[Solved]Lost TWRP/No way into recovery

[candleworth7808]

After succesfully rooting my Kindle, I flashed a JB bulid. About a month later wanting to flash an update I noticed I have no recovery and no more FFF boot logo. I tried usiong KFU, but nothing worked. After searching through pages and pages, I decided to uninstall drivers as many have suggested, and delete, then reinstall kfu. I finally got it working again. I flash another rom, and two weeks later, no recovery or fff.

I repeated my steps to no avail. Trying KFU, or getting into fbmode, leave me nowhere, but with a cmd prompt screen with waiting for device.

On KFU my ADB status is online and Boot status 4000
When trying to install FFF I get: failed to copy 'files\fbmode' to data/local/fbmodeermission denied
Unable to chmod /data/local/fbmode: No such file or directory
/system/bin/sh: /data/local/fbmode:not found

Same when trying to install TWRP. When screen prompt initiates fbmode reboot, it boots into normal os.

adb devices gives me this reading 0123456789ABCDEF.

While trying Pokey 9000's fbmode, I was able to enter fbmode, but trying to install TWRP again left me with Waiting for device..

Any help/suggestions would be appreciated.

 

[kinfauns]

I'm not sure if /data/local/ is user writable. I've always used /data/local/tmp/ for this purpose. Here are some manual instructions to get TWRP and FFF installed manually...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452

Fastboot mode uses a different interface than adb, so your Windows box may not have the drivers properly installed for it even if adb is working. You might also have to force the KF off by pressing/holding the power for 20 seconds or so and then restart it because both the host and the KF must see the other the moment the device goes into fastboot mode. Check the second post for help on getting the device drivers working properly...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

 

[candleworth7808]

I tried pokey's fbmode which worked. Now I'm stuck in fbmode and can't get out.
When trying to flash TWRP it would not pass waiting for device

When I connect to my pc, a propmt states device is unrecognizable.
Device manager only shows USB Mass Storage with exclamation.

ADB does not recognize device

 

[Thepooch]

Here try this iso*http://db.tt/KDNzyCTP
*Instructions:*
1. Download this http://www.pendrivelinux.com/
2. Download iso
3. Preformat usb in windows
4. Select try unlisted Linux iso from the very bottom of dropdown in universal usb installer
5. Select iso
6. Select usb drive letter
7. Tick format
8. Create
9. Eject safely and remove
10. Shut down computer
11. Insert and power on computer
12. Select boot from usb and use..
All you need is a 2 gig usb flash drive to create this live linux adb and fastboot are preconfigured
different build but thread found here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1882565

 

[candleworth7808]

I'm not sure if /data/local/ is user writable. I've always used /data/local/tmp/ for this purpose. Here are some manual instructions to get TWRP and FFF installed manually...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1638452

Fastboot mode uses a different interface than adb, so your Windows box may not have the drivers properly installed for it even if adb is working. You might also have to force the KF off by pressing/holding the power for 20 seconds or so and then restart it because both the host and the KF must see the other the moment the device goes into fastboot mode. Check the second post for help on getting the device drivers working properly...

http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1552547

Windows,Windows,Windows...Why must I reboot so much!

After installing/Unstalling drivers, many reboots, and unplugging/plugging in usb, I've finally got it fixed. Big thanks for those guides. Everything I needed was right there, except my pc was being a real d***head about these drivers.

I uninstalled faulty USB mass storage drivers then reinstalled, and it recognized my device immediately

Now that I have it fixed, any insight on why I lost TWRP and FFF. I would hate for this to be a recurring issue. Especially if I have to wait for my pc to play ball..

 

[Thepooch]

I really dont know what you did to wipe fff and twrp but I would say that your case is extremely rare in fact Im sure there is great debate about whether it is even truly possible... And if you were able to duplicate it would be quite impressive... It certainly wouldnt hurt to flash a little smirkit when you change roms if you do it frequently http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 as far as I know the only thing that will wipeout fff and twrp like that is update.zip your case I believe is only the 3rd that I have ever heard this happening to. I can almost say with at least 98 % certainty that one of those occasions was purely user error.......

 

[candleworth7808]

I really dont know what you did to wipe fff and twrp but I would say that your case is extremely rare in fact Im sure there is great debate about whether it is even truly possible... And if you were able to duplicate it would be quite impressive... It certainly wouldnt hurt to flash a little smirkit when you change roms if you do it frequently http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1500935 as far as I know the only thing that will wipeout fff and twrp like that is update.zip your case I believe is only the 3rd that I have ever heard this happening to. I can almost say with at least 98 % certainty that one of those occasions was purely user error.......

I'm not too sure if I lost TWRP, but I know I lost fff. Kfu and fastboot wasn't working. I know when things like this happen, usually a step was missed.

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