked. I tired holding the power button etc nothing was working. Now im stuck with a HB tablet with no way to fix it. I guess It serves me right for being impulsive and not reading things through.

Is anybody out there selling a motherboard?
[Kindle Fire HDX 7" & 8.9" General] ONYXis:
Hello.

Yes, your only solution to replace the motherboard at this moment.

But ,yes, many deals for HDX 7 on ebay. For apollo need to search.

For example - https://www.ifixit.com/Store/Parts/...-3rd-Gen-APOLLO-Wi-Fi-Motherboard/IF239-037-1