[7" Kindle Fire HD Android Development] Andydg22:
How to root a Kindle Fire 7 (2013) soho

Hello everybody! I am new to xda so I hope I'm in the right place. I have tried to start a new thread about this but I coudl not so I am posting this here hoping to find an answer. Rooting a KF (2013) has proved to be quite challenging for me, also because I am dumb :). Anyway I have tried to install the 'Permanent Root with Superuser' via Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.8 but I am not able to. I know that I am missing something but I am too dumb to understand what. I need the help of experts. So, I have run Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.8 and I got this:

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* Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.8 *
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* This is now being maintained by awidawad *
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* Credit goes to Vashypooh for original work *
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1 Bootmode Menu
2 Install Permanent Root with Superuser
3 Install Latest TWRP Recovery
4 Install Latest FireFireFire
5 Extras (Requires Root)
0 Recheck Device Status

ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown

Please make a selection or hit ENTER to exit:

I have connected my KF Soho to the laptop through the factory cable and I have selected 1, and I got this:

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* Kindle Fire Utility 0.9.8 *
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* This is now being maintained by awidawad *
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* Credit goes to Vashypooh for original work *
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1 Normal (4000)
2 Fastboot (4002)
3 Recovery (5001)
0 Recheck ADB/Fastboot Mode

ADB Status: Online
Boot Status: Unknown

Please make a selection or hit ENTER to return:

Then I have selected 1 and I got this:

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* Activating Normal (4000) *
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The system cannot find the drive specified.
failed to copy 'files\nbmode' to '/data/local/nbmode': Permission denied
Unable to open /data/local/nbmode: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/nbmode: not found

The kindle has been told to reboot in Normal Mode.

Press any key to continue . . .

If I select fastboot instead, I get this:

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* Activating Fastboot (4002) *
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failed to copy 'files\fbmode' to '/data/local/fbmode': Permission denied
Unable to open /data/local/fbmode: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/fbmode: not found

The kindle has been told to reboot in Fastboot Mode.

Press any key to continue . . .

In both cases my tablet reboots but checking with 'Root Analyzer' I can see that it is not rooted.

I have also tried rooting with Root_with_Restore_by_Bin4ry_v30 choosing the 1st option but I get this:

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= This script will root your Android phone with adb restore function =
= Script by Bin4ry (thanks to Goroh_kun and tkymgr for the idea) =
= Idea for Tablet S from Fi01_IS01 =
= (01.05.2013) v30 =
======================================================================

Device type:
1) Normal
2) Special (for example: Sony Tablet S, Medion Lifetab)
3) New Xperia Root by Goroh_kun (Xperia Z, Xperia V [JellyBean] ...)
G) Google Glass Mode (thx Saurik for the ab file)

x) Unroot

Make a choice: 1
Checking if i should run in Normal Mode or special Sony Mode
Please connect your device with USB-Debugging enabled now
Waiting for device to shop up, if nothing happens please check if Windows ADB-drivers are installed correctly!
adb server is out of date. killing...
* daemon started successfully *
remote object '/system/app/Backup-Restore.apk' does not exist
remote object '/system/bin/ric' does not exist
.
.
Above file not found warning ARE NOT ERRORS, it is intended to be this way!

Normal Mode enabled!
.

Pushing busybox....
5282 KB/s (1165484 bytes in 0.215s)
Pushing su binary ....
6985 KB/s (380532 bytes in 0.053s)
Pushing Superuser app
5148 KB/s (1500495 bytes in 0.284s)
Making busybox runable ...
.
Now unlock your device and confirm the restore operation.
Please look at your device and click RESTORE!
If all is successful i will tell you, if not this shell will run forever.
Running ...

At this point, my kindle fire displays a screen where I have to choose between 'Do not restore' and 'Restore my data' and I chose 'Restore my data' but my tablet does not reboot at all and the runme.bat file keeps running forever. I have also tried not to press anything at all on the 'Do not restore/Restore my data' screen and I get this:

Successful, going to reboot your device in 10 seconds!
Waiting for device to show up again....
Going to copy files to it's place
mount: permission denied (are you root?)
You can close all open command-prompts now!
After reboot all is done! Have fun!
Bin4ry
Press any key to continue . . .

My tablet actually reboots but checking with Root Analyzer I still see the message 'No, your device is not rooted'. What should I do? :'( Ask me all the questions you need and I'll do my best to answer them. Also, please keep in mind that I am not technical therefore explain me things as you would explain them to a quite smart baby :) Thanks for your help!

Also, I'll write here more details about my device if it is of any help for you guys:

Device model: Kindle Fire HD (3rd generation)

Year: 2013

Bootloader: Uknown

Board: soho

Device: soho

Model: KFSOWI

OS: Fire OS 4.5.5.3