[Solved] Possibly bricked kindle; Can't boot into recovery, pc can't detect

Evar678 · Jun 30, 2014

Hey, so I recently decided to flash a new rom. So, i booted into recovery, wiped system / davlik / cache, and flashed a new rom. Pretty standard stuff.

However, I noticed that for some reason or another it failed to flash (code 7 or something; it was one of the nightly roms for otter)

So I decided to look around and I found this: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671619

I followed instructions; Flashed the bootloader, and rebooted. However, I noticed that the kindle didn't boot back into recovery (despite me selecting it.), or, for that matter, turn back on automatically at all

No problem, right? I power on my kindle and the power menu thingy shows up at the bottom. I notice the interface is a lot more simplistic; I assumed simply because I didn't have a rom. I scroll down to recovery and the kindle powers off. That's it. I wait for it to power back on and happily boot into recovery, but it turns out it simply powered off. I power back on and retry, same result.

I then turn to kindle fire utility to hopefully help me out; however, my pc can't detect my kindle now, and the drivers won't install.

So I'm stumped. Can anybody here please help me with this issue? Anything would be greatly appreciated.

Ixthusdan · Jun 30, 2014

Be sure that your kindle is charged.

I should read more. You flashed the boot loader. Did you flash recovery? Did you have twrp before? Which version? Was ADB working correctly? Are you in the correct directory on your PC?

sd_shadow · Jun 30, 2014

The bootmenu options are the same ROM or not.
Try refashing twrp in bootloader with adb

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Also helps if you give file names.

Evar678 · Jul 1, 2014

Ixthusdan said:
Be sure that your kindle is charged.

I should read more. You flashed the boot loader. Did you flash recovery? Did you have twrp before? Which version? Was ADB working correctly? Are you in the correct directory on your PC?

Kindle is in fact charged. I had twrp before; that's how I flashed boot loader. I'm not sure what version of twrp it was. I simply can't get my pc to detect the kindle to use ADB, it keeps saying that the device is unrecognized / has malfunctioned or similar.

I do believe that if i can get ADB working then it should be fixable.

sd_shadow said:
The bootmenu options are the same ROM or not.
Try refashing twrp in bootloader with adb

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Also helps if you give file names.

I've never had an 'advanced' menu in my boot menu before. Usually it's similar to this: http://i1.ytimg.com/vi/hVyXHCqbanI/maxresdefault.jpg but with a 'press power for boot options' at the bottom (or similar)
(not my image)

sd_shadow · Jul 1, 2014

you flashed a new bootloader like otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip,

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which is fine, what version of twrp do you have? original file name?

Evar678 · Jul 10, 2014

sd_shadow said:
you flashed a new bootloader like otterx-u-boot_v2.05.zip,
[IMG ]http://i1248.photobucket.com/albums/hh500/sd_shadow/2014-06-08_12-01-42_832_zps996eb216.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG ]http://xdaforums.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=2719124&d=1398933912[/IMG]

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which is fine, what version of twrp do you have? original file name?

Sorry for neglecting to reply sooner; Had some business to attend to.

I'm not sure what version I have, nor the original file name. This kindle was rooted many months ago.

Thepooch · Jul 10, 2014

Evar678 said:
Sorry for neglecting to reply sooner; Had some business to attend to.

I'm not sure what version I have, nor the original file name. This kindle was rooted many months ago.

So your saying you have a kindle fire 2? if so its very bricked maybe permanent, because anything here is only for the first gen. Anything related to kindle fire 2 can be found here http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hd/fire-2-development.

Evar678 · Jul 10, 2014

Thepooch said:
So your saying you have a kindle fire 2? if so its very bricked maybe permanent, because anything here is only for the first gen. Anything related to kindle fire 2 can be found here http://xdaforums.com/kindle-fire-hd/fire-2-development.

Um, no. I have an original first gen kindle fire SD. I'm not sure where you got that idea from.

I was installing the OtterX rom when this happened. (Found here: http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=2671619 )

He was asking for my version of TWRP, to which I replied that I'm not sure.

sd_shadow · Jul 10, 2014

Evar678 said:
Sorry for neglecting to reply sooner; Had some business to attend to.

I'm not sure what version I have, nor the original file name. This kindle was rooted many months ago.

TWRP version is listed in TWRP top of screen, it will not say for Kindle or OtterX, but there are only a couple OtterX TWRP versions

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Are you sure windows is not detecting, and it's simply not list as you expect?
could be in media devices or several other places
are you installed SDK or just using adb/fastboot.exe files by themselves?

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have you watched my [Video] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [ROM 2014-05-08]?

Thepooch · Jul 10, 2014

sd_shadow said:
TWRP version is listed in TWRP top of screen, it will not say for Kindle or OtterX, but there are only a couple OtterX TWRP versions

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Are you sure windows is not detecting, and it's simply not list as you expect?
could be in media devices or several other places
are you installed SDK or just using adb/fastboot.exe files by themselves?

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have you watched my [Video] OtterX ROM/TWRP/Bootloader [ROM 2014-05-08]?

You should add some audio to your video

sd_shadow · Jul 10, 2014

Thepooch said:
You should add some audio to your video

Check your speakers.

Evar678 · Jul 10, 2014

It seems that now my pc can detect the device, but reports that it requires troubleshooting. When I try troubleshooting, it states that the drivers aren't installed and it can't find them when I try to install via the troubleshooter.

Can somebody link me to the correct drivers that I need? I'm running windows 8

sd_shadow · Jul 11, 2014

Evar678 said:
It seems that now my pc can detect the device, but reports that it requires troubleshooting. When I try troubleshooting, it states that the drivers aren't installed and it can't find them when I try to install via the troubleshooter.

Can somebody link me to the correct drivers that I need? I'm running windows 8

[HOW-TO] Amazon Kindle Fire Signed Driver for WinXP/Vista/7/8/8.1

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or ~~Amazon Kindle USB Drivers Windows 8~~ link dead

Evar678 · Jul 11, 2014

sd_shadow said:
[HOW-TO] Amazon Kindle Fire Signed Driver for WinXP/Vista/7/8/8.1

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or Amazon Kindle USB Drivers Windows 8

Installed this, then when I try

Code:

fastboot flash recovery otterx-twrp-2.7.1.0-recovery.img

sd_shadow · Jul 11, 2014

then...

Evar678 · Jul 11, 2014

sd_shadow said:
then...

Sorry, new user limit; Couldn't edit post... >->

It says <Waiting for device>. I rebooted the kindle with a usb plugged in and nothing happens.

sd_shadow · Jul 11, 2014

used adb before?
how is kindle listed in device manager
.
best to not edit posts, because I don't get notified of edited posts.

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new posts are just added on

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like this

Evar678 · Jul 11, 2014

sd_shadow said:
used adb before?
how is kindle listed in device manager
.
best to not edit posts, because I don't get notified of edited posts.

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new posts are just added on

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like this

sd_shadow · Jul 11, 2014

Drivers are still not correct

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

Evar678 · Jul 11, 2014

sd_shadow said:
Drivers are still not correct

Sent from my DROIDX using Tapatalk

So what should I do to get the correct drivers?

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