Bricked My Kindle Fire HD :(

[wire55]

I bricked my Kindle Fire HD recently and was hoping that there was a way to enter fastboot on it without purchasing a fastboot cable. I don't have the money to buy one either. I have the img files and everything else needed. Thank you for your reply.

 

[stunts513]

You will have to make one if you can't afford one, or try jumping two points on the motherboard with a wire. Fastboot cables are pretty cheap though, only around 5-15$.

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[wire55]

You will have to make one if you can't afford one, or try jumping two points on the motherboard with a wire. Fastboot cables are pretty cheap though, only around 5-15$.

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Do you know how to jump 2 points on the motherboard with a wire? if so could you point me to a guide?

 

[stunts513]

Here, just be careful, you don't want to hit the wrong leg and fry something. http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2432650

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[wire55]

Lawlz I would rather not do that. Do you know how I can make a Fastboot Cable? I have about a million cables for the device. So could you lead me to a guide that I can use to make one with. If I take the device apart the chances of me breaking it is even higher.

 

[stunts513]

If you don't have a soldering iron this could be very difficult to do by jumping a wire.... I believe Samsung cables are recommended because not all cables have a spot on the PCB for pin 4, and Samsung's typically do.

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[mrkhigh]

How to for a fast boot cable

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?p=39569189


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[LinearEquation]

I bricked my Kindle Fire HD recently and was hoping that there was a way to enter fastboot on it without purchasing a fastboot cable. I don't have the money to buy one either. I have the img files and everything else needed. Thank you for your reply.

Buy a fastboot cord for 10 bucks. Meanwhile install ADB drivers and Kindle Fire FirstAide.

When the cord gets to you, run KFFA and restore to 7.2.3 and root and remove OTA updates all from KFFA.

You'll restore to 7.2.3 so you will have a nice matching boot.img to use from Hashcode's thread when you go to flash a 2nd bootloader and custom rom.

 

[stunts513]

*face palm* I had the link to the tutorial on how to make a fastboot cable copied and I forgot to paste it in my post. Hehe my bad...

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[wire55]

Buy a fastboot cord for 10 bucks. Meanwhile install ADB drivers and Kindle Fire FirstAide.

When the cord gets to you, run KFFA and restore to 7.2.3 and root and remove OTA updates all from KFFA.

You'll restore to 7.2.3 so you will have a nice matching boot.img to use from Hashcode's thread when you go to flash a 2nd bootloader and custom rom.

*face palm* Read my post man. I just told you I don't have the money for it.

 

[wire55]

*face palm* I had the link to the tutorial on how to make a fastboot cable copied and I forgot to paste it in my post. Hehe my bad...

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Lol You still have the link anywhere for me? I have a soldering iron somewhere in my garage. Just need a guide on how to make.

 

[stunts513]

Read mrkhigh's post, he provided a link to it.

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[LinearEquation]

*face palm* Read my post man. I just told you I don't have the money for it.

Maybe the face palm will fix your eyes so you can read the many other posts posted on here dealing with this issue. Like the part that recommends having a fastboot cord before messing with your tablet. Or how to UTMFSE to find the pin out diagram to make your own fastboot cord.

 

[mrkhigh]

I wouldn't waste ten dollars on a fast boot cable till I needed one if your careful and all goes right there is no need for one and even at that I'd rather make one than pay for it given I have a Samsung cable.
I grant you I used one but just because I felt like making one. Didn't even use it for a few months
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[wire55]

I wouldn't waste ten dollars on a fast boot cable till I needed one if your careful and all goes right there is no need for one and even at that I'd rather make one than pay for it given I have a Samsung cable.
I grant you I used one but just because I felt like making one. Didn't even use it for a few months
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Well after i opened cable up, I realized I don't have any Solder. LOL. I have a Soldering Iron, but no Solder. So now I just wasted my time practically until I can get solder.