Kindle Fire HD 7" Shuts off after five seconds

[MaineO]

I have a second generation Kindle Fire hd, and after I press the power button it shows the Kindle Fire logo then shuts off completely. I tried holding the power button for 30 seconds to see if it would turn on and no luck. I also received a factory cable to see if that would help, but once it loads into fastboot mode it shuts off.

I'm not exactly sure what the problem could be, maybe a dead battery? I just wanted to know if anyone could shed some light on this please?

 

[monster1612]

Are you able to boot into recovery? Press and hold the volume up button (the one nearest the camera) while the kindle's booting (and keep holding it until 1 second after the blue Kindle Fire logo appears), and it should launch TWRP or CWM if Hashcode's 2nd bootloader is flashed.

 

[MaineO]

Are you able to boot into recovery? Press and hold the volume up button (the one nearest the camera) while the kindle's booting (and keep holding it until 1 second after the blue Kindle Fire logo appears), and it should launch TWRP or CWM if Hashcode's 2nd bootloader is flashed.

I tried that as well, but no matter what I do it shuts off.

 

[monster1612]

I tried that as well, but no matter what I do it shuts off.

Try plugging the kindle into a wall outlet and leaving it overnight to charge. Perhaps a dead battery's causing your issue? (if that were the case, you would see a red battery logo every time you try to boot it.)

 

[MaineO]

Try plugging the kindle into a wall outlet and leaving it overnight to charge. Perhaps a dead battery's causing your issue? (if that were the case, you would see a red battery logo every time you try to boot it.)

I'll give it a try.I also saw that it might be the bootloader but only thing is if I flash it I might brick my device since it'll shut off.

 

[monster1612]

I'll give it a try.I also saw that it might be the bootloader but only thing is if I flash it I might brick my device since it'll shut off.

Unless you're planning on flashing a new bootloader, then you shouldn't worry too much about bricking - I'm fairly certain most ROM zips only wipe and modify /system and boot partitions (and maybe user partitions), so the bootloader remains intact and still permits you to reboot into fastboot in an emergency. However, I would also avoid flashing until the sudden power off issue is remediated.

When and how did this issue first appear, and have you been able to bypass it in any way?

 

[MaineO]

I started having this problem after I flashed hashcode's new Lolipop build. This was when it was first released. Since then I haven't been able to bypass it in anyway.

 

[monster1612]

I started having this problem after I flashed hashcode's new Lolipop build. This was when it was first released. Since then I haven't been able to bypass it in anyway.

Does your power button light up when charging? You may have a broken USB port.

 

[MaineO]

Does your power button light up when charging? You may have a broken USB port.

The version I have doesn't have a power button that lights up when charging.

 

[monster1612]

The version I have doesn't have a power button that lights up when charging.

Whoops - I confused the 2nd gen KF with the HD 7". Try holding the power button down for about 10 seconds, then press it again to try to get it to boot normally.