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[BOOTLOADER] 2nd-Bootloader/Recovery unlock process for KFire 2 [TWRP 2.6.3.0]
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Soft Bricked
Hello All,
First of all, Apologies if I'm posting at wrong place, although it should be correct since I am now trying to recover my KF2.
Background:
Have been Rooting & Installing custom ROMs for a few years now, so not a total noob but **** happens.
Wanted to install CM 10.1 on my rooted KF2 and received my fastboot cable today. Followed instructions on http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_otter2. After installing bootloader, recovery & freedomboot, my kindle rebooted up and I decided to copy the ROM and Gapps over without using adb, as it was detected as in my PC as MTP.
I rebooted KF2 to get into TWRP to flash the ROM but got stuck in boot loop. Also got a message with red triangle saying "Your Kindle device cannot boot. You can reset your device to Factory defaults to fix this issue (all data will be deleted from the device).
<Menu options>
To reboot your device press and hold the power button for 4 seconds and release.
To reset to Factory Defaults, press the power button 5 times in succession" googled a little and tried erase cache and erase userdata from fastboot. Still boot looped and unable to get into TWRP.
Finally, I re-flashed the 3 files again, and did a fastboot -i 0x1949 oem recovery and was able to get into TWRP (phewwwww).
Also, used adb to copy over my CM 10 and Gapps (thought my troubles were over) but now TWRP is not able to wipe or mount /data
So, I flashed the 3 files again, and now I am able to get into TWRP, I am able to WIPE, Factory Reset as well. So, I've been inching closer
I've copied over CM 10.1 but not able to install it getting error , screenshot attached
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze_tablet" || getprop("ro.build.product") ==..............................
E: Error Executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-10.1.3-otter2.zip'
Error flashing zip
Please advise
Hello All,
First of all, Apologies if I'm posting at wrong place, although it should be correct since I am now trying to recover my KF2.
Background:
Have been Rooting & Installing custom ROMs for a few years now, so not a total noob but **** happens.
Wanted to install CM 10.1 on my rooted KF2 and received my fastboot cable today. Followed instructions on http://wiki.cyanogenmod.org/w/Install_CM_for_otter2. After installing bootloader, recovery & freedomboot, my kindle rebooted up and I decided to copy the ROM and Gapps over without using adb, as it was detected as in my PC as MTP.
I rebooted KF2 to get into TWRP to flash the ROM but got stuck in boot loop. Also got a message with red triangle saying "Your Kindle device cannot boot. You can reset your device to Factory defaults to fix this issue (all data will be deleted from the device).
<Menu options>
To reboot your device press and hold the power button for 4 seconds and release.
To reset to Factory Defaults, press the power button 5 times in succession" googled a little and tried erase cache and erase userdata from fastboot. Still boot looped and unable to get into TWRP.
Finally, I re-flashed the 3 files again, and did a fastboot -i 0x1949 oem recovery and was able to get into TWRP (phewwwww).
Also, used adb to copy over my CM 10 and Gapps (thought my troubles were over) but now TWRP is not able to wipe or mount /data
So, I flashed the 3 files again, and now I am able to get into TWRP, I am able to WIPE, Factory Reset as well. So, I've been inching closer
I've copied over CM 10.1 but not able to install it getting error , screenshot attached
assert failed: getprop("ro.product.device") == "blaze_tablet" || getprop("ro.build.product") ==..............................
E: Error Executing updater binary in zip '/sdcard/cm-10.1.3-otter2.zip'
Error flashing zip
Please advise
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Kinda stuck
Hi,
Followed the instructions on the first page, and everything seemed to go without a hitch. The second bootloader is there with the option to boot into twrp, but when i choose to boot into recovery, it just sits there saying "booting..." does anyone know why this would happen?
*update* - I re-did the steps from the first page, but used the Twrp version 2.8.0.0 for this kf2 and it finally booted into twrp! Now to find a good rom...
Hi,
Followed the instructions on the first page, and everything seemed to go without a hitch. The second bootloader is there with the option to boot into twrp, but when i choose to boot into recovery, it just sits there saying "booting..." does anyone know why this would happen?
*update* - I re-did the steps from the first page, but used the Twrp version 2.8.0.0 for this kf2 and it finally booted into twrp! Now to find a good rom...
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Hey all.
Been playing with a demo KF2 I was given and successfully converted it to stock OS 10.5, rooted and flashed 2ndBL and TWRP.
Everythings fine except: I lose TWRP on a reboot.
I flash it using fastboot (cable), reboot and get the menu and can go to TWRP.
When I come out of TWRP and oot into OS its all fine.
Reboot again to menu and select TWRP it just sits on 'booting...'
I have to go back into FB and reflash again.
What am I missing?
Log:
Edit1:
Edit2:
Seems I missed a post or two in all these tabs open in Iron
Can someone confirm it definitely doesnt work on 10.5 or if there is a fix for 10.5 that Ive missed?
Appreciate it.
Been playing with a demo KF2 I was given and successfully converted it to stock OS 10.5, rooted and flashed 2ndBL and TWRP.
Everythings fine except: I lose TWRP on a reboot.
I flash it using fastboot (cable), reboot and get the menu and can go to TWRP.
When I come out of TWRP and oot into OS its all fine.
Reboot again to menu and select TWRP it just sits on 'booting...'
I have to go back into FB and reflash again.
What am I missing?
Log:
Edit1:
Edit2:
Seems I missed a post or two in all these tabs open in Iron
Can someone confirm it definitely doesnt work on 10.5 or if there is a fix for 10.5 that Ive missed?
Appreciate it.
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stock files
I was very stupid, when I couldn't get adb to pull the original files I gave up and went ahead and flashed away.
I've had to many problems to list right now but after a scary soft brick reboot session and bricking my pants i re flashed all the modded files and I could eventually get the kindle to boot into Amazon o.s but if I restart it I have to re flash everything again to get it to boot for some reason.
Twrp has been getting moody about mounting the SD and so I have been till now, unable to place the cm ROM zip on the card but after managing to get it to boot into Amazon o.s and deleting all drivers it amazingly decided it would actually install the mpt drivers and allowed me access to the SD through windows.
I have put the cm zip on the card and will try it in twrp later but for now whilst its booted I'm giving it a full charge as it had dropped to 55% and I was getting worried cos you can't charge if you can't boot!
I have a fastboot cable and have fastboot access, so I can flash the stock files i should have pulled and recover if needs be if someone can please share there's with me please.
Thanks in advance, Steve.
I was very stupid, when I couldn't get adb to pull the original files I gave up and went ahead and flashed away.
I've had to many problems to list right now but after a scary soft brick reboot session and bricking my pants i re flashed all the modded files and I could eventually get the kindle to boot into Amazon o.s but if I restart it I have to re flash everything again to get it to boot for some reason.
Twrp has been getting moody about mounting the SD and so I have been till now, unable to place the cm ROM zip on the card but after managing to get it to boot into Amazon o.s and deleting all drivers it amazingly decided it would actually install the mpt drivers and allowed me access to the SD through windows.
I have put the cm zip on the card and will try it in twrp later but for now whilst its booted I'm giving it a full charge as it had dropped to 55% and I was getting worried cos you can't charge if you can't boot!
I have a fastboot cable and have fastboot access, so I can flash the stock files i should have pulled and recover if needs be if someone can please share there's with me please.
Thanks in advance, Steve.
Hmmm, the kf2 forums seem a little dead, surely there's still some activity going on in here?
Anyway, I cleaned up my pants and got back to work on my kf2, I managed to back up the tablet as it was as although it was unstable it would boot after a couple of attempts and gave me a way to keep it charged and transfer files if I needed.
I shoved the cm11 zip on the internal storage,rebooted to recovery and held my breath lol.
Flashed cm11 and nano gapps and the tablet was booting propper android and super stable!
I am more than relieved!
Anyway, I cleaned up my pants and got back to work on my kf2, I managed to back up the tablet as it was as although it was unstable it would boot after a couple of attempts and gave me a way to keep it charged and transfer files if I needed.
I shoved the cm11 zip on the internal storage,rebooted to recovery and held my breath lol.
Flashed cm11 and nano gapps and the tablet was booting propper android and super stable!
I am more than relieved!
I can't boot TWRP recovery. I cycled through to boot recovery at the blue logo and it just boots forever.
Booting system is fine.
Have you tried re-flashing twrp? I had all sorts of problems initially and it refused to boot things but would boot after I flashed again and then the problems returned after a restart and I had to repeat the process over again but eventually it stopped giving me grief and I flashed the o.s with a zip and my kindle has been a super stable propper tablet since.
parker.stephens
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Yes I do. Check md5 as I'm not sure that when you download them they'lll be complete!
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5oda4fual3ht3/KF2_Boot_and_Recovery
Yes I do. Check md5 as I'm not sure that when you download them they'lll be complete!
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5oda4fual3ht3/KF2_Boot_and_Recovery
These files did work for me thank you!
parker.stephens
Senior Member
No matter what i do with these files i cant get my kindle fire 2 to boot past the logo screen. all it does is bootloop. What can i do? its very frustrating since pretty much all of the threads have been closed down or not updated or the links are dead.
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73Introducing: Kindle Fire 2nd-bootloader + TWRP 2.6.3.0 for the Kindle Fire 2nd GEN
*** USE AT YOUR OWN RISK! WHILE I TRY MY BEST TO PROVIDE WORKING KERNELS/ROMS, I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE IF THIS SOFTWARE OR ANYTHING I'VE WORKED ON SUDDENLY FRIES YOUR DEVICE. ***
*** READ CAREFULLY BEFORE DOING ANYTHING ***
*** Kindle Fire 1st-gen ROMs/KERNELS are *NOT* compatible with the Kindle Fire 2. Please only flash ROMs/KERNELS that are made for the Kindle Fire 2. ***
** IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS, RE-READ THROUGH THE THREAD FOR ANSWERS. WHEN YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY SURE NO ONE HAS ASKED YOUR QUESTION, GO AHEAD AND RE-READ THE THREAD AGAIN AND USE THE SEARCH FEATURE. THEN POST YOUR QUESTION IF YOU STILL CAN'T FIND THE ANSWER **
** WHEN MOVING FROM AMAZON OS TO CM10.1 IN TWRP: "WIPE" -> "SYSTEM" AND "FACTORY RESET" TO CLEAR SYSTEM/DATA/CACHE. YOUR APPS FROM AMAZON ICS AREN'T COMPATIBLE. IF NOT YOU'LL LOOP ON THE CM10.1 BOOT ANIMATION **
[03/27] NEW support thread for OFFICIAL CM on the Otter2 (Kindle Fire 2):
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2209995
** YOU SHOULD HAVE A WORKING FASTBOOT CABLE + FASTBOOT DRIVERS/ACCESS ON YOUR PC. **
Q: How do I know if my fastboot works?
A: Plug the cable into your device and then the computer. Reboot the Kindle. It *SHOULD* show a Fastboot screen. Once at the screen use this command on your computer:
fastboot -i 0x1949 devices
You should see something like this:
0123456789ABCDEF
Here's 1 website you can purchase a FASTBOOT adapter from (works with your normal USB cable)
http://shop.teamblackhat.info/Factory-Adapters-motadapt.htm
** I don't make any commission or fee from the sales of these devices, I just know they have them on stock most of the time and ship in a reasonable time frame unlike the Chinese variants found on ebay.
If you do NOT see this, then make sure you have the SDK installed correctly and you have the right setup for fastboot on your PC before proceeding.
*** BE SURE YOU HAVE A GOOD CHARGE ON THE DEVICE ***
INITIAL SETUP INSTRUCTIONS (1st TIME ONLY) FOR 2ND-BOOTLOADER + TeamWinRecoveryProject INSTALL:
STEP 1. Backup your stock partitions to your own HD for later if you need disaster recovery:
Take those files and put them somewhere safe.Code:adb pull /dev/block/mmcblk0boot0 adb pull /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/boot adb pull /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/recovery adb pull /dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system # This will take a few minutes
STEP 2: Download the files you will need to install 2nd-bootloader, TWRP and CM10.1:
- Stack override file:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter2/stack - [12/09] otter2-freedom-boot-10.4.6.img (USED ONLY THE FIRST TIME -- .zip files will have their own boot.img's from now on):
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter2/otter2-freedom-boot-10.4.6.img
md5sum: 80f9b9ba80910de361463560f86f315a - [09/03] TeamWin Recovery 2.6.3.0:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter2/otter2-twrp-2.6.3.0-recovery.img
md5sum: a66a8cbab92fd5daaa85f6303e9cc0c3 - older 10.2.4 bootloader file and flash to your device via fastboot:
http://goo.im/devs/Hashcode/otter2/otter2-u-boot-prod-10.2.4.bin
md5sum 5b03a7b428325de8d360ec201a745498
(You SHOULD check the MD5SUM before using fastboot -- downloads CAN be corrupted) - CM-10.1/CM-10.2 for the Kindle Fire 2 (choose the latest version from):
http://www.get.cm/?device=otter2 - Google Apps from: http://goo.im/gapps (choose the version: CM10.1 or CM10.2)
STEP 3. Install the stack override in /system:
ADB commands entered while booted up into STOCK *rooted* Amazon Kindle OS -- May need to enable ADB debugging in Settings:
[2013-08-21] edited the location where stack is placed on device due to permissions changes
Code:adb push stack /sdcard/ adb shell su -c "dd if=/sdcard/stack of=/dev/block/platform/omap/omap_hsmmc.1/by-name/system bs=6519488 seek=1"
[ Connect fastboot cable, and reboot the device so that "Fastboot" is showing ]
STEP 4.
Flash the OLD bootloader, new otter2-freedom-boot.img and TWRP recovery.[/B]
*DONT RE-FLASH FREEDOM-BOOT.IMG LATER AFTER FLASHING CM10.1 -- IT'S FOR STOCK AMAZON OS ONLY / FIRST INSTALL ONLY*
Code:fastboot -i 0x1949 flash bootloader otter2-u-boot-prod-10.2.4.bin fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot otter2-freedom-boot-10.4.6.img fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery otter2-twrp-2.6.3.0-recovery.img fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
** If everything was done correctly you will at this point see the bootmenu with a BLUE logo during the reboot. **
TO ENTER RECOVERY:
During the blue logo screen press the power button to cycle through options and select "Recovery" to enter TWRP.
Once in TWRP you can Install" the CM-10.1/CM-10.2 by selecting "Install" and then browsing the device and selecting it, then "Add Zip" and select the Gapps .zip as well.
Use the slider to start the install.
FLASHING BACK TO STOCK:
** FIND THE FILES WE BACKED UP IN STEP #1 OR DOWNLOAD NEW ONES FROM THE RECOVERY THREAD HERE: **
http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2035047
Once you have these files (we'll name them boot.img/recovery.img and system.img for the purpose of these instructions, but they could be different on your system).
Plug in your fastboot cable and reboot so that you see the fastboot screen and enter the following commands:
Code:fastboot -i 0x1949 flash boot [B]boot.img[/B] fastboot -i 0x1949 flash recovery [B]recovery.img[/B] fastboot -i 0x1949 flash system [B]system.img[/B] # This one will take a few minutes fastboot -i 0x1949 reboot
Enjoy
THANKS TO:
- fattire for finding the original bootloader exploit
- TESTERS: powerpoint45 and FMKilo
23Changelog: updated 2013-07-08
freedom boot.img (for use w/ stock Amazon OS + 2nd-bootloader):
- [07/08] Updated w/ kernel from 10.4.3 release
TeamWin Recovery (TWRP) 2.6.0.0
- [07/08] USB Vendor ID / Product ID in recovery now matches stock Amazon OS
- [07/08] Based on 10.4.3 stock kernel
- [07/08] Fixed recovery bootloop issue
- [07/08] TWRP 2.6.0.0 update
8Yes I do. Check md5 as I'm not sure that when you download them they'lll be complete!
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5oda4fual3ht3/KF2_Boot_and_Recovery
Bump just so everyone knows these files are here7
Yes I do. Check md5 as I'm not sure that when you download them they'lll be complete!
https://www.mediafire.com/folder/5oda4fual3ht3/KF2_Boot_and_Recovery
- Stack override file:
