OK, first up I readily admit to not knowing anything regarding Android devices. Given this fact I can't tell if any of the solutions posted will fix my problem and I further lack knowledge on root, twrp, etc. I do know my Kindle Fire HDX 7 won't boot beyond the swirling colored dots (after the grey kindle fire screen)!
Here's what I got:
Kindle Fire HDX 7
Processor Qualcomm MSM8974
Android Version 4.4.4
Kernal Version 3.4.0-perf.gbfcccle
[email protected]#1
Sat Dec 13 8:27:32 UTC 2014
Build# HDX Nexus ROM
[email protected]
Device is recognized on PC as: MTP USB Device Properties, Kindle Fire HDX 7, Firmware 1.0 when connected with USB cable.
I have tried the "hold the on/off button for a long time" and "hold the on/off and volume + button" to no avail. If there is a solution I am the one that will require step by step instructions so I don't kill the device for good!
At the risk of posting an "asked and answered 10k times" question, any help to recover would be greatly appreciated.
Man thanks in advance.
Do you have signal app? want to PM me your contact info? I might be able to help you out i just went thru this same fiasco myself a few days ago. Is yours a Kindle Fire HDX 7 or an HD 7? Do you have the codename? Apollo, Thor, Saturn or w/e?
edit: nvm you have a Thor, and i can definitely help you out, but it's likely going to be need to help you out in "real time" via a voice call or IRC chat or some such, since this can get very long and drawn out trying to troubleshoot via forums
Also do you have a Linux live disc you can use to boot into?
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I installed twrp on my kindle 8.9, then i installed a couple of roms onto it. It worked just perfect. That until i got bored of the CM and i wanted to get back to the original OS. I followed the instructions on this site : //androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock// , and then it got stuck to the static white/orange boot screen. I tried several restore softwares like kfhd, kffa, kindle unbrick, utilities and then i got the redscreen. After that i searched the internet and everyone adviced me to use either the kfhd uility or the kffa, and then BOOM, the device won't turn on.
I read that i could do the shorting trick, but nobody tried that. Is my kindle bricked for good, or do I still have any hope?
Have you tried holding the power button down for 30 seconds, releasing, then trying to boot?
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MoisoiuMihai said:
I installed twrp on my kindle 8.9, then i installed a couple of roms onto it. It worked just perfect. That until i got bored of the CM and i wanted to get back to the original OS. I followed the instructions on this site : //androidcowboy.com/2013/06/how-to-return-kindle-fire-hd-to-stock// , and then it got stuck to the static white/orange boot screen. I tried several restore softwares like kfhd, kffa, kindle unbrick, utilities and then i got the redscreen. After that i searched the internet and everyone adviced me to use either the kfhd uility or the kffa, and then BOOM, the device won't turn on.
I read that i could do the shorting trick, but nobody tried that. Is my kindle bricked for good, or do I still have any hope?
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First & foremost, you say you did this on a "Kindle Fire HD 8.9". Is this correct? If so, you are in the WRONG forum. This is for the NEW Kindle model, called the HDX.
If you do something for the HDX on the HD you will likely make the situation much worse. If you truly are on the OLDER Kindle Fire HD, then you can ALMOST ALWAYS recover using fastboot, but that will require either buying or making a factory fastboot cable.
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First & foremost, you say you did this on a "Kindle Fire HD 8.9". Is this correct? If so, you are in the WRONG forum. This is for the NEW Kindle model, called the HDX.
If you do something for the HDX on the HD you will likely make the situation much worse. If you truly are on the OLDER Kindle Fire HD, then you can ALMOST ALWAYS recover using fastboot, but that will require either buying or making a factory fastboot cable.
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Yes, i have the 8.9 hd model not the hdx. I tried holding the power button for 30 sec/ 1min , but it didn't work. And i don't know if any recovery/fastboot cable could help me, the device won't even turn on. Also, im sorry for misplacing this thread, but by any chance, does anyone know what should i start with? Maybe an older thread or anything.
MoisoiuMihai said:
Yes, i have the 8.9 hd model not the hdx. I tried holding the power button for 30 sec/ 1min , but it didn't work. And i don't know if any recovery/fastboot cable could help me, the device won't even turn on. Also, im sorry for misplacing this thread, but by any chance, does anyone know what should i start with? Maybe an older thread or anything.
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Here is where you should start. http://forum.xda-developers.com/kindle-fire-hd
As I have BOTH the HD 8.9 & the HDX 8.9, I can tell you that a factory fastboot cable would likely work. It allows you to flash over adb, like other normal Android devices. At any rate, there are several threads & tools available in the forums I linked above that should help to get you going again.
I am tired of the Fire OS. In fact, I have barely used my Kindle Fire that was an XMas gift last year because Amazon's take on the Android OS just is so painful. I'm coming from CM11s and 12.1 on my OnePlus One and would like to get this onto the device if possible.
I'm no stranger to rooting, but it seems all the methods that I have tried (towelroot and KingRoot v4.50.902) are failing.
The OS is prompting me to update to 4.5.3 (I believe) and I'm hessitant to do. Does 4.5.1 not have the 'root vulnerability'? Is there a way to root this Kindle on the Fire OS 4.5.1 so that I can finally use and enjoy this great hardware?
Thank you all and I do apologize if this is old/repost. I have tried to exhaust the options before creating a new thread.
EDIT: Just to have this information in here, the Kindle 'Device Options' is reporting Kindle Fire HDX (3rd Generation) with a serial number that starts with D073...
ricer333 said:
I am tired of the Fire OS. In fact, I have barely used my Kindle Fire that was an XMas gift last year because Amazon's take on the Android OS just is so painful. I'm coming from CM11s and 12.1 on my OnePlus One and would like to get this onto the device if possible.
I'm no stranger to rooting, but it seems all the methods that I have tried (towelroot and KingRoot v4.50.902) are failing.
The OS is prompting me to update to 4.5.3 (I believe) and I'm hessitant to do. Does 4.5.1 not have the 'root vulnerability'? Is there a way to root this Kindle on the Fire OS 4.5.1 so that I can finally use and enjoy this great hardware?
Thank you all and I do apologize if this is old/repost. I have tried to exhaust the options before creating a new thread.
EDIT: Just to have this information in here, the Kindle 'Device Options' is reporting Kindle Fire HDX (3rd Generation) with a serial number that starts with D073...
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Believe @Cl4ncy responded in another thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=3205865
I used the almighty wipe feature of safesortrap and now i have no zips on the device, no way to put them on it, i tried adb push, sideload,etc. i do have a fastboot cable, although when it is plugged in to the fastboot cable, it wont turn on at all. my computer recognizes it as an unknown
device in safestrap, troubleshooting doesnt work. I have the OS I need, I just need a way of getting it onto the device. Any help is greatly appreciated! c: NOTE: 3rd gen kindle fire hdx 7. Also, is it possible when it is unbricked to unlock the bootloader in this situation?
Depends on the Fire OS version you had installed. Only versions below x.3.2.4 are unlockable (i.e. 3.2.3.2 or lower). Note that you can NOT downgrade below 3.2.8 once 3.2.8 or higher have been installed! Attempt would brick the device, thanks to rollback protection by amazon.
Which Safestrap version do you have installed, and what did you wipe?
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Depends on the Fire OS version you had installed. Only versions below x.3.2.4 are unlockable (i.e. 3.2.3.2 or lower). Note that you can NOT downgrade below 3.2.8 once 3.2.8 or higher have been installed! Attempt would brick the device, thanks to rollback protection by amazon.
Which Safestrap version do you have installed, and what did you wipe?
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I have Safestrap v4.01 and i wiped dalvik,data,cache, and system(im an idiot, i know lol). I had 4.5.2 installed, so no BL unlock.
InfiniteSpace said:
I have Safestrap v4.01 and i wiped dalvik,data,cache, and system(im an idiot, i know lol). I had 4.5.2 installed, so no BL unlock.
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Don't be so quick, Safestrap v4 has a built-in System-wipe-protection, could've helped here.
Stay away from amazon's stock recovery! Using it with Safestrap installed will brick the device!
Try to get adb access, I think there's a thread somewhere here where a user was able to get access and to revive the HDX. May be the PDA drivers help regarding that. If not, try the original amazon drivers again.
Also try different USB cables, the HDX is surprisingly picky regarding cables. Fastboot cables won't work anyway btw.
You mean the PDANET drivers?
Nvm found it, trying this
I have adb access, i think it was the cable and im a noob, thank you for your time!
Kindle Fire THOR Black Screen wont connect to ADB
Okay so long long story short- my daughter has a kindle fire HD 7 inch version 3rd generation tablet. I did root it a while back and thought I had disabled the updates. However she accidentally so how allowed the updates and duringt the process it went black screen and wont boot or do anything at all. I have read countless forums and tried almost all the un-bricking tools out there as well as the commands in ADB. Currently what I have concluded is that the tools and typical un-bricking methods wont work since the tablet will not power on it wont connect to the computer in ADB mode and I have no idea if its in USB debugging mode at this time.
It will sorta power on (screen still blank- by holding the power button for 20 secs) and the computer "senses" it but at that point it will not be recognized by the PC, and give the error that the "USB device has malfunctioned". I have tried about everything out there- can you guys help me out to get the power back on at least where I can get the ADB to recognize the device? Thanks in advance.
Oh- I did purchase a fastboot cable as well but that did not help matters at all.....
Amazon: "3ft Fastboot Factory Cable For Motorola Unbrick Droid Xoom Fire by Atomic Market"
Athruz
Athruz said:
Okay so long long story short- my daughter has a kindle fire HD 7 inch version 3rd generation tablet. I did root it a while back and thought I had disabled the updates. However she accidentally so how allowed the updates and duringt the process it went black screen and wont boot or do anything at all. I have read countless forums and tried almost all the un-bricking tools out there as well as the commands in ADB. Currently what I have concluded is that the tools and typical un-bricking methods wont work since the tablet will not power on it wont connect to the computer in ADB mode and I have no idea if its in USB debugging mode at this time.
It will sorta power on (screen still blank- by holding the power button for 20 secs) and the computer "senses" it but at that point it will not be recognized by the PC, and give the error that the "USB device has malfunctioned". I have tried about everything out there- can you guys help me out to get the power back on at least where I can get the ADB to recognize the device? Thanks in advance.
Oh- I did purchase a fastboot cable as well but that did not help matters at all.....
Amazon: "3ft Fastboot Factory Cable For Motorola Unbrick Droid Xoom Fire by Atomic Market"
Athruz
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You mentioned "THOR" in the title later expanding that to "HD 7". They are two distinctly different devices. For the purpose of this post I'll assume you are referincing a 3rd gen HDX 7 device (Thor). Unfortunately nothing can be done short of board replacement which is not cost effective given the current price point of pre-owned devices in good condition. As you probably read fastboot/factory cables are useless on HDX models which is the only way to communicate with an otherwise comatose device. Sorry for your daughter's loss. Poke around action sites like eBay; I have seen supposedly new 16GB HDX 7's going for $50-60 USD. If you daughter is younger a 5th gen 7" fire is a good alternative as it can be rooted and with several quality custom ROMs available you FireOS is not to you/her liking.
Thanks
Davey126 said:
You mentioned "THOR" in the title later expanding that to "HD 7". They are two distinctly different devices. For the purpose of this post I'll assume you are referincing a 3rd gen HDX 7 device (Thor). Unfortunately nothing can be done short of board replacement which is not cost effective given the current price point of pre-owned devices in good condition. As you probably read fastboot/factory cables are useless on HDX models which is the only way to communicate with an otherwise comatose device. Sorry for your daughter's loss. Poke around action sites like eBay; I have seen supposedly new 16GB HDX 7's going for $50-60 USD. If you daughter is younger a 5th gen 7" fire is a good alternative as it can be rooted and with several quality custom ROMs available you FireOS is not to you/her liking.
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Thank you very much for the info - I was suspecting that unfortunately.
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Apologies, to hasty in getting a question onto the forums
Hi, I just (fully?) bricked my Fire HD 7 4th gen.
I tried powerpoint45 Linux ISO unbrick system, but with no luck. Handshake script recognize device and run ok but when i try to run ./reader.sh it just stuck forever. I read, in that case my device is hard bricked without option to unbrick it. But I also read, there is something like "special" fastboot cable. Is there any chance to unbrick in my case?
I've no recovery and OS. Device don't react on button, I tried many combinations. The only sign of live is get Fire HD connect to computer and see in device manager there is "MT65xx Preloader"' device.
I've disasembled back cover if this helps.
Can you provide more details? What version of fire OS are you on and what exactly did you do that caused the device to brick? Without at least knowing that much people won't be able to help.
Ok, I'll start from the beginning. I originally had FireOS 5.3.1.1 and successfully downgrade my Fire HD to FireOS 4.5.3 so I can root device and flash recovery (this tutorial -> https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/general/how-to-downgrade-to-4-5-3-root-device-t3139351). Then i follow this tutorial to get Lollipop ROM and root -> https://forum.xda-developers.com/fire-hd/general/root-os-5-1-2-kingroot-tools-play-store-t3371824. There are steps to do when OS is less than 4.5.5 (me). Tutorial said "upgrade OS to 5.1.2". I had sideloaded file update-kindle-20.5.4.2_user_542168620.bin but then i accidentally reset system (tutorial said to do factory reset and then restart system). Thats my flow to brick Fire HD 7 4th
Did you ever find a solution to this?
Hello,
I have a Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Gen/2014) saturn with Fire OS 4.2
I was probably a bit premature when I rooted my tablet and then wanted to update with a custom rom. I did the following steps:
Rootet the tablet with Kingroot successfully
Installed the ADB driver on my Windows 10
enabled "USB Debugging Mode" on the tablet
downloaded the "platform-tools"
downloaded "unlock.zip" (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...r-firmware-t3463982/post70881555#post70881555)
successfully run "get_code.bat"
downloaded aboot and twrp for Thor (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2twXJIOgv-URzJDQkczNzRLaHM)
uplodaded it on my sdcard and run the following commands
Code:
adb shell
su
dd if=/sdcard/twrp_cubed.img of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/recovery
dd if=/sdcard/aboot_vuln.mbn of=/dev/block/platform/msm_sdcc.1/by-name/aboot
run "unlock.bat" -> the tablet was black and never restarted.
I tried it to reboot by holding power (and volume +) button for more than 45seconds. Without any success. I have already bought a "fastboot cable" which will be delivered in 1-2 days.
Can someone please tell me what I did wrong and how I can rescue my tablet? Thank you very much!
Best Regards
dojo90 said:
Hello,
I have a Fire HDX 8.9 (4th Gen/2014) saturn with Fire OS 4.2
I was probably a bit premature when I rooted my tablet and then wanted to update with a custom rom. I did the following steps:
Rootet the tablet with Kingroot successfully
Installed the ADB driver on my Windows 10
enabled "USB Debugging Mode" on the tablet
downloaded the "platform-tools"
downloaded "unlock.zip" (https://forum.xda-developers.com/ki...-firmware-t3463982/post70881555#post70881555)
successfully run "get_code.bat"
downloaded aboot and twrp for Thor (https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B2twXJIOgv-URzJDQkczNzRLaHM)
uplodaded it on my sdcard and run the following commands
run "unlock.bat" -> the tablet was black and never restarted.
I tried it to reboot by holding power (and volume +) button for more than 45seconds. Without any success. I have already bought a "fastboot cable" which will be delivered in 1-2 days.
Can someone please tell me what I did wrong and how I can rescue my tablet? Thank you very much!
Best Regards
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Your device is toast. 4th gen HDX devices can not be bootloader unlocked. Flashing a 3rd gen aboot will (did) yield a hard brick. Sorry for your loss.
Davey126 said:
Your device is toast. 4th gen HDX devices can not be bootloader unlocked. Flashing a 3rd gen aboot will (did) yield a hard brick. Sorry for your loss.
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You're right. I received the fastboot cable today. But the device is not starting anymore.. damn ****..
If you have a look at this ebay offer, there is a 4th generation tablet with an unlocked bootlader?!
http_//www_ebay_de/itm/Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HDX-8-9-4G-LTE-16-GB-Android-7-1-2-Nougat-Lineage-14-1-/152728350130?hash=item238f51adb2:g:bwoAAOSwSCZZgOyk
dojo90 said:
You're right. I received the fastboot cable today. But the device is not starting anymore.. damn ****..
If you have a look at this ebay offer, there is a 4th generation tablet with an unlocked bootlader?!
http_//www_ebay_de/itm/Amazon-Kindle-Fire-HDX-8-9-4G-LTE-16-GB-Android-7-1-2-Nougat-Lineage-14-1-/152728350130?hash=item238f51adb2:g:bwoAAOSwSCZZgOyk
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4th gen HDX devices can not be unlocked; likely a 3rd gen.
As a data point -- given that this thread is timely with my recent (and successful) root, unlock, and install of TWRP, LineageOS, and GAPPS on my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 3rd generation "apollo" -- I followed this list of steps:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70882744&postcount=551
I too am wondering about the "saturn" version of the Fire HDX.
CraigAD-505NM said:
As a data point -- given that this thread is timely with my recent (and successful) root, unlock, and install of TWRP, LineageOS, and GAPPS on my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 3rd generation "apollo" -- I followed this list of steps:
https://forum.xda-developers.com/showpost.php?p=70882744&postcount=551
I too am wondering about the "saturn" version of the Fire HDX.
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Saturn is a 4th gen device; no bootloader unlock or custom ROM. FireOS builds below 5.3.2.1 can be rooted.
is there any way to recover 4th gen 8.9 if it still flashes amazon on screen when powered on? already tried holding power button for 60 seconds but just goes black after amazon..it shows up as qhsusb_bulk when connected to pc